I Support World Vision

"World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired by our Christian values, World Vision is dedicated to working with the world's most vulnerable people. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender."

My Dad have been asking me to seriously consider contributing for World Vision. From as low as RM50 per month, you can sponsor a child and make a difference. My Dad is currently the proud sponsor of 6 kids and is still counting. :)

Where are these children from?

These children come from poverty stricken countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Mongolia, South Africa, Lebanon, China, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia.

How does it work?

When you sponsor a child, an annual progress report will be sent to you between July and September with updates on your child's progress, accompanied with a current photograph of him/her. Also, your child would be writing letters to you. It is really something very personal - almost like you are adopting a child from Malawi like Madonna. :p

What do they do with the donation?

The monthly contribution of RM50 is not given to the child directly as pocket money. The contribution is pooled together with other sponsors' to implement long-term, community-wide changes that help breaks the vicious cycle of poverty. And that's the beauty of this program, it empowers the community to better themselves. It is essentially a long-term self sustainable plan! Typically, World Vision's work within a particular community lasts between 10 to 15 years. Once the goal has been reached, they will move on to serve another community.

What if I want to terminate my sponsorship?

That won't be an issue. All you have to do is inform World Vision and they will look for another sponsor to replace you. But look at the children, they are so adorable how could you bring yourself to terminate their sponsorship? Right??? Right??!!!?!

Is this a scam?

No way. World Vision is incorporated under Section 24 of the Companies Act. Its accounts are audited by Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng and an annual report is open for all to view on their website.

So what are you waiting for? I have made the decision to sponsor 2 children and will increase when my capacity allows me to. After all, what have you got to lose? All you have to do is cut down on four vanilla latte grande from Starbucks a month and you are able to make a world of a difference in someone else's life. :)

Let's make this world a better place, shall we?

Love;

Mrs. Lee

WLM - FAILED!!

Plan has been aborted. Just couldn't stand the hunger pangs!! So much for dieting :(

However, I managed to come up with a 'brilliant' plan - that it is more effective if you loose weight after pregnancy with the confinement food, strict protocols, and the traditional urut and bengkung. So henceforth, I shall only start to shed off my pounds AFTER pregnancy. Plus, the effect is so much more noticeable!

Right now, I need to concentrate on keeping my womb healthy by eating. Heh!

Love;

Mrs Lee

Day 1 : Weight Loss Management (WLM)

My Dad have been pointing out that I have gained weight. Bear have been pointing out that I have gained weight. Colleagues have been pointing out that I have gained weight. Friends have been pointing out that I have gained weight. Family and relatives have been pointing out ...

Yeah... you get my drift - I AM FAT FLABBY (won't say I am fat per say la) !!!!! If I don't control my weight, I am sure it will spiral out of control which is a rather frightening ordeal ok! Yes, I am that vain.

I have not been going to the gym simply because I don't have the time due to work. And due to the same reason, I have been eating late dinners (around 9pm) and hence the gain in pounds. :(

So, I refuse to sit around and mopped about it. I took matters into my own hands and am skipping dinners and replacing it with some high protein/fiber drink. You can say it's like a meal replacement drink (something like your Herbal Life). I intend to take it on weekdays only and allow myself to enjoy my normal dinner meals over the weekends.

And mind you, this sachets of Promex Equal Fit (sold in Guardian) are not exactly cheap ok! It comes in a packet of 7 sachets for about RM45. This concoction mixture comprises of Whey Protein, Milk Protein, Milk Powder, Colostrum, Sucrose, Cereal, and Rice Bran. Sounds healthy, yes? Good to say that the drinks doesn't taste yucky - it taste like Nestum 3-in-1 Oats Drink.

The instruction behind further states that in order to loose weight REAL fast, you skip lunch AND dinner and replace it with the drink. Siow wan! I am not that desperate !

Honestly, I don't think this process of dieting is detrimental to your health because I am still eating normally for breakfast and lunch, and am not totally depriving myself from dinner. I am just merely replacing my dinner with something more healthy. I never ever condone to starving yourself in the name of dieting. That's just plain stupid.

A word of caution though, this drink makes you hallucinate quite badly. By the 3rd hour, I was craving for a bowl of maggie mee / any instant noddles.

Must..re..sist.. instant.. har.. meee

And then, that's where the hallucinating began. Anything that resembles a square begins to look like instant noodles.

A book which I am reading

My Blackberry while I was BBM~ing.

Or does it look like salmon sushi?

In the end, I went to bed early. Staying up late poses too much of a temptation for me!

p/s: Wish me luck! Hope this WLM works!

p/p/s: Just realised that today is 1/11/11! woots~

Love;

Mrs Lee

A Tangled Tale

I have had various styles throughout my 26 years of existence. However, I always notice a recurring trend. I tend to keep my hair long and then chop off my locks - usually into a suave bob-cut.

Here is the documented journey of my hair for the past year:

I was trying to grow my hair because I suddenly developed the urge to have long hair again. This was taken at my previous workplace.

At my current workplace, I restyled my hair (I heart this hairstyle!) but it was a real pain to maintain because I need to blow-dry my locks everyday. By now, I was quite gung-ho to refrain from cutting in anticipation for my wedding. Yes, I am those brides who die-die also must have loonnnggggg hair for the wedding.

Would say that my hair hormones are quite healthy cos in no time at all my hair was really long. This was tied-up in a ponytail at shoulder length.

This was taken two months before the wedding at a Malay friend's Raya open house. I have long-layered hair. Gotta say, I kinda like the style and color - albeit it being a chore to wash/dry. And on hot days, it can be real troublesome.

My hair was still long on our honeymoon trip to Korea. By now, I was dying itching to cut my hair short! I can't stand the hassle of keeping my long mane anymore!

And then I snipped it all off! Of course at that time, I was still a bit weary of cutting it too short. So, in the end I opted for a not too short hairstyle.

Needless to say, the hairstyle didn't last even for a month and I cut it into a short-bob. Bear was shell shocked. Anyway I heart the current hairstyle to bits and pieces and the general feedback was I look better, younger, hipper, and fresher. I like! This photo was taken on 7/Jan/2010 in Phuture and yes I managed to attract quite a few attention *ahem*

Of course, I have had my bad hair moments - when I decided to PERM MY HAIR! Oh no! The picture below was from my University Student Card

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TADA!!!!

I look so much more younger now as a working married lady compared to my university student days. Aihh... memalukan betul!

Love;

Mrs Lee