3/5/22 Tues: PotaTOHs caught “Death on the Nile” after
dinner at my parents’.
We both enjoyed the movie! *“Detective” Potato was busy
figuring out motives and all as we watched while I “ga jiao-ed” him with questions
lol.* Hercule Poirot figured out the
murderers in the end, in front of all suspects. I thought that was similar to
“Murder on the Orient Express”, but Potato enjoyed this film more.
Rating: 4/5
4/5/22 Weds: Decided to try out the K-Kardio workout by
HPB. It was non-stop dancing and moving around in that one hour but I reckon
dancing is not really my thing after all haha. I had a good sweat-out session
but I doubt I would join such classes again.Home-cooked dinner by Potato~ stir-fried chicken leg meat with rotini, mushroom and capsicum in tomato sauce!
5/5/22 Thurs: Joined Zumba on HPB because it fitted into my
free time slot today. I tried Zumba long ago, but dancing is not my forte. I
could not keep up with the salsa and mostly fluid moves so ended up dancing to
my own style keke. *The male instructor is sexier than me when dancing la
lol.* Nice cardio workout but I reckon shoes should be worn for such
classes because there were speedy feet movements now and then. I think one can
get use to the moves if they do it often, but as at now, Zumba is not for me.6/5/22 Fri: YJ and I had drinks at Dopa Dopa Creamery while
waiting for Jess to arrive for our dinner at Un Yang Kor Dai, a Michelin
restaurant last year. Three of us had to wait for more than an hour before we
got seats. We tried their deep-fried sea bass, clear tom yum soup with prawns,
phad thai, salad, marinated pork neck and “morning glory”, which was our kang
kong. I really liked their kang kong and salad. The bill came up to $130… not very
expensive for a Michelin restaurant I guess.Then, we had some dessert at Tsujiri. Leon came after
busking and YJ accompanied him for late dinner cum supper. Jess and I headed
back first but both of us were surprisingly thirsty! We thought the dishes at
Un Yang Kor Dai must have a lot of MSG in them.7/5/22 Sat: Met Jess and LL for lunch ($55) at Myung Ga II.
Glad to know both Jess and LL enjoyed their jjambong and kimchi soup. I had the
seafood刀削面. After
that, we randomly thought of going for foot massage at a massage palour beside…
$28 for 40 minutes a person. Been some time since I had a foot massage and the
pain in some “reflex zones” were quite bad!
Then, Jess and I shared an Acai bowl at Moscano Enchanted
café: The Secret Garden while LL drank hot chocolate. My first time eating Acai
and I quite liked it except for the almond milk in there haha.
I took away Mongolia pork rib, assam fish slices, minced meat and pickled vegetable with toufu and spinach with egg trio ($55) for dinner at my parents’ at night. They
were all surprisingly good! Mum liked the strawberry watermelon cake from Cqua
last year, and I thought to go for a cheaper alternative for our Parents’ Day
celebration this year from Sugar Thieves ($47 with delivery), and though it was
not bad, especially with the rose essence, all of us thought it paled in
comparison to Cqua’s.
8/5/22 Sun: Met some of the Chinese media friends at work
today. Potato cooked old cucumber pork rib soup and stir-fried celery, scallop,
carrot and mushroom for dinner tonight. The old cucumber could have been left
in there for a longer period of time to soften further though.
9/5/22 Mon: Enjoyed my Pilates reformer class with Chisa in
the morning. I forgot and bought an extra packet of rice for Potato when he
already said that he had online presentation and would get his own lunch. The
extra rice became part of our meatless dinner. I stir-fried Chinese spinach
with lentil and enoki, and also took out all the baby kailan I planted to eat
hehe! Stir-fried that with egg and onion… but the bitterness of kailan is still
overwhelming for me as usual, so we did not finish it.
10/5/22 Tues: Had mangosteen after dinner at my parents’.
It’s been a long time since I ate one and it remains one of my favourite fruit
of all time.
We worked our arms quite a bit in the aerial flow and poses
tonight. I loved some of the photos because I looked confident and elegant in
them haha.
Sometimes, work just tire me out so much that I felt unmotivated
to go for exercise classes late at night. Yet, every session passed made me
realise I do not regret going for them because they helped me de-stressed in
some ways.
11/5/22 Weds: *I thought the guilty conscience in me
would linger for longer if I did not do the interview with Ricardo about his
two Kranji Mile runners. Phew it’s done.*
Potato whipped up yummy clams with alio olio for dinner
before he left for his jamming session at his friend’s studio in Khatib. The
budding musicians trial-ran their stream live on Twitch so I watched a bit too.
12/5/22 Thurs: Had fried fish slice bee hoon soup ($7) with
YJ at a coffee shop in Marsiling. I had it once before a long time ago and it
tasted not bad. We were ranting about each other’s work and I do admire her for
wanting to learn and put herself in new environment, because I find that I lack
the motivation most of the time.
Attended my first Poundfit class in two years with Fran in
the evening in the bigger studio next to the one I went to last time at Jurong
East Swimming Complex. Yvonne spent half the time teaching the basics because
more than half of the class were filled with new participants.
Definitely felt my thighs during the workout and Fran’s
face was as red as she looked when she drank alcohol lol!
13/5/22 Fri: virtual Piloxing workout with Carolyn tonight
was rather challenging with my already aching thighs haha… but I pushed
through!
Potato baked smoked duck breast meat to go with cold soba for lunch today! For dinner, I ordered sashimi dons from Kei Kaisendon on Grabfood
($29.90) because my $10 voucher is expiring soon.
14/5/22 Sat: Came home to Oyako-don for dinner cooked by
Potato hehe~ Very heartwarming meal as usual for it’s a long day of work on
race days for me. *On average, I only end work at 10pm haiz.*
Finished watching《서른, 아홉》(39) one of these days.
Cannot really compare it to《三十而已》because the latter was way
more intriguing. The only part that I liked about this drama is where one
ponders about life when you know that your best friend is going to die before
40 years old. It’s very hard to even think about that.
I liked the trio’s friendship in this sense.
Rating: 3/5
15/5/22 Sun: Bought 2 boxes of 6 durian puffs from Emicakes
on Shopee and we collected it from the Bukit Batok branch before heading over
to my in-laws. We all enjoyed it because it was not too sweet and the fillings
were thick.16/5/22 Mon: Had a good Pilates workout in the
morning. *A mess when it came to the press release regarding jockey Bernardo
Pinheiro’s ride on Kranji Mile day. Tsk.* I followed a recipe online to
cook enoki and shimeiji mushroom with garlic rice for dinner! The taste was a
bit too “garlic-y” for me though haha.
17/5/22 Tues: Had a rather long interview with Pinheiro at
the trials. He’s tall for a jockey and very chatty. *The idea of a Press
Release gives me headache. The amount of approval and work needed to go into
one is too much now.*
Busy day at work today and I had some difficulty achieving
the aerial pose tonight too. My big toe almost cramped twice while trying to
cross my legs in the straps.
18/5/22 Weds: James, PY, Fran, Potato and I caught “Doctor
Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” at JEM tonight after dinner at Kopitiam.
I enjoyed the effects a lot in the multiverse, though I do not know the Marvel storylines that well altogether.
Rating: 4.5/5
19/5/22 Thurs: Lots to complain to LL about when we had
lunch at Pho Street lol. It was a slightly longer session at my second Poundfit
class with Fran and it was quite fun I’d say.
20/5/22 Fri: PotaTOHs attended Creatr’s first anniversary
opening in the afternoon. Chatted for a bit with Leon while we enjoyed their
buffet cooked by them. *I liked their laksa crostini a lot.* Did our
part for charity and took a polaroid with Leon before we left.
Sweated out at the virtual Piloxing class at night. Also,
my free subscription to Balance app has come to an end sadly, so I switched to
using Smiling Mind, another free meditation app. I must have been so used to
the female instructor’s soothing voice in Balance that I’m still not comfortable
with the new voices in Smiling Mind. The way the modules are arranged is
different too. *I shall try a few more free apps and ultimately pay for
Balance if I prefer them over others.*
Potato cooked chicken soup with淮山and虫草花soup which is good for the kidneys!
21/5/22 Sat: It’s been a long while since Kranji’s first
feature race of the season. Now that Mike has left, I’m working alone
permanently on race days, albeit with some help from Larry. I have always knew
that it could get busier on such days, and that I’d have to work into the night
or the next day. It gets rather stressful. *Taking over someone else’s job
aint no feat. I have to fight for my rights.*
On a brighter note, I always have yummy dinner to look
forward to. Potato whipped up enoki and kimchi in bacon roll and cabbage,
carrot and mushroom don for us.
22/5/22 Sun: It was random but Potato thought of doing
gimbap for dinner. He stir-fried the pork belly slices in bulgogi sauce, did
tamago egg and then we began to wrap everything using the seaweed. *It was
fun learning to slice them up nicely!* They were not aesthetically pleasing
to the eyes, but definitely comfort for our tummies.
23/5/22 Mon: Chisa let us worked with the wooden pole in
reformer class this morning. I always enjoyed using this equipment because it
is so much more balance challenge than just core work.
For meatless dinner tonight, I bought chives and egg
dumpling and cooked them in a pot with carrot, enoki, red date and napa
cabbage.
24/5/22 Tues: I thought it’d be an easy week after the busy
Kranji Mile meeting, but I had to draft up a Press Release after receiving an email
by Dennis. I do enjoy the new challenges at work after Mike left, but at times,
I think I give myself a lot of pressure to want to keep up to Mike’s high
standards. Was talking to YJ over lunch and it dawned on me that I had been
timid and too nice in my years of work. One gives their all hoping that the
Club could see and reward, but the recognition was simply not there these past
nine years. I’m starting to see things in a new light, and that one must fight
for what is rightfully ours to begin with. If there’s no incentive and trust,
why should I work my butt off? *我不是斤斤计较的人，但世界的确现实。公司没有任何职员照样营业，我是不是把我的责任看得太重了一点？总要做最后的争取，但认真点想，要是我一点分量都没有，那东家不打打西家，因为地球照样转。*
Yip replaced Diana for aerial class tonight. As usual, his
class was more of cardio work, but it was a good workout too. He paired us up
for one pose but because I misplaced my arms, it got a bit painful trying to
hold Annie up. We also did the “Bird of Paradise” pose, which I could not bend
as much because my lower back aches.
25/5/22 Weds: Potato used up the rest of the pork belly and cooked them in bulgogi sauce with onion and mushroom to go with cold soba for lunch today. Yums~
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