PhotoGrid app and miscellaneous

Yo! What's up yo!

I've been addicted to Photo Grid app recently. loves to collate 2-3 pictures into one image and add filter, stickers, font, colour, and etc...

Something like this...

Salad and all things green

#Foodporn

Btw, in another context, there's been tons of challenges in my work place, which are very challenging, I don't even have a spare time to do my own shit. I've been doing multiple tasks one after another, the tasks that my superior supposed to do but end up I gotta to do it by myself. 

At first, I had a little discouragement coz why I should be the one who do this, why nobody care? but hey, think about it, maybe it's an opportunity for me to learn new experience and upgrade my skill. Well, turns every challenges into opportunity ain't easy yo! 

Then look at the bright side, it's been a good 4 years since I join this company, met lots of colleagues from Singapore and from another countries, made friends, exchange stories and culture, and not to mention, exchanging pasalubong or omiyage, too! Feel so loved! 

This was last Dec 2013 from Philippines team.
 Thanks, guys!

My fave! Dried Green Mangoes! Again, from Philippines

From Myanmar and Vietnam!

-Deb-

Teatox- 2 weeks review

Yo! Today marks the 2 weeks journey with TeaTox.

So the biggest change that I’ve noticed so far…

1. Flat stomach

Yes! 

How not to be flat stomach when I do have urgency to go toilet at least twice a day?

I can feel like everything that I ate yesterday, it will be completely flushed out the next morning, without suffering from stomach-ache from the normal laxative- pills/ medication. 

I mean, normally I used coffee for bowel movement every morning. So the initial plan is to replace my coffee with tea every morning. But I always failed. I swapped. I still drink my morning coffee as usual, and then drink this tea in the afternoon. As a result, it’s like double laxative-effect for me, that’s explain why I always go toilet twice a day :-D

I know I know it’s not good. So to compensate, I drink tons of water afterwards to prevent dehydration.

2. Dry lips

OMG! This is my problem when drinking the tea every single day! 

I always got this problem!

Not only dry lips but chapped lips, the skin around my lips, too! 

I slap tons of lipbalm and put at least 1-2 lip lipbalms on my workstation, in my bag, on my bedside table, on my drawer, literally, everywhere!

But I know it will be improved if I could control the tea consumption… But for now, I just satisfied with slapping lipbalm coz it’s giving me an excuse to buy a new one, heee (hopefully, lipbalm’s review soon)

3. Lose 800 gr- 1kg within 2 weeks!

Ok, it could be from loss of body water.

Or maybe it’s the result of flushing out every single day.

I'm not sure though but so far, no significant weight-loss, yo!

I’m completely ok if I don’t really lose that Kg that much. I'm more into those fabuluos muscle kind of thing. It makes me feel so healthy and build up my confident.

Another thing is that, I can feel that the morning tea don’t really give me a significant improvement especially those burn calories and energy-booster.

Maybe because the caffeine level not strong enough for my (coffee-addicted) body so when the day I have not enough sleep or when the day’s so hot and humid (typical Singapore weather) I still feel so lethargic even after drinking this morning tea. Maybe it’s just not for me…

On the contrary, I’m falling for the night tea.  I super love the peppermint scent, it makes me relax to the max and know what, I sleep better and earlier on the night I drink this tea! Like earliest as 10pm OMG! Not to mention, feel so good the next morning coz battery level fully-charged and then straight away go to toilet to flush out on whatever I ate on the previous day. Super love it!

4. Conclusion

So another 2 weeks to complete this programme, will update you in two weeks-time.

Oh ya with my new exercise routine, 2X a week Cardio and 1X a week Yoga, I have faith in myself that my weight will be remained the same, but instead, burn more calories and turns fats into muscle. 

But not super muscle man like Ade Rai la. just tone up those flabby flesh into fabulous muscle. 

And yes! You may call me exercise-freak! LOL 

-Deb-

How to revive Apple Magic Mouse

Yep , as per title, how to revive Apple Magic Mouse.

Okay picture first!

So it's been a while I'm using magic mouse, I think one set of batteries can last around a year?  hmm...maybe it's around 1,5 years. 

And I kept on postponing to change the new set of batteries despite many times of notifications ( on the top right on Mac screen) popped out until suddenly one day, it died. The mouse died.

Then I told to myself, okie, it's time to change batteries and I just popped up a new set of batteries.

Then I turn it ON 

But the green light doesn't want to ON

The mouse died.

Oh no!

Well, actually it was happened few months ago but I was too busy at that point of time so I didn't bother to investigate. Laziness strikes again so I didn't really use the mouse until...last week, exactly. 

I just googled on how to revive/ fix Apple Magic mouse, even scroll through tons of forums and websites, and nope, cannot really find the solution to fix this!

I was about a minute away to buy a new mouse, which cost me a bomb. Yes, Apple Magic Mouse in Singapore is $98 yo!

But suddenly, I found out a forum, with posted the same case like me, the mouse just died like that, when changing a new set of batteries. And yes! I'm not alone.Yippie!

In the forum, they are suggesting many many solutions such as:

1. Open up the battery cover, take out the battery, on the battery terminal, wipe it clean with clean and damp small cloth or alcohol soaked in the q-tips. Then let it dry for few minutes, pop new set of batteries in, and voila, your magic mouse just have a state of purification and now it's resurrected. 

2.  Prepare the aluminium foil (cut it into small square and fold into 2-3 layers), open up the battery cover and put the small square aluminium foil into the battery terminal (plus terminal or minus terminal), and then pop the batteries in. To ensure double tightness, put a small paper and fold it like a  plane shape, squeeze the paper in between, put back the cover, and then switch ON the mouse. the green light should be ON.

3. Use only Energizer battery coz this mouse LOVES Energizer! No Duracell or Eveready or Sony or whatever brand, ok!

4. Put the mouse in the zip-lock bag or static bag, together with silica gel, you know the one to keep the snack/ tidbids/ shoes dry. Then leave it for 2 or 3 days in order for silica gel to pull out the moisture from the mouse. Err, skeptical, I think it will work when the mouse wet, spilled by the water/rain/ liquid something like that.

Okay, so guess which one is the solutions work for my mouse?

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The third one!

Apparently, I went down to market to buy many many brands of battery. No la only 4 brands, Eveready, Panasonic, GP, and of course, Energizer.

Energizer is the most expensive one! I think because of this reason, my Apple Magic Mouse LOVES Energizer.

I did 1 and 3 and ta dah! my mouse revived again.

Luckily I don't need to do no. 2 and 4 but actually I already prepared aluminium foil and silica gel, heh! So troublesome. But think about it, it's still money-saving rather than buy a new one....

Thanks mouse, for not giving up on me. Please serve me well and I will treasure you. Think about that, never once I dropped you or left you alone, rite? (coz I always put my personal laptop at home, hahaha) So I hope this piece of information is useful. 

-Deb-

LG retreat 2014- weekend gateway

On Hari Raya's long weekend, our LG went for LG retreat cum weekend gateway. We slept over night in Changi Village Hotel. It was fun but too short, only 2 days 1 night. 

 From this occasion we get to know each other well but the most difficult part is: Mobile phone distraction! Alamak!

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So in the morning, we gathered at leader's house and kick start the retreat with short briefing. and then, play Amazing Race! The team divided into 3 groups and use 3 cars to go around Singapore and complete the selfie-task! 

Morning Ferris Wheel! 

One of the sister's fave brunch! 

And then, lunch nearby Changi hotel so that we can check in early! I'm craving for ice-cream especially in hot-humid weather like now so dragged everyone to eat ice-cream while waiting for the check-in time. 

Decent room look like this. Luckily my roommate's quite a neat person so our room not *that* messy with bra and underwear flying here and there, hehehe.... ~Thanks, roomie~ :-)

Again, because mobile phone= distraction, so I don't really take tons of picture :-(

Just enjoying the rest of the programme and jot down lots of notes.

Back to basic, eh. I don't know how not to die without handphone+ internet access. everywhere I go also need wifi. Haih. 

So, after check-in and rest for about a minute or two, we all gathered in one of the sister's room to do Praise & Worship and sharing time.

Oppss... this is maybe only in my mind, but I got a feeling that the topic brought by leader is one of the most interesting topic ever, it's about healthy relationship (between BGR/ friend-friend relationship). Good timing. Just recently there were lots of *sparks* going on between team member so it's a good topic to remind us to set boundaries and respect each other as a friend. 

Well, sometime we just feel so difficult to accept people who uniquely different from us. And then start to bitching around rather than tell the hurtful facts to that person. I admit, sometime I did that, too, unconsciously. We are imperfect human which has lots of flaws, well....And then, many people selfishly say hurtful thing indirectly, many times I catch people's *rolling eyes* here and there (maybe I'm one of them, too) hahaha ....or maybe they bitching about me, too!? hell, I don't even bother yo. 

IGNORANT is indeed a BLISS. 

Haih, sinful cycle. Can I don't get involved in this drama? 

Then, after sharing is, break time! Actually I can use my break time to swim or try out the gym room or do short aerobics in hotel room (yep, I'm that cardio-freak) but end up helping the core team to do decoration for one of the brother's birthday celebration. But well, I don't mind, can't imagine we decorate the room in less than an hour, yeah break the record! :-) 

No picture ler! even dinner time also no picture...

Then, second sharing session, we celebrated brother's birthday, play (sabo) games, sharing, taking tons picture (but not with my camera, sorry, we've got a new photographer here) and enjoying the night. ~pole dance pole dance~ opssss kidding :-)

Next morning, brekkie at hotel and then rushing to Sunday service. 

Gym room

Lunch at Marche and gift exchange. 

Take selfie first before we finish our retreat session. 

Home sweet home!

-Deb-

Teatox Skinnymint review

Picture first!

Today is my third day on Teatox programme, meaning, for the next 1 month (plus/ minus), I need to drink morning tea and night tea. To eat clean food and maintain healthy lifestyle, for a detoxification purposes.

Disclaimer: I don’t intend to lose any more weight as my BMI and fat percentage is already normal, and not to mention, I exercise like 2-3 times a week including cardio and yoga, but itchy hand I want to try this Teatox since many good reviews all over internet!!

What is Teatox?

Teatox is Tea detox, self-explanatory, detoxification process using tea. Actually, there are many ways to detox our body, such as full fasting, half-day fasting, lemon detox, green juice detox,  and now, Teatox.

I used to be green /organic tea drinker for quite some time… Until I experience chapped lips due to too much drink tea! Then I stopped for a while….and a year gone, just like that….

But now I decided to try this Teatox and see what improvement can it do to my body.

Ok, without further due, let’s get started!

Morning boost

Night Cleanse

Packaging and Price

Skinnymint Teatox has 14 days and 28 days package.

14 days contain 14 days morning tea and 7 days night tea= for 14 days supply.

28 days contain 28 days morning tea and 14 days night tea= for 28 days supply.

The price may vary due to USD exchange rate but that time when I bought it was $116 for Besties value, which contain 2 X 28days package. So each person paid $58 for 28 days package. Thanks, Mel for sharing with me :-)

The packaging quite attractive with a zip-lock seal, since tea leaves only can last under dry environment. The morning tea packaging, when I first open, a fruity/ floral scent just burst out like that and I like it when I pour hot water into a cup, I can smell the fruit/ floral scent and it’s instantly uplifting my mood (can imagine I do this to beat Monday morning blues, heeee….)

Then the night tea package, First open, the ginger scent burst out and I thought, oh no…if its content ginger, how am I supposed to sleep after drinks this tea!? But come to my surprise, no energy-boost / uplifting effect and I still can sleep well throughout the night...

Mechanism

If you notice, the night tea is lesser than morning tea. It because morning tea has to be consumed every day, but night tea only needs to be consumed on alternate night.

Morning tea uplift mood, improve metabolism, and reduce appetite throughout the day. Best to kick start the day and recommended to replace morning coffee with this tea (as this tea also contain caffeine)

Night tea is to cleanse, reduce bloating, and promotes good night sleep. But I still don’t understand why ginger still can promote good night sleep, maybe they just put a little bit!?  But I know that peppermint improves quality of sleep by enhancing a state of relaxation.

Just like a normal tea, put the teabag, pour hot water, and let it steep for about 3-5 minutes before drink.

What to expect

Ok, first night when I drank the night cleanse tea, I feel nothing but kept on *sorry* farting, mild fart ok, throughout the night. Hahaha.. And then, the next morning, around 10-11am (it almost 12-14 hours’ time) I can feel mild stomach ache and urgency to clean my bowel. Then around 3-4pm, another round of bowel movement and I feel so good coz already flushed out on whatever I ate during the past few days.

Then the first day, I still drink my routine coffee and start to drink the morning tea around 11am…then don’t want to waste, another cup at 3pm just after lunch. I think I would be fine drinking the morning tea a couple of time but each time I brew it, the taste is getting thinner. Oh ya, they said, the last cup must be before 5pm due to the caffeine-effect. 

Homework to do

I will keep track of how many kg shed off after 28days Teatox programme. Will let you know end of this month but first let me take selfie ! Oh... now I'm on 53-54kg so if it's according to my plan, I shall lose weight 3-4kg (and to maintain it, even after the 28 days programme finish). But again, I'm more interested in the detoxification's benefit for healthy lifestyle rather than just to lose those kg....

You can order at skinnymint website, they provide free delivery worldwide, with 2-3 days delivery within Singapore. I suggest you to find another friend to share to save cost. Or if you only want to try out, try their 14 days first (less time= less commitment)

Ok, shall update you again. Bye!

-Deb-