apple,walnut,cinnamon muffin

this is so easy to make...try it out ok?
they r delicious!

prep time :10 mins
baking time :15mins

ingredients : 2 green apples, chopped into small cubes
13/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 chopped walnuts

method :
1) sift flour,baking soda,salt n cinnamon into a bowl.
2) stir in brown sugar
3)make a well in the centre.
4) in another bowl,beat eggs,oil , vanilla essence together.
5) pour(4) to centre of well.
6) add in apples n walnuts.combine all mixture

fill 3/4 full into muffin cups.
bake at 190 C for 15-20 mins.

yummmmmmy!!

Awesome!

i never knew anyone who flosses more than me,
i keep my floss in my car,in my bedroom, on my table,
he carries it everywhere in his wallet!

i never knew anyone who eats more Powerbar Triple Threats more than me,
I ration mine to last a month,
He takes it as a personal challenge to finish all in a week!

i never knew anyone who can stay up all nite to work n still find the energy to kayak,gym,swim,bike n run.
i only manage to tri n i am a zombie by 8pm.

i never knew anyone who eats more sweet potatoes than me,
i only have them as snacks,
he adds them to his stirfrys.

i don't know that many people who don't need alcohol to have a good time,
just good ol' ice creams,popcorns n a nice movie.

i don't know that many people who don't hesitate to point out i m wrong when they think i m wrong,
most people r too shy n awkward to say so.


thanks JP...U rock!


Sometimes, we don't need to look far for inspiration. my family n friends are people i respect, care n look up to.

i will think of them this weekend when i race Bukit Merah Tri.

Race hard ....dig deep!

papercup

isn't this simply beautiful?

n it's mine! woohooooo! mum made this for me.

thanks MUM!

it's called "Papercup".

eating healthy

my lunch n dinner yesterday.

lunch was grilled halibut, dinner some pasta.

this weekend, Mum said she would teach me make apple cinnamon muffins.
share the recipe with u soon ok?!!

cottage cheese

sorry......if u can't find any cottage cheese at Tong Hing! they r all in my fridge!!!

Cottage cheese is hard to come by in Sabah...the only place to get it is at Tong Hing. i m it's number one fan!
i usually visit the supermarket to grab as many tubs as i can find n stock up in my fridge.believe me, they don't last very long!

low in fat n high in protein, it's one of my favourite snacks!

something borrowed.......

wow...is it end of april already? ..how time flies...

i just want to share with u something i have been doing secretly on my own since Jan 1st.... i think it's so good u should try it out too.

before year end 2006, Dad n I were having a light conversation on new year's resolutions.....what were our resolutions?did we keep them?should we carry forward to2007?

but one thing he mentioned stuck in my mind.....i thought it was great so i adopted it for one of my 2007 resolutions.

it was "do a good deed everyday".

at first, it took extra effort as i have to make a conscious effort to do a good deed ...nothing major...just something like emailing or saying hello to an old friend , giving my brothers n sisters a call,buying Mum or Dad a small gift, treating a friend to lunch, giving Cameron a hug n taking him for a walk etc.

as the days go past,it has kind of become 2nd nature.

sometimes ,we take things for granted...days go by without realising whether we have done anything meaningful...it may be a small gesture but it sure feels good having made someone smile a little every day.

perhaps u should try it too. thanks Dad for sharing this great tip with me!

blister

i m nursing a big fat blister under my last toe. i normally have a very high pain threshold but this one is freaking painful &^%^$^*!!!

i got it last Sunday when i was doing a long run at the park. i felt it rubbing raw but i kind of bore with it, cos i was determined to put in 2hrs on the run. these few days have been a little awkward cos i have been running with bandages.. can someone invent a plaster that doesn't come off every 10 minutes pleeeeeease? boy...it was annoying!

please heal up quickly ,little toe..... i need u fresh n healthy for next weekend's race.

free gifts!

i received 2 great items in the post today....woohooooo!
i got them from HSBC "smart privileges".

one is a vegetable n fruit juicer n the other is a mini steamer cun egg cooker.
i m going to put them to good use in the clinic.

long time no see!

it has been a while since i last saw Uncle John (Dad's older brother) n his wife Pei Chen.
so it was a nice surprise when MeiLing(in black shirt) dropped by at my clinic n invited me for lunch with her parents.

we used to live next door to Uncle John when we were young. He n Auntie looked after us whilst Mum n Dad were away.
We had lunch at a north Indian restaurant... garlic naan bread, Paneer(spinach ), Raita (yoghurt salad) ,tandoori chicken n some curried vegetables.

it was great catching up with them n talking about old times.

YING YING

Ying Ying,when u r coming to visit GUGU?

a funny incident

i was just doing my usual swim practice at the pool this morning when Mali came up to me n said ,"Doctor...i saw a tortoise in the pool...u want to see?"

beaming with excitement, i jumped out from the pool n rushed over to the kiddie's pool where Mali was trying to rescue the cute little creature...
a moment of suspense was quickly followed by a burst of laughter...... it turned out to be a toy tortoise a guest has left behind!"
whoahahahahahaha!!

as i left to get ready for work, the tortoise seemed to say "have a nice day Fi !"

what a beautiful start to a morning....

a smile always dispels a thousand worries!!

Who am i?

i m a quarter chinese....becos i was born Lim Tze Ling....3rd generation chinese from China living in Sabah...i have dark brown hair , olive skin , a typical shorty 5 ft 2" ....

i m a quarter red indian...becos i believe n share their spirituality...people find it very odd i pray to the eagles....

i m half english....very much so... becos i grew up in England...... but people get confused cos my appearance is chinese..... n i get confused myself becos i don't behave chinese.... i think i m yellow on the outside n white on the inside....

yet to find my niche......i hope i will find it one day....

IRONMAN MALAYSIA

fond memories of IM Langkawi 2007....watch out for me in the video (playing at 00:32) ....dying on the run... n yelling out "will someone get me an ice cream pleeeeeease? "

a long road ahead

it's not specific yet....but everything i have been doing since 1st april has been geared towards Hawaii.

trying to sort out n get comfortable with consistent training, focusing my mind by keeping it at peace, paying attention to sound nutrition n making sure i have adequate recovery.

it hasn't been easy though...something always crop up...at work or at home....
i try to get the priorities right... family n close friends always come first..

it's a challenge to fit in everything in 24 hrs ....but Dad once told me, "A busy man makes time for everything!"

this weekend ,as i do a lonely long bike ride , laps in the pool n run in the park...i will think "Just do it " n "Impossible is Nothing "...simple great quotes from NIKE n ADIDAS.

Joy n Sadness

today is Cameron's 1st birthday..
in the morning, we celebrated by running together in the garden.

got him some nice pressies...including some bones which he immediately buried ...n never be seen again!

Sadly, in 2 days' time, it also marked the 1st anniversary of Cameron's (senior) death. (see 3rd pic).
he was bitten by a snake.

It was hard to let him go.....he was really a treasure.
May the eagles look after him well.

Dinner at Andrew's

"what r u doing tonite Fi? " ...b4 i could open my mouth..Keyna added ," u r coming with me to Andrew's place for dinner tonite."

Was that an order, funkykookie?!

i looked forward to it cos dinner at Andrew's n Carol's r always special. they are very gracious hosts.
i was wondering whole day what secret recipes Andrew had up his sleeves for dinner.

It was a small gathering...fine dining with great wine n lovely company.... Andrew made some fresh salads with Parmesan shavings, then prawn bisque...n some really tender lamb shank .dessert was Kailua -Baileys Vanilla icecream!!

it was great catching up with old friends, exchanging stories n sharing jokes n hearty laughs.

b4 long, the clock chimed 12! was it really that late already?!!

we exchanged hugs n kisses n waved goodbye...thanks Andrew n Carol for a great dinner!

got home...showered...hid under my blankets.... n looked forward to a new day of training.
it's cycling day tomorrow....can't wait for my alarm clock to ring at 430am.

Xmas Everyday!

Monday 16th April 2007......an ordinary monday nite.... n we r having a big feast.....it's Xmas everyday at Dad's house!....Mum just loves to cook for us....

tonite's menu: baked chicken with leek, onions n potatoes
chicken waldorf salads
fresh leafy salads with mint
home made pumpkin soup with parsley.
Papadoms n wine (Shiraz Carbanet)

James was on cloud nine he praised mum "Supermum " tonite! ....every nite he would bear with the traffic jam for more than an hour from his house in Likas to come to Mum's for dinner. he 's a great chef himself. i like going to his house for dinners too.

i wasn't a glutton tonite....i m trying to lose weight! just had a drumstick ,half a potato ,pumpkin soup n lots of salad!

HONEY

one of nature's best food is honey.

In ancient times, the romans consider it to be a miracle medicine.
it was commonly n successfully used as as tonic n antiseptic.
the best honey is raw honey...harvested in unspoiled forest.
when u shop for honey, be wary alot of the honey sold in supermarkets have been highly processed.
Honey with active enzymes factors are great to treat gastric ulcers. Dad swore by it when he was quite ill with gastric ulcer a few years back.

i take honey almost daily, usually with my peanut butter honey toasts or hot oatmeal.
sometimes at races, i also use it as a race fuel.

it's best taken as it is or as a drink by dissolving it in luke warm water.

be careful not to overindulge in honey though as it's highly cariogenic!

Chain Cleaner

Razani gave me a new gadget to try out this weekend.
"Fi ...test it out n tell me what u think...."
COOL!

the chain cleaner is made up of two compartments , upper n lower through which the bike chain goes through.
about 30ml of diesel is placed into the lower compartment... then by turning the pedals,the chain is efficiently cleaned by the
2 revolving brushes housed within the compartments.

it saves a lot of mess.... n very user friendly....n the chain looks bright n dirt free in a few minutes. plus it's cheap...a great investment... only RM55.

i give it a thumbs up!