Eve of Syawal 2010

        I received an unexpected phone call from a long time friend whom I haven't met in ages, Amie from Sarawak. She is now back in Kampar at her husband's kampong and she wished to see me tomorrow on Raya day. I'm so happy that she is nearby (well, not exactly near 'bout one hour actually since hers in more towards the Tronoh Mines area), but the thought of meeting her already made me looking forward for the Raya celebration. Now I have ONE more reason to celebrate Syawal.

                She wanted to see everyone at home since when we were students back in the UM days, she frequently spent her time here with our family. The last time I saw her was during graduation back in 1999. How long has it been? Too long, me thinks.

                Okay, so what do I want to do on Raya day? Many things actually; but FIRST and foremost is to have a taste at my mom's Nasi Minyak with Ayam Masak Merah. I have not been touching rice since ages when I started dieting. I did not miss rice, but my mom's specialty is NO way to be ignored!

                Next, I wanna take pictures. Loads and loads of pictures. No need studio fix for me. The house front yard is sufficient for me. And of course with Amie when I go visiting. Others would be thrilled to see us together and that is exactly the point.

                What else? The food in moderation - checked. Visiting friends or receiving friends. Perhaps Juliana & her family would also come visiting.  Duit raya for their children, definitely and also for Amie's daughter.

                I guess so far, that's all. Went to Air Kuning to give away cakes to the office staffs and Kak Nor gave a jar of a home-made rempeyek Jawa style in return.  Not a bad day at all.

                So here's to wishing a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2010 again, and have a great holiday to everyone no matter where you are. 

What I Did Last Weekend

let's see, i now have NINE followers. who knew???

i started this blog just to voice out my opinion and observations over certain matters; and now i have nine followers. thanks all and welcome to my thoughts and mind, narcissistic i may be sometimes but that's me.  

             okay, let me HIGHLIGHT on some of the things that i did last weekend. since it was the school hols 

(these are some of the perks of being a school teacher. school holidays that is so irreplaceable. no other jobs can top the amount of school holidays. that's why i'll never quit no matter how good other job offers may sound.)

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And Here They Are In Some Sort Of Particular Order:-

1. i went to KL last Friday after school session ended and drove in the middle of a hot, blazing afternoon. yes, and didn't even stop for a toilet break. (didn't need one since i was fasting and the amount of water that i consumed since sahur had long evaporated)

2. i went to KL to see friends over some reunion cum buka puasa event; since a friend just got back from Japan and i haven't seen her since. plus when will i have the chance for a group gathering? Ramadhan and iftar seems like the best time to meet up till the wee hours of the morning. yes, with my baju kurung and all. again at Vivo, the Curve. found out that one friend is in a relationship and marriage is coming right up. good for her. 

3. i was complimented on the new DOWNSIZE me. so very happy. 

4. for the first time since 5 months and a half, i had teh ais. two glasses but couldn't actually finished the second glass. 

5. met two friends unexpectedly; gosh, sometimes you just have to thank your lucky stars. and made a buka puasa date with one of them. fruitful outings.

6. got up real late and didn't sahur at all the next day coz i was feeling full from the previous meal. it's ok, i'm a survivor.

7. went out again, this time to Amcorp Mall to get some stuff. saw Roslan Shah the kinda 'gay'-ish performer there. not a fan, though. but i bought two eau-de-parfum from france there; two for only rm69.90. my sister will be so bloody envious on this.

8. went for buka puasa at Bangsar where i had such a hot tom yam bee hoon. so hot it made me teary-eyed. i can't believe i actually cried over a food. 

9. sent S for balik kampung in duta. i won't see her til next year i guess since she'll be back in Japan to finish her PhD.

10. went to the Curve with L to try and shop for a new jeans but alas, disappointed. the Curve is a great hangout place but a bad shopping hunting ground. except for the flea market. 

11. buka puasa with H and L and had a good conversation all the way. the food wasn't bad too. will come again next time.

12. went to MidValley alone the next day. so i skipped about wanting to return on monday. what's another day in KL??? now it's ME time. off to Bobbi Brown for that great buys. lovely assistant by the name of Cherry made a simple make-over for me. wanted to buy the foundation only. ended up with other items as well, the blush and cleansing oil....the face vitamin and sunblock were so good. and she gave me free samples too since i haven't the budget to buy those face vitamins sunblock yet...and the samples are quite generous too..two small jars that were overwhelmed with those products. bought the cleansing oil too. liked the texture and effects. got a free tube casing for travelling and a make-up bag....and a free gift from MidValley for spending. 

13. decided to go to Body Shop to look out for a foundation brush since i figured Bobbi B's must be  exorbitant in price. Ended up with three items including a big size White Musk Oil Perfume which i so, so adore since ages ago, a soap and a cellulite massager. (this to me is a good thing to have too, to aid me in my body toning as well)...i got 15% off of each items and automatically enable me to become a member for life and getting some vouchers too...all for rm150.80. another happy purchase for me.

14. next stop is dorothy perkins. been a long time since i walked in there. i'm having high hopes. if i can't find my jeans there then i have to go somewhere else. 

15. finally, oh finally! found that jeans!!! an offer for rm73 on an indigo bootcut! wahoooo! and it fits too. hell i'm a happier person now. owh, couldn't resist the two blouses on sale too so i bought them too. one in dusty pink and another in a deep purple. hey, i need those. before i altered the others i need some clothes on my back too. 

16. last stop, the supermarket for some grocery shopping since i promised the girls that i'm gonna cook for buka puasa for them. and got all those stuff and head home to cook.

17. cooked tom yam with mushroom and chinese cabbage, salmon & mackerel fish curry using Brahim's brand...no santan. healthier option. grilled six chicken wings and marinated lamb. they will be happy once they return. 

18. finished cooking earlier than schedule. must start late the next time. A bought a home grown papaya and i also bought seedless watermelon. fruits for me and a tuna melt sandwich for buka puasa since i don't take rice these days.

19. boy those girls can EAT!!! dunno whether i'm a good cook but they each ate two plates of rice and everything else on the table. A loves the salmon fish curry so much. glad they love it. made me happy to feed them.

20. made tuna melt sandwich for supper for them. they like it too....so pampered by me.

21. and went home the next day. sayonara KL, it was fun but my cats missed me. 'til next time.

22. went on the scale and i lost 1 more kg. it must have been all those walking. 

"SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI 2010. 

EAT WITH CAUTION OR SUFFER THE ACTION"

twitter, shmitter!!!

        i only wanted to do a small little thing called changing the profile picture and what did i get??? the so-called statement that says that twitter is over capacity. eh, hello? i thought this was supposed to be the 'in' thing right now since a lot of people especially celebs love it so much so can i please get a better service?

damn. not once or twice but it's been two days already. can it actually be over capacity all the time??? hey, i am following arjun rampal on my twitter. they can't do this to me. not when it's my first time following a celeb publicly. anyway, it was sweet of him to wish a happy ramadhan to all muslims followers of him, aww....sensitive guy. i secretly envy his wife but hey that's just being a fan i guess. 

in the meantime, twitter you better upgrade your service!

        oh and i am currently 82kg. smile. hopefully this ramadhan will bring me more kilos to shed. i'm counting my blessings as it is.

was planning to use this as my twitter profile pic. nevermind the wrong date entered. 

My Fat Journey 1.1

...current weight, 85kg

     Hey, waddya know? Two & half months went pass by and now I have managed to lose 13kg which makes my current weight 85kg. I am happy because I am now receiving good remarks from people telling me I looked smaller than my previous self. Not to mention that my complexion too now enjoys the benefit of less oil consumption and thus produce an almost grease-less face. 

    The weekends were hectic, I went to KL to see friends that I haven't seen in a long time and also for some minor shopping since Jusco is on sale. I was also looking for a gift for my principal who's got a transfer and job promotion as well. I like his leadership. The best boss so far for me since I don't have a good track record with the previous principals. I also bought 2 t-shirts since my previous ones are so ill-fitting now. Next purchase was a chappati maker for my dad, a grill pan for myself, a Cornell blender that is handy enough for me to carry so that I can mix my CD drinks & soups, an Alain Delon shoes that was on a 50% discount (yeeeha!) ; a big tote bag which was originally intended for a weekend shopping bag but since I like it so much perhaps I will now use it on daily basis. Hey, it was 70% discounted! And exactly the one that I'm looking for!

      Dinner was thosai with dhal over at Mahbob's in Bangsar long after the shopping mall was closed. Got hungry since I was walking in the mall from 6pm-10.30 pm carrying all the heavy loads... Saturday was a late one for me since I slept quite late the nite before by having chat with Tini. I was telling her what happened to me the past months we didn't see each other. A quick hot shower and then zzzzz....When I got up it was 9.30 I think. Oh well, the head was pounding too. Must be the lack of sleep or perhaps BP attack. Well, gotta take those meds but not before a nice late breakfast with a CD Chocolate Mint. And drink lots and lots of water.

       Yate came a bit later in the afternoon since we all promised to meet up at Amcorp Mall around 5 with Fairuz too. Tini came back from work and then we head to Amcorp in Yate's car. We head straight to Book Excess and i got myself A Bobby Brown Make-Up Manual for only RM34.90 from an original price of RM120!! Another well deserved purchase. I also went to my fave section which is the backdated magazines section and bought around 7 or 8 health magz for not more than RM50. Another sensible purchase! A great way to spend the time while waiting for that Korean restaurant to open for dinner.
      6 pm and we head straight to the Korean restaurant. Missed the food but hey, eat with caution please since I'm still on a low-calorie diet. While all my friends choose BBQ Chicken+Rice, Beef Bulgogi, Fish Teriyaki....I chose a Kim Chi Soup. There, it should be a good alternative since it has no noodle & rice. Just veggies, beancurd, chicken chunks...and boy that was one spicy soup!
Food was great, but the company even greater.
      After dinner, we head to Starbucks since I already made a promise to L & H that I'm going to buy them Venti from that place. And more conversation with Fairuz as the centre of everything. That girl really has a lot of stories to tell. Quite interesting ones and some Arabic lesson as well incorporated.
     All in all, it was a great meeting them. Oh, no coffee for me just plain water. Being a good girl. 

My Fat Journey 1

Ugly and overweight. 

Adios. Long silence again. Huh. Too busy peeps. Sorry. Anyway, as the title says, I am going through a journey. My fat journey to be exact. I am FAT. No matter what close friends say, I have to accept the fact that I am fat. I don't look good in pictures. I feel tired and sleepy most of the times. And the worst thing that happened - my BP reached 200! Others would have died even at 130, a friend says who lost her husband to HBP. Or go into a coma. Here I was, walking, driving & teaching. I felt that there was something wrong with me when I woke up from sleeping. My head feel light and I feel as though I'm walking on air. It was that high blood pressure. What a wake up call.
No more do I want to be in this situation any longer. No more. I had wasted many years and not keeping myself in shape. My bad. My fault. My fat journey. Now it's time to make a change. 
I went to see a private doctor because I hope that he would recommend me something that will help me lose my excess load.
He told me to try Cambridge Diet. And so I did. I met the counselor in charge and I did everything. At my heaviest two months ago, I was 98 kg. 98kg, two more to reach 100. Never did I realize that I would end up as overweight as this. What did I do? I thought I was eating right. Obviously I was wrong. So I made up my mind. I will go through this journey with Cambridge Diet all the way til I get my ideal weight.
I really don't want to be that fat woman where even climbing a flight of stairs made me out of breath.
I need to change and I choose Cambridge Diet. It doesn't taste as good as food of course. But it helps me to shed from 98 to 85kg so far. So yeah. I'm happy. I spent a lot of cash for this. And I intend to start anew even after this. 
The painful knee is gone. I like it. And I will continue this journey to good health and better weight management.