FIT is the new SKINNY

the desire of wanting to be toned and fit has led me into eating clean...

but eating clean isn't as scary or hard to follow as the myth...

it can be quite fun, if you make an effort into varying your meals

black berries and pomegranate: perfect antioxidant and yummy delicious

cherries tomato,beef wrapped asparagus, cherry tomatoes, salad and strawberry yogurt

this is a super simple one and cheap to make: potato, chicken fillet, dragon fruit and broccoli 

super raw combination: fresh orange juice with no added sugar, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and plum

meals preparation for lazy girl like me =P 

potato, broccoli and rosemary scented chicken fillet..

soya bean, egg, broccoli and  oyster sauce mushroom plus chicken fillet...

lovely watermelon, mixed berries and nuts with milk

lovely honeydew, raw almonds, energy bar and hot chocolate

my first parfait making ever =)

mixed berries natural yogurt with nuts, dried berries, avacado (wonder why did I put it in. LOL), pomegranate, dragon fruit and strawberries 

milk with dragon fruit ice cubes, grilled avacado and chicken breast slices, mashed avacado with honey

turkey wrap *wink* 

my first time cooking salmon 

I wish to make more nice looking and yummy food in the future =D

you can follow me in instagram for more food pictures ---> @shuyingisme

ciao! 

I am a FEB-ulous baby~

Happy Birthday to Shu Ying!

yeap,it's 11th Feb again today and it's my own birthday!

each year I try to make it a special day and this year my birthday just got more excited because this year is the first time my boyfie celebrates with me, after we have been together for 3 years, finally he is not in US during my big day...

few destinations and plans have been suggested to me for my Bday celebration... eg. Sepang Gold Coast, Malacca's A Farmosa etc...

but somehow I want it to be in Universal Studio Singapore~

while waiting for him to settle the autopass thingy....just feel that this angle and lighting is nice =D

and there I am with boyfie

we are musical fans....just loving it

a quick snap

and I like the way he holds my hand sometimes, and I realised he is so loving

i asked him what does he sees in this picture i snapped 

he said 执子之手 与子偕老 <3>

and there comes my Bday cake with the flavor of my favourite fruit: raspberries

and where am I?

here I am =D don't wanna be late for my own birthday~

Cheers, stay fabulous and aim for a better bday next year!

ciao~

no more slacking off !!

every now and then we often heard people saying they have been wasting the previous year and as they enter into a whole new year, they make new in and are eager to achieve them...

well, thank God I achieved the majority of my 2013 resolutions except for one where i am supposed to stay happy all the time, I guess it is impossible for one to be cheerfully happy 24/7.....there are matters in life that trouble us sometimes...

but it's alright....it's the effort of trying to stay happy that counts!

alright,so, what's your new year resolutions? 

let's not waste this year! 

in this 2014, I wish I....

(1) workout a lot and achieve that perfect lean and toned body (something new as compared to last 2013's resolutions)

and this is my starting point:

my 02.01.2014 abs

I have achieved my resolution no.6 in my 2013's resolutions where my weight has gone down from 52kg in December 2012 to now 47kg in January 2014 without me having to starve myself, I guess I was just too stressed in my workplace....

(2) second top resolution will of course be, Travel to more countries!!! 

oh well, who doesn't love travelling...but i wish i can tan myself on perfect sandy beaches, with a glass of martini on my left hand.....awwww

like this...

(3) spend more time with family and friends and my beloved one =P

simply because time waits for no one...don't wanna be late in expressing how I feel towards them...

(4) Earn more $$$$$

I've no choice, some of my resolutions need cash for them to be dreams come true.LOL

(5) be a Disney-minded person because fairy tales often ends in happily ever after~ except for Pocahontas I guess, she didn't get to be with her love in Pocahontas 1 and she 'one leg steps 2 boats' in Pocahontas 2...

=='' not all Disney stories ends well after all....LOL

(6) last but not least, embrace my Shopaholic genes ^-^

you know what it means, it simply means buying stuffs and taking them home and buying stuffs and taking them home and the cycle repeats... infinity....that's is why I said I need to earn well. =P

last advice to myself in the 2014?

if you don't like something, change it. if you can't change it, change your attitude. don't complain 

wink,

Shu Ying

he is the best thing that has ever been mine ;)

I remember I was sleeping on his bed for 3 days before I even knew him. He was away with friends for winter break and I couldn't check in to my own apartment on the first day of new year... He was a friend to my friend...

I remember the first time I saw him, he was on his way out to Walmart with his friend. Just a glimpse. Not a word.

I remember the second time I saw him, I need to use the washroom, I open the door and found something was blocking it from inside, thinking 'Must be some shampoo bottles or whatsoever' and I pushed harder...only to find he peeped half of his head out from the back of the door asking 'What are you trying to do?'...I got a huge shock, blushed and ran away...He must have thought that I was a pervert who stalked on him...

months passed...homework and classes get heavier...tests and pop quizzes....hectic...

I decided to take a day off to the mall for some shopping to chill myself...with a girl friend...

and we shopped and shopped, totally forgetting the time...nothing big deal, we just missed all the buses back to our university...

and it is 'not very far' , approximately 30 minutes away....if you drive....

of course, we called for help...trying all the numbers we have in our cellphone...

and one answered...

no,it wasn't him. it was another friend. but that friend was asking him to pick us up. and he did.

and it began that night.

Sunday's night: he added me on the facebook. We chatted till morning arrived.

Monday: We went to Walmart to buy drinking water. Stopped by McD to get supper.

Tuesday: I suffered a heartburn and napped on the couch in his living room. He sent me back that night. Again, we chatted on the facebook.

Wednesday: We went out for his dinner at TGIF. He requested to stop by on a roof top, parked his car and admiring the night sky...while I was shivering in cold.

Thursday: Spring Festival Day. We spent whole day apart with our different gang of friends.He was with his friends and I was with mine...and that night, there was a little drinking party in his apartment...I headed into his room found him watching movie alone in it instead of enjoying with the crowd outside...and I stayed there, watching it with him....

so far, me and him, 4 days had passed.... sounds simple...but trust me, they're not...tonnes and tonnes of emotions were involved. chemistry was built...

and he asked me to be his, that night....

wondered why I struggled and considered...but I nodded, in the end...

some people said we won't last...as we were thousands and thousands miles away 3 weeks after we were together....

but this month, we are celebrating our second year anniversary...

i know it is not a big figure, just 2 years...but it's okay...

because it is 2 years and still counting...

He is the best thing, that has ever been mine...

cheers,
Shu Ying

*two person who are truly in love will make everything impossible possible* winks

2013 New Year Resolutions!

It's a new year again,2013, and this is a special year to me.

Why? Because I have finally graduated from my degree and now I'm a mature working lady with stable income....

Finally I can support and feed myself...it's not as scary and hard as I previously thought it would be...

honestly, when I was about to graduate, I was undergoing some mild kind of depressions...

What if my income is not enough for me?

What if I need to starve and see negative balance in my bank account?

What if I gonna to travel for hours and stuck in horrific traffic jam like other working adults?

WHAT IF I REMAINED UNEMPLOYED FOR MONTHS? OR YEARS?

but it seems like I am still the blur blur lucky girl...

after a month plus of job searching, I was being employed, by a company of my choice, where my working place is only 3 to 5 minutes walking distance from my home....(sounds so good to wake up at 7.30 am when my working hour starts at 8.30 am). LOL!

Most importantly, my salary is somehow enough support me and my shopaholic nature....HAHAHAH!

and therefore, I hope to foresee a happy year ahead for 2013...but a life without goals isn't interesting at all...

there comes the importance of having new year resolutions!

okay.....

(1) I wanna travel to at least one foreign country in every year,be it only to Singapore or to Europe.

Actually I wish to go to Tibet, Mongolia, Turkey,etc...Not sure if next life do exist, I could be just live once.

(2) Be a happy go lucky person who smiles every single day, even when trouble comes in double.

(3) Be a better person to people around me, family and friends. 

(4) Collect more shoes, bags, accessories and clothes. I'm a girl who suffer from shopaholic disorders. Forgive me.

Does 30 pairs of shoes sounds a lot? Hang on, I'm almost there!

(5) Save more money in my account. Like a squirrel keeping nuts for the winter. 

You won't know when you need a huge amount of money for emergency purposes.

If I have some amount of money in my account, I can even be an Ah-Long (loan shark)...that would be my part time job then~

(6) Reduce my weight and maintain it....

The weighing machine shows a higher reading nowadays but everyone said I look just the same.

People and weighing machine can lie, but one thing never lied..my short jeans pants...

The fact that I cannot zip and button my short jeans anymore even though I just bought them less than half a year ago, sends an alarming warning to me.

Beware or Be sorry...

(7) Keep thinking of new resolutions. LOL

Guess that's all I can think of for now....

Hope everyone can have a great year ahead! Let's celebrate 2013! Don't remind me of my aging... =(

Cheers,

Shu Ying

stop and stare

Every glance is killing meTime to make one last appealFor the life I lead

Stop and stareI think I’m moving but I go nowhereYeah, I know that everyone gets scaredBut I’ve become what I can’t be, oh
Stop and stare,You start to wonder why you're here not thereAnd you'd give anything to get what's fairBut fair ain't what you really needOh, can you see what I see?

all this while, I'm not exactly sure if I was living in the mist or do I know exactly what I want in my life....

I started to feel, that this life isn't the one I'm pursuing for..something is lacking...definitely

but what's it?

And I have yet to find it out myself....

Remember to stop and stare...and look back,if you have to....

price and worth

price and worth of every single thing means differently to everyone....
something which is cheap and worthless to others may be very precious in your eyes...

for example, some people may collect a Hello Kitty toy worth $1000 as it is a limited edition...for someone who doesn't like toy/ Hello Kitty will get a shock looking at the price thinking that no one will ever get it, but at the same time, there could buyers who are willing to even pay $2000 for that so-called $1000 thingy...

a girl rushing for an important job interview may  buy a coat worth double than its usual price, but if it makes her looks confident in the interview and helps her to secure the dream job, it definitely worth it..isn't it?

sometimes, you may feel that a handmade birthday wish card is more precious than a channel bag...while at the same time,some people will prefer that channel bag rather than the card...(different preferences in terms of price and worth for everyone)

it doesn't apply to just material things...actions could apply the 'price and worth' theory too...

some people who have above average outer look went for cosmetic surgeries to look even better...
but they have to pay expensive surgery fees, bear the risk of failed surgery and the pain experienced by the physical body...

others start judging and commenting on it...

they may not understand the reasons behind it...does it worth all that? some people asked...

but most of the time, if the person thinks it's worth it, who are us to even question the price and worth of her/his decision?

an old lady who has retired from her job and supposed to enjoy her life, yet sometimes she chose to contribute the rest of the years taking care of her grandchildren although they are naughty, her children are willing to hire another baby sitter and she is weak due to old age..

sometimes, she just find it worthy to spend her time with the little ones...though she will have backache chasing after those little hybrid of angels (who are also devils)...

people sometimes could be stubborn, as they do not listen to others who advised it is not worthy for that price of a thing or an action

little that 'others' know, it is because they have a scale in their heart, who finds the things they buy or do, worthy of the price they have to pay...

sometimes, you know it is worthy, it carved a smile on your lips...

cheers,
Shu Ying