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working :(

I can't get the Post Via Email to work.
I can't get the Mail post on Publish to work.

BAKA

Bloggie.com Email doesn't work :(

A & F, H & M, RAVE

Oh yeah, got a shirt, skirt, sweat pants, shorts and tank top ;)

Free MP3

I downloaded a whole bunch of cool independent music from http://music.download.com today. I only checked out the "Electronic & Dance" section because I need a CD for my treadmill workout sessions ;)

The banned A & F catalog (softporn?)

Google Ponders Gmail Risks

By TechWeb News , InternetWeek
Jun 21, 2004 (7:00 PM)
URL: http://www.internetweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22101184

"We know that some people have raised privacy concerns, primarily over Gmail's targeted ads, which could lead to negative perceptions about Google. However, we believe Gmail protects a user's privacy," the company said in the filing.

HUA MEI UPDATE: IS SHE PREGNANT?

The whole chunk copied from: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandas/hua_mei/huamei_update6-04.html

June 16, 2004 - Media outlets in China are reporting that San Diego Zoo-born giant panda Hua Mei may be pregnant. Hua Mei is the first foreign-born panda to return the giant panda homeland of China, and is currently living at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong Nature Reserve.

Although the San Diego Zoo hopes Hua Mei is pregnant, there is no way to be certain at this early stage. A team of giant panda researchers just returned from a visit to the Wolong Nature Reserve and a ccording to staff there, Hua Mei had a very strong estrus for two days in mid April, and mated with male Ling Ling on both days. She was then artificially inseminated for the three following days with sperm from a second male, Shuan Shuan.

At this early date in a presumed pregnancy, detection of a fetus by ultrasound is not possible. In addition, the hormonal profiles that often are diagnostic in other mammals can be misleading in giant pandas because of the occurrence of false pregnancies. During a false pregnancy, the panda female will show many of the signs of a true pregnancy, including nest preparation and even the beginnings of lactation. Although there is cautious optimism that Hua Mei is pregnant, confirmation by way of ultrasound will not be possible until just a few days before her projected delivery date at the end of August.

The San Diego Zoo has had two giant pandas born at the SBC Giant Panda Research Station, Hua Mei and Mei Sheng. At the time of Hua Mei’s birth in 1999, researchers could only positively confirm Bai Yun’s pregnancy three days before she gave birth. Even with the latest advances in technology, researchers could only confirm Bai Yun’s recent pregnancy with Mei Sheng in 2003 two weeks before she gave birth. Typically giant pandas breed in the spring and give birth in late summer. For both Hua Mei and Mei Sheng, positive confirmation of pregnancy could not be determined until August.

Messy Diet

Was it the big meal at Taipet Tokyo or was it that 1/2 pound cake. Was it 2 pounds of sunflower seeds or was it my finger nails...

I don't know but something responsible for messing up my stomach today at work. I'm glad I survived and came home safe...

Oh, and I gained 3 lbs. >_<

Portrait

My quick little portrait! from http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/

X-tina on Elle

Recent issue of ELLE features Christina Aguilera. What a make over...

non-sugar

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1101040621-650746,00.html
Sunday, Jun. 13, 2004
The Atkins Ornish South Beach Zone Diet
Dr. Dean Ornish offers a diet everyone can agree on
By DEAN ORNISH, M.D.
One of the most encouraging developments to come out of the TIME/ABC News Summit on Obesity earlier this month was an emerging consensus among nutrition experts about what constitutes a healthy diet. Here, one of America's most prominent diet gurus summarizes key points of agreement.

As a veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use. Significant points of difference persist, but there is a real convergence of ideas happening and more consensus than many realize.


For example, I have become more mindful of the importance of limiting the intake of simple or refined carbohydrates ("bad carbs") such as sugar and white flour than I was when I began doing cardiac research 27 years ago. Likewise, the Atkins acolytes have started to highlight the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables ("good carbs") rather than emphasize bacon and Brie. Meanwhile, the American Heart Association recently revised its guidelines to include the considerable benefits of omega-3 fatty acids.

So, where do most of us agree?

1. AVOID TRANS-FATTY ACIDS AND PARTLY HYDROGENATED FATS ("BAD FATS"). They increase the shelf life of food products but decrease the shelf life of people who eat them.

2. CONSUME SOME OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS EVERY DAY ("GOOD FATS"). Only three grams a day may reduce your risk of sudden cardiac death as much as 50% to 80%, lower your triglycerides, reduce inflammation (e.g., arthritis) and may help prevent cancer. You can eat fish — including salmon, mackerel and halibut — or take fish-or flaxseed-oil capsules from which contaminants have been removed.

3. EAT FEWER "BAD CARBS" LIKE SUGAR AND WHITE FLOUR. They are low in fiber, so you get a double whammy: a lot of calories that don't fill you up and, because such carbs are absorbed quickly, a blood-sugar spike and an insulin surge, causing you to gain weight.

4. EAT MORE "GOOD CARBS" LIKE FRUITS, VEGETABLES, LEGUMES AND UNREFINED GRAINS SUCH AS WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR AND BROWN RICE. They are rich in fiber, which slows absorption and fills you up before you take in too many calories.

5. CALORIES COUNT. It's not low fat vs. low carb. You can eat fewer calories by eating less food — which is why you can lose weight on any diet that restricts entire categories of foods or limits portion sizes — but you may get hungry and gain it back. Fat has 9 calories per gram, but protein and carbohydrates have only 4 calories per gram, so when you eat less fat, you consume fewer calories without having to eat less food. So eat less fat and fewer simple carbs.

6. WHAT YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR DIET IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT YOU EXCLUDE. There are at least a thousand substances that help protect against chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer. With few exceptions, those protective substances are found in good carbs such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.

7. LOSE WEIGHT IN A WAY THAT ENHANCES HEALTH RATHER THAN HARMS IT. You can lose weight by smoking cigarettes or taking such stimulants as amphetamines, fen phen and ephedra, but they are not healthful ways of doing so.

8. ENERGY BALANCE IS IMPORTANT. You lose weight when you burn more calories (exercise) than you consume.

9. EXERCISE MORE. Simple changes like taking the stairs, parking a little farther away and walking 30 min. a day can make a difference. Small increases can lead to big improvements over time.

10. EAT LESS RED MEAT. Dr. Atkins may have disagreed, but it's loaded with artery-clogging saturated fat and has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.

11. BEGIN BY MAKING MODERATE CHANGES IN YOUR DIET. IF YOU WANT TO LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL OR WEIGHT EVEN MORE OR IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE AND WANT TO REVERSE IT, YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE BIGGER CHANGES.

12. TALK TO SUPPLIERS. Encourage foodmakers and restaurants to make it convenient and pleasurable to eat more healthfully.

13. CHOOSE QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. Smaller portions of good foods are more satisfying than larger portions of junk foods, especially if you pay attention to what you're eating.

You have a wide range of dietary choices; it's not all or nothing. If you go on a diet and feel constrained, you are more likely to drop it. But if you see your food choices each day as part of a spectrum, then you are more likely to feel free and empowered. If you indulge yourself one day, you can eat more healthfully the next. To the degree you move in a healthful direction on the food spectrum, you're likely to feel better, lose weight and gain health.

Dr. Ornish, director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, is the author of Eat More, Weigh Less and other best sellers

I miss I-HOP

I'm pissed. 4rd week on Atkins and I only lost 8 lbs. Two weeks ago I lost 10 and it came up to 8 lbs. and stopped...

I feel so tired and lack of energy. My grocery bills ran super high this month due to expensive Low-carb products. (I prefer Atkins. KETO brand sucks ass)

And tomorrow is Kheang's birthday. We'll be having lunch at a Japanese/Chinese place. I'll be eating way over 20g. + lots of sugar for sure.

Well, starting next week I'll give it another try. Amazon just shipped two Southbeach Diet books (one is a cookbook) to me and I hope to switch to Southbeach for a couple weeks or so. If I can't lose more than 15 lbs., that's it for me. Low carb sucks! I miss I-HOP!

DOPE!

The Seven Dwarfs go to the Vatican, and because they are "the
seven dwarfs" they get ushered into see the Pope. Dopey leads the pack.

"Dopey my son," says the Pope, "what can I do for you?"
>Dopey asks, "Excuse me, Your Excellency, but are there any
dwarf nuns in Rome?"
>The Pope wrinkles his brow at the odd question, thinks for a
moment and answers, No Dopey, there are no dwarf nuns in Rome."
>In the background a few of the dwarfs begin giggling.
>Dopey turns around and gives them a glare, silencing them.
Dopey turns back to face the Pope.
>"Your Worship, are there any dwarf nuns in all of Europe?"
>The Pope, puzzled again, thinks for a moment and then answers,
"No Dopey, there are no dwarf nuns in all of Europe."
>This time all the other dwarfs burst into laughter.
>Once again, Dopey turns around and silences them all with an
angry glare.
>Dopey turns back to the Pope and says, "Mr. Pope, are there ANY
dwarf nuns in the whole world?"
>The Pope answers, "I'm sorry, my son, there are no dwarf nuns
anywhere in the
>world."
>The other dwarfs collapse into a heap, rolling, and laughing,
pounding on the floor,
>tears rolling down their cheeks as they begin chanting:


>"Dopey screwed a penguin! Dopey screwed a penguin!"

Pet at work

My co-worker has a little fish bowl in her cubicle. Everytime when she's out of the office, she will *REMIND* me to feed her fish for her.

"Can you feed my fish? Here...give this much, every two-three hours"

Yes, I can feed the fish. I can feed the fish ONCE and he will have food for the entire weekend.

What in a name?

G	Goofy
O	Organic
L	Loud
F	Flirtatious
Y	Yucky

Name / Username:

Name Acronym Generator
From Go-Quiz.com

Stormy Evening

I love storm. I love the dark cloud and cool heavy rain.

It's raining pretty hard outside right now. There's storm warning in our area until 9PM today. I hope the electric won't go out (though I like candle lights). I've got so much to do on my computer.

RIGHT CLICK

I told my co-worker today...
"When you're working with Microsoft applications, *Right Click* is your best friend"

Have I mentioned I want a baby?

Hello Blogspot!

And this blogspot thing...

I gotta say is the EASIEST blog setup in the world. (Unless there's something else easier in Mars) I wasn't in the mood to set up server info. to create a new blog (this one) on my own server so I decided to register a new blog through blogspot. Heck, I didn't even register... I just put in the name of the blog I want and VOILA! ... I got my post post up within 60 seconds >_<

I will never EVER cheat on google and blogger. Not in this lifetime. Yeah yeah I fell for movabletype, wordpress and pLog for a while but nothing compares to blogger. (overall...)

Hello Yahoo!

Yeah...

All the cool names are gone so I am going to use this one. Now just wanted to use this blog to extensively blog about random things I encounter. Usually, I write a diary type blog a few times a week but with this blog, I'll just put whatever, whenever...

First thing I want to mention is "Yahoo Mail", the "New" and "Improved"! Finally Yahoo catched up with Gmail and giving members 100MB + 10MB single email size. Yahoo! Love it! I don't have to login every other days just to dump those nasty spams in the "Bulk mail" folder anymore.