indulge and get fat

i am getting fatter....;( uwaaaa!!! how not to be when there is less physical activities to do and more eating activities to join in.

food at the office is abundant. whenever there is any meeting, food is provided for the participants. and we the officers, although not involved in the meeting, can just go to the cafe and dig in together with the participants. be it lunch or tea. i have controlled myself till now and i will continue to do it. no second breakfast at work since i always eat mine as soon as i wake up. no tea break for me too. will only go to the cafe to get my free lunch. hehehe.

the cupcake top is already forming around the tummy and i have to breathe in to make sure the bulge does not portrude and cause unnecesary sight. haha. well....diet plan must kick in starting next week.

in the meantime, indulge first....well, which was what i did on friday and saturday for lunch.

friday: ipoh old town again...my favourite area in ipoh now.
went down during the long lunch break to run an errand but had lunch here first.

this is the name of the cafe.

my colleague and i hid ourselves on the right corner here.

the cafe was playing french songs and it really provided a relaxing ambience for one to chill. the cafe was fully air-conditioned too, so it provided a relief from the hot sun outside.

the food wasn't bad as well. i had smoked duck aglio-olio and my friend had lasagne. she said it was heavenly.

the lattes here are reasonably good as well. it is better than the one i had at burps and giggles. hence, i ended up with 2 cups after finishing the first one.

and the greedy me couldn't resist the tempting cakes on display. although i was full from the bowl of spaghetti, i still went ahead and got myself this piece of chocolate cheesecake. it was decadent! from the layers of chocolate, it made you think the piece of cake would be extremely sweet right? but it was not. it was not sweet at all. the baker had managed to find a great balance between the chocolate and cheese. i would definitely recommend this to chocolate lover.

after lunch, i brought my friend to explore the block and check out the juxtaposition of old things they use to furnish the place. here are some:

reminds one of the stores in the olden time.

a haircut anyone? an indian barber is available here for those who do really need one. serious.

books anyone? i am not sure if one can help oneself though. there was no one there to ask. check out the water tap.

as safe as a bank.

next we went to get some chicken curry puffs and egg tarts.

curry puffs fresh from the fryer. nom nom nom.

and the errand i wanted to run on that day: to get a shirt made at a tailor in yik foong complex.

the shirt was for work so we had no choice but to have it made. the tailor has really deft hands and his blazers and trousers on display show meticulous workmanship. i was really impressed. but there was no urge to make that pair of grey trousers....yet.....wait till the need arises.

we made it back in time at the office before the big boss made his round around the office. hehehe....what a wonderful friday afternoon.

and on saturday, dad and i went to jalan pahang to test drive toyota vios G. i was more interested in checking the interior and the comfort level of the car seats. i left all the engine checking to dad and test driving too.

it was all ivory leather in the car.

the gear shift will take some getting used to, it is not straight down.
i should be able to get my car in may. am going to email the agent all the necessary documents later so he can proceed with the loan arrangement.

what plate number should i get? the same one as my previous car or my year of birth?? getting my birth date will be impossible.....that will require too much money! i am still going to stay with selangor's plate which starts with a B. not interested to get a perak plate which starts with an A. A feels more kampung than B. haha.

lunch was at sg buloh new village. my first time.  the restaurant that we went to was jeff lee kitchen.....the red one in the picture below. it is a well-known restaurant as ppl from far and wide drive all the way here to get their meals and i heard there would be queues during public holidays.

three of us, including an uncle ordered 4 dishes. fuyoh....my stoomach could explode.

fern salad. really good despite me not being a fern lover. must must have!!!

steamed fish. very sweet and fresh.

fried noodles with duck meat. just so so.

pig intestine porridge. it was just so-so. dad said it used to be better. there was no uuumph in it. i haven't tried the famous one in bidor.....maybe i should then i will have something to compare to.

see, how not to get fat???
must do more exerises already. well, it helps me to sleep better too.
there is already some pressure from work when the other more experienced ones are surging ahead and you are left there still learning your paddling move. must be more independent and not be deterred by those who look down on me.