Happy New Year Everyone!!! LOL... It's a bit too late to say happy new year since today it's the third day of already... It's been a year not blogging in my own blog already (although it just a month only but the difference is between year 2008 and 2009)... New year means I should have new dreams and new visions...
Currently I'm looking for a part time job since I'm kinda broke lately... I gotta earn some cash to support my living... Don't wanna trouble my mum too much regarding on finance... So many things I need to buy or replace, and all this means money and more money... LOL... I need to replace my air-cond since it's already about 10 years old and cannot be fixed anymore... I wanna get a laptop also... Need to change my car tyres and servicing my car before Chinese New Year... This might be the main things in my to do list I guess...
Well, recently I got an offer from a tuition center to teach. Today, I gotta go for the interview. Hope that I can get that job... At least that I can earn some cash to support myself...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Production of Mangosteen
This week, I'll be busy with the production of my mangosteen drink. A lot of things to do such as weighting the raw materials, prepare hot water, mixing of the materials, pasteurizing the juice, bottling (hot fill) & packaging.
Yesterday, Yin Sian was there to help me up with the production but today she gotta go back to UTAR for her antioxidant testing and cocoa extraction I guess. So I kind of gotta do all the thing myself. Fortunately, my sister is free today and she is willing to help me out. LOL. Don't know whether I can finish it all by myself or not. Yesterday, we managed to prepare 106 bottles only. Today, my sister and me so crazy that we managed to come out with 126 bottles. So there is another 68 bottles more. Maybe a few bottles extra for QA.
Just 2 days preparing the mangosteen juice, it nearly kill me. my back is aching now and I'm totally exhausted till I can't explain. I still need to go back to UTAR to check out how to prepare a consent form as well as the sensory profile evaluation form. Thanks to somebody (that she asked me not to mention her name), she did send me a sample of sensory evaluation format to me. This help me a bit in order to prepare my own form.
Currently, I'm still searching for people that are willing to volunteer themselves as my subject to be tested for anti hypertension properties of mangosteen, which in this case, my mangosteen juice. I have 2 volunteers here now, maybe 1 more later. However I still need about 7 more. Hope I can find my subjects as soon as possible.
I just need my subject to meet a few requirement only. First, he or she cannot consume coffee and alcoholic beverages during the period of testing. Next, he or she has to drink the mangosteen juice a bottle per day for 30 days and able to let me take his or her blood pressure once or twice per week. Most important is that he or she have to have blood pressure above 120/80 and below 140/90 to be my subject. God bless me and you.
Yesterday, Yin Sian was there to help me up with the production but today she gotta go back to UTAR for her antioxidant testing and cocoa extraction I guess. So I kind of gotta do all the thing myself. Fortunately, my sister is free today and she is willing to help me out. LOL. Don't know whether I can finish it all by myself or not. Yesterday, we managed to prepare 106 bottles only. Today, my sister and me so crazy that we managed to come out with 126 bottles. So there is another 68 bottles more. Maybe a few bottles extra for QA.
Just 2 days preparing the mangosteen juice, it nearly kill me. my back is aching now and I'm totally exhausted till I can't explain. I still need to go back to UTAR to check out how to prepare a consent form as well as the sensory profile evaluation form. Thanks to somebody (that she asked me not to mention her name), she did send me a sample of sensory evaluation format to me. This help me a bit in order to prepare my own form.
Currently, I'm still searching for people that are willing to volunteer themselves as my subject to be tested for anti hypertension properties of mangosteen, which in this case, my mangosteen juice. I have 2 volunteers here now, maybe 1 more later. However I still need about 7 more. Hope I can find my subjects as soon as possible.
I just need my subject to meet a few requirement only. First, he or she cannot consume coffee and alcoholic beverages during the period of testing. Next, he or she has to drink the mangosteen juice a bottle per day for 30 days and able to let me take his or her blood pressure once or twice per week. Most important is that he or she have to have blood pressure above 120/80 and below 140/90 to be my subject. God bless me and you.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Just watch the movie. I laughed all my heart out. Really funny especially the air crash part and the part where Alex get to differentiate Marty from the big crowd of zebra by the scar, previously he left on Marty's butt.
Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia:
"All of the main characters from the original film return – Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien and his assistant Maurice, and the penguins. They find themselves in the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa – where the zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly find the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a great place...but is it better than their home in New York?"
This movie, u guys if have some free time, go and watch it...
Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia:
"All of the main characters from the original film return – Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien and his assistant Maurice, and the penguins. They find themselves in the wildest place of all – the vast plains of Africa – where the zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. While discovering their roots, they quickly find the differences between the concrete jungle and the heart of Africa. Despite long-lost relatives, romantic rivals and scheming hunters, Africa seems like a great place...but is it better than their home in New York?"
This movie, u guys if have some free time, go and watch it...
Friday, October 31, 2008
FYP - Killing Me
Sorry guys, I was kinda busy with my final year project after the finals and my vacations. Didn't blog almost one month already. So, I think it's time for me to get back in track.
Recently, as I post in my shout out, I'm doing my Final Year Project under the supervision of Dr. Haresh, title "Development of Functional Food". Well, I'm doing not really food but instead a drink - Mangosteen Drink. I'm doing the project at Taman Perindustrian Puchong (Furley Sdn Bhd) together with Yin Sian but she is doing cocoa drink.
Well, this project kinda killing me because they want me to do this drink for some functional properties except for antioxidant properties. After changing my directions a few times, I ended up doing the anti hypertension properties. However, I still can't find one free article, journal or what so ever scientific related writing about this property except a brief facts on it.
Still struggling to come out a better formulation for my mangosteen juice while searching the net for any pieces of related article or journal. Today, my supervisor from the company comment on my drink. She said it was OK but the taste doesn't stay too long. She rates the drink and gave me 65 marks. LOL. Like having an exam.
Next week, I gotta try and error again to come out with a better tasting mangosteen juice, hopefully. I'm gonna figure it out the formula again, since I'm thinking of substituting the sugar with sweetener, since it is more health conscious. Below is my latest Mangosteen Formulation photo.
Anyway, Happy Halloween to all of you. Hope that you guys enjoy this special night with your loves one or some horrible person... LOL... Just don't get nightmare after this will do.
Recently, as I post in my shout out, I'm doing my Final Year Project under the supervision of Dr. Haresh, title "Development of Functional Food". Well, I'm doing not really food but instead a drink - Mangosteen Drink. I'm doing the project at Taman Perindustrian Puchong (Furley Sdn Bhd) together with Yin Sian but she is doing cocoa drink.
Well, this project kinda killing me because they want me to do this drink for some functional properties except for antioxidant properties. After changing my directions a few times, I ended up doing the anti hypertension properties. However, I still can't find one free article, journal or what so ever scientific related writing about this property except a brief facts on it.
Still struggling to come out a better formulation for my mangosteen juice while searching the net for any pieces of related article or journal. Today, my supervisor from the company comment on my drink. She said it was OK but the taste doesn't stay too long. She rates the drink and gave me 65 marks. LOL. Like having an exam.
Next week, I gotta try and error again to come out with a better tasting mangosteen juice, hopefully. I'm gonna figure it out the formula again, since I'm thinking of substituting the sugar with sweetener, since it is more health conscious. Below is my latest Mangosteen Formulation photo.
Anyway, Happy Halloween to all of you. Hope that you guys enjoy this special night with your loves one or some horrible person... LOL... Just don't get nightmare after this will do.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Hooray!!!
I have been neglected my blog for almost half a month already. Been busy lately due to final exam, gotta study and doing a lots of things here. So I will continue to post more stuff here if I able to do it. However, I seriously think that will take a bit of time because lately not so much happening stuff around me...
Just one new stuff about me. I have join a fitness center with Bryan lately. Almost half a month already from now and I have been attending the free personal training session from it - just three of it only and I have gone through two of it already. Next Monday will be my last training with Jessica, my trainer. I think right now, I don't think I am going to sign up for the personal training. I don't have the budget now. LOL...
If anyone of you wanna try a day free trial for the fitness center, you can get a pass from me. You have to call me in advance to let me know. I don't have much of the pass available...
Just one new stuff about me. I have join a fitness center with Bryan lately. Almost half a month already from now and I have been attending the free personal training session from it - just three of it only and I have gone through two of it already. Next Monday will be my last training with Jessica, my trainer. I think right now, I don't think I am going to sign up for the personal training. I don't have the budget now. LOL...
If anyone of you wanna try a day free trial for the fitness center, you can get a pass from me. You have to call me in advance to let me know. I don't have much of the pass available...
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