Kwon Sang Woo Getting Married

At first I cannot believe it when my sister called me up to inform me about the rumours of his upcoming marriage. So I went to search through the internet and yes it is confirm that this korean actor age 32 is getting married to an actress who is also a former Miss Korea, Son Tae Young age 28.

For those who do not know who is Kwon Sang Woo...well he became famous after appearing in several tearjearking romantic korean dramas such as Stairway to Heaven with the famous Choi Ji Woo (our famous heroine in Winter Sonata), Sad Sonata and Cruel Love. He also became famous from the romantic comedy movie " My Tutor Friend".

Kwon Sang Woo and Son Tae Young.

Kwon Sang Woo is announcing to the press conference that he is getting married on September 28, 2008. He propose to her on a hot air balloon in Australia few years ago.

Of course, with his marriage announcement, a lot of his fans were not happy about it. Some fans even gave insulting remarks to the future Mrs. Kwon Sang Woo. We as a fan including me, should be happy for the couple and wish them well. They are humans too.

Confinement after Baby Delivery: Wive Tales - Myth or Fact?

After delivery, chinese believe that the mother should under go a month of confinement which means confine at home. So I went through confinement for a month...some say it can last for 40 days but I did mine only for 30 days which I think is long enough for me.

Here are some of the wive tales belief and what is my verdict of it:

Do not allow any part of your body to be touched by cold tap water

• TRUE: I could not believe it but it was true. Me (konon) a modern mum did not really believe in this myth so I washed my hand with cold tap water during my confinement. A month after confinement, I had painful joint pains in my fingers. My in laws told me that I did not follow the rule of not touching cold water. It was so painful...so whether I believe it or not, I will obediently abide by this rule in my future pregnancy. Better to prevent than exprience it. By the way, after rubbing some chinese oil on my fingers and taking glucosamine supplements, the pain has subsided. However, I still experience joint pains during raining season.

Do not wash your hair for a month

• NOT SURE: I of course could not stand not washing my oily hair for a week. So my confinement lady told me i could wash it once a week with condition that it must be dried straight away with a hair dryer and my scalp must be massaged with whisky (yes..whisky). I think this rule is to prevent any wind to enter your scalp which is to prevent any headaches or migraines.

Eat hot food (i.e. sesame oil, ingredient, rice wine, ginger) to heat up the body

• TRUE: Well partly true for me. Of course for the first 2 weeks after delivery, the body will feel cold because we lost a lot of blood during delivery. So these foods are to heat up our body. The first 2 weeks was okay for me but the weeks later...it was bit too heaty for my body. I was sweating profusely and later on I was having sore throat due to the food. I even told my confinement lady to cook less of these type of food. I think my body is heated up too much.

No fan or aircond

• SEMI TRUE: Well I insist that the aircond must be switched on during my confinement. I can live without the fan. Can you imagine confined in a room with the hot humid Malaysian weather without aircond or fan and all covered up. I believe that rule is to prevent any cold wind to enter the weak mother's body after delivery.

Bath only in cooked water

• NOT SURE: I don't know why we need to bath in cooled cooked water. The shower is find with me. However, no harm of bathing in cooked water. There are some strict belief that do not allow the confined mothers to bath for 40 days!

Cover yourself when out of the house such as a hat and a cardigan

• TRUE: This is to prevent the mothers from catching a cold or getting wind entering their body. However, I had to admit I did forget to wear my hat a few times when I went to visit my baby boy in the hospital. Of course, during those first few weeks...your body will feel a bit cold. So better to bundle up before stepping out of the house.

Of course, there are more rules to abide to . For me, anything is okay with me as long as me and the baby are in good health.

Home Made Steam Boat

Two weeks ago, we decided to do a self made steam boat at home. How did we do that?...well of course with our trusted rice cooker. So, off we went to TESCO supermarket to get all our ingredients. Of course, when hunger strikes... our shopping went a bit out of hand.

My last steam boat at home was on the of day of Lady Diana's funeral which was 11 years ago. Ironically, during our steam boat stint, the cable tv was showing a movie on "The murder story of Princess Diana". Somehow now I wills always relate steam boat with the death of Lady Diana.

So steam boat was a success but we kind of overdid it a bit. After that, my tummy was so bloated coz I think I ate too much. Thank goodness, for ENO which helps to settle my tummy down a bit.

The steamboat ingredient cost us around RM60 which was quite ok because it was quite a lot of food.

Fish balls (several types), chicken balls, mushrooms sausages, fish noodles... i really forgot what was the whitish stuff.

Fish cakes, tau fu pok, enoki and baby squids

Our lovely steam boat set up

Elijah First Roll

During the weekend, baby Elijah did his first roll. As usual, when he realize he can turn, he keep doing it nonstop...haha

Floral Display at Sunway Pyramid

Today went to the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall with hubby and Elijah. The mall had a beautiful display of flowers in the shopping mall old wing.

South Beach Diet

I am now following the south beach diet to lose my extra weight from pregnancy. Currently, I have put on a lot especially on my hips and legs. Wish I was like the celebrities where they just announce"oh...I got back to my pre pregnancy body just like well "few weeks" after giving bitrth". Well, unfortunately I am not one of the lucky ones to easily shrink back to their pre pregnancy body shape.


I would like to make a testimony, I actually lost 10 kg in a year by follwing the South Beach Diet plus of course with daily exercises like line dancing, belly dancing and aerobic exercise. However, that was 3 years ago where my only my aim was just to fit into that wedding dress. Now is a different story, my only aim is just to fit back into my jeans ( which i think is a more realistic goal) and furthermore since I am a mum, I do not have the leisure to do daily exercises except during the weekends.


So what is South Beach Diet?
Well, it acutally has 3 phasese: Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3


Phase 1:

Phase 1 is only for 2 weeks which now I am doing. Previously, I did this phase for a year...I know it was a bit extreme but I was getting married that year. So Phase 1 means no carbo (bread, rice, noodle, flour...) and no fruits. However, you are allowed to take any type of vegetables except carrots, beets and green peas, and chicken (except chicken wings and drumstick), lean meat and any type of seafood. The best part is you can take as much eggs and lowfat cheese which is my favourite . Remember to do this phase for only 2 weeks. This phase is designed to eliminate your sugar and starch cravings and to jump start your metabolism. However, of course when you just started this phase, you will be having all types of cravings in the first 2-3 days but believe me after that you will get used to it. Remember to always eat when you are hungry, this diet is not a starving diet. Phase 1 will certainly help to lose all those belly fat.


Phase 2:

Now you can reintroduce back carbo and fruits into your diet. However, the carbo must be those good carbo like brown rice, whole meal bread, and whole wheat pasta. Of course you can have some desert like those dark chocolate. Follow this phase until you reach your ideal weight.


Phase 3:

They call it the maintenance phase where after practising phase 1 and phase 2, you should know by now how to eat sensibly and once in a while can have those guilty indulgences. If you put back on weight, just go back to do phase 1.



I thought this was a easy diet to follow and which I would recommend to everyone who is dying to lose those belly fat. You could find more information about south beach diet on their website. Good luck!

After south Beach diet (wedding day) / After 2 months of delivery

Baby Talk!

Now my baby boy loves to talk. Here is a clip of how he sounds.

Back to Work!

I am now back to work after a long 16 weeks of maternity leave. My baby boy Elijah is now at a Day Care Centre and I miss him terribly. So I am back to blogging....I will update a lot of stuff like :

• Daily happenings in my life (nothing great but I will try to make it sound great...hehe)



• Since I am a new mum, a lot of parenting and on my baby development



• Politics??..nah...boring. Maybe important events in Malaysia and other part of the world



• Korean drama ( I notice my reviews is a popular hit...so stay tune!)



• Entertainment (celebrities, movies, sitcom, music...). Well since now in Malaysia, you can get it from ASTRO 712 Entertainment Channel, maybe just add in what I think about it.

Interested on interetsing places to eat well go to genzie. Currently my good friend Noi in the states has been actively updating it since I was away on Maternity Leave. Thanks Noi!!!

Me and Elijah (2 months old)

Elijah (3 months old)