~ after 1 week celebrating Hari Raya ~

lps dh 1week celebrate raya, skrg ni lah masa yg digerunkn. masa utk timbang berat after 1week of mkn ketupat-lemang-nasi impit-rendang-serunding-kuah lontong-kuah kacang-kek raya-biskut raya-etc....waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, pjg btul senarai food, mewah bunyinye. utk org mcm i yg bj raya dh siap since bln 5, sgt menggerunkn kalo pkir yg belum tentu baju raya yg dh siap since bln5 tu leh muat after only 1 week of hari raya (*gegegege). ruginye if bj raya 5psg sume dh xmuat lg nk pki, huhuhu. eh, agkt kening ke terkejut bj raya i 5psg? yes, if u hv ur cousin's wedding plus other events in your family, all in this bln berhari raya, maka hrs la kaut sekaliharung suruh tailor jahit bj smpi 5psg skali.

utk itu, molek la kiranye berkongsi tips on how to maintain your weight tnpa perlu meng"sacrifice" your Hari Raya. segalanye bermula dgn "wasatiah" a.k.a bersederhana...

 

bersederhana bila beli/buat/terima kuih raya

bila beli/buat/terima kuih raya byk sgt, nt u hv to hidang aaaaaalllll those kuihs/cookies kt atas meja. kalo x, by d time abis raya pn biskut/kuih/cookies stil xabis lg. mslh besarnye adalah, asal isi kuih dlm balang, kita isi kuih dlm mulut gk... asal isi seketul cookies dlm bekas, 2 cookies masuk mulut. tetiba jd cm konsep 1 utk kau, 2 utk mulut aku. tindakan tnpa sedar nilah antara penyumbang menaikkn berat bdn secara mendadak lps dh cntrl mkn 1bln during Ramadhan. jd, bila kita de kuih yg x brp nk byk, balang pn xbrp byk nk dipenuhkn, so kurg la sket aktiviti "sambil isi kuih, sambil masuk kuih dlm mulut".

 

bersederhana bila nk merasa

d 1st 2 weeks of Hari Raya sure byk openhouse sana sini. sll la kita ni dihidangkn dgn menu/cookies yg kita xpnah npk/rs/dgr namanye. sgt tempting sungguh!!! g openhouse kt rumah A, de lauk "ayam masala"... tetiba g openhouse kt rumah B, de lauk "ayam masak kari dgn rempah masala". usually when we see temptations sebegini rupa, akn de bisikan2 halus srh kita RASA these two dishes. sbnrnye nama je lain, tp rs dua2 lauk ayam tu sama je (or about d same). masalahnye, bila kita decide utk RASA tu, kita bkn amik dgn kadar utk RASA. kita amik dgn kadar utk MELANTAK... tulah yg jd faktor bdn naik 1kg everyday dlm tempoh 10 hari pertama during Syawal. ish... issh... kedengaran sprti menakutkan bkn?

 

besederhana bila amikkn makanan utk anak2

anak2 sll akn lbh byk main drpd mkn. bila dpt mknan pn sll nk main2. so, parents la yg kna bijak cntrl permainan psikologi anak2 ni. bila ank2 tunjuk nk mkn itu ini msa g beraya kt rumah org, kita bagiiiii je smpi terlupa nk cntrl d quantity of food yg kita ltk dlm pinggan ank2 tu. bila anak2 dh start main dgn food, kita tau la sbnrnye diorg dh xnk mkn. jd, sape yg sll perabihkn food anak2 tu? cerr teka... cerr teka... yeah, parents la yg kna abiskn food yg ank2 tinggalkn. by parents i mean para IBU/EMAK/BONDA sekalian. eh, btuuuulll....sll i tgk mak2 ni la yg akn abiskn food ank2 kalo ank2 tu xabis mkn. bapak2? bapak2 plak sll perabiskn food mak2 yg xabis mkn, muahahaha... kesimpulannye, mak2 pn kna kwl quantity of food yg korg cedok masuk dlm pinggan sndiri. apakah hasilnye bila bapak2 yg jd tukg perabih food bila sume org x abis mkn?

 

 

erkkkk.... alhamdulillah =)

~ cool hari raya wish ~

lagi sikeeeet je... xlamaaaaa dh lg... dh dekaaaaaaatttt sgt, nak RAYA. utk semua yg akn blk kmpg celebrate raya dgn famili & your loved ones, enjoy your holiday. utk yg beraya kt perantauan, jgn sedih2... celebrate d day with those around u, they r ur family as well. here's a hari raya wish to all. yeah, i'm too lazy to upload d video from youtube. anyway, you can just click here... make sure you click here ok... click here now... i mean it, click here now...

done? dah tgk??? can u spot ehem... ehem... me? cool eh =) they r creative crazy that way, hahaha...

p/s: utk yg rindu kami (ariza & cik nik), leh tatap video ni sepjg hari raya ni eh, muahaha. lotssss of love, hugs & kisses... my green hari raya wish to all...

"SELAMAT HARI RAYA"

pang - pung - bom - eeeeeekkkbomm (*sound effect meriam buluh, mercun, kabait, etc2...*)

~ raya @ BookFest ~

alamaaaaak... asal tiba je masa raya, masa br2 dpt gaji ni la i dh cm nk gigit2 jari cz time2 ni la Popular Malaysia nk buat BookFest @ Malaysia (sape xtau Popular bookstore, dia x popular, hahaha... kidding!!!). BookFest @ Malaysia 2012 will be held from 18 - 26 August. sape2 yg amik cuti raya lama2 & blk kmpg jauh, far far away from KL, agak selamat sket la kot... xde la nk kna beriye tahan diri, cntrl nafsu nk g BookFest, huhuhu.

looks like ada various activities yg menarik, especially contests yg korg lh bw blk adiah. meet & greet session with famous authors pn ada gk. Hall 4 & 5 de english books eh (i believe buku2 B.Malaysia are also available here). sape2 yg rasa2 nk celebrate raya kt KLCC, leh la g BookFest skali from 18 - 26 August ni.

i? hmmm... tahan... tahannnn.... sabar... sabaaaarrr.... tolooooonnngggg!!!! =(

~ GPS satu!!! ~

bln puasa ni everyday (i mean, setiap hari bekerja) harus naik cab from LRT ampang park to Craft Complex a.k.a Kompleks Kraf. from there baru balik rumah with my ayahnda. memandangkn kekerapan i naik cab adalah tinggi, i rs penting utk wanita2 (samada yg muda remaja or makcik2 sekalian) aware dgn route yg digunakan to reach your destination. hmmm... mungkn yg x drive rs x brp penting sgt nk tau route especially area KL nih. mungkin korg rs cukup le naik tren je (plenty of choices nk naik train, true) tp walau mcmna pn my personal opinion adalah lbh bgs & SELAMAT if you know jln2 area KL ni.

reason??? driver teksi leh senang nk tipu passenger, especially kalau mcm obvious sgt passenger tu x tau route. kdg2 de shortcut nk reach your destination, tp driver nk menipu biasa la kn, sure dia ikut jln jauh. lpstu korg gk yg kopak cz kna byr tambang lbh, lagi2 bila traffic is very2 terrible. (sape familiar area Ampang Park, KLCC, Jln. Tun Razak, Kampung Pandan sure tau traffic adalah sgt teruk on most days). i sll gk la kna bila driver ckp dia xtau jln nk g Kompleks Kraf from Ampang Park. ok la, bersgka baik, mbe mmg btul dia xtau (bisikan2 halus ckp "sbnrnye dia tau tp driver tu sj2 buat2 xtau", heppppp!!!). so, i le yg jd tukg bg direction ikut jln shortcut yg insyaallah x jammed =) kdg2 bila driver tu mcm nk bw ikut jln jauh (lalu dpn citibank, restoran Pelita, dpn KLCC & apa segala tu yg terbukti lbh jauh) cpt2 i ckp "encik, belok kiri kt sini, lpstu straight je. krg bila saya kata belok kiri, br encik belok". eh, sape yg passenger sbnrnye, hahahaha....

once dh slalu sgt naik cab & take d same route (Ampang Park to Kompleks Kraf), i always make sure i igt brp tambang teksi yg display kt meter masa traffic jammed & masa x jammed. reason??? driver teksi leh senang nk tipu passenger (lagi???) & mntk korg byr tambang tinggi melampau. cnth la kn, kalau x jammed, from Ampang Park to Kompleks Kraf tu paling2 mahal pn kna byr is RM4.50, kalau masa jammed sket maybe smpi la RM6, kalau jammed giller2 pnah la i kna RM9. kdg2 driver teksi ni nk amik passenger tp xnk gna meter. mmg le sbnrnye tu illegal & as pengguna u can always amik registration nmbr teksi tu & report. tp kecoh la kot, jln jammed2 lpstu korg nk cpt (especially nk blk berbuka kt rumah) lpstu lagi nk kna igt nmbr registration teksi tu... leceh...leceh. so, kalau korg sll aware dgn brp duit yg korg kuarkn utk byr tambang teksi dlm keadaan jln x jammed, jammed sket2 & jammed giller, bila de driver ckp "RM10 eh, boleh?", haaaa... sila ckp "trima kasih jelah encik", tutup pntu & cari teksi lain yg lbh logik sket tambangnye... eh, i mean cari teksi lain yg driver dia gna meter instead of main nk ltk hrga sukati2.

kalau igt route, d other benefit is korg leh ajr driver teksi utk break d rule once a while, hehehe... ok, ok, sila jgn amalkn =)

~ kaki cantik menawan ~

i sll rs yg high heels adalah cntk & menawan utk dipakai TETAPI it's not my type of shoes la (*besar btul TETAPI tu, kn). d problem is that i'm very picky when it comes to selecting shoes (bkn kah i mmg picky in soooo many other areas as well, especially FOOD? hmmm...). bila tgk kasut cntk, try kt kaki sndiri tetiba rs jd xcntk. bila tgk org pki peep toe, try kt kaki sndiri tetiba rs cm jari terkuar lbh dr sempadan kasut. bila tgk org berlari with killer heels, try kt kaki sndiri tetiba rs cm "whoaaa!!! this is killing me", muahahaha. other than my 3 pairs of high heels for work wear (2 tggl kt ofis & i use it alternately, 1 de kt umah incase i kna g meeting/seminar out of office), sneakers/casual shoes la yg jd pilihan i most of the times.

i sll berangan jd Cinderella. sbb pe berangan jd Cinderella??? yelah, Cinderella kn drpd comot2 tetiba tiiiiiingggg bertukar menjadi cntk, dgn glass slipper bagai. waaaahhh, imaginasi bila sebut glass slipper adalah kasut mcm ni:-

cantik, kan???

i did some research on the good and bad of wearing high heels. check this out (source: here):-

Advantages

• Tall look (membuat wanita2 kelihatan lbh tinggi dr ketinggian sebenar)
• Style (membuat wanita2 kelihatan lbh stylo/bergaya)
• Good body posture (melatih membentuk posture bdn yg lbh baik, so leh enhance lg beauty)
• Good looking legs (memberi impact sprti kaki anda lbh gorgeous)
• Complementary to clothes (mix & match dgn your clothings, then it'll make u look more beautiful)

Disadvantages

• Foot pain (jika berterusan, leh bg hip pain plak)
• Difficulty in walking (leh increase chances of losing balance & terjatuh tatkala anda berjln)
• Back pain (akibat lower back yg di"pressure" bila anda pki high heels)
• Yellowing and misshapenness (body weight jatuh kt tumit bila anda pki heels, so heels jd kekuningan & keras, mcm ala2 nk kematu gitu)
• Leg sprain (punca utamanye adalah akibat wearing heels. NASIHAT BERGUNA: try to avoid high heels if u r not using ur own vehicle.

i'm a more practical person. jd, walaupun d advantages akn menyumbang ke arah i kelihatan lbh CANTIK MENAWAN (feeling2 Cinderella gitu), tp i lbh utamakn my HEALTH. jwpn standard bila org tanya knp i xpki 4inches heels - "nt betis i sakit", which is true actually. plus, i'm doing the walking most of the times. xpelah, i korbankan high heels cntk demi kesihatan kaki i (dan badanku juga), huhuhu...

tabik spring kt all who wear high heels with style, yeaaahhh!!! ;)

~ lessons learnt ~

taking chances... taking risks... and not being afraid to ask...

regardless of the outcome, be proud of yourself when you have done the above.