What's wrong?

Just got my pay today and we were all shocked that our pay doesn't come with our yearly increment. Despites the ex-gratia, it is really something weird and different this year. As for the past 9 years in the company, increment is like a must have reward for us. But this time, what goes wrong?

Lucky later I heard that it was due to some reason and our increment have not finalized yet. Well, I really hope so. If there's no increment this year, then I hardly foresee that good thing will come along for the rest of the year. OMG!

This morning my colleague told me that my boss said my appraisal is a very special case where my report reviewer is our COO. Well, it made me starts thinking what it implies for the term "special"? Though my appraisal is just few marks to hit excellent. Hmm...

Just another few more weeks is CNY, I really looking forward this tradition celebration as it would be the last year where I can go back on CNY's eve for reunion dinner with my dearest family. And, next year onwards, I can only go back on the second day of CNY, I bet my parents will miss me a lot...just like I do. (^_^)

Alright, that's all for today post and let's have a great shopping spree begins! *giggling*

Don't Give Up

The first month of a new year is going to end soon and I'm telling myself that I definitely have to do something for my own best and future...

This new year, I will be put more effort on my existing job, especially on CRM. Speaking frankly, I am someone that came from a Marketing background, and I am really lack of IT knowledge. But due to the job requirements, I really have no choice but to spare a little more time to input myself with more IT and system knowledge. Though I am now still in a learning process and still a long path to go along but I do hope there's a day where I could firmly deliver my ideas and approaches on how to enhance and improve our operation system and business functionalities.

So, never give up and it's time to cultivate with a competitive knowledge base. Year 2010, here I come for you!

After a tough experience, there come another thought across my mind, my drinking "kaki", give me a mug of Heineken! Cheers! :P

The Beauty Secret 要美丽的秘诀

最近我被一阵风吹到发烧！没听错吧？哈哈！什么风呢？给你猜猜看。这阵风带点酸味，但又有点水果味，奇怪的是这一阵风可以为你带来健康的体魄和美丽的肌肤。

没错，就是水果醋风！

一直以来都很少喜欢喝醋，可是那天经过Isetan百货，尝试了这一瓶CJ Micho的蓝莓醋，非常好喝，立刻买了两大瓶！

午餐过后，加了少许的蓝莓醋，加上一至两倍的水，有帮助消化和减少疲劳。

相信我，真的很好喝！(^_^)

其实，喝醋真的很多益处，尤其是蓝莓醋或其他的水果醋。它兼有水果和食醋的营养保健功能，是集营养、保健、食疗等功能为一体的新型饮品。科学研究发现，果醋具有多种功能。

In short, Blueberry vinegar would helps to decrease cholesterol, lose weight, improve bowel movements, prevent ulcers, improve digestion, cure hiccups, headaches, urinary tract infection and also fight against certain food cravings. (Sorry, really have no time to post dual-language).

这是我从网上寻找到的相关资料，有兴趣的朋友可以看看。

喝蓝莓果醋的好处

果醋是以水果，包括蓝莓、苹果、山楂、葡萄、柿子、梨、柑橘、猕猴桃、等，或果品加工下脚料为主要原料，利用现代生物技术酿制而成的一种营养丰富、风味优良的酸味调味品。它兼有水果和食醋的营养保健功能，是集营养、保健、食疗等功能为一体的新型饮品。科学研究发现，果醋具有多种功能。

果醋能促进新陈代谢，调节酸碱平衡，消除疲劳果醋中含有十种以上的有机酸和人体所需的多种氨基酸。醋的种类不同，有机酸的含量也各不相同。醋酸等有机酸有助于人体三羧酸循环的正常进行，从而使有氧代谢顺畅，有利于清除沉积的乳酸，起到消除疲劳的作用。经过长时间劳动和剧烈运动后，人体内会产生大量乳酸，使人感觉疲劳，如在此时补充果醋，能促进代谢功能恢复，从而消除疲劳。另外，果醋中含有的钾、锌等多种矿物元素在体内代谢后会生成碱性物质，能防止血液酸化，达到调节酸碱平衡的目的。

果醋具有降低胆固醇的作用经常食醋是降低胆固醇的一种有效方法，因为醋中富含尼克酸和维生素，它们均是胆固醇的克星，能促进胆固醇经肠道随粪便排出，使血浆和组织中胆固醇含量减少。研究证实，心血管病患者每天服用20毫升果醋，6个月后胆固醇平均降低9.5％，中性脂肪减少11.3％，血液黏度亦有所下降。

果醋能提高机体的免疫力，具有防癌抗癌作用果醋中含有丰富的维生素、氨基酸和氧，能在体内与钙质合成醋酸钙，增强钙质的吸收。果醋中还含有丰富的维生素C，维生素C是一种强大的抗氧化剂，能防止细胞癌变和细胞衰老，还可阻止强致癌物亚硝胺在体内的合成，促使亚硝胺的分解，使亚硝胺在体内的含量下降，保护机体免受侵害，防止胃癌、食道癌等癌症的发生。

果醋可促进血液循环，有降压作用山楂等果醋中含有可促进心血管扩张、冠状动脉血流量增加、产生降压效果的三萜类物质和黄酮成分，对高血压、高血脂、脑血栓、动脉硬化等多种疾病有防治作用。

果醋有开胃消食，解酒保肝的作用果醋中的酸性物质可溶解食物中的营养物质，促进人体对食物中钙、磷等营养物质的吸收；果醋中的挥发性有机酸和氨基酸等可刺激大脑的食欲中枢，促进消化液的分泌，提高胃液浓度，从而生津止渴，健胃消食，增进食欲。临床报道，食醋有改善肝炎患者食欲不振的作用。饮酒前后饮用果醋，可使酒精在体内分解代谢速度加快，因此果醋极具解酒功能。《本草纲目》中说，醋“散淤血、治黄疸”，还认为醋能“开胃、养肝”，民间常用食醋、红糖合服治疗肝病。

果醋有抗菌消炎、防治感冒的作用醋酸有极强的抗菌作用，可杀灭多种细菌。常吃点醋，可以少生病。此外，醋对腮腺炎、体癣、灰指(趾)甲、胆道蛔虫、毒虫叮咬、腰腿酸痛等症都有一定的疗效。

果醋有开发智力的作用果醋中的挥发性物质及氨基酸等具有刺激大脑神经中枢的作用，具有开发智力的功效。同时，果醋可防止体液酸化，医学研究发现，人体大脑的酸碱性与智商有关，大脑呈碱性的孩子较呈酸性的孩子智商高。

果醋有美容护肤、延缓衰老的作用过氧化脂质的增多是导致皮肤细胞衰老的主要因素。经常食用果醋能抑制和降低人体衰老过程中过氧化脂质的形成，使机体内过氧化脂质水平下降，延缓衰老。另外，果醋中所含有的有机酸、甘油和醛类物质可以平衡皮肤的pH，控制油脂分泌，扩张血管，加快皮肤血液循环，有益于清除沉积物，使皮肤光润。实践证明，经常食用果醋，能使皮肤光洁细嫩，皱纹减少，容颜滋润洁白。

果醋有减肥作用果醋中含有丰富的氨基酸，不但可以加速糖类和蛋白质的新陈代谢，而且还可以促进体内脂肪分解，使人体内过多的脂肪燃烧，防止堆积。长期饮用果醋具有减肥功效。

上世纪90年代至今，在美国、法国等欧美国家的市场上，醋饮料一直受到时尚女性的重视和追捧。以蓝莓、苹果、葡萄、山楂等为原料生产的果醋饮料迎合了现代都市人绿色、健康的消费理念，也同时满足了现代都市女性保健、美容的需求。

易感冒人群晨起宜喝“醋”
蓝莓果醋能提高机体免疫力。果醋中含有丰富的维生素和氨基酸，能在体内与钙质合成醋酸钙，增强钙质的吸收，让身体更加强壮起来。果醋中还含有丰富的维生素C，维生素C是一种强大的抗氧化剂，能防止细胞癌变和细胞衰老，增加身体的抵抗力。醋酸有抗菌消炎的作用，可以预防感冒。对于容易感冒的人来说，可以在早饭后出门前喝一瓶果醋，抵御早晨上班路上的寒冷，尤其是在冬天，可以把果醋加热来喝，这样对胃没有什么刺激，也让醋的消毒杀菌效果更好一些。

下午喝蓝莓果醋除疲劳

对于上班族来说，蓝莓果醋是能够消除疲劳的最佳饮品。一般来说，果醋中含有十种以上的有机酸和人体所需的多种氨基酸。醋的种类不同，有机酸的含量也各不相同。它们使有氧代谢顺畅，有利于清除沉积的乳酸，起到消除疲劳的作用。

经过长时间劳动和剧烈运动后，人体内会产生大量乳酸，人就会感觉特别疲劳，如在此时喝上一小瓶果醋，能促进代谢功能恢复，从而消除疲劳。通常下午3点左右的时间，是一天中最容易疲劳的一个时段，在此时喝250毫升果醋，有非常好的解乏效果。

夜晚喝蓝莓果醋美容

夜晚的时候往往是油脂分泌最旺盛的时刻，尤其是过氧化脂的分泌，在夜晚尤其增多，这也是导致皮肤细胞衰老的主要因素。此外，在晚间的时候多数状态下皮肤的PH值失衡，血液循环不畅，往往有皮肤紧绷或者是干涩的情况。

晚上临睡前喝一些果醋会缓解这种情况。果醋中所含有的有机酸、甘油和醛类物质可以平衡皮肤的PH值，控制油脂分泌，扩张血管，加快皮肤血液循环，有益于清除沉积物，使皮肤光润。果醋中含有丰富的氨基酸，可以促进体内脂肪分解，还能起到减肥的作用。

值得注意的是，果醋酸性较大，容易腐蚀牙齿，所以喝完后一定要及时刷牙。

饭桌上别少了蓝莓果醋

果醋中的酸性物质可溶解食物中的营养物质，促进人体对食物中钙、磷等营养物质的吸收。果醋中的醋酸还可以增加胃肠蠕动的速度，促进消化液的分泌，提高胃液浓度，从而促进消化，减少食物转化成脂肪的机会。

蓝莓果醋醒酒效果好
饮酒前后喝蓝莓果醋，可使酒精在体内分解代谢速度加快，增加胃液分泌，扩张血管，利于血液循环，提高肝脏的代谢能力，促进酒精从体内迅速排出。喝醉了以后可以直接喝一瓶200毫升的凉果醋，酒醉情况可以得到缓解，也可以用果醋泡白萝卜，食用后解酒效果更好。

资料来自:

http://hi.baidu.com/%D0%CB%B0%B2%D6%AE%C1%B5/blog/item/7c547bee7c83621ffcfa3c52.html

就连韩国大美女宋惠乔也是代言人呢！要美丽，也来被蓝莓醋吧！(^_^)

细致毛孔

随着年龄的增长，加上“不健康”的日常习惯，最近发现毛孔变得稍较明显了。

接下来要做的，当然就是上网询查资料。最终被Loreal新推出的细致毛孔系列所吸引，立刻购入了这瓶毛孔细嫩乳，而且价钱相当便宜，才那么区区的49元。这乳霜的质地非常轻盈、不油腻，很喜欢它那清清淡淡的味道。

全新的配方能含有Pro-Xylane(玻色因）、Hyaduronic Acid(透明质酸)、Active Micro-Smoother（活性平滑因子）和ZnPCA（活肤锌），能全面对抗毛孔粗大和改善肤质粗糙问题，令毛孔细嫩及平滑肌肤，其中成分更有效饱满肌肤，补给水分。

用后的感觉很清爽，毛孔稍微有少许改善（不知道是不是心理的影响？哈哈！）其实我知道，要治疗毛孔粗大问题可不是一朝一日就可以解决的，要持之以恒的给于护理和健康的生活习惯才能对症下药。

所建议的使用方法是每日早晚用于清洁与爽肤水过后，涂抹于面部。而毛孔比较明显处可以稍微重点重复涂抹。希望这样，就可以和粗大毛孔说再见！不，是不要再见！哈哈！

BB Cream again!

Last weekend Mid Valley was having beauty fair and my friend help me to buy a BB cream. This time, I asked my friend to buy me the VIP Gold Collection from Skin79 which was selling at promotion price RM85. This VIP Gold BB Cream is more suitable for brightening skin complexion, reduce wrinkles, moisturise and even out skintone for a radiance finsih. Meanwhile, it is recommended for those age 25 and above.

Guess it has been more than a year relying on BB Cream and frankly speaking, I can't live without BB cream. I am so lazy to do make up every morning and if you really know me, I am always "half-done" on my make up. Ishh! *shame*

Now my basic make up for the day is just to get my eye-brow, eye-lashes, eye-liner, BB cream and lip balm all set well. Sometimes, I do feel guilty when every time I remember I still have tons of cosmetics in my cupboard. :P

温泉蛋

一直以来我都非常钟爱“半生熟蛋”，加少许酱油和胡椒粉，配上一两片奶油蒸面包和香肠，可以说是我最爱的早餐。

最近更加爱上温泉蛋，放在热腾腾的日本饭米上，再配以香浓酱汁烹饪的鸡肉块或鳗鱼，真的美味极了！这是昨天在Pasta Zanmai享用的午餐，真的好想天天都吃！哈哈！

所谓的“温泉蛋”，就是外面的蛋白生，里面的蛋黄熟，无论吃或看，都能让你同时得到视觉与味觉上的满足。而温泉的温度大约保持65℃～68℃，所以 在煮温泉蛋的時候，因为温度无法如一般水煮蛋時会达到100 ℃沸腾。所以凝固会有所差异，更能令蛋白滑嫩，而蛋黄却是固体，可是却不是完全熟透。这样的口感，是我最喜欢吃的了！

Konnyaku

Hi ladies! I am here to bring you some good news if you are trying soooo hard to lose weight and keep fit. There's something that is very efficient in losing weight and easy to prepare.

It is Konjac, also known as Konyannku (蒟蒻). Konjac has a very light taste (or some people it does not has any taste at all. :P) It can easily get at local supermarket and usually come in a noodle-like strips or square form of jelly in either dark colour or pale white. In addition, it is selling at a very “cheap” price. A pack of 200-270g of Konnyaku (which can be served for a complete meal size) is only selling around RM3.90-RM5. I usually bought from Isetan supermarket.

Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health food made from a kind of potato called “Konnyaku potato” (or konnyaku root) and calcium hydroxide or oxide calcium extracted from eggshells. It is totally a natural food that is also mixed with seaweed powder, that’s why people also named it as “vegetable jelly”.

Image courtesy of riverlark.blogspot.com

Image courtesy of gaoshancha.wordpress.com

Due to the No Fat, Low in calories and rich in dietary fibre, it is now very popular to use for normalizing the level of cholesterol, prevents high blood pressure and normalises the level of sugar in blood.

And, most important is (here come my main purpose!) it helps to maintain health and also efficient in losing weight if you use it to replace your daily meal.

A pack of Konnyaku at 270g size only contains 5kcal! Gosh, just imagine if you eat for 3 meals a day, how many calories you are actually consume?

But the problem is you may be have no idea of how to cook or to serve your choosy tongue?

Well, you may have a try with my recipe.

Recipe 1: Use Konnyaku to replace Soba noodles and served with Tsuyu soup base(Cold soba sauce). Boiled water and cook Konnyaku for about 2-5 minutes, soak into ice-water and yes, it’s so easy that is ready to eat now!

Recipe 2: Eat in a healthy way with salads and fruits. Just cut Konnyaku into small pieces or slices, then use the same way to cook Konnyaku Jelly. Add some salad sauce.

Recipe 3: Konnyaku Miso Soup. Slice Konnyaku into noodle shape, or buy those that sell in noodle-strips and wash with clean water. Then boil a small packet of Miso soup paste with Konnyaku noodle, you may also add some seaweed or beancurd if you want.
Recipe 4: Sukiyaki Konnyaku. Cook your favourite vegetables, mushrooms and slices meat with Konnyaku noodle.

For more recipes, just search online or try out with your own one.

I am already had my second Konnyaku meal today. To be frank, I am not going to eat it everyday but I will have it for may be 2 or 3 meals in a week for lunch. Let's see the result and I heard it can easily lose 13kg in a month if it replace for 3 daily meals, don't know how true it is. :P Of course, a healthy meal with moderate exercise is still the ideal choice. (^_^)

I want to lose weight!

Time is short and I am still running far behind the target. So, I gotto watch out carefully and be controlled! Well, I am not talking about 2012, but it’s about losing weight. It’s just another 2 more months for the pre-wedding shoot and another 5 months on actual wedding. Gosh, it’s really not easy to cut down inches of stubborn fat. But, I am working hard on it.

Actually, my only ‘secret recipe’ is to watch closely on my daily dietary, get to know your daily Calories needed per day and try not to exceed or find your own way to reduce the Calories consumption. If you do not know what’s is your daily calories, go online and search for a ‘Calories Per Day Calculator’ online, just find one that you feel comfortable. (http://www.shapefit.com/calorie-intake-calculator.html or http://dietforum.com/calories-per-day.htm)
Measurement for weight 1kg = 2.2lbs ; Heigh converter http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/inchconvert.shtml)

Also take note that the amount of calories will also depends on several factors such as current weight, gender, activity level and age. After knowing your daily calories per day, divide into 3 daily meals and try to control on the balance consumption. Follow the require amount if you want to maintain weight, reduce the amount if you want to lose weight.

well, my calories per day is about 1500, and I am trying not to exceed more then 600-700 per day. Sounds a little crazy, isn't it? But not all the time I manage to practice it, that's why I am trying so hard...haha!

Hopefully by working closely to control the amount of calories taken, I can manage to achieve my target in just a few months. :P

It all depends on what you want to eat and just to make sure it does not contain very high total calories. My daily dietary plan (which has been practicing for a week so far. Haha!)
Morning
- A cup of sugarless Milo with 1 piece of biscuit.
Afternoon (Either 1)
- A large bowl of salads, lots of vegetables and fruits!
- Meehun soup
- A cup of Campbell’s musroom soup with pasta (1 small packet is 89kcal)
- 2 slices of bread and a big apple
Night
- Homecook, eat less rice with lots of vegetables, and less meat.
- Meehun soup (again... sad)

But to be frank, it’s really not easy to go on my day when hunger is haunting. What I can do is to drink plenty of water. I think in order to fasten the process, I should have to exercise more. Hehe! Gambateh!

Christmas 2009

Well, I know it is a little too late for this post, but it shouldn't be forgotten for such a precious memory with him. In fact, this post was drafted two weeks ago after Christmas, but I got a little lazy to upload the photos. :P

We spent our time for dinner at Victoria Station on Christmas Eve. I suggested to go there for dinner because my initial intention was to have the Green pepper steak, but who knows it was not available anymore and it is proven that I have not been to VS for quite a long time. :(

Of course it was gift exchange time after dinner. (^_^)

This time, he bought me a set of L'occitane Lavender skincare and perfume. Really appreciate for understanding what I love the most. Yes, please pour me more with the scent of lavender. Haha! While I bought him a battery grip for his blacky and he likes it so much. (^_^)

In fact, I had bought a Lavender perfume from L'occitane before Christmas, but I do not really like the one I bought. Actually they have two Lavender perfume, one is organic while the other one is not. Just because of the word "Organic" sounds too tempting for me, I brought home with the Organic perfume! God damn, I was so regret because later I realised the smell which I truly like was the one without "Organic".

I guess also because of this reason, he bought the other bottle for me, together with some others products from the same range. The white packaging is Organic while the purple packaging is not organic.
I was really touch and happy to see a complete set of them. (^_^)
Others than the perfume, I like the Lavender Relaxing Foot Cream so much! The smell is so great until I feel like eating my toes! Haha! Just kidding!
First, clean and scrub (if it's neccesary to exfoliate for optiomum results) your feet, then pat dry. Apply a layer of food cream and massage softly. It enriches with calming A.O.C lavender essential oil, long-honored in Haute Provence for its antiseptic, purifying and anti-inflammatory properties. But the 75ml seems a little too small for me. :P

Besides, I am also in love with the Butterfly Lavender Joyful Fragrance Touch. This tiny bottle comes with a small brush applicator(like nail polish) and is enriched with Butterfly Lavender essential water and perfect for prolonging the scent of the original Lavender fragrance. The small packaging is ideally for travel and easy-to-use throughout the day by applying to pulse points on the body like bust, neck and wrist. They have Rose Fragrance Touch, hope to get it for myself too. (^_^)

The next day on 25th December, I met up my brother's family for dinner. His daughters are so cute and talkative.

Guess one of the reason I seldom update my blog is because of the 40 inches LCD TV. Finally we have one in our room and I am so enjoy with the wide screen to watch my favourite shows.