New Year 2013?

Bye bye Dragon Year 2012, and Welcome Snake Year 2013! It's New Year! The first thing on my mind is I am growing one year old again. Time flies, but I won't forget all the good and bad during the whole year. If you are asking me to think a word to describe my 2012. I would say "Discover"! I discover myself is above of my ability, I can't believe that I am really able to confronted any problems and the most difficulties on my life. So many first time that I met this year. For example, first time to deal with the judge on court, first time seeing my boyfriend bargain with the unreasonable boss in one of the local Electric shop (this is long story), first time to deal with Shell petrol staff caused by the reckless from the staff, water leaking inside the petrol that had ruined our car, first time my pet Rottweiler (Bosco) was past away from disease on his two years old only and first time got robbed and carjacking by two malay thief with a gun and etc.

Santarina Wannabe!

Christmas Presents

My First Time DIY haircut

This is my first time haircut by myself after inspired from some videos on Youtube. Now I find out the technique of cutting hair which is you must have a professional hair cut scissor. Other normal scissors will spoil your hair, don't ever try to use paper scissor or kitchen use scissor. Funny is, I'm using dog grooming scissor for my hair which I bought it long time ago. Yes, it is specially for dog and it is not cheap too. I think it would be better than a paper cut scissor, so I have decided to use it after I clean it with Dettol.  Well, honesty I am quite satisfied on what I have get done on my hair through my first time, although the hair layer is not perfectly nice. haha....However, below is my picture after haircut.

简单的姜汁撞奶 Easy Homemade Milk Ginger Pudding

姜汁撞奶是很有营养的食品，最适合女生吃，因为女性的体质一般都偏寒，再加上夏天炎热食用的冰凉食物较多，难免会肠胃不适或是生理疼痛，性温热的姜就可以起到驱湿散寒、暖身健胃的功效。自从我在香港吃过了后，就对这个甜品念念不忘，就尝试亲自做做看，第一次的时候做的还是有点水水，热度抓的不是很好，太热了。过后第二次的尝试时，我煮到看到小泡泡就关火了，终于成功了！

姜汁撞奶的介绍：
姜汁撞奶用鲜牛奶、白糖煮熟后，加入姜汁而成。因首创于广东番禺县的沙湾而得名，所以又叫“沙湾姜汁撞奶”。牛奶掺入姜汁后凝结成膏状如豆腐脑，所以当地人又称为姜埋奶。这里的"埋"字实际就是姜汁与奶的融合之意。

姜汁撞奶的特色：
色泽淡黄，甘香微辛，滋润滑嫩，入口即化，具有健胃驱寒的保健功效。

教您姜汁撞奶怎么做，如何做姜汁撞奶。

材料
牛奶150ml，老姜汁50ml，白砂糖适量

做法
1、老姜去皮擦碎挤出姜汁；
2、牛奶加糖，加热到80度；
3、立即冲入姜汁中，静置3分钟，趁热食用。

小诀窍:
姜撞奶的温度很重要，如果家里没有温度计，就看牛奶加热到开始冒小泡，关火稍凉一会就差不多是80度左右了
如何判断姜撞奶是否成功了呢？放一个勺子在上面，如果能够承托得住，那就是大功告成啦！

《这是第一次的作品》

《第二次成功的作品》

OSIM uPhoria Tui-Na Leg Massager

Just want to share my true experience on OSIM and the benefits of it. 

The Osim uPhoria is one of the most advanced leg massager as it contained the feature of Tui-Na which normal massager doesn't provided. Tui-Na （推拿）is a form of Chinese manipulative therapy often used in conjunction with acupuncture points with push, take, pinching, rubbing and other techniques for therapy treatment.

Before we going to this, let me brief you why we need it. First at all, are you alarmed with the veins that appeared in your legs? Those veins popping up in your skin that you hated are called superficial varicose veins. It is the vein that is closer to your skin surface. It is the enlarged, extended almost to the feet and tortuous or can describe it as "ropy". The most commonly develop in the legs and ankles.(Sample picture as below)

（Varicose Veins looks blue & purple squiggly lines under the skin)

Sharp Air Purifier Review IGDX10

Sharp's new product line-up includes mobile PCI models, the portable IG-DL1 and IG-DMIE. There is also a stationary room-use PCI model, the improved IG-DX10 which produces high density ions and filters air while running on low power consumption.

SHARP Plasmacluster Air Ionizer IG-DX100-W White
Sharp Air Purifier IGDX10. Finally I managed to buy this products, it is a new product released in Malaysia, the portable plasma cluster ION Air Purifiers. I like Sharp and why I chosen Sharp Air Purifier? As you see, there is many brands of Air Purifier contained the same feature of ION to keeping the air clean. But Sharp is more than ION, it has strong performance of removal of viruses which most air purifies do not have a way to destroy germs, viruses and other micro-organisms. A germicidal UV lamp is the most effective way to meet this requirement. UV light air purification is recommended by the US Centers of Disease Control (CDC).

Sharp Air Purifies can produce the negative and positive balanced ions are important to our health. They have a normalizing effect on our body, they increase energy levels and alertness, and generally revitalize us. We spend the most part of each day inside at work, at home, or in vehicles, all places where natural ions can't reach us. And the only way to guarantee richly ionized air indoors is to provide it yourself with an ion generator, model Sharp Air Purifier.

蔬果汁—人类保健方式

家庭蔬果汁的制作手册

增强免疫力—奇异果菠萝苹果汁

材料：奇异果2个，菠萝半个，苹果1个，蜂蜜少许。

做法：将三种水果洗净、去皮、切块，放入果汁机中，加入250ml的水，打完后加入适量的蜂蜜即可饮用。

三种水果都含有丰富的维生素C和纤维素，可以帮助清除体内废物与毒素，排毒的效果很好，还能有效提升人体免疫力，味道偏酸。

雪白肌肤—西瓜菠萝柠檬汁

材料：西瓜200克，菠萝100克，柠檬半个。

做法：将西瓜及菠萝去皮；先把柠檬榨汁待用；用榨汁机将西瓜和菠萝榨汁，倒进杯中，并加上柠檬汁即可。

柠檬含有丰富的维生素C和柠檬酸；西瓜含有丰富的维生素C和番茄红素，有含磷、钙、钠等，还有纤维和丰富的水分；菠萝含有维生素E和C及钠、钙、铁、锰和粗质纤维，三种水果都有益美白肌肤和瘦身。

降血糖—鲜榨苦瓜黄瓜汁

材料：苦瓜一根、黄瓜一根（用以降低苦味）。

做法：苦瓜、黄瓜洗净，切成10厘米长并保留瓜瓢；切片后放入榨汁机榨汁，榨汁机中方入少量的冷开水（天冷时用热水，避免胃不适）。

食用苦瓜帮助糖尿病人降糖，是医学界公认的，但用鲜榨苦瓜汁的食疗方法却少有人知。苦瓜榨成汁后在15分钟内喝完，如果超过15分钟后，苦瓜汁就会发生氧化。

最好的排毒剂—胡萝卜苹果汁

材料：胡萝卜2根，苹果1个（可选青苹果降低甜味）。

做法：将苹果胡萝卜洗净，胡萝卜保留其顶部的有机叶子，先将胡萝卜榨汁，然后再将苹果榨汁，混合、搅拌并立即饮用。

胡萝卜富含维生素、胡萝卜素和微量元素；苹果富含糖、蛋白质、钙、磷、铁、锌、钾、镁、硫、胡萝卜素、维生素B1、维生素B2、维生素C、烟酸、纤维素等营养成分。可保护视力，缓解疲劳，补充体力。

    

各种蔬果汁的功效

胡萝卜：刺激胆汁分泌，中和胆固醇，增加肠壁弹性，安抚神经提高人的食欲和对感染的抵抗力，还有缓解结膜炎以及保养整个视觉系统的作用。

黄瓜汁：能调节血压，预防心肌过度紧张和动脉粥样硬化。黄瓜汁还可使神经系统镇静和强健，能增强记忆力。黄瓜汁对牙龈损坏及对牙周病的防治也有一定的功效。黄瓜汁所含的许多元素都是头发和指甲所需要的，能预防头发脱落和指甲劈裂。黄瓜汁含脂肪和糖较少，是比较理想的减肥饮料。

番茄汁：番茄含有大量柠檬酸和苹果酸，对整个机体的新陈代谢过程大有补益，可促进胃液生成，加强对油腻食物的消化。番茄中的维生素p有保护血管、防治高血压的作用，并能改善心脏的工作。此外，常饮番茄汁可使皮肤健美。番茄汁兑上苹果汁、南瓜汁和柠檬汁，还可起到减肥的作用。

苹果汁：调理肠胃，促进肾机能，预防高血压。

葡萄柚汁：降低胆固醇，预防感冒及牙龈出血。

奇异果汁：含丰富维他命C，清热生津，止吐泻。

芒果汁：帮助消化，防止晕船呕吐。

菠萝汁：消肿怯湿，帮助消化，舒缓喉咙疼痛，能维持心脏，血管正常运作，去除体内毒素。

木瓜汁：消滞润肺，帮住消化蛋白质。

西瓜汁：消暑利尿，降血压。

芹菜汁：补充体力，舒缓焦虑、压力。

香蕉汁：提高精力，强健肌肉，滋润肺肠，血脉畅通。

葡萄汁：调节心跳，补血安神，加强肾、肝功能，帮助消化。

柠檬汁：含丰富维他命C，止咳化痰，有助排除体内毒素。

柳橙汁：滋润健胃，强化血管，可预防心脏病、中风、伤风、感冒和瘀伤。

哈密瓜汁：消暑解燥，生津止渴。

草莓汁：利尿止泻，强健神经，补充血液。

椰子汁：预防心脏病，关节炎和癌症，强健肌肤，滋润止咳。

自制蔬果汁的注意事项

1、选新鲜蔬果。新鲜的蔬果营养价值高，注意避免色彩太艳、光泽太亮的水果，最好是无公害、绿色、或有机食品。

2、彻底清洗。蔬果外皮也含营养成分，如果是绿色食品或者是自己种的，尽可能保留外皮食用，但要注意清洗干净（蔬果洗净后再用盐水浸泡数分钟）。

3、随制随饮。蔬果汁放置太久，因接触空气，会损失维生素，营养价值变底，所以应随喝随加工，另外，可以加入几滴柠檬汁，可以减少维生素的损失。

4、宜早上喝。早上喝一杯蔬果汁，成为一天的精力来源，所以营养价值最高，避免晚上睡觉前喝，以免增加肾的负担。

5、要慢慢喝。要一口一口与口腔的唾液混合后才喝下去，这样容易在体内完全吸收。纤维渣可倒入汤中，或自制面条、蛋糕、松饼时加入。

6、不要加糖。因为糖分解时会消耗很多的维生素B1及维生素B2，如果打出来的果汁不可口，可以加些蜂蜜，改变风味。

7、采用多种蔬果。各种蔬果都要吃，兼顾维生素C、E、A和B，不要偏食某几种，否侧仍会造成营养不均衡，且纯蔬菜的原汁大多不好喝，如果在其中加些苹果汁或者胡萝卜汁，味道会有很大改变，并使营养更均衡（苹果适合调配任何蔬果）。