an idea i got from a drink i took at batam, alphokat, which is a actually ice blend of avocado with chocolate syrup. instead of blending, the lazy me just drizzle chocolate sauce over it, and surprisingly tastes very good for me.
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a day trip to batam, indonesia certainly provides a respite from too much blissful living in singapore.
onboard wavemaster, 40mins later i landed on indonesia batam island harbor bay ferry terminal
taxi fare: ferry terminal -> nagoya hills mall 40,000rp
i hate to see this when i’m on scooter. it was bright & sunny when i begin but half way to my destination (suntec city), a menacing dark clouds looms above the horizon. needless to say it rained few minutes later, just surprised not as heavy as expected.
almost forgot about march habits which i hope to focus on. just 2 simple ones
1. cover scooter
right, my laziness been really bad! it only takes less than a minute and many advantages for covering my scooter. apart for less need to clean my scooter (yet another lazy habit of mine 
), covering also protect attacks from neighborhood bomber pigeons which could shit on targets with uncanny accuracy! perhaps i could forgive them if they couldn’t miss the car, since it’s a larger target, but on a smallish scooter??!! grrrrrrrrrrr………
2. daily fist pushup
my upper body seems to be getting weaker, and since i also started punching bags, i thought fist pushup may kill 2 birds with 1 stone i.e strengthen upper body & fist. so just at least 2 times daily, 10 fist pushup. wonder if i would see a nice well defined upper body & stronger fists by month end? hmmm … hopefully
i have been putting off renewing SAFRA membership because i don’t use at all. but lately as i gear up my swimming practice, i now need access to 50m lap pool, a deep pool will be good for some confidence building. and happens i need a watch too! so i signup the 5 year membership @ $155 which gives a useful TIMEX ironman watch + 1 year free extension + 2x carl jr meal
so its actually 6 years @ $155 which translate to only about $2.15/month! so far i tried the pool at 3 location:-
1. Mount Faber
Nice green surrounding but are not enough lanes as there always seems to be some training going on, and closure of some lane. i like the rain showers but i seen quite a few clogged up drainage, hope that will be fixed that soon!
2. Jurong
50m lap pool about same size as mount faber, the rest are kiddy area. didn’t like to surround air too, probably because it’s near the industrial estates.
3 Yishun
the best for now! more lanes + lovely outdoor Jacuzzi! surrounding is nice too. only problem is that it’s too far from my home.
Toa Payoh undergoing reconstruction and will only be ready in 2012. Going to try the Tampines pool soon ……….
After confirming the flights, accomodation & plans, the bomb blast kickoff the following week. How sweet that was, bangkok! Ok perhaps couldn’t have put the blame on them, just my “good” luck! On a positive note, at least the situation wasn’t so chaotic.
So a short trip for some prayers @ erawan shrine, gun shooting session, massage & trying out the street food. Rest of free time will be relaxing or dozing off in some lazy coffee club. Oops sounds like i still can’t get away coffee for now? !
Pack list going be simple, all going into smallish day pack
Tee x1
Shorts x1
Disposable underwear x3
Empty bottle x1 fill water at airport
Travel Adapter x1
Mobile + charger
Digicam + spare battery
Small umbrella
Some toilet paper (yes, it’s very important item!)
Book – Larsson’s the girl who kicked hornets’ nest
Lactoforte tablets in case ate something disagreeable….
Hmm….. missed anything?
got a little time for a quick review on jan12 habits before bedtime
going coffee free for a month was easily accomplished. while i can’t say i’m completely caffeine free since i had used green tea at time to curb my urge, green tea is still no coffee. nuff said!
benefits when going coffee free was i sleep better and wake up fresher. i decided to try for few days going back to daily coffee in feb12, and all i can say my sleep suffered.
so my conclusion, going coffee free is certainly a right choice for me. so i’m absolutely going to kick it off once i finished off with those credits in my starbucks card 
daily swim/run wasn’t that successful. besides distraction by lunar new year holidays, at time work & personal commitments got in the way too. so felt perhaps it wasn’t realistic for my lifestyle. i guess it good to have days when away from swim/run. anyway, it still did help to get me into mood of workout ~ better than nothing!
as long as i run/swim for at least 3days/week, that will suffice. ok going to leave that for now.
feb12 habit ~ i guess a bit late to start. besides busier schedules, i’m also planning for a short trip away from the hustle & bustle. i been thinking about going vegetarian for quite sometime, so was actually thinking of trying to cultivate that habit in mar12
till then …. zzzzzzzzzz
today is the first day of 2012 lunar new year
we having extra long weekend till tuesday
i think it was a mistake to made run/swim / coffee habits
while i can’t keep the daily run/swim habit
i’m glad no coffee habit still holding well
albeit making me very tired
i don’t think my weight going down this jan
in fact, i will be most glad if there is no change
hopefully this new year
brings me health, wealth
golden opportunities
and new life direction
which i’m still pondering at this juncture!
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no coffee x3
going to miss 4 days of swim/run due to holidays
yes i been doing more swim under the sun
yes i looked more tanned obviously
no i don’t think i look as dark as malay
even pretty malay receptionist says so
so i was really amused when a malay uncle
starts talking to me in malay language
and keep asking “you not malay?”
yes i’m chinese not malay
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no coffee
swim 800m @ 45mins
