Sound Trouble!

Testing... testing... 1, 2, 3.... haa?? Apa dia?

Urgh... Nak burp... sakit
Nak menguap.... sakit
Baring mengiring sebelah kanan.... sakit
Sujud masa solat.... sakit
Mandi... slow2. Kalau tak... sakit
Setiap kali nak solat, kena cuci dulu & sumbat dengan kapas supaya nanah tak keluar & membatalkan solat.... adussss sakit!
Ubat setiap 8 jam, tapi by 6th hours, udah mula.... sakit
Lepas makan ubat, kena tido, kalau tak drug tak berkesan & jawabnya? Sakit!
Kadang-kadang berjalan pon terhuyung-hayang, pegi kerja tak drive keta. Takut membahayakan orang lain.

I'm having an ear infection on the right ear. Doc said ada jerawat & dah bernanah... Subhanallah... Ya Rabb.... andai ini ujian untuk meluluhkan segala dosa-dosaku, aku redha... Berikan aku kekuatan untuk mengharungnya. Amiiin.

My Damaged Hair

Good morning!

Such a great Friday after a good night rest (yeah la... I was so damn tired yesterday that the moment my head hit the pillow I dozed off). Feels refreshed though there's a worry that keeps nudging at my mind (I haven't finished revising for the computer test for KPP (Kurikulum Pendidikan Pemandu)). Heheheh...

Early morning I was given a short training on the Aspect & Impact on the Environmental. Fuuuuhhhh... this is going to be my next big project. I think I'll be staying late for work next month to finish off this project. Basically we're handling the studies for the whole plant (as in F&NCC Beverage) and the administration bit as well (as in F&NCC Malaysia S/B).

Well anyway that's not the main topic for today. Today I'm going to brag about my hair and its problems. If you read this article, you'll know that I've been having hair structure problems since more than a year ago. It started to sorta bear fruit (heheh) like grainy and all that. The popular reason for this is to contain your hair (like inside a scarf, etc.) when it is damp. But I don't think that's the real problem.

I've been using Pantene for Dry Hair all my life. Then after I finished my degree I shifted to Rejoice. I used it like 3 times & felt that it is REALLLLYYY not suitable for my hair. Dried it off, becomes lifeless & all. Then I stopped and back to Pantene up until 2 weeks ago. If all of you notice, Pantene had changed its packaging a few times before. For an international manufacturing company, changing packaging does not mean changing packaging per se. Usually there are changes in formulation, ingredients, names and policy as well. For example, the Pantene for Dry Hair which was in a green labelled bottle had changed its name into Balance (or something like that) then recently it changed again (into new bottle with the dark blue cap, name changed too!). Although the packaging & name changed I still stupidly stick to the green bottle Pantene thinking that the formulation is the same. But it is essentially NOT because the aftereffects are different. After shampooing my hair usually feels like it is over dry. And the tutty fruity hair persist (if not getting worse).

So 2 weeks ago I changed to Loreal Elseve Anti-Breakage.

The first impression:

Smells (for shampoo & conditioner): great fruity smell, but while applying it smells like when you are in a hair salon. I've always hated that smell. However thank God after rinsing it off the smells revert back to its original. I figured it must be the chemical doing its job on the hair.

Lathering: The shampoo lather up quite good. But you still have to use quite a lot of quantity. As for the conditioner, it is not so milky and sticky as Pantene's (which is good) and it rinses off perfectly. Plus it spreads evenly even though you're only using a little bit amount of it.

Cleansing effects (shampoo): It cleanses off good, it does not made your hair feels like its been stripped off your scalp. However, I've been having this itchy scalp episode lately. Maybe because I used so little amount of the shampoo. These few days when I apply more quantity, I'm not having itchy scalp anymore. The conditioner just feels great. Even at the 1st application you can feel the difference of your hair. Feels smooth and all that.

Overall review: Altogether aside from several downside I'd still give this shampoo & conditioner 4 out of 5 stars! Hehehh... I'm still waiting to see either this shampoo will get rid of the fruity problem of my hair. Anybody who's trying to treat their damaged hair, use THIS!

P/s: I'll be trying the Smooth-Intense soon after I finished off the Anti-Breakage. So look forward for its review of the combination of Smooth-Intense shampoo & conditioner, Anti-Breakage masque.

Tired, exhausted, pancit day!

A very tiring end of the day... I was home at 8:30 pm tonight. When I finally arrived home I've no energy anymore. And to top it off BOTH the lights in the hall cannot be switched on. *sigh...* Life can get nasty sometimes...

I still have the KPP book to study because I'll be sitting for the computer test this Saturday at 8:30am. God... help me. Right now I just feel like dozing off. Thank God so much that tomorrow's Friday!! I love Friday so much! Plus I'll be having a long weekend! Yay!!! Think positive!

I haven't received any reply from Kak Min (she's a bag stockist). I told her that I want to go to KL with her to see (and maybe grab) some bags to start my business here (as in ONLINE). Maybe I'll call her up tomorrow. You guys just watch out ya!

I wanted to talk about the hair products I'm using right now. But I am too tired, so I just give you the sneak peak of it ya!!! Here goes... Loreal Elseve Anti-Breakage for Dry & Damaged Hair!!!

Cheers!

Breast Cancer Detection

Did you guys heard the news (TV3's Buletin Utama; 18/12/06) last night? A breakthrough in detecting breast cancer apart from using mammograph - checking using your hair cells. It catched my attention (and alarmed it) so much because I am having this problem with my hair that I couldn't find any solution (nor the name for the hair problem) for it. The usual "rambut berbuah".

You might say "Alaaaa... tu sebab you suka pakai tudung masa rambut you basah2..." Bear in mind ladies... this rambut of mine started to 'bear fruits' during the looong hiatus of unemployment (where I rarely went out & thus rarely wear tudung). I've done a lot of things, cut it, change treatment, etc. Not working AT ALL. Scary... I did look up on it over the internet, no scientific name to the problem, no remedies.

So, when I heard about that news, I was pulled to do some research on it. Wonder if the problem actually lies elsewhere... And I found this;

Breast cancer screening made easy
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. A team of Australian, American, and Japanese researchers report the development of a new, highly-accurate test for breast cancer. The test uses a single scalp or pubic hair and was found to be 100 per cent accurate in predicting the presence of breast cancer. The hair sample is examined by X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. Hair samples from breast cancer patients exhibit a characteristic change in their X-ray scattering patterns. In one trial, 23 out of 23 hair samples from breast cancer patients showed the characteristic pattern while only four out of 28 samples from healthy women had an abnormal scattering pattern. The test was also found to be useful in identifying women who were at greater risk of developing breast cancer either because of the presence of a genetic mutation or because of a family history of breast cancer. The researchers recommend further research into the sensitivity and specificity of the new test and conclude that this may lead to a simple and reliable screening method for breast cancer using a single hair.
James, Veronica, et al. Using hair to screen for breast cancer. Nature, Vol. 398, March 4, 1999, pp. 33-4 (scientific correspondence)

From: http://www.yourhealthbase.com/breast_cancer_detection.html

This is probably the 1st research regarding the usage of hair to detect breast cancer. But on the other hand, after further research by several others, it was claimed that the link between hair cells & cancer cells is dubious because hair cells growth themselves are not fully studied. So?? I was left with nothing else but more things to worry... heheheh...

The Wheel of Positive Living

Like a tree needs water, human being, in order to prosper, to live to the fullest and to keep the momentum of seeing everything positively in each day of our life, we need... MOTIVATION. It could come in various forms, love, friendship, money, just about anything be it a tangible thing or abstract. In fact, LIFE itself can also be a motivation.

One most important thing to keep ourselves motivated is to see things positively. Because once you did that, nothing will become impossible for you. BUT!! There are also negative things that can drive you, motivate you in a good way, if you know how to channel the negativity of it la...

As of now, my life has turned upside down and sideways in a lot of areas & I was honestly very depressed at one point, but somehow I pulled through and surfaced to a very highly concentrated oxygen (apa aku merepek daaaa..). The point is, you can change all your life problems into a very productive outcome once you just STOP thinking of the pink elephant and FOCUS more to how to remove the elephant out of your way. In short, stop crying start thinking positively! Start to think that YOU CAN PASS THIS LIFE HURDLE!

Hurdles & pain

When there is new resolution, there must be a hurdle as well... I am not sure why my post before this keeps on dissappearing whenever I viewed my blog. I hope the script is oK... anybody wants to help??

Positively positive!

It's a positive & productive Sunday and I've made a new resolution (don't have to wait until New Year to make any!) to update my blog EVERYDAY (insyaAllah...) because recently I just found a way to make $$$$$ through this lame blog I have. Hehehe... I'm NOT going to disclose it yet. Wait until I have seen the result then I'll map it out for all of you!

Anyway I bought books (again) yesterday. Used books at the Payless Books Sales in USJ. Altogether RM 61.77 for 14 books! This is probably a reason I'm so ecstatic & positive today. Hehehh... I will definitely upload the picture later... (for my salivating sister's benefit). As for now... I leave you all to wonder what kind of books do I like...