I've just thought of the best news

I completely forgot to write about the best news ever in my last post (shows how much I'm slipping in my blogging skills).

I've lost 5kgs!! For real. D and I went on this 21-day "wonder" diet where there's a recipe for every meal of the 21 days, which made it super easy to follow. There was also a weekly shopping list at the back to make it even easier. After 21 days, I had lost about 4kgs and then D & I decided to continue the meals but less stricter. It's been over 2 months since we started the diet, I've lost and kept off the 5kgs. D's lost around 5-7kgs (his weight fluctuates) so it's been good for both of us.

I want to lose another 5kgs but I think I need to start exercising for that to happen. I've bought myself a pilates book & dvd, a kick-ass mat, an exercise ball and some weights. Now all I need is the motivation to go along with all that. I'll get there. Eventually.

Yes, I've disappeared

I haven't blogged in a million years. And it's not like I have a good excuse at all. I've thought of blogging. I've read a dozen other blogs. I've even looked at my blog to see if it had changed from the last time I looked at it. But, amidst all that, I was still blog-less.

After we got back from holidays, there were a gazillion of things to do -- work was hectic, caught up with friends, organised the house and our lives -- that blogging just never became a priority.

Now that I haven't blogged in 3 months, I do think about not blogging altogether. If it's not fun and something I enjoy doing, why bother doing it at all? I have to think about that.

In other news, I very recently got a windfall from our health fund (random but very welcome) and I've earmarked the money for a massage chair from ebay. I SO want one. I have to go check it out in their showroom first but I really really want one. This is what it looks like:


Doesn't it look amazing? I'm sure you want one, too.

Tanned and Rested

We finally got ourselves to the beach and it was great.

We went to Palawan which is an hour away by plane. Small town, friendly people, great little resort.



We took pictures while we were snorkeling but we're having technical difficulties with transferring pics from D's camera to the comp so that'll have to wait.

Weekend with the Fam

We went to Tagaytay (about an hour and a half drive from Manila) to spend the weekend with the family. It was good, very relaxing.

We stayed at this cute B&B and just basically ate the weekend away. =)

Here are some pics:

Leaving on a Jet Plane

As if my posting wasn't intermittent enough, I'll be on holiday starting midnight, 12 March.

We'll be in the Philippines for 3 weeks -- catching up with family, meeting up with friends and beach bumming.

Can't hardly wait.