The Acai Effect

None. Zilch. Zero. There was no effect other than I had better bowel movement. But did it make me lose on weight? Nope nope nope. I do not know if it was because I took it only for 16 days when the recommendation was to have it going for 30 days. Or... the negating factor might have been that I did not take it together with the colon cleanser. Another possibility is that, maybe it is more effective in caplet form and not just the juice.

So, what now? Buy another bottle of acai juice? In the same fashion as The Thinker in the Night in the Museum Movie - Am thinking...am thinking... am think-ing....

Currently (while still deciding to continue the acai ritual), in order to reduce my weight I have stopped eating pork, beef and chicken. My source of protein now is just fish. Along with the fish I eat vegies and no rice. I don't feel lethargic or anything and I even feel lighter and more alert. In terms of weight, I have lost some pounds but nothing monumental that can land me an orlistat commercial. Well, not yet.... hehe.

Star Trek 2009 Movie - a must see

Watching Star Trek again in the big screen gave me a certain high. I used to watch the series when I was young (during the mid 70's, although it was aired in the states in the late 60's) and I wondered then if it the technologies presented there would ever come true. As I look at it now, most of the gadgets there are already being used and it seems that the only thing yet to be developed is the "transporter". It would be so cool to just beam down and beam up from one point to another. I don't even have to be an extreme commuter! I can attend meetings in Quezon City and get back to my work at Canlubang Laguna in a flash. That will be so efficient!

Anyway, I am recommending the movie not because Chris Pine is so boyish and naughty in his starfleet uniform and Zachary Quinto portrays such a cool Spock (I still think of him as Sylar from his heroes persona) but because the writer and the director was successful in updating the film. A non-trekie will be able to warm up to the characters easily without any background of who they are. The futuristic effects and elements are there but in subtle touches that you would forget that it is science fiction. You would believe it does exist or it will soon happen (at least that's how I felt). But what I like best is the humor interspersed throughout the flick. It is so interesting and yet entertaining.

I became a Trekie largely because of the influence of my eldest sibling. My kuya is a true blue nerd and yeah it rubbed off on me... I do consider myself (somewhat) a nerd too. And being "cerebral" peole we like the creativity and complexity that science fiction novels and movies offer without being too absurd, incredolous or fantastic. It stretches your imagination but not to the point that as Spock would say -not logical.