Of Puasa and Kuih Raya

Hari ni my Mom best la, siap belikan nasi ayam, sporting sungguh. Tengkiu Mommy heheheh. It was really delicious..

Petang tadi my Mom masak her delicious rendang daging for buka puasa. Well, sekarang Atok dah tak ada, so just looking forward to eat Mom's cooking aje la... sedihhhh...

And for a few days now, I sibuk mengacau dan 'tolong' rasa biskut my sis Yati buat. So far dia dah buat 3 jenis, my fav being biskut dam aji hehehe.. gambar? nantilah kena tunggu dia, sebab camera i pun entah ke mana.. she alone has the photo of biskut dam. Yang dua lagi, London Almond and Hazelnut Ball. Dia memang rajin, memenuhi request her hub and lil princess.

Oh, aritu ada juga I tolong my mom buat Biskut Cornflakes with honey. I dah pernah buat many many years back dengan jayanya. This time cuma tolong fill up the cups with cornflakes aje. Sedap juga!

Me? Entahlah nak buat ke tak...tatau lagi.. I ni kalau buat anything mesti ada mood dan seru.. baru menjadi...

Yang pastinya, masih sedih lagi... kira tolong my Mom and Yati, dapatlah distract myself from the sadness.. and being with Nayniss also cures my feelings. Walaupun Nayniss dah makin bijak laksana dan sangat active, like I said earlier, her name means teman yang setia dan menyenangkan hati... and yes, that's my niece. That name suits her to a T.

And me, I have been busy with a few things.. so I guess it's time to stop this blabbering.. hehehe..

Alcoholic 'soft drinks'?

From The Star Online, January 31st, 2008

Kids being sold alcoholic ‘soft drinks’

PENANG: Alcoholic “soft drinks,” some with alcohol content as high as 5%, are being sold to children in supermarkets and bakeries.

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) said that the alcohol content in these drinks was higher than that in beer.

CAP president S.M. Mohamed Idris said the law prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages to people below the age of 18.

He said CAP had received complaints from parents who said their children were consuming these drinks, adding that these drinks had also become popular among partygoers.

He said CAP had first exposed the hazards of a certain trendy intoxicating beverage in August 1997.

“Now after 11 years, the same type of drinks, designed and packaged like soft drinks, are once again invading the Malaysian market,” he said in a statement Thursday.

A CAP survey showed that members of the public might consume the beverage without knowing that they contained a high level of alcohol due to misleading labels with names like tropical fruit, ice lemon tea and orange juice, and with pictures of fruits.

He claimed that the alcohol content was printed in small letters that could hardly be seen.

Mohamed Idris urged the authorities to impose an immediate ban on the sale of such drinks.

I wonder, could this be what this article is talking about? Because there was this one day, I was reading a local english newspaper and there's the ad about this drink - and I didn't really notice that it was actually alcoholic. Because it really looks like just another ordinary soft drinks. The color of the can is really typical and the most natural one. Green and Red. Like Lime and Strawberry-flavored.

Just be very careful, okay.

You might wanna read more about The Alcohol Problem In Malaysia here.

Old Flame

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

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.

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.

Children Learn What They Live

If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive

If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence

If children live with tolerance, they learn patience

It was with these words repeated in my mind that I spoke to my youngest brother earlier this morning before he left for his two months National Service training.

I just told him that two months - not a long time! Before you know it, you are gonna be back home. But this is going to be something new, so while you are there, savour and enjoy the moment. Learn as much as possible, because you will never know when you are going to need the knowledge and expertise. There is no telling.

Yes, this is the first time he will be away from home for a long time. But by nature, he is cool and independent for a youngest sibling. And he is the first from our family to go to the training. Nobody from our family, no cousins from both sides have ever been called up. And I told him he was lucky, although he didn't really agree with me.

A few days ago, I gave him some tips to polish his military boots. Wonder where I got that from? Yeah, well from my university days. I was kinda pushed to take the extra curricular subject. Entah macam mana, our names were registered by the seniors to join it. Kejam betul. We, being the freshies had no choice but to join it. But yes, there's a blessing in disguise. Though we were (cruelly) labelled as "Bintang Tiga" every Monday as we were marching along the campus, the skills that we've obtained were too many.

Back to my story, so I shared with him a few more tips, like how to straighten the bedsheet so that when the person-in-charge yang periksa your bed, in case dia baling duit syiling 5 sen, the coin will bounce back. (just in case they use such method). Lucky him, because almost all my siblings have such training in university, so he would get the tips and know what to expect.

Yeah, I reminded him to remember Allah all the time, and berdoa. This is very important because praying must be wholehearted and not just a routine. I told him stay close to people.. kalau ada anything important don't wait for too long. Cepat-cepat alert instructors. Or, call the many 'talian hayat' kat rumah ni, if they let you use the phone. Nanti mana-mana "commando" kat rumah ni akan buat follow-up and rescue mission hehehehe. Just kidding.


But I have read about the modules of the National Service and I found them very good and useful.. So, Best Wishes, bro, we are going to miss you. Be safe. And hope you will have your CNY break.

He Wasn't Man Enough For Me

He Wasn't Man Enough For Me
Toni Braxton

Who do you think I am?
Don't you know that he was my man?
But I chose to let him go
So why do you act like I still care about him?

Looking at me like I'm hurt
When I'm the one who said I didn't want it to work
Don't you forget I had him first?

Whatcha' thinking
Stop blaming me
He wasn't man enough for me
If you don't know now is your chance
I already had your man
Do you wonder just where he's been
And I'd be worried about him
Now it's time you know the truth
I think he's just the man for you

(chorus)What are you thinking
Do you know about us back then
Do you know I dumped your husband
Girlfriend
I'm not thinking 'bout him
But you married him :)
Do you know I made him leave
Do you know he begged to stay, with me (with me)
He wasn't man enough for me

Didn't he tell you the truth
If not, then why don't you ask him
And maybe you could be more into him
Instead of worrying 'bout me
And hopefully, you won't find :)
All of the reasons why his love didn't count
And why we couldn't work it out

Whatcha' thinking
Stop blaming me
He wasn't man enough for me
If you don't know now, now is your chance
See, I already had your man
Do you wonder just where he's been
And I'd be worried about him
Now it's time you know the truth
I think he's just the man for you

What are you thinking
Do you know about us back then
Do you know I dumped your husband
Girlfriend
I'm not thinking 'bout him
But you married him
Do you know I made him leave
Do you know he begged to stay, with me
He wasn't man enough for me

So many reasons why our love is through (yeah)
What makes you think he'll be good to you (no)
It makes no sense'
Cause he will never change
Girl you better recognize the game oooohhhh- yeah

What are you thinking (why did he ask me to come back oh)
Do you know about us back then (beggin' me to stay)
Do you know I dumped your husband
Girlfriend
I'm not thinking 'bout him
But you married him
Do you know I made him leave
Do you know he begged to stay, with me
He wasn't man enough for me

Note : Hehe, still here. As I was driving home this morning, I heard this song at Mix FM. It brought back the memories of TWO separate things.

1. This song has hurt the Mighty Jedi Knight of mine. While talking to him, entah macam mana I boleh terlepas kata "because you are not man enough for me". I was joking, as always.. biasalah mulut I mana ada filter. I cakap sebab I teringat this song. And he was sulking for days... Pujuk? Takde mananya.. Bila dia dah macam tu, I biarkan aje. Nanti dia pandailah dia okay sendiri. Nasiblah, orang main-main aje. Sapa suruh terpeleot.

2. This song reminds me of someone yang ingat I still have feelings for her hubby. Heheheheh. I think not many know about this, except maybe my siblings. Memang TEPAT SEKALI, especially those highlighted words. Memang he wasn't enough for me, and memangnya he's just the man for her. Hehehehehehehe.

3. (a) To his Mom ~ Hello Auntie, ATTENTION PLEASE. I am not interested, your son is pure crap.

(b)To his Wifey ~ Girl, he's just the man for you. [to be read with (a) above]

No Idea

tak tahulah apa benda yang dia nak, keeps calling me all the time. there's this one night i nearly burst out laughing. what he did was he actually TRIED to outsmart him. dream on, man. like i said, you can only TRY. on an additional note, be very careful so as not to make yourself look like an idiot in trying to do so.

tak payahlah nak tiru-tiru dia, bukan tandingan! buang masa aje.. i tak hairan sikit pun.

and by the way, just because i entertain your calls, tak bermakna i feel the same. also, stop criticizing him. accept the fact that he is beyond comparison, alright.

I have no idea apa benda juga yang you nak. I'm just playing along. Be very careful.

Inspirational Quotes

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.

~ Jesse Jackson ~

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~

In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours.

~ Ayn Rand ~

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

~ Johann Kaspar Lavater ~

But Of Course...

What else can I say? It's Ferrari 1-2 at Spa Franchorchamps and McLaren 3-4. I love Kimi and Felipe! Keep it up, Ferrari! Three more races for you guys, more than enough to grab the title! I did snap a photo of Kimi during the post race interview but am toooooo lazy to upload it here.. heheheheh.

Me, I am feeling better. There's still the cough, normal by the way if you are down wih flu. No fever and no sneezing but my nose is effectively BLOCKED.

Today we had Nasi Minyak for iftar. We did go to pasar ramadhan but the traffic congestion was unbelievable. For a moment I thought I was going to fall sick again. God, where do these people come from? Suddenly JB is very, very crowded with people!!!!

These days I am busy executing my project. A very important project. There are several projects but the very one I'm working is the most important. Please pray for me.

Jatuh

Saturday evening, was scrubbing the balcony.. the floor was all wet and slippery, bersabun segala.. entah di mana silap langkah dan perkiraan.. I hilang pertimbangan and.. GEDEBAK! Jatuh terhentak ke belakang... nasib baik cekap balancing, so kepala tak terlentang ke lantai...cuma badan saja. Now that was a VERY bad fall.. my whole body is aching now.. sengal-sengal. Kalau sedang duduk nak berdiri Tuhan sahaja yang tau betapa siksanya.

Tomorrow my Mom has arranged for a traditional massage. Berurutlah kiranya, dengan this one Hajjah yang memang biasa mengurut orang. Bukan apa, cuma nak tengok kalau ada cedera di mana-mana. Masa lepas jatuh tu I terus bangun berdiri. Jedi lah katakan.. tapi redha sebab mungkin I terlampau jahat sangat heheh.. lagipun macam dah lama sangat tak jatuh.. so that was my share lah kot.

Mula-mula ngeri juga sebab terhentak. Risau kalau kalau cedera tulang teruk. Tapi terfikir pula kalau dah patah riuk mana boleh berdiri tegak. Hehehehe. Paranoid! My aunt advised me to see a doctor, just in case. Erm, nanti I pergilah kot.. hehehe.

Him : Another You Part V

Hey, hey, hey you My Jedi Knight! This 'Him' I am talking about is so NOT ANOTHER YOU!

I just found out tonight. His attitude, like you put it, SUCKS!

And.. (nak mengadu lah ni).. he said so many mean things to me.. but.. I did not reciprocate.. I followed your advice.. be nice to people.. and it feels good everytime.. besides I tak sampai hati nak kutuk dia... memang banyak point boleh kutuk.. tapi it's okay.. Kasihan..tak apalah dia nak kata I katalah..I accept.

well he may say I ni stupid kan.. tak tau nak melawan.. tak apalah.. he's not from my league.. way, way too easy..kalau I hentam dia nanti tak boleh bangun lagi.. so.. I biarkan saja..

lagipun I kan angelic.. angels don't do such things, right regal sis?

It takes a Forbidden to know an Angel *wink*

by the way I have successfully defeated that so-called Another You.. hehehe see.. all too easy.

I am officially getting rid of him today.

Him : Another You Part IV

Boring... menyampah.. why do you have to be so overly sensitive and arrogant? Do you not realise that we are all human beings.. tak perlu nak berlagak.. semua pun HAMBA Allah. We are all servants, that's the reality.

I know not berapa lama lagi I can stand these things. Maybe I just keep quiet and let things pass. Tired lah.. so tired.. I have another examination coming.. am busy with readings and memorising. Though I am not really into the government sector, but I believe it is far better to read and gain knowledge than to wonder endlessly about you.I don't know what you are trying to show. I don't even know for sure. You are like.. so.. unstable. Your mind, that is. Though I am more than ten years younger but.. hey.. I am wiser.

And I told you repeatedly not to boast.. like tonight for example.. you said something you don't really mean. And when I press the matter, pandai pun you avoid.. See, honey I KNEW it.. I KNEW YOU DELIBERATELY SAID THAT, THAT WAS WHY I PRESSED ON IT. But you did not know that I knew, which was too bad. You have no way of knowing that I was laughing like hell after you went to bed. I know you are slowly getting addicted to having me around. I know I am angelic *wink* And I am very certain that, at home, whenever you are on your own, my words will keep ringing in your head. Well..he did not call me nightingale for nothing *winkie wink*

I told you I am far wiser. I think you underestimated the effect of The One. He is my master, my teacher. He is the only one I cannot defeat. At least not yet. In time, I will. I am very certain.

Him : Another You Part III

You are doing fine.. improving even better.. I am pleased with you now...

But please stop playing games.. because you do not know that i MAJOR in playing games... you may be way older, but I am way, way wiser.. FACE IT!

See, I know that it only took a little persuasion to put you right on track.

Just that, don't boast too much.. because where I am concerned, he who boasts will definitely eat his words back later.. *wink*

But still.. The Best Is The One. I dare to say this because I know you cannot read this, haha!

Wish I could publish your photo here.. but.. noooooo... too many prying eyes... so NO!

Yeah I dedicate the song Sometimes When We Touch To You, though.

-to be continued -

Him : Another You Part II

this is sincerely from me to you..

boleh tak jangan mengada-ngada.. tak payah nak prideful boleh tak? (how I wish you can read this)

I am tired of playing games.. you tu mengada-ngada sangat.. you need persuasion constantly and i am not in the habit of constantly persuading people.. I bukan jenis mengada-ngada.. i don't like to persuade nor do I like to be persuaded. RIMAS!

my yes means YES, my no means NO.. capisce?

what are u trying to prove? that you are hot properties? well, you don't say.. the only 'hot property' that I acknowledge is now in England... oh, that one is really hot.. so hot that he had to cool himself down in England hahah.

yeah, why should I lower down my guards with you? sorry man.. kalau you banyak cerita sangat, you boleh jalanlah.... I peduli apa.. I have known, seen and been with The Best. You are so fortunate that I did decide to entertain you, even as a friend. Even more so fortunate to get my mobile number. But you tu tak reti thankful.. The Best one tu pun tak cocky like you.. down-to-earth lagi ada lah..

From now on, it's always The Best. I will not consider anyone else. Only The Best. The One And Only.

Dendam Kesumat : Addendum

like I said, there were sparks between us. but hey, he has gotten so thin. could it be because he is suffering from a terminal disease? Is he broken-hearted? It's like he has lost the will to live. I am so going to find out. Oh yes, I will. I strongly sense that he is unhappy. Semoga dibukakan jalan untuk I find out. Amin.

Bits and Pieces

Tomorrow will recommence the wedding preps with Aunt. Last week berhenti for a while, sebab dia nak issue invitations.

Saturday's project was a success with the exception of the cupcake toppings. The cake, the marble cake was mega-delicious. My SIL is definitely an ace in pastries. I told her repeatedly that she should go commercial but she said it's only for families. Well, maybe she should do the specials for our lakeside *wink* The toppings, well first of all I screwed up the syrup, or rather the syrup tu memang suwey. Second attempt was no better either, so we went ahead anyway.

We did not have success on doing the icing decoration. After all it was our first attempt, but it was not that bad actually. My Mom and Sis said it was beautifully decorated. I will post the photos here later on, see for yourself. Later nanti nak cuba lagi, insya Allah we will do much better the next time.

Earlier this evening, pergi tempah baju for my cousin's wedding. Hahaha my vital stats figures declined. YES! YES! YES! Must work out more!