Organic farming?

It is very disturbing to find out what was supposed to be organic farming turn out to watch farmer painting pesticides on stems and leaves at noon while elderly buy his produce in early morning hours. This is how I started trying out my own vegetable growing.

Growing corn is easy to start out. Peel corn kernels from fresh sweet corn, and then watch the seedlings coming out in a week time. Baby corn will start to grow within 2 months and that’s the time to watch out for pests like grasshoppers. I use newspaper to fan the leaves and grasshoppers will start jumping out one by one which I can easily catch them all. I don’t really like to spend time catching pests, so I keep a few frogs and toads around to do the job. They are excellent helpers and amaze to watch them grow such big size in short period of time.

After 3 months, my garden now is flourishing with different plants and more to come :)

Dragon fruit


Tumeric


Black sesame sprouts

Pineapple


Basil

Ginger

Pasley

Kaffir lime

Peanuts factory?!

Do you dare to eat peanuts after seeing the factory?
Peanuts soaked in salt water and then place on those dusty blue plastic sheets to dry on the floor under sun before roasting.

Found puppy

Local Malaysian mongrel dog

After a month of proper feeding and training, puppy changed drastically.  From a really sad look that was found on the street to a more nurture puppy. I am happy to see such a big change in this puppy.

Now the question is, should I keep it or give it away?

One year later..

This is how it looks after a year and now you all know the answer..

Underwater gym

First time seeing an underwater gym that has all the gym equipments like treadmill, bicycle, stepper..under the water. Neat!

Nurseries in Cameron Highlands

There are more and more nurseries set up in Cameron Highlands now. Some are more equipped with automated system that their veggies and strawberries look very appealing.

Glue for open wound

Pic of an open wound on scalp.

Instead of having stitches on open wound to prevent bleeding, there is medical glue that can seal up skin of small open wound. Just make sure the wound is thoroughly cleaned with alcohol.

Watch a kid serving badminton

Children really have great potential in anything only if parents let them expose more. Watch how this soon-to-be 4 years old boy serving over the badminton net.

How to destroy ant colony without using chemicals?

I did it by vacuumed it all out! See the enormous amount of ants and eggs hidden under the wood deck.

Hand burned by hot water

Hot pot water can cause serious 2nd degree burnt on children, beware.
Dip burnt area in icy cold water. If serious, need to go to hospital immediately and require hospitalization.

Pic of 2nd degree burnt with outer layer of skin came off, yellowish fluid dripping down.

After applying collagen in operating theater, burnt area requires to dry for healing by using hairdryer. Hand requires lifting up high above chest area in order for the skin to heal faster and to avoid rubbing on clothing.

After 1 week, top layer started to dry up and healed.

After 1 month, new pinkish white skin grows out.

Herbs gardening

Mint plant is one of the easiest herbs to start out with and it has the fragrant mint smell whenever passing by. You can buy a mature plant in store and then transplant to grow more into garden with soil that tends to be very moist or in pots by kitchen windows.
First, spot for tiny roots, cut out the stem, and then soak in water for few days until you see more tiny white roots coming out. Transplant those into soil by pressing firmly around the plant. Mint plants require moisture and a little sunlight to grow. It is very satisfying to see them bloom with leaves after few weeks of transplant. You can also chew the leaves to freshen your breath.

How to peel grape skin off easily?

Love grapes but hate to peel the skin of grapes which is often very difficult to come off? I finally found a good method to rinse the grapes so that the skin can peel off easily.
Rinse grapes and then rub grapes with salt and flour. Rinse flour completely off the grapes and that the skin of grapes can come off easily when peeling. This method can also help to get rid some of the chemical toxins from pesticides.

Beware of dengue fever

The best way to avoid mosquito bites is to install magnetic mosquito net. Open those windows/doors with mosquito net installed during daytime can effectively stay clear of mosquitoes/insects in your house.

Dengue fever started with slight fever, then getting higher after a day. Usually on the 3rd day, rashes start to show up on whole body and it would take about a week to recover. It requires hospital stay to monitor platelet level and need red blood cell transfusion if platelet level drops too low indicating internal bleeding.

Even eggs can be fake?!

Read a report on investigating a school in Guangzhou which specialized in teaching entrepreneurs to make fake food so as to make big profits by selling them. Fake food is made from chemicals and preservatives which is really bad for health. Even eggs can be made fake by adding different types of chemicals in moldings to make them look real. There is also not much difference from real eggs after cooking them, just a little bit more air bubbles on the egg white and doesn’t have any taste of egg. Long term consumption can damage liver and brain. Beware..

Most Effective method to get rid of plant bugs

It's been ongoing battle for me to save my plants from withered by plant bugs, especially whiteflies. I am totally against using harmful pesticides, which left me with only very few suggestions available on web.

I sprayed soap water on leaves which drowned most of the bugs but they came back again. I rubbed bugs off the leaves but that won’t save my plants either. That’s when I started to notice bugs’ living environment which they like to tuck underneath the leaves by sucking on plants. They like humid weather but yet can’t survive with too much water spraying on them. That’s how I started to water plants by spraying leaves upside down instead of top down. I sprayed water on leaves twice a day to make sure the underside of the leaves were very moist, too moist for bugs to live comfortably. With too much water accumulated underneath the leaves, plant bugs weren’t able to survive.

This is really the most effective method of getting rid of plant bugs. After two weeks of water treatment, my plants now grow beautifully and blooming!

Panasonic Pore Cleanser with Micro-fine Mist

I saw this Panasonic pore cleanser at Jusco and was tempted to buy. After reading pros and cons from consumer reviews, I decided to give it a try. It works well by sucking out whiteheads and blackheads on nose, chin and little area on forehead. The suction is too strong on face which can get bruises on cheek area. It works best after being in sauna where pores on face are all open up well for suction. It helps to suck out excess oil deep inside the pores so as to control blackheads from forming. You’re able to view the amount of oil being sucked out on the suction cup, which is easy to clean.

The cost is less than one time of going to facial, and you can do it as often as you like at home, not too bad. Actually I don’t really like to go facial where beauticians always like to do extraction by using their finger nails squeezing blackheads out as hard as they could. It’s painful but yet paying them alot to suffer..

I would recommend this cleanser for those who would like to control blackheads from forming on nose, though it might not be suitable for certain skin type. Do read instructions carefully before using it.

How to prevent hair loss

To rebuild hair faster & stronger, intake more of below:
-high protein seafood
-drink more water
-seaweed
-banana
-spinach/green veggies
-egg/dairy product
-wheat product
-yogurt
-beans
-garlic
-sardine

To avoid sudden hair loss:
-drink less alcohol
-reduce pressure/stress to avoid less flow of nutrient in blood to hair
-exercise more & deep breathing
-avoid coloring
-avoid imbalance diet
-drink more water

Children with brownish horizontal line on gum

Children who have brownish horizontal line appear on gum, it might be possible cause of high heavy metal level in body. See picture.

Whistle can prevent aging

In Japan, learn to whistle becomes very popular class. Whistle can strengthen face muscle and with deep breathing can help body to intake more oxygen to prevent aging.


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Massage stone road

Massage stone road that made of pebbles supposedly can stimulates the acupuncture point to improve health and blood circulation, but randomly walk the pebbles can actually lead to Plantar fasciitis. Diabetes, children, seniors and pregnant women should avoid walking on it.

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Eating strawberries can boost long term memory

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered that fisetin, a flavonoid which is also found in other fruits and vegetables, stimulates signaling pathways involved in the memory process.


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