Superfoods to try in 2013

Adzuki Beans - From omega-3-rich seeds to cancer-fighting spices, we take a look at the less well-known superfoods you should introduce to your shopping basket.
First up is the adzuki bean which is a red bean that has one of the highest antioxidant ratings among superfoods and is a good source of carbohydrates, vegetable protein and soluble fiber that can help blood cholesterol levels. It also has high levels of potassium which can help lower high blood pressure and zinc, which helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels and protects joints from inflammation



Goldenberries - Also known as cape gooseberries or Incan berries provide a wealth of health benefits. Not only do they contain a nice dose of antioxidants but they also contain anti-inflammatory bioflavonoids and are a great source of vitamins A and C. They are believed to help maintain a healthy weight, ward off disease, and improve organ function.



Black garlic contains twice as many antioxidants than traditional raw garlic and has high levels of the cancer-fighting compound S-Allylcysteine. And even better it has a sweeter taste which means it doesn't leave as pungent a taste in your mouth.

  

Chia Seeds - Oily fish such as salmon, tuna and sardines are the most oft-cited sources of essential omega-3 fatty acids, which the body needs to prevent illnesses such as cancer, keep energy levels topped-up and improve cognitive function. Experts recommend eating oily fish 2-3 times a week, but this shouldn't be your only source of these essential fats.
Chia seeds, which you sprinkle on salads, soups, vegetables and muesli, are relatively tasteless but add a satisfying crunch as well as a healthy dose of omega-3s, dietary fibre, protein and low-GI carbohydrates, helping you feel full up for longer and putting a stop to cravings.

Studies have found that extracts from the African mango increases fat burning through accelerating the metabolism naturally, and helping the body burn stored fat. The fruit which is indigenous to coastal West Africa has very high source of soluble fiber which helps to suppress your appetite.
The weight loss supplement has become hugely popular to aid weight loss and extracts from the seeds are available in a tablet form.

  

Billed as the new super fruit, the cupuaçu has tons of antioxidants within the pulp and seeds as well as essential fatty acids that help reduce cholesterol and increase energy. They are used as ingredients in face and body creams as they contain properties that work to nourish, repair and regenerate skin cells, as well as hydrate and smooth the skin's surface.



Kukicha twig tea is made from the twigs and stems of the Kukicha plant and is a green tea that has high levels of disease-beating antioxidants. It has an alkalizing effect and lowers acidity which help to reduce bloated stomachs and ease nausea.



Jerusalem artichokes - The vegetable which looks more like ginger than an artichoke is high in potassium and magnesium which are both important for a health heart. It's also high in fibre which can boost flagging energy levels and boost your metabolism.



Spirulina - This blue-green algae is available as a supplement in the form of a powder, tablet, or capsule and is known to be one of the best sources of protein in the world as it contains about 65% protein including all eight essential amino acids. It also contains over 100 different vital nutrients which help reinforce your immune system and can give you an energy boost that a cup of coffee can't. Other health benefits include helping you control high blood pressure and cholesterol, protect you from cancer and can be used as an appetite suppressant to help you lose weight.

Fenugreek - The herb that is often used in Asian cooking has been known to fend off the common cold and relive the symptoms of a sore throat. It has also been claimed that it can help improve the symptoms of diabetes as well ease menopausal symptoms and soothe menstrual cramps.

Atok Vogue!

Pergh...dah tua2 plak jd model ye..

Model utk baju perempuan plak.. hehe..

Dunia... Dunia... macam2!

88 tahun nanti gambar kahwin



NANCHING: Tanya mana-mana pasangan yang sudah bertunang dan mereka akan menjawab majlis perkahwinan tidak akan lengkap tanpa gambar romantik bagi mengingati majlis berkenaan.
Sebahagian pasangan yang baru berkahwin akan mengambil gambar mereka selepas majlis itu.
Tetapi bagi pasangan ini, mereka menanti hingga 88 tahun sebelum dapat merakam gambar paling istimewa dalam hidup mereka.

Pasangan yang sudah menjangkau usia 100 tahun, Wu Conghan dan Wu Sognshi, berkahwin di wilayah Sichuan, China pada 1924.

Bagaimanapun, mereka tidak merakam gambar perkahwinan itu sehinggalah baru-baru ini.

Conghan, 101, dan Sognshi, 103, hidup bahagia bersama sejak 88 tahun lalu.

Mereka selalu mengimpi untuk merakamkan gambar kahwin mereka.

Tetapi pasangan itu tidak mempunyai pilihan apabila melangsungkan perkahwinan mereka pada tahun berkenaan.

Impian mereka dijadikan realiti baru-baru ini oleh sebuah syarikat foto di Nanching, bandar tempat tinggal mereka.

Seperti apa juga yang ada kaitan dengan majlis perkahwinan, pengantin perempuan mahu rakaman itu paling sempurna dan memastikan suaminya kelihatan paling segak denghan baju putih. - DM

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2012/11/09

ME : Tersenyum aku sendirian baca article ni...lagi lebar senyum bila tengok gambar ni... Seronok tengok. 88 tahun dah usia perkahwinan mereka. Bagus kan? Sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit, inikan pula suami isteri. Sampai dah luruh gigi memasing, tapi cinta mereka utuh betul....Bila tengok pasangan ni, buat aku terpk kenapa pasangan muda mudi zaman skang ni sukar hendak kekalkan kebahagiaan dan perkahwinan mereka?? Lihat lah kes perceraian kat dunia Malaysia sekarang.. meningkat. Hmmm... Aku berdoa smoga hubunganku dengan suamiku kekal bahagia hingga ke akhir hayat kami berdua... Amin....



Berjalan 5,700km untuk tunai haji

MAKKAH: Seorang lelaki Bosnia yang meninggalkan negara itu Disember lalu untuk mengerjakan haji dengan berjalan kaki, tiba di Tanah Suci selepas melalui beberapa negara, termasuk Syria, semalam.
Menurut Senad Hadzic, walaupun hanya berjalan dan menempuh pelbagai rintangan, dia tidak berasa penat.
“Ini adalah hari terbaik saya,” katanya.
Menurut Senad, 47, sebelum tiba di Makkah, dia berjalan sejauh 5,700 kilometer selama 314 hari melalui Serbia, Bulgaria, Turki, Syria dan Jordan dengan membawa beg sandang seberat 20 kilogram. Sebelum ini, Senad mencatatkan perjalanannya di Facebook dan turut memuat naik gambarnya bersama kad warga asing dikeluarkan Kementerian Dalam Negeri Syria. Kata Senad, dia merentasi Syria pada April dengan berjalan kira-kira 500 kilometer dalam 11 hari.
“Saya melalui Aleppo dan Damsyik serta berpuluh-puluh pusat kawalan dikuasai tentera kerajaan dan pejuang pembangkang.
“Namun, saya tak pernah ditahan,” katanya. Menurut Senad, dia berjalan demi Tuhan, Islam, Bosnia-Herzegovina, ibu bapa dan adik-beradiknya.

Di Facebook, dia berkata, Tuhan memberinya jalan melalui mimpi dengan mengilhamkan supaya memilih laluan Syria berbanding Iraq. Sepanjang perjalanan itu, Senad melalui kawasan yang bersuhu 35 darjah Celsius di Bulgaria hingga 44 darjah Celsius di Jordan. “Saya terpaksa menunggu beberapa minggu di Istanbul untuk mendapatkan kebenaran berjalan melepasi sempadan melalui Jambatan Bosphorus dan dua bulan lagi di sempadan di antara Jordan dan Arab Saudi sebelum diberi visa,” katanya. - AN

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2012/10/24

PS : Tabik spring dengan lelaki bosnia ni. Aku tak terpk ada orang yang sanggup merentasi negara2 bergolak...somemore dengan berjalan kaki hanya utk pergi menunaikan ibadah haji. Dia memang dilindungi Allah sebab dia membawa niat yang sangat baik. Akhirnya dia berjaya sampai di Makkah. Alhamdulillah... 

Biar anak lapar



KETAGIH...Sara (duduk) bermain permainan komputer membiarkan anaknya tertidur di sebuah pusat siber di Pasir Gudang



PASIR GUDANG: Dengan alasan bosan menguruskan rumah tangga, seorang suri rumah berusia 20-an menghabiskan masa enam hingga lapan jam sehari di sebuah pusat siber di sini, semata-mata untuk bermain permainan komputer.
Lebih mengejutkan, akibat ketagihan permainan itu, wanita bergelar ibu yang menjadi pelanggan tetap kafe siber berkenaan membawa anak lelakinya berusia tiga tahun ke pusat terbabit sejak lebih setahun lalu.
Lebih malang, wanita terbabit tidak memberikan anaknya makan hingga kanak-kanak berkenaan terpaksa mengutip sisa makanan di kawasan berhampiran termasuk makanan kucing.

Pengurus pusat siber berkenaan yang hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Raihan, 30, berkata, wanita dari Masai itu mengunjungi pusat sibernya sejak lebih setahun lalu bersama seorang kanak-kanak lelaki yang diakui anak tunggalnya.

Menurutnya, wanita terbabit mendakwa dirinya suri rumah dan dipercayai tidak bekerja serta meluangkan masa dari pagi hingga petang di pusat siber itu kerana ketagih bermain permainan komputer.

PS: Apa masalah pompuan ni sebenarnya?? dari ko habeskan duit utk game tu, kan elok ko beli makanan yang berkhasiat utk anak ko?? apa perasaan ko bila anak ko nanges sbb lapar@haus? Geram betul lah.. Tengok lah anak dia tu hah, tdo atas kusi.. alahai... kesiannya!!! serius kesian tau.... hmmmmm... rasa mcm nak je bagi penampar sampai dia terduduk tau tak...ishh..Emo mokcik tau!

4 beradik terbiar

Oleh Mohd Jamilul Anbia Md Denin

anbia@hmetro.com.my

SUNGAI SIPUT: Empat beradik ditemui hidup terbiar dan kelaparan selepas ditinggalkan ibu kandung mereka yang tidak pulang ke rumah di Taman Makmur, di sini, sejak beberapa bulan lalu.
Lebih malang apabila tiga daripada empat beradik itu tidak bersekolah berikutan tidak diberikan wang saku selain dibiarkan hidup tanpa jagaan sempurna oleh bapa mereka yang ditahan polis selepas disyaki terbabit jenayah.
Nasib malang empat beradik itu mendapat perhatian Ketua MIC Bahagian Sungai Siput, R Ganesan dan pegawai Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) Sungai Siput yang melawat rumah mereka pagi semalam.
Ketika lawatan mengejut dilakukan, empat beradik itu, Nor Hidayah Abdullah, tiga tahun, Nor Iman Abdullah, lapan tahun, Nor Ain Abdullah, 10, dan Norr Effa Abdullah, 14, tidak bersekolah dan sekadar berkeliaran di sekeliling rumah.
Jiran mangsa yang enggan namanya didedahkan berkata, rata-rata penduduk di kawasan perumahan itu simpati nasib empat beradik itu.
Menurutnya, mereka mula menyedari ibu kanak-kanak itu tidak pulang ke rumah sejak lebih tiga bulan lalu, manakala bapa mereka bersikap ‘lepas tangan’.

“Penduduk bergilir-gilir memberikan makanan dan bantuan bagi memastikan empat beradik itu tidak kelaparan.
“Saya memastikan kanak-kanak itu diberikan roti atau nasi setiap hari. Saya tidak sampai hati melihat mereka kelaparan,” katanya.

Menurutnya, penduduk di kawasan itu beberapa kali membawa Nor Hidayah mendapatkan rawatan kecemasan di Hospital Sungai Siput selepas kanak-kanak malang itu diserang penyakit sawan.
“Ada penduduk memberikan wang saku kepada Norr Effa bagi memastikan kanak-kanak itu dapat ke sekolah,” katanya.
Seorang lagi jiran yang enggan namanya didedahkan mendakwa sering melihat Nor Hidayah merayau dan dihantar pulang orang ramai yang prihatin.
Sementara itu, Norr Effa yang disoal pegawai JKM gagal memberi maklumat jelas berhubung lokasi ibu dan bapanya berada.
“Ibu sudah lama tidak balik dan ayah ada di hospital kerana sakit,” katanya sambil menitis air mata.
Sementara itu, ibu kanak-kanak itu yang berjaya dihubungi Ganesan menggunakan telefon bimbit berjanji untuk pulang menziarahi anak-anaknya.
Bagaimanapun, pihak JKM meminta ibu kanak-kanak itu yang kini menetap di Sitiawan datang ke pejabat JKM bagi memberikan laporan sebelum tindakan susulan diambil.
Ganesan berkata, ibu kanak-kanak malang itu sebelum ini pernah bekerja di sebuah kedai judi di pekan Sungai Siput sebelum berhijrah ke lokasi lain.
“Walaupun berlainan agama, rata-rata jiran berbangsa India di kawasan ini amat simpati terhadap nasib empat beradik itu. Pihak JKM mungkin akan menempatkan empat beradik itu di rumah kebajikan sekiranya penjaga atau waris mereka gagal mengambil tindakan sewajarnya.
“Agak menyedihkan apabila semua kanak-kanak itu dibiarkan bersendirian di rumah selain tidak diambil tahu ibu bapa soal kesihatan, persekolahan dan kebajikan,” katanya.

Artikel ini disiarkan pada : 2012/09/12

Apa punya mak bapak ler mcm ni.. Tau buat anak je...tapi tak pandai jaga. Kesian lah budak2 tu..especially yg kecik tu.. baru 3 tahun! Apa lah dia faham kan... Baik mak, atau bapak dia tu patutnya dilempang laju2...pastu hantar gi Syria ke.. Afghanistan ke... Palestin tu ke.. baru sedar dan tahu camna nak hargai kehidupan dan amanah yg Allah bagi sementara ada hayat...

Paksa mandul

SEOUL: Korea Selatan akan “memandulkan” seorang lelaki menggunakan kimia minggu ini, kerana beberapa kali didakwa atas jenayah serangan seksual terhadap kanak-kanak dan ia adalah hukuman pertama seperti itu di negara berkenaan, kata pegawai.
Lelaki dikenali sebagai Park, 45, akan dibebaskan dari penjara Julai depan selepas menjalani hukuman 10 tahun penjara atas cubaan memperkosa kanak-kanak perempuan 10 tahun.
Pegawai Kementerian Kehakiman, Kim Hyung-Yul berkata, lelaki itu akan diberi suntikan itu setiap tiga bulan untuk tiga tahun akan datang untuk mengurangkan nafsu seksnya dengan memanipulasi hormonnya tidak kiralah “dia suka atau tidak”.

Sebelum ini Park dihukum tiga tahun penjara kerana serangan seksual terhadap gadis di bawah umur 16 pada 1984, 1991 dan 1998.

Kim berkata, Jawatankuasa Kementerian Kehakiman kelmarin, mengeluarkan perintah supaya menggunakan bahan kimia kemandulan, yang pertama sejak undang-undang membenarkan prosedur itu dikuatkuasa Julai lalu.

Hukuman itu dibenarkan ke atas pesalah berusia 19 tahun yang melakukan jenayah ke atas kanak-kanak di bawah umur 16 tahun.
Tidak dapat dipastikan sama ada Park bersetuju dengan rawatan itu tetapi penjenayah serangan seksual terhadap kanak-kanak serius sepertinya tidak memerlukan kebenaran mereka. - AFP

My Comment : Bygkan kalau kat negara kita buat macam ni :).. which is GOOD for everyone safety.. Sure orang takot nak rogol orang dah... hehe

Source : mymetro on9
Date : 24/5/2012

Gaya tudung bawal



MUDAH...teknik ringkas tetapi menampilkan dua gaya berbeza

WANITA bertudung pada hari ini dilihat bijak mempelbagaikan teknik pemakaiannya supaya mereka boleh tampil menarik dan mengikut gaya terkini.

Pelbagai teknik boleh dipelajari mengenai pemakaian tudung terutama bagi wanita yang masih memilih jenis bawal untuk digayakan setiap hari.

LIPAT...bagi memudahkan pemakaian, lipatkan tudung bawal berbentuk segi tiga

SAMA...pastikan hujung tudung sama panjang

KANAN...bawa hujung tudung kiri ke kanan hingga paras telinga dan pinkan

RINGKAS...kemaskan bahagian lebihan tudung dengan teknik memintal

SIAP...ia sesuai dipakai wanita yang tidak memiliki banyak masa untuk bersiap. Jika mahukan penampilan berbeza dengan sedikit sentuhan tambahan, ikut langkah seterusnya

KEMAS...hujung tudung yang sudah dipinkan tadi dikemaskan dan dibawa ke bahagian kepala

KIRI...ambil hujung tudung bahagian kanan dan bawa ke bahu kiri

Jika inginkan kelainan, pemilihan jenis tudung bawal sangat penting bagi menampilkan gaya berbeza setiap kali ke majlis istimewa mahupun ke pejabat.

Pemilihan yang bijak dari segi perincian misalnya manik dan batu juga dapat membantu menambah seri kepada wanita yang ingin tampil menarik.

Bagi yang inginkan kelainan, cubalah teknik pemakaian tudung bawal yang ditunjukkan pemilik butik secara dalam talian, dollscarfdotcom, Nurul Huda Ibrahim.

Terima kasih: facebook.com/dollscarfdotcom
Model: Aefa
Jurusolek: echentamaquillage.blogspot.com
Source : Mymetro on9, 27/4/2012

Indonesian-born twins reunite in Sweden after 30 years

Indonesian-born twins reunite in Sweden after 30 years

Indonesian twin sisters separated only weeks after birth have found each other almost 30 years later in Sweden, living just 60 kilometres apart.

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On top of this, they both work as teachers and were both married on the same day... but the coincidences don’t stop there.

Lin Backlund, 28, was more than a little sceptical when she received a Facebook message from a woman claiming to be her twin sister.

“I thought, ‘What crazy person is this’,” she tells The Local, adding that she ignored the message.

However, her curiosity aroused, Backlund approached her adoptive mother about the possibility of there being any truth in the unusual message, and was shocked to learn of a strange set of events that had been almost forgotten.

“My Swedish parents’ taxi driver was the key to everything,” Backlund explains.

When her parents were taking her to Sweden from the orphanage in Indonesia, when she was just 8 months old, the taxi driver asked the parents what had happened to Nur Kasanah (the name of her sister).

“He somehow knew that my [birth] parents had a girl named Nur Hidayah, which was me, and he was enquiring about my sister who had left the orphanage in Jakarta four weeks previously. Some think he was our birth father, but we don’t know,” she says.

The driver wrote the Indonesian names of the two girls down for Backlund's parents, who two years later arranged a meeting with other the adopting family who were also living in Sweden.

However, at the meeting, discrepancies were found in the adoption papers, and it wasn’t clear whether the girls were actually sisters or just born on the same day.

“No one thought we looked at all alike, even back then,” Backlund chuckles, adding that the connection was forgotten and that the families lost contact.

That was 26 years ago.

But upon learning about this forgotten family history last year, Backlund decided to respond to the Facebook message, saying she was interested in meeting the sender.

Backlund wanted to see for herself if this woman, calling herself Emilie Falk of Helsingborg, was really her twin.

The women organized a meeting at Backlund’s parents' home in Höör, with the aim of getting to the bottom of their sisterly mystery and to see where things led from there.

According to Backlund, she and Falk clicked immediately.

“It felt like we were sisters already,” she recalls.

“It felt like we’d known each other for a long, long time – even though we hadn’t. I have two other sisters, but the bond here was a lot different. Of course, the bond with my sisters is a lot stronger as we were brought up together, but it felt like I had known Emilie for a lifetime.”

The sisters' unlikely story was highlighted earlier in the week by the local Sydsvenskan newspaper, which marvelled over the fact that Backlund and Falk, who were born on March 18th, 1983, in Semarang, Indonesia, had been living so close to one another for decades in southern Sweden.

The pair met several times since their first encounter, and eventually agreed to undertake a DNA test to find out once and for all if they were indeed biological sisters.

And when the DNA tests came in, Backlund and Falk were elated to discover that they were indeed twin sisters.

“It wouldn’t have mattered to me what the result was, but I was so happy to know for certain,” Backlund says.

As the sisters talked more about the astonishing coincidence of their Swedish reunion, they slowly began to find more similarities.

They both work as teachers, both speak the same dialect of Swedish (Skånska), and even have similar tastes in wedding planning.

“When we started comparing photos and papers, we found out that we both got married on exactly the same day. Emilie’s wedding was exactly one year before mine – to the day!”

But the final surprise was still to come.

“We even had the same wedding song – ‘You and Me’ by Lifehouse. Not many people seem to have heard of it; it’s not that common I think," Backlund explains.

"We were amazed.”

In terms of the future, the sisters are keen to dig deeper into their past, and hope to eventually determine the identity of the taxi driver back in Indonesia who provided the initial clues leading to the sisters re-uniting in Sweden nearly three decades later.

“We want to find out if we have any family left in Indonesia, that’s our next step,” says Backlund.

“But we don’t really mind what we find now that we’ve found each other again.”

Source : The Local ( The Sweden's News in English) on9

Date : 2/2/2012