I found a website yesterday called www.hungry-girl.com. I'm a hungry girl so I was curious. The site gives tips and recipes for foods that hungry people love - cheesecake, muffins, sloppy joes, daiquiris, pizza, etc. The recipes are all modified to be lower calorie and fat content vs. the "original". I haven't tried any recipes yet, though a few look intriguing. Most of them scare me because I'm afraid the flavor will be a little off.
I'm all for healthy cooking, I love the magazine Cooking Light, and I make substitutions all the time - egg beaters for real eggs, Splenda for sugar. My problem with these recipes and the concept of making unhealthy foods less bad for you is that it's not focusing on eating healthy. It's focusing on eating less unhealthy, and that is not the same thing. I feel like these recipes don't focus on adding fiber, vitamins and nutrients to meals. And I don't condone making low fat desserts all the time just to eat dessert every day. I don't need dessert every day (even though certain roommates got me addicted to that for a while)!
That said, I will try a few of the recipes on the site that I feel make reasonable substitutions - like a guacamole recipe that mixes in yogurt to add low-calorie volume. Maybe it will work, maybe I'd rather stick to real guac - and skip dessert.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
my latest trip to GH, and I got to Talk to a Doctor
Just got back from the Hospital, i was there for about 3hours. dad did an ultrasound (the same thing mothers will do to see their babys in the tummy) this time dad is not scaning for a baby, but to look into his kidneys.
I got the chance to talk to the doctor this time, It was Dr. N. She was nice to share what was happening and what are the steps they are taking to help father recover.
she explained that his kidneys are week. and he needs to be transferred to another wad after this so that another specialist can work on father's kidneys. Now, they must stop antibiotic and certain pain killers because they will make them even worse. father had a habit of taking pain killers (ponstan 500mg) each time he has pain and his not the kind of person that drinks clear water. he drinks mostly Coffee and tea ... and COKE. This does not help with his kidneys, plus he smokes, that makes it weaker 2times faster.
and for his pain, Dr N, and other Bone specialist found that fathers Lumbar area (i think L2 &
L5) is dislocated. this cause the nerves inside to get pinch (cause PAIN). Dr.N did not say what they will do about the Spine yet, but she stress on his kidneys 1st. i believe its true, because if he cannot take medication , he may not be able to take the surgery. so its 1st things 1st................................................................... what else can i say? i really don't feel like saying anything now. maybe next time when i feel better.
a cloud will clear and a rainbow will appear, but not now.
Why we dry clothes outside the house
First of all, the achievements for these past few weeks.
I became an MC for the faculty Raya Open House, although they had meeting few week before, but only told me about it the day before the event. It was more of a bidan terjun thingy, when a senior lecturer who supposed to be the MC thought it was wiser to give the responsibility to a junior like me, a day before the event, so i would have more experience in public speaking (he may have forgotten that i maybe a junior here, but i have been teaching for like 9 years already)
Fcuk!
Well, I did it, and got a pat on the back and praises for a work done well by some of the member of the faculty.
Again in another occasion, being the junior in the department, I was asked to become the presenter of the finding, for a workshop held in the faculty, attended by the dean and faculty deans, because the seniors in my group thought it is only fair that I do it for training and learning process.
Fuck!
I was 2 hours late for the workshop seminar, and I don’t know head and tail of the seminars discussion, but I did it anyway, i presented like a true professional (i.e being a clown infront of everyone and make sick jokes) and guess what, now I am the advisor for the BACAS internalization team and I got 2 extra epjj slots next semester.
Out of the sudden, the dean came to me while we were having tea after the workshop and suggested that I lead the BACAS internalization team. Don’t ask me what internalization means, I don’t know just yet, but I dare not say NO, so I said yes. You never say no the dean, or you will be doom forever. I wasnt so sure the title actually. Was it internationalization or internalization, one of that for sure.
And also of the KPs for long distance learning, came to me and asked me if I could teach two slots for the epjj students next semester, and I agreed reluctantly and showing my sad face because I will have so many things to do next semester, but i will still do it for the sake of the faculty and the benefit of the students (but instead I was screaming and smiling like crazy inside, because I wanted it so much since the payment one epjj course (4 classes only per semester) is around RM3000 each.
EPJJ stands for e-pendidikan jarak jauh. We only met the students 4 times in one semesters, and all the teaching is done through the internet, read : paste your notes, slide, and reading material in the internet and they have to work their way themselves to pass the exam and you just goyang kaki waiting for someone to bank in the cheque. Its easy money i tell you.
Pakcik kayooooooooooooooo!!!
Yuhuuuuuu Back to the question today, why do we hang and dry our clothes outside the house?
One reason is so that the clothes will be dried faster because of the sunrays and the moving air and wind.
Secondly so that your curtain railing does not tercabut from the wall.
Oh hell, die lah i this time.
It was raining the whole day, in fact it rain inconsistently this week i am scared to hang my clothes outside. So, instead i hang it inside the house. Since i don't know where to hang it, so i used the curtain railing instead.
What happen next??? And according to the Murphy’s law, the whole railing collapsed.
I became an MC for the faculty Raya Open House, although they had meeting few week before, but only told me about it the day before the event. It was more of a bidan terjun thingy, when a senior lecturer who supposed to be the MC thought it was wiser to give the responsibility to a junior like me, a day before the event, so i would have more experience in public speaking (he may have forgotten that i maybe a junior here, but i have been teaching for like 9 years already)
Fcuk!
Well, I did it, and got a pat on the back and praises for a work done well by some of the member of the faculty.
Again in another occasion, being the junior in the department, I was asked to become the presenter of the finding, for a workshop held in the faculty, attended by the dean and faculty deans, because the seniors in my group thought it is only fair that I do it for training and learning process.
Fuck!
I was 2 hours late for the workshop seminar, and I don’t know head and tail of the seminars discussion, but I did it anyway, i presented like a true professional (i.e being a clown infront of everyone and make sick jokes) and guess what, now I am the advisor for the BACAS internalization team and I got 2 extra epjj slots next semester.
Out of the sudden, the dean came to me while we were having tea after the workshop and suggested that I lead the BACAS internalization team. Don’t ask me what internalization means, I don’t know just yet, but I dare not say NO, so I said yes. You never say no the dean, or you will be doom forever. I wasnt so sure the title actually. Was it internationalization or internalization, one of that for sure.
And also of the KPs for long distance learning, came to me and asked me if I could teach two slots for the epjj students next semester, and I agreed reluctantly and showing my sad face because I will have so many things to do next semester, but i will still do it for the sake of the faculty and the benefit of the students (but instead I was screaming and smiling like crazy inside, because I wanted it so much since the payment one epjj course (4 classes only per semester) is around RM3000 each.
EPJJ stands for e-pendidikan jarak jauh. We only met the students 4 times in one semesters, and all the teaching is done through the internet, read : paste your notes, slide, and reading material in the internet and they have to work their way themselves to pass the exam and you just goyang kaki waiting for someone to bank in the cheque. Its easy money i tell you.
Pakcik kayooooooooooooooo!!!
Yuhuuuuuu Back to the question today, why do we hang and dry our clothes outside the house?
One reason is so that the clothes will be dried faster because of the sunrays and the moving air and wind.
Secondly so that your curtain railing does not tercabut from the wall.
Oh hell, die lah i this time.
It was raining the whole day, in fact it rain inconsistently this week i am scared to hang my clothes outside. So, instead i hang it inside the house. Since i don't know where to hang it, so i used the curtain railing instead.
What happen next??? And according to the Murphy’s law, the whole railing collapsed.
This time i am really fuck.
Mother is not around. She is at my sister's house this whole month. If she sees this, she will lost her mind and hell will break loose and i am surely going to get it. I have been calling a list of friends asking if they knew anyone who can fix the railing but to no avail.
Moral of the story is, some things are invented for a single purpose only, and i cannot be innovated to multitask, such as the curtain railing (especially when you try to hang 4 oversize jeans, some trousers, t-shirts and a few shirts)
Well, what to do, accident does happen.
So anyone reading this, please please please help me!!!
Please!!!
FLORINDA CHICO POWER!!!!
Hi!
Sorry for the delay, I was saving the world twice last week... but now everything is ok, and a I can go on the cooking show.
Ana from Madrid sent us one delicious meal called Croquetas:
I don't have any picture of her, but I'd like to pay tribute to one of my favourites spanich actress, Florinda Chico! Tell me: if you want to eat "croquetas"... who would you choose between Ferrán Adriá or Florinda Chico? The answer is clear...
Thanks to Ana for her meal, and to Florinda Chico for being one of the sexiest cook actress in the world!!!
Sorry for the delay, I was saving the world twice last week... but now everything is ok, and a I can go on the cooking show.
Ana from Madrid sent us one delicious meal called Croquetas:
I don't have any picture of her, but I'd like to pay tribute to one of my favourites spanich actress, Florinda Chico! Tell me: if you want to eat "croquetas"... who would you choose between Ferrán Adriá or Florinda Chico? The answer is clear...
Thanks to Ana for her meal, and to Florinda Chico for being one of the sexiest cook actress in the world!!!
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