Friday, December 26, 2008

Clarks, Ashworth, Crocodile Warehouse Sale 1 - 4 Jan 09

10am - 6pm

Apparels, Accessories & Luggages

Ashworth
Clarks
Daniel Hechter
Elle
Arnold Palmer
Crocodile
Beverly Hills Polo Club
Van Heusen
Camel Active
Pierre Cardin

7, Jalan Industry PBP3,
Taman Industry Pusat Bandar Puchong,
47100 Puchong
+6012 281 5638 / 603 8060 6000

Source: PASIM

Oh, ni dh dkt dgn rumah ni..bole la try cari nnt..google map pasti dpt membantu..insyaallah :)

Adidas, Hush Puppies, Renoma & more Stock Clearance 24 Dec 08 - 4 Jan 09

10am - 10pm

Sale Up to 70% Off

Adidas
Lotto
Umbro
Admiral

Coleman
North Face
Deuter
Buck
Leatherman
Cargoloc
Maglite

Bon Step
Renoma Footwear
Hush Puppies Footwear
Obermain

2nd Floor,
Dataran Hamodal,
Jalan 13/4,
46200 Petaling Jaya
+6016 330 9667
(near Colgate Palmolive, look for CSA signboard)

Organized by JJ Chain Warehouse Sale

Source: PASIM

Sebenarnya aku xtau kat mana tpt ni, mungkin perlu google map la nnt. Warehouse adalah kegemaran aku..haha seperti Babe juga, tapi perlu berpada2 la.. nak kejar sumenye mmg xmampu kan. Mostly warehouse sale ni buat di PJ/Subang. Kawasan2 ni aku xfamiliar.

Azam tahun baru - mahu buat bajet yg mencabar diri aku..wah mampukah?



Monday, November 3, 2008

12 simple ways to supercharge your brain

Have you ever felt exasperated when you bumped into someone at the store but absolutely couldn't remember their name? Sure, it happens to all of us.

Despite being the strongest computer on the planet, our brains do lapse. It's hard to blame them really. As humans, we spend much of or existence stuffing our brains with stuff.

No matter how powerful our brains are, they need recuperation time to be kept in shape. Think of it as a tune up for your brain. Skipping brain maintenance is as silly as the person wandering the parking garage because they forgot where they parked. Is that you? Are you that person? If so, fear not; we are all that person at some point.

Now I am not a brain surgeon and I am not going to suggest you do anything surgical or dangerous. I am however an astute student of human behavior so I always look for simple ways to super charge my brain.

Here are some things you can begin doing as soon as today to begin the great brain tune up:

Eat Almonds
Almond is believed to improve memory. If a combination of almond oil and milk is taken together before going to bed or after getting up at morning, it strengthens our memory power. Almond milk is prepared by crushing the almonds without the outer cover and adding water and sugar to it.

Drink Apple Juice
Research from the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) indicates that apple juice increases the production of the essential neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the brain, resulting in an increased memory power.

Sleep well
Research indicates that the long-term memory is consolidated during sleep by replaying the images of the experiences of the day. These repeated playbacks program the subconscious mind to store these images and other related information.

Enjoy simple Pleasures
Stress drains our brainpower. A stress-ridden mind consumes much of our memory resources to leave us with a feeble mind. Make a habit to engage yourself in few simple pleasures everyday to dissolve stress from your mind. Some of these simple pleasures are good for your mind, body and soul.

  • Enjoy music you love
  • Play with your children
  • Appreciate others
  • Run few miles a day, bike or swim
  • Start a blog
  • Take a yoga class or Total Wellness routine

Exercise your mind
Just as physical exercise is essential for a strong body, mental exercise is equally essential for a sharp and agile mind. Have you noticed that children have far superior brainpower than an adult does? Children have playful minds. A playful mind exhibits superior memory power. Engage in some of the activities that require your mind to remain active and playful.

  • Play scrabble or crossword puzzle
  • Volunteer
  • Interact with others
  • Start a new hobby such as blogging, reading, painting, bird watching
  • Learn new skill or a foreign language

Practice Yoga or Meditation
Yoga or Meditation relives stress. Stress is a known memory buster. With less stress, lower blood pressure, slower respiration, slower metabolism, and released muscle tension follows. All of these factors contribute significantly towards increases in our brainpower.

Reduce Sugar intake
Sugar is a non-food. It’s a form of carbohydrate that offers illusionary energy, only to cause a downhill slump once the initial burst has been worn off. Excess intake of sugar results in neurotic symptoms. Excess sugar is known to cause claustrophobia, memory loss and other neurotic disorders. Eat food without adding sugar. Stay away from sweet drinks or excess consumption of caffeine with sugar.

Eat whole wheat
The whole wheat germs contain lecithin. Lecithin helps ease the problem of the hardening of the arteries, which often impairs brain functioning.

Eat a light meal at night
A heavy meal at night causes tossing and turning and a prolonged emotional stress while at sleep. It’s wise to eat heavy meal during the day when our body is in motion to consume the heavy in-take. Eating a light meal with some fruits allows us to sleep well. A good night sleep strengthens our brainpower.

Develop imagination
Greeks mastered the principle of imagination and association to memorize everything. This technique requires one to develop a vivid and colorful imagination that can be linked to a known object. If you involve all your senses - touching, feeling, smelling, hearing and seeing in the imagination process, you can remember greater details of the event.

Control your temper
Bleached food, excess of starch or excess of white bread can lead to nerve grating effect. This results in a violent and some time depressive behavior. Eat fresh vegetables. Drink lots of water and meditate or practice yoga to relieve these toxic emotions of temper and stressful mood swings.

Take Vitamin B-complex
Vitamin B-complex strengthens memory power. Eat food and vegetables high in Vitamin B-complex. Stay away from the starch food or white bread, which depletes the Vitamin B-complex necessary for a healthy mind.

I don't believe these are that tough. If you find yourself increasing stumped, give a couple of these a try.

Written by Shilpan Patel of Success Soul and cross-posted from Dumb Little Man, a web site that provides tips for life that will save you money, increase your productivity, or simply keep you sane.

Source: Yahoo


Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Warehouse Sales!!

Metrojaya Anniversary and Member Pre-Sale

Metrojaya Member Preview
21 Oct 2008

Cardmembers are entitled to bring along 2 friends.

Non Member (Public)
22 Oct - 9 Nov 2008

Weekly Specials: Stand a chance to win an exclusive hamper worth RM320 with purchases of RM1,000 and above in a single receipt.

FREE Deepavali Money Packets with any purchase of RM80 and above in a single receipt.

Metrojaya Anniversary & Member Pre-Sale



Watsons Warehouse Stock Clearance 1710 - 091108

10am - 7pm

Discount up to 80%

Health & beauty products
Toys
Household
Personal care

Lot 1.32 1st Floor
South City Plaza
Persiaran Serdang Perdana
Taman Sedang Perdana, Seksyen 1
43300 Seri Kembangan (map)
+603 2142 6530

http://www.southcity.com.my



Saturday, October 18, 2008

Sepetang di sebuah rumah

Hari ini hari Sabtu.

Sungguh nyenyak saya tidur, sampai la xsedar dah pun pukul 11. Bagus sungguh anak dara ini..haha (blush *__*)

Malam semalam, saya tidur sungguh lewat. Pukul 4 rasanya.
Sebab? Layan tv..sehingga tidur di sofa. Sungguh bagus. Sungguh nikmat. Dan berseorangan di rumah 2 tingkat ini, walaupun mulanya perasaan rasa best, tp sebenarnya xbest. Duduk seorang mmg xbest. Housemate balik kampung pula.

Plan awalnya, mahu ke Sunway Pyramid hari ni pukul 1030 (mungkin juga bila dtg awal, mungkin senang mencari parking :p) Terbaca di sebuah blog, ada sale jenama2 kesukaan saya, Dorothy Perkins/Topshop. Ketika itu, Sunway Pyramid sudah terbayang2 di fikiran. OU sgt jauh, perlu melalui berbagai2 rintangan (tol). maka Sunway Pyramid jadi pilihan. terbayang juga Forever 21, MNG, kedai2 sukan (NIKE, Adidas). Waah, wishlist saya sungguh panjang. Semua benda pun mahu..huhu. Tp abaikan. Plan ke Sunway Pyramid itu tak menjadi. Tak mengapalah. Mungkin ada hikmahnya (nak sedapkan hati..huhu)

Hari ini juga, menjadi seorang yang rajin, saya menyapu sampah, mop lantai, membasuh bilik air. Menjadi suri rumah. Hehe. Cuma, belum betul menjadi suri (orang) rumah kepada sesiapa lagi :p. Selepas mandi, lapar pula. Almari makanan diselongkar, maka jumpalah oat segera, masak itu cukuplah.


Sementara dh kenyang tu, saya pun menjadi rajin lg. Untuk menambahkan haruman di rumah dan menambah ketenangan jiwa, saya pun memasang lilin aromaterapi haruman green tea. Sungguh tenang. Mata juga menjadi berat setelah perut kenyang. Sungguh tenang, sehingga mahu tertidur.



Semasa menyapu sampah, saya terjumpa ini.

Dumbell saya yang sgt jarang digunakan. Saya kena berusaha bersungguh2 lagi nih.



itulah cerita saya. Sepetang di sebuah rumah

p/s: Rasa macam karangan budak Darjah Satu kan? :p


Friday, October 17, 2008

Hari raya, kuih raya dan dadih (raya?)

Raya thn ni, mmg berbeza dari tahun2 sebelumnya.

Setiap tahun, kita pastinya mempunyai pengalaman yg berbeza2 menyambut raya.

Ok, kita mula dgn cerita sebelum raya, iaitu masa berpuasa :D

Aktiviti baru tahun ini adalah...

Menjual kuih raya dan kerepek (yeah, u heard me right) :p


Mempunyai jiran2 yang sangat aktif berniaga, iaitu mempunyai kemahiran
membuat kuih raya dan kerepek, sememangnya membuatkan saya juga menjadi mangsa (mangsa ke??) dan terjebak (ok, mungkin perkataan ini agak over) dalam kancah perniagaan mereka. Bukan sahaja menjadi pembeli setia, malahan kuih2 raya dan kerepek yg unik itu juga di bawa ke opis utk dipasarkan.. haha

Pengalaman baru, melihat gelagat2 org yg mahu/tidak mahu membeli :p


Saya sangat bernasib baik apabila kuih2 yg dijual oleh jiran2 saya itu adalah sedap2 belaka. Malangnya sample xbanyak, jadi ramai xdpt merasai kehebatan kuih2 itu. Sungguh kasihan. Kalau tidak, sudah tentu kuih2 itu menghiasi meja2 utk dibelasah oleh tetamu yg datang.

Ini adalah biskut choc meringue, biskut paling sedap yg penah dirasai. Sekali makan, pasti nak lagi


Ini pula, kerepek kacang peas. Sgt sedap dan lemak berkrim. Tempahan dibuka sepanjang tahun :D

Dua2 kuih dan kerepek ni mmg dh jadi kuih wajib di rumah. Ini sudah tentu menggembirakan jiran2 tersebut, kerana kuih2nya mendapat sambutan, malahan sudah sampai ke KL :p. Ya, raya thn ini sungguh bermakna. Jiran2 tersenyum gembira menerima tempahan2 kuih raya :p

Saya cuma mampu membuat kuih cornflakes sahaja, itu pun satu adunan sahaja, yang sudahpun kosong di dalam balang akibat kerakusan ahli2 keluarga lain :p
Tiada gambar kuih raya, rugi sungguh.

Secara umumnya, usaha dikerahkan lebih kepada membersihkan rumah.
Ya, rumah itu sungguh mencabar kesabaran. Setiap inci perlu dikemaskan. Sungguh penat. Tapi kerjasama adik beradik ternyata memberikan hasil (tapi selepas raya ini, tak tahulah bagaimana rupa rumah itu sekarang)

Di dapur, telah ditambah kabinet utk memudahkan penyimpanan barang.
Juga ditambah spice rack dan apa2 saja yg perlu. Harapan masih tinggi bahawa selepas raya, dapur itu masih cantik. Saya akan buat spot-check minggu depan ya ibu. :D


Spice rack itu

Menjelang raya, kg saya sudahpun riuh rendah dgn saudara mara.
Juadah wajib setiap tahun= lemang+rendang



Lemang2 tersebut, sedia menanti kami

Percaya atau tidak, saya masih belum melihat gambar2 kami semasa hari raya tempoh hari. Kamera digital telah dibawa lari oleh adik ke Johor. maka tiada gambar raya boleh diletakkan di sini. Sungguh sedih. Adik, pulangkan segera kamera itu!!

Bila pulang dari kampung, teringat saya kepada serbuk dadih segera perasa jagung yg dibeli dahulu. Maka tangan ini terasa rajin membuat dadih, inilah hasilnya.



Dadih2 itu, terasa seperti agar2. Terima kasih kepada cadangan yg lain utk meletakkan agar2 di dalam dadih itu, sehingga menjadi seperti agar2.

Isk, dadih percubaan kali ini=perlu diperbaiki lagi.


Ok, sambung lagi di waktu akan datang. Perlu menelefon adik tentang gambar2 raya tersebut. Daa



Monday, September 8, 2008

Bored, Trapped in Your Job?

Article that made me think about my current situation..hmm


When you landed that new job, the world looked great. Now it's been a while, and one of your worst fears has come true -- you're unhappy in your job. When you're spending at least five days a week at work, it makes sense that you'd want to like what you're doing. But there are times when you're in a position or company that doesn't work for you.

If you're unhappy with your job -- and everybody around you probably already knows it -- it might be time for a career transition. Results from an Experience.com survey provide some insight into making the change. According to the survey, the top signal that it's time to transition to a new job is not the boss yelling at you. In fact, the number-one warning sign is:

* Your job has become boring. Most people are not in it just for the money. On the contrary, they're looking for something that gives them the chance to make a difference. If, in fact, you're finding a lack of intellectual stimulation and challenge, you have lots of company -- nearly 30 percent of respondents cited this as their biggest indicator it's time to leave a job.

* Another warning signal to workers that it may be time to make a transition is the lack of growth opportunities. If you're in a dead end job, with no place to move (unless a lot of people grow old and retire), you're in trouble. Twenty-two percent of respondents felt trapped in a position with little room for career progression.

* Others felt they were receiving inadequate pay or benefits. It may not all be about money, but some of it certainly is. Do you feel underpaid? Do you have lousy (or no) benefits? Seventeen percent of employees feel the economic pinch, and when that happens, may have to decide whether their job is really worth it.

* Work friends are very important. If your relationships with co-workers have gone bad, that's a definite sign that it's time to move on. Seventeen percent of those surveyed agreed -- if you're not getting along, you're going to feel like you're suffocating.

* Lack of investment in the company's goals/mission. This is more than just a self-esteem thing, but was mentioned by 13% of the respondents as a key factor indicating a career change. You need to be part of the big picture, or you're not in the picture at all.

Once you encounter the warning signs that it might be time to make a career transition, how long do you wait before you leave?

Most people (52%) said they would wait at least a year to see if it improved. Others were not as patient and hopeful. Thirty-two percent of respondents said they would quit as soon as they found another job, while 16% reported they would stay no longer than six months.

"When you clearly communicate you are under-challenged, wait a few months to see if your superior responds, and if not, it's time to take your knowledge and expertise to a company that will let you grow," one respondent said.


From: Yahoo