Love My Fate

So I really didn't give much thoughts to the weight issues, at least not on BS lately. I'm such a foodie and I love foods, guess I've mentioned this more that I could recall the exact number, something like 7647237456345283 perhaps?

I'm one of those super lucky gal, I mean seriously. I don't have huge appetite but I can always make room for foods that I like; I love to eat and I'm obsess with weight at the same time; I can spend the whole evening nomming countless french fries & 3 humongous fried chickens (either wings or drumsticks) while gulping down a 800 ml coke at the same time for 3 consecutive days without feeling guilty or gaining a lbs. Noop, no exercise, you never see me exercise by the way, perhaps promenade.

But all these luckiness suddenly wave me goodbye one day, probably just the day right after my 25th birthday when my metabolism decided I'm old enough to be abandoned.

After nearly a year of compulsive consumption (good food, healthy food & junk food all at once), I gained weight like hell, at the damnedest scale which I would then interpret it as unhealthy. I feel tired easily, fatigue whenever I try to just walk a little faster on slanting road, and the fat analysis showed on my weighting scale is always beyond the normal rate. Although I try to not care about the weight issue that seems conquering my body, mind & soul a little by little each and everyday, I found myself constantly check on the food labels in order to console my sad (and fat) soul that it is ok to E.A.T as much as I want to. Seems pretty pathetic isn't it?

Maybe this is my fate, you know, to eat, to gain weight, to go on a healthy diet and then to start eating my days into oblivion again. Yup, to go through the vicious circle of a typical yo-yo dieter as well.

So ya, I've set my goal and I'm officially on diet again. Less sugar, low carb, more fruit and veggie will be the new language on my twitter & FB page but I'm still not feeling exercise yet, maybe I'll change my mind soon cause exercise seems like the ultimate rule to keep our bodies in shape, we will see.

Ok, I know, I'm not fat at all as what you all have always told me (truly appreciated for positive energy you gave me, now I just need more) or maybe some of you may even thought I am skinny. Well, don't let my legs and arms manipulate you, they never grow an inch since I was 17, I bet they'll stay the same even if I gain another 30kg. Of course, again, I count that as a blessing, but right now, I need to spare myself some time & rooms to work on that writhing mass of insecurity that's hidden inside.

I'm sure, it won't take too long to see me smile and seek solace in food again.






Good day and good luck.



Regards,
Bev

A Hiking-turned-camwhoring Trip

It supposed to be a thrilling Bear Lake Road hike in Rocky Mountain National Park with scenic views of many mountains, but the icy road and 4-inch snow were the deal breaker that day. Initial plan completely went down to drain as soon as we reached the information center, we were advised to avoid the Bear Lake Road.

So, what's next? Miyaki was in the car, shaking his tail and feeling excited about the walk that we promised him. I can feel the joy and excitement through his eyes, we both didn't want to upset him but really didn't know where else should we go. A deep sigh and a complete silence stroked while we were sitting in the car to keep ourselves warm.

"Let's walk around, since we've drove an hour to this place." Chean broke the ice. "Ok, let's be spontaneous and do this on a whim! It'd be fun too" I added.


Pic #1 As soon as we unlocked the car door and allowed Miyaki jump out of the car, he ran crazy like a 7-year-old kid in Disney World, so curious, so adventurous and so many things to explore.


Pic #2 Look at Miyaki, overjoyed while enjoying the usual oh-so-cute cheers from strangers. Everyone loves him; everyone asks us where we got him. He's beyond darling, always.


Pic# 3 Elks :D


Pic #4 I've never got so close with elks. They didn't look aggressive to me. Not at all. But it's better be safe than sorry, I'm super "kia si" one.


Pic #5 Miyaki was talking me for a walk obviously （−＿−；）


Pic #6 Never plan to wear this army jacket in this way, I swear. It was freezing, unexpectedly and intolerably. Who wants to look like a Chinese Dumpling by the way (＞人＜;)


Pic #7 Hitting the trail~~


Pic #8 You can never forget about camwhoring, can you? :p


Pic #9 We bumped into Chean's colleagues, Elisa & Si Si! Both are super nice Singaporean~~ Majulah Singapura :D


Pic #10 The happy family portrait.

After taking a few beautiful shots with Elisa & Si Si and after saying "enjoy & have fun" to them, we moved on to explore more of the beauty of mother nature.


Pic #11 Fast! Someone read me a poet please!


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Pic #13 Ok, I'll read you one Chean. 天门中断楚江开，碧水东流至此回。两岸青山相对出， 孤帆一片日边来。Between, does anyone know what that means? :p


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Pic #17 Miyaki loves to play with water, but he hates bath. How torn!


Pic #18 Close up for that unkempt and messy face :p


Pic #19 He seemed to enjoy the autumn breeze a lot!


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When we were fighting so hard with the cold wind and taking every step with caution, Chean suddenly suggested something stupid. "You are not Beverly today, you are A.R.A.L.E! Perhaps you should really leave the BS thingie at home and just do some crazy shits today." He said that in shaky tone, not sure whether it's the wind or something else that caused that. "Ok, let's do some crazy shits!" I replied confidently and struck a pose. "But you look fat in this though, you sure you want to post in on your blog?" He looked at me in wide-eyed amazement and started worrying.


Pic #22 Of course I'd upload this on my blog. I'm not skinny and I'm not perfect, I'm just being myself, always happy, always grateful and always enjoy life :D


Pic #23 This is Chean's crazy shit :p Now you know who has better skill in photography, haha...


Pic #24 You may think we've spent hours & hours walking that trail. In fact, that's the best I can do, yup, 0.5 miles = 0.804672 km, it took me an hour though. So lame, I know（−＿−；）



Hope you feel joy I send you from this tiny city while having fun reading this post! Have an awesome weekend~~




Regards,
Bev

Happy Halloween ❤❤ (again)

Your opinions count and I've taken your advice (just one if you notice :p)!!!




Call me Arale~~ (I know, older version T_______T)

Happy Halloween! Have a super duper awesome Halloween weekend peeps!



Love you all as always,
Bev

Oral Surgery - Wisdom teeth extraction

You've heard me mention about this 976456789 times on my blog, my FB & twitter status; you've
heard me complaining about the pain and the torturous experience of not eating solid food in 336 hours; you have also comforted me by generously sending caring messages and raising the 2000-daily-hit (hit harder) questions: 1) What oral surgery did you undergo? and 2) Why do you need an oral surgery?

It's all began in 2008 after my 2nd visit at the dentist office in Portland. My dentist suggested, advised and tried her very best to persuade me to undergo a bottom wisdom teeth extraction because they were pushing and leaning on my other teeth and directly causes an overbite jaw structure change. The whole surgery will take approximately 2 hours and the dentist is going to put me into sleep. But I was too scared to do that that time no matter how persuasive the dentist & Chean were, so I refused.

I thought perhaps I could just let them sit inside the gum as long as they are not causing any pain & discomfort, but I was so wrong. They have caused severe damages on my jaw line and worsen the overbite condition without informing me in advance. Until this March, I keep biting myself while enjoying food and I hear the "click" sound every time I munch and wide open my mouth.

Let me show you how.


See how they were squeezing for places?

So I decided I can't drag this any longer although I've almost used to "click" sound and overbite. And I talked and discussed with my oral surgeon (this time is a male) in Boulder and here's what he will do:

He will first cut my wisdom teeth into 2 pieces and gently remove them for the socket. In order to avoid the empty sockets to be filled with soft tissues that won't give the gum the full support as I grow older in time, he will harvest a small amount of bone from my jaw and fill the empty sockets with B.O.N.E. As usual, he'll put his patient into sleep for this type of bottom teeth extraction and the surgery will take around 2 hours.

Again, I was scared but I really can't drag this any longer. Gonna man up and get it over with.


Chean was taking a day off to be with me. Taken this while on the way to the oral surgeon office.


Except to sign at least 5 pages paperwork of disclaimer before any surgery in the U.S.


Hated this...


Because I was poked 3 times for the IV sedation @.@

The surgery went well, let's see the end result now...



Wisdom teeth had gone and a tiny amount of jaw bone had been used to fill the empty sockets.


My face was severely swollen and bruised.


The recovering process was a hell itself. Not to mention that I can't nom, munch or eat, I can't even talk too.


Was on liquid diet for 2 weeks.


But thanks to the surgery, I've unintentionally shook away 5 pounds in just 2 weeks. Look at my sharper jaw line and smaller face, it's all worth it!!! (these unretouched pics were taken solely by iPhone)

And lastly, allow me to let you in the whole secretive plan...

I've been planning for braces all these while to correct my bite and the shifted jaw structure. Yup, it's either metal or porcelain braces or Invasalign. However, I'm not sure when will I actually do it as I haven't figure out my 2011 annual plan yet. You know me, I love to plan things ahead and I love how things work according to plan.

And I even expect many of you are now thinking about getting braces or Invasalign too! Plan ahead and start saving! It's going to cost me around US$ 5k and I've been saving since 2009, but I'm sure it'll the best investment that will promise a lifetime of happiness, at least with a pretty smile ❤❤



Happy & satisfied with the awesome work done by my awesome surgeon,
Bev

A kiss from Miyaki, anyone?

Noop, I'm not neglecting Miyaki after adding Hammie to the family; I've enough love for these little ones (more than enough actually). And yup, I hear you craving for more Miyaki's pictures on BS and look what I've got for all Miyaki's fans today...

Fab pics of your secret heartthrob (Miyaki is way too famous than me I assumed :p)


Pic #1 Yet this is my blog and I rule it my way! LOL~~ Narcissism is compulsory!

Ok lah, that's the only self-portrait I promised. And the rest are all...


Pic #2 with Miyaki!!! hahaha~~


Pic #3 I'm working hard not letting Miyaki overshadow me, I must fight to guard my territory!


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Pic #7 Ok lah, I surrender. How can you not fall for this innocent face?


Pic #8 You deserved the fame you got from your fans, Miyaki. In fact, I'm your biggest fan though, can I get your autograph please! Yup, it's fine, just sign with your paw~~

Now you have your own photo session ❤❤


Pic #9 Still as adorable as ever~~


Pic #10 Still wearing his signature white socks~~


Pic #11 Still love tucking his hand under his chest~~

I know, I know, and you still want a kiss from Miyaki as usual~~

Nah, a kiss that you've been longing for~~

M.U.A.K.S ❤❤



Satisfy? Don't say I never blogged about Miyaki again, have a good one *\^___^/*




Regards,
Bev