Workout
Miles run: 222
Strength: 10 sessions
Yoga: 8 session
While total mileage increased only 2 miles, it felt more intense as LR’s got to 20 miles and more specific workouts. Yet, I felt strong, confident, and recovered quickly. Until the ankle issue came up. Hopefully will settle quickly and affects little to my overall training.
Fueling worked better this month as I really focused on getting protein in starting with breakfast aiming for 30-40g, and then ensure to hit the 1g/lb target most of the days. I also managed to increase my fuel intake during long runs, 1 gel every 3 miles seem to be tolerable and gave me sustained energy.
Books: 4
Choose Strong (Non Fiction, 4/5): recommended by Jenny. I really enjoyed learning about Sally’s story, how her tough childhood shaped her, her life motto, her resilience. What an inspiration.
My brilliant friend (Fiction, 3/5): As part of the NSG’s book club. Overall, I enjoyed reading it as the description of female friendship, childhood in that context, and the culture/society in that era was quite interesting. I wouldn’t have picked it up by myself so I was glad to participate the reading group.
Expatriates (Fiction, 3/5): this was an interesting reading experience. I got interested because of the new TV series, and that I rarely see books about living as expats, which is our current living situation. While it has elements that I can relate too, because it was written from the perspective of the non-working wife, I don’t necessarily share their concerns. It did make me appreciate more my husband, who takes that role and his supports. When I finished the book, I watched the series, and I got bored after one episodes, partly because I just can’t stomach her botox filled face. Gosh. So I finished the book, liked it, but didn’t finish the TV series. The adaptation is not as good as the book.
Same as Ever(Non Fiction, 3/5): this book is about universal rule that never changes. It is a quick read and I enjoyed it.
Not a great month of reading and that’s okay. Can’t hit a jackpot every month right?
Movies/TV
One Day (14 episodes) I watched it in 24 hrs! Insanely good and totally unexpected. I first watched the trailer and didn’t feel good chemistry between the two main characters. But then I was in a low mood moment and started watching it and just got absorbed by it. It reminds me of youth, first love, confusion, friendship. Loved it!
American Fiction (3/5). Continuing with watching Oscar nominees. This is a fun movie for a quick pick me up. Not sure that it is the same quality as other nominees though.
Killer of Flor Moon (4/5). Long but quite interesting movie. Killer acting by DiCaprio, no surprise there. Serious contender.
Holdover (2/5). Didn’t find it too interesting. Good acting though.
Anatomy of a fall (3/5). Good conversation and portrait of a failing marriage. Quite surprised by the boy.
Favorite podcasts:
Tim Ferriss with Jonathan Haidt. I read his previous book and found it fascinating. This conversation is fascinating too. I love finding new thinkers.
Peter Attia with Steve Levitt. Medical doctor interviewing an economist, an unconventional one. So much fun!
New recipes
Vegetarian lasagna
Chicken nugget
Banana coconut cake
Fun
Jogging with Sofia on Sundays to McDonals’
Ice cream at Senayan City with the girls
Solo date with Sofia
Swimming time trial
What was highlight of your month? Have you read a good book?
Our New Journey 
CBBC was a real highlight of my month! I love that everyone was reading together, even if the book was a bit polarizing. Thanks so much for participating!
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We are reading ‘same as ever’ for book club later this year. I gave MBF 2 stars but I still enjoyed the book club conversation. NGS does a great job hosting the club!
We are working our way through Killers of the Flower Moon. It is WAY TOO LONG!! I think we are on our 3rd or 4th night. But we only watch about 30 min of a show together each night. We both read the book so wanted to see the screen adaptation.
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