My 33th Birthday

I've just turned 33 this year and to make it more fun this year for myself, I've declared the whole of September my Birthday month. :) Yes, that means my birthday is not only on 10th Sep but the entire month of Sept.

I make a point to celebrate it as much as possible and I'm celebrating it with loads of eating of great food. :D It's seems really fun to do it this way. :)

This year I had celebrated my b'day 2 days in a row with my hubby. He took me to Cava in Bangsar for Spanish food on the 9th Sep and Japanese food on the 10th Sep. But before that I've been eating a lot and I'm still eating and more eating to come as I'm gonna celebrate with my in laws tomorrow.

As usual, I received a bouquet of White Casablanca Lilies from my darling. :) He told me that he actually chose the flowers based on the meaning and it was certainly so sweet and thoughtful of him to do that in between his busy schedule. :)

I maybe another year older biologically but I sure don't feel upset nor older. Hahahaha...age is just a number, it is all in our head!

About Keeping In Shape

Anyone who knows me from my schooling days can testify that I've always been more or less the same size as I am now and then. It is funny for people from different race, age group and even gender to ask me this question, "How do you stay so slim?".

Seriously, I have no answer and I have no secret or any special diet regime to share. I'm serious. Very often, people always think that there must be something I'm doing secretly to stay slim and not willing to share coz when I replied that I don't do anything particular to stay slim, sometimes I get offended looks and I can see from their expressions that they don't believe me.

Alright, if there's really anything I'm doing to make sure I stay slim and not put on weight, just only one thing, it is not a secret, in fact it is what I usually share with people whenever they complain that they can't fit into their existing clothes due to the extra pounds they have gained and having to buy new wardrobes that they can fit into.

I think this is the biggest mistake everyone makes. When you put on a little weight and the pants seems a little tight, you quickly go and buy a new pair of pants in bigger size so that you can wear more comfortably. And after a while, you find that the new pants no longer fit as you have put on some more weight and once again you rush to the department store and get a bigger size that you can fit in nicely. Need I say more? If you keep doing that, before you realise it, you will be out of control!!!! Even though some might say they would keep their old pants/blouses and wait till they lose weight and to use its again. Believe me, it will never happen if you do not discipline yourself.

It's not that I am so Lucky that I can never put on weight. This is not true. I do gain extra pounds on my thighs if I consume too much RICE. Yes, it is my biggest enemy. So I try to avoid it as much as I can. But staying away from rice doesn't help much coz I love to eat, so too much of eating other stuff would also eventually make me gain weight, so what do I do to stay slim all these years while I still get to enjoy all my favourite food?

Mmmmmm.. the trick is...never give in to the extra bulge or tightness. Whenever I feel that my pants are a little tight, I take it as a warning sign and I'll try to cut down all my favourite fatty food. I would never allow myself to make any purchase of new clothes when I know that I have put on some weight coz by doing so, you are giving yourself away. And each time you allow that to happen, one fine day, you will find that you are too far gone and even harder to put off the weight and most people would end up give in and give up.

So you see, there really isn't any secret that I'm keeping from you guys. Just do as I do and you should be able to keep your figure. :)

Can Someone Arrest Him Already?!?!?

The recent news about Kartika Sari Dewi who was caught and charged and to be caned for drinking beer has sparked quite and argument about our Malaysia's law & justice system.

It is an open 'secret' that many Malays/Muslims do consume alcohol, they either do it privately or openly in the pubs with their peers. There are many photographs available on the internet showing many ministers' children are also partying & consuming alcohol openly in pub/disco with their friends and even they were not caught by the religious officers at that time, aren't the photos say enough? So why no one actually arrest and charge them?!?!

I've received some photos from a friend last year of a well known politic figure and his wife drinking beer with a group of friends at a private premise. I've been keeping the mail but never once forward to anyone else, but then I think now is the time to show the people what kind of Hypocrites are running our country!!!

Recognise Her??

Who is that?

Any clue?

Can you recognise who are in the pics? And CAN SOMEONE ARREST HIM ALREADY?!?!?!

Challenge, Fear & Pressure...

With Pressure comes Fear; and With Fear Comes Greater Pressure.

It is inevitable to face pressure in our daily life. We get it from work, family and friends and even from strangers that we do not know. The more pressure we have, the more fear we built up in us and the more difficult to get things done.

Can we turn all these negative influences into something positive? How can we make use of the fear and pressure and turn them into positive energy?

We have it in us, just that not all of us know how to deal and work on it. As everyone deal with their stress and fear differently thus there is no sure proof method on telling someone how he/she should do it. I guess we can always use the fear and pressure as motivation and encouragement to do better, to move forward and not to hold us back or retreating. Try thinking of some rewards for yourself if you could achieve or overcome certain things.

I always believe that the biggest thing to challenge myself with is, well MYSELF. As all of us have our own capabilities as well as limitations, so we can never be the best of all coz somewhere around the world, there are always people who are much better than us.

So why do we want to pressure ourselves by challenging other people's limit? The biggest achievement is not about how many people we could win out there coz we can never win them all. The most important thing is having our own breakthrough. We do better than what we think we could. When you achieve something better than you can imagine, you surprise yourselves again by making another bigger achievement. You have done your best and you have go beyond your limit, so even if you lose to others that doesn't make you any less than others.

For example, if there is a singing competition where the contestants are make out of Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Diana Ross, Christina Aguilera and other many great singers, let say if Mariah Carey wins the competition, does it mean the rest are not as good a singer than Mariah Carey? Of course NOT!

So that's what I'm trying to say if you can follow me.

Do not be afraid to lose to others by giving more pressure to ourselves. Really, coz what really matter is to win ourselves over. Selah! ;)

Choosing The Right Songs

I'm down with 2 more songs.... but it is so difficult to decide on the last 2 songs.

I have to forgo a few songs chosen earlier coz after trying out in the studio, both my sound engineer & I agreed that some songs are not suitable for my voice even though I like it very much. I've decided a few more songs and hope that I can nail those songs and able to finish my recording next week.

Once I complete this album, I can start concentrating on composing my own songs. Another thing I've been wanting to do long long time ago. :)

It feels great and fulfilling when you finally working towards your dreams and see it being materialised. Wish I've started all these earlier but then it is better late than never coz at least I no longer just sit here and 'dream' about it, I am Acting on it. :)

These Are Our Police...Or Samseng?!?!?

Got this video from a friend today so thought of just share it with you all.

I do not know what was the guy's offence as he could have beaten, robbed, rapped or killed someone...or he could have committed a minor offense...or he might be innocence of any crime.

Whatever it is I do not agree with what our police have done to that guy. We have laws so they should just let that guy be punished under the law and not take things in their own hair. Being a police give them no rights to mistreat or assault people as they like.

2nd Phase...

Since I was young I've been dreaming about recording my own album and in fact it has been intensify the past few months.

I almost given up as the sound engineers were all fully booked by other artists and I thought maybe it wasn't meant to be since I've waited since Jan. But then last Thursday, my vocal trainer finally told me that I can start doing my recording. And there I went quickly arranged with the sound engineer for today.

I've spent 2 hours in the studio recorded 2 songs. My trainer told me I did very well and very fast coz a lot of people would take 3-4 hours just to record one song. I wonder if it is true or she was just trying to encourage me and makes me feel good.

I think I did pretty well even though I had to redo many times in order to get the perfect pitch and all. I was very nervous at first but thank goodness the sound engineer is good so I felt more relax after a while. It was a very nice & fun experience but my legs were killing me as I stood for 2 hours for the recording.

I'll be going for another session this Thursday to record other songs and hopefully I'll be more relax this time.

And I'm glad I've finally move into the 2nd phase towards my dream. :)