Commitment

Last night was rough. Was feeling slightly upset with work pressure, personal and health. I think I dream of something in my sleep last night. In my dream I see a ring on my finger. I was shocked. That's it.

Weird eyh? I look into dream interpretation. I do believe that dream is a way for our subconscious mind resolving issues that we are facing in our everyday life. I was ranting about  my boss in the evening. However, I am resolved that I want to handle the issue on my own. The dream diary basically states that when you see a ring on your finger it means you are committed to something or someone.

Well, I guess that is true. I am committed to my work now.

Paleo Day 7 Dinner

Aku dah star bergym semula. Best betul sebab company ni ada gym. Alatan dia tak byk tapi lengkap. Gym kat Kampar aritu lagi kecik dari yang ni. Boleh je kurus. Tapi time tu kurus sebab banyak makan hati rasanya...Hahaha...

So, balik lewat sket semalam sebab bergym and bergosip. Jalan jem pulak sebab hujan lah landslide la accident, kereta rosak semua ada la atas jalan semalam. Sepanjang jalan aku dok pikir pasal makanan. Rasa nak makan KFC la, minum coke, makan nandos lah, macam2 la otak ni pikir dalam jem. Dah dekat sampai rumah, aku decide nak pg supermarket beli drumstick and masak je ayam kfc sendiri.

Sampai Hero Supermarket kol 9.15pm. Ayam semua dah tinggal sikit. Drumstik tinggal seketul je. Mood nak masak terus hilang. Browsing punya browsing last2 aku ambil kelapa muda and grill seaweed snack. Sampai rumah, keluarkan potato salad baki kelmarin dari fridge and dats my dinner last nite. Since mom still bising about my health, i took a spoonful of VCO before going to sleep.

Hari ni bowel movement much better. Tapi still ada rasa flaring. Aku dah set appoinment degan specialist dekat KPJ Damansara next Monday. Hepefully, I can sort this out soon.

Paleo Day 7

Selepas minum minyak kelapa dara, proses pembuangan sangat smooth. Cuma waktu pagi still ada darah bila buang air. Perut still bloating. Luckily, baju keje still muat lagi nak pakai. Kena cover perut sikit la.

Hari ni breakfast macam biasa, probiotics and ubat doktor kemudian lapik perut dengan 2 biji pisang montel/emas yang cute like me. Jenis pisang memang akutak pandai la. Pisang tanduk je aku kenal actually. Tapi rupa pisang tu macam gambar kat bawah ni.

Since aku nak lunch kol 12, kol 11 aku dah makan lagi ubat yg doktor tu bagi. Tekak ni rasa gatal je nak makan laksa selepas baca blog ni and tgk anak kakak ni menghirup kuah laksa dengan penuh berselera. Aku boleh je nak masak laksa. Tapi tak pernah masak untuk makan sorang. Dulu biasa masak utk family. Nowadays, kalau nak rasa laksa mak, kena pegi makan kat kedai Yus.

Back to my lunch story, aku ngn Nabil (my workdays lunch partner) mengagahkan diri redah jem bandar Kajang pegi mencari laksa. Last2 decide pergi Kajang Prima je sebab ada Cafe Old Town White Coffee. Both of us order laksa sebab dah bosan hari2 lunch makan nasi je. My verdict, kuah cair, condiments tak banyak, rasa laksa ada lagi la. Aku prefer Papparich punya assam laksa.

Oldtown

Papparich

For drinks aku mintak lime juice. Sebabkan lime jus dia macam campur dengan cordial je, aku terminum sikit. Rosak poleo diet aku arini gara-gara tekak yang gatal hari ni. But its ok, will burn it off dekat gym today. Macam mana nak bergym dengan kaki yang sengal2 ni pun aku tak sure lagi.

More updates to come!

Paleo Day 6 Dinner - Sweet potato & egg salad

Semalam melarikkan diri dari ofis jam 5.35pm. Badan aku still crampy, sengal2 etc. Kerja masih bertimbun. Aku decide untuk bawak balik one of the work.

Sampai rumah dengan perasaan happy sebab takde trafik jem. Tukar baju jap aku terus ke dapur nak buat dinner. Malam semalam aku prepare sweet potato and white potato egg salad makan dengan meatballs.

Resepi salad ubi-ubian dan telur.

Mula-mula aku bersihkan potatoes tu semua. Since aku nak makan sorang and aku nak prepare 2 portion supaya esok tak payah masak, aku just gunakan one of each potatoes. Aku buangkan kulit and potong kiub bite size. Kalau mulut korang besau, boleh le potong besau-besau. Dah siap tu, aku masukkan dalam periuk berisi air dan garam sikit and rebus ubi tu sampai lembut. At the same time, kita rebuskan telur. Aku paki 2 biji telur. Cara rebus telur korang tau kot *wink*

Once ubi dah lembut and telur pun dah masak, kita boleh la buat dressing dia yang super simple. After dah letakkan ubi dalam mangkuk, kupas kulit telur kemudian potong telur tu sesedap rasa. Masukkan sekali dalam mangkuk berisi ubi tadi. Hiriskan sikit daun bawang untuk dapatkan rasa bawang. Bagi yang gemar makan bawang, boleh la letak hirisan bawang besar dalam tu.Then, masukkan garam and blackpeper secukup rasa. Lastly, masukkan extra virgin olive oil. Gaul sampai sebati kemudian makan!

Senangkan? So tu la menu aku malam tadi. Again, malas nak amik gambar. So gambar kat atas ni aku dapat kat google. Bentuk rupa dia lebih kurang sama la dengan salad yang aku buat semalam.

For supper, since mak aku  risau sangat dengan tahap kesihatan aku sekarang, dia suggest aku minum minyak kelapa dara sebelum tidur untuk sembuhkan internal injuries katanya. InsyaAllah. Memandangkan bau minyak kelapa dara tu agak kuat, aku blend mango dengan celery, jadikan jus. So for my supper, aku lapik perut dengan jus tu kemudian minum satu sudu besar minyak kelapa dara yang mak aku buat eyh. Bukan beli tau. Gambar kat bawah ni sekadar hiasan saje.

Rasa dia, eeeww...

Paleo Day 6

Dah 6 hari dah rupanya aku ikut Paleo diet ni. My verdict so far, I lost over 1 kg. Aku rasa just by cutting off sugar from your diet, you would be able to lose weight. But then again, aku punya 10 days challenge ni bukan untuk lose weight. I just want to make better choice and eat healthy meals so that I can heal my body. Tu je.

Aku rasa ubat yang doktor tu bagi dah menampakkan kesan. Although I still experience low grumbling sound coming from my gut, at least I am not going to the toilet as often as before. Thank God.

I am still contemplating whether to visit the specialist or not. My mom has been nagging me to go but truthfully, I don't like seeing doctors.

Anyway, untuk hari ke-6 ni makan biasa je. Morning, I took the probiotics, ubat dari doktor tu and pisang untuk lapik perut. Sampai ofis drink 2 gelas air. Lunch kt luar makan nasi campur. As usual, nasi dikurangkan. Lauk hari ni lebih pada meat. Kemudia aku amik egg tofu and mango salad tak lupa juga sambal belacan. Malam ni most probably just makan meatball yang aku dah prep and freeze semalam. Sos bolognese aku yang awesome pun masih ada lagi. I am set for tonite.

By the end of the week nak cuba diet lain plak. Been reading about all these different diet. Macam menarik je. Ada flat tummy diet la, 3 days diet la. Will read some more and make my decision by the end of the week.

Update later

Paleo Diet Day 3, 4 and 5

Mood nak update blog kat umah memang tak berapa nak ada sgt so, aku update semua sekali gus here.

Dinner Day 3

Aku masak sup ayam. Masak nasi. So makan tu je for that nite. Sebab malam tu aku rasa bloated, aku minum lemon & ginger infused water.

Day 4

Brunch
Since its Saturday, bangun pun lambat. Malas nak masak, malas nak keluar so aku just reheat the soup and makan ngn nasi and telur sunny side up. Drinks, lots of lemon & ginger infused water. At around 2pm aku walk to my panel clinic pegi jumpa doktor. Mintak referal letter nak jumpa specialist. At the same time dia bagi aku ubat juga. This time dia suspect aku ada IBS pulak. Entahlah...

Snack/Tea
Balik dari klinik singgah grocery. Beli salary and mango. Sampai umah, buat smoothie untuk mimum petang. Aku campurkan banana, mango, raspberries and a stick of salary. Warna dia memang gross giler la kan tapi rasa dia sedap ok. Sebabkan aku buat banyak, aku simpan a portion dalam freezer jadi gelato.

Dinner
For dinner, aku stir fry kacang buncis, garlic, onion and oyster sauce, telur dadar and the soup from the nite before.

Day 5

Breakfast
After a completely restful day on Saturday, aku decide untuk jadi aktif sikit on Sunday. I call up a friend and ajak dia hiking at Bukit Kiara. Before hiking I ate a banana and some water. Since we started a bit late, cuaca dah agak panas tapi it was a good hike. We spent almost an hour to complete the circuit.

Lunch
After hiking lapar. Memang ingat nak makan nasi lemak. Since dah pukul 11 lebih time tu, nasi lemak pun dah habis. End up makan nasi beriani ayam dekat Restoran Ismail TTDI. First time rasanya makan nasi beriani kat tempat tu. Nasi amik sikit, then ayam dia besar gila. Aku m intak acar timun dia lebih sikit. Air, just plain ice water. Heaven... Sampai rumah, shower and rehat. Did a bit of light exercise while watching tv. Starting to have bowel movement... Happy!

Tea/Snacks
Was feeling restless kat umah. Nak buat house chores pun macam malas. So around 5 aku keluar ke Tesco Mutiara Damansara. Park kat sana sebab free and banyak parking. By thattime perut cam rasa lapar sikit. So I went to Juice Works dekat Curve and get myself Smooth Operator. Ingredients dalam tu ada guava, celery, pineapple and orange. Sedap. With that as snacks I made my way to Ikano. Sebab sebenar ke Ikano is to go to Cold Storage cari decaf coffee. Jelous gila pagi2 and petang dapat hidu bau coffee je kat ofis tapi tak boleh minum. Choices for decaf coffee tak berapa banyak, tapi kalau banding dengan tesco, cold srorange has wider range. So I choose to try Nescafe Classic but decaf. Nescafe Gold pun ada decaf tapi aku nak try yang biasa dulu. Tengok how my tummy takes it. I also bought sweet potato and almond. Snack untuk ptg tu.

Owh, nak dijadikan cerita, kat depan cold storage tu ada clearance sale. Aku berjaya rembat a pair of jeans and 2 work blouse and each costs me RM19! Awesome kan? Dah puas shopping kat Ikano pergi Tesco balik. Ye la. Since aku park kat sana, kena beli barang kat sana sikit before bleh dapat parking free. I bought some rice, birthday card for my boss, cat food since its on sale and face tissue. Less than 10 items. Habis shopping terus balik rumah.

Dinner
Sampai rumah, aku start bersihkan dapur. Since Saturday was my lazy day, pinggan, periuk, kuali semua penuh dalam sinki. At the same time aku take out the ground beef yang aku beli last week. So the plan is to make meatballs & homemade bolognese. Resepi semua pakai hentam je.

Resepi Bolognese hentam keromo
Diced onions, carrots and celery. Sauted dengan minyak masak sikit sampai layu pakai api medium. Memang agak lama la proses ni. Bila semua bahan tu dah agak layu, masukkan crush garlic, black pepper and salt. Goreng lagi sampai semua naik bau and lembut. Bila dah lembut, aku masukkan tomato puree and sikit air. Since aku ada banyak cherry tomato, aku masukkan sekali and let it simmer for 20 mins kot. I stir it occasionally so that takde bahan yang hangus kat bawah.

Resepi meatball
In between masak sos tu, aku prepare meatball. Aku masukkan diced onion, garlic, salt and paprika. Aku masukkan juga sebiji telur untuk bind them together. Buat bentuk ball and goreng. Aku tak goreng sampai masak sangat coz I intend to put them in the sauce so that they can finish cooking in the sauce. Dalam pukul 10.30 baru siap masak. So, last night aku makan meatballs dengan bolognese sauce and the smoothies I made the day before. No pasta for me but still Kenyang!

It was a great weekend. Yeay!
  

Flattered by Anil Netto

Was feeling down due to health issue. Updating my blog with so much negativity. Tetiba terfikir nak check pageview. Nampak my post on Melaka dapat banyak reader secara tak semena-mena. Saw that the traffic source was from anilnetto.com.

I was surprised to see that my entry on Melaka was mentioned on his blog. You can read it here. Tatau nak rasa malu or bangga or what.

Oh well, I am glad that I manage to get my opinion out there. Manage to read a bit about him. Interesting guy. Should read more of his posts as he writes about current issues effecting Malaysians. Definitely something I am passionate about.

If you are reading this dear Mr. Anil Netto, thanks and yes I am embarrassed. I just hope that Melaka State Government could pay more attention to public amenities than waste their time and money on talking nonsense and giving empty promises to the rakyat.

Have to get back to work now.

Paleo Day 3- Kucar Kacir

Hari ni rasa tak best sikit. Malam tadi lepas dinner perut bloating. Aku dah dekat seminggu kot takde proper bowel movement (BM). So, aku amik 45ml lactulose. Kesannya, stomach cramp. BM takde jugak.

Pagi ni makan probiotics. Sampai ofis lambat hasil tidur yang tak berapa nak lena kerana sakit perut. Kol 7.30 baru bangun. Kol 8.15 baru sampai ofis. Nasib baik bos tak sampai lagi. Pegi toilet, diarrhea as usual. Tak banyak pun. Bloating stil tak turun eventhough malam tadi bangun pergi toilet 2-3 kali.

Bila bos masuk, setelkan preparation meeting dia dgn CEO dulu. Lepas update blog, baca plak e-mail yg menyakitkan mental. Research sikit sebelum reply, tak jumpa2 maklumat yg dicari. Fikiran still terganggu sebab perut aku ni dah mula buat gurgling noise. Keep on sipping warm water. Going to the toilet every hour. Small quantity of discharge.

Apetite aku unaffected. Lunch hari ni nasi ayam. Sedap. I load on greens, salad timun. Nasi sikit je.

After lunch Stress fikir coz now dok pk meeting kol 2.30. Pastu, witness statement utk kes kat Industrial Court pun tak setel lagi. Adoi...

In short, hari yang tak berapa best. I hope the condition will improve. If not, esok nak pegi klinik mintak surat referral ke specialist.

Update later

Paleo Diet Day 2 - Omega 3 rich dinner

Semalam balik kerja agak lewat. Melayan bos yang stress sebab CEO dari China nak datang melawat esok. Dekat setengah jam dengar dia mengeluh je. Sesak nafas aku dibuatnya. Siap semua keje semalam aku cabut. Kol 7.15pm gerak dari ofis. Sebab lapar sgt dalam jem, aku sempat la makan sebiji pisang dalam kereta.

Sampai umah, terus buka peti ais. Fikir nak makan apa, nak masak apa. Ayam, daging semua lupa nak keluarkan pagi tadi. Kalau nak tunggu thawed baru nak masak, alamatnya kol 10 la baru aku dapat makan. So, aku kuarkan ground beef dari freezer untuk dia thaw sekejap, then aku pegi mandi and buat apa-apa yang patut.

Ingat nak buat meatballs, bila memikirkan macam banyak je nak kena cincang and aku pun tak berapa rajin, aku buat omelet je la. Bahan-bahan dia simple je, 2 biji telur, sikit hirisan bawang besar, sikit ground beef and cherry tomatoes. Nak masak dia lagi simple. Aku pakai olive oil utk caramelized bawang, kemudian aku stirfrykan sekali ground beef. Sementara stirfry tu kita seasonkan beef tu dgn salt and paprika just nak kasi flavour. Kemudian aku masukkan cherry tomato, bagi dia layu sikit. Once semua dah masak, aku masukkan beaten eggs yang aku season sikit dgn salt. Then walah! bSiap untuk dingap.

Sebab rupa dia agak buruk, aku tak snap pun gambar omelet tu. Lepas makan omelet tu aku amik sebiji fish oil as supplement. Berganda-ganda omega 3 dalam badan aku semalam.

That's all folks. More updates to come

Top 3 Myths

Since I'm a Fairy, I am full of myths * I'm not high on drugs or anything k

What i mean by myth is the normal, usual first impression (sometimes 3rd, 4th, 5th and they have that same impression for years) of me by my friends. Yes by my friends, those who are suppose to know me well..

1. High on top of the list is "Farina tu sombong". I get this every time, every where and I am so used to it. From high school friends to university friends to fellow lawyers, they all will come to this same conclusion. The real fact is that, I'm actually very shy. Its difficult for me to really talk to a person and look them in the eyes if I don't really know them.
2. Second is "Farina budak pandai". The fact is that I am not born clever. I have a very garang mother as my teacher. With scoldings from her everyday for the rest of the life, I bet anyone can be as clever as me *laugh
   
3. "Farina tu selalu serius je" I think I'm born with this serious look plastered on my face. Can't help it. The fact that I rarely smile made it worst I think. The truth is I'm only serious in court, while doing work which involves chasing datelines and when I'm listening to problems. What I'm trying to say is that, I am not serious all the time. Most of the time I'm hilarious and I love to laughs. I laughs at the silliest jokes and when I laugh, I L.O.L and sometimes I ROTFL... hahahhaah....

Tioman [repost]

Kalau nak tau, ni sebenarnya my 2nd attempt utk menulis entri dalam bahasa melayu. 1st attempt fail dengan hebatnya apabila formatting kucar kacir n takleh nak publish post. Jadi terpaksalah saya menulis semula entri ni.

Cuma nak update readers on my trip to Tioman. A few months ago, sy cuma boleh visualize je Tioman tu. Akhirnya, pada bulan Julai, sy berjaya juga sampai ke situ setelah menempuhi pelbagai jenis halangan ;p

Patutnya, kami pergi b'4. Disebabkan hal-hal yg ak dpt dielakkan di mana kwn sy "Engineer-terlampau" telah jatuh sakit, makanya hanya sy dan Daphne je yg meneruskan perjalanan ke Tioman.

Kami telah ambil pakej percutian dari myholiday2u.com. RM 275 per person. Harga tu termasuklah penginapan 3 hari 2 malam di Damai Resort Tioman, 1 welcome drink 1 lunch, 2 breakfast, 1 dinner dan 1 BBQ dinner dan yg plg best skali, 1 snorkeling trip menaiki speedbot.

Atas bantuan seorang kawan baru, kami berjaya sampai ke Tg. Gemok pada jam lebih kurang 10.30 pagi. Selepas menguruskan dokumentasi perjalanan, kami bersarapan dulu di gerai berhampiran.

Kami menaiki feri pada jam 11.30 pagi dan sampai di Kg. Genting Pulau Tioman pada jam lebih kurang 1.15petang. Sesampai je di Jeti Kg. Genting, kami telah disambut oleh host dan dibawa ke resort untuk menikmati welcome drink dan diberikan briefing ringkas oleh host Damai Resort yg chubby, bubbly and friendly, Abg Bakhtiar. Lepas briefing tu, kami masuk bilik yg terletak btol2 di depan common area/dining area kami. Bilik tu mmg selesa banget. Ada air-cond, 2 double bed, hot shower, fnctional toilet & tv yg channel dia sgt blur.

Lepas tukar pakaian to something yang lebih selesa, kami terus menjelajah pulau. Time tu panas sikit la tp sebab teruja sgt tgk air laut yg biru, kami pki sunscreen and terus keluar. Dekat ujung Kg. Genting, ada satu kawasan pantai yg sgt cantik airnya. Tak silap tempat tu dipanggil Blue Ocean. Mmg air dekat situ warna biru. Menarik sgt. Hari pertama tu mmg kami jalan-jalan je. Penat jalan, g mkn burger plak. Merata-rata ceruk Kg. org jual burger. Sy terpk, Patut tukar nama la Tioman ni jadi Burger Island :p

Pas penat jalan, mkn burger, main air, tangkap gambar, kami balik bila

dan tidur. Ptg tu ditakdirkan hujan pulak. Lg sedap la kami tidur.

Kami bangun untuk mkn mlm. Simple dishes tp sedap banget. Mkn malam tu ala-ala buffet dan kami diserve seekor ikan sikap (kot) masak sweetsour utk setiap couple. Mlm tu sy perasan ada around 6-8 couple. Semuanya berpasangan lelaki dan perempuan. Mungkin newly wed yg sedang honeymoon. Yg bawak anak kecik pun ada.

Mkn mlm tu mmg best cuma after mkn sy rasa cam badan panas sket. So, kakak sy si Daphne to insist kami pergi cari panadol. Kedai runcit pun kat depan chalet kami gak. So setelah membeli belah, kami jalan-jalan sikit hirup udara malam dan tgk aktiviti yg ada kat citu. Kat resort kami ada karoke machine yg free untuk digunakan oleh guests. So, aktiviti melalak yg sgt hebat berlaku mlm itu. Near d jetty, ada 1 bar. Mat salleh n Chinese ramai hangout kat situ minum2 beer. Sbb cuaca yg sejuk n suhu badan yg panas, kami balik ke bilik untuk berehat. Agak susah gak nak lelapkan mata malam tu sbb lalakkan yang berterusan sehingga pagi. Nevertheless, sy berjaya jugak tidur.

2nd day starts with a very nice breakfast. Hari ni adalah snorkeling day. Excited banget coz tak penah cuba snorkeling ni. Pas mkn breakfast yg sgt variety (ada nasi lemak, mee goreng, toasts with jem, peanut butter, mentega & cereal mcm cococrunch and honeystars pun ada k) kami diberikan taklimat dulu oleh abg Bakhtiar mengenai aktiviti, kemudian kami pun bergerak ke jeti di mana speedbot kami telahpun menunggu.

Ceriter snorkeling and mabuk sambil berenang will be updated soon ;p

My Ramadhan Story

I am so happy and grateful that I was given the chance by God Almighty to fast in this holy month of Ramadhan. Wishing all Muslims friends a very happy Ramadhan :)

This is my second year fasting at home with my parents most of the time. I love fasting at home coz its so comfortable. On 2008, I had to fast in KL. At that time I was chambering in a firm near Jalan Masjid India and was staying in an apartment in Sentul Timur. In my experience, Ramadhan 2008 was the worst Ramadhan in my life. It didn't feel like it was a fasting month at all.

We (KC & I) break fast in office most of the time by eating whatever we could grab downstairs. There were so many people in Jalan Masjid India and there were not so many choices. There was this one day, we break fast with instant noodle in the office because we were way to busy to go downstairs and buy proper food. I don't recommend anyone to eat out during break fast period in KL because every food outlets will be packed with people. So, most of the days we end up drinking coffee in the office then grab something to eat before we go home around 9pm everyday.

However, we were so grateful to be living in Sentul Timur at that time coz Sentul Timur has the longest Bazaar Ramadhan. We visited the Bazaar every chance we got and mostly its on the weekends coz we were not working. I had the pleasure of sharing the Ramadhan with a friend for United States, Adelaide and she had a blast trying all the different food and drinks available.

I am never fussy when it comes to food during Ramadhan. Dates is a must for me and I eat whatever available. Maybe because I've experienced Ramadhan in college, away from family and eating whatever was serve in the dining hall. I loss so much weight fasting in college, it was 2006 if I'm not mistaken. I had a great Ramadhan on 2007. I was renting a house in Shah Alam with a bunch of friends. Breaking fast with them is an awesome activity. There were so many bazaar Ramadhan in Shah Alam and there were so many place that we can hangout and break fast. The best is on an open field near the lake. Sweet memories...

Wishing everyone the very best of Ramadhan! God Bless.

Red Velvet Cake

The 2nd day of Raya I tried baking Red Velvet Cake. I mention about wanting to do it in one post last month. Finally I manage to do it. Got the recipe from Joy of Baking. Change a few things but it turns out great. The cake is so moist and the frosting is nice and sweet. Its chocolaty and not too sweet. Will definitely bake again soon.

My friend, Bullah enjoying the red velvet cake during his visit to my house. Brought some for Baiti who was in the hospital. She likes it too.. I am so glad :)