Dubai~

Just came back from Dubai! I super love the apartment they put us up in!!
Moi can just visualize myself living alone and owning a place like this!!!
(Tom is so gonna kill me)

And the kitchen that moi hardly use except to store some yogurts n fruits in the fridge

I'm so proud of myself :)

Other than going out for meals and buying some nuts for my family, moi didn't go out shopping with the rest of my colleagues during the whole of this trip.
Moi : If you go shopping, you spend moolas $.
(No moolas means no babies right, TOM? :P).
So the best is to just stay in the room and hibernate with my FREE INTERNET.

THE BEST PART?
I EVEN WENT TO THE GYM!!!

Located on the 44th floor is this huge and modern gym. The swimming pool is on the 47th floor and it's so pathetically small that initially moi thought it was a children's pool.

Moi started with the treadmill cos that's the only machine i'm familar with. I love that they install a TV in front of every exercising machine. You kinda feel distracted from looking at the timer. And it's such a motivating factor. Especially when i saw Pussycat dolls on MTV!! All those toned bodies!! I wanna have a toned body too!!!

Is it just me or does the seconds move slower when you're exercising? I was like "okay, 14:15mins" then when it's like an eternatity has passed, moi looked again and it's just 14.30mins"

Just 30seconds had passed?!?! wtf?!?!

After getting bored of MTV, moi looked out of the windows and enjoy the view from the 44th floor. Distracted myself from the aching legs by counting the numbers of construction workers in the opposite building. HA!

I could even see Dubai Mall in a distance.
FYI Dubai Mall is gonna be the largest Shopping Mall in the world!! Impressive. It's not fully opened yet so i would suggest going to the Emirates Mall for your shopping therapy first.

Moi lasted like 25mins before my body starts giving up on me. My colleague who looks like Hulk Hogan, was there as well, looked at me and shake his head "You're so out of touch!!"

Puleezzz leh!! i haven been to the gym for donkey years!!!

After a couple of minutes rest, moi was on the cross trainer and some other training machines. I personally find the toning machines quite daunting. You wouldn't know if your posture is right or you're breathing the correct way? Stuff like that.

Moi looking hot and sweaty after all those exercising!!

Went up to the top floor to check out the swimming pool which i mentioned earlier was pathetically small.

Was kinda surprised to see the the tallest structure, the Burj Dubai from the roof top.
Yesh! It's still under construction!

My favorite brekkie in Dubai! Masala Dosai.. So much for exercising :P

Healthy time & Pizza Time!!

I feel FAT! Alright, the word FAT cannot even comprehend how i'm feeling now :(
Im utterly disgusted with myself. Much so when i weighted myself last night and realized moi almost tipping the weighing scale at 50KG!!!
*faint*

I had never ever NEVER been near to 50KG and to actually see the pointer narrowly reaching the 50KG mark almost compare to the feeling of taking a knife and stabbing my lil heart (makes that a big heart) dug it out and throw it out of the window where some lorry would rolled over it...twice
*splaaatttt*

So from now on, moi gonna eating healthily and start exercising regularly!!
Ganbatte!!! Wish me luck :)

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Last Saturday, Tom and Moi decided to make pizzas for dinner
I know it seem so ironic... On one hand, I'm talking about dieting and losing weight. On the other hand, Pizza is not exactly a "healthy" food..especially with the tons of Mozzarella cheese that we love so much.

My lame excuse: We had the pizzas before moi found out i'm almost 50KG.
So it's understandable!!

Most of the ingredients are bought from London (cos it's much cheaper!!) except for the ham

1. 4 mini pizza bases

2. The tomato paste

3. Mozzarella & Cheddar cheese

4. My favourite salad!!!! Rocket leaves

Anyone knows where i can get Rocket leaves in Singapore? Tried looking at Cold Storage but they don't seem to carry it :(

Piling our home-made pizza with tons of ham and diced tomatoes

Next, There goes the cheeses... I totally freaked out when Tom put some blue cheese as well

I HATE BLUE CHEESE!!!! Yikes

10minutes in the oven and there you have it!!!
the cheesy crust and the Ohhhh so delicious smell~

Throw in some rocket leaves...and this is our super delicious home-made pizza!!!!
I'm so salivating *droolz*

Lastly, not forgetting the all time Tabasco sauce!! I know it sounds weird but moi loves to get those "sausage lip" from eating Tabasco sauce!! HAH

It's kinda funny cos whenever i get those "sausages lip" from eating too much Tabasco, 'll be complaining to Tom that moi's not gonna put anymore Tabasco sauce in the future. The next time, when Tom reminds me about "sausages lip", moi will retort "i don't care!! i want Tabasco sauce!!" and yupz, sausages lip AGAIN...

It's like a cycle over and over again.

Nespresso Machine :)

Hi peeps!!

Just came back from (gloomy & rainy!!) London...and Guess what!! Moi just bought for myself a Nespresso machine!! And it was such an impulsive buy!!

I mean i had heard so many of my colleagues buying Nespresso machines from London (cos it's much cheaper!!) and i knew i always wanted a coffee machine as well. COS I"M A COFFEE ADDICT!!! So when moi went down to Oxford St with the intention of going to Primark, i happened to pass by Selfridges and decided to just pop in to check out their Nespresso machines.

I have to say, the sales lady was really fantastic in her sale pitch. The way she was explaining about their coffee machines, the different varieties of coffee they have, their big clientele..
Moi was completely and utterly SOLD!!

And that was why, moments later, moi found myself lugging this big gigantic massive shopping bag back to my hotel. And telling myself over and over in my mind "It's worth the effort!! i love coffee!! It's worth the effort!! i love coffee!!"

And when i say...big gigantic massive shopping bag..i really mean big gigantic massive shopping bag!! It's almost as big as my cargo bag!!



moi realized that it's pretty difficult to carry such a big & heavy shopping bag all by oneself. Seriously, if you ever wanna attempt the same feat, please bring a friend (a strong one too) along :)
TWICE!!! Moi was stuck in the tube gantry!! It was super embarrassing.
Are all the gentleman in London dead?!?!?!

Tata!! The Espresso machine that could make an espresso, a cappuccino, and a latte!! Really simple to use, with just a touch of a button!! Imagine making your own latte in just 40seconds flat!! It's really that fast and simple!!

I Love the Lattissima RED so much!! It comes in Chrome (more expensive), Red, Off white and Black. It's 249pounds (S$560) except for the chrome one that's slightly more expensive at 299pounds.

The interesting thing was: Moi realize they don't carry this particular model here in Singapore! The Nespresso Singapore only carry like just 6 models here. This particular model, krups that moi saw in London for 126pounds (S$290) was retailing here in Singapore for S$520!! *faint*

btw, saw the Lattissima selling in Nespresso Sweden for 4999SEK :)

Instead of using ground coffee from the packet, the coffee comes in lil pods which are really simple to use. Just pop them in and there you have it, an espresso in just 30second!!

Moi bought a couple of the different coffee blends to try. Each tube contains 10 lil pods and cost 2.50pounds or 25p each. So it works out to about S$0.60 each. Which is not that bad.

However, i went to check out the Singapore website and gosh!!they are selling them each tube for S$10 or S$1 each. Guess i've have to stock them up when i fly to London :(

My RED Lattissima seating perfectly in our kitchen

Thorntons!!! My favourite chocolate from London!! Thank god moi bought them before buying the Nespresso machine..BIG PHEW~

Thanks to Elizabeth, moi is now super addicted to Houmous. Dipped it with bread and they are so super delicious!!
I sure hope they're not too fattening!!

SO here's the thing if you wanna get a Nespresso machine:
Pros:
1. Fast and simple to use
2. guarantee fresh coffee every time because it comes sealed in lil pods
3. latte in just a touch of a button

Cons:
1. you can't use your own ground coffee
2. the lil pods are definitely more expensive as compare to buying your own packet of ground coffee
3. the pods uses aluminum so in terms of environmental friendliness: Basically ZERO!

I guess i should have done more research instead of just buying it impulsively :(
I mean it's a great machine!! I really love it!! But the thought of having to solely use their coffee pods just kinda leave me with a bad "coffee" taste. Pun intended.

April Fools

You know how important some occasions are for certain group of people i.e for Chinese it'll be the Chinese New Year, For Malays it'll be Hari Raya and for some group of people, Christmas is a Big Deal.

Well, same goes for Tom.. For him, April Fools is A BIG DEAL... He just had to trick somebody on this day and who else but his family of cos :P

Look at what he posted on his family webbie

The first portion is absolutely true... Tom and moi will be taking one month break from work in July and travel around Europe. So looking forward to it!! :)

The second portion is SO NOT TRUE!! Moi like
100% not READ: NOT PREGNANT!!!
*faint*

He initially called his Dad to wish him happy birthday ( 31th MAR HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!) and then casually mentioned that moi is pregnant. You should have heard them screaming with joy. Until he mentioned that he's gonna named our baby girl "April" followed by April fools day!!!
HURHURHUR...so (NOT) funny

Then he decided to post it on his family webbie. Fortunately, the rest of his family didnt fall for the trick. Sighz, the things Tom do sometimes makes me shake my head but put a smile to my face.
moi just have to say "I'm not his accomplice!!! I'm not in cahoot with him"

Anyway, Tom's friend just sent him this super funny youtube video.

This is the original video by this Korean girl group : Wonder girls "Nobody"
I love the song!! super catchy!!



NOW CHECK THIS OUT!!!
If you play these two videos concurrently, the dance moves are almost synchronize with each other. And Tom actually says the guy is a better dancer than the wonder girls.. Haha


I'M SO SAD!!!!! Just watched American Idol results..
Megan Joy is out!!!
Boo Boo :(