Project Puasa
September 24th, 2006
and so ramadhan month is upon us once again! for one whole month beginning today, muslims worldwide will be observing the religious practice of fasting from daybreak till sundown. no food, no drink, no sex, no cigarettes, no nuthin’ in any natural orifices.
a long time ago, aira explained to me the reasons behind this muslim practice. firstly, she says, it is to seek closeness to God by relinquishing food and drink - two daily necessities that may distract you from seeking God lest you overindulge. secondly, it’s so that muslims will know for a month what it feels like to be a poor man who cannot afford to eat. this encourages charity, kindness, empathy and a general sense of fellowship in God.
damn noble. i’ve always been so impressed by that.
so! guess what i’m going to do this ramadhan month?!
i’m going to fast as well!
muahahahaha.
at first i had trouble deciding what i was going to give up. it ought to be my biggest addiction.
SO I SHOULD GIVE UP THE INTERNET.
i was very gung ho about the idea for like 2 seconds, then rationale and common sense took over and i realized that there is absolutely no way i can give up the internet for one whole month. wtf am i supposed to do??? not check my email for a month? give up busybodying at other people’s blogs? how can i not imdb a movie after watching one? how am i going to read my news? give up googling and wikipediaing? NO WAY WHERE CAN NEXT IDEA PLEASE KTHXBAI!
then it was suggested that i give up taking cabs cos i’m so reliant on them. i had to meet Yoe at Amcorp Mall today, so i decided to test out this idea by taking the LRT there. it was fun and all, but so impractical. yalar yalar so i saved like over RM30 cos i took the train instead of cabbing it back and forth, but think about it - it’s just so impossible to not take cabs! i mean it’s not like every single place i have to go to for the next month will be right next to a train station like Amcorp is! anyway blablabla to get to the point, if i give up cabs i am handicapped, end of story.
so, what else do i really love and need, that i can actually give up without totally killing myself yet will exert just the right amount of torture on me?
*lightbulb!*
… DESSERT.
and that is how i came to start Project Puasa 2006. i’m going to give up dessert (for clarity’s sake - cake, chocolate, brownies, milkshakes, biscuits, ice cream, pudding, sweets, tarts .. argh just about anything sweet) for a whole month. purpose : to instill charity and empathy in myself towards poor and destitute souls who dont/cant eat dessert. eg- diabetic patients, anorexic models, cranky old women with no sweet tooth, Martian.
sigh! it’s going to be a long, sad month. to hold me up for the next 30 days, i went to Baskin Robbins today and ate cookies&creme ice cream until i almost puked. my stupid friends think that i’m not going to be able to do this (except ivan, who believes in me. thank you ivan i love you!) and will cave after two days. HUH! i shall show you the extent of my willpowahhh!
*shifty eyes*
die lah there’s like all this chocolate on my desk and all these cookies on the dining table.
-___-
wei encourage me lah! i really wanna do this. if any of y’all meet up with me over lunch or dinner in the next month, you MUST make sure i dont touch dessert, okay? okay?????
eh seriously. you all think i can do it anot?
edit : i went to the ramadhan bazaar today and managed to ignore all the cute little green gula melaka kuihs! and all the cendol! and all the tepung pelita! and then when my neighbour gave me a kitkat i totally refused it! muahaha i rock. day 1 of Project Puasa - successful! :D
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1. prawn | September 24th, 2006 at 7:35 am
Dessert only ke? keke.. not enough la =P
Okok, words of encouragement…. em..em.. YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT 1 MONTH LONG =P
2. mitchlai | September 24th, 2006 at 8:12 am
Hehe…that’s what I tell myself everytime, “I’m gonna go on this blah blah diet no carbo / fat / etc. so I’m stuffing myself with pasta and KFC now to pre-compensate (?) Then Guess what? I give up the diet in like two days and the indulgence becomes just that ;)
That being said, wish you all the best…though going through your blog, I think you’ll have trouble denying your sweet tooth!
How about giving up shopping instead? Not even the whole works, maybe just clothes…that’s more feasible yeah?
3. lishun | September 24th, 2006 at 8:45 am
what?! and not have any gorgeous pics of chocolate oozing out of every corner of some delightfully sinful plate of sugar for a month?! how could you???
=(
having said that…good luck su ann! i think you can make it. just be sure to treat yourself to your fave banana dessert once the 30 days end. hehe.
4. Kevin | September 24th, 2006 at 9:02 am
Hmmm let’s see, so what are you gonna do with the pb cups when I bring them back in 2 weeks time, mayb I’ll just give them to ur bros..
ahahaha
5. Jay | September 24th, 2006 at 10:29 am
So, that means no birthday cake for you? That is harsh. Oh well, good luck to you.
So, anyone willing to take bets? Any takers? I’d say the odd of breaking this fast is 9-1. =P
6. nick au | September 24th, 2006 at 10:33 am
helluuuu,
i definitely think that you can withhold having desert. yes you can. everytime you pass by a shop or during dinner in a restaurant, just remember to resist ordering that succulent moist chocolate cake, it’s filled with chocolate goodness, ooozing out of every pores of the cake. creamy and filling chocolate-ness taste. yep try not to order that tiramisu as well, those soft, smooth, melt in your mouth texture just wouldn’t fit your monthlong fast that you’re trying to do. topped with a blanket of cocoa powder that is so bittersweet and mixed with a nice creamy tiramisu.
yea you should resist those.
you can do it suann! I know you can. *sniggers*
haa
7. Waifon | September 24th, 2006 at 10:37 am
I seriously think Puasa month, like some who wish to lose some fats will instead gained a whole lot of lards. It’s all abt the metabolism thingamajic. Starving for some 10 hours straight I presume will make them hungry like mad and eat a whole cow, elephant and bull, why not add an ostrich egg omelette for starters. The usual metabolism rate could not get used to the starvation mode hence slowing down to try get used to the new “diet”
When your metabolic rate slows down, you know what will happen next la kan. So, if your diet has loads of courses of dessert, perhaps slowing down on the sugar is not a bad idea after all but no starving ar pinks. later gain weight how? Nicole Richie shall be euphoric for having so many people across the globe, carrying supposedly her fats on her behalf :D I’ll be happy too if it were to be me :):):)
8. -archangel- | September 24th, 2006 at 11:50 am
woi !
you cannot give up the internet !
how am i supposed to kacau you? =P
9. jirwan | September 24th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
in simple terms puasa month is like a whole month of dieting hahaha no la but yea its the time we think bout the poor and apprieciate the things god gave us
10. sieutheng | September 24th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
oi ur birthday is coming so how can u not have dessert??? then who’s gonna eat your bday cake? and no dessert after dinner? so incomplete!
11. AngPau | September 24th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
I support you wholeheartedly!! I support you wholeheartedly!!
Stay away from desserts for one month is not hard!! Stay away from desserts for one month is not hard!!
You can do it!! You can do it!!
12. nina | September 24th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
All I can say is… good luck! ^_^
13. pinkpau | September 24th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
prawn : what do you mean not enough??? its MORE than enough!
mitchlai : hey dont do low-carbo :( it makes me sad when people follow that diet cos it’s torture! torture! how can you not have FLOUR and rice?! bread = awesome. cakes = awesome. pasta = awesome! rice = awesome! as for giving up shopping, that one’s too easy. haha odd as that sounds, it really is.
lishun : sigh! =( 30 days!
kevin : wei dont laaaaaa
jay : omg yea i totally forgot about birthday cake!!! noooo O_O aww you have no faith in me :(
nick au : EVIL !!!!!!
waifon : yep you’re right about the metabolism thingy. but i guess if at buka puasa time they eat moderately, then dont snack throughout the night, then eat more in the morning before fasting starts, it should be no prob. nicole richie is disgusting!
archangel : haha im not lah!
jirwan : well said brother j
sieutheng : YA WEI i didnt actually think about birthday cake and stuff. huh :( maybe my bday can be like an exception to this puasa thing :D hehe then i ganti, like aira would.
angpau : haha thank you! semangat!
nina : haha thanks :D will need it!
14. Hishy | September 24th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
BLASPHEMY!!!!
15. isa | September 24th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
hahaha,project puasa it is
well, if you think desserts is hard, try nothaving water for 12 hours!
ive got half an hour left for my first puasa day now..
but yes, good luck, and banoffee pie sounds good as your buka in a month yeah?
16. reallybites | September 24th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
i think during ur bday hor….
order cake n desserts….but you DONT EAT…….
let ur frens eat
keke
17. Johann | September 24th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
You can do anything you put your mind to (/cliche) :D But cannot make exception if it is important to you, maybe just your face into the cake?
18. vvens | September 24th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
haha you sure or not?
i think its very hard to hold ourselves from those sweet little stuffs. hahahaha.
but if you really decide to do so, ALL THE BEST!
i’ll try not to mention bout any yummy stuffs around. hahaha. ;p
19. pinkpau | September 24th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
hishy : ya ya i know :( but ..! all in the name of discipline! and empathy for kesian people who dont eat dessert!
isa : banoffee!! you, me, sarv! :D
reallybites : that’s just CRUEL .. :( i think i deserve a day off when my bday comes!
johann : gasp :O nooooo!
vvens : yea actually its harder than i thought .. im wondering if milo is considered dessert?? i went yam cha just now and my friend was like HOR MILO cannot drink! -___-
20. TheRealAnonymous | September 24th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
As much as I believe in you that you can do it… i think there’s bound to be a day where u unconsciously consume some kind of dessert! I mean… being so used to it and all mar… surely one day u’ll ter-take a bite of something… and then later remember “alamak.. i’m supposed to puasa!”. haha…
Coz’ being the only one doing it… i’m sure there’s a day where u’ll wake up forgetting… unless u got a BIG not that says “PUASA MONTH” right in front of you as u get out of your bed… hahaha.
My guess… u’d probably unconsciously take a bit off ur friend someday in this 30 days… tell me if i’m right by the end of the Puasa month! =)
GOOD LUCK PINKPAU !!
21. george | September 24th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
“how can i not imdb a movie after watching one?”
that’s what I do!! :P
22. flanegan | September 24th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
I always skip breakfast and lunch… consider fasting ka?
hahaha
23. Chapree Da Grande | September 24th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
You can do it! 29 days to go! ^_^
24. nat | September 24th, 2006 at 11:16 pm
how can u fast when theres like a whole FOOD FLEE right below the residence!
:O
Anytime but no RAMADHAN MONTH. its like the best event of the year!
25. pinkpau | September 25th, 2006 at 1:37 am
therealanon : unconsciously? omg cannot i must tell all my friends about this project.. haha then they will stop me.
george : haha it’s sooo a habit. then i run around telling people trivia about the movie and its actors.. like hey did you know that katharine hepburn hates meryl streep!
flanegan : nooooo
chapree : argh! dont remind me!
nat : haha i just went today. omg can die .. see all those cute donuts and all those kuih :( i love ramadhan month. actually i dont know why im doing this to myself. HAIH.
26. Az1 | September 25th, 2006 at 10:39 am
What you worried about? You can eat those goodies after buka puasa right?
Temptations…temptations….tsk tsk. Good luck in your project then. I support you all the way.
27. foreverjas | September 25th, 2006 at 11:56 am
sure u can do it! i’m sick.aiks. its kinda like puasa to me …T.T
28. Fireangel | September 25th, 2006 at 12:22 pm
add oil! add oil!
29. nat | September 25th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
well! you can carry the plan forward. :O YOU MUST!
a month more to go. scent of deep fried golden chicken wings and all the rice in bamboo tubes flying around.
HOW CAN!
You can skip Haloween and Christmas or maybe ignore the angpaus too! but not Ramadhan T.T
30. alia | September 25th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
wahhhhhhhhhhh. i damn hungry now.
good luck su ann.
good luck on ignoring all the delicious food till 7pm.
good luck on surviving your non muslims eating infront of u.
wheeeeeeee.
damn hungry. haha
31. Kevin | September 25th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards
32. pinkpau | September 25th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
az1 : haha nope.. not even after 7pm.. just completely give up desserts for a month. harh now u know how difficult =(
foreverjas : aww what are u down with? :(
fireangel : add sugar can ah :(
nat : hehe i can have all that. its only the sweet stuff im giving up. hey u know whats nice at the bazaar downstairs - the ayam percik! and the ikan pari! and the mee rojak. and the chakoi. WHEE! and wah crazy ignore CNY .. haha no way man!
alia : haha my dear, not till 7! the entire day!
kevin : yalar dont reuse your lines :(
33. vvens | September 25th, 2006 at 9:47 pm
milo = sweet.!!!!
hahahahaha. everything sweet remember? ;p
milo kosong lar. no milk no sugar. :)
34. bulat | September 26th, 2006 at 1:00 am
this must the ULTIMATE……i wont survive a day puasaing dessert!! can die wan!! O_o though i did survive without eating cakes for the 3rd week now …it was due to OVEREATING cakes for a whole week…Lolz.
goodluck pinkpauuuu~well..you can always pass your chocolate on your desk and all those cookies on the dining table to me!!! bwahahahaha: D : D
35. foreverjas | September 26th, 2006 at 5:30 pm
i’m havin fever… starve a fever feed a cold… T.T and my colloge prom night is coming nex nex week n i dont have any dress to wear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @.@ help me !
36. pinkpau | September 26th, 2006 at 7:01 pm
vvens : hey actually i drink milo kosong wan. haha my boyf got me addicted to it
bulat : yea wei 3 days only and i feel like dying -_- no sugar in my system!
foreverjas : is this the tbs winter ball at genting?
37. foreverjas | September 26th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
nolah.hehe.
38. nat | September 27th, 2006 at 10:21 am
theres this stall named “Nasi Lemak Bob”. Its nothing incommon but the pandan aroma is really convincing and all. runs out of stock usually by the time i come back fromschool. Its almost at the far end of the first row. You have to try this really really nice agar agar too. their sold in a white van. oh wait- thats dessert rightt :P too bad! kekeke.
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