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Health-conscious habits

August 15, 2007

Our family is starting to build health-conscious habits by trying to include some nutritious food in our daily meals. One of them is the switch we made to using fiber-rich brown rice instead of the white variety for our staple food. Then my auntie suggested using brown sugar instead of refined, and I recently switched to honey as sweetener for my hot drinks. I also bought non-fat calcium rich milk for my parents and we try to cut down on meat and include more vegetables and fruits for our meals. How about you, what are the changes you’ve made with your daily meals to aim for a healthy and nutritious diet?

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Saying goodbye to my Timex Expedition watch

What do you do when your dependable watch suddenly dies on you? I’d be sad and disappointed for sure. Well, I didn’t mean to sound too emo, but my Timex Expedition watch has been my trusty companion for a long time now with its Indiglo feature, stopwatch, alarm and the double time zone feature. It’s not yet dead though… but its Indiglo feature doesn’t function anymore and the watch repair shop told me they can’t fix it. The strap is too worn out already and I don’t intend to replace it with a new watch band coz I thought it’s better to buy a new one anyway.
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A simple facial wash

My face has been feeling itchy and sensitive lately. Could it be the weather, my diet or my staying up late? I was getting worried and I talked about this to my sis who told me my skin might be irritated. She suggested that I just use water for cleaning my face instead of soap. Huh, just plain water?! I was not convinced about how effective it would be but I did stop using soap for my face, and just rinsed it with water, and guess what…it’s not itchy anymore! So what Aga Muhlach said about cleaning his face with just water is true after all, eh? And contrary to what I believed that my face would be oilier if I don’t use soap, nope it isn’t. Hmmm…I wonder about the beauty secrets of Britney Spears, Vanessa Hudgens, Jessica Alba and the other Hollywood stars.

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