I was tagged…

The rules:

•  Write three (3) interesting facts about the person who gave you this award.
•  Jot down ten (10) interesting facts about yourself or your hobbies.
•  Pick your seven (7) most deserving recipients and describe them.
•  Leave a comment on the recipients’ blog to tell them they’ve been tagged.

Question 1 : 3 interesting facts about the person who gave you this award.

About Fath :

1. Computer whiz… anything ’bout computers are all on her fingertips
2. A simple person yet attractive… hehe
3. Loves fast food / CRS b’coz everytime i go out with her roommate, she’ll ask us either to buy her KFC or McD or            Subway if not CRS.

Question 2 : 10 interesting facts about yourself or your hobbies.

1. i love pink. most of my things and clothes are pink in colour.
2. love to learn new things
3. enjoy eating & trying out new food
4. love Mega Sale…heheh
5. shy but can talk a lot when meeting the right person
6. can be a little mischievous at a time. hee..
7. was called “amoi” when i was in Year 6
8. like spicy food a lot
9. enjoy holidays very much.. tiap kali sblm start sem tgk kalendar akademik bila tarikh cuti
10. a sentimental person kot…hihi

Question 3: 7 most deserving recipients and describe them.

1. iqa : my great buddy yg slalu teman jln2
2. ain : someone describes her as ‘muka x bersalah’
3. saadah : always excited ’bout her SIMS..hehe
4. izzati : Britney’s hard die fan..ade perfume Britney & CD Britney
5. pieya : very cute that people thought that she’s still in school..hee
6. hocuspocus : mse kecik2 dl ske main air dgn my bro..haha

Fath, x cukup lg sorg…xpe ek.hehe

USANA on Breakfast Show at NTV 7

N is my letter

Tagged by Saadah

Rules: It’s harder than it looks! Copy to your own post, erase my answers, enter yours and tag people you want. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real; nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can’t use your name for the boy/girl name question.

1. What is your name : Nur Ilyana
2. A four letter word : nice
3. A boy’s name : nafiz
4. A girl’s name : nurin
5. An occupation : nanny… em..sesuai ke? nurse la..
6. A color : navy blue… tu je yg terfikir
7. Something you’ll wear: necklace
8. A food : nasi goreng cili padi, my fav…
9. Something found in the bathroom: nail…for hanging mirrors on the wall
10. A place :  New Zealand
11. A reason for being late : nak breakfast dulu… =)
12. Something you’d shout : ngantuknya…!!! berlaku apabila mengantuk tp x leh nk tido
13. A movie title : Nodame Cantabile
14. Something you drink : Neslo
15. A musical group : N.W.A
16. An animal : nightingale…a small passerine bird
17. A street name : Nuri..Jalan Nuri
18. A type of car: Nissan Cefiro
19. Title of a song : Now You Got It by Gwen Stefani

I wanna tag : Ain, hocuspocus

Life Without Limbs

Hi all.

This time I want to share something interesting that might open our mind and soul.

Hope we all could gain something from this video.  ( I also would like to dedicate this video to my business partners, Sya and Pieya. ^^ )

 

Here are some links related to Nick :

1. http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/archives/2005/march/0305article5.shtm

2. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=84556809

But I Eat Fruits & Vegetables !

We know how difficult it is to provide three fresh, balanced meals each day for our family. Yet, many people continue to believe that “we can get everything we need from food”.

In practice, even very careful eaters find it difficult to ensure that they receive the range of essential viramins, minerals and polynutrients in their daily diet.

Here are some reasons :

1. Food choice and habit

We don’t eat sufficiently wide in variety, often sticking to the few types of food that we like. Spinach may be full of nutrients, but Popeye isn’t necessarily healthy if that’s all he eats.

2. Over cooking

Heat destroys many valuable food nutrients. But for the sake of taste, we continue to boil,fry,roast and grill the goodness out of our food.

3. Variation in nutrient content

The same food – cultivated in different locations, planted in different seasons, or processed to different degrees – can end up containing very different nutrient profiles.

A nutritional supplement does not replace a healthy diet. But proper supplementation can bridge the gap between what our body needs in optimal nutrition, and what most of us actually get from food.

“Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. Pending strong evidence of effectiveness from randomized trials, it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements.”

(Robert H. Fletcher,MD,MSc. Kathleen M. Fairfield,MD,DrPH.Journal of American Medical Association)

The Orange Question

Good you’ve eaten a fresh orange. But one orange can have five times more nutritional value that another.

Which one did you just eat?

( Source : Health & Freedon Newspaper Malaysia, USANA Health Science)

A Coincidence

Of all many places I’ve known and of all many people I’ve met before, it was really shocked  to know that the boys working at the kiosk are from Johor, more precisely Kulai. hehe..

When I was in primary school, there’s one girl named Haslina. She’s a sweet lady who always smile and she always do ponytail. I’m quite jealous at her at that time b’coz my hair is not as long as her. (hehe..)

She’s now having a practical at a school where my mother works. One day, they were chit-chatting and only then we came to know that his brother is working here. Some of the conversations are like this …

Haslina : Adik saya keje kt upm, cikgu.

Ibu : Kt upm kt mana?

Haslina : Kolej 17. Keje dgn pkcik saya. Dia keje kt kedai sebelah koperasi.

Ibu : Eh,ily kt kolej 17…

Haslina : Entah2 ily kenal adik saya…

Later that evenng my mom told me about her conversations and I was a little bit shocked but quite excited. hehe.. I plan to go to kiosk on d next day but since Iqa and I planned to go to Mines on the next day, my plan was postponed (not cancelled).

The following day (on Saturday), after came back from Seminar Asas Keusahawanan which is compulsory for us taking MGM 3180 to attend to…I walked to kiosk with the hope that it’s opened and Haslina’s brother (Aizuddin) was there. Unfortunately, he wasn’t there so I asked the boy on duty whether he knew Aizuddin.

Me : Dik, ada x org nama Aizudin keje sini.

Adik koop : Ada..kenapa kak?

Me : Tak ada ape,satu kampung…

Adik koop : Akak duduk mana?

Me : Taib Andak.. (huu..x pasal2 mengaku org kg Mawi)

Adik koop : Oo…saya pun org sana jugak. Saya dengan dia la. Saya ddk Anjaria.

Me : (tetibe je jadik sronok jmpa org kg) Lahir thn brp ea?

Adik koop : 91.

Me : Ingat x cikgu zaharah? Akak ni anak dia la..

Adik koop : Ingat. Oo.. Aizudin ada kt kdai fotostat tu.

Me : Oo..k,k..

(begitulah lebih krg perbualan kami w’pun pnjg lg sebenanrnya)

When I thought about that again, it’s quite funny b’coz I walked to kiosk right after coming back from banquet hall and just bought an orange Tropicana Twister so that I can go to the counter and asked about Aizudin.

I was quite reluctant to go to photocopy shop after that b’coz there are other persons there too. But then, I walked into the shop and saw a chubby boy inside sitting in front of the computer with abg kdai fotostat next to him. So, I just waith there for a while until abg kedai fotostat asked me something.

Abg fotostat : Nk print ke?

Me : Tak..nk jumpa dia ni. (sambil tunjuk kt aizudin) Aizudin Ilham ke ni?

Aizudin : Eh..ye..kenapa? (dlm nada terkejut)

Me : Ingat x cg zaharah (skali lg gne nama mak,huhu..) ? Akak ni anak dia.

Aizudin : Ingat…oo

(pastu adik koop-Ayat tu pun masuk)

Ayat : Akak ni..anak cg zaharah. Dia ni baik dgn akak kau.

Aizudin : Tau..akak aku ada cite.

Ayat : Akak amik course apa,kak?

Me : Biomedic

Aizudin : Sem brp?

Me : Ada lg sethn.

Mse tu kt kdai fotostat ada 2 org, adik kdai fotostat tu tnya.. ” kenapa tu?”

Abg kdai fotostat : Jejak kasih..

(huu..segan jugak time tuh)

We talked a lil’ bit after that and before I left, I gave both of them my business cards (hehe…one of my mission going to the kiosk). Later in the evening I called my mom, told her everything and we laughed. Hurm..i never thought that I’d meet someone from Taman Anjaria here in K17 and I never thought they were my juniors actually. It’s a small world after all…

A Weekend at Home

There’s only one day left for me to study and revise everything before the test week. It’s quite a tense situation. And at this moment, I really miss home… Feel like wanna go home again…

Last week, I went back to my hometown in Johor for about 3 nights & 3 days. I went home on Thursday. Soon after finishing our last class, we rushed to our room and packed everything to go home. Saadah and I are both from Johor but we live in different district. Saadah lives in Pengerang (near to Singapore) whereas I live in Kulai (Mawi’s & Que Haidars’s hometown ).

The weather was nice on that day. Our hearts were full of excitement as it had been almost a month since we last went home. Halfway to Pudu, it was suddenly raining. We looked at each other cluelessly and could only pray that we managed to reached Puduraya on time. Finally, we succeeded to board the bus on time (4pm) after went through heavy rain and got drenched. It was very cold in the bus and we had to bare with it. It was quite not a very smooth journey for both of us but thinking of our home made us become strong and patient. Hehe..

I reached home at about 15 to 10. After unpacked my bags, I went to sleep. On the next day, I went to my grandparents’ house. My parents were working on that day and I felt bored staying alone at home. So, I hang out with my little cousins at my grandparents’.

I have 5 cousins from my mother’s side and 3 of them stay with my grandparents. The only girl out of 3 is Echah, a 5 year old girl. At first, she seemed a little bit shy but after a few minutes she came to me and asked me to unpack some sweets for her. Later, she played with my handphone and sang a song from Agnes Monica, Matahariku. It’s amazing that she cam remember about 80% of the lyrics. Then, she tried to snap some pictures using my handphone.

her first attempt...

Her first trial. Not a good pic… so I asked her to try again and again.

Finally….

at last she managed to get a good pic..

tadaa…she succed (thanks to her kak long for teaching the right techniques, hee..)

Later, she took her brother’s pic..

Echah's brother, Haziq...

I stayed there until late afternoon because Echah didn’t allow me to go back. Later in the evening, we went to school to fetch my mother and her 2nd brother, Iman…

Iman, a mischevious boy...

It’s really fun to play with her as she’s cute and smart. I really miss them all…

Aisyah Sofea...

Echah loves pink...

Missing The Moments…

Lately, I miss my old friends a lot. It has been a long time since we last met and hung out together. Responsibilities and busyness has stolen most of our times to be together. Yet, it doesn’t mean that we forget each other. It’s just we can’t meet each other often. But then, the thick and thin that we went through together are still fresh in our minds…

 

from left : me, aini & ija

 

We are best friends since we were in KMJ. They are very nice persons, funny, sporting,supportive,etc..etc.. We make a team of four including Ikha and each of us has our own nicknames which only 4 of us know them. (maybe 5 or 6 now, i think)

Ija & I are studying at the same uni. but we seldom meet each other as my college is quite far & a little bit isolated  from hers. But we still hang out together sometimes. We once merempit together to Alamanda and watched Inkheart..(one of the best movie i’ve watched this year) Ija is a happy go luck girl and looks sweet even if she doesn’t smile.  Mungkin sbb tu dia ramai peminat kot..hehe

Aini is studying at UKM (this sem is her final sem) and we never meet each other after matric. until this sem but now we often meet each other because we have a business together. hee.. She is now much more fairer and radiant after consuming USANA products. I got to know her because she’s a friend of Ikha and coincidently we stayed at the same hostel but different floor. And it’s quite surprised that we were also in d same class. That’s what people call jodoh kot.. When she was in matric. , her Kedah slanga was quite strong..hehe.. There’s one word I learnt from her and Ikha that I still remember until now which is “ketegak/ketegaq” (i don’t know d real spelling) which means degil (some sort like that la..) She already has a sweetheart now (which she kept it a secret from us at first but I already knew it from her fster). Hehe.. And as for now, the cat has been out of the bag. hee..;)

 

ikha & me

 

 

I knew Ikha when we were in matric. We were in the same group during orientation week, we stayed in the same hostel & we were in the same practicum and that’s how we became close. I miss Ikha a lot. It has been a year since we last met. She’s a medical student at UM and has always been very busy. But I believe she never forget us and I always pray that one day 4 of us can hang out together again like before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

wan...

 

This is Suhanidah, my best friend when I was in STF. We call her Wan. She’s a Sabahan. She’s a very cute girl & has a soft voice. We never meet again after SPM but we still keep in touch. She sat in the same row with me in class and we always finish homework together after prep. class. She’s now studying at UMS and I don’t know when we’re going to meet again but I’m certain that we’ll meet again as I’m going to attend her wedding when the time comes. Hehe…

 

 

 

 

~ “Friendship is the golden thread that ties all hearts together” ~

USANA Health Sciences : The Essentials

Nowadays, there are many health products in the market and all of them claim that their product is good and effective.

However, how far is truth we do not know. But USANA’s different. Their products are indeed highly potent, safe and guaranteed. Let me explain why do I say that.

1. Its experts are at the forefront of nutritional sciences.
2. USANA’s formulas are scientifically proven and it uses first class, highly bioavailable ingredients.
3. USANA complies with Pharmaceutical GMP.
4. Many nutritional experts trust USANA and its products are listed in Physician’s Desk Reference (US) & Master Index of Medical Specialities/MIMS (Malaysia).

Ok, I’ve introduced a little bit of USANA to you all, now let’s have a look at the products.

Essentials

 The ESSENTIALS’s provides the foundation of USANA’s nutritional system. It delivers a comprehensive range of nutrients that include essential vitamins, minerals and cofactors needed for long-term optimal health of every adult. It also contains a wide range of antioxidants to protect the body from oxidative stress.

This product is a Gold Medal winner and a top 5-Star rated nutritional supplement in the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements (4th Ed.), which grades over 1500 supplements in North America. (Source : Pg.77,MacWilliam,Lyle.”Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements”,4th Edition, Northern Dimensions Publishing,2007.

Among the contents of AO PRO are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin B, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, inositol, alpha lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, gluthatione, lutein and a few more daily needs compound. Vitamin E is one of the important antioxidant in human body as it maintains the integrity of cell membrane whereas the Vitamin C is in the form of mineral ascorbate that lengthens the activity of vitamin C in our body. USANA uses carotenoid beta-carotene which is a provitamin from Vitamin A that will only become Vitamin A when needed. Other than that, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoid antioxidants that are useful in fighting free radicals. AO Pro also contains Vitamin B complex that is important in energy production, metabolism and growth.

CHELATED MINERALS functions are to fight damage done by free radicals with a balanced amount of minerals. At the same time, it maintains important minerals to protect metabolism function & promotes a healthy immune system. All the minerals are bioavailable and the addition of trace minerals contribute to a balanced and perfect supplements. CHELATED MINERALS contain calcium, magnesium, iodine, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, silicon and vanadium.

To know more about the products or to get the products, you can log on to www.usana.com or e-mail me, Ilyana at blanchenoire_yinyang10@yahoo.co.uk

USANA Health Sciences, Nutritionals You Can Trust…

USANA RESET Program : A Jumpstart To A Lifetime Of Healthy Eating Habits

Hi all. First of all, I’d like to introduce you all to USANA Health Sciences. Maybe you haven’t heard about it before. USANA is a company with well-known high quality nutritional products. USANA is quite new in Malaysia in which it came in 2007. Although it’s still new in Malaysia, but it is already well-known worldwide.  USANA Essentials (one of its product) were ranked “Best of the Best” in the latest (4th Ed.) of MacWilliam’s guide (Comparative Guide To Nutritional Supplements). The product is also one of four to receive highest Gold Medal rating. USANA is also a multiple-year winner of the Utah Best of State Award for Best Dietary Supplement Company and all of their products are listed in Master Index of Medical Specialties (MIMS).

Some of you might be wondering how do I get to know USANA? My best friend, Aini introduced me to USANA after she herself seen the effectiveness of the product and after trying some of the products, I believe in its quality and reliability. One of my coursemates try the RESET program and in 5 days I saw her changes. Since a few of my friends are trying to lose weight and seems interested in this product, so I’d like to share this info with you all.

Healthy eating and active lifestyle are major factors for successful long term weight management. Weight management program with low Glycemic Index (GI) foods can help us in achieving our goal.

USANA's RESET helps to lose the craving

The 5-Day RESET Program is a nutritionally balanced program of macronutrients (high quality protein, good carbohydrates and healthy fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals and antioxidants). The program is simple can be summarized into 2 steps.

• Lose The Cravings

As the foundation of a nutritious diet, low glycemic food release energy slowly and do not cause drastic blood glucose spikes and crashes. Therefore you don’t feel hungry as quickly, so you don’t feel an overwhelming needs to eat, which may help you lose weight.

• Find The New You

After you have completed the first 5 days with 5-day RESET, make the new healthy habits part of your lifestyle by choosing the next phase that is right for you.

Nutrimeals

Essentials

In this program, you can choose either to follow all the 3 phases or just 2 phases only.

1. First 5 days

   Take only NUTRIMEAL + Essentials + fruits/vegetables. Do not eat rice,meat, fish or any other food at all. Drink 8-10 glasses of water everyday and avoid strenous exercise and athletic activity. Walk for 20-30 minutes everyday, about 3000 steps. 6th day onwards…

   Congratulations as now you’ve RESET your body. Next you can choose either transform phase or maintain phase.

2. Transform

   You have completed RESET and ready to lose more weight. At this stage, you can eat other foods but remember only once a day and make sure that they are low glycemic meals. Continue to take 2 servings of NUTRIMEAL. Stay on Phase II (Transform) until you’ve reached your weight goal. Then, go to Phase III.

3. Maintain

             You’ve reached you goals and would like to maintain your current healthy weight. Continue to eat one shake  and 2 healthy snacks daily. Continue taking USANA Essentials, Proflavanol and drinking 8-10 glasses of water daily. Increase activity level, gradually up 10 000 steps per day.

It is suggested that you take these products to you physician and seek his/her advice if you intend to change your diet, begin an exercise program, are pregnant, lactating, have allergies, are taking medication or are under the care of  a physician. USANA’s RESET : 5-Day High-Fibre Cleanse is FOOD, not a DRUG.

As with any health or fitness program, a sensible eating plan and regular exercise are required in order to achieve long-term weight loss results. Results will vary. Children under the age of 18 should not participate in the RESET program, except on the advice of their physician or dietician.

For a list of low-glycemic snack and meals, log on to www.usana.com/reset. To get the product or wanna get more information, e-mail me at blanchenoire_yinyang10@yahoo.co.uk :)

Together we make healthy habits part of our lifestyle…