A Self-Observatory Note by Spec

Until today, I have literally stopped eating :

1. Egg - in whatever form.
2. Chocolate.

and reduced the quantity and frequency of eating rice, and drinking Nescafe (my favourite).


In actual fact, I do not believe in doing something drastically to achieve desired results. I am losing weight. But I want to lose it for good. So I must do it right. That's all for now, I guess. Will update more later. I am gonna have to undergo another treatment soon and am really looking forward to it.

My First Birthday Party

My first real birthday party was held when I was three. When I say real, it means with invited guests, not just in-house family members. It was held in my kampung where my grandmother resided. In the house where I spent my first few years and where I grew up.

My Mom and my Grandma took all the trouble to make it real. The birthday cake, the balloons, the presents and the homemade food . My Mom said I was scared and terrified at first. When the photographer wanted to take my photo blowing the candles, I cried like mad. Scared with all the guests, the photographer, everything. Not used to that kind of situation.

Hence, as you can see in the second photo above, when I was a bit calmer, I asked my Mom to light up the candles again because I wanna blow it. On a slice of my birthday cake.

The third photo is really the evidence of my very reserved nature. The two lovely girls are actually my cousins whom I knew well. But my Mom had to carry me at first, for I got terrified to play with friends - even my cousins. Have to take some times to get close.

By the way, look how terribly grown up I looked, and I was only three!

Old Flame

Just a note here that yesterday I met an old flame. A major old flame. And it is duly noted.

BRAVO!

Demam. Selsema. Huwaaaaaaaa isk isk isk. Mama, mama.. mamm. Isk isk isk. Watery eyes, runny nose. Just what I need when I have sooo many things to do. BRAVO!

Your Personality : His vs Mine

Okay, take a break from Health and Beauty for a short while. I found this interesting Your Personality thing from this blog. Anyone interested can check yours from there. Here's a forensic analysis of His and Mine.

1. By Name

His : Does your name begin with: B? You give off vibes of lazy sensuality. You enjoy being romanced, wined, and dined. You are very happy to receive gifts as a statement of the affection of your lover. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You are private in your statement of endearments, and particular when it comes to love. You will hold off until everything meets with your approval. You can control your appetite & feelings. You require new sensations and experiences. You are willing to experiment.

Mine : Does your name begin with: A? U are not particularly romantic, but you are interested in action. You mean business. With you, what you see is what you get. You have no patience for flirting and can't be bothered with someone who is trying to be coy, cute, demure, and subtly enticing. You are an up-front person. You often don't get hints & you never pass any. Brains turn you on. You must feel that your partner is intellectually stimulating; otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated. Your mate's physical attractiveness is important for you. You tend to be very practical, & not very emotional. Your choices are very good & can only lead to trouble. You are very self satisfied & egoistic.

2. By Month

His : JULY *Fun to be with *Secretive *Difficult to fathom and to be understood *Quiet unless excited or tensed *Takes pride in oneself *Has reputation *Easily consoled *Honest *Concern about people's feelings *Tactful *Friendly *Approachable *Very emotional *Temperamental and unpredictable *Moody and easily hurt *Witty and starkly *Sentimental *Not revengeful *Forgiving but never forgets *Dislike nonsensical and unnecessary things *Guides others physically and mentally *Sensitive and forms impressions carefully *Caring and loving *Treats others equally *Strong sense of sympathy *Wary and sharp *Judge people through observations *Hardworking *No difficulties in studying *Loves to be alone *Always broods about the past and the old friends *Likes to be quiet *Homely person *Waits for friends *Never looks for friends *Not aggressive unless provoked *Prone to having stomach and dieting problems *Loves to be loved *Easily hurt but takes long to recover *Overly concerned *Puts in effort in work.

Mine : OCTOBER *Loves to chat *Loves those who loves him *Loves to takes things at the center *Attractive and suave *Inner and physical beauty *Does not lie or pretend *Sympathetic *Treats friends importantly *Always making friends *Easily hurt but recovers easily *Bad tempered *Seldom helps unless asked *Daydreamer *Very opinionated *Does not care of what others think *Emotional *Decisive *Strong clairvoyance *Loves to travel, the arts and literature *Soft-spoken, loving and caring *Romantic *Touchy and easily jealous *Concerned *Loves outdoors *Just and fair *Spendthrift and easily influenced *Easily lose confidence.

3. By Date

His : July 5th - July 14th = Orange

ORANGE - You are responsible for your own actions, and you know how to treat people. You always have goals to reach, and are competitive. When it comes to friendship, you find it hard to trust someone, but once you find the right friend, you trust them for ever.

Mine : October 24 - November 11th = White

WHITE - You dream and have goals in your life. You get jealous easily and you don't react to things easily. You are different and sometimes thought highly by others.

4. By Signing Style

Err.. yang ni bahaya sket.. hehehe.. ni biarlah kitaorang je yang tahu heheh.

Melon Hangover

This morning I woke up, hating watermelon. I am having some 'Melon Hangover'.

Hehehe, just kidding. Yesterday was much better than the first day, but of course the hunger was there. Oh, I forgot to tell you that on the first day, after my evening shower, I shivered like mad. Had to get under the duvet for a while. Starving to the extreme!

Again, it was fruit and plain water all day. Oh, I did grab a very tiny portion of kacang panjang, as I couldn't resist it. But since it was still vege, so it was OK. That was all.

I nearly bought a tuna sandwich on my conquest to search for strawberry in Cold Storage yesterday, but didn't. Phiewwww! Talk about sliding, huh. And just now I was chatting with a friend of mine, and she talked about having Roti Canai late last night. Am so jealous! Sedapnya. It's been so long since I last had Roti Canai. God!

This morning, I ate prune for breakfast. And Strawberry, I am going to have to eat your kaum kerabat for lunch, so many apologies for that hehehe. Oh, I am sooo looking forward to have dinner tonite. Baked Potato and Green Salad. YES!

And tomorrow.. the last day of my pain and sufferings.

Surviving

Yesterday, was my first day of undergoing the fruit detox diet. The results : I ate pineapple for my breakfast, papaya for my lunch and nothing for dinner. And warm plain water throughout the day, as prescribed. I know I was supposed to eat pineapple for dinner again, but I don't really like pineapple that much.

The good news is (and this, i am particularly proud of), I managed to stay away from everything else. Even though my house was literally overloaded with yummy food yesterday, I did not touch anything else. Let's see, there were mee siam and egg sandwiches for breakfast, for lunch - rice with so many accompanying "lauk". Since yesterday was a public holiday, so there were relatives coming over, so my Mom made her signature Mee Rebus, with all the kuah and everything. And to add to the sweet torture, a relative brought custard pudding. God! How mean...

So, that's it. I passed Day 1 - The Pineapple and Papaya day, without any sliding at all. As for today, Day 2 The Melon Day, I hope and pray I will have the similar, if not greater, strength. And am really looking forward to Dinner Day 3, which is tomorrow - Baked Potato with Green Salad. Finally! Something that has the most resemblance of food, I think. And while I am not really looking forward to Day 4 The Grape Day, I am also happy that it will be the last day of the 4 Days Torture.

To read more on Detox Diet, you could click here.

Killing Me Softly

Today, we did something called Toxin Management Treatment. Ada rasa nak melolong when the consultant massaged the lymph nodes. And, look what I've got today! I swear, they don't like me and they wanna see me die! Hehehe....

Detoxification Fruit Diet Plan

In addition, I am to drink plain, warm water - maximum 3 litres each day.

And... THAT WOULD BE ALL. Fruit and plain water.

Please pray that I will have the 'strength' to do this.

What Year Are You?

See I found this in the Astro TV Guide for the February issue. This is the predictions for the year ahead by Feng Shui Expert, Master Yu Yang from Taiwan.

And I, was born in the Year Of Rabbit :

CAREER ***
LOVE *****
HEALTH **

A good year to get married or find the perfect partner. The Rabbit will also enjoy support from family and friends and will thrive at work, although there are some challenges that need to be dealt with. Stay away from gossip-mongers and avoid boasting about your achievements as there are many back stabbers in your midst.

Now, he, was born in the Year Of Rooster:

CAREER **
LOVE *****
HEALTH ****

A good year for love and health, although the male Rooster may be caught in the middle of a love triangle - so don't forget your morals. The female Rooster may miss a number of good opportunities, no thanks to her indecisiveness. but wearing a good jewellery in the shape of a dragon can help improve your luck.

Notes :

1. Well, I am pleased to know that it's a good year to get married/find perfect partner. So it seems for the Rooster.
2. Male Rooster may be caught in love triangle? Really? Like between wife and girlfriend? *wink*

3. The Rabbit need to deal with some challenges. Oh well, this rabbit does love challenges.

4. "Stay away from gossip-mongers and avoid boasting about your achievements as there are many back stabbers in your midst" Oh yes, yes YES. DULY NOTED. And thank you for the friendly reminder.

A Whole New World

(editing in progress)

Mission : Impossible

Wave Dalton, your mission, should you choose to accept it, will include the following :

Assigned :

1. Breakfast.

(as per instruction)

2. Lunch

1/2 (half of your palm, NOT plate) rice, veggie, chicken/fish and tofu
2000 ml warm water

3. Tea-time

(as per instruction)

4. Dinner

1/4 (a quarter of, again, your palm, NOT plate), veggie, soup, tofu, fish. NOT MEAT.
500 ml of warm water, maximum.

Notes :

1. That's it, man! I think I'm finished. Totally finished.

2. 500 ml of warm water maximum at night? MANA CUKUP!

3. I deliberately did not list down the whole instruction here, for safety reasons. If, by accident, any of my parents 'found' this blog, then he or she would not possess the whole information of my so-called assignment. Hence, tak boleh suka-suka nak 'tutor' aku.

4. Darn I forgot to ask, whether or not sleeping from 9pm till 6 or 7 am will increase my weight. The best way to prevent one's self from eating or drinking is to sleep hehehehe.

Tagged By Sultana

Here's the rules:

you have to list all the links that are given including the link of the person who tagged you, (that's me) plus 5 more links from your own lists of friends.

Those 5 whom you tagged will also have to do the same, include all the links given to them by you plus their own links plus 5 links of people whom they want to tag. This is considered like the exponential concept. Which means 5+25+125=infinity.

There are advantages of this linking tag game.


Increase traffic to your blog.
Create a community.
Add friends.
At least it's an update to your blog.


1. The Strategist Notebook
2. Link Addiction
3. Ardour of the Heart
4. When Life Becomes a Book
5. The Malaysian Life
6. Yogatta.com
7. What goes under the sun
8. Ubuntu For Malaysian
9. Arsenal Malaysia
10. Malaysian Computer Technical Blog
11. TeqEdge
12. Qubix Blog
13. Silent Blogger
14. Senyuman Sedekah
15. Teranung.blogspot
16. Aku tetap aku
17. Taszara.com
18. Sheifa
19. aiNul
20. Mazudi
21. Neobe
22. Ba’ang
23. LanRasso
24. Megat.net
25. fawari.net
26. Azreenisme
27. Lisa Dearlova
28. Auroramist
29. Sultana

30. Jedi Knight - tagged by Sultana

Next, would be:

Wira
Cai

ShidaAziz

Strawberry

Julius

Luvins by Tunku Aminah

This beautiful Johorean Princess has moved one step further. At 21, she has launched her very own skincare products named Luvins The Royal Art Of Beauty. Congratulations, Tunku. To read more, click here.

All Ready For 2008

My 2007 Formula One World Champion, Kimi Raikkonen and teammate Felipe Massa during the unveiling of Ferrari's F2008 car for the 2008 Formula One Grand Prix season.

Looking good. Best Wishes to both and to Ferrari for the 2008 season. Ferrari rules!

Zamperla

Heheheh siapa mau teman I naik ini benda? It's Zamperla. Dulu-dulu zaman nun biasa naik benda ni kat KL. Ni dah menjelma kat Danga Bay lak. Hmm, daripada aritu nak naik benda ni tak naik-naik lagi. Maybe in one of these days kot.

So how? Ada berani? Those afraid of heights takyah nak pasang niat. Karang biru kat atas tu, naya je...... Yang ni dia swing memang tak ada ampunlah. Bukan sikit-sikit, full swing.

The Great Escape

For those who love adventures, maybe you would enjoy reading about The Great Escape - the story of a young Jedi on her road to freedom. Click here to get a taste of the experience. And be sure to read the accompanying captions.

38 Questions Tag

This is in reply to Strawberry's tag yesterday. Here they go, Strawb :

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night?
My niece. She can pronounce words well now and is repeating after everyone.

2. What were you doing at 0800?
Reading a book, Zahrah De Tigris.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Laughing out loud because of someone who relentlessly tried to piss me but is being ignored everytime.

4. What happened to you in 2006?
Relocated from KL to JB.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
"Wow, cool, cool cool!" while watching A Model Life With Petra.

6. How many beverages did you have today?
Three, I think. Coffee, plain water and Nescafe alternately.

7. What color is your hairbrush?
Brown.

8.What was the last thing you paid for?
A can of Nescafe @ 7-Eleven.

9. Where were you last night?
Town and Home.

10. What color is your front door?
Deep Brown.

11. Where do you keep your change?
Everywhere in my handbag heheh.

12. What’s the weather like today?
Hot, and then cold.

13. What’s the best ice-cream flavor?
Vanilla and Mint.

14. What excites you?
Anything to do with my forbidden enchantment, of course. Swimming and snorkelling. A great book or movie.

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
Yes, later on. Just a little trim.

16. Are you over the age of 25?
Not really sure.

17. Do you talk a lot?
Not really.

18. Do you watch the O.C.?
Noppy.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
Yes, DARN! Heheheh.

20. Do you make up your own words?
Yeah, sometimes.. like 'tak sengaja'ly.

21. Are you a jealous person?
Yes, sometimes, in a normal dosage.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘A’.
Aeime.

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter ‘K’.
Kelly Clarkson.

24. Who’s the first person on your received call list?
Him.

25. What does the last text message you received say?
It said, "where r u" - he called me and my mobile was in my bedroom at that time, hahhahaha!

26. Do you chew on your straw?
Never.

27. Do you have curly hair?
No. Straight.

28. Where’s the next place you’re going to?
Downstairs.

29. Who’s the rudest person in your life?
My former boss' stupid secretary.

30. What was the last thing you ate?
A tiny portion of rice, chicken and a very spicy, highly flammable but tasty sambal belacan.

31. Will you get married in the future?
Maybe, I don't know. Scared of commitments hahahahhaah.

32. What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks?
I think it's Snakes On A Plane.

33. Is there anyone you like right now?
Yes. Him.

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
Just now.

35. Are you currently depressed?
No.

36. Did you cry today?
No.

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Because I have been tagged by Strawberry and simply because it's fun to do this - one of the things that friends do, so it's really a pleasure.

38. Tag 5 people who would do this survey.

-Red Devil
-Sultana
-Mimi Amilia
-Yatie
-Cwazy Wabbit

The First Day In School

I saw the news of children during their first day in school in Nightline just now. As always, macam-macam gaya ada. Ada yang menangis, ada pulak yang mak dia kata excited nak sekolah sampai bangun at 4 am. Fuiyoh, rajinnya kau nak oiii.

Apa pun, rasa bangga ada, terharu pun ada. Dalam menangis, dalam excited tu semuanya pergi juga sekolah for the sake of menuntut ilmu. Tak kira, sekolah di bandar atau di desa, semuanya sama-sama pergi ke sekolah nak dapatkan ilmu. Very united. Ada pula yang confident, senyum aje when interviewed, pandai betul bercakap. Very good.

Hmm maybe this has something to do with getting older (heheh). I get a little bit more sensitive lately. Masa yang bas langgar plaza tol kat Ipoh tu pun, rasa sangat sedih dan kesian pada mangsa yang terkorban. Then masa banjir tu, nampak visual baby tergolek tidur dalam dewan pusat pemindahan banjir. Masa tu rasa kesian sangat-sangat tengok. Yalah kesian dia tidurlah dalam dewan tu tergolek atas lantai. And now anak orang lain yang pergi sekolah I plak tak pasal-pasal terharu...

Betullah tu.. dah tua. Either that, or it is just my Naluri Sufi. Aiseh... ;)

Kejam dan Zalim Part II

He called me around 8 pm something just now as I was busy arranging my storybooks in my room. So we were talking about this unfortunate prominent someone who was involved in the "VCD" scandal.

Generally I was in agreement with him, in saying that there are many prominent people out there who did the same thing (or even worse) but this one person has clearly been set up by someone with a motive. He just got very unlucky, that's all.

I said " Yalah, it's something too common. It's like everbody's doing it. Semua orang pun, especially prominent ones, tak kira Malay ke, Chinese ke, Indian ke, mesti ada buat kerja gitu. Clearly, it's so wrong, but he's not alone definitely."

Eh, dia quickly potong cakap I. Dia kata "Well, I have to disagree with you on that.. on saying everybody's doing it...." (he said this in a very indescribably irritating way. Eleh, dia nak kata dia tak macam gitu lah, ces nak promote diri konon. And I, with the speed of light cut him ..)

"Oh yes, you of course lah tidak, I know you tak buat kerja macam tu, because no sane woman would want to sleep with you".

Lepas tu dia gelak-gelak la, konon nak cover. But I know I did make him bleed inside.

PADAN MUKA, siapa suruh tak reti-reti. Nak cakap, cakap ajelah. Tak payahlah nak pancing undi, takde siapa nak vote muka engkau tu (ni dah habis geram lah ni). I wouldn't mind talking to him, tapi for the love of God, please quit trying.

Sorry, man. You're Dead On Arrival.

TV Highlights - An Addition.

Uppppsy! Tambah skit je lagi. Tadi around 11 pm something, I saw this one movie at Channel 702 in my parents' bedroom. Tajuk dia In A Class Of His Own. Regrettably masa I tengok tu dah macam lagi 15 minutes nak habis.. cerita dia macam menarik aje, about a man trying to finish high school. Not sure how it started, tapi lepas ni nak tengok lagi from the beginning. Yay! Another one to be added to my movie list. Hah! As if I am running out of movies to watch plak.. Oh, and I am in the process to 'meracun' my Dad suruh tengok Snakes On A Plane. Tadi pagi masa I tengok he was out with Mom. Ni tadi sengaja la tinggalkan HBO running in their room, sebab that movie was running at 1 am. Kot la dia tengok. Dia rajin juga tengok movies.

For the past few weeks selalunya I watch TV on a regular basis with my siblings - tengok Iris kat TV3. Now that Iris dah habis, kita semua tengah cari cerita apa pula yang best. Not sure that the replacement - Ai 'D' Beijing tu best ke tak. We''ll see.

Note : Later tonight, at 10 pm ada A Model Life With Petra : Model's Diet. Huhuhu janganlah terlupa. Tapi ada rerun the next morning.

Wave's TV Highlights

Just wanna list down the movies that I have watched in the last 30 days. Saja la, since I ni memang antu movie. And I bukan saja tengok cerita yang famous, kekadang cerita lama-lama pun I layan especially yang Investigation and Mystery. Memang minat sangat.

(in random order)

1. National Lampoon Christmas Special (not so sure the correct title)
2. Nobody Would Tell.
3. Rattled.
4. Venom.
5. Snakes On A Plane.
6. Independence Day.
7. House Of Wax.
8. Mami Jarum.
9. Anak Mami Kembali.
10. Shanghai Noon.
11. The Sound Of Music.

Apa lagi.. hmm tak ingatlah. Oh, Venom, Snakes On A Plane and House Of Wax tu I memang ada vcd nya tapi tak pernah tengok pun. And I have tons of vcds and dvds yang belum sempat ditengok atau seru belum sampai. Yeah the first three tu memang I tak ada vcd or dvd dia. Tapi ada sikit menyesal campur ngeri tengok Rattled and Snakes On A Plane. Because it made me jumpy and extra cautious. Ular beb, tak melilau plak mata aku kan time masuk bilik air or time keluar ke laman. Paling jahat citer Rattled la. Ada one scene tu, memula dia ambik baju dalam laundry basket, sekali dalam tu ada rattlesnake. Then just imagine, dia flush that rattlesnake dalam toilet and then later dia toleh belakang air toilet tu melimpah tetiba that snake keluar sekali Eeewwwwwwwww!

I suka juga old movies, especially those based on Mary Higgin Clark's books like We'll Meet Again, Pretend You Don't See Her, Loves Music Loves To Dance, and some Investigation and Mystery ones like When Strangers Appear, Voice From The Grave. Hallmark pun banyak such movies.

Apart from movies, now I suka tengok A Model Life With Petra (currrent obsession), Nigella's Christmas Kitchen, Jamie's Kitchen, Passport To (any destination), in short Travel and Living is a must. Then, cartoon plak, like I said, Kampung Boy and Thomas. Malay movies pun tengok, but selected few. Martha Stewart ngan Party Planner with David Tutera pun layan.

News and Biz news pun compulsory, also The Exchange on Friday Evening.

Reality show? Well I missed Ladette to Lady, really missed that one. I did watch Sehati Berdansa. I loved to watch Fort Buoyard in BBC when I was in UK. Used to like Fear Factor too. Now tak berapa la.

Okay, nanti sambung lagi.

Kejam dan Zalim?

"Kau memang kejam. Macam Nazi."

Itu kata-kata Red Devil, when I told her about him. Remember, I told you about that guy, who kinda annoyed me to the max?

This is what. He called me on December 31st, afternoon, konon nak wish Happy New Year. I took his call because it looked like he has learnt some lessons lah kan. But he sounded, like, so ill. You know, suara dia slow, cakap pun tak berapa clear. And me, being me, tak buang masa, terus attack.

"You ni kenapa? Sakit?"

"Yalah, sakit. Demam lah. Since yesterday. But I'm like 70-80% recovered."

Cheh, you want to fish for attention, go elsewhere lah ya. Because, Number One, I do not really like you. And you are just another friend. Number Two, kalau I layan, you menjadi-jadi. So...

"Macam mana boleh demam? You kena hujan ke?" (And I said this in a sympathetic tone.. baik je bunyi heheheheh...)

"Yalah.. kena hujan.. teruklah..."

And...

"Hahah... kena hujan pun boleh demam? Malulah sikit, I yang perempuan ni pun tak selembik you (paling teruk pun pening kepala je tapi aku tak cakaplah kat orang tua ni). I rasa you're getting old, that's why."

"Yalah... I dah tua..." (konon buat suara sedih... apa, ingat I kesian?)

Some more...

"Ke you pergi party all night long on Christmas? Hangover?"

"Must be that as well... Haiya teruklah" (Tak putus asa nampaknya.. nak pancing kesian. Hai entah siapalah cikgu yang mengajar dia ni)

"You ni, dah tua macam ni pun nak party all night lagi ke? I yang much younger ni pun taklah gila pergi party like you. Sedarlah you are no longer young like you used to be. Dah tua."

"Yalah.. I ni tua.. anyway just call to wish you Happy New Year. All the best, okay". He said this dengan suara terbatuk-batuk... menunjukkan how much he was in pain, konon-konon-kononnya..

During the whole conversation, I was like, laughing non-stop. He noticed that, apparently for he said "Wah, you betul-betul suka eh, I sakit. You ketawa saja eh?".

"Eh, mestilah suka... selalu you sound so alive and you know, so okay. So when you sound so weak, mestilah I suka." And I continued laughing....

"Yalah, yalah. So okay, you take care..."

"Wait, wait. Nak letak dah ke? Tell me, malam ni you pergi mana nak celebrate New Year?" (and after this I ketawakan dia lagi banyak-banyak-banyak.

"Yalah, ketawalah.." he said.

"Okay call me back whenever you are not feeling well. Nanti boleh I ketawa lagi. Ingat tu, when you're not feeling well. Not when you are feeling better. Okay? Happy New Year. Bye."

So that was that. Remember I said, I could be cruel and I could be mean. Itu pun sikit saja tu. Well, siapa suruh buat tak faham bahasa.

Yes, I boleh jadi kejam dan zalim when the need arises. For very good reasons. And in this case, I do not want to encourage him further. For his own good juga. Hai tak payahlah nak fishing with kindness and sweet words. Like my Jedi Master said, DULY NOTED. Sorry.

Welcome, 2008

Here's to everyone...

Happy New Year 2008

Happy New Hijrah Year 1429

May this be the year of prosperity, great health, happiness and success to all of us.


Lots of Love from me - Yours Spectacularly,
Wave Dalton