30 day drawing challenge

This is the perfect excuse to get me back into drawing again

I saw this on Show & Tell recently and thought I'd share with you lovely people out there and see if anyone is interested in joining in the fun? 

I am planning to do it for the whole month of February. Let me know if you want to join in too! 

Also I'd like to thank those of you who commented on my photoshoot post. They really made my day! :) Thank you!

Song challenge and other stuff

Song challenge day 8

a song i know all the words to

this is easy peasey cos I only know one song. 

ah takes me back to my high school years when I used to watch Empire Records over and over again. I love that film!  The soundtrack was just as awesome.


Next.


song challenge day 9


a song that i can dance to





I love 80s music so it's no wonder why I love this artist!


I have been really busy for the past couple of days and cooking up a storm! we had guests over for dinner last night and I cooked a traditional malay dish. More on that later, now I've gotta go do my shred challenge. Urgh. It's becoming a chore!


loves

Song Challenge - Day 7

a song that reminds me of a certain event.


this is a tough one. i couldn't think of any at all. so i thought i'd improvise.


we went to a wedding in Bedford last year (it was beautiful!) and this song was not played at the wedding (i seriously can't remember the songs they played) but it was always played on Magic FM an easy listening radio station which I had on when getting ready at the hotel. 


that still counts right?







who doesn't love a classic?

Song Challenge - Day 6

a song that reminds me of somewhere.







i love this song.


it reminds me of driving from the airport to Exeter when I first arrived in England a couple of Decembers ago.
it also reminds me of Spain when we went there for Valentine's Day a few months later. We were staying at a friend's house and this song reminds me of him playing this song really loudly  one morning with him screaming singing along to it. it was...er...lovely.


Right it has come to my attention that I haven't been updating on my 30 day shred adventure! Tsk tsk. So here goes.


It has been 16 days since I first started the challenge. Do I see any changes? Hell yeah! I gained 2 kilos. ha!


Yes. It's sad. I shouldn't have taken it for granted and ate alot of cake for the past couple of weeks. I did take a break from baking for a while but my hands were itching to bake so I made White Chocolate Scones last night *cough* 


Apart from that, I do see other changes in me. 


I feel healthier, happier (honest!) leaner (I do!) and more energised. Stuart said I look nice and trim now. I thought he was pulling my leg but it's true, my arms and legs are really toned! My legs especially...and my ass, it's not rock hard but it does look like it has gotten a butt lift! 


Jillian Michaels is AMAZING. That woman is true to her word. She did mention that in level 3 you'll be having rock hard abs by then and I am at that level and I do not have rock hard abs but I'm blaming that on not watching what I eat.


So there ya go folks! It works. For me anyway. I have been very good, missing only one day (not by choice) but I  did 40 mins of workout the next day.


This DVD works and I highly recommend it to anyone. It is not easy but you know what they say - No Pain No Gain.


I would love to hear from other shredders. How are ya all doing? Who is actually doing this anyway? I only know three, me included. Let me know please, I'd love to hear how you're all getting on. 


more post later. loves.

Song Challenge - Day 5

this song reminds me of two friends. They used to play this on the guitar and sing to each other.







For those of you who have not watched the film "Once", well you should. It's one of my favourites.

Song Challenge - Day 4

A song that makes me sad.


Another song by Imogen Heap (can you tell I love her?) 





I do apologise for the quality of the video, this was the best I could find. Hope you enjoyed it.


Confession: this song will always make me cry.

Song Challenge - Day 3

A song that makes me happy.


it reminds me of the time when Stuart and I were getting to know each other. He made me a CD with this song in it :) happy times.

I got to see Imogen last few months at Bristol and she was AMAZING! So amazing that Stuart and I will be seeing her again this November when she performs at the Royal Albert Hall. I can't wait! 


She is so incredibly talented. For her concert this November she has written a piece for orchestra which she will conduct before her main show. Very exciting!

I love her....and of course you too my lovely readers. Sorry I have been pretty quiet lately. I will make it up to you soon.


much love,

Song Challenge - Day 2

Least favourite song.


I really can't stand this song. It gives me a headache.

it's not to late to join in. Visit Krystal's blog for the details.

Song Challenge - Day 1

Favourite song of the week







What's yours?

30 Day Song Challenge

That's right me ladies (and gents if there are any), it is another 30 day challenge but this time you don't even have to get off the couch! 


I stumbled upon it on Jo Annie's blog and thought I'd share it with my fellow bloggers.


Are you guys up for it?


The 30 Day Song Challenge


Day 01 – Your favorite song
Day 02 – Your least favorite song
Day 03 – A song that makes you happy
Day 04 – A song that makes you sad
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to
Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11 – A song from your favorite band
Day 12 – A song from a band you hate
Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15 – A song that describes you
Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh
Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play
Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29 – A song from your childhood
Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year



It does look pretty tough but hey that's why it's called a challenge! It starts tomorrow. Let me know if you wanna join and link me so I can see what your answers are! Can't wait!


Hope everyone's having a pretty Sunday.

Day 1

Today was the start of my 30 day shred. 

There are only two words to describe it.

Bloody hell.

It was tough but I managed to finish the whole thing without taking a break. I am really proud of myself! Gold star for me.

I am supposed to post a "before" picture but they look too horrible so I thought this nice picture of me pouring orange squash would be better. This still counts as a "before" picture.

I'm a little teapot short and stout~

Right I am off to bed. My whole body is aching which is good cos that means it's working. Goodbye Fatty Fats and Hello slim and fit Sal!

Oh I forgot to mention that I weighed myself this morning. It wasn't as bad as I thought.

my weight: 48 kilos = 105.8 pounds

So to celebrate I baked myself a banana cake....and muffins.

Goodnight.

oh and Stuart's coming home tomorrow. Yeay!

30 day challenge

hello my dear friends.


As you know I have started a new hobby called baking and baking leads to eating and eating leads to wearing pants with elastic bands. But because I do not wanna let go of my new found hobby yet, well I don't intend to ever if I wanna open a bakery like I mentioned in my previous post, I have decided to join in Jamie's 30 day workout challenge.


For those of you who can't be bothered or do not have the time to hit the gym, this may be an answer to your prayers. It requires only 20 minutes of your time and it promises good results, if you follow the rules obviously but it's worth checking out.


I am keen to start because there was a time where I used to go to the gym everyday. I miss those days. I was fit and healthy. I have tried jogging in the park but it didn't last long. I prefer being on the treadmill. So this DVD workout is my last hope. I need to lose a few pounds before I go back to Brunei in August so I'm using that as motivation.


I ordered my DVD and it arrived in the post this morning and I am really excited! I am supposed to take before pictures which I hadn't done. Maybe I will do it tomorrow before doing the work out...and I also need to weigh myself *Gasp* NOT looking forward to that I tell ya!

Did you read that? It says you can lose up to 20 pounds in 30 days AND look like lady above. Ok maybe not. At least you'll feel leaner and healthier by end of day 30!


SO....If you are interested it's not too late. You can find out more about it on Jamie's blog.


Wish me luck for tomorrow! Hopefully I will at least get through the warm-ups!