tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78255406406194698402023-11-16T04:15:11.606-08:00A Day in MunichUtopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-83950364086720762122012-06-10T08:18:00.000-07:002012-06-10T08:26:23.929-07:00Gym Rat (part I)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who would have imagined, a girl who dreaded PE classes as a kid would now go to the gym (almost) everyday?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">เด็กผู้หญิงคนนั้นคือข้าพเจ้าเอง เกลียดอ่ะ ชม พละเนี่ย ต้องวิ่งตามลูกบอลกลมๆ เหนื่อยก็เหนื่อย ร้อนก็ร้อน (อากาศเมืองไทยอ่ะคิดดู) หิวก็หิว เป็นอะไรที่ไม่ชอบทำเลยให้ตายเหอะ สมัยก่อนการออกกำลังกายไม่เคยอยู่ในหัวสมองเลยก็ว่าได้</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">แต่แนวคิดนี้ได้เปลี่ยนไปตั้งแต่อายุได้ 29ขวบ เกิดอยากจะเปลี่ยนวิถีการใช้ชีวิตของตัวเองขึ้นมา ตอนนั้นประมาณว่าอยากผอม อยากรู้สึกดีกับตัวเอง เนื่องด้วยไปหาหมอแล้วพบว่าต่อมไทรอยด์เราเป็นประเภทขี้เกียจ เลยต้องพึ่งยาช่วยกระตุ้นต่อมให้ทำงานปกติ แต่ยาก็ไม่ช่วย 100เปอร์เซนท์</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">แต่สิ่งที่จะช่วยให้อาการไม่แย่ลงคือการออกกำลังกายสม่ำเสมอ ตอนแรกก็ลองเริ่มๆหลายครั้งแล้วก็ไม่เคยจะทำไปได้นาน เป็นอันว่าความขี้เกียจเข้าครอบงำซะทุกครั้ง </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">จนเมื่อย่างเข้าปี 2008 เกิดนึกอยากจะลองดูอีกครั้ง ตั้งเป้าหมายไว้เล็กๆในใจไม่บอกใคร ว่าจะพยายามออกกำลังกายสามวันต่ออาทิตย์ เริ่มจาก เดิน อือ ใช่เลย การเดินเนี่ยเป็นอะไรที่ยอดเยี่ยมมาก เดินไปนู้นมานี่ ไม่นั่งรถ เดินขึ้นบันได ไม่ขึ้นลิฟ (ปกติก็ไม่ใช้อยู่แล้ว เพราะคิดเสมอว่าลิฟ สำหรับคนมีรถเข็นเด็กและคนนั่งรถเข็น ยกเว้นต้องไปตึกที่สูงมากๆหลายสิบชั้น อันนั้นคงเลี่ยงลิฟไม่ได้) เดินออกกำลังกายแถวบ้าน (เดินไปสองสามนาทีจากอพาร์ตเม้นท์ก็จะมีไร่กว้างขวางให้เดินเล่นวนไปวนมารอบๆได้ ตอนนั้นเดินสามครั้งต่ออาทิตย์ คิดในใจว่า เราน่าจะมีสุนัขเป็นสัตว์เลี้ยงแฮะ จะได้</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">เป็นข้ออ้างพามาเดินได้ทุกวัน เพราะวันที่ฝนตกจะขี้เกียจ แต่ถ้าเรามีสุนัข ฝนจะตก อากาศจะหนาว ฟ้าจะร้องเราก็ต้องพามันออกมาเดินเล่นอ่ะ ไม่มีข้อยกเว้น</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">เดินๆๆๆ ไปได้ซักระยะ ก็เริ่มวิ่งจ๊อกกิ้ง วิ่งเหยาะ ๆ และก็หยุดเป็นระยะๆเพราะตอนนั้นยังไม่ฟิต แป๊บๆก็เหนื่อยแล้ว</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">นอกจากวิ่ง เราก็ซื้อดีวีดีออกกำลังกาย ประเภทต่างๆมาลองเล่นดู ที่ชอบก็มีพวกออกกำลังกายแขน ขา สะโพก หน้าท้อง พิลาทิส และก็เต้นสเตป ทำมาได้ประมาณ 5เดือน นน ก็ลดลง มีกล้ามเนื้อหน้าท้องมากขึ้น วิ่งได้นานขึ้นโดนไม่หอบแฮ่กๆ และรู้สึกว่าตัวเองพลังวังชาขึ้นมา ไม่เหนื่อยง่าย ง่วงเพลีย (แต่ก็ยังพึ่งกาแฟดำอยู่นะ ดื่มทุกวันเลย) เหมือนเมื่อก่อน</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">แต่ทำไปได้ซักประมาณปีกว่าๆ ประกอบกับเริ่มไม่มีเวลาฟิกซ์ตายตัวที่แน่นอน และอารมณ์ขี้เกียจมาครอบงำ (อีกแล้ว) เลยทำให้ช่วงปี 2010-2011 เป็นปีที่ขาดวินัย ออกกำลังอาทิตย์ละครั้งมั่ง ไม่ออกมั่ง กินตามใจตัวเองเพิ่มขึ้นด้วย กินข้าวนอกบ้านบ่อยด้วย พอมีเวลาแค่ช่วงเย็นก็จะไม่เอาแล้ว ไม่อยากออกกำลังกาย อยากนั่งเล่นเนท เล่นเฟสบุค นน ที่ลดไปเมื่อสองปี่ก่อนก็เริ่มคืบคลานกลับเข้ามาในร่างกายเราทีละกิโลสองกิโล อืมมม จะเอายังงัยดีหว่า จะเริ่มกลับไปทำแบบเมื่อก่อนก็ชักจะยากแล้ว ไม่มีวินัยไม่มีสมาธิ อายุเพิ่มขึ้น ความขี้เกียจก็เพิ่มขึ้นเป็นทวีคูณ (คนอื่นไม่รู้เป็นมั้ยนะ เราอ่ะ เป็น เฮ้อ)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">เดี๋ยวค่อยกลับมาบันทึกใหม่ ต้องทำบทเรียนเยอรมันบทนึงให้จบก่อน ไว้มีเวลาและอาราณ์จะรำพึงรำพันแล้วจะกลับมาต่อใหม่</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To be continued...</span></div>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-19565261737376305042012-06-05T03:10:00.002-07:002012-06-05T03:10:31.882-07:00April+May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="hasCaption"><span style="color: #38761d;"><em><strong>April+May's pick: Mozillas by Jill Kargman. Okay I've been slacking off a bit (as I have to take some time focusing on the German learning) so I could only finish one book in the past two months. I hope I can make it up this summer so it remains one of my NY resolutions (12 books or+ in a year). The Momzillas clique was hilarious. I also enjoyed the book particularly because the story 's location takes place in Manhattan. The city that never sleeps, the city I fell in love with 9years ago...</strong></em></span></span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-63219288443599635512012-05-06T04:47:00.001-07:002012-05-06T04:47:31.416-07:00The Sea of Thailand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-17568088743789897042012-02-21T10:57:00.001-08:002012-02-21T10:59:32.995-08:00Carnival<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsg2eztQas5Q036Kat8vauKi7MnMs6xf-icE8nGK819yqntWte5KQcATC4Ftt8vBSzYBXyYupI-DfTFH2qdnPAtD4sg2IipOBNr93kapfLbL8fWIFb9iCEKT9X8EzmsUCiXYJhxfNKyoF/s1600/fasching2012.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsg2eztQas5Q036Kat8vauKi7MnMs6xf-icE8nGK819yqntWte5KQcATC4Ftt8vBSzYBXyYupI-DfTFH2qdnPAtD4sg2IipOBNr93kapfLbL8fWIFb9iCEKT9X8EzmsUCiXYJhxfNKyoF/s400/fasching2012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711665455135735570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >Happy Fasching 2012!<br /><br /><br /></span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-30379054665525017992012-02-21T10:52:00.003-08:002012-02-21T10:56:47.129-08:00February<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1Xbv7lk9_z459yZD8CIoJpO_F7x97xaf5g5GoGtD_DIp1xhu_KmxYqye914iAgIcntWA6E1apcxuFcyY0HI6wf2j29a-L3MGXGIftZvR-2IL97PnyeTFvkhkLZ286hkH2HUqG237Ykla/s1600/febbook.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1Xbv7lk9_z459yZD8CIoJpO_F7x97xaf5g5GoGtD_DIp1xhu_KmxYqye914iAgIcntWA6E1apcxuFcyY0HI6wf2j29a-L3MGXGIftZvR-2IL97PnyeTFvkhkLZ286hkH2HUqG237Ykla/s400/febbook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711664424345592546" border="0" /></a><br /><h6 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">My February's choice: You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again by Suzanne Hansen. Phewww, what a month! I've signed up at a fitness near my place and I've been going there almost everyday (except for one day, really! i didn't go because of stomach cramps)I've actually bought this book last year but managed to read only one-third and put it down temporarily. The book was a fun read and not boring or a<span class="text_exposed_show">nything but between new books and other distractions I somehow didn't touch it until two weeks ago when i decided it should be my Feb's choice. I finished reading it early this morning (thanks to getting up at 6:30-7am these days!why??) After having finished this book, I googled Danny Devito's personal life..ha...ha.. No this book is not about Danny, it's about a nanny's experience in Hollywood and there's more to it. While reading it, I had many moments like..'oh yeah, that's right..i feel exactly the same'..lol. I can relate a lot to her experience and empathize with her in many ways. I'd give 4 stars out of 5 for this one ^^.</span></span></span></h6><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-39653311444519634092012-01-21T02:21:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:32:15.559-08:00January<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ESglQ_pr9xLCq8lw6OU-fuuYFmT7LMSuViyxY5ab4IooVT6hLQBpohb48Nv5EFOPlm3Y-49G4ZvWVObXRXKBljYEcqNtofZB342FxYzv0L7Ctyxc2zwwkKKRH9o598FpwzRO4sfd5NQ-/s1600/howtocookatart.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 276px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700029161429550882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ESglQ_pr9xLCq8lw6OU-fuuYFmT7LMSuViyxY5ab4IooVT6hLQBpohb48Nv5EFOPlm3Y-49G4ZvWVObXRXKBljYEcqNtofZB342FxYzv0L7Ctyxc2zwwkKKRH9o598FpwzRO4sfd5NQ-/s400/howtocookatart.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><h6 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{" style="font-size:130%;">My January 's choice: How to Cook a Tart by Nina Killham.</span></h6><h6 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{" style="font-size:130%;">Part of my resolution this year is reading at least one book per month. I finished this book last night (20/01/2012) so i achieved my goal sooner than i expected. The book was a fun read so it went pretty fast. Don't be misled by the title, it's not a cook book, it's a novel with foodie sense. Food, love, lust, and murder are all in this book ;-).<br />Now i've got a bit over one week till the end of the month. There are a few half way-read books on my shelf so i will fetch one and read before I start a brand new one in Febuary.<br /></span></h6><h6 style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);" class="uiStreamMessage" ft="'{"><span class="messageBody" ft="'{" style="font-size:130%;">XOXO, till next month.</span></h6>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-75324704507300793292012-01-01T03:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:05:00.773-08:00Note to Self : New Year's Resolutions 2012<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LBzOUYWWhI2Id2HoGAc7FXgFq-pHTnF906wbRqHrId3cN7kmzob_XWxL9iFZG3QDbyFrAG4-sSWrEC6Mu9meODfx-fvKwmUi9dYVHuIGIs-IwZl3_iarFZU1XjmuR83ctSINOK6RDmZX/s1600/oomvhs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 185px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692630288499446194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LBzOUYWWhI2Id2HoGAc7FXgFq-pHTnF906wbRqHrId3cN7kmzob_XWxL9iFZG3QDbyFrAG4-sSWrEC6Mu9meODfx-fvKwmUi9dYVHuIGIs-IwZl3_iarFZU1XjmuR83ctSINOK6RDmZX/s400/oomvhs.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix"><div><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตอนนี้นั่งรอจะcount down (นั่งดูทีวีช่องTV5Monde ไปด้วยเพราะทุกปี</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เค้ามีรายการพิเศษ มี โชว์มี circusการแสดง เกว็นก็เลยชอบดู</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เพราะปกติเราสองคนไม่ดูทีวีเลย) เพื่อต้อนรับปีใหม่2012ที่จะมาถึง เค้าว่าโลกจะแตก อือ ก็น่ากลัวอยู่นะ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">อีกสอง ชม กว่าๆรู้กัน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เอาเป็นว่าสมมุติว่าโลกไม่แตกล่ะกันน้า (เพราะที่ไทยก็ 2555ไปแล้วนิ ก่อนที่เยอรมัน)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เราก็กลับมาคิดnew year's resolutionsของปีใหม่นี้ก่อนดีกว่า</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">อย่างแรกเลยคือ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>เรื่องออกกำลังกาย</strong> ทำดีมาได้นานพอสมควร จนเมื่อเร็วๆมานี้ที่มาดีแตก</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">แล้วก็ละเลยไม่ออกกำลังกายซะอย่างนั้น เลยคิดว่าปีใหม่และปีที่จะถึงต่อๆไปในอนาคต</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เราจะทำตัวดีขึ้น ทำเรื่องการออกกำลังกายให้เป็นเรื่องปกติ เหมือน การอาบน้ำ เพราะเราก็อาบน้ำ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ทุกวัน ทำไมจะออกกำลังกายไม่ได้ และก็เหมือนเรื่องกิน ก็กินมันทุกวันทำไมจะออกไปเดินย่อย</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ไม่ได้ทุกวันอ่ะนะ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">แต่ที่จะไม่ตั้งเป้าคือลด นน เพราะคิดว่าถ้าเราออกกำลังกายสม่ำเสมอ เรื่อง นน มันก็เป็นไปตามระบบของ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ร่างกาย ไม่เครียดกับหุ่นตัวเองเนี่ยทำให้มีเวลาไปคิดเรื่องอื่นได้มากขึ้น</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>เรื่องการอ่านหนังสือ</strong> เมื่อปี2010ตั้งหัวข้อนี้ไว้เหมือนกัน และก็ทำได้จริงๆ ปีนั้น อ่านหนังสือได้อย่างน้อยเดือน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ละเล่ม ซื้อจากเวปอเมซอนมั่ง ห้องสมุดมั่ง แต่ส่วนมากจะอ่านเล่มที่ยืมจากห้องสมุดจบก่อนเพราะเวลายืมยืมได้สี่อาทิตย์</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ก็เลยเหมือนฝึกบังคับให้เราอ่านให้จบไปด้วย อีกทั้งปีนั้นงานเลี้ยงเด็กเราก็จะเต็มเวลา เลยมีเวลานั่งอ่าน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตอนนั่งรถไฟไปทำงาน และตอนเด็กหลับ>_</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">พอมาปีนี้สั่งซื้อหนังสือมาเยอะแต่ไม่ค่อยได้อ่าน เวลาอยู่บ้านส่วนมากก็จะใช้เนท แหะๆ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เวลาจะได้อ่านจริงๆคือตอนไปเที่ยวไปทริปหน้าร้อน ที่ที่ไม่มีเนท</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เรื่องสุดท้ายที่ตั้งใจจะพัฒนา คือเรื่อง<strong>เรียนภาษาและงาน</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ปีนี้ถ้ามีงานเข้ามาดีๆก็จะรับทำแต่ถ้าไม่ถูกใจก็จะไม่รับทำ แล้วตั้งใจจะกลับไปเรียนภาษาเยอรมันให้แน่นให้เป๊ะขึ้น</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ปีที่ผ่านๆมาพอไปเลี้ยงเด็กก็ใช้แต่ภาษาอังกฤษเพราะเลือกทำกับครอบครัวต่างชาติ ที่ใช้แต่ภาษาอังกฤษอย่างเดียว</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เราเลยไม่กระตือรือร้นที่จะเรียนภาษาเยอรมันเพิ่มขึ้น รู้สึกว่ารู้แบบเอาตัวรอดได้ ก็พอแล้ว เพราะถือว่าได้ใช้แต่ภาษาอังกฤษ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">อยู่ ที่บ้าน สามีก็ไม่ใช่คนเยอรมัน ไม่มีคอนเนคชั่นกับคนเยอรมัน นอกจากเพื่อนบ้าน นานๆคุยกัน และก็เวลาไปซื้อของก็พอเอาตัวรอดได้ อีกทั้งคิดว่าอีกไม่นานเราคงย้ายกันไปอยู่ประเทศอื่นซึ่งจะเลือกประเทศที่ ใช้ภาษาอังกฤษ (จนมาปีนี้ปีที่หกแล้วที่อยู่เยอรมันมา ไม่ย้ายซักที ฮ่าๆ แถมมีแววว่าจะอยู่อีกอย่างน้อยสองสามปี แป่ว)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">จนเมื่อสองสามเดือนมา นี้ ได้รู้จักกับเพื่อนใหม่คนนึง เป็นคนจากประเทศยูเครน วัยเดียวกัน เจอกันเพื่อจะเป็น tandem partnerแลกเปลี่ยนภาษา อังกฤษ กะเยอรมัน เพื่อนคนนี้อยู่เยอรมันมาได้ห้าปีแล้ว พอๆกับเราน่ะแหละ แต่ภาษาเยอรมันเค้าขั้นเทพ มีสามีเป็นคนเยอรมัน/รัซเซีย อยู่ที่บ้านเค้าก็คุยภาษา</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">รัสเซียกับแฟนเค้า ซึ่งสถานการณ์ของเพื่อนคนนี้ก็คล้ายๆเราคือเค้าก็ไม่ได้มีคอนเนคชั่นที่ต้องใช้ภาษาเยอรมันซักเท่าไหร่</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">(แต่ตอนนี้เค้าได้เริ่มงานกับ amazonแล้วก็ต้องเรียนภาษาอังกฤษเสริมด้วย)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">แต่ ที่ต่างกันคือ เพื่อนมาอยู่เยอรมันก็เรียนภาษาเยอรมันแบบอินเทนซีพ (เรียน รรภาษาเดียวกะเราด้วยนะ แต่คนละคอร์สกัน)แล้วทำงานไปด้วย เรียนหนัก ทำงานหนัก จนจบแล้วสอบเข้าเรียนต่อโปรแกรมcomputer linguistics ของLMUได้ เพื่อนบอกว่าตอนเรียนภาษาก้ฝึกพูด</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ดูหนัง อ่านหนังสือ เยอรมัน ตามตำราการเรียนภาษาให้ประสบความสำเร็จทั่วไป ฟังแล้วทึ่ง</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">แล้วก็ย้อนมาดูตัวเอง อือ ตัวเราหนอก็รักการเรียนภาษามาแต่ไหนแต่ไร ชอบเรียนภาษาอังกฤษและภาษาฝรั่งเศสมากๆ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตอนอยู่มัธยม พอมาเรียนมหาวิทยาลัยก็เลือกลงเรียนภาษาญี่ปุ่นด้วยหนึ่งปี แต่ไปไม่ไหวจริงๆพอเริ่มเรียนการอ่าน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เลยดรอปภาษาญี่ปุ่นไว้แค่นั้น ภาษาที่เอาดีมาได้เป็นเรื่องเป็นราวก็เลยมีแค่ภาษาอังกฤษ แล้วทำไมหนอ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ทำไม เราถึงไม่รักเรียนภาษาเยอรมันเท่าที่ควร จะว่าไปเหมือนมีอคติกับมันนิดๆมั้ยน้า ว่าเป็นภาษาที่ฟังแล้ว</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตลก ไม่ไพเราะ แต่พอมาคิดๆดู คนต่างชาติบางคนฟังภาษาไทยเค้าก็ว่ามันตลกนะ อิอิ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">วันนี้ จัดชั้นหนังสือ เลยเจอแคตาลอคของVHS(ที่เรียนภาษาและคอร์สเรียนศึกษาผุ้ใหญ่ สำหรับบุคลทั่วไปของเยอรมันนี)สาขาUnterhaching ที่อยู่ใกล้บ้านเรา เลยรื้อฟื้นความหลัง และความหวังใหม่</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ว่าครั้งนึงนานมาแล้วเมื่อ ปี2007เรารวบรวมความกล้าเข้าไปคุยกับผู้อำนวยการของที่นั่นแล้วเสนอกับเค้า ว่าเราอยากสอนภาษาอังกฤษ เพราะเราเพิ่งเรียนจบมาใหม่ๆ ไฟแรง ผุ้อำนวยการ เค้าก็ใจดี เปิดคอร์สให้เราสอนภาษาที่นั่นหนึ่งเทอม แถมตั้งชื่อคอร์สไว้สวยหรูว่าEnglish for Traveling in Asia แบบมีเรื่องวัฒนธรรมมาเสริมด้วย ฟังดูดีน้า</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">แต่....มีแต่ ผุ้อำนวยการบอกว่ามีคนมาลงเรียนสามคน ฮ่าๆ ปกติต้องสี่คนขึ้นไปเค้าถึงจะเปิดคอร์ส แป่ว ท่านเลยบอกว่า</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ไม่เป็นไร Frau สมฤทัย เดี๋ยว ถ้ามาคนมาลงเรียนเพิ่มเราจะเปิดเทอมต่อไป</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตอนนั้นเราเลยบอกผู้อำนวยการไปว่า เราอยากจะเรียนภาษาเยอรมันให้จบคอร์สหกร้อย ชม ก่อนแล้วค่อยว่ากันอีกที</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เพราะเราสนใจอยากเปิดสอน คอร์สทำอาหารไทยด้วย แต่เราต้องได้ภาษาเยอรมันสำหรับคอร์สนั้นๆ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เราเลยแปะไว้ว่าจะติดต่อไป จนเรียนเยอรมันจบคอร์สเบื้องต้นแล้ว สอบผ่านแล้ว ยังพูดไม่ได้ อ็ากก ยังไม่สามารถอธิบาย</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">อะไรได้เป็นเรื่องเป็นราว เลยไม่มีหน้าที่จะติดต่อผู้อำนวยการไปอีกครั้ง >_</span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ปีนี้ล่ะเราจะพยายามใหม่ จะตั้งใจเรียนให้จบเป็นคอร์สๆ สอบไปตามระดับ และที่สำคัญไม่กดดันตัวเอง</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">จะเรียนภาษาเยอรมันด้วยทัศนคติใหม่ว่าเป็นภาษาหนึ่งที่อยากเรียนแล้วเก็บไว้กับตัวเป็นความรู้ ไม่ใช่เรียน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เพื่อที่จะได้งาน หรือ เรียนเพราะ "ต้อง"เรียน อันนั้นเรารู้ว่าเราไม่มีความสุขแน่ถ้าบังคับให้เรียนสิ่งที่ไม่ชอบ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ตอนย้ายมาอยู่เยอรมันใหม่ๆมีคิดจะไปเริ่มเรียนวิศวะเพราะงานด้านนี้เยอะเหลือเกิน แต่ดูๆแล้วมันเป็นไปไม่ด้ายย</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">อันนั้นต้องกลับไปเกิดใหม่ 555 (แต่มีครั้งนึงที่เสนอไอเดียให้เกว็นไปเรื่องนึง จนเกว็นคิดมาเป็นโปรเจคเล็กๆ และไปเสนอหัวหน้า</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"> อ่าาา เราก็ภูมิใจนะที่มีหัวกะเค้าเหมือนกัน ฟังเรื่องงานจากสามีมากจนบังเกิดไอเดีย 555)</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ที่ สำคัญอีกอย่างที่คิดจะกลับไปเข้าห้องเรียนอีกครั้งเพราะรู้ตัวว่าเริ่มแก่ แล้วอ่ะ สมองมันก็ฝ่อๆไปตามวัย เค้าว่ากันว่าเพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">เป็นโรคอัลไซเมอร์ตอนแก่ คนเราควรจะเรียนรู้ใช้สมองคิดนู้นนี่ทุกวัน แต่อันนี้ไม่จำเป็นต้องกลับไปเข้าห้องเรียนทำการบ้าน</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ก็ได้ มีกิจกรรมเยอะที่exerciseสมองเราได้ อันนี้แล้วแต่ความชอบของคน สำหรับเรา เข้าห้องเรียนแล้วมีการโต้ตอบคือการ</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">ใช้สมองที่ดีที่สุด แต่ส่วนมากแต่ละคอร์สภาษาที่เรียนมาจะเป็นแนวฟังอาจารย์แล้วนั่งเกือบสัปปะหงกทุกที ;-P</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">พิมพ์มาซะยาว พักกินขนมเป็นระยะๆ อิอิ ฝอยมาจนใกล้เที่ยงคืนล่ะ เดี๋ยวไว้มีอารมณ์มาฝอยใหม่ สวัสดีปีใหม่ทุกท่านค่า</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p></div></div><form style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);" class="live_344202932272882_131325686911214 commentable_item autoexpand_mode" method="post" action="/ajax/ufi/modify.php" live="'{" rel="async"><ul class="uiList uiUfi focus_target fbUfi" ft="'{"><li class="uiUfiAddComment clearfix uiUfiSmall ufiItem ufiItem uiListItem uiListVerticalItemBorder"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix 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href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2957342560105936182VNfrxh"><img src="http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/46415/2957342560105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG3720_resize" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Sunny days bring joy and fun and a few more pounds!! Iced coffee is becoming part of my life again.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The feeling when the caffeine kicks in is so hard to describe. It brings you so much energy before you feel deflated a couple of hours later. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">After a long morning playing tug of war with the little one, I find a pleasure by winding down at my favorite Starbucks, usually just to get a take-out when on duty. I never place a low-fat milk order and am not really sure if Starbucks here in Munich even carry low-fat milk. My usual is Iced Caramel Macchiato. I used to be a fan of a Flappuchino but not anymore since I can't resist saying yes to a whip cream topping that comes with it!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Sadly ICM is becoming my beloved enemy. With such amount of sugar and caramel, I also suffer a side effect after one or two hours of my consumption..that is 'binge eating.' I always see paparazzi shots of celebrities often holding either iced tea or iced coffee. I thought to myself..hey maybe that's their secret of diet. But maybe that cup of coffee is all they consume all day! I can't just have that cup of Joe and be done with it..why is that???</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Now i am firing away on my blog with a cup in my hand. I know in just an hour I won't feel such elated like this. So I'd better get myself going..putting on my jogging shoes and enjoy the sun.</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-65097302680522825552010-04-10T05:15:00.000-07:002012-01-31T14:27:47.216-08:00Spring is Here in Munich ^^<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2907619860105936182VudMnc"><img src="http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/21354/2907619860105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6196_resize" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">While I 've been away from my blog, my life has continued on as usual. It's seen my 31st birthday, Easter holidays, and warm spring days ( and a lot more to come).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">My husband made this mock-up poster for me on my BD. It's sort of funny ;-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2878486410105936182iSpwKF"><img src="http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/46831/2878486410105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="OomieBD_resize" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">We went for a Bavarian dinner and had a big pork meal (what else?). I have not decided yet what a birthday gift i want from him this year. I am thinking ..one or two culinary books. He's thinking..a camera ( digital professional ones that other people are crazy about and they seem to be 'in' at the moment). I said..go ahead if he will use it. I don't care much about this item because I take fewer pictures these days. When I blogged more often in the past, I took every single thing that moved..ha..ha..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Now, not so much. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">The other day I visited one of my favorite food blogs (that i had not checked out for a while and found out she stopped blogging) <a href="http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/the-last-post/">http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/the-last-post/</a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I quote what she wrote that was kind of funny but realistic <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"...The husband will be able to eat food that doesn’t need to be photographed first and the cats will have more of my attention. And of course I’ll still be enjoying my food!..." </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I applause to her for making this decision. Sometimes blogging really takes a lot of time from people's life. I for once experienced it. Now I blog less and get times to smell the roses ^^</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Spring is actually here in Munich and I've started to bring out my flowery summer outfits I've bought.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2944174020105936182REWIBo"><img src="http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/43885/2944174020105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="page" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">What makes a girl happy is redoing her closet, isn't it? ;-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I 've also started to collect spring/light scarfs. One of my friends is crazy about them. At the beginning I didn't pay much attention but after I bought one and then came the second one ..now I have to stop at every shop that carries them..ha..ha..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I think it's like some women that shop for shoes and can't just stop..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">But for me i have a limit for everything...i think..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Reading mode:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2250300880105936182DZSxHC"><img src="http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/36286/2250300880105936182S200x200Q85.jpg" alt="UND5" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Yesterday, I just finished the 5th of the Undead series. It was a bummer this one, kind of boring and no new interesting plots!! But regardless, I will continue the 6th today and the review from Amazon does not look so bad. The 9th is coming out this June and i am not sure if it will stop at that.. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">A book i've read recently and would like to recommend is </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">She's Come Undone</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> by Wally Lamb.<br /><br />Till next blog..XOXO<br /></span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-61346678885940654462010-03-28T07:34:00.000-07:002010-03-28T13:45:08.404-07:00Satisfying My Reading Phase<a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2967117610105936182kBVSnt"><img src="http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/45761/2967117610105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6460" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Bangkok book fair just kicked off and I wish I were there with my sisters cruising aisles of aisles of new /bestselling books. Going to a book fair can be a bit tiring but I still go whenever i get a chance.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Shopping for books is always fun for me and my sisters. Stacking our books on big piles of one another is a normal scene at my house. Given busy schedules, none of us finishes reading our purchases and we keep on buying!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Over a week ago, G picked up one book from a shelf and asked me what it was about. Oh that, a memoir I bought from Amazon weeks go and have not got a chance to dust it and read it. I promised to get to it later but still I have not.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2877573250105936182RVfYyI"><img src="http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/46352/2877573250105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG1659" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">These days I tend to check out books from the library and speedily read them while my membership card is still active. 18 Euro per year 's gotta be worth it!</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Anyhow either reading my own purchases or the library ones, I feel like I am satisfying my reading phase just fine. There were times when i didn't even feel like touching a book. But I've made my 2009- resolution and I 'd like to stick to it (read at least one book per month, fiction, non-fiction any kind).</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2521424740105936182FNoAsU"><img src="http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/30507/2521424740105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG1657" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">I feel calmer when I read. Since my job is dealing with a kid-- a toddler now to be precise-- reading in my spare time keeps me sane.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">This week plenty of spare time is on my way ,thanks to the Easter break. When it's nice outside, I promise myself to bring out my favorite books and enjoy them in the sun. I may also try to find a regular reading spot at a cafe (ourdoor when it's sunny of course) and be engrossed by reading.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2833841580105936182yDkRKS"><img src="http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/41079/2833841580105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6463" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">Spring is finally coming (if it's not here already!)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2100817550105936182tLKEmF"><img src="http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/43252/2100817550105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6468" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">I received this basket of flowers as my early BD gift and I hope i will be able to keep them survive past Easter ^^</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-1391227616633921042010-03-12T11:15:00.000-08:002010-03-12T11:42:24.667-08:00Just because I felt like it...<a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2211389610105936182dgNuzl"><img src="http://inlinethumb45.webshots.com/14444/2211389610105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6268" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Bangkok 2010</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">I am sure this is not our best-looking shot but G was also in it with my two sisters. It's rare to get us all together in a photo (since G likes to be a photographer rather than being taken pics of)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">After abandoning my blog for quite a while, today i just felt like typing out things that have been bothering me...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">The situation in my country is not looking good and we never know when it is going to end. The more we fight against something, the more we lose. People don't let go. It's understandable to not let go when you have billions worth of cash. But if you follow the Buddhist way, it's you..you alone in this world and when you perish, you can't take anything at all (or anyone) with you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">The conflict in my country continues as well as the winter season in Europe. It's already March but we still see the ground covered with snow. I am not complaining so much though because I like cold weather. I like snow. But i don't like lacking of sun. I feel like I am being suffered by SAD. It all comes down to lack of exercise and discipline too.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Today I saw two young girls on the Ubahn. They were having a fun conversation in front of me. What really bothered me? One of the girl looked obese and while chatting with her friend she constantly ate her snacks (God knows what was in that pastry bag!). It was none of my business really...but what i imagined myself doing was telling the girl to slow down on her treat.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Gosh, i am so mean these days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">But hey, i don't always do what I preach. I ate like a horse last night while watching my favorite TV program! And now typing away this non-sense episode of my life, I just finished my big bowl of instant ramen (after swearing all day that today would end with just yogurt)!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">People say i don't need to lose weight. Actually i am 85%happy with the way i look but when I lose, I feel in control. I think other women might agree with me..i am not the only one.</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-65503338367655752742010-02-28T12:03:00.000-08:002012-01-31T14:25:06.310-08:00Long time no blog...<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2164763320105936182pBJXOB"><img alt="CIMG6187" src="http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/47133/2164763320105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I was hoping i would be able to put some pictures from the Thailand trip on my blog here but my net book doesn't work as fast when it comes with picture-photoscaping. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Plus, i 've been quite busy since i 've returned to Munich. Facebooking friends seems to take most of my time away from the blog space too ^^</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I am glad that now my father & my sister have DSL Internet connection at home so i feel like we're connected all the time although since I've come back we have not chatted online yet. But chatting via the computer doesn't replace entirely the old fashion way of communication ;that is 0ur phone conversations. Though i have to admit that i am always lazy to pick up the phone and dial. i find emailing quicker and I can just say what i have in mind just right there and then and just one click away.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Besides my work schedule, i try to keep myself busy with exercise schedule too. Last week my friend and I started to join a pilates class which was a bit intimidating for the first-timers. But we 've agreed that we will try again this week and see if we can catch up with the routine or not. Also we've booked Mondays for step-aerobic class and I am really looking forward to it because i have a step board at home to practice my moves ;-)</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-83882264682933968202010-02-14T02:45:00.000-08:002010-02-14T02:51:02.069-08:00Happy Tiger Year!<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2513988140105936182eQeWwX"><img src="http://inlinethumb44.webshots.com/46763/2513988140105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6245" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">We're back in Munich!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">After spending three weeks of hot and sunny days in Thailand, I kind of like the cold welcome of Munich. But the trip was also a good one, visiting and meeting families.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Today is Valentine's Day and also Chinese New Year's Day. I wish everyone good health and happiness !</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2967094210105936182MfhoaF"><img src="http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/43409/2967094210105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6247" /></a>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-82522582419988126822010-01-15T00:00:00.000-08:002010-01-15T00:16:52.164-08:00Happy Birthday My Sweet Hubby ;-)<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">January 14th 2010</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">I wish you all the best in the world and that we have another 100 years to celebrate your BD..ha..ha.. (who wants to live that long,anyway?^^)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">The gift I prepared for G was a coincidence. It was a similar gift (same idea) that G got for me when he came back from Singapore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Only us know what was in that box (maybe my sisters know too..ha..ha..)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2746983730105936182rxSzID"><img src="http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/20102/2746983730105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6110" /></a>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-69358245063210446872010-01-03T10:03:00.000-08:002010-01-03T10:20:11.764-08:00New Year, New Me ;-)Recently I've been looking at Korean/Japanese-style clothes and really looking forward to doing some big clothes shopping in Thailand...^_^<br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2641059180105936182JcTcsn"><img src="http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/13209/2641059180105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="page" /></a><br /><br /><br />Today I exercised almost one hour! I felt so good afterward. I should exercise often but recently I always get distracted by other things.<br />My resolutions this year will be something easy something that i can achieve. Here are what I have in mind:<br /><br />*Eat more fish and seafood (although most seafood that can be found in Munich is frozen, but it's better than nothing) and eat less meat (especially white meat)<br />*Try to lose a couple of kilos and keep myself fit<br />*Continue with my reading (I've done well last year; I've read at least one book per month)<br /><br />Okay, that's it. It's a short list..ha..ha..<br /><br />Back to my busy schedule tomorrow but I look forward to it ^^Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-3452014511245286612010-01-01T02:01:00.000-08:002010-01-01T10:24:46.889-08:00Happy New Year 2010<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">1st January,2010 11:02</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2723924790105936182AMUWvI"><img src="http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/43163/2723924790105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6089" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">Last night (new year's eve) we celebrated the coming new year with just the two of us. Another couple we know in France also chose to spend the night alone too this year (that was my in laws ^^)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">We had G's mother's homemade 'foie gras'with toasts for a starter and later we had a bowl of Pad Thai topped with stir-fried chicken with mango sauce (we put the food in a bowl not a plate for the convenient consumption).</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">We also had some Roobios tea 'Hot Love' I bought just before Ny's eve. It is red tea with mango and chili!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">I think today we will try 'Chai Massai'</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2381599530105936182hSaqHP"><img src="http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/42899/2381599530105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6088" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">We watched a French film called 'Coco Avant Chanel' and at midnight we went to our same spot to see the fireworks and greeted our neighbors ^^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">As for my 2010 New Year resolutions, I will revisit my last-year ones and try to complete my list.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">I think i should focus on one point at a time. When you have a long list, you tend to bail out.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">As for my health, I want to be fit again this year. Toward the end of 2009, i kind of lacked discipline. Most of the time I met friends for lunch, coffee, dinner and that resulted in my weight gain...ha..ha..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">This year i will try to meet friends for sport (if they ever come to agree ^^) or hobbies that don't involve much cooking and eating !</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">But again everyone has to eat and enjoy a big meal once in a while.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">I hope i can squeeze in my time after work and go back swimming. I am always to0 lazy to pack up my gears. It's also winter so my lazy genes are working like crazy. But I remember the feeling after each exercise, it's rewarding and refreshingly full of energy.</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-24754867109395840862009-12-26T03:28:00.000-08:002009-12-26T03:52:18.945-08:00Merry Xmas 2009 & Happy Coming New Year<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2482468340105936182MKfcxn"><img src="http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/33770/2482468340105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6051" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">This Xmas we stayed in Munich, but we didn't miss much. We made and received phone calls/best wishes to/from our families. We cooked Xmas meals. We had gifts for each other. We watched movies until midnight. We slept in on Xmas day and then we unwrapped the gifts .We also had our goofy picture times ^^</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2625696370105936182QXMdvM"><img src="http://inlinethumb22.webshots.com/41941/2625696370105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6015" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Busy cooking with my messy hair ^^</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2655533730105936182bxvSFX"><img src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/7346/2655533730105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6017" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Our Xmas lunch was Japanese +Thai (green tea noodles with fried pork and Thai seasoning)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2071933170105936182ouJsxq"><img src="http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/43176/2071933170105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6018" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Xmas espresso set, but with JP green tea!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2031771200105936182SMwkim"><img src="http://inlinethumb55.webshots.com/13686/2031771200105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6021" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Getting ready for picture times!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2429133430105936182FMeSCX"><img src="http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/43284/2429133430105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6022" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2300406610105936182CkHCor"><img src="http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/19252/2300406610105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6034" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">G took most of the pics so there are mostly 'me me me' pics ^^</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2589388450105936182UAMqzy"><img src="http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/16794/2589388450105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2708604230105936182WoXCqz"><img src="http://inlinethumb40.webshots.com/44903/2708604230105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6066" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Mango pudding...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2306789550105936182jhzPLs"><img src="http://inlinethumb19.webshots.com/2834/2306789550105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6072" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Young coconut juice jelly...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2981861170105936182nREPHm"><img src="http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/42287/2981861170105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6079" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Unwrapping the gifts</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2650598700105936182bPqzKO"><img src="http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/43611/2650598700105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="Image041" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Book gifts from the family...</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2565271720105936182iWItCJ"><img src="http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/44633/2565271720105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG6053" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Merry Xmas everyone! Till next year ^^</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-22991602203335148692009-12-22T00:37:00.000-08:002009-12-22T00:53:08.118-08:00Roman Holiday<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We're back from Rome and bringing back the sun to Munich ^^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">We were so lucky to have nice sunny days while in Rome.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2604385980105936182AvgIvN"><img src="http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/32398/2604385980105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="romecolosseum" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I've put together albums of our trip on Facebook beause it is quick and easy to upload (when you have tons of pix!) so if you're not bored of our faces, then check them out..ha..ha..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I'll try to blog the trip stories when time is permitted (probably also in Thai version for the next blog ^^).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Counting down to Xmas, I have lots of things to do (shopping, preparing for Xmas menu, lunches with friends..etc.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">So till then, happy holidays!</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-7365309133612554922009-12-11T10:53:00.000-08:002009-12-11T11:14:27.272-08:00Early Xmas gift<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">For some reason, I got some spam messages from my comment box so now I closed it temporarily.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Any messages for me can be sent to my email, MSN, or Facebook (maybe soon Twitter ..ha..ha..).</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Yesterday I went to the city although it was freezing cold and it started to snow. But I kind of like it that it's now snowing. Xmas without snow is boring...white Xmas is romantic ^^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">I got an early Xmas gift from G but it was me who chose it ..ha..ha.. I couldn't wait till Xmas so I am wearing it now! Who cares! sooner or later everyone gets to open his/her gift wrap ;-)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2536870260105936182tbcijg"><img src="http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/44307/2536870260105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="DSCF0456" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Nina came and helped me pick out the watch. We went to have a light meal at Rischart.</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2680318700105936182MOqvAq"><img src="http://inlinethumb18.webshots.com/9745/2680318700105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="DSCF0445" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">If you order a cake and sit there at the cafe&restaurant, they charge 2-3 Euro extra per piece! I still prefer Starbucks afterall.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2091899960105936182PJiVUn"><img src="http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/33155/2091899960105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="DSCF0444" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2661579750105936182dLdVDR"><img src="http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/44547/2661579750105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="DSCF0442" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">It's still over a week before Xmas and I only got one gift for G so far.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2455874840105936182UBxuAG"><img src="http://inlinethumb48.webshots.com/42351/2455874840105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="DSCF0458" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">We'll try to fight the crowd and look for gifts for families and ourselves tomorrow at a shopping mall. Actually it's an excuse for G to have a haircut before the Rome trip ^^</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-85106662930616254602009-12-09T08:48:00.000-08:002009-12-09T09:48:17.523-08:00Running sushi & Xmas tree<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">No work = more time to blog ^^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Starting this week with friends' meet-ups. On Monday I had late lunch at Lhengnueng's (still waiting for her pics). On Tuesday I teamed up with three friends for running sushi at Fujikaiten.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The food was not bad. There was a variety of sushi and fried stuff (tempura). I think it's worth it to come for lunch because it's half the price of dinner menu and there's no time limit. It's really 'all you can eat.' ;-)</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2836363530105936182YSEXvd"><img src="http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/43134/2836363530105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="runningsushi" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">It was everyone's first time so we were kind of busy eating and I only had a chance to snap a few photos ^^</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">After two hours of lunch, we headed to a Starbucks nearby to start our crocheting. My Thai friend, Tarn, got a good tutor that day. I hope she'll finish her project soon.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">We were sitting there for a while until a German lady came up to us and showed us her crocheted purses. We all went gaga and wanted to start to do a purse too..ha..ha.. (but first of all, i need to finish all of my in-progress hats & scarfs).</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2207735960105936182QgLMck"><img src="http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/45391/2207735960105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="crocheting" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Today (Wednesday) I felt a bit tired of going out and just wanted to relax but i ended up cleaning up the apartment and decorating our Xmas tree. It didn't take me long to finish putting up ornaments and I had cheesy Xmas music in the background (that's the highlight of the day). I have to take this chance of being home alone and listening to holiday songs because as soon as G comes home, no more Xmas music! He really can't stand it!</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2626417830105936182PYlAxV"><img src="http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/43517/2626417830105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5542" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Here's our tree before the lights</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2139464460105936182weChKz"><img src="http://inlinethumb15.webshots.com/42318/2139464460105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5550" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">And now the lights are on! ^^</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I recycled most of our decorating bits and pieces from last year.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2988643950105936182WfOCWA"><img src="http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/40966/2988643950105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5552" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2849332460105936182qFLxgd"><img src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/23474/2849332460105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5551" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2202766920105936182pSzjFu"><img src="http://inlinethumb26.webshots.com/7449/2202766920105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5557" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2284213590105936182dSDqsf"><img src="http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/42560/2284213590105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5556" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />None of our (stuffed) friends is left out. ;-)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">If you look closely, you can see these little guys hiding (we got them from eating kiddie cheese).</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2864812800105936182VZvrKI"><img src="http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/44483/2864812800105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5540" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This red elephant is a new member (my Thai friend,Sao, gave it to me from her trip to Thailand)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2342268950105936182BVDvgg"><img src="http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/44180/2342268950105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5558" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">"We are family, I got all my sisters with me" la la la la...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2948829040105936182XciIlw"><img src="http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/11553/2948829040105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5561" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">P.S. My favorite X'mas song so far is 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' (Jessica Simpson's version ^^)</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-62609221572086811262009-12-06T02:07:00.000-08:002009-12-06T03:48:09.379-08:00Suddenly Available<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">'Suddenly Available' reminds me of the series 'Suddenly Susan'</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2229094380105936182EIFTGN"><img src="http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/45328/2229094380105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5509" border="0/" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Turned out I have longer holidays than I 've expected this year. I don't have to work until after New Year..wow it seems like a long time..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">That makes me mostly available for lunch and shopping trips with friends ;-)</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2902370340105936182HrsuxI"><img src="http://inlinethumb32.webshots.com/5599/2902370340105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="lunchwithfriends" border="0/" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Besides going out and cleaning my apartment, I am enjoying my time crocheting hats for this winter. I've bought a couple more sets of multicolor yarns and am so eager to finish them all!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">I will also make one or two hats for G and hope he'll put them on ;-)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2020822450105936182nHzTyb"><img src="http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/43512/2020822450105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">PS For some reason I couldn't maximize the sizes of pictures on Photobucket so I changed the host and it works! The previous posts now have bigger versions ;-)<br /></span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-27486144652697725332009-11-13T10:07:00.000-08:002009-12-06T03:45:24.999-08:00Visiting Prague - -November 2009<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Hello bloggers!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I can't believe I last blogged almost a month ago. Well, actually the only reason is because I've been lazy and I blame the weather! ;-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">During my two weeks off, G and I had a chance to drive to visit Prague for a few days. On the way in, it took us about 5 hours but on the way back, despite some lashing rain, G managed to drive back in 3.5 hours! Gosh probably we were so in a rush to come back home...back to dreadful weather in Munich..ha..ha..</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2843775410105936182eLRoyv"><img src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/44082/2843775410105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="Prague" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I've put more pictures of my trip on my Facebook but non-Facebook users can also follow this link</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038388&id=1076402643&l=d687b7153e"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258135970_0">http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2038388&id=1076402643&l=d687b7153e</span></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I have not been up to anything much recently...just enjoying my days off. I just bought an automatic espresso machine and am content to just stay in on a rainy day snuggling in a warm blanket on my couch.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2655669740105936182tARTcS"><img src="http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/43978/2655669740105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="espressomaker" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I have also finished two crocheted scarfs (actually the pink one is not 100% complete coz I want to crochet flowers and leaves and put them on it). I bought a new set of yarn to knit a scarf for my sister-in-law. But so far I have been a snail...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">again I blame the weather..^_^</span><br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2173421570105936182sCzpAH"><img src="http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/45445/2173421570105936182S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="CIMG5225" border="0" /></a>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-17155745706726850882009-10-19T11:54:00.001-07:002009-10-19T12:01:20.232-07:00Happy Our 4th Wedding Anniversary!<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=anniversary1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/anniversary1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">I received my sister's email with her put-together pictures made for our anniversary. How sweet and thoughtful of her !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">^_^</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;">Time flies..</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=anniversary2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/anniversary2.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-8226827228727492132009-09-27T01:57:00.000-07:002009-09-27T02:26:53.962-07:00A Day in Autumn<a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=CIMG5091.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/CIMG5091.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">Hey, we're still alive and kicking..</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=CIMG5212.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/CIMG5212.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">We made a big order of books from BUCH.de and it only took one business day for the process. Ordering books online can be more convenient than buying at a bookshop sometimes (in case your choice is not in store and you have to make an order anyway). These days almost anything can be done in Internet..just one click away. Anyhow, I am still an old-fashion gal who checks out books from libraries from time to time ( you read them once and return and save space on your bookshelves).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">September and October are one of those months magazine issues can be full of ads and I love buying them for freebies ^_^</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">I 've got almost all the exercise DVD freebies from Petra (only one missing this year)</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=CIMG5213.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/CIMG5213.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">This October is the 30th BD of </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Vogue</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">(which is the same age as mine!) but i bought the sister </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In style</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">magazine instead (10th year anniversary) coz i feel like <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Vogue</span> is for older readers and the other is for the young ones like me..ha..ha..</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">But how on earth they put Moore on the cover! She's like 100 years old!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=CIMG5215.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/CIMG5215.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=CIMG5214.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/CIMG5214.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">September &October in Munich is the time to get drunk. I am one of them. But i don't get drunk by drinking beer....i get drunk by drinking Federweisser...^^</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=federweisser.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/federweisser.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">A fruit shop near my place recognizes me well this season as I am their regular customer...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">I am not a wine person but except for this German new wine. It tastes fruity and sweet but contains enough alcohol to turn your head upside down.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">Well, time for food..gotta go ^^</span><br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 0); font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=IMG_1556.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/IMG_1556.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825540640619469840.post-46344126802275222192009-09-20T12:13:00.000-07:002009-09-23T11:29:05.871-07:00Oktoberfest2009<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">'Me and my Oktoberfest T-shirt'</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=oktoshirt.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/oktoshirt.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I have been living in Munich for over three years now but this year it was my first time to view the traditional costume parade. My friend and I left the house around 10am and we got there just in time for the parade and luckily we secured a good spot to take tons of pix and videos. The parade lasted about 2 hours! Boy, were we hungry! Later we lunched at Minh restaurant where I ordered my usual dish..deep-fried duck in red curry..hmmm.. yummy ^^</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=Oktoparade.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/Oktoparade.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">After lunch we were about to head home as my friend was quite worried leaving her kid alone with the dad for too long. But i insisted that she paid a visit to the 'fest.' I've been to the 'Wiesn' a few times before but it was her first time. It was crowded at the fair as expected but we enjoyed snapping our pictures. My friend wanted to buy a balloon for her boy but i didn't think it was a good idea having the balloon with us taking U-Bahn rides. Anyway they were way overprice!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">So instead i took some nice shots of colorful balloons and plush bears as a souvenir for her kid..he..he..</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://s163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/?action=view&current=Okto2009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t312/utopiamunich/Okto2009.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Another Oktoberfest, another year in Munich ^^</span>Utopia Munichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637637401926380951noreply@blogger.com2