agnes.appreciate

波节重重！！

2010-05-26T02:53:00.000-07:00

thesis 终于赶完了，以为烦恼减少了，
怎知烦恼不停得来，给了我希望又把它给夺走。

终于找到第一份工了，很开心，虽然工钱不多。
所以不死心，又去找了另一份工钱较高的工，
很幸运的，给我找到工钱较高的工，
觉得自己很好彩，没有工的烦恼终于解决了。
怎知又杀出一个程咬金，叫我去2nd interview.

我跟他说我找到工了，他又死叫我去interview.
难得有酱好的机会，当然要去啦。
在interview讲到很像一定会请我，
害我回家左想右想要不要换，想到烦死了，
终于做决定要换，第二天就打电话给他，

mana tau..!!他跟我讲请了别人！
还offer问我要不要做sales!
叫他去吃屎！
害我又烦恼，又兴奋，又失望！

aih,为甚么我的遭遇这样，别人又可以顺利的找到工。。。。。。
还是这是上天给我的安排。。。。。。。。。
希望明天顺顺利利，那我就安心了，什么都不用想了。。。。。

写thesis的日子

2010-04-20T03:22:00.000-07:00

写thesis的日子不好过，
又不能出去，
在家也不能看戏，
看了又觉得对不起自己，
aih..............................
我要快点写完他，
写完就不用烦，
可是快做完又不等于做得好，
aihhhhh.............................

NO TITLE.

2010-03-28T19:31:00.000-07:00

Lab stage is finally over and here the thesis writing comes.

Started with my thesis writing and the progress is only......5 pages..!! =.=
When can i reach more than 60 pages and relax at home everyday, without worrying my thesis..

Heading to TAIWAN in less than 1 week, feel so worry yet happy and sad.

Worry because of cannot finish my thesis writing,
Happy because I can go travel with the bf for the very 1st time! (is melaka consider as travel?) haha.
Sad because ER JIE is gonna stay in taiwan and not coming back as often as i can see her at her place. Although she is not my sis, still feel a little....sad.......

hmmm....

and,

perm my hair AGAIN today.. the result is not as what i expected.
so..lagi sad.wan write thesis also no mood.

haha.an excuse for myself.......

The Jewel

2010-02-28T04:40:00.000-08:00

He is really a JEWEL for me and of coz for the turtle..!

He is so nice to us students..! so patient..! really patient enough to explain every single things..!

So good if u r my supervisor..! But my supervisor is not bad though.. :)

The JEWEL - Mr. Hor!

To YOU,

if u think u r the great of the world, try to do everything on ur own..!

f**ing stupid ass..!

Disapointment

2010-01-31T08:54:00.000-08:00

Did not receive a thank after giving you something,
this is how u treat a friend..?

Wondering.........

MIX

2010-01-31T07:48:00.000-08:00

Dunno where to start from..

My life goes as usual,
so boring wif lab work,
so tired wif lab work,
so frustrated wif someone that act PRO,
so lack of time for me to do SO many things,
so sien.....

I am sorry friendssss and bf if i always ffk u all nowadays whenever u all ask me out..
I cant help but to sleep and rest as much as I can,
Maybe im too OLD to be active..haha.

Recently, I..

Love staying at home,
love reading books (dont know why, might be influenced by the turtle!),
love sleeping,
love eating...

And,

CNY is coming..! The year of TIGER..!
Wondering how's the luck of me, the DRAGON..
I think dragon is gonna 犯桃花..! Haha..!
Have been receiving so many geli and vomitted and funny (which i feel) sms-sss from him..
Told by Danny that someone is interested in me...
If this is not 桃花, then wat it is??

All single and available DRAGON should be happy rite..!

Anyway,
the tought of this moment is to be SUPER semangat to finish FYP asap so that I can be like the free birds flying in the sky!

Awaiting for the day.... :)

LOVE

2009-12-21T09:11:00.000-08:00

Just wanna tell u that:

I LOVE U!

Friends!

2009-11-28T05:37:00.000-08:00

Went to melaka for a day trip with two 38 po - joyce & the turtle, kungfu lou - ah Lee and felix- the cat.!

Talked alot during the trip, where most of the topics are related to me.

It was due to some "annoying" call from "someone",
they gave alot of advices so that i can make myself clear of what I want and what should I do.

Received something from the kungfu lou when i reach home:

" I believe we always hv a choice and differrent ppl have different level of toleration. There is no situation u cant solve, juz follow what u heart for what u think is right. The rest of what we told u is juz opinion, dun take it as advices."

Felt touched as I am not super close with them, and they were explaining and giving advices patiently.

Thank u friends..!

Appreciate it !

^joyce, the cat, the turtle, the kungfu lou^^

*Something in my mind*

Will joyce & kungfu lou cpl one day? as they look like 欢喜冤家!

Hahaha...!

Lizards LOVE me, I HATE lizards..!

2009-11-14T23:20:00.000-08:00

Went to coll on Saturday at 9pm as usual,
Wore my lab coat as usual,
putting in my hp n pen into the lab coat's pocket as usual....

12.30pm-- experiment finished,
Wanted to take out the hp n pen from the pocket as usual...
Saw a brown colour thingy in the pocket which is UNUSUAL!

My 1st reaction was: arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..........!!!!!!

Took out the lab coat immediately n throw it away.....

James, the lab tech got shocked when he heard my high pitch voice...
Thanks James ! For chasing the CICAK away from my pocket....

Haha.

N also "THANKS" to AH LEE..!! U know what u did...=.=
Wat a SHOCKING n HAPPY day.........

To LIZARDs,
please dont follow me ...i beg u.....................................................................................

BAD DAY..!

2009-11-14T23:13:00.000-08:00

Mr Y: Ur progression of fyp is very slow..

Yea, i know we (me n my partner) r slow..
We used all the time that is available..
From Monday till Friday 8am to 6pm,
Saturday 9am to 1pm..

HaRd WoRk is not appreciated.....=.=

Aih................

LiFe LiFe LifE..................................................................................................................

醒少少當幫忙....(episode 2)

2009-11-03T06:33:00.000-08:00

F人: 我算到了..!
聰明人: 很好很好...! 他不會算的.
笨人: 我會算, 只是慢一點....
聰明人: 不是一點, 是很多..!

F人: 其實我的數學也是很差的...
聰明人: 差不要頚, 最重要是肯學..

so damn ANGRY..!! as if i dun wanna learn??!! shit u..!

I am 打不死的蟑螂..!!
明天會更好..! (convincing myself huh........ -.-)

Life of 阿婆 and 烏龜

2009-11-02T07:02:00.000-08:00

-ah po & wu gui-

阿婆: im sitting with fs in the bus...
烏龜: wei....y like that..i wanna sit with u.....nvm..i can be in the same room wif u when we reach there..
阿婆: but im sleeping together with fs...
烏龜: yerrr........W-H-Y....??!!

Another story.......

烏龜: direct me to ur house...
阿婆: bla.....bla...bla......bla...bla.....
阿婆: direct me to ur hse....
烏龜: bla...bla..bla...bla...turn right, turn right..turn left..left, right, left, right...
阿婆: very complicated..!!

....烏龜tidak putus asa to explain to 阿婆....

At the end...

3 hours used juz to explain the direction..!!

醒少少當幫忙....(episode 1)

2009-11-02T06:19:00.000-08:00

有些人天生聰明,
有些人天生笨蛋,
有些人反應遲鈍,
有些人思想邏輯都有點慢,
那思想邏輯慢的應該是我吧.....

那....思想邏輯慢, 有錯嗎?
笨, 又有錯嗎?
難道世界上就沒有笨人, 只有聰明人?

聰明人: 幫我算一下我須要用多少..

......笨人算了算....

笨人: 我不會算.....
聰明人: 醒少少當幫忙....

當時的我, 自尊心有點被打破了, 雖然我不知道他是有意還是無心......

aih.....wat a deep deep sad n blue MONDAY..!!

MALAYSIA LOCAL FOOD: CHICK-KUT-TEH

2009-02-26T07:27:00.001-08:00

Hi… Welcome to my blog..

Well here we go…….

Does this picture remind you of…. Bak Kut Teh???
Hmm it might look similar but guess what? It’s Chick Kut Teh!!!

Yup, Chick-Kut-Teh is a popular Chinese soup commonly served in Malaysia with chicken meat instead of pork. It is usually eaten with rice and vegetable served with youtiao (strips of fried dough dipped into the soup). Chick-Kut-Teh is a halal version of dish that can be consumed by Muslim and became a lot of restaurant owners’ remedy of pork meat substitute during the SARS outbreak in Asia. Besides, many different types of Chinese herbs are added in it to give better taste. According to the traditional Chinese medicine’s philosophy, “Yin” and “Yang” are two topographical terms to describe the effect of Chinese medicines to human body. These two components has effect that oppose each other, however, they are mutually independent at the same time (china.org.cn, n.d.). These two components should always be in balance; otherwise may result in occurrence of diseases.

The general ingredients of Chick-Kut-Teh are mostly Chinese herbs:

Astragalus membrane (Bei Qi)
Dioscorea Opposita (Huai San)
Angelica Sinensis (Dong Guai)
Codonopsis root (Dong Sam)
Wolfberries (Kei ji)
Polyganatum Odoratum (Yu zu)
Cinnamonum Aromaticum (Gui Pi)
Star Anise (Bat Kok)
White Pepper, soy sauce and other seasoning spices

Metabolism Pathway Involved:

The chief component of the dish is chicken. Knowing that chicken is high in protein, the breakdown of protein into amino acid is carried out in our body. Then, deamination in the liver takes place where amino groups are removed from amino acids. These amino groups are transferred to α-ketoglutarate with the end product yielding ammonia (NH4+). Ammonia is converted into urea and excreted readily as urine via kidney. However, the remainders of the amino acid known as “carbon skeletal” are converted to three components:

(i) acetyl CoA which ends up producing energy, ATP via oxidation of citric acid cycle. The converted carbon skeletons to acetyl CoA known as ketogenic amino acids.

(ii) pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates that are used for energy production or used in glucose synthesis (gluconeogenesis) pathway.The converted carbon skeletons are known as glucogenic amino acid.

The excess amino acids are metabolized to glycogen or fat that consequently used for energy metabolism (Introductory Metabolism Module, 2000).

Besides protein metabolism, the chicken meat used in Chick-Kut-Teh contains fats that will promote to lipid metabolism. Dietary fats in the gastrointestinal tract are not easily broken by digestive enzyme lipase secreted by glands at the back of the tongue (Ebner’s gland) and by the stomach. This is because the water soluble enzyme, lipase only attacks the surface of the fat molecules. So the real breakdown of fat into smaller molecules occurs at duodenum when bile is secreted via bile duct. The bile emulsifies fats by dispersing them into small droplets and stabilizes the fat particle by preventing them to coalescent. On the other hand, the work of lipase and digestive juices take place by breaking the small droplets of fats into fatty acids and glycerol which eventually enters the bloodstream through lymphatic system to be stored in adipose cells or muscle cells or oxidized for energy. For energy utilization, fatty acids undergo b-oxidation in mitochondria by removing two carbons units from the fatty acids chain per cycle and the two carbon units are molecules of acetyl CoA that will be oxidized in citric acid cycle to produce ATP, CO2 and water. However, when excess fats such as in chicken skin is consumed, fats that are not utilized to make energy (in the form of ATP) will be stored in adipose tissue, and this may increases the chances of getting heart related diseases.

WHAT MAKES CHICK-KUT-TEH BETTER?!

Removing Chicken Skin Gives You Better Health!

In order to enjoy the food with a healthier value, chicken skin need to be removed before cooking with other ingredients. Fats provide more than twice the energy of carbohydrate and protein, making it an extremely efficient storage form of energy. When too much fat is consumed, body will only utilized a portion of it and store the remaining in adipose tissues. Saturated fat is a type of lipid which is commonly found in poultry skin, meat, butter, cream and lard (Fereidoun H., et.al., 2007). In general, the more saturated fat contained in the diet, higher the low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the body (Whitney E., et.al., 2005). LDL cholesterol has the ability to increase the risk of heart diseases such as atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. Besides of its nutritional content, microbiological and chemical may be a factor for the removal of skin. Most of the poultry will be orally administered dose with antibiotics and drugs until the day they are slaughtered, thus, this make the skin area to have highest concentration of these drugs. (Fereidoun H., et.al., 2007). Moreover, there is high chance of microbial contamination during the slaughtered process, thus, it is highly recommended to remove skin prior cooking. In addition, fatty meat can be replaced by lean meat such as chicken breast meat. Although chicken meat contain natural occurring fat, however, meat has less fat compared to skin, and it is rich in protein, which contribute to less energy (4kJ) compared to fat (9kJ).

Include These In Your Chick-Kut-Teh!

Reduction of Dong Guai!

On the other hand, herbs commonly used in making Chick-Kut-Teh include a combination of herbs that are mentioned above. Although these herbs give many advantages to human body such as enhance metabolism and digestion, treating tiredness and poor appetite, it also has disadvantages to human health as well. According to Mr. Hee, the traditional Chinese physician and acupuncturist, excess consumed of Chick-Kut-Teh may lead to high blood pressure, or also known as hypertension due to the high amount of Angelica Sinensis (Chinese name: Dong Guai) with combination of other herbs used in soup. High amount of this herb, in combination with others, causes an increasing of “yang” in the body (china.org.cn, n.d.), leading an imbalance of “Yin” and “Yang” in the body, thus contributing the occurrence of diseases. In order to counter balance this phenomenon, amount of Angelica Sinensis need to be reduced and other herbs can be added. Herbs and foods such as American ginseng, sugar cane and black fungus are recommended to counter balance the effect of high blood pressure caused by the previous formulation in the Chick-Kut-Teh.

Addition of American Ginseng!

American ginseng is an adaptogen and an energy tonic. It is cool (also known as “Yin”) in nature, consisting cooling and anti-inflammatory properties. It may help in reducing fever, dry cough and wheezing. Besides, it has an impact on reducing hot flashes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol and headaches.

Addition of Dried Sugar Cane!

Sugar cane, or scientifically known as Saccharum officinarum L., contain a fraction of compound known as policosanol, where it is a group of eight to nine “long chain alcohols” solid and waxy compound. Research shows that policosanol is effective in lowering total cholesterol and triglycerides levels. In addition, it helps to prevent strokes by inhibiting abnormal blood clotting and platelet clumping in the blood vessel, and thus indirectly lowering blood pressure (Cuevas M., et.al., 1997).

Addition of Black Fungus!

As mentioned earlier, black fungus can also be added into Chick-Kut-Teh. According to a research, black fungus (Scientifically known as Auricularia auricula) used up excess cholesterol by stimulated the production of bile acids. It mechanisms of action is not known yet, however, few clinical studies had proved that it is able to lower serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol concentration. The most important is that, the serum HDL concentration was not affected by activity of black fungus (Bonell A., 2001). This means that consuming black fungus may reduce risk of plaque development in blood vessel, hence, diseases such as hypertension and vascular sclerosis may be prevented.

Acknowledgment

• Hee Kon Teck, Traditional Chinese Physician and Acupuncturist (Member of Malaysia Chinese Medical Association).

• Lim Siew Ling, Chinese Medicine Pharmacist.

References

1. Bonell A., 2001. Potential of Fungi Used In Traditional Chinese Medicine: Auricularia. [Online]. Available from: [Accessed 10th February 2009].
2. China.org.cn, n.d. Philosophical Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine. [Online]. Available from: [Accessed 10th February 2009].
3. Cuevas M., Arruzazabala ML, Quintana D. C., Ferreiro R.M., 1998. Effect of Policosanol on Arterial Blood Pressure in Rats. Study of the Pharmacological Interaction with Nipedipine and Propranolol. Journal of Nutrition Science,29(1):21-4.
4. Fereidoun H., Bahram A., Soltanieh K., Sadraddin, Abbass A., Pouria H., 1997. Mean Percentage of Skin and Visible Fat in 10 Chicken Carcass Weight. Journal of Poultry Science, 6(1):43-47.
5. Introductory Metabolism Module, 2000. Protein Metabolism. [Online]. Available from: [Accessed 16th February 2009].
6. Whitney E., Rolfes R. S., 2008. Understanding Nutrition. 11th Ed. UK: Thomson Learning, Inc, page 157

By: Toh Pui Yee (1000716143)
Daryl Glory (1000716443)

looking foward to watch the sun rise...

2009-02-25T07:07:00.000-08:00