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I’m addicted to starting things, and an utter failure in finishing. I just get too excited at the beginning that I can’t pace myself, and then lose steam half way through…  I have so many personal projects that are ongoing that aren’t getting their long-await finale… time to start wrapping it up! (laaaadiesss ;)

I’m addicted to starting things, and an utter failure in finishing. I just get too excited at the beginning that I can’t pace myself, and then lose steam half way through… 

I have so many personal projects that are ongoing that aren’t getting their long-await finale… time to start wrapping it up! (laaaadiesss ;)

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Only when you’ve lost everything, can you find yourself. Over the past couple of months, I’ve lost of things that are important to me, and most of all, I’ve lost myself a little bit through this whole ordeal.  But the silver lining in this grey cloud is that I’ve learned a lot. A lot of harsh realities, but also a lot of enlightening things. I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.  I’ve learned that patience will oftentimes bring me the answer. I’ve learned that even good friends come and go. Only a few great friends will last a lifetime.  I’ve learned that every experience that touches and tears at my heart will either make me a smaller person or a stronger person. And I have to fight for it to be the latter.  I’ve learned that sometimes making mistakes is a necessary part of growth.  I’ve learned that nothing could give me a change in perspective quite like traveling can.  I’ve learned that freeing my mind from worries opens it up to be filled with much more productive thoughts.  I’ve learned that sometimes the people I expected to kick me down are the ones who will help me get back up. And sometimes the people I expect to be there for me, won’t, when it’s not convenient for them.  I’ve learned that setting aside time for personal development activities is one of the most rewarding things I can do for myself.  I’ve learned that simply being grateful can do wonders for my happiness. And so can giving generously.

Only when you’ve lost everything, can you find yourself.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve lost of things that are important to me, and most of all, I’ve lost myself a little bit through this whole ordeal.  But the silver lining in this grey cloud is that I’ve learned a lot. A lot of harsh realities, but also a lot of enlightening things.

  • I’ve learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. 
  • I’ve learned that patience will oftentimes bring me the answer.
  • I’ve learned that even good friends come and go. Only a few great friends will last a lifetime. 
  • I’ve learned that every experience that touches and tears at my heart will either make me a smaller person or a stronger person. And I have to fight for it to be the latter. 
  • I’ve learned that sometimes making mistakes is a necessary part of growth. 
  • I’ve learned that nothing could give me a change in perspective quite like traveling can. 
  • I’ve learned that freeing my mind from worries opens it up to be filled with much more productive thoughts. 
  • I’ve learned that sometimes the people I expected to kick me down are the ones who will help me get back up. And sometimes the people I expect to be there for me, won’t, when it’s not convenient for them. 
  • I’ve learned that setting aside time for personal development activities is one of the most rewarding things I can do for myself. 
  • I’ve learned that simply being grateful can do wonders for my happiness. And so can giving generously.

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Adam Bornstein Let me introduce you to my favourite health and fitness writer: Adam Bornstein. When it comes to writing about fitness, nutrition and general health and well-being, there’s a lot of dispute - even amongst industry experts - about the best methods to achieve success. This puts a damper on people who are already confused enough and struggling as it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle, weight and body image. Health trends come and go, and with each trend, there emerges a new guru to back it up with “sound scientific result” and “proven results”… and the space is saturated with enough polarized opinions to blow anyone’s mind. Needless to say, I’ve seen my fair share of these characters, and always take what they say with a grain of salt. But this Adam Bornstein character… he hits all the right spots. Every one of his pieces offers sound advice, is balanced, considerate, and - most importantly - motivating. It’s not condescending, doesn’t contain jargon, isn’t too verbose, and as far as opinionated pieces are, doesn’t have a tendency to be offensive. Anyway, if you want to read up on health and fitness, I strongly recommend you follow him. To get a feel for his writing, read his blog posts on the role that genetics play in weight, common nutrition mistakes, or the dirty diet lie. He’s also the editor of Men’s Health, so you can find his stuff there as well. :) twitter:@BornFitness

Adam Bornstein

Let me introduce you to my favourite health and fitness writer: Adam Bornstein.

When it comes to writing about fitness, nutrition and general health and well-being, there’s a lot of dispute - even amongst industry experts - about the best methods to achieve success. This puts a damper on people who are already confused enough and struggling as it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle, weight and body image.

Health trends come and go, and with each trend, there emerges a new guru to back it up with “sound scientific result” and “proven results”… and the space is saturated with enough polarized opinions to blow anyone’s mind. Needless to say, I’ve seen my fair share of these characters, and always take what they say with a grain of salt.

But this Adam Bornstein character… he hits all the right spots. Every one of his pieces offers sound advice, is balanced, considerate, and - most importantly - motivating. It’s not condescending, doesn’t contain jargon, isn’t too verbose, and as far as opinionated pieces are, doesn’t have a tendency to be offensive.

Anyway, if you want to read up on health and fitness, I strongly recommend you follow him. To get a feel for his writing, read his blog posts on the role that genetics play in weight, common nutrition mistakes, or the dirty diet lie.

He’s also the editor of Men’s Health, so you can find his stuff there as well. :)

twitter:@BornFitness

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I’m finding it more and more of a necessity to simplify my life these days, so I’m going back to basics. I’m making it a habit to partaking in the everyday activities that I used to take joy in, but - for whatever reason - rarely find time for anymore.  Things like reading journalling exercising goal setting stretching Things have gotten so hectic and messy that I haven’t had time to add these things into my day, but I think now is when I need it the most. It helps me mentally balance things and break from whatever issue it is I’m dealing with so that I can tackle it with a fresh mind afterward. What a blessing it is to have the free time and capacity to pursue these small pleasures in life. 

I’m finding it more and more of a necessity to simplify my life these days, so I’m going back to basics. I’m making it a habit to partaking in the everyday activities that I used to take joy in, but - for whatever reason - rarely find time for anymore. 

Things like

  • reading
  • journalling
  • exercising
  • goal setting
  • stretching

Things have gotten so hectic and messy that I haven’t had time to add these things into my day, but I think now is when I need it the most. It helps me mentally balance things and break from whatever issue it is I’m dealing with so that I can tackle it with a fresh mind afterward. What a blessing it is to have the free time and capacity to pursue these small pleasures in life. 

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Pixelated bukkake

You know you’re married to your work when you go back into the office on a Friday night after dinner to work… on your own accord. 

I think I’m teeter-tottering between that sweet spot of being perfectly in my element at work and having an unhealthy addiction to it. I can’t seem to disengage these days, and it’s actually starting to get a little weird. In the mornings, I often wake up to dreams about work, which smoothly transition into conscious thoughts about work, in a continuous flow. It’s quite freaky… 

Sooo… on to the weekend! Second weekend in a row to rendez-vous at Snakes & Lattes over Cards Against Humanity. Lovely game. Especially since I won this time, with gems like “German dungeon porn. High five, bro.” and “Pixelated bukkake is a slippery slope to getting so angry, I popped a boner.”

The main event, however, was Settlers of Catan. A table of newbs who didn’t or barely knew how to play. And also didn’t know how to distribute the resources OR numbers, for that matter.

It was a messed up game, to say the least. Chris, the only person who knew how to play the game has already given up on us, as you can see. :P Linda came in for the unexpected win, even after Jacky and Jo openly conspired to take a cheap win! xD

After gaming, we went to Sushi Couture for dinner. Not a bad sushi place, and slightly high-end for the Annex. Barely filled my belly though, but that’s to be expected for a place with the with “couture” in its name… haha.

After dinner, we made the awful, awful choice of going to watch A Dangerous Method. This movie was just TURRIBLE. The dialogue was soo overly pretentious and boring that even Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortenson’s stand-up performances couldn’t keep me engaged. The uneventfulness of the plot made even the under-2hr movie seem to drag on forever.

Speaking of horrible movies.

The Tourist had the worst on screen chemistry between two leads that I have ever seen. And between Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, no less? In a romantic mystery intrigue? It has all the makings of - at the very least - a good, entertaining movie, but it fell so short of that, I just started laughing at dramatic scenes and scenes that were supposed to be filled with sexual tension.

Sigh… definitely not good movie choices as of late… 

Well, onto a Sunday filled with family celebrations for Chinese New Year, and (probably, because I can’t seem to drag myself away) some work to ramp up for the upcoming week!

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! =D