I've almost finished reading John Robbins' "Healthy at 100"

I just realized that last month was the month I didn't have fast food or nasi lemak.

Quite an achievement for me!

Apparently, exercising after a pint of beer wasn't a good idea.

I felt very very tired at that point of time.

If you don't believe me - try it next time :P

In almost past one week, I would wake up at around 4AM for no reason.

Guess too many things that I've been worrying lately.

There are things that I just realised that, I have over-worried.

These few days, I'll attempt to see if I can 'reduce' the worries that was unnecessary.

I'm glad that, in a way, I'm given a chance to do so.

Latest research shows that (ya, we always have 'latest research')

We should sleep 6-8 hours, to reduce the risk of likeliness to 'die early'.

Sleeping less than 5 hours is definitely a no no.

via BBC

74KG means a total of 4KG lost

1) Sleep at least 7 hours a day (at least 50% on target) To Further Improve!
2) Drink at least 3 litres of fluid a day (at least 90% on target) PASSED!
3) At least a type of fruits a day (at least 98% on target) PASSED!
4) Less than 3 beer sessions a month (only had 2 sessions) PASSED!
5) 70KG by next CNY (currently 74KG - with 4KG lost) PASSED!
6) Less than 2 fast food per month PASSED! (1 session utilised - the pork burger @ Ninja Joe)
7) To have dinner before 8PM (at least 90% on target) PASSED!

Feeling great?

YES I AM!!!

I signed up as organ donor today (just sent out the form via snail mail)

I thought like, I've been fortunate to live till today.

If I have a healthy body, I should donate my healthy organs when I die one day, to the people who would need it.

When I discussed with my family about my decision, my mum was a bit shocked cos I suddenly mentioned about this thing.

But they supported my decision.

Therefore, from today onwards, I should take care of my body so that I'll have healthy organs - so that the patient who accepted the transplantation programme won't go for yet another round of suffering.

And with that, I told my family, so that, one day if I die, I get to live in another way.

If you are interested to become an organ donor, please click here

So far, it has been amazing:

1) Only 1 of my 3 beer session is utilised
2) None of my 2 fast food session is utilised

Great.

So I'm taking part for this year's, after my first attempt in last year.

Can the running speed be improved?

It will only be 'can'' if I start running now.

Else, dream on :P

1) Sleep at least 7 hours a day (at least 50% on target)
2) Drink at least 3 litres of fluid a day (at least 90% on target)
3) At least a type of fruits a day (at least 98% on target)
4) Less than 3 beer sessions a month FAILED
5) 70KG by next CNY (currently 78KG) FAILED (contributed by the SG trip, the weight was once 77 but now back to 78KG)
6) Less than 2 fast food per month PASSED! (it was the LONG JOHN SILVER in SG!!)
7) To have dinner before 8PM (at least 90% on target)

OK, let's see what I can do for this month.

So, after two months of testing, the person said it helped to 'reduce the menstrual pain' to a certain extend.

So, I take that this is a good investment.

For details of the product, read here

Java chips Frappacino (Venti) & Markss & Spencer all butter Viennese cookies

So this is my lunch.

My colleague said "Wah, you'll be thin and poor"

But not quite right on the thin part.

This drink is actually fatter than McChicken burger.



Fatter than a medium sized French Fries


And not surprisingly, fatter than a medium sized Coke.

So the final comparison:

McChicken medium set: 398 + 351 + 153 = 902kcal
Starbucks + cookies = 460 + 150 (1/4 of the total cookies) = 610kcal

So the summary is, fast food is still fatter, but frappucino isn't that healthy, either.

My weight reads 76KG

That's 2KG less, than a month ago.

is 75KG a possible target before 30/1/10?

My mind reads a 'BIG YES' :)

Broccoli.. or whatever

I went to FRIM this morning. It's been a while since I last did this timed training i.e. the climbing trip of the small little hill in that area (about 1000feet high)

A little history:
23/06/2008 - 21min 15secs
06/07/2008 - 17min 31secs
06/08/2008 - 16min 30secs

This time, I'M SURPRISED! I thought like - well, it's been a while, and I haven't been living healthy lately...

BUT.... it took me 15min 38secs!!!

Ah, I see light for the Mulu trip :P

Went to FRIM with TC & Goh earlier this morning.

They had other plan later so we were had to walked fast.

So an hour of journey took us like, 45 minutes?

After that TC said it's rather tiring.

I told her "If you come out exercise and yet you don't feel tired, what's the point of doing exercise?"

"It makes no difference with those old folks who would goyang (shake) their hands in front of the house after dinner"

Goh added "And yet they'll say it's tiring enough"

I concur. :)

So last Saturday I tried to push the limit and see where's my stamina level.


I climbed up a small hill - in a rush mode.

So from the start of the brisk walk to half of the hill (which normally took me 25 minutes) - it took me about 20 minutes.

But the 5 minutes-saving cost a lot in the latter stage - I felt myself feeling drowsy, felt like throwing up, and got the feeling of "how nice if I could sleep now"


Tried to act that I was in control - I acted as if I was doing meditation.


So later on, at the canopy walk area there, I saw a fella carrying a guitar - I mean, was he having a performance for the animal in this jungle or what?

The bottom line is: My stamina is at the red light status. A lot of works need to be done for the coming Mulu trip, two months later.

So there's this first test result from my colleague - who inspired me to start this project.

The result - he slept soundly (he's got insomnia problem too - I only learned that when he told me the outcome) but the baby was still wide awake.

His wife gotta wake him up by beating him with pillow.

My colleague's comment "It's too comfortable to listen to the music. Unfortunately it won't work for the baby"

So the good news is, at least it works for the adult :)

For the past few weeks' FRIM session, me and my friends been using the trail that will need some little 'skill' or 'thinking' on how to reach the destination.

It's fun and interesting to find 'path'

But definitely no fun if you drop into the water.

Btw, I didn't step into the gym centre for almost 1 month liao.

Damn.

Now, the rest will be the testers :P

Background
The aim of this project is to help the babies or even the adults to fall asleep easily during the night time.

I, for one, suffer the occasion insomnia - randomly.

(Hence the usage of aroma therapy product, just FYI)

What motivated me to find this particular music was when I found my colleague came into office in an exhausted look - asked for the reason why - it's because the baby would wake up and crying in the middle of night, frequently.

Project sort of started on 26/10, when I collected some Bach's music to test(detailed post, here)
Then, in the second week, I found that it wasn't quite useful, so I used Google to search for alternative, and found this album - The Mozart Effect: Music for Babies, Vol. 2: Nighty Night

It has 4.5 /5 stars on Amazon, so I thought of giving it a try.

So by logic, the music that works for the active babies in the middle of night, should work for adults, too.

Testing and Filtration
A week of listening test was given, with me as the tester - in non-good sleep environment.

In 5 out of 7 days, these things were refrained to aid my sleeping:
1) Air conditioning (means, only ceiling fan was used)
2) Aroma therapy product (such as pillow spray & burning essential oil)

And I had even tried to go to bed earlier than usual (normally it's 12.30am++). I slept at 11PM+- in 5 out of 7 days.

Test Summary
Day 1
Slept @ track#5

Found that track#4 Symphony No. 11 in D Major, K. 84: Andante was louder than the rest of tracks.

The album from the next day onwards reduced to total of 8

Day 2
Slept @ 1 album cycle + track#7
(With the aid of pillow spray + aircon, cos I drank caffeine drinks before I slept)

Day 3
Slept @ track#4

Day 4
Slept @ track#5

Day 5
Slept @ track#3

Day 6
Slept @ 1 album cycle + track#3
(With the aid of pillow spray + aircon, cos I had 3 hours of nap in the evening + I was awaken by a text message)

Day 7
Slept @ track#3

How I Did the Testing?
I playback these MP3 using my handphone's loudspeaker - not at very high quality but hey, the point here is to make you sleep, not music review, right?

Summary

Final Tracklisting
1. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Deh! Vienialla Finestra
2. Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K. 331: Andante Grandioso
3. String Quartet No. 10 in C Major, K. 170: Adagio
4. Divertimento in D Major, K. 131: Adagio
5 Oboe Quartet in E Flat Major, K. 407: Andante
6. String Quartet in B Flat Major, K. 174: Adagio
7. Divertimento in B Flat Major, K. 287: Adagio
8. Clarinet Quintet in a Major, K. 581: Larghetto

Total Playtime: 45minutes

So I thought the test was quite ok. Further testing will be done by my friends, but I guess, the important thing is, we can have better sleeping quality.

Yep, insomnia is frustrating. I know and hence I did this :P

Limited time download: HERE

P/S: Oh, and another tips from my friend, Sherry: she let the baby drink the milk @ 11PM, then the baby would sleep till 7AM (i.e. the next day).

Hope this will help for the insomnia-er too.

Thanks, Sherry :)