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UNDERWEIGHT and hating it?

entryman — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:03:08 +0800

Who from K is underweight?

Do you often dread hearing this? "Why are you so thin??!!!"
Do you often reply sheepishly with: "I eat damn alot of food ok...." ?

Well today, I'm gonna say: "I don't believe you, you skinny assed liar!"

And I'm gonna prove it to you that you've been cheating yourself all these while.

I want you to do the following.

*If you cant even spend 5 minutes to do the following, good luck with your bony body and continuous ranting about being skinny, you are a failure.*

Instructions:

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entryman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:59:45 +0800

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[HELP] Who's coming back from SG or US?

entryman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:57:20 +0800

Do you guys know of any person who can receive items in Singapore?

Delivering food supplements from overseas into Malaysia is like playing russian roulette,
you never know if your item will get seized by customs or not.

I believe Singapore doesn't have such ruling.
Thus I'm trying to find someone who goes to JB and can poslaju it to me.

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entryman — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:54:17 +0800

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What did you have for lunch today?

entryman — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:20:55 +0800

This is my lunch for today...

Parmesan Chicken Cutlets and Omelet. RM 6.00 to 7.00

Macro-nutrient Composition:
9.06g [c] 76.9g [p] 47.1g [f]
767 calories

Health notes:
- No refined salt was added! No msg too!
- For higher amounts of carbs I suggest adding some spaghetti with olive oil and garlic.
- Also suggest to blanch some broccoli for its phytonutrients.
- The good thing about cooking yourself is you get to choose all the healthy ingredients, especially the frying oil, and how the olive oil's quality is preserved when added to spaghetti.

The preparation process:

Chicken still frying, quarter done.

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About halfway done.

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Salvage the egg that was used for batter.
Add a dash of lea&perrins sauce, and cinnamon powder.

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Ta da....It's ready.
Garnish with generous amount of mixed herbs & spices.

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A snapshot before its completely gone.

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Ingredients list:

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entryman — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:23:45 +0800

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entryman — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:17:29 +0800

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Synergeyes Duette Hybrid Contact Lenses

entryman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:53:09 +0800

There seems to be a new lens in the market, launched early this year..

http://www.synergeyes.com/duette.htm

Claims to have both the benefits of RGP lenses and Soft lenses.

It's called a hybrid lens.

Anyone came across this lens before?

I'm looking forward to a prescription very soon but not sure who might be able to prescribe such lenses.

Disadvantages of RGP
Dirt can get underneath the lens, causing discomfort and possible scratches to the eye.
Can pop out during physical activity.

Advantages of RGP
Better, clearer vision than soft lens, and corrects astigmatism.
Safer and healthier for the eyes due to high oxygen permeability.

Disadvantages of soft lens
Less safe than RGP lenses, more prone to infections.
Not suitable for astigmatism, unless you get toric lenses which has other disadvantages of itself too.

Advantages
More comfortable, and bigger than RGP so it does not tend to pop out with physical activity.

The Hybrid claims to be able to give the best of both worlds above!

Selling off my movie tickets [harry Potter 2]

entryman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:59:27 +0800

Dear k,

Since I've got change of plans, disposing off my movie tickets at discounted price..

1 ticket for RM10 (25% discount), 3 tickets for RM28 (30% discount).

Tonight 8.30 pm at TGV Jusco Cheras Selatan

Harry Potter 2..

Seats D11, D12, D13

Those interested PM/email me your phone number I'll contact you.

garage sales post:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=1965103

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entryman — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:00:38 +0800

What to do...

But then..

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Who's in China now?

entryman — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:45:19 +0800

So.. who from lyn is currently residing in China, and which part?

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entryman — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:44:00 +0800

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[WTA] VPN / VPS issues

entryman — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:22:47 +0800

Hello linux people (I'm a Windows guy).

I'm really new to this, have a question to ask.

I am in need of a VPN to bypass a country's censors. However, I've tried a few VPNs (free trial).

From what I know, you'll need to have a VPN client on your computer, for example openvpn, which will route all traffic from your computer through the VPN.

However, I can't use such a setup, as I have a particular software that must not be routed through VPN. This software is an account manager client, that needs to continuously talk to the local servers of my managed network. It tells the servers that I am logged onto the network, and thus I can use the Internet service.

By running the openvpn client, all traffic, including the abovementioned, is routed through the VPN. So after a minute or two, the account manager client I'm using will say "couldn't find server", and thus I'm not able to surf the internet anymore. I've got to exit the openvpn and reconnect to my local network before being able to use the internet again.

I've thought of two methods.

1. How do I configure the entire setup to not reroute the traffic from a particular software?

or

2. I've done some research. Apparently it is possible to purchase a VPS plan (US based IP) for approx USD15, and probably run a HTTPS proxy server out of it. Then I can use something like Proxifier, which is a proxy management tool that you can use to specify exactly which software that you want its traffic rerouted. Through this setup, I will also need to setup multiple usernames and passwords so that I can share it with my friends.

Any input guys? I'm a computing noob so please provide your insights in layman terms.

Thank You

edit: if you're wondering why I posted this in the linux subforum, it's because of point 2 above. And you guys are probably the best computing people to get help from

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entryman — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:24:28 +0800

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entryman — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:38:52 +0800

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Hyperthermia symptoms?

entryman — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:18:33 +0800

Is hyperthermia a common thing to happen in Malaysia?

Reason I'm asking is because my surrounding temperature now is approx 0°C - 6°C.

When I travel back to Malaysia in a few days time it's gonna be a sudden hike to 28°C to 35°C.

Will there be any adverse effects? How does one cope in situations like these?

Besides the air conditioning at home, how about normal outdoor activities?

Edit: I think the idea of hyperthermia is abit far fetched, since Malaysian weather is lower than the normal body temperature.

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entryman — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:45:07 +0800

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entryman — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:30:46 +0800

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entryman — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:09:40 +0800

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Calcium Supplements are Useless?

entryman — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:27:26 +0800

I'm not sure if this is old news in H&F.

But it surely serves to help some people save money for buying real food / naturally derived supplements.

Spread the word.

Also please suggest a better title if available.

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Calcium Supplements Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk
People should get needed mineral through their diet, researchers say
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Although millions of people take calcium supplements to boost bone health and ward off osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say the supplements have little effect on bone strength and contribute to a small increase in the risk for heart attack among older people.

Rather than relying on calcium supplements, the researchers suggest that people get their required calcium, if possible, from foods.

"When you look at major trials where people have been randomly assigned to take calcium or placebo, there is an increase in the risk of heart attack in the people who were randomly assigned to take calcium," said the study's lead researcher, Dr. Ian Reid, from the Department of Medicine in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.

"The extent of that increased risk is enough to completely counterbalance the small beneficial effect that calcium tablets have on numbers of fractures," he said.

Reid was careful to note that people need calcium in their diet. "What we are saying is that calcium supplements don't appear to be a good thing, based on the current evidence," he explained.

The report is published online July 30 in BMJ.

For the study, Reid's team did a meta-analysis of 11 randomized, controlled trials involving 11,921 people. In other words, the researchers reviewed already published studies and teased out data on any connection between calcium supplements and heart attacks.

Their analysis found nearly a 30 percent increased likelihood of having a heart attack among people older than 40 who were taking calcium supplements. In addition, there was a small but statistically insignificant increase in the risk for stroke and death among those taking supplements.

The findings remained consistent even after taking into account age, gender and the type of supplement, the researchers said.

The increased risk for a heart attack was a modest one, the researchers noted.

Though a 30 percent increased risk is, in absolute terms, small, it still could reveal a large problem because so many people take calcium supplements, Reid said.

Earlier studies did not find a similar risk when people get calcium through eating foods rich in the mineral, which suggests that supplements may be an independent risk factor.

Moreover, noting that calcium supplements appeared to have only a minor effect on bone health and perhaps no effect in preventing fractures, the researchers suggested that their use in preventing or treating osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) should be reconsidered.

Reid speculated that calcium supplements can increase blood levels of calcium above the normal level, causing changes in blood chemistry, which could be dangerous in people at risk for heart attacks.

"We advise our patients to move away from calcium supplements and move toward eating calcium-rich food as part of a normal balanced diet and to remain physically active," he said.

In addition, Reid said, people should have a bone density test to assess their risk for osteoporosis. "If their risk is high, they should consider using medications rather than calcium supplements," he said.

He and other researchers noted that the study had certain limitations, including excluding studies in which participants took both vitamin D and calcium supplements, and added that some of the trials they reviewed did not collect data on heart problems in a standardized manner.

Dr. John Cleland, from the Department of Cardiology at Castle Hill Hospital and Hull York Medical School at the University of Hull in Kingston upon Hull in the United Kingdom, who wrote an accompanying journal editorial, said that "calcium supplements probably don't reduce fractures and certainly don't reduce mortality and can now be considered ineffective."

"It is not clear whether they really increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes," he said. "However, they do appear to be a waste of time and effort, and we should probably stop using them."

Research is needed to find treatments for osteoporosis with and without calcium and vitamin D supplements, Cleland said.

"Newer treatments and some old neglected ones, like thiazide diuretics, do reduce fractures and reduce mortality," he said. "We don't know whether or not you need to take calcium and vitamin D to make them work. We know supplements are a waste of time by themselves, but [whether they] act as adjuvants for effective therapy is not known."

Duffy MacKay, vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a supplement industry lobbying group, described the conclusion by Reid's group as weak because none of the studies used in the report were specifically designed to look at the risk for heart attack.

"I see a very strong conclusion, and I think that [it] is very overstated," he said. "My conclusion to this is [that] here is some preliminary evidence suggesting something we need to look at with additional clinical trials."

MacKay said he advises people to get 1,000 to 1,500 milligrams of calcium a day from dairy products and leafy green vegetables. If your diet doesn't contain enough calcium, then the gap can be filled with a calcium supplement, he said.

For people who take calcium supplements, MacKay advises not taking the dose all at once, but breaking it up over the day so that calcium levels in the blood don't increase beyond normal.

More information

The U.S. Office of Dietary Supplements has more on calcium supplements.

SOURCES: Ian Reid, M.D., department of medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand; John Cleland, M.D., department of cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, England; Duffy MacKay, N.D., vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition, Washington, D.C.; July 30, 2010, BMJ, online

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