Short break from traveling :-)

Parting is such a sweet sorrow,

And its not about Juliet or Romeo,

We'll be apart by tomorrow,

I'll be missing you, I know.

The house feels slightly emptier after few hours of "spring cleaning" that was done after work today...

and I went through my favourite collections :

A gift from my sister who went to Melaka many years before

Purposely bought the coffee to get these...hehe

Collection from Beijing

A gift set from Korea given by a friend..I haven't been there.

However by tomorrow, some of that plus some other items that have been stored many years will be given away...for a friend's good cause.

:-)

Update & appeal : from my email box, received the news of a boy who needs our prayers and help

Taken from the blog, hope this boy's family will not mind.

(please read blog entry here : http://www.mazidulakmal.com/2012/02/faris-selepas-kimoterapi-ke-4-bil.html)

Bali Diving

A good friend sent this amazing video to our e-group mailbox yesterday and she made the remark about me taking up the scuba diving lessons after watching it..hehe..

I've always been fascinated with the photos that she herself has taken during her many diving activities, so no wonder I love watching this too :

Youtube : Bubble Vision (here)

(Scuba diving in Bali, Indonesia, in September 2007 with AquaMarine Diving.)

I replied to her remark :

Thank you for sharing,

Truly really fascinating,

But alas its not my thing,

To go and join you in diving,

As I'm scared of swimming

What more with those fishes circling

With prawns, crabs and squids peeping!

and she came back with this :

Oh dont you worry na,

Diving wont cause any trauma,

Its only water

"Jom lah ketawa!"

(= let us laugh)

To which I posted this to the mail box :

Hahaha, joining u ayu

Tapi tak boleh kuat-kuat, nanti malu

(= but not too loud, I'm shy)

My not so red lips now smiling,

Thou tadi(= just now) I was grinning

And I love her response today:

Trevally, tuna, jacks but no cod

Be scared of these fishes not

They are mostly destined for the pot

So erase any fear from your thoughts!

I had a less stressful day,
In answering tax queries that came our way.

..hehehe..

:-)

Wise man said...

A wise man once sat in the audience and cracked a joke.

All laughed like crazy.

After a moment he cracked the same joke again and a little less people laughed this time.

He cracked the same joke again and again,

when there was no laughter in the crowd, he smiled and said,

"When you can't laugh on the same joke again and again, then why do you keep crying over the same thing over and over again”.

'Learn to move on'…

(from my mail box)

(In memory of a friend, arwah Azie who passed away a few years ago after an operation ..13th April was her birth date..we still miss her...Al-Fatihah..may Allah SWT bless her soul..amiin..)

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When I read the "wise man said"..this song came to mind..

PARSLEY : CLEANSE YOUR KIDNEYS /HEALTH BENEFITS

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.....WITH LOW COST

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing
salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt
accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments.


How are we going to do this?




It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean.

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water
and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it
and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.



Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other
accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination. Also you
will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.


Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is
natural!




(Source : From my mail box)


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Health benefits (extract from here)


Parsley is a very rich source of vitamin K, vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, iron and folate.




The following are some of the important parsley heatlh benefits.

* Parsley is good for the heart, as it contains folic acid, which promotes cardiovascular health. Folic acid is useful in converting homocysteine (a dangerous molecule, which at high levels can damage the blood vessels) into harmless molecules and for reducing the risk of strokes and heart attacks.




* Regular consumption of parsley is beneficial for lowering blood pressure and it thereby lessens the risks of diseases that can be caused by this condition.





* One of the important parsley health benefits is that it is good for the healthy functioning of the kidneys and aids the excretion of sodium and water through these organs, thereby preventing the retention of water and salt in the body and the constriction of blood vessels. Parsley is also good for strengthening the urinary bladder and preventing kidney stones.


* Parsley health benefits include the cleansing of blood vessels, as it can dissolve the sticky deposits in the veins. It is also good for maintaining the elasticity of the blood vessels.





* The high levels of vitamin C in parsley prevent the occurrence of osteoarthritis and inflammatory polyarthritis, a type of rheumatoid arthritis.




* It is also used as a herbal medicine for treating menstrual problems.


* Parsley intake is useful in preventing tumor, as the folic acid in this herb plays an important role in the proper cell division. So, it prevents the abnormal and rapid cell division that causes cancer, especially in the colon and cervix. The antioxidants and flavonoids in parsley are also beneficial in preventing tumor and cancer.





* Parsley can also ward off bad breath or halitosis. The chlorophyll content in parsley is responsible for counterbalancing the breath odor.


* Parsley is also used to treat deafness, ear infections, bruises, digestive problems, anemia, diarrhea, gallstones, gout, insect bites, liver congestion, for strengthening the teeth and also for achieving weight loss.



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"Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you,
and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead."



Stay healthy and have a happy life.


:-)

Pick your own....

"Cats" mama sent us an e-mail about picking "your own cherries" at a farm, [when what she should have done was sending us the cherries instead..hehehe..]

It didn't bother me much as we'd just "picked" some from a mall the day before.. :-)

Finished that off before I remembered to take the photo..haha,

so I made sure I took this proof before eating this next "picking"..

Some info on cherries' benefits (extract from here)


Cherries contain..


* Vitamin C
* Vitamin A
* Bioflavonoids
* Ellagic acid
* Perillyl
* anthocyanins
* Melatonin



The nutrients and compounds found in cherries give the following health benefits..


* Help fight cancer
* Aid in prevention of heart disease
* Relieve Pain of Arthritis, Gout, Headaches
* Ease the symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
* Provide a healthy and safe way to produce melatonin
* Improve physiological and mental functions


More info on benefits (here)

Cherries are low in calories, low in fat and contain a high percentage of water. Research has shown increasing water consumption will boost energy levels and help increase the metabolism. Many people are discovering the benefits of eating high water fruits like cherries for help in losing weight.

mmmm..I like that (help in losing weight..hehehe..)

:-)

Veggie : To eat or not to eat...?

TO EAT...

Chef Wan prepares a classic Malaysian Jackfruit Salad. The jackfruit originated in southern India and is most commonly eaten when ripe, however this recipe relies on young jackfruit, fresh herbs, pineapple and tempeh, a fermented soybean cake.

For recipe go to : Best Wan

Fruit salad (photo from google image)

...or NOT TO EAT?

Don't know the origins, but I received this photos in my mail box :

:-)

"Lessons in life"

When I got the email last month from Ze on this, I knew then that it'd end up in my blog..hehe..

But b'cos it was in a powerpoint format, I needed the time to "re-process" and "re-do"...

..some more, I don't need all the 45 lessons [ too much 4 me :-) ] ~ so I chose the ones that I'd like to share and did it in video format, accompanied by one of my fav. song - "Mustika" by M.Nasir.

and of course, I'm giving the credit to the person who did it - He Yan - back in Nov.09.

Earth's Most Amazing Places

From my mail box : National Geographic Photos

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ride out
high surf on blue-ice icebergs near Candlemas Island
in the South Sandwich Islands

For trees that grow on mountaintops near Cape Town,
South Africa, wind can be a magnificent sculptor.
Trees that can handle the wind's effects
best will alter their shape to deal with the load of the wind.

Silhouetted by the sun, the Hand of Fatima rock formations
near Hombori village stretch toward the sky in Mali.
The tallest tower rises 2,000 feet (610 meters)
from the desert floor. Lore has it that the formations'
name stems from the five towers' resemblance to a hand
from the sky.

Erosion's force becomes clear in these limestone cliffs
in Port Campbell National Park, Australia.
About five million years ago the area was a
limestone plateau, but as sea levels rose the effects
of surf and rain began to carve out these
magnificent cliffs, along with stacks and arches

A storm passes over Yellow Mounds Overlook in South Dakotas
Badlands, casting light and shadow below. Although
the regions name derives from the Oglala Sioux

Travertine chimneys near Lake Abbe, Djibouti,
were created by hot springs depositing
calcium carbonate the same process that creates stalactites
and stalagmites. Some of the formations reach
165 feet (50 meters) near the lake located
on the Ethiopia-Djibouti border.

A thick blanket of snow covers West Thumb Geyser Basin
in Yellowstone National Park. There are more
geysers in this park than anywhere else
in the world.

Towers of salt and a riverbed colored by crystallized salt
create an otherworldly landscape in Ethiopias Danakil Desert.
Sitting more than 300 feet (90 meters) below sea level,
with temperatures reaching 120 degrees Fahrenheit
(49 degrees Celsius), local inhabitants prize the
Danakil for one thing: its salt deposits.

A deep gorge drops some 650 feet (198 meters)
near the abandoned city of Araden, Crete. Visitors
can descend into the gorge and walk a little
more than 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) to the Mediterranean Sea.
In addition to magnificent scenery, the gorge provides
a 2,460-foot (750-meter) descent to the sea.

Towering in close symmetry, these basalt
columns near Fingals Cave form the base of the
Scottish island of Staffa. The columns formed
when cooling lava flows met bedrock and the regions
cold weather. The island contains three main caves.

Thank u Ze for sharing this with me...

:-)