My Fatty Journey

New found favorite snack

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:59:00 +0000

Vadeh from Gandhi's

The morning selfishness

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:15:00 +0000

At the peak hour of the morning traffic jam, almost everyone is selfish.

Generally people feel that if they let a car into their lane, they will be late to work by 3 days.

When someone gave their signals to turn into our lanes, we tend to drive even faster so that the car could not cut in front of us.

Maybe because somehow we believe that by not letting others cut in, we will reach our destination 1 day ahead.

If you peek through the screens of these cars, you'd see grumpy faces.

Now is it really the fault of others if we are stuck in the traffic jam?

Could we not wake up much earlier to avoid all these frustrations?

If we really did not have any options and we know that traffic jam is unavoidable, wouldn't it be easier to go through it with a calm mind?

You and I know that no matter how annoyed you are with the traffic, by swearing and cursing won't really change anything.

I admit that I am guilty of all the above. But there's always a way to make things better.

The Original Home

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:20:00 +0000

I always have this inside my head: "Home is where the heart belongs."
Somehow, I was convinced that, the phrase that came out of nowhere was true.
I never truly felt it even though I have stayed in many places.
Probably 14 physical houses for the past 29 years.
I may have spent half of my lifetime staying with my family;
However, I always felt that those were my family’s homes;
I did not feel really home.
I knew I was going to leave that particular house in no time; whichever house it was.

It took me a very long time to finally feel homed.
“Home is where the heart belongs.” Yes.
And where the heart belongs is where it came from.
I came to realise that it does not matter
Where I am physically
Which part of the world I would be
Which mattress I would be resting on
Home is felt from within.

There’s a saying: “Peace comes from within; do not search it without.”
Home, is where peace is.
You get that, you are at home.
That’s the original home.

Seeking People's Fault

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:35:00 +0000

It is a qualification of a Vaiṣṇava that he is adoṣa-darśī: he never sees others’ faults.

Of course, every human being has both good qualities and faults.

Therefore it is said, saj-janā guṇam icchanti doṣam icchanti pāmarāḥ: everyone has a combination of faults and glories.

But a Vaiṣṇava, a sober man, accepts only a man’s glories and not his faults, for flies seek sores whereas honeybees seek honey.

Haridāsa Paṇḍita never found fault with a Vaiṣṇava but considered only his good qualities.

CC Adi 8.62 ,

PURPORT by Srila Prabhupada

"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:36:00 +0000

Hare Krishna !

The Dawn of 2012

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:37:00 +0000

Sizzling brownie with vanilla ice-cream and cashew nuts

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:20:00 +0000

This is by far the tastiest brownie I have ever had.

The brownie is served on a sizzling hot plate with a scope of vanilla ice cream on top of it & garnished with some cashew nuts.

Thereafter, chocolate syrup is poured all over the brownie and it would be sizzled by the hot plate.

Hence, the sizzling bubbles in the first picture.

This is vegetarian by the way; i.e. the brownie does not contain eggs at all.

You can find this awesome brownie at Radhey's Vegetarian Restaurant:

Address

23-1, 3rd Mile Square,

151, Old Klang Road,

Batu 3½, 58100 KL

Tel: 03-7984 4001

Fax 03-7984 5001

www.radheys.com.my

I will post more awesome food from this restaurant in time to come.

A doggie's last will & testament

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:03:00 +0000

Facebook is fun but is it safe?

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:37:00 +0000

So FaceBook. Who does not have an account? Oh yes, my dearest amma.

As interesting and addictive Facebook could be, if not careful, it could be a dangerous tool as well.

Dangerous in the sense that people could actually track where you were from its "Check-in" or "Allow friends to check you in" functions.

Even for photo albums which you did not tagged the location, it will still detect the name of your album and asked if you wish to tag the albums' location.

So it is upon yourself to decide how much you wish to share.

And then there's another website called: http://status.idolbin.com where you could possibly find almost everything you have posted on Facebook here.

"You've got a friend in me"

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 01:52:00 +0000

The Muppet Show, Mahna Mahna

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:21:00 +0000

It's pretty hard not to get hooked to this cute Muppet song:

Mahna ! Mahna !

The Puma Heart Rate Monitor with Calorie Counter Watch

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:31:00 +0000

Hello it's Christmas today kan? Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating it.

For me, nothing's planned for today. But then few days back I received a gift which had been categorized as a Christmas gift.

The Puma Heart Rate Monitor with Calorie Counter Watch

OK. The actual name of the watch is not actually that long. I am just trying to make it sound cooler by describing one of its coolest function. I have been wanting this for some time now; i.e. to monitor how much calories I burn each time I work out. *kononlah nak jadi proper athlete kan?*

So the box comes with the following items:

The Watch itself, obviously

And

An ECG belt

The watch itself has many functions (besides telling time):

Product Features

Chronograph, count-down timer; Heart rate monitor with wireless ECG sensor belt included and preset HR zone or manual set hi/lo HR zone
Equipped to display heart rate as BPM, heart rate as percentage of maximum heart rate, HR max (age based) calories burned during workout, minimum HR of total exercise, maximum HR of total exercise and average HR of total exercise
Dual alarm
LED HR zone indicator, EL backlight
Water-resistant to 165 feet (50 M)

Then in order to detect your heart rate, you need to wear the ECG belt around your chest area under your breast. The ECG belt works on a wifi system that detects the watch automatically.

He also bought one for himself. Hehe.

So tiba-tiba, kite orang bersemangat sangat. The next morning, dua-dua orang pergi bersenam just because we want to use the watch and to see how much calories we burnt. Ha Ha !

Knee Guard

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:20:00 +0000

You've seen people wearing them; but you never thought you would need it (so soon) ...

"Silence is Golden"

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:18:00 +0000

Could not be truer today than any other day ...

Blog Challenge Day 2: Your Favourite Movie

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:19:00 +0000

Today's challenge is "Your favorite movie".

I had two movies in mind but someone insisted that I am only allowed to post ONE favorite movie. Fine.

(One of the movies that I wanted to post but not allowed] was "Marley and me")

It shows a very beautiful relationship between man and dog. The kind of relationship that literally acts out the old saying "A dog is a man's best friend". A dog CAN really be your best friend because he will never judge you and love you unconditionally; and of course he will never cheat you and will always be loyal to you. These qualities are rare in humans these days.

OK. Enough of this talk about the movie which is not really the "FAVORITE" movie.

The one movie which I always thought to have a deeper meaning is ~~The Twilight Saga~~ "The Last Samurai".

This is what I learned from this movie. A Samurai is not someone who kills without reason (I'm not saying that the movie condones killing). A samurai serves more like a protector of its people.

When a samurai fights, he fights with focus. He is not easily distracted and meditation is part of his daily rituals.

*Ok. I am supposed to elaborate more on why I thought this is my favorite movie but at this point in time I am feeling really sleepy. Kthxbai*

The Random Blog Challenge | Day 1 : Your Favorite Song

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:22:00 +0000

Half a year ago, there was this random blog challenge in the blogosphere. There is no reason why you should do it. You will not get a price if you complete it. It is purely for the fun of it.

I do not remember where I stopped. So let’s restart the challenge.

The topics which you are suppose to blog about are the following:

Day 1 – Your favorite song
Day 2 – Your favorite movie
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date
Day 4 – Your favorite photo of your best friend  
Day 5 – What makes you different from everyone else?  
Day 6 – A song to match your mood  
Day 7 – A photo of an animal you would love to keep as a pet  
Day 8 – Your dream wedding  
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased  
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat  
Day 11 – A photo of your favorite memory  
Day 12 – Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is  
Day 13 – A photo of your favorite band or artist  
Day 14 – A TV show you are currently addicted to  
Day 15 – Something you do not leave the house without  
Day 16 – Short term goals for this month and why  
Day 17 – How you hope your future will be like  
Day 18 – Five things that irritate ME about opposite/same sex  
Day 19 – A photo of something you want to do before you die  
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name  
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy  
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently  
Day 23 – 15 facts about you  
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you  
Day 25 – Who are you?  
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you want to go  
Day 27 – What kind of person attracts you?  
Day 28 – In this past month, what have you learned?  
Day 29 – Something you could never tired of doing  
Day 30 – A photo of yourself today + 3 good things that have happened in the past 30 days

I shall start this entry with the Day 1's challenge – “Your Favorite Song”

My favorite song now has to be “Unbelievable” by Craig David.

This is an important song because he dedicated it to me.

The Cycle of Life

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:34:00 +0000

If only people understands this process ...

A song

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:26:00 +0000

In my heart, in my head, it's so clear now,
Hold my hand you've got nothing to fear now,
I was lost and you've rescued me some how-.
I'm alive, I'm in love you complete me,
And I've never been here before.
Now I see, what love means.

Chanting His name

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:39:00 +0000

I relate a troubled mind to a lock of dry tangled long hair (Is that how one measure hair? A “lock”? Ok. No idea). I have long hair and they do not look healthy after all those chemicals that were applied on it.

After each shampoo, I need to apply hair conditioner to smoothen and detangle it. Without the hair conditioner step, it would be very challenging, if not impossible, to comb my hair. And this hair conditioning step is necessary at every wash.

A troubled and disturbed mind is just like my unhealthy long hair.

The more damages and challenges we face, the more our minds are filled with thoughts, both good and bad. And sometimes, there are just too many bad thoughts or hurtful thoughts. There are mornings where I wake up with an heavy heart; sometimes the heaviness feels like some big rock is pressing against my chest.

So what have I learned recently to detangled the messy knots in my mind and heart? To chant His name.

Chanting His name regularly, especially in the morning, has helped to “clear” the fog in my mind and heart, and allowed me to go through the day with a deeper quietness from within (regardless how chaotic the external environment could be). After each completed round of chanting, it feels like the heart is fed with His Grace.

However, this practice needs to be carried out regularly and consistently, just like how the dry hair needs to be conditioned at each wash.

"There is a very intimate relationship between Me and the pure devotees."

What's a good picture?

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:10:00 +0000

A good picture is not about how clear it is but who is in it.

"SOMking" is bad for your health

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:21:00 +0000

"All the pleasures of somking without any problems"

Amazing-kan? You produce a whole load of Disposable E-Cigarette without proper proof-reading.

Planning, can you really do it?

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:56:00 +0000

"Please draw up a plan of what you want to achieve for the new year. Set small milestones of how you will achieve it. Then work your plan"

"Fail to plan; plan to fail"

Have we not heard enough of those things?

Well, it's more like "been there, done that (probably gaziliion times)" for me.

But did it work? Maybe for tiny little things like "I plan to buy a pack of soya milk for dinner tonight."

How about bigger things which could change your life forever? No, it never worked for me.

No matter how many times I thought I knew what I wanted to do in this big picture of life, there will always be something that comes along that distracts or more like re-route this so-called plan.

After numerous time when your plans get re-routed, you kinda learned that you never really have full control over your life. Never.

And then all you could do is to try to love your environment compassionately ...

And to surrender the rest to Him.

So if you are asking me what are my plans, my answer to you is that I think I plan to have a cup of shake later for dinner. That's all I know for now.

Some "new" tips about flying Air Asia

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:45:00 +0000

So, not everyone of us fly in and out every other week or month.

I think the last time I flew to anywhere was last year mid-year.

Since then, AirAsia has changed its system quite a lot & I only got to know it last night.

And because I'm writing this from my phone while sleepily waiting to take off, I'm going to keep this short & sweet:

(1) It's important that you do the on-line check-in first. At first you may think paying RM5 at the air port to do the check-in is no big deal, but its not about the tiny fee. Doing your own on-line check-in will save you the hassle of long queus at those self check-in counters.

(2) Once you've done the on-line check-in, print out the Boarding pass. Again save the hassle of searching for scanner at the airport to scan the so-called QR codes or whatever. What if you don't have an Android or iPhone or Black Berry? Or what if your mobile internet service decided to die on you at that moment?

(3) At the airport, after you have the printed Boarding pass with you, search for the "Baggage Drop-off" counters. They are divided into either "International" or "Domestic".

(4) Scanning your luggage. You need to scan your luggage first before you can drop off. And you can only pass the scanning test if you lay your bags flat. If your bag was placed straight up while scrolling into the scanner, you'd be asked to take your bag back into the long queue and re-scan.

Do all these & you can straight away proceed to the Boarding gates with ease.

These tips are brought to you by,
Kampung Ah Lian who rarely flies.

Denim

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:33:00 +0000

No need to fill up "White Card" to enter M'sia, for now

noreply@blogger.com (myfattyjourney) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:10:00 +0000

SINGAPORE: Travellers crossing the causeway into Malaysia will not need to fill up the white immigration cards, for now.

This is a temporary measure due to the shortage of cards.

A sign at the Tourism Malaysia office showed that the white cards have not been distributed since June this year.

A spokesperson said new stock should arrive in about two weeks.

In the meantime, travellers have been assured that they need not fill up the immigration forms.

Malaysian authorities said that should speed up clearance at customs with the surge in visitor numbers expected during the year-end school holiday and festive period.

Zalizam Zakaria, director at Tourism Malaysia's Singapore office, said: "Whenever you go through the second link or the causeway, you can pass through without filling up the white card. The immigration officer will do the necessary procedures."

~*~*~*~*~*~

Awesome Malaysia. You did it again.

(1) First, you ran out of cards for 6 months? How long does it take to print and distribute those white cards?

(2) Don't you have a system in place to check your re-order level?

(3) So now the cards' run out, is OK for people to enter Malaysia freely? Yay!

(The story was taken from: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1167225/1/.html)