A Homemaker’s Diary

I have been cooped up inside the house for almost a week and I decided it’s time that I take a break from my routine (if you consider my time line to complete the orders as a mundane routine..haha!) So today I will go out and watch Spiderman 3..(I wish it’s true but hell, no since I have a client coming on Monday to collect her corsage order..huhu!)

So aside from going to KL today to get some insufficient supply I will have to find ways to keep myself entertain at home while racing after the due date. I will keep my ears open on Astro channels while my hands are busy doing the corsage (I can’t hook my eyes on the TV otherwise my craft wouldn’t be completed)..I know what I will do once I’m over May. Spend the whole day watching TV..haha! (and puke afterwards).

Oh, that cute cat, I bought him for Hubby’s birthday. He’s Tofu, the special Kansai cat from Memory Lane. Read his description. Very much like my Tofu..haha!

Now I wonder whether the scary image of oral cancer patient on that box of cigarette is really true or not. Yes, maybe it’s a real picture of a patient, but is it because of smoking?

I’m not taking any side but it just makes me start to think that maybe what we see it’s not what actually is.

I was hanging out after the birthday party at Secret Recipe when I snapped this picture. Those bunch of ladies, they smoke so since I am not a smoker, kinda feel out of place in that sense..haha!

Plus while we were hanging out, there was one loud band playing some outrageous uncool songs in front of the Alamanda fountain and it was so difficult for us to chat, so I ended up taking pictures of the surrounding and this empty box.

You know when you work (employed in real office unlike me in this hot, airless SOHO) and hang out during cigarette break, that 5-10 minutes break, you can actually make great friends with others who smoke and in a way can get to know people from different departments and higher position.

If it takes an oral cancer to get a higher salary, why not! Hopefully you have the power to regenerate your cells before it kills you..haha..( I just watched Heroes Episode 21..haha!)

Do you have pet? I missed having gold fish as pet. But since my living hall could not accommodate the large tank that I want to buy, I decided to hold on with the idea first. Last time I had a bunch of gold fish in a small tank and it just got dirty so fast and after Nano died, I just could not bear having another broken heart over gold fish..haha!

So for anyone who is new to my blog, have a look at the fat face of my hamster, Tiki.

I’m not sure how old is she. But I think I have her for almost a year now. I have to check my first entry about Tiki to know the exact date I bought her and the late Toko. She has put on so much weight ever since but as long as she is happy, I’m fine with it. Why judge a hamster by its body shape, right! haha!

You can see she’s smiling. 🙂

I would love to go to Amsterdam for holiday. Especially when I found one great website that list almost all available hotels and place of attractions there. Check out EasyToBook.com.

About its tourist attraction, I would not miss the chance to visit Anne Frank House to see how the hiding place where Anne and others stayed for years during the perils of the Nazi regime really looks like.

Since Amsterdam has inhabitants tolerant attitude toward soft drugs and prostitution, perhaps I should not miss the walk around its Red Light District, just to feed my curiosity about that part of life..haha!

For hotel choice, for now I think a double room with canal view at Hotel Amstelzicht will do. At least I would be able to take pictures without going out from my room early in the morning.

I also notice that some of the hotel rooms do not have attached shower and toilet but of course with that kind of rooms the rates are cheaper.

Oh, another part of the city I would not miss is the floating Flower market, the Bloemenmarkt. Wouldn’t it be nice if I could bring back all the flowers!

I used to join gym, especially BodyBalance class on Wednesday night (I even make it a sacrifice to miss CSI every Wednesday).

But now since hubby no longer could drive me to the gym (I’m incompetent driver to certain destination), we decided to burn the monthly gym fees.

You see, once you signed up for one year, you have to pay for one year fees whether you go and sweat yourself at the gym or not.

Well, I somehow stumbled upon this post by Kenny Mah (I think a Chinese friend told me about his blog but that time I didn’t check it). He posts about his BodyBalance training to be an instructor.

I’m not into training other people, it’s just for those who feel shy to join the BodyBalance class, I think that’s the least embarrassing class in the Les Mills programs.

Like Kenny said, nearly every major gym franchise in Malaysia runs them — different programs for different needs and tastes.

It’s a combination of Tai Chi, Yoga and Pilates. Taken from LesMills official website,

“BODYBALANCEâ„¢ is the Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates workout that builds flexibility and strength and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses to music create a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance.”

At the gym that I attended, the class will be a co-ed class but most of the time women dominate in attendance.

Who cares, I always take the front position so that I will be less distracted watching other people trying to balance themselves..haha!

Maybe you have heard about BodyPump, BodyCombat, BodyJam..huhuhu..These are all Les Mills programs too. I haven’t been able to try all those other classes because I can see that those are more energetic yet I like something not too strong. I hate those resistance and push up training.

If somehow you decide to join gym and they have BodyBalance class, give it a try. Who knows Kenny will be there as the instructor..haha!