23/05/2018
Life continues to be a bit hectic but more relaxing now since my talk was done last week. This week we have been blessed with generous doses of sunshine every day, that puts a smile on my face every day (and I can forget about the rain and the cold from last week).
Went to a lunch time buffet with colleagues. I knew what it would be like before I went but still came back a bit disappointed. Well, the main point was to be sociable.
Going the the Body Pump class today in the evening thinking that it would help me work off the lunch time greed. I was certainly mentally motivated but my body was not there 100%. The class routine was changed today because the planned instructor couldn't make it. Doing cardio with a (still) full belly was not a good idea. But I still came back happy, sore and relaxed.
No dinner tonight except for a cup of warm tea.
26/05/2018
What should I do for this lovely long weekend? Let's see.
Saturday 26 May 2018
Saturday 19 May 2018
2018 weekly - Week 20
15/05/2018
Arrived in Basel EuroAirport. Really funny to see that right after baggaue claim, there are two signs, Switzerland to the right and France to the left! Are they just like the closet in Narnia? Love it.
A supposedly no more than 10-min walk to the hotel ended up 70 minutes. Well, the rain did not help.
After checking into the hotel and resting for 1 hr, I thought I would go for a short walk to the city centre. Well, the rain has not stopped. Decided to have a quiet night and got a gyros kebap across the street for dinner. Grilled meat, chips, salad all wrapped in a nice pita bread. Heaven.
16/05/2018
2nd day of workshop and poster night. Time to socialize with my fellow geeks.
17/05/2018
1st day of talks by the users and the conference dinner.
18/05/2018
My talk today!
No time to see Basel after all. This is probably my first ever conference which I couldn't visit the city. I met some interesting people here and had a good experience overall.
Arrived in Basel EuroAirport. Really funny to see that right after baggaue claim, there are two signs, Switzerland to the right and France to the left! Are they just like the closet in Narnia? Love it.
A supposedly no more than 10-min walk to the hotel ended up 70 minutes. Well, the rain did not help.
After checking into the hotel and resting for 1 hr, I thought I would go for a short walk to the city centre. Well, the rain has not stopped. Decided to have a quiet night and got a gyros kebap across the street for dinner. Grilled meat, chips, salad all wrapped in a nice pita bread. Heaven.
16/05/2018
2nd day of workshop and poster night. Time to socialize with my fellow geeks.
17/05/2018
1st day of talks by the users and the conference dinner.
18/05/2018
My talk today!
No time to see Basel after all. This is probably my first ever conference which I couldn't visit the city. I met some interesting people here and had a good experience overall.
Saturday 12 May 2018
2018 weekly - Week 19
08/05/2018
I am getting forgetful!! Bringing my gym bag without the full gear! This has happened twice this year. Come on brain, you can do it.
To Omega-3 or not?
09/05/2018
Thanks for Brexit, now we have another Brit in the house. Welcome to the Queen's club.
10/05/2018
I made tomates farcies last weekend. Sausage meat makes better farce in my opinion, provided that you can find decent sausage meat (my sausage meat has an accent of basil). Adding sauteed vegetables improves the farce (I used onion/celery/mushroom) and it's a nice way to use up all the bits and bobs. I have yet to figure out the rice. How to prevent the top of the rice from getting dried out in the oven!?
I am getting forgetful!! Bringing my gym bag without the full gear! This has happened twice this year. Come on brain, you can do it.
To Omega-3 or not?
09/05/2018
Thanks for Brexit, now we have another Brit in the house. Welcome to the Queen's club.
10/05/2018
I made tomates farcies last weekend. Sausage meat makes better farce in my opinion, provided that you can find decent sausage meat (my sausage meat has an accent of basil). Adding sauteed vegetables improves the farce (I used onion/celery/mushroom) and it's a nice way to use up all the bits and bobs. I have yet to figure out the rice. How to prevent the top of the rice from getting dried out in the oven!?
Friday 4 May 2018
2018 weekly - Week 18
28/04/2018
Time to pluck myself out of the (self-)pity and (self-)loathing mode.
I made the 100% Birthday-Worthy Blondies. I have to take a snap before finishing them!
The Violet Bakery's Butterscotch Blondies
- 125 g light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Maldon salt flakes
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 65 g chopped chocolate (45%-60% cocoa)
- 40 g caramel shards (make caramel with 1/3 cup of sugar and let it harden on a piece of baking paper)
Preheat the oven at 160C. Line a 20cm square baking pan.
Combine brown sugar and salt flakes in a bowl. Smooth out all the sugar clumps with a wooden spoon. Add in vanilla and 1 egg. Stir to combine. Pour in melted butter. Mix well before adding in the flour and baking powder. The dough should be like cookie dough consistency. Stir in chopped chocolate.
Pour/spread the dough onto the prepared baking pan. Scatter the caramel shards on top. Bake at 160C for 30 minutes.
29/04/2018
I made a small progress on my presentation. Three hours on two slides. Will speed up in the following week.
I also tied up my desk as a way of distraction. 45 minutes to clear up a pile of 2-year-worth bank mails. Yes, I had a pile sitting on my desk for two years. It only took me 45 minutes to open/skim read/bin or keep. I should have done that long time ago!
A meal out tonight for us.
01/05/2018
Suddenly I realized that my hard-to-cut snacking is triggered by toxic people around me.
Time to pluck myself out of the (self-)pity and (self-)loathing mode.
I made the 100% Birthday-Worthy Blondies. I have to take a snap before finishing them!
The Violet Bakery's Butterscotch Blondies
- 125 g light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Maldon salt flakes
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 65 g chopped chocolate (45%-60% cocoa)
- 40 g caramel shards (make caramel with 1/3 cup of sugar and let it harden on a piece of baking paper)
Preheat the oven at 160C. Line a 20cm square baking pan.
Combine brown sugar and salt flakes in a bowl. Smooth out all the sugar clumps with a wooden spoon. Add in vanilla and 1 egg. Stir to combine. Pour in melted butter. Mix well before adding in the flour and baking powder. The dough should be like cookie dough consistency. Stir in chopped chocolate.
Pour/spread the dough onto the prepared baking pan. Scatter the caramel shards on top. Bake at 160C for 30 minutes.
29/04/2018
I made a small progress on my presentation. Three hours on two slides. Will speed up in the following week.
I also tied up my desk as a way of distraction. 45 minutes to clear up a pile of 2-year-worth bank mails. Yes, I had a pile sitting on my desk for two years. It only took me 45 minutes to open/skim read/bin or keep. I should have done that long time ago!
A meal out tonight for us.
01/05/2018
Suddenly I realized that my hard-to-cut snacking is triggered by toxic people around me.
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