Screwed

I was told i screwed up.

Day one - over. It wasnt good:-(

Day two - redemption??? Pray for me. Going to war a wounded soldier tomorrow.

More stories when its all over.

Comfort

A bowl of pasta, on a cold rainy day is like a nice big hug.

I was stuck in KL weekend traffic in the rain. Lapar. Sms-ed MissQQ for makan but she'd rather golek2 atas katil.

Earlier this morning, after a bowl of oats - i quickly got ready to meet Rozita. She agreed to tutor me on the subject i'll be training next week. A supposedly 1.5 hours session lasted almost 5 hours.

By the time i left, it was almost 5. Raining. Empty tummy.

Got home, boiled pasta. There was leftover canned tuna and Tesco's tomato n herbs pasta sauce. Perfect.

Excuse me. I need comforting.

Anne is Thankful

Alhamdullilah.
Ada good news hari ni. Out of nowhere, i got a training job next week.

Walaupun small, i am excited because this is my first public programme. (if you are not sure what that means, public programme ni opposite of in house programme. In house, satu group dari company yang sama akan attend tapi public-people from various companies sign up to attend). Hopefully this will lead to many more. Kenal ramai orang, good for networking - and may open more opportunities for my business.

The subject matter pon i tak pernah train before, but i am just gonna jump and swim. There is a first for everything kan. GAMBATE kata orang Jepun.

Unexpected - ingatkan dah dekat bulan puasa, since no bookings - takde training jobs la sampai lepas raya.

Its gonna be a working weekend again, a lot of studying to do. (i'm not complaining). :-)

ADD ONE MORE REASON TO BE THANKFUL. HARGA MINYAK TURUN. YAYYY!

Star

Pada suatu petang yang bosan, stress......

It made me almost happy again:-)

(tu kuah rojak, bukan chocolate fondue ye;-))

Kick off

This morning i kick-off my cholesterol busting breakfast regime.

Not a fan of oats.

It aint that bad tho.

Falling

Its feels like i'm in the middle of a freefall

and i cant decide which is worse

the idea of how much its gonna hurt when i land

or that there wont be anyone there to catch me

Sesuka Hati Dia

Dari Akhbar Kosmo, 19.8 2008

Usia Madonna 36 tahun

MADONNA mendakwa dirinya baru berusia 36 tahun, sedang realitinya umurnya sudah mencecah 50 tahun pada 16 Ogos lalu. Namun dia mendakwa telah diberitahu oleh paderi 'agama' yang dianutinya, Kabbalah bahawa dia sebenarnya 14 tahun lebih muda daripada usia kelahirannya.

Penyanyi ini dikatakan telah melarang barisan tetamu yang akan menghadiri majlis sambutan hari jadinya daripada menyatakan dirinya berusia 50 tahun. Menurut akhbar Daily Mirror, dia juga mengeluarkan arahan kepada tetamu supaya tidak membawa kad, kek atau sebarang hadiah yang menyatakan usia sebenarnya.

Awal minggu lalu, ada laporan yang menyatakan Madonna bercadang untuk menangguhkan majlis sambutan hari jadi yang dijadualkan di Wiltshire, England kerana pergelangan kakinya telah terseliuh.

"Madonna pastinya akan menyambut hari jadinya penuh stail. Namun, bukan semuanya berjalan dengan lancar kerana dia tercedera akibat latihan konsertnya. "Dia melihat kecederaan ini sebagai satu petanda untuk menangguhkan majlis hari jadinya itu." kata satu sumber.

Anne Tulis: Amboi amboi, kalau macam tu i pun baru 21 tau:-D

A New Start

When we stop doing something, like a routine - its hard to start again and get back into it.

I quit gym months ago, and since then i never exercised. My daily routine are not physical either, at best doing some chores around the apartment...need i mention LITTLE apartment.

At the Avon walk, they had a health test booth. Despite my BMI Index being 'below normal', my cholesterol level hit 5.3, which is slightly above the normal reading of 5.17. Haiiishhhhh. NOT GOOD. (btw, this is the first time in my life i've had my cholesterol level tested hehe)

The medical officer said since this is an instant reading, it only reflects your diet for the past week at best. It so happened that whole week, i was on fast food, fried food, eggs and other junk pretty much everyday. I know, ME BAD!!!!

So, i'm trying hard to eat better. No deep fried food for me - which is really hard. I plan to get another test done maybe in a few months' time and i want a much better reading - perhaps a 4 flat.



This morning, i forced myself to start my walking routine. Just around the apartment compound. I did 3 laps, which took me more or less 20 minutes, then i did some strecthes by the pool. All in all a half an hour of exercise. Targeting this routine 3 times per week. Let's start small.

Ideally i should be putting on some weight, BUT avoiding fat. Hmmm....(kena angkat berat mcm ni;-O). Wish me luck.! I dont want to get any thinner than i am. I'm gonna look sick.

I welcome any tips to my reduce cholesterol level..please leave a comment.

Yayy for Chong Wei!!!!!!

Pic credit: Berita Harian Online

Wohoooo! Malaysia is in the FINALS. Our best shot at a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. C'mon Chong Wei, go for GOLD (and the 1 million bucks that comes with it;-)).

Yang ditunggu-tunggu...

Business tengah takde projects/jobs sekarang.
My days are spent cuba cari project baru.
Yang ditunggu-tunggu hari tu, 1 dah memang OUT. 1 lagi tukar management la pulak - so tak tau dah apa jadi. Ada beberapa lagi yang still pending decision.
Harap2 ada la good news sebelum puasa sebab bila dah start puasa, the corporate world bukan saja tak makan minum, trainings memang tak jalan bulan puasa - even decision making pun tak berapa nak jalan - mesti nak tunggu lepas raya.

Avon's Charity Walk for Breast Cancer (Updated)

My Sunday Activity.

Sorry lama nak upload the pics. Bukan uploading problem, never got round to it. Ada kerje nak settle.

Lizzie, an Avon member, arranged for Jill, me and herself to register for the event. Siap sponsor lagi. Thanks Lizzie. The event started early Sunday morning at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. The walk is a relaxed 3km fun walk around the park. The turnout was awesome. All you can see is a sea of pink.
Avon provided a pink Reebok t-shirt, a pink ribbon bandana and a few other goodies. - including a lovely silver bracelet. I love 'em bracelet.

Enjoy the pics.

OOooh...he's super cute!!!:-D

I had a good time. But more importantly, its for a good cause. I pray that many breast cancer patients will benefit from this worldwide effort by Avon.

Today

08.08.08

Nice number.

Bestkan kalau ada significant occasion ke, milestone ke....but i have nothing important to remember today by. Tak tau la kalau later in the day duit sejuta jatuh dari langit ke, ada orang masuk meminang ke....hahahah. :-)

Otherwise, it's just another friday.

Berfikir....

Saya kurang aktif ber-blog dalam seminggu ni.

Saya lebih banyak berfikir. Fikir apa?

Tentang hidup. Tentang diri. Tentang Tuhan. Tentang kawan. Tentang masa lalu. Tentang masa depan.

Hanya diri sendiri yang tahu apa dalam fikiran saya, apa susah dan senang saya.

Saya pernah post di blog ini saya sedang melalui fasa yang paling sukar dan mencabar dalam hidup. Saya masih di situ.

Saya sedang pujuk diri saya untuk yakin pada cita-cita dan ketentuan. Ada hikmah di sebalik semua.

Saya sedang belajar erti susah, sabar, usaha dan tawakkal.

Orang selalu kata, bila kita susah, kawan lari. Bila senang kawan ramai. Klise kan. Ada separuh kebenarannya. Separuh lagi persepsi diri.

Saya tahu apa yang saya mahu, dan apa yang saya mahu tak semestinya apa yang orang lain mahu. 'Passion' saya - sesuatu yang tak boleh dipaksa ke atas orang lain.

Saya banyak kelemahan, tapi saya sedang cuba jadi kuat.

Saya cari inspirasi dan semangat dari cerita jatuh, bangun orang lain. Satu hari nanti mungkin ini akan jadi cerita saya.

Tuhan kan ada. Saya tak perlu takut.

Anne Masak: Puding Jagung

Steps:

1 2

3 4

5 6 7

sila rasa....:-)

Friday Reflections: Andai Ku Tahu

Today is Friday, so another anne's prelude friday reflection time. Hari ni i nak share lagu ni, Andai Ku Tahu from Ungu. The lyrics are so meaningful.....we go thru our lives everyday kejar macam-macam kan, tapi jangan lupa ingat mati. I love this song. One of my favourite lagu 'ketuhanan'.

Jom nyanyi & insaf sama-sama...............
(pause my mp3 player>>>>to avoid hearing double)

Ada Tetamu.....

Kelmarin, semalam dan hari ni, I busy melayan tetamu kat rumah.

Tak sempat nak update or go singgah blog you all.

Esok boleh resume normal activities.

Tungguuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I hate waiting, but who does kan.................

Banyak benda yang saya tunggu.

Tunggu results four proposals

Tunggu cheque masyuk

Tunggu kes tipah tertipu settle

Tunggu macam macam lagi....yang malu nak tulis pun ada;-)

Sabar sabar sabar i tell myself every day

Sing Me a Lullaby

I am having trouble sleeping again.

Kalau boleh tidor pon, if i tidor kat depan TV.

I have been advised to sleep early....ada kawan cakap between 11p.m. and 2a.m. - masa critical for cell renewal.

Hmmm, habis la cell2 aku dah expire tak sempat nak renew.

I have also been reading about radiation from the TV - supposedly bad for health.

Semalam i cuba gelapkan the whole place, masuk tidor on my own bed.

2 jam lebih i was so restless. Finally i on the light, and fell asleep browsing the IKEA catalougue.

I have to find a reason to love my bedroom again.

Notes on the pics: Tu BABY, my brother's cat. He obviously does not have any sleeping disorders.

Friday Reflections: Rise to the challenge

The more burdensome the challenge, the more valuable the response.

Out of extreme difficulty, greatness is born.
When things seem to be at their worst, they are likely to soon get much better.

The more intensely the problems are illuminated, the more effectively they can be addressed.
Always remember that life is incessantly dynamic.

Life is able to respond with innovation, determination and an underlying goodness that cannot be denied.
The best cure for a problem is the problem itself. Because each problem is a well-defined opportunity for improvement.
Whether you judge something to be a problem or opportunity says more about you than about the situation.

The way you choose to see the world is the way the world will be for you.
In life there is challenge and in challenge there is life.

Rise to each challenge, and continue adding value to the ever-growing richness of life.

Ralph Marston

Cry For Help

Today THE IKEA SALE started. I tak ada plan pun nak pergi. Almaklum la takde budget nak shopping2. For IKEA Friends members, boleh enter seawal 7 pagi. Jill is one of those eager 'friends' yang buka pintu Ikea pagi ni.

Pukul 9 lebih dia sms - cry for help. Nak tolong angkat barang naik atas trolley. I pun rajin nak layan. Semalam satu hari mood tak berapa ok...i thot some 'social activity' would help kill the lousy mood.

Sambil tolong2 Jill, sempat snappy-snappy activity Jill shopping. Mentang2 rumah baru shopping tak hengat dia.



She got a new bed, and this contemporary chandelier type lighting for her living room. The TV rack is a bargain, sebab an ex-display item. The hole is for wiring - made for Plasma/LCD TV. Cool kan.

Inilah where i come in, part angkat-angkat barang from the racks at Markethall. Jgn ingat si kurus ni tak kuat tau....:-)




Sempat rest dengar lagu, pastu gelak tengok Jill tolak trolley...hehehe.




Ni kat As-Is section. Muka boring tu sebab lama sungguh kena park my butt on this tv rack Jill wants to buy. Section ni kan ex-display. Kalau tak book, kejap je orang sapu. Macam gambar last tu, nampak tak makcik warga emas tengah pegang rack putih. Jill nak beli dah, tinggal kejap cari the Ikea staff, makcik tu dah sapu..sian Jill.



Finally, we headed for the check-out. 3 trolley Jill borong!! Sempat i snappy THE DAMAGE...so that i can rub it in to Jill....JOM KERJAAAAA!!!!!!!!! Banyak nak bayar credit card tu!!!!:-O

After all the hardwork, of course kena makan dulu before balik:-)