i went berserk at Candy Empire ystrdy.
so there goes my almost flat abs.
bekos they have COOKIES AND CREAM kitkat!!!
AND
COOKIE DOUGH kitkat!!!
chunky lagi tu! oh dear i think i'm getting chunky. sokay. theres 5days of gym left and then puasa.
oooh, and i also got meself a pair of levis. like, if i gain an inch waist-wise, i'll need to work it off anyway in order to get back into them. smart kan?
hope evryone is enjoying barunai!
much love,
be'ah xxxxx
p/s to my dear brothers, do not fret! kaka bali kan brg kamu sudah. jgn complain if nda suka. syukur tah kaka ingat kamu :p
UPDATED:
i also got strawberries and cream cookies from crabtree&evelyn! sinfully deeelissh!
awu membabi ku d singapore. so i am a NORMAL human being who also succumbs to society's marketing pressure haha.
there, its not ALL exercise and weights. but then again, after all the strength training and cardio i do, i think i can afford to membabi for a few days.
(read: my metabolism is faster than last year)
PLUS- all the walking and my arms ladenful of shopping bags equals cardio and weights anyhoo. at least, thats what i tell myself hehe.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
belayar ku yowh
in 2 hrs imma be on the flight to singapore with the other half on the flight deck aka cockpit.
soo...... expect me to bag more shoes in the land of sales and aggressively convincing salespeople!
oh, this also means im taking a a break from the gym. but i tink i over-exerted myself thet last couple of days coz my tummy hurts when i laugh. so much-needed holiday indeed!
much love,
be'ah xxx
soo...... expect me to bag more shoes in the land of sales and aggressively convincing salespeople!
oh, this also means im taking a a break from the gym. but i tink i over-exerted myself thet last couple of days coz my tummy hurts when i laugh. so much-needed holiday indeed!
much love,
be'ah xxx
Sunday, August 17, 2008
easy-listening
im overdosing on calming acoustic-y songs lately. jason mraz tops the spot of course.
me laaaaavs his duet with caillat in lucky. also been on repeat are her bubbly and realize songs. they keep playing 'realize' at the gym jua. its a bit of an oxymoron to me coz i like listening to her songs while lying on my back staring at the ceiling. y'know, just taking in her guitar skills. even better, sometimes Brother 4 plays acoustic for me. but then i have to sing. in other words, i *erm* spoil the song. haha.
so yea, when they play it at the gym, i tend to go slower on my treadmill. like reeeeeeal slow while i take in the view of masjid jame' and semeo voctech (the latter which i do not think of quite fondly).
jason mraz's i'm yours is always a favourite of the girl receptionist at the gym. how do i know this? coz its always on every 10mins and i knw only the receptionist spins the songs the blares on the gym's speakers. oh, and she likes usher too. the number of times i listened to 'separated' 'u got it bad' and the likes while pumping iron. hee. but me likey coz i can sing along to it. time shower pun nyanyi. haha.
oh, another fave of mine is 'bring me flowers' from hope. first heard it from rosiekins. thankyews bery much rosie. they dont play it at the gym tho, which is a good thing coz its one of those songs that i need to be in my most relaxed state, not while i'm running 7:03mins per km.
i wish i can play guitar. mcm awesome brabis. the thing is, i've had countless lessons from different ppl and i always give up because my fingers cant bend that way or my fingernails cant stand the pressure of pressing the strings.
imma stick to guitar hero then and leave the guitaring skills to caillat and mraz.
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
me laaaaavs his duet with caillat in lucky. also been on repeat are her bubbly and realize songs. they keep playing 'realize' at the gym jua. its a bit of an oxymoron to me coz i like listening to her songs while lying on my back staring at the ceiling. y'know, just taking in her guitar skills. even better, sometimes Brother 4 plays acoustic for me. but then i have to sing. in other words, i *erm* spoil the song. haha.
so yea, when they play it at the gym, i tend to go slower on my treadmill. like reeeeeeal slow while i take in the view of masjid jame' and semeo voctech (the latter which i do not think of quite fondly).
jason mraz's i'm yours is always a favourite of the girl receptionist at the gym. how do i know this? coz its always on every 10mins and i knw only the receptionist spins the songs the blares on the gym's speakers. oh, and she likes usher too. the number of times i listened to 'separated' 'u got it bad' and the likes while pumping iron. hee. but me likey coz i can sing along to it. time shower pun nyanyi. haha.
oh, another fave of mine is 'bring me flowers' from hope. first heard it from rosiekins. thankyews bery much rosie. they dont play it at the gym tho, which is a good thing coz its one of those songs that i need to be in my most relaxed state, not while i'm running 7:03mins per km.
i wish i can play guitar. mcm awesome brabis. the thing is, i've had countless lessons from different ppl and i always give up because my fingers cant bend that way or my fingernails cant stand the pressure of pressing the strings.
imma stick to guitar hero then and leave the guitaring skills to caillat and mraz.
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Saturday, August 16, 2008
my weakness
i found another food that affects me the same way krispy kreme donuts do to me. it may not have the popularity as the brand or as heard of like the donut, but it nevertheless is a strong contender in knocking off The Donut off the top of my to-be-kept-to-a-minimum-when-around-me list.
because whenever this new competitor is in abundance and within my reach, i try to demolish the whole lot until only an empty pyrex is left, only to feel the guilt of my gluttony when i see the scales go up by even 200grams.
the food is question is kueh bom.
nyamaaaaaaaaan nyamoo! i guess in a way its similar to the donut. they're glutinous balls covered in sesame seeds filled with either crushed-up nuts or red bean paste. oh, and they're fried too. deep-fried at that. so its basically carbs fried in fat filled with sugar. as opposed to The Donut which is carbs fried in fat topped with sugar (unless u count the creme/custard/choc filled ones).
skali tadi for tea there was kueh bom on the table, just inviting me to demolish the whole lot. banyak lagi tu! (well, between the 7 of us plus dad, we can usualy finish off watever's on the table plg) i took one, then went of to pick up Brother 6 from school. it was like, if i stayed around longer i wud've eaten more than i needed so i had to get out quick. dramatic plg story nya nie but true story! bukan skema.. if im using the word right? hehe
came back with Brother 6. i checked dining room table. aarrgh. still banyak kueh bom. took another one and went to my room. decided i was thirsty so went to the kitchen to get water. passed the dining table so i took another one. came back to my room. just before 5, went out to pick up Brother 5 and upon coming back, took another kueh bom.
then i thought, nda jua siuk nie denying myself of what i want. sudah d uk mana ada, krg menyasal. so i sat at the dining table, took another one and started reading today's newspaper.
had another ball while reading and my eyes feel upon an article about weight loss. skali it said jgn makan time buat other things eg reading watching tv. i looked to my right hand where the evidence of a half-eaten kueh bomb was still there. finished it up and went back to my room.
i was okay for about 5mins skali i went to the dining room again, just to check if masih ada atau nda kueh bom. its like i cant be at peace till i know its all gone so i dont have to fear eating another one unnecessarily. lo and behold, there were 3 kueh boms left!
i automatically took one.
tinggal 2. i think i was the only one interested in eating the kueh. mcm nda begarak wah dari meja ah. but then i had a brilliant idea.
to the living room at large, where 4 brothers were doing their own thing (from rubik's cube sawing -dont ask- to homework) i asked 'shapa mau kueh bom?'
Brother 2 and Brother 4 said 'mauuuu'. so i promptly gave them each one kueh bom. there. all gone.
i can finally be at peace. how convenient it is having brothers! oh, and i've decided to call them by their order ie Brother 1, Brother 2 and so forth. psl confusing when i keep saying 'my brother' all the time.
anyhoo..
doing weights tomoro. i'm liking pumping iron more than cardio lately. prolly coz strength training boosts metabolism more than cardio does, so will definitely kill off the unnecessary kueh boms i had.
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
because whenever this new competitor is in abundance and within my reach, i try to demolish the whole lot until only an empty pyrex is left, only to feel the guilt of my gluttony when i see the scales go up by even 200grams.
the food is question is kueh bom.
nyamaaaaaaaaan nyamoo! i guess in a way its similar to the donut. they're glutinous balls covered in sesame seeds filled with either crushed-up nuts or red bean paste. oh, and they're fried too. deep-fried at that. so its basically carbs fried in fat filled with sugar. as opposed to The Donut which is carbs fried in fat topped with sugar (unless u count the creme/custard/choc filled ones).
skali tadi for tea there was kueh bom on the table, just inviting me to demolish the whole lot. banyak lagi tu! (well, between the 7 of us plus dad, we can usualy finish off watever's on the table plg) i took one, then went of to pick up Brother 6 from school. it was like, if i stayed around longer i wud've eaten more than i needed so i had to get out quick. dramatic plg story nya nie but true story! bukan skema.. if im using the word right? hehe
came back with Brother 6. i checked dining room table. aarrgh. still banyak kueh bom. took another one and went to my room. decided i was thirsty so went to the kitchen to get water. passed the dining table so i took another one. came back to my room. just before 5, went out to pick up Brother 5 and upon coming back, took another kueh bom.
then i thought, nda jua siuk nie denying myself of what i want. sudah d uk mana ada, krg menyasal. so i sat at the dining table, took another one and started reading today's newspaper.
had another ball while reading and my eyes feel upon an article about weight loss. skali it said jgn makan time buat other things eg reading watching tv. i looked to my right hand where the evidence of a half-eaten kueh bomb was still there. finished it up and went back to my room.
i was okay for about 5mins skali i went to the dining room again, just to check if masih ada atau nda kueh bom. its like i cant be at peace till i know its all gone so i dont have to fear eating another one unnecessarily. lo and behold, there were 3 kueh boms left!
i automatically took one.
tinggal 2. i think i was the only one interested in eating the kueh. mcm nda begarak wah dari meja ah. but then i had a brilliant idea.
to the living room at large, where 4 brothers were doing their own thing (from rubik's cube sawing -dont ask- to homework) i asked 'shapa mau kueh bom?'
Brother 2 and Brother 4 said 'mauuuu'. so i promptly gave them each one kueh bom. there. all gone.
i can finally be at peace. how convenient it is having brothers! oh, and i've decided to call them by their order ie Brother 1, Brother 2 and so forth. psl confusing when i keep saying 'my brother' all the time.
anyhoo..
doing weights tomoro. i'm liking pumping iron more than cardio lately. prolly coz strength training boosts metabolism more than cardio does, so will definitely kill off the unnecessary kueh boms i had.
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thursday, August 14, 2008
oooooooohhhhhhhhmmmmmm
so u gotta practice what u preach right. bekos eksyen speaks louder than werds.
ooohhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm.
learnt loads of new stuff today. among them:
i kenot drink/eat an hour before, during and an hour after yoga.
awu kesian aku anie. sekian lama prektis yoga, barutah tau.
and you think i'm a true yogini.
thank u wills for the info. tho it came a mighty bit late. and since we're still on yoga, u cant do yoga inversions ie yg kapla d bawah kaki d atas while u have ur period too. well, michelle says u can do it by the 3rd day. im not sure wats will's take on this.
moving on.
kemarin i killed my ass of in the gym. my arms and quads were still sore this morning. but it was worth it. psl semlm alicakes had a bday bajigy at capers and i ate loads. loads to the point that i literally felt my jeans cut into my tummy. and this doesnt happen anymore (as of late) until last night. mcm, maybe i've mentioned it in a couple of previous posts but atu all exaggerations. anie betul2x terjadi.
and gawd my waist hurted when the waitband cut in :s
but thanx ali for the invites. and the cake was yummy, so thank u to whoever was responsible for the cake.
after capers i stumbled into my aunts and uncle in coffee zone; 3 sisters and a husband. sekaliii upon seeing my bf at my side, one asked 'and you are?' (in a nice aunty-ish way la tu) to which my boyfren promptly replied,
'zul amali' (hehe kiyyut kan. i know! thats why i date with him =p)
then my other aunt said 'we know... thru facebook'
hahahahahahahahaha. cant believe she actually said that. but then, if u knw them, its not reli surprising that they're on facebook. but cute eh.
fyi to mamacits, they were ur cousins. lol.
have i mentioned im going to spore next week? woo-hoo. visiting my mama. surprisingly, im not excited psl the shopping. more psl its gonna be a new place for me. so nda jua luan monotonous my summer anie. anie hari2x gym lunch out ambil adik sekolah tdur ptg and repeat cycle again next day. other than the occasional bday bash sush dinner and the kursus civic.
so yayy. looking forward to spore. oh, and also the fact that its only 1hr 50mins away. sangal my bottom duduk dlm aeroplane for 7hrs straight bah. ie kalau ke hengland.
my shopping list only consists of perfumes and sports stuff plg. other stuff i can get in uk jua. but we'll see. psl this time mummy is around. shapa tau murah rezeki sayaaa *hint hint*
oh hari ini hari jadi bapak saya. saya doakan semoga murah rezeki dan tumpah2x tah segala rezeki yg murah atu kepada saya. hehe.
dan oso to everyone reading this post. mudahan abiskita d murahkan rezeki jua.
lubs lubs
be'ah xxxx
ooohhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm.
learnt loads of new stuff today. among them:
i kenot drink/eat an hour before, during and an hour after yoga.
awu kesian aku anie. sekian lama prektis yoga, barutah tau.
and you think i'm a true yogini.
thank u wills for the info. tho it came a mighty bit late. and since we're still on yoga, u cant do yoga inversions ie yg kapla d bawah kaki d atas while u have ur period too. well, michelle says u can do it by the 3rd day. im not sure wats will's take on this.
moving on.
kemarin i killed my ass of in the gym. my arms and quads were still sore this morning. but it was worth it. psl semlm alicakes had a bday bajigy at capers and i ate loads. loads to the point that i literally felt my jeans cut into my tummy. and this doesnt happen anymore (as of late) until last night. mcm, maybe i've mentioned it in a couple of previous posts but atu all exaggerations. anie betul2x terjadi.
and gawd my waist hurted when the waitband cut in :s
but thanx ali for the invites. and the cake was yummy, so thank u to whoever was responsible for the cake.
after capers i stumbled into my aunts and uncle in coffee zone; 3 sisters and a husband. sekaliii upon seeing my bf at my side, one asked 'and you are?' (in a nice aunty-ish way la tu) to which my boyfren promptly replied,
'zul amali' (hehe kiyyut kan. i know! thats why i date with him =p)
then my other aunt said 'we know... thru facebook'
hahahahahahahahaha. cant believe she actually said that. but then, if u knw them, its not reli surprising that they're on facebook. but cute eh.
fyi to mamacits, they were ur cousins. lol.
have i mentioned im going to spore next week? woo-hoo. visiting my mama. surprisingly, im not excited psl the shopping. more psl its gonna be a new place for me. so nda jua luan monotonous my summer anie. anie hari2x gym lunch out ambil adik sekolah tdur ptg and repeat cycle again next day. other than the occasional bday bash sush dinner and the kursus civic.
so yayy. looking forward to spore. oh, and also the fact that its only 1hr 50mins away. sangal my bottom duduk dlm aeroplane for 7hrs straight bah. ie kalau ke hengland.
my shopping list only consists of perfumes and sports stuff plg. other stuff i can get in uk jua. but we'll see. psl this time mummy is around. shapa tau murah rezeki sayaaa *hint hint*
oh hari ini hari jadi bapak saya. saya doakan semoga murah rezeki dan tumpah2x tah segala rezeki yg murah atu kepada saya. hehe.
dan oso to everyone reading this post. mudahan abiskita d murahkan rezeki jua.
lubs lubs
be'ah xxxx
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
12th of the month
happy 31 months to my one and onleh mister rabzilulu :D
me mum's flown back to spore today. i never post pictures of my out and abouts (to put in nisya's word hehe) but this one is too good to not share here. its been AGES since a picture is taken where every single brother is present. its either one's behind the camera or not around at all.
(and studio pictures dont count)
so i present to you - mi familia.
picture courtesy of the boyfriend who just got back from jakarta.
and here's the final line-up.
yeaps, thats all the boys. its a wonder i turned out girly. hehe.
on the gym front. the mall's was closed becoz it was kiulap branch's 1st year ann. so i didnt go becoz apparently ada some karaoke stuff and sorts. in a gym i tell u. pfft. oh well. manage to find some workout routine sans gear/weights online so methinks i did orrite today. also guzzled two pots of yogurt to avoid eating more chocolate ganache.
no gym is making me resort to desperate measures; i.e *gasp* actually watching what i eat! never have i had to choose yogurt over chocolate. it was always my own selera to want to eat yogurt over chocolate, not because i feared the calories.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [because i dont knw what sound effect suffices here!]
will make up for this lack of chocolate tomoro at the gym. weights and all!
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxx
me mum's flown back to spore today. i never post pictures of my out and abouts (to put in nisya's word hehe) but this one is too good to not share here. its been AGES since a picture is taken where every single brother is present. its either one's behind the camera or not around at all.
(and studio pictures dont count)
so i present to you - mi familia.
picture courtesy of the boyfriend who just got back from jakarta.
and here's the final line-up.
yeaps, thats all the boys. its a wonder i turned out girly. hehe.
on the gym front. the mall's was closed becoz it was kiulap branch's 1st year ann. so i didnt go becoz apparently ada some karaoke stuff and sorts. in a gym i tell u. pfft. oh well. manage to find some workout routine sans gear/weights online so methinks i did orrite today. also guzzled two pots of yogurt to avoid eating more chocolate ganache.
no gym is making me resort to desperate measures; i.e *gasp* actually watching what i eat! never have i had to choose yogurt over chocolate. it was always my own selera to want to eat yogurt over chocolate, not because i feared the calories.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [because i dont knw what sound effect suffices here!]
will make up for this lack of chocolate tomoro at the gym. weights and all!
much love,
be'ah xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sunday, August 10, 2008
its like a drug
i dont knw if i have mentioned this before or that its obvious to every else but me (until now that is.)
exercising is like a drug. its the endorphins i crave. because i now realise that when i dont go to the gym (on a morning when i'm supposed to, like today!) i get cranky and snap at everyone within a 10 metre radius(oh yes, im loud too).
i always cancel my morning sessions when i've had a late night out the night before because hey, we all need our beauty sleep kan? also i read that theres no point in exercising when ur body's tired. so i texted rose last night to cancel PT. plus, my chest and shoulder muscles were effin' killing me. toldja she made me worked like hell on friday. i was squealing at every last 5 reps on the 3rd set of weights. but the thing is, sunday isnt supposed to be my day off.. it shud be a monday. so i made a deal with myself: no gym, but jog in tasek instead. since my mum's back home, her and my dad have been jogging every other morning.
so that was the plan. instead of waking uber early for more muscle straining weights, i can have an extra 2hrs of snooze time and join my parents in tasek.
what really happened:
mum woke me up at quarter to 8 (okay, i knw maybe most of u may say this is still uber early, but i usually wake up at 5.30am. so there.) and told me to get ready. we were gonna drop of my brother for iqra' lessons and then zoom to tasek. sekalinyaaaa... my youngest brother threw up a fuss. said he doesnt want my mum to go jogging and he wants to spend time with my mum etc etc. pokoknya manja berabis lah ia. di bawa ke tasek, nda mau. so fine, my mum being the understanding and reliable mum she is, cancelled her jogging date with dad and stayed home. me? i decided to retreat back under the covers of my duvet.
its now 8.30 and my youngest brother is currently watching shaun the sheep on tv, oblivious to whether my mum is with him or not. i got out of bed proper 10mins ago because i finally decided i wanted to go to the gym and that i've had enough sleep (and that my arms weren't killing me like last night).
then i discovered the car is gone. my dad went out to send my brother for iqra lessons with the one and only car i can drive.
so here i am, sitting on my bed and venting out the frustration on this post before i snap at more people unnecessarily.
but seriously, I NEED TO WORK UP A SWEAT!!
especially after last night's dinner. the whole family plus boyfren went to emperor's court to celebrate dad's birthday. and we had cake. yummy cake. and we still have leftovers. i havent had breakfast yet. maybe i should have cake for breakfast. im sooo tempted!!
no i dont want cake. i mean i'm tempted by the idea of sitting down and stuffing my face with chocolate ganache cake for my first meal of the day. but i cant because its a one way ticket to a sugar binge. the thing is, when i exercise first thing in the morning, it sets up my meal pattern for the rest of the day. now my whole day will be zonked out. and today theres a wedding and a picnic to go to!
kan menangis ku eeeeh. mebbe imma steal my brother's weights and do some reps.
see wat no exercise does to me???
exercising is like a drug. its the endorphins i crave. because i now realise that when i dont go to the gym (on a morning when i'm supposed to, like today!) i get cranky and snap at everyone within a 10 metre radius(oh yes, im loud too).
i always cancel my morning sessions when i've had a late night out the night before because hey, we all need our beauty sleep kan? also i read that theres no point in exercising when ur body's tired. so i texted rose last night to cancel PT. plus, my chest and shoulder muscles were effin' killing me. toldja she made me worked like hell on friday. i was squealing at every last 5 reps on the 3rd set of weights. but the thing is, sunday isnt supposed to be my day off.. it shud be a monday. so i made a deal with myself: no gym, but jog in tasek instead. since my mum's back home, her and my dad have been jogging every other morning.
so that was the plan. instead of waking uber early for more muscle straining weights, i can have an extra 2hrs of snooze time and join my parents in tasek.
what really happened:
mum woke me up at quarter to 8 (okay, i knw maybe most of u may say this is still uber early, but i usually wake up at 5.30am. so there.) and told me to get ready. we were gonna drop of my brother for iqra' lessons and then zoom to tasek. sekalinyaaaa... my youngest brother threw up a fuss. said he doesnt want my mum to go jogging and he wants to spend time with my mum etc etc. pokoknya manja berabis lah ia. di bawa ke tasek, nda mau. so fine, my mum being the understanding and reliable mum she is, cancelled her jogging date with dad and stayed home. me? i decided to retreat back under the covers of my duvet.
its now 8.30 and my youngest brother is currently watching shaun the sheep on tv, oblivious to whether my mum is with him or not. i got out of bed proper 10mins ago because i finally decided i wanted to go to the gym and that i've had enough sleep (and that my arms weren't killing me like last night).
then i discovered the car is gone. my dad went out to send my brother for iqra lessons with the one and only car i can drive.
so here i am, sitting on my bed and venting out the frustration on this post before i snap at more people unnecessarily.
but seriously, I NEED TO WORK UP A SWEAT!!
especially after last night's dinner. the whole family plus boyfren went to emperor's court to celebrate dad's birthday. and we had cake. yummy cake. and we still have leftovers. i havent had breakfast yet. maybe i should have cake for breakfast. im sooo tempted!!
no i dont want cake. i mean i'm tempted by the idea of sitting down and stuffing my face with chocolate ganache cake for my first meal of the day. but i cant because its a one way ticket to a sugar binge. the thing is, when i exercise first thing in the morning, it sets up my meal pattern for the rest of the day. now my whole day will be zonked out. and today theres a wedding and a picnic to go to!
kan menangis ku eeeeh. mebbe imma steal my brother's weights and do some reps.
see wat no exercise does to me???
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