Time flies soooooooo fast!!! I never feel like it has been two years now, well almost two years that is since the day that i got married to Daniel. I still feel like baru ja kami kahwin.

In 3 more months, we will be celebrating our 2nd anniversary sudah and believe it or not.. i am already thinking what to give to him. I always find it hard to buy him present, seriously. I don’t know what to give him every time, so i believe by thinking way ahead will help me a lot in term of what to buy and also my budget.

How i wish buying gifts to guy is as easy as buying gifts to a woman. I have gone over to hubby gift idea tapi i need something that can last longer than strawberries.

Hmm… do you have any idea? What do you think is the best gift to give to your husband on second anniversary? Or if you don’t mind, maybe you can share what did you give to your husband during your second anniversary?

I really want to go a lil more extra this year for our anniversary… just because i didn’t do anything last year. Hopefully, i can really make it happen.

I really enjoyed this road trip. Banyak sia nampak but unfortunately inda banyak gambar yang sia ambil.  Malas pula sia ..LOL!

My Sandakan trip was  to go and visit my sister’s family and my dad and of cos, to celebrate CNY too.. after 11 years, ni la first time sia balik for CNY. I have forgotten how meriah CNY can be..  I missed the PAI NIAN but i managed to burned joss stick for my grandparents. Itu pun satu hari lambat..heheh sebab we arrived Sandakan late eve sudah and mom habis with the pai nian already.

The thing i like the most about this year CNY was the mandi tengah malam buang soi tradition.. hahahha. I really find it fun and cool! We had our water splashing time at my sister’s cedar pergola ( cewah, prasan! Padahal porch ja), sambil teriak teriak GONG XI FA CAI..hahah betul betul macam cina tulen..padahal.. campuran family ja. I also love and enjoy the fact that my hub… walaupun dia born Christian and do not have chinese blood in him at all… he actually follow this tradition of “water splashing” time with us and that is really special for me. It makes me feel like he really appreciate,respect  and honor my family.

As for our Kudat trip. My very first trip to Kudat ( Yes, 30 years of my life.. i never been to Kudat, how sad is that?) and we head to TIP OF BORNEO. OMG! I never knew Tip of borneo is that cantik! The water was so clear and cleannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.. This place have not been too commercialized yet which is good..  Hopefully this place will be kept that way..

After tip of borneo, we went ahead to Bavanggazo for a night stay. It’s about 50 km away from tip of borneo. This again is my very first time staying and living in a long house. The experience was awesome for me The Tuan Rumah served us with KG food. YUMMY! Sayur kg like lomiding, sayur manis, payaya muda masak inda tau apa (LOL) paku pakis, ikan goreng and ayam masak kicap! Punya la sedapppppppppppppppppp…and oh the CILI!!! Must try the cili padi of kudat…superrrrrrrrrrr pedas and ada UMP! Fuyoh..sia lapar pula teringat tu makanan.. celaka. I need to masak la ni today. There goes my diet..erk!

Anyway, after the dinner they did some dance show performance. We dance to the bamboo dance.. er i don’t know what you call it.. maybe mogunatip?  and then the traditional Rungus dance.. it was fun, fun night!

I also learn this stick game trick, it’s actually  test your IQ game.. i now have it at home.. would love to see how my trainers and colleague play this thing.. see how fast they can take the string out from the stick.

Anyway, here’s some pictures i have from my kudat trip..taken by my samsung phone.

Tip of borneo Map

Main entrance

Our room

The “welcome” gong in Bavanggazo

Tip of Borneo Beach…Cantikkan?

My year started  with me getting very bad lower back pain… guess i’ve pulled it somewhere somehow without me realizing it. It was so bad! I  feel like there’s tonnes of needle poking my back!

Thank God now i could walk without feeling much pain.. it still there but.. it has subside tremendously compare to last week. And you know what?   It was such a bad timing ,  i got this pain just day before i fly back to kk… imagine the long flight journey…omg!  The 6 hours journey drive back to Sandakan made it worse! ERK!

While i was having my back pain/pull… Damn cough, sore throat and flu decided to give me a visit.. OMG! This was the part i hate the most.. imagine having back muscle pain.. every time you cough, sneeze or any sudden movement pulls your lower back muscle…PUNYA LA MAIN INDA SELESA!!!! This is the time i can feel all my core muscle start contracting..

I HATE! I HATE! I HATE!!!!! But wait… 2012  early year soi have not decided to let me go so easy YET .. guess what’s next???

MIGRAINE!! Argggggggg… 2 days in a row! This time punya migraine bukan ringan ringan… sampai tahap mau muntah ba me.. so bad Because of my migraine.. i’ve missed the fun in kk.. the mini gathering  To everyone, siou kio that i have to leave early.. next trip kita berjumpa lagi

Ah.. if you think that was the end of my misery.. tettttttttttttttttt you are soooooooooooooo wrong!

Just as i reached home from airport yesterday… i found out i have one little lump on my neck.. just below my left jaw line .. near my ear and this bugger stings! Small lump but its hard and it painful! I feel like i have 3rd heart beat there…:( mau cakap mumps tapi bukan, Doctor bilang you can only get it  once in your live… though i remember  i got this like twice or three time when i was younger… i suffered banyak sebab mumps! Entah la….

So now, aside from having to suffer mild lower back pull, sore throat and cough ( yes i’m still having this symptom) i have my lump to worry about..sigh.. Doc bilang if hari tiga tidak juga baik…i have to go back and see him… i really hope this is nothing serious la…sigh…

Anyhow.. do you know where  to get plastic business card here in kl? Macam cool pula ada card macam tu ..LOL!

My good news… i got small increment…hahahahhahahahahaha… inda ba.. nanti i tell you guys la bila i can.. for now, you all take care and see you guys in the next post!

p/s: I’m dying to go for a workout but doc bilang REHAT!!! Jangan WORKOUT!  BOHOOOOOO!!!

This was suppose to be done last week Friday but because i have VIPR training on Sunday and i know i will be FRIED with VIPR.. so i decided to postpone it till today.. and oh, i can’t wait to touch VIPR again! If you want to know what is VIPR and how to work with it.. just youtube it… heh, the wonder of youtube, huh?

This workout will strengthen your cardiovascular, heart, core and upper body. Easy simple workout, but good cardio blast as well as toning up those arms….

As usual, my warm up is 15% incline on treadmill, 4.7 speed for 20 min.

Workout routine:

You will need to do this workout for 18 rounds. 50 sec work, 10 sec rest.

1- Push up, burpees and 10 front kickboxing jab.

2- Dive bomber

3- Push up, Burpees and 10 uppercut

4- Elevated plank ( moving plank)

5- Push up, burpees and 10 front elbow.

6- Barbell bicep curl with jump jack. – Do 1 bicep curl and 1 jump jack.

My abs challenge : 1 min work , 10 sec rest. Do each of exercise 1 round only! This should take you 4 mins.

1- Lying leg raises

2- Abs crunch on Bosu

3- Side plank hip lift ( R)

4- Same as above ( L)

So yes, this was my easy upper body workout but very challenging at the same time.

I will be changing my routine to slightly higher intensity soon… hopefully i don’t need to call any breakdown service company to help me walk out from club by then.. hehehhe.

OMG.. totally random now… i am watching PUSS IN BOOTS while writing this and i just realize… one of the character name .. is EMELDA!!! hahahahhahahah.. saya femes, saya femes… hahahhaha prasan! wohooo!

So this is my second workout for the week ( strength training that is…)

As usual i start my training with a warm up on treadmill incline walk 15% for 20 min with speed of average 4.5/4.7.

I got this training routine from Marriane from myomytv.com. Please refer to her website for video. I have change my method for this workout. Instead of using kettlebell, i used double handled medicine ball weighing 9kg.

The routines

18 rounds of workout. Work for 1 min, rest 20 sec.

1- Squat to shoulder press to reverse lunges ( L)

2- Same on the other leg.

3- Bent over alternating back row

4- Elevated plank climber

5- Single leg dead lift ( L) using 7kg plates

6- Same on the other leg.

Then move on to TABATA Challenge.

1- Medicine ball swing – 9kg

2- Dynamic squat.

At the end, i added another round of abs challenge. ( This was  not featured  from myomytv.com workout)

50 sec work 10 sec rest

1- Lower abs- Bench knee tuck

2- Upper abs – Crunch to press

3- Lower abs and oblique- Leg raise and cycle.

Happy trying people.

Today i decided to give my body a rest.. gonna do my next routine on Friday, Upper body routine.

Ok, so today my workout consist of leg challenge workout. I feel like i have neglected my leg for so long although i actually work on it every other workout i do.. mm entah la.. so i decided to do legs workout only today.

I was pretty happy with the result of this workout.  I love the fact that my legs got really tired towards the 8 sets… and i burned total of 607 kcal in 1hour5 min workout.  I’m sure by tomorrow i will be walking funny..heheh.

Anyway here’s my workout routine for today. It will really help you tone up your bum, thighs, core and quads.. good for you if you are looking to have sexy firm round butt!

My warm up consist of walking on treadmill for 20 min. I was on incline 15% for 18 min with the speed of 4.7 ( this is actually kinda slow for me but i wanted to go slow)  The first 3 min was on 4.5%, speed of 4.5 also.

my workout:

you got to do this for 10 rounds. Yes, you read that right… 10 rounds of each workout!

Your routine should be like this: Go through exercise 1,2,3,4. Repeat again… 1,2 ,3 and 4 till you finish 10 sets!

1- Left leg lunges on step board. I use 8kg dumbbell on each side of my hand. – 10 repetitions.

2- Right leg lunges on step board. weight same as above and reps too.

3- Double hand kettle bell swing. This one i did progression. my first set i did 10 reps, second set i did 11 reps, third set 12 reps.. and so on. You get what i mean right? you just gonna add 1 reps at each sets. by the 10 sets, you should be doing 20 reps already.

4- Barbell squat- i did 6 kg on each side. ( very light again for me, but i don’t want to kill my legs straight to hell when this is just my 3rd day training) x 10 reps.

at the end i add on 3 minutes abs workout.  It goes like this:

10 sec rest, 50 second work for 3 min. Consist of 3 exercise only.

1- Abs crunch with shoulder press up. I was using 10 pounds medicine ball.

2- Abs bench tuck

3- Leg raise and abs cycle.

How to do the abs workout?

1- Do normal crunch with medicine ball above your shoulder, once you reach the top, bring the medicine ball down to your chest and push it back up above your head and slowly roll your back on the floor again. keep repeating till you reach 50 sec.

2- You will need a bench for this workout. Sit at the edge of the bench, place both hand at the back and lean backward, extend your legs out and then bring your knee to your chest and bring your body up. Repeat till you reach 50 ec

3- Lie flat on your back. Legs up in the air, hands at the back of your head and  then slowly lower your legs down just before your back start arching and then bring left  knee to your chest and right elbow to your knee and repeat the same movement till you reach 50 sec.

So yup people, that’s my workout for today. With this simple and easy workout, i burned 607 kcal in 1 hour and 5 min workout,

Give it a try you all… good luck!

I will go totally random…i really enjoyed going through all this pictures.. bring back loads of good memories… and it makes me feel like doing it all over again..specially climbing Mount Kinabalu… odoiiiii.. cantik betul sia rasa ni tempat…. hmmm.. i still gets the butterflies in my tummy everytime sia tengok all Mount Kinabalu pictures..:D

Ok la, you guys enjoy the pictures.. sia mau pi baca about this medical step stools dulu.. i want to know apa ba ni sebenarnya.. oh, before that.. some of the pictures here.. most of it you might have already seen in FB..:P

Mount Kinabalu View…

At Km 5

1st wedding anniversary – English high tea

Greenery along the way to Laban Rata

Koh Sa Mui – Honey moon. On the way back to Kl.

My Fav Fruit jeruk in Koh Sa Mui..

Mommified monk… Koh Sa mui.

Our fav Thai dish- Spicy beef  basil.

One of the famous Island in Samui. This was where the movie ” The Beach” was taken.

Ah, the Elephant ride. Im feeding the elephant banana

Us on the elephant ride.. nasib ni elephant ok, not in bad mood.

Our June outing in D Junction, Lido KK.

June- last day in kk before heading back to KL at Waterfront.

]]> http://kadazanbonita.com/2011-random-pictures/feed/ 1 http://kadazanbonita.com/2011-random-pictures/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KadazanBonita/~3/O_K8YOKghWY/ http://kadazanbonita.com/2012-personal-target/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:09:45 +0000 Mel http://kadazanbonita.com/?p=3437 What is your 2012 personal target? Mine definitely nothing to do with buying gold bullion..:P but just simple 4 goals…

This year i only have four main objectives to target.. I don’t know if i can achieve it all or not but i got to try.. i know it will be tough but i got to start somewhere to go another step ahead, kan?

So i hope 2012 will be more supportive and good to me.. heheheh.

1- I need to save.. save money for 3 purpose this year,

A- I want to buy good decent present for my husband during our anniversary this year, i remember last year i didn’t get him anything .. I had really tight budget… so this year, i want to do something for him.
B- Saved for Christmas… i realize.. every Christmas sia mau pokai! Wait rephrase.. bukan mau tapi memang POKAI! So i have 12 months to save..i should be able to kumpul some amount of money to buy a decent presents for like 30 family members, Right?!!!? I should be able to kan???

C- Save for my travelling trip!! Yes, we plan to go China this year.. so i have to save for this trip… MUST!

2- Mom to go for an oversea trip this year.. at least once!  This has been in my wish list for the past 2 years now.. i believe this year is the right year to do so for her… and her first oversea trip with me will be ……DESTINATION: CHINA!

3- Get fitter and healthier.

A- Lower down my body fat percentage to 20% . This one, i may not be able to achieved it .. but again i may.. it’s all depending on my number 4 target..

B- MUST workout at least 3 times a week for at least 9 months!  Heh! This should be attainable once my engine starts… my only Achilles heels is when my hub starts giving me his muka sepuluh sen… telling me not to go and workout bila dia malas… hahahahahha.. this year.. sia akan cuba pakai ATAP ZINC Shield for this weakness of mine…:P

4- I believe i am ready for this one.. and i want to be as well… so i pray to our dear Heavenly Father to bless Dan and me with a cute healthy baby this year…cos i want to start a FAMILY.  So Lord, please  hear my prayer and bless us with your greatest gift of all….Amen.

So yup… there you go guys.. that my 2012 personal target for this year.. I don’t think i asked too much right?? heheh..

To everyone yang ada resolution this year.. i wish you all the best of luck and hope you can achieved all of it! I am already starting with my first and Third target starting from TODAY!

Here’s some pictures over Christmas that i would like to share with you guys… I didn’t really take much shots this time around.. i was busy melayan tetamu .. so most morning till noon shots is not in my camera.. except the evening ones.. so sia share what ever that’s ok looking pic saja la ar??

We didn’t get a good Christmas gift exchange pictures too this year.. so itu pun sia inda dapat share sini for now.. sorry guys.  Dan and i  got one of the most expensive Christmas gift this year from my mom in law Thanks Mom.. but it’s definitely not silver cufflinks la…LOL!

Neways… here’s the pictures… Daniel chiam was also in the house with us.. tapi sorry Dan.. i only have side profile of you..

Whole family.

From L to R : Agnes, Aunt Indu, My gorgeous Mom, Aunt Rita and Yours truly

Us Three

Loving this picture very much!

The Christmas Eve family dinner at home…

Daniel Chiam in the house you all!!!!

So that’s it peeps.. that was our Christmas celebration for 2011!!

2011 has been a tough year for me mentally and emotionally… my first quarter was superbly hard on me… I remember this was the time where i felt like the whole world was against me, nothing goes my way, i was all alone and really was depressed. To add to the misery, we’ve lost our dear friend Philip. We never expected it and never would have thought he would end his life in such manner. Until now.. i still do miss him.. granted we are not super close, but losing someone in such way is never easy for anyone.  Sigh.. R.I.P Philip… You are always in our dear heart.

2011,work wise-  I learned that no matter how much someone tells you, we have to work as a team… there is no such thing in reality.. everyone is for their own.. it’s really dog eats dog world out there… i learned that in hard way too..sigh ( Again)

2011- Me and Hub traveled a lot .. First we went to Koh Sa mui for our honeymoon… heheh.. this is one fun, crazy adventure honeymoon for me… i got chase by a dog while riding on motorbike with Hubby, i got onto the craziest sea adventure ever in my life where i thought that was the end of my life…hahahahah… sat and drove on a go cart car  for the first time and drove like a turtle and was laughing all the way like a mad woman.. i don’t know why i was laughing… “SOT”. Got on Elephant ride and was soaking wet after because it was raining like mad! Visited a mummified monk and found out that i loveeeeeeeeeeeee the BBQ ripe banana in Koh Sa Mui..SEDAAAAPPPPPP!!! I wish we have this in Malaysia…tapi malangnya tiada.

Second big trip we’ve made for year 2011 was to India, Bangalore. I never knew i would actually like India. It is sooooooooo different from what i thought it was.. in my mind, it would be dirty, beggars everywhere, hot and humid weather, traffic jam, full of insane honking on the street ( Like JKT) and i have to be very careful with the food…. but in reality, it was almost totally the opposite of what my mind thought it would be. Bangalore weather was superbly nice!  It was chill and nice.. i could sleep without having to have aircon on at night..not that Dan’s aunt have one installed in the house.. i don’t remember me sweating like mad there..i didn’t see much street beggars ..traffic jam wasn’t as horrendous as KL…and the food…OMG!!! IT WASSSSSS SOOOOOOO YUMMY!!!! Like… seriously! Shopping was heaven there too! I love their Saree’s collection, ” “Aladin” pants, “aladin” shoes, fresh fruit juice, sugar cane juice…OMGGGGGGGG…… GAH! I would like to make another trip back to Bangalore and maybe if we have the moolah and panjang umur NEW DELHI… i want to visit Taj Mahal…another destination in my MUST visit list.

Oh yea i also climbed mount kinabalu! How can i forget that?!!!! It was an amazing experience for me..the journey up, the view..OMG so breathtaking! Hiking with hubby and working as team.. it definitely did brought us closer… the view from the peak.. seeing the sunrise..oh….i just can’t describe it… The night skies felt sooooo close to us.. ahhhh … sia sangat sangat suka and i felt in love with my hometown all over again for the gazillion time! And now,  i can proudly call myself… A REAL SABAHAN! TEEHEEEE!!!

2011 – I got to spend more time with my mom, thanks to my hub. It was one of my wish to have mom stayed longer with us. She stayed with us for 2 months last year..:D so that was awesome! Had good laughter and shared stories with her.. i hope she had a good time and enjoyed the trip as much as i enjoyed her company for the past 2 months..

2011- I got fitter and better with my fitness but i still have long way to go… this is still a struggle for me.. cos there is time where i can be very lazy and demotivated. So 2012, i need to push through it… i know its impossible for me to reach 20% bodyfat and yet at the same time trying to be pregnant.. so my 2012 target would be.. just keep going to the gym at least 3 times a week and let the nature takes it course.

so 2011…take this post as my  lapel pins for you ( CHEWAH!)…. so  i bid you goodbye and thank you for all the adventures, heart aches, headache, sore body, good memories, good laughter, well learned lessons and experience that you brought for me… it is something that i will treasure and keep for the rest of my life..i definitely have learned and gained a lot from you!

TATA!

I have combined Zuzana’s workout and Nike Woman woman workout… Please do not get turned off by the name  NIKE WOMAN.. anyone can actually do this workout.. it doesn’t mean it is only for women.. i don’t believe in that term where men should do this workout and women should only do this workout…that’s bullshit.Anyway, I  promised to share my workout with you guys for ages now( Sorry). This is for you Daniel Chiam.. this is the workout i created few weeks ago and i really liked it.. it worked my whole body,specially my core and my legs…. i hope you will love it as much as i am…. GOOD LUCK!

Ok, so the workout: 45 sec work, 10 sec rest. Do this workout for 4 rounds..that’s  20 rounds on your GYMBOSS.

1- Diagonal touch down squat.  ( L side)

2- Diagonal touch down squat. ( R side)

For the above workout .. you can use weight or without..it is up to you.

3- Dive Bomber

4- Crab curl to press- I used 5 kg Dumbbell each side for this one.

5- Plank with med ball knee tuck.

Sorry, i could not give you any pictures or videos at the moment..i just have no idea how to do it since Hubby changed my layout here…LOL! But i promise you, it is real easy to find these exercise.. just go to youtube and search for NIKE WOMEN or to Zuzana website.. you’ll get all the workout there.

So happy trying to those who is trying this workout.. do share and tell me how was it for you.

I just got back from Bangalore, India two weekends back and last week from Langkawi. I haven’t got all the pictures up  at facebook but i would really like to share with you guys.. just not at the moment. Running short of time and been tired..need to catch some sleep and rest…

The new manager just came on board too so it has been pretty hectic with work as well…

I have been “bad” too recently..i  did not train as much as i planned and would like to…:P but i have been working out whenever i can…i will post my workout routine once i have enough time to write about it..

One thing for sure, after my India trip… i have gain weight… BOHOO! It’s crazy .. CARBS,CARBS, CARBS but OMG it’s soooooooooo YUMMY!! All the roti’s and rice i had.. i think i ate the whole INDIA!

Now i got to work harder to drop this weight… sigh.. to gain is sooooooo easy.. to lose it…FREAKING PAIN IN THE ASS!!! ARGGGG.. Tension!

Oh..aside from working out,being busy with work and worried about me gaining weight.. i have a new hobby too now…heheheheh.. i am crazy for wet marble nail polish designs… been changing and experimenting designs and color almost everyday now.. hahhha.. yes, imagine that.. EVERYDAY!

Maybe one of these days, when i’m free.. i will show you some of my work..:)

Anyhow, anyone looking for keychains for sale ? If you are, i know the site for it… i bought one recently..and i’m liking it very much! It’s good as a personalized gift for anyone

Ba ok la.. i got to go..speak to you all again soon! TATA!

I know i have been following Zuzana for sometimes now, but i decided to stop for while..not that she isn’t good.. she is! Don’t get me wrong.. i just need a new routine for a changed and oh if you are wondering..i am also following myomytv workout routine but she is very much working with Kettlebells… she’s good… you should give that site a go too… www.myomytv.com

So here’s my workout gonna be like for today…. I’m gonna start with a light warm up… 10 min on treadmill..speed 4.5 to 5.5,  incline 4.5 – 7.0 depending on my heart rate.

After that..i’m gonna do a full body workout routine..today’s target 540 reps in total.

Gonna start of with Major muscle first, it’s always good to start with major muscle first before you fatigue your minor ones..:)

So here you go :

Always alternate both of the workout till you reach 6 rounds.

1) Squats- 10reps

1a) bottom half squat/mini squat- 10 reps.

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2)Barbell Deadlift- 10reps

2a)Barbell Row- 10reps

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3) Chest Press- 10 reps

3a) Bottom half chest press- 10reps

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4) Hammer Curl- 10 reps

4a) Bicep curl_ 10reps

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5) Barbell tricep Overhead press- 10reps

5a) Barbell Tricep Press- 10reps

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6) Lateral Shoulder raise- 10reps

6a) Overhead shoulder press- 10reps

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These last 2 workout perform it each 30 reps x2 rounds

7) Front and Back barbell lunges- 30 reps each legs

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Crunch on Bosu ball or disc plate- 30reps

8a) Triple knee tuck – 30reps

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once all these finish, i’m gonna hit the treadmill again for the extra kcal burn at the end.. 15-20 min going uphill. Speed and incline will be the same as above.

So that’s my workout for today….:D If you decided to give this a go… tell me how you feel and how did you do…:)

And here’s my new addiction. My new cheerleading trophies  ( Ba, tiba tiba si mel)  If you wanna know the goodness of steel cuts oats…wiki it peeps…LOL! It’s all out there…a little costly… but for my health and fitness goal.. rm26 per box is worth the money don’t you think so?( ba tiba tiba)  I am craving for this every morning sometimes even at night.. it’s just so yummy and healthy.. I’m not a person who loves to eat OATS… but with this steel cut oats.. i can eat it anytime! I love the taste of it.. i normally would take this with wheat germ and a bit of bovril just to give it a taste… there is so many other ways to eat this .. you can even google it or youtube it… it’s just so yummy!!!

YES! This is my new must have in cupboard now… you can get this at Mid Valley COLD STORAGE

At the age of 30, i have gone from super lean look to not so lean look to full grown woman body.. yes, i know i should be thankful and feel blessed with these body but having been living with an ATHLETIC LOOK for almost all of my life… this changes has just thrown me out of my comfort zone!

I used to live with only less than 20% of my body fat..heck it was lesser than 15% actually. I was  lean.. well toned body..and proud of my super almost visible 6 packs ( 4 packs definitely but 6 packs almost visible) … as i aged…my metabolism slows down..my ass got heavier.. i got lazier and  my bodyfat percentage shoot up! It wasn’t that bad at first.. it was only like 18% … but as i reach mid 20′s i realized that my body started changing.. I’m growing more hips… I’m growing bigger boobs ( not that i’m complaining about it, cos it not la besar sangat) i’m also pilling up tiers on my so called 6 packs! Goodness gracious! I definitely panicked.. but did i change my lifestyle? NOPE,  i did not… I still continue eating as how i used to when i was younger ( yes, habit die hard) living in denial… telling myself  that i am still young.. i could afford to eat this much amount and i still worked out what.. so why need changes?

Little did i know… all that amount of unhealthy food that i used to take will actually stay WAYYYYYYYYYYYY longer in my system and give me the effect wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy much later in my life…by late 20′s my bodyfat percentage have gone from 15% to 18%  to 20% and now at the age of 30 my bodyfat percentage is sitting nicely and comfortably  at 23%!!  ARGGG!!!

Everyone thinks i look good, i look sexy, i have the right amount of “meat” at the right place…but seriously.. do i feel all that? I don’t.  I know too well that if i don’t keep myself in checked all the time.. that 23% could well turned to 33% by the next 10 years… do i want that to happen?? NO, i don’t.  But genetic plays a big role in life… i have big size genetic.. i gain easily… and to lose it.. it’s not as easy as it was before. Yes, i used to gain it.. and lose it back just like that… and because of this ” magic” now you see, now you don’t weight.. i also have “earned” few stretch marks here in there in my body part… sigh.. but i am still thankful that i don’t have it on my arms..:( oh and don’t mentioned about cellulite’s… I have tonnes of that in me.. I’m more than willing to share it with you if you need some… My whole legs  covered with them! YUCK! As i get older… it becomes more visible… it scares the hell out of me!

Can we all lose our cellulite?? NOPE! We can’t ..again.. this is your genetic..you have to live with it as i am now… all you can do.. work out hard and hope that all that muscle you have gained while working out .. will cover it up for you…

So now, at the age of 30… i am just picking up the pace again where i have left when i was at the age of 27… i stopped working out completely from age 27 till 29 1/2 and i’m paying it now with all these unwanted extra pounds on me….

It’s hard to be honest, working out is something that i need to adapt to again after so long.. but if i want to live longer and healthier.. i know i have to make the sacrifices now for my own future… nothing comes easy anyway in life.. you got to work to earn it. Either in smart way or hard way…..

As for healthy eating habit… this is another part that i am still learning at the moment.. and trying to make it a habit.. BLOODY HARD,  i know. So to those people out there…who keep asking me about food… my advice to you is… if you think you can’t make the drastic change and know well that you will fall back to where you came from after 1 or 2 weeks of healthy eating… i would say, start with just cutting your normal portion size by half , after 1 month or so move on to cutting/ eliminating the bad food from your list ..1 or 2 item at a time and from there..slowly increase the amount… and if you ever fall back to old habits.. don’t give up.. keep going.. It’s not the amount of time you failed counts but it’s how determined you are with it….:) I know i have fallen back to the ” bad eating” category few times now.. but i pick myself up again whenever i think i am there…healthy eating habit can be tough.. but it can be tough only if you want to make it tough on yourself…. being healthy is all up to you at the end of the day.. if you are not ready for it… memang susah,  but if you have that clear mind set of what you want.. i believe..everything will be easy for you.

So here i am today… at the age of 30… i am now  working my cute round butt out  with my crazy cute round butt husband in the gym where i’m attached to now…. Will it be easy for both of us.. NOPE, it won’t but i have put my mind to it and i know nothing can stop me from trying to achieve my goal of 18% body fat… well unless if im pregnant la that is… LOL!

” Crossing my fingers and toes really hard now”

So if by end of this month i am still not pregnant….i will set myself a new target goal..

short term target goal… for the next 6 weeks.. i wanna be able to workout at least 3 times a week.

2 months – 4 months- i wanna lose at least 3kg of my body weight and lose 3% of my bodyfat..

4th month – 8th month- I want to  be able to see some improvement on my body shape.. specially on my tummy area, legs and bum. My body fat should go down another 2-3%.

9th to 12 month- I wanna be weighing at 52kg with the bodyfat percentage of 18%.

Now question is, can i do it? I don’t know.. but whatever it is.. i need to get going before the bandwagon leave me behind and 10 years down the road, i suffer and regret that i did not take good care of myself while i still can.

So yep, if by next month i am not pregnant… i will continue my workout journey with full of determination and goal.

My biggest target… 52kg with 18% of  BodyFat %… which means… less shoe and clothes shopping for me.. but more on healthy food and supplement to help me achieve my target… TIME TO BE THE GIRL THAT I”M WELL KNOWN FOR…. The fit and crazy Emelda.. well good crazy that is… hahahahah

Hmmm reading back all the write up here.. bikin takut diri sendiri ni.. LOL! Guess it’s time for me to find life insurance rate.. see which one is good.. mana la tau kan.. terlalu mengejar kejayaan… sampai lupa diri… hahahahahahahahahahah … no la… i don’t think im that hardcore la…

Hmm i forgot.. i need to learn CLEAN EATING TOOO!!! Back to my old boring diet… So whatever the result is guys.. please wish me luck! I need to lose this stubborn fats and start building up my muscle back again…..

Oh i need to also check my BF% by mid month this month…..

Sia kesian juga sama ni patience tapi at the same time , i can’t help but laugh out loud.. i mean… who would name your kid like that???!!! Apparently mom bilang.. she’s pretty too… tapi nama dia BAHAYA!

Mom used to work in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, she’s been working there for as long as i can remember while growing up.. she knows all the scary stories, know almost every workers and doctors in the hospital and worked with almost all the department ..

This happen when she was working in  Gynaecology ward. “sudah la dia kerja di Gynae ward.. tambah dengan ni patience punya nama…Betul betul mengundang BAHAYA”

Friend: Cuba gia kau call ni name? Sia inda berani mau call dia.

Mom: “Check the name …squint her eyes.. when the name got clearer and registered in her memory, she was so shock and nearly laugh out loud but decided to just bite her tongue”

Mom turned around and asked her friend again..

Mom: Macam mana gia mau call dia ni?

Friend: Tu la, cuba gia kau pi jumpa dia.. malu sia mau jumpa dia..

So mom walk up to the patience and ask her question.. Ni kau punya nama ka?

Patient: Iya, itu la nama sia – AMPUT SIA.

Mom dengan segan and malunya…  just nod and walk her to the clinic room…

When mom finish telling us this story..we three wonder how’s her life growing up being called.. AMPUT SIA.. must be horrible kan?

Mom bilang, banyak macam nama dia jumpa waktu kerja di Hospital.. adala BELIMBING, ada KOHOPIS and ada juga nama TOTO … adui.. memang betul macam macam…

Other note:

Any of you guys out there ada ikut si Kim Kardashian punya cerita celebrity wedding news? I wonder how did the whole service took place.. i heard, her engagement ring was SUPER HUGE!!! 20 CARAT!  I wonder how big is 20 carat??? 1 carat pun sudah besar… 20 carat lagi?? Mesti satu jari penuh kan?? TSK TSK TSK.. i saw her short clip in ENews walking down the aisle… cantik la her make up… i like she look gorgeous!

Ba ok la guys.. i need to log out..mom wanna play her game in FB.. heheh..

I’m sad… I received a call yesterday from the vet telling me that Gummy’s Kidney has gotten worse.

I don’t know how long more i have with her… i’m not ready to let her go.. i know i will miss her like crazy and i know i can’t find another dog like her She is unique in her own way..

I just hope who ever is reading this post.. please pray for her that she will go through this with ease…i want her to live longer but at the same time i don’t want her to suffer…so i pray that what ever days that she have left with us… she will go through with with less pain and everything will be easy for her.

I hope she knows that i love her very much and i have tried my very best to give her a good life that she deserve.

OMG! It’s been ages since i last update this blog. ( at least that’s how i feel) been really busy with work stuff and by the time i reach home, i would have to cook and all and by the time i finish everything..my energy level has turned down all the way to ZERO.

I hope everything is well with you guys out there..as for me, life has been hectic and crazy. ( didn’t i already mention that earlier?) I got no time to think about blog anymore and  i have missed out so many assignment opportunity too ( boohoo big time)

Ah.. what can i do.. that’s life huh? Anyway, I wanna share with you all about my dream last night.. it’s so weird that i just wanna share this out with you guys..hahah.. i never dreamt this kind of weird dreams before and i would like to know what do you think about it. I have received few comment on it at facebook..but heck i would still love to hear from you..what do you think it is.

To me, i think my dream was telling me to be extra careful with someone in my life…i don’t know who .. but it’s a warning i say …i hope that whatever it is.. it will be alright at the end of the day.

At first, i dreamt of millipede. I was sitting at sofa in my Mom in Law house when out of the blue.. few millipede starts creeping out from the sofa’s itself! i started screaming and my Father in Law came to the rescue..LOL! He was my hero in my dream…

Then i was on the way back home in a van..i saw two little snakes coiled up at one corner of the van.. but for some reason i know that snakes is meant to bite my toes…you know like i’m suppose to let them bite my toes.. i don’t know why and for what reason..but i know im suppose to let them bite! ( Gilakan?)

So when the van came to complete halt, i simply took the first snake and let it bite my toe and the second one.. now here’s the crazy part.. i asked Daniel to hold the snake and let it bit me… Daniel was so cool about the idea and he hold the snake and let that thing do it’s job. I obviously was in pain…and i cried out loud in my dream… and woke up trying to “Kick” that bloody snakes away from me…yes..that dream was my morning alarm today.. woke up at 8:14..exactly 1 sec before my alarm rang!

When i woke up.. i was thinking to myself..WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT DREAM ABOUT MAN??!!!! Creepy!!

Some says it’s because of hungry ghost month now..so mungkin it’s because of that.. some say i may have an admirer… but according to the dream mood….they say this :

Snake

To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you.  Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. Alternatively, the snake may be seen as phallic and thus symbolize temptation, dangerous and forbidden sexuality. In particular, to see a snake on your bed, suggests that you are feeling sexually overpowered or sexually threatened. You may be inexperienced, nervous or just unable to keep up. If you are afraid of the snake, then it signifies your fears of sex, intimacy or commitment. The snake may also refer to a person around you who is callous, ruthless, and can’t be trusted. As a positive symbol, snakes represent healing, transformation, knowledge and wisdom. It is indicative of self-renewal and positive change.  

Yup, that’s what it says here… but what is your thought about my dream?

Oh, if you are also looking for gifts to your loved ones.. you might wanna try this link football gifts specially if they are a football fan… im sure you can get something good from there

Ba ok la..see you guys again in my next post..meanwhile.. tell me what you think of my dream ok? TATA!

I have so much to say here.. specially today. I really wanna luahkan my perasaan kalau boleh..cehwah..my bahasa tu..wanna luahkan perasaan lagi tu…hahahahhahaha ahhh..oh well that’s just me being me la.

Tapi masalahnya i can’t luahkan secara keseluruhannya… kalau sia buat macam tu im sure ada la yg membawa mulut nanti… bahaya juga tu kan?

Anyway let’s just say ada la orang yg avagat somputuh sangat sangat di office sia ni at the moment.. asangan sia! Kalau boleh mau juga sia pi tanya dia apa ba masalah dia sebenar benarnya? Kenapa sampai begitu sekali dia punya reaction? Inda pernah terima rejection ka ni manusia ni? I mean..we human kan selalu akan dapat rejection? Work at it professionally la….jangan pula jadi personal!

Hey, at least i did it in a professional way..i tell you the truth… tapi kau pula…hmmm..terus jadi personal ni.. bodoh bin banggap pula sia rasa dia trus.  Begini ka menjadi seorang yang kononnya sudah senior dalam bidang ni?

Ni la ni kalau sudah inda ingat dunia..ingat dia la paling terrer and paling berkuasa…nokuo dih nung iziau tuhun topuak…. inda semesti sia akan ikut buhus kau selalu.. bosuon! Betul la Tuhun topuak ni kan.. kalau masuk ja di asia.. diorang ingat diorang la segala galanya… diorang ingat diorang ni macam KINOIGAN oh! Isk!

Sia betul betul inda tau kenapa dia macam tu.. but whatever it is… sia memang inda happy today and sia memang inda suka cara dia buat keputusan…

Nung obulih… mau juga sia report hud dih pagawai lagi basar dari dia… but then again…untuk apa? Paling paling pun.. sia akan buat ni barang lebih sensitive and personal lagi bagi dia.

Solution paling baik… mogihum do kalaja suvaiiiiiiii..kan??? Cari bushnell binoculars,LOL!

Ba apa apa pun …sia harap kamu punya hari lagi bagus dari sia ni hari ..lagi gembira and senang dari sia.  :)

I am now feeling much better but for some reason this morning i woke up with throbbing head. MIGRAINE ATTACK pulaaaaaa… Sigh. I have no idea what’s going on in me la…

Anyway, as my previous post said.. i will be sharing with you on the stuff and equipment we brought up all the way to Laban rata and the peak of Mount K.

I was clueless on what i should bring or buy to hike up as this was my first climb ever in my life…but thankfully i have my Brother and friends to help me out. So here’s what i bought and will give you some other tips that i think can be your alternative. ” This is thru my observation while hiking up though.”

Here’s the thing i bought up to Hike.

1- Two winter jacket. But i got to rent another one up at laban rata as the first one got wet during my first day hike… it was raining heavily on day one. So either you do it like me or get yourself a waterproof winter clothing. But be warn..waterproof clothing gonna cost you a bomb.

2- Bring only light clothing. Meaning, less is more for this trip. Unless if you don’t mind paying extra for the porter to carry your stuff up for you .  I bought 2 tops : one singlet and one baby t, 2 long pants, 2 sport bra and 1 long tights and  2 pairs of socks on that day. But i was really lucky because it wasn’t raining the second day hike up to the peak except the last 2 km before we reach Timpohon Gate, So my advice..instead of carrying only 2 pairs of each..bring 3 or even 4 pairs of everything  if you wanna be comfortable.  Moreover, you will definitely wanna change after your hike. I have to wear my mom’s baju once i sampai at the main entrance…hahahahaha.

3- You will definitely need BUFF. Buff is the multi functional headwear. You can get this at outdoor shop. If not just get yourself a thick scarf,beanie or winter hat . I bought both..winter hat and a buff.

If you don’t know what’s buff.. here’s the link for you to check it out.

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4-Gloves..waterproof winter gloves.

5- Headlight with extra battery in your pack.

6- Good trekking shoe with lots of grip! It doesn’t need to be expensive ones..you can get a cheap one at BATA. I bought mind there and it does wonder that BATA shoe! Only cost me Rm80 But some even wore just a rubber sandal up.. and they made it. I guess it’s depending on your experienced and

7- Walking stick. You will need this the most on the way down. You can either buy the metal type which cost me RM17 only at Tong’s in KK or you can get the wood type which cost you like Rm3 at the registration booth in National park itself.

8- Chocolate bar, banana,apples,sweets…this will really help you along the way…oh an a bottle of water… we carried up 2 small bottle of mineral water.. it was good enough for both of us.. but then again that’s depending on how much water you consume la..

I think that’s it… hmmm anyway, if i ever miss anything please do add on at the comment corner.. sia ni kan baru so i may be wrong la.

P/s: When you are hiking up, you will see loads of the locals wearing only their rubber slip on shoe or even slipper walking up..you can try that too if you want to feel and be like the locals.

P/ss: They dont even bother to wear long pants and all.. just short pants, sleeveless top and raincoat to keep them dry and warm all the way up to laban rata while carrying heavy loads on their back! As heavy as 40kg!!!  I swear if they were to asked  to bring toro lawn mowers up… they will and they could! Salute to them.