When the Teochew Gang gathers for the first meal of the day, it’s always been at #ahhuateochewfishballnoodle, but on Monday this week, we met at a cafe for a change. @twentyeightcafe sits at the base of Mount Sophia on its namesake of Wilkie Road, in a gorgeous heritage building. The white, high-ceilinged casual eatery is quite understandably, a favourite of nearby residents and is always buzzing whenever I’ve dropped by. They have a wonderfully wide menu which means it is easy for everyone to find something to enjoy, and in all honesty, in terms of taste, quality and presentation, the food at #twentyeightcafe is better than most. I already foresee a headache on my future visits because it won’t be easy deciding which of these four favourites of mine to have again: 1. B.L.T. ($15+) - It’s done EXACTLY if I were to make it myself. Ratio is everything when it comes to this #sandwich and theirs score 10/10 in my opinion for the proportion of bacon (it’s fried-in-butter and is crispy but not hard) to crisp lettuce to juicy tomatoes to sourdough. They only add a smidgen of mayo to their #BLT which I agree works best. 2. Sakura Ebi with Kombu Angel Hair Pasta ($18+) - Not sure how I missed seeing this on the menu before but oh boy, is it a blast of umami shiokness! There’s so much of the lightly crispy, tiny yet potent Japanese shrimp, plus the #pasta has the perfect bite. 3. Avocado Smash on Sourdough ($18) - Far from basic as the avocado is joined by two poached eggs, feta cheese, guacamole, roasted baby tomatoes, pomegranate, sunflower seeds, sprouts and some lemon vinaigrette. Totes tasty. 4. Fluffy Pancakes ($16+) - As you can tell from my video, this dish lived up to its name. But besides the visually appealing wobbliness, the airy-light pancakes have a rich eggy taste. I tried the sweet version that day as we had shared it for dessert. So it came dressed in mixed berries compote, honey yogurt and walnuts. But there is a tempting savoury option with the fluffy pancakes decked out in smoked salmon and a sour cream and onion sauce. Besides the above, I also had small servings of the following which I enjoyed a lot too: ⬇️Continued in Comments⬇️

I have grown to really like long holds for some postures. Watching what the reality is to sustain something. Moments of strength and deepening, moments of wobbliness, moments of easing off and reentering, etc. Sustaining in all ways may contain these possibilities. Continue through strength. Continue through the wobbles. Continue through putting aside. Continue in coming back. . . . . . . . . #yoga #hkyoga #hkfit #hkig #practiceandalliscoming #shanstudios #mindfulpractice #mindfulness #wellness #southsideyoga

Yesterday's victory...at least for me lah 😆 I decided to push myself against my comfort zone yesterday morning by performing Seated Military Press using Olympic Bar. Told myself, "heh what the heck, just give it a go and see if I can do it" 😅 - I usually will choose short bar or use smith machine instead 😅 Tried out 12reps, 2sets of empty bar warm up before performing 6sets of working sets. I think I did alright until (excluding few wobbliness etc lah) ...this set (3rd sets on 8th reps). I can feel both anterior delts failing and my left wrist started to feel a slight pinching pain from minor old injury. It was victorious for me when I manage to psych myself and told myself "nah I won't quit this reps" and tried my best to bring the load up and I did it. Was happy AF but my entire left arm was shaky shaky. But oh well, it's normal isn't it. If it's not painful then it won't grow am I right. So I cont finishing my remaining sets with many weird sounds and curses in between LOL. What I would like to share is that, sometimes, we tend to quit once we feel or think our body won't be able to take it. Especially when the load is heavy. I think, we should always remind ourself that our body can take much more than what we thought it can. What we have to worry and and be in control in is our mind - as the mind is a powerful tool whereby it can affect our judgement, believe and etc. I like to quote Arnold here "the mind always fails 1st, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you". So next time, before deciding to quit our reps, maybe we could tell ourselves that we can do it, then take a deep breath and try again. This...is a reminder to me lah, coz sometimes I also tend to forget 😅 Anyway, I wish I could push myself with slightly more heavier loads yesterday. Perhaps gonna give it a go in few days time 😝 #fitnesswithnana #helpingotherstobefit For those who are currently working out...keep up the good work and make sure to push yourself slightly harder today ok 😘