My Fluffy Life~

I am a small person with high metabolisms. To many of my friend, they think it is good to be like that. But to me, it means I have to keep eating. As I have small body, I couldn’t eat much at a time. I will get full easily.  

But the thing is, I digest them quickly and get hungry in a short while! Yes, I have to keep eating every few hours. That’s why I love snacking and tea time. In my previous company, I always have tea time with my colleagues in the pantry. 

But in the new company, it is not their culture to do so. Thus, I have my own little tea time at my cubicle~ Today, I am having Koko Krunch Duo cereal. Yum~ 

There is just never ending sales in all shopping malls even though the economy is so bad!

There is Christmas sales, end of the year sales, new year sales and the coming Chinese new year sales! I am trying to resist all the temptation by not visiting those malls! It is hard to see all the bargained and discounted stuffs and not to be able to buy them.

So, are you able to hold tight to your money as well?

Whenever I am at slightest excitement, be it to get up early the next day or planning for a trip or getting a surprise before bed time, the possibility of me having insomnia escalated to the highest point.

And I could be very tired mentally or physically, but my mind would be racing with thoughts and stuffs.

Or I would be half awake, trying hard to fall asleep and it gets more difficult the more I try.The next day? I would be tired, sleepy and moody which really affects my life quality.

So how do I prevent insomnia? Here are some information I found after googling :
- Establish a consistent bedtime routine, and try to go to bed at the same time every night.- Get plenty of exercise during the day. The more energy you expend during the day, the sleepier you will feel at bedtime.

- Reduce or eliminate your intake of caffeine, stimulants and alcohol. Even when consumed early in the day, these can affect sleep.
- Avoid large meals late in the evening.

- Learn and practice a relaxation technique regularly: Breathing exercises, meditation and yoga are good examples.

- A warm bath or light snack before bedtime may help prepare you for sleep. Having your partner give you a massage also may help relax you.

-Avoid or limit naps. Naps can make it harder to fall asleep at night. If you can’t get by without one, try to limit a nap to no more than 45 minutes in bed and to 30 minutes asleep.

- If you can’t fall asleep within 20 minutes or don’t feel drowsy, get up and read or do something that is not too active until you feel sleepy. Then try going back to bed.

- Don’t obsess about not sleeping. Instead, remind yourself that while sleeplessness is troublesome, it isn’t life-threatening.   

Every time just before I go for travel, I always wondered what shoes should I wear. Should I opt for a comfy Cole Haan shoes or should I go for a more fancy shoes that would look good in the photos!

Yes, I do have plenty of thoughts about them. But whenever I asked anyone, they would say that when it comes to travelling, comfort comes first! Especially if you are going for a shopping spree where you’ll be walking all day long!

I guess for this round, comfy takes higher priority!

This morning, Suz told me about her nightmare which she was chased by a group of monster. How funny is that!
I realised that I seldom have this type of ridiculous nightmare. The only constant nightmare that I always have is I was going to miss my flight or bus and I was not done with packing. The pressure of getting everything I need to pack and making sure I didn’t miss the flight. There was even one time when I dreamt of rv breakdown. 

But of course it wasn’t as bad as packing in my dream! I just hate those dreams! I even felt tense in my sleep!

This year, my company held the annual dinner twice, once at the beginning of the year and one at the end of the year; which was just recently.
Of course I didn’t join the first one as I wasn’t even an employee yet when it was held. But I saw some photos of them and I thought it look fun with all the games.

This time round, I expected the same level of fun but to my disappointment, it was rather a dull one. There was only one game which was using the XBox and only a few participants at a time. Perhaps there were not enough time to organise as many were very busy with projects. Let’s hope for a better one next year!

Finally, tomorrow I’ll be flying to Bangkok for a shopping spree! Or I felt that it is more to a well-deserved-post-project-break for me as I’ve felt a little too tired from all the time and effort on the project. I can’t wait to splurge on fancy t-shirts, MBT shoes and stuffs!

I’ve been to Bangkok a couple of years and fancy that I am still excited on my second visit! I didn’t even feel so excited for Hanoi or Bali trips previously.I think only shopping excites me these days.

I have been taking wholemeal bread for more than a year for approximately 3 days a week for my breakfast. I remember taking breads everyday when I was studying in primary and secondary school and it was a routine, not something that I like to eat.

But now I am taking it due to its goodness and so that I won’t take other bad breakfast such as the oily curry puff or the high-cholesterol-laden nasi lemak!

Now that another housemate of mine also wants to eat it for breakfast, I share with her for another 2 days which make 5 days of wholemeal breads in a week! Well, I sure hope I can swallow it all as long as possible. =)

When I was younger, I simply like junk food and all the food that is not good for my body and health. I also love to indulge into chocolates.

However, now I realised that I am losing my sweet tooth. I only like it someday and I would only consume a little to satisfy my craving. But I read that dark chocolate is good for our health as it contains flavonoids, an antioxidants that help to fight free radical in our body, which could cause cancer. Besides, dark chocolate also has fewer calories than normal chocolate. 

On top of that, dark chocolate contains good cholesterol and has the feel-good-hormones that makes you feel happier. So, do feel guiltless to dig in some dark chocolate~!

My colleague told me that I should have taken more oats as I have cholesterol problem. Yes, I do buy them but I rarely eat them as I find the taste rather bland and I do not like the thick texture of it.

She told me that there is many ways that I could cook my oat so it is easier for me to eat it and taste nicer too.For instant, adding more water to it, I could get oat porridge, replacing my rice porridge!I could also add variety of other food to it to make it more exciting such as-        peanut butter and banana

-        Bovril -        Chicken (as in chicken porridge!)

-        Honey, jam

-        FruitsIhope I can try some of it and take my oats more frequently.

Twice a week will be good for me~! A rarely target.. Not even once a month now! Ooppsss..