Archive for January, 2009

Olive oil is more than just for cooking ;)

Jan 30th

I use the olive oil + sugar scrub as a body exfoliator now, and I was amazed by how smooth and (very!) soft my skin was after that because of the olive oil.

Ended up googling for uses of olive oil, and here are some:

For face

Soothe chapped lips by smoothing on some olive oil.

For body

Bad sunburn? Mix olive oil with white vinegar and apply before a warm bath to soothe and heal the burn.
Add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to your bath to calm red, irritated skin.
Olive oil makes a great anti-aging moisturizer, since it contains polyphenol hydroxytyrosol, an antioxidant that helps to hold cell walls intact and thus reduce the signs of aging.
Smooth generously onto hands before bed, put on white cotton gloves, and wake up with soft, youthful hands.
Sensitive skin? Go easy on your legs by using olive oil as a shaving cream.
Rub on elbows and knees for intense moisturizing.

For hair

Banish frizzy hair by putting a couple of drops of olive oil in dry hair.
Massage olive oil into your hair, then leave hair covered with a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and discover softer, more lustrous hair with fewer split ends.

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P/S: I don’t use those for cooking; it just doesn’t make sense to me. I use drugstore olive oil which is enriched with vitamins.

Do not piss off Lau Auntie

Jan 22nd

Posted by Wendy in Interesting

12 comments

Hilarious things are hilarious. Lau Auntie is no doubt quite a fascinating (albeit creepy) lau auntie. (Much thanks to Rockson Tan for her title. Kowtow.)

See, first she come and tell us:

Then ah, people see her say:

needinvite

Like that how? Am I invited since in her post, she said all bloggers in Singapore are invited, or am I not invited, because I need another invite?

Or issit… since “all bloggers” are invited, if I don’t get invited or approved by the Council (with capital C), I don’t fall under “all bloggers”?

Which means… I will cease to become a blogger if I’m not in the Association (with capital A).

Wa lao. Omg. Take my $110! You win!

…….Aaaaanywayyyy, she has many other wtf-ness contradictions that many people have talked about, but I won’t reiterate, because I have decided that from now on, she’s going to become my best fren.

I won’t mention bad things about her like she’s old, or an auntie, act chio (have you seen her blog header photos omg), or got wrinkles or whatever already, because in my eyes, she’s perfect.

Don’t say I never warn you… please look at the post below before you think about getting on ~~Lau Auntie~~ Chio Bu’s bad side.

chopper

Quotable quote:

I did a quick check on the individual page ranks of the Committee Members in the Association of Bloggers (Singapore). They range from 2 to 4. The page rank of this blog is 4, while Mr Brown has a 6. With our powers combined, would we achieve local, if not world dominance? And if I start sucking up to him now, would he give me a pompous sounding title of Senior Executive Vice President of the Association of Higher Page Ranked Bloggers (Singapore) ? Nah, I’m just joking. I don’t have time.

ROFLMAO

Jan 21st

Posted by Wendy in Interesting

7 comments

Ok this Singapore Blogger’s Association or whatever rubbish is killing me. Stop me from falling off the chair laughing, someone. Please!

First of all, why blogging need association!? Apparently, because…. err… the leader of this group proclaims that:

[Singaporean bloggers were] easily manipulated and even banned for standing up against the foreign tyrant from self-proclaimed ‘community meta weblog for Singapore bloggers’.

Oh were we? *jumps in shock* The horror! Can anyone say V for Vendetta?

Secondly, (and this may offend some) isn’t it slightly ironic the committee is made up of bloggers that er, don’t really have “succesful” blogs? Success is subjective of course, but I’m sure no one can really argue that they aren’t exactly high profile bloggers.

It’s almost like a Runners Association of Singapore made up of flabby people who can’t be bothered to exercise.

I’m Executive Chairman of the Show Dog Association, y’all.

Thirdly, Lau Auntie simply scares the heck out of me lah.

Fourthly, don’t think you can just give them a chance and join the association to see how okay. That chance would cost you a hundred (and ten) buckaroos. That’s right.

$110 to join this dunno-pop-out-from-where association.

Again, everyone.

Disclaimer: I have nothing personal against the committee members – I actually like most of them as you know, people (except perhaps Lau Auntie, who seems slightly deranged and a whole lotta BITTER from her blog posts etc.), but aiyo, an association? Really?

Yums!

Jan 19th

Posted by Wendy in Eating In

1 comment

I’m officially a fully-converted cook. After tasting my own sublime dishes (cue head swelling), nothing else cuts it for me anymore! MWahahz! Kidding, kidding….. kinda.

I made really nice creamy spinach soup for dinner just now.

It was the best. I could do better in terms of presentation I guess, but I’m not opening a restaurant (yet), so hur, screw that for now. Ugly food that tastes awesome > all.