Welcome Bailey!

Welcome Bailey! Yes, our new family member! First step into our house on the 24th April 2013 at the age of 13th months old. She is a Siberian Husky Cross. Very playful and spoilt lots of our things in a week. She has been with us for the past 3 weeks already and hope her character will tame down. Since she is going through the age of adolescent, we gotta be more patience having her.

She is a super dog that can run up to 6km and almost everyday climb up to 9 storey of stairs. Full of energy, always want us to play fetch with her. One negative things about her is that she loves to play bite. We are still facing problems with that. Can't eat in peace in the living room too. She will jump and snatch your food away. Having her, had change our lifestyle. :)

Days Are Well Spent

Back to camp tomorrow after a very well spent of 4 days off. Got to say that it is a very fun and enjoyable week! And yeah, did not keep my blog updated and I realise that I did not upload a single post in the month of March! Just gonna do a quick post on what's happening the past 4 days.

Last Thursday was my very first time cooking just a simple home-cooked food for my friends! Just a few dishes of Sambal Sotong, Shrimp Paste Chicken, Sambal Kangkong, Cai Poh Omelette and Salted Veg Duck Soup. Even my grandmother cooked her specialty dish just for them! Haha. 

And on Friday, went to the gym with Clement and Roy in the noon and mahjong at my place in the evening together with Ted and Wei Xuan. Cooked dinner for them too! Haha. Just feel like cooking for the past few days.

Yesterday, was my first time in my life that I ran for 10km! Together with Wei Xuan, Clement and Roy, it took us almost an hour running around Pasir Ris. And I can't believe that I actually ran 10km! A good run indeed. We are training for the SunDown2013 and I am so looking forward to it after yesterday run. Keep it up!

After that, had BBQ with Wei Xuan's clique. So much fun especially the cards game.  It's like, everybody change their name to someone else name and 1 by 1 open their first cards and whoever have the same cards, have to shout out the other player's name first. The funniest part is when you forgotten what's the person name is and you became stuttered! Haha.

After BBQ, headed over to Clement's house for mahjong. Had 3 games till 8am in the morning today. Shagged! But fun :) and I spent my whole Sunday sleeping at home!

The Power of Cinnamon & Honey

Happen to came across a post on Cinnamon & Honey in Facebook and want to share it with you guys!

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some call 'turning to sugar'. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will "crystallize". When this happens loosenthe lid, boil some water and sit the honey container in the hot water, but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won't like this one getting around. Facts on Honey and Cinnamon:
It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon, as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply it on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, when they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as one ages the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and the veins. 

ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily (morning and night) one cup of hot water with two tablespoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. When taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week (out of the 200 people so treated) practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain -- and within a month, most all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis now started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder..

CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water given to a cholesterol patient was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, when taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and, clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from its root.

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that when Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles (where DNA is contained) to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food is eaten relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural 'Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Use four teaspoons of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make a tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans increase and even a 100 year old will start performing the chores of a 20-year-old..

RASPY OR SORE THROAT:
When throat has a tickle or is raspy, take one tablespoon of honey and sip until gone. Repeat every three hours until throat is without symptoms.
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it off the next morning with warm water. When done daily for two weeks, it removes all pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast and on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. When taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder three times a day for one month .

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, even when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, when taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M., the vitality of the body increases within a week.

BAD BREATH:
People of South America, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water first thing in the morning so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restores hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

You might want to share this information with a friend, kinfolks and loved ones. Everyone needs healthy help information ~ what they do with it is up to them ~ share with your email buddies... They deserve to be healthy too!!!

The Month of February

This gonna be my first 'proper' post of the year. Since I am not going out anyway (cos I'm broke ):), shall spend sometime writing what's happen for this month! This month was a festive month and there's many things I wanna share about but just so lazy to find time writing it. Pardon me for the photos that I took from my instagram. It's faster for me to download it from instagram then connecting my phone to the PC and transferring the pictures.

This year CNY nothing special about it. And I got call back to book in on the first day of CNY! Shouldn't complain much as there are people who can't even celebrate CNY with their family. So, think POSITIVE!

As usual, every year, only house that we visit during CNY other than my friends' house was my grandparent's place and that's the end of our CNY visit. As we are growing up, the excitement towards CNY is getting lesser unlike when we were young, always looking forward to CNY and get angpaos. But now, lesser and lesser angpaos!

Suddenly I have a new hobby of buying and keeping wines. Always go to the wine sections of the supermarket to look at wines and even took my beverage textbook that I studied in Shatec to restudy it again. Recently, I bought 3 bottles of Wolf Blass, all red wines, at a very reasonable price together with 2 free crystal wine glass and it was sponsored by Safra! Thanks for the $50 NS45 voucher! Can't wait to find a good time at home to taste the wine!

One of the day last week, had dinner with Jake at Central Thai and walked him around airport. haha! Airport got so many good foods and should find a day exploring the food paradise! 

Meet up with Ariel too last week on Tuesday for lunch at Korean BBQ like finally! We have been talking about it since last year but our time always clashed and both of us were busy with our things.

Also, went for a camp event last Wednesday at EXPO and get to see friends from different bases.

Gave a surprised belated birthday for Joel at Changi V last Friday even though his birthday passed for a few weeks already. The thoughts that count! haha. 

After that, they came over to my house for mahjong till the next morning. First time playing with the clique and YES, I won! HAHA! Sorry guys, it's my home ground! Do come more often and soon I will have poker table here! Haha!

Went Johor Bahru last Saturday with Dina and Ain. Surprisingly, it's not even crowded unlike the previous time that I went! We watched Spiders and yeah, I fall asleep again in the cinema. I was trying my best to keep myself awake by munching the popcorns but to no avail.

For the whole day there, our meal was just chicken, chicken and chicken. We had Portuguese Chicken for lunch, McDonald's Chicken in the afternoon and Kenny Roger's Roster Chicken for dinner. I was so desperate to try the McDonald's Chicken even the last time I went. And finally, I decided to buy it! 

The McDonald's 2pcs Chicken used to be my favorites when I was young. My grandmother used to always bring me to eat after my childcare lessons but now, you can't find it in Singapore again! I couldn't put into words of how the chicken taste but when I first tasted it, I was like 'Yesssss! It's this taste!' It really taste the same as what I had years ago when I was young. I feel like I am back to the happy small boy eating the 2pcs chicken. haha. It's been so long since I had tasted it and it gonna be my 'MUST EAT' list whenever I go there.

And lastly, on the last day of CNY, went to the Airport and meet up with my ex-ah kuners family! haha. My so called 'godfather' and 'godmother'. Always there to pay for our meals and never want us to pay for it. When we started working, it's time for us to pay every single meal! We owe you guys to many meals!