Shape me up

I have spare tyres!

Somebody help me. After delivering my third child, I really needed to lose weight and regain my almost-hour-glass figure. How can I do this with little effort? I have resigned to the fact that I am no gym junkie. I wasted my money on a gym membership which I have only gone twice in a year. I cannot ever diet, because food is my life. That would be like asking me to stop breathing. I need a camouflage! Something that would make me look thin and curvy at all the right places.

So my makcik bidan recommended me to use Premium Beautiful corset after I completed my confinement period. It was the best investment ever! Initially I wanted something that would keep all the excess flabs in tact and just to generally look shapely when I put on my kebaya. Boy was I even more surprised to learn that this corset does more than that. It helped eliminate my aching back which is mostly due to bad posture whilst I'm breastfeeding. When I started wearing it during breastfeeding sessions; I found that I was sitting up straight instead of slouching and I didn't feel the aches as much; eventually the back aches went away. I was extremely pleased because not only that; I went back to my pre-pregnancy weight in just 6 months. This has a lot to do with the FIR technology sewn into the material of this corset where it improves blood circulation and assists in regulating my metabolic rate.

I'm so happy to be wearing it for all the right reasons. Well, perhaps there would be one tiny naughty reason too... it makes my boobs look so perky! muahahaha.....*evil laughter and hair tossing... If you wear the corset the right way; then all the unwanted fats from your back gets realigned to where fats should be...which is all in front! Very happy indeed!

 That was me at 6 months pregnant.

This is me now.

Holiday hopefuls

What do I do with my kids during their holidays? Help!!!

I've got some ideas...

Summer camp! :) Naaah... I don't think I can stomach the girls being away for more than 3 days much less in the wilderness. Though I was quite the adventurous and robust little girl back in the day. Now that I'm a parent, I am admittedly very protective of my children. Wasn't my parents protective over me? Sure they were, and they had the courage to stomach all the "what if's". Me on the other hand, not that brave.

So every school holidays I would come up with a list of small activities for the children to do by themselves or with us. Apart from taking them for short trips, I like to conjure projects for them to do at home. Last year, my girls had to built a scrapbook of their entire holiday activities. Naturally how the girls wanted to decorate their scrapbooks were to buy stickers and stamps from Craft Haven or use beautiful but expensive paper mesh for cut outs. No..No..No. "Build your own scrapbook from all the things you have collected during your trips and use all the existing stationery we have at home or create something" I repeatedly told the girls whenever they hinted a trip to the scrapbook store. The end results were both surprisingly creative.

There was one year where I made the girls think of an advertising campaign for a product. They had to draw their product, create a slogan and then act out the advertisement for it. It was hilarious! My Busyuk* (my second daughters' term of endearment, losely means smelly) took inspiration fr my lipstick. She created a lipstick lollipop that "you can not only have pink lips but lick it from your lips when you're hungry" that was her tagline. Belacan* (my eldest terms of endearment which is really a type of fermented shrimp but really means smelly as well); she promoted saving the earth. It was more a documentary really! Her tagline "Save water, just use the swimming pool to take a bath"... talk about recycling eh?

So what will it be this year?

Perhaps I'll start by asking them to compose a song and write the lyrics to it. Then have them do a video clip of that song. Of course, dear grandpa will be the judge and there will be 2 winners. One for the best song and one for the best music video. You can't lose! yea...

Biozone food purifier

I am reformed!

I recently saw this live demonstration done at a friends place and it was extremely worrying that no matter how clean we think we have cleaned our fruits and vege; its never clean enough! 

Gone are the days of home grown chicken and vegetables. Today's vegetation and livestock depends heavily on pesticides, antibiotics, chemicals, preservatives and some livestock are even bio-engineered to cater to the consumers demand. 

We can always choose or opt for organically grown/farmed food BUT again there is no guarantee that these food are FREE from harmful chemicals, bacterias, antibiotics and preservaties to help the food last longer before it reaches our mouths!

This is what I've learnt so far...

BIOZONE Food Purifier helps reduce and eliminate chemicals, bacteria, antibiotics and preservatives in our food before we eat. It helps rid of toxins dangerous to our body and even helps to keep our food stay fresh longer and taste better!

How does BIOZONE work?
BIOZONE Food Purifier uses a proprietary process integrating ozone-resistant materials to convert oxygen (O2) into ozone (O3). The ozone that eliminates contaminants will be converted back into oxygen. The medical grade silicone tube will then channel the ozone into the water where the food is immersed. Bubbling process will take place to purify the food within the pre-determined time frame.  

How long do I need to purify the vegetables and meat?
Generally, all the food (Eg : fruits, vegetables, seafood) require 15 minutes. Only meat (Eg : chicken, lamb, beef) requires 30 minutes. 


Moreover, there is 3 minutes ON/OFF sanitising function for a liter of water. This sanitising function is used to remove bacteria on the surface of food in a quick manner without the use of water. Generally, if you have more water, you can multiply timing accordingly. The maximum volume of water is 10 litres or 30 minutes.
* Please refer to the operating instruction manual found inside the packaging box. 

Will the food nutrients be lost in the purifying process?
We have a laboratory test on the meat to show that most of the nutrients are maintained. This can only be possible using a quality food purifier. Using conventional technology, it might reduce the nutrients substantially. 

Does it consume excessive electricity?
No. The electricity power consumption is like lighting up a bulb in your house. It only uses 35watts.

Do I need to wash the food again after purification?
It's not necessary to wash the food after purification process. But, if you feel the need to rinse the food after purification, you can use filtered water to avoid any re-contamination with tap water.

How long can the BIOZONE Food Purifier last?
After the first 2 years, as long as you send back the machine for general maintenance once a year, it can last very long.

Can I remove antibiotics from the meat during purification process?
The foam produced did not reveal any antibiotic trace, but during the 30 minutes purification process, lab tests reports showed that antibiotic was absent in the meat after purification.

Will the foam be totally gone if I detoxify for longer periods of time?
The chances of the foam being totally gone is rare because more fats can be removed through longer periods of purification. The down side to this would mean more nutrients are lost. Hence, we do not need to over-purify the meat.

How can I be certain that BIOZONE Food Purifier can perform 100% purification?
We do not claim that BIOZONE Food Purifier can purify all chemicals by 100%. Our objective is to try to minimise as much chemicals as possible before we consume the food. Most chemicals can be reduced through the BIOZONE Purification Process, which we have a series of laboratory tests to share. Scientifically proven in many advanced countries, ozone technology is commonly used for purification of water, food and swimming pool treatment.

Better be safe than sorry

Watch this and call me!

Date Night

I have a date!

It's with an ex-boyfriend. I ended up marrying him. So now he's my husband. I have a date with my husband. Sounds strange doesn't it? It's been so long since we had a night out together; getting all dressed up and making reservation for two at a fancy restaurant. I kindda forgot the thrill of getting dolled up for a big night out.

The kids are happily playing with their aunts and both hubby and I are in the car listening to Eric Benet. The mood is definitely set for romance! then... pure silence. We're so used to the kids ranting away their stories that we ourselves never engage in conversation longer than 1 minute. Now, its just the two of us. What do we talk about?

At the dinner table, we started warming up. Now, there's just so many things we wanna share with each other that we both started talking at the same time. Its so funny how two people can live with one another and yet loose touch with their inner most thoughts. I didn't realise that my husband plans to list his company in the next five years. I always assumed he'd hold on to the business forever. But realisticly, he wants to make his money while he's at the top of his game. That gave me an idea...I shared with him a business opportunity that I recently came across. To my surprise, he didn't shoot it down (as do most men), in fact he sounded quite fascinated. So we both got a bit excited of the thought of earning a bit more...


Tips to those women going on a date night... where sexy killer heels! It always turns them on. Thank you Alexandre Birman

Body beautiful

I want to look sexy!

Lets face it, who in their right mind does not want to look great? Everyone including you and me wants to look our best all the time. The trouble is not everyone is blessed with the-to-die-for shape that we so ideally want. Though I secretly pray for that miracle to happen; I'm not holding my breath!

So in searching for the ideal method, I've realized that there's 2 ways of doing this - the hard way or the expensive way. The hard way is to persevere endless hours in the gym and have a beautifully scaplt body which is to exercise!!! Now the expensive way is easy. Just charge it to your credit card! Tummy tuck, liposuction, facelift, laser... You name it, just sign it! Instantaneously you will get that to-die-for body! The consequences are endless, one would really have to weigh the pros and cons before plunging into this.

Of course I would rather the easy and relatively cheap way to look sexy and beautiful. Wouldn't everybody go for that option? I may have found exactly that from Premium Beautiful. The objective is to look good and feel great right?

Missing mama

I really miss her today!

I was at the airport today and watched families saying good bye to their parents who are going off for their hajj pilgrimage. I miss mama terribly today. How my life would be different if mama was still around? I would probably fuss over what she needed to pack; making sure I ordered her favourite daging dendeng; and secretly put my shopping list in her handbag before she travelled. Mama in turn would endlessly remind me to... take my vitamins, starch the shirts before ironing, feed the cats, switch off the toilets lights and off course nag me about my solat. I can just picture her now, hands on her curvy waist uttering words like " how many times do I have to remind you?..."

"Mama went to spend a little bit of time with Allah" I would say to my girls when she passed away in 2008. How do you tell your 4 year-old she's never going to see her nenek again; never going to sleep next to her again? So whenever my daughters' misses their nenek, we would visit her grave and share the weeks' activities and gossips. That made me feel like mama was still around to lend her ear.

More on mama later...

For the love of food

I am an addict!

I am addicted to food. I live to eat. The only time I don't eat is when I'm fasting. Even then I'll be thinking of what to eat. While I'm eating breakfast I'm already thinking of what to eat for lunch. Nothing comes between me and my food. When I go to sleep, the last thing on my mind would be what will I eat tomorrow? I don't just eat because I'm hungry...which is very often indeed. I eat because it gives me such joy and satisfaction every time I devour a bite of delicious food in my mouth. Once I pick something from the menu; I'm already fantasizing how that food would go down. How each delicious bite promotes happiness that tingles all the way from my throat to my bulging belly. I get a kick out of experimenting recipes from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes Because the recipes are spot on; it doesn't matter that I'm not a good cook. Banana sour cream pancakes in 10 mins by Ina Garten : FoodNetwork TV Asia is one of my favourites! Actually, I am a sucker for anything banana. I'm thinking of making one right now...

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Other than desserts, I also fish.
But more of that next time...