the big bad burger

I remember reading this on www.ninemsn.com.au earlier and I have to say... I have a weak spot for bacon. I really do. And with all the bad publicity that's being done on this burger, it's only generating more curiosity and interest into actually TRYING the burger to see how 'bad' it really is.

It all makes me wonder if it is just a marketing strategy. You know like tempting you with something that's really bad but you know you want it. I'm pretty sure it'll taste awesome, I mean come on! We're talking about 4 layers of beef patty, bacon and cheese in a bun! How bad tasting can it get???

I know I want it. Talked to a friend about it and one weekend, we are going to recreate the burger. No we're not going to make it from scratch. We'll just buy regular burgers and get some bacon and cheese to make up for what Hungry Jacks doesn't sell in Malaysia.

Rush on for massive 'bad burger'

14:00 AEST Wed Sep 3 2008

7 days 19 hours 30 minutes ago

Hungry Jack's Quad Burger has an astounding 1000 calories.

By Phil Han, ninemsn

A cross section of what awaits anyone who tries the Quad Burger.

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Negative publicity from health experts about a "monstrous" four-patty burger has apparently only fuelled demand for the 4520Kj snack, which has gone on sale in Australia this week.

"I thought I would give it a try – after reading about how many calories and how much fat it had in it," one man told ninemsn as he stood in a fast-food queue.

INSIDE LOOK: What it was really like trying to eat the Quad Burger

Health experts have roundly criticised the new Quad Burger from Hungry Jacks, which comes with four beef patties, four slices of cheese, two rashers of bacon, barbecue sauce, and two buns. It has no lettuce or vegetables.

The burger has more than 70g of fat and over 4520Kj (1000 calories) – half the daily recommended calorie intake for a woman and nearly one-third for a man.

"That's just not right man, that's quite a lot and it's just real fat," Ed Whitlam, senior fitness coach at Living Well Health Club told ninemsn.

"1,000 calories is huge, it's massive," he said.

"As an example, an athletic person would need to run at a fast pace for four hours to burn off the calories".

Health experts warn that eating even one of the burgers could have immediate health effects.

"You would feel lethargic, you wouldn't sleep well, it'll stay in your gut because it's just too much for your system to handle," Mr Whitlam said.

"It'll just clog you up and you'll feel bloated and it would completely disturb your entire digestive system."

The Cancer Council says it is appalled by the decision to sell the hamburger.

"Given that Australia is currently battling with a rising tide of overweight people and obesity, it is irresponsible and disturbing for Hungry Jacks to promote such an unhealthy burger", a Cancer Council spokesperson told ninemsn.

The burger sells for $5.95 and has just started being promoted on television.

In addition to its high fat and sugar levels, the burger has more than 1,900 milligrams of sodium.

working things out

I have been on an emotional roller coaster (as most of you would have read in my earlier blogs) and every time I wanted to talk to Andy, the timing was never right.

Len and Jasmine kept telling me that "If you don't say anything now, you'll never do it. You're a procrastinator and you let him get his way too often. Say it now or never," They were right. I AM a procrastinator and I always let him get his way. I put him and his needs before mine all the time.

It was Thursday (my time) and I knew that he would be coming back to Denver from Boston on Thursday (his time, which would mean Friday morning my time). I dreaded Friday morning. In fact I dreaded Friday itself. I knew if I didn't talk to him, I would explode sooner or later. I knew if I talked to him, I would also explode. Either way I was gonna blow up :P

I woke up on Friday morning only to see an orange thing blinking on my screen. I wondered who IMed me at that time. I took my glasses off my side table to see who it was. *blink blink* it was him. Almost immediately I sat up and clicked on it "I wanna see you more," was the message. Nothing more, nothing less.

What did that mean? I kept thinking as I got ready for work. My usual routine has become mind-numbingly bored but it kept me going. It was like a robotic routine programmed into my mind to get ready and to drive to work every day.

When I got to work, as usual I would place my bag in it's usual spot, log onto my work computer and then log on to my messengers and email accounts (I have four email accounts which I have to log into and check every morning, yes I'm a freak).

Then I saw that he was online. I IMed him. Welcome back, I said. He thanked me and I asked him how was his trip. It was tiring, did you get my message he asked. I smiled to myself. Maybe he's serious this time. I replied yes and placed a smiley next to it.

Then he said the words I have wanted to hear for a very long time "Lets work on this, I was in the airport and on airplanes and kind of reliving moments I had with you and I realized, I wanted more,"

I laughed. I was so relieved. At least I knew I wasn't going crazy for no reason.

The rest of the conversation had a lot of mushy details which I will spare you from. Bottom line is, we're gonna work it out.... but it will take time because it's either he's moving over or I'm moving over. We haven't worked the details out but we're exploring all the options we have.

In the mean time, I really have to save up for a ticket!!!