so today i faced my biggest fear. arar.
the tbl finished at 4.39 i practically sped to cyberjaya and saw him. so it has been decided: my 'shortsem' will be:
17th may-4th june ( cuty 4th year )
2nd august-9th august ( cuty 5th year )
he had words to say.shall nt write em here.too scary.
other than that,spent the day with dr. hairel. i so need to study.
thank u bugs again. u are my angel.
p/s: dah ade mentos rainbow!! i love it!!
i think KK workers need more motivation to keep 'em going efficiently with their jobs.
i want that hair. LOL
HOHOHOHO merry christmas everyone! [ i feel like my tummy is gonna end up like Santa's one day ]
well, i spent christmas in Singapore with my family! went to JB wednesday nyte [ tq bugs for sending me n papa for the bus fare money ], we all crossed singapore at 12.00 christmas day. the reason why singapore was the choice of venue? singapore is very famous for the christmas lights decoration they take pains to put on every year. PREETTTYY.. so we went to orchard road and they were a sight for sore eyes. what kept going in my head was how much do they cost and where do they keep 'em after christmas?
after that we went to eat an open aired eatery where there was a vast variety of food!!
but NO it does not stop there~
yesterday night we had a big family dinner at victoria station [ papas side ] was not willing to eat steak at first but then even mama who does not eat much ordered a steak, i had to give in!
and guess what! aunty ina told us that she is cooking turkey for us on the 16th of January~
when will i have the chance to get a flat tummy~
while i was walking around Bangsar Village with Meena on Monday we found an array of gingerbread houses decorated by various kids. they are so creative, some of them made fences and windows. refer to the pic below~
p/s: how do u know if a guy is playing you? no pun intended~
since we are going to end this year in a couplle of days, i guess i'd list down my firsts this year:
in 2009, i:
1. traveled abroad alone
2. gave a speech at an international conference
3. went to a pub
4. went to the emirates stadium
5. cooked lauk melayu! [ achievement! ]
6. traveled to three countries in two months
7. ate a cooked meal a guy made me
8. stayed in the UK alone for a month
9. defied a Prof known for his strictness
10. went on a Dessert Safari, smoked shisha and bellydanced!
and the list will go on later for the next chapter~ including the secrets that i have stay tuned ya'all!
our tbl on obesity today finished at 730 pm bebe..it was tiring, i dun feel well but we got a GOOD from Dr Izzati n Dr. Hairil so yeay :)
p/s: bsok exam!
we had usrah at the dpp house today, it was a potluck and it went very well i think; list of food bought:
meera and nawal and haz and syak: strawberry jam cheesecake [ DIVINE ]
hanum: red apples [ yum ]
alin: lychee and rose soy milk [ teguk2 ]
fara and nuna: egg sandwiches
yana: dunkin donuts [ variety! ]
i dunno, might seem that the food was not much. but i felt kenyang. must be the laughter and joy having great people at your home.
Breaststroke can improve the mobility of many joints strengthens and tones the quadriceps at the front of the legs and the ham-strings at the back. as despite being the slowest sroke, it burns the most calories. particularly calming and meditative Backstroke benefits postural awareness. Backstroke strengthens the back, tones the legs and arms without putting strain on the spine, and increases hip and shoulder mobility. Freestyle It strengthens the back, tones the arms and legs, increases the mobility of the shoulders and hips as well as improving cardiovascular fitness. There is evidence that the alternating action of the left and right side of the body balances the opposite hemispheres of the brain. Butterfly both energizing and calming. It mobilizes the spine, benefiting those with a stiff or tense back. People suffering from sciatica and other lower back conditions have experienced relief The stroke helps to tone the arms and legs, and the wide overarm recovery broadens the back. so girls, choose the ones best for you ekh? btw, the amount of calories we lose is---------- 500-650 an hour! so come on babes let's swim!! references:http://www.artofswimming.com/page.aspx?p=stbwe, http://www.medicinenet.com/swimming/page4.htm#benefits
again with the swimming!
since the reason why i started swimming again was because my hips don't lie and i was developing this handle that i do not love. then today i realized, wait~what benefits do each stroke offer? as i have SPECIFIC sites on my body that need immediate fat demolishing, i decided to look up on it and find the best one~ found this:
Breast stroke:
while i still adore this movie, let's learn new words.. :)
quidnunc!
poppysmic!
sesquipedalian!
yup, these are valid english words people..look 'em up!
and hey, love happens rite? who are we to stop it?
our tbl today was about antenatal and postnatal care, and while bin was presenting about postnatal care it occurred to me that today the JM at KK Dengkil told me and babe that jamu is not good for breastfeeding mothers whose children have neonatal jaundice. when asked why, she only said that jamu causes the body to become 'panas' and it's not good for the baby. having said that, i was obviously not convinced. evntho jamu is a familiar word, i have never come across it or talked about it, i bought it up during the tbl. we shared loads of info, but then it still wasn't clear to me.
so i decided to do a little reading of myself..wuhoo!
JAMU INGREDIENTS
Common Spices
Cinnamon, nutmeg, aniseed, cloves, black pepper, cardamom, cumin, caraway seeds and others
Common Roots & Herbs
Ginger, Turmeric, wild ginger, white turmeric, boesenbergia rotunda, awaupuhi, and many others exotic roots and herbs
Common Fruits
Tamarind, Orange, Kalamasi, Lemon, papaya, banana, starfruits, and other exotic fruits
Common Sweetener
Palm sap, agave, and honey
Common Vitamins and Minerals
Calcium, Magnesium, iron, Vitamin B6, and many others.
reference: http://jamu4life.com/FACTS_ABOUT_JAMU.html
there's a whole blog on jamu as well! wow~while some brands have steroids on 'em, some are homemade. i asked mama if she used jamu and she said that an arwah nenek used to make homemade jamu for her.
one of the climbers who tried to scale mount everest, Asyran Roef Amran also bought jamu to keep his body warm
after reading some of the so-called benefits i was astonished on how no research has been done. the closest to one that i found was by a botanist in 1775, thus there is not enough evidence to say whether jamu is of benefit or not~
there's evn a jamu massage and a jamu stick!
p/s: tikah told me to put more pics in the blog to make it more interesting..yes, ma'am!! i wonder what made me so interested in jamu in the first place?titibe ber TCM pulak~
hhhhaaaaaaaaaaaapppppppppppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy~
and the weekend continues with bringing me joy!
today: swam ngn kanak2 riang with the names of bashirah, nawal, nadiah, and zayd. nothing like burning em calories and eating egg sandwich afterwards :) xoxo
while papa is watching Kungfu panda~
other than that, i had one of the best days of this year!! watched Love Happens, highly recommended, loads of emphasize on empathy and a good storyline. had fun laughin, fun kacauing and dikacau, and eventhough i didn't have breakfast and had a late lunch i was really happy the whole time~
you might ask y, simply because i had great company!
huhu though it was only one person, this person made me laugh the whole time, laughed at my jokes, and still can read my mind.
after the movie, had late lunch at spaghetti farm where we ate the value meal spaghetti, soup and soft drinks. the food was reasonably priced, but u get fed up after eating the spaghetti coz there's too much butter in 'em. the soup was a little too diluted, though still satisfying.
the highlight of my day, i at a scoop of
SWENSONS ICE-CREAM!!
the best ice-cream of the world that i can vouch for! i was introduced to swensons when i was a wee bairn and i really love the flavours. so imagine my joy when i got a scoop!! argh!!
though at the end of the day, as usual we had the talk about the risk we are taking and an interesting part of the conversation was the analogy of why anes talk to the patients, in short it was that if u know you are taking a risk= prepare for it.
i'm sorry, i know we are taking a risk but how do i deal with it if i am confident in u but i am not sure that u are confident in me? how do i deal with this gut feeling that you are the best for me yet i feel that you don't feel the same way?
and lastly, do u have any doubts in me?
well, as somebody said to me, be patient..and i will, for the first time i will.
i am a planner. i believe we should plan so that we have a goal to reach~
i started planning since i was in secondary school. the plan was:
to get 10 A1s
to go overseas for my undergrad studies
to become a dr
to open up a hospital with my friends
to marry my first boy friend
to be committed with NGOs
needless to say, the first two nvr came true. we may plan, but Allah is there to decide what is best for us.
so here goes, the new plans that insyaAllah will happen, i hope.
the plans make u want to achieve them, a part of my motivation;
to graduate as a doctor on time, may 2011
to do my housemanship at sultanah aminah, jb
to become a peads/general surgeon @ emergency med specialist
to continue with my postgrad in newcastle
to sponsor nadiah and zayds pocket money in university
to bring someone there with me and learn together
to build a family and a partnership with my husband
to enter the private practice in order to save money
to actively participate in MERCY malaysia
to live in a house near a surau/masjid
to become a lecturer at CUCMS
i wrote this post just in case i forget all this and need to refer huhu these goals night change tho, so i can give no guarantee..but inyaAllah, they will all come true
today hannan khairil anwar wishes:
1. she has the perfect figure
2. her metabolism was like it was
3. she understood why boys become so emotional when they play football
4. tommorow the girls will swim with her again
the best take home message for today came from azrul: when u clerk a patient ask them:
and how do u want to tackle this problem?
when the patient thinks of a way, they realize it is important and they set their own goals. we shouldn't bombard them with suggestions when they do not actually want to hear or act. let them take control of their lives,while we observe and follow their pace.
watched blue versus yellow, think the referee was crappy, we lost 5-1. ish.
bliss~
had so much FUN swimming with the girls at Pullman just now.
love-handle reducing, entertaining, fat defying fun~
those who were there included:
nanad: cute with her pink goggles
amal: who has the ability to thread underwater for 10 minutes
di: who swam NON-STOP ( have no idea how many laps she did )
zarra: who was also like di ( dah kurus laa!! )
haz: who undeniably was an angel teaching aisyah how to swim
aisyah: diligently learning how to swim
alin: attentively teaching the other girls how to swim
farah: meticulously swimming non-stop
ima': splashing never looked so pleasurable
meera: owh-so relaxed in the pool
afeera: her laughter is contagious!
iman: her strokes are so damn effortless
gah, i hope i got everyone~would like it so much if the other girls were also there and that we make it a routine..
i heart my girls~
