Are you moist enough?

Diamonds are girls best friend but if there is one thing more important than diamonds, it would be our skin's condition. Trust me there is nothing more crucial than our skin as it is the most visible part of our ENTIRE body. Being as busy as a bee I am pretty sure everyone is too occupied to think about their skin. However, someone or should I say some 'stickbody' came and ask me this question.

That is absolutely right, Nuffnang stick man just ask me, "are you moist enough?" I wonder what is the first thing that runs through someone's mind when they are asked this question. However, the first thing that came to my mind was..............

Obviously not but people make mistakes and I realized that soon enough. Finally, I sat and ponder on the question for a while. I trailed my fingers along my skin and then I asked myself this question again and again, "Is my skin moist enough?".

Suddenly, I asked myself why am I cracking every corner of my head and squeezing every single brain cells I have to come up with the answer? Well, this is because Vaseline just launched their new Amazing Skin campaign featuring a whole new range of skin lotion. Vaseline skin lotion is catered for different skin needs and even Nuffnang's stick man loves it.

Moving on, so is my skin moist enough? Alright, I shall not beat around the bush so much and get straight to the point.

 So is that a yes or a no? The truth is, our skin is so precious we should never stop feeding it with goodness. Hence, I would want to further improve my skin and keep it so moist until I can compete with the babies. We must always take good care of our skin by using the right lotion, drink lots of water and other ways that are not harmful.

Alright, my answer to the question, "are you moist enough?" is yes it is but it might be better after I use Vaseline's new range of lotion that comes with variants such as Total Moisture, Healthy White, Intensive Rescue, and Aloe Cool and Fresh.

At the end of the day, I am grateful for what I have and so I declare that I love my own skin and it is amazing.
[If it is dry and ugly you think I dare to upload this picture?]

 Therefore, it would be even better if I can go and celebrate it at this event.

and to meet them

not forgetting the awesome nuffnang group and nuffnangers as well.

Be confident of yourself, if you have great skin, flaunt it and if you do not have awesome skin then don't be afraid to make a change. Believe in yourselves and let us celebrate our amazing skin together at Vaseline's pool party. [That is if I get invited to attend]

Last but not least, I extend my thanks to Nuffnang for this opportunity.

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Inspired to inspire through what?

Yak Topic/Personal: Blogging vs Journalism 

I have been blogging for a while now and then it struck me to write on this topic. Is blogging journalism? First of all, as stated by wikipedia journalism is,

Journalism is the investigation and reporting of events, issues, and trends to a broad audience. Although there is much variation within journalism, the ideal is to inform the citizenry. Besides covering organizations and institutions such as government and business, journalism also covers cultural aspects of society such as arts and entertainment. The field includes jobs such as editing, photojournalism, and documentary.

and this is what blogging means [also from wikipedia],

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (Art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (Video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.

I am very much confused but I can tell you one thing which is, I enjoy blogging a lot. Blogging is not just a hobby, it is a passion. My tag line is inspired to inspire and I created Especial Thoughts to deliver this tag line with a new concept called the Yak Movement.

However, I blog out of passion and as a hobby but I am still interested in journalism. Journalism as in something you see from the newspaper or magazine.

Journalism spells excitement and adventure to me. It is something I am really interested in but I know little of it. I might search about and read it's definition but I want to know what really goes on behind it. Hence, here is the main point to this post which is The Star BRATs programme 2010.

The Star has organized a young journalist workshop for the longest time even before I was born. This workshop is called BRATs which stands for Bright, Roving, Annoying, Teenagers. I submitted my essay in the beginning of the year after my father told me about it. I jumped at the chance and luckily I was chosen. Therefore, I will be able to finally experience journalism and hopefully come up with a conclusion to this topic.

However, my life long goal is to be a writer. I want to become a journalist while I still have the youth and energy in me but what happens when I retire? [I know its a bit too early to talk about retirement but better late than sorry] I want to write, I want to inspire people with what I write. Hence, my journey begins here, blogging, journalism and writing.

but right now, I must go through one important chapter in life first, SPM 2010.

Inspired to inspire

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DSLR WAR

Yak Topic: DSLR Camera, Canon VS Nikon

I am very sure that every photographer or someone who wants to be a photographer will want to own a DSLR camera. However, it is a lot of money to buy one so which brand has the better value? I love to take pictures because a picture speaks a thousand words. Recently, my father bought me a CANON EOS 1000D in May and it has become a part of me ever since.However, the yaskter's sister got another DSLR camera today. The NIKON D5000.

The DSLR war challengers:

CANON 1000D

NIKON D5000

What have I got to say about these two cameras? Well, if you ask me which is better Nikon or Canon. All I have to say is the is really not much of a difference. However, because Canon EOS 1000D as compared to NIKON D5000 is a more for beginners DSLR. Hence, the price between the two is more than a length apart.

Canon EOS 1000D costs around RM1899 where as Nikon D5000 is approximately RM2799. Can you see the difference in digits? If you ask in terms of looks then there is two ways of judging between the two. First of all, the lens. Alright, even though I own the Canon but I have to admit that Nikon's lens is much nicer. On the other hand, Canon's body kit beats Nikon anytime.

Features? There are both about the same except that Nikon D5000 has a wider range of ISO compared to Canon EOS 1000D. However, is you prefer to take portraits and scenery then Nikon D5000 has better picture colour but if you want to capture speed and do 'freeze' pictures then Canon EOS 1000D is the obvious choice. As for me, I am not biased but because I love to take fast moving objects and 'freeze' water therefore I prefer Canon.

So, what do you think? I will continue to upload pictures taken with my Canon EOS 1000D but this time I will also link my sister's blog to let you see pictures taken with her Nikon D5000 and hopefully it will help you make a decision between the two DSLR cameras. The yakster is going to take more pictures and improve her photography skills because she now has another yakster at home who is going to take pictures too. The war has just begun.

The yaskter with her Canon EOS 1000D

Another yakster and her Nikon D5000

CANON VS NIKON

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My angels without wings

My angels without wings post moved to Amy Lim Su Yen.

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Exclusive Wang Lee Hom live

YakEvents: Wang Lee Hom, 18 Martial Arts press conference and showcase in Malaysia

The yakster's Sunday was occupied the whole day. I went to see Wang Lee Hom in person. It is indeed a very good opportunity to meet a superstar like Lee Hom. So this is what I did on Sunday, Lee Hom's showcase is scheduled to be at 7 p.m. at central park, One Utama. Hence, my friend and I planned to watch Lee Hom's movie, Love in Disguise at 12 p.m before entering the fan club zone at the showcase.

I highly recommend you to watch Love in Disguise, a movie starring Lee Hom and directed by him as well. The plot of the story is very well planned. The acting was natural, even for all the actors and actresses. Furthermore, the movie has all the different aspects such as humor, romance and a lot of meaningful lessons to incorporate in ourselves. Do go and watch it if you have the time.

After the movie, we decided to visit One World hotel because we knew Lee Hom is staying there. We thank our lucky stars because Lee Hom's press conference was about to take place at Jasmine&Orchid Room, One World Hotel. A guard was kind enough to show us the way and we manage to find our way there. All the media people was there but they let us lurk around the area.

We decided to wait for Lee Hom to arrive and at around 3 p.m, half an hour before the press conference started, guards were standing at the entrance and they forbid other people from entering. However, we were already in so they didn't send us off. Therefore, we were the only fans around to see Lee Hom arrive and I want to give him two thumbs up because Lee Hom was very punctual, arriving at 3.30 p.m. on the dot.

Lee Hom, arriving at the press conference venue

 

 

Dressed in simple white t-shirt

He said, "Hi" to us

There is no doubt Lee Hom is down to earth because we were just some fans standing there but he said "Hi" to us. Hence, he is definitely one unpretentious artist and it is admirable because not many artist is like that. The press conference was from 3.30p.m. to 5.00p.m but we couldn't go in because it was a closed conference. Hence, we made our way to grab some food before the showcase.

A lot of people were there, no kidding. There was at least 2000 people or more than that. I am not sure because I couldn't even see everyone that was standing, waiting for him. Lee Hom sure has a huge fan base. Anyone was welcomed to meet Lee Hom and if they wanted to get his signature and meet him up close then all they have to do is to purchase 18 Martial Arts, Lee Hom's latest album at RM50 which came with a gigantic poster and necklace.

Homaniacs fan club zone

Look at the crowd

We waited from 4.30p.m to 7p.m for Lee Hom to arrive and again he was punctual. MyFM DJ Royce was the emcee and he when he announced the arrival of Lee Hom, everyone was very excited. Lee Hom came on stage and performed "Ni Bu Zhi Dao De Shi" which is the theme song of Love In Disguise. He sang it very well and everyone was mesmerized by Lee Hom.

Lee Hom talking

MyFM DJ Royce asking Lee Hom a few questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 After Lee Hom's splendid performance, he proceeded to sign our albums. It must be very tough to become such a successful artist because he had to sign up to a few thousand albums.

My friend, red bag. Yakster, behind, brown bag.

Even when signing, Lee Hom waved and said, "Hi"

After Lee Hom signed finished the Homaniac fan club fans albums he went to ask Royce what should he do if he needs to go to the toilet. Royce told Lee Hom that there are no toilets available on stage so Lee Hom joked around and asked if he must continue to hold it in. Hence, Lee Hom excused himself for a while and he promised to be back to sign the other fan's album which were not from the fans club which is indeed a lot more people.

I absolutely love this picture

Lee Hom left and promised to be back. However, we were too tired to wait and since we already saw him up close and got his signature we decided to go home. I pity the fans that had to wait for him but Lee Hom will always sign every single one of his fan's album even if it has to be until midnight.

It was an amazing experience meeting Wang Lee Hom live in Malaysia. I enjoyed myself even though it was really tiring and I am happy to know that there are such genuine artist out there. Wang Lee Hom can sing, dance and his personality shines the most. He smiled at the yakster and not many artist will even look up to a fan when they sign their album. My conclusion, Wang Lee Hom is an artist that deserves the fame and fortune he has.

The yakster took more pictures and recorded Wang Lee Hom's performance live which will be updated later on after all necessary editing is completed. Hope you enjoyed meeting Lee Hom through here if you missed him in person.

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BBQ Party

YakPersonal: Family BBQ Party

I had an awesome time during my family BBQ party yesterday night. It has been a very long time since we got together. Hence, a BBQ party did all the trick. We spent quality time last night, bonding and yakking about anything that came to our minds. I highly recommend everyone to organize a BBQ party if you want to have a great family get together.

Organizing a BBQ party is actually really easy, fun and simple. The most important things, besides time, date and venue is obviously the food. Of course, there is nothing more important than the food, right? So, what kind of food to prepare for a BBQ party? In my opinion, the most important food item is meat, whether you like chicken, lamb or beef. Just prepare some meat and I would suggest satay too. Side dish can be noodles, fried rice, salad. Well, basically anything that tickles your taste bud.

When it comes to food, the more, the better it is

Satay, don't you just feel like having one right now?

Fresh fruits to give us the right head start

Homemade cookies, we try each others skills

Food is definitely the best part of it but even better, the process of getting the food cook. The most important thing we must know when having a BBQ party is, know how to get the fire burning. Besides that, patience and a few tricks up the sleeve. Especially when you are cooking satay for a lot of people. Don't tell me you are going to stand there fanning 100 sticks of satay the whole night? Here is our way of doing it.

Smart right? The wonders of electric fans

So, everyone just eat, yak, eat, yak and eat some more. That is the best part of a family gathering. We eat and we yak.

Lastly, I took about 700 pictures during this BBQ party so how about a picture of me? A little tip, find a mirror.

One picture out of 700, not bad

Go on, organize a BBQ party and enjoy life to the fullest!

The yakster had too much fun now she have a bad stomach ache.

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Personalize your social networks

Have you ever got tired of staring at the same screen everyday? Well, maybe not but I am someone who cannot stand looking at the same thing everyday so I personalized a few of my most visited social networks and websites. This is just a little bit of sharing I want to do. Sharing is caring right? Okay, maybe not but still, here it is, the yakster's personalized pages.

Facebook

Twitter

Sina (Chinese twitter)

Google homepage

Of course, there are many more but who wants to see anyway? Here is the link to the website I got most of my website skins from: Hot Layouts 2 U.


However, there are many other sites to go to but I prefer that website as it has very easy access and simple steps to follow. Enjoy personalizing your pages!

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Counseling yourself when there is too much STRESS

YakPersonal: Stress? If I say I am not stress then I am lying.

I had a writer's block this week because I was under too much stress. I didn't write any short story this week nor did I publish any new post for my blogs until now. What happened? Let's just say preparing for SPM is putting me under a lot of stress. Stress is indeed hazardous to us, when we are stress, everything doesn't seems to make any sense.

Wednesday morning, I was under serious stress and I cried in school. However, I gave myself counseling to overcome this stress and it worked! So now I am going to share with you a few ways to overcome stress, or at least, minimize stress to a sustainable level.

Counseling number one, let it all out. In simple term, cry. (Applies more to girls) It might not work solely by just crying our eye balls out but some of the stress would have evaporated with the tears, right? Next, yak non stop to your friends, siblings or parents. Trust me, if you keep all your stress problems to yourself than you are only making life more miserable. There is no harm in letting it out, just start yakking to someone you trust.

Moving on, ever heard of an anti-stress power food? I present to you,

Chocolates and sweets

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, a chocolate a day keeps misery at bay. It has been proven that chocolate has the ability to reduce our stress level and improve our moods. You will definitely feel much, much better after having one, two or maybe even three chocolates. (The yakster finished one bar of Cadbury's Turkish Delight and that is the reason why it is not even in the picture)

Still stressed up? Don't worry it was not easy for me to recover from too much stress either. If you not only like to yak like me but have a flair in art then this is what you can do; draw, sketch or doodle anything. Just anything will do because the idea is to keep yourself occupied so you wouldn't think of the stress too much. 

A random piece of art

 Stress is present in everybody at anytime and anywhere. However, when stress starts to control you instead of the other way around then something should be done. Take time to sit and think of the problems that caused you to stress. If there is too much stress than you just cannot handle then start accessing the problem one step at a time. 

The one thing that one must not forget is to never give up. Never give up something no matter how hard it is to  get past it. It might be hard for you now but there are people who has bigger problems. Stress is just our excuse to not overcome the obstacle we are in. Stress is just a word. 

Here is a video that you should watch when you feel like giving up due to too much stress,

This video made me realized that I shouldn't dwell in my own stress. Who am I to say that I have too much stress? Compared to him, I should be ashamed to even admit that I let stress got a hold of me. Everyone has problems but some people who have bigger problems than us don't face as much stress as we do. Hence, we should learn from these people and overcome the stress that we are having.

Last but not least, the last thing that I did to reduce my stress to a minimal level that you should also give it a try is...........BLOGGING. The yakster is glad that she wrote about her stress in this blog post and her stress level is very normal right now. After this, she can attack the books calmly and hopefully everything she reads will remain in her head until SPM is over.


So, how stress are you?

PS: The tips above is based on the yaskter's own experience, anymore tips to reduce stress do share at the comment box. 

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YakShort Stories preview: I battled with myself, by Amy Lim Su Yen.

Check out my latest entry at the YakShort Stories blog.

I battled with myself. First chapter, an introduction.

It is said that inner beauty is the most beautiful form of beauty and not the physical appearence. However, when you are an obese, 93 kilograms teenage girl it is a different story. Since I was a kid I am used to being called nicknames in school even at the start of kindergarten. I was indeed bigger than the other kids and everytime someone teased me I would go home and cry to my father. As time goes by, I went from being the slightly bigger than average kid to an overweight primary school girl. Being overweight was never fun because you would feel that there is always a difference between you and your friends. On occasion, I would envy my friends who were smaller size than  I am but that was all I did.

                I was always the biggest and heaviest girl in my class in primary school. ...................................


To be continued at YakShort Stories.

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My Birthday Celebration Plan for Ken Wooi

http://www.kenwooi.com/2010/07/win-ipod-shuffle.html

 

31@7 Ken Wooi Birthday Celebration Party Plan.

Birthday's are special because each birthday comes only once in our life and that is it. Therefore, why not do something superb for our birthdays? Have you heard that Ken Wooi's 22nd Birthday is on the 31 July? Here is my birthday plan for Ken Wooi. I call it the 31@7 Ken Wooi Birthday Celebration Party Plan. 

What is so special about this celebration party? It is not just any other birthday party because it is organized specially for Ken Wooi. Here's the details. Since, Ken Wooi's birthday is on the 31 July so on that day seven things would be done and each lasting for 31 minutes. Seven because July is the seventh month and 31 minutes because its on the 31 day. 

Who is attending? 22 of Ken Wooi's friends, family members or even bloggers as long as there are 22 of them. Why 22? Because its Ken Wooi's 22nd birthday! First of all, everyone is suppose to meet Ken Wooi at 7.31 a.m to start the 31@7 birthday celebration. (7.31 a.m, get it?)

First stop,

Check in at one of the nicest hotels around and just hang out for 31 minutes.

Second stop,

31 minutes horse riding

Third stop,

Enjoy breath taking scenery, 31 minutes cable car ride

Fourth stop,

Relax at Garden restaurant 

Delicious durian cream puffs served to Ken Wooi 

While someone play Ken Wooi a Happy Birthday song

Fifth thing to do,

Relax at another splendid resort and get sun tanned

Followed by a dinner before continuing on to the sixth stop. Ken Wooi's 22nd birthday dinner will be the most memorable dinner to all who attend because it will be the first 22 course dinner anyone has ever eaten. Take a look at an example of all the food that will be prepared,

I wonder if 31 minutes is sufficient to finish this dinner?

Not forgetting the birthday cake,

Just an example of a cake my mother baked but Ken Wooi's cake should be made by someone special to him.

After the very satisfying 22 course dinner the celebration continue with the sixth destination, a stroll at the beach since everyone would be to full to move about too much.

Last but not least, the seventh surprise for Ken Wooi's 22nd Birthday Celebration party. 

31 minutes fireworks dedicated to ken Wooi on his special day

31@7 will be Ken Wooi's most memorable birthday to date because it is not just a splendid birthday plan but it will be attended by his most cherished friends and family members. I believe birthdays should be spent with the people we love. So I wish Ken Wooi a very big HAPPY BIRTHDAY and may you have a wonderful time with your friends and family!

Here is a little something from me, 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEN WOOI!

*All pictures are taken by the yakster (me), Amy Lim Su Yen.

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