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April Fools was the day when I fooled my family with my brilliant cooking skills. Alright, I didn't fool them, I really did whip up a korean meal for my siz's sweet 16th. Not self-proclaiming I did a fantastic job, but I do think I deserve a pat on my back, at least no one spitted out anything or suffered from a stomachache. That alone should be regarded as an achievement for a first-timer who learnt the ropes from online recipes, right?

Guilty of being a prisoner of the society's perspectives of beauty despite the countless times of seeing/hearing the phrase "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder". I don't exactly practice what I preach but I'm progressing healthily. As exposure to social media increased, I found myself being more susceptible to bearing low self-esteem, in the past. Don't think I even have to elaborate on the number of god-like faces/bodies we've all set our eyes on. But, I'm becoming more comfortable being in my own skin now as compared to the past. The biggest turning point was when I started making AND seeing changes to my own body that made me realize I can indeed grow stronger & better, physically & mentally. 

And the people who love me, they definitely don't love me for my appearance (my family, gfs and Redbull have all seen the past me who was plump, who had no fashion sense AT ALL, who had the 'pineapple' hairstyle, who had acne & scars conquering my face etc). So instead of feeling insecure of how I look, I'd now rather spend the time on improving who I AM as a person. 

The phase of insecurity, I've been through it and it doesn't feel good to see my dearest her going through the same. All I can tell her is:

"You're beautiful to me,

regardless of your bangs, your long fringe, your untrimmed hair.

Even if you don't wash your hair for days 

(which is gross BUT)

I'll still find you beautiful.

Even after years, 

even when we're old,

even when I can trace the wrinkles on your face with my wobbly finger,

even when there's a piece of green stuck in between your decaying teeth,

I'll still find you beautiful.

Cause I don't care how you look, 

I don't care how you smell,

all I care is I'm too blessed to have you as my siz."

Those who matter won't care about how you look, and for those who care, why should you care about those people who don't matter?

When we decide to be spontaneous and make the best out of an entire day, we'll have an extraordinary outing to somewhere we don't usually frequent. In this instance, trekking at Macritchie. 

We had a close to 20 minutes 'warm up' session because the bus driver ignored the BUS STOPPING sign and continued to drive for another 2 bus stops before finally stopping. Plus, we realized we were walking in the wrong direction cause there was no way for us to cross to the opposite side of the road. 

Well, just treat that as a warm up.

One of the entrances. 

Alice in the Wonderland? And why is my siz glowing? Vampire in disguise!

Picking the best sturdy branch.

Came out of the woods to a breathtaking view. 

*inhale, exhale, repeat the same motion*

There're always signs at every junction, ensuring that we get to where we want to. Best for direction idiots like me. Throw me a map & compass, I'll probably just die in the jungles. 

Ran up the green slope which is supposedly within the area of private property. Just a golf course. Sat on the patch of damp grass munching on snacks while overlooking the reservoir. 

Two sleepy faces

Continued on The Journey to Treetop and spotted this bird that is totally unafraid of us. We were squatting in front of it and all it did was to continue looking for food. 

Then came the steep slope to the Treetop where the gang of monkeys are. Every encounter with monkeys always makes me realize their uncanny resemblance to human beings. There was one mischievous monkey sitting face to face with another friend of his/her and nonchalantly plucking his/her friend's chest furs!

Never look back in life.
Imagine halfway through the bridge, there's a grizzly bear charging right at you but you can't turn back cause this sign says so! 

Finally!

Trekked for around 2-3hours for a walk across a bridge that lasted less than 15 minutes. But, the view and company can never be measured against time. 

Down we go

Real Food. I've been seeing the tempting pictures on instagram posted by my goddess from a long time ago and I told Redbull & my siz I've to try it personally (also, in the hope of bumping into my goddess which I did not). 

Made a trip to this organic food cafe with another food lover like me, my siz. 

It was empty when we just reached but the crowd started making their way in during lunch time. There was a few tables occupied by lone rangers so who is to say you can't have a meal all by yourself? What matters is you've to enjoy your own company before making someone else enjoy your company right? 

Avocado & coconut smoothie which could have been better if it was in a thicker form. 

Aglio Olio

Pumpkin pancake, THUMBS UP

My organic baked rice which was too big a portion.

Wanted to have our desserts at Cake Spade but the office lunch crowd beat us to it. We never understand how the office mates can afford to sit down and chill over desserts after their meals. 2 hours lunch time perhaps? Whichever company that offers 2 hours lunch break is very generous with their employees' incentives. 

Strolled aimlessly in hope of finding a decent place for desserts but we failed terribly under the scorching sun along with our aching feet. 

Anyway, Soup Spoon serves the WORSE carrot cake ever. WORSE. Tough like rock and tasted like some hand soap. Even this humble halal HK dessert place isn't as disappointing.