Microwaveable plastic containers

Okay, so I’m in the midst of studying Chem and continuously being miserable about the spectrometry, I’ll just nail it before I sleep.

No, I wonder if I would hit the sack tonight.

Anyway, I’m just going out of the box and thought of this question suddenly, which is something I’ve always wanted to convince people from getting rid of this bad habit.

How many of you like to microwave food by using PLASTIC container?

I seriously dislike the idea of microwaving food using plastic containers because it just goes against with what I’ve been learning all the time- PLASTIC will distort under high temperature due to melting. So, how can a plastic container be microwaveable when its chemical and physical properties are not obeying that? I dislike the idea to the extent that I’d discourage my housemates to do it whenever I see it and lend my plate to them. It's just like how I'd discourage them to put laptop on their laps, because it’s just a bad habit that can be changed.

*Guys, you can stop reading from here onwards if you find it offensive and crappy.*

Plastic is still plastic, if it’s that heat resistant then people wouldn’t spend a higher price to buy clay plates and mugs. I know I’m being a skeptic here, a skeptic who’ll never trust plastic containers which are so called microwaveable, but at the same time I hope you guys understand the health risks of using plastic-made plates/containers in microwave.

Even if it doesn't melt, I always get a bad feeling that some toxins are being released when you put a plastic material into microwave, and it might leak into the food. I just can't see it with my naked eyes, but who knows it might just be within the food.

Feel free to watch this if you're interested.
http://v.youku.com/v_playlist/f4016033o1p150.html
It talks about various types of plastic materials and their safety.

Of course, the best way to heat up food is still by heating it up on the stove, but I don’t do that all the time too. That's why I strongly encourage everyone to find a safer alternative to place food when using microwave.

*p/s: Something I like about 女人我最大 is that it doesn’t just brush up your make-up skills and fashion sense, it can be quite informative sometimes.*

So, be smart and stay healthy everyone.Tata! ^.^

Over the hurdle

Despite of the declaration of my 4th exam war in UBC, my life has been fantastic so far. One reason I can think of is because I’ve stroke a balance between mugging time and fun time and I know I’m catching up with my own pace. Coming to the 4th term in university, I’ve known more than enough on the only way for me to survive in uni- make me happy so that I can study harder. I gain motivation from motivating sources, like my buddies’ happiness. There are so many juicy stories (mostly exciting)from them this term which keep me alive and persevere till the end with their blessings.

Term 2 is like a mountain to me, I’m just at the hill climbing towards the top. I believe that everything is worth a sacrifice; therefore I’ve to bear with the patience and energy consumption in order to enjoy the panoramic view from the top. I like the feeling of conquering my fear and obtaining the key towards my life.I’m still on my way with a slight improvement but infinite determination within myself, but one thing I never stop believing in myself is that I won’t give up on myself so easily despite of anyone.I may tumble and fall but I will surely walk myself to the top one day.

This term is also about knitting friendships and eliminating unnecessary qualms to me. Dealing with human relationships was my biggest task apart from studying this term. I’ve just brought myself closer to some friends and letting myself all out for them, while eliminating some and being distant with them. Good thing is that I’ve finally found an intimate friend here who cares for my everything and makes me feel comfortable revealing myself to her. Finally, I’ve some sense of belonging here.

Speaking about eliminating unnecessary qualms, I just went over the hurdle and rebound again. I’ve done all the things needed to be done and I just have no reason to stay anymore. I’ve no intention to stay either, I think I deserve a better person, better life and better treatment. There won’t be any regrets because I gave myself a chance, and that’s it, failure or success, that’s just the end of it and I'm simply not bothered by it anymore.

^.^ As for now, I’m just anticipating for my rejuvenated life with more new faces showing up.

那些男孩教我的事

学会用祝福的心态去面对喜欢的人
喜欢只是短暂的爱，爱是长久的喜欢
失眠的时候，听歌可以助眠&舒缓神经
坦诚于自己的感情，并勇敢地过好每一天
决定放下了就不要再回头，前面才是你的终点
要学会宽恕抛弃自己的人，因为他让你学会了坚强
不要觉得自己不够好，事实是很多男生都喜欢往高处爬
有事切记要跟家人朋友商量，只有他们才会对你不离不弃
搞暧昧是因为不够喜欢，举棋不定，所以才会继续纠缠下去
暧昧的话听听就好，要是真的喜欢你的话就自然会有所行动
不懂得珍惜自己的男生，不值得被等待，更不值得拥有更多的机会
承诺还没被变成行动前都只是一句话而已，所以以平常心面对就好
不要把寄托都放在一个人身上，每个人的世界都还会有其他值得关心的人
告诉自己还年轻，人生的路还很漫长，所以不要错过身旁的风景，伤心一阵子就好
无论如何都要给自己一个努力的机会，就算事与愿违，至少不会觉得遗憾
不要觉得自己有很好的条件可以慢慢挑对象，遇到好的就一定要珍惜
哭过以后就请微笑面对不爱自己的人，没必要记仇让自己短命一些
被利用了就当作上了宝贵的一课，并告诉自己不会再有下一次了
难过的时候就放慢脚步，存钱让自己去旅行，看看这世界之大
要珍惜真正对你体贴的人，而不是只会给予你一堆承诺的人
难熬的时候更要照顾好自己，告诉自己这没什么大不了
不要觉得自己很倒霉，因为每个人都会有不如意的时候
等到累了就别再等了，人总要傻过了才愿意接受事实
不要憋住心事，把视线专注于别的事情会更充实

不要觉得自己不可以，因为我也是这样一步步走过来的。
所以希望你也可以好好加油啊
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Show your love.

Mk shared this song on her blog recently and it’s “My wish” by Rascal Flatts.



“And while you’re out there getting where you’re getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.”

I’ve no fear in showing my love and care to my family and friends nowadays. I hug, cheer, talk, write e-mails, and do my best in keeping us as close as possible because I hope they know that they mean a lot to me. Unspoken support has less significance than showing it out and letting them know about it because many chances just pass by like a fly due to the untold feelings and unrevealed concerns. Because actions give more strength to a person, don’t ever hide your feelings and expect them to know that you love them. There will come a day when even the toughest person on earth needs some attention from you.



This is especially important to my parents. Leaving home and only going back once a year has encouraged me to show my love to my family whenever I have the opportunity. Every year, I’ll either call home or D.I.Y birthday cards for my mom and dad. The first thing I do when I see my mom every year is to give her a hug. By hugging her, the long lost warmth comes back to me again and proves to me that it feels so good to be my parents’ daughter, and a hug means more than anything else in a moment like this.



My besties like to hug me even for the smallest favor in the world, and I do hug them back for such a sweet retreat. I love sending cards and messages to them, because I’m strongly confident with the fact that distance won’t keep my heart apart from you guys. I can still do a lot of things for you guys despite of the distance. I still believe that everything is about effort in maintaining a friendship. That’s the reason why I treasure friends who’re willing to do the same for me, than those who keep their love in heart and continue to be an invisible person.

That’s when you say we’re a family, and you’ll never give up on me.
That’s when you call me because you know that I’m in deep trouble.
That’s when you run under the rain with me after school.
That’s when you scold me for the sake of my own good.
That’s when you tag me in your photos although I'm not in it.
That’s when you hold my hands and say “I’ll walk you through this shit, that’s what friends are for.”

That's when I love you.

So, we should really do FML a justice and give it a whole new meaningful definition, FML=Friends+Family for Miraculous Life. There are always good and bad sides of things even when it comes to abbreviation.^.^ So Smile!

Results

Are results important in your life?

I used to think that having a good result in everything I do is the only indicator to the success in my life. But now, I've a new perspective on the successes in my life.

Process is important to me nowadays, I’m taught in a way that if I learnt something along the way towards a goal, then it’s not considered a failure even if I failed to accomplish the goal in the end. It’s not that results are no longer vital to me anymore, but it’s no longer the sole indicator which determines my success.

I don’t think I’ve lost something completely even if I did not get the desired outcome in the end. The further I walk along the route, the more I understand about myself and the things that I’ve gained. I just forgo the desired outcome for something else, so it’s the price I’m willing to pay for it.

If I’m willing to pay for the lesson, then it’s no longer a loss anymore.
只要我学会笑着走到最后，那就是一种胜利。

On a side note,today is 16th April:
• I’ll stop procrastinating and work hard for Physics final on the 20th.
• I had Barbecue in Japanese style with my buddies at Zakkushi .*thumbs up*
• Wayne just got me an Olympic Coke Zero bottle. ^.^
*I really agree with Isis that Wayne you’re the best, wa wa wa wa!*
• I told myself that I’m good for 3 times.
• I found a guy who has the same birthday as me,woot!



Looks like today is another great day of mine.

Learning make up.

Mr.Sun was in a good mood today, he cheered everyone up with a large dose of sunshine.I’m so glad because that might indicate the start of my maximum sunglasses usage from today onwards, provided if Mr.Sun continues to stay cheerful like this. Speaking of sunglasses, I’m in despair of a better one before getting sun tanned. Although I love Mr.Sun so much, I'm reluctant to receive a souvenir from him.

Anyway, I started learning make up last term and tried out different make up styles at home before I had the courage to wear it out. Although my skills are improving as days pass by, what I’ve mastered is only the basic make up, which includes applying foundation, blusher, eye brow liner, lip gloss, mascara, and eyeliner.

Even learning how to draw an APPROPRIATE eyeliner took me a long time, I can’t really imagine how long will it take for me to master eye make up since it’s the most important step of the entire make up process. My friend says mastering eye make up will be sufficient for a girl to look pretty, as it makes a whole lot difference. Hmm, I think part of the reason is also because of the fake eyelashes which give you that dolly look.


Before and after pic.

Since I’m a PS noob, it’s important to make myself look decent first before taking a picture so that I don’t have to edit it at all. Perhaps that’s the reason which motivates me to learn make up, instead of mastering PS skills.

Having said that, I only put on make up when I’m going out with friends because I still can’t accustom myself to the wake-up-2-hours-earlier-before-class-just-to-make-up kind of lifestyle, and I’ll never will. Sleep and make up, a pig like me will obviously make a choice based on her nature, zzzzz. That's the right choice for me.

私わ幸せを感じる.

The Kenns just went to Kangarooland last month, with their papa and mama. Kangarooland was the place where their mama and papa graduated in university, that's why this trip must have brought back a lot of reminiscing memories to them. That time, there were only 2 of them. Now, the Kenns joined the family and brought them to a whole new level, in a good and happy way.

Eu Kenn= Energizer King

Big Kenn is so cheeky as usual. He goes to school nowadays and has learnt how to say "I love YiYi".

Jia Kenn=Joyous King

Small Kenn’s smile never fails to melt my heart. He has very charming smiles. So go baby J!

Really can’t wait to see these 2 small boyfriends of mine already. Seeing their growth and being part of their family is a tremendous feeling, especially when they used to be so tiny and gradually grew up and picked up things a bit by a bit.

Oh ya, Sai yi yi is going to be an aunt for the third time in October/November.That gives me a valid reason to anticipate more for October and November to come.BB, although I can’t be by your side when you first open your eyes, do come to the world in October if you can decide for yourself.

I’ll definitely share my birthday presents and wishes with you if that happens.

I give you my Pooh bear, okay?

Something to be experimented.

I just watched a video recently, it says:

无论自己发生什么事，都要对自己说:这是正常的
不要问：为什么我那么倒霉？

I think this applies a lot in our lives too. My cousin, Jovial, always asks us to be grateful with what we have, because your inner self will reflect your outer self and therefore your life. Instead of using negative phrases like, “I won’t”, “I can’t”, “I’ll try my best”, it’ll be more encouraging to say "I will", "I shall",and " I'll do my best". The positivity in these latter sentences give you more strength.

The last thing she says is to tell yourself that you’re good for 3 times a day.It makes you feel good about yourself, besides boosting up your confidence level.

“我很好，我很好，我很好.”
“我很勇敢，我很勇敢，我很勇敢.”
“我可以做到，我可以做到，我可以做到."

Does it really help? Let me experiment this and I’ll come back to you after a month.

Snowboarding

I went snowboarding in Whistler with my friends during Easter break.



I think most of you can foresee what’ll happen on a first timer in snowboarding. Indeed, I was so prepared for that to happen too because falling down is just so unavoidable for a newbie like me.

First time snowboarding= muscle ache+ blue black


Found a substitute for Bear Bear Young. * Bear bear young, come and join your buddy eh, looks like he’s promoting your Nam Wah Pai.*

Apparently, the first thing I learnt was digging my snowboard into the snow to control my speed.Then I learnt how to switch direction by shifting my force onto one side of the legs. It became smoother and smoother after some practices (still a lot of falling down at this stage, but it was getting better than before). I actually got the idea but my biggest failure was acrophobia. I seemed to freak myself out whenever I saw the steep slope, and I would automatically fall down on my own even if I could go on. I actually convinced myself to fall down.

OS: OKAY, IT WAS GETTING FASTER AND FASTER AND THE SLOPE WAS STEEP, I BETTER FALL DOWN FIRST.

EPIC FAIL MAN.

The lucky thing was I got someone to teach me and hold me face to face. My friend taught me patiently and accompanied me down the slope. I can thank him no more for sacrificing his fun snowboarding time for a noob like me.



Although Eu said I was considered ok for a first timer, I definitely still have a long way to go in becoming a decent snowboarder with better pose ( although my snowboard hit her once, hahahaha).

Blame my butt which kissed the snow too much, I suffered from severe muscle aches all over my body on the next day. I was dragging my body to lectures dreadfully, it was so painful that I claimed myself as a ‘half-disabled person’ for one day.

However, I have to admit that snowboarding is way more fun than skiing. I actually enjoyed my trip despite of the uncountable falls. Also, the weather was not as cold as I expected, which made my snowboarding trip a smooth and comfortable one.

I’ll surely become a good snowboarder one day. *feels shy to say pro*, so JUST WAIT FOR ME !!

It's not human that change, it's the life around them which changes.

I long observe this trend, people who’re generally blissful will be very optimistic with their life, while those who’re pessimistic will continue to feel bad about everything that happens to them, even if it’s a good thing. It’s funny how a person’s thought will be instantly influenced by their surroundings.

When a person is optimistic, she thinks that good things will eventually come with enough determination and patience. She thinks that pessimistic people are just being depressed because they don’t believe in miracles. It’s like the end of the world won’t come, and time will stop for her.

Can you believe that she used to be a pessimist just a few months back? Suddenly, she’s asking me to keep hoping for good things everyday, because wonderful things will eventually come to you.

When a person is pessimistic, she thinks that this world is not perfect, therefore there’ll surely be a minority bunch of people who are unlucky and continuously confronting bad things. Everyday’s like the end of the world to her, and nothing can be as bad as what she's going through now.

Can you believe that she used to be an optimist just a few months back? She said this world is beautiful, but she’s now telling me that the world is full of liars and betrayers.

Oh man, I’m gonna suffer from split personalities if I were to adjust my mind according to their beliefs. Few months ago, they didn’t use to think like this. The optimists used to be pessimists, but now they’re exchanging their roles and telling me ironic things which oppose to what they told me last time. Then now they’re asking me to see what they see and believe in what they believe. I feel like I'm even more confused than them, because I'm not sure if they really understand what they are believing, before they come and confuse me again.

I’m just amazed on how things can change within a short period, a few seconds, an incident, or even just a person holds the power to change something. Maybe it’s not the human who changes itself, but it’s the life around them which changes and therefore everything is different since then.

It’s not that I don’t change, but I’m very firm with my own belief. If your actions do not reflect your belief, how can I convince myself to believe that your words are reliable?

Maybe you’ll tell me the opposite things again after a few months.

But I'll be moved slightly if you work your belief.

I think it’s important to stick to your thoughts and be prepared for the worst to come, for you will know how to appreciate the best. The world won’t revolve for just one person, time still flies when we’re dying to hold a grip of it.Therefore,it's always more practical to grab your time and do the right thing, regardless of which group you fall into.Build and utilize your today for tomorrow,but not hoping for a better tomorrow without doing anything today.

You may call me stubborn, but I call it determination and super down to earth.

这就是我的生存之道。

Gloominess is leaving.

“Happy angel lost her way in finding you, but I’ll remind her. So don’t worry, be happy.”

I don’t want to sound so melancholy from this blog post onwards, it makes me feel sad when bestie reads my blog and tells me that my blog has become so gloomy nowadays. The previous post is just a minor problem of me, and the only healing potion is time, so just let me walk through the stage myself because I understand that no one can help me with this.

Don’t worry because it’s not the first time, therefore I can do it.


So, this is my recent life.

Cooked a hearty dinner for Eu’s birthday. We had a simple but chatty dinner session together, and this was definitely the most relaxing and content birthday celebration ever.

Why? Because we were all in pyjamas.

She rewarded us with a super-good-looking fruit platter which she made it by herself.



You know what? This platter also marked the first official banana I ate in Vancouver. Before that, I always had the illusion that bananas in Vancouver weren’t nice. After living here for almost 2 years, finally I know that they taste good.



Paralympic Opening



Dyed hair on my own for the first time. It’s reddish brown now, but I can’t seem to take a good picture with obvious hair colour in it, so more pictures next time.



Before dyeing my hair, I actually chopped a bunch of hair off because I couldn’t bear with its super complicated tangling. The daily task of untangling my hair annoyed me, so I decided to put an end with the annoyance. A scissor, 5 seconds, and it was settled.



Went to take pictures with WX and Eu on the second last day of Paralympic. It was so hilarious when we were busy taking pictures while the volunteers were busy clearing up the banners and flags.


Prom with the girls.
P/S: We shall go to a more decent prom next time.


Became Eu’s temporary Maria and cheered for her on Storm the Wall. I actually wanted to participate in this year’s Storm the Wall, but couldn’t find enough people to form a group. However, I’ll definitely climb that 12-foot wall before I graduate, that’s for sure.



Invented 莲藕汤板面. I never expect soup and noodle to blend together so well.