There are certain foods out there that are meant to be eaten either hot or cold and will taste bad if it's not one or the other. For example, rice will not taste good when it's cold...or...
Actually, I'm finding it hard to think of things that won't taste good if it's regularly eaten hot or cold. I thought about fruit, which is normally eaten cold or room temperature, but you can easily put it on the bbq or cook it for a dessert or something. Most vegetables can be eaten raw or cold, or can be cooked and eaten hot. And then there are things that are only able to be eaten cold or hot, like ice cream.
The original point I wanted to make was that there are a couple foods out there that I don't mind eating hot or cold. First one is pizza, which I equally love to eat right when it's fresh out of the oven and really hot, but I also enjoy eating day old pizza right out of the refrigerator. Chicken wings or chicken is another food item that I enjoy eating when it's hot, but also when it's day old as well. Sandwiches are delicious either way as well, and I sometimes prefer when it's warmed up.
That's all.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Locking the Door
I usually leave later than Devika, so I'm the one to lock up before I leave for work. I do my usual quick checks to make sure everything's off and the refrigerator is closed (we've left with it not closed before), and I leave and lock the door. We live right by the stairs so I take the stairs. I go down one flight of stairs, and out of five days of the week, about three of them I have to go back and confirm the door's locked. I know it's locked, and I know I put in the key and locked it, but I need to go double check. Never has there been a time that it's been unlocked, and there's never a time I run out the door and just close it without locking it.
Just one of those things...
Just one of those things...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Gym
The only facilities that I use at our condo on a regular basis is the gym. It's worth it because I don't feel like paying $30+ a month for a membership somewhere else, especially when I don't use a lot of the equipment.
Working out has been something that I've been doing on and off for the past few years. I would always start a good regime, stick to it for 2-4 weeks, then stop for 2-3 weeks (because of work or other issues). This hurts me because after not working out for 2-3 weeks, it's hard for me to get back into it again.
Obviously I'm not the biggest, most muscular guy out there, so that's why I need to go to the gym. It takes time and dedication to actually see a difference from lifting weights, and so far, I have not seen a difference :) but then again in my mind, I expect to look like a Hulk after working out for a week.
My old schedule involves me going to the gym in the late evening, usually around 10pm and sometimes as late as 11pm. I would do my work out, go home, take a shower, and go to bed. I've read and heard from people that that's not exactly the best way to gain muscle or mass because by going to sleep after you work out, your muscles just sit there. Also, I'd be inconsistent in the days I would go work out. I'd go 3-4 times a week, but it would be clumped together and sometimes I wouldn't go back to the gym for another 3-4 days. There would be nights that I'm just too tired from the day's events and just rather call it a night and go to bed. And sometimes I would have commitments in the evenings that matter more than going to the gym.
I leave home at 9am in the mornings to go to work. Before, I would set my alarm for 730am and snooze it until close to 8am, then get up and get ready. Two weeks ago, I started working out in the mornings. I thought, rather than slowly getting up in the mornings, why not use my time more wisely. So now I wake up at 710am and I'm at the gym before 730am. I work out for about half an hour or so, then come back at my regular "getting ready" time.
I've been doing it for two weeks and so far it's been good. I go four times as week (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) and so far I've been able to get up and go on a consistent basis. I find it better because now I can at least control when I go and I don't feel as tired in the mornings as I would at night when I used to go. Also, I'm able to do my work out and I'm awake for the whole day as opposed to laying down and going to sleep afterwards.
It's only been two weeks but I really hope to stay consistent this time around, and when I say consistent, I mean months at a time. I will report back in a few months to let my giant group of followers know how I'm doing!
Working out has been something that I've been doing on and off for the past few years. I would always start a good regime, stick to it for 2-4 weeks, then stop for 2-3 weeks (because of work or other issues). This hurts me because after not working out for 2-3 weeks, it's hard for me to get back into it again.
Obviously I'm not the biggest, most muscular guy out there, so that's why I need to go to the gym. It takes time and dedication to actually see a difference from lifting weights, and so far, I have not seen a difference :) but then again in my mind, I expect to look like a Hulk after working out for a week.
My old schedule involves me going to the gym in the late evening, usually around 10pm and sometimes as late as 11pm. I would do my work out, go home, take a shower, and go to bed. I've read and heard from people that that's not exactly the best way to gain muscle or mass because by going to sleep after you work out, your muscles just sit there. Also, I'd be inconsistent in the days I would go work out. I'd go 3-4 times a week, but it would be clumped together and sometimes I wouldn't go back to the gym for another 3-4 days. There would be nights that I'm just too tired from the day's events and just rather call it a night and go to bed. And sometimes I would have commitments in the evenings that matter more than going to the gym.
I leave home at 9am in the mornings to go to work. Before, I would set my alarm for 730am and snooze it until close to 8am, then get up and get ready. Two weeks ago, I started working out in the mornings. I thought, rather than slowly getting up in the mornings, why not use my time more wisely. So now I wake up at 710am and I'm at the gym before 730am. I work out for about half an hour or so, then come back at my regular "getting ready" time.
I've been doing it for two weeks and so far it's been good. I go four times as week (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) and so far I've been able to get up and go on a consistent basis. I find it better because now I can at least control when I go and I don't feel as tired in the mornings as I would at night when I used to go. Also, I'm able to do my work out and I'm awake for the whole day as opposed to laying down and going to sleep afterwards.
It's only been two weeks but I really hope to stay consistent this time around, and when I say consistent, I mean months at a time. I will report back in a few months to let my giant group of followers know how I'm doing!
Monday, March 5, 2012
Weekends Should be Longer
Why?
Because Friday, you finish work and most of the day seems finished already. Saturday, you get the whole day. Sunday, you get half a day because the next day is the start of the week and you have to set your mind to that instead.
There should be at least a three day weekend so you have two full days to make plans. Then Sunday, or the day before the work week, should be reserved for preparation. On Sundays for us, we usually do groceries, clean up around the house, and prepare for the week.
Maybe it was just this past weekend that felt too quick since I worked until 10pm on Friday, so by the time I got home, there wasn't much time to do anything. Whenever we have plans after work on Fridays, the weekend actually feels long.
Don't get me wrong, I love our weekends because it's obviously time for us to do something other than work (most of the times). Every weekend for the past few months has been planned with something with either ourselves or with friends, so it gives me something to look forward to during the week. One thing we haven't been doing as often as we used to is going back to Whitby to visit our parents, but I'm glad we have seen them for dinners and other gatherings.
One thing I will try to do are more posts here. Judging by the stats, I have a big client base that comes back to visit every day (not really, but there are a couple that are coming back, so I should give them something to read when they do).
Because Friday, you finish work and most of the day seems finished already. Saturday, you get the whole day. Sunday, you get half a day because the next day is the start of the week and you have to set your mind to that instead.
There should be at least a three day weekend so you have two full days to make plans. Then Sunday, or the day before the work week, should be reserved for preparation. On Sundays for us, we usually do groceries, clean up around the house, and prepare for the week.
Maybe it was just this past weekend that felt too quick since I worked until 10pm on Friday, so by the time I got home, there wasn't much time to do anything. Whenever we have plans after work on Fridays, the weekend actually feels long.
Don't get me wrong, I love our weekends because it's obviously time for us to do something other than work (most of the times). Every weekend for the past few months has been planned with something with either ourselves or with friends, so it gives me something to look forward to during the week. One thing we haven't been doing as often as we used to is going back to Whitby to visit our parents, but I'm glad we have seen them for dinners and other gatherings.
One thing I will try to do are more posts here. Judging by the stats, I have a big client base that comes back to visit every day (not really, but there are a couple that are coming back, so I should give them something to read when they do).
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