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Well, I’m enjoying strawberries now… They taste fresh and yummy…

A little bit of info to share…

We all know that Strawberry is soooo delicious and also nutritious, too. It contains a range of nutrients with large amount of vitamin C and significant levels of phytonutrients and antioxidants which fight free radicals. These antioxidant properties are believed to be linked to what makes the strawberry bright red color.

Ummm, free radicals, what’s these weird thing???

Free radicals are elements that can damage cells and they are thought to contribute to the formation of many kinds of cancer in your body.

In addition to vitamin C, strawberries also provide an excellent source of vitamin K and manganese, as well as folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids.

Sooo Many uses of strawberry!!

Strawberries are among the most versatile of fresh fruit. It’s best to eat them while they are fresh or just few days from the harvest day. It won’t be an issue if the they are in season locally. Otherwise, it may be necessary to make due with frozen strawberries, which lose much if not all of their nutrition.

Choose firm and bright deep red color of strawberries as they are more fresh and ripen. The reddest strawberries have better taste and higher nutrient density.

The best way to get the real taste and best nutrient from strawberries is to eat it just like that or juice them, rather than have them cooked, for instance: jam, cake, etc. Keep them and the refrigerator in a bowl and cover them up. They should be washed thoroughly  prior to easting or storage. Any of them that show signs of mold should be discarded at once, as they will contaminate the remaining strawberries.

Enjoy your strawberries!!!!

I visited a childhood friend of mine who just given birth to a cute baby boy 4 days ago yesterday. The mom came all along the way from Indonesia to accompany and help her up a little bit for about 2-4weeks. Well, the hubby gotta be lonely a little while as the mom is sleeping with her to take care of the her and the baby. It’s more convenient.

We chit chatted for hours and couldn’t feel the time flied so fast. She is a very strong lady and a very determined person. Weeks ago or even months ago, she decided not to go for caesarean section and not having epidural during the contraction period and even for delivering the baby. The baby spent about 6 days overtime in side the Mama’s tummy, not coming out on time to see this wonderful  world. The doctor advised her to induce it and after few hours, the pain is coming every 3 minutes. She couldn’t even sleep well, no time to rest. The pain is few times worse than stomach cramp, OMG. She said she felt like the whole waist part and below is tearing apart from her body. She screamed every time she felt the pain, and well, she screamed softly every 3 minutes.

Hours later, she fell really tired and sleepy cos of the contraction pain. At the end, she decided to have epidural. When the needle was inserted to her back bone and the epidural was injected into it, IT’S PAINFUL!! for about 1 minute. Plus she gotta have a big needle inserted to her hand vein and IT’S PAINFUL, too!! But she slept well after epidural injection for about 3 hours as she loss  the sensation below the waist. 80% of the epidural was injected to her back bone for hours and cut off few hours before the baby was about coming out. It still last for 6 hours after the epidural was cut off. So, when the baby came out, she couldn’t really feel the whole “complete package” of pain. But, the after effect of it. IT’S REALLY PAINFUL!! until now. It’s sooo not comfortable when sitting, sleeping, and walking. And the pain comes from the breast as well as the milk is producing a lot now and the baby bites when sucking the Mama’s milk. She even feels the pain when light coughing only… hixhix..

Today, actually it’s 16 Mar 2011, I went to Dr. CT Lee – Skin and Laser Clinic @ Mount E. Hospital to check on the laser pricing for my skin tag. I went to Dr. Joyce Lim last year to check on the pricing, Dr. Joyce Lim said it just need to be burnt but will come back again in about a year cos this is the type of my skin. Dr. Joyce Lim sounded like my 1st doctor in few years back who treated my skin and burnt the skin tags once before.

But Today, CT Lee sounded so scary (The corridor to his clinic was also so scary, look so old and nobody passed by, I walked alone and even took some pictures of the corridor and sent them to my bf). He started with asking me where do I live and where do I work and continue by asking few personal things that I thought those were not necessary.

Dr. CT Lee said that my skin has a very contagious virus after checking on my skin tag. It’s very dangerous and serious. But his fingers were typing on the keyboard seems searching for something to answer me. He advised me not to use the same towel to wipe my face for other part of my body. He said I can’t be too close when kissing my bf … urmmm…

He asked me how many doctors and who were the doctors i sought for treatment and advice. I told him that they were Indonesian’s doctor back in Indonesia and Dr. Joyce Lim in Paragon. I told him that the 1st doctor said it’s because of overweight and my daddy had some skin tags too, Dr. Joyce Lim said this can just be burnt. But Dr. CT Lee said “no no … it is because of virus… very contagious virus that will spread to other ppl too, so don’t kiss your bf too close”. He said my skin tag could be from my 1st bf cos we kissed each other too close, OMG!!! it’s puppy love, never kissed him at all… I don’t think he has skin tag at all, too. I started feel something unacceptable. And suddenly he asked me if I had gone for HPB jab. At first I thought what jab he was talking about but finally I figured it out cos I remembered HPB sent a letter about cervical cancer vaccine few years ago. And he said that the jab is very good for woman’s skin too. eeerrrmm… I couldn’t get it.

He gave me Cetaphil Gentler Cleanser 236ML, 1 bottle cost $16, which I could find it in Watson for $12.60, to wash my face 2 times a day and asked me to rub about 20 times. Differin Cream 0.1% 30G, 1 tube cost $29 for every night use only. And Physiogel Cream 75ML, 1 tube cost $22. (FYI: Consultation fee $150, just in case if any one wanna give it a try but would like to know the consultation fee estimation 1st). He asked me to try on this 3 products 1st for 1 week. And I have to go back to him after 1 week to check if this way works on me, if this does not work then he will think about other way to treat the skin tag. hhhmm…

Just FYI, I just don’t know what is he trying to do. Saying other doctors were not right but just gave me some cream for “very contagious virus”? No clue at all, and never told me what virus was that too, I should have asked the name of the virus, just never crossed to my mind to ask what virus was that at that time cos he said using laser may cause scarring so let’s try step by step 1st. I don’t even have any scar from my 1st time burning the skin tags. He can just use burning method (if laser and burning are different).

Oya…. there was a brochure on the wall behind his seat stating about hair lost treatment, means he treats hair lost too, BUT his head was almost fully bold. uuummm…

Anyone have clue for me?