My Blue Heaven

Weekend update

Had myself a rather enjoyable weekend. Fri night was spent relaxing at home, ordering some local Thai delivery and watching Princess Diaries 2. 🙂 On Saturday, Kwai and myself went to salsa class @ the Urdang Academy in Covent Garden! The teacher, Julian, was the same as my thurs class I used to go to, but the level was a bit harder (Int/Advanced). I felt like such a clumsy beginner.. especially with the fancy footwork during warm up. He taught the class a lot faster too. I think I annoyed one of the guys I danced with coz I totally lost it and wasn’t following him. Ack. I find following the hardest thing in salsa.. I’m just not used to it.. I’ve been too well-trained in other forms of independant dance (jazz, funk, hiphop). But all was well in the end and I had improved greatly by the time I went full circle (we change partners throughout class) and reached the same guy again. I danced with the teacher once too.. whose only advice to me was to look up and not at my feet. Good advice. Kwai seemed to find the class a tad challenging too… at least I didn’t have my partner refuse to dance with me, as one of the girls did with him. Harsh. But then he hadn’t done any salsa for like 7 or 8 months. For me, it was my first salsa class in about 3 months. We both were jumping straight into an advanced class. Haha. Well I like the challenge. I always seem to go for classes that are just a little over my head.. I guess its much more satisfying when I do get the routine at the end. 🙂 But I intend to get back into salsa.. and improve! It’s heaps fun. 🙂 I quite like the Saturday class. It’s smaller and friendler.. with a close-knit feel to the group. As they repeatedly stated, they’re like a family there. Plus me and Kwai can go practice at salsa clubs. 🙂

So after salsa, we both had an impromptu haircut at my new-favourite salon in London.. Sanrizz at Covent Garden. Kwai desperately needed a haircut and managed to get an appointment with his regular hairdresser – a japanese lady called Hirumi. She’s the senior stylist there. I decided instead of waiting, to get my hair done too! 🙂 Got my fringe trimmed shorter and blended it in with the layers around my face. I’m really into this layering thing atm. It gives more body and shape around the face. Might post a pic later. 😉 After our dual haircut (I’ve never gotten my hair cut with my boyfriend before… it was fun!) Kwai took me to his favourite Balti Indian restaurant nearby. The cheap pre-theatre menu included a Balti dish and unlimited naan bread for £6.50! Let me tell you, the naan bread was absolutely divine. It was HUUGE (the width of the table!) and freshly made, just out of the oven. Mmmmm. Finally, to finish our day out, we watched March Of The Penguins.. which was very cute. Emperor Penguins are the coolest animals. Literally.. surviving in -80 degrees + wind chill of 100 miles/hour! Damn I shouldn’t complain about London weather!

Sunday was spent in bed. I slept until 4pm and actually missed daylight! My body was worn out from a hard week at work, building up lack of sleep, and a long day & night out on Sat.. I woke up all sniffly, sneezing, with a headache – so went back to sleep. It was worth it. My body definitely needed the recovery sleep. At night, Kwai cooked me some pies with mash and peas for dinner. And I mean, cooked pies from scratch… he made the stock by simmering chickens, cooked up all the fresh ingrediants with fresh herbs and white wine, rolled out the puff pastry… mashed up potatoes.. and 3 & 1/2 hours later.. we ate the best chicken and mushroom pie I have ever tasted!! Kwai Can Cook!! 🙂

Well. Gotta leave soon – gonna go to the gym tonite for a swim, spa, steam and sauna. Nothing too heavy.. just some light exercise coz I feel so stodgy after eating very filling pie for lunch. (He made 6 pies… I can barely finish 1 in one sitting).

Oh yeh, forgot to mention that I watched “Just Like Heaven” and “The Producers” the weekend before. I enjoyed both. Reeally loved Just Like Heaven – it was so sweet and romantic.. and I cried twice in it! The Producers was a crack up.. I have “Spring Time for Hitler” in my head now… hehe. I gotta say, the gay guys at that choreographers house/office were VERY funny… esp when they come down the stairs as they’re introduced.

Current listening :: “One Way” – Hillsong United Live

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