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We were in JB last week, participating in the 3P – Malaysia International Industrial Machinery Expo (3P stands for Plastic & Rubber, Food Processing & Packaging, Sign & Printing).

I was expecting the usual boring stuffs, you know, standing around and handing out leaflets, constantly looking at our watch and hope that time will fly by. From experience, participating in machinery expo would only mean booths after booths of heavy machinery at work, steel and metal stuffs, and everything heavy duty la..

Surprisingly this expo was rather different from those many that I’ve attended before. Why…..? Because of this…

There was plenty of food going around the entire expo hall, because of the players in food processing machinery in this expo. Instead of just displaying their products which are like the ones below, they were also displaying loads of the end products, for people to sample.

                             These were what they were selling, cake makers

However, the ones below, they were available & free flow the whole day...

                             Little cakes and cookies in rows of trays

                          Lovely scones with chocolate chips, yuuumm....!!

               Whole counter of food on trays, all for us and visitors to sample

Then there was this company that came out with a new product (opposite our booth), which can produce 80 soft boiled eggs all at one time, and keep them in the tank (we call it ultrasonic tank coz our machines comes with one that looks like that too) throughout the day, without compromising it’s quality & temperature.

                                       This is their product (silver container).

And all the eggs comes out looking exactly the same, what the heck! There’s no over cook or under cook eggs. See how lovely they look..?

So, we participants were like, eating eggs in the morning, afternoon and evening. The boss and personnel in that booth was forever offering us eggs, 3 in 1 instant coffee, and food (taken from the booth that sells the cake mixers).


Caught our Technical Engineer going for the 2nd egg of the day, I think...!

As if it’s not enough, there was a GIANT booth near the main entrance which promote bakery making machines. And oh my god, you gotta see this, how they display their end products. Please hold your saliva...

    (This pix was taken with our Technical Engineer’s iPhone 4, ok…, don’t play play)

Ok, before I continue, please close your mouth...


And for your info, the above pix wasn’t taken from the internet, ok. Just in case, you don’t believe me, here’s a piece of proof…

And uh.. you wanna see the food samples they have on the table for everyone to help themselves? Here you go…

                                     The egg rolls are to die for

                 I didn't try the round buns though.. was trying to be selective

What’s worse, whenever I go near their booth to grab some sweet bites or take pictures, their sales person will hand me a plastic bag and insist that I "ta-pau" (pack some) as well.

See what I mean.. This one, I didn’t ta-pau myself one, ok. I didn’t want to take any away, but the guy just packed it and handed the plastic bag to me. In fact, that was what most exhibitors and visitors were doing, they brought bigger plastic bags to ta-pau for their staffs’ mid morning and mid afternoon coffee/tea break.


Each booth in that hall that day, seemed to have a mini pantry of their own, with loads of food on the table for customers, courtesy of these few booths that provided ample samples to the whole world. It was like a party expo or something. At the end of each day, you get people walking around offering those food stuffs in trays from booth to booth, to clear up before closing.

Of course, because there are plenty of good food being offered and served, everyone was extremely happy and friendly. Made quite a number of friends at the expo. Truly enjoyable, even though it was tiring.

At night, after all the standing during expo, naturally my feet & legs felt like giving way. Our hotel is adjoining to a duty free shopping complex. We were browsing through the departmental store when I came across this pair of sandal, tried it on and love it, I felt like I was walking on air. It’s Scholl, thank goodness, so I got my friend Chris to order it for me.

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If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be?

1) Ivanka Trump's wealth and fortune

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So that, I can afford to buy all the organic food, fruits and veggies in this world. Then I can have the healthiest salad & mix nuts everyday. And I will also be able to hire a "live in chef" to cook whatever I wish to eat. And the chef must also be able to make any kind of coffee from anywhere in this world. Then I don't have to fly to wherever for it's coffee.. :)))




2) Ashwarya Rai's killer look

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So that I am beautiful enough to attract the wealthiest and handsomest man in the world, then I can "double up" my already great fortune and wealth. And also so that I can get to wear all the beautiful clothes & jewelery in this world for FREE, when they hire me as model and ambassador, wah saay....! 




3) To be able to fly like a bird

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I've always dreamed of flying like a bird. My friend says, I might as well become a vampire, coz vampire can travel at the speed of light and always look drop dead gorgeous (well, that's how they portray vampires in the Twilight Saga laa..) and they get to maintain the good looks forever. There is no need to go for cosmetic surgery and no need to fly in a plane, something which I hate. 


Hmm... not a bad idea, indeed. Except that I won't be able to eat woh..  and I don't think I fancy blood..  eewwwh...!! 


Uhh... is there any vampire in this world that feast on coffee only instead..?




Well, those were my first thought when the question popped up in my mind laa, but then after having thought it through some time, I've changed my mind....., as usual.




These are my 3 wishes, serious one, this time..

1) Optimum health

2) Joy in life

3) Peace in this world

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And what would yours be?

--moon

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Hey, check this out :
1) 3 things you can't live without
2) Today I don't feel like doing anything
3) What's up, Doc?

What color should I wear today for positive impact?

Today we’re gonna talk about color power.

If you’re going for a job interview, take note.

1) Blue does seem to yield the highest success rate at job interviews

2) Dark green project a sense of masculine, conservative and wealthy qualities

3) Grey denotes approachable authority

4) Brown gives the feeling of stability and intellectuality

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If you’re going to meet your future in-laws for the first time, it’s best to wear white, as it symbolizes purity, *wink*..!

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Black is an overpowering color and exudes the feeling of full confidence.

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Red evokes strong emotions.

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Orange attracts too much attention.

Yellow is hard on the eyes and, it has been known that yellow room tends to make people lose their temper easily.

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Pink and purple gives the feeling of excitement, richness and creativity but they are also associated with feminine colors.

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Snapshots of the day

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Spectacular & mind blowing...?


These are part of our Gunung Mulu National Park. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site right in our own back yard. Click here for my previous blog on this topic.


For more details and pictures, click here.




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Release negative emotions, improve alignment & back pain

                                              

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My yoga pose of the month – Butterfly pose (Baddha Konasana)

Do you know that most ladies hold stress and negative emotions such as anger, resentment, frustration, hostility, fear & guilt in our pelvis?

I know I do and I only found out about this recently, when I started practicing yoga at home. I was doing my corpse pose (you’re supposed to be totally relax in all your muscles and organs), going thru the check-list (Are my toes relax? If not, relax them. Is my jaw relax, if not relax it, etc) when I came to the hip and I suddenly I realized that I’ve been clenching my hip (especially my right side of the hip) coz I could feel it’s more tense there, and I didn’t notice it all along. It has probably become a habit for, me not to notice it.

Some people tend to hold their negative emotions in their jaw, they grit their teeth. Some even goes to the extent of grinding their teeth in their sleep, to the point of wearing out their gums and teeth.

This is called the junk yard at home. Whenever you do not know what to do with a feeling or emotion or experience, you put it there.

Hip opening poses are crucial as the pelvis is the foundation of the body alignment and by opening the muscles around the hips, only then you will be able to move the life force through this critical area.

Benefits of butterfly pose

1) This is an excellent hip opening pose as it stretches the inner thighs, groins and knees

2) Helps alleviate back pain and increases circulation

3) Eases menstrual pain

How

1) Lift both your knees & flip/bound it up and down continuously like the wings of a butterfly. Breathe deep & slow.

  For detailed instructions from a-z, click here.

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2) Lift it up high. 

3) After a minute, bend your body forward, keeping your back straight. Hold for 1 minute. Breathe deep & slow. When you bend forward, ensure both your knees are flat on the floor. Use your elbow to press it down if necessary.

4) Repeat about eight times.

                                                                 

The butterfly pose is also called the Bound Angle Pose or Cobbler’s Pose.

There are many other hip opening poses, but this one is the easiest especially for beginners. 

You can also do it while watching TV on the floor.

You might be interested to check out my other related post below :

1) Want a strong ankle, back torso & toned tummy? 2) Relief for insomnia, fatigue & stress 3) Relief for stiff neck and upper back

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Keep warm this rainy season

The rainy season is probably here, and year end always signify cold and rainy days for me. I am one who does not consume “dong quai” or “pat chan” monthly (Chinese herbal drink for ladies), because I am just too lazy to boil and I don’t particularly like the smell and taste.

Hence, my fingers, feet and body will tend to feel cold around Oct right up till Dec. To maintain a correct balance of yin (cool) and yang (hot), and to achieve a healthy equilibrium within the body, I will normally increase the consumption of the following. 


It helps to bring a glow to my being and keeps my body warm.

1) Yomeishu/DOM

Every other night before I sleep, I will drink a little bit of the above. Well, more of DOM, because it’s easier to find DOM in airport. This works without fail, so it's highly recommended by me, for those who can drink, of course. I do not take a lot, at most 2 tablespoon mix with a glass of warm water, coz I do not like the taste. 

Up-dated Oct 5, 2010
Eh sorry, it's not 2 tablespoon. I measured last night, it's only 1 teaspoon, sometimes 2. I can't take a lot. Even 2 teaspoon of it also I will turn bright red like a tomato and sleep like a baby. If take 2 tablespoon, will go up on the table and start dancing and singing already.. :-D 

2) Ginger

During dinner time, if we order food that is cooked with ginger, I will normally ask them to add a little bit more than normal and will eat them all. I will also make it a point to eat more, food that has ginger in it, such as chicken with rice wine and ginger, fish with ginger (keong choong yue phin), steamed fish, Japanese food (love their pickled ginger that comes FREE), etc.

Japanese pickled ginger

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Ginger tea with honey from Culpeper. Lovely drink, I will take it hot at night before I go to sleep.

I love my “teh tarik” but it’s rather cooling, so instead of that, I’ll order “teh halia.”

3) Beef & mutton

I will also increase my consumption of beef or mutton just a little bit more.

4) Spices/curry

Korean kimchii hot soup or the Korean instant noodle, yuuuummm…!!! This will warm up the tummy for sure.

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This is the instant noodle - spicy one

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5) Hop soup

To keep the tummy warm, ST will tend to ask for steamboat while I would always prefer wild mushroom soup, French onion soup, etc, etc, you get the idea. Alternatively I wouldn’t mind having the chicken ginseng soup (either Chinese style or Korean style).

Wild mushroom soup (my favorite of all soup)

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Korean ginseng chicken (samgyetang)

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