WHATSOUP!

this semester, i am determined to save money (hello shopping spree!) and eat healthily!

and unlike last time, i do not want to go to the war unprepared. when i came across this, i thought this was great! soups are filling, hearty and i can make a big batch and eat it for lunch and dinner. soup au pistou caught my attention definitely!

love to hear from you about soup!

xoxo

my week in pictures

giant tortoises at the singapore's national zoo

tanuki or japanese racoon dog. <3

a sweet surprise from a total darling to celebrate my exam's good result

Life in iPhone pics. Again ;-)

cmym

My scents at the moment. I vary between these three, depending on my mood.

Chicken rice from chinese auntie shop near my place. always brightens up my day. :-)

Body Pump class. love love this. i like the sore feeling that i get after the class. go bum bum booty!

three layer tea. palm sugar/gula melaka, full cream milk, thick tea. NYUM

sui yok a.k.a crunchy pork belly with green chili dipping sauce at Hungry Hog. <3

well, anatomy just has to be there to balance out all the fun i've been having ;-)

Realizations :)

Having living overseas for quite a while has made me cherish some things that I used to take for granted and realize what kind of person I actually am. 


My dog, siblings, mom, housemaids, fresh laundry, the smell of burning scented candles sis always lits ( it's always either eucalyptus or lavender ), treadmill machine in the living room, chauffeur, mom's raid-able closed, full stocked fridge, and super fast internet ;)


When you were young, you always think that your high-school friends define you. If your friends are popular, so are you. If your friends are not, well.... you are not. I used to feel like the later one. However, since I study abroad, I came to a realization that even if you cry and you tell your friends that you did, will the things they say make a big difference? I no longer feel lonely when I don't have friends to hang out with. That means girly DVD time all for myself! :)


I also learned what friends really mean. If they are good true friends, they won't make you feel insecure. You will find true friends the moment you are able to define and understand yourself. I am not saying as if I have lived for 1000 years and I am Yoda the wise but I can say that I have progressed. I have made friends who don't make me feel worried if they are going to criticize me for every single thing I do. And since I slash down my amount of friends, I have time to do things that I could not do because I used to complain  that I did not have the time, i.e gym. Thus, I've lost a bit of weight :) ( Now I am 66.5 ) Well, it's still a progress ,isn't it? :p

Yoda me is not :p

Oh, and I realized that the reason why we hate our mom/dad(s) is because we inherit the supposedly annoying characteristic from them. ;) Try to think of it.


It's just a random musing from me :)


OH AND I OFFICIALLY FINISHED MY EXAM! :D 


going to enjoy this hols before starting sem 2 which is a different ball game than sem 1.


<3

One Shoe Too Many...NOT! (and some random updates)

Is there such a thing as too many shoes for girls? 


Oh my God... This is so rhetorical... Obviously no!


I have been eye-ing on Michael Kors shoes because his design has the boho/chillaxed vibe to it. It totally suits me! Plus, people have been saying how comfortable his shoes are. I am so going to save money so that I can splurge on Michael Kors shoes!

KORS Michael Kors Jacinda Vintage Calf Wedges in Barley
picture taken from www.polyvore.com

What do you think about this one? I love the tan color, the boho vibe, the stripes, and the lux feeling that you get from it. I can picture a girl wearing dark skinny jeans, black loose tank, aviators, some boho bag, and these shoes! And don't forget some bangles! Hermes bangles would be nice ( check this post ).


And for those of you who are asking why I am blogging because last time I posted a post, I said that I was heavily studying for an exam. Well, the storm has ended! :D I don't know how I did but hopefully I did well. I will tell my result once I know. 


I just had banana+orange smoothie that I finished in 60seconds. Now I am extremely full and sleepy. LOL. So much for yoga. But tomorrow I am either going to work out or do eyebrow threading. My eyebrows look werewolfy! :( But I also need yoga so badly because I just did body pump class yesterday and my body is aching! Oh well, no pain no gain right? My weight has gone down a bit to 66.5-67 :) I am happy about the improvement. The tortoise wins the race, remember? ;)


I have something exciting to tell coming up! I am going to let you guys know about it soon! :))


xoxo

Earrings-gasm! :D

How awesome are these babies??? :DDDDD I found them after having dinner with my siblings and I knew that I just had to buy them! :))) These are earrings from House of Harlow. They are adorable and super versatile. I love pairing them with black racerback tanktop, skinny jeans, converse, and my mini Alexa bag from Mulberry. :)))

But, there is no such thing as too many stuffs for girls! :p Now I'm trying to save money to buy a new Balenciaga Pompon Bag in Black :)))) It's so adorable and it has that bohemian vibe to it which I really adore! :)))

Sorry that I've been missing. The internet connection in my house sucks :/ and it just got fixed so yea. That's another reason why I don't post many pics in my blog. :((( Sometimes I am so envious of other blogs because they have many nice pics and all. But hey, I am a newbie ( That's what I've been telling myself ) so I have all the rights to post as few pics as possible. ;) Self denial at its best I guess? Hahaha.

And about the weight loss journey.... I've been working out and eating as clean as possible but it's so hard to avoid munchies! Especially during holidays :((( I weighed myself and now I weigh 67.5kg 

But I know that if I keep on doing the hard work, I will finally reach my ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT. <3 AND I'M SUPER STOKED TO GET MY ASS INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL AGAIN! *nerd*

That's all for today dolls! ;) And I need to tune in into E! Channel because I need to get my bimbo brain going by watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians!

Just a Random Boring Holiday

I don't know what to name this post because I guess today's post is just a random musing about my day.

Holiday is getting boring because there's nothing much to do but I am quite proud of myself because I managed to drag myself to the gym today :D

I did 30 minutes on the strider, another 30 minutes on the cycling machine and another 30 minutes to do strength training for my triceps, back, shoulder and hamstring. :) Quite a good beginning.

Then I watched season 2 of Gossip Girls and watching Serena/Blake Lively truly motivates me to work out harder and taking care of myself better! She's totally my girl crush! :DDD I would love to be a brunette doctor version of her LOL. And her outfits through out the show are amazing. But my style is a mix of her style and Vanessa's style. I like to keep things on the edgy side ;)

But today is quite on the bad side because I just realised that I couldn't find my J Brand leggings! :(

They cost quite a fortune and they make my legs look grand and divine!!!!!! :((( Urgh I don't think I can find jeans as comfy as J Brand anywhere else. The color is also flattering. It's dark blue which makes it super versatile. I wanna post a pic of it but i can't find it on the net so yea :( But seriously, J Brand is so worth it! So if you are looking for awesome jeans, I totally recommend J Brand. However my sister loves Citizens of Humanity jeans. I have never owned one so I can't really tell but lemme tell you this, my sis has awesome fashion sense ( I am not being bias! ) so yea I think you can also consider this brand. I hope I can find my J Brand jeans soon or maybe in my dorm room back in Malaysia :((((( wish me luck!

Anyway, I've been thinking that I should start bringing my camera with me and start posting more pictures from my real life so that my readers can get better insight into my life even though I know it's quite bland compared to the life of other bloggers. :(

question : have you ever lost your favorite fashion item? what was it and did you find it back?

Anyway, good night loves! see you on the next post! <3 off to my beauty sleep :)

Freshman Fifteen? :(

I bet you guys have heard a lot about freshman fifteen and sadly I am on my way there :(. I've gained 8 pounds and I want to stop it and go back to my old self.

I was browsing through some blogs and I came across to http://mealsandmovesblog.com/ which is having an event called Dedicated December. Basically what you do is you stick to your healthy eating regime and work out regime despite December being a holiday month to see your old or better self! :) 

I used to weigh around 64-65 kgs ( my happy weight ) and now I weigh 67-68. I would love to go down to 60 but now I just wanna go down to 65 first.

I would love to be a better version of myself. I mean, I am not fat and I have to admit that I am kinda flabby because during the past 2 months I have not been working out and staying in the library all the time makes my thighs no good even though it did its job in terms of scores.

So, for this Dedicated December, I want to:

1. start each day with a glass of warm water. It can flush out all the toxins and make you healthier and your skin glow

2. work out at least 3 times a week in the gym and besides that is swimming or yoga to make sure that I stay active.

3. Reduce sugar intake because it is creating havoc on my body and on my skin ( pimples! )

4. stay committed even though the scale might not show any progress because the main idea is to get healthier! :)

5. eat more salads!

There are a lot more that you can do but it's better to start from something small isn't it? :)

and since me and S are going to embark on it together, i hope it is going to be easier LOL.