Gundam 30

Tips on egg shells

I got this Eggy tips from here and somehow knew that you rather just read it from me :P

1. Compost for Naturally Fertilized Soil
Eggshells quickly decompose in the compost pile and add valuable calcium and other minerals to the soil in the process.

2. Nontoxic Pest Control in the Garden
Scatter crushed eggshell around your plants and flowers to help deter plant-eating slugs, snails and cutworms without using eco-unfriendly pesticides. Also, deer hate the smell of eggs, so scattering eggshells around the flowerbed will help keep Bambi away from your begonias.

3. Less Bitter Coffee
Add an eggshell to the coffee in the filter, and your morning coffee will be less bitter. The spent coffee grounds, eggshell and bio-degradable filter are then conveniently ready for the compost pile.

4. Splendid Seedling Starters
Fill biodegradable eggshell halves with potting soil instead of using peat pots to start seedlings for the garden. And an egg carton on the windowsill is the perfect way to start a dozen tomato seedlings in shells before transplanting to the garden in the spring.

5. Eco-friendly Household Abrasive
Shake crushed eggshells and a little soapy water to scour hard-to-clean items like thermoses and vases. Crushed eggshells can also be used as a nontoxic abrasive on pots and pans.

6. Eggy, Crafty Projects
"Blow out" the inside of a raw egg and paint/decorate the hollow shell to make your Faberge eggs or other craft projects. Pieces of egg shell (plain or dyed) are also used in mosaic art projects.

7. Clever Jello and Chocolate Molds
Carefully fill "blown out" eggshells (above) with jello or chocolate to make unique egg-shaped treats; peel away the eggshell mold before serving, or serve as is and let your guests discover the surprise inside.

8. Natural Drain Cleaner
Keep a couple of crushed eggshells in your kitchen sink strainer at all times. They trap additional solids and they gradually break up and help to naturally clean your pipes on their way down the drain.

9. Membrane Home Remedies
The super-thin membrane inside the eggshell has long been used as a home remedy for a wide range of ailments, from healing cuts to treating ingrown toenails.

10. Treat Skin Irritations
Dissolve an eggshell in a small jar of apple cider vinegar (takes about two days) and use the mixture to treat minor skin irritations and itchy skin.

11. Egg on Your Face
Pulverize dried egg shells with a mortar and pestle, then whisk the powder in with an egg white and use for a healthful, skin-tightening facial. Allow the face mask to dry before rinsing it off.

12. The Fuel of Tomorrow?
Just when your brain was totally fried by all my ingenious reuses for eggshells, researchers at Ohio State University recently discovered that eggshells might be the key to producing affordable hydrogen fuel. I've heard of walking on eggshells, but maybe some day we'll be driving on them too.

If you like this, you may like the Coffee ground tips I had

SE C501

This is what my new girl looks like.

PS. Blogger is once more having issue with posting images.
Update: FINALLY. damn blogger fault took a long time to fix

Now to think of a nice name for her. Need to match her with her sisters and the one that gotten away.

Any suggestions?

UPDATES: I decide to name her Aiko. After a little Japanese girl.

The knock

21 Aug 2009 was a day to remember for me.

Interestingly, I had collected my new IC the very morning. I din expect to use it so soon after.

At about 11.20pm, I was crossing the road to hope on the bus home. It was at a cross junction and what I din expect was to see a red car turning right and dashing ahead without stopping. The next thing I knew was that I felt pain and ended up lying on the floor.

My post analysis of what happen was that the car hit me on my right with the bumper touching my right knee. Immediately I was thrown to the car with my right temple hitting the windscreen. This is then follow by me rolling off to the side of the car and onto the road. At this stage, I probably landed on my left side which severely injured my left shoulder and another knock on the back of my left side of my head.

Several passerby stopped and assisted me. This includes the driver who has ran into me. I was in a dazed stage and could not respond much. My first proper response interestingly was to look for Aileen to call my loved ones. Aileen was not found. I asked frantically and a kind soul found her lying not far away. She had scratches and her face was in a mess.

The ambulance came soon after. (apparently they were on their way to somewhere else but just cant leave me there) And I was transported to Changi Hospital. The doctor examined me and found that aside from being badly bruised and cut up, I was otherwise fine. There were no serious head injuries or neck pains. My back having been shielded with a backpack had averted any injuries. My knee was fine despite the knock. Only my shoulder which I complained of a sharp pain, was send for an X-ray. And that turn out fine too.

The driver was rather sorry about his act. He was no doubt on his way home and though he normally would have check for pedestrian, he missed me somehow.

Its been 2 days after that fateful night. My bruises are still painful though the abrasion have mostly dried up. The pain on my left shoulder has restricted my arm from exerting any strength and can barely lift to a height above my head. But I believe this pain would ease in the coming days.

The Traffic police called and I am to make a sentence with them soon. I would be fair in my statement, after all I had accepted his apologies and would just want to close the chapter of this issue.

For now, I would try to rest as much as I could and take things easy.

Thanks for all your concern. I know some of you guys are worried for me when I din said about this the moment it happen. Well I needed some time to rest and recover. Din want to let the whole world know about it as yet. Kinda felt blessed to having so many friends out there.

To my CB whom pass his driving

I know you would pass. Now waiting for you to give me a lift

The prawn tank

A short while ago, my lonely cory has breathed its last. She has been sickly for weeks now. Swimming upside down and refusing to eat. It has been tough for her, especially when a cousin of hers died last year. Things has not been the same.

The only 2 surviving fishes are the offspring of my original 8 danios. I had just taken them out of the big tank into a smaller space. I had the intention of converting my old tank to a prawn tank for a long while now.

It sure took its time. Over the last 4-5 months, I had been changing the plants and the layout. Cultivating a moss floor and optimising the water conditions. I was afraid to introduce the prawns after the dead crayfish incident scarring me.

Well since last week, I release a handful of cherrys into my tanks and they were doing fine. Sadden by the cory departure, I have took more out of my tiny office prawn tank (farm) and release them here.

One of which is pregnant with eggs and I am hopeful that this would be a good start.

Another IPPT

(For some reason blogger cant post any pics)

Anyway, I did my IPPT today and gotten Silver once more. In the past, I would have dread this day to come but strangely its pretty easy this year.

The months of works in the gym has turn out well. Not only am I quicker in the run (shave 14 secs of my 2.4km) I also fare better in other stations. On top of which, I am pretty much more confident in myself.

In the past, I would complain that I had only 5 hrs of sleep (damn early morning IPPT) or that I barely had any breakfast or that my thigh feels stiff, etc. Well this was all true this morning, but it din matter to me today.

Hopefully I could keep this up for a long while more.

Is it an act?

Its my 2nd day of my ICT and already I am having issues with an idiot who came back as well.

Hmmm to make it simple, I shall call him Gonzo.

back in 2005 I met gonzo when I pop back for a 3 mths period. I had finished my studies and had to complete the 3 remaining months to clear off my NS liability. Gonzo was a newbie then who recently completed his BMT and posted to the SQN. He was the classic blur recruit which we all know. Instructions clearly given but he never fails to screw it up. And also without warning, he could do the darnest thing and gotten everyone to sit up.

Apparently I heard that after my ORD, he nearly walked straight into the tail rotor when the aircraft was starting up. The signs of danger were not apparent to him and his blurness persisted.

So well last year I came back to serve my 3rd cycle and he was listed with me. Having ORD a year earlier, I found that he has a proper job and spoke better. I din spoke much to him back then and not this time either. I had a tendency to get my ass out in the open and do some work while he has found solace in the comfy crew room.

Somehow I am stuck with him this year AGAIN. From the bigger group of 5 of us, only 3 made it this round. On the first day, I arrived at abt 8 and met the other familiar face. We were wondering who is coming back as well and when we gotten the namelist we were not really surprise to see him in it. After trying to contact him, we found that he has off his mobile. Seeing this as he is likely to get charge if he doesnt come up with a good excuse, we laugh it off.

Hours pass and he finally appeared. We asked him what has happened and he merely mumble to himself. I find that excuse he gave that he doesnt know what time is it to be appalling. Surely you wont wake up and leave your place without knowing the time you need to get there by.

Afterward an Encik ask him what he is working as now. With 5 mins pass and more mumbling, he gave up asking. A friend told me later that he is likely to be out of job and interestingly, I could not understand why its so hard to tell strangers that your working status. Its not the figure on your paycheck nor your sexual orientation. For crying out loud, you could just lie to the doremon encik. Mumbling makes no sense at all.

And today Gonzo is late once more. I asked him about it. Not with the status of authority but more becos I am concern. (Also partly becos doremon ask me to keep an eye on him). And strangely he mumble. I asked him what time he arrived and more noise is heard. There is no answer.

I gave up and walk off.

Throughout the day, gonzo went abt playing the blur recruit. When ask to retrieve a tool, he would walk 10 steps away and walk back and said its not found. When there is a refueling going on, he would turn off the pump for no reason. But yet when ask him if he wants to take ippt, he could be a smart arse and answered the right thing. And even go as far as asking the right people about the arrangement.

He definitely knows an opportunity when he see ones.

Which brings to mind, having been labeled a blur cock then, why would one wants to reprise his role so eagerly. After all its only 3 weeks of training, aint that difficult to cross. Why is there a need to put up an act just to skip work.

All I know now is that I would put up with his shit a little while more. After that threshold is reach, I would give him feel small.

District 9

Its a film directed produced by Peter Jackson. You know that guy whom love to have giant monsters in his movie. So well, I expect this to be rather like what Transformer the movies ought to be.

ICTing

If you are wondering why there is lack of post recently, well its mainly becos that I am off for a 3 weeks break and my boss sensing it, was envious and all so jealous that I ended up working late the past week.

Ok.... so a portion of that was also becos I had overdue tasks.

Guess the procrastination part of me is doing me no good :P

The Stig aint coming after all

Kinda felt down the past few days. When I learn that the Stig is helping out Ferrari, I was excited that he would be coming to Singapore F1.

Even Jeremy Clarkson was teasing that the final episode of TopGear has ended last Sunday and the Stig is free for a couple of months and just so happen Shumi is coming out of retirement...

Now all I can say is that I hope he makes a guest appearance. It still nice to have the greatest driver to race down the track.

Starwars book ends

This would make lovely gift for a starwars fan. The only problem is finding one that has books.

Thanks once more

Strangely of all the gifts i gotten so far, the biggest surprise was from my CB and CB-in-law. They gotten me this which I had kinda forgotten I wanted it.

It was a delightful surprise.

And to SherYL, thanks for the good guy gundam tee. Now I am amazed on what Uniqlo has.

PS. I spent 1 hr trying to transform it. This aint for kids.

Thanks you all for the smses

Really appreciated :)

The Run and The Race

Interestingly today marks the end of the Early bird rates for the Std Chart Run. I urge you in the next hour to grab it while you can.

I made my booking today for myself and my Bro thru the help of Ernie's mod friendly owner. In doing so, he was interested and signed up as well. So in total, 2 have taken up the offer for the run.

Now I do hope the remaining would want to meet up for the blood donation portion. So far I din get any positive response for this aside from my CB.

Anyway, the other interesting news today is that I received my F1 pass. Its sweet! All 3 pass for each day of the race. Now this is something I been waiting for. Would love to see the Stig tear down the circuit.

What is that?

The usual church was a pretty boring affair. The priest would go about preaching the sermon and the crowd would sit quietly taking in the words from the passage of the bible.

I came from a Catholic church and though it is noted to be old by many, there is a proactive effort made to modernise. Imagine 30 years back, my church was one of the first to install air-condition and it was ridicule by many. It then added elaborated sound systems to replace the failing organ pipes, LCD tvs to provide a view for those sitting far and wide, giant projection screen to replace the song sheets and so on. Yes it has a website an FB as well, though I not too sure about any tweets as yet. There might be but I leave you to let me know about it.

The homily remains largely the same. The appointed priest would speak out at great length to all. And though it might have a strong message within, the delivery is largely dependent on the speaker. Today interesting we were show a clip. A clip that was not even in English but it gotten me and my pal's attention.



The message was clear here. No doubt a funny one too. Anyway. I do hope they show more clips as such.