Quotes That Inspires Me

These are among the few that inspires me. I often post various quotes on my facebook 2 to 3 times in a week..

Here I'd like to share it with the rest.

When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate it. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow stronger.

 ·  · 18 hours ago via HootSuite

The beauty of face will fade as time goes by but the beauty of heart grows as you matured...

 ·  · Wednesday at 11:10pm via Facebook for Windows Phone

When the past calls, let it go to voicemail. It has nothing new to say.

 ·  · January 16 at 5:47pm via TweetDeck

I admire people that always keep a smile even though they have every reason to breakdown.

 ·  · January 16 at 5:46pm via TweetDeck

Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment.

 ·  · January 16 at 5:45pm via TweetDeck

A friend will never be in your way, unless you’re falling down.

 ·  · January 14 at 10:17pm

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Our most difficult task as a friend is to offer understanding when we don’t understand..

 ·  · January 14 at 10:17pm

People always regret how they treat you after you leave. By then it's too late to fix things.

 ·  · January 14 at 10:16pm

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The struggles make you stronger and the changes make you wise; happiness has its own way of taking its sweet time

 ·  · January 14 at 10:14pm

E Codes Ingredients

Something to share:

Muslim friends, we can use the website below for reference on the "E Codes" Ingredients in order to know if the food ingredients is Halal before purchasing. It's a long list so I decided not to extract the list of codes in my post. Do check it out.

http://www.muslimtents.com/aminahsworld/Ecodes.html

Nevertheless, it's best to look out for this symbol before deciding to purchase any of the food products.

International حلال symbol

Singapore حلال‎  symbol (MUIS)

Are Mono & Diglycerides Halal?

Here's something to share to all Muslim's friends in the world.  


An extract from what I posted on my facebook yesterday...




I was browsing the ingredients found in "Hershey's Syrup Genuine Chocolate Flavor" & found out abt this.. 

Jadi kalau tak pasti makanan 2 halal, jangan la main sebat je beli... Bace dulu sebelum beli ok...

Are Mono & Diglycerides Halal?

www.isaiowa.org

Islamic Services of America - Halal certification, information, procedures, and practices for consumers and businesses.

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"I was browsing the ingredients found in "Hershey's Syrup Genuine Chocolate Flavor"  found out abt this.." 

Below is the website where I get the info. I've also include the extract from the article below.

http://www.isaiowa.org/News/20110614/7/Are-Mono-Diglycerides-Halal.aspx

Are Mono & Diglycerides Halal?

June 14, 2011

Food Scientists at ISA analyze additives, flavors, colors, and ingredients in common consumables to ensure Halal Compliance.

What are Mono & Diglycerides and are they Halal?

This is one of the many questions that we are frequently asked to provide clarification and explanation on, so we thought we’d share some information in print on this subject.

 If you haven’t noticed, it just so happens that you can find mono & diglycerides just about everywhere and in just about any food product from peanut butter to ice cream to bakery products. All you have to do is look at the ingredient list on any store shelf and you’ll find mono & diglycerides in their list.

What are mono & diglycerides?

Mono & diglycerides are fatty acids usually derived from triglycerides or phospholipids which are both hydrophilic - attracted to water, and hydrophobic - repelled by water. Triglycerides are an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of animal fats and vegetable oils.

What are mono & diglycerides used for?

Mono & diglycerides are used as emulsifier in many foods. Emulsifiers are a substance that stabilizes an emulsion by increasing its kinetic stability. The simplest way of explaining this is by referring to the phrase “Oil and water don’t mix”, or at least if they do, they will soon separate. However, through the use of emulsifier, the emulsion will not separate, because mono & diglycerides are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, so they are soluble in both water and fat and are used to keep oils from separating in products. Mono & diglycerides will also increase the shelf life of products.

What is their source?

Mono & diglycerides are most commonly derived from the skin and bones of animals. The most common source is swine, but they can also be derived from the hides or bones of bovine (beef) sources as well. In addition to animal sources of origin, mono & diglycerides can also be derived from vegetable sources such as canola or soy. 

Mono & diglycerides derived from vegetable sources are more expensive. Likewise when food producers go to the extra expense of using mono & diglycerides of vegetable origin they are generally doing so to meet the dietary needs of various consumers who cannot consume animal derivatives. These consumers can be restricted by religious dietary requirements, personal choice not to consume animal products, health concerns, allergies, or other variables that restrict consumption of animal products.  Likewise if the mono & diglycerides are not noted as being sourced from soy or vegetable origin it is likely and safe to assume that they are derived from an animal source of origin.

Conclusion; Halal (Permissable) or Haram (Forbidden)?

Because too often there are no specific indicators pertaining to the source of origin for mono & diglycerides, one must assume that their primary source of origin is from swine due to industry preference for its properties and lower cost. Needless to say, it is very likely that the product with mono & diglycerides that you find in the store is Haram.

If the mono & diglycerides were of bovine origin, they would only be considered Halal if the animal that they were derived from was subject to a Halal slaughter and the processing of skin and bone was consistent with international Halal standards and Shariah.

If the source of origin for mono & diglycerides was derived from a vegetable such as soy or canola, it would be deemed Halal.

❤ ♥ My Lappy Turns 1 ♥ ❤

This month marks 1 year since the day I bought my laptop a.k.a. "lappy". My lappy turns 1! For the past one year, blogging is done using my very own laptop.

This has been my personal laptop for the past one year. It has do me a lot of favor. From surfing the net through writing & archiving photos and videos. I've done quite a few of video editing through the windows live movie editor provided & still learning on it.

I love my laptop. It may not have the sophisticated or up-to-date functions but I'm thankful for what it can do for me. Upgrading need to be done in order for it to function better. But for now, this is all I can afford. I'll only spent within my budget.

Once again, Happy Birthday to my dearest "lappy"... May you do me "justice" & stay faithful with me in years to come. I dislike changing or getting a new laptop once in a few years. I'm hoping that this laptop will last me for a decade or even longer. All my memories is archived in here. Pls be good to me...

I'll end my post for now. Till the next time. Cherio peeps! :)


♥♥♥♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it

Quiet & Empty Streets

I went out on the eve of Chinese New Year. Upon returning back home at night, I realised the streets were quiet & empty. 10:40pm I'm walking home. Where did I go? Somewhere near but not too far.

I left the house after 2pm. The weather is quite hot at first but soon, rain began to pour in accompanied by a loud thunder. I was stunned. I had a sudden of a scary feelings deep down inside. I observed the surroundings. During the day time, there's a swam of busy shoppers. They are busy doing a "last minute" shopping in preparation for the new year.

I'm happy that I managed to purchased my favourite DONUTS from J.CO!

Shop till I drop... Not really. Just going around grabbing some snacks & munching on "fast foods". I'm totally enjoying the new year. Eat to my heart content... Will need to work out on losing that extra pounds gain during the period of the festive. Be it my festive that I celebrate(Hari Raya) or simply enjoying the festive seasons by others, I still "celebrate" every occasion of the festive seasons.

 I'll definitely enjoy some good food later. Can't wait for that. Wondering what will the menu be for tomorrow? Let's wait and see.

The day before the eve, I went shopping at the supermarket at night. What I observed is that many products on the shelves seems to be sold out especially when it came to food items. Groceries were the main targets. Many shelves were empty. The checkout counter - such a long queue.... Pheww...

I'll end my entry for now. Till the next time. Cherio peeps! :)

May I take this opportunity to wish all chinese a Happy Lunar New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai! May this year of the dragon brings in happiness, success, prosperity & good health to everyone. Enjoy the long holidays :)

Manhattan Fish Market

10 January 2012. I hang out with my old buddy for a dinner. I let her decide on the venue for dinner. She choose Manhattan Fish Market at Dhoby Ghaut. We met after work.

Time check. it was nearly 07:00 pm as reflected on my watch. We met outside the station. Took the lift all the way to level 6 where the "Manhattan Fish Market" was located. It's almost crowded but we still managed to make our way in as there's still empty seats around.

I'm not going to elaborate much on the place or food. I'll post some pics to do all the elaboration.














I'll end my post for now. Till the next time. Cherio peeps! :)

I'm so gonna ♥ it ;)

World Orchid Conference 2011

I began this entry on 26 November 2011 but only managed to publish it today, 16 Jan 2012. There's a huge delay in my attempt to complete this entry. I was busy lately & only had the time to update today. Perhaps the issue of uploading photos that are taking forever is the main cause why this update is postponed up to nearly 2 months. I only realized uploading pics by other ways such as using "Photobucket". I'm not up-to-date regarding web or I.T matters. Without further ado, here it is my update on W.O.C. 2011. Pictures tells a thousand words. I'm not good in elaborating more about the event. So I chose to upload photos to do all the explaining. Picture quality is not good as I'm using mobile camera. Please excuse the quality of it.

  

Saturday 19 November 2011: On this date, I went to Marina Bay for the event of World Orchid Conference.

There's a free shuttle bus service provided from Marina Bay station to Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands Singapore. It's my first time being there. It's a total new experience for me. Entry to the Garden of Bay requires ticket for entry. But the garden park outside Garden of Bay, it's a free admission.

                                                                                                            

The ticket cost $18 after a rebate discount. If possible, I'll include the tickets image below.  



Some pics that was captured during the visit:

"Entrance of Prove" that reads "Gardens By The Bay"

Below is some of the snapshot taken. There's a few more photo's left to be uploaded. I'm trying to upload the image of the tickets purchased. All is uploaded except the tickets.

♥♥♥♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it

It's Time To Leave

It's hard to say goodbye. But every beginning will come to an end. It's about time I make my leave. Though I somehow felt attached to that place but I'm left with no choice but to leave. The sooner the better. I did not make this decision of leaving in a day or two but I have think it over than a day, weeks & months.

The day have finally came for me to submit my decision. It took me a month to think over this matter. Perhaps it's all that I can endure. I had enough of it. I have to leave sooner or later. I have to make a solid decision. It's about time, I need to inform my decision to the required "party". The conclusion is I'm leaving the organisation for good. I simply can't stay any longer.

I enjoyed my time down there. I had my reason to leave. But I'm not going to explain what is the main reason that forced me to leave. Some things are best kept as secret. I am not fond of pint pointing on whose at fault or what's the main issue etc... Let the truth remains in my heart. For sure, some may have already known the reason behind it but I chose not to explain when the manager asked the reason for me quitting? What I answered is a spontaneous "boring" but for sure that's not the main reason.

The environment is awesome! What would be great than having an office place near a shopping mall? It was a great experience for me. Imagine if we're bored and stressed out, we can drop by the shopping mall for a while. Take a look at the beautiful scenery.

The place might be great but I'm not feeling happy to stay.

View from a distance away from my former office

Below is my "farewell gift" given by my manager & colleague.



But unfortunately, the chocolate on the right given by the manager contains "rum", "champagne", & "brandy", all those "non-halal" items. I did consume a few pieces as it's stated that it's a "non-alcohol". Upon reading the ingredients list thoroughly, I had to discard it off.

That's all for now. Till the next time. Got to go to settle on other matters. Cherio peeps!

Happy New Year 2012!

Hello 2012! I know I'm 6 days late but Happy New Year readers... May our new year resolutions come true!

Celebration?

I went for the countdown. Yup for the first time in my life, I attended the countdown. The countdown party was open to public. It was held at Punggol East, "Harmony Square" at Rivervale Crescent. That's 3 stops away from my house bus stop.

I left my house at around 10:30pm. Took a bus to get there. Arrived at the venue around 10:50pm. I was too early but not quite. There's already a huge crowd forming at the open space. Watched some singing by the winner of the 2010 singing contest organised by the CC (Community Club). It was a powerful performance by that woman. Her vocal rocks! Couldn't quite remember the song she sang but I only remembered she covered the final song by Adele - Rolling In The Deep. She rock the stage. Applaud by the residents and people around.

The moment that we've been waiting for have finally arrived. It's time for countdown! Excited for it! But of course the reason for me being there is to catch my idol singing live. I'm waiting for Taufik to perform on stage. But he only performed after the countdown. He took the stage with Hady Mirza for a duet singing "Freedom". He continued with the next song , a medley song from his various album: MYBG, Sombong, Sesuatu Janji & Addicted. He end the performance with a final song, "One Last" taken from his first album entitled "Blessings".

Sadly, I did not managed to capture the moments in my camera bcos everything seems unclear. the lighting wasn't that good. Furthermore I'm using my camera phone to capture & the focus was not good so everything is blur. So, it's no point for me to continue snapping pictures. I spent the time watching him singing rather than busy snapping & capturing videos.






I stand right next to the speaker & it was a total blast for my ear drum. But I can watched his performance clearly from where I stand. There's no one standing in front of me bcos it's where the speaker is being placed with the stand. There was a "gate" align to it. So it was somehow covered up by the "gate".

I really love the fireworks after the countdown. I took several pics but then again it was not quite clear. So I took a video of the fireworks & uploaded it to my facebook. I knew uploading video to blogger will take forever. I'll try to think of a way to upload them without any hassle. Perhaps Youtube. Shall see how it goes later.


Finally managed to upload the fireworks video I captured during the event. Some random shot on the fireworks. Recorded towards the end of the fireworks using my camera phone, HTC 7 Trophy. Blurry & shaky images expected.

As for now, Have a great New Year readers! Enjoy... A new year, a new ME... Till the next time. Cherio peeps!

♥♥♥♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it

Moments Before 2012 - Goodbye 2011

Countdown to 2012 in less than 8 hours away. New years eve; countdown party everywhere!

2011 brought about many memories in my life. Happiness, sad, anger, frustrating & disappointing moments. All of that feelings happened within this year.

I have never went to any countdown party. Hopefully later I can visit any countdown party nearby. Hopefully if everything goes well. We shall see how it goes later.

Last week I fall sick with a temperature of 39.7°C. The seasons of flue have just began. But I'm thankful that I have recovered from the flu. I was advice to complete the whole course of medicine for antibiotic as prescribed by the doctor. Since I'm the stubborn type, I did not fully complete the entire medication. I stop taking medicine after I'm feeling much better.  After a week, I'm feeling much better than before.


My resolution in 2012: to be a better person than before. Most importantly to secure a job in the industry. I hope for nothing but only the best in life. More happiness in time to come. I really want to achieve something in my life. As I'll grow a year older in a few months from now(since I belong to the Taurus horoscope), there's so many things that I wanna achieve before my birthday..

I'm ending my final entry for this year. GOODBYE 2011! ♥♥ I'm definitely goina miss it.

Till the next time peeps! Cherio ♥

11.12.11

11.12.11? Even I have no answer why I chose this as the title. I'm writing this entry at the middle of the night. Time check on the monitor is 1:42am at the point I'm typing this.

What should I begin with? Hmmm... Ok. Since it's already the 11 day of December, that means 2o more days to go before new year, 2012. Let's do the countdown... Hehe : D

What I did recently? I don't know is this madness? But i spent the few days hunting for chocolates. Whatever sales on chocolates, I'll definitely make an attempt to pass by and have a look. Not even that, I even purchased quite a few of them. As some may already knew, I have a "weakness" for chocolates. Among my favourite one shall be Kinder Bueono, Ferrero Rocher & the list goes on.... I spent a lot on chocolates these few days.

In this year, my "big spender" award shall go to perfumes oil. I realised that I've spent over $100 over dollars & still counting on fragrance products alone. But I can't help it. Perfumes is one of the most important part in my daily life. I must make sure that I doesn't smell "unpleasant". Proper choosing of fragrance can make me feels relax. If we smell good, we will feel good.


I won't leave the house without applying any form of fragrance product. Roll on deodorant is a must have to apply for me daily. Not only that, I'll make sure that I carry with me a bottle of perfume where ever I go. I'll remind myself to carry a perfume inside my bag before leaving the house. Just in case when I'm in a rush that I forgotten to apply perfume, I'll have my "savior" inside my bag. You'll never know when you need it.

I'm not someone who is a "brand conscious" but I'll simply purchase anything that I like. I'll try to spend within my budget. I'm not a "high maintenance" girl but sometimes there is a time when I think I need to pamper myself. Like many other girls who like to pamper themselves with shopping & relaxing by doing facial treatment, the same thing goes with me. But I'm more into "window shopping" rather than a big spender type.

It's nothing wrong to spend as long as we can afford it but at times like now when the economy is not stable, it's best to not overspent. Spend wisely. Buy only the things we need most rather than "want". If we totally follow our heart desires, that is equivalent to driving ourselves to "bankruptcy". That is so true.

This year I spent a lot on fragrance products & makeup collections. Purchasing more beauty products & experimenting more with makeup collections. But again, I only spent within my budget. I don't go about spending until I'm left with penniless. Don't shop until you drop! Ahah! One thing for sure, my makeup collections is adding up & changing. But I still stick on to the brand that I like & trusted. Though at times, I'll still change. Experimenting with different colours is definitely the most enjoying & interesting part for me.

Time check on the monitor digital clock, it's 2:16am. I think it's about time for me to end this entry & go to bed. I need my "beauty sleep" to stay fresh the next day. Till the next time, Cherio peeps! Remember a smile is all it takes to cheer up the day. Keep smiling :) ♥

Quick Preview of WOC

Will upload the rest of the pics taken during the event if everything goes well. I'm still trying to upload the rest of the pics. But Flickr failed. I give up & shall upload the rest via other means of uploader. Till the next update. Cherio peeps!

04 December @4am

It's 4th of December & at 4am, I'm updating my blog via mobile web. Blogging via mobile is indeed very challenging & difficult but I'll still try to update. As mentioned in my earlier previous 2 post, I plan to do a write up on my day out é last 2 weeks ago. But sadly I can't update bcos uploading pics is taking forever. But when I had é time, I'll definitely update. I'll need to reduce é photoe size in order to facilitate uploading. Reducing photos will require more time. But no worries, I'll get it done a.s.a.p. I'll t pictures to do all é talking. I seems to be running out of ideas to further elaborate on my previous visit to "a place"...  Battery running low. Nitez peeps




 ♥ I'm so gonna ♥♥♥♥ it