The search for LBD ('Little' Black dress)

Ok ok..the term 'little' is a bit off. It shd be read as The search for a 'curvaceous/big boned ladies' (yes, im in denial) black dress :P

Anyway there i was last week, happily searching high and low for a nice LBD for our company annual dinner with the theme Glittering Black & White. Happy is not the word. It's more of, 'Shit. Why does all the dresses i try to fit in muat takat2 peha aku je ni?'

There must be mistake. The label says loud and clear, size XL. I can fit in, right? WRONG! Unless you are the skinny, flat chested, no bontot kinda girl ...in Malaysia, you can absolutely walk in to any kedai (read:lil boutique shops, bazaar, online shop etc) and fit in any of the clothes.

You see, I've allocated a small budget for the annual dinner dress (nothing above RM150). So instead of going to the mall, i opted to buy at the small boutiques or online. Plus the risk of another person wearing the same dress like me is minimal. Clever kan i?

It took me 5 days to find the right dress with no avail. Bohoo!I've surveyed ALL boutiques in uptown..heck I even went to the rent-a-costume shop in Hartamas, mana tau boleh laaa dapat a nice ala Audrey hepburn dress. Hermp, kena gelakkan adalah ..sebab most of the baju I tak boleh zip! *sob sob*

Finally, after a hearty korean bbq chicken and a second round of boutique survey at uptown (dah lah hujan on that Saturday) ... the dress has finally found me!haha. Mwaks mwaks to Senah & O-dah for being there with me :))


Trust me, If I was not the emcee for the night, I won't even come to the annual dinner. I'm just too lazy to deal with finding a dress, doing hair & make up, the nervous breakdown before going on stage etc etc etc...

Hermm, Im thinking of selling my dress (as seen in pic above). Hey, maybe the Toblaters shd start selling some pre-loved clothes, cater especially for the curvaceous/big boned ladies eh? Siapa nak beli my black/white dress, angkat tangan!

When Lazybum meet kitchen

I am on leave today. Just decided to take it on Monday. My colleagues asking my why the sudden leave. To tell you the truth, I don’t even know. My heart told me to take leave, then my brain straight away processing it, and asking my hand to click on our online page for leave application, and submit. Of course before that I played with my calendar to see which day in the week I don’t have any important meeting. Wednesday it is.

Anyway, since I didn’t plan anything for Wednesday leave, so I just lazying around..doing nothing. Surfing the net, watching tv, make few phone calls, then I decided...hmmm...since I am doing nothing, why don’t I cook dinner for C0mb1. Great idea huh!! :)

Then I happily went to my kitchen and make crispy tomato mee for our dinner...it is one of my favourite..of course C0m’s as well. My mother’s recipe with a twist..it is a twist because I am too lazy to go out, so I just use whatever I have in my kitchen.ahahah...and i want to share with others. It is so senang one...you can tutup mata masak ok.

First, u need,
chicken, (today chicken so sikit, so I add sausages) – add with white or black pepper, ginger and sauces to give it a taste.

the vege gang – cauliflower, carrots, broccoli (i x ade broccoli, so i skip)



tomato & chilli sauce
chilli giling
onion & ginger.
crispy mee

Then, u put onion in the periuk, let it simmer until the smell comes, then u add the chicken, after a while, add water and sauces & chilli giling. Then add carrot. Let it boil for a while, then add cauliflower. Keep on tasting and add sauces as necessary.
Lastly, add corn flour so that the soup will thicken.
Then u pour on top of crispy mee (you need to fry it a bit to ensure it is crispy.) Then voila..siap sudah. Easy kan :)

Haiya, looking at the clock..Wednesday come and go, and now it is already 814pm. I didn’t even realized that it is already almost Thursday in few hours.urghh..boring.

Now where is my handphone. I need to set my alarm.

Team 2 Toblater in the media, AGAIN!!

Hello folks!
Somehow we did it, again!
It may not be in one of the country's top-selling newspapers
(like HM! which surprisingly has a wide range of loyal readers),
but to be on the sign-on page of the intranet in a Multinational Corporation,
it's still something to be proud joyful of, I think! ;D

 Enon, Meah & Senah, again!

 
This was during the Terry Fox Run on November 1st 2009. Our own camerawoman for the event is out of the country (Kiah, we miss you!), hence our pictures will only be uploaded once she's back from Nepal.
I'd love to tell the whole story, but without the pictures the story just wouldn't be complete.

So, let's all be patient and wait for Kiah to come back to us safely!

Team 2 Toblater in the local gazette!

As indicated in Senah's earlier entry, 
I now present to you the photographic evidence

Estee Lauder Companies presents: 

WALK FOR WORLD PINK

World without Breast Cancer

And our very own Toblaterians in 

HARIAN METRO

26th October 2009

And last but definitely not the least,

Enon, Senah and Meah! 

Now where did you want me to sign that autograph again? hehehe...

Starting All Over

I can't believe my leave is almost over. It's already Wednesday and I would have to haul myself to the Office in 4 days. Boohoo! Not looking forward to that. Sure I'm boooorrreeedd out of my wits from staying in for too long. Heck, since I'm back from the Brother's house last Friday, not once did I ever step out from the front door. (Ohhh, there's that one time where I waved Dad goodbye, but it was, hurmmm 5 mins max?) ... But being confined to the house sure beats going to the office anytime! (HAHA. Do I hate my job so much? I wonder..)

So, what does a girl do when she's on house-arrest for 2 weeks? Watch loads of ANTM - cycle 11,12 and 13 on Youtube (my guilty pleasures ;p), stalk other people on Facebook and surf the world wide web on anything and everything. If surfing the net is a job, I'd be a billionaire by now.

Since I'm a wee bit behind from the rest of the girls in TBL quest, I figured I probably should step-up a bit and do some research on weight loss/healthy food etc. (Senahhh, are you proud of me or whattt???)

I've decided to share with you fella some interesting links that I found.
This Is Why You Are Fat - Some of the food does look yummehhh!
The Amazing Adventure of Dietgirl - You can find her book in most major bookstore, & this is her before & after picture. Inspiring! And check out her weight loss tips!

Big Fat Deal - the authors have this to say about their site: 'a body positivity blog that is inclusive to people losing weight and people happy to be whatever weight they happen to be'.
Couch to 5k - A programme designed for couch potatoes to run 5km in 9 weeks. That's a bit too long now don't you think?? By 9 weeks you should be able to run a half marathon!
20 Superfood for Weight Loss - I'll be eating oats everyday from now on!! :D (Don't forget to browse the fitness & food and diet section too!)

Stumptuous.com - A website on workout and weight training for women. Read this (Esah, this is your answer to why running alone doesn't help you lose the extra kgs that fast) & this.
Healthy recipe by Heidi Swanson: 'I focus primarily on natural, whole foods and ingredients - vegetarian recipes that are good for you and for the planet'. Sounds good to me! Owh, more of healthy recipes right here.

And booo to these 2 websites: Jillian Micheals & The Biggest Loser. Though Toblater Biggest Loozer is very much inspired from the show, the website is such a disappointment and not very useful at all. I registered for Jillian Michael's 'FREE Weight Loss Plan' and was then assessed based on 8-9 question questionnaire, the result was nothing that I don't already know! The REAL weight loss plan will only be made available to me for USD4/week. :P I should know better than falling for the marketing plans. Now all I get in return is newsletters spamming my mailbox once in a while.

Alamak, the Husband complains that I'm hogging the laptop for wayy too long. I guess will have to end this real quick. Hope the link helps! Do share your favourite link as well.

Jangan kedekut! ;p

Namaste!

Yes, I know... I should be sleeping right now because in less than 4 hours or so my taxi will be picking me up to the airport. I cannot sleep as I have just finished packing my stuff into one big, big duffel bag (I think the bag weighs heavier than me!) plus am nursing a cough - been having it since Saturday.

I promised to upload the pictures from Terry Fox Run 2009 held last Sunday to the girls but I think I will have to postpone it until I come back from Nepal.

Will be thinking of you girls during the trek (especially Senah because she decided to jual mahal not to join the trip this time).

pheri bhetaunla, girls!

TBLers Wish Rokiah a Safe Journey & All the Best Conquering Imja Tse!

All the Best Kiah!!!

Two years ago, Kiah and I spent 24 days in Nepal - Discovering the Himalayan region, scaling the peaks of Gokyo Ri & Kalapattar and reaching Everest Base Camp.

Due to work commitments, I had to forgo the adventure this time around. How I wish I could be there again with my bff to revisit the land that transformed a girly girl into a err..err...less of a girly girl.

So Mugs*, pls send my regards to...

...Mount Everest

...Dudh Kosi...and all the other rivers, beku or otheriwse

...Nepal's answer to Air Asia - Agni Air

...Kathmandu (...and my aerobic instructor headband. Go ahead gelak sepuas hati)

...Gellu aka Rocky's baby (the sum of the parts can INDEED be beautiful)

...our hitam lagi berkilat faces

...the other mountains
(and there's my aerobic instructor headband again...see how it is a multipurpose accessory, neckwarmer in this case)

...the yaks & naks

...the cold yet fresh air

... dal bhat ...the beautiful hand-crafted jewellery...and Rajan if you see him

Rokiah will be departing for Nepal in less than 36 hours. Please come back in one piece & tell us how Rok(iah) rocked Nepal!

I'm giving you a big hug on behalf of the other girls.

Video courtesy of Kevin from ZDFE

* Our term of endearment for each other. The genesis of which will be shared in a later post. In case anyone is wondering, it is pronounced as \m-oo-gs\

Team #2 Walks for World Pink

To show our support for breast cancer awareness (and as part of our strategy to lose the lbs), Team 2 joined the Walk for World Pink, one of the activities in the Estee Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign Malaysia 2009.

The 3.8km walk, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of self-breast examination, was held on the 3rd of October at the KL Tower base. Here's a pictorial account of our day...

All excited for our first team activity (sans Gayah though)

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Walking to the base of the Tower, I had to give Me'ah an icy cold stare when she was about to queue for the shuttle van
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We were early (surprise surprise) as the organisers we're still setting-up
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I was bullied by my anak murid to send our things to the car...a 1+km run to and fro, in case anyone is wondering how far (literally & figuratively speaking) I manjakan those two
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Showing our support by painting our face with the pink ribbon
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Of course, I had to be the "exotic" one
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Ribbon of hope: The participants forming a ribbon before the walk. Team #2 is somewhere at the top of the formation
(Picture courtesy of Clove Two,The Star)
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This is how 'the human pink ribbon' looked like from the ground
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"There's Malaysia!": Just to prove we haven't forgotten all those hours of Geography lessons
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Menara KL to be illuminated in pink lights that night
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At the starting line: Waiting to be flagged off

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Err..err..1 km into the walk and they needed to be re-fuelled...
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...and didn't miss a photo op with Abg Polis' motorbike (to stretch the rest-time I'm sure)
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"We're almost there girls"
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Enon & Me'ah had time to indulge in a bit of retail therapy after the walk as evidenced by the 2 huge pink bags hugged tightly by the 2 defendants
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By the end of the night, our face were glowing/shining (pls cross where applicable) with pride

By partcipating, we got a very nice World Pink T-shirt and a door gift of Estee Lauder Companies’ products worth RM100.

And the best gift of all?

Team #2 was featured in a local daily. I will post it once Me'ah scans the picture.