Diary of a sport-freak

Ever since I embarked into a sports-filled lifestyle... this is what happened!

Sprained my ankle from dance rehearsal and bootcamp session.

What makes it harder to heal is that I had to continue rehearsing for the performance.

Spinning, flying, jumping, I did it all.

It was one crazy night as we had to change 3 costumes in a less-than-5-minutes-performance!

We gave our best shot and I couldn't have bothered about my ankle.

The injury never heal and I was then preparing myself for holiday at Vietnam with the Mountain Divers.

So I opt for another treatment before I go.

Ta-daa! I went to Vietnam with these.

Vietnam trip involves alot of walking, and to one extend crawling at the Cu Chi tunnel.

It worsen the injury and I went for another treatment right after I came back.

Got my leg wrapped with herbal treatment and was already worried about Redang trip.

How could I fin when my ankle hurts whenever I move it?

Live up to Nike's motto - and I "JUST DO IT!"

What's good about diving is that we have appointed buddies to watch our back.

Glad that it all went well and I truly enjoyed myself.

Few later I was resting for the ankle to recover.

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Then few weeks back I went for my very first 12km marathon.

With a VERY SORE CALF, I should be resting.

Instead, I was only resting for 3 days before getting into zumba and bootcamp back to back!

As if the pain wasn't bad enough, I went for badminton the day after.

I couldn't walk after that and so it's a wrappy time again!

And this time, it involved the entire calf!

Somehow made me looked like I was seriously injured from a freak accident! *choi!*

After wrapping for one day, one day of rest, I went for my next marathon of 11.5km.

I think I am one crazy woman to be torturing my body for the name of sports.

I've decided to rest for the entire week.

Missing bootcamp classes and skipping activities with friends.

Feeling alot better, I went for a jog yesterday.

Three rounds at the Dog Park.

Dang! The calf hurts again!

The same damn place!

And DANG! My entire week after-work-activities had been planned out!

Tuesday : Jogging

Wednesday : Zumba

Thursday : A 5-km training for KL Rat Race 2014

Friday : Badminton

Saturday : Bootcamp

Sunday : ATV (just a fun-filled sports.. as long as it's a sport)

What's gonna happen after this?

Another wrappy wrappy session???

I had to keep going.... 

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Overnight Oats

Sorry I've not been blogging that often lately. In fact, not at all since April 2014.

The main reason of me getting back to my blog is to post about my recent craze on oatmeal.

Mind you, not any ordinary oatmeal, but one that is healthy, delicious and attractive looking.

Overnight oat it is!!!

Individuals photos obtained online

Now this is the recipe that I get to be a chef without firing up a stove!

Or burning down mum's kitchen!

I'm quite new at this and the info I am sharing may not be too in-depth or accurate.

So please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

What is overnight oats?

Overnight oats is basically oats that are soaked overnight with liquid that

is more commonly water, milk, yogurt, protein shake etc.

No cooking needed. 
Just put the oats with liquid into the refrigerator.

Most interesting part about overnight oats is the toppings!

Fruits, nuts, seeds, peanut butter, honey, raisins, imagine what you can do with these!

These toppings can be mixed together with the oats and liquid, 
or to be inserted the next day before consumption.

And if one stray from a healthier choice, 

some chocolates or ice-creams can be added into the overnight oats too!

I'm soooo gonna try that out one day! But it's gonna hurt my diet!

Will be working out on my overnight posting.. stay tuned!

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Mid life crisis

I've heard people complain that when they reach certain age, their weight hike up like nobody business!

Being 31 this year, I never expected that it would happen to me.

I can't find enough courage to step on the weighing scale, but the weight gain is pretty obvious from photos taken of me, and how certain clothing doesn't fit nicely anymore, and yeah, when people hit me with real honest comments like "Eh.. u gain weight ady leh...!!!".

Being a petite lady with not more than 45kg of body weight all my life, I can't imagine myself being FAT! It would be like a disaster... end of the world!

I woke up from my nap after having nightmares being at 54kg, and I rushed to my wardrobe looking for my dive suit, thinking, worrying "WILL THIS STILL FIT ME?!!" Ahhh.... f*ck if it wouldn't.

Resolution is out, but why is it so darn hard to lose an inch?!!

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The Great Battle

All my years

I have fought my battle

Faced my greatest fears

Overcome all my pain

Tasted every sweet victory

After putting on a fight filled with tears sweat and blood

But there is one fight that I will never win

The one I have to endure the pain for as long as I am alive

The one battle that is called..

The Menstrual Pain

Oopsss... Too much details. Again on sick relief at home. 

Heard many people say "Get married lah, then no more menstrual pain".

I was like "Duh.. What century u living in? Like it or not, people nowadays already started their 'project' whether they married or not, so u mean that marriage license act like an antidote to your pain ahh!!!" #+$@&%!!!!!

A short ranting session. Adios!

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A little bit here and there of people that I ♥ love ♥

My mind was floating the entire day at work.

And I was thankful that I arrived at the office in one piece as

I was trying hard to keep my eyes open while driving.

I kinda ignored the small print 'DROWSY' on the cough medicine

and had it at home before heading to work.

I've been down with sore throat and cough for the fifth day now.

I had Lexie to 'lay lay' with me for the past two days of resting at home.

She's such a darling.

Lexie and Queen Queen (Kenny's schnauzer - the one that bit me)

Recently I've been seeing Barry everyday after he off work!

We'll go shopping.. Grab some groceries..

Do our Christmas shopping.. Take photos of food... people... us...

I'll be telling him what I feel like eating, and he'll bring me around to satisfy my cravings..

And if i'm not fit to go out, he'll deliver it to my doorstep.

Is he coming tonight?!! Hehehe...

Was craving for Big Breakfast at Marmalade Bangsar, but it's too far.
Dome @ Subang Parade

Angel invited me for Kenny's birthday dinner.
Such warm and wonderful Yap family.. :)

Kenny's Birthday Dinner @ Grand Imperial Restaurant

Kenny's Birthday Dinner @ Grand Imperial Restaurant

I love Christmas!!!! I really really doooo!!!
Christmas shopping @ Paradigm Mall



Hey I found your nut!!!
Meeting the Ice Age @ Paradigm Mall



It's freezing cold... NOT!
Uniqlo @ Paradigm Mall

And yay! Vince is coming back from Seoul tomorrow!

I miss him.. *blush*

....wondering what pressies he gotten me?!

He said he got me two.... two....
(obviously he's using Russell Peters indian accent in this!)

Vince went to Korea and this is the only photo he Whatsapp me! Not fair!!! :(

There's alot of good movies in the cinema recently.
Didn't get to watch all of it.
Always missed the showtime and ended up watching cartoon.

Wreck It Ralph was unexpectedly good!
Beginning, climax, ending = it all blended well.
I guess Rachel, Fei darl and I enjoyed it.
Vince fell asleep.
SWT  >.<"'


It's Alicia's birthday today!

Sent her a photo of me wearing a party hat, just for her..

Wanted so much to celebrate this special day with Alicia..
But it's not advisable to get near to her now when I'm down with flu.



Looking pale and squatting beside the photocopier is
definitely not gonna bring up the color in me.
Gotta admit that this is one unattractive e-bday card!



Nevertheless... happy birthday my dearieee~~~

(I've SMS-ed her, Whatsapp her, posted birthday wish on her FB wall,

and now in my blog.. lemme think, what else....)

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Bad bad tummy!

Stomach hurts so bad today.

Don't know what happened but I think that I may have throw up too often.

Curl myself like a ball on the bed and fell asleep with the pain.

Woke up an hour later n drag myself to dinner.

Am tired of myself in this condition n looking like a ghost on the mirror!!!

Bad bad tummy!!!




When everyone is commenting that I look pale, I think this photo shows that I'm not that bad...

Maybe they are just exaggerating larhh..


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"Honey, I shrunk the kids!" vs "Joyce, you have shrunk!"

When I thought I'm already feeling better..

I started to throw up again..

Have been vomiting alot recently..

During the initial stage of my relationship issues..

There were times when I had just 2-3 spoonful of rice forced by mum..

And yet I'll vomit it out..

But for the past 1-2 weeks, I managed to keep the food in my tummy..

Such an accomplishment!

Friends are happy to see me eating more..

And not rushing to the toilet after meals..

But today it came back and I vomited twice after lunch!

Expensive lunch sumore...

Was looking left-right-left right for the toilet in the restaurant!

Came back and had another round in the office toilet..

Doc who consulted me few weeks back said it's the depression and stress..

Is it still... now?

Many saw me in person / my photos and commented that I lost weight..

Some said I've shrinked ! --> Commented by two different guys at two different occasions!

I asked "What you mean - SHRINKED, u mean THINNER?"

They said "Nope.. as in smaller, shorter and everything is SMALLER by proportion.. including the asset!"

Oh this is not good...
I want back my body figure!
The curve, the shape, the asset n everything!

I've actually lost fair amount of weight..

From an underweight BMI of 45kg, I'm now 42.5kg!

I hope I'll gain back some of my weight though..

Don't want to appear scarily thin to my parents.. haha!
They've got too much of me to be worried about..
I want to appear as OKAY as possible to them..
Even the simpliest thing... to SMILE... :)

And... I still wanna be "Hey~~ sexy lady~~~"

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Sick again

Being sick is depressing.

Flu, diarrhea, migraine n vomiting.

Wish it could stop.

Almost 2am and I'm wide awake.

Awake from the bitterness of the medicine I just took n vomited.

Awake from the depression I'm having.

Life being sick is such a bitch! (realized that this word is not in my Galaxy S2 dictionary coz it's friggin rude but still I have to manually add it in coz I'll use it alot)

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c2pid doc!

Ouch! Can't believe it is approaching the mid month of December and I have not blogged about anything!

Guess I was busy... busy falling sick!!!

Hell yeah I was having all sorts of sickness. From gastric to sorethroat and fever that continues for 4-days, then was having nausea and vomiting. Feeling dizzy for the rest of the week and ended up with 2.5days of MC because I went to the office in the morning with my SUPERHERO mode, and felt like a loser when fever strikes then gave up and went back home to doze off like a pig.

And look at the bruises I got from an unsuccessful attempt of blood test. Doctor could not get any blood from the vein on my right wrist, and it ended up with bruises.


Look at my right wrist with the green patch. That was 4 days after the blood test.



And this is what happened 6 days after the blood test.


Seriously, I kinda doubt the doctor's profession and capability. First, she prescribed me 6 antibiotic per day, which is not useful at all as I continue to have sore throat and fever for 3-days after taking her med.

I brought the antibiotics to a new doctor who have no clue what the previous doctor prescribed me, and was UTTERLY SHOCKED to know what I had 12 antibiotics in 2 days time! And finally found out that the antibiotic is sulfur based and somehow not effective to cure me! WTF*CK!!!!

And next, she cause me this bruises that lasted for a week now!

I'm having phobia of blood taking already. It ended up badly everytime! When will I finally find a doctor who are capable to do a proper blood test on me??!!!

Am so not going back to that doc!!!!

After having so many days of fever and other sickness, my eyes was so pain that I was walking and working with my eyes half opened! Did some reading online and encountered some people having the same problem too. And we are specially sensitive to lights during that time. It was probably due to the prolonged fever. But I immediately felt relieved after using cucumber slices to cover my eyes and rest it for a few minutes. Worked like a miracle!

I have so much to share.. but till I have the mood and energy to blog again, ADIOS! :)

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Dog bite!

Got bitten by a mad dog! Freaking siao kao! Anjing gilerrrr!!! $/)/@::!!!!! .... Just calling her that coz I'm mad of her.

It was actually Kenny's pet dog (a mixed schnauzer) who gave me that love bite.

I was petting her head with her standing on her feet. Then out of a sudden she just bite my thigh and ran directly to her cage! I grabbed a rattan and hit her twice on her butt! Gave her hell of a scolding too!

Guess she has too much unused energy in her! Gotta get Barry to walk her more often to loose some of that energy, or give her some toy / bone to bite instead of biting people!

Well this experience will not make me afraid or change my mind about having a pet dog. It will just make me more interested to know more about dogs and their behavior.

But I'm definitely not going to get near this stupid dog anymore! Look at what she got me into. Bad looking thigh and gotta take two big strips of antibiotic from a pharmacy! Am lucky the bite wasn't deep and there wasn't any infection (I guess so).

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Not a healthy blog post

Can't breathe as it is gonna make me cough

Can't talk cause I lost my voice

Can't sleep cause am having a stuffy nose

Can't smell or taste all the delicious meal I had

Surprisingly whole head pain because of the flu

Gulp down half bottle of cough syrup coz I want to recover so badly

Heading to bed coz being sick is so freaking tiring

Self-pity mode ON
Cheerful mode OFF


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Long live kaki muntah!

I had just walked out from my bathroom where I vomited like nobody business. Vomiting is nothing new to me. But this time, I scare the shit out of myself because of the amount, and how I vomited is just like the horror movie in which a girl vomits when she was possessed by a demon. Have you saw those movie before? Do you want me to demonstrate it?

Moment ago I was like... "Did I eat / drink this much???" because I kept waiting for myself to finish vomiting but I couldn't!!!



Just like the above photo, that was how much I vomited, but I puked 10 over times till I finally finish it. Possessed by a "puking demon"??? Next exorcist???

I actually ate very little today.. with no lunch. And am very puzzled thinking where does all the food / liquid comes from! I practically filled up 3/4 of the toilet bowl with my puke!!!!! (yucks???)

Hmmm... Am alright now after emptied my stomach. Has got stomachache which is normal as it happens everytime I vomited.

Haaaihhhh... feeling like shit. Emo-lahhhh.... (could still see some leftover food on the floor trap) // Heheheee....

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oh durian...

I wish I am feeling better.

I was so tempted by the sight of durian stalls stretching along the road at Balu Belah. If I were to follow my heart and wallop the deliciously looking durians, I would be dead right now.

This poor little kitten was on MC yesterday. It all started with a very bad sorethroat. Then I started to cough and vomit. Diagnosis by the doctor ended with a calling "YOU ARE AN ALLERGY GIRL". Well I guess it's true cause my whole body itches and it has got scar now.. due to allergy, but to what, is still not determined. Doctor said it might be due to dust, as my throat, ear and nose is red.

The 5 minutes check up, 25 minutes of chat between mum and the doctor and antibiotic for 5 days consumption, came out a total bill of RM52. I guess she probably charged for the chatting session with mum. It cost alot to pretend interested while dragging herself over the boredom of chatting with an old lady. So yeah, understood.

Durian durian.. I'll come to you soon!!! I will never be allergic to you my dear fruit king!

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freaky medical check up

I made a trip down to see a doctor for medical check-up as requested by my future employer. They have actually assigned this doctor to perform a full medical check up on me. This includes X-ray, ECG, urine and blood test.

For one, the ECG is just so uncomfortable as I would have to strip in front of a nurse and lay down straight, exposing my assets facing up!!! Then she put some sort of sticky gel around my bre*ast, and the gel helps to stick those equipment that looked like a ping pong ball with wiring over it, and on both my hands and legs. It take just a moment to get my body diagnosed, but it felt so damn long cause I'm so uncomfortable being naked with a stranger! I think the results could be kind of bias, as my heartbeat is faster than usual.

X-ray and urine test is as per normal. The doctor took my blood pressure and said "Hundred over sixty. Low blood pressure". No surprise for me, as my pressure has gone as low as 80/60 before!

Blood test is somehow painfully unexpected! The previous blood test I took, left me with blue black for almost 3 weeks! Chew E.T said it is because the clinic has got a very lousy nurse. In fact, it was the doctor who did the blood test for me. So this time, I specifically told the doctor about my previous experience with another clinic, hoping that he would be a pro to not give me a blue black for another 3 weeks. I also added a little note about being an anemic, so that he may show my some mercy for not taking so much blood from me. Well, I'm one funny patient. :P

After his assurance, I thought I wouldn't feel a pinch and it will be done in a sec!!! Mana tau... It takes him forever to extract enough blood from my vein! I turned to look away from my arm, I was waiting for him to say "done", but all I got is this painful pinch, and I can FEEL MY BLOOD FLOWING.. then STOP.. then FLOW again.. then STOP!! This continues for several times.. and finally he said "DONE". Knowing that it takes so damn long to extract my blood, he said "Your blood is flowing so slowly.. I think you don't have enough blood.. eat more chicken liver".

I was like "WTF.. I did told you that I have anemia right?!!" (No.. I didn't say this out loud to him)

Now that I'm back home, I still couldn't straighten up my arm! I think I'm wounded from the battle of my blood and veins vs the doctor with a syringe!

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Now I learn my ABC...

This is my new ABC. And it stands for my health problems, from A right down to I... how fragile can someone be? I'm as fragile as a toufuuuuu...


A for Anemia
- It is when red blood cell count is lesser than normal, in my case simply means lack of blood. And I have very low blood pressure and low sugar level. If anyone see me almost fainting, please sumbat a sweet inside my mouth. This will make my sugar level raise abit.


B for Bronchitis / Breathing problem
- It is a lung disease, luckily mine is not serious at all. Doctor called it mild bronchitis since it is more to breathing problem. I only have breathing difficulty once awhile and is usually when it comes to be near to smoking environment, I just felt like my lung are closed and I'm gasping hard for air. So I can't be anywhere near clubbing places, or people who are smoking. Another thing that cause problem in breathing - when I cry. I couldn't breathe at all if I cry until very gao lat. Feel like dying.. I usually hold on to Vince and start calming down myself to catch some air.


C for Contact dermatitis
- This is a skin allergy and it is caused by direct contact with household cleaners, dish detergents and soaps - that is why I cannot wash any clothes and dishes, and I can only use certain type of soaps. Otherwise, my skin will start to itch, crack and bleed!!!


D for Depression
- Depression is an illness that causes a person to feel sad and hopeless most of the time. And it runs in the family. I felt sad about small little things, not that I want to, but I just do. So I think about alot of things, I get sad easily, and I cry even more easily. The word 'ham pao' suits me! I'm depressed, not crazy. But I'm feeling better now, by doing things I like to distract myself.


E for Eczema
- Another type of skin allergy that I have. Eczema is an inflammation of skin that causes redness, itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Ouch!!! Scary uh? Can imagine my whole body full of red patches and rashes. Yeeee...


F for F...
- For now.. I couldn't find anything wrong with me that starts with F....


G for Gastric
- Everyone understand what this means. So I cannot tahan lapar, otherwise my whole stomach will cramp and I'll burst out crying!!!


H for Headache
- What else? The pain in the head! For me, it caused by hotness (yea I'm hot!), tension and migraine.


I for Insomia
- Couldn't sleep. Sometimes think too much during bed time. Amazingly, I can do maths when I'm 'asleep'!!! And it's accurate!!! Hell yeah... I can think pretty rational when I'm sleeping. My brain kept working and working, turning and turning, and when I woke up in the morning, I felt like I didn't sleep at all. Never had a good nite sleep before.. wonder how to?


... Vince reminded me that I have a disease starting with F.

Harsh, but true.

I'm 'F**king lazy'!!!

So there.. I present you my new definition of A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I~
It made me look so problematic, so weak.. so.. iiisssshhhh...


I'm having 2 midterm papers for tomorrow and yet I'm sitting infront of my PC blogging about ABC?!! No mood to study. No mood to do assignment. Can I just laze around till exam time?


I'm so dead for tomorrow's paper. Why? Again because I'm f**king lazy!!! Only attended 2 Moral lecture so far (1st lecture class and second time is during 1st mid-term). As for Corporate Comm, I attended only 3 lecture class so far. And always ended up staring at the lecturer (because he talk so loud!) with my mind wandering around - sometimes thinking about brand names..


Brand name is a famous game in lecture hall, initiated by Vince and Robin. Our active participants/ challengers are Raymond, Chun Min and Mei Kun. So I have no idea at all what is being taught in Moral and Corp Comm classes!!! So dead... like ba kua.. dead meat!!!


Life full with assignments and midterms is so sieeennnnn.... ahhhhh...

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Natural remedies

Recently I've heard that honey + cinnamon powder is a fast remedy for weight loss! I then google up and read a forum http://www.weight-loss-advisor.com/blog/2006/05/01/honey-and-cinnamon-for-weight-loss/ that some of them who tried, gained weight instead of losing it!


I've bought honey and cinnamon powder yesterday, tried a cup, taste OK. Don't know if I should continue. I'm not overweight or anything. In fact, I just qualified myself for the weight required for donating blood! Just that many commented that I put on weight and I looked 'nicer' (ya rite...). I wana lose that extra pounds. Exercise is not my thing at all. So I might as well try this.. despite the risk of becoming more "prosperous".


For those interested, may try this:-

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1) Boil 1 cup of water with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
2) Let it cool down for 30 minutes and then add in 1 tablespoon of honey
3) Filter it and divide it into 2 cups
4) Half cup to be taken 1/2hr before breakfast in the morning (empty stomach) and another half cup to be taken 1 1/2hr before sleeping at night

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Also heard that honey + lemon is good for skin. Might be good for my skin allergies too. The dust in my 4mths unoccupied room at Setapak makes my whole body itch! I got so irritated that I cry just because I can't stop scratching myself! All those Brenovate, Dermovate, Forban, whatever cream I use is useless! What works for others, obviously doesn't work on me! Am giving up hope in recovery. Was hoping that this natural remedy can at least minimize the itch. This honey lemon drink should be taken in the morning, empty stomach. Am just afraid that lemon is bad for my gastric.

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