Everyday Mikey will ‘meow’  for food and I like to tease him by just feeding him with one  pellet at a time. See video.

I leave you with some random pics taken with my new Android phone — Samsung Galaxy S2 (which I’m loving). Downloaded a camera app this afternoon and tested some of the photo effects.

– At home watching TV –

– Bee Hoon –

– Mum reading recipe books –

– Lunch which consisted of bee hoon (same as above pic) and topped with a microwaved egg –

Off to sleep now. Goodnight!

This was the happy me this morning before getting some bad news and breaking in tears … Life is full of obstacles.

I haven’t bothered with the internet much in the last week . What have I been doing? Spending time with the family after I get back from work and watching Chinese drama at night. Mum started to watch the 2100hrs local drama and I started to follow too!

Food always tastes better when someone else (mum) makes them

Even the cat thinks so

Check this video of Mikey if you haven’t seen it yet on my YouTube channel. Mikey was trying to get into the room. The gym ball was purposely placed there.

The other day the husb was dressed in his Team Singapore attire  as he had an opening ceremony to attend. He will be at the SEA games soon, not as an athlete but as a coach.

We are heading to Malaysia tomorrow with the fam just for the day. Goodnight!

It was really frustrating not knowing how to help my cat and his excessive licking problem which led to baldness at  several areas on his body …  The vet eventually found a baby lice egg shell upon examining his fur and had prescribed him Frontline and an anti-itchiness med. However, they didn’t really do any wonders. Mikey remained bald at the thigh and belly area for over a year (close to two actually).

It was only earlier this year that I started to notice that his fur was  slowly growing back. I didn’t do anything different — his diet remained the same and the last time I used Frontline was over a year ago. So I don’t think Frontline helped with the fur  …

At present, Mikey  no longer has skinny (fur-less) tail!!  The fur all grew back.

Mikey at present

Let me show you some photos from April 2009  to present

April 2009 (when my cat became bald due to his excessive licking)

March 2010 (obviously still very bald a year later) .. The other cat is Toto (whom I was baby sitting). Toto is now enjoying life in Aussie :)

May 2010 (still bald … you can still see the fur contrast )

September 2010

January 2011 (in this picture below and at this angle, you can still see some baldness).

May 2011 (his fur grew back!)

At present (October 2011)

I woke up to the sound of rain … Definitely no cycling to work in this kind of weather. I was secretly happy though–I wanted a little break. Plus, somebody drove me to work  :P

After a sweaty workout (ChaLean Extreme Lean Circuit 2), I made a warm bowl of oatmeal.

For 2 servings: 1/2 cup rolled oat, 2 tbsp milk powder, 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup peanut flour, 2 tbsp flax seed, cinnamon, vanilla essence, plum (topping). Sounds like a lot of liquid but the peanut flour will thicken it.

Yesterday for dinner at sis’ place … Fried rice

Buffalo (baked) chicken — one of the best I’ve ever eaten – tastier, crispier and healthier than KFC!

Salad – lettuce, cucumber, mango, cherry tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette

Some random eats … Homemade peanut-oat protein bars (rolled oat, peanut flour, coconut flour, agave nectar, egg, cinnamon, vanilla)

Egg Cake — I didn’t know what to eat for breakfast one day. So I just took 2 eggs, added some coconut flour to it, then drizzle some agave nectar over… I always think that my palate is weird because the average person won’t like this egg cake … I do.

Fruits

Have a good day ahead!

About 2 weeks ago,  iHerb sent me a package. I was pretty excited (and  surprised) when “A” emailed me as  I’ve never received anything for free over the internet . And it’s not like I had to review anything in return. I have purchased things from iHerb a couple of times and my most recent purchase actually arrived today. However, because I wasn’t at home at the time of delivery, I have to go to the post office and collect it myself tomorrow.

So yesterday two days ago, I went to collect my free package — it took almost two weeks to reach me as I believe it was due to the two recent non-working days (public holidays) over here. Ah well, it came just in time for my birthday :)

I thought  of showing you the freebies via a vlog – you don’t see me in this video though. My cat was acting funny  too and I wanted to video him  hehe. So check out this video.

If you can’t view the video, here’s what I received.

1. Bob’s Red Mill, Organic Coconut Flour, Gluten Free, 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g
2. Kashi, TLC, Tasty Little Crunchies, All Natural Crunchy Granola Bars, Pumpkin Spice Flax, 6 Bars (1.4 oz Each)
3. Now Foods, Certified Organic, Agave Nectar, Amber, 17 oz (482 g)
4. Free iHerb pen
5. Sample product to try

I’ve seen Bob’s Red Mill coconut flour and Agave Nectare (different brands) at Cold Storage / Marketplace and at organic shops but I have never tried any of them before. Can’t wait to try all these products. I’m already thinking about making coconut muffins or add the coconut flour to my 5-minute breakfast cakes.

I’ll leave you with this picture of my cat

I think Mikey has found some Tuna inside …  kidding of course :D

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Last night we attended a dinner and tomorrow my family is celebrating my birthday at home. So I will blog about both the day after. I’m gonna make stuffed rolled chicken and THE HUSBAND is gonna make curry crab!! <– can you believe, the last time he cooked for us was donkey years ago!!

Have a great weekend!

But a free package from iHerb! Looks like it came at a nice time — my birthday is tomorrow! More on the package soon!

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So after I left you yesterday, I went out to buy groceries and came back to cook this.

Asam Fish. Asam is  tamarind and is a popular spice used in Asian cuisines. It was not 100% made my me though :P I used an asam fish paste (bought in Malaysia some time ago — similar to that one on this website). So I just added the fish and veggies hehe.  That was our dinner.

I made enough for today’s lunch (and there’s one more serving left — will probably have it tomorrow)

I added fish, squid, tomatoes, lady fingers and cauliflowers and had it with red cargo rice

Breakfast this morning was a little different (no 5-minute breakfast cakes)

Overnight oats (with a scoop of sun warrior) topped with banana and peanut butter.

Overnight oat is basically just oats soaked overnight in the liquid you put them in (e.g milk). To make the base, use equal parts rolled oats and milk. Put in the fridge overnight. The next day, top with whatever you like e.g banana, peanut butter, frozen fruits, nuts etc.

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Tonight’s dinner …

I made us curry chicken (enough for 2 more meals)

So I’m turning a year older tomorrow. We are attending a Charity Gala Dinner … so I guess that’s how we are celebrating :D

Mikey vs Optimus Prime haha

Mikey was definitely scared of this giant. He’s hiding. See?

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I blackened some chicken drumsticks today

For lunch I made a beetroot lentil quinoa salad for myself — he doesn’t eat beetroot (he calls it ‘alien food‘ haa). I’ve never cooked lentils / quinoa in the microwave. I tried doing it today and it worked perfectly. Seemed more convenient too as there was no need to wash the saucepan afterwards.

Topped with hard boiled eggs

I used (for 2 servings)

• 1/4 cup dried lentils
• 1/8 cup dried quinoa
• 1 medium red onion
• 2 hard boiled eggs
• 1 medium beetroot, boiled and sliced
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and Pepper

Cook the lentils and quinoa together. Once ready, toss everything together in a medium bowl. Serve warm.

This is what happened yesterday after turning my back for like just a few seconds.

Mikey was the culprit. It was a mess but definitely better than having sticky floors.

After cleaning up, I had a lovely bowl of greens with peanut sauce  and hard boiled eggs

We didn’t do our interval run yesterday. Sleep was way more important =)  This morning, I did ChaLean Push Circuit 3

Post workout — I made Socca! aka Besan (chickpea flour) Pancakes

Socca is gluten-free, vegan, and full of fiber. It is an excellent alternative to  tortillas, pizza dough, crepes etc. You can add herbs (rosemary, basil etc), onions, chilli powder etc. to the batter. so far I’ve only tried the savory version.

I made these green pancakes after a sweaty ChaLean Extreme workout (Burn Interval). Speaking of which, I am in my last week of Phase 1. Next week I will be pretty busy with the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships, however I will make sure to stick to her programme. Probably gonna have to re-adjust my timing and wake up as early as 5 am.

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Yesterday I went for my acupuncture.

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I had this voracious appetite afterwards. I ate an early dinner at 4 pm (!). Ate another meal (fish soup + curry fish head) four hours later and another meal three hours later. I ended going to bed at 3 am!

I woke up this morning and fed Mikey.

Little did I know that while I was working out, Mikey was doing this …

He threw out all his (just eaten) food … Looks like poo but it’s not. It happens sometimes. He probably ate too fast …

He’s starting to lick himself excessively again! See the bald patch? :(

Today’s workout

Warm Up (Adapted from Insanity)

• 100 Jumping jacks
• 100 High Knee Lift
• 100 Butt Kicks
• 100 Switch Kicks
• 50 Squat Jumps

Workout:  One-On-One  with Jackie (workout segments in the video below)

 Post workout food: Egg and Cheese sandwich

And cucumber + pineapple salad

Our fridge is broken! Luckily it was pretty much empty!

I have not been cooking proper meals either. Last night I wasn’t the least bit hungry but had to eat at least something. Ready made frozen pizza it was.

I turned this

Into this … very unattractive thing. I ate all the diced pineapples, diced sausages and just a few bites of the crust.

Somebody was watching me eat

Haha he’s got a belly :)

Who else would want to watch me eat other than my lovely fatty bom bom

Have a lovely weekend!

Sunday is my only day to sleep in. I have no idea what time I woke up today. Probably 9-ish or 10-ish. After doing my Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance workout, the husband and I went out for  brunch. By the way, he is doing Insanity  too :)  He’s not that into it though.

Part of my brunch was this (x 2) … Four eggs sans the egg yolks.

Walking back home along the park connector network … my neighbourhood

Public Fitness Corner along the Park Connector + MRT track above

Stopped by another little public Fitness Corner just across our place

And had 1-minute fun on the step machine

Taking the lift up

Bought back a packet of cuttle fish

I spent the whole Sunday afternoon watching rented DVD Glee Season One, while eating the cuttle fish! See how long that thing is? hehe. I love eating one by one.

I leave you with a picture of Mikey :D

Goodnight!

I can’t believe I will be 5500 km (?) away next week at this time :) I will be in Mauritius for about two and a half weeks. Can’t wait to see my mum, dad and family back home. Looking forward to meet some friends too. Oh, some cool weather also!

Guess who wants to come along with me? Or he probably doesn’t want me to pack … hehe

I have not packed,  not shopped (except getting my cousin’s shoes) …  well basically not done anything yet!!!! The husband took out my luggage, so at least the luggage is out hehe. Boy I hate packing.

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Flashback … Mauritius 2006

Sand, Sun, Sea. I don’t think I can swim this time as it will be winter -_-

But I can still go up Mt Signal

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Flashback … Mauritius 2004

Morning Breakfast

Sunset at the Beach

Ice Cream

From the top

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Enjoy your Sunday!

Marmite + Ham + Cheese + Lettuce + Honey Dijon Mustard

Old fashioned chocolate cakey muffins and lemon muffins (a slightly healthier version) that I baked during the weekend. I’ve posted the recipe on Tipomme D’amour. Check it out!

I stole some of the husband’s kit kat to top my muffins lol.

My greedy cat stole and ate one of the lemon muffins O_o  The entire muffin including the muffin paper!! Chat bien greedy hein!

Part of today’s breakfast was thick and creamy.This passion fruit yoghurt is pretty thick and yammy!  High in protein. I am looking for low fat Greek yoghurt but I can’t seem to find any low fat version. Gotta check at The Market place tomorrow.

I made a cake in 5 minutes the other day – thanks to the Microwave!

But the cake didn’t turn out nice. Will try another version next time.

Going to bed now. Goodnight!