I'm still alive

Yeah, I haven't been writing much. Well, just because. I'll be back soon, I hope.

Exercise Lite - update

I've already fallen off the wagon. Super diet fail the past weekend and expecting this weekend to be another diet fail.

I should start again...just need to get motivated.

Make your own drama - 6

"Bakit kasi madaya ang tadhana?"

"Hindi mo ba naisip na alam ni Tadhana ang ginagawa nya, at ikaw lang ang hindi naka-uunawa?"

Make your own drama - 5

trying to make Someone just a somebody that I used to know.

Taronga Zoo

We spent a half-day at the Taronga Zoo. It had an open plan, so some animals were walking around with the visitors. Visitors were advised to stay on the paths, I guess the animals were trained that you were fair game if you strayed. Hehe.

We took the ferry to Taronga and rode on the zoo's sky tram or something. And these were the views:

View from Taronga Zoo sky train

View from Taronga Zoo sky train

We saw the elephant pens, but no clear picture because the floor of the tram wasn't as clear.


Here are some pictures of the animals in the zoo!

A kangaroo being fed, though this one was caged.

Goodfellow"s Tree Kangaroo sign

Tree Kangaroo being fed by hand

A kangaroo, at least I think it's a kangaroo (it could be a wallaby?), in one of those open areas

Rooting around in open area

Together with an emu, or is it an ostrich?

Emu or ostrich?

Then, a sleeping koala

Sleeping or shy koala

A peacock-cock-cock, walking around the streets, like it owns the place

Peacock with tail spread

A black swan

Black swan with red beak

A cute seal, from the aquariums

Swimming seal with funny face

Getting a hug from a koala at the souvenir shop

Photo courtesy of E

Thank you Taronga Zoo! I had a great time!

Exercise Lite - Weekend 4

Monday - yey! I didn't do the morning exercises but I did the following for the P.M. session

20 crunches
plank pose
35 jumping jacks
10 minutes elliptical
plank pose
20 crunches

Tuesday - this was Labor Day so of course I didn't labor. Toink.

Wednesday - nah. I was too tired from pretending to listen at the day-long seminar. And I still have Thursday and Friday to get through.

Thursday - 1 hour pedals

Friday - OMG! the traffic was horrible coming within and getting out of Ortigas, so uh, no exercise.

Saturday - party with the kiddies...it's hard to chase around kids, no?

Sunday - I'm planning on a lazy day today (as if I haven't had enough lazy days this week). And I should do my packing, too.

We found love?

'Now that we found love, what are we going to do with it?' So sang Jamaican rapper Heavy D many years ago. An opportunity to re-commence dialogue with a certain person will soon present itself. You can embark upon a strong, loving relationship with someone now, despite your reasons for being hesitant or cautious. Taking things slowly and rebuilding trust will do much to bring you and someone together, if that is what you both want. freehoroscopesastrology.com

 Oh dear. I wonder who this one is.

Just an update on the moving on part

Yeah, I've been definitely improving on the not thinking about that person part. And I've been really good at controlling myself from SMSing, YMing, and calling at random hours. Though I have to admit that I'm still a sucker for those sweet texts you like sending at random times of the day.:(

But I think you've also noticed that I've not been coping really well with the separation. And since you love me too, you've taken the initiative of pulling away a bit from me. For this, I thank you.

Sometimes, you still know me better than I know myself.

Exercise Lite - Weekend 3

Day 11 - was sick

Day 12 - not the usual routine since the niece came over. we played nerf in the street. :)

Day 13 - still, no.

Saturday - yeah, I'm not counting weekends. Hmm. errands included laundry, grocery, washed the cars -- I wanted to play with water. yeah.

Sunday - uh no. lazy day.

But, in fairness, this weekend has not been a diet fail.

I lost about 2mm around the tummy. But that could just be bloat. uhuh.

I can do this!!!

I wanted to

fall in love, so I did.

Exercise Lite - Day 10

A.M. -- fail...hmm, maybe I should remove this?

P.M.

35 jumping jacks
40 crunches
plank pose - 1 minute yey!
10 minutes on the elliptical
plank pose - another 1 minute yey!

Haay! I'm always trying to negotiate my workout! But, I'm still happy that I am, at least, managing to do some of it!

Btw, HunterXHunter started on Animax today. It's a different anime from the one previously aired some years ago. So, yeah, that's going to eat into my blogging time. (Take note: blogging not workout time. Hahaha!)

Exercise Lite - Day 9

Yesterday was a complete diet fail. I think I ate half a gallon of ice cream. 2 slices of cake. Lechon. Pancit and lumpia. Rellenong bangus and green mango salad. And that was just for lunch.

Anyway, this morning I didn't do any of my scheduled routines because I woke up late. To make up for it, my P.M. routine was:

crunches -- 2 sets of 20. Yey!

35 jumping jacks
10 minutes on the elliptical -- with 1 minute at full tilt and 5 minutes on moderate...less time for cooldown but it was okay.
Plank pose -- full one minute! Yey again!

So, I'd already completed 2 weeks (ok, so it's not 14 days but since I appear to be averaging 4 days a week, it'll do for now) and I measured around my tummy again. No improvement yet (like, I should expect anything after the diet failure of the past two weekends).

3 inches to go!