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omg omg omg.. with blogger's new design thingy tu kan.. rasa cam lagi susah nk amend my blog.. pastu ntah apa2 ntah jadi.. da la tak pandai sgt.. hahahahha.. so for now, i juz use wat blogger provide.. this will be my home until i come up with a better home.. sighhhh..

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update at 4am.. stakat ni, ni je la yg larat godek.. da tak larat nk baca html codes, nak cari kat ner nk kena insert certain stuff and edit certain parts.. till then.. nite2.. :)

s0mething's wr0ng..

something is wrong with my blog.. tu la.. godek sana, godek sini.. tiba2 my background hilang..

haiyooo.. so for now, this blog will be temporarily closed k.. nk kena amend watever i've done dulu hehehehehe..

~ sardin masak lemak cili padi ~

the first time ajoy mentioned sardin masak lemak cili padi i went 'huh???'.. tak pernah dgr pulak my family makan lauk ni.. but org negeri being org negeri, semua benda bole masak lemak cili padi, and semua benda bole mkn dgn kuah masak lemak cili padi.. hehehe.. other than rice, we also eat roti canai/pratha, roti jala, bread, lemang and ketupat with lauk masak lemak c.padi, usually daging salai or ayam masak lemak cili padi..

so today, we tried cooking this lauk.. sgt senang.. and sedap.. ok, these ingredients ni we used for tin kecik sardin yg ada 4 ketul tu.. 

{bahan-bahan}

~ 1 tin sardin 230g (ada 4 ketul sardin inside)

~ kunyit hidup - 1 inch > tumbuk

~ cili padi - 7-8 btg > tumbuk

~ asam keping - 1 kpg

~ santan - 1/2 kotak

{cara-cara}

1) keluarkan sardin dr tin ke dlm 1 bekas. jgn buang sos tomato tu k..

2) deep fry the sardin dulu.. and then bila da siap goreng, take it out and reduce the oil..

3) tumis cili padi & kunyit hidup yg da ditumbuk. bila da naik bau, masukkan santan. kalau nk byk kuah, masukkan air ikut sukatan suka hati.. :)

4) bila santan da mendidih, masukkan sardin & sos tomato sardin tu skali..

5) didihkan lagi skali, then masukkan asam keping and garam secukup rasa.. 

6) let it simmer for a while and siap utk dimakan! :)

we ate with rice, telur dadar and asparagus goreng belacan.. hv fun trying and cooking! ^_^

~ bangi kopitiam ~

hi! morning y'all.. tgif huh? ;)

entry makan lagiiiiiiii hahahahhahah!

korang pernah mkn kat bangi kopitiam (BK) tak? last time b4 kawin this is where ajoy & i sgt selalu pegi mkn bfast sambil online.. they used to open at sec 7, s.alam.. then lepas kawin asyik nk pegi tapi asyik lupa jer.. masa tu BK ni was right in front of our laundrette.. so one day masa nk hntr laundry tu, mmg da terfikir nk minum situ, tp tutup dah la pulakkkk..

then we found out they relocated to ttdi s.alam.. hari tu kitaorg da dtg sini da for dinner.. i had mi kari.. meletop mi kari dia! sedap sgt2.. usually kitaorg dtg time bfast, so our fave will always be the kopi cold and easy eggs.. and ada pernah try diaorg punyer mihun goreng tomyam kut, tapi tak sedap sgt.. in terms of food, BK ni to me takde la best sgt.. yg power is air kopi diaorg..

hari ni for our brunch, we wanted to have something heavy so tat lunch nnti bleh mkn lmbt ckit.. i duk teringat la kat mi kari diaorg yg power tu.. tat was i ordered today.. ajoy mkn easy eggs and curry puff.. easy eggs BK is scrambled eggs ngan toast sbnrnya.. but if m not mistaken, easy eggs bukan scrambled eggs kan, it is telur goreng yg still lembik2 tu kan? well m no food expert, tp check kat google, 99% gmbr is telur mata yg cair tu.. tak tau nape BK called it easy eggs.. hmm..

tp.. dgn hampa nya.. mi kari dia hari ni tak sepower dulu ar.. cair.. rasa kari pun kurang.. pastu korang tgk gmbr bwh ni, diaorg g letak mint leaves pulak.. rasanya dulu mkn takde pun letak mint leaves.. mesti da tukar cook ni.. hampeh tul.. hampa daku dek mi kari BK.. hmmpphhhh.. tp sbb lapar teramat, abis licin la gak.. hahahahaha..

tp, kopi ttp power! hehehehe..

ni curry puff ajoy.. rm4 tuk 1 basket.. ada 5 biji kecik2.. verdict? ok jer la.. takde la sedap sgt pun.. ikea punyer karipap rm1 tu lg sedap..

ajoy nyer easy egg lupa nk amik gmbr hehe.. sorry.. ^_^

~ maggi goreng ~

wahhh asyik post about food jer skrg ek.. maggi goreng pun nk post ek hehehe.. nmpk sgt kekeringan topic.. :P takde mood la nk citer psl benda lain.. nnti mood mendtg i share k.. :)

this is our dinner tonite.. :)

 

yummyyyy... perlu ke resipi.. tak yah kut kan.. *wink*

~ black pepper beef ~

usually when i cook black pepper beef, i use maggi's black pepper beef mix yg juz tmbh air tu.. but this time, i wanted to try cooking it from scratch.. and alhamdulillah it worked.. tak sama sebijik la dgn maggi punyer tp sedap gak.. hahah perasan giler.. :P

so here's my recipe:

{bahan-bahan}

[A]

~ onions - 2 biji > hiris

~ garlic - 2 ulas > hiris

~ ginger - 1.5 cm > hiris

~ cili merah - 1 btg >tumbuk

~ black pepper - 3-4 sudu besar > tumbuk kasar

[B]

~ beef - rebus dulu n slice it thinly

~ kicap pekat - 2 sudu besar

~ oyster sauce - 5 sudu besar

~ sugar - 1 sudu besar

~ capsicum/green pepper

~ big onion - potong wedges (if u want)

^ for ourselves, i actually blended all the [A] ingredients.. so up to u la nk hiris or blend k.. :)

{cara-cara masak}

1) heat oil in pan and tumis all bahan2 [A] smpi wangi/naik minyak

2) add in the beef, air rebusan beef tu sikit, kicap, oyster sauce & gula..

3) let it boil and pekat..

4) then masukkan the capsicum and bwg besar.. gaul jap and angkat.. siap! ;)

Ketam Cina N Ketam Melayu

Received this from an email from Along.. 

Tq Along.. 

Something us Malays gotta ponder upon..

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Moral of the story 'renung-renungkanlah ...selamat beramal

 Tak lama dulu ada seorang melayu yang ingin makan lauk ketam. Pada pagi
 tu dia pergilah ke pasar borong dan berjalan ke satu kedai milik cina
 yang menjual ketam.
 Melayu: Apek! Itu ketam ada jual ka?
 Cina: Ada…ada…lu mau ketam cina ka ketam melayu?
 Melayu: Aik! Ketam pun ada melayu dengan cina ka apek? Cuba lu tunjuk
 mana ketam melayu, mana ketam cina?
 Cina: Itu sana dalam bekas ada tutup…ketam cina…….sana dalam
 bekas tak ada tutup…ketam melayu la….

 Melayu: Apa pasal ketam cina apek kasi tutup…ketam melayu apek tak kasi
 tutup?

 Cina: Itu ketam cina kalau satu ekor keluar…yang lain akan tengok dan
 kasi belajar macam mana boleh keluar dari bekas. Nanti lama-lama semua
 ketam pandai macam mana mau keluar dari bekas. Jadi semua keluar la.
 Melayu: Ketam melayu tak itu macam ka?

 Cina: Ketam melayu, kalau satu ekor keluar yang lain kasi tarik itu kaki
 ketam tadi…jangan kasi keluar. Dia mau dia sekor saja keluar…yang lain
 biar dalam bekas. Kalau dia sudah keluar, dia terus lari, tak mau ajar
 yang lain macam mana mau keluar.
 Pengajaran:
 Begitulah cerita ketam melayu dengan ketam cina. Hakikatnya, jika orang cina berniaga… cina lain tak kacau… dia tengok aje dan belajar macam mana boleh berjaya. Cina dah berjaya tu pulak, akan ajar cina lain agar berjaya jugak. Kalau orang melayu, bila satu melayu nak berjaya, melayu lain akan guna apa saja supaya melayu tu jatuh balik. Macam ketam melayu, bila sekor ketam dah berjaya nak naik, ketam lain tarik kaki dia, at last sorang pun tak dapat naik . Lepas tu mulalah bergaduh sesama sendiri. Itulah hakikat sebenar sekarang ini. sebab tu melayu tak maju.. 

sorcerer's apprentice N inception

salam y'all.. 

korang da tgk these movies? wat do u think of em? here's my 1 cent review on these movies.. :)

{1 - sorcerer's apparentice}

best sgt3 kali seratus citer ni!!! well, for one, m a sucker for wizardy & sorcery or anything yg magic2 movies or series hehe.. so of course bila citer ni kuar mmg sgt2 la nk tgk kan.. 

jay baruchel is so funny.. his expressions tu asyik made me laugh jer.. and i love the scene yg he made the mops and brooms semua work for him.. well, tats d kinda scene of any magic movies tat i'll nvr be tired off coz i always wish i have tat kinda magic!! bygkan if u hv tat kinda magic.. hmmm... hahahah.. best kan.. rumah mesti sentiasa spotless!! 

basically, i enjoyed the movie from start smpi abis.. even tho ada budak yg tak leh duk diam n nangis2 next to me pun didnt deter my attention from the movie..

i'd recommend this movie for those yg suka happy ending.. suka funny movies.. :)

{2 - inception}

deep.. confusing.. pening.. this is my review of this movie.. hahahha..

this is a very heavy n deep movie tat u'd hv to really understand the context of the story.. what really happened in the end.. not my kinda movie.. this is more ajoy's kind.. coz kena byk pikir.. whc i dont like.. coz i like funny, easy to understand and easy to relate to kinda movie.. hehehe.. 

however, putting those aside, i love all the casts performance.. leo did a great job.. tat girl from juno pun sama.. and marion cottilard is soooo pretty!!!

air takde???

among all the things ajoy and i had to do yesterday (or is it today?) was my medical check up at a clinic at centre point bdr utama.. prior to that, my bladder was so full after lunch, and then singgah sana sini but didnt have the chance to visit the loo.. so tahan la.. smpi naik bulu roma.. cold sweat.. mgigil.. the whole nine yards la.. so when i reached the clinic, after filling in my particulars on their patient card, i immediately asked if i can do the urine thingy since i so dah tak tahan already kan..

da la toilet clinic tu rosak, so i the nurse asked me to use the toilet yg kat luar punyer.. usually kan, i will open up the bidet to check if they have water.. but this time maybe bcoz i have to pee in their bekas tu and i was also so sgt2 tak thn yg bila2 bole membasahkan my jeans, so i immediately released myself.. and to my horror, when i turned the tap on, air tak keluar!!!!! arghhhhh.. terus panic giler time tu.. sgt byk benda yg perlu dicuci dgn air.. tissue cannot do one..

i frantically tried again.. and again.. and again!! finally, air pun keluar.. rupanyer i had to push in the knob and then turn, baru air kuar.. adehhhh.. buat suspen je tau.. sabar je la.. hahahahhahaha.. 

~ chicken oyster sauce ~

yg ni pulak i learned from my mummy.. ;)

one of my favourites and sgt senang nk masak jugak.. hehehe..

{bahan-bahan}

~ chicken (drumstick/wing/thigh)

~ ginger

~ garlic

~ oyster sauce

~ kicap pekat

{cara-cara memasak}

1) heat oil in a pan.. then saute ginger.. and then add in the garlic and tumis smpi naik bau..

2) add in the chicken and gaul2 smpi separuh or 3 quarter masak..

3) pastu add in oyster sauce and kicap.. nisbah oyster sauce to kicap should be 5:3 camtu.. 

4) add water ikut byk mana kuah u want.. usually da cukup masin because of the oyster sauce.. if tak cukup masin for u, add la garam secukupnya.. 

5) let it boil and siapppppp... ;) sedap di makan dgn sambal belacan.. 

~ daging goreng mama ~

sempena d eve of my birthday, ajoy cooked one of his fave meal from his mama's recipe for me.. i call this daging goreng mama coz daging goreng kan byk jenis.. hehehe.. next entry a recipe from my mummy pulak... ;)

ok, here's d recipe:

{bhn2 yg sgt simple}

~ daging

~ bawang

~ cili merah

~ capsicum (bell pepper)

*semua slice ikut suka cara caner k..

{cara memasak}

1) panaskan minyak.. when yr oil is already hot, add in yr beef and some water.. mmg akan meletup2 mula2, takpe. biarkan je k.. then goreng d beef smpi air kering, tinggal minyak jer.. by this time you will see some of yr beef da ada garing2..

2) then put in onion, chilli, capsicum, salt and pepper.. gaul2 smpi rata.. bila nmpk cili and bwg cam da lembik ckit, terus tutup api and angkat.. 

3) siap! tu jer.. :) simple sgt tp sgt sedap.. 

ben kena langgar..

last fri my ben (my swift punyer nama hehehe) kena langgar at a traffic light in dungun.. the light was already red and ajoy have already stopped.. keta sblh pun da stop.. at that time ajoy was on the phone with me.. while on the phone tu, ajoy cud see the viva approaching the traffic light was coming on too fast.. so ajoy release brake ckit2 but tak leh ke depan sgt coz lum hijau lg.. and then bangggg!!!! 

then ajoy said to me "syg, keta kena langgar"

i asked "keta sape kena langgar?"

ajoy "keta kita la.. kena langgar blkg.."

then i asked "haa.. when?"

ajoy said "skrg la syg.. kat traffic light ni ada keta langgar blkg.."

to whc i added "haaa???!!! ok ok.. syg g settle dulu k. then call me back.."

bole borak2 lg tu even tho br kena langgar hehehe.. ajoy was so calm masa tu bcoz he anticipated already, but couldnt do much to avoid it..

viva yg langgar ben tu apparently is keta sewa.. budak2 uitm 5 girls bwk.. xtau la mengelamun ke.. sebok borak ke.. or sebok nk kejar BMW yg kacau2 diaorg at the traffic light prior to the one yg kena langgar tu.. we already have the police report.. monday ni baru bole pegi our insurance co, bengkel, etc.. 

haihhhh bengang tul.. boot da tak bole bukak.. we cant use the alarm to lock the car coz boot tu kira tak lock, so nnti alarm bunyi.. so bukak tutup keta kena manually use the key la.. 

how bad is it? have a look.. oh btw, ben tak mandi lg, very filthy hahaha..

~ come what may ~

juz babbling.. pls move on if u dislike my babbles hahahah..

nowadays, m always thinking of how thankful i am to marry ajoy.. now more than ever.. for those who knows, ajoy and i tak mcm couple2 lain yg couple bertahun2 and then got married.. jeles jugak tgk kwn2 yg tickers y'all tunjuk da couple lama tu hehehe.. but, tats not how it is with us.. 

truth is, kitaorg couple less than a year, and when we decided to couple tue sbnrnyer mmg terus decide nk kawin.. maybe bcoz we've already passed tat stage yg nk couple2, nk try2 tgk serasi ke tak hehehe.. so because we have been besties for 2 years, we kinda knw serasi la kut kan.. hahahah bole tak camtu..

 those who knows us also knows that we are doing biz kan.. well lepas ni ajoy je la buat biz.. so mana2 biz pun has its ups and downs.. masa up tu biasa je la.. tp to me, to see how strong the marriage is when the couple hit rock bottom, or are during their down times..

of course, we have gone thru our 'down' time.. we have hit rock bottom before.. but, m lucky to have a creative and innovative husband who knows how to turn the situation around, who is man enough to face all the obstacles and make great decisions thru out the no of months we've married ni.. mmg baru 7 mths, but believe me, we've gone thru a lotttttt.. mcm da 5thn kawin pun ada gak hehehe..

i'm grateful tat all these kept our marriage stronger, made us closer and loved each other more and more.. contrary to a couple of ppl who thought tat we would crumble under pressure.. m sorry but so far, u guys are so wrong.. tu la, tak baik mendoakan keburukan pd org lain.. 

so to my syg, i hope tat we'll always be like this come what may.. 

i love u too.. :)

ayamas chicken finger..

this is currently our fave finger food from ayamas..

korang suka tak? 

^_^

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tq for following girls!!!
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p/s: rasa cam nk buat give-aways.. should i? :)

sopping brg2 dapor

those yg da kawin will be able to relate to this entry hehe..

hari tu one of my fb friend pun ada sebut psl brg dapur mahal.. sbnrnya da lama da nk blog psl ni.. sejak kawin lg.. tp asyik lupaaa jer.. ye la, sblm ni tak yah beli brg dapur.. kalau beli pun tuk umah mummy, duit mummy daddy, beli pun tuk one whole month tau.. so bila kena beli tuk umah sdri, duit sdri, lain benor rasa dia.. terasa giler2 duit tu kuar.. hahahhaha..

what i noticed is amik brg ckit je rm50 - rm150.. if we dont control what we take off the shelves and stick to our list bole cecah rm200 - rm400 juz for brg2 dapur n cleaning stuff for the house.. giler kan.. so the other day i went to giant, brg dapur mmg da byk takde da.. nk beli kat kedai bwh lg la mahal brg2 india tu jual.. so nk tak nak, g jugak la giant.. n m proud i could spend less than budgeted.. *pat2 on my shoulder ;)*

list of things bought:

milo 1kg | nescafe 100g | condensed milk 1 tin | ribena | ikan bilis stock | 1 tray of chicken breast fillets - ada bout 9 strips | 1 tray of beef | 1 ayamas chicken fingers | vege - broccoli, cabbage & french beans | cili padi | soft tauhu | cheese slices | plastic clothes hanger | 2 types of instant noodles - PAMA mihun was one of them.. da bomb ok mihun sup ni!! hehe..

nmpk simple je benda2 i bought kan.. tp kdg2 sedar tak sedar, tiba2 da more than rm150.. giler3.. but, since i followed my shopping list diligently and punched in the price of every item tat i put into my trolley kat calculator, i managed to only spend rm107!!! heheheh.. kalau ajoy ikut, sure lebih dr tu coz he cant stick to the list, semua benda yg best dia nk.. bahayaaaaa... tu yg dia takut nk ikut tu.. hahahaha..

..lil updates..

hi y'all!! 

tersgt2 bz pulak lately ni.. so juz a few updates.. hihi..

1) will be back in the corporate world.. tp not sure yet bila.. got the call last monday, and was asked to come in today.. tp offer letter tak siap2 lg.. but d HR staff said to come today.. so dtg je la despite tak dpt surat lg.. i thought at least by today da siap la.. but unfortunately, ada 1 signature lg belum dpt.. so now i have to wait for their call bila bole amik d letter.. coz d ceo is super duper bz, selalu overseas.. hihi.. takpe, bole relax2 lama ckit.. hehe..

2) managed to find d long cardi i've been looking for.. only for rm40 from danau kota.. hihi murah! first time pegi danau kota tau hari tu.. masyaAllah byk giler gerai ek.. penat jalan.. smpi pening whc lorong yg da jalan, yg belum jalan hahaha.. but, dlm byk2 gerai tu, there's only 1 gerai yg jual cardi as long as d one i bought.. yg lain mcm yg jual kat internet, yg stop betul2 bwh bontot punyer.. i mau tutup bontot besarku ini.. haha..

3) da lama x pegi 1utama, and since my new ofc is so near, went jalan2 and saw they now have baju2 n suar2 keje padini murah2.. 50% off byk giler.. note to self, have to buy new working pants bila dpt gaji coz most seluar sudah tak muat.. sudah gumukkkk.. hahahahah!! :P

4) watched eclipse finally.. agak basi kan citer psl ni coz like semua org da tgk hahaha.. but nk citer jugak.. best sgt movie ni.. much better than new moon.. loads of funny moments.. and tak sbr nk tgk d next installation.. :)

5) erm.. da tak leh pikir da..

ok, gtg.. take care! ;)

borak2 dgn editor pengantin

hi y'all..

for those yg tak tau kan, i used to work for karangkraf dulu.. and the editor for the mag i worked for, da move to one of my fave mag - pesona pengantin.. so she asked me send my wedding piccas to her.. tuk mag pengantin la.. hehehe.. sgt la excited kan.. coz selama2 ni duk baca mag tu, tiba2 dpt opportunity tuk appear in that mag..

tp before hntr gmbr tu duk tertny2 layak kah aku tuk dimasukkan dlm mag itu??? ye la.. rasa cam tak sama standard je dgn org2 yg masuk mag tu.. ye la, other than my pelamin n baju kan, yg lain biasa ajerrrr hehehe.. tp since kwn2 fb kata hantar jer, so ok la kut ek..

so td i went to see her to send my wedding pic.. seronoknya when she told me insyaAllah september 2010 ni kuar la gmbr kitaorg! hehehehe.. nantikan la ya.. ^_^

anyway, borak2 dgn kakak kesyganku (KR) ni kan, dpt la a few useful info.. ni for those yg nk try n mampu bole jer.. for example for make up.. KR ckp MUA no.1 tuk wedding is kak fiza.. her rate is about rm850 camtu.. a few names were throwed in like saidatulnisa (of course la kan), amy janz, sue cantik.. tp semua mahal2 la kan hahaha.. tak mampu aku wehhh.. but, she did say a certain MUA yg sgt femes yg nama dia bermula dgn nurul yg make up artis no1 malaysia tu, haaa korang fikir sdri la nama dia kan, yg tu style cam lama2 nyer make up.. and on top of tat, mahal nk mampus.. rm1,500 tuk year 2010 tau.. next year naik lg rm1,800.. giler ahhhh.. byk lg MUA yg separuh harga dr yg disebut di atas tp hasil tetap meletssss.. tul tak.. tp kalau mampu silakan la ya.. ^_^ 

and then as for pelamin.. to her, no.1 is reka teemor.. she likes arma as well, nasib baik! hehehe.. and of course NGI la.. i showed her our b2b sue's pelamin by deen gemilang, and she said cantik sgt.. ada a few from my pelamin decorators list, even to her is terlampau mahal.. hehe.. so if nk tau sape, kena la email k.. tak nak la reveal apa2 -ve kat sini kan.. ;)

hantaran pulak.. m glad she liked our hantarans.. ^_^ phewww.. and girls, hantaran yg terover2 lilit2 ribbon yg kalau theme biru semua benda biru tu sgt2 la out ya.. very2 the kampung.. so pls pls try to avoid that. simplicity is the key.. kdg2 lg simple benda tu lg exclusive.. as long as the colour combi kena, u're on the right track already.. good luck! ;)

ok la.. sudah penat.. good nite!!

~ 10 things that ruins our skin ~

read this on yahoo, thought i should share this.. good reminder for us ladies!

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"As the crow flies" is usually welcome news. Except when those avian feet head straight for your face and leave their telltale tracks around the eyes. But if aging is inevitable, its pace definitely isn't. As for breakouts, dryness, and general epidermal malaise? Here's what's wrecking your skin—and how to turn it around:

1. The Kate Gosselin Effect. We're talking about overexposure—solar, in this case.(If we'd called this one "Sun," your eyes might have glazed.) From wrinkles to cancer, photoaging is "the single biggest cause of damage to the skin," declares Skin Care & Repair, a new report from Harvard Medical School.

Skin Fix: You know the drill—sunscreen that's least SPF 30 and protects against both UVA and UVB rays. (Men, don't forget behind the ears and neck).  Consumer Reports' top-rated product this year is Up & Up Sport Continuous SPF 30 from Target. Most dermatologists aren't concerned about retinyl palmitate, which controversial research suggests may actually cause cancer, but if you are, Alba Botanica Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 doesn't contain the ingredient (see  Environmental Working Group for others.) You can also wash your clothes with SunGuard for an extra SPF kicker.

2. Worrying About It:  Stress wages chemical warfare: Pro-inflammatory neuropeptides make the skin more reactive (worsening acne and psoriasis, for example), while hormones like adrenaline constrict your blood vessels, depriving the tissue of nutrients, explains Rick Fried, MD, PhD, a dermatologist, psychologist, and clinical director of Yardley Dermatology Associates in Pennsylvania.  "Long-term stress," he says, "can cause the production of cortisol, which potentially leads to thinning of the skin."

Skin Fix: Guided imagery, mindfulness meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, exercise, yoga, and tai chi are all good ways to manage stress and help improve your complexion, says Fried. 


3. Being Picky: Squeezing pimples and picking blemishes are not winning strategies for anyone. "But this is the top wrecker for brown skin," says Susan Taylor, MD, director of the Skin of Color Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center. "Just about any manipulation—especially if the skin is already inflamed—will result in hyperpigmentation (discoloration), which can last months to years and is very difficult to treat."

Skin Fix: If your skin is inflamed, see a dermatologist ASAP.  A steriod injection, for example, can make the problem go away quickly without leaving marks.


4. Cheating Sleep: A candle may be a girl's best friend (what lighting is more flattering?) but don't burn it at both ends.  "Stress hormones are at their lowest during sleep, while   the anti-inflammatory molecules are at their highest," says New York dermatologist and psychiatrist Amy Wechsler, MD, author of The Mind-Beauty Connection. "So the less you sleep, the worse for your skin."

Skin Fix: "The studies say you should get 8 hours, but it's hard," Wechsler notes. "Start by adding 30 minutes, and see if you can tell the difference."

5. Drying Out: Alcohol, cold weather, washing diligently in hot water—they can all dehydrate the skin.

Skin Fix: Jenny Kim, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and dermatology at ULCA's David Geffen School of Medicine, recommends using moisturizers with ceramides, but says any will do. Based on her own research which was published last year, she says, "There's no evidence that taking vitamins A and C orally will improve the skin, but in topical creams they seem to be anti-aging." The operative word, she stresses, is "seem." More research is needed. In the meantime, she says, "stick to companies that have tested their products and will show you the data."


6. Lip Balm:  "Ironically, many lip balms contain phenol, which dries out your lips like nothing else," says Wechsler. "It feels good when you put it on, but soon you need more." 

Skin Fix. Read the ingredient list. Carmex has phenol; Burt's Bees doesn't.


7. Tattoo Remorse: Studies suggest that about 20 percent of inked clients are unhappy with their tattoos. For those who decide to get them removed, the process is lengthy, costly, and very painful—a nightmare, says Wechsler, and the skin never really looks the same.  

Skin Fix: There's a new encapsulated ink called Freedom2 that can be removed in one or two treatments as opposed to 8 or 10—much less traumatic to the skin.

8. Tanning Salons: You might as well call them "cancer booths." A University of Minnesota study published in May found that people who logged 50 hours or more in tanning booths, had up to three times the odds of developing melanoma, the deadly form of skin cancer. 

Skin Fix: Get your bronze glow from self tanners—spray, lotion, gel, or wipes.


9. Combo-Creaming: A common mistake among the acne-prone is thinking: The more creams, the better. "People use 3 or 4 products at a time, and end up just drying their skin out," says Wechsler. "And that just makes them break out worse."

Skin Fix: If you can't find one over-the-counter product that works, see a professional. "Acne is not just from the oils. It's also from irritation and inflammation," Wechsler says.


10. Cigarettes: Aside from lung cancer, they cause wrinkles and are clearly associated with destroying skin elasticity. "Damage," says the Harvard report, "occurs with every cigarette smoked." 

Skin Fix: There are all kinds of aids to help you quit—support groups, nicotine-replacement products, and drugs like Zyban and Chantix. 


At the end of the day?  Ask someone whose career depends on keeping her complexion stunningly pristine: "I'm not an expert," says 36-year-old model Kate Dillon (featured in the April issue of Vogue), "but I think you can enhance the vibrancy of your skin by drinking water, eating avocados and salmon with omega-3s, and being active." She stops for a moment, and laughs. "Good genes and a forgiving light, help too."

getting lost..

..at the lost world of tambun..

last weekend i followed ajoy to ipoh coz they have event kat sunway lost world of tambun on sunday.. sbnrnya lost world of tambun (LWOT) ni kecik lagi.. water slides pun ada 2 jer.. and since we put all our stuff in the locker, maka takde la gmbr.. all these pics are from LWOT's website.. in short, the water park takde la best sgt.. d best part to me is the petting zoo..

i've been to sunway's petting zoo when they were back at sunway pj.. and then they moved to tambun.. so d petting zoo at tambun ni is much nicer than the ones kat sunway coz they are more like hutan.. yg kat sunway tu more like a zoo.. will elaborate more kat pics k..

haa.. ni la slides yg ada.. cliffracer & tube raiders.. yg cliff racer tu kitaorg naik skali jer.. ok la.. takut dia masa turun jer.. sakit gak bontot hahah.. salah duduk kat pelampung kut.. :P tp tube racer ni thrill skit.. pusing2.. and then ada 4 tunnels to choose from - dark tunnel, semi open tunnel, fully open tunnel, and closed tunnel tp tak gelap.. mula2 kitaorg naik yg closed, pastu naik yg dark tunnel, pastu naik yg semi.. yg dark tu mmg gelap giler, tak nmpk apa2 langsung other than the illuminated arrows inside.. takuttttt.. yg closed tu ok la.. terang lg.. tp yg semi tu i didnt even scream, satu bunyi pun tak kuar.. boring giler hahahaha.. 

after that we had lunch.. nasi ayam rm4.50.. air mineral rm3 sebotol.. mahal giler kan air dia??? so next time, better y'all bwk yr own food n drinks k.. :)

pastu we went to petting zoo.. ni la yg plg best actually!

masuk2 je da nmpk longkang fishing ni.. ajoy being a fishing enthusiast mesti la nk try.. i've tried tis b4 kat sunway dulu, da tau da mmg susah nk tangkap.. tp ajoy xnk give up.. lama giler dia kat situ dgn our friends.. smpi tgn masuk longkang pun tak kisah.. but still tak dpt apa2 gak.. hahahah.. 

then we moved on to other attractions kat zoo ni.. one of them is these parrots.. byk lg parrots kat situ.. mmg diaorg duk bertenggek jer situ, tak terbang2.. tp garang.. hehehe.. ada this one parrot, it can say its own name 'awang'.. comel sgt.. 

pastu we went to see this albino python.. tak puas hati ar tgk gmbr ni, apsal budak ni dpt lilit d snake and we cant?? so masa tu juz pegang2 bdn dia je.. boring.. i like tamed snakes btw.. hehehe.. byk lg tempat kitaorg pegi, gmbr2 semua ada kat website diaorg k.. jumpa kambing.. tgk kucing hutan mkn.. and we also went thru tempat yg paaalingggggg i dont like.. bird cage.. burung terbang sana sini.. eeee tak suka benda terbang2!! hehehehehe.. tp suka tgk sbb cantik.. :P yes, sgt twisted di situ.. ular tak takut pulak kan.. hahaha..

and then before leaving we'll pass thru this serpentarium.. atas ada ular.. bwh kaki ada ular.. kiri kanan of course.. but of course takde apa2 pun, semuanya covered by the plastic surroundings.. lg takut lalu tempat burung tu tau.. hehehe..

and then we went to tiger valley to watch tigers being fed.. haaa korang pernah tgk tigers mkn live tak.. selalu tgk kat nat geo je kan.. hehe.. and if u pay rm15, u can actually go in and meet the tigers live.. bole peluk2.. but we didnt.. we juz watched tigers mkn jer.. masa tu ada sultan (bapak dia), and his two sons putra and jazz.. we arrived early sbb nk dpt good view.. masa tu sultan duk berendam dlm air jer.. 

u see the tiang those tigers climbed? diaorg actually climed the tiang to get to the steak yg digantung kat tali biru tu.. cool giler tgk tiger panjat tiang.. mcm kucing umah tp besaaaarrrrrrr sgtttttt... tigers kat sini berat diaorg about 290-350kg.. hahaha berat giler.. agaknya tak yah mkn kita, hempap kita pun kita da mati kut..

LWOT have 5 tigers altogether.. tp yg kat luar ada 3 jer.. lg 2 betina kat dlm.. my friend ckp sekor tu nama dia azian.. heheheh azian.. klasik sungguh nama dia.. yg lg sekor tak igt la nama dia.. yg azian ni, dia la pelakon waris jari hantu.. haaa, artis tau dia tu.. my friend ckp azian ni manja sgt.. haishh next time kalau g nk g jumpa azian la.. :)

dulu2 masa kecik2 selalu berangan nk bela anak harimau.. hehehhe.. semua tu penangan princess jasmine dlm citer aladdin tu la.. korang pernah tak berangan ada tiger as yr pet? hihihi..

~ back to that world ~

what world? m back to the working world!!

i'll be starting my new job next monday.. hehehe.. eee kecut perut la.. hahaha.. coz da lama giler tak keje.. some asks me why do i go back to work.. for those who knows, ajoy n i did biz before we got married.. ajoy is still doing his biz.. and we decided tat i should go back to work.. ever heard of not putting all yr fruits in one basket? or dont put all yr eggs in one basket? haa.. sbb tu la.. well, one of the reasons la.. 

plus, once i landed this job, it means it is our rezeki la kan.. takkan nk tolak rezeki pulak.. mcmana nk murah rezeki lg lps ni right.. 

well, wish me luck! :)

berakhirnya world cup..

..sgt tak best bila world cup da abis.. some wives will be thrilled once WC is over.. tu yg hubby diaorg tgk bola kat kedai mamak kut.. hehe.. as for me, ajoy prefers to watch at home.. more comfortable.. tak yah nk tgk blkg kepala org hahaha.. can baring, can change seats.. dah la he's not tat fond of mamak food.. teh tarik je yg dia suka.. so kat rumah seronok la dia mintak i masak itu ini for WC.. and i dont mind coz seronok hehe (da gemok je yg tak seronokkkk!!!!)

so now da abis WC tak best la.. coz nnti dia asyik lepak dgn his friends jer.. hehe terbalik kan.. :P

p/s: gila basi entry ni kan.. hahah sorry, tersgt2 bz akhir2 nie.. ^_^

~ trapped in lift ~

thought of sharing this with everyone.. kalau ada yg pernah baca bagus la.. got this from my mummy..

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Dear All, 

This is a very important and informative email . 

What to do when you are trapped in a lift ??? 

We never know when and where accidents will happen to us OR people around us. Read on and hope this piece of information may help any of us when things do happen to yourself, our friends and our loved ones. 

One day, while in a lift, it suddenly broke down and it was falling from level 13 at a fast speed. Fortunately, I remembered watching a TV program that taught you must quickly press all the buttons for all the levels. 

Finally, the lift stopped at the 5th level. 

When you are facing life and death situations, whatever decisions or actions you make decides your survival. 

If you are caught in a lift breakdown, first thought in mind may be 'waiting to die'... 

But after reading below, things will definitely be different the next time you are caught in a lift. 

First - Quickly press all the different levels of buttons in the lift. 

When the emergency electricity supply is being activated, it will stop the lift from falling further. 

Second - Hold on tight to the handle (if there is any).. It is to support your position and prevent you from falling or getting hurt when you lost your balance. 

Third - Lean your back and head against the wall forming a straight line. 

Leaning against the wall is to use it as a support for your back/spine as protection. 

Fourth - Bend your knees 

Ligament is a flexible, connective tissue. Thus, the impact of fractured bones will be minimised during fall. 

For everyone, kindly do share this piece of information with your near and dear ones !!