Same old Tulip Farm

Isn't this cute?

Guy to my left is cuter! :p

The Tesselaar Tulip Farm at 357 Monbulk Rd, Silvan in the Dandenong ranges have not changed much since I first went in 1997! Even those paintings/boards of the body of Dutch where you can stick your heads in the holes for taking pictures are still around. And even the Poffertjes (mini Dutch pancakes with icing sugar) were still sold there in a van. The only change is probably them having new staff dressed as Dutch strolling in the garden for us to take picture with. Since it was the first weekend of the Tulip Festival, the tulips are still growing and most of the soil could be seen when taking photos. We bought 2 stems back home and they blossomed during the week we were in Sydney. Lasted for barely 2 weeks.

Diet

Award-winning home sandwich

Salad and roast chicken for dinner

Friday wine night with Maria, Cecilia and NH

Feels good to have a healthy diet, I guess now I don't think I can ever repeat the Losing Weight program I found effective. Look at the sandwich I made today!!! How can anyone resist it? Here're the ingredients:

3 wholemeal bread
1/4 avacado
1 cheese slice
alfafa
mushroom
shredded chicken
salad leaf
1 egg

That helluva sandwich lasted me for 8 hours!

Steamboat

Usual Sat night out with the 'sisters', since Mon has gone to her round-the-world trip, we're left with 3 sisters. This time to 金味府 at the corner of Toorak and Tooronga Road for its steamboat with roast duck as add-on. This restaurant is also run by China Chinese like the one we had few months ago in Box Hill called 小尾羊 on Whitehorse Road. I personally think 小尾羊 serves better and fresher food with a variety of sauces and taro pancakes, only that 金味府 has nice 烤鸭. Will not go for the second time since I can't get the most out of a buffet anyway.

Fitness First

Today is the first day of Spring in Melbourne! Nice weather but down to a cool change since yesterday. This morning was 7C. (I sound like a weatherman...)

Since Nam Hong's arrival, we housemates have been into eating healthily and taking up classes at gym, trying to motivate each other for a healthy and toned body. Well, she's been teaching me to count the calories before eating the food, which I hated ppl doing that at a young age but now i gotta follow...

This is the weekly timetable for the class I'm trying to follow @ Fitness First near my house:
Mon: 7.30 Body Balance
Tue: 7.30 Yoga (optional)
Wed: 7.30 Body Pump (optional)
Thu: 7.30 Pilate
Sat: 9.30 Body Pump; 10.30 Steps
Sun: 9.30 Body Attack

Of course, we sometimes do cycling and treadmill, depending on the mood.
Alright, this posting should be enough to last me for a week! Ma!