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Family Steamboat

Posted on:Monday, July 20, 2009

On Sunday night, with dear who came over with some apples in the afternoon.

Went marketing and breakfast with Mum in the morning and bought the ingredients for steamboat~
Did some research on my essays in the afternoon before helping to prepare for dinner.

And for the first time, we managed to finish everything! No leftovers.. no rice left too lol.
Feels great to sit around eating and talking with everyone at the table.. due to everyone having different schedules during the week.
And finally managed to eat the abalone that dear bought ><

BIG sea cucumber~ but the texture's great!

Snoopi sat beside us during dinner too hahaha

AND a gift from a colleague who just came back.

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Fishing Trip

Posted on:Sunday, July 19, 2009

With dear and his Angling CLub at Lakeside Fishing Village on saturday, 18th Jul. We left the place only around 10pm as we had BBQ after the fishing too. Dear dropped me home before fetching the guys back.

The night before, Dear came to fetch me and we went supper at Geylang's Frog Porridge lol. The oyster omelette was really yummy... unique sauce on top with bigger oysters. And of cource the frog legs were good too.

"gong bao" frog legs, spicy!

Fat Juicy Oyster~

caught someting!

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Night's out with Sharon

Posted on:Thursday, July 16, 2009

Dinner at Takashimaya
Royal Copenhagen Tea Lounge and Restaurant

Grilled Seabass

Stewed chicken in wine sauce

appettizers

Thanks for the company :)

And I bought pearl earrings for my mum, early birthday present.
set with rose gold and diamonds.. something unique rather than just as a stud

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First Comes Love, Then Comes Obesity?

Posted on:Wednesday, July 15, 2009

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1907143,00.html

It's full-on wedding season, but anyone about to pledge to have and to hold should pay closer attention to the bit about "in sickness and in health." New research shows that within a few short years of getting hitched, married individuals are twice as likely to become obese as are people who are merely dating.

The study, published in the July issue of Obesity, set out to determine how romantic relationships affect the tell-no-lies number on the scale. Researchers tracked changes over a handful of years in the weight and relationship status of 6,949 individuals, and their findings don't bode well for commitment. Not only are married people more likely to become obese than those who are just dating, but young people who move in with a boyfriend or girlfriend tend to pack on the pounds too.

And in a twist sure to tick off all the ladies in the house, the study notes that unmarried women who have been living with their sweeties for five years or less run a 63% increased risk of obesity. What about unmarried men? On average, they have no increased risk during cohabitation.

"With women, we saw incremental risk after one year," says Penny Gordon-Larsen, one of the two nutrition epidemiologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) who conducted the study. "The longer she lived with a romantic partner, the more likely she was to keep putting on weight." Meanwhile, the risk of obesity among guys — married and unmarried — spikes only between the first and second years of living together.

What's behind the weight gain? Gordon-Larsen and the paper's lead author, Natalie The, have their theories after questioning 1,293 couples for a separate part of the study. Mealtime may become more important than it was when the people were living alone. Gym memberships may not get the same workouts they did before nuptials. And maybe, after months of prepping to squeeze into crinolined and cummerbunded finery, couples just let themselves go.

Scientists have known for a while that having a close relationship with an obese person, whether a friend or a spouse, makes you more likely to become obese. So how to break the cycle? Perhaps by drawing inspiration from the same person who helped get you into this mess: your better half. Amy Gorin, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut, published a study last year that showed if one spouse participates in a weight-loss program, the unenrolled spouse tends to lose about 5 lb. Now Gorin is exploring whether enlisting the support of spouses can help both partners shed more pounds. In June she wrapped up a 16-week pilot study of 20 couples, in one of which, the support person lost more weight than the main participant in the study.

Couples don't have to live chubbily ever after. And studies show that marriage conveys some health benefits, like living longer and being more likely to quit smoking, notes UNC's The, who lives with her boyfriend but insists her obesity findings haven't scared her away from the idea of marriage. "This is an interesting paradox," she says, "but it certainly wouldn't stop me."

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I seriously hope I wont pack any more pounds.. -_-
He doesnt mind. I MIND.

Meeting Sharon today~ and it's also PAYDAY!!
TIme to pamper myself.

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ION Orchard and Orchard Central

Posted on:Monday, July 13, 2009

Sun 120709

Went Grandpa's place in the morning before meeting dear in Orchard around 2pm..
We basically walked up and down Orchard Road from 2+ to 7+ , from Taka to Orchard Central then back to TAKA and to ION then to Wheelock Place.

Saw MANY people carrying shopping bags.. and was grumbling to dear that though I walked into so many stores.. nothing caught my fancy =.=

Had lunch at MOS BURGER at Orchard Central, then bought a pair of pumps at TAKA.. cause my heels were literally killing my feet.. lots of cuts and blisters.. then headed to WHeelock Place for Pasta by Sakae.

I LUV~ the structure of the new ION! reminds me of a big concrete jungle.. with tree trunks and branches and canopy overhead. And I LUV~ the escalators and the view of ORCHARD CENTRAL, the never ending escalators and the different viewing platforms.. though the internal structure was messy to me.

Hmm dear had to hear my grumbling.. I am actually grumbling that I cant find anything to buy..

AND there were queues of people everywhere, queueing for those branded labels like Gucci, Chanel and LV.. and the likes.. now where's the recession? I do not think I will admire those things lol.
Hopefully never.

Food Fair at TAKA

Inside Orchard Central

Never ending escalators of Orchard Central, they can span several levels woh

view from the viewin gallery

MOS Burger!
lol dear's new shrimp burger has no taste of shrimp.. tsk tsk

ION ORCHARD

Magnificent structures..

ppl were queuing to get in throughout the day -_-

From PASTA by SAKAE at Wheelock Place

Thick and creamy Mushrom soup

appetisers..

my wasabi unagi pasta

dear's gigantic meatball pasta

HUGE meatball with a whole egg inside

mum bought Chewy Junior when we reached home lol

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and I'm looking forward to fishing with dear's friends on sat lol.
AND bonus is some sort of confirmed! lol hopefully its what I had calculated.
But then again, after setting aside for school fees, mum and our anniversary.. not much left >.<

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The Lady

-A Scorpio
-Loves Food
-Loves ArtNcrafts
-Loves her family
-Loves her dear
-Loves her boy Snoopi

Friendster

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation...The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
- Jacob Bronowski

Events

-6th Yr anniversary

To Do List

-Organisational Thought essay 30th Jul
-HRM essay 7th Aug
-Leadership and Management essay17th Aug
-Kimage Hair Treatment!
-To be happy
-new specs
-new camera
-get ~~good~~better grades
-48kg
-Fairer
-Driving Licence
-learn photography
-learn dog grooming
-learn knitting
-smaller waist

On my mind..

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