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Arrangement Error

2009-05-03T02:58:00.002+08:00

so sorry for the arrangment error

i wanted to put the post about my surgery at the main topic

but ended up on the 2nd post

for those who wanted to know bout my surgery

plz do scroll down to the 2nd post

sorry for the inconvenience cause

Late Post of 1-year Anniversary @ Yaki-Yaki Japanese BBQ Buffet

2009-05-03T01:31:00.011+08:00

went for Yaki Yaki Japanese BBQ Buffet

for my 1-year anniversary wif my gf

my 1st time there

found the details bout this restaurant from a brochure

at my housemate's working table

at tat time the restaurant was having a 50% promotion

thought it would be worth

some more it's our anniversary

n also wanted to try something new

let the pictures do the talking

front view of the restaurant

crowds on tat day

bbq pit (kinda cute)

dining utensils

u can order the meat which is not available in the food counters

such as salmon, unagi, chicken marinated in special dressings, scallops & many others

those in blake plates are ordered from the menu

food counters

un-cooked meats (lamb, chicken, beef, seafood, ...)

cooked food

sushi and sashimis

drinks

bar (fresh fruit juices and fruit slices)

coconut (i don really like it)

ppl lining up just for the coconut

jellies

pudding wif longan & lychees

i don really like the pudding

but i took a lot jz to eat the longan

ice-creams

chen (stomach growling) : when is my clam gonna finish cooking???

the food is ready

cam-whoring ^^

paid for around RM 90 plus for 2 pax

* forget the exact amount d *

overall view of the restaurant :

# food is fresh and delicious

# varieties of food available

# quite dark environment (romantic what)

# the main chef in the sushi counter is extremely friendly and kind

# overall waiter and waitress is quite friendly also

# quite hot (wat to expect...bbq ma..sure hot la)

the non-promotional prices for the buffet :

buffet lunch (11:00am - 2:30pm) : RM 65++

buffet hi-tea (2:30pm - 5:30pm) : RM 55++

buffet dinner (6:00pm - 10:00pm) : RM 75 ++

buffet supper (10:00pm - 2:00am) : RM 65++

(Prices listed are to include a 10% service charge and a 5% goverment tax)

Restaurant details :-

Yaki-Yaki Japanese Barbeque Buffet Restaurant,
Ground Floor, Federal Bowl,
Jalan Bukit Bintang,
Off Jalan Bukit Bintang,
Bukit Bintang Central,
55100 Kuala Lumpur (next to Plaza Low Yat)
Reservation: +603-2142 8111

Boring & Painful Semester Break

2009-04-30T21:41:00.009+08:00

what does everyone usually do after finals ???

most of ppl should be enjoying themselves

after a long period of suffering (studying)

some might be resting their way through

well....

mentioning about resting...

hmmph...

i HAVE TO rest during my sem break this time

not resting for 1-2 days

mine rest is like 1-2 weeks

HAIHZ

here's the story of it

finished my final exams on thurs

went for a check up on saturday morning

doc told me tat i hv to undergo a surgery

to repair my torn muscle

the day came

it was tuesday

woke up early in the morning

around 6 just to admit into the Gleneagles Medical Center

doc arranged an endoscopy scan

to check on my stomach

cos b4 this i've been complaining on frequently stomach uneasy

doc advised i do a scan

2 see whether there's bacteria in my stomach

the endoscopy file

pics of the scan (stomach)

did u notice a white lump of thingy on picture 4???

that's the un-digested food i had the day b4

wakakaka

i should be fasting aroun 10 hours b4 the scan

but i only start fasting at 12

bacteria which is dangerous if found in ur stomach

it might look cute

later on

the surgery was scheduled at 11 am

but it was postphoned to 4 pm

came out from the opeartion theatre around 6 pm

blur due to the anaesthetic

painful cos the wounds of the operation

although the wounds might be small

but the pain inside was not small at all

a MESH is put inside to cover up the torn muscular wall

3 tiny little holes after the operation (laparoscopic)

this technique is quite new

wounds are smaller compared to open-wound surgery

my surgery was done by Dr. Vimal

* he's specialised in this type of surgery in the hospital *

managed to take wif my phone

even though it's hard to bend my stomach tat time

lolxxx

worst part of all

i hv to FAST for 1 day before and after the operation

not only no food

NO DRINKS ALSO K !!!!

WTH !!!!!

ps : the clip of the operation is still wif Dr. Vimal

will upload as soon as i got it

last but not least

thx Dr. Vimal for the successful surgery

my parents for waiting outside the O.T (operation theatre)

and my bro for taking care of me

overnight in the hospital

also thx 2 everyone for the wishes

I'm BACK !!!!

2009-04-30T21:32:00.002+08:00

sorry for the very extremely long "holidays"

hv been negleted my blog since b4 my finals

finally got the mood to blog again

lolxxx

reasons why for not updating my blog 4 so long :

1. study break for finals

2. final examination week

3. been to a surgery during my semester break

will be updating more soon

keep in touch for more details

Upcoming Event

2009-04-14T16:03:00.004+08:00

Hennessy Artistry is BACK !!!!!

and ric is dying to go

2 bad

haihz

din manage to get the rsvp for the event

was too late d

anyone got extra tickets????

DJ's :

VJ Spacebar

Caprice

Starz Angels

Details of the event in KL :

Date : 23rd April

Venue : The Loft, KL

Details of the event in Penang :

Date : 25th April

Venue : QE 2, Penang

Whole Week's Review

2009-04-13T16:19:00.010+08:00

Monday 6/4/09

woke up in the morning for class with a shock

there's this "black moving thingy"

in my drawer

when i wanted to take my wallet n watch

my expression turns from a sleepy condition to extremely caution

WTF was that in my drawer !!!

continue to class

wif my mind on my drawer only

din really concentrate wat's happening in class

my mind was just focussing on the black moving thingy in my drawer

came back from class

get myself changed into a more confortable outfit

check every single drawer on mine in my room

n to my surprise

it a FREAKING TEENAGE COCKROACH

i can't believe there's such thing in my room

finally i manage to kill that stupid $%^&*

make it SUFFER to death

ngek ngek ngek

*evil laugh*

i spring cleaning my whole room n the whole house

just because of the that $%^&*

spent around 7 hours

2 tired until i slept at 9 something tat very day

*ps : i hate INSECTS

Wednesday 8/4/09

presentation day

waited soooooo long til my group's turn

cos our group is the last group

haihz......

manage to take just a pic

spot where's me

Friday 10/4/09

nth much on my friday

went out 4 a dinner at Kenny Rogers, Mid Valley

met up wif my ex-colleagues

din know tat they were promoted d

1 of them used to be my supervisor at the time i work

but she's now the restaurant manager

WOW

i really din expect tat

*sorry i forget her name d*

the most happy thing is tat

i got a 20% discount from her off my total bill

THANKS A LOT

appreciate tat

Saturday 11/4/09

2 weeks i've been spending my weekends wif Est & Chen

again we hang out again

but this time wif Chia (my ex-housemate)

went to PC fair in KLCC

managed to buy an original Microsoft Office CD

& also a spare mouse

jz in case my old 1 spoil

at night

wanted to watch KNOWING again

but ended up watching Shinjuku Incident

hhmmphh

not bad actually

but din get used cos Jackie Chan is not fighting much in this movie

compared to most of his previous movies

i rate it 3/5

Sunday 12/4/09

nth much to blog about

went Sunway Pyramid

wif the same group of ppl

and that's all

quite a tiring day

due to my contact lenses

Last Weekend

2009-04-10T01:01:00.009+08:00

Friday, 3/4/09

thought of goin to the Face2Face event in Boiler Room, Hartamas

called up Jason

but he's sick

called Esther and Chen

Esther can't go so Chen wan accompany her

so left me alone

thinking of goin to the event or just hang around somewhere else

ended up I joined est and chen for a movie

wanted to watched KNOWING but then we were late

finally we choose FAST & FURIOUS 4

hmmph....

bout the movie....ma ma dei only

the other 3 past series of it was a lot better than this

despite that, i still like the cars there

especially the MUSCLE car (driven by Vin Diesel)

the car damm yeng

the driver also very yeng

Saturday, 4/4/09

nth much to write about

went shopping wif chen and est in Jusco, Balakong

actually din plan to go shopping de

i just drive and drive

got no point of direction or anywhere to go

like a blind ppl that lost the guiding stick

stopped by Jusco to had our dinner

then off to the groceries section

i bought around RM 80++ groceries and SNACKS

long time since i last go shop 4 snacks

finally manage to buy my favourite "Ken Ken Cuttlefish"

hv been looking for a long time d

went to Giant, Tesco & Carrefour but they din sell

went back home wif a "mission accomplished" feeling

Sunday, 5/4/09

this day was a very interesting day

my very 1st lifetime experience

woke up 9am on a sunday just to go sing K

i can't believe i'm doin tat

for my usual sundays

i'll woke up around 11

but that's not the main interesting part

after sing K, we left Sungei Wang without any place to go

all of us (chen, me and est) don feel like goin back home

again we drive around n thinking whr to go

est came out wif a suggestion that we go waterfall

we agreed to tat n off we go

we headed to Sungai Congkak waterfall

it was a long straight road leading to the place

when we finally realised that the car is running out of petrol

the pin is showing to the "E" mark

so how????

turn back???

or continue straight to our destination????

we r like half way through the journey d

turning back is like a waste

SO, we continue on with the hope of a petrol station to appear

which we know it's hard luck

as the road is a kampung road wif houses beside

finally we reached Sungai Congkak

but there's a sign saying "DITUTUP SEMENTARA"

it was raining cats n dogs that time

i was speechless

purposely drive so long wif a "going to empty petrol tank"

n was i see is a sign saying IT'S CLOSED

now the pin is showing lower than the place jz now

n we still hv to drive our way down

wat if suddenly the car "mati enjin" and cannot start back???

i experienced this situation b4

n would not want it to happen again

the expression of everyone in the car

est : scared n silently worrying at the back

chen : singing happily (trying not to make things worst)

me : trying my best to drive them to the nearest petrol station

finally, we got out of the kampung area

found a petrol station in a town nearby

everyone was glad to see a signboard saying "PETRONAS, 500m"

lolxxxx

after a tiring and so called interesting trip

we stopped at Restoran Talipon 4 dinner

it's a buffet bbq steamboat

1 of my favourites

yummy yum yum !!!

sry guys n girls

din manage to take much pictures of the steamboat

busy eating until forget

will upload more of it when i go again ya

hehexx

2 of them making fun of me while i'm driving

me cam-whoring wif my "creative" hairstyle"

tat's all 4 the long post

moral of the day : don go sungai congkak wif a nearly empty petrol tank

lolxxx

maybe u can try but i cannot guarantee the consequences ya

special thanks 2 est for the hairstyle

and chen for the car n petrol

i'll pay u back soon the petrol money

Reasons 4 Late Posts

2009-04-03T02:52:00.004+08:00

actually i wanted to update my blog day b4 yesterday

but then

despite my assignments and college work

this is the main "criminal" for the late post

managed to finish watching it yesterday morning

i guess around 4-5 am

but it's worth watching

nice drama

for those drama addict

maybe u can try watching it (if u haven't watch)

Zouk 5th Anniversary

2009-04-03T01:23:00.003+08:00

sorry for the late post again

hv been busy lately

as u know same old thing that stop me from blogging

haihz....

forget bout those 1st

that not the main thing

...

last thursday, dated 26/03/2009

went to ZOUK wif alvin

ZOUK is now 5 years old

wow

the amazing thing but yet disappointing is that

i've NEVER step into zouk b4

until zouk is now celebrating its 5th annivesary

what a shame

or maybe think of a better way to convince myself

all the while i'm just a very nerdy type of guy

who doesn't club*

*which i don think it's true AT ALL*

there was a FREE FLOW til before midnight

when i 1st heard of free flow

i was exited

but ended up i drank only 3 glasses of brandy for that night

get to know some new frens there

Josh Lim, Evo, Eugene, Ellie....and many more*

*sorry to those whose name i missed out*

din manage to take much pics this time

wat can i do wif my Nokia N82

compare to all those high resolution cameras

AARGH !!!!

makes me wanna get 1 of those

hv to ask my "financial manager" 1st

lolxx

pictures time

theme for the nite : FANTASIA

photomontage courtesy by Josh Lim, Zouk and EVO

...

last but not least

would like to thank Josh for the passes

also to my bro Alvin

and not forgetting my gf CHEN for lending her car to us

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZOUK !!!

looking forward for more events to come

will update more soon

simply means i hv to party more also

Malaysian DreamGirl @ Mist Club

2009-03-19T02:04:00.015+08:00

hv u guys heard of Malaysian DreamGirl ???

maybe some of u have

but when i 1st heard bout it i was like

huh ??? got such things 1 ar ???

i admit i'm a "katak bawah tempurung"*

*( it's a malay phrase saying a person who don know anything tat happens around him/her)*

it's some kind like of a beauty pageant

group of young lovely girls

selected by judges and voters and supporters

few got kicked out after each round

the last man standing wins (oops...should be last lady standing)

i got the know bout this event through Alvin

he got a pair of VIP passes from Nuffnang

the event was held in Mist Club

had a long time finding the way to the venue

took the taxi but the taxi don know the place

lucky we managed to reach on time to collect the passes

pictures time

sorry...some of the pic might a bit blur

bring in the girls

performances

goodie bag from HP

we took off a bit early cos it's a monday nite

stil hv to wake up 4 class the next morning

THX to Alvin for the passes

THX HP for the goodie bag

last but not least THX Nuffnang

Friday Night Out

2009-03-19T01:06:00.007+08:00

Sorry guys & girls for the late post again

NEVER ENDING ASSIGNMENTS & LAB REPORTS !!!!

these "guys" hv been making me so busy til no time to blog

enough of those "sou heng" things (read it in cantonese)

back to our topic

...

after ages din step into clubs

last friday RIC IS BACK TO CLUBS !!!!

tat nite i was so bored

sitting at home looking at my laptop

*hp ringing*

jason text me asking whether got any plans

scrolling & staring at my phonebook

don know who to call

suddenly "BRYANT" come into my mind

so long din hang out wif him d

i think around 1 year

toot...toot...toot....toot..

ric : eh boy (bryant)..how r u man??? long time no see

boy : yalor....how r u....

ric : goin anywhere 2nite ar???

boy : oh...i'm goin zouk now...wanna join??? come la....very long we din hang out togther d

ric : hmmph....ok la see u there man

jason came n fetched me to zouk together wif GOOI

reached zouk but to our disappointment

majority of us can't enter due to the age requirements (not including me)*

*it's just a few days past my birthday*

but it din turn us down

we changed our venue to POPPY

reached there around 1 something but we did enjoy ourselves

pictures represent thousand of words

bryant & ric

group pic (ric, jason, gooi)

josephine (i guess i got ur name rite) wif jason & me

hhmpph....caught in action...lolxx

guys & girls DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME !!! lolxxx...

after that....

sudah tak boleh tahan jor

...

wondering back

what kind of future nutritionist is this

who drinks alcohol like nobody's business

wakakaka

Just for LAUGHS

2009-03-13T02:04:00.005+08:00

Q: What is the closest thing similar to a woman's period?
A: Your salary, it comes once a month lasts about 5-7 days and if it doesn't come means you are in big trouble.

Q: What three things are common between the sun and woman's underwear?
A: Both are hot, both look better while going down and both disappear at night.

Q: Why do men ask for a woman's hand in marriage?
A: Because they are tired of using their own.

Q: What's common between men and video?
A: Both go backward... forward... backward... forward... backward.... forward... stop and eject.

Q: What goes in dry, comes out wet, and gives warm satisfaction?
A: A teabag. (if you're thinking of something else then you have a dirty mind)

Q: What is the similarity between men and rats?
A: Both keep searching for new HOLES.

Q: What's the difference between biology and sociology?
A: When the baby looks like his dad, then it is biology. When the baby looks like the neighbour, then it is sociology.

Doctor: You look so weak & exhausted. Are you having 3 meals a day as I have advised?
Lady: Doctor, I thought you had said 3 males a day.

Q: Girl friend & boy friend go for a movie. In the dark, a mosquito enters the girl's skirt. Guess where it would have bitten?
A: The boy's hand.

Q: Tarzan and the animals went to the river to take a bath. Tarzan removed his clothes. All the animals laughed. Tarzan asked 'Why'?
A: The animals told him...........'Your tail is in the front'.

Happy BIrthday

2009-03-13T01:49:00.004+08:00

11 March 2009

SPECIAL day for me

in a blink of an eye

i'm 1 year older again d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF

....

...

would like to thank all my buddies who wished me n celebrated wif me

appreciate it & will remember u all always

nice 2 hv all of u wif me

*MUAKS*

(ps : to the guys- i'm not gay k...don misunderstand oh....lolxxx)

thanks for ur presents too

Missing In Action

2009-03-12T23:53:00.008+08:00

It's been a while since I last update my blog.....

It's like a "dead" blog now....

But no worries I'm back to CRAP my way through...

was having a STRESSFUL and BUSY routine for the past 2 weeks....

ASSIGNMENTS !!!!!

LAB REPORTS !!!!

EXAMS !!!!

all those 3 CULPRITS that nearly DIVORCED me with my lovely "wife" (my bed)

what a pity....

.....

....

...

although was in a middle of a WAR with those culprits

I did had a quite interesting weekend

went to MV* for jalan jalan

*just in case u all don know wat's MV....it stands for Mid Valley in short

but i guess everyone should know bout tis

...

planned to go 4 a movie wif my gf

but the crowd and the line is like *speechless*

wat do u expect

it a weekend

we continue jalan jalan til we reach the exhibition hall

there's this property and bridal exhibition

*come we go hv a look since we got nth else better to do now*

i told my gf & she agreed

we really can't find a single thing to do at the moment

we walked around acting like we r surveying for a property

bridal photoshoots

semi-D better or a lakehouse???

Some Jokes of The Day

2009-03-03T00:55:00.003+08:00

1. Losing all your friends

Man comes home and finds his wife with his friend in bed.
He shoots his friend and kills him.
Wife says 'If you behave like this, you will lose ALL your friends.'

2. Brother wanted

A small boy wrote to Santa Claus, 'send me a brother'....
Santa wrote back, 'SEND ME YOUR MOTHER'....

3. Meaning of WIFE

Husband asks, 'Do you know the meaning of WIFE? It means Without Information Fighting Every Time!'
Wife replies, 'No, it means With Idiot For Ever!!'

4. Importance of a period

Teacher: 'Do you know the importance of a period?'
Kid: 'Yeah, once my sister said she has missed one, my mom fainted, dad got a heart attack & our driver ran away.'

5. Confident vs. Confidential

A young boy asks his Dad, 'What is the difference between confident and confidential?'
Dad says, 'You are my son, I'm confident about that. Your friend over there is also my son, that's confidential!'

6. Anger management?

Husband: 'When I get mad at you, you never fight back. How do you control your anger?'
Wife: 'I clean the toilet..'
Husband: 'How does that help?'
Wife: 'I use your toothbrush.'

Nutrition & Metabolism Assignment

2009-02-27T02:05:00.009+08:00

Tambun biscuits

A box of delicious tambun biscuits

Finger-licking good tambun biscuits

Have you ever wonder what is inside the tambun biscuits which make it delicious and finger licking good ?

Here's the answer to your question :

Ingredients :- Wheat flour, Sugar, Mung beans, Salt, Fried Onion, Lard

Nutritional value for tambun biscuits

METABOLISM INVOLVED :

Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbohydrate is the main content in the tambun biscuits. Carbohydrate itself needs to be broken down into simpler molecules before it can be digested into our body. The more complex the carbohydrate molecule, the longer time it takes for the digestive system in our body to break down the molecules. During the consumption of the tambun biscuit, the digestion of the carbohydrates begins in the mouth. Amylase is an enzyme which can break down the complex carbohydrates into simpler form. As it continues to the stomach, the process slows down a bit. Later on, carbohydrates molecules are broken down into simple sugars; sucrose, lactose and maltose. These processes are done by the enzyme secreted by the pancreas into the duodenum. In order for easier absorption the intestine secretes enzymes to break down maltose, lactose and sucrose into even smaller molecules which later converted to glucose. Glucose is absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine and then taken to the liver for storage or distributed to cells for energy (C. Anne, 2007).

Lipid Metabolism
During lipid metabolism, lipids are usually digested as triglycerides. These triglycerides are broken down into smaller molecules due to the disability of the intestine to absorbed triglycerides. Pancreas will secrete an enzyme called lipase to break down triglycerides. In the liver, bile is produced and it is stored in the gallbladder which then enters the duodenum through the bile duct. Bile are able to emulsifies fats, dispersing them into small droplets. The emulsification of fats accelerates lipase to break down fat molecules (C. Anne, 2007)

Protein Metabolism
Tambun biscuit do contain protein. When dietary protein is consumed, it is broken down into amino acids and polypeptides in the stomach by enzymes known as proteases. The process start off when pepsinogen is converted to pepsin with the help of HCl (hydrochloric acid). Chymotrypsin and trypsin are enzymes used to break down protein in the intestine. Amino acids are then absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract (Wikipedia.org, 2009).

PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS :

Wheat flour
It is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates. Its health benefits are very impressive as it contains many types of vitamin (Vitamin B1, B2, B3, E, and folic acid) and minerals (magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, copper and iron) and yet it is a good source of dietary fiber. The most important is it contains antioxidants such as phenolics but phenolics in fruits and whole grain is different.
Besides from all the nutrients it contain, it also reduce the risk of Heart Disease, Obesity, Cancers and avoid gallstones. Wheat helps by decreasing cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood coagulation. It helps in caloric reduction because of the high fiber content and the complex carbohydrates keep body energized throughout whole day. Insoluble fiber helps to avoid gallstones because it speeds up the intestinal transit time and decrease the secretion of bile acids. Lignans, phytonutrient found in wheat thought to protect against cancers and heart disease. Lastly, it also helps to regulate blood glucose levels in people with diabetes as carbohydrates from whole grains are digested and enter the bloodstream more slowly and magnesium which is rich in wheat is a co-factor for more than 300 enzymes include the enzymes for glucose and insulin secretion.

Onion
A source of phenolics, magnesium, calcium, sodium, sulphur, phosphorus , iron, essential oils, ascorbic acid and vitamins A and B. Besides, it is a good source of fructo-oligosaccharides which stimulate growth of healthy bacteria and suppress the growth of harmful bacteria in colon. Therefore, it can also reduce risk tumors in the colon.
Onions have several medical effects such as to treat colds, coughs, bacterial infections, asthma, poor appetite, prevention of atherosclerosis which is even confirmed by World Health Organization (WHO). As onion can decrease bronchial spasms and allergy-induced bronchial constriction due to the high vitamin C content, an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory (Adnani, S., 2006) (Kessman, S., 2006).
Onions contain Flavonoids, an anticlotting agent with fibrinolytic activity which can suppress platelet-clumping. Flavanoids of onions is closely correlates with their sulphur content (Craig, W., 2008).
Furthermore, it can also help in several diseases such Cardiovascular and Cancer. Sulfides in onion can lower blood lipids and blood pressure from increasing the High-density lipoprotein’s (HDL) level and lowering the Low-density lipoprotein’s (LDL) levels and Flavonoids in onion provides protection against cardiovascular disease.

Green Gram or Mung Beans
It is an excellent source of complex carbohydrate and cholesterol lowering fiber also best source of antioxidant among most of the foods. It is rich in folic acid and molybdenum and also source of phosphorus, iron, protein, magnesium, manganese, potassium and Vitamin B1and B2. It is low in fat but high in protein compare to grains. When it combined with grains, it forms a complete protein and contains many nutrients and phytochemicals.
Similar with wheat flour and onion, it also helps in lowering cholesterol levels, blood glucose control, reduce risk of cancers specially breast cancer and reduce risk of heart disease. The folic acid or vitamin B6 helps in lowering levels of amino acids, homocysteine which is an intermediate product in methylation cycle. Elevated blood levels of homocycteine are risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Lard
Lard is a alternative to hydrogenated oil. Trans fatty acids can be formed during hydrogenation of oils. Trans fatty acids tends to raise total blood cholesterol levels and LDL cholesterol and lower the HDL cholesterol when used instead of cis-trans fatty acids or natural oil. This provides a harmful effect to the body.

MODIFICATIONS :

As lard contributes to the high fat content in the tambun biscuits, we suggest that using vegan shortening instead of lard would have more health benefits. Substituting lard also enables vegetarians and Muslim consumers to purchase the tambun biscuit as lard is made from the pig fat. Lard contains a high fat content compared to butter or even vegetable shortening. Using vegetable shortening is better due to the absence of trans fatty acids in the shortening. Shortening also contains lesser saturated fat than lard and butter and it is also free from cholesterol. In short, vegetable shortening also helps to lower the percentage of heart diseases.

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