Performing mice, trapeze artists and a human chandelier. Nope, not another episode of Come Dine with Me, but my weekend at the training camp for the new Cirque de Soleil show in Macau... Technically its not Cirque at all but a company called Dragone - bigger, better, brighter ...and then there's me.
Watching these guys reminds me of watching kung fu movies with my brother when were were kids. You watch enough and suddenly you get to thinking you can do it too. Our mum's antique coffee table never did recover.
This time a few days with the pro's had me convinced I could match them at their own game and they were more than happy to oblige me with a ride on the wires ... See below for your general amusement.
As you might have guessed, lunchtime here is as exciting for me as the performances themselves. These guys are the best in the world at what they do and they need a diet to match.
Every lunchtime sees an Olympian's banquet of fresh fish, steak, salads, freshly baked wholemeal breads, pates and more ... Today I tucked into seared beef with soya sauce and ginger, puy lentils and courgettes, butternut squash with pumpkin seeds and green salad with with beetroot, walnuts and feta. Luckily this was after the bungee or I would have ended up re-decorating.
As it turns out only lunchtime is catered here so for the rest of the day the x-men need to fend for themselves. Some clearly more competently than others. For the more kitchen averse amongst them my dinner recommendation was something fast, high in protein and low in carbs and fat. enter stage right: egg white omelette with grilled chicken. Its the perfect meal for anyone in training or on a diet and you can customise it anyway you like with mushrooms, tomatoes, ham and a simple side salad.
Right, I'm off to work on my triple salco.
Saturday 27 March 2010
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