Sunday, April 29, 2012

Thank you, Mom

Being a mom is the hardest job in the world. But it's also the best.


This Procter & Gamble commercial honors everything that all moms do to help their children succeed by showcasing the amazing moms behind Olympic athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The hardest job in the world is truly the best job in the world.

Thank you, Mom

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Dubai Metro


Finally we went to the metro after waiting for so long thanks to Miss Indrani who prepared for this trip. On the day of the trip we met in college, had a delicious breakfast made by Hana then went with the bus to Dubai Metro Operational Control Center where they have presented us with information’s about the Metro. After the presentations we headed to Al Rashidiya Metro station where we bought the ticket. We took the train from Al Rashidiya station to Union station and back to Al Rashidiya Station. It was a fantastic trip and we have to do it more often :p
Bellow are some of the photos I took during  the trip




Friday, April 20, 2012

Anorexia


Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by excessive food restriction and fear, irrational fear of gaining weight, and a distorted body self-perception. It typically involves excessive weight loss. Anorexia nervosa usually develops during adolescence and early adulthood. Due to the fear of gaining weight, people with this disorder restrict the amount of food they consume. This restriction of food intake causes metabolic and hormonal disorders.

Anorexia nervosa has many complicated implications and may be thought of as a lifelong illness that may never be truly cured, but only managed over time. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by low body weight, inappropriate eating habits and obsession with having a thin figure. Individuals suffering from it may also practice repeated weighing, measuring, and mirror gazing, alongside other obsessive actions, to make sure they are still thin, a common practice known as "body checking".

Those suffering from this disorder often view themselves as "too fat" even if they are already underweight. Persons with anorexia nervosa continue to feel hunger, but deny themselves all but very small quantities of food. The average caloric intake of a person with anorexia nervosa is 600–800 calories per day, but extreme cases of complete self-starvation are known. It is a serious mental illness with a high incidence of comorbidity and similarly high mortality rates to serious psychiatric disorders.

Hypokalaemia, a drop in the level of potassium in the blood, is a symptom of Anorexia nervosa. A significant drop in potassium can cause abnormal heart rhythms, constipation, fatigue, muscle damage and paralysis.
50-75% of individuals with an eating disorder experience depression. In addition, 1 in 4 individuals who are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa also exhibit obsessive compulsive disorder.


Symptoms for a typical patient include:

  • Refusal to maintain a normal body mass index for their age
  • Fearful of even the slightest weight gain and takes all precautionary measures to avoid weight gain and becoming overweight
  • Lanugo: soft, fine hair growing on the face and body
  • Preoccupation with food, recipes, or cooking; may cook elaborate dinners for others, but not eat the food herself
  • Dieting despite being thin or dangerously underweight
  • May engage in frequent, strenuous exercise
  • Perception of self to be overweight despite being told by others she is too thin and, in most cases, underweight.
  • Becomes intolerant to cold and frequently complains of being cold from loss of insulating body fat or poor circulation resulting from extremely low blood pressure; body temperature lowers (hypothermia) in effort to conserve energy
  • Depression: may frequently be in a sad, lethargic state
  • Abdominal distension 
Treatment:

Treatment for anorexia nervosa tries to address three main areas. 1) Restoring the person to a healthy weight; 2) Treating the psychological disorders related to the illness; 3) Reducing or eliminating behaviors or thoughts that originally led to the disordered eating.*

Here is a story of women who is suffering from anorexia.




Thursday, April 19, 2012

Semiya Payasam Dessert


Yesterday was a bit boring because I didn’t have a lot to do so I decided to enter the kitchen and make dessert for dinner: D , so I made my family “Semiya Payasam” which is also called "Kheer".


Kheer also known as Payasam is a rice pudding which is a traditional South Asian sweet dish.1

Semiya* Payasam Recipe

Ingredients:


1 L. Milk
1 . Payasam Mix
3 S. pistachios


To prepare:

Boil 1 liter of milk 


Add the payasam mix into the boiling mix and cook for 15 minutes 



Ready to serve


Bon Appetit



*Semiya :Indian vermicelli
 1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kheer


Tuesday, April 17, 2012

My Top Watched TV series


Here are some of my Top watched TV series   



Ringer
A young woman on the run from the mob poses as her wealthy twin sister to try and evade them, but soon discovers that her sister has a price on her head as well.


Friends
The lives, loves, and laughs of six young friends living in Manhattan.


The Big Bang Theory
A woman who moves into an apartment next door to two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.




Gray’s Anatomy
After doctors inform him that an eye affliction will require risky surgery, monologist Spadling Gray recounts his various pursuits for alternative medicine to avoid the doctor's scalpel.
  

Gilmore Girls 
A drama centering around the relationship between a thirtysomething single mother and her teen daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut.




House M.D.
An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.




90210
A Kansas family relocates to Beverly Hills, where their two children adapt to the infamous social drama of West Beverly Hills High.



Ugly Betty
Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works.



CSI: Las Vegas
An elite team of police forensic evidence investigation experts work their cases in Las Vegas.



Bones 
A forensic anthropologist and a cocky FBI agent build a team to investigate death causes. And quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.





Desperate Housewives
Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood, after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.




I hope you like them ;)




Friday, April 13, 2012

Makkah


As I mention in the previous post we went to Green Mubazara, after we came back I decided to focus on my studies and start doing my projects, however, during the week my family surprised me with a trip for three days to Makkah for Umrah. On 4th April we flew from Dubai International Airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jaddah via Saudi Arabian Airlines and as soon as we reached there we had to drive to Makkah by car for nearly 2 hours.  When we reached there we went directly to perform Tawaf round the Kaaba and Sa'i between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah. After we finished Sa'i we waited till the Fajr prayer and went back to the hotel. We stayed in Makkah Clock Royal Tower- Fairmont where we enjoyed the pleasant view of Al Kaaba from the top. During the rest of the day and the days following we went back and forth between Haram and the hotel. In the last day we went for Tawaf Al Wada’ and took a car to the airport. This was one of my best holidays because it gave me the feeling of satisfaction and relief. 










“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
Mahatma Gandhi

Monday, April 2, 2012

Green Mubazzara


Last week was so tens, we were planning to travel but unfortunately it did not happen, however, as the weekend got close we decided to go to Al Ain and spend the weekend in Green Mubazzara. We spent a pleasant time there and enjoyed the cool breeze in the evening.
Here are some photos I took during the visit.
Enjoy .