I WANT my neck back!

Hello.

It’s been long since I last wrote. I opened the blog today after so long, and saw entries by DK –with lots of nice pictures (seronok eh u jalan-jalan). Then I feel like writing too, dunno about what yet, maybe some updates on what’s happening around me and maybe some craps too.

Think. Think . Think.

Oh yes, I’m leaving Jerantut. Finally!! I’ve been working in Pahang since 2008 so I think it’s high time for me to come back. Not that I don’t like being here, but I think I like KL more haha.

I’ve worked in Temerloh and Jerantut. Gained so much experience, worked with very nice people, made lots of friends, learnt a lot of new things and ate a lot of good foods – All the good things!

The only ‘bad’ thing is - I GAINED SO MUCH KILOS!!! Not in Temerloh, but in Jerantut (that means since one year back, yes, in that short period of time!) Seriously, I’m not kidding. Food’s too good here and my appetite has gone wild, crazy wild! U don’t have to go find foods, foods will come to you. Especially since my surgery, polypharmacy and all, I noticed that I’ve ballooned to an alarming rate!

Don’t believe me? Do I need to prove myself to youuu? Oh well, I think that’s exactly what I’m gonna do. I wanna share, I don't mind really, coz I wanna change!

* I recently took a passport sized picture for visa purpose, they need one taken at least 6 months back. The ones I have is from 2008 – before I came to Temerloh . Now let’s compare *

Wait. Let me laugh again. I laughed so hard when I saw them side by side. My mum went OMG!! Left is from 2008. Right is last Monday . Not so clear coz I took them with my ipod. I’ll show you the real ones when I see you guys if u want to see lah.




See! Face is like pinggan and I have no neck now and my eyes look smaller (I have to cover my them, nanti masuk Sinar Harian pulak). note : Sinar Harian is the famous tabloid in Jerantut

Pfffttt! Gelak gelak jugak kan.But I must do something to get my neck back! I need to lose the double chin triple chin.

I have a plan. And no, it’s not as extreme as liposuction or gastric bypass. Will keep u people updated kalau jadi! And as of now, I have to make sure I get my ass back to KL first! I give Jerantut another week, 2 weeks tops! Wish me luck!

Weeehoooooo!

MALAKOFF RUN 20th December 2009

Late. But I get around to things eventually :p




MALAKOFF RUN.
The final run for 2009. Boy, we did quite a few this year eh. Not bad at all :)

Q: Run the bloody Malakoff or get our asses smacked big time by Kiah?
A (Team 1, in unison) : Give us Malakoff anytime!

So we didn’t make it on time to register for The ‘Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway’ run. Sob sob.

Heck! The Toblater Instructor, Kiah (TTI not TYI ok, though the resemblence is uncanny) was gonna be furious as she told us many times to do so before she left for Nepal.
Temah phoned yours truly and Esah and then quickly signed us all up for Malakoff Run instead.
7km for Esah and 12km for the rest. Hopefully TTI will be less angry – fingers crossed!

12km? Sigh. We can do it baby! – That was me talking to my well-fed belly. I’ve not been running/ exercising regularly nowadays. Urgghhhh. Things I do for you, Kiah/ TTI!

Dec 19- Driving back from Temerloh. Postcall and wet from playing netball with hospital staffs under the drizzling rain .(These people can be very kiasu when playing)
I phoned Temah only to hear - “Don’t forget Malakoff tomorrow!”
O: OMG I forgot, like seriously tak tipu, man! And my shoes are wet!
T: Jangan nak mengada. Blow dry your shoes, and if they’re still wet come tomorrow, you can always wear my spare shoes.
O: Hmmmmm…..Like can fit only. We’ll see la how.
What else could I say?

Dec 20 (Race day): Woke up early. The skies threatened, but the rain held off. Why la why. So I drove to the usual meet up place. Temah’s.
Esah sent in excessively sentimental text messages that morning telling us she doesn’t feel good lah, not ready to run 7k lah, will go to Kiara Park later and run by herself lah yada yada yada.
Did we buy that? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

So off we go. As usual arriving pretty late.

Here are some pictures. I was not ‘properly’ attired. I totally forgot about the run, remember? Baju like want to go pasar basah only.
The blue shorts is my brother’s. I had no choice, either that or my mum’s kain batik. So shut up.



Prepping Esah up. Team spirit yo!




Her 1st 7km.Well done girl! Proud of you..




Team 1 with TTI, the beloved. Bergambar wajib.




TTI, all smiley. Phewwww. Imagine if we didn't register for Malakoff! IMAGINE!!!




Adik manis berposing di tiang. Teringin nak naik kuda.



The new face of Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club. Cun eh.




Half of O-dah with TTI@ Kiah.




Esah with Temah. On our way to the car which was parked like another km away. And some cars were broken into. Thank God our ride was not one of them.




This is the last picture. My ass is getting bigger don't you all think? Urggghhh...next time u see me, my ass will shrink. Dunno if that's a good thing. Owhh what the hell.


We had a nice breakfast at the usual after-run lepak place, Village Park. Had some guilt-free meals while catching up/gossiping. Nice.
U should join us more often, Esah. 2010 ok!!

This is totally irrelevant but the Tempoyak at the hospital café is da bomb! I just discovered my love for tempoyak recently.

The year is coming to its end. My 2009 resolution is officially a kaput.
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Hopefully 2010 will be a better year. And SEVENTY HOW MANY EFFING MORE days to Bali? Shoot me dead now pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

O-DAH

Senah & the gang met The Duke

On 21st November 2009, Team 2 for the first time ever, managed to have full corum team activity. Senah and her babies :) went to Duk3 h1ghways for 5km Duk3thon. As our tshirts stated, we were one of the first to set on foot on the latest h1ghway in KL. Just for clarification, I am not the last to step off the h1ghway..thanks to the rest of the categories that started slightly after us "the normal male &female category". As I was walking / running, i can see a lot of senior citizen marath0ners (is there such a word?) running, leaving me behind..ahaha...its okay, they are senior citizen..they have been running ages ago.. i baru nak start..ahaha..alasan..

Half way through the journey, we saw some already nearing the finishing line, (alah..nih yg x dapat nak masok P3nang marathon, tuh yg rasa diri hebat, sebab all the greater runner, semua masok the p3nang one..)hahaha..saja dengki kan.

Nonetheless, we made it to the finishing line where Senah and Enon waited for Gayah and I to make it nearer to the finishing line, so that we can run together to it – just for the sake of photog moment..gila glam u..haha.malangnya, don’t think our pictures were taken..darn another group yg lagi gila glam in front of us.hhaahah..

We were excited because since now the run finished, we can finally take the ride on the hot air balloon (Gayah and I were looking forward to this)..Unfortunately, the hot air balloon dah kempis dah pun..dah siap lipat okay...I was so frustrated!!!!..i really want to ride on one..hmm.. where can i get to ride one?hmm..anyone?

p/s: I still believe that though Enon said she cannot run like true marathoners, I choose not to agree with that. She still have all her bask3tballer nature inside her..She can run ok!!! Darn..now left me alone..hish hish..itula..dulu masok cad3t jek..dah x fit. Ish!!! Well..let’s wait for M1r1..you never know suddenly hiking dlm hutan :-P bluerghh...tulis aje pun dah nak rasa muntah ok.

Long overdue post - Terry Fox Run 2009

I have been slacking, I know. I should have posted an entry on the above straightaway after the event but I did not have the luxury of time to do so. Then, came the BIG TRIP (in my life) to Nepal whereby I know, I owe you an entry (or entries) on that. Now that I am slowly starting back to my mundane and routine life in KL, things that were exciting back then do not excite me anymore (or rather, too many things happening after one another would make your mind so muddled and you don't know whether to start afresh or leave them as they are).

Do enjoy the pictures taken using my trusty ol' camera. It was a hot day that day and I'm proud that Esah completed her run/walk/run in full, with me tagging behind her all along. May this be a start to new things in you, Esah!

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

OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Toblater SUPPORTS Breast Cancer Awareness.

Here is a compilation of breast cancer awareness ads I've found on the web.

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they were even selling pink tennis balls, how cute is that!

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So ladies,

Love Yourself.

Love Your Sisters.

Love Your Mothers.

Love Your Daughters.

Love Your Aunts.

Love Your Girlfriends.

Spread the Word.

Get checked.

TODAY.