stepping my way to fitness

Boys and girls, meet my new friend, Stepper.. equipped with a mini computer and it's movement resistance adjustable. From now on, I'm gonna get really intimate with my new friend. I've decided to inject some vigor into my otherwise sedentary lifestyle here at the moment. I'm not a sportive person.. never been one... and I don't wanna risk growing sideways by sitting around all day facing the computer screen. As it's too cold out to be doing any adrenaline-pumping activities right now, I've asked dear hubby to get me Stepper and believe you me, I'm not gonna let it gather cobwebs in some dark enclave of the apartment.. nooooo..... in fact, I've tried it out for 15 minutes and I can already feel the effect it's doing to my lower body... good Stepper and thank you my sweetie!

burn baby, burn..

We've finally summed up the courage to install the new DVD writer (thanks to brother Boy for that) and it's running perfect! Both of us know nuts about opening up a CPU and meddling with the internal bits.. but thanks to online info, we're able to do that without breaking a sweat (makes me feel like a pro now.. ta-di-da). Well at least that saves us some euro instead of calling some guy to do it for us.

cotton: cozy, durable, versatile

Two years on.. but seems like it was just yesterday.. looking forward to infinite years ahead together.. je t'adore tellement mon chéri!

snoopy on my feet

That's my new home shoes.. heavenly thick and soft interior.. feels like I'm walking on thick wool all the time.. and they keep my feet warm and happy always :)

sun's up

It's a bright day today.. a nice change from the grey moody ones we've been having lately.. but don't be fooled by the sunny face.. it doesn't get any warmer.. it's still a freezer out there. Wanted to breathe in some fresh air, so I've opened the window but shut it close 3 seconds after. It's a harsh weather and there've been reports of homeless people dying from extreme cold.. I really pity them. It's impossible to survive in this weather without a roof. We're really fortunate to be in the warmth of our home. Apparently the temperature will dip further in the coming days.. time to get 'thick'!

sub-zero

I am chilled to the bones. The temperature fell to -7°C this morning.. that's cold.. REALLY cold. I'm just glad I didn't have to step foot outside. When it gets this cold, it's best to stay indoors.. most ideally under a thick blanket cause no matter how much you layer up, the chill still gets to you. (Poh if you're reading this, I'm willing to trade places with you anytime.)

Oh yeah, we retrieved our strayed luggages on Tuesday. Everything was intact except for a couple of battered surfaces on one luggage (due to rough manhandling I'm sure) and a couple of broken tubs containing spices. I had the 'honour' of clearing all that up after much dread. Well we're just glad we got our stuff back without much delay. Did I mention that our newly bought luggage tags were stolen?... that's a downer.

eh merde.. what a day!

I'm back online after a long absence. Well, we're reluctantly back from our vacation.. back in the freezing cold.. back in our quiet home. We're already missing everybody in Singapore.. and the warmth too, definitely! It was really hard for us to part with family and friends.. we had great fun with everybody. It would be months before we get to see them again.. how cruel!

Well things started out wrong right from the airport... first, it was SO wrong to leave the family (again).. then there's the flight delay.. next we found out that our luggages somehow got lost during the transit (apparently they're now safely back in Paris airport and we'll receive them in a day or two.. or three or four...) and as if all that wasn't enough, we had to wait for an hour in the cold to take the bus from the airport to the train station.. that's French service for you. It was a long and tiring trip back home for us.. fortunately we didn't have to stay outdoors for long cause the cold was really unforgiving and I was underdressed for a -2°C weather. The cold was like a hard slap in the face especially after coming back from a tropical country.

Well we're all settled now.. the heater is in full force.. we're decked in thick clothes.. drinking hot soup. We had a long, well-deserved sleep yesterday.. just waiting for the luggages to come now.