July 17th, 2010

Stop your Hiccup with your Thumb!

(左手或右手都沒有關係,用一隻手的姆指使勁的去壓迫另一隻手的手掌中央,壓迫多次打嗝就會停止)
It does not matter if you use either right or left hand.
Use the thumb of one hand pressing against the center of the other palm.
Several long hard presses and the hiccups will stop.

照書上說3分鐘內就會停止打嗝,但是我的經驗只要10幾秒打嗝就會自動停止,相當神奇.
According to the Chinese accupunture book, 3 minutes will stop hiccups. But from most experience, 10 seconds will stop hiccups.

此為中醫穴道–勞宮穴
This is the Chinese acupuncture point – 勞宮穴

July 13th, 2010

Toxic Air Surrounds Us

I am certain that the air we breathe in the big bad cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, even Hong Kong is just toxic. Here’s the funny thing though- it’s not the outside that we need to be worried about although much of the fumes comes from the diesel and petrol vehicles outside, it’s the inside buildings that’s the worse.

In our airconditioned bliss where we recycle bad air, we are creating super bubbles of smog as much as 100 times more toxic than the air outside where we can see is a dark hue, especially when viewed from a high point at a distance.

So, yeah, open up your windows and let some not-so-fresh air in (still fresher than what you have inside)! And if you’re stuck in an office that doesn’t allow you the luxury of breathing in non-recycled air, then by all means, go outside once in a while and get refreshed or grab yourself an air purifying system and get those lungs working in optimal condition again. And if you have the further luxury of getting some plants that will survive indoors, get those and plant some on your desks.

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