Turning 21

It's 1 hour old of me being 21 years old. Well it was no big difference from an hour ago.. Except the fact that I probably stop growing taller (my friend actually told me girls stop at the age of 16 but i refused to believe).. Or the fact that I would have to start caring for my skin twice as hard, it could be prone to wrinkle..

As conventional as it is, being 21 force you to become mature somehow. Suddenly, you can legally watch R21 movies or sign an agreement or lawfully eligible for some things in life. You became an adult.

On the lighter side, my dear galau roommate that probably no longer galau (hopefully not anymore) specially present me her birthday 'package'. I am not trying to be lesbian here but anyone will be touched with these lovely things. Take a look!







These cute stuffs melt my heart!


Our queen organizer..



Irresistably.......…gahhhhhhh



Lastly Siang's card:



Thanks Siang!!

Solusi alamiah bagi kuku, rambut dan wajah

Kuku mudah patah

Cuka apel (cider vinegar)

Rendam kuku selama 10 menit dalam air hangat yang dicampur sesendok teh cuka apel. Setelah itu dibilas dan dikeringkan.

Rambut kering

Alpokat

300-500gr alpokat dilumat dan diusap meata ke seluruh bagian kepala. Tutup dengan handuk kering, diamkan selama 30-40 menit. Lalu, keramas hingga bersih. Coba lakukan rutin sebulan sebagai conditioner.

Jerawat

Kol/

Air kunyit

Cobalah kompres jerawat dengan kubis (kol) yang telah dihaluskan (diulek/diblender). Taruh kubis yang sudah dihaluskan lagi di atas kapas, lalu pakailah untuk mengompres jerawat.

*Bisa juga di jus karena kol bersifat membersihkan.

Lebih manjur lagi jika diikuti dengan minum segelas air kunyit sehari tiga kali. Caranya: aduk 1 sendok teh kunyit parut dengan air hangat, saring. Bubuhi air jeruk nipis untuk mengurangi rasa langu.

Fruits..

For consumption of fruits and vegetables, avoid choosing the same fruits/vegetables over and over. Try out all variations you can find, for instance seasonal fruits like mango and guava or 'new' vegetable choices e.g. ginseng leaves, pakcoi, cuciwis, etc.

* * *

Ketika mengkonsumsi sayuran dan buah-buahan, jangan mengkonsumsi satu jenis saja. Cobalah variasi dengan buah-buahan musiman seperti mangga dan jambu biji, atau mencoba sayuran ‘baru’ seperti pucuk ginseng, baby pakcoi, cuciwis, etc.

Food is my friend

I'm going to have my lunch soon. And before that, here's some recipes I found in my mom's old health magazines Nirmala. Nice, simple, delicious ones!

Pardon me it's Indonesian.

Dadar brokoli tomat
Untuk 2 porsi

Bahan:

• 2 sdm minyak sayur


• 1 btg bawang daun, iris tipis serong


• 1 siung bawang putih, cincang


• 2 buah cabe merah, iris serong tipis


• 100 gr jamur kancing, iris tipis


• 3 butir telur


• ½ sdt garam


• ½ sdt merica hitam bubuk


• 2 buah tomat merah, cincang


• 150 g brokoli, lepaskan kuntumnya, rebus sebentar

Cara membuat:

• Panaskan minyak sayur dalam wajan dadar berdiameter 15 cm, tumis bawang daun, bawang putih, cabe merah, dan jamur kancng sebentar.


• Kocok telur, garam, dan merica hitam. Tuangkan telur kocok ke dalam wajan dadar sambil ratakan.


• Taburi atasnya dengan tomat cincang dan brokoli. Masak hingga dadar matang. Angkat.


• Sajikan hangat.

Mango Lassi
Untuk 4 gelas

Bahan:

• 200 g daging buah mangga Arummanis yang tua


• 300 ml yogurt tawar


• 100 ml air jeruk manis (jeruk peras)


• Es serut secukupnya

Cara membuat:

• Kupas mangga, potong-potong daging buah mangga


• Masukkan potongan mangga, yogurt, dan air jeruk manis ke dalam mangkuk blender. Proses hingga mangga lembut.


• Tambahkan es serut, aduk rata.


• Sajikan segera.

Feng shui

Nowadays architects prioritise their design on commerciability and ignores the importance of feng shui. I still think that feng shui has some roles in logics.

For bedroom, the do's and dont's.

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/chinesemedicinetcm/a/fengshuibedroom.htm

And why mirrors shouldn't be facing your bed.
Totally agreeing!

http://fengshui.about.com/od/fengshuiforbedroom/qt/mirror_bed.htm

It's never too late

.. to let go

To travel through life with lightness,
we must unload the things which weigh us down,
and hold us back.

Lose the baggage.
Regrets.
Grudges.
Hatreds.
Jealousies.
Vendettas..

Turn them loose.

Soar ahead.

7 bad medicines to avoid your skin from using

1. Moisturize with mineral oil.

2. Overdose on topical creams such as retinoids, hydrocortisones, and acids.

3. Scrub with a washcloth.

4. Shower twice a day in hot water.

5. Use magnets.

6. Use skin polishes made of natural walnut shell or apricot kernels

7. Wash with Evian or other varieties of expensive, bottled water. (unless you don't know where else you wanna spend your mney to)

Tips above are just gonna retard your skin's progress..

Extracted from Michelle Copeland, M.D., D.M.D. "The Beautiful Skin Workout"

Super sour orange

Today is the second day in a row that I had MOS burger as my dinner except that I would prefer yesterday's hot teriyaki chicken burger than today's yakiniku rice burger. Somehow, I felt like the last yakiniku I ate was a lot better. Is my taste bud getting more sensitive or their standard gettin lower? I dare not comment.

Anyway, earlier on the day, I cooked some fried rice with pan fried potato wedges and omelette filled with purple onion, tomato, long beans. It was good except that fried rice is close to rock than soft rice. We still enjoy it though, because we had RCTI to accompany us! The short film we watched wasn't as entertaining as ytd's too. They made me emotional, with anger not sadness. It was as if they were making up some things that're alrdy so obvious to me. I couldn't help diverting my mind to imagining me reaching for the TV box, shaking it, lifting it up then threw it off from 14th storey height to the pool. It works. Made me feel lot better.

These little orangy coloured brats, they are sour as hell. Kinda like how HDR controlled the lighting of this picture.



Enough for today! Planning to sleep and wake up lil bit earlier than usual. Small step to healthier liver. Wish me luck!

Internet's prank

I lost part of my last post which I typed with all my might about RCTI, a favourited TV channel we Indonesian will be familiar with, on how my roommate and I laughed at during our potato time at home. In the couch. This internet is so unpredictable. I swear I saved it in the draft. I hated it when it all gone to waste. Gahhh. Anyway, I'm glad my roommate started on blogging. A private one though. But now she believes in how a blogging activity could enlighten your mind by lifting a burden from yourself just like how I did today. It seemed like just talking about it made me feel easy.

About my friend's blogging thing, she seemed talented in it as she already include this candid shot of my mud-masked face in one of her first few posts.

General Nutritional do's and dont's

DO:

Choose items rich in omega-3 fatty acids

Drink green tea

Eat organic if you can

Skip calorie-loaded, nutritionally deficient foods and beverages, like soda and beer

Snack on fresh fruits and berries whenever possible

Stock your fridge with produce high in vitamins A,C, and E

Vary your diet among food groups

DON'TS:

Buy foods containing dye

Consume MSG

Eat fish, which may contain high amounts of mercury more than twice a week

Make fat- and cholesterol-rich red meat and eggs a dietary staple

Fill up on processed items

Load your shopping cart with canned or frozen meals

Extracted from Michelle Copeland, M.D., D.M.D. “The Beautiful Skin Workout”

Finally a planned morning

It was never a day like I planned it to be. I've had no school for months ever since I graduated on 23 May (except for bridging course that went on for one and a half month), no work (you can't really count occassional part time), no courses or outside activities to attend to, no sports. I'm becoming a potato couch in my own bed.

So finally I'm gonna go swimming in the afternoon.. For the record, drank few hundred ml of mineral water and 2 sunkists before lunch time. Now my stomach has just recognised a cream cheese bread and waiting for another spicy floss to go in. Been a while since I had such a heavy joyful breakfast.

Obviously breezy morning

This is my first post approximately one year later ever since whoever reading this saw the post below. I had this bad habit of not continuing a hobby for very long time. You'll see me taking a long break from something before i jump back at it again. And usually i stary from almost zero.

But I have to tell you that I loveee my new blogging application. It's like a consolidated source of all amateur blogs i had in the past (still amateur blog up to now) and i don't have a hard time hopping from one blog to another. If only i develop this hobby a little bit earlier. Probably during my time back in lower secondary grade, that old me may want to try out journalism hah. Just saying.

Anyway, the reason i'm writing this post now isn't exactly showing how eager i am to rekindle the once lit candle of passion to blog. More like spending my time outside home, by the sea, 10 in the morning waiting for my girl friend with a hungry stomach for an awaiting great breakfast. The breakfast that i know i wouldn't have so often if i'm in Singapore.

Still I'm now waiting for her as the sea breeze can completely raise my hair off my face and almost off my head (apparently not a wig so, almost). The point is i want no rain for the beautiful morning!