Health Tips#9 : Stevia

ni mesti nanti Hazel marah aku sebab asik gambar blur.Sorry lah beb hp cikai, nanti I tukar hp baru kamera cantik skit :) Encik A, hint*hint*

Have you heard about Stevia?

I know mesti korang baru dengar masa tengok Majalah 3 minggu lepas. Sebenarnya I pun :p Pernah dengar sebelum ni tapi tak amik port sebab macam susah je nak cari..lagipun saya bukan pemakan gula yang tegar. Tapi sebab mak asyik bising abah banyak amik gula, yelah kalo pagi petang nak Milo O dan Teh O jer, kalau weekend tu sampai 4 cawan sehari, bimbanglah jugak kan.

Tetiba belek2 katalog Cosway dan teruss jumpa produk ni. Magik ke apa? Atau diorang timing it right supaya keluar produk sekali ngan keluar dokumentari kat TV dan orang2 terus mencari produk ini? Dipendekkan cerita, I pun gi Cosway shopping benda alah ni. 100 tablets harganya RM12.50 jer, produk baru sampai bulan lepas.

In short, Stevia ni pengganti gula yang sangat baik, takde kalori, memang bagus untuk pesakit diabetes dan yang sangat menjaga kesihatanlah. Manis sebijik cam gula, even lagi manis kot jadi bila makan guna sikit jer. Cam produk dalam gambar tu comes in small tablet, so satu tablet kecil bersamaan ngan satu sudu kecil gula. Bila tanya abah, sedap ke tak stevia tu, dia kata sama cam gula biasa.Siap tak sedar lagi my mum replaced the normal sugar in his drinks.

So everyone, bolehlah habiskan stock gula di rumah anda dan cuba guna Stevia pulak. I am yet to try using it masa masak sambal tumis nanti, apelah rasanya..

Enjoice

I am not gonna be biased or simply being egoist.

I am currently enjoying the smooth connectivity of my new modem. Ye, modem I berjaya sampai tengah hari tadi. Tepat sekali tuan puan, modem ni modem yang sama saya maksudkan dalam entry hatred penuh kemarahan sebelum ini.Hehe Untuk prestasi hari pertama,saya katakan ianya sangat memuaskan. Sebab sebelum ni sangat marah, saya dah lupa yang saya juga dapat freegifts melalui subscription ini berupa satu mobile modem dan satu internet kit.Cool kan? Internet kit tu sangat best terutama bila dapat dengan percuma (agaknya diorang memang tau marketing paling berkesan untuk orang malaysia adalah bagi barang percuma).

Antara benda yang ada dalam kit tuh adalah optical mouse,LAN cable,phone cable,card reader,lampu USB,USB adaptor dan 2-3 benda lagi yang I pun taktau nama dia apa.Agak impressive walaupun mouse dia baru guna tak sampai 2 jam, roller dia dah tak function. Haha mungkin penggunanya ganas. Mobile modem pulak telah dikidnap oleh hubby utk teman dia kat hotel yang kena bayar wifinya.Kunokan hotel tersebut. Mari kita tulis petisyen supaya dia bagi wifi servis free kat pelanggan kalo tak takyah dok hotel dia.Haha macam la boleh..kalo takdok situ nak dok mane lagi yang oi! Namun mengikut laporan encik hubby sebentar tadi, modem tersebut takdapat digunakan sebab takde coverage.Beselah kawasan kampung..huhuh

Kesimpulannya, pilihlah internet provider yang mesra kediaman anda (coverage) dan ikut preference la, suka mobile atau static,wifi atau cable.Yang saya beli ni since dapat mobile modem free, bestla kan. Sebagai seorang yg pernah guna banyak brand internet provider ni, i rasa yang ni mmg worth a try.But make sure your house dpt excellence coverage la,check tu dulu baru beli kalau tak mungkin akan hampa. Cuma masalah delivery tu je la cam drama dalam entry sebelum ni...tapi kalau tak beli online tak dapat plak freegifts dia kan. Haha enjoice :)

Until then :) haha pasni nak try download pakai bittorrent lak.Wahh berlagak gituhh

Broadband daily rates

Finally I got rid of the monthly broadband subscription and got the daily ones.

But I am adjusting to the slow speed..they never told me that RM6/day gets the slowest available speed rate. But atleast it is stable, taklah DC manjang.

So eventually I can save more than 70% of my previous monthly cost, provided I stick with the planned daily usage of 5 days/month.

Yes, cost reduction, I like.

Hah 5 days je?Ape susah, I can still online in the office or at my parents' home yang pakai wireless broadband aduih jeles. Or wifi at major outlets around KL.Cybercafe is soo yesterday (gelakkan seseorang tu yg terfikir nak gi CC apabila broadband modem i tertinggal di rumah parents suatu masa dulu)

Any other better deal from other telecomm provider that you know, please share ya. I'm interested in mobile usage only, wimax pimax takmain.

ok bai

Awed by Tash

As usual, tonight i flipped through The Sun and it was among my few rare occasion of reading a newspaper from cover to cover(except on weekends,when I have all the time in the world to digest the contents). On the page of top ten hot seller books listed by The Borders, I noticed two books being listed by the same author, Tash Aw.

Wait..Tash who?

He is a Malaysian,literally, although was born in Taipei by Malaysian parents and experienced living in many part of the world. Two books as hot sellers at one time, this guy must be good. According to the article, he spent five and four years to complete each books.

The first book, Harmony silk factory was set in World War Two in Perak,whereas the second book, Map in of the Invisible World was set duirng a Confrontation period in Indonesia around 1960's. I read a brief synopsis of the second book and it sounds very impressive. About two boys, Adam and Johan whom were sent to orphanage by their mother and later separated as Johan was adopted by a Malaysian couple while Adam was taken by a Dutchman and continue his life in Indonesia. Tash later captured Adam's journey dealing with many difficultied especially in adapting in terms of skin colour and heritage. To quench the thirst of my secret passion in history(sometimes laa pun), I guess I will head to major bookstore and get my hands on the book,perhaps.

Lagipun ni menyahut cabaran AKJ yang mengatakan golongan muda buta sejarah sebab membaca (sebab tu tak cakna dengan isu LKY datang Malaysia dan buat roadshow), insya Allah tak semua..

Any of you have read either of the book? Share with me ok!

Di kala blank

What would you always do when you have so much in mind to blog, but when you see the blogger's entry template your idea vanished into the air?

Total blackout. Blank.

What I always do, is to click the add image button and surf for interesting pictures in my possession, and paste it here.

Just like this one.

The caption for this pic is, erm, if you have excessive money to spend this month, go get it. One of the best moisturizer I use so far..anyway, not performance wise. I think the moisturizing effect is just OK, but it does not irritate sensitive skin laa for sure. And works for cracked heels too (I was talked into buying this by the sales girl while searching for cracked heels cream). I think I love it because of its smell. Just because of that. Haha.

Enjoice.

Meet My New Mate

Intel Atom N270 (1.6Ghz)
160Gb/2Gb RAM
Built-in Web Camera (1.3 Mpixels)
Wireless LAN
10/100Mpbs LAN
Non Explosive Lithium ion Battery
Cards Reader, Express Card Slot
3 x USB Port, 1 x VGA Port
Free Twinmate Sleek Case
Pre-installed with XP Home
1.2kg lightweight with 10.2" Wide Screen
*Fanless Design-An engineering breakthrough that has permanently eliminated the risk of overheating due to fan failure.
*Built-in Hardisk
*Non Explosive Lithium ion Battery

I got this out of necessity, since I don't have any laptop (melainkan laptop pemberian company yang berat itu). So far alhamdulillah, mamat nie menjalankan tugas dengan jayanya. Mine was exactly the same as above, only mine was black. I badly wanted the red one but kalau nak kena tambah RM200. Oh itu memang tidak perlu. I got a netbook instead of notebook to fufill my priority list as below :

1. Ringan untuk mobiliti
2. Murah mengikut bajet di poket
3. Comel dan cantik untuk memotivasi diri (haha.perlukah)

Mengikut aktiviti survey yang sempat diadakan pada PC Fair yang lalu, model ini (Twinmate NX10) adalah paling memenuhi tiga ciri di atas..oh yeah.Satisfied sungguh (setakat ini). I realized that netbook is the `in-thing' nowadays especially among ladies, so I look forward to hear comments or experiences from other netbook owners.

Toodles.

p/s: I put a lot of effort to italical the words in English.Anti PPSMI supporters, I am still one of you guys.

Bidadari Dari Timur..

I was so upset when I missed the launching of this book during the KL Bookfair last week. It was even attended by Tok Guru himself! Hmm, did I tell you that I missed the whole bookfair affair?? Initially I wasn't so devastated since most of the book that I aimed to get can be found easily in MPH or Kino, except this very particular book ( I assume, although I never actually try to find it in the nearest bookstore). However I managed to get hold of it from a friend, who happened to be a bookdealer.

So this morning, after my Subuh prayer, I read this 107 pages book that I was certain can be finished for a mere half an hour. This book actually acts as my Tazkirah Subuh on this wonderful early weekend morning, where most of the people are still cuddling their comfortable blanket -_- ( I was glad, I was very energetic this morning, or else I would usually do the same ritual as the others..)

OK, I actually wants to highlight some synopsis of this book. They called it `novelette' as it has the fancy words normally used in the commercial Malay novels.. :) I would suggest this book to all ladies, as I presume usually ladies appreciate fancy words (bahasa puitis) and it really touches the bottom of hearts and deepest of soul. For men whom enjoy novels, feel free to get hold of this book.

The book is actually a mini memoir of the beloved wife of Tok Guru (Datuk) Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, the well known ulama' and also the MB of Kelantan. Datin Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak, a soft spoken, brave at heart and a loving wife and mother of ten children, being a wife of a super busy and dedicated religious leader like Tok Guru for more than 30 years.. there are so much to learn from her valuable experience. Especially to wives and ehem, wife to be (to whom who may concern, haha).

It was filled with excerpts from the Holy Quran, and her real experience of growing up her 5 sons and 5 daughters, and handling the house chores. And she also gave a glance on how Tok Guru managed to spend time with his children and his hobby of hunting and farming (I suppose it is hard to find an MB with interesting hobby like this) despite his busy schedule. However, the thing that I treasure most in this brief novelette are a few doa that was recited by him every now and then. One of my favourite, was the one which he recited before the 13th GE. It surely will shed your tears!

Bottomline is, please read this book.. it is so touching and inspiring at the same time..and it is so thin that you can finish in few minutes, seriously. Enjoy!

Anlene Concentrate

(malas nak amik gamba sendiri, ni ehsan afzanistrator.blogspot.com)

Whoever knows me personally, you all would know that I, being a self proclaimed health freak,am always promoting people at my age to consume milk, namely Anlene to avoid osteophorosis (excuse my spelling, please) when you are older. The powder form of Anlene is (for me) not as tasty as normal milk, but I managed to live with it anyway. But recently, they produce something that is much more better in taste, and higher in calcium content too.

To non milk lover (like me) but badly need some calcium supply in your body, I encouraged you guys to try this. Sangat sedap ok, tak rasa susu langsung, rasa vanilla! To milk (and vanilla) lover like Ci, you would love this to bits. Seriously. Its just that for this you need to pau your Mom more often, as it comes in mini packages of 125ml and priced around RM1.50 each.. hehe.

Sangat sedap! Cubalah untuk tulang yang kuat dan sihat.