The Toblater Story
A journal of 6 food loving, sweet-toothed lasses persevering the never ending quandary against the utterly fattening Malaysian delicacies. Under the guidance of 2 trainers with opposing modus operandi, these lasses contend for “The Biggest Looser” title over the next 6 months. Follow their compelling tales of forced diets, loathed workouts, amusing treacheries, inspirational insights, infectious gossips and all things related/unrelated to this trivial tussle of feminine, yet feisty vixens
2009 is over and the clock continues to tick.
24 weeks passed by silently with another 7 weeks left to go before Bali.
My fellow Toblaterians, have you been doing your homework?
Initial weigh-in: 080809
0-0
Weigh-in Session 2: 050909
Team on the left WINS!
1-0
Weigh-in Session 3: 251009
Team on the Right WINS!!
1-1
Weigh-in Session 4: 261209
Team on the left WINS!
2-1
Current tally is 2-1, with 3 more weigh-in sessions to go.
So ladies~
with 49 days left, do you
STILL GOT GAME?
May the 1st weigh-in of 2010 be a competitive one!
This is a song we discovered whilst holiday-ing in Bandung. Odah is definitely a big fan to the point where she even bought the bands CD to prove her adoration for them hehehe.
Hope you guys enjoy this as much as we had fun discovering its lyrics and singing it during our karaoke session in Bandung!
Enjoy u ols! ;P
Artist: Wali
Song : Cari Jodoh
Album : Orang Bilang
Apa salahku apa salah ibuku
Hidupku dirundung pilu
Tak ada yang mau dan menginginkan aku
Tuk jadi pengobat pilu
Tuk jadi penawar rindu
Tuk jadi kekasih hatiku
*
Timur ke barat selatan ke utara
Tak juga aku berjumpa
Dari musim duren hingga musim rambutan
Tak kunjung aku dapatkan
Tak jua aku temukan
Oh tuhan inikah cobaan
**
Ibu-ibu bapak-bapak
Siapa yang punya anak
Bilang aku aku yang tengah malu
Sama teman-temanku
Karna cuma diriku yang tak laku-laku
***
Pengumuman-pengumuman
Siapa yang mau bantu
Tolong aku kasihani aku
Tolong carikan diriku kekasih hatiku
Siapa yang mau
Back to *, **, ***
Ibu bapak punya anak
Bilang-bilang aku aku yang tengah malu
Sama teman-temanku
Karna cuma diriku yang tak laku-laku
Back to ***
I read somewhere that you should never leave Melaka without having at least 1 bowl of cendol. Thus, during my recent trip to Melaka with my colleagues I insisted on stopping for Cendol despite our tight schedule
("it'll be a sin not to" i said).That's how I discovered Jonker Dessert 88.
the to-die-for sago cendol (RM3.00)
The cendol was simply delicious!! Super thick gula melaka and creamy santan (i'd like to think that it's 0% fat) - one of the best I ever had. Reasonably priced too - RM1.70 for normal cendol and RM3.00 for cendol durian, cendol sago and etc.
Do visit this rather sinful shop if you're ever in Melaka:
Jonker Dessert 88
88, Jalan Hang Jebat
Melaka.
Our journey to Tangkuban Parahu, 01/01/10
[The following quoted text is excerpted from Wikipedia]
"Tangkuban Perahu, or Tangkuban Parahu in local Sundanese dialect, is an active volcano 30 km north of the city of Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists can hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs upclose, and buy eggs cooked on its hot surface. This stratovolcano is on the island of Java and last erupted in 1983.
Local Legend of the Mountain
The name translates roughly to "upturning of (a) boat" or "upturned boat" in Sundanese, referring to the local legend of its creation. The story tells of "Dayang Sumbi", a beauty who lived in West Java. She cast away her son "Sangkuriang" for disobedience, and in her sadness was granted the power of eternal youth by the gods. After many years in exile, Sangkuriang decided to return to his home, long after the two had forgotten and failed to recognize each other. Sangkuriang fell in love with Dayang Sumbi and planned to marry her, only for Dayang Sumbi to recognize his birthmark just as he was about to go hunting. In order to prevent the marriage from taking place, Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to (1) build a dam on the river Citarum and (2) build a large boat to cross the river, both before the sunrise. Sangkuriang meditated and summoned mythical ogre-like creatures -buta hejo or green giant(s)- to do his bidding. Dayang Sumbi saw that the tasks were almost completed and called on her workers to spread red silk cloths east of the city, to give the impression of impending sunrise. Sangkuriang was fooled, and upon believing that he had failed, kicked the dam and the unfinished boat, resulting in severe flooding and the creation of Tangkuban perahu from the hull of the boat."
Shots from our 'Kereta orang kaya Avanza'
[mind the slight unsharpness of these photos, they were all snapped whilst in rapid motion]
Bunga Loceng? [I think, I can't remember it's name exactly ;)]
The 2nd Kawah we planned to go to, but abandoned the plan for shopping instead
Shots from Tangkuban Parahu
Odah, Meah, Enon and Temah on top of the Western Java world
Tangkuban Parahu, Bandung
Kawah Ratu (The Queen's Crater)
Ratu Temah
I think this shot can double as a busy marketplace [or am I just seeing things?]
Enon di pergunungan
Temah serius merakam wajah Chacha yang ceria
Pos Parawisata [Tourist's Post]
Somehow we felt as though we were in Nepal here ;P
Angklung player
One of the many [read: many x100] stalls which sold Naruto [?did I get the anime character's name right?]
Enon bersama ayam pujaan Odah [Odah claims this is her favourite photo haha]
Whoops!!
Odah bersama pria pergunungannya ;)
Solo pose yo!
Kepulan asap putih
Sulfur putih dipagar
Kami ber-lima
Mereka ber-delapan [HANGMAN+ 1 spare? haha]
Tidak henti berposing lagi
Dan lagi
Cover album karoeke
Melompat pula kali ini!
Odah juga!
Lagi skali!
Memasak pula
Selesai masak kita berniaga
Terima kasih bapak, ajar saya bakar jagung!
Kini, kita stail Bollywood, Jai-Ho!
Chacha in the distance
Temah from afar
And now for the portrait session,
Purrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
On our way back, Odah said to Enon:
Odah: Enon, dengar sini cakap aku. Kau DILARANG turun tau!!
Enon: Kenapa Odah? Gas beracun ke hihihihi[dengan nada beracah-acah]?
Enon: Alamak! Terjatuh lah pulak, Oooooooodaaahhh TOLOOOOOONGG!!
Odah [in Superhero mode]: Enon! Jangan risau, Super-Odah TO THE RESCUE!!
[Super-Odah then flies over the Kryptonite-laden crater in order to save her arch enemy Enon and return her to safe grounds. Hidup TOBLATER! XD]
THE END!
Lastly, I leave with with one of my favourite photos from the trip ;)
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