Monthly Archives: February 2012

FitFish Wednesday

February 22, 2012 – 9:08 am

Legs were feeling bit tired from last night’s intervals but I guess it’s slightly different muscles from that used for swim kicking! Great swim today. Don’t think I’ve hit those times before.
600 warm up
4×400 free on 6.50 (the first was actually on 6.40 as I had to jump ahead in the queue) av. 6.40 each
100 [...]

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Taipei 102

February 20, 2012 – 8:55 am

More reasons to love Taipei:
- Bakeries. Great ones. Lots of them. I was in carb heaven… I only bought three things back from Taiwan, of which two were loaves of bread (and one was mochi).
- Polite, friendly people with spacial awareness. While I get pissed off by inconsiderate souls almost everyday on Hong Kong, I [...]

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Taipei 101

February 18, 2012 – 10:21 pm

In Taipei for a whirlwind 24 hours, to attend and report on a health conference. Last time I was in Taiwan was back in 2004 for a triathlon race. It is as I remembered it - wet and dreary. Though a few things have happened so far in the eight hours that I’ve been here [...]

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Lemon drizzle cake

February 8, 2012 – 10:31 pm

Tried this recipe for the first time tonight - wanted something different from the usual dark choc cupcakes I’ve been making. Smelled gorgeous in the oven. Only trouble when baking during winter is the butter took AGES to soften… I had to put the mixing bowl on my heater! Hahaha.

How does it taste? Verdict at [...]

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Slack-ers!

February 6, 2012 – 10:33 pm
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