Wheatgrass

I was told that wheatgrass has lots of nutrition and is good for health. Being naive and curious caused me to try it out. At least the green part of it looks nice on my table.

I started out by going to the Pure Health Wellness Centre at Sri Hartamas to get the starter kit. Here is the address :

Unit B-0-3, Plaza Damas,
No. 60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
Sri Hartamas, 50480, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 6203 2097
Website: www.PureHealth.com.my

Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday
11.00 am to 7.00 pm
(Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays)

Wheatgrass seeds : RM10.90
Composit Soil : RM6.00
Tray : RM15.00

The seeds can last for 5 times of planting, meaning each time, you only use 200g.
The soil however can last only for 2.5 times of planting.

The process is easy and fun.

1. Soak 200g of wheatgrass seeds for not more than 12 hours. Change the water in intervals of 4 hours.
2. Throw off the water. Rince with clean water every 12 hours, for the next 24 hours.
3. Arrange the seeds onto a layer of soil, approx 1 inch thick. Make sure the seeds are not on top of each other.
4. Cover to protect from direct sunlight, for 2 days. Water in between.
5. By day 4, hoolahhh.....this is what I get :

 DAY 4 morning

 DAY 4 evening

 DAY 4 evening

 DAY 5 evening

 DAY 5 evening

 DAY 7 - success

DAY 11 - time to harvest

DAY 11 - time to harvest

Harvesting after 30 days - hahahaha

I thought it will continue to grow, but it did not. So, I threw it away

It's easy to throw, just roll it like carpet

Into the rubbish bin

Good to start new again

A gentle caution though, for beginners. This plant attracts a lot, yeah...I mean A LOT...of fruit flies. I've killed easily about 100 during the one month duration.

And one more thing, this wheatgrass is supposed to regrow after harvesting, approx on day 10. But due to overgrowth, I guess, the shoots did not regrow.

Happy planting people!

Welcoming 2013

This New Year doesn't seem to be much different from the past few New Years. I haven't been in the mood to celebrate the occasion, as I believe there is nothing to shout about. It's a new year, so what?

Life goes on, shit still happens, at times you get lucky, most of the time you lead a boring 6 to 8 life. It's no more 8-5, because I gotta wake up at 6 to avoid the jam, and by the time I reach home, the sun has ended its day shift.

Nothing much happened in 2012. Except that Iris celebrated her 1st birthday and Ian celebrated his 3rd birthday.

Among the things that happened around me, that worth mentioning are listed below:

LIKES
1. Obama re-election. This proves that bullshit & salesman talk by Romney will never make him a President.
2. Seeing the Doomsday Preppers being fooled by their own stupidity. Some go to the extreme, I'm sure you watched them on TV.
3. Meaningful commercials during festive season, reminding us the importance of our family and our core values
4. Peace loving & caring people. Not many of these exists these days. Even in the rural areas, people are becoming more selfish. People in big cities? Ask yourself when was the last time you speak to your neighbour.

HATES
1. Pot holes. This issue will never end no matter who forms the next government.
2. Traffic jam. Will continue to haunt us as our roads are not getting any bigger, but sales of cars increased tremendously.
3. Bullies. Individuals, groups or countries that force smaller or weaker nations to live in hell-like condition.
4. Allies of bullies. They are bigger, stronger and have veto power but remain in silence when their allies attach smaller nations.
5. Israelis killing innocent Palestinians. In a war, no civilians should be hurt especially children and women.
6. Politicians. They promise you the sky, but all they care is their pockets.
7. Snatch thieves. Why can't they find a proper job? If they can't, why not just rob and leave the people unhurt? When they snatch, they don't only snatch the victim's bags, it is also possible that they may snatch the victim's life.
8. Lazy people. I wonder if they eat to live or live to eat. I believe it's the latter. If you are a Malaysia, I bet you know where to find these people.
9. Demonstrations. I think this is the only way to come to power in a less organised country. Create havoc and blame it on others. Then the votes will swing.

Today, we live in a very sad society. We hear about shootings in daycare centres, rape cases, civilians killed in warzones, etc. But what we do not hear may be even worse.

We should be grateful that we enjoy peace in this country. Let's not disrupt this harmony and make people hate others. To instil hate is worse than killing because the hatred will stay with you till the day you die. Let's just hope and pray that 2013 will be a better year for all of us.

CNY is just around the corner. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all who celebrates this occasion a very Happy Chinese New Year.

Enjoy this video:


Adios...

Yi Wen's 1st birthday

People always say..."time flies..."

True enough. Iris is now 13 months old. She can walk. She can run. She can climb the sofa. She can mumble some words. And the best part is, she can now fight with her elder brother over toys :)

There were many photos that I should have uploaded but I did not. Yeah, yeah...same excuse. Busy! OK, now enjoy those photos...

Iris @ 4 months...smiling away 

Ian hugging 'lil sister 

Ian @ Melaka during CNY 2012 

Iris @ 7 months - pole dancing 

Ian & Iris with surprised look 

Iris is happy - on the way to Cameron Highlands (29.4.12)

Cute in pink hat 

Tongue action! 

Ian's first strawberry experience (29.4.12)

Ian's first bicycle - plus some modification

Work done

 Keeping his tools

Vroooommmm vroooommm......here I come

Ian's Signature smile @ the Curve 

Ian's signature smile @ Ikano

 Evening stroll with mommy

Now here are the newer photos...

 Iris with her party pack

 Ian also has his fair share of party tools

 Iris is 1 year old

 Family photo with Grandpa and uncles...all the way from Melaka

 Family photo with Gong Gong & Po Po...all the way from Kampar

 Tai Pak (Uncle) also celebrates his birthday

 Time to blow the candles

 One blown...so much more to go....

 Ian looks so eager to cut his sister's cake

 Iris running happily with her new pair of shoes

 Thank you mommy...

 Shopping time @ Jusco

 Nice pose with Grandpa

 Cute little boy

 Playing with daddy

Playing with daddy again... 

So, you guys do agree with me now? Another few years and I'll be seen with 2 school-going kids, and my grey hair all over my head. Kids do grow up fast, and I'm loving every moment of it.

X'mas 2011

It's been a long one and a half years without blogging for me. It's been a busy period in my life. With the addition of Ian and Iris in the family, and a change of work environment, I've hardly had any time for myself.

Today is somewhat special. It's Christmas. And I'm alone at home, thanks to 3 weddings (ya! ya! no funerals pls!). I attended one yesterday, another today and another tomorrow. I'd like to congratulate Wee CC, Adelene Teo and Kenny Goh on their big day!

Waking up this morning at 11am, I can feel the CNY breeze. Usually during CNY, there'll be wind blowing the whole day. This prompted me to blog again. Looking at the calendar, it's 4 weeks to CNY. Nothing is done yet. No house cleaning. No shopping. Nothing! Luckily next weekend is another long weekend as New Year falls on Sunday, with an additional Monday as replacement holiday.

Next year's CNY falls on the 23rd Jan. That means 3 weeks of work and then I'll be off for a one week break. I've never had a long break for my past several CNYs. It's been work, work and work! This time around, I'll be able to take a break as the workplace is more organised and hopefully 2012 will be a better year for us, and everyone.

With this, I'd like to wish all my followers Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012. God bless...

Ian @ 2 months

My friend Michael Ang always reminds me, "take more photos of your kid, they grow very fast". Well, he is definitely right.

Ian is now 10 weeks old. He has kind of 'transformed'.

A family-man doing what he does best

When he just came back from the hospital, he was so tiny and fragile. Due to that, I did not dare to carry him until he was 1 week. At 2 weeks, I bottle-fed him for the first time. From then on, he has learned to lift his head and neck on his own, smile and laugh, play with his tongue, sucks his fingers & hands and lifts his legs. But the most surprising of all is that at 8 weeks, he tried to roll-over. He managed to turn his body, and right leg to the left, but he couldn't roll over yet, as his left hand got stucked in the way. He also loves to be put on a sitting and standing position. How fast children grow.... I'm glad that I'm able to see the 'transformation' that has happened. At times, seeing him perform 'stunts' made us so happy....

Ian lifting his legs 90 degrees

Like father like son

Learning to roll-over

Mmmm....finger lickin' good

Poor 'lil Ian...down with fever

...but still manages a smile...

Hang Tuah who? Here comes Hang Botol....

A lovely smile

Another lovely smile....

There are also times when he was not well. He got a flu at 2 weeks, but the Dr said it was normal. Then at 9 weeks, he had fever and cough. The fever is gone, but he's still coughing. Poor 'lil Ian. He's still on medication now, hopefully he is able to recover asap.

Despite the unhealthy condition of Ian, he's still smiling and laughing when playing with us. He's not so active yet, as he sleeps after being fully fed, and wakes up only when he's hungry. I can see that my dad and May's parents are a lot happeier nowadays, after Ian is born. Not only them, we are also much different after becoming parents. There is a sense of more responsibility, being more careful, take lesser risks, and everything we do, we would think of our baby first. We have taken a step forward in our approach of living. Well, everyone has to go through that stage. I'm glad that we have done it. It's a new experience, an experience that we will cherish forever...

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all relatives and friends for their presents and for sharing the joy of our newborn. Thank you....