Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Mason Jar Affair

It all started at first with an acrylic plastic 16oz mason jar, then a ball salad mason jar. I bought another one, and another one. These colorful mason jars are just too adorable to resist and anything you put on them seemed to look so enticing to drink/devour may it be hot or cold. Mason jars look so sleek and edgy as well although come to think of it these little jars are no different than beer mugs right? Beer mugs are just way thicker, bigger and bulkier.

I don't know, I guess it's just a craze for now but aren't they lovely? I say yes, especially the colored ones! So far I haven't found one special mason jar yet that fits my personality and i'm still on a hunt up until now. I'm rooting for a purple one with handle and matching steel straw. To date I have four owned mason jars and I want more. Call me a mason jar addictus but what the heck I am lolz. At least I stopped buying cosmetic bags and resorted to mason jars instead, they're cheaper eh?

Happiness is two things, travelling and sipping hot coffee from my mason jar. My cat couldn't agree more, he's such a sleepyhead. Meow.







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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Comfort Food

I used to love ice cream. But, since I became a weight watcher (I meant that literally and no I am never a part of this weight watchers group they call in the U.S) I started ditching some of my favorite comfort foods as if I have no choice. Eating something sweet releases this chemical in the brain called endorphins which makes us happy. So, everytime you give in to your cravings think again, happy hormones or be depressed once you can no longer get into your clothes? Anyways, may it be chemical reaction or what I still think that happiness is just a state of mind.

Going back, speaking of comfort foods, I have been yearning to grab some of these red velvet cupcakes for days and it was always out of stock so, I was sooo disappointed lately until today my sissies surprised me with these lovely cupcakes. I commanded my brain to be happy because I finally got myself some rv cupcakes!

I'm not talking about comfort foods because there's some sort of an impetus for me to cry or I am on some sort of a break up. Totally none of the above and I'm not on emo mode neither haha.

I just thought of comfort foods because of the word 'comfort.' I remember when I was on 7th grade, I cried profusely because I did not make it to top 3 in my class until my siblings' friends started comforting me (they were on the 9th grade then) that I stopped crying afterwards. I later on realized how stupid I was and felt embarrassed for my stupidity and superficial-ness if ever there's such a word. I thought, I still made it to top five so what the hell was I crying about? After then I became weird and stopped the foolish competing and instead resorted to Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha's dogma which states "Happiness is Contentment" or something like that. There you go. I stopped competing with others and instead competed with myself until now. Who cares about them as long as there's red velvet cupcakes all is well.

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Saturday, March 28, 2015

The Sense of it All

March is almost ending and yes April fools is fast approaching. So what? April is my sister and I's birthday month and this is the only time of the year where we get to be on sabbatical.

April is our travel month come what may. I am pretty excited to travel again and as much as I wanna do so on a regular basis, time and money is such a major constraint. If you're gonna say travel is not expensive then think again. The cost of airfare is no joke and we bust our asses off for almost a year working on our travel money for the following year. I am proud to say that a hard earned travel money is always worth it whenever you come back home with renewed spirits and new experiences which money can't buy.

Anyways, I can't wait but for the time being patience is a virtue. I learn a lot of things from travelling. We love getting lost somewhere where people thrive despite the language barrier.
Moving on, boredom is such a killer so I might as well notice the most miniscule of things in this universe like the newly installed sensor hand soap and tissue dispenser in the womens restroom at the office.

Technology has evolved that it has taken notice how difficult it is to pull a ply of tissue paper out of a mediocre tissue dispenser. I'm just wondering why the company I work for can afford to install amenities that works through sensors yet unable to increase the wage of their employees and even compel them to dress up smart casual yet not add a slight chunk of company funds towards clothing allowance? Isn't ironic..don't you think?

I'll just eat it out supposedly hadn't I notice how expensive a sprinkle of cinnamon on bread and mocha frappe would cost. Maybe it's 'cause we don't grow cinnamon locally perhaps. I don't love to complain. I just couldn't find the sense on things sometimes. Well, actually, most of the time.




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Monday, March 16, 2015

Time and Again

I have been losing track of time. I guess due to my fascination with movies about time. It's been almost a week since my last blog post. I know.

Ok then, I was just extremely busy I guess with tons of things. I can't even continue on reading this new book I started reading a month ago. I am a bookworm but I also have a life apart from books. Sucks. My brain is so yearning for food and no I don't mean that literally otherwise I should've eaten peanuts which is good for the brain but not good good for my health.

Let me just share that it's been five days since I stopped eating foods rich in carbs and it has done me good so far to the point that I no longer crave for food. I don't know but I think eating foods that's high on carbs compels your body to consume more until it's too difficult to burn those extra weight you put on. So, I now suit myself with foods high in protein and iodine and this made me less sleepy and less hungry.

I also thought about being strictly on a gluten free diet which may not be easy because gluten free foods are kinda rare in supermarkets where I am based. But then, I will still try nevertheless.

Going back, watched few flicks about time recently and yes I've watched them more than once but I still enjoy watching these movies no matter how boring they. Yeah boring but they made sense and kind of not your average time warp/travel movies.


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

The movie title alone is kinda catchy and genius. I mean wow what a beautiful way to put words together right?

Anyways, movie was top billed by Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Joel Barish met Clementine at a train bound somewhere I forgot. Clementine, a blue haired girl started up a conversation with Joel who happened to be an emotionally withdrawn person. Amidst Joel's lack of interest the two hit it off. Valentine's day came, Joel bought a gift for Clementine and went to her workplace to give her the gift just to be ignored by the later as if she never knew him at all.

Joel learned that Clementine went to Lacuna, a company that deals with patients who wants their memory erased because she wanted her memories with Joel erased. Joel did the same despite his struggles in keeping some of his good memories with Clementine retained. The whole memory erasing thingy because successful anyways. In the end, Joel still tried to start a fresh relationship with Clementine despite being strangers to each other due to the procedure.

I don't get. Why attempt to relieve something that's been erased from your memory? What's the point of erasing your memory if you will still come back to where you were before. It's just pointless. But, since the movie is fictional, I think erasing of one's memory is a good way to fix an impaired quality of life. I mean, let's face it, at one point in our lives there are things that we don't want to go back to and if ever given a chance you just wish they never happened right? I think this sort of procedure is a way to alleviate someone from pain especially if what happened in the past seems to hold you back. This flick is just so poignant. It was good story wise and I got the vibe that this movie is not mainstream. It' s cool though.



About Time (2013)


This is an all British cast except for Rachel Mc Adams.

Tim grew up with a small family, his parents, a forgetful uncle and free spirited sister KitKat. They have a boring house by the sea err I mean huge house by the sea where they often have tea time during the afternoon. Tim loves to play ping-pong with his dear dad.

On his 21st birthday Tim's father told him about a secret which applies to all male in his Dad's family, the ability to travel time once hit the age of 21.

Tim used this ability to change the future but found once done it eventually results to conflict in his present life. He met Mary, an american lady works for a publishing company. They got married, had two kids kids and eventually fell in love for real.

Tim realized that there are things in life that you can't change anymore because they are bound to happen like the accident of her sister (she survived though) and his Dad's death due to cancer.

I liked this flick except the sweeping sadness. Given a chance I don't think I'd take advantage of having a gift like Tim's because if you undone things you lose life's important lessons which is to learn from your mistakes. I guess I'm just the kind of person who believes that life is a series of moving on and past should dwell in the past, kept in a suitcase in your brain.
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Friday, March 6, 2015

health is wealth

I hate gaining weight although I am aware that this is just one of the adverse effects of my RAI (radioactive iodine) treatment. It's been a year but up until now my weight goes on and off the scale. I gain weight one day and lose the next. I am really quite confused with which diet to follow, would it be high on fiber due to my gall bladder operation or high on iodine because of my thyroid ablation??

I did some research and learned that I could actually infuse the two. High on fiber is good because when I had my GB removed my stomach needs fiber to aid in digestion and high on iodine to help my bodily functions because of my now under active thyroid.


Tuna Omelet; A slice of Wheat Bread; 
Strawberries; Yoghurt Drink
    I also found that high iodine foods such as tuna or any other fish/seafood is good for me due to their omega content, omega is good for the heart. Other foods such as eggs, fruits like strawberries, prunes, yogurt are also good sources of iodine thus I should take more of these to address my hypothyroidism, they prevent fat storage in the body. I realized I may not be eating the right kind of food for my condition that's why I feel so easily tired even with very minimal physical activity.

    So, to start off I did some high on iodine food shopping today and here's what I came up with (see left photo from my instagram account).




    I promised myself that I will cut down on coffee for as much as I could If not totally eradicate it. I wish I may.

    Eating Habits whilst at work:
    • power juice in the morning.
    • Salad on mason jar for lunch.
    • Crackers for snack.

    Oh btw, my sissy and I got our mason jar cozies. I know they look cute but it took sooooo long to make. Sad 'cuz It took a month to finish thus my excitement towards it already subsided. I realized I shouldn't order any more of these made to order stuff as it takes so much time waiting for them to finish and reach your doorstep. Geez.


    Current Read:

    Jodi Picoult's 'The Story Teller'

    I will blog about it once done as usual. This is how I keep my brain active through writing and recollection of things such as what I read or what kept me busy lately.


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