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I consider myself as a tomboy. I like short hair and boy's toys as well as games, anime and manga. Don't get me wrong, I love barbies, plush toys and play cooking as a kid, even though I don't cook at all as an adult. However, according to my mother, cars, gadgets, electronics, games, anime, manga and action movies are for boys. Us girls must watch chick-flicks, play housewife and barbies, wear frilly clothes and all girls stuffs.

I can't help it, you know?

I read manga most of my past time. No matter when I am not busy in the office or at home.

I also have my love on Otome games. 25 and playing games? But hey! Otome games are special. They are games targeted for women who adore fantasy romance. My romance life is quite boring..... Did you read this, honey? Haha! It was not just a joke... *scratching my head*

Anywaaaayyyyy......... I try to juggle my personal, work and leisure life. But this is what life is. No times to complain! LoL!

So for the love of my favorite past times, I will be making posts with the 'JayOtaku' tag about manga, anime and Otome games. I will also me making a Otaku Glosary as a guidelines... just to make my blog a bit livelier.. ekekeke

Oh! of course! I will also be making posts about and reviews on electrical gadgets. Look for 'GeekyJay' sooooooonnn~

- JV

DIET 101 - PART V : Hi-Protien, Lo-Carb

Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!

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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.

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There a lot of diet types that may or may not help you. Therefore, nutritionist will always repeat the phrase "choose the diet that suits your lifestyle". I know most of you understand what that mean but unable to understand how to choose. It is always advisable to understand before making your decision regarding diet. I will be delighted to bring you through the journey of understanding each diet that have been glamorized by the media.

2. Lo-Carb Diet or Hi-Protein Diet

Though this is a good diet. However, is not a long-term diet. This is one of those popularized diet that considered as a crash course diet. This dieting method limits your carbohydrates consumption like starchy vegetables, grains, fruits, milk, nut and seeds.

This diet is said to help to prevent some health risk such as heart diseases, cancers, diabetes and etc.

Carb is the main energy source of the body and by avoiding carb, the body will use protein as its main energy source. Also, the low-carb theory is that if you decrease carb consumption, you reduce or lower the the body's insulin level. Insulin is use to turn simple sugar or glucose into fat for later usage. So by reducing insulin level, stored fat in the body will be forced to use.This will help to lose fat which cause weight loss.

However, this type of diet might not suitable for people with diabetes as this diet will cause sugar level in the blood increase because lack of insulin. because it will caused high sugar level in the blood stream and fatal to the patients. It is advised to see the doctor for medical check up before practicing the diet.

It is not easy to combine vegetarianism with lo-carb diets because most grains, beans, sweets, pasta, starchy veggies and some nuts and seeds  contains carbs.

A low-carb diet generally excludes or limits most grains, beans, fruits, breads, sweets, pastas and starchy vegetables, and sometimes nuts and seeds. Some low-carb diet plans allow certain fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

- JV

Rebate On Offered 3G Smartphones

The rebate of RM200 provided by SKMM or MCMC (Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia - Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) for Malaysian youth has taken criticism as well as optimism by the general public since December last year.

I was one of the few people who had been waiting for it with optimism because I just cannot understand why people are fussing on the matter. Well, I was dumb. I didn't know why people was criticizing the Government about "only selected 3G phones are to be used with the rebate". It was only the new announcement regarding changing from "only selected 3G phones" to "all 3G phones" then I got upset and de-upset. 

Jayvie was not born stupid, just a bit of outdated with news. Silly Jayvie... 

Long story short lah kan, I HAVE GOT MY IPHONE 5! Weeeeeeee~~

It is all thanks to Maxis Malaysia that provide wider selection of 3G phones for the rebate compare to other telecommunication companies as well as the Malaysian government. If possible, I really do hope that the Malaysian government to give higher rate for the rebate like RM500 lah at least instead of RM200 is not that much of a difference. But still nice la as I got extra RM200 to buy my new IP5 some accessories. I know I am being like "Sudah diberi betis, nak paha pulak", but hey! Everybody likes discount and rebate kan? It doesn't matter if it is reasonable or not, as long as can save money, people are down to it!

The funny thing is, when I went to Maxis centre at I-dont-want-to-mention-haha, I was:- 

-with Lobo, 

-wearing my simple-but-quite-cincai-looking work clothes while Lobo with his stinky and sweaty work clothes,

-a huge cheap looking bag and slightly off colored Ipanema rubber slipper - salipar jipun,

-no makeup so I think I look fugly as hell at the time,

-Lobo hair was not gelled and wearing his dried muddy work shoes,

-for short, we look extremely off of the environment.

Nobody seems to aware of us and nobody even care to entertain us. Honestly, who will care to entertain selekeh-looking people like us? 

But I know I would, just because I work in retail industry before and experienced that customer who look the least presentable, not smelly and dirty looking beggar, are the people who have more cash the one who look presentable. Enough with my self-knowing righteous theory....

When Lobo approach this one guy to ask about the PKB (Pakej Komunikasi Belia - Youth Comunication Package), he looked and sounds un-interested and kind of talking according to script, saying they only have have IP5 currently and some bits and pieces that not worth mentioning here. As Lobo have small talks to me regarding the phone, the man suddenly vanished out of thin air. We thought that he went to the toilet or whatever he is doing behind the opened door beyond the counter. But he never came back. We got fed up and approach another un-interested looking saleslady and not surprisingly, she repeats the same thing the first salesman said. I have to say and mention it again and again that I want that (fricking) IP5 to her, then she calls her colleague.

The un-interested looking saleslady's colleague, turns out to be a relative of mine (didn't know it till he mentioned which side is he related to me with). As he taken the IP5, then the first salesman came out looking dejected. Why? Hmm.. geeee... I don't know. Probably he missed out an opportunity to get a commission? 

Therefore, dear juniors who are currently working in the service and retail industries, every person who steps into the business' door is a customer. BUT, you will never know who will be the one who will spend their money to contribute some of their cash on your pay-checks at the end of the month.  Ho Ho Hoooo~

To get your RM200 rebate, your must make sure that you are eligible according to these requirements:- i. Malaysian citizens aged between 21-30 years at the time of application;
ii. Monthly income is RM3, 000 and below;
iii. 3G smart phone models on offer;
iv. For new and existing subscription broadband package, and
v. A phone is only for one youth;

Then, go to https://komunikasibelia.skmm.gov.my/ and select the two options whether you are a student or an employed youth.

OR, you can click here https://komunikasibelia.skmm.gov.my/Public/DaftarPekerja for employed youth and here https://komunikasibelia.skmm.gov.my/Public/DaftarPelajar if you are a student.

BE REMINDED that you have to print the application slip that will come out after you have done registering. Or screen shot for later printing.

Then you can go to any telecommunication providers' center to buy your dream phone with the rebate.
You have options to choose whether you want to get the phone with prepaid or postpaid plan. I have chosen prepaid plan because it is contract-free and hassle-free.

I recommend you to get Maxis or Umobile because both have more selection of 3G phones with prepaid plain compared to the others that only provided one or two. However, this is just personal preference lah. If you would like to get the phones with postpaid plan would be nice as well.

IP5 is certainly a nice phone to touch. But I am still unable to figure how to use it yet. I need some IPhone or IP5 tips here.....

P/s: currently preparing my posts on gadget reviews.

- JV

DIET 101 - PART V : Vegetarianism

Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!

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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.

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There a lot of diet types that may or may not help you. Therefore, nutritionist will always repeat the phrase "choose the diet that suits your lifestyle". I know most of you understand what that mean but unable to understand how to choose. It is always advisable to understand before making your decision regarding diet. I will be delighted to bring you through the journey of understanding each diet that have been glamorized by the media.

1. Vegetarian Diet

There are three types of vegetarian diet.
i. vegan diet, no meat and all animal product like eggs and milk.
ii. lacto-vegetarian diet, which include all plants food with dairy product.
iii. lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, which include all plants food, dairy product and eggs.
- This is a great diet plan and one can use for long-term. However, because there are lack of meat in this diet especially the vegan diet, consumers are advise to focus on protein, iron, calcium, zinc and Vit B12.

Some people found that it is hard to turn to practice vegetarianism just because they cannot live without meat. You can, actually!

Find and experiment with many vegetables to choose which kind you can tolerant with and cook with all styles of cooking.

My favorite plants food are vegetable ferns or Sayur Paku-Pakis we called it here, vegetable red ferns or Lomiding/Lombiding/Sayur Paku Merah, baby Kailan, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet leaf or Pucuk Sayur Manis and tapioca young leaves.

Seems a lot but I did not start liking them since a young age. I extremely DISLIKE them except for long beans, part of lagume family vegetables. I don't remember when I started to like eating long beans and then experimenting other vegetables throughout my growing up period. And I am blessed with a mother who can cook well with vegetables. She used garlic and oyster sauce to make the vegetables cook with delicious aroma! Nobody can beat everyone's mom's cooking!

This is a great and long-term healthy diet. Just need to make sure that you follow the basic needs of daily nutrition needs. Also, don't forget to be moderate with the oil and flavoring while cooking meal with your food!

- JV

DIET 101 - PART IV : Healthy Diet Vs Skipping Meal

Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!

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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.

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In this post, I will explain the differences between HEALTHY DIET and SKIPPING-MEAL-DIET as well how each can affect your daily routine.

People often get confuse with DIET and SKIPPING MEAL are the same. In actuality, they are not!

In my opinion, skipping meal is when you do not or refuse to eat on one or two of your daily meal – breakfast, lunch and dinner. DIET, in the other hand, is your eating and nutrition habit.

Never, I repeat, NEVER attempt to skip your meal. Sure you can skip evening tea and supper, but never skip your breakfast, lunch and dinner.

When you skip your meal, you felt that your energy will drain faster and fatigue is inevitable. Not to forget gastric problem may arise by doing so. Thus, when you skip your breakfast for instance, you will tend to eat more on your lunch. This is not only ineffective dieting method; it will affect the performance of whatever you do in the morning, which is the high time of when your body is active to perform tasks.  

There are also some people who instead of having proper meal, they drink sweet or energy drinks. While energy drinks might contain necessary nutrition to fuel energy, replacing meal to sweet drinks are not generally good. While glucose may contribute energy for neuron activity, physical or muscle activity cannot get enough energy through sweets stuff.

Healthy diet is when you properly choose you food according the nutrition pyramids or control the intake of some nutrition compound that could affect other nutrition compound for the purpose of losing weight or maintaining healthy lifestyle.  

A healthy diet will not affect much of your daily routine and will provide better energy for you to work with at the same time

There is a lot of dieting method that you can find over the internet or through friends. That includes:-

1. Vegetarian Diet
2. Sugar-free Diet
3. Lo-Carb Diet
4. Hi-Protein Diet
5. Flat Belly Diet
6. The Apple Diet
7. The Liquid Diet
8. More/Extra Meal Diet
9. Junkfood Diet

Therefore, for the next weeks to come, I will be posting details of these diets and whether they are healthy for you or no-no. Wink!

Did you  know?

This fun fact thing is really getting old~

'duh...

- JV