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weekend recap (and then some).

 

it's been a while since i posted; mainly because i've decided to take a bit of a blogging break and from social media in general.  twitter is annoying me and i'm >thisclose< to quitting. 

i feel too lazy to post words right now so here are a few pictures of what's been going on the past two weeks:

 

i was smart enough to take an extra day off for mother's day and spent the afternoon at the spa.  an 80-minute massage followed by a free lunch (they screwed up the schedule and offered me a complimentary lunch as an apology, oh hell yes) and a pedicure topped off an already awesome mother's day weekend! 

 

 

decided it was a baby-pink kinda day so bought this on a whim.  let me say, sally hansen isn't what it used to be (cheap formulation) because a week and a half later, my nails only experienced 2 little chips. totally worth the $7.

 

 

kayla's art and creativity never ceases to amaze me.  she surprised hubby with this adorable letter she wrote to him and last week in school, they were learning about x-rays. 

 

 

oh bubble tea, how i've missed you....it's been too long (1.5yrs) since you last gave me a mouthgasm.  and do you know what?  IT WAS DAMN GOOD AND TOTALLY WORTH IT.  i capped off my cheat day with little mini sliders.  don't worry, there's a salad to the left and i shared those burgers with kayla so the calories were down.

 

 

i love me some liquid cholorophyll bright and early in the morning to give me a boost before and during my workout.  i also got new workout shoes (asics) which were on sale and are totally awesome. 

 

 

while this stirfry is delicious and healthy, do not use flat egg noodles because they suck up all the liquid!

 

 

the reason for my geek boner.  HTC doesn't get nearly enough props as it should because this phone is so fucking incredible that i made love to it all weekend.

 

 

birthday parties mean adorable pictures with the kids.   kayla worked so hard on the birthday girl's card, helped her with her shoe and then got photo-bomed by this adorable little boy who LOVES to pose for the camera!

 

 

more washi tape to satisfy my obsession.

 

 

 

yesterday was a holiday for us canucks (victoria weekend).  hubs and i wanted to get our workout in so he went to the gym and i loaded kayla into the chariot and went for a run.  while it was easy to push, it wasn't easy to maneuver and running in the heat up and down hilly streets made me hella tired!  all i wanted to do after the run was nap!

 

 

....but instead of napping, we went to my sister's for a barbeque and the kids had a blast.

 

 

...and then went straight to the airport to get my mom who was on a 5-week vacation in hong kong.  by the way, she's retired now so doesn't have to worry about heading back to work...ever.  so jelly!

 

 

hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

humpday confessions

 

 

....the cafeteria at work gouges people and nickels and dimes everyone all the time.  i hate it!  so when the nice sandwich lady asks if i want cheese on it, i say yes, even though i didn't pay for it.  take that, greedy conglomerate!

....whenever kayla tells me about these two girls being mean to her (they're the same ones who are always like that when they're together), i give her a rational, down-to-earth explanation but what i really want to say is "just tell those bitches to go fuck themselves".  which is wrong....right?

....dear work person:  if you refuse to come to the meetings because "this should be done at the working level", don't send me panicky IMs while i'm chairing a fucking meeting because you don't know what the hell is going on.  COME TO THE GODDAMN MEETINGS.

....dear other work person:  why oh why must you schedule meetings at 4pm?  ain't nobody got time fo' dat!

 

...when i saw this hideous parking job, my first thought after laughing my ass off was must be chinese.  my second thought was must be a chinese woman.  don't worry, it's not racist because i'm asian and i'm allowed to say such things.

....speaking of which, every horrible, slow-ass driver i've seen all week was a woman behind the wheel.  why?!  those women are giving awesome female drivers a bad name!

....i've had it with game of thrones.  every sub-plot is so boring it makes me want to claw my eyes out except danerys stormborn and they only show like, 2 minutes of her storyline.  i am not watching it anymore.

....it annoys me to no end when people try to give me advice on how to lift or exercise properly.  however, like the lady i am, i thank them but what i'm really thinking is bitch, please.  i didn't get these muscles from doing it all wrong.

....they're bringing back 24.  as unrealistic as that show is with the one man counter-terrorist unit, i'm still going to watch it because who didn't wish they were a CTU agent?  you know you did.  and raise your hand if you had the CTU ringtone on your phone.

....i am one of those neighbors who will yell at you if you're doing shit that's too loud at night.  i value my sleep and if your backyard party is too loud, you're sitting on your driveway yammering  with your friends or you're blasting your music and it's past 9pm, i will  yell at you and feel no way about calling the cops either. 

....it doesn't surprise me that the leafs lost game 7 the other night.  they deserve to lose after letting the bruins beat them when they were up 4 to 1.  there, i said it.

 

happy humpday!

 

 

(the best) mother's day weekend

 

i had the best mother's day weekend!

i was informed that my adorable 4yr old had a special (surprise) mother's day planned for me for saturday evening at my favorite malaysian restaurant.  since we already had plans with the inlaws for mother's day brunch on sunday, kayla wanted to do something special with just us on saturday.

 

kayla took the pic of me and hubs which is why it's a little blurry.  she spent so much time (with hubby's help) preparing her gift, decorating the box and card and was so excited to give it to me and i nearly cried as i opened everything up.

 

 

since i love those adorable little minions, she asked hubs to get me two of the little stuffed minion toys so i can "cuddle with them while i sleep".  seriously, how freaking awesome is my little girl?!

 

 

as always, the food at matahari grill never disappoints.  for the first time since january 2012, i probably over-ate my calories, which included my favorite once-a-year-dessert....and you know what? i didn't feel one ounce of guilt!  i gobbled up that sago-sago like it was crack and i was a crack-whore.  i even wanted to lick the bowl but i didn't think that was appropriate and by that, i mean i totally did it.  what i stuffed my face with:

mango chicken  |  matahari stir-fry vermicelli  |  assam matahari (grilled seafood in red curry)  |  sago-sago.

 

 

sunday was equally as awesome as we had brunch with the inlaws at a popular downtown eatery, the hot house cafe.

 

 

then hubs and i had our weekly date and headed over to the mall to check out the newly-opened hr2.  holt renfrew is canada's saks fifth avenue and they opened up an outlet at our local mall.  it had the high-end store feel (and organization) with outlet prices.  got myself a mother's day gift:  cole haan sandals for $68 but when opened the box at home, there were two right foot shoes in the box, arrrgghhh!  i hope they're still there when i go to exchange them tomorrow :(

 

 hope you all had a fab weekend and all you mama's out there had a great mother's day weekend!

weekly smiles

 

 

all week i 've been doing double workouts:  lifting at 5am and then running or some other cardio after work.

 

 

i try to use as many all-natural products as possible and here are two great brands, both canadian and both awesome.  remember i previously blogged about my new favorite sunscreen?  this is it. 

and that deodorant smells great, totally works and by that, i mean my pits aren't stanktified at the end of the day.

 

had a playdate with one of my besties and his kids.  caught kayla and bestie chatting over a snack.  i have known this guy since i was in grade 7 (goddamn, that's 25 years).

 

 

 

we love walking home with kayla from school.

 

 

one of my favorite meat dishes:  kalbi (korean short ribs).  with bbq season here, we stocked up our freezer!

 

 

 

my tablet makes cooking so much easier!  i have all of my favorite recipies bookmarked for quick and easy reference

 

 

i really liked this  meal that i made the other night:  fresh meatballs stuffed with portobello mushrooms and spaghetti with roasted cauliflower and shredded cheese. 

 

 

 

i really like my outfit on the right.  it was casual and comfy but with a little fanciness (hair and shoes).  people at work make fun of my hair (in a high ballerina bun) but i just tell them to suck it.  they all be jelly!!

 

 

i guess it's time for new capris.  while i love shopping for new clothes, it's just getting too expensive now.  besides, i love my old clothes and can't find anything similar so going to start taking in my pants instead of buying new ones.

 

 

 

look what i washi'd!  ever since i bought washi tape from my friend's shop, i can't stop searching pinterest for washi project ideas. 

 

 

have a great weekend everyone and happy mother's day to all the moms out there!

humpday confessions

 

....i didn't workout this morning and it's knawing at me.  i will now do everything in my power to get home early and crank one out.  no one better schedule shit at 3pm because they're going to get a big fat DECLINE.

....don't you just love getting thrown under a bus?  someone at work who didn't know the full story and was probably having a bad day decided go off on a limb and say some shit that resulted in a flurry of emails sent way too fucking early this morning and it all landed in my inbox.  joy.  after spending the entire morning sorting this shit out and calming everyone the fuck down,  i'm all irritable and cranky from not being able to do my morning routine of having my breakfast and relaxing before the hectic day starts.  everyone better stay out of my fucking way.

....i hate it when i call the help desk to get them to do shit and they talk to me like i'm an idiot.  I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR THIS SHIT DUDE, AND IF THERE WEREN'T COMPANY RESTRICTIONS I'D DO THIS MYSELF.  now fuck off and give me what i want.

....you'd think that i'm on my period given the amount of anger oozing from this post but in fact, i'm just pissy because my day is all out of whack.

....the other day, someone called me "thick".  i was offended because i thought he was calling me a heffer but in fact, it's a compliment.  i don't get street lingo.

....a coworker told me that i had a badass strut.  i blew it off and laughed but secretly, i was all "fuck yeah!".

....i love that i'm wearing this dress!  i haven't been able to wear this since 2008 and it's loose on me. holla!

....i wish i could kick off some people who are following me on instagram.

 ....i unfollowed a few blogs again because they just never fucking respond and there are 2 more hanging on by a thin thread.

....i book my work calendar as "busy" from 3pm onwards but people don't seem to give a fuck and book me in meetings anyway. 

....i have been craving bubble tea like nobody's business.

....i am so in love with my new all-natural sunscreen!  a review to follow shortly.

....i have been spending hours on pinterest looking up ideas for washi tape because i'm seriously obsessed with them.

 

what are your confessions?