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We randomly decided to make a Spanish omelette one morning for breakfast/brunch. The only thing was that we couldn't find Chorizo sausage in any of the supermarkets near us! So we swapped it for some smoked pork & garlic sausages and they turned out just as well. It's an easy dish that you can mix and match whatever you want in there. All the ingredients  Brown the onions in some oil, and toss in chopped Chorizo sausage (I used smoked pork and garlic ones) and mushrooms. Cook on medium heat until brown.  Add in the cherry tomatoes and diced capsicum (I used yellow, red and green capsicums) mid-way  Beat the eggs (2 per person) with the cheese (I used soft cream cheese) and salt/pepper. Add in.  Finally, sprinkle some shallots  Done!  Spanish omelette :) 
Star - snug as a bug cuddled in my arms
 So after arriving back in Shanghai, I had to wake up at 5:30AM (?!?!) the next day to do the Shanghai International Marathon. Painful? Yep. So much so that I got panicky and couldn't sleep until 12:30AM at night! I was doing the 21KM run and was starting to get waves of panic because I had done no training. You're supposed to do proper training, or at least EXERCISE, prior to doing a race. But I'm very well-known for my random "Oh HELLO, I think I will run 262343KMs cos I feel like it!" outbursts. (Shanghai Duathlon, anyone?) I've always been fine doing it.. then again, the furthest I've ever run with no training (because I only decided to do it 48 hours before when a friend fell sick and gave me her ticket) was the City 2 Surf in Australia - which was 14KM. So we woke up at the butt-crack of dawn for this. Actually, wasn't even butt-crack yet. Nothing was showing, dawn was still fast asleep. And then I was presented with some problems: 1) headache and fatigue from my 5 mere hours of panicked sleep 2) no training and so muscles were not ready (or wanting) to run 21KM 3) SICK AS HELL!!! Yep, my body chose that day to curl up and roll over on me. Let's just say I NEVER get sick. Or rather, so seldom that I can't remember the last time I was sick. I never catch colds and I'm actually pretty robust in terms of health. But today, I was coughing, feeling really really really unwell.. and worst of all - a mega sore throat that was swollen so I couldn't swallow properly. Nooooooooo!!! But stubbornly, I still got up, we got dressed in a daze, and we headed off to meet the rest of the eBayers. They were doing the 4.5KM fun run because they thought the 21KM was insane. So there I was, snuffling away and feeling super ill (and sleepy), and they had a few extra number tags. "Want to run the 4.5KM too?" they asked Chris (who was actually there just to be my cheerleader) and he agreed. Then a lightbulb went off and I went "Ooooh! Is there an extra one for me?? I want to do the 4.5KM now" and there was!!! I felt bad because my 21KM race was all paid up and prepared for, but I was too scared. Chris was relieved too because he didn't think I'd make it - or rather, I'd just make it into hospital instead ;) And this was literally 2 minutes before the race. That's how last-minute I am, *lol*. And that is how we came to run the 4.5KM race together, instead of me doing the 21KM by myself. We did it in 20 mins, which I was pleased about. Problem? I was immediately sicker afterwards and was a total mess in the afternoon and evening, and also the next few days afterwards - shivering, stomach ache, flu, swollen throat, slight fever and worst of all, a horrid case of nausea so I couldn't eat anything. I'm still recovering but everything's all gone except for a (painful) cough. So all in all, I'm glad I dropped out of the 21KM. Imagine if I did it?!?! I'd have surely collapsed half-way, I was so sick. But a part of me is angry for copping out, because I was so set on doing it (I get REALLY irate if I don't meet my goals)! Next time for sure... Our logo :P  When we got there. We were sleepy, freezing, and I was feeling very sick  Soldiers behind me standing at attention near the start line. Why were they there? No idea!  Tons of people... over 30,000!  The eBay folk  Just about to start  4.5KM later!  My muscle man  Rewarding ourselves with a Starbucks' coffee nut latte afterwards  YUM! 
Some pics (the ones at the top) that I stole off a colleague because his camera is amazing and takes better photos than mine.. McDonalds - the breakfasts of champions  Kid with his fish - too cute!  I HAS A KID! WAHAHAHAAAAA  Awesome scenery  All misty and serene  Man and ducks chilling out  Me and my pomelo  Me with the Hong Kong girls  Nightlife  With my sugarcane juice - you can see it being freshly squeezed in the background!  Bought the DVD of the Impressions Light Show. Unfortunately, got ripped off. It was just a 30min commentary of the director babbling away, not the actual show!! ;(  Pretty silk ballet flats that I bought  Comfy!  Girly, too :)  The little keychains I bought 
The Impressions Light Show in Yangshuo was the absolute highlight of our trip. Walking in..  Stunning! And this was just the waiting area near the entrance..  Hard to tell, but we were surrounded by mountains and the lake was in front of us. Tres gorgeous!  A lady singing whilst drifting on a bamboo raft. Her voice was... very shrill.  Video of the opening scene - told you her voice was shrill :P (link for China visitors) Every fire torch was held by a person, even the ones in the far back!  Seemingly to stand on the water, these guys did such fluid movements with these massive stretches of red fabric. Very impressive  Lots of little girls dressed in ethnic gear. So adorable!  An eerily beautiful scene  A moon that rocked when she ran along it  Video of the very hot chick dancing on the moon (link for China visitors) Each one is an actual person!!  Video of the 200 actors dressed in lightbulbs (link for China visitors) Video of more of the lightbulb actors - tres cool! (link for China visitors) Finale 
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accomplished
drained
calm
impressed