Lemon Flower Photo

Lemon flower photo

This post is about some close up photo shot of lemon flower. Lemon fruit is the common name for (Citrus limon). The reproductive tissue surrounds the seed of the angiosperm lemon tree. The lemon is used for culinary and nonculinary purposes throughout the world. The fruit is used primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind (zest) are also used, primarily in cooking and baking. Lemon juice is about 5% (approximately 0.03 moles/Liter) citric acid, which gives lemons a tart taste, and a pH of 2 to 3. This makes lemon juice an inexpensive, readily available acid for use in educational science experiments.


Purplish lemon flower


Lemon flower bud blooming with white petals.

Mind Your Input First

After reading how your body works in my previous post, I'm quite sure now you begin to understand why every diet plan advise you to eat 5 to 6 meals per day. The idea is all about to maintain your blood sugar tank, not to overflow, while it keeps us from hungry, which in turns slowing down our metabolism.

Think there is a blood sugar tank bandwidth, with lower limit and higher limit. When you take some food, you going to bring your blood sugar level up to higher level, and due to your physical and metabolism activity, it will gradually going down to your lower limit. And when it goes down to lower limit, you probably begin to feel hungry – time for refueling.


So what will happen if you take excessive calories in your meal? The calories derived from your meal will actually burst off your higher limit of your tank, and the excessive calories will be stored into fat cells.

You might be thinking to starve so your body can turn fat cells into your tank? Unfortunately, our body is really smart and its designed to switch into survival mode – and slowing down your metabolism. So during the survival mode, when you run out of fuel, you will probably losing some fats along with your muscles.

There is lot of diet plan been introduced out there such as Atkins diet, South Beach diet, Mediterranean diet, Abs diet etc. I didn't make specific comparison between all those, and of course they have their own good points and bad points, but I strongly believe the same principle still applies. I personally prefer the Abs Diet, written by Men’s Health editor David Zinczenko – I love the powerfoods part, and this diet is really simple - easy to follow.

You are free to choose which diet you'll going to stick to, but if you come from a place where it’s difficult to get those foods recommended by the plan, then how?? The answer is by knowing how our bodies work especially our metabolism, and then create your own diet plan.

Good Customer Service or Good Product

Which one do you think is more important? A better customer service or a better product? Customer service is one of the business strategy to enhance the level of customer satisfaction on the products or services provided by the company. Actually all the businesses in this world including the customer service, formal or informal. Formal means like there will be a receptionist or operator standby there to pick up your call and ready to assist you. Informal is when you are buying some items, the staff will approach you and serve you. Meanwhile, product can be the items or services you sell or provided to the customers.

There is one restaurant nearby my working place. The place always full with customers. The first time I went there, I was quite annoyed by the shouting and screaming among the waitresses. That's how they communicate with each others. Everything was fine until the "debtor" came and request for the payment. I can tell you, that woman could be the lousiest waitress in the world. Her face and her tone of asking was like, "Hey you owe me XXX bucks, faster give me!". My goodness, she did that to all of the customers. Can you believe that?

"The food is super nice?" I don't think so. "The restaurant location is strategic?" Not really. There are a lot of restaurants nearby there. "The food is cheap?" Not that cheap since inflation everywhere. Then why? Such as lousy customer service still able to attract so many customers? I really don't understand. Could it because of the cultural here? Malaysian DON'T really CARE? That's what I'm thinking. For my own opinion, customer service and product are equally important aspects in a business.

Todays Tips:How to take lecture note

Before the Lecture Begins

1. Prepare for the lecture so that you will be more likely to predict the organization of the lecture. Check the course outline to see if the lecturer has listed the topic or key ideas in the upcoming lecture. If so, convert this information into questions to be answered in
2. Sit as near to the front of the room as possible to eliminate distractions. And don't forget to turn off your cell-phone.
3. Have a proper attitude. Listening well is a matter of paying close attention. Be prepared to be open-minded about what the lecturer may be saying, even though you may disagree with it.

During the Lecture

1. Keep extra pencils sharpened and ready, or extra lead for mechanical pencils in case a pencil breaks during the lecture.
2. Write down the title of the lecture, the name of the course and the date.Learn how to do Cornell Notes.
3. Listen carefully to the introduction (if there is one). By knowing this outline, you will be better prepared to anticipate what notes you will need to take. Decipher this outline by listening for:
   
   
   • A topic for each section.
   • Supporting points or examples for the topic.
     
     
4. Copy what's written on the whiteboard and transparencies, especially the outline. To make sure that you get everything, get in the habit of skipping words like "the" and "a" and make use of shorthand and abbreviations. Summarize your notes in your own words, not the instructor's. Remember: your goal is to understand what the professor is saying, not to try to record exactly everything he or she says.
5. Recognize main ideas by signal words that indicate something important is to follow. See the tip on signals below.
6. Jot down details or examples that support the main ideas. Take down examples and sketches which the lecturer presents. Indicate examples with "e.g." Give special attention to details not covered in the textbook.
7. If there is a summary at the end of the lecture, pay close attention to it. You can use it to check the organization of your notes. If your notes seem disorganized, copy down the main points that are covered in the summary. It will help in revising your notes later.
8. At the end of the lecture, ask questions about points that you did not understand.

After the Lecture

1. Revise your notes as quickly as possible, preferably immediately after the lecture, since at that time you will still remember a good deal of the lecture. Also it is a good idea to reread your notes within 24 hours of the lecture.
2. During the first review period after the lecture, coordinate reading and lecture notes.
3. Review your lecture notes at least once a week. Also, review the lecture notes before the next lecture.

Moth on Ginger Flower

A shot on a moth perched on petals of a ginger flower called Zingiberaceae.



Etlingera elatior (Zingiberaceae) or bunga kantan which is locally used to spice up curries, salad and laksa fish soup.

Unfaithful

Story of my life
Searching for the right
But it keeps avoiding me
Sorrow in my soul
Cause it seems that wrong
Really loves my company

He's more than a man
And this is more than love
The reason that the sky is blue
The clouds are rolling in
Because I'm gone again
And to him I just can't be true

And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy

I can see him dying

I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Everytime I walk out at the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be...
a murderer
I feel it in the air
as I'm doing my hair
Preparing for another day
A kiss up on my cheek
He's here reluctantly
as if I'm gonna be out late
I say I won't be long
Just hanging with the girls
A lie I didn't have to tell
Because we both know
Where I'm about to go
And we know it very well

Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful
And it kills him inside
To know that I am happy with some other guy

I can see him dying

I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
Everytime I walk out at the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be...
a murderer
our love
His trust
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head
Get it over with
I don't wanna do this
Anymore (anymore)

I don't wanna do this anymore
I don't wanna be the reason why
And everytime I walk out at the door
I see him die a little more inside
I don't wanna hurt him anymore
I don't wanna take away his life
I don't wanna be a murderer (a murderer)


No no no


Yeah eah eah...

No Promise

Hey baby, when we are together,
doing things that we love.
Every time you're near,
I feel like I'm come in heaven, feeling high
I don't want to let go, girl.
I just need you to know, girl.

I don't wanna run away, baby,
you're the one I need tonight,
No promises
Baby, now I need to hold you tight,
I just wanna die in your arms

here tonight

Hey baby, when we are together,
doing things that we love.
Everytime you're near,
I feel like I'm come in heaven, feeling high
I don't want to let go, girl.
I just need you to know, girl.

I don't wanna run away,
baby you're the one I need tonight,
No promises
Baby, now I need to hold you tight,
I just wanna die in your arms

I don't want to run away,
I want to stay forever, thru time and time..
No promises

I don't wanna run away,
I don't wanna be alone
No Promises
Baby, now I need to hold you tight,
now and forever my love

No promises

I don't wanna run away,
baby you're the one I need tonight,
No promises
Baby, now I need to hold you tight,
I just wanna die in your arms
here tonight.

I don't wanna run away,
baby you're the one I need tonight,
No promises
Baby, now I need to hold you tight,
I just wanna die in your arms
here tonight.

Selamat Ari Raya

While you guys enjoy your lemang, rendang,and that yummy butter biscuit, spare a thought for Raja Petra - unlawfully detained by so-called Muslims for selfish reasons under the guise of sake of national safety.

Raja Petra's wife wrote:

Umno preparing food for 200,000 people for their Open House for the 1st day of Hari Raya and what would the cost be per head?

How can Muslims of high authority use this unIslamic law, the ISA, on people during the month of Ramadan (the holy month for Muslims), put them under such barbaric conditions and rehabilitate them according to their perverted standards. Where is the compassion, where is the humanity and most important of all, where is the love of mankind that Islam enjoins its followers to observe? Can someone please explain all this to me? I am really very confused. All I can see is hypocrisy and man's inhumanity to man, not compassion, consideration and common decency.

Jakim is coming up with an Islamic rehabilitation program for my husband, it is a joke. Did they even understand what Pet wrote in the first place since it is in English? What he wrote was not anti-Islam.

Todays Tips:How to start the blog

Steps

1. Find a decent blogging provider that appeals to you. Some may include MuseCrafters.com, Livejournal.com, JournalHome.com, Blogger,ChoseIt, WordPress.com , TheDiary.org, Mindsay.com, Blog.com, Blogagotchi.com, Diaryland.com, Blogdrive.com, weebly.com or Xanga.com. Most of these sites are pre-made with templates and push-button publishing that don't require much technical know-how.
2. Once you sign up, you'll have a gallery of ready-made templates to choose from. With these, you can pick a color scheme and layout for your blog.
   • Most sites come with a set of predefined layouts and schemes that you can choose from. Select one and personalize it. Then add your name, interests, images, etc.
   • If you want to, get a more unique template, there are some sites up that have many of these that might make it look better. For example, PimpMyProfile.com or Pyzam.com.
3. Add blogging freebies like buttons, images, blog chalks, imoods, tagboards (for example, myshoutbox.com), guest maps, guestbooks, comment boxes for readers' input, etc.
4. Explore other blog sites that offer more features for a small fee, such as Typepad.com and ChoseIt.
5. Decide on whether or not you want your blog to be private or public: do you want any Internet visitor to be able to read your blog, or do you just want your friends and family to be able to read it? Most blog sites offer the ability to password-protect your published posts so only those who you approve of can view what you've written.
6. After you've set up your blog, write a few posts to test it out, and make any adjustments to the layout or style that you see fit. Like if you just got a new template, you'd check your blog to see if you like it, right? At first, it will seem tough to figure out what to write, but once you get into a routine of daily blogging, you will find it addictive. Write about your day, your thoughts, events, ideas, fears, pleasures, the news, current affairs, art, or anything you are interested in!
7. Visit other blogs to build a blogging circle. When you leave comments, add your blogging address so they can visit you too. (Note: This will not work if your blog is private)
8. Publish your blog by sending the URL to your friends or publish the URL on your website. Add the URL to posts you make on other blogs. Done