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2 more weeks in Singapore and I'll be back to the freezing cold in Moscow. While I complain about the heat in Singapore, Moscow can be a little extreme too. This will be my first winter and I am not sure what to expect yet. But I am definitely having fun buying all the cute winter stuff.  Before my return to Moscow, I'll be taking a short break to Myanmar with my cousin. It is my first time there and first time traveling alone with the cousin. Hopefully we will have loads of fun!

We finally made a trip to Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia. My parents were in town and Saint Petersburg was part of the itinerary for them. The place is generally more tourist friendly as compared to Moscow. The signs were printed in English and most people could speak English too. This made moving around much easier. We left Moscow on the Red Arrow, a Russian sleeper train that connects Moscow and Saint Petersburg. This is the most historic overnight train and is still one of the best. We took the Sapsan, the bullet train for our return trip. It takes only 4 hours. We slept in a cabin of 4. Supper and breakfast are also provided. The red arrow takes 8 hrs to arrive which is double the time of the bullet train. Due to the speed, one can sleep comfortably in the cabin without even feeling any movement of the train. As it is an overnight train, it departs Moscow at 11.55pm and arrives in Saint Petersburg at around 7am. The perfect timing for us to start a bran...

Derrick turned 30 in Moscow and we decided to head down to the highest restaurant in Europe to celebrate his special day - Sixty. The restaurant is located at the business district in Moscow and the area resembles Raffles Place. I felt like home the moment I got out of the train station. I have always love working in town and the feeling just came back when I see all the office buildings and office workers getting off work. The view of Moscow city from the restaurant was breathtaking. The food there was generally good. The borsch soup with wagyu beef was perfect. The only dish that did not get a thumbs up was the burger. It was not worth the price and the presentation was not what we expected out of such a posh place. I had a fantastic miso cod.  Happy Birthday Derrick! This dessert is called Mercedes Benz. It is made out of a white chocolate dome, there's cake and some berry jam inside. I really loved it. I would go back to have it again. This is much better than Pu...

I am the new IKEA model! kidding..... hahah IKEA was doing some roadshow at the mall and everyone had a chance to be on the cover of the IKEA catalogue. We also get a physical copy of the actual catalogue with our face printed on it. Isn't it cool? I'm not sure if it's the lightings or camera function but everyone turned out good. There were no editing done. I got the raw pic and I think we both looked pretty good hah. Cheers to IKEA!

September 21, 2014 was the long awaited Moscow Marathon. Moscow city held a series of runs leading up to this final, biggest run event - The Moscow Marathon. The run started at 9am and everyone was feeling excited at the start point. Both the 10km and full marathon runners start at the same time for this race. Feeling pretty excited at the start point. I am no longer the ambitious person I used to be hah so Derrick and I participated in only the 10km race. The running route was good too. We ran along the moscow river and also past the MFA building which is 1 of the seven sisters in Moscow. The seven sisters are a group of 7 skyscrapers in Moscow, designed in the Stanlinist style. I spotted dinosaur and Eeyore. The last time I joined a run in Moscow, the weather was too cold for me. I had trouble breathing properly and my nose kept running. Thus I was a little worried about the run this time. Fortunately, the weather was perfect for me! It was sunny yet cool. I managed t...

One good thing about staying alone... I get to dictate what I eat. Due to my rather sedentary lifestyle these days coupled with my usual sweet tooth, I cannot bear to stand on the weighing scale anymore. It doesn't help when there's a weighing scale that is easily accessible to me in my bath room. Reality sux and I have to do something about it!  My last night's dinner.. looks pretty good huh? I was quite proud of my salad hah. It had lettuce, cherry tomatoes, carrots, baby radish, avocado, baked tofu, raisins and grilled chicken. The dressing was balsamic vinegar and avocado oil.

Happy 30th Birthday to me!!!  I cannot imagine how I have reached 30 years old. I still feel like it was yesterday that I was dressed in my school uniform, asking my grandma to bring books to me whenever I forgot to put it in my bag, feeling so tortured having to study all the time for exams (exams were never my thing), looking for my first job and the list goes on. I guess I am having this moment in the movies where the actress will experience a time freeze, the colour on the screen will now change to this olden time colour and flash back of the memories start reenacting beside her when she turns her head to the right. Woohooo too much movies~~~ haha Looking at my current self, I think I am very happy and satisfied with my life. I do not need to work (at least temporarily, something I have to keep reminding myself), I get to travel, I have practically nothing to worry about (except my constant battle with bad skin which I have no idea why I kept breaking out) and of course t...