So the Chinese lunar new year is finally over. Fifteen long days of overeating, over bingeing and pigging out on rich foods.
Now is time to do some colon cleansing to get rid of the alcohol, rich seafoods, heaty snacks, sweet cakes and all those things that we don’t normally eat in our daily diet.
Otherwise, our system is going to get clogged and we will be feeling tired, restless and lethargic. Normally, I will try to go on a fruit diet to get the system flushed. But I need a few days break to do so. Right now, I don’t have the luxury of time because I am in such a rush.
I found this iguana at the butterfly park the other day. Initially I didn’t notice how similar the green tone of the iguana’s body and the background.
When I got home and downloaded the photo, then, only I notice how green this photo is. I wonder if I can buy and iguana and keep as pet? Those claws look rather menacing but it shud be fun to have one that turns colour. Oh wait, chameleon is the one that changes colour, not the iguana?
Politicians are so full of craps. Especially those from my state. They do nothing but picking on each other mistakes so that they can call the press and make a monkey out of themselves.
It is so sickening having to see the kind of antics they are up to each day. Those time and energy could be better spent helping the poor and doing something positive. But no…all they want is to pick on others’ mistakes, harp about it and claim they themselves are the best.
I better stop reading political news or I shall need wrinkle face cream because they pissed me off so much.
I don’t know how I get myself addicted to Glee. But I am sooo addicted now.
It is really very much like Desperate Housewives with all the wacky characters, the extreme behaviour and usual oddities.
One woman who can’t have a child wanted to give a college girl who is pregnant some best prenatal vitamin so that the girl can give birth and give the baby to her.
Meantime, she is faking her pregnancy and fooling her husband. As for the college girl, she had sworn to be celibate or something and hence, cannot let the world knows she is pregnant.
If you are a parent to teens like me, you probably notice the kind of songs our teens listen to nowadays. Some of the songs have such shocking lyrics, I don’t know how they get on air.
The only consolation I have is not having daughters because it will be one helluva difficult times to guide them. Some of these songs treat girls like an object. Some of them use references to them like a piece of meat.
So, it is not at all surprising that people now need more rapid opiate detox and stuffs like that because everything seems a-ok nowadays.
The other day when I was in Thailand, I saw some of the weirdest snacks. They have different sizes bananas which are air-dried. They look like tiny worms!
And then, there are those fried seafoods and the tiny crabs with their shells and claws were fried. There are also a variety of tiny fishes which look like they are some discards. Yet, these snacks taste good. So good, I ended up with sorethroat.
A friend who is constantly worrying about her weight asked me if I have heard of CLA. Frankly I told her I don’t bother about my weight as much as her.
I told her not to worry so much about the extra flabs as we age because many people live still as healthy with a bit of weight. However, she is so into dieting and keeping herself slim. Since she is 40 yr old and still single, I guess her perception and mine towards life is different.
So, I told her to Google for more information first before she embarked on this new thing.
The most easy to do food is jellies. I just love making jellies whenever there is a party. It is always a very much welcome foods. One can eat it in between meals, eat it as a dessert or to quench thirst.
I made a big batch using rose syrup and longans. It was a hit with all the guests. Now, I am thinking of making some for my own consumption too.
During the festive gathering, the family members gathered and started comparing their waistlines. From the very old to the very young, everyone is telling everyone they have gone fatter. Then, they lamented about themselves, how much weight they have put on.
Yet, when asked if anyone knows of good and effective weight loss programs, nobody seems to know because no one takes the trouble to lose those weights.
They are also not into dieting so I guess next year, we will start the whole same circle of whines, rants and curses.
I am so glad that I am going to see a respite from all the festive overeating. First it was the Christmas turkeys and rich foods. Then, I have valid reason to eat to celebrate the New Year.
As a Chinese, there is an even bigger occasion to eat. That is the Chinese Lunar New Year. It is going to be fifteen days of eating and more eating.
However, from tomorrow onwards, I am going to start my fasting for Lent. It is Ash Wednesday and vegetarian fasting starts tomorrow.
Like this, I don’t need to go for muscle supplements. Only need to work harder on walking and climbing.
