Again, I left blogging till end of year, my hubby has just pointed out that I only blog at this time of the year.
Sitting at home with the folks after a roast chicken dinner, I am yet again blogging about random stuff.
The only thing on my mind right now, is what will 2012 bring me?! Whatever happens, we just have to take it as it comes! It's what I have learnt in past year!
Happy 2012! Bring it on!
If I do not blog again, ha ha....
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Saturday, 12 February 2011
Gun Hei Fat Choi!
I cannot believe its nearly been a year since I last posted on here! Have been too lazy to write anything really but hope to change this soon!
The Year of the Rabbit has arrived and I have wiped my slate clean and will focus on some new challenges, change my bad habits and change for the better really.
So what had I been upto for the past year or so....I have been exercising a lot and dieting and have lose quite a lot of weight upto near the end of 2010. I did Race for Life, now that was challenging but it was very enjoyable! We went to New York and Hong Kong for holidays which was a great end to the year!
I havent made any specific New Years resolutions as I have lots to try and concentrate. I am still continuing with the exercise and diet and hope to lose bit more. Thinking of doing Adidas women's challenge in the summer! Hub and I already organised some holidays for Easter, we are going to Japan and Hong Kong again! :) Love both places and will be aiming of doing different things in Japan than last time.
Hope to do more cycling and outdoor actitivies like camping, jogging and hiking. The last few months have been pretty cold so I am really looking forward to warmer weather when that comes along.
The Year of the Rabbit has arrived and I have wiped my slate clean and will focus on some new challenges, change my bad habits and change for the better really.
So what had I been upto for the past year or so....I have been exercising a lot and dieting and have lose quite a lot of weight upto near the end of 2010. I did Race for Life, now that was challenging but it was very enjoyable! We went to New York and Hong Kong for holidays which was a great end to the year!
I havent made any specific New Years resolutions as I have lots to try and concentrate. I am still continuing with the exercise and diet and hope to lose bit more. Thinking of doing Adidas women's challenge in the summer! Hub and I already organised some holidays for Easter, we are going to Japan and Hong Kong again! :) Love both places and will be aiming of doing different things in Japan than last time.
Hope to do more cycling and outdoor actitivies like camping, jogging and hiking. The last few months have been pretty cold so I am really looking forward to warmer weather when that comes along.
Friday, 26 March 2010
Requested by a friend: Homemade chilli oil recipe
My dad makes a good mean chilli oil from scratch. It's one of his many cooking talets. However, I'm not keen on the taste of chilli oil and the last time I brought a jar back, I gave it to a friend who loved it and wanted to know how to make it.
List of ingredients include:
Dried scallops
Dried shrimps
Dried chillis
Shallots
Garlic
Shrimp paste (optional)
Fresh red chillis
Fresh large red pepper
Oil - lot of it!
Instructions
Finely chop everything and stir fry in hot oil. Once they look cooked, transfer them into a deep frying oil and cook like a casserole till the colour of the whole pan turns bright red and to own preferred taste of chilliness. Let the whole pan cool down before dishing them into jars. Seal jars and put in fridge. It can be used as dipping sauce as well as in cooking.
My dad also commented that if the whole kitchen / house does not smell of hot cooking chillis, then it hasn't been cooked enough!
List of ingredients include:
Dried scallops
Dried shrimps
Dried chillis
Shallots
Garlic
Shrimp paste (optional)
Fresh red chillis
Fresh large red pepper
Oil - lot of it!
Instructions
Finely chop everything and stir fry in hot oil. Once they look cooked, transfer them into a deep frying oil and cook like a casserole till the colour of the whole pan turns bright red and to own preferred taste of chilliness. Let the whole pan cool down before dishing them into jars. Seal jars and put in fridge. It can be used as dipping sauce as well as in cooking.
My dad also commented that if the whole kitchen / house does not smell of hot cooking chillis, then it hasn't been cooked enough!
Saturday, 20 March 2010
My 5km challenge!
I have signed up for Race for Life 2010 and going to be doing the 5km race for Cancer Research UK. The day of the event is 26th June held in Old Deer Park, Richmond, London.
I started training for this event over 2 months ago. Having never done any running/sports events before, this event is going to test my fitness and determination. I did do some research on training for running events and how to train for them and I must admit, I didn't know there was so much to learn about running. Anyway I am doing between 2-3 training sessions per week which is not bad for my lack of fitness and my physique.
There is a list of things one need to look into when training for such an event from trainers, running position, diet, stamina, fitness to clothes to wear. Eventually, I came across a training plan on the Internet, called Couch 2 5K. This plan is 9 week plan and for each week, there are 3 training sessions. For each session, you follow the regime, for example week 1, brisk walk for 5 mins, then 1 min jog and 1 min walk until you reach 20 mins. By week 6-8, the plan says you should be able to jog at least 1.5 miles.
Here is the link to that training plan.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
At the moment, I'm on week 7. I managed to comfortably skipped a few weeks and still hold on to my training. Getting comfortable with the jogging but I think I need a new pair of trainers! :P
By the way, I managed to jog 5km today, in 40 minutes though which is not great, but at least I know for sure I can do 5km!
I started training for this event over 2 months ago. Having never done any running/sports events before, this event is going to test my fitness and determination. I did do some research on training for running events and how to train for them and I must admit, I didn't know there was so much to learn about running. Anyway I am doing between 2-3 training sessions per week which is not bad for my lack of fitness and my physique.
There is a list of things one need to look into when training for such an event from trainers, running position, diet, stamina, fitness to clothes to wear. Eventually, I came across a training plan on the Internet, called Couch 2 5K. This plan is 9 week plan and for each week, there are 3 training sessions. For each session, you follow the regime, for example week 1, brisk walk for 5 mins, then 1 min jog and 1 min walk until you reach 20 mins. By week 6-8, the plan says you should be able to jog at least 1.5 miles.
Here is the link to that training plan.
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
At the moment, I'm on week 7. I managed to comfortably skipped a few weeks and still hold on to my training. Getting comfortable with the jogging but I think I need a new pair of trainers! :P
By the way, I managed to jog 5km today, in 40 minutes though which is not great, but at least I know for sure I can do 5km!
Free money and new pastures!
I haven't blogged in a long time so it is time I caught up and get back into blogging!
The past 3 weeks have been a mere for me! 3 weeks ago when everything was calm and I was pondering on where to go on holiday, next min, the project which the team I am in was under the threat of closure. In the space of a week, I had almost lost my job, however, the good thing is...I didn't because I chose to take voluntary redundancy!
The VR package was not fantastic but its much more than if I was made redundancy. In total, I managed to gain quite a few thousand quids from the company. At the end of the day, it was free money!
So what next?! The usual thing happen which is to find another job. The IT job market was really busier than I thought, however so was the IT candidate market! I didn't have any difficulty with getting interviews, some companies were weirder than others and I won't mention any names here!
After over a week of interviews and chatting with job agents, I landed myself with a 'safe' job. I will start this position in over one weeks time. I say 'safe' because its as safe as a job can get I guess. I am now relaxing for another week and catching up with being a better housewife till I go back to a job sitting in front of computers! :)
The past 3 weeks have been a mere for me! 3 weeks ago when everything was calm and I was pondering on where to go on holiday, next min, the project which the team I am in was under the threat of closure. In the space of a week, I had almost lost my job, however, the good thing is...I didn't because I chose to take voluntary redundancy!
The VR package was not fantastic but its much more than if I was made redundancy. In total, I managed to gain quite a few thousand quids from the company. At the end of the day, it was free money!
So what next?! The usual thing happen which is to find another job. The IT job market was really busier than I thought, however so was the IT candidate market! I didn't have any difficulty with getting interviews, some companies were weirder than others and I won't mention any names here!
After over a week of interviews and chatting with job agents, I landed myself with a 'safe' job. I will start this position in over one weeks time. I say 'safe' because its as safe as a job can get I guess. I am now relaxing for another week and catching up with being a better housewife till I go back to a job sitting in front of computers! :)
Monday, 14 December 2009
Christmas is nearly here!
I haven't blogged in a while, but today, I have nothing better to do than to think about Christmas! I have eventually written and now posted all my Christmas cards! Was conned in the post office when the lady serving me claimed she has no second class stamps left and I had no choice but to buy first class stamps. I did say 13 and she gave me 30! Oh well, the 20 odd stamps will last me for a while!
I have ordered a 3 bird roast for Christmas. It is a pleasant inside a chicken inside a duck! Have nevered tasted pleasant before, so this 3 bird combination should be interesting. Gravy does not seem appropriate for this kind of bird roast, so I googled for some simple sauce recipes. Eventuall, I came cross an easy red wine sauce! Will try it out.
I have ordered a 3 bird roast for Christmas. It is a pleasant inside a chicken inside a duck! Have nevered tasted pleasant before, so this 3 bird combination should be interesting. Gravy does not seem appropriate for this kind of bird roast, so I googled for some simple sauce recipes. Eventuall, I came cross an easy red wine sauce! Will try it out.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
The Ultimate thank you present
Recently, my hubby has not been well and requires a back surgery. I have been doing my best with trying to take care of him and making sure he is eating well before his operation. Today, I found out that my dear sweet hubby bought a 'Thank You' present for me for taking care of him for so long.
The last few months I was looking into boots and had been fasinated with recent Ugg hype. My hubby tells me that he has just ordered me a pair of Uggs Ultimate Cuff in chocolate! It also seems like he knows about Uggs more than I do, like people usually order a size smaller since the lining inside can get worn out and thinned and hence making the fitting looser.
Finally, I hope my hubby makes a speedy recovery so we can go on days out and able to stroll along the river bank on the Thames and feed the swans.
Thank you hubby, love you lots! :$
The last few months I was looking into boots and had been fasinated with recent Ugg hype. My hubby tells me that he has just ordered me a pair of Uggs Ultimate Cuff in chocolate! It also seems like he knows about Uggs more than I do, like people usually order a size smaller since the lining inside can get worn out and thinned and hence making the fitting looser.
Finally, I hope my hubby makes a speedy recovery so we can go on days out and able to stroll along the river bank on the Thames and feed the swans.
Thank you hubby, love you lots! :$
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