Tips : Batu Hempedu / Gallstones

Ni tips dari x-schoolmate aku, Sue. She went through the sufferring and now fully recovered. She was scheduled for operation tapi dia cuba cara traditional. At the same time, aku googled. Those in italic is the one yg aku tambah based on En. G0ogle nyer info.

Bahan :
1/2 liter minyak zaitun (yes half-a-litre !!) - portion can be adjusted
Perahan lemon / any acidic juice (apple/orange/grapes) but lemon squeeze seems better

1. Puasa bermula dari pkl 12.00 tengahari - 7.00 malam.
2. Lepas tu, minum 2 sudu besar minyak zaitun dan 1 sudu besar perahan air lemon.
3. Baring sebelah kanan dan naikkan lutut ke dada
4. Maintain dalam posisi tersebut for about 15min. Ulangi sehingga habis minyak tersebut.
5. InsyaAllah, batu tersebut akan keluar bersama2 najis. Hijau katanya...(tapi bukan kryptonite)

Nota : Proses ini haruslah berterusan, jangan putus atau diganggu dengan tugas2 lain.

The most important things is the virgin olive oil and lemon juice. The acid was meant to soften the gallstones. For the portion, ada yg mention 1/2 cawan minyak zaitun dara (virgin olive oil) + 1 biji jus lemon segar, minum in 1 shot and masuk tidur. Without fasting. Ni utk org2 yg rasa x leh telan minyak byk2 la. Bak kata Sue, rasa cam nak muntah minyak hehe

Harap2 ada yang boleh dpt manfaat from this.

That was based on her experience. TQ Sue, she's now based in Sydney. Pengawas tau masa sekolah hahaha tapi pengawas yg cute dan manja...

Melam1ne : List from MOH

Do check on daily basis from Fo0d Safety & Quality Division of M0H for list of items not in compliance with melam1ne level allowed.

The document is very helpful because they provided the picture coz we hardly catch the name of certain items but rely more on the packaging.

As of today, here is the list (Not in compliance items only)

But, I have some reservation on the method used by M0H as most of the item tested are based on reports by other countries. Meaning they will only test items which are reported as not compliance by other countries or based on SMSes that were flying around. Why can't they test all possible items, start with the most popular 1st and gradually move to cover the whole range. Throughout the time, the test should not be stopped at melamine but for other dangerous substance as well, they know better la kan. Not to underestimate the effort of the people at their labs who I'm sure are working day and night but maybe it should be more systematic and continuously enhanced. Don't do it the malaysian-way, masa org kecoh kita pon kecoh havoc, pastu..senyap, nanti jadi lagi...

And I think most of the baby formula were not tested locally but cleared because of the warranty provided by the companies. Is that enuff ?

It scared the sh*it out of me when they announced that Hanis' fav rusk, Baby B1tes and my favorite gula-gula udang merah (with edible paper tuh) will be tested. Luckily, it came out clean. fuhh...she gobbled down that stuffs like a kebulur kid when she was a toddler. Tonnes of it

BTW , I love Kh0ng Guan's Cream Chocolate biscuit when I was in boarding school arrgh should go n check my kidney as it's not in compliance.

For those yang beli biskut timbang from hypermarts, stop the buying ye coz I'm pretty sure it's from KG.

100% Guaranteed

It's not that I have deposit of more than 60k in my bank accounts..

But the announcement that ALL DEPOSITS will be fully guaranteed till Dec 2010 is definitely a good news to me. Looking at the current situation, this is very much a pre-emptive measure. Maybe to stop depositors from moving out their deposit from M'sian bank into Aussie one after their regulator announced the same measure earlier. S'pore also announced the same blanket guarantee.

Deposit insurance is something that you HAVE to know. You can always refer to PIDM's website, they have calculators, quiz and all. or you can ask me if you want, last resort la kan ? hikhik

Ikhtiar, Insya Allah

For those who knew my son, they are well aware of how fragile my son's health condition can be. Lately, he was coughing day and night without producing phlegm. Even when he did, takde plak yg tebal2 cuma kahak cair & berbuih. It is a heart wrenching looking at him coughing until he sweats and breathless and sometimes muntah2.

We have tried so many ways (medical & alternative). So today I bought this gamat-based supplement, IMUN0L. I went there to get the one goes by the name GAM0GEN upon friend's recommendation but when I explained my son's condition, he said this is the one for him. Price wise, cheaper than GAMOGEN. I'm willing to try alternative products but not drugs.

So guys, pray for me that this will help at least to stop the cough.

I was told by my colleague & from my googling about one petua, from chinaman. Using the asam kulit limau. Really ah ?? Boleh pakai ke...but again, why not ?? Rendam about 10 pieces of the asam in 1 cup of hot water, put the container's lid on and let it completely cool.

On Buying School Uniforms

Based on my experience buying uniforms for our eldest, I feel like sharing. Sharing is caring kan kehkehkeh But again, this is my personal experience, based on my personal preference, so my view may not be parallel with others.

Banyak brand in the market but the BEST OPTION is to buy the fabric and tailor made to your kid's measurement. Your have full control over the type of fabric and size as well as design.

The most common brand that we found in the market were C@nggih, N!chii and a lot more kids clothing line coming up with their version of uniform. Why can’t they just stick to their line of clothing instead of offering over-the-moon-priced uniforms ? Departmental stores are also offering their proprietary brand like K@mdar, Parks0n, Ju$co and Metr0.

Hanis will definitely wear baju kurung to her primary since she didn’t wear any skirt or gown since she was a child (the sweet revenge is on Hannah). So pinafore is totally out. We need to buy the baju, kain and tudung. BTW, she opted for tudung herself, ok. For kain we need 2 colors, the normal navy (dark blue) and red for her sekolah agama. I can only vouch for a few that I bought.

C@NGGIH
For baju, the white is excellent, you don’t need to nila very frequent, blue-tinted white. Super easy to iron and the pocket is deep. But, the fabric is plastic-like and thick. Once the stain sets in, it stays, no scrubbing can cure, even bleach won’t help. And they used the butang with the loop, not the butang ketip (betoi ka ? In TrgSpeak, we call this ‘kacing tah’). Nightmare for a little clumsy hand.

For kain, it uses buckles not the pinggang getah. The fabric is the same as used for the boy’s pant, tebal nak mampos. Berat plak tu. Limited to navy color only.

You can find this brand everywhere, the cheapest in Mydin. Price wise, a bit expensive, can’t remember either kain or baju selling at more than RM20. But no tudung sighted.

KAMD@R
For baju : The fabric is sweat-absorbing-cotton, if I were to tailor, I will at least buy this type of fabric. Quite easy to iron, the wrinkles are manageable even after being stacked for 2 days. The white is more to off-white, nampak kusam without nila.

For kain : Perfect, pinggang getah, good fabric, no bleeding

Tudung : Perfect, both 1 & 2-layered type

Very cheap for the comfort it can offers, 1 pair without tudung is less than RM25. Tudung is RM5

N!CHII
We only bought the red kain which bleed like no tomorrow until now, dah 8 bulan beb. Sib baik aku ni kiasu, all dark & red colored shirts wash separately until confirm a non-bleeding type.

Price wise, in the middle, cheaper than 1st though. Baju banyak kain licin not cotton.

CoNncluSion : K@mdar offered the best uniforms (Globe ada jual lagi kaa ?) in terms of comfort and price. C@nggih looks good, nampak tahan tapi yg akak tak tahan, kainnya memang berpeluh la as what Hanis experienced. Kesian anak ibu. Sorry ye sayang

Ramai yang tanya…laa dah tau kain tu tak selesa apsal beli ? Long story maa…we went to S0G0 to buy EVERYTHING. Senang 1 tempat when you have 2 whining kids yang asyik tanya bila nak balik. Upon inspection, I told the banker, kain tak elok, panas, kesian anak. But being a guy, banker replied ‘beli je, dah ada semua kat sini’. Ni yg buat my blood went upstairs ni, time dia tau plak nak beli Dockers, Levi’s sbb selesa, takde kat KLCC cari kat 1 Utama, time anak nak jln ke K@mdar yang seco’et pun tak mau. Boiling..boiling...maleh nak kontoversi so beli jelah, dah la mahal nak mampus. So balik dgn mulut moncong2 & bengkek inside. Everytime Hanis complaint panas, berpeluh, ibunya pun sure naik ‘berpeluh’ je…

Bila bibik dah takde, we need extra pairs because I can’t afford to hand wash the uniform every single day. So I took it on my own hand and K@mdar is RM80++ richer. That’s the story mory morning glory and the reason why we bought C@nggih. Thinking of ‘retiring’ the kain for next year. Kain tu mau tahan sampai darjah 6 kalau anak korang tak membesar. Baju tu acceptable la cuma naik kematu aku berus stain especially kat lengan & poket tak hilang jugak. But heyy…I lost my flabby arms, no more goyang2 kakakakka

That was in December 2006, they may come up with new version this year.

Then suddenly….rasa nak belajar menjahit…