Thursday, November 7, 2013

▲TWENTYTHREE▲

Hiiiiiiiii, it's time to update this space!

Been nursing a bad sunburn from Montigo which kinda affected my sleep for the past week, it was painful to even lie down or turn on my right side (which was more burnt than my left) & now that it's not painful anymore, it is so goddamn itchy!!!! I need all the willpower I can get to keep my hands off my shoulders, & keep Sherman's hands off peeling my dead & dry skin (he has a weird skin-peeling fetish) I do believe it's the first time in about 5 years I actually have a tan/obvious tan lines. But um overall I'm still not tanner, everyone says I'm still white... sobz

So... we even got to the point of YouTubing videos of people with sunburns. Hahahaha & this video totally mirrors my own stupid burn. Actually it's quite shiok to see one big piece of skin peeeeeeeling off just like that... 




Life has been pretty mundane lately, besides occasional meetups/dinners with some friends, I've just been lounging around at Sherman's cos he hasn't ended his exams yet! So I just go over & laze around on his sofa while he studies. Been trying to think of a couple of places to go to & explore after his exams officially end this Saturday but.. Singapore is so boring.
ANY IDEAS??? D: 

Also, I have quite a few questions in my ask.fm account but I'm really too lazy to filter them all & answer them in categories/group the same types of questions together so... I'll get to them soon??

 One question that was asked quite a bit (besides how I edit my Instagram photos -.-) was HOW DID I LOSE SO MUCH WEIGHT. So I guess since I don't have any photos cos I haven't really been going out I'll just address this topic now.

Here are some disgusting photos for comparison's sake. Omg looking at my old photos really makes me feel so WTF I WAS SO GROSS. But ok nvm shall just post them anw cos they're on my Facebook so technically I'm not really hiding these pix... *COVERSEYES*

2012 April



2013 July


2013 Sept

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 2012 Oct (OMFGGGGGG NOOOOOOO)


2013 Oct


I think I started getting comments that I lost weight more towards the end of last year.. beginning of this year. I'm not really sure when I actually started losing weight. But from the time I started noticing, I've lost a total of close to 7kg. I just wanna make it clear that even though this may sound damn fucked up & lame & probably no one will believe me, I didn't do a single thing to lose weight. I didn't stop eating, I didn't exercise, I didn't do anything on purpose to shed the weight. I've come to the conclusion that I lost weight because I stopped dancing.

This may sound very strange to you guys but I think I lost muscle mass. (which probably means I'm so full of fats now sobz) I have been dancing ever since I was 13. I did contemporary, hip-hop, street jazz & reggae. & I stopped dancing regularly ever since around the beginning to middle of 2012. There is no particular reason why I stopped dancing, I guess I just got lazy. Anyway that's not the point, one of the reasons why I think I was fatter while I was dancing besides having muscles was irregular meal times. I used to train till pretty late at night, around 9 or 10PM, & it would be a norm for the dancers to go for supper/late dinner after training. Not that I don't have supper any more now, but that was wayyyy too often. Some people also said it was because I used to work at Frolick & was surrounded by junk food every single day, but I don't really blame it on Frolick because I seldom ate yogurt & I HATE toppings (those who worked with me often would know)

So.... I really honestly don't know! Ever since I got together with Sherman we've also been eating a lot more, as compared to before where I wasn't really particular about my food or where I ate. Now we'll be like oh let's go eat this! Let's go try that. Which explains his weight gain heheheheheeee kidding I still love you baby. The only thing that's changed would be that I eat my meals at more regular timings since he's a normal boy & he gets hungry at 12PM for lunch & 6PM for dinner. Haha.

I have NOT exercised a single bit ever since I stopped dancing besides going jogging or hitting the gym like less than 5 times in the past 1.5 years. I only walk a lot whenever I go to Bangkok..... hahaha. Also, you may think I eat clean & stuff based on the food pics on my Instagram but in reality, I eat "clean meals" around 3-5 times a week or less, & not for the entire day, just for example like 3 weekdays' dinners or something like that, the rest of the days I eat normal food like sushi, ban mian, chicken rice etc. I think my appetite has grown smaller compared to the past though. Just to make it clear, I'm not boasting over the fact that I did nothing to lose weight. I just don't know how to answer people whenever they ask me to tell them my secret to weight loss. I think it's quite obvious that I lost muscles so I have some toning up to do... just that I'm too lazy now.

I am trying to lose a bit more weight now, would be happy with another 5kg. But I'm not exactly desperate to lose the weight & I don't mind losing it slowly over a period of time instead of suddenly losing it all in a few weeks. I posted on Instagram before that I attempted taking meal replacement shakes but I gave it up after a few days because I just felt so hungry & craved for food every single minute & second of the day. It was so torturous... but my mom did it & she lost quite a bit of weight. I guess it's all about the willpower!

Anyway, I won't be sharing what the meal replacement was about or the brand etc, because I really don't know if it will work for you guys, but if you really want to know then drop me an email at toxicityy_@hotmail.com with the subject title "Weight loss/meal replacement" (because most of my emails go to junk & I end up deleting whatever people email me ;( I'm so sorry)

I still have days when I feel absolutely disgusting & fat & every single thing I wear pisses me off. I guess it's a girl thing haha. I wouldn't call myself FAT, but I'm definitely nowhere near slim... So I always take "omg you're so skinny now!!" from people I haven't seen in quite awhile with a pinch of salt. I'm not skinny???? DAFUQ you guys blind?? But compared to the past, I did lose a lot of weight. I hope some of yall can share your weight loss tips with me cos I still wanna lose a bit more... I have zero willpower to eat clean totally & I hate running/jogging.... Help!! 
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Molten White Chocolate Matcha Lava Cake recipe

Attempted baking lava cake yesterday with Sher. First 2 tries failed, our cake was overcooked & thus no lava in the centre. T_T will share the recipe we used here but do note that we adjusted it according to our preferences/circumstances.

Ingredients:
1/2 small square of unsalted butter


1/2 pound white chocolate 
1/2 cup sugar (we skipped the sugar completely cos we felt the white chocolate was already too sweet)
3 eggs
3 tblspn all-purpose flour 
Green tea powder

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/175 degrees Celsius 
Butter 4 ramekins

Boil a pot of water
Put white chocolate & butter into a glass bowl, place it above the pot & melt both together, add green tea powder (amount up to you), whisk until smooth
Whisk eggs in another bowl
Transfer white choc/butter/green tea mixture into the bowl with eggs
Add the flour, whisk till smooth
Pour batter into ramekins, about 2/3 full

The recipe we found online advised us to bake for 20-25 mins but that was way too long & our cakes were overcooked. We attempted between 10-12 mins & that was the timing that gave us the perfect lava cake. 

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