Written by crizlai on Apr 22nd, 2008 | Filed under:
garden,
home,
life,
rant 
I
had just been informed that I would be joining a few of my former schoolmates a couple hundred of miles away for a gathering at the end of next month. This has come as a thrill to me as I have not been meeting up with any of them for ages since everyone has been busy with their own lives. What made me more excited is that we will be putting up in one of my schoolmate’s castle-like bungalow. I have been there once and the whole place truly amazed me with his tasteful choice of interior as well as the exterior decorations. This former schoolmate of mine sure knows how to make his house fit to be lived by a king. After all, that is his expertise for being one of the top interior designers in the country.
Although the built-up area of the bungalow is not as big as I had exaggerated, he managed to utilize the available spaces and turned each and every corner of his house into style and beauty. In fact, he made his whole garden into such a clean and environmental friendly area that you can practically make it into your outdoor room. As you walk into the terracotta tiled pathway into the house, you can see a mini lily pond with a roman statue pouring a jug of water into it, a rattan swing with awnings, tasteful patio furniture designs, and some neatly arranged potted plants. The whole garden has been transformed into a sanctuary without any dull and tired corners. There is even a mini BBQ area with beautiful pastel shade deck chairs to laze about.
With the nice and ingenious way in creating such an appealing and functional garden, I do not think I will need to elaborate further on how beautiful the interior of his house is. The whole house is filled with ceramics and antiques which he had gathered during his trips throughout the world. I just could not wait for the gathering and I am sure I will be the first to be in his Jacuzzi bath for hours.
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Written by crizlai on Apr 22nd, 2008 | Filed under:
health,
medical,
tips
Have you heard about the tissue healing value of the Snakehead Murrel (Channa striatus or Ikan Haruan)? Many states in the USA and countries like Australia prohibited the breeding of the Snakeheads as they can become invasive species and cause ecological damage as they are top-level predators. But in many of the Asian and African countries, they are bred as a valuable food and medical source. The fish has been traditionally used in Asian cooking for those post pregnancy and post operation patients as it has miraculous healing effects for wounds.
A few years back, a local professor found 4 lipo-protein compounds, complex molecules containing amino and fatty acids that are responsible for wound healing. When absorbed into our body system, the lipo-proteins will react to the broken human tissue and catalyze fibroblast or scar tissue development. Ongoing researches are still being done to fine tune the dosage and extract the lipo-proteins for pharmaceutical development. Surprisingly, these lipo-proteins can only be found in wild snakeheads as aqua-cultured ones were found to be not so effective.
Let us hope that by working closely with a clinical laboratory service company, an exact formula can be developed soon to help those with wound healing difficulty especially those diabetic and cancer patients.
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Written by crizlai on Apr 19th, 2008 | Filed under:
hobby,
life,
rant,
tips
I have always dreamt of staying in a ranch and taking horse rides to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Can you imagine how fresh and unpolluted the air is compared to the urban skyscrapers filled city? Staying healthy and staying away from the hustle and bustle of the city whenever I could have become my alternate lifestyle. It is indeed a great change of environment to be able to breathe in fresh clean air.
Riding a horse is not so hard if you are well equipped with the correct equipments and accessories for the trip. There are a lot of different brands of saddles and safety helmets available in the market. Make sure that you choose saddles that are designed well for riding. You need to get one with enough room to slide forward and backward. Furthermore, you have to ascertain that it is comfortable to you as well as your horse.
On top of that, you have to ensure that the safety helmets are meant for equestrian purposes and not any other biking helmets. Equestrian safety helmets are designed to protect the back of the head in case you fall backwards. Moreover, if you are still new in this, never go on a trip alone without any companion. You might not know when accident will happen and you really needed someone’s help.
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Written by crizlai on Apr 19th, 2008 | Filed under:
hobby,
life,
rant
After much persuasion from my uncle, I finally agreed to join him for some golfing experiences at a local golf club. Initially, I hated the game as I have to be under the blazing sun all the time. But after putting a few shots, my interest grew more and more. I almost got a-hole-in-one. This got me motivated to strive for the best. Unfortunately, I still could not achieve that after playing 18 holes. Well, I should have learned more on the unevenness of the green.
Learning up golfing is not so hard after all. It takes lots of patience and practices. Of course you will also need quality putters and irons to go with it. My uncle has been using the Ping Golf equipments for years. I guessed having those quality putters and iron did speed up my time and accuracy. After seeing me doing quite well as a first timer, my uncle decided to get me the Ping Junior Set plus some of the Ping Golf Accessories. Watch out Tiger Wood, I am going to be your next competitor!
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Written by crizlai on Apr 19th, 2008 | Filed under:
health,
home,
life,
tips
Do I ready need to have at least one reading magnifier in my possession? That is the question I have always asked myself. The answer is yes. It is not that I have poor eyesight or am getting too old to see things clearer. The reason is that nowadays a lot of the labels especially the prescription labels are with such small prints that it strained the eyes just to be able to read them.
On top of that, some of the clauses in an agreement are typed so small that it would be risky if you did not read and understand them well prior to signing up. There are many type of reading magnifiers around the market place, ranging from lighted table top magnifiers, hand held magnifiers, pocket magnifiers, to LED illuminated magnifiers for you to choose. Get one today as you might not know when you really need it urgently.
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