The Music Run Singapore 2015

 

Well hello people!

This post has been way long overdue. It was just sitting in my draft folder waiting to be posted and today it’s finally here!

So almost a month ago I joined this untimed 5km run-music event and I had a blast! It was my first time participating in a run event and it was so much fun.

There was a pre-run party with zumba workout that made us sweat even before we started the run haha!

SUPER HOT DAY.

There was music blasting out throughout the whole course of the run and the genre changed for every kilometre.

I gotta admit that half of the run we were just walking haha. Many people do the same thing as well. We’re not actual runners okay, don’t judge!

Welcome to the sauna club! LOL.

Although we were not actually racing, but the feeling of crossing that finish line was damn good! Proud moment right there =D

After the run, the party got real with some live performances and the DJ was playing non-stop until night time. I wanted to stay til the end but my friends from Jakarta were in town so I had to leave the party to meet them for dinner.

I think it got more fun at night, I missed out.. but it’s okay, there’s always next time!

Have you ever joined a run event or marathon before?

xo, Jo

Kunshan/Shanghai Trip - Chinese Wedding

One of my closest friends in Uni has finally tied the knot! The wedding took place on May 18th at her hometown, Kunshan, China. I got to be one of the bridesmaids with other 2 girls, whom one of them is my Uni mate as well, so we flew to Shanghai over the weekend. There were lots of food, drinks, driving, and zero beauty sleep. Let the photos do the talking!

Trying out which dishes to be served on the actual wedding day

Mini bachelorette room party

Bensu Private Pickled Fish Hotpot (‘private’ here refers to their home recipe lol)

Chinese massage on the night before the wedding (the bride really pampered us)

But after that we got hungry and dropped by KFC for supper at 00:00 hrs (sorry not sorry)

The wedding day!

The beautiful bride :)

Groom came to bride’s house to pick her up and invite her to their new home

Me at the wedding reception hall during rehearsal! :P

The wedding ceremony

Next day: BBQ lunch before heading back to Shanghai

The newlywed with our wedding card!

Fried Xia Long Bao!

Night-out before going back to Singapore the next day :/

Last meal in Shanghai:
Traditional Xia Long Bao

Dumplings, rice siew mai, fried pork chop with fried rice cake

Warm beancurd with soy sauce, chilli oil and salty condiments

Pork noodles

Avril Lavigne lemon tea! Haha

Best liquor in China!!!! The aroma is like chocolate to me ;)

Many people seem to be tying the knot these days. It’s wedding season! Congrats to all the newlyweds!

xo, Jo

Vietnam Trip – Day 4

Previously in Vietnam: DAY 2 & 3

I spent the last day in Vietnam walking around Ho Chi Minh city and trying local delicacies that I had yet to try during the trip. I’ll let the pics do the talking =)

Broken rice with pork chop, steamed egg and shredded pork skin

Steamed rice cakes with shrimp and pork rinds (surprisingly I quite liked these! The fish sauce was so good)

Spicy pho (bun bo hue)

Meatballs pho (bo vien)

Vietnamese coffee with lots of milk =)

We had all the food in Parkson Plaza’s food court. Recommended for those who don’t have the luxury of time to explore around to try different kinds of Asian cuisines. It’s all here! According to my friend, Lan, most of the food stalls are good (we only tried 3 of them and they were all good).

Ho Chi Minh City Hall

Notre Dame Cathedral

Central Post Office

Then… I flew back to Singapore. With the damage.
Posted on Instagram: @limjoannaa – follow me? ;)

Yes I had dragonfruits in my suitcase. In case I have not told you yet, on the way back from Phan Thiet to Ho Chi Minh, we dropped by a dragonfruit heaven. I was SO amused. Never did I see so many dragonfruits in my life lol. I love dragonfruits, especially the red ones. (how many times did I say dragonfruit here? Haha)

I never saw the green ones before. Inside is white though. They say one dragonfruit tree could produce up to 3 times. The ‘ombre’ kinds are the second harvest.

Overall it was a good trip. It was a last-minute decision to go on this trip and I’m glad that I did go. And it was the first time I went to a new country by myself! Though I did meet my friends there, but still, it was a mini adventure :) More adventures to come (hopefully)!

Thanks for reading!

DAY 1 // DAY 2 & 3

 

xo, Jo