Discovery Channel Mag Issue 7

I just finished reading my latest issue of Discovery Channel Magazine and these images represents interesting articles.

Image #1: Detox Your Home - home plants are great candidates for counteracting organic pollutants in the air. Examples are golden pothos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipremnum_aureum), philodendrons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philodendron), chrysanthemums, gerbera daisies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera), areca palm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca), corn plant, and Janet Craig dracaena (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_deremensis). Oh, and another thing, keep your windows closed at night and in the early morning (when air pollution is usually at its worst).

Image #2: Herod's Triumph - King Herod of Judea is usually remembered for his biblical slaughter of innocent children, but he did some good stuff too. Like building one of the greatest man-made structures of its time - the enormous artificial harbour at Caesarea. It's the size of approximately 25 football pitches aged 2000 years old. Ruins are being preserved and constructed along with modern renovations.

Image #3: Jeff Lieberman's shot of chalk hitting water. A host for Discovery Channel "Time Warp", Lieberman's crews use 2 different video cameras: the Photron Fastcam SA1, which can capture up to 675,000 frames per second at reduced resolution, and the Phantom V-10 (macam kereta plak), which can shoot HD quality up to 1,000 frames per second. Each camera costs approximately US$100,000.

Till then, cheers.

A wet day

I was asking my mum yesterday night, "Me, lama tak buat fish head bee hoon ek?". She replied, "Ha.. mo? Mummy ada fish head tu ha.". I said, "Mo, for lunch la, tomorrow my class will be late in the afternoon." So, that was how I received the pleasure of savouring one of my favourite mum-cooked dishes: Fish Head Bee Hoon. Nyum nyum nyum.. An image to accompany this story.

And so, 45 minutes into my class, it started raining. Precisely at 5.45pm (MMU, Bukit Beruang). I had to use my innocent file to shelter my very valuable head (ehehehehe... =P). Got into the car, received a text message from Anna and she said, "Guess what? ........" I went, "What???!!! Ala.." It was a disspointment nevertheless, Anna said ........ (censored words.. hahahah) *beaming*.

On my way back, I was bored looking tunggu lampu isyarat yang forever 99 seconds tu at Pantai Hospital, so I decided to take a rainy, wet shot of King's hotel.

Another post coming up..

Cheers.

A trip to Neelas

Guess what? I saw a Civic freaking HYBRID!!! Thanks to Neelas, I spotted this Singapore plated car at a traffic light. I was right behind it, what can a girl ask for more. 

As soon as I arrived at Neelas, I saw these advertisement on banners. It says, "Bantu Kami Mencapai RM 2, 500, 000 Untuk Pendidikan Cina" with alcohol bottles at the bottom. (Picture taken while waiting for 2 other friends to join for lunch.

And I forgot one thing: to snap a photo of my lunch. Banana leaf at Neelas. Anyhow, the curry was not as thick as my friends claimed to be. Other than that, it was a fine lunch. Perut kenyang hati senang. But I have to wait for at least 3-4 hours before I set my foot in the gym.

Cheers. =)

February 17th

Since I've registered for this 10 km charity run (tak jauh pun), 'to jog' is added to my workout list. Besides gym and aerobics, a satisfactory hard-flat surface has become my playground. I chose MMU's field. Why? Well, like most people, I need motivation in order to keep myself rooted to what I'm doing. So, in my case, I prefer complete stranger(s). (lagi lawa lagi bersemangat).

At 6pm, footballers started to fill the field. Warming up and kicking balls (no pun intended). So, I've decided to put my 15-minute jog to rest. Went to a nearby shady tree and started stretching. Out of nowhere, this chinese guy (hensem la gak, bukan nak memuji tarikan muka yang berjerawat nih, but, above average la =P) stopped near me. Hovering like a sick puppy.

As he was pacing the track, he shyly turned back to peek at me. I caught him red-handed and it was mentally awkward. I said to myself, "Oh shit, this guy wanna talk to me". He kept looking urging himself to 'be a man' (curik from russell peters) to say something. I didn't know what to do but I just hoped that he didn't come and talk. Tak tau la kenape but I didn't want to talk to a stranger that evening. I just wanna have a warm bath and rest my ass (pardon me, my ass needs more resting that time than any other muscle/body part).

Standing there feels like FOREVER. But it was only for 10 minutes. A miserable 10 minutes. While he kept looking, I can feel myself turning red (muka dah memang merah pun from the jog) because of his shyness (dier yang malu, aku plak yang rasa kepanasan). At last, he gave up and he walked defeated by his major shyness issue. The moment he started walking, I said, "Shit, he's walking my path.". So I gave him like a 2-minute head start (ye la, kang dier cakap I stalker). After a safe distance, I started walking the same path he'd taken a couple of minutes ago to get to my parked car (takkan kete bergerak la plak kan). To my surprise, he stopped before the stairs and looked back and saw me walking towards his direction. My heart started pumping again (tadi dah cool down nih naik balik.. aduhai). "No no no, shit, walk la dumbass, I'm not stalking you.". He didn't. He just paused seeing another opportunity to start a small talk. "Walk slower bitch, he ain't walking, walk SLOWER!". But he soon started walking, chickened out again I guess. 

I tell you, even though I show reluctance in speech that day, I found myself smiling the whole way.

Cheers.

Friends

Funny how a person can lose a friend as simple as forgetting that you have a nice dress hung in the corner of your wardrobe. Well, I guess that is the biggest problem. It is 'hidden' from your sight. Lost any contact you have with that one friend who once relied on you for companionship, put their heads on your shoulder when they are in strings of emotional rally, or just to be with you because your are a fun person to be with. Witty and humuorous. Understanding and (once) loyal. Passionate and charming. When all these seemed to complete your life (or even world), why do you still lose a friend? 

My bet is that people change. The life around you changes. Your perception of the meaning of friendship is no longer what you think it is 2 (don't matter the figure) years ago. your expectations change. When you're more successful than the other, gap matters. You will soon be jealous of him/her (you deny it, but you'll soon believe it's true), no more pillow talks, no more meaningful conversations but instead, you talk bad things behind their backs, discriminate their likings/passions/hobbies/work/successes with your cliques (new buds, who are at the moment, at same level/boat as you), etc. So, it is either party to blame, really. I learnt my lesson.

Take note and be prepared. Life is not always what you want it to be.