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Slowing down

Y’know you’ve to lose weight the moment you see a bulge. But most of the time, what happens is we think about it and not do it. Well, now that Ariel’s started work, I get up earlier in the mornings to drop her off and this has given me extra time to spend. Otherwise, I’d normally just wake up and start work in front of my computer.

So taking this opportunity, I’ve started a routine of walking around my park rather than on the treadmill. After all, why walk on that when I can actually walk outside – which I rarely do.

And here’s what the outside looks like in the mornings

It’s really amazing what you’d notice when you slow down once in awhile.

I’m in definite need of some conditioning again after not following a training schedule for so long. Even my legs feel wobbly after walking for just 2 days.

More importantly, I hope this regular routine with healthy eating would bring down the kilograms. Target; lose the freaking bulge!

P.S.: All photos taken with iPhone 3GS and Instagram. 🙂

Party with the Dead

Had to get up at 7:00am today because parents scheduled one of our cheng beng (ching ming) visits on this fine day of morning rain. Argh, I can only imagine what it would’ve felt sleeping in the weather under my warm blanky. Oh well.

We had to drive to Nirvana Memorial Park in Semenyih. My mama’s (Dad’s mother) ashes is placed there. It was quite a distance making our way there from Petaling Jaya, although we took the Balakong highway and headed on to the LEKAS highway.

Besides the good in paying respects to the passed relatives during this season, I’ve found this period the time when families will get together. Other than, Chinese New Year.

We’ll be praying, burning papers (forgive us, Mum) and later, sitting around talking to one another. The talking is to pass the time while our passed relatives get to spiritually eat the offerings we’ve made for them at the altar.

Seriously, I felt it was a time of bonding. Though my Dad and brother (Gary) were talking about buying and selling of cars. How to get bang for your buck, so to speak.

After we got back, we were saying “we partied with the dead”. Hence, the title.

Then, I followed up with the line “introducing a new scent; Death”. LOL!

Well, this season doesn’t have to be all gloom, right? 😉