I knew someone would call me 'bout that score of 42. Anyway I see golf as a game of luck plus skill (for someone like me have to practice hard...dulu je lah).
How i got that score that day was just pure luck plus i knew the course since i used to play it almost every week. Its a tough course, its a walking course. Theres no luxury of sitting in a buggy. I can say it builds your endurance. First time i went there, I only played 9 holes cause of the heat and carrying my golf bag, they ran out of trolly's. Lost 6 balls and carded a score of almost 90. I wont complain cause thats where i first learned how to play. My second trip was on the 2nd week, lost almost 20 balls my score didn't change, but i was able to finish all 18 holes. I would be there almost every week, playing with a bunch of people i didn't know. getting tips here and there, some were good, some were bad. through all of that got to know a bunch of good friends.
Swing when you're winning
I guess the people i played with that day, were either having a bad day or they decided to me "peluang" since they usually "wallap" me everyweek.Thanks Capt Nasir and Tuan Anwar, hope this "continues" . Plus i think the cleveland wedge and the callaway 5 wood played a role too..eheheh. So to you people out there, kalau nak rasa main course yg very memenatkan then head on out to ILSAS Golf Course in Uniten, either you're gonna love it or your gonna hate it. Usually its the later. To StevieG, just because i carded a 42 dont think i already "terrer" i screwed badly during the 2nd nine.
Bahaya makanan segera -- 200 jenis produk digemari jadi punca pelbagai penyakit
Oleh: S. ANAND KUMAR dan NURUL ANUAR KARI
KUALA LUMPUR 20Feb.– Percayakah anda bahawa terdapat sekurangkurangnya 200 jenis makanan segera yang amat digemari rakyat negara ini menjadi punca pelbagai penyakit kritikal penduduk Malaysia.
Mereka terdedah kepada makanan itu yang mengandungi kandungan lemak trans-fats, gula, garam dan bahan kimia yang tinggi. Ia juga dikategorikan sebagai ‘sampah’ dan mengancam kesihatan terutama kanak-kanak.
Penyakit-penyakit yang dicetuskan oleh makanan ini adalah kegemukan, diabetes, jantung dan kanser.
Apa itu makanan segera? Laman web Wikipedia merujuk makanan segera sebagai makanan yang dimasak terlebih dahulu dalam jumlah yang besar dan cuma perlu dipanaskan semula mengikut kehendak pembeli.
Ia biasanya tidak berkhasiat dan pendedahan mengenai keburukannya mengatasi kebaikan.
Dalam konteks Malaysia, ia bukan lagi datangnya dari restoran-restoran makanan segera yang lazim dikenali, tapi merangkumi makanan sejuk beku yang dipercayai mengandungi bahan pengawet yang berbahaya.
Menurut Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP), antara makanan dan minuman segera yang dikategorikan sebagai tidak berkhasiat ialah mi segera, minuman bergas, gula-gula, burger dan coklat.
Makanan terbabit merupakan penyumbang kepada penyakit seperti sakit jantung, kencing manis, darah tinggi dan buah pinggang yang dihidapi kira-kira tiga juta penduduk negara ini.
Malah, dua juta rakyat negara ini iaitu 8.5 peratus daripada 26 juta penduduk, didapati menghidap penyakit diabetes, yang kebanyakannya berpunca daripada makanan.
CAP dalam kajiannya turut mendapati hampir keseluruhan murid-murid sekolah menjadi sasaran kepada makanan segera dan terdedah kepada gejala penyakit kritikal itu sejak di usia muda.
Presiden CAP, S. M. Mohamed Idris berkata, kandungan gula berlebihan dan pewarna tiruan merupakan antara ‘racun’ yang tersembunyi dalam makan segera.
Sementara itu, Pakar Perunding Perubatan Hospital Pakar Shah Alam, Dr. Zulkarnain Ahmad Hamidy berkata, pengambilan makanan segera yang berlebihan dan malas bersenam akan menyumbang kepada obesiti yang menjadi punca segala penyakit termasuk darah tinggi, masalah jantung, kencing manis dan kegagalan buah pinggang.
Katanya, kebanyakan menu makanan segera mengandungi kadar karbohidrat yang tinggi tanpa vitamin atau zat berfaedah terutama untuk kanak-kanak yang sedang membesar.
Beliau menjelaskan, kalori yang memasuki badan sukar untuk dibuang dan ini akan membawa kepada masalah kesihatan seperti kegemukan dan masalah jantung.
Menurutnya, sejumlah besar kalori dalam makanan segera tidak diperlukan dan akan mengganggu sistem metabolisme badan, seterusnya dikumpul menjadi lemak.
‘‘Oleh itu, amalan untuk mengekang pengambilan makanan segera perlu dimulakan dengan pendidikan golongan muda tentang pemakanan seimbang dari bangku sekolah lagi,’’ katanya.
Ibu bapa katanya, perlu menghentikan segera amalan ‘membesarkan’ anak-anak dengan makanan segera yang sememangnya diketahui mengandungi jumlah kalori yang tinggi.
Zulkarnain berkata, anak-anak tidak memahami baik buruk makanan segera tetapi tetap memilihnya disebabkan mentaliti yang diterap oleh ibu bapa masing-masing.
Pada masa yang sama, kajian CAP juga mendapati kanak-kanak yang gemar memakan makanan segera kurang aktif berbanding rakan sebaya mereka yang mengamalkan pemakanan sihat.
‘‘CAP mendefinisikan makanan segera sebagai ‘sampah’ kerana ia tidak berkhasiat dan boleh mendatangkan mudarat jika diambil dalam kuantiti yang banyak.
‘‘Pada kebiasaannya kanak-kanak yang mengambil makanan segera akan cepat kenyang dan tidak berselera terhadap makanan lain seperti nasi, sayur dan buah-buahan,’’ kata Mohamed Idris.
My take on this....hmmm...Well dont tell me they only knew about this???After consuming thousands of Big Macs, Maggi Mee etc the government had the brains to declare/"admit" its unhealthy. Dont tell me, after all this time, diaorg baru research and found out about "200 jenis produk digemari jadi punca pelbagai penyakit"?
Venetian chastity belt on display in the Doge's palace. (Claimed to be 16th–17th century.)
What is a chastity belt?
A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse and possibly masturbation. The purpose may also be to protect the wearer from rape or temptation. Devices have been created for males and females. The use of such devices against the wearer's will would now be considered abusive in most western societies.
The term "Chastity belt" is also used metaphorically in modern English to mean an overly protective device or practice. The term carries a derisive connotation and may also imply that the subject is antiquated, or is cumbersome, or provides unnecessary protection, or provides ineffective protection.
Tokoh agama, Datuk Abu Hassan Din Al-Hafiz baru-baru ini mencadangkan pemakaian cawat besi perlu dihidupkan kembali kerana wanita zaman kini banyak terdedah kepada jenayah rogol yang semakin berleluasa. Pada pendapat saya, cadangan ini:
To those who read my blog, i did mention about internet investment "scams". Got a call from my ex staff, asking me bout whether i made enough money or not. For me it was kind of funny, there were times when you were kind of short especially like right now. The house dah siap, just waiting for the CF, and i have tons of stuff to buy. Anyway, i wasnt that desperate. I told my friend, thanks and that was the end of our conversation.
The next day, my old secretary called me up asking about the same thing. Similar concept but under a different name. Said her husband joined and has been reaping the rewards. Like I said, its quite hard for me to believe such things, call me old fashion but i still believe in hard work.
To cut a long story short, during this Chinese New Year Holidays. An old school buddy/golfing buddy confessed that he also is participating in a similar scheme. It kind of made me laugh, when thinking back this is the same friend who "mati-mati" said he would rather put his money in ASB. Dude, I know you're gonna read this, but dont worry I'm joining the band wagon, but i'm joining for the sake of couriosity. Maybe after 100 days, I'll dump it into your scheme.
Since playing golf, i would spend most of my days off playing. Funny thing with golf is you can hit the longest drive and hit those irons flawlessly on the driving range. But everything goes downhill on the course. Like today, i carded a 42 on the 1st nine , but everything hancur when i played the 2nd nine. I even malu to declare my score today. On the way back, analysed what went wrong, refered back to those golf magazines guess i have to head back to the range.
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