Oh boy oh boy oh boy....my first attempt back at the gym. I can't believe how just walking 1 min from my office to this place gives me a great place to work out!!


Fitness first is amazing..£10 for a casual entry, £55 for concessions of 10, and £45 a month (need to go more than 2 times per week to make up for the cost). I chose the second one to begin with, although becoming a full member entitles you to any fitness first all over the world!! Not only that, other facilities that I even get as being a casual person is a sauna, a tanning room, scanned card for lockers (I don't need to bring a locker!), fast flowing warm showers and hair drying and make-up mirror areas with proper stools and bench! Jeepers, the gym has all the typical equipment plus the vibrating machines! Woooooooow, and there are heaps of classes available, although they took pilates off this time (stink).

I tried out two of the classes - one was LBT (Legs, Bum and Thighs) whereby we work those areas including abs. Was aching the next day and didn't realise how unfit I was. There were lunges, side lunges, squats, side and front planks, proper sit ups, leg lifts and skip and lunge backward exercise all for 45 mins.

The other one was spinning classes...where I literally wished I didn't go and was already died halfway through the exercise. I couldn't keep up with the exercises! OMG, first time I had a full on work out in years. I was flooding pouring with sweat. We had to sprint cycle, do bicep perss ups and tricep press ups while we cycle, alternating to cycle up hill and downhill, and be in racing position. I was struggling with the alternation and was trying my best to keep my posture in good position. Man, felt like I just sprinted 1k in the pool...

And the funny thing is spin cycle is super full at lunchtimes...wierd how people prefer to exercise then and not after work. Good for me :D.

Nyhoo, sent Miranda off back to NZ. Manage to plan up a small day trip for her and she has tasted one of the best indian and duck food, window shopping in oxford street, she got a dress and finish off visiting the British Museum...all in a span of 10 hours. So proud,heh.

My comfort zone always expands at work. New experience, new things to do, new challenges, new attempts and failures, always scary because I keep having to climb out of my shell...and I am so glad that there is support with this company.

Why I go for the double dose by living my life in London? o.O where life outside the office serves just as the same.

Am wondering whether conflicts at work actually keeps the profits going...like contractors are stress to be on time, whereas engineers care more on preventing the building falling rather than trying to hand designs in on time. What a conflict to balance and negotiate. Maybe it's a good thing to keep people on their toes. It all boils down to a decision both parties are happy with. It may not be perfect, but it is good enough to console one another.

Isn't that similar to relationships? This world is round both physically and emotionally.

There are pics and explanation on my flickr! Check it out :)

I thoroughly enjoyed it haha. It's pretty much Sesame Street adult version. D noticed a group of old ladies at the front not looking all too impressive, heh. We manage to get half price of the cost and it was held in a small stage area too so there was maximum viewing. We had a tv screen next to us too which was a plus.

Bits that I love:

'Everyone's a little bit racist'
'It sucks to be you'
'The internet is for porn'
'Purpose'
'For now'

Anyway, while I was eating lunch, I noticed a few things about packaging. Thought I'd share it too :)

Saturday started off with shopping for something to wear for a tea party. Being a girl, I ended up not buying that and bought other stuff instead o.O. I spent perhaps one hour or more eying at a skirt I want, and went to perhaps 3 other H&M and Uniqlo stores along Oxford street and couldn't find the size I want.

And all I was after was a simple plain black skirt.

The thing about UK shopping is eventhough it is not a sale, when you come back to get the jacket you want, the sizes are all gone. So when you find something you like, whether or not it's on sale, it'll be gone when you come back again.

Anyhoo, I went back to the same store and waited patiently for one of the sales assistant to grab the skirt off a mannequin...yeah, I was that desperate because I really like that black skirt. It was a sweet ending to my shopping spree :). Other stuff I bought was a scarf, bracelet, necklace, a cute pair of ear rings, a silk shirt and some fine merino top...and I avoided looking at each receipts when I got home.

And while I was out shopping and playing badminton, D decided to attempt on making Authentic Chicken Rice!!! And I am so proud of him!! He was so detailed, hehe...to the point that he marinated the chicken with salt, garlic, and ginger and pre-cook rice with oil and garlic before actually cooking it!

First time that I attempted to cut a whole chicken! Thanks to this instruction, heh. Took me about half an hour. I did everything except splitting the drumstick and thighs...Place the middle carcasses in one bag, wings and breasts in a container, and drumstick and thighs in one bag

Anyhoo, I'm addicted to broccoli and cauliflower mixed with cheese and garlic sauce...Mmmmm, super lazy to cook meat, so it's mostly processed. Didn't wana cook rice for myself either since it's only me eating. Voila~ my second dish!

So we have moved in for about 2 weeks now, things are settling down quite well, with a huge Tesco nearby that sells cheaper groceries and a shopping mall. Things feel more spacious, quite, safe and further away from the crowd. All of this with a higher price to pay, plus it is close to a lake, river, park and the Thames river too. We passed a ship that is actually a residential area!

Anyhoo, the first time moving in, I couldn't stand the back garden's over grown trees...