Me Time!

[sharonkhoo]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1940749\" time=\"1570754869\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1940749 time=1570754869 user_id=53606]
I have switched from my regular Teh O, to Teh O kosong, at my office few months ago, in a bid to lose some weight.

It tastes absolutely disgusting and no kick (I have a very sweet tooth). But I did lose weight. Tiny bit of consolation though it makes me miserable in my tastebuds lol.[/quote]

You'll get used to it. Maybe switch to a milder tea? Then it won't be as astringent in taste. I don't like coffeeshop tea because it's too strong (intended to be drink with sugar or condensed milk). And I don't like evaporated milk either. But I drink 3-4 cups of tea a day, either at home or at the office - Liptons (because I don't want to spend too much) with powdered milk.

[Estéema]

For years I’ve been making my own tea with a spoonful of manuka honey. I prefer the smoothness in my tea. On occasions when I hv to drink tea outside, it’s awlful so s’times i just order w/o sugar & whip out my honey sticks.


Not sure if honey are healthier than adding sugar but I ensure I get the NZ ones coz I’ve read some other honey source are loaded with sugar to sweeten their products. I never buy China or Thai honey. Only NZ Honey. Maybe expensive habit. Maybe just self-consolation.

[zac's mum]

That’s an interesting twist to the drink Esteema! Manuka honey has immune-boosting properties too.


Actually my whole family drinks plain water. It’s an ingrained habit already. We only drink sweet drinks occasionally, like when offered packet drinks at other people’s houses.

My Teh O kosong is for survival caffeine only (kick start my engine & staying awake in the morning).

[MrsKiasu]

I have few cans of red bull (shouldn’t have taken it when offered for free from petrol stn) thinking if I should discard…thinking of giving away but feel like giving not so healthy stuff to ppl like that… coffee may be at the same level but coffee is a baobei to me…lol double standard…

[MrsKiasu]

will hot water destroy some goodness from manuka honey? better not use metal spoon to scoop also…

[MrsKiasu]

dd is holding to her remaining primary school days tightly…we kept thinking and talking how fast those time zoomed past and how were her first days in school … 6 years past like just like that hor…I m having the heavy heart too…

[zac's mum]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1940778\" time=\"1570762273\" user_id=\"43981:

dd is holding to her remaining primary school days tightly..we kept thinking and talking how fast those time zoomed past and how were her first days in school .. 6 years past like just like that hor..I m having the heavy heart too..

That’s really sweet that she treasures her remaining time. I recall my days post-PSLE were spent exchanging graduation diaries with my friends...we would write farewell messages to each other in those books, for memories keepsake...too bad my mum threw them away when we moved house :slapshead:

I am not looking forward to my son’s upper primary journey next year. Very sian...like nothing much to look forward to except more difficult academic work being piled on for the next 3 years...dunno why kids PSLE mamas all so burdened.

[starlight1968sg]

I think once a while to pamper our taste buds is ok lah

Else life is quite boring

[Estéema]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1940776\" time=\"1570761922\" user_id=\"43981:

will hot water destroy some goodness from manuka honey? better not use metal spoon to scoop also..

MKS,
I make hot tea first, then minutes later put in honey.

You’re right, I’ve learnt to use ceramic spoon whenever I scoop honey into my drinks.

Zac’s mum It’s good habit u’ve trained yr family drinking just plain water. Unfortunately, I hv had my taste buds trained fr very young for sugary stuff. Spoilt by my dad as a daddy’s girl then. Hard time for me to switch. I go into low moods when I force myself to live only on plain water.

[sharonkhoo]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1940782\" time=\"1570762987\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1940782 time=1570762987 user_id=53606]
I am not looking forward to my son’s upper primary journey next year. Very sian...like nothing much to look forward to except more difficult academic work being piled on for the next 3 years...dunno why kids PSLE mamas all so burdened.[/quote]

Try to be more positive - kids pick up such feelings very easily, and starting off pessimistic is not going to make it easier. Look at it as stretching, growing, learning - focus on non-academic stuff too. Set targets based on where he is now, not where the top boys are. If we really feel that every child is different and every improvement celebrated, then we need to walk the talk.