Yes, finally! My long awaited trip of the year is here! I am sorry I did not have time to visit all your blogs and reply to the comments in my last post. I was too busy packing for the trip!
I will be in China for 10 days and I will make sure that I re-connect with nature and stay far, far away from computers and the Internet. For the first time, I will be offline for such a long time, and I don't know if my withdrawal symptoms will start kicking in!
But that is not stopping me from coming out with new posts and ..... contests! So if you want to win some souvenirs from China, make sure you come back to read my blog and participate in the contests!
I think most of you are not very fond of guessing games, so this time around, I will not have a "Guess this song" kind of contest. Instead I will just reward the top 3 commenters with souvenirs from China!
That's right! No need to do any guessing, just comment to your heart's content!
Of course, as in any contests, there are rules. But before I brief you on the rules, did you read in the paper yesterday that Malaysia is the world's 8th highest user of sugar? Wow! Looks like we love sweet stuffs, don't we?
According to a 2005 survey, we Malaysians consume an average of 26 teaspoons of sugar daily. That was pretty high considering that we only consumed about 17 teaspoons of sugar daily back in the 70's. And just so you know, the world's average consumption of sugar is a mere 11 teaspoons daily.
The International Diabetes Institute also recorded that Malaysia has the 4th highest number of diabetics in Asia with about 800,000 cases in 2007 and projected to reach a whopping 1.3 million in 2010! This looks frighteningly like an epidemic!
I have to admit I love sweet food and desserts. I have sweet tooth so I can never run away from desserts at any buffet spread unless they are downright lousy!
Do you know there are many food that have high sugar content and you are probably eating them everyday without a second thought?
Guess how many teaspoons of sugar these popular food contain....
Mc Donald's sundae ice cream (180ml)
A&W Root Beer (325ml)
Coca Cola (325ml)
Ribena (500ml)
Kellogg's Corn Frosties (275g)
Uncle Tobys Muesli Bars (125g)
100 Plus (100ml)
Chipsmore Cookies (180g)
OK, the first person who can guess the answers correctly will get to win a souvenir too!
I know, I know! I just mentioned earlier that there won't be any "guessing" contest, yet here I am, offering this "Guess The Correct Number Of Teaspoons Of Sugar" Contest! Can't help it! Haha!
In any case, do you have sweet tooth? Can you resist sweet desserts? What is your favourite "sweet" food? And more importantly, are you doing anything to stop yourself from eating all these sugary stuffs?
Ok, now we come to the rules for this "Top 3 Commenters" Contest. Read carefully....
1. Any comment that is less than 12 words will not be counted.
2. You can only have a maximum of 8 consecutive comments. Any consecutive comments above 8 will not be counted. (Hint: Come back to comment again after someone else commented)
3. Each comment must be a complete sentence or sentences. You cannot cut off a sentence mid way and continue the sentence in the next comment just because you have reached 12 words in order to maximise the number of comments. In such a case, both these comments will not be counted.
4. Comments must be related to this post or in response to comments left by others. All other comments will not be counted.
5. This contest is open to anyone in the world.
6. This contest ends at exactly 11.59pm Malaysian time on 7th August 2009. Comments that come in after that date and time will not be counted.
Example of comments that are acceptable.
"Hi, enjoy yourself in China and make sure you take lots of photos for us to see!"
"Wow! I love contests! I am going to try to win this!"
"I have sweet tooth and I will eat anything that is sweet!"
Example of comments that are not acceptable.
"Please drop by my blog to vote for me. Thanks! Really appreciate it!" (Reason - Not related to post)
"Have a great trip! " (Reason - less than 12 words)
"Contests? This is cool! I am going to stalk your blog and ..." (Reason - sentence cut halfway to continue in next comment to take advantage of the 12 words minimum requirement and maximise the number of comments)
That's all there is to the rules! I hope it is not too confusing for you. Anyway, please don't misunderstand. I do accept all comments whether they are short comments or long ones. And I appreciate all your comments. But since this is a contest, I have to set the rules so that it is fair to all contestants!
So have fun leaving comments here! Remember, you can continue to visit my blog daily and top up your comments! I think I will just let you guys fight it out! Haha!
Hmm, I wonder who will end up as my Top 3 Commenters for this post? Now that's something to look forward to once I return from my China trip! : )
Haha...I knew it. You must have gone to China. Enjoy your trip and share your photos and stories.
I thought you'll be leaving in August?
thought i can chop...mei's too fast! =)
You've got a hell of instructions foong! hahahaha! well goodluck and have a safe trip! bring home lots of pictures ok =)
I'm going to Shanghai and Beijing in 2 weeks. I win? :)
(12 words exactly) hahahhha......
have a great trip there foongpc! and make sure u snap gazillions of pichas o feast our eyes okie! :D
wah so nice got souvenior from China. :) love to win! must comment!
haha, and i think you are the blogger who frequently organise contests for the readers!! no wonder you are so getting popular.. :)
so any hint what kind of souvenirs that you are going to buy in China for the people who commented the most?? let me justify whether it's worth to do this or not?? hahaha :D
I guess my comment is not because i want to win the contest. Just a sincere comment from me.
Anyway, all the best in your trip and diabetes is not because of sugar only. We Malaysian eats rice. And that contributes to diabetes too. Am i right?
I said Bon voyage earlier, so I'll just say Have loads of fun. Take care though.
Have a safe and fun trip in China, foong! Make sure to remember to miss us all while you're having fun!
We would be expecting tons of pictures from you on this trip! 10 days without seeing your update your blog would be weird :P.
You'll have a busy time when you reach home counting words on comments! Happy Holidays and dont forget your face mask! Take care..
I don't think you can tahan 10 days without internet. Hehe
Have a safe trip & show us lovely pictures of Guilin later ya.
Enjoy your trip to China and come back shares more photos and stories.
Wah went for vakasi it seems!! Have fun Foong! :)
There you go...I miss you so.....sometimes it feels like forever...you don't know...please come back home Foong! hahaha :D ouh...so now you are in China already lar? With your blogger kakis heh?
Wai wai,you know i have this pledge to myself, i want to be the first commentor on your blog, but never succeeded, so i downgraded myself (hahahahah) to be the top 20commentor,,,
can cheat a bit or know, next time once you finished posting,alert me first,,, ok or not?
It's ok Foong. We all know that you are so busy packing for your journey that you have no time to visit our blog. But never mind, you can redeem yourself by giving us each a souveniers when you come back! Hahaha :D
You'll be in the land of dragons for 10 days? My...that's a long period o. I believe you withdrawal symptoms are already kicking in! Your fingers are itching for the keyboard and mouse already. Haha :D
Yalor...I'm not good with guessing songs...it's way too hard for my tiny brains! Yeah! I read about it too...that's why we Malaysians are so sweet. :D
Ouh...so this time...the contest is all about commenting? Hmm....then I think I won't be winning. Because I'm not a commneting-holics. LOL :P Then again this is a brilliant idea to pump up the comments in your blog post right Foong? You area always good at attracting comments.
Eugene-->Yeah! It's hard to be the First Commenter here right? As if the others have already known Foong's exact posting time. Beat me. Haha :D But never mind...I'm happy as long as I can leave my comments here.
Anyway where are you going in China? Sichuan? LOL :P Just kidding. Shanghai? Beijing? Hopefully you have a great journey with your buddies over there ok. Send my regards to them although I don't know them. :p
Sometimes you really amazes me! Why? Well...it seems that you can connect with anyone. So much so to the extent that you can travel with buddies you have known through the net. I salute you man! :D
Ok, I believe this would be my final comment for today. LOL :p All the best for you ok Foong. Bring lots of goodies for us but not H1N1 ok. haha :D take care and have lots of fun there.
wow so many coments already I cannot be left out!! Something from China.. must be vase! hehe...
Oh and it was interesting to find out that
4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon McDonalds sundae ice cream (180ml) = 12.62tsp
A&W Root Beer (325ml) = 10.5tsp
Coca-Cola (325ml) = 9.75tsp (but I also found a few formulas to this! one contains 3,500 tsp) Coca-Cola WOW!
Ribena (500ml) = 13.125tsp
Kellog's Corn Frosties (275g) = 27.5tsp
Uncle Toby's Muesli Bars (125g) = 9.3tsp (but which one you referring to? Different bars, different content. This one is The Yogurt Topps Strawberry :P)
100 plus (100ml) = 1.7tsp
Chipsmore Cookies (180g) = 31.23tsp
Wow this was fun to find! haha Not aiming for the prize... just got me curious too so I went to search... I swear when I eat them, I will forget anyway hahaha.
But wow, if my search are correct, 100plus (100ml) has the LESS sugar content in it! Guess no more other soft drinks for me! 100plus all the way! <3
Wasn't China top after Japan in H1N1? =x Eeeee foong, don't return with it hor... make sure to take precaution.
look slike Tekkaus really want to be your top 3 commentor hahaha! He made 8 comments today... I bet another 8 tomorrow :P.
Anyway, have fun in China!
Errkkk! Gone for China already? So soon. :D
Anyways, hope you enjoy your trip (even though you'll be reading this after your vacation)
Did you read about a readers suggestion to put up a warning on sugar packs, similar to cigarettes? That'll be interesting to see!
Yahaha!!!! Die die must comment some more. I want souvenir too! LOL
Anyone better don't meet with foong when he comes back. Let him quarantine himself for a month! LOL
What will make a good souvenirs from China? My mother just back from China and gave me a complete set of Beijing Olympic key chains(I think they are fake)
Enjoy your trip... and don't come back with H1N1!! :P
hahahaha tekkaus...that's why we malaysians are sweet =)
Ayie-->I agreed. Hahaha :D A lot of people say Malaysians are warm and nice. Must be the sugar we consume. :P
lol @ lina. I believe we should stay away from him.. but what about the souvenier? :o He will use it against us!
I got a very huge sweet tooh for ice creams and desserts! But not for choclate desserts or ice creams. Somehow gues sI am not a chocolate person. Funny though, I used to be a very big kid of chocolate, guess I grew out of it.
haha.... looks like really got lots of great contestants here. Anyway, I comment here not for the sake of the prize la... really showing you the support of me towards your blog. Have a safe journey back with lots of SWEET memory...
Hi FoongPC,
Just dropping by to say have a good and enjoyable trip. Which cities will you be visiting? I don't wish to spam your comment section with too many comments - thus, not purely wanting to win :o). Hoping to view the fun you'll be having from your long awaited trip!
now sounds fun here my friend
Good luck in your China trip! :) And I do have a sweet tooth, regrettably... :( or not! :P
I was wondering what happened to you. So you have already left for China.
Have an enjoyable trip and stay far far away from the computer. :)
Have a wonderful China trip..Hope to see you soon.Unseen Rajasthan
have fun in guilin and i look forward to your pictures and stories.
I know most soft drinks contains 7 tsp of sugar because you need more sugar to make carbonated water taste sweeter.
And therefore, Coca Cola is evil. =p
Wow! That's fast.. I hope you you have a safe flight and enjoy your trip ya!
Oh... Forgot the main thing.. lol!
Yeah, I have a sweet tooth too.. I have a lil weakness for anything chocolate.. But I have to say that I'm more of a salt kind of person.. ;P
@ladyviral,
LOL... Ya, if get souveni fom Foong, do remember to sanitise them first, OK Boys and Girls?
I'm so not getting anything from foong when he reads this. Wahahaha!!!
At least nowadays, I don't drink that much soft drinks anymore. But sometimes when I have cravings, I just drink either 100 plus or Revive to satisfy my carbonated drink cravings.
@ lina : Hahaha... I am sure he will sanitize them for us :P. Hence he being a cleaner freak. At least I think base on the post he made on the cleanliness or something about germs on taps and all thing (I forgot what the title was) haha.
Ladyviral-->Haha =D Nah! I only managed to come out with 6 comments today. LOL :p
@ Tekkaus : Only 6 comments?! Better work harder. I was expecting 8 comments from you evetyday! hahaha! :P
wah so many blogger having contest, dont forget check mine too!
oh Foong u're in China!!! Have fun ya~ ;)
So foong should be back next week, right?
Kinda quiet without him commenting about. LOL
true lina...less blog spamming without foongpc! hehehe
Thank you for all your comments here while I'm away in China! : )
ayie, I tried to include as little instructions as possible and this was the best I could come up with : )
manglish, oh going to Beijing and Shanghai in 2 weeks time? Have a great trip! : )
SK, you can also organise contests for your readers what! : )
willie, you are right. Eating rice contributes to diabetes too. White rice is nothing but sugar!
merryn, I wore my face mask inside the plane while on the flight to China, but decided not to wear it on the return flight cos I wanted to eat my meals on board : )
tekkaus, you really miss me? Haha! You are so right about my withdrawal symptoms. I succumbed to temptation and went online! But only for a short while, no time to reply to all your comments! Actually, could not even reply as I could not access my blog. In fact could not access any blogs that use blogspot. China banned blogspot?
eugene, thanks for commenting! One day you will be my first commenter : )
TH, no vases from China. Too heavy and I don't want to pay extra for the check in luggage : )
ladyviral, I feel kinda weird not updating my blogs for 10 days myself! haha!
Good try on guessing the amount of sugar in the list of products! Where did you get all the info from? Yes, 100 Plus has less sugar content compared to Coke and others : )
ladyviral, there's no H1N1 in that part of China I visited, but at the Guilin airport they were quite strict about it. The staffs were mostly wearing masks.
lina, putting up warning on sugar content on products with high sugar content? Not sure if that would work unless it is also accompanied by scary pictures like those in cigarette packs : )
Eh, no need to quarantine for a month! A week is enough lah! : )
borneo falcon, I think it's the thoughts that count, no? : )
ladyviral and lina, don't worry about getting close to me. I don't think I will be seeing either one of you within this week. Haha!
No need to sanitise the souvenirs lah! By the time the souvenirs reach you both, it'll be more than a week already and any H1N1 virus on them would not possibly survive : )
michi, thanks for your support! : )
eastcoastlife, unfortunately, the computer stayed very near to me! Just outside my room! : )
shingo T, Coca Cola is evil? Haha! First time I heard anyone say that. But you know what? I think you are right! Haha! : )
cashmere, I love chocolates too! : )
lina and ayie, really? It's been quite without me commenting? And less blog spamming from me? Must really try to increase my spamming in the coming days! Haha!
yes it's been quiet foong... we enjoy your way of spamming =)
Welcome back foong!
Haha! I did some searching with the world wide web :P. Wasn't easy.. took me all day and some calculations! I know it is not accurate, but in estimation point of view, I was glad to know some of the things have tha tmuch sugar in it! Gasps!
And yes welcome home, foong! can't wait for your post of China!
Oh and don't be too sure there isn't H1N1 in Guilin. Safety first you know! Go sanitize yourself please! :P
ayie, thanks! Just spammed your blog. Hehe
ladyviral, well good things always come out from hard work, no?
I have sanitized myself many times over! I think it's more likely to get H1N1 in Malaysia than in Guilin! : )
oh yeah foong, we read it before sleeping lastnight...hubs was wow with all your comment outpour
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