Life in Singapore- so far

This is probably going to be a long and dreary post!! So you are WARNED! :D

Life has been pretty stable in Singapore so far. Yeahh, the word ' Stable '  to describe it.

Nothing too different that would catch my attention or interest to explore more. 

I'm basically focusing a lot on my work life at this stage.

LOST

CONFUSED

UNDECIDED

This should be the words to describe my current stage now? 

Why am I here? What will I do next? What's your lifegoal? When are you going to take action next? Do you see yourself being here? or elsewhere? 

So much to think about, to ponder upon, to dwell into.

I've been missing all my friends and family since started working in Singapore. Being so near yet so far to people I'm familiar with was definately not what I was expecting! I started questioning myself why I didnt I just stay close to all my friends and family in Malaysia since I have been missing out all the moments with them for the past 3 years of studying abroad!

Everyday of my work life, I am counting down to the end of the week. And without realising, time passed so quickly! It's been almost. 4 months since I'm here!! 

AND, everytime I get to catch up family and friends, I will get a good sense of contentedness and happiness. Greatful of r being around inspiring people like them :)

So here are the bits and pieces of moments I enjoyed here :)

Meeting up with my unimates! 

The girl who's always pessimistic and living her Paris dream    |        The coolest girl I've ever met ! 

The girl with a bubbly and sweet personality. 

Cross junction  |   View from a linkbridge near my office.

First karaoke session in singapore. With my collagues. It was so freaking expensive though! $45 !!

The nicest colleague ever. For being the youngest girl in the work environmet, he;s always willing to listen to me rants, teaching and guiding me through new things.

Photo taken during a site visit with my collague. The very first architect I worked with and learnt a lot from.

My very first dreadful overtime perioddue to a competition project. Went back to office during weekends for two weeks. 

Those occasional selfies in the lift to give myself some self encouragements :)

Dinner at Tonkichi Orchard Central!

Meeting up with more friends from uni!

Lunch at Ma Maison the next day because we couldnt get enough of time chit chatting!

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Went back to Malaysia during the long weekend for Singapore 50 holidays!

Day trip at Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia 

Obligatory family-fie

Views that are hard to come by in the city centre.

Selfie!

Those hanging swings and canopies! How relaxing can that be!

As simple as it can get. 

Boiled baby octopus with sweet sour chilli peanut sauce

Some shelled seafood which I cant name.

Quick dinner with highschool friends :) Miss talking to them. Been a while since we met up!

A little effort I've made. Raw vegan slices.

Met up woth Pamela after 3 years of not seeing her!! Miss her lots!

Met up with unimate again! 

Had some cheap yet surprisingly decent korean food!

Thats all for now. Hopefully thigns can better as time comes :)

Stay strong. Stay positive

Till then

XxXx

@licia

OOTDs #02- Semi-formal office look

A simple office look that anyone can pull off :) 

Dark coloured clothings with a pop of colour from the sling bag that I've reviewed before :)

Blouse: Kmart (Rm 30)
Surprisingly from there, I know! haha

Skirt: Uniqlo (Rm50)

Sling bag: Esfolar (Rm 110)

Really like the bag from Esfolar ! They have nice looking bags that are simple yet unique. :)
They are so reasonably priced as well. 

Cheessee

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As you can notice, my outfits are pretty much very casual ! Unlike those officewear that you see on a typical office  lady, pencil skirt and laced blouses.

Well, I guess it's just in our line that we can wear anything we want as long as its not shorts and tank tops? Hahaha.

I've seen colleagued wearing jeans , long rompers, t-shirts and all!

Till then

XxxX

@licia

Ben & Jerry's Ice cream Review

BEN & JERRY'S ICECREAM REVIEW

FLAVOURS: 

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE

CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIE

Looks pretty good  from the outside .haha

Looks pretty PLAIN in the inside?

 Hmm, personally didnt quite like the flavour, although it tasted exactly likeCHEESECAKE!! :D

But i think it still needs more STRAWBERRY pieces in it.

I ACTUALLY LIKED THIS FLAVOUR A LOT!

So CHOCOLATEY with quite  alot of BROWNIE pieces in it!

Definately worth going after!


THEY HAVE PLENTY OF OTHER FLAVOURS TO CHOOSE FROM TOO!



Should try them out at their only three branches across Singapore. 

CHOCOLATE GOODNESS!!

Guess what! Another ice cream scoop in a waffle cone that came absolutely free! 

Gotten it when I was in the 313 Somerset Shopping mall during the Sunsillk pop up store ;) 

Peanut butter Nice Kacang flavour! Exclusively in Singapore! :)

Sweeetly rich with a  hint of saltiness that xuts through makes me go bites after bites. (p/s: I'm more of a ''bite' than 'lick' person)

Ahh, blissful~~

Till then

XxxX

@licia

OOTDs #01- Smart casual look

Well, trying to go for a smart and sleek look wth an oversized vest and oxford shoes.

Spaghetti top: Uniqlo (Rm 19.90)

Vest: Padini P&Co (Rm20)

Skirt: Padini (Rm20)

Oxford shoes: Nose (Rm 30)

OMG at the price right?! I knoww! What a steal!

Online Shopping from CHOIES :)

The Midi Floral Skirt that I ordered from CHOIES two weeks ago has arrived! 

Excited when receiving parcels. 

* you know what how it feels if you like online shopping! ;)

The colour is pretty close to what's shown on their website. The floral prints are very detailed too.

Details of the seams and pleates.

Matchign it with a  crop top from Cotton On and heels from Targets!

Definately a steal from Cotton On since there's sales everywhere now at the GSS (Great Singapore Sale) Check out on their participating stores here.

Just a quick post on my buys lately :)


Till Then,

XxxX
  @licia 

Esfolar Genuine Leather Bag Review!

Purchased a new bag from Esfolar the other day from One Utama, Malaysia! :)

Second leather bag added to my collection! Didnt expect the second one to come so soon! 

Esfolar is a Brazillian branded leather goods, which has many branches accross Malaysia by its own or under the brand Leather Avenue. 

They generally holds collections of leather goods that are affordable and user friendly.

Close up Shots of The Bag!!

Its comes in two colours, pastel blue and nude pink.

But i decided to go for the brighter colour! :)

The bag is quite slim with two compartments inside.

Very sleek handy and clean looking design :)

Compartments inside

Till then,

XxxX

@licia

How to lose weight? *The healthy way* :)

Heyy guys!

Just a sudden thought of sharing with you guysabout my weightloss journey a  year ago!

Now that I look back, I'm still impressed on how much determination and persistence I've put in to see the result! It's just one of the things I'm proud of although I didnt really express it out.

 I still find it kind of awkward to run through the whole process and the ups and downs I get throughout the journey. haha. But well, if you are keen to know then read on!

BEFORE: 

I was 54kg (*highest in my life* /OMG)

HOW and WHy did I gain 8 kilos in just a  month!? Frightening enough, but it's true.

All the while, I was grown up being a skinny girl who's always underweight and having a very slim figure. That contstant nagging or comments of ' you should put on more weight!' 'eat more!', you're too skinny!' always comes to me. Well I guess I never really have an answer or solutions to those comments as I just didnt understand why too.  What I thought was, maybe i just dont gain weight despite eating what I like ?, *snickers*

Well, I guess that proved me wrong! XD

After going overseas, my eating habit changed without even me realising. I was a little stressed out in my first year, hence that sudden crave for all things sweet! I didnt know I would actually gain weight from having all those unhealthy ( I know right! How silly!)

So, dont take things for granted!

AFTER:

After doing plenty of research online, trying to find the best way of dieting, I've decided that CALORIE BASED DIET  would be what I'm going for.

This is because:

1. After losing control for so long, I need to know exactly how much I should consume

2. A proper diet should also be well balanced in the nutritional values.

3. I guess I'm just better at numbers? :D *kidding

There's basically a few things that I have practiced to achieve the result.

DIET + EXERCISE

DIET

I've decided to follow  a strict 1200 calorie diet. :)

The plan:

1. No fast food

2. No packaged and processed food like pastries & cookies

3. Try to stay whole with all natural ingredients (fruits, vegetables, meat, wholegrains)

4. I still consume dairy products and ocassionally some bittersweet chocolate when my cravings prolonged.

5 Consume small frequent meals to keep your tummy filled at all times.

6 Reduce as much seasoning as possible to keep them light

7 Opt for low GI wholegrains and fruits (keep you full for longer) WHY?

*BONUS *

How my 1200 calorie diet plan looks like:

Brekkie   8am  (~ 200 cal)

1/2 cup Fat free Greek/ Natural Yogurt

1/2 Cup of fruit (Apples, Pears, Bananas, Berries goes well!)

OR

1 Slice of wholemeal toast

1/4 Avocado sliced

1/4 Cucumber sliced

Salt& Pepper

OR

1/2 Milk + 2 Weet-bix

OR

2 tbsp  rolled oats

1/4cup soy/almond/dairy skim milk

1 tspn honey

1/4 cup fruits

Morning snacks   11am   (~100cal)

1 piece of fruit( Apple, orange, pear, banana etc.)

OR

1/2 cup fruits (Grapes, berries, papaya, dragon fruit etc.)

Lunch   1pm   (~300cal)

1/4cup uncooked brown rice( aprox. half a chinese bowl when cooked)

1/4 steamed chicken breast with salt

pepper/ soy sauce/herbs

1 cup veges (make them colourful! e.g.: mushrooms, celery, carrots, tomato, broccoli, capsicum)

OR

2 wholemeal toast

1/2 tomato sliced

1/4 steamed chicken breast / 1 hard boiled egg/ 1 small can of tuna

1/4 cucumber sliced

salt & pepper

optional*- 1 slice of cheese (+70cal)

* no mayo or any dressings!!

Evening Snacks   4pm   (~200cal)

2 pieces of fruit

OR

1 Handful of almonds

OR

1/4cup of oats

Dinner   7pm   (~400cal)

1/4cup uncooked brown rice( aprox. half a chinese bowl when cooked)

1/4 steamed chicken breast with salt/pepper/ soy sauce/herbs  /  1 piece of fish (aprox an iphone size :D)

2 cups veges

OR

1/2 serving of brown rice vermicelli

1/4chicken breast with  / 1 piece of fish (aprox an iphone size :D)

2 cups veges

soy sauce/ white pepper/ miso paste

Most importantly! Keep yourself replenished all the time! 1.5 litres of water each day.

EXERCISE

Almost four times a week, depending on my stamina

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Medium intensity run in the GYM (45 mins, 10km/h, 2.0inclination run)

Saturday/ Sunday

Hill hiking for 1 hour. Make sure you sweat!!

Occasionally

Pilates

I've been following Cassey's tutorials from Blogilates!!

Pick two out  of the each time for ay targeted parts! :)

Yoga

Youtube tutorials!

NOW:

I'm currently 50kg (*trying to drop back to 48kg at the moment*)  ;)

p/s:But it's still a healthy weight though doesnt look as slender physically as compared to when I'm 48kg

Sharing with you guys my before and after photos ><

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Useful tools that I highly recommend you all to checkout!

I personally highly recommend using this application!!! - My FitnessPal

Basically, you can use it on your phone or computer. It allows you to search up the calories for almost every single food you can find in the world! I would say, they are pretty accurate, especially for packaged food and fresh produces.

Also, you get to key in your exercise routine everyday too! Knowing the intensity of every exercise and calories burnt each day really helps!

Informations on Wholefood/ Vegan food/ Raw food

Youtube videos:

Fully Raw Kristina

Raw Vegan not Gross

Blogs

Dessert with benefits

Fatfree Vegan Kitchen

GOOD LUCK findng your perfect shape guyss!!

Till then

XxxX

@licia

Discalimer:  I'm not a professional  diet and nutritionist, this may work for me but the results and practice may vary for one to another person.