Psyllium Husk

I started taking this if I'm not mistaken since October last year. I knew about the great benefits of taking Psyllium husk so many years ago when I read a book written by Dr Bernard Jensen called "Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management". It's a really good book. I was so inspired after reading it that I actually started following some of his advice and managed to lose a lot of weight in just 4 months and was living a healthy lifestyle and developed good eating habits. I could see a lot of improvement in my health and I felt great. But it only lasted for a year before I stopped following the rules due to temptations. Things just went haywire after that. I want to be able to be that person who was living a healthy lifestyle. I want to feel great again.

I realised now that there were a lot of things I did wrong in the past few years when it comes to my eating habits and how I workout. I know I have to change in order to make myself feel better although it's not easy. It has to be done. I'm not taking this because it can help me lose weight. I'm taking this because it can help improve my digestive tract and help improve my skin condition. I'll workout to lose the weight. 

I couldn't take it with just plain water, so I had to mix it with orange juice to make it palatable. It's the only way for me to be able to take it. It doesn't taste that bad if mixed with something else. Otherwise I would puke. It must be taken immediately after I mix it or, it would become jelly like once it is mixed with water and it would be difficult to swallow. You can choke on it too. So it's best to take it immediately when it's still in it's original form. The best part is that if I take this then it means that I have to drink lots of water too. So this is another way for me to force myself to drink more water in a day. 

I take it early in the morning before my workout and before breakfast. I'm loving it :).

Messy

If you want to know an artist's view of what my brain looks like right now. This is it. All messy and needs to be straightened out hihihihi. Not feeling that good right now. Got issues with the feet again and I'm finding it so hard to concentrate with work because of it. It's so irritating, so itchy....so painful every time I walk. :( This is what happens when I don't eat what I'm supposed to eat and I don't drink enough water. This sure is a lesson for me. Starting tomorrow, I will be consistent in taking my medication and will take more care of my eating habits. Other wise I will have to go through this pain again. I really laaaaaa.....I feel so "serik" one this time! Urrrgghhh!

I'm having a headache as well thinking about an order I made last year from my supplier that has not yet reach me. Not really sure what is the problem that's causing the delay. I really hope it will arrive to me this week or else, the mess will get even messier hahaha. Seriously, jokes aside....this is no laughing matter.....if it doesn't arrive this week, I will be in deep trouble. :(

I guess that's the most major thing that's troubling me right now. What else? Well, the tumor is still there and there's nothing I can do about it. I sometimes forget that it's even there. Really??? Yes, really. It's like a another organ in my body that simply been existing for the past few years of my life and perhaps will stay on for God knows how many more years to come. Everybody I know seems to treat it like an old member of the family and therefore there is no issue about it. All is good. >.<

The 8th day

Today is the 8th day of the 366 days blogging project and already I'm feeling stuck with nothing specific to write about for today's post. Yikes! Although a lot has happened since this morning, yet I'm not allowed to share about it with my readers today. Because it's too personal to share. It wouldn't be proper. Because it involves other people in my life to be exact and I wouldn't want to talk about them here. Better to just stick to talking about Lin. haha ;).

Hmm....so what shall I write about right now?? I think it's safe to talk about work? I guess my mind is so consumed with topics related to work. It's all I think about everyday. The first thing that pops out of my head after I have my breakfast. Or perhaps during my morning workout, yes, even during that time, I think about work. I just can't seem to stop. It's inevitable. So much so that sometimes I have to remind myself to think of something else. But after a few minutes, it comes back again. That's the honest truth. 

I sometimes....well, not to say I forget to eat....but I am so absorbed with work that I don't care much about eating. I eat just to be able to have the energy to work and nothing more. I find that I can sit there at my working table and work for hours and hours. But the minute somebody ask me to do something else....housework for example, I suddenly feel tired. Just the thought of it makes me weak. But the thought of crafting gives me energy. Strange but true. :D

Lucky for me, even though the thought of doing housework makes me feel weak, I still do them though. Because I can't stand living in a dirty house. I have my limits. I definitely won't allow my room or house get too dirty. But I'm not a cleanliness freak. No. I don't clean every single hour. :D

You should see my working room or so called studio. It's a mess. But not to the point where the floor is dirty or the room is smelly. I can't stand bad odor. So I make sure I can breath in it and can work comfortably in it too. So, it just looks messy coz there's just too many stuff inside it and not properly organized, that's all. I've talked to a lot of crafters and they said the same thing too. It's just nearly impossible to keep the room tidy especially if you are crafting 12 hours a day. Well, that's me. Perhaps there are others out there who can keep it tidy even though they craft 12 hours a day. Super efficient I suppose. I'm not super efficient. That's a fact.

What can I say, when it comes to crafting, it's something I enjoy doing and passionate about. No matter how tired or sick I feel, I can still get up and do it. It's my life. I love it. :) Imagine what I can do if I feel passionate about other things as well. It will do a lot of wonders for me. If only.....hmmmm.....something to think about. :)

What I Cannot Change - LeAnn Rimes

It's been a while since I last posted any songs in my personal blog. Today I want to share another one of my current favourite songs from the lovely LeAnn Rimes. Love the lyrics in this song so much :). Have a listen....

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar

A good friend of mine gave me this Coca-Cola drink after she came back from her vacation in Japan. She  seems to love drinking it so much. I told her it's not good for her health. I myself am not a Coca-Cola fan anymore. I was a fan of it when I was a teenager. But I haven't been drinking it for quite a long time now. But this one is a little special because it's zero sugar and of course because it came all the way from Japan hihi. So I gave it a try. 

I chilled it. It's supposed to taste a lot better chilled. In the beginning it was palatable. But after a few sips, it had this very bitter after taste that was pretty unbearable for me to handle. I finished it though. Strangely enough. Thank God it was just a small bottle hihi.

The question is. Will I ever drink it again? NO. :)

Black-naped Oriole

Black-naped Oriole or Burung Kunyit Besar in Malay, that's what this bird is called. This photo was taken from inside my room. That's why it's kinda blurry and not focused. I took it in a hurry, before it flew away, plus my digital camera can't focus like a DSLR.....what a bummer. Wish I could take a much clearer picture of this lovely bird.

For the past 2 weeks now, this bird has been passing by my window and headed straight to the banana trees just outside my room and tearing up those dried brown layers of the banana trunks to make it's nest. I've never seen the nest before though. Not sure where they make them....probably way up on the trees....to high for me to see. There are quite a few of them flying around the garden each day. It's a joy to watch them from my window. 

These birds makes such beautiful sounds too. A bit loud sometimes. Their high pitch voice could be heard every now and then. 

You can find out more about this bird at this link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-naped_Oriole

The sweetest call

CC and Ron

I was doing my usual routine this morning, replying emails, facebooking etc when suddenly I heard the house phone ringing. I went to pick it up and guess who was at the other end of the line?? It was my dear friend CC! Yup! This is the second time I got a call from her. Once was when she was staying in Hawaii and now all the way from New Mexico. 

It was the sweetest surprise! I remember the first time she called me, I was staying alone in KL. Her call really cheered me up. And again she managed to do that this morning. Got the chance to talk to Ron too for a brief moment. Funny he mentioned about BOBOI hiihihihi.....he and CC saw the video I posted in my Facebook. Even though they had no idea what  BOBOI were talking about, still they thought those guys were funny. If only those guys spoke in English, they might have understood the jokes. Anyhow, for me, just by looking at BOBOI's facial expressions is enough to crack me up! haha!

Ok, back to the sweetest call.......it was because of the Christmas card and gift I sent her. I'm so glad she received them safely. I was beginning to get worried if the package got lost or something along the way. I'm so happy as well that the card managed to cheer her up. It's the least I can do for all that she's done for me. Still, I wish I could have given more. 

Funny how nervous I was when talking to her.....so much so I even spoke in Malay a bit....jumbled things up....mixing English with Malay at some point haha. Forgive me CC for I was too excited and nervous and all sorts of emotions were all rolling into one. 

I sometimes wish I have a good friend like that staying nearby. It would be so great! Good friends are very hard to come by these days. I kid you not. :)  If you ever find a good one, take good care of them....be kind always. :)

Ombak Rindu - The Novel

I'm one of those people who watched the film first and read the book later. I rarely read Malay novels, or any kind of novel for that matter these days, so this is something totally out of the norm for me. It's not that I don't like to read, it's just that I never find the time to do so anymore. I somehow prefer to read short stories from the Reader's Digest instead. I used to read a lot when I was younger.....story books I mean......thanks to my parents who love to collect story books and of course read them as well hahahaha, they don't just collect them ok......especially my late father.....he read a lot!! A LOT I tell ya!!! :D

But all for the love of Ombak Rindu, I borrowed this book from my aunt and started reading it if I'm not mistaken about 1 or 2 weeks after I watched the film. And I'm only at chapter 7 now! LOL!! I wonder when I'll finish reading this. It's not that it's not an interesting read but, I'm always so busy with work. Excuses, excuses! I must finish reading this book this month!! :D

Well, if you must know.......film vs novel........so far, I kinda like novel better. I like the way the author tells the story too. She has a way of telling the story that makes you want to keep on continuing reading it. My aunt told me that she only took 2 days to finish reading the book. Ha! Can't beat her now. I'm a slow reader. Reading at snail pace. Haha! :D

The idea during breakfast

An idea came to mind this morning as I was talking to old friends I met during breakfast. Sparked by an idea my friends had for their new business. I just couldn't help myself. Couldn't help wondering that it was one of the things that I wanted to achieve in my bucket list. 

I just kept most of my ideas to myself. I tried at first to give them a couple of my ideas but one of it was pushed away all because they thought it was too much work. I didn't think so. I guess I wanted it to be perfect. It just had to be the way I wanted it to be. How I pictured it in my head. Yes, it had to be that way. It was beautiful. Just the way I dreamed it would be. I immediately sketched the ideas in my notebook so that I won't forget. So when the time is right, the ideas are already there :). 

How I wish I could do it some day too....just like how they want it. But I guess that dream will have to wait for  a while. I can't believe I actually wanted to join them at first. The thought came to mind. Do it part time or something. As if I don't have enough work in my hands already! Hah! :D

It was just so interesting. And I can't help but think about how it all happened. All I wanted to do this morning was to go out for breakfast and there they were, wanting to have breakfast at the same place. As if there was a divine intervention that we met and talked about that idea. I mean, they could have talked about something else. There were so many other topics to choose from but instead, they talked about that. So.......I can't help but think that God has it all planned out for me. Did He really??

Not sure how things are going to turn out in the end. Will there be a continuation from today's meeting? Will I get to be involved in this new venture? I don't know. Only God knows that. I'll just have to wait and see. ;) 

2012 is here!

Happy New Year 2012 everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's here! Finally here! I'm a little scared......but I just take a deep breath and take it all in slowly.

I didn't make a new year resolution yet. Still thinking about it. Need to pen it down soon.

What came to mind today? Blog for 365 days. Or shall I say blog for 366 days this year since it's Leap Year. ;)

I have been thinking all day about this. As I'm writing this, I'm still not sure if it's going to be something I'm going to truly commit to this year but I sure will give it my best shot! A friend of mine has done it before and I know how tough it was for her to commit to it but I will still do it. Discipline. I'm trying to be more disciplined this year. 

This will be a test for me to see if I can commit to something and not create any excuses for not executing it at the end of the day. I tend to create excuses a lot sometimes. Just to make myself feel better. It's bad. For once, I want to just do it. Just do it Lin!

I'm not going to plan it out or make sure that there will be a specific topic to talk about each day. It will just be something that comes to mind or something I did for the day. Anything. Just anything. It can be about anything.

This is just for my personal satisfaction I suppose. Another reason to be happy about. Why not right? ;)