HEALTH TIPS (FRUITS AND VEGETABLES)

Share this Chart with everyone     apples Protects your heart prevents constipation Blocks diarrhea Improves lung capacity Cushions joints apricots Combats cancer Controls blood pressure Saves your eyesight Shields against Alzheimer's Slows aging process artichokes Aids digestion Lowers cholesterol Protects your heart Stabilizes blood sugar Guards against liver disease avocados Battles diabetes Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes Controls blood pressure Smoothes skin bananas Protects your heart Quiets a cough Strengthens bones Controls blood pressure Blocks diarrhea beans Prevents constipation Helps hemorrhoids Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer Stabilizes blood sugar beets Controls blood pressure Combats cancer Strengthens bones Protects your heart Aids weight loss blueberries Combats cancer Protects your heart Stabilizes blood sugar Boosts memory Prevents constipation broccoli Strengthens bones Saves eyesight Combats cancer Protects your heart Controls blood pressure cabbage Combats cancer Prevents constipation Promotes weight loss Protects your heart Helps hemorrhoids cantaloupe Saves eyesight Controls blood pressure Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer Supports immune system carrots Saves eyesight Protects your heart Prevents constipation Combats cancer Promotes weight loss cauliflower Protects against Prostate Cancer Combats Breast Cancer Strengthens bones Banishes bruises Guards against heart disease cherries Protects your heart Combats Cancer Ends insomnia Slows aging process Shields against Alzheimer's chestnuts Promotes weight loss Protects your heart Lowers cholesterol Combats Cancer Controls blood pressure chili peppers Aids digestion Soothes sore throat Clears sinuses Combats Cancer Boosts immune system figs Promotes weight loss Helps stops strokes Lowers cholesterol Combats Cancer Controls blood pressure fish Protects your heart Boosts memory Protects your heart Combats Cancer Supports immune system flax Aids digestion Battles diabetes Protects your heart Improves mental health Boosts immune system garlic Lowers cholesterol Controls blood pressure Combats cancer kills bacteria Fights fungus grapefruit Protects against heart attacks Promotes Weight loss Helps stops strokes Combats Prostate Cancer Lowers cholesterol grapes saves eyesight Conquers kidney stones Combats cancer Enhances blood flow Protects your heart green tea Combats cancer Protects your heart Helps stops strokes Promotes Weight loss Kills bacteria honey Heals wounds Aids digestion Guards against ulcers Increases energy Fights allergies lemons Combats cancer Protects your heart Controls blood pressure Smoothes skin Stops scurvy limes Combats cancer Protects your heart Controls blood pressure Smoothes skin Stops scurvy mangoes Combats cancer Boosts memory Regulates thyroid aids digestion Shields against Alzheimer's mushrooms Controls blood pressure Lowers cholesterol Kills bacteria Combats cancer Strengthens bones oats Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer Battles diabetes prevents constipation Smoothes skin olive oil Protects your heart Promotes Weight loss Combats cancer Battles diabetes Smoothes skin onions Reduce risk of heart attack Combats cancer Kills bacteria Lowers cholesterol Fights fungus oranges Supports immune systems Combats cancer Protects your heart Straightens respiration   peaches prevents constipation Combats cancer Helps stops strokes aids digestion Helps hemorrhoids peanuts Protects against heart disease Promotes Weight loss Combats Prostate Cancer Lowers cholesterol Aggravates  diverticulitis pineapple Strengthens bones Relieves colds Aids digestion Dissolves warts Blocks diarrhea prunes Slows aging process prevents constipation boosts memory Lowers cholesterol Protects against heart disease rice Protects your heart Battles diabetes Conquers kidney stones Combats cancer Helps stops strokes strawberries Combats cancer Protects your heart boosts memory Calms stress     sweet potatoes   Saves your eyesight   Lifts mood   Combats cancer   Strengthens bones     tomatoes Protects prostate Combats cancer Lowers cholesterol Protects your heart   walnuts Lowers cholesterol Combats cancer boosts memory Lifts mood Protects against heart disease water Promotes Weight loss Combats cancer Conquers kidney stones Smoothes skin   watermelon Protects prostate Promotes Weight loss Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes Controls blood pressure wheat germ Combats Colon Cancer prevents constipation Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes improves digestion wheat bran Combats Colon Cancer prevents constipation Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes improves digestion yogurt Guards against ulcers Strengthens bones Lowers cholesterol Supports immune systems Aids digestion

Darren With Bad Coughs & Flu

The little guy has a sleepless nite the nite before, due to a bad coughing. Brought him to see Child Specialist Doctor Tan in the morning.

It's a viral infection going around that's giving him the flu due to the changing weather, looks like monsoon but still not quite there yet.

As for the cough, it was an old cough from months ago which never seem to go away. Doc warned if this persists, it would transpire to asthma. Doc also queried the surroundings and if I smoke in the house or in front of kid. No way!!

She prescribed meds for coughs, flu, asthma and antibiotic. RM90.

Darren skipped nursery yesterday and today.

60 USES OF SALT

SIXTY (Plus) USES OF SALT

Although you may not realize it, simple table salt has a great number of uses other than simply seasoning your food.

The following list will give you sixty uses of salt, many of which you probably didn't realize:-

1.   If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, without all that mess. Contributed by Ms. Jerry McGinnis.

2.   Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.

3.   Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.

4.   Soak fish in salt water before decaling; the scales will come off easier.

5.   Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring.

6.   Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.

7.   Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink;bad ones float.

8.   Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.

9.   A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.

10.  Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.

11.  Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.

12.  Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.

13.  Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.

14.  Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl.

15.  Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end  of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily.

16.  Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.

17.  Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour

18.  Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.

19.  Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.

20.  Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.

21.  Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.

22.  Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.

23.  To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.

24.  Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.

25.  Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.

26.  Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher.

27.  Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.

28.  Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.

29.  A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.

30.  Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while.

31.  A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.

32.  Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.

33.  Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.

34.  Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.

35.  Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.

36.  Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.

37.  Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.

38.  Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.

39.  Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.

40.  Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor.

41.  Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.

42.  Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.

43.  Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.

44.  Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.

45.  Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains.

46.  Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.

47.  Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs.

48.  Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.

49.  Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.

50.  A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.

51.  Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.

52.  Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.

53.  Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later..

54.  Remove offensive odours from stove with salt and cinnamon.

55.  A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.

56. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.

57. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.

58. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.

59.  Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.

60.  If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.

Wild Boar !!??

On the way to drop off Darren at the nursery, we saw a wild boar crossing the road to get to the other side, just a block away from the nursery.

According to Auntie Wong, of nursery, she know of the animals come out at night here. She hasn't seen any yet though its strange and lucky for me to caught a glimpse of one in daylight.

Wish my phone has a better quality camera to snap away but what the hey.....wait lor.

Darren caught fever

Poor kid was sticking to me like glue on Monday. Loss of appetite and flu over last weekend suspiciously looks like a bout of fever.

Took him to Dr Seong for checkup. Confirmed sore-throat.

Medicine for the throat, flu and fever were given.

Grandma took care of him on Tuesday. Seems like his normal active self now.

But woke up at 6.30am on Wednesday morning crying for Grandma. How he knows I'm sending him back to nursery today? haha he knows.

At the nursery, reminded Ms Phan to give him the medicines for sore-throat and flu only by noon. Don't want him to feel drowsy whole day.

Raining Cats And Dogs

Last Friday was raining very heavily. The road outside in-laws' residence was flooded to knee length. House not affected though.

On the way back to home with Darren, took the road thru the Tanah Putih traffic light, to Jln Wong Ah Jang and Kampung Tengah. Didn't cross my mind the Kg Tengah road was partially flooded. No wonder cars avoided the later stretch of this road. Even a 4WD ahead of me also turned right out of this road.

The water covered the full wheel on my Kenari. I stuck to gear two, did not stop and maintained slow speed. When I saw a Wira dead in the waters ahead, I turned left into the Kampung residence and came out to Kampung Jawa road. Home-free!!

Luckily it was a Kenari, if my SEG, sure to get stuck in the waters.

The next day, found that the Kenari's number plate was ripped off by the flood water. A little bit of junk like leaves and a straw was sticking to the radiator grill. Replaced the number plate for RM12.

Nursery - 3rd Day

Today is the 3rd day Darren was placed at Little Friends Nursery.

The 1st day we left him without properly informing him. So when his grandma went to fetch him, I guess he missed them and home, and cried when he saw them.

He did not eat well, probably picky, and went to grandma's house and finished a whole quarter of a mooncake. Also finished a bowl of rice powder and a bottle of milk.

Looks tired at night. A bit grumbly though.

The 2nd day, he was a bit blur and excited to attend the nursery among other children and play toys. No problem dropping him off. Said goodbye as usual.

He ate quite well although needs some spoon-feeding. Slept well but maybe 2 hours not enough. Still grumbly and sleepy-looking.

But today, when drop him off, refused to go. Throws tantrum. Hurriedly said goodbye while the teachers carried him off.

He cried at first but later play with other kids but with a few bouts of shoutings.

All this are expected on a different environment and among unknowns. Takes time.

hahaha Darren's grandpa felt heartache of his crying and fetched him home at 3pm.

The Sign Of Things To Come?

While leaving my house early this morning, I was stopped by my next door elderly neighbor. Apparently, upon returning from her daily morning routine walk to the pasar pagi a short distance away, she had her purse and mobile phone snatched!! Same modus operandi of a biker coming from behind the unsuspecting victim.

She has to borrow my phone to call her daughter to open the house gate for her. Thankfully, she was not harmed or injured, a bruise was visible on her right arm though. She mentioned it's not the stolen money that matter, it's the hassle of reporting to the police and re-applying for the lost MyKad and other documents.

My small neighborhood is normally quiet and peaceful and a robbery of this sort is usually rare. With the decline in the economy, we have to expect crimes to escalate almost everywhere.

Just a word of advise: be careful everywhere you go, no matter whether you are driving or walking, going out of the house or coming back into your house, always be vigilante. You can never be too safe. Not anymore.

08.08.08

Where was I during the opening ceremony of Olympic 2008 in Beijing, China? In Malaysia la, of course but I did not watch it 'live' on TV. I was getting transformed !!

I was at a talk on Public Mutual unit trust fund. It was an eye-opener unlike other direct-selling companies. It was a way to educate others to invest their hard-earned money for their future. Already I signed up as an agent on this auspicious day. In a way I can earn a lot of commission from the sales.

GO GREEN

Mum's Birthday in Kuantan 21/06/2008

Don't know what these two brothers are talking about but they know how to communicate

Kids want a piece of Grandma's cake

Thanks for taking care of our little monster...