5km...

After a month of resting from running, I managed to force my lazy body to run on the treadmill this morning...

Yayyyyyy to me!!! :)

And guess what??!!!

Athlete's Circle is here!!! The store stocks gears for running, cycling and swimming...

Went to the store with my good-cum-runner friend, Mizi yesterday to check out the store since he has promised me to do so...

I was like a little kid in a toy store ;)

I wanted to get these tights below at the store:

2XU Compression Tights: This baby encourages maximum blood flow toward the heart to keep you performing at your peak for longer due to decreased muscle fatigue and damage. Great for training, racing and recovery. Check out www.2xu.com

But there was a hole in it, so they have to send it back to the supplier and I gotta wait for a couple of weeks... Oh well...Maybe I'll just get it in Singapore next month...

So, I got myself these instead:

Ultimate Direction's Blaze Belt (Can't wait to use this next weekend!)

Thank you Mizi for belanja-ing the belt! :D

The store is located at:

D-5-LG1, Level 1, Block D,

JAYA ONE, 72 Jalan Universiti,

Petaling Jaya 

It is supernear to UIA (Universiti Islam Antarabangsa)...

Oh, and I will come back for you too:

Polar RS300X

Anybody out there wants to sponsor me one? ;P

Balik Kampung - Food

I gained 5 kilos during my first year in Melbourne... It may not seem a lot, but it is for someone who's only 5 feet and 2 inches... Hehe... And when I came back at the end of that year, my late atok told me that I was fat.. Hah..

So, I had a love-hate relationship with my body when I was there because of the YUMMY FOOD... And I became more adventurous with food when I was in Melbie... (I started dipping chips with chilli sauce or mayonnaise only when I was Melbie! :P) You name it la: Asian, Italian, Australian?, Greek, Mediterranean.. All of it... Especially the desserts!!! Oh em gee!!! So delicious!!! Couldn't resist them even when I was being health-conscious and started joining the gym over there 5 years ago... 

So, obviously when I was in Melbourne, I did manage to fulfil pretty much everything my foodlist...

I'll let the pictures do the talking for this entry ;)

Belgian Waffle with Nutella

Koko Black's Belgian Hot Choc

Koko Black's Belgian Spoil

Yummy fried quails

The infamous Il Dolce Freddo's Rocher and Mango Gelati

One of a kind: Kanpai's Mixed Teppanyaki

Max Brenner's Chocolate Pizza with a Crunch!

Blue Train Cafe's Signature Dessert: Banana Caramel with Cream and Ice Cream

About to eat Laurent's Chocolate Eclair

Menya's Gyu Tan Don

Chicken Parmi

1 dozen of Fresh Oysters from Victoria Market

KFC's Chicken Salt Chips

Waterfront's Lobster Thermidor

Waterfront's Rib Eye 

You seeeeee!!! How can you not get 'thin' over there... ;P

After 10 days in Melbourne, I think I've added all the 'layers' that I've lost from running and bootcamp... Erk!!!

Just wanted to end this post with a pic of my cheeky nephew. He basically dismantled a kepala ikan during one of our dinners...

So happy that he 'destroyed' the fish's head!

Balik Kampung - Places

So, I recently went to Melbourne for a good 10 days, as I've not been on a long holiday from work since July last year... 


I was studying in Melbourne for six years previously... Parents decided to ship me out of KL straight away after my O-Levels...


Did my Foundation at Taylors College, Degree at Monash University and Masters at RMIT University.. Gila college hopping! ;)


Anyways... I will blog about my trip into 3 or 4 parts, and this will be Part #1.. Which is about the places that I went to with my family...


Most of the time we were in the city or at a mall coz all we ever wanted to do is shop... (Poor Dadaa! :P) But we managed to go to these 2 places which I've never been to when I was studying in Melbourne.. *malu*:

1. Weribee Open Range Zoo

Decided to take my nephew, his mommy and my dad to the open range zoo on day #4, which is a 30-min drive from the city...

We arrived at the place at around 2:15pm... 

Entrance to the zoo

We bought the 2:50pm ride so that gave us about half an hour or so to grab a quick lunch at the bistro....


While waiting for the bus:

Me with Ibrahim and my SIL, Kak Aida 

Dadaa and I

The bus came at about 2:55pm... There were only us and a couple for this trip...

Amazing animals that we saw were:

Wondering what they were up to? :P

My fave animal was:

Tony the Giraffe!!! So cutee!!!

Regretted that I didn't bring the huge lens to Melbie to capture the animals :(

The ride took about 45 minutes...

Then we decided to talk a walk around the zoo to see these animals:

I was tempted to kidnap the meercat!!! Too cute!!!

Apparently they kill humans more than crocodiles or snakes in a year.. Scary.. 

Cute signs around the zoo: 

You wouldn't want to be eaten by a hippo right? :S

2. Brighton Beach

We went there after my mummy's birthday lunch in the city... 

They have over 100 plus multicolour tiny houses aka sheds and each 'shed' had its own design...


Apparently, the price to own one is about AUD20,000!!! So pricey for a tiny house!!!

But still, they're oh-so-colourful-and-nice:

Mum and Bijan

Cousin Myra and I 

With my fav no. house! ;)

Kisses to *ahem*'s birthdate  ;)

Stay tuned for Part #2 of my Melbourne trip.. :)

My running calendar for 2010 so far...

Runs/Half Marathons that I've participated and will be participating until the month of July:

January:
17/1 New Balance Pacesetters Run - 30km

February:
6/2 Putrajaya Night Marathon - 21km

March:
14/3 Larian Bareno - 15km

April:
25/4 Bidor Marathon - 21km

May:
2/5 Bomba Run KL - 10km OR 16/5 New Balance Pacesetters - 15km
29/5 Sundown Marathon (Singapore) - 21km

June:
4/6 New Balance Setia Alam Half Marathon - 21km
27/6 Standard Chartered KL Marathon - 21km

July:
11/07 Siemens Run  - 10km
24/07 Shape Run - 10km

If my body's not as fit and toned as her:

(Pic credits to Google)

Then Marie France Bodyline, here I come!!! :P

Oh, and I can't wait to try my new running shoes:

Asics Gel Cumulus II...So pretty in purple...

(Thanks to my sweetie!!! :D)

In the year 1983...

These were the major news headlines around the world:

• Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to travel in space when the space shuttle Challenger is launched from Cape Canaveral, FL.
• 241 U.S. Marines and sailors are killed when a TNT-laden suicide terrorist blows up Marine headquarters at Beirut International Airport.
• U.S. Marines and Rangers invade the island of Grenada and evacuate hundreds of U.S. citizens.
• The Soviets shoot down Korean Airlines flight 007

In the entertainment industry pula:

The Grammy Winners were:

• Record of the Year - "Beat it" by Michael Jackson
• Album of the Year - "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
• Song of the Year - "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

These were the #1 hits:

• Baby Come To Me - James Ingram with Patti Austin
• Let's Dance - David Bowie
• Down Under - Men at Work
• Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
• Beat It - Michael Jackson
• All Night Long - Lionel Richie
• Maniac - Michael Sembello
• Every Breath You Take - The Police
• Africa - Toto
• Total Eclipse of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
• Flashdance..What a Feeling - Irena Cara

Gotta love the 80s for their music ;)

Lastly, on the 10th day of April (Sunday) of that year, my momsie gave birth to me at 4:44pm.... :)

I am officially 27 years old today...

I thank Allah for the blessings that I've been given for the past 26 years of my life...

Alhamdulillah... :) :) :)

You will forget that...

..you've been working for almost 3 years at this tiny but wholesome advertising agency when you have these people around you...

When I was getting ready for work, my boss texted me saying that there was a last min new biz meeting that will be happening at The Curve... Since it was a Friday and was planning to wear my jeans, I quickly changed into a more 'office' look...

Debuting my lovely wedges from Vincci+ ;)

Came to the office this morning and my cubicle was 'messed' up, thanks to my colleagues :P:

Siap ada note from Clarissa.. Kurengs!!! :P

It has been a crazy week at work and I had to quickly do as much as I can before rushing to the meeting... And we were 'late' because we had a meeting at the office prior to that...

So, my boss drove us to The Curve.. And he was telling me that we were going to do a lunch meeting at Little Penang Cafe since it was already 1pm...

So, when we were walking towards the restaurant, my boss suddenly walked into another restaurant called Bumbu Desa and I was puzzled...

Little did I know.... I was walking into my surprise birthday lunch with my colleagues!!!

I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED AND IN AWED...

Pictures from the surprised lunch:

My birthday cupcakes from Cupcake Chic! :)

The culprit (on the left) :P

Got the entire troop from Bumbu Desa to sing for me :P

The supercute card from the team :)

Thanks to Clarissa and Juliet for getting me the denim dress and necklace!!! Superliking it!!! :)

You guys have ignited my birthday mood!

From the bottom of my heart, thank you very much :) :) :)