A lazy Sunday

OK, well although I said lazy, today actually started off quite active. Ross and I headed to Lake Titiwangsa for a walk in the morning. When we arrived, we noticed it was extremely busy. Apparently there was a fishing competition going on and people lined the banks with their rods in the water and most also had tents as you can see from the photo. It seemed that they maybe had put a radio transmitter tag on one of the fish so Ross and I think this is what everyone was trying to catch as there were "officials" walking around with big antenna looking things trying to find something.

As we walked around the lake, there were lots of things happening. A mass Bollywood dancing class in one area, hot air balloon rides in another, horse riding and go-karts - it was a really busy family day at the lake. It was fun to be in amongst it all even though we didn't really know what was going on.

After our walk we headed to KLCC for some breakfast at Dome. Ross went down and bought the papers so we sat there over our banana smoothies catching up on the latest news from Aus (he bought the Australian) and Malaysia.

Most of the rest of the day I spent organizing and printing out cards for my 12 week workout program so I could start on Monday. Ross spent the afternoon watching sport - no surprise there.

In the evening, I cooked a roast chicken with a pile of veges and we sat listening to music, enjoying the roast with a glass or two of red. While waiting for the roast to cook, Ross and I had a few quick rounds of backgammon - Cherie 1 Ross 2 :-(

All in all a great Sunday.

First weekend at home for a long time

I worked out that since the beginning of the year, Ross and I have only had three weeks together in KL so it was nice to spend a quiet Saturday together.

Ross woke up in time to catch the Broncos replay in the morning. We stayed in bed to watch it until half time and then I got up and cooked breakfast - eggs with tomato, basil and onion with mushrooms on the side - yum!

We watched the second half on the couch and then pottered around for a while tidying up the house before heading to Pavillion again to do a couple of things. I decided that I would join the gym so Ross came with me to fill out the paperwork and pay the guy. I'll start yoga on Monday.

After the Pavillion we headed to Great Eastern Mall to do some shopping. Although we only went for a few things we ended up spending a fortune including 400 MYR on cat stuff (kitty litter and food). We had lunch at Alexis and I had a nicoise salad - part of my new healthy eating plan.

By this time it was already 6 o'clock. After the epic struggle to get the groceries in the lift from the car while keeping all the doors open, we were exhausted. I spent some time tidying the apartment again and putting away all the little things that get left around. I also got out some of the candles and incense that we have and hardly use. The photo is of the game that Tara gave Ross for his birthday; it doubles as a tea-light holder :-)

I cooked a pork and oyster sauce stir-fry which was pretty good and we ate it watching the AFL - love having the footy on again! We both fell into bed exhausted by the end of the game.

Public holiday recovery

Ross and I spent today recovering from the activities of the past few days. We woke up at 10, had breakfast and tried to tidy up the house which looked like a bit of a bomb site.

Other than that, we pretty much spent the day on the couch watching TV and reading. Ross managed to summon up enough energy to go to the gym but I however did not :-(

I made zucchini loaf which went well with a cup of tea for lunch. I also did a lot of research on netbooks today and will hopefully go and buy one tomorrow.

I also made a roasted vegetable and cous cous salad which we enjoyed with our (far too expensive for what they were!) steaks for dinner. As you can see from the photo, Black and Blue decided that they would also sit at the table.

A pretty quiet day. I also have start thinking about packing for my trip tomorrow...

Relaxing day

I spent the morning on the computer catching up on things before Ross and I headed over to KLCC to do a spot of shopping. I picked up a book on Manila for a trip next week and Ross bought himself some new gym shoes.

After the walk back, we were a bit hot and sweaty! We changed into our togs and hit the pool for a bit of a cool off and some exercise. I swam some laps and then did some lunges and sidesteps in the pool. Ross was kind enough to get us a G&T and our books so that we could relax on the sunbeds for a while. While he was upstairs making the G&T's, he took this photo of me floating about in the pool. Gives you some idea of what things look like from the 11th floor.

After a couple of hours in the pool, we spent the rest of the afternoon reading and then watched The Power of One. A storm came in about 8pm which was cool to watch and you may see some pics in the slideshow of the clouds and rain over the towers.