Monday, December 7, 2009

i feel good.. na na na na na na na


ok lah. phsysically, i'm not that good. well, flu, fever, throat prob etc. (hingus pun dah berdarah nak ckp ape.. jap penink, jap ok.) but better! i slept at 6am, i woke up at 10am and i went to college at 11++am. and i was there til 7pm. with a roll of toilet tissue with me all the time. pity me~ it's a study week, should be i have no class at all, but still we had a lot of meeting. (nape pagi2 bute pun slow gleee tenet ni? haih~...)

ok lah. 1st of all, i feel good because, i dont know, somehow i feel that i'm blessed. alhamdulilah. *wink wink* excited benarnye... sbb. thee... sbb semlm finaz msg. pastu shahli pun msg. pastu ramai la msg. haha. hari2 pun ade org msg. tp plg mahal shahli n finaz la. pastuu tgh demam2 ni blh plak la kan. sengih sorang2 mcm kerang busuk. hahahahahahaha... because, well, things i've never expected, mestilah happy an. =]

next week final. mcm x confident plak. i mean, occasionally, i'm worried about my carry marks. and yet, i've made a promise to myself - no more fast food 4 this year. eh biarlah! even though 23 days left, ONLY, still dikira what. (internet, blh x jgn sampai aku bunuh diri) for today, i need to go to any clinic or pharmacy, seriously, i've too. obviously because, a lot off ppl arounds me keep on babbling bout that. flu owh fever owh throat~ '-__- aiyaaa. lmbt nye la the end of d month an? duit kering da ni... it's NO... yerlah, i mean every1 is enjoying the YES - Year End Sale, but i said NO. haha.

jangan bilang tidak - never say never. the fray, bila nak buat concert dkt mlysia? plz plz plz!!!
i promise u i'm 100% sure i'm gonna b there. plz..!!! (as if u can here me mumbling over here.)
oklah. nora told me - jgan cakap TAK, cuz i'm gonna do it anyway OR it's gonna happen.
i don't believe it at 1st, but, sometimes, it is. ITs TRUE. kalau macam tu an... thee.

I DONT wanna marry a dentist graduated from Indonesia (sumpah poyo..)
I DONT wanna get a PHD from some international University out there.
I DONT want to be a rich, beautiful (inside and outside) woman someday.
I AM NOT eager to see my old friends, that i just DONT miss at all.
I AM NOT a bombastic, fun-2 b with, crazy but matured enough girl.
I AM NOT GONNA lose my weight. never. (hahahahahahha...)
I DONT WANT to get well so soon. lalalala~~~

well. u know, it's all, in the opposite. kan? HAHHAHAHAHAHA... XD
and nora said too, i should say - kita tnggu dan lihat.
so. ok, i'll wait and see. no no, WE, will wait and see. =DD




Is your willpower shorting out before you fit exercise into your day?

Have you ever been driving and thinking, "I'm going to go for a run after xyz task", or "I am going to hit the gym after dinner tonight."? I have. All the time.

Have you ever had these positive intentions but failed to actually DO them? Welcome to life. Ends up, we all have only so much willpower. Once we've completed a day of errands, work tasks, and the hustle of daily life, we're often left running on depleted willpower stores [1]. Do we succumb to this fact, or do something about it? The latter, of course!

No excuse to pass on the workouts! Ways to keep moving when willpower has its limits [1]:


Schedule exercise.
It's a plan, make it happen. Bring your workout clothes to work so there's no stop over at home between work and your workout.

Get a trainer or exercise buddy.
Accountability is a great motivator!

Get it over with.
If you're pooped after the day is done, plan workouts for the morning hours so that you get it over with early in the day.

Get in a good mood.
Studies show that people can show more self-control when they are in a good mood.

This article was brought to my attention by our podiatrist at work as she was returning from her lunch hour in a sweaty rush. When I gave her mad props for her lunch hour workout, she explained to me this research and has chosen to out-smart her limited willpower by bumping her workout up to her lunch hour.

Likewise, I giving a go at switching my workout time to the mornings once our new treadmill is up and running (fingers crossed for later this week). While I've never thought of myself as a "morning person", I am finding more and more so that by the end of the day a workout is right up there with doing the dishes, folding laundry, and making lunches. You know, just another dreaded to-do. We'll see how the mornings go but I have a feeling that once I get the timing worked out just right, the mornings and I could make for a serious butt-kicking combo.

I also received a HUGE pat on the back in an email from my boot camp instructor to our group of participants. The email included a line which read, "Congrats to Nicole who lost the most number of inches last month!" Woooot!

Question: Can you remember the last time you PLANNED to workout...but it never happened before the day was done?

Me: Just this past Friday, oops!

[1]. Boyles, Salynn. Limited Willpower Can Affect Your Workout. WebMD Health News. September 25, 2009.

"Weeds" with Sausage

   

    
The “weeds” in this sausage pasta dish are so named because of the shape of the pasta. I don’t know what kind of enormous weeds they have in Italy, but I agree with Mario Batali that this pasta looks more like an unraveled, twisted phone cord. Such coiled, hollow pasta is hard for me to fund in local stores, so he recommends fusilli or rotelle, although last night I used a a narrow ziti. The reason this recipe (and picture) from Mario’s Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home attracted me is that Italian sausage and spaghetti was one of my favorite comfort foods as a kid. However, I do not eat it so much anymore because the acid of the tomato sauce upsets my stomach somewhat. I am growing into the place Italians have been always, sauce based on things other than a heavy dose of tomato sauce as the Americans prefer. This sauce does start with a tomato paste base, but its liquid is provided from white wine and milk, along with some of the pasta cooking liquid. It is a wonderful sauce, still extremely easy, but deeper and more flavorful than any jarred sauce. Try it instead the next time you think of sausage and spaghetti.  Serves 4.

Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp butter
1 yellow onion
4 sweet Italian sausage links, removed from casing and broken into pieces
1/2 6-ounce can of tomato paste
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup whole milk
salt/pepper
1/2 pound fusilli or rotelle
freshly grated Parmigiano

Directions:
In a 12- or 14-inch saute pan over low heat, melt the oil and butter and soften the onions for 6 to 8 minutes.  Increase the heat to medium, add the sasage and cook until very brown, about 10 minutes.  Drain most of the fat from the pan and add the tomato paste, stirring often, until a deep rust color, about 5 minutes.  Add the wine, stir, and boil down until almost evaoporated.  Stir in the milk, season with salt and pepper, and reduce the heat to a simmer.  Cover and cook for 15 minutes.  Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta until al dente.  Scoop out 1/2 cup of pasta water and then drain the pasta.  Add the pasta to the sauce and toss.  Add some of the cooking water if desired to loosen the sauce.  Divide the pasta among bowls, top with grated Parmesan and serve.
   

last day of August-December semester





Well, today is the last exam which is Business Computing! Early before exam, we are soo damn nervous because this exam is the most burdensome exam! Fuck la.. But this not difficult as we guess, it is analysis and out of material so we can just write the opinion!
Finally EXAM FINISHED!! feel so lega already :D

We got to celebrate after exam (well celebration is our class style, hehe) then here we go.... here we goooooo...


Nando's Sunway Pyramid!


but, we havent entered the place, Me , Lenny, Tat Yang, Nanda and Indry waitin for Nicholas, Thato and Khulood. So we decide to sit outside nearby the Daily Fresh stall




then everyone came so we have a sit (of course we reserved already, tat yang did it). And we still keeping take pic before ordering the food! BBM Styleee :p

another side : leni-tatyang-nicholas-anty


nanda and indry busying take pic :p


thato and khulood :)


our handphone also dont want left behind. they took picture as well! :p

Finally Felly and her sister came along when our food is go ahead the table as well. And they need to wait as well like us hehe. Everyone ordered 1/4 chicken with 2 sidelines. But Nicholas looks rilly hungry so he decide to order...



nand and nick, look, half chicken! haha

Well its time to eat! Of course no pict taking when we were eating haha. We're all damn hungry so we just focus to makan first. Hehe. After eat, the plates kosong already.





Well this one is BSS (bayar sendiri-sendiri) A.K.A no treat! hehe



look at our two accountants! khulood and lenny busying count for the bucks!

*Our LUNCH FINISHED*
We're all separated. Nick, Thato, Leny and Tat Yang go back together. Fely and Vinda, her sister go to Salon, and finally Me, Khulood, Indry and Nanda decide to continue our journey with...



we watch Christmas Carol! We watched the 3D version. But the movie is totally sucks and boring.


After watch movie we went to window shopping. This is girls style ma. Hehe. Oke obviously feel really hungry already. (WHAT THE HELL?) then finally we head to Secret Recipe! Haha :D
I ate my food Chicken Gordon Bleu+Ice Lemon Tea. And im totally full! LOLx. Then we continue our journey again. We keep taking picts everywhere! haha





The Christmas stall was soo gorgeous and lighthearted! :D 







Well after shopping, I met with Felly and her sister again. Also Arnold and Dede which is BBS student. So we go back together. But stop stop stop first! We found something unique outside!


Heineken Christmas tree. Consist of the Heineken beer bottles. No wonder this tree made from the Heineken things because this is just in front of pub and club! hehee. So we took pic as well.

then...

*FINISHED!*
its time to go back home and take rest. Well actually after went back home I feel not semangat ady because the Genting planning totally cancelled. hooaa. But nevermind still have time. GoodBye August-December semester! Hope all of BBM student pass all the subject and we still meet next semester to cont the enjoyment! =)
Will gonna miss BBM so much...

Saturday superhouse (with Sonia Rykiel)

Hello everybody! How was your weekend? Mine it's been too busy... and you know? Here in Spain it's holydday until wednesday (my birthday's day!) and the weekend is so long, yaw!

First of all, I would like to make a special mention to Nati and Cris, with whom I had dinner on Friday and I had a great time. Nati brought me this delicious cake that looked like a torch with many candle... I couldn't stop laughing!
 
Nati and Cris like in the horror movies, hahaha!
Trying to be cute cutting the cake...
But no, being cute is not my best point!


And now, I want to explain you about a GREAT event that happened on saturday... YES, IT WAS THE DAY!! Sonia Rykiel's collection was released at H&M, and Laia and I were there the first ones there!

8 a.m. at Barcelona... 

Laia, so lovely!
Beret - C&A
Coat - Línea U Adolfo Domínguez 
Scarf - H&M
Bag - vintage
Tighs - Emilio Cavallini

Me!
Coat - Green Coast
Faux fur Scarf - H&M
Skirt  Syndrome
Socks - Calzedonia
Shoes - Sonia Rykiel vintage (of course!)
Bag - Vintage

I bought some presents, but of course, I bought something for me...


Oh, no! What's there?
OMG!!! A nightgown!!
And other little cute things!!

And nothing better for celebrate this event... than go dancing at night! We went to Razz with Albert and Miya!

I love Albert, he's so cute and funny!

I'm waiting for some more pictures that Laia did with her camera... because we met Pablo Rivero, an actor from a very famous serie here in Spain! And yes, I was wearing the nightgown as a dress, hahaha!

I'll tell you about my sunday tomorrow... before I leave to Editor's concert!! Until then... enjoy your monday!!