Colours

In my last post, I expressed shock that July had arrived so quickly. Now the weight of August just tumbled out of nowhere! August means the start of a new academic year. I am not really looking forward to the hectic schedules of projects, lessons and assignments. :/

Anyway, yesterday was the last day of my internship at Channel NewsAsia E-news. Felt really sad because I have grown the working styles and the lovely people there. Had a very enriching time there, but guess what, I will be back to work there part-time when semester begins. The schedule is really flexible and the pay is pretty good. Figured that I should get my own income and start a proper investment plan for the future.

Anyway purpose of this blog was to chronicle the food I eat, but I am a little disappointed by my lack of commitment to it. I don’t think I will be giving it up, but I’d most probably only make infrequent (photo) posts.

So here are some of my meals the past month or so… I can’t really remember. I wish I had the time to come up with more creative dishes in the kitchen, but lately I am tired out from work that I either eat out, or just eat whatever my maid cooks which is not bad at all.

One reason why I love eating fresh produce is the vibrant colours.. I swear just by looking at them, I am happier! I know I am such a dork.

1) sweet corn without any salt or butter because you will just spoil its natural taste! Jap cucumber usually eaten with miso!, tomato with sprinklings of balsamic vinegar.

2) Orange and yellow peppers, celery sticks!

3) A packed lunch to work. Chickpeas for protein, grilled eggplant, steamed broccoli, stir-fried french peas and cauliflower, tomato.

4) A fruity snack consisting of watermelon wedges, grapes and yogurt

5) Sauteed carrots and cherry tomatoes in balsamic vinegar (the cherry tomatoes would be literally bursting with flavor this way!), 1/2 grilled Portabello mushroom, omelette with rest of the mushroom and cheese

A close up of the omelette. Check out the cheese oozing out! This would really tide your hunger over for hours!

Ok I am going to start on my community service report, which is due in 2 weeks time. I vow not to procrastinate next sem… let’s see how that goes.

Not giving up.

Holy schzmoly! Where did half of the year go to? I can’t believe it’s July already.

My job at Channel News Asia is a DESK-bound job and I find myself going without exercise for 2 weeks! The usual excuses of no time, feeling too tired… the list never ends.

But yikes, my pants are getting a little bit tighter, so I dragged myself out of bed this morning to go for a 6k run. About time, because I have a 10k race come August 31st! I walked 1/3 of the run, which is a barometer that my stamina has fallen. Sigh, felt slightly discouraged but have to give myself a pat on the back from coming so far since 1-2 years ago. Last time, I hated running and at least I swam regularly. Now getting the swimsuit out of my closet, and putting it on is hard. Plus, the thing about how the sun damages our skin and adds age to it makes me want to stay out of the sun!

Goal for next week is to run 4 times a week, and hopefully this will be my weekly goals leading up to the race.

Must remind myself how good I always feel after sweating it out. It’s so easy to put exercise off till the next day, but it never gets done then.

Having an office job in such an ‘ulu’ location also limits food choices. Food in the canteen is sub-standard but not very healthy. So my eating plan is to have a HUGE bowl of salad (consisting of romaine lettuce, red/yellow peppers, a tomato or depending on what vegs I have in my fridge tossed with balsamic vinegar) and Japanese cucumber with miso dip (very yummy!), before heading to work. My body actually craves raw, fresh veggies now.

Got to finish some work for my CIP event which is going to be held next Saturday, can’t wait for it to be over…