Every time here,in Malaysia, when the internet users having slow access to Facebook or any other sites that are hosted in the US, the word "submarine cables" would popped up. It seems that the submarine cables that carry the broadband signals are so fragile, as we have lot and lot of submarine cables disruption.

I found out from HeHeHunter that one can speed up the connection whenever one experiences slowness in accessing Facebook.

Look for the hosts file located  in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder. Then use Notepad to add the following line into the file and then save the file after you do the modification.

static.ak.fbcdn.net www.facebook.com

Now, open Facebook with your favorite browser and enjoy the speed up access.

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Drink chlorophyll? My, my. Most of us know know that chlorophyll is the green pigments found in the green plants and now I am asking you to drink those green pigments. No, no. I am not out of my mind.

In fact, the beneficial function of chlorophyll can be absorbed by our body. It can promote our blood circulation, cleanse our system and in the process can clear our body of toxins, improve circulations and digestion systems. Chlorophyll consumption helps our body increases oxygen delivery to our cells and tissues.

Anyway, I drink liquid chlorophyll when I feel that I suffer from heatiness. This happens when my body is full of toxins. I feel that the toxins in my body gives me a hot and boiling sensation. It is also during this time, lots of other ailments come visit my visit, such as fever, and sore throat.

To alleviate my heatiness, I squeeze the liquid chlorophyll bottle so that a few drops of liquid can be immersed to a room temperature glass of water.(never use hot water as chlorophyll will be destroyed by heat - now you know why raw veggies are more beneficial than cooked vegetables) In a few seconds, the clear glass of water will turn to green color. I know it is definitely not a pretty sight (dark green is definitely not a color that you want to put into your mouth especially when it come in liquid) but surprisingly, drinking this glass of diluted liquid chlorophyll is as though you are drinking plain drinking water. The chlorophyll introduces no additional taste or smell to the plain water that it is mixed with.

Oh, did I mention that it is also useful to treat bad breath? Earlier on, I did mention that it improves our digestive system. And do you know that bad breath is an effect that occur due to bad poor digestive tract system?

Some scientific studies also points out the chlorophyll protects our body from many carcinogenic agents. It prevents our cells from binding with these carcinogens, meaning lessen the chances of getting cancer.

Do you know that why we get sick? It is because of a buildup of high acidity in our body. Chlorophyll contains magnesium, which is highly alkalizing, and when consumed, will neutralize and restore the pH level of our body. That's why we often heard that to keep our health in tip top condition, drink 8 glasses of water a day. Doing so will keep our body in the 7.26 Ph level which will ensure our well being.

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Well, I guess the blue capsules that contains Chinese herbs powder aren't the ultimate solution for curing my persistent whooping cough but it did alleviate my severe cough significantly. It did its job in treating the cough but not curing it. After a 2 day course, I cough less often in comparison to two days ago. I would say it is effective in alleviating my cough but not curing it. And that's still a remarkable improvement for me as I had tried many cough medicines out there which proved to be totally useless against the whopping cough.

The strange thing about my cough session this time is I didn't generate any phlegm. So it is a bit difficult to know whether I suffer from "cold" or "hot" cough. Meaning my cough stems from cold or heatiness.

Anyway, there are a few precautions that I have taken during the course of this period in order to get myself in better shape (getting rid of the cough, I mean).

During this time, I drink more water. Definitely more than 1.5 l a day. Stay away from those spicy food. One more thing which I feel is a very important point in accelerating one recovery towards a cough free life (also shared by the Chinese herbal shopkeeper that sold me the blue capsules) is to stay away from the constant air fan. Yup, if you can't stand the current heat spell due to the hazy condition that we currently experience, let the table fan turned. Don't let it fixed in facing you and blowing on your face. That's definitely not going to put your cough away.

For those working in the office, I guess the air cond will carry the same damaging effect if not worse. If that is the case, try not sit in the direction of the air vent of the air cond and also lower the air cond temperature (possible if you can persuade your colleagues).   

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Man, do all of us know the difficulty of getting rid of the persistent cough? Cough, is indeed, one tough ailment to cure. As the days linger by, it can only get worse and make its sufferers experiencing more excruciating pain around the throat. The longer we get stuck with cough, the more difficult for us to get rid of the cough.

When the unconventional method of treating cough with coke and lemon failed, I am really at loss what to try next. Most modern prescriptions from the doctors and those available on the shelf from the pharmacies around my place failed in its purpose to alleviate my worsening cough. Seem like the western medicines available here nowadays have very low power or strength to fight the cough virus. I know the Government does this for a certain purpose but what good is a coughing medicine if it didn't do its job?

Well, if western medicines didn't work, it's time to cast my attention to the chinese medicine. So that means it is time to pay a visit to my favorite chinese medicine shop in Pandan Perdana. Why favorite? Because the shop owner there did recommend a herbal chinese mixture that put away my undying marathon hiccups for good. Hope this time, I would get some miraculous solution to my stubborn cough that have stuck with me for the past week from him.

   
 Indeed, my trusted "doctor" there did recommend something. It comes in a blue capsules, consists of mixture of chinese medicine aimed to alleviate one persistent cough. "For ordinary cough, one day take 2 times. One times take 2 capsules", he said. "How about severe case",I asked. "Well, take the same dosage 3 times a day", he promptly answered. He further added,"It normally takes two days to do its wonder"

Well, let hope these blue capsules can really do its wonder to put my stubborn cough away. And for my Chinese readers here, this cough capsules can be taken whether you have hot or cold cough!
 
   

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Taking a shower must be one of man's life greatest enjoyment. The sprinkling of warm water jet on one's skin brings out the meaning of the word "comfort". Since taking a shower usually gives immense satisfaction to oneself, why not check out the stuff that we should look into a .... what else..... showerhead!

Are all showerheads created equal? If you think the answer is yes, then you should read on. I would like to point out the case  when we use warm water during shower time. When warm water strike our skin, our pores will open up due to the heat that fall onto our skin. As these pores open up during the whole showering process, our skin are open up to maximum absorption of water molecules including its residue minerals.

And one of the not so welcome minerals is chlorine. Every time you take a warm shower, your system intakes an immense amount of chlorine into your body. Doy ou think chlorine is good for your body? Definitely not!

So the next question should be, "How do we remove chlorine from the shower water?" Well, actually, chlorine can be easily removed by using a water filter with a ceramic element in it. However, after doing so, your water flow will be greatly reduced and you might not get the warm or hot water coming out from your showerhead due to a drop in the incoming water pressure to the shower unit. Aside from that, adding a filter unit to a bathroom certainly makes the setup not  a pretty sight to behold.

Thank God, with man's intelligence, we don't have to resort to such a troublesome practice. Just get some showerheads that have features similar to the one in the picture below.

 
The π water AromaC Spa Shower head contains a cartridge that can remove chlorine.This cartridge is further imbued with Vitamin C oil to give an aromatic fruity smell during shower time. Notice the fine outlet holes in the shower head unit? These fine triangular holes, which increases the water pressure by a factor of 1.5 times, produces streams of hair-like jet water that not only gives one a refreshing spa like shower experience but also trim  the household monthly water bill.

It is said that the triangular hole spray plate can also generates 400,000 negative ions per cc of water but I just don't know whether it is true or not. However, if some of you have such knowledge, you are welcome to share it here.

The addition of FIR energy beads in the unit promotes better absorption of the aromatherapeutic essential oil by the skin. Well, at least now you don't have to worry about the toxic chlorine absorption into your body as it has been removed by the unit.

Of course, you don't have to get the AromaC Spa Shower head but at the price that it is selling, I would say it is a steal to enjoy better health!

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I know what you are thinking. It might look yummy but it is definitely not jelly nor something that is edible.

Actually, it is a soap. It is a natural soap made from bamboo, vinegar, peppermint and organic olive oil. This handmade natural ingredients soap look different from the typical soaps (in fact, it possesses a translucent jelly-like look) as at least one quarter of its contents is made up of glycerin. Most common bar soap makes our skin feel dry after using them as glycerin is removed in the manufacturing process. This glycerin is then used to make skin creams and pricier soaps.

Now, you might ask, "What's so good about glycerin?". Well, glycerin is a humectant. It simply means that it draws moisture to our skin, making it soft and hydrated. (Do you know that our skin gets the "old look" due to dehydration? ). Aside from that, it also a good treatment for fungal and yeast infection such as eczema and psoriasis.

Okay, this natural soap is good for keeping the skin moist. What else? Hmmm, let see. It is good for many skin diseases such as pimples, acne, acne scars, pigmentation, blackhead, alleviate skin allergy and itchiness, pore clogging and reducing pore size. Not only that, if you suffer from body odor, you can give it a try too.  Dandruff problem? This "magical soap" claims that it can treat that as well.

Now, let get to the part how to use it effectively. After lather it on your skin, leave it for a minute or two. Best effect if you leave it on throughout your karaoke singing session in the bathroom! if you skin or hair still feel oily after that, then repeat the above step.

There is a high tendency for one to feel skin itchiness during initial usage as the skin detoxification is taking place. However, if this problem still persists after a few sessions, then you skin might be allergy to it.

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I guess it is common knowledge that using a fluorescent lamp saves lots of electricity in comparison to an incandescent lamp bulb. A 2 feet fluorescent lamp with 18 W power rating can emit 1,000++ lumens which is enough to keep a decent size bathroom bright enough to carry your "chores" in there.

Put a 50 W incandescent lamp there and you would only get around 50 lumen which is barely enough to lit the same place. 50 W against 18 W and most of the electricity consumed by a light bulb is wasted through heat generation. No wonder the fluorescent lamps are so ubiquitous around any household.

And to light a decent size hall room in a house, you only need a 4 feet fluorescent lamp with a 36 W power rating. I can bet that no matter how high a rating you use for a incandescent lamp, you won't get the intended brightness exhibited by the fluorescent lamp.

Of course, in terms of energy saving, we could step things up by going for those light bulbs that make use of LED. It is a well known fact that LED consumes very small current (in the range of tens of milliamp). Not only that, LEDs can lasts a very long time; with typical lifetime from 30,000 to 50,000 hours.Now, do you notice the similarity of the lifetime of a LED backlit LCD monitor?

Super bright or high intensity LED does consumes more electricity but still, its current consumption is only in the hundredth of an amp. And please don't forget that LED operates in a few volts only. Therefore, power consumption (that is voltage x amp) of an LED is really miniscule when compared to a fluorescent lamp. Let us take a look at the 84 LEDs side mounted light bulb lamp. This LED bulb lamp consumes 6 W and output 600 Lumen.



Compared this to a 18 W fluorescent lamp that outputs 1,000 plus Lumens. Well, a picture .... actually two pictures are worth a thousand words!!! This is the bathroom lighting brightness illuminated by the 84 LED lamp bulb.



Now, compare the above condition with the lighting condition illuminated by a 18 W fluorescent lamp tube. See the difference?

So this simply means that even though LEDs lamp really saves electricity but in terms of brightness illumination that is required to lit a room, it fails miserably. Maybe, in the above example, we could use 3 pieces of the super bright LED lamp bulbs to get the required brightness, but then again, the electricity consumption would be the same as a typical 2 feet fluorescent lamp tube.

And don't forget one thing. LED bulb lamp is still way too expensive in comparison to a normal fluorescent lamp tube. That must be the reason why we don't see many LED lamps being used. Until the price and brightness issue of the LED lamp improve, I guess we will be sticking to the fluorescent tube for quite a while.
However, the concerned LED light lamp can still be used as a night lamp ( a light source to illuminate the stairway or corridor when the dwellings are asleep) or simply as a flood lamp.

On a side note, LEDs are immensely suitable to be used in a flash light. Due to its small viewing angle and deep penetration range, LED flash light is quite prolific in the flash light market.

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