Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Chinese New Year Shopping in Bangkok

. Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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This year´s Chinese New Year which happen to fall on Valentine´s Day will be a bitter sweet thing for me.  Though I get to fly back to Kuala Lumpur to celebrate them with my family (7th - 24th February 2010) after a short shopping trip (5th - 7th February) in Bangkok, hubby will be in our Germany home, alone.  But nevertheless, I look forward to the Gong Xi Fa Cai soon!  Aufwiedersehen Deutschland, Sawadeekaaa Bangkok and Home Sweet Home Kuala Lumpur!

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Day Fourtenth´s Lunch : Chicken Soup Noodle

. Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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The stove was working hard yesterday boiling a huge pot of chicken stock under slow fire for several hours.  The stock came out really delicious on its own and the best part is, no preservatives or stock powder were added.  Just fresh chicken meat with a bit of fat/skin, leeks, carrots and celerie.  I put them on a reboil a while ago for my lunch.  Nothing spectacular but just few pieces of fresh mushroom added in, some brocolli, a hardboiled egg - although I must add that it is technically 90% hardboiled egg and a portion of egg noodle. I didn´t enjoy the egg noodle very much but the rest was slurped down in a jiffy.

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Well, I have achieved what I earlier wanted too.  Loosing 2.5kg and I have one more day to play with for a bit more grams.  :-) Shall I proceed?  Oh yes, I think I will ... just for a day more.  My old cheongsam fits me like a glove again, and I am thrilled.  Some mission accomplished eh.

Here´s the usual report :
Breakfast : Suppliment Drink
Lunch : Chicken Soup Noodle
Snacks : Apple, Kiwi
Dinner : Suppliment Drink
Exercise : Lots of packing, and repacking, ironing up some clothes, unload the dishwasher, did the laundry and perhaps, head to the store later to grab some last minute food stuff for my beloved niece.
Weight Lost Today : 0.4kg
Total Weight Lost till Date : 2.5kg

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Monday, February 1, 2010

Day Thirtenth´s Lunch : Steamed Chicken with Chinese Herbs

. Monday, February 1, 2010
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In less than 72 hours, I will be flying off to Bangkok.  Woohoo!  No more cold, cold winter, white fluffy snowwww and slippery roads but instead, I will be greeted by Mr. Sunny and Ms. Humid.  Haha.  But really, I think I better enjoy the snow here while it last before I leave because by the time I return here to Germany, it will be Spring than and though I am excited over that, imagine having to wait one whole year to see snow again ... bah.  Not that I am missing it right now anyway, haha.  What am I talking about???

So anyway, I was in town today for doctor´s appointment regarding my asthma.  Since I will be thousands and thousands of feet high up in air soon, it is best for me to consult my doctor if my medication is good enough.  If I am not mistaken, I had an attack on air before.  A mild one and that was before I came to know its actually Asthma.  My visit to the hospital in Kuala Lumpur did not help at all.  They found nothing, NOTHING, NIL ... and after that, I started getting disillusion over the state of my country´s healthcare system.  It is a top hospital in KL btw, so they should know what they were doing.  But the one whom attended to me here, Dr. Lüh Kombacher ( I wanna jot it here to give her due credit and also, incase I forget her name haha!) was SUPERB.  She´s not only friendly and warm, she put me onto this machine for testing straightaway and a report came out like .... within seconds!!!  All the nurses were top notch and efficient, and I can say this is far better than all the top private hospitals in KL that I´ve been too and the one I am visiting is just any normal clinic btw.  Nothing fancy at all.  To top it all, my consultation was FOC! Coz I´d already paid for it earlier this year and that fee covers a good 3 months period.  I have to pay for my medication still though but it was nothing really.  5 Euro or something like that.  I don´t have to go there personally to make an appointment but instead just a phone call away and when I mean on appointment, means it was right on the dotted time that she saw me.  How great is that?  Today was my second visit and she is as helpful as ever.  Anyway, the other jeez of the story why I saw her again was, I had attack almost the whole day yesterday.  Also, it had been recurring almost daily after taking the Swineflu Jab last Monday.  So now I am on something stronger, something that I have to inhale in every morning and night before I go to bed, and my first inhaler for inbetween needs.  Oh gosh, I do feel so helpless with my new condition :-( No fun at all until it goes away ... But fret not ... I am seeking alternative treatment the moment I come back from KL and this treatment surely excites me because it involves travelling and hobby too! Haha! Details shall be revealed later ... I promise. Wish me luck!


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My stomach were growwwwling when I reached home.  Something to do with the harsh weather and all the walking ... Anyway, I already knew what I wanted to cook for lunch so preparing them was easy peasy.  Chop up 2 thighs, and season them generously with salt before putting them into a steamer with lots of red dates, wolberries and some roots (no idea what its called but taste ohhhh soooo good!).  Let it do its magic for 20 minutes and lunch is ready.  My lunch today was really, really deliciousssssss ... really satisfying even if it was eaten just liddat. Haha.

So here goes the usual thingy ...

Breakfast : Suppliment Drink
Lunch : Steamed Chicken with Chinese Herbs
Snacks : 2 Amicelli, 1 Apple
Dinner : Suppliment Drink
Exercise : I think I did a 4km walk today to/fro from town.  Apart from that, the usual Making the Bed and Toilet Cleaning.  I think I will stop there today coz I am kinda tired today from yesterday´s late night.
Today´s Weight Lost : PLUS 0.3kg (due to last night´s drinking and snacking in Ilka´s birthday party)
Total Weight Lost till Date : Back at 2.1kg

I think I am happy to get ride of another 400 grams before I fly off this Thursday.  Possible?  Sure yes! Wish me luck!

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Day Twelveth´s Brunch : Classic Spagetti Bolognaise

. Sunday, January 31, 2010
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My eating plan is a bit off today.  Reason being was, I stayed up till very late last night playing games on Facebook.  Oh yeah, I am still addicted there :-) And so I thought, it would be a good idea to replace my usual Drink Suppliment with an early brunch after rising from bed late.  And since I had some classic bolognaise sauce leftover from last night, all I did was reheat, cook a bunch of pasta and voila! All ready to be eaten.  This sauce I must say is d-i-v-i-n-e ... If you are looking for a classic sauce close to the one I have tried in Modena, Italy many donkey years ago, I think this is not too bad.  Click here for the recipe in my other blog.  Just remember to have a great bottle of red wine (if you wanna cook them with beef) or a good bottle of white wine (if you are cooking them with white meat, like me) .. and a dash of Sherry Vinegar.  Life´s good :-)

Here´s my daily report ...

- Brunch : A plate of Spagetti Bolognaise
- Afternoon Snacks : Suppliment Drink, 1 Apple, 1 Orange, 3 After Eights
- Dinner : Suppliment Drink
Exercise : Rest Day
Weight Lost Today : 0.3kg
Total Weight Lost Till Date : 2.4kg

I was trying on some clothes a while ago, you know, just to prepare for the upcoming trip home and what to wear on first day of Chinese New Year.  And .. the weight lost were fantastic.  I can see that my tummy is flatter unlike before and I am happy with how I look in my old Cheongsam. Also, I think my standard Economy Seat via Thai Airways will feel a bit spacious now.  Happy :-)

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Day Eleventh´s Lunch : Poached Salmon & Miso Soup

. Saturday, January 30, 2010
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Today, I woke up to 0.3kg lighter. Yay!  And soon, I can look forward to food indulgence in Bangkok and then Kuala Lumpur!  I woke up as usual this morning and prepared hubby pancakes with cheese/ham and chocolate stuffings.  Needless to say I got tempted and gobbled down half a piece.  Come lunchtime, I made an extra helping with chocolate and banana.  What a combo! Coz soon I learned that they carry a massive 300 calories for that small portion. Urgggg.  Today is weekend, means slow day with very little housework so ... I think tomorrow´s result will be very minimal or none at all.

Here´s for today

- Breakfast : Suppliment Drink, 1/2 Cheese/Ham Crepe
- Lunch : 1 Banana/Chocolate Crepe, 1 Poached Salmon, 1 Miso Soup
- Snacks : 2 Amicelli
- Dinner : Suppliment Drink
- Exercise : Made the Bed and Upload the Dishwasher
- Weight Lost Today : 0.3kg
- Total Lost Till Date : 2.1kg

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