Morning Workout

Finally! D4 got disgusted with her extra flab that she decided to enroll in a fitness center. She decided to grab the promo offer and I think she got the classes for a bargain. Inclusive in her package is one-on-one sessions with a trainer. Her work is from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Most of the time she works out after office hours. Sometime though, she is too tired to workout after a day's work. She decided to work out before office hours. She leaves the house with D1 at 5:30 AM then works out from 6:15 to 7:45 AM. I told her to drink milk or any pre workout supplement so she would have the energy to workout. Did she listen? I have to ask.

HK Trip

The HK trip was my son's first trip abroad. He was so excited that the first night, he asked permission if he could walk along the streets of Tsim Sha Tui. "Go ahead! but take my mobile phone in case you get lost", I said. I guess my son had a field trip as he wove in and out of the side streets in between Nathan and Chatham Roads. He said he sampled a lot of street food and found bargain shops. He even thought of buying his dad new pool sticks as he chanced upon a small shop that sell billiard stuff. The highlight of his "walk" was when he went inside a store that he thought sold Cosplay costumes. Oh, how wrong he was!

Birthday Weekend

We spent my birthday weekend in Hong Kong. We were all so excited as this was our first trip abroad together. The happy tourists were D1, D2, D3, D4, my son, Ethan, my mama, Jan and myself. We booked a hotel but did not make any transportation arrangement. We took public transport and it was fine. My birthday was on March 11. Yes, as we were happy gallivanting all over HK, the Japan earthquake and tsunami occurred!

The photo at right was taken in Ocean Park. Some of the attractions were closed, but the dophin show was not. It has been ages since I last saw one. Dolphins should be out in the sea and not performing for humans! So what were we doing in Ocean Park? The kids wanted to try the free-fall ride.

Small Talk

I was talking to my brother over the phone a few days ago. He said that he is quite agitated since his daughter, my niece, will be in college next school year. That would mean he would have to prepare tuition money for two since his son, my nephew, is currently in college too. I've suggested time and again to send over for studies here in Manila but his kids are no keen on the idea.

Anyway, brother said he needs to save up by going "cheap" in all areas, including car insurance. I suggested estatecarinsure.com as I've read somewhere of this cheap insurance company. He has four cars to insure. Good luck bro!

Wheat and Sage

I have two armchairs and a 4-seater sofa that needs to be reupholstered. The sofas and armchairs are pretty old so that the design of the upholstery is, naturally, outdated. It's plaid! You can't blame me though as the sofa and armchairs are more than 10 years old. I was browsing online for some upholstery design and I chanced upon a whole wide range of microfiber upholstery options from KOVI Designer. Great, great choices! I want the wheat and sage microfiber upholstery. I want! I want!