Getting fit for the apocalypse

Lately I've been researching on books or fiction with alternate realities, specifically the scenario wherein Nazis won World War II and left the Allied powers almost broke with no military force to protect them incase the Axis powers decide to invade their country. One good suggestion for a novel is Robert Harris' Fatherland. He's the same author of Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. I personally haven't read Fatherland but I read Hannibal and Red Dragon. I'm thinking of buying the Fatherland ebook. It might be a good read and see from his imagination and perspective a world with Germany as the most powerful country on earth.

Jumping to the future, I've been watching some gameplays of Left 4 Dead on youtube. This also makes me wonder what kind of world we'd have if zombies live among us. Many popular theories are depicted either in books (Max Brooks' World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide), movies (Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days/Weeks Later, I am Legend) and even on TV (The Walking Dead). This may suggest the possibility of a widespread virus that attacks the human body and turns it into lifeless cannibals.

Apart from The Zombie Survival Guide, the movie Zombieland gives us tips and tricks which may be useful in the event of that catastrophe. Which kind of changes my perspective on fitness. Instead of going to the gym to help me lose weight, I could see this as a paradigm shift a d turn it into a training for zombie protection. Improve stamina, build mental toughness and even learn how to fire high-powered weapons. Personally, I'd think it would be a better motivation than improving self confidence and body image. But that's just me.

Cooking Kars!

The past few days, I've been experimenting lately in the kitchen. With much prodding from my mom to *at least* try cooking something simple, I've finally tried making simple dishes (thank you Mama Sita and Knorr mix!).

Wish I could post the pics now but my iphone can't get a wifi connection properly to email the pics in my laptop. Maybe next time I'll use my ipad or an actual camera.

But anyway, I cooked chicken caldereta on Monday night, which tasted incredibly edible! On Tuesday, I tried Sinigang (which was a bit too sour for our liking) and Pork Caldereta (aka Plan B) and asparagus with garlic and oyster sauce. I think I'm doing pretty well with this cooking thing.

I guess one pet peeve about all this is the dishwashing part. Thank God for younger sisters who can't cook! Mwahahaha!