Losing weight

Ok, finally, 2 weeks of exercise has paid off as CT seem to look slightly slimmer. When he went back to Singapore in Aug, all friends and family members who saw him commented that he put on weight. That will be their first comment or statement they make when they saw him. It was funny but yet, I know he doesnt want that kind of statement when he go back for good in Jan.

So, he has been doing situps and pushups when he come home from work every night. Sometimes, he would go jogging and sometimes, we would play tennis. He can finally put back his wedding ring on. Yay..haha..

Sometimes, he would do weights by stretching out my legs on his hand as he lifts them up. So fun cos I am just relaxing my legs on his hand while he exercises. I have not been so disciplined as I would like to. The swimming pool gets dirty easily, so I seldom swim and moreover, the weather is very unpredictable here.

Tonight, they had been so many thunder every few seconds..

Now every night, we would switch off the TV while we have dinner so as to spend quality time together. I told him that if you like quality time, the best time is when eating as both of us would be at the table. I also told him that I would like to make this a habit for our family next time as time is always an issue and if we do not set this rule, we would hardly have time for each other as a family.

Last time, we also wanted a LCD TV in our bedroom but I have decided not to get it for the same reason.

I read somewhere and from a friend that when you eat, you should not be doing anything else but eat so that your brain knows that you are eating. If not, you will feel hungry easily and start eating tidbits and other stuff, thus making you put on weight.

But I cannot imagine eating with people and not talking..so I'd rather use eating time to share about what took place during the day, then to watch TV, eat and talk- at least reduce one distraction.

These few days, I have been emailing Esther about our trip to Arkansas as Esther would be coming down end of Oct to mid week of Nov and spend some time together in Mobile and Arkansas. Esther used to stay in Arkansas, so she would take us around and catch up with her friends there as well. So exciting.

Actually, I was hesitant when Esther told me she was coming to visit. Because of the accident that took place here. I am afraid ..it is just a nightmare I cannot forget. But once I put that aside, I think it is exciting for loved ones to come and visit.

In the afternoon, I was clearing my emails and I read the old mails where my friends tell me how excited I must be for my parents to come over to US. When I read all those mails that happened before the accident, I cried..because at that point, I never knew this would happen to my family..to my loved ones.

Anyway, I have been looking at what to do in Arkansas and it seems a very nice, quiet area.

Here is a map of the South of USA where I stay..Mobile is just near the border of Florida right at the bottom facing the Gulf oF Mexico. So, to travel to the nearest Florida Beach would be about 45mins drive - 1 hr. Not that far from my place.

Many of CT's colleagues go to Mississippi, Biloxi to gamble as Biloxi is a gambling area with casinos all along the beach...That is about an hour plus drive.

Whenever I travel, we would go to Louisiana, New Orleans and fly from there as that is the nearest International Airport, so the flights out from there are cheaper. It is about 2 hours drive.

So, hope you have a better idea of US now and where I stay. :)