Connaught Pasar Malam

Taman Connaught Pasar Malam accompany me for around 2 years every Wednesday night. It is the longest pasar malam in Malaysia and i am considered the lucky one who lives just behind the pasar malam street. Hanging around at pasar malam is actually kinda warm activity to do after dinner. It has been one of our entertainment every week. We usually use 1 and half hour for our pasar malam walk.

Location - Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Cuisine - Chinese, Vietnamese, Taiwan.

Ambience - Noisy

Food - Uncle Bob’s Fried Chicken, China Hamburger, Vietnamese Popiah, Coconut, Shanghai Dumpling, Smelly Taufu, Fried Prawn Biscuit, Kui-Muih, Pork Balls, Taiwan Cartoon Cake.

Put Chai Ko, Nyonya Kuih, Taiwan Pizza

Pot Stickers and sausages, Fried Tofu, Chocolate fountain and fresh-fruits, Taiwan Bamboo Rice.

Nasi Lemak, Bangkok's sweet dessert, ice-cream, Fried Bread Crab, Salad Popiah

Price - Cheap

Mak dou Yao

View of Connaught Pasar Malam

Joke for today!

I just read a joke this morning. It is quite funny. Gonna share with you guys here. Hope it brings laughter to you. Enjoy ya!

There it goes,

An ailing grandmother is talking to her favourite granddaughter.

"Lori, I am old and weak, and i know that the time for me to leave is near. I want you to inherit my farm, including the barn, the villa, the tractors, the farmhouse, all the livestock, and the piggery."

"Wow," said Lori, stunned. "Thank you so much, Grandma! I didn't know you even ad a farm. Where is it?"

Her grandma replied, "You can find it on my Facebook account. Just click on the Farmville bookmark after you log on . My email address is "dgranny@yahoo.com," and the password is 'just4lori'." LOL!!

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Super Bowl Trailer

Pirates of the Caribbean RETURNS!!! It will be up in cinema on 19 May 2011. I bet it is a nice movie and definitely i am not gonna miss this out. =D

Amazed by you

Everytime our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take

I don't know how you what you do
I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby I'm amazed by you

I miss my hometown - Sibu

It's been half year since last time i went back. Time flies away fast and the hectic life at KL always make me miss my home. Although Sibu is a small town with not much entertainment, it is a peaceful town which i love to stay at. Sibu is also a "Heaven of Food". It's been a long time that i have not eaten local Sibu food such as Kampua, Kompia, and lots more. Now, i am going to introduce some local food from my hometown. hehe...

1) "Siong Kee" Kampua Mee

Siong Kee is one of the most famous kampua noodle stalls in Sibu. Siong Kee Mee Kampua is located in Taman Muhibbah. The proprietor is the one manning the stall and has almost acrobatic displays of noodle handling from the pot of boiling water to the bowl. Siong Kee Mee Kampua is very busy almost every night due to the good noodles that he churns out.Kampua noodles is actually very simple to make but this man is the only one who makes it entertaining to watch.

2)Umai

Umai is a raw fish dish prepared by the Melanau tribe in Mukah. It’s a must try dish if you ever go to Mukah. It’s the Malaysian version of the sashimi and is traditionally the working lunch for Melanau fishermen.Umai is made of thinly sliced slivers of raw fish and served with toasted sago pearls. The popularity of the dish for the fishermen is pragmatic – it doesn’t need to be cooked while deep sea fishing and the sago pearls provides the carbohydrates for a filling lunch.

3) Pek Tin Yok - Eight Herb Soup

There is a popular Foochow concoction over here called pek tin yok which is translated literally as “eight herb soup”. Eight Herb Soup is brewed with chunks of pork meat. The meat is tender and juicy and absorbs much of the soup’s flavors. It’s eaten with soy sauce and rice and some people add a little bit of soup to the rice as well

Sllurpps....these make my saliva drooling.. =(

Lee Hom

Leehom is a talented artist. I like his music. His musical style is known for fusing Chinese elements (such as beijing opera, traditional styles of ethnic minorities, Chinese classical orchestra) with hip-hop and R&B. Leehom has been active since 1995 and contributed in 25 albums. He is also a four-time winner of Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, the "Grammys" of Taiwanese music. In addition to his music, Leehom also acted in several films. I saw this post several days ago in Facebook and I found it interesting and touching. Sharing in chinese. =]

有些情绪不需要说明，有些感触很深很深……关上门，在夜深人静的时候，听力宏的歌，有些句子是否引起了你的共鸣？看力宏的音乐里最令你感触的是哪一句？

1．幸福搭配悲伤，痛是在我心交叉，挫折的眼泪不能测试爱的重量。付出的爱收不回，还欠你的我不能给。——《kissgoodbye》（爱与不爱，相守与离别，有些纠结，爱太深，容易看见伤痕，适合失恋的情歌）

2． 每一次和你分开，深深的被你打败，每一次放弃你的温柔，痛苦难以释怀。——《kissgoodbye》

（张爱玲说生与死与离别，都是大事，不由我们支配的。比起外界的力量，我们人是多么小。分手之后听听这个歌吧）

3． 当你将离别握在我手心，我听见爱被悄悄捏碎的声音，你不懂你不要的我的心，会随你松开的手而喊停。——《流泪手心》（握在手里的疼痛，你的眉梢是否也会紧簇）

4． 泪不会轻易地流，你也用不着歉疚，爱就象覆水难收……想起你那句还是朋友，为什么我竟如此痛在心头？——（忘了这首歌的歌名了）

5． 空屋子里没有回声，但我记忆有你指纹，我加上你两个人却并不等于我们。——《两个人不等于我们》（一生中最刻骨铭心的爱情，只会有那么一次。一生中最爱的那个人，只会有那么一个。然而爱并不是对等的）

6． 蝴蝶眨几次眼睛 才学会飞行，夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地。——《你不知道的事》（人生， 追梦很重要 ，而珍惜你的身边的人， 更加重要。　幸福不在远方 ，就在眼前 ，如果你懂得珍惜）

7． 今天看见永远的第一天，终于实现我和你的诺言，时间将一切拉远，爱在心里没有改变。今天看见爱飞过地平线，让我说完我对你的誓言。——《永远的第一天》（爱情不受时间和空间的影响，相信异地恋可以长久）

8． 我把你紧紧拥入怀裏，捧你在我手心，谁叫我真的爱的就是你。在爱的纯净世界你就是唯一。——《唯一》（最经典的一首表白情歌，但更是天长地久的诺言）

9． 爱情的发展已难以回头却无法往前走，但身不由己出现在胸口 ，两颗心能塞几个问号。——《心跳》（爱情，玩的就是心跳）

10． 闭上眼睛 ，就看不清，这双人床欠缺的温馨，谁能陪我直到天明，穿透这片，迷蒙寂静。——《需要人陪》

11.柴米油盐酱醋茶，一点一滴都是幸福在发芽。月儿弯弯爱的傻，有了你什么都不差。——《柴米油盐酱醋茶》（　独门绝学开门首甜蜜爱情真实幸福七件事，　柴米油盐酱醋茶）

12．写一首简单的歌，让你的心情快乐。爱情就像一条河，难免会碰到叵测。——《一首简单的歌》（这个世界的流速已经快到，没有人静得下心听一个简单的故事。所以，力宏更想用一首简单的歌，分享幸福，给你一个温暖的拥抱）

13.我从哪里起飞，从哪里降落，多少不能原谅的错，却不能重来过。——《爱错》

14．开始 没有上帝 暗中偷偷的怂恿， 我们怎知选择相逢。___《心中的日月》（相遇是一场意外，而相爱却是命中注定）

15.我们的脚本要写的好认真 ，已经看过太多的悲剧。能给一点微笑，就算笑中带泪，我也无所谓。——《脚本》

16.千万不要说天长地久，免你觉的我不切实际，多么简单就多么简单，妈妈告诉我的哲理。——《大城小爱》（在大城市里，有这样一份不需要诺言的相爱，是每个人的期待）

17. 你的音符你的脸，有种无声的语言，教我不退缩要坚持着信念。用音符画一个圈，经过都会被纪念，我想爱永远会留在你心间。——《爱因为在心中》这句歌词对我 感触最深…仅以此献给我最最深亲爱的包子！这也是我想对你说的话…我对你的爱一直在心中平凡但不平庸！

Handsome leehom^^

New Friends!

weeeee~~ i am so happy to make new friends! As the new semester just started, i get to make many new friends from Sarawak, my hometown. Most of them finished their diploma at sarawak and they are now taking degree in accounting at UCSI University. They are:

- Amelia

- Jia jia

- Jenny

- lee hao

- lee yuan

- francis

-Shi An

- Yu Lu

We love hanging out together. Haha.. our activities are strolling pasar malam, going to gym, playing badminton, playing Frisbee. I am a beginner for Frisbee. It is quite fun anyway!

Other than that, as a senior, I brought them to 3U beef noodle shop located somewhere near north wing campus. The beef noodles are seriously tasty! yummy yummy~

They are jiajia and jenny~

Curry beef noodle

Glad to know u guys^^

Shepherd's Centre Foundation

Shepherd's Centre Foundation is a foster home for children who are orphaned, abandoned, abused, and neglected children from broken families. It is located at semenyih. This coming Saturday, my church youth fellowship is going to pay a visit there. Before i thought it's easy to organize a visitation and planning some programmes, but it is not as simple as i think. Thanks for the help of brothers and sisters, they guide me and teach me a lot.

There are over 100 children who need our care and love. All children, regardless of the problems they face in their family and/or their inability to overcome social problems should ever be denied basic education, balance diet, comfortable clothes, spiritual and moral guidance, proper medical care and parental care. We know that we can't do much for them, all we can do is to bring cheers to their faces, or helping their foundation by donating.

Give thanks that We are the blessed one as we have a lovely family. Besides, please do not hesitate to lend ur hands and help those in needs! =)

Sing... sing... Singapore!!!!

During last semester break, i went for vacation at singapore with my best friends. They are Lily, Nancy and Ah Hong. This was really a wonderful and amazing 5 days 4 nights travelling. We had planned for this trip since last year, that time we booked the air ticket straight away without thinking much as there was zero fare for the flight to singapore.

We went to a lot of places such as Bugis street, Chinatown, Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Barrage and last but not least, Sentosa Island! The one i love the most is Universal Studio which is located at Sentosa Island. In Universal Studio, there were my favourite cartoons Shrek, Madagascars, The Mummy and many more. We also had fun riding roller coaster, boats, and watching some shows.

Here comes the local food! We love searching for foods, Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan! We met with our friends who are staying in Singapore. They introduced us a lot of delicacies and those foods satisfied our stomach very much. And, most importantly.. the food also gave us energy to proceed our trip. We reached hotel late every night with our tiring bodies, every seconds were fully occupied in our trip because we dont want to waste this precious time at Singapore.

SHOP, EAT, REST, CAPTURE PHOTOS, GATHERING WITH FRIENDS, LOOKING AT THE MAPS are the most enjoyable moments and i cherish it a lot. I love travelling and i m looking forward for my next trip.

Let's take a look at my photos!

Smile with pretty birdy (forgot the name of this cartoon) =P

Posing together with this cool guy^^

Pussy cat.. Miao miao~

Tada!! this is cute!

At Far far away Castle.

After having fun at Universal Studio, we went to watch musical fountain called "Songs of the Sea". This show was amazing with only $10. Meanwhile watching, we managed to capture a few scenes for our memory.

Beautiful view at Marina Bay Sands

Escalators in Singapore is long and fast

Hehe.. my face appears to be bigger than that bowl of rice!

yummy.. satay bihun

This is the best during sunny day!

Our favourite- "Katong Laksa"

Bye bye Singapore, Bye bye Friends~

Laura Story - Blessings

This is a special song. My friend introduced to me a few days ago. She told me that i appeared in her mind as she was listening to this song as my name is also called Laura. That's so sweet of her! I like this song very much, both the lyrics and melody. It reminds me that our Lord is always by our side when we face trials or difficulties in our life. All we need to do is to pray to Him. This few weeks, i was so stressed because of my exams and other events. This song encouraged me a lot. So, i would like to share this with u all. Hope u guys like it! =)

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise

It's all about Dark Chocolate....

Chocolate is a name given to products that are derived from cacao which are then mixed with some sort of fat (cacao butter, oil) and finely powdered sugar to produce a solid edible product. Woo~~i love chocolates. I remembered i was so disappointed when i found out my chocolates were gone last week. Recently, i also heard that dark chocolate is a healthy chocolate from a friend who loves it very much. So, i am here to share about DARK CHOCOLATE.

Chocolate is a popular ingredient and is available in many types. Different forms and flavors of chocolate are produced by varying the quantities of the different ingredients. Dark chocolate is adding fat and sugar to cacao. It is chocolate without milk. However, the lack of milk additives also means that dark chocolate is more prone to a bitter aftertaste. Dark chocolate is often distinguished by the percentage of cocoa solids in the bar. The cocoa content of commercial dark chocolate bars can range from 30% (sweet dark) to 70% or even above 80% for extremely dark bars. Common terms used for dark chocolate bars include bittersweet, semi-sweet, and sweet dark chocolate.

Flavonoids act as Antioxidants
There are news which state that eating 1.6-ounce bar of dark chocolate everyday is actually good for us. It is because chocolate is made from plants, which means that it contains many health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavonoids which act as antioxidants. There are two different types of flavonoids called catechin and epicarechins. These are found to help with some symptoms of cancer.

Dark chocolate contains a large amount of antioxidants (nearly 8 times more than strawberries). Antioxidants protect the body from aging caused by free radicals, which can cause damage that leads to heart disease. Studies show that eating dark chocolate daily can lower the risk of heart attack. Plus it's also being attributed to insulin resistance. Besides, it helps to improve coronary circulation in healthy adults. Flavonoids keep cholesterol from gathering in blood vessels, reduce the risk of blood clots, and slow down the immune responses that lead to clogged arteries.

Flavonoids also help relax blood pressure through the production of nitric oxide and balance certain hormones in the body. Generally, flavonoids function in protecting plants from microbes and insects. When we eat these antioxidants in food, they trigger the production of natural enzymes that protect us from disease just as they do for the plants that contain them.


Fats in chocolate
Most of the fats in chocolate do not impact the cholesterol in our body. The fats are 1/3 oleic acid, 1/3 stearic acid and 1/3 palmitic acid.

• Oleic Acid is a healthy monounsaturated fat that is also found in olive oil.
• Stearic Acid is a saturated fat but it has a neutral effect on cholesterol.
• Palmitic Acid is also a saturated fat which raise cholesterol and heart disease risk
  

That means only 1/3 of the fat in dark chocolate is bad for us.

Oleic acid ....image on the right side is stearic acid/palmitic acid



A summary on benefits of dark chocolate:

• reduces risk of certain cancers.
• lowers blood pressure.
• improves insulin resistance
• reduces risk of stroke and heart attack.
• fight artherosclerosis.
• reduces risk of chronic respiratory systems especially cough.
• protects from UV light which cause skin cancer.
• decreases inflammation and pain associated with arthritis.
• the smell of chocolate may increase theta brain waves, resulting in relaxation.

On the other hand, we have to know that eating too much of anything is not good. Too much dark chocolate is not encouraged as it contains caffiein. But if it is taken moderately, you will see the health benefits. A dark chocolate a day keeps the doctor away!!

Pick a dark chocolate....^^





References:
1. http://www.oohoi.com/natural%20remedy/everyday_food/benefits-of-dark-chocolate.htm
2. http://ezinearticles.com/?5-Benefits-of-Dark-Chocolate---Facts-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Enjoying&id=986225
3. http://www.shockmd.com/2009/05/21/dark-chocolate-improves-coronary-blood-flow/
4. http://www.webmd.com/news/20040601/dark-chocolate-day-keeps-doctor-away

FOOD ADDITIVES~~

This afternoon, i went to McD for lunch with my friends. I ordered a fish burger, french fries and a cup of coke. I kept thinking of what am i going to write for my blog and an idea suddenly came out from my mind. haha...i decided to let everyone gain some knowledges about food additives. Hmm...Have you all ever thought about the effects of food additives?? Well..maybe not, but if u read this post, you may find out something that could save you or your loved ones. Life is so busy and hectic in this new era that most of us don't have time to cook a nutritious meal at home. This is the reason why most of us prefer fast-food, can-food, or food that can be pack and reheat at home. Fast-food restaurant such as McDonalds, KFC, and Pizza Hut become a priority location for students to take their meals.

Besides that, food additives are everywhere on the supermarket shelf too. Consumers need to learn how to read labels for the sake of their health. Dangerous or threatenng additives include the colourings, preservatives, flavors, flavor enhances, sweeteners, texture agents and processing agents.

COMMON PRESERVATIVES ADDED TO FOOD
Sulphur: It keeps dried food soft and fresh.

Sulphites: Used to control microbial growth in fermented beverages. Widely used in wines, beers and fruit products. Sulphites may trigger asthma charaterised by breathing difficulties, shortness of breath and coughing so they are hazardous for asthmatic patients.
Sodium Nitrates: They can be found in luncheon meats, ham,hot dogs and bacon. Sodium nitrates are converted to nitrous acid in the stomach which may cause stomach cancer.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and aspartame: MSG is an amino acid used as a flavor enhancer in soups, chips, frozen food, and restaurant food. It can cause headaches and nausea. Aspartame is a sweetener found in desserts, drink mixes, and soft drinks. It may cause cancer or neurological problems such as dizziness and hallucinations.

BHA and BHT: Preservatives such as BHT and BHA are found in small quantities in cereals, chewing gums, potato chips, and vegetable oils. They are oxidants which form potentially cancer-causing reactive compounds in your body. They are also toxic to livers and kidneys.

Olestra: A synthetic fat found in some potato chips brands which can cause severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and gas. It also inhibits healthy witamin absorption that are found in fruits and vegetables.
Sugar: Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are a frequent additives and its overuse can lead to numerous health issues. Watch out for foods with added sugars such as baked goods, cereals, crackers, sauces and many other processed foods.
Sodium Chloride: More commonly known as salt, can bring flavor to your meal. But too much salt can be dangerous for your health, leading to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.


FOOD COLOURING
A colour additive is any dye, pigment or substance which when added or applied to a food, drug or cosmetic. Colour additives are used in foods for many reasons:
1) to offset colour loss due to exposure to light, air, temperature extremes,moisture and storage conditions.
2) to correct natural variations in colour.
3) to enhance colours that occur naturally.
4) to provide colour to colourless and " fun" foods.

Without colour additives, cokes won't be brown, margarine won't be yellow and mint ice cream won't be green. Colour additives are now considered as an important part of practically all processed foods we eat.

Colour additives consists of Blue 1,2 ; Red 3; Green 3; Yellow 6. Blue 1 and 2 are found in beverages, candy, ice creams, baked goods and pet food. Red 3, used to dye cherries, fruit cocktail, candy, and baked goods. Green 3 is added to candy and beverages, has been linked to bladder cancer. The widely used Yellow 6, added to beverages, sausage, gelatin, ice creams, desserts, baked goods and candy.




In conclusion, food additives have been used for many years to preserve, flavor, blend, thicken and colour foods, and play an important role in reducing serious nutritional deficiencies among consumers. The threat of all these additives cannot be minimized. Hence, we must be inteligent in choosing healthy products and foods to lead a healthy life.







References:
1. http://www.richardhackworth.com/article4.php
2. http://www.naturalpath.com/healthy_eating/harmful_food_additives_side_effects_of_food_additives
3. http://www.eufic.org/article/en/page/BARCHIVE/expid/basics-food-additives/

Honey Honey Honey

Honey is a natural sweet substance produced by bees from the nectar of blossoms or from the secretions of living parts of plants. Besides that, honey can also be produced from excretions which bees collect, transform and combine with specific substances of their own, store and leave in the honey comb to ripen and mature. This reminds me of my favourite cartoon "Winnie The Pooh"...lol...Pooh who is fond of honey decided to try and get honey from the bee's hive in the nearby honey tree when he discovered that his jar of honey is almost empty.




Chemical composition of the honey shows differences depending on many factors. The most important of these factors is the natural combination of the nectar and secretion. Water content in honeys is important only for determining the quality and fermentation so the it should be less than 20%. Besides, temperature and humidity where honey is stored can cause in the moisture content of honey.


CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HONEY
Carbohydrates
Basic composition of honey is carbohydrate-about 82%. Fructose and sucrose are most commonly found. There are also some oligosaccharides present, formed from incomplete breakdown of the higher saccharides present in nectar.




Proteins and Amino Acids
Honey is rich regarding the enzymes. Honey enzymes are indicator that represent the quality of the honey. For example, invertase converts sucrose to glucose and fructose; amylase breaks down starch into smaller units; glucose oxidase which converts glucose to gluconolactone. Honey also contains eighteen free amino acids, of which the most abundant is proline.



Vitamins, Minerals and Antioxidants
Honey contains trace amounts of the B vitamins riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, pantothenic acid and vitamin B6. It also contains ascorbic acid, and the minerals calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, phosporous, magnesium, selenium, chromium and manganese. The main group of antioxidants in honey are the flavonoids. In general, the darker the honey, the greater the antioxidising properties.



Other Compounds
Honey contains organic acids such as acetic, butanoic, formic, citric, succinic, lactic, malic, pyroglutamic and gluconic acids, and an amount of aromatic acids. The main acid present is gluconic acid which is formed in the breakdown of glucose by glucose oxidase.
HEALING PROPERTIES OF HONEY
Honey especially mixed with cinnamon, can cure a multitude of ailments. Scientists today believe honey can be used without any side affects for a number of disease since honey is a natural sweet substance. Although it is sweet, it won't harm diabetic patients if taken in the right dosage as a medicine. Many uses of honey mixed with cinnamon cure ailments from heart disease, acne and hair loss.

Arthritis is one of the disease that can be cure with honey. It is believed that patients who suffer from arthritis can take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon once in the morning and again in the evening.Cholestrol is said to be treatable with honey. As with arthritis, it is said that pure honey taken everyday will reduce cholestrol level. It is helpful towards preventing heart attack too.

Pay attention,everyone!!Honey can also help baldness and hair loss. Besides, colds can be treated with honey. It is said to cure most chronic coughs and clear the sinuses. As for weight loss, we can drink a cup of boiled hot water with honey and cinnamon twice daily, once at night, and once in the morning half an hour before breakfast. It's been said that even the most obese patient can lose weight and drinking this mixture doesn't allow the fat to accumulate in the body

Apart from that, honey is a great product for skin care..Honey is very good for our skin due to its properties. We can use honey for face mask as it treats your skin very well. It is very good to remove wrinkles from face and works as an anti-aging remedy. Honey is able to maintain moisture which helps your skin remain soft and supple. The hydration quality of the honey proves to maintain the skins elasticity, smoothness and softness. The presence of antioxidants in honey will protect us from UV rays.

Honey is a fascinating food. It plays an important role in our daily life. Hence, we must start taking honey in a right dosage everyday to keep us young and healthy always.^^


yummy yummy~~let's start our day with honey french toast as our nutritious breakfast!!...




References:
1. http://www.articlesnatch.com/tag/healing+properties+of+honey
2. http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Amazing-Healing-Properties-of-Honey
3.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey
4.http://dergiler.ankara.edu.tr/dergiler/11/221/1838.pdf
5. http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/HS/Journal/Issues/2007/OctACS/ACSSub/p1643.pdf

PANADOL(Pain Killer)

Types of Panadol

"Mummy..i am so sick...i need some Panadols...". I think this phrase is most probably familiar among us. Panadol is a name which is known worldwide and it becomes our 'best friend' when we are in extreme pain. They are available in tablet, capsule, liquid suspension and many other forms. The minute you feel the headache coming on or any other condition that requires pain relief,chances that you reach for a panadol is extremely high. This drug is used to moderate pain and to reduce fever.


Structure and Synthesis
Paracetamols consist of a benzene ring core, substituted by one hydroxyl group and the nitrogen atom of an amide group. The amide group is acetamide. Paracetamol is much easier to synthesize compared to other drugs. It can be easily prepared in the laboratory by nitrating phenol with sodium nitrate. Next, reduce the nitro group with sodium borohydride. The product is then acetylated with acetic anhydride. This reaction requires mild condition as the phenol is strongly activating.

Metabolism
Paracetamol is metabolised primarily in liver, into non-toxic products. There are three metabolic pathways:
- Glucuronidation is believed to account 40% to two-thirds of the metabolism of paracetamol.
- Sulphation (sulphate conjugation) may account for 20%-40%.
- N-hydroxylation and rearrangement, then GSH conjugation, accounts for less than 15%.

The yield of these three pathways are non-toxic and eventually excreted by kidneys. In the third pathway, the intermediate product, NADPI is toxic. NADPI is responsible for the toxic effects of paracetamol.

Main pathways of paracetamol metabolism (click to enlarge). Pathways shown in blue and purple lead to non-toxic metabolites; the pathway in red leads to toxic NAPQI.

Side Effect
On the other hand, it is toxic to our body and harms the liver if we overtook it. Panadol will reside in our body for at least five years. Last week, i saw an article which is related to Panadols and i was shocked by its contents. There used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of Panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She is now in early 30's and she needs to wash her kidney(Dialysis) every month.


Hence, do not take more than recommended by doctor.Overdose of Panadol can be harmful and cause severe, even fatal, liver damage. As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain. Imagine that we keep popping quite an amount of pain killer in our life, we will need much more amount of anesthetic to numb our surgical pain than the average person who rarely takes Panadol during the surgery or operation.


So value your life, think before you pop this familiar pills into your mouth. Thank you.



References:
1)http://www.drug3k.com/drug/Panadol-10298.htm
2)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetamol