Chilled Soba

The busy and hectic life style in this city gives us very little time to cook at home. We eat out most of the time, tired with those oily and unhealthy meals in the food courts.

Today, we decided to prepare a very simple lunch for the weekend - Chilled Soba with a 'sunny side up'. It's plain but it tasted so nice and we really enjoyed this simple lunch that we've prepared.

It was just wonderful having a 'luxury' to enjoy a simply home cooked meal at home on the weekend, especially with the love ones.

Roses - That's All She Wants.

I read this interesting article from today's news. This article may let you realize how much a woman likes flowers.
The Iranian wife must felt disappointed when her husband didn't buy her flowers on their wedding's day, just like a lady looking forward to receive flowers from their lover on Valentine's day but didn't get it, truly disappointed !
The ending of this article makes me smile... It might be ridiculous, but she deserved for it.
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World News // Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Iranian Wife Comes Up Roses

TEHRAN — An Iranian court has ordered a man to buy his wife 124,000 roses after she filed a complaint against her "stingy" husband to claim her dowry, a press report said yesterday.

"After 10 years of marriage Hengameh had decided to claim her dowry of 124,000 red roses to punish her very stingy husband," the Etemad newspaper said.

"Shortly after marriage I realised that Shahin was very cheap. He even refused to pay for my coffee if we went to a cafe or restaurant," said the woman, identified only by her first name Hengameh.

But Shahin told the court he could only afford five roses a day and complained that it was "her billionaire friends who had put such ideas in her head".

The court has seized his apartment worth 600 million rials ($89,000) until he buys her the entire 124,000 roses. A long-stemmed red rose costs 20,000 rials ($3) in Tehran.

Under Iranian law, a woman can claim her dowry or mahr, which is a gift pledged by the man at the time of marriage, at any time during married life or when getting a divorce.

— AFP

Hand In Hand

This is one of the best clip I've seen on YouTube.
I embraced the perfection on imperfection. It is not the technique that matters but it was the spirit and faith in both of them that shine through.
It's Amazingly beautiful and inspiring !!

Ballet - Hand In Hand
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Sleep On A Problem

"Never go to bed angry" is one of the classic rule for many people. We're trained to talk, talk it out when there's a tension in the air because we want a resolution.

Now I tend to look at things from a broader prespective, after reading this article - by Susan Piver.

Heat of the moment discussions can spiral out of control quickly. "When you force an issue, you blab without having thought out what you need to say, which increases the chance that you'll both blurt out things you'll regret later" says Piver. And that's doubly true if you're tired. Sleeping on it first allows you to sort out what points are truly important. It also lets you decompress so that you'll be calmer and more rational when you make your case.

Just say, "I'm irritated and need time away." It can be smart to acquiesce if he's asking for a recess, too. Instead of insisting that you hash it out at that moment, schedule a time to readdress the issue. Saying "Let's talk about this tomorrow after work" makes it clear that you intend to revisit the conversation... and that he's / she's not off the hook.

Most arguments lose their bite if you take some time out to think them through. says Piver. "The next day, you'll be able to talk about it without so much anger. And you fight, and move on without discussing it to death."

Matt Tagged Me

I've been tagged by Matt recently. Here is the 8 things about me and my thoughts.

1. I'm always interested to learn / discover new things.

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2. I wish to live in a country with the 4 seasons and to plant Tulips in my garden.

3. I love travelling, backpacking.

4. One of the most beautiful thing in the world to me is to see an old couple still holding hands.

5. I don't like to use the chopsticks.

6. I have a difficulty to handle most of the Gadgets and often under utilize the good functions.

7. I am a 'heart person'. My mind will listen when my heart speaks.

8. Violin is part of my life.

Now, I'm going to tag You :

Bob Gentile - Live, Love & Laugh
Peter - PHO
Jay - Cinical Bastard
TopCat - Open Window
Krystyna - Evolving your Spirit, Mind, Body
L.S.Alves - Stories From Brazil
Galen - Mr.Know It All
Mike's Homefront

My Little Pleasure

I thought I'd share with you a few of my favorite things that bring me pleasure and you might find one or two new ideas that could bring you a little happiness, too.

Here are some of the things I do that bring pleasure to life:

* Prepare myself a candle light dinner.

* Lying on the couch in a quite evening and listen to ‘Canon in D’.

* Eat my favorite desserts without counting the calories, I will pay back the next day.

* Put a few drops of valerian essential oil on my pillow at bedtime.

* Playing my violin without looking at the pieces. No rules, no stress.

* Catch the first tee-off in time, enjoy the game, love the smell of the grasses early in the morning.

* Stay up late chatting with friends online on any topics.

* Give myself a manicure.

* Spend an afternoon at the book store and get lost in an interesting good book.

* Blogging.

These small acts of pleasure can easily fit into a busy day. The kind of things that add joy to your day or calm your mind when things get crazy... I think I'm OK sticking with my little pleasure.

Weekend Sandals

Sometimes life has to be a bit sloppy, especially after five days of dressing up for the office. On weekends I just have to let my hair down. I have my eyes set on getting myself a pair of 'hi-tech' sandals to complement the rest of my sloppiness.

I cannot decide on these three pairs; they are all so so nice. And of course, I don't get paid enough to buy all three pairs!

Which pair do you think is the nicest?

Florida Sun Flower

Sydney Antique Cream

Tabora Rain Flowers

Cancer Cells In The Body

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

3. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.
To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

4. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

5. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.
When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

6. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON :

a) Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's amino or sea salt.

b) Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened Soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

c) Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrefied and leads to more toxic build-up.
Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

d) A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans.

Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e) Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties.

Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

Exercising daily and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

First Starbucks Store

The first Starbucks was opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1971. It’s one of those ‘must see’ while in Seattle.

Yeah, big deal ! The original Starbucks. A very crowded Starbucks with high tourist traffic, no seats, probably the only store that sells more merchandise than their famous coffee.

The original logo can still be seen on the Starbucks store in Seattle's Pike Place Market. Obviously, it is the main attraction of this store and everyone loves the bare chest mermaid.

p/s : There is a Piroshky Place right next door you should drop by while you're there, you can smell the cinnamon from down the street. Try the beef and mushroom piroshky, you will return for more. I did.

Pink Ginger

Beautiful pattern isn't it??

Now, Pink Ginger has her own mathematical pattern (as above) and a beautiful midi composed music - called 'Pink Ginger'.

Received these precious gifts from Azel Mantessa - a talented designer & music composer who always let his creativity runs wild.
Visiting Azel's blog is a total refreshing surprise !!

Many thanks, Azel, for a great gifts. Your nice gesture makes me feel special.

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I will be leaving to Canada & USA for a conference and a short vacation. See you in August. I'll be back.

Hope you enjoy the music of Pink Ginger, by Azel.