Perfect Sisters...

My Youngest Sister, Alexandra and me. One 23 and the other 30. One a Spinning Instructor and the other an Group Aerobic & Aqua Instructor. Both called Momma in their own right. She's been "Momma" to all her friends for the longest time. And I'm "Momma" obviously because I am! I have 2 kids!

Its funny that people at the gym see us so often but don't realise we're sisters till we either say we are or we stand together.

It was even funnier today when we met at the American club for dinner. Our lovely relatives organised a dinner tonight to meet to celebrate Mothers Day and the upcoming 50th Birthday of our DAD.

When we first saw each other, we burst out smiling. Why? We were wearing the same black tube top! Hahaha! Just that she had capris on and I had long blue jeans. She had earlier wanted to wear jeans too if not we would have been identical. Absolutely amusing.

The nicest thing I recall as I look at this picture taken tonight was... I don't remember Alex and I having much sibling rivalry growing up. As a matter a fact, none that I recall at all! I don't remember a time where we fought or argued. I remember times where we would both insult, laugh and make fun of eachother but really always just for the fun of it. I really love Alex alot. :) Yeah.. I know you're reading this. *staring at Lex*.. but yeah, I haven't said that in a long time ... I Love u alot. *hug*

See you for Sunday brunch soon!

Singapore Blog Awards Nominee!

Dreaming Reality has been nominated at the Singapore Blog Awards 2009 and has been shortlisted under Best Lifestyle Blog. If you have been reading my blog regularly or is a new reader and like my blog....

Do go HERE. Register and Rally *aka vote* for this blog! Show me some loving people! Y'know I love you guys and gals too! :)

You Know U Should Work Out Regularly, But Do YOU?

Do you? I know several people who just need that extra push to get started or even maintain a regular workout session. Its for your own good whether you're aiming to lose weight or just stay fit! Does this sound LIKE YOU?

Even if you're a regular gym bunny or a person without a gym membership, you can still come join us for some exciting bootyshaking action! *Not limited to females only BTW! Males welcome too! We have guys in the class btw! No need to be shy!*

POINT TO NOTE: You DO NOT NEED to know how to dance to come to this class. If you can dance, you just make it look nicer. If you can't and feel that you have 2 left feet or 2 right feet? GOOD NEWS!! You will be able to complete the class.

Come, let down your hair, leave your inhibitions at the door and HAVE FUN!

Move to the beats with a little salsa, merengue, cha cha, cumbia, bellydance and alot of latin hip hop - reggaetton!

Surely over time, you will be more familiar with the moves but experience and learn in your first few classes with me. You'll get it in no time and will be shaking hundreds of calories away with each session.

For those who have not already been notified or have not placed yourself under my mailing list for my upcoming ZumFit classes. Let me know if you're keen on coming! honeymeow@gmail.com

For those who have been dancing with me for a while, you know my style. For those who are new to workout sessions with me. Prepare to come and sweat it out with simple but intense moves that would give you a great cardio workout set to the beat of infectious spanish music.

Something to end your work week and start a great weekend with...

715pm - 815pm on Friday evenings

In the meantime, please email me at honeymeow@gmail.com to indicate your interest and confirm your attendance and I will be sending out registration forms this week. I need your confirmation, ladies and gentlemen... update me.

(UPDATE: Registration Forms are now available - honeymeow@gmail.com for details)

Sessions will be held from Dance on Us Studios located at No. 8 Claymore Hill, Claymore Point. (5 mins walking distance from behind Pacific Plaza / Shaw Centre). Map to location can be found HERE.

If interested, enquire for trial and package rates through honeymeow@gmail.com please.

What you need? Fitted workout clothes, towel, track shoes, flats/dance shoes and a bottle of water.

I will also be conducting Aqua Fitness classes update everyone on the mailing list once I have found a pool suitable for longer term use. If interested for Aqua Fitness sessions, honeymeow@gmail.com

Feel free to invite a friend or family member whom you feel may be interested to join you and come together! Classes start soon! You know you need to work out and you should be working out and I guarantee that you WILL get a workout. *Evil laughter* But...its for your own good! *wink* Total Body Workout Twice a Week.

honeymeow@gmail.com

:) Bootyshakingly Yours, Pamela

I love watching Dance Acts!

Once in a while, through various talent shows, you get to catch an act that makes you smile and gasp throughout their performance. With each set having you wonder whats next and them BAM! surprises after surprises and you're highly amused. This is one of them... I appplaud their creativity and hope they keep on going with what they do whether apart or together in the future. Enjoy!

Honeymeow's FirstBorn

With reference to THIS POST. 2009 shot of me, 31 years old and my first born Lauren, 9 years old. Captured in time.... children grow so fast... wasn't she just a baby just.. .yesterday?....

Mamasan?

I was at a photoshoot earlier today and took a couple of pictures but only left with 2 complimentary pictures as they wanted to sell me 7 pictures for $488! Thats INSANE! Who pays so much for so little pictures?!

Don't ask me who or where they are. I will not allow a credit to them simply because they absolutely pissed me off with the way they applied their sales tactics. By trying to convince me to sign on to their $3388 Lifetime photography package which I refused, they tried the parental guilt way while I was with Lauren.

When I started to look reluctant, they started with words like "Look Lauren, your pictures so nice hor! Your mommy don't want to get them for you" (And they really were really pretty but they were SO EXPENSIVE), "Don't be Selfish", "If You love her and she enjoyed it, you will get it for her, think of your Daughters, do it for them" - this wasn't even said in plea like tones.. more like statements which absolutely raged me out that I stopped them and chose 2 complimentary pictures and left.

And because I refused to pay for such an insane price for a photography package that I didn't need or pay for individual sets of 5+2 pictures for $488! - it upset Lauren because she was affected by the sales talk and I had to talk to her after we left to do some RECOVERY in explaining to her why I didn't buy the package and that it didn't mean I love her less. WTF.. seriously.. pressure tactics I understand but NOT when you do it so crudely. I was prepared to spend some money on some REALLY nice pictures but not $488!! Are you quite mad?!

I went from "I really like this - I'm really considering it" to "WTF, you expect me to pay you what with that kind of attitude?" $3388 can buy me SIX YEARS OF GYM MEMBERSHIP. Which would yield me MORE results and esthetical appeal than the supposed "Lifetime membership of Photography services" - who knows when the company will fold with that kind of attitude. More like.. for as long as the company is still alive.

Anyway, with my picture above, I opened it up on the computer and showed it to CJ and he exclaimed. "Nice! But Fwoaaahh laao! Very Mamasan ah? Just need a bottle of VSOP can already"

-.-'' Great. Just. Great.. while I realise that the leopard print slutty bareback dress really didn't help move me away from the mamasan image that I seem to be awarded with since I acted as one in last year's short film. The Red Geisha. It was compounded by the fact that I'm starting to really see my age. And that me being in my 30s is really starting to show. Sigh... getting old... must start to age more gracefully...

*VERY COOL!* Get a Virtual Haircut!

Before you click to LISTEN to this, Audio Only. Please put on HEADPHONES for the full effect. It would NOT have the same effect if you use speakers to listen to this Audio clip. And ensure that your earphones are in the correct ear. *Left side/Right side* and close your eyes when listening.

And trust me, its worth it bc it just is... you will know what I mean when you have your headphones on. Enjoy!

Zumba Me! Rumba Me! Awesome!

From time to time, I try to remember why I want to be a zumba-inspired kind of instructor and I come across this year's Zumba convention video and I'm refreshed again. I so very much want to go to this convention but I know it would be so darned expensive... hopefully they'll have one in 2010 nearer to South East Asia.. wahahha!

No matter how hard I feel doing song searching, thinking of the choreo, researching choreo, putting them together and rehearsing and cueing till I feel like throwing my mp3 player against the wall bc I've heard the song like almost 30 times already.... I know why I've been working so hard to do this. It's going to be awesome!

My classes will make you sweat. I guarantee it. Interested parties for classes that will start in May can email me.

You Can Do More w/ Imedeen!

With the lastest Imedeen campaign, You Can Do More... I was at the OneNine57 Beautique last night at an Imedeen event where we went through a skin analysis and a derma scan to check the condition of my skin and the levels of collagen that I have.

And guess what?! I have the LOWEST LEVELS of collagen amongst all who went!

I was assessed for their "Radiant Complexion" range which was suitable for women aged 25-35 year old and was provided with a 3 month supply after which I will be back at their Beautique for another skin assessment.

Each 60 tablet supply is available at a recommended retail price of SGD$98.30. Recommended daily dosage of 2 tablets for an average of 90 days for best results.

I'm really hoping to see a much better result in 3 months time. Upon which, they will replenish a further supply of one more box for continuation purposes.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how Imedeen works for my skin, specially considering the serious sun damage that I've been getting lately and will be getting instructing my Aqua Fitness classes. Not to mention the serious creases on my face, crows feet and stretchmarks from all that weightloss that shows my age even more.

We all know that the signs of aging starts from 25 and that effectively makes me pretty much 6 years late! If I don't start doing something more about my skin other than my daily face wash and moisturiser.. when will I start? The best time is now.

Shelly was my +1 partner for this event and she joined me looking absolutely stunning in a funky red dress and HEELS!. Yes, HEELS while she's about 6 months heavily pregnant. *Faints*... only Shelly can carry something like that off.. even I have issues wearing heels when I'M NOT PREGNANT.... amazing.

So I left with a starter pack compliments from the people at Imedeen and Day 1 starts today. There will be updates in 3 months at my next Derma Skin Assessment. :) That being said..

Honeymeow has skin that is now sponsored by IMEDEEN and yes..now "I Swallow" too...

Getaway Package @ Roxy Part 3

After my stay for the Ladies' Special review, I extended my stay another 2 days by redeeming a Getaway Hotel stay with the Hotel that they had graciously extended to us with my previous review. The last Getaway Stay review can be found HERE & HERE.

It was also an excellent opportunity to check out a different type of suite that the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel had to offer and this Junior suite, I was impressed! Very functional for families and even for entertaining purposes for business.

Our Junior suite, 1642 was an a 2 room suite which had a living area that joined to the bedroom. Apparently there are only one of such room on each living suite floor of the hotel so that means it is limited to only 13 of such rooms available.

Since I had my girls with us, we requested additional single beds for them so that they had a space of our own. And at the same time, since it was a family getaway, we invited my mother in law and my baby nephew to stay the night with us so the children could spend time together.

The hotel graciously provided us a total of 3 additional mattresses for my mom in law and the kids that they placed in the living area after re-arranging the furniture. So technically we had 2 living spaces! And everyone could watch the show they wanted as each room had its own TV.

What impressed us too was that the room also had an adjoining kitchenette which was extremely useful in this instance as there were children with us with F&B needs that could be fulfilled in a functional part of the room.

It was easy for my mom in law to make her coffee & tea. Prepare beverages, lay out food and fruits and snacks in the kitchenette. We really liked this aspect as it made the room fully functional.

And we had an adjoining masterbedroom with a bathroom that was highly spacious and luxurious! Its definitely bigger than the other rooms that we had sampled so far.

I like this shot in the mirror.

And again.. the bathroom where we all had warm bubblebaths during our stay... I found that I couldn't take long periods of hot water steeping... my temperature shot waay over normal, my heart started strong palpitations and instead of feeling comfortable, I was feeling dreadful.

After 5 minutes of soaking myself and wondering when relaxation would come, I stepped out and offered the hot tub to CJ instead.

Strangely, I never felt more relieved. Wahahhaa! I can take hot steam rooms/saunas but .... hot tubs.. I think not.... anymore.

And as with each Getaway Package, it comes with a complimentary goodybag which includes snack treats as seen below and some hot food too! We ate everything and the big bottle of water was a huge reprieve to all the sweet drinks we had during our stay.

The hot food includes hot crispy chicken wings and fruit tarts! The fruit tarts this time was FANTASTIC... I did feel however that the quantity was a little small and that there could be around 2 more hot food options to make the snack for 2 adults + 2 kids more substantial as an excess *which I doubt there would be any* could be kept for later snacking.

Specially considering that usually 2A+2C would usually mean that the kids are somewhat independant and that relates to them usually being older and having a bigger appetite. After the girls had their wings, there was none left! *damn!!* I want more!

We didn't do lunch or dinner during this stay as we were out checking out the other external food establishments during our stay. But we did revel for some hours in and by the hotel pool which was an excellent enjoyable time for the kids.

I've loved all my stays at the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel and definitely recommend anyone considering a hotel stay to consider this Oasis in the East. Whether for business or pleasure.