Hi!

So…I had a pretty sucky Christmas. Very boring…

I didn’t get presents from my parents but my sister did recieve 2 books. My mom felt bad because I gave her something and didn’t have anything for me.

I avoided all the posts that were featuring Christmas dinner, gifts, etc, because I knew it’ll just make it worse, so sorry if i didn’t comment!

But here’s some things that are more joyful:

‘Christmas’ Oatmeal

Colourful Raita Spinach Salad

Christmas colours: Tomatoes + Olives + Spinach + Raita dip

Love to use dip as salad dressing…x)

Tuna-Carrot-Onion Sandwich

Waiting for the other slice of bread to toast…

I heard a lot about Kashi Heart to Heart.

But if you are, like me, a sad poor little Canadian that doesn’t have access to it…

Kellogg’s Guardian

They have the same shape! Cute…I love heart-shaped cereals.

Plus, you have the extra Maple flavor!

Ok, and the added refined sugar and blablabla…but it taste good so period.

Apple Maple Yogurt Mess

Oh, how could I forgot?!

Let’s add a pinch of cinnamon…

That’s better!

At least, I *almost* finished my big science project on the ‘Environment Issues’. Like I said, I chose a subject that not a lot of people know:

Meat production and consumption

It might be well known to you, since a lot of you are vegan/vegetarian/health nuts, but for most people, it’s not as obvious as deforestation, global warming, boring stuff like that.

Here’s my work:

Recto

‘SuperTofu saves the world!’

Verso

‘SuperTofu is…’

Now…it may look like it’s an ordinary sign, but it’s not:

*Suspence*

Oh! There’s some hidden informations!

‘Meat production can cause blablabla…’

More secret informations!

‘SuperTofu is…the coworker of Water!’

‘About 40% of the population needs water, blablabla…’

I don’t even want to tell you how much time I spend on this stuff.

Okay, I’ll tell you:

• Drawing/Cutting the images: 6 hours
• Writing the informations: 2 hours
• Sticking the images to the sign: 1 hour 30min
• And I didn’t count the time for researches, self-evaluations, make a survey…

I know I’m too perfectionist, but I like to give to the teacher a good work. I don’t like being lazy…after all, you get what you give. That’s what my mom always tells me.

I had the choice of making a sign, an article, a flyer…My teacher warned me that she is very strict on a sign, because ‘it’s to easy and not a lot of work’.

Well, I think I have news for her…xD

I’ll go shopping now,

BOXING DAY MADNESS!!

MUAHAHAHAHA!!

xoxo

EDIT: Katie’s doing another awesome Wild Bars Giveaway!!

Elevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children.

But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar does not promote more acid in dental plaque than bran flakes alone, according to new research.

Source:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091218133311.htm

Hi, little snowmen!

Yikes!

My WordPress stats are dangerously low. Need to post :/

I went to the ED doctor appointement, and they said the absolutely want to see me over the holidays…way to mess up my family’s holiday plans.

Bah, screw them.

It’s Holidays so I’ll stop thinking about this and have fun!

We normally eat chinese food for supper, because that’s the only thing my mom can do, lol, but when she’s not home, I like to eat something that’s not rice…x)

Like pasta!

Examples:

Spaghetti w/ Mushrooms

Chow Mein

…Well I used soy sauce, so I guess I could call it like that. No?

Pasta Cucumber Stir-fry

(Really refreshing because of the cucumber)

We can do so much easy recipes with Yves’ Meatless ground. !!

1. Cook pasta
2. Cook vegetables/sauce/seasonings
3. Add Yves’ Meatless ground.
4. Eat.

No need to wait for meat to cook…that’s how lazy I am.

Oh! You can also use it in savory oatmeal…

Those red/orangish strings are spicy preserved turnips

The turnips/meatless ground weren’t great together. I’ll try other combos.

But when I’m really lazy, I just use make a sandwich

Salami sammie

Yves’ Salami Slices are amazing

Or just a spread some hummus…

Black Bean Hummus Sammie

Huhuhu…in class, we decided to do an activity for the holidays, called ‘L’Ange’ (Angel) or ‘Ami secret’ (Secret friend). You guys probably heard of this game, but i don’t know how it’s called in the US…Rules:

1. Everybody pick someone in the class
2. Give presents to the person we picked
3. Try to discover your ‘Angel’ (the person that picked you)

Normally, I hate this game because every year, I end up spending lots of time and money preparing my presents, and all I recieve is a few little messages written in one second on a lined paper.

But not this year!

My angel was soooo sweet! Look what she MADE (not store-bought!):

Broooooownies!

For those who can’t read:

‘Bonne journée!’

(‘Have a good day!’)

I only had brownies once in my whole life. This was the second time, and it was better because it was coming from the heart!

Haha I know, I’m so cheesy…maybe it’s the Holiday Spirit?

I managed to save just enough brownies for me and my family: the whole class went crazy and were all trying to take a bite. So glad the bell rang…

I normally love to share. Really.

But there was this red-haired girl, who is a total bitch with me, but oh, since I had brownies, she ‘magically’ became kind (hypocritical much?)…Haha this is so childish, it makes me laugh!

Some bowl of cereals…

Blueberry Mini-Wheats w/ Almonds

Drowned in soymilk

Review: Kashi Cinnamon Harvest w/ Almonds

on a Peach Yogurt bed and a sprinkle of cinnamon

• Taste: Not too sweet, perfect!
• Texture: Well…like Mini-Wheats. lol.
• Overall: I hate Kashi Go Lean, Kashi Puffed Wheats…But this one, I loved! I would definately buy it again.

Just for fun…

Spicy Pumpkin Oatmeal

A close-up:

Can you guess what the red thing is???

There’s no price…just doing it for fun

I wish you lots and lots of presents!!

…ok, ok, and lots of love too.

xoxo

Oh my! I havent written for ages it seems! Ok, here we go:

I cannot really believe myself but I started to exercise. With Pilates. I like Pilates and theres not much to tell about it because those efforts are well known. I dont have a plan about exercising I just feel the need to do it now and then. Who knows for how long!

My food is more vegan than raw vegan these days. I added some cereals and soymilk. And my moms deliciuos bread. Oh, its so delish… but I feel my body responsing to it immediately. The bread makes me stinky somehow. And the cereals dont keep me satisfied, just full. Strange to explain. I have no words either for that.

This is her bread.

So Christmas is around the corner, do you have your christmas gifts already? I have *yikes*, watch this:

This are Sarmas (Sarma Melngailis, Matthew Kenney: Raw Food Real World) Macaroons and love to make them, the whole house turns into a christmas bakery and the smell… uuuuhhhmm, already when preparing:

  ENJOY!

SWEET

DREAMS are made of these…

I also love to have a smoothie in the morning. Mostly Banango or banana + orange and as a special treat blueberry-banana-smoothie (because blueberries are not so much in season now and expensive as well, so I try not to take one so often.) The same goes with raspberries. I cant resist when I see some and to blend them with a banana is sooooo delicious! Ive called this pink sunshine because its exactly what came into my mind when I enjoyed it:

Sometimes I make salads. But Im still not that much into it.

These are the last ones.

So Christmas is coming soon and I hope you enjoy this time as I do. The Christmas market is right infront of my doorstep, and you guess it – its the reason why Im not all raw these days. But these days will go by and its fine. And I plan to do a detox after christmas. Maybe a 3-day-detox, a juice fast or water fast? Hm, well see. And afterwards I want to eat less raw gourmet and less nuts. Although Im not eating much of them now. I think its good to eat just fruits, greens and vegetables just as they are for a few days. The days between christmas and new year are perfect for that. Ill keep you posted.

Actually Im reading books about shamans and esp. Totems/Power Animals (dont find a exact translation). When I started to read a book about that I cried nearly every few pages. Usually Im not crying often but this really touched me. It was like coming home, like missing something (which I didnt knew) and suddenly coming back, knowing it all has been here before (and always will). Listening to shaman drums makes something with me and I cannot express what it is.

I wish everyone of you a very special christmas time! Enjoy 4th of Advent and Ill write again before christmas!

Raw love to you!

to get a small cup of specialty coffee at peet’s or starbucks plus a scone or a muffin would cost me at least $6!  i’d rather start the day on a healthy note without breaking the bank! my breakfast – yogurt and cereals.

(for 4 to 6 nice guests)
1 shortcrust pastry
4 apples
1 cup of sugar (cane is the best)
1 cup of flour
1 cup of oats
1/2 cup of margarine
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of nutmeg
1/4 tsp of salt

Peel the apples, unseed them and slice them really finely.
In a bowl toss the apples, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
Delay the shortcrust pastry in a pie pan.
Nicely set the apples.
In a bowl combine the oats, the flour, the margarine cut in little pieces, the nutmeg, the sugar, the cinnamon, the salt and work with your finger tips until you get a crumby mixture.
Sprinkle the topping on the apples.
Cover with a foil and bake for 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 190°C/375°F. Uncover and bake 10 more minutes.
Let it cool a little on some wire racks and serve.

Hi fellas!

Well, the judge’s sentence is released.

I would make a pretty good medium…I knew the answer already.

 Yeah, so for the next 6 months, those doctors can do everything they want with me. I’m their little toy.

For the next 6 months, I’m going to hear ‘You’re anorexic’ over and over. Even if they are the ’string‘ that connects me with ED. Screw those ‘We are specialists’ excuses.

Just going to get more bitchy with them. After all, it’s not a piece of paper written with a ‘we give the doctors every rights’ that’ll change my attitude toward them:

-‘She’s not kind with us, thereford she’s not collaborating!’

Let’s make it clear: I’m missing a class every single week since october to go to their appointement, how’s that not collaborating? If I were smiling to them, I’ll be more ‘collaborative’? Bullshit.

And my lawyer didn’t even call me after the court. She’s doesn’t give a damn about my case: just getting her money, that’s all that matters. They all work for the doctors, it’s so frustrating: the court was just a disguise to make it more ’serious’.

One of the excuse they use is to keep me is they want my bp at 120/80. My mom is worried I might get prehypertension: a bp this high is not normal for me, even for normal people (click). But who am I to say this? After all, the doctors are ’specialists’…Screw them.

Ok let’s not talk about this anymore. It’s really turning me down. My mom tells me to do as if the doctors were not here.

They are so mean, Santa will not give them presents this year for sure.

Review Time!!!

From Jee’s package::

Fruit n’ nut Kind bar

• Taste: Nutty, and sweet. Simple
• Texture: Nuts, nuts, nuts and more nuts! Crunch, Crunch, Crunch!
• Overall: Yumm-o! I loved it! You can really taste the peanut and I loved how big the nuts were.

And the Sesame and chocolate Kind bar:

• Taste: Well…imagine a sesame bar dipped in milk chocolate.
• Texture: Well…imagine a sesame bar dipped in milk chocolate.
• Overall: Who doesn’t like a sesame bar dipped in chocolate?

Optimum’s Strawberry Yogurt

• Taste: Not very sweet, which is great. You can taste the strawberry flavour when you bite into a dried strawberry only. I love the taste of the yogurt coated ‘thing/bites’ (How do you call that?).
• Texture: Crunchy but not rock-hard like the Optimum’s Blueberry and Cinnamon cereal.
• Overall: The best cereal I’ve tried from Nature’s path. I love it and will definately buy it again.

I was shock by the number of people who like thin crust pizza…the joy of eating pizza IS the thick, fluffy crust! I don’t really care about the cheese, just the crust.

In fact, we tried another pizzeria…Boston Pizza:

Just by looking at it, I knew I wouldn’t like it.

Come on…Why is is so freackin’ hard to find a pizzeria that makes pizza with THICK crust??!!!

And Boston Pizza could’ve made a better job with the cutting…

The slices were…ridiculously disproportionnate.

I tried Pot Barley for the first time

Barley n’ Bean Soup

Pot barley, Kidney red beans, Spinach, Tomatoes, Broth

Really interresting, chewy texture.

I like barley

Next new grain: Wheat bulgar!

What’s your favorite grain? Oats, quinoa, barley…?

No new oatmeal creation this week, but some old favorite

Applesauce cranberry Swiss Oats

Sorry, problems with Photofiltre

‘Triple Orange foods’ Swiss Oats 

Recycled image (couldn’t wait to dig in, so…)

Pumpkin Apple PB Oatmeal

Sorry, I really didn’t have anything to say ^_^

But my WordPress angel guardian was saying:

-’If you don’t give a sign of life, you litteraly going to loose all your readers, so better make a post’

Okay, I’ll shut up.

p.s: Heather is doing a Holiday Spirit Giveaway! There’s awesome stuffs to grab, so chek it out!

p.s.s: Janetha is doing a Ableskivers giveaway! (New trend in the blogging world, it seems)

p.s.s.s: Averie is doing a Bora Bora giveaway!

It’s snowing way too much in Canada…

xoxo

You would be surprised to know that most of us do not get enough of the simplest vitamins that our body needs.  Vitamin deficiencies are most often seen in those with overly restrictive diets, like vegetarians, for example. If you are vegetarian or are thinking about becoming vegetarian there are 5 vitamins you should be concerned about not getting enough of: Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, and Zinc. Not sure which type of vegetarian you are?

Here are the types:

Pescetarian: you eat no red meat or poultry but you do eat fish

Lacto-Ovo vegetarian: you eat no red meat, poultry, or fish, but you do consume dairy products and eggs

Vegan:  you eat plant foods only

Depending on which restrictive diet you have, you will need to educate yourself on which foods to eat to ensure that you are getting the proper nutrients.  B12 is necessary for proper functioning of your nervous system and without it you can develop anemia or bouts of irritability.  Here’s the kicker for vegetarians, B12 is the only nutrient that is NOT found in plants…kinda goes against everything you believe in if you don’t eat meat, right?   So if you do not eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy products, make sure you are getting B12 through fortification in soy milk, vegetable stock, veggieburger mixes and breakfast cereals.  Lacto-ovo vegetarians get B12 from dairy and eggs so they are not at risk for deficiency.

Vitamin D and Calcium are an EVERYBODY issue and not just reserved for vegetarians.  As you know Vitamin D regulates calcium absorption and calcium is the main function of your skeleton and it also regulates your blood pressure.  Without enough of vitamin D you fall apart literally as your bones get spongy and soft.  Vitamin D deficiency can also be linked to higher rates of diabetes and cancer as well.  With a deficiency of calcium your body will sacrifice calcium from other parts of your body, causing brittle bones and leading to osteoporosis.  WebMD says that over 10 million Americans over the age of 50 have been diagnosed with osteoporosis.  Did you know that soda, salt, and meat, which more of us consume more today then let’s say 30 years ago, actually all pull calcium from your body?   As women hit their 30’s, calcium will be ultra important to avoid getting osteoporosis later in life as calcium starts to deplete.  When was the last time you remember having 2 or 3 servings of anything containing calcium or Vitamin D in a single day?  My point exactly.

Now that you are completely horrified  let’s talk about what you can eat to load up on these important two vitamins.

Vitamin D is found only in a handful of animal products, like cod, salmon, and tuna.  If you don’t eat fish, Vitamin D is found a little bit in eggs, margarine, and cheese.  If you are Vegan, fortified vitamin D can be found in soy milk and cereals. Another source of vitamin D is sun exposure.  Our body actually synthesizes a non-active vitamin D that can be activated by being exposed to the sun.  A higher number of Hispanic and African Americans are deficient in vitamin D because their skin is darker and they aren’t getting enough sun exposure to activate vitamin D in their bodies.  5-15 minutes in the sun for 4-6 times a week should do your body good.

Calcium is well- known in dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt.  Obviously, if you have dietary restrictions you can try alternative such as calcium-fortified soy or rice milk or even OJ.  Other sources of calcium include the dark green vegetables that we all hated as kids and hopefully are willing to try and enjoy as adults like collard greens and brussel sprouts.  Other more reasonable sources can be broccoli, green beans, oranges, and tofu.

Iron deficiency poses more a concern for women and if you’re pregnant, that makes it a double whammy.  Iron carries oxygen through-out our red blood cells and helps regulate temperature.  The main deficiency of iron is anemia but this doesn’t happen until you’re extremely deficient.  There is no higher incidence of anemia in vegetarians, however they tend to have lower iron stores causing them to be higher in moderate deficiency.  Infants and teenagers need a lot more iron than adults.  As infants are coming off their iron-fortified cereals and formula and teenage boys become picky eaters when they hit puberty, iron deficiency can pose a problem.  Vegetarians have a hard time absorbing iron because they mainly eat non-heme iron, found in plant protein, that is less easily absorbed than the iron found in meats.  Whole grains, fortified cereal, raisins, beans, potatoes with skin, and enriched pastas can all be enjoyed by the vegetarian.  Meat lovers can get their sources of iron from beef, shrimp, turkey, oysters, and mussels.  Just a note with iron, if you drink coffee, tea, or red wine (like I do) then this can decrease your iron absorption.  Whole grains, soy products, and vegetables containing calcium such as spinach and sweet potatoes all take away iron from your body too.  However, vitamin C enhances iron absorption so try combining broccoli, tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, oranges, cantaloupes, strawberries, or grapefruit with any iron-rich food to maximize absorption.

Do you get sick easily or does it take a while for a cut to heal?  If this is the case, you may be low on zinc.   Plants have zinc but it’s harder for the body to absorb it, so if you eat little or no meat than you may not be getting enough of this vitamin.  Meat, dairy, legumes, whole grains, cereals, nuts, and seeds all contain zinc.  Citric acid in fruits and lactic acid in dairy enhance zinc absorption so load up on these when you eat your iron dish.

Hidden vitamin deficiencies is not just a concern for vegetarians.  Anyone can be at risk for not getting enough of the vitamins are body needs to keep healthy.  The keys to success in making sure you are getting all your vitamins is to make sure you are eating enough and plenty of variety.

December 8^th:

• 9:45 to 11:30: Get up + Coffee + Computer
• 11:30 to 1:45: Breakfast (Omelet with sausage and cheese) + Schoolwork
• 1:45 to 2:30: Wrote email to my professors *
• 2:30 to 4: Lunch (Quizno’s Sub) + Work on my website
• 4 to 4:30: Shower
• 4:30 to 5:30: Groceries
• 5:30 to 6:30: Cooking
• 6:30 to 7:30: Dinner (Shepherd’s Pie + Milk)
• 7:30 to 8:30: Work on the website
• 8:30 to 10:30: DVD
• 10:30 to 1:30: Food (Shepherd’s Pie + Toast + Cereals + Baby Carrots with Ranch Dressing) + TV + Computer

Procrastination: I rate this category on both work accomplished and the items that were done. From now on, items which are on my procrastination list will be marked with a *. So I did one item on my procrastination list which took me 45 minutes and I did schoolwork for 2 hours 15 minutes. I would have to say that this was a very poor day considering the amount of time I spent working on my website, watching TV or browsing the internet. Overall, 3/10.

Bed Time: 1:30 isn’t too bad but it’s later than I would like. Also I stayed up watching TV and wasting time on the computer so it wasn’t really worth it. 6/10.

Wake Up Time: I didn’t put an alarm and I woke up at 9:45. Again, it’s not extremely late, but it’s later than I would like. 6/10.

Diet: TERRIBLE! 2/10. Binged before going to bed which is what I’m trying to work on the most. The rest of the day wasn’t too bad. I was careful with portions and calorie count. However, the Quizno’s Sub wasn’t ideal. On the upside I savored every single bite with immense pleasure, so it was totally worth it! I need to stop binging…

Other thoughts: Most important thing is not to binge at night. What’s worse is that on that day I weighed myself at my mom’s house and I was at 185 pounds. I’m usually closer to 170-175. I also thought I looked terrible in the mirror. In any case, with all that in mind, I still ate before going to bed. I feel disgusting. The second thing I really need to focus on is to make schoolwork more of a priority. I do have important procrastination problems and I put off a lot of things, but that’s why I’m trying to work on it and I need to make more of an effort. Otherwise, I think it’s unacceptable that I spend more time on my website than on schoolwork. Again, I never really was aware of how long I spent on it, but I now need to make sure that the most important activity during my day is catching up on schoolwork.

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee admitted that price rise has been a cause of concern for the Government but a downward trend has been noticed during the past fortnight.

However, he did not deny that certain essential commodities are having high prices but fortunately for the last one-and-a-half weeks they have been noticing a downward trend, though it will take some more time.

Meanwhile, noting that prices of cereals, fruits and vegetables have been on the higher side, he said if the shortage in supply was not made up through import or other measures, then the prices would go up.

For example pulses, the rate has been increased substantially while our total requirement is 18 million tonne, the total production is 14 MT, a huge shortfall of 4 MT.

On the other hand, he said that unfortunately, shortfall in sugar has happened at a time when the international production has also gone down while prices too remain high.

Pastry ingredients
1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1 cup of barley flour
1/4 cup of nut oil
2 tbsp of potato starch
1/4 cup of water

Rice filling ingredients
1 cup of soy milk
1 cup of round rice
1 vanilla bean
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of unsweetened black chocolate
1 pinch of salt

Mix the pastry ingredients together.
Knead to obtain a homogeneous and smooth dough which can be lowered with a rolling pin.
Set aside in the fridge for at least twenty minutes.

In a saucepan, heat the milk and the sugar, the rice, the vanilla bean, and the salt.
At boiling point, lower the heat to minimum and cover. Cook for five more minutes.
Melt the chocolate using a bain marie.
Remove the vanilla bean.
Add the chocolate to the rice.

Roll down the pastry, and place in a pie pan.
Spread the chocolate rice in the pie.
Cook in pie in a preheated oven for 20 min for 150°C, with a bowl of boiling water.

Let the pie cool down for two hours.
Serve and enjoy.

Hi guys!

I had a nice time with my friends. We went ice skating for about 1h30 before we my friend L got sick of it. Little toddlers were making fun of her because she…herm…doesn’t skate really well. ^_^ So she wanted to go shopping instead.

Omg, going shopping with her is suicidal. I don’t how someone can shop this long and hesitate this long about whether or not buy a pair of boots (when she already has like 5 pairs). We left when the mall closed and my legs were litterally dead, lol. 

Shopping = The cure of every sad feelings

Thanks for the uplifting comments on my last post. Personnally, I know that the judge is going to be on their side, but a tiny part of me is still holding a little bit of…hope. You know, the kind of hope that you know won’t happen? Like when you buy lottery and know you have a better chance to be killed by thunder but buy it anyway?

Anyaway, a reader told me something I just realized: Throughout this ”blogging” journey, I really have made bonds. I glad my mom and I are talking more and more.

Right now, the only thing that’s connecting ED with me is those doctors. I want this to end.

I can only imagine what it’s gonna be if they weren’t here. I can’t focus on school because the whole situation is so frustrating, so unfair. I had a really hard time after the court (at home, at shcool, with my friends, alone…). I’m really scared of what’s going to happen.

On the bright side, my mom seems to get better. She started cooking again, yeah! When she wasn’t cooking, we ate pizzas and the family is getting sick of it. I must say, we don’t have good pizzerias around here. I missed her meals

Example of one of the Pizza

Ok…this is not pizza in my book.

Why?

Because for me, a pizza must have

• a fluffy, doughy, not too heavy, at least 1 inch thick crust (this one was as flat as a pancake! BIGGEST pet peeve ever!)
• As much veggies as cheese, or more (not tiny bits of onion…)
• No green olives. Only black.
• Lots of tomato sauce

But I’m not giving up.

One day, I’ll find the perfect pizzeria, that’ll match all my criterias.

I’m a fighter.

x)

How do you like your pizza??

Some dessert-y Breakfasts:

‘Banana Split’ Oatmeal

Yes, the melted banana is necessary in this recipe.

p.s: Credit goes to Katie

I saw a lot of Christians here. I’m not into religions, but I think there should be a Melted Banana Religion.

Nana God

‘Bluberry Cheesecake’ Swiss Oats

Yes, cottage cheese in overnight oats

Mitri started this trend

Recipe on the recipe page, or click on the title.

But I must admit I prefer cottage cheese savoury…

Like with salsa and toast

Do you prefer cottage cheese in sweet dishes or savoury dishes???

I’ll leave ya with a pic of (my last!) persimmon and some ‘Blueberry Muffin’ Mini-Wheats drowned in Soymilk.

And check out the amazing Grass Superfood giveaway and crunchy Kay’s Natural gievaway from Averie!

EDIT: Maggie is doing an Amy’s giveaway!

xoxo

I survived the past week; I’m back! It seems so long ago that I last blogged, isn’t it?

The past week had been crazy, as usual. Boss was crazy, workload was crazy, ED was crazy, I was crazy. I don’t even wish to speak about the first because I couldn’t even be bothered with her ridiculous nonsense. As for the next, with the help of my other 2 very lovely interns, we’ve finished all translations! Now we’re left with the checking and final editing. Sucks but all of us just hoped that it’ll be over soon. I had an average of 3-4 hrs of sleep per night, with Thursday staying up the whole night, and me ending up crashing the bed the moment I reached home and bathed. As I was so busy, ED had many opportunities to ‘tempt’ me and hence, I ended up being crazy as well.

Now on to the eats for this week. Basically for breakfast, it’s either cereals or 2 slices of toast.

Strawberry Fields!

Guess what, I tried to switch from soymilk to cow’s milk since Thursday! You’ve no idea how much determination I had to have in order to do so. One, I’d always thought that cow’s milk = fattening. Two, I’ve always hated cow’s milk because of its taste. But the brand that I buy now has a mild taste, making things easier for me. The reason why I tried to switch to cow’s milk is because if I take soymilk for breakfast, I’ll have to take 3 Ensure Pluses each day. HOW MORE DAUNTING CAN THAT BE?! Yeah, I’ve been asked to increase my Ensures because my weight dropped by 0.2kg this week. The other alternative was that I drink milk but switch 1 of my 2 Ensures to Resource 2.0. I’ve never tried Resource 2.0, so I thought I’d give it a go.

Alright, I’ve yet to try both combinations, because I can’t bring myself to drink 3 Ensures a day yet. And I just can’t find Resource 2.0 anywhere, so I’ve still been drinking 2 Ensures a day. I wonder how screwed would I end up with 2 weeks later when I meet the doc. :S

Some of my lunches included:

Soba with chicken, mushrooms, edamame & soy ginger dressing!

Farfalle with zucchini and chopped up quorn pattie with tomato paste!

Savory oats? Sliced fish soup with oat bran.

Plus unpictured curried chicken pattie sandwich and farfalle with minced chicken & zucchini.

Dinns eats included:

I was totally craving for salad! Mesclun greens, roasted pumpkin, cherry tomatoes, cottage cheese, bbq sauce, cherry balsam.

6" Roast Beef sub sans cheese with own bbq & chilli sauces. I finished the whole thing!

Tuna sandwich with unpictured strawberry yogurt and cherry tomatoes

I skipped dinner and my supplement on Friday because I was really too tired. Yes, I was that tired to even eat anything. Ok well, I wanted to take my supplement (Resource 2.0) but I couldn’t find it, so well. I bathed and simply headed off to bed till the next morning.

Have you been too tired to even do something that you’ve to do?

And, tell me more about Resource 2.0 as I continue my search for it!

Hello Friends here we come up with the Latest Agri Commodities updates from various parts of the country.

Food inflation at 17.5%, households pay price

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Food inflation at 17.5%, households pay price:

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The government on Thursday said that the average wholesale price of food items had increased by a whopping 17.5% in the past one year.

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The figure was 15.6% a week ago.

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RBI to shift to a tighter money policy,which in turn would lead to a rise in interest rates.

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The Centre has blamed this year’s poor monsoon for high food prices.

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It also put the onus on state governments to control prices through better management of food supply through ration shops.

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In Other major Commodities Updates, we bring you the news of Govt opting for transgenic tech to boost pulses production and Natural rubber prices going double in a year.

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Govt looks to transgenic tech to boost pulses production:

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The Union government is drawing up a comprehensive programme to introduce transgenic technology to improve the productivity of pulses.

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Bt refers to a gene sourced from a soil bacterium that is transferred to plants and acts as an insecticide.

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The Bt gene activates a toxin that kills a class of pests largely responsible for damaging plants and, thus, denting yields.

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They are genetically low yielding and less responsive to inputs compared with other cereals and oil seeds.

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Not only are they more prone to pests and diseases, hybrids and genetically modified varieties are not available to enhance productivity.

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The agriculture department has said it plans to increase pulse production by 2 mt and acreage by 4 million ha by 2012.

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Natural rubber prices double in a year:

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The natural rubber (NR) prices have almost doubled in a year.

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The benchmark grade RSS-4 variety was quoted at Rs 128 a kg on Thursday compared with Rs 65 a kg on same day last year.

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The rubber market is now poised to break all records despite good production this season.

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The local market follows its global peers resulting in a sharp increase in the prices in the futures trading.

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According to Rubber Board estimates, production in November increased to 103,000 tonnes compared with 95,550 tonnes in the same month last year.

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Production is expected to be at its peak in this month due to the winter season and supply is expected to improve further.

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The board estimates also revealed that the total stock in the country increased to 247,000 tonnes.

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This is due to the sharp increase in imports and a drop in exports during April-November.

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HOWDY! I’m feeling great today, what about you?

I woke up with ample time to enjoy breakfast! Rocks big time when I don’t have to rush through breakfast.

Kashi Strawberry Fields

Finally, I got to try this cereal. To be honest, I was a little disappointed. Firstly, as what my mum and sis had told me earlier (my sis was the one who opened this box of cereal), it was reeeeeeeeeally sweet! I could hardly drink the soymilk in my bowl; it became too sweet. But the cereal was nice though, and with long grain rice as the main ingredient, I thought it was really filling. Mum thinks it’s psychological, well I don’t know. Thankfully, thankfully, ED didn’t act up after I had my cereal because I saw that the main ingredient used was actually rice.

Being Sunday, I headed off to church after breakfast. It’s the First Sunday of Advent, people! Which means, Christmas is just a month’s time away! I’m happy, yet anxious at the same time, as I’ll have to start prepping myself up for a possible feast. Okay, we shall leave this for a later time.

Mum and I went home first after church, before heading downstairs for lunch. I had wanton noodles soup, with the original egg noodles!

People, it's at blk 724 at AMK Central

Now now, I’ve been craving for it for a long time, and I chose to listen to what I’d wanted and ordered the egg noodles, when I’d usually not choose that, even life before ED. Other than the fact that the soup was a little too oily for me, I enjoyed every bit of my wanton noodles soup. Mum later told me after dinner that she was really happy with me because I finished all the noodles (except for the 2 spoonfuls that she took). She said she was unhappy initially when I scooped out all the noodles into another small bowl, leaving some in my bowl. She thought I’d only wanted to eat that little amount of noodles. But haha, nope, I transferred the noodles into another bowl because I didn’t want my soup to have the flour-taste. ED didn’t really act up though, except that I felt a little bloated.

After lunch, the both of us then headed to Chinatown to adjust my Ray Ban’s (“damaged” during the accident in China) and to get new supply of contact lenses. Things were settled pretty quickly, so we headed down to Funan IT Mall.

Alright, I’ve been desperately looking for a new netbook to replace my current ThinkPad which is seriously dying soon. I’d wanted the new Macbook, but reckoned that it’s too heavy for my liking. I’d like something small and light, so that I can alway carry it around with me. After browsing through, I’m down to 2 choices – Asus 1005HA or HP Mini 110. The thing I don’t like about the Asus is that the surface is glossy and is a fingerprint magnet. Whereas for the HP, the battery life is bad and the design is awful with (though not really evident).  But after deep consideration, I’ve decided to go for the HP. I figured out that I could solve the battery life problem by getting another 6-cell battery, whereas the fingerprint magnet problem is going to drive me crazy. But well, I’m still opened to suggestions. So, which do you think I should get, and why?

Ok, sorry I just sidetracked. I came home in time for my mid-afternoon snack, which was blueberry muffin made by me! Ok, I merely used the Betty Crocker and added a lot of real blueberries.

I had 1/2 of this, plus 1 unpictured cornthin with some PB

Not too bad, not too sweet. I had 1/2 because there was some margarine (used to grease the pan), and I’m still afraid to take margarine. Anyway, I hate hate hate margarine and butter.

Dinner was simple with just the remaining wholemeal bread, remaining onion soup, and remaining turkey breast.

with some chickpeas, tzatziki & bbq

I didn't eat 1/2 of the onions as well.

I didn’t eat the turkey breast in the end as mum said it’s not fresh anyway. Oh well, a part of me was happy as I didn’t have to eat meat for dinner. *oops* I also had 1/2 kiwi after dinner; I love kiwis!

Ended off today’s eats with an Ensure. Guess what flavor I had?

Did you get it right?

Ok, I’m going to continue watching my Chelsea match! Hope everyone will have a great week ahead! xoxo!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We didn’t celebrate it because, well:

• We don’t know which day it was (yes, I know: don’t kill me)
• We don’t celebrate any holiday/birthday: at most, we will give Christmas presents but there’s no family dinner with the big turkey and everything.

But after reading your posts about Thanksgiving, I was pretty jealous: sounds like a fun holiday to celebrate in family!

Even though I have no idea what an turkey stuffing/cranberry sauce/pecan pie taste x)

Blueberry themed breakfast:

Deluxe Mini-Wheats

‘Bluberry muffin’ Mini-Wheats, Frozen blueberries, Toasted almonds and Soymilk

Pomegranate themed Breakfast:

‘Almond-Flax Pomegranate’ Swiss oats

Soak Overnight: Oats, soymilk/flavored yogurt

Add in the morning: Almonds, flaxseed, pomegranate, more yogurt

Now, combine these two breakfast together: Blueberry + Pomegranate…

Blueberry-Pomegranate Swiss oats

*Sigh*…Why do I always burn my almonds?

Recipe on the ‘recipe’ page

Review Time!

From Jee’s package:

‘Chocolate Flavored’ Whole Food Energy Bar

Taste:

• First bite: funny tasting/smell (alcohol?)…
• Second bite: I think I like it…Deep chocolate flavor.
• Third bite: Oh, I can taste the coconut!
• Fourth Bite: OMG I LOVE IT!

Texture:

• Chewy like fudge with bits of coconut and seeds…Like the texture (not taste) of the Key lime pie Larabar!

Overall:

• Yummy yummy yummy! It beats all the raw bar I tried (Re-bar, Larabars…)

I will appear in court in the next week. I’m so scared. We recieved the doctor’s and DPJ representant’s notes. I read them and they wrote so many false accusations and stupid things:

• In IP: ”Eliane is eating all her meals. However, the marks on the hands made us believe she made herself vomit.” WTF??! I never made myself vomit, and even if I wanted to, it’s IMPOSSIBLE to do in IP! The bathroom is so big and empty, everyone would’ve hear the echo. Now…it’s not good if I don’t eat, but it’s not good either if I eat because it’s making them suspicious.
• ”We noticed a disproportion of the head with the rest of the body.” What the hell…?! Now the size of my head is a unhealthy symptoms. What do you want me to say? ”I’m sorry to have a big head”????! Damn my dad, I herited this from him (he has a bigger head than normal). At first I liked this particularity of mine, because I found it funny (especially when I’m taking pictures with my friends). Now? Not so much.
• ”Eliane doesn’t have a boyfriend.” Ok, is this even relevant?? Where’s my privacy???! That’s going to COURT. It’s none of their buisness!
• ”Eliane doesn’t like being so short. She doesn’t like her arms and thighs.” Ok, I remember this very clearly. She asked:

-”So does being short bothers you?”

-”Euh…well it’ll be nice to be taller. But that’s the way my body is, I have short arms and short legs, so short girl, right?”

Apparently, that answer caused me ”hate my height, arms and thighs” : I’m going to faint, this is ridiculous.

There’s a bunch of other things. The whole document have like 20 pages and I must go through all of them to find all the incorrect informations. Such a waste of time, I much rather spend my time shopping or even doing homework. It’s useless anyway, because the judge will only believe the doctors…(they’re specialists, right?). Who will believe a teenage girl, who came from another culture?

I really, really can’t believe how a 15 year old can be in so much trouble. Maybe I can be in the Guiness book?

I’m going to stay strong.

Not going to cry when I’ll hear the judge’s decision.

I need to grow up. Now.

Bad things happens, it’s inevitable…

Wish me luck

xoxo

p.s: Omg I hate not being able to comment on your blogs…but I still read them and wish you the best in life. I hope everything goes well (fights with parents, body-image struggles, flu…)

First of all, if you’re wondering about the chronology of this blog, I don’t write the posts exactly on the day they occur. My weekend should have been two separate posts, but I don’t have much to say which is why I’m just writing one.

When I say wasted weekend, its not what you think. I have huge procrastination issues and given my current workload, I pretty much spent the week-end procrastinating. I woke up late. I watched TV. I played games on the computer. I ate. I napped. I did pretty much everything I could think of which wasn’t school work.

I still haven’t really figured out why I procrastinate so much. I usually have this idea that the work is going to be incredibly difficult and time-consuming, which is part of the explanation. I think I’m also afraid to fail, which is completely irrational since I do very well in school. Maybe it’s not so much failing as being judge as a person on the quality of my work. Another part of the problem is feeling that the work I do is never good enough or that it’ll take forever for it to meet my expectations. Procrastination and perfectionism sorta come as a pair, at least for me.

Sadly, the highlight of my weekend was a trip to the grocery store on Sunday. Here’s what I bought:

• Kashi Cereals
• Coffee
• Ketchup
• Hot-Dogs
• Juice
• Frozen Eclairs
• Hot-Dog Buns

I know Hot-Dogs are supposed to be garbage food, but it had been a while since I had eaten any and I felt like some. I never really cared to find out how they were made, but I guess now’s the time.

Alright, that actually wasn’t too bad. They didn’t really go into the types of meat which are put into the Hot-Dogs, although they looked SUPER fat, plus that whole paste wasn’t very appetizing, but somehow I thought it would be way worse. Maybe the only Hot-Dogs factory that agreed to be on a TV show is the one that makes good quality food. Actually, if Hot-Dogs use pieces of meat that would otherwise be discarded then it makes them pretty eco-friendly! On the downside, that factory must use up tons of energy, plus there’s the whole transportation to and from there.  Unfortunately, I already threw away the packaging so I can’t really look into amounts of fat, sodium, etc. but I’m guessing Hot-Dogs are still a food which should be avoided.

Hello Friends here we come up with the Latest News round up from Indian Economy and various industrial Sectors of the country.

News Round Up

Economy

·  Wholesale price of food items rose 14.55% for the week ended November 7 from a year earlier due to dearer cereals, dairy items as well as mutton and eggs.

However, wholesale prices of fuel-related products dipped 1.51% in the week under consideration, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Oil & Gas

· Cairn India and its joint venture partners have decided to take up 4 dimensional (4D) seismic survey of Ravva field in the Krishna-Godavari Basin to further explore oil and gas reserves.

· Liquefied gas importer, Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL), is keen to acquire up to 10 per cent stake in ONGC Petro-additions Ltd (OPaL), which is setting up a cracker complex in Gujarat.

OPaL is, a Rs 12,440-crore petrochemicals project, being set up by ONGC at Dahej in Gujarat.

Infrastructure

The Adani group-promoted Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ) is all set to develop a non-LNG port at Hazira.

Hazira Port, which is a joint venture of Shell Gas BV and Total Gaz Electricite Holdings France, issued a letter of intent to the Adani group for developing the port in the booming southern Gujarat industrial belt.

Capital Goods

· State-run Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) has set up a new transformer manufacturing facility at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.

This new facility would enable BHEL to produce an additional 12,000 MVA (mega volt ampere) of transformers per annum.

· Pollution control equipment maker Thermax bagged an order worth Rs 477.77 crore from an Orissa-based company for construction of a captive power plant.

Aviation

· The Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines led the chart of the loss-making carriers by reporting a massive Rs 1,602 crore in losses in 2008-09, followed by Jet Airways with a loss of Rs 1,032 crore.

Oil Drilling

· Jindal Drilling & Industries has bagged an order worth Rs 635 crore from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for hiring a drilling unit for five years.

Metal

· Tata Steel, the world’s sixth largest steel maker, is raising its annual iron ore production by 55 per cent to 17 million tonnes in India over the next two years.

The expansion is expected to cost about Rs 1,100 crore.

Information Technology

·  Satyam Computer Services (rebranded Mahindra Satyam) has received legal notices from 37 companies claiming a refund of $265 million (approximately Rs 1,230 crore), allegedly given as temporary advance.

Automobile

· Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s largest manufacturer of sports utility vehicles, is believed to be in advanced talks with the Tamil Nadu government for establishing an integrated auto facility in the state.

Forging

·  The Kalyani Group’s flagship company Bharat Forge is planning to make a big foray into the power sector with an investment of up to Rs 50,000 crore and a targeted generation capacity of up to 10,000 Mw, over the next 10 years.

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