Monday, December 7, 2009

Singapore weekend

Hello peeps, I am back in one piece after surviving the 10km run at the SCSM2009! It was a fantastic weekend with lots of yummy good food, shopping and enjoying the merriment that Christmas brings.
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As for the run, it was a real eye-opener experience as never have I attended a properly organized marathon of such a scale! First off, it’s an international marathon and secondly it attracted more than 50,000 people to participate! It was really really grand… however I did quite poorly, finished 10km in 1 hour 18 minutes which is so embarrassing as compared to the result during Klang Pacer. Why? Well I only had barely three hours of sleep on Saturday night (not to mention boozes) let's just say I’m just so glad we didn't chicken out from the race. There were so many times I felt the strong urge to give up once passing the 5km mark!

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I’m happy that I made it but the lack of discipline is a lesson learnt. Anyway, I had a great time in Singapore ( thanks to Jacky Phang for showing me around) checking out the latest and most trendy malls and also chill out places.

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And oh, I also went back to Clark Quay after 12 years of MIA! It surely has changed a lot, not that I could remember how it used to look like… just feels really nice to be back there again. :)

Friday, December 4, 2009

Rewind: Michelle’s Hen Night (Part1)

If you need ideas on planning for a bachelorette night, then read on.

As the maid of honor for Bin’s wedding last year December, part of the “duty” was to organize a hen night party for her prior to the wedding.  It took some time to do research on the games and got all the girls together but the turn out was worth every effort.

Facebook Event comes really handy. It saves you time from the tedious calls down to confirm their attendance or to inform people for any changes made to the event. It really saved me from a lot of headaches.

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I even created a simple banner! :)

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It’s always good to have a theme so that everyone’s attire can be in synch, it would also look nicer in the photos.

Hen’s Costume
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Unlike overseas, party shops are very limited in Malaysia and it usually cost a bomb (coz they are imported), so after discussing with the girls we’ve decided to handmade the hen’s veil. I got the fluffy hairband from one of the teen shops in One Utama and Jacque got the veil from some fabric shops in Ipoh and we stitched it together. Ha! If you are wondering what’s the two horns sticking out – it is what you think. ;) Preparation was grossed though! lol

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Phallic Food – I don’t think it was intentional but we all had a good laugh when this dish was served. Foot Long Sausages!

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Pork Knuckle – I’m not a mega porkie fan but I have to say this is actually very good.

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Little Piglet – this is the signature dish at El Cerdo, like a “must have” for anyone who dines there. I didn’t have the heart to touch it but the feedback from the rest was very positive.

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Okay so here’s the first game to warm up the night. It’s called “Lick Me” where the hen has to slowly lick off the cream spread on her sister’s hand. May seem like an easy task, you’d think? The hen blushed big time! Big Grin Oh before I forget, we actually got a private room at El Cerdo restaurant thus made the party more private for us during game playing.

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Game 2: The Dangling Grapes

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The task was for the hen to go round the restaurant and asked each diner (male of course) to bite one grape off her chest (no hands are allowed). It’s a very light and fun game when you have a group of sporting crowd. And I have to say that the Restaurant’s owner, Stephan was very sporting and accommodating to all our requests.

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It’s good to reward the hen with a little pressies as memorabilia for her in years to come. I’ve informed the group to bring along a present that doesn’t have to be expensive, just be “creative" and be "thoughtful". It could be something either cheeky or sentimental which relates their friendships with her. I’ve also reminded them not to write their name down coz the hen would have to guess whose present was it from and each wrong guess would cost her a drink. :)

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I got her 5 variety panties wrapped separately. Each one signifies a different phase in her marriage such as wedding night(sexy sexy), 10 years later(trying effort to be sexy), 30 years later(can’t be bothered phase) and 50 years later(granny panties!). I know I was evil. haha!
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But of course there were more thoughtful gifts like YW gave her an apron set coz that’s how he has envisioned her to be once she entered marriage life. Very useful indeed! There were other naughtier gifts as well but I won’t elaborate here.

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Somebody bought a cake and tequila shots for everyone.

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Another game was called “How Well Do You Know Your Husband”. I’ve listed out about 30 questions and got all the answers from her husband before hand. When she answered each question incorrectly, she would have to drink as little did she know what was planned for her after that. Winking

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As you can see the games described were generally light and fun. No strippers, nothing dodgy or the sort and with just the right amount of alcohol to get everyone in merriment. That is before we all headed to Quattro for the real party!

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Obligatory group picture before we adjourned to the club for more games and more booze.

- Stay tuned for Part II -
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Pilates & Yoga

To my surprise abs and hips don’t hurt as much as I’ve expected after my very first pilates class last night. Man the workout was tough though! I mean, I’ve been doing yoga regularly for a while now and is beginning to feel the difference as my body is getting stronger; there’s no better feeling than to know you can complete every pose that you previously thought was impossible.

Anyway back to Pilates. I’ve attended chi-Pilates classes before and it’s a dynamic workout on body movement. In Pilates, I learnt that breathing and concentration is very important in order to stay balanced and to make each pose possible; it is quite different than yoga. Pilates focuses on abs, hips and back and apparently after a long period of practice you’ll get a flat stomach and a dancer-like bodyline!  ( now who doesn’t want that right?)

Moderation and persistence is key to any workout.

Monday, November 23, 2009

My Sister’s Keeper

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I just finished reading the book “My Sister’s Keeper” late last night which totally bawled my eyes out. I’m not really good at doing reviews but this is one book I would recommend anyone to read; it’s fictional but it really makes you ponder upon the important things in life and values on family ties. How, in practice, we see morals more important than ethics and how love transcends law. I won’t spill too much here but in general, the story is about a sixteen year old girl suffering from a rare type of leukemia and her younger sister was genetically formed to be a perfect match for any donations she needed to help fight the disease.

Now I am really looking forward to watch the movie as I heard the movie ending is different from the book.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Bin’s Birthday

I went back to Ipoh during end of October for my bestfriend’s birthday. She's a 4 months preggar who has just recently surpassed her rather challenging first trimester, so the girls in hometown and I decided to bring her out for a nice dinner on her big day.

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Nothing too fanciful and yet cozy enough for a fun girly night out together. We had dinner at this recommended restaurant called Citrus Cafe followed by karaoke sesh. ( both places were my first visit)

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We were just drinking "ribenas" while Michelle was only allowed sky juice. :)

And oh check out the sumptous meal we had!

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Happy birthday, Bin! xoxo

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Terry Fox Run 2009

Today is my third year taking part in the annual Terry Fox Charity Run. It was a very humid and hot Sunday.
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I like their shirt design for this year
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Terry Fox Run is for everyone, kids and adults alike
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