Angry Birds Star Wars? Yes, please!

Mig loves (read: is addicted to) this version of the game, so much so that he drew his own version of it in the sketch pad I gave him. I have to say, it's much better than the original, and worth its $2.99 price.

Homemade iced coffee

I've been into iced coffee lately, so when I went to Hong Kong I got myself this tumbler (one of the very few things I'd bought, if I may add). I'd seen this before in Starbucks stores here, but it wasn't till I started making cold-brewed coffee that I began wanting one.

I almost regretted buying it for HK$90 when I saw a Hong Kong Disneyland tumbler at the airport selling for HK$60, but I do like the simplicity of this one.

Oh, and inside the tumbler is a big serving of the iced Vietnamese coffee I always have whenever I have time to make it.

My weakness

Durian. You either love it or hate it.

Give it to me fresh or frozen, in a shake or in my coffee, in a pie or in a cake.

This is why whenever someone goes to Davao I always ask for durian. Even when it's off-season, just in case that person happens to come by good durian at the market.

Luscious, finger-licking durian

It stinks like anything, but for fanatics like me the smell is h-e-a-v-e-n-l-y. :)

This makes me miss Davao.

Instagramming

My niece Maxine took this photo of me paying for my order at Conti's. She called it my OOTD. I had no idea what she meant by that at first, then I remembered seeing lots of OOTD posts on tumblr. It means "outfit of the day"!

Grabbed from this site

Today in pictures

I'm on vacation the whole week this week. Yay! I had the luxury of time to get ready for the gym.

9:00 am

One of the first things I did as soon as I woke up was check the CFMNL website for today's WOD. It's benchmark day!

9:30 am

I ate my breakfast of leftover sweet potato hash and black coffee while reading this book my friend told me about -- Fifty Shades of Grey. I don't read erotica, but my interest was piqued when my friend told me that it's like Twilight for adults. I'm halfway through it, and I have to say, it's very entertaining. More than the sex scenes, it's the love angle between the two principal characters that's hooked me.

11:15 am

Time to go to the box! Pay no mind to my ratty running shoes. I know I have to get a new pair of shoes for working out, and I've got my mind set on a pair of Inov-8 Bare-XF 210s. Still saving up for those, but reading great reviews about them is making me antsy.

11:45 am

I arrived early for the 12:30 pm class and started warming up and psyching myself up for the WOD. I'm learning that half the battle is won in the mind, so for me, mental preparation is part of the warmup.

1:15 pm

Post-workout: CrossFit hands. I swear, I have rough, man-hands now. And I don't even do the workouts as Rx'd (as prescribed, meaning I almost always scale down on the weights)!

1:40 pm

An empty box on my way out. Now, to have a pedicure...

3:00 pm

There was only one client when I got to the nail salon in our neighborhood. I picked a nice, bright pink for my toes. Gotta love Orly nail polish.

3:15 pm

I was famished by the time I got home. Good thing there was some leftover fish and veggies on the table. I reheated more sweet potato hash, et voila! (Late) lunch is served! It wasn't gourmet good, but it was my best attempt at a balanced meal. After I'd polished that off, I had an orange and a slice of non-paleo chocolate cake.

I think I'm going to enjoy this week-long holiday.