Some of you must be wondering what edamame has got to do with my dog, DJ. Well, I came up with the equation below:



Just two days ago, AK and I were eating our favourite edamame at home while watching some TV. For those who do not know edamame well, you can read this topic (Edamame) You are NOT supposed to eat the skin of edamame. Only eat the peas inside it. Of course our greedy DJ just stared at us eating the edamame hoping that he can get some of it.

We threw the edamame skin on some old newspaper to be thrown later. After finishing all of the edamame, we decided to take a bath. One BIG mistake was we did not throw the skin yet and went for bath. And what do you know; our little “innocent” DJ ate a few of the skin!! AK caught him munching some and he stopped and he started acting like he was caught red-handed (which he did!!..haha)

Anyway, we hoped that he would be ok after that. But for the past two nights, he vomited out the edamame skin in the middle of the night. Serve him right!! (opsss…I am not suppose to say that)

Moral of the story: Listen to your parents…hahaha

From my previous blog (http://lyssapathoflife.blogspot.com/2010/06/where-can-i-find-this.html), I was quite desperate in finding for this. With the help of some of you who read my blog, I finally found it at Jaya Jusco@One Utama!!!..and it is YUMMY. I just need to steam it for about 5minutes with sprinkled salt on it and VOILA....yummy snacks!! THANKS to you :)

Here are some photos of it:

Frozen Edamame pack...RM8.90


Ready to be eaten EDAMAME...yum yum

I was in Jakarta recently for work and saw this funny sign in one of the toilets. But I think it was hung there for fun because this toilet was in a bar restaurant :P. Cute eh?


Photo taken at DeHooi Pub in South of Jakarta

It has been so long I had cough. I never liked the cough syrup given by the doctor and tried to avoid at all cost on taking it. So when I know my cough is just starting, I will tell the doctor that I had no cough. Normally, while recovering from my other sickness (sorethroat, flu, headache, etc) my cough will go away with plenty of water. This time I am not that lucky as cough was the main symptom of my sickness.

It is now 2.00am. I went to bed at 11.30pm. I could not sleep.

It all started about a week ago (Wednesday). I had sorethroat and cough. Went to see the doc and took his medicine diligently. I had medical leave on Wednesday and had Thursday to rest too because it was a public holiday. Went back to work on Friday not fully recovered. As the office was cold (even when I had my jacket on), my cough got worse. Went to see the doctor again on Saturday and had three days to rest. For two nights I could not sleep much as I was mainly coughing my lungs out at night (till one point I vomited). Nevertheless I got a little better, enough for me to go back to work today (have to..do not want to get fired…haha). That morning when I woke up from my measly few hours of sleep, whaddaya know, I woke up with a red eye (not extremely red but had the symptoms of conjunctivitis). I went to work anyway. My cough medication finished the day before (after 6days).

Tonight, I was coughing rather badly and while lying on the bed trying to get some shut eye, my red eye symptoms got worse. Fluid and shit was flowing out of the eye every few seconds. My vision on my left red eye blurred out. My cough did not seem to help me get my shut eye. And hence, here I am…getting frustrated and wondering when will all these end. I have tried doctors’ medication + gargling with salt water and Listerine + dosage of Pei Pa Ko + drinking herbal drink + drinking honey + drinking ginger water..nothing works. I can’t be getting no sleep at night and go to work in the morning. I can’t take medical leave everyday or I may just get fired. WTH!!! Sigh…

So now I am trying to get myself very tired and try to get some sleep on the sofa. Hope I can get at least a few hours of sleep tonight…wish me luck.

It has been a hectic few weeks of August for me. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I was involved in an accident. It was really 100% my fault and till now I could not explain in detail what really happened on that day.

The accident happened in KL town at about 6.30pm. I was heading back home from a meeting in KL. My mood was definitely down earlier that day but it picked up later that evening. So I cannot put the blame on my mood. Normally while driving back from work (stuck in the jam), I tend to feel very sleepy and sometimes even find it hard to open my eyes. However, on that day I was feeling alright. Hence, I cannot put the blame on my sleepiness. At times I play with my handphone (which I know is not good) to keep myself awake or not too bored in the car. But on that day, I never touched my phone while travelling home. Therefore, I cannot put the blame on myself on the excuse that I was playing with my HP. So, everything seems perfect for a day back from work…and yet the accident happened! I guess some things cannot be avoided.

All I can tell people is that I was stuck in a bumper to bumper jam on the way back from KL town. The car in front of me moved forward and I did too. But my guess is (for whatever reason), I pressed the accelerator too hard that made my car moved forward too fast and hence, I could no break on time. BANG!! The poor driver in front of me was indeed shocked.

Well, I have fixed my car already and I am definitely poorer now…haha. I have already compensated the driver in front of me. But the bad luck just keeps on coming. While my car was in the workshop, the foremen noticed that my petrol was leaking from the tank (this has nothing to do with the accident). Sigh…so now my car is in the NAZA workshop for “check up”. Well, one positive thing is that my car still has two more months of warranty under NAZA. So hopefully they will do everything for free. Cross your fingers for me.

This was how my car looked like after the accident


And..this was how the car in front of me looked like after the accident..haha..(FYI, car in front of me was a WAJA)

One of these happened last night and I realised I never shared this with you. So here it is!
Few of DJ's weird/cute/funny/amusing antics before/during/after his sleep:

1. Legs twitching
2. Body twitching
3. Sleep barking (soft barks) - Like he was dreaming or having a nightmare
4. Snoring
5. Grumbling noises
6. Sudden jump from sleep and run to another spot and sleep right away at that spot
7. Sudden wake from sleep and look into "space" and snarl/bark (loudly)
8. "Chiap-chiap" sound (the sound of the tounge moving in the mouth just like when human does it)
9. Sighing right before his sleep (like he had a very long tiring day)

That's my old man DJ for you!!

DJ: Am I Cute or What? :P

This was one of the conversation I had with AK while I was stuck in the jam driving AK to the LRT station.

Me: (thinking about the jam, the work I am heading to, the financial setback, future, etc while grumbling about the jam and cursing at those KL people driving like it is their grandfather's road) Life does not have to be this way
AK: Other people is doing it and has no problem with it.
Me: Well, other people is just accepting it, does not mean they enjoy it.
AK: Then why can't you accept it?
Me: Because I feel life should not be this way.
AK: Then what can you do?
Me: If life is as what it is now, then I rather kill myself. Relieve myself from such life.
AK: Why must you say such thing?
Me: (Knowing I am wrong to say such thing but do not want to admit it) Ya la. Not true meh? Better I just disappear and then no need to go through all these feelings.
AK: (getting angry) Go find a new job then
Me: (lazy and unsure of my feelings but I feel that it is not the only reason) It is not that simple. Sigh.

I guess these "emotions" had something to do with the crazy week I had. Met an accident on the way back from KL town (another post will be posted on this incident), had a slight trauma after that, dealing with fixing the car, dealing with financial problem, etc. Bloody hell, I hate feeling this way. Maybe I am just being a baby.