Juice Detox Diet

I bought a food processor/juicer today at a funky-smelling department store manned by lazy, unprofessional staff. But enough about “Jusco”. Back to the story about the juicer.....

For those of you who live off meat, sweets and junk food, I'm talking about an appliance that crushes fruit and vegetables into liquid form. I’ve been on a detox diet of 80% fruit and vegetables since the start of the month and it can get tiresome munching on all this healthy stuff all of the time.

I figured it would be much easier to ingest this bitter-tasting health food as quickly as possible by turning it into liquid and then downing it in a few big gulps. Also I quite like the sound the machine makes when I crush the various shards of fruit and vegetables into a messy pulp. *eye roll*

This is actually my first detox diet and juicing is definitely the way to go. There is little preparation time involved and you can make many different concoctions. Still, how I miss all the tasty junk food that calls out to me everytime I pass a fast food franchise.

The annoying thing with eating all this healthy stuff is that you always get hungry. My stomach is indeed rumbling again. In fact, I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.....radish. Time to fire up the juicer posthaste!

Right, I'll get my coat.....

Gay Games VII Chicago

I'm a big sports fan and for me this week has seemed kind of empty following the completion last Sunday of the World Cup in Germany and the tennis at Wimbledon. My impression from the blogosphere is that other people are suffering similar withdrawal symptoms from viewing elite athletes representing their country in rigorous sporting endeavours.

But fear not sports fans! Grab your rainbow flags because there is just 1 more sleep to go until the 7th Gay Games kicks off in Chicago. Homosexual competitors from 70 countries have descended on the "Windy City" to participate in 30 disciplines.

Most of these events are your typical sports while some events are more questionable. Dancesport is being featured and so is darts. Interestingly, there is no boxing. I guess there will be more lovers than fighters at the Gay Games. The most unique event I noticed was one called "Physique". I assume you have to turn up and look hot to do well.

It should be a very festive, merry and gay occasion in Chicago over the following week. I just hope no athletes get disqualified for testing positive to heterosexuality. From the looks of the athletes I doubt it.

Right, I'll get my coat.....

Idiotic Unsafe Drivers

Just got back from a road trip from KL to JB (Johor Bahru). Despite the numerous motor vehicle accidents and high fatality rate on Malaysian roads, it seems that motorists don't care.

People are racing up and down this North-South Highway at speeds exceeding 120 km per hour with blatant disregard for their well-being and more importantly, the well-being of others.

As a passenger you could pass the time away on this 4-hour trip by playing a game called "Spot The Idiot". You get points for picking out irresponsible drivers and passengers in other cars. The greater the idiotic behaviour, the more points you score.

The points system can be agreed upon by participants prior to the beginning of the road trip but here is a suggestion:

Changing lanes without signalling: 1 Point

A motorist spitting/hurling rubbish out of their window: 2 Points

The spit/rubbish hitting another motorist's vehicle: 2 Points

A motorist speeding down the highway with one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand being used for eating/smoking/talking on the phone/typing an SMS: 3 Points

An impatient motorist in the outside lane tail-gating another vehicle or flashing their lights aggressively to get them to pull aside: 4 Points

A kid playing in the passenger seats unrestrained: 5 Points ( I saw 2 kids playing together in the front passenger seat so 10 points for me)

Eyewitness account of a vehicle collision: 5 Points

Spotting a policeman pulling over an idiotic driver: 7 Points (Very rare to see. You should get a bonus 100 points if the cop leaves the scene WITHOUT receiving a bribe.)

And finally.....

Encountering a bottleneck of traffic because motorists have slowed down or stopped their vehicle to view an accident on the OPPOSITE side of the highway: 10 Points

This last one is the most baffling type of behaviour. For non-Malaysian readers, it is a morbid obsession over here among some superstitious locals, to jot down the licence plate numbers of vehicles involved in accidents and then utilise these "lucky" digits for purchasing lottery tickets *eye roll*

Remember, the majority of these things are taking place above the speed limit of 110 km per hour.

I say good luck to the authorities who have to drag the wreckage away and clean the human mess off the paved highways.

Right, I'll get my coat.....