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

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.

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.

Junior Lifeguard program for children

Junior Lifeguard program is getting more popular in u.s by educating children to recognize potential hazardous conditions. One of the lessons called speed drop which require students to let go at the back of the moving boat and swim back to shore. Students learn different skills thru rescue simulation, swimming under currents..
Parents think this program is very helpful in teaching children of how to handle in water. Though, I felt that programs for children which involved certain degree of risks are just unnecessary..

Beware of Jellyfish at Batu Ferringhi beaches

Maybe due to global warming and seawater pollution, there are many Jellyfish at Batu Ferringhi beaches. Watch out when you stick your feet in water.
If you stung by jellyfish, do not rinse with water. Soak in vinegar and apply ice to reduce pain. If vinegar is not available, use coke. If you experience severe pain, see doctor immediately.

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..

Beware of cheap electric wires

Due to rise in copper price, some dishonest companies are using impure copper to manufacture electric wires that are unsafe to use. Beware of cheap priced electric wires with poor quality that might catch fire and problems of electricity leakage at home.

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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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5-year-old Chicago Girl died after dental treatment

27-Sept-06 Associated Press
This is shocking news for parents. Apparently the dentist overdosed the child with anesthesia while having 2 cavities filled and caps placed on her lower front teeth. She was in coma and died few days later.


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Bread is unsafe to consume in Malaysia, that's really shocking news!!

My daughter likes bread so much that bread is her must-have daily diet. Lately Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) tested on variety of bread found to contain excessive amounts of preservative called propionic acid, which is used to prevent growth of molds. Now I can really explain why my daughter constantly shows abnormal behavior without cause.


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SKII products contains banned ingredients chromium and neodymium

Read news that SKII products contain chromium and neodymium, which can cause skin allergy and rashes, irritation to eyes.
It can also damage lungs and cause lung cancer. SaSa cosmetic stores have already removed SKII products from shelves.

Bagged Fresh Salad Vegetables Spinach May Contain E. Coli Bacteria

Remember to wash vegetables and soak in salt water before eating.
Recently there is an outbreak of E. Coli throughout the U.S. linked to consumption of bagged fresh spinach.

Found Excessive Preservatives in Imported Fish Products From Japan

Photo: Popular fish sausage snack that contains excessive preservatives.

Shenzhen entry-exit inspection and quarantine agencies tested imported seven fish products from Japan and found excessive preservatives acid content.

Beware: dyed black sesame

Beware of black sesame dyed with synthetic pigment mainly from coal tar oil for raw materials. It has no nutritional value and is poisonous to our body especially long-term excessive intake.

If you bought black sesame that turned water into a pot of "ink" after soaking, it's probably dyed by ink. Consumer Council stated that real black sesame will not turn water black while soaking.

Hot Dogs May Cause Genetic Mutations

New study shows that hot dogs may contain DNA-mutating compounds that might boost one's risk for cancer. Hot dogs are preserved with sodium nitrite, which can help form chemicals known as N-nitroso compounds, most of which cause cancer in lab animals.

Beware of Frozen Green Peas Coated with Green Colorant

Watchout frozen veggies that is extremely bright in color, it may contain harmful colorant. Sadly these days really need to watchout what you buy from supermarket.

Beware of Hackers Stealing Passwords Using Keyloggers

Keystroke logging (often called keylogging) is a diagnostic used in software development that captures the user's keystrokes. Keyloggers are widely available on the internet and can be used by anyone for the same purposes.
You may download free Windows Defender (Beta 2) to detect spyware.

Beware of Germs and Dirt Accumulated in Shower Head

Periodically soak shower head in bleach water to kill germs accumulated through water supply.

Plastic Wrap on Food Products Can Cause Allergy

FSA researched on local food products shows that plastic wrap used on ice cream, chocolate, cookies, vegetables and meat products can cause skin allergy and itchiness on skin. Seriousness can cause breathing and heart problems.