One and a half hour workout

gonna eat a big wedding dinner tonite so workout ramped up .an hour non stop zumba and 30 mins exercise machines on rowing,skiing n pull ups .totally spaced out The results of my blood test came out yesterday.Compared to last year,ive improved my health fitness as my blood glucose was 6.0 n HB1Ac 6.3 compared to last year 6.8 and 6.5.ive brought tryglycerides back to below maximum range at 1.5 and improved my HDL serum proportion.So the keto diet which helped me to lose weight improved my cholesterol my blood potassium level shot up as i took blood test 10 mins after aworkout I increased my intake of bananas n electrolyte drinks after sweating during outdoors workout,it causes a spike in potassium but it reduces my muscle cramp at nite so maybe i will reduce to one banana after workout. beginning of month i stock up on food n household necessity and went wet market,Lotus and Jaya Grocer.i bought house brand detergents,tissues n washing liquid from Lotus n surprising Cherry from Turkey at rm12.90 ,grapes from India at rm8,avocado from Kenya from Giant at rm 2 each and a box of jade green lychee from China from Jaya Grocer at rm12.90.i spent more than rm 320 on 2 weeks of grocery shopping.the can tuna and frozen food i will eat at the end of second week. its important to have strength training at my age coz functional fitness enables me to run everywhere and carry 4 heavy

bags of groceries and a loaded backpack on my back.

Exercise buddy

Bumped into a healthy workout buddy at Kiara park this morning Dr Pola Singh.Our motto is use it or lose it so we love the fresh air n green space at Kiara Park.

Cold soba

i bought soba noodles,miso and shoyu from Daiso and cooked cold soba noodles with tempura vegetables.i braised chicken drummet with teriyaki sauce by otafuku.it was so delicious to eat cold soba on a stifling hot evening.i walked past Robaitaya and had nostalgia over japanese set lunch there with ex colleagues and their raindrop jelly but now cant afford dining out at such fine dining exquisite japanese restaurants so decided to DIY

Age is catching up

To get the best buy for my budget i need to run to wet market,hypermarket NSK,Lotus,Giant,Hero and Star Grocer as i cook an international cuisine.Every cent counts with the rise in food prices.Now red meat especially pork,beef,lamb n fish n shrimp is unaffordable as its gone up so high.Six small pieces of pork belly cost rm18 and dont even dare look at fish.A red coral garoupa frozen imported from Sabah cost rm 1,000. Running here and there to service the car,change battery n tyres is so tiring as there is no one stop centre.the shop specialize in car air cond is far away from tyre shop or the battery shop. After i reached home,i unpacked the wet grocery to put in the fridge n daily necessity in the pantry cupboard until i forgot all about the frozen dim sum of fish ball and har gow shrimp dumpling and char siew baos in my backpack.i put it on the chair and really forgot it was there until kitty kept on clawing my backpack and sniffing the food.i thought he was just frisky and shoo him away with my water gun.the greedy cat smelled the dim sum but the next morning while putting my water tumbler into my backpack to go workout,i saw the dim sum which smelled bad.i threw away the spoilt food and felt like giving myself a tight slap for being bloody forgetful and ignored the supernose of kitty.i lost nearly rm20 of good dim sum. this afternoon i ate comfort food of delicious nyonya rice kuih with banana,tapioca,pandan,yam and coconut milk and a glass of teh tarik.not gonna buy takeaway food coz i will forget to keep it in the fridge.

Western lunch n Asian dinner

For lunch i ate the chicken meatloaf with the banana bread i baked and a salad of grapes.it is cost saving when i learn to cook from youtube videos western recipes of goodies.dinner i had craving for Japanese food so i cooked tempura with spinach leaves since shiso leaves are only foun d in japanese supermarketsthen fried oyster mushroombrinjal and lotus root and tempura ebi or shrmps.cookex a miso soup with enoki musroom n crabstick.it was yummy as i loved the crunchy tempura i bought ready made tempura flour,added baking powder,an egg and ice cold water to the mixture.it was great to see tempura turn golden brown in sizzling oil.next week i will learn cooking cold soba Lunch is angel hair pasta smothere

d in Tuscan red clam sauce with cherry tomatos n spinach.Dinner is cold soba with tempura vegetables and teriyaki chicken drummets. .

High maintenance

im a high maintenance woman.With aging parts there is wear and tear .My aging car needs high repair maintenance to replace worn out parts.My aging condo needs maintenance to replace faulty pipes and collapsing ceiling and rotting veneers.My aging body needs therape

utic thai massage and collagen rich food to repair aging ligaments and joints.everythings gonna break down sooner or later.thats life.

Cute kitty

Review of movie Walled City

This action packed Hong Kong movie is jaw dropping in its depiction of the heart of darkness.Its a no mans land of lawlessness and crimininality with drug deals,prostitution dens,unlicensed doctors,triads operating side by side with small businesses of barbers,plastic flowers manufacturers and restaurant businesses.its a hell on earth making it the densest populated place on earth.the sunlight cant reach the ground with the maze of electrical wires and forests of tv antennas vie with laundry poles and air con units. the stunt choreography is powerful,fast paced,explosive and kudos to hong kong stuntman industry for visually stunning actions the plot is realistic of how past feuds carry on to the next generation as debt of blood must be avenged.the acting is first class professionalism as Loius Koo is embodiment of both the good and evil coexisting in a triad head.and he fights n kicks kung fu as an ageing sifu.alongside a formidable kung fu action of the elderly Samo Hung who still packs a punch thats agile for an old man his age.it shows how circumstances in life shapes ones destiny and the use of the kite flying free up in the sky but unable to escape from the strings of its manipulator is a poignant symbol of those unable to cast away their dark past. no wonder fhe Walled City has inspire movies and video games,photographers and vidual artists.tbe latest video game inspired french animators to see the walled city through the eyes of a Stray cat. Now if someone would recreate the Petaling street history and the Heart of Kuala Lumpur with the early history of Chinese tin miners,triad warfare between the Ghee Hin and Hai San,how immigrants eke out a living selling goods in sundry shops in Central market to the funeral parlours and flower markets of Chinatown,the dim sum shops,the clan association houses,the old opium dens and coolies transporting bags of rice alongside sampans on the klang river.tbe British administrators working at the moorish inspired buildings and the watering hole the Selamgor club.tell an old Malaya story in manga or video game style.like the Hong Kongs walled city,the early settlement of a muddy estuary has a lot of creative potential. call it "All wok of life from the coolie to the kuali.Chinatown was the go to place from mooncakes, hokkien fried noodles,wintermelon lo hon go to dim sum and wedding pastry.thats where we get new year wax duck,chinese sausages,chinese herbs to chinese noodles.

Sunday jungle gym

It was drizzling lightly this morning so zumba outdoor class is cancelled.I went to the jungle gym for workout.the wild native plants with bright orange colour on a creeper has been sold commercially in horticulture centres as a climbing creeper for fences.look at the vivid orange blooms on garden fences Sunday is home chores day.went wet market to get grocery and got fruit,vege,n some chicken mince n ulam thai basil.then its cleaning the home and clearing kittys cage n mess he made in the garden balcony.water n fertilise my plants,kitty took a nap on sofa .then its meal prep for next week.baked banana bread with coconut flour 6 eggs n 3 bananas n raisins.no oil or butter needed.then i baked 4 chicken meatloaf and stir fry minced chicken with thai basil put in a freeze for next weeks lunch.gonna cook thai food,banana bread with chicken meatloaf,japanese shrimp n vege tempura with miso soup and a korean soy garlic chicken with green boy choy n cawan mushi.then maybe noodles with chicken dumplings n a linguine in tuscan red clam sauce. I like international cuisine but cant afford to eat pork or lamb as its really too expensive .for captain kittys birthday in July im gonna make a tuna mousse shaped like a fish or he prefers to eat mouse sashimi.yucks.gonna get kitty a new toy for his birthday hes my heart throb as he is a cheeky n greedy cat

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New dance

zumba learnt new indian dance. today i did a health screening blood n urine test at the pharmacy to see if the keto diet is healthy for my body as i lost a kilo due to keto diet. then had my yong tau foo breakfast at megah good luch coffee shop.saw this disabled man singing Beyonds song and many diners donated to this busker as his voice was good.so im outraged by two hongkongers who defaced the gravesstone of lead singer Wong Ka Kui.i love his music as they carry message of peace,hope and kindness.Another blind musician in the wet market sang shi dai qu songs of 1940s and not much donors compared to Beyonds songs.so even after his death,Wong Ka Kui helps the livelihood of disabled buskers.so punish the buggers who dont let the dead rest in peace.

Busy wesak

went temple hopping from a theravada female monastic temple to a small mahayana temple and then the myanmar temple in kuala lumur .dinner i cooked vegetarian potatocroquettes,salad and mock chicken drumlet made of soya bean curd sheet .👍

Enlightenment of Buddha

Happy to attend wesak event at Bandar Utama Vihara and see a thriving community of young and elderly.We progressed from renting a corner terrace house to having our own building through numerous fund raising events.ive taught dharrma classes to seeing the new generation of buddhist dharma schoolkids and teens musical comcerts. its great that their social work now extends to food aid and free prosthetic limbs for the disabled in joint work with a thai buddhist foundation.whatever i support humanitarian work whether when Justin set up Kechara Soup Kitchen or chief monk Dhammaratana set up orphanage and old folks home Tiratana refuge or the Vajrayana set up Kasih Hospice compassion in action relieve worldly suffering. my favourite vegetarian meal is free at Bandar utamavihara wirh tong sui or dessert.thanks for generosity of donors.sadhu

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