Strawberry Yum...Yum...!

HI PEOPLE!!!!

Today i want to talk about one of my favorite fruits, STRAWBERRY!!!! Strawberry is a very unique fruit, it has seeds on its surface which other fruits don't have. It has more than 20 named species.

Strawberry is very healthy and delicious. But I don't know why some people don't like strawberry. I have some tips to eat strawberry in fun and delicious ways.

If you don't like to eat strawberry by its fruit, you can make it into fresh drinks just like strawberry milkshake, strawberry smoothies, strawberry juice or if you still don't like it, you can add some orange juice into your strawberry drinks. It become very delicious and fresh. I have tried it by myself before. You can also make it into delicious dessert just like strawberry cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, strawberry puding, strawberry tart, strawberry cookies, strawberry ice cream and strawberry chocolate. you also can eat strawberry as strawberry jam with bread for you breakfast.

And not only for delicious foods, strawberry is also very useful for our health. Strawberry is useful to stabilize digestion and against hepatitis. It also good for oily skin, and pimples. There is a tips for Armepedia, mix 1 tea-spoon of strawberry juice with 1 eggyolk and put it on your face to remove pimples. And for oily skin, Boil strawberry and sugar, then put it in the refrigarator. After that put it on your body as lotion but for people who have sesitive skin don't try this, also don't put it on your face.

Strawberry business is a good business. Just like in Bandung, Indonesia, there is a strawberry field where people and their familes can pick strawberries by themselves and pay it according to how much you have pick. And cosmetic companies use strawberries as their cosmetic ingredient because strawberry is very good for skin care.

So, with the sweet and sour of strawberry we can get many useful idea from DELICIOUS to HEALTHY. Ejoy the STRAWBERRY!!!!!!

-Valencia-

JUNK FOOD: unhealthy but delicious!

HI! I'm Elizabeth

Welll.. everyone got stressed out because of the test.. hahhahaaa...
So, I just want to write something for today's blog... =p

For 'JUNK FOOD' lover, today's blog is about junk food. We all know it's not healthy right? But me myself also like junk food so much!! ;p

Junk food is a term describing food that is perceived to be unhealthy or having poor nutritional value, according to Food Standards Agency.

Junk food typically contains high levels of fat, salt, or sugar and numerous food additives such as monosodium glutamate and tartrazine. It is also lacking in proteins, vitamins and fiber. It is popular with suppliers because it is relatively cheap to manufacture, has a long shelf life and may not require refrigeration. It is popular with consumers because it is easy to purchase, requires little or no preparation, is convenient to consume and has lots of flavor. Consumption of junk food is associated with obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and dental cavities.

We now know the consequence for us, consuming junk food. It is really dangerous, but people in the whole world still like it including me.. especially when you stress out of school, or when you're studying for your test, usually you just order junk food from the telephone and eat it for your dinner, right? Like me and my friends.. hahhaaa...


For example, fast food such as hamburgers and french fries supplied by the companies that you know already are often perceived as junk food, whereas the same meals supplied by more up-market outlets like pizzas and something like that are often having the same or worse nutritional content. Other foods such as rice, roast potatoes and bread are not considered junk food even with having limited nutritional content. Similarly, breakfast cereals are often regarded as healthy but may have high levels of sugar, salt and fat.

As human, we will surely seek for pleasure but, seeking pleasure and getting it, sometimes it is not right. For example like junk food, we know that it's not healthy, but we keep consuming it.

Taken from the BBC news:

By Brendan O'Neill

McDONALD'S: Hamburger and strawberry milkshake 640 calories 18g fat

ED'S DINER: Hamburger and strawberry milkshake 1,104 calories 31.8g fat

DOMINO'S: Half an American Hot 507 calories 17.7g fat 59.4g carbs

PIZZA EXPRESS: Half an American Hot 517 calories 13.2g fat 68.6g carbs

WOW! so many calories and fat! For girls especially, you all hate those kind of things, right? hahhaa...
So, it's now up to you readers, ARE YOU GOING TO EAT JUNK FOOD AGAIN?
I really know it's hard to let go, but just try to eat some healthy food, drinks and also exercise!

WHICH ONE DO YOU CHOOSE?

Taste of delicacy: Fine dishes from around the world

Just like most people in this world, i love to eat. I really enjoy food (even though some delicious tempting food e.g. junk food are really not healthy but i cant help myself sometimes). When my family and I go traveling to different places around the world, we like to try different types of traditional dishes. Food is always a huge part of our vacation.

Through the years, food does not only play the role of fulfilling our physical needs. In fact, for those who are financially capable, food and dining has been a lifestyle. People are willing to travel around the world and spend loads of money to be able to try the uniqueness of different tastes of food and drinks. Those food-lovers are willing to explore different corners of the world in order to experience different taste of nourishments. The way people serve food have also changed. Professional chefs not only produce food with exquisite taste, but also food with stunning appearances. Food is just like art. Maybe physical appearance is one of the factors that could add sensations and stimulates the appetite of those food-lovers.

I, myself have tried several different dishes in the past. These familiarity is very much delightful. Even the most diminutive taste that my tongue has savored has not been forgotten until now. Several dishes are very much a requisite to be tasted by every capable individual from various backgrounds. Few examples of pertaining dishes are as follows:

1. Foie Gras


Foie gras [fwɑ gʁɑ] is french for "fat liver". Foie gras is the liver of a duck or goose that is specially fattened from from birth. Foie gras has been one of the most popular French dish . Foie gras can be served as a whole, but it is more commonly found to be served as part of mousse or parfait, or even just as an accompaniment to be eaten with toast or steak. It has a rich and tender feel with fat buttery taste that would make you crave for more. But i think it is best to be served just as little pieces for better enjoyment of the dish.


2. Abalone


Abalone is one of chinese cuisine's most popular delicacy. Abalone is the meat of a kind of shell fish that are often found in South America, Africa, and Japan. It also varies in sizes , quality, and also prices. The most expensive of all the abalones are the ones from japan. It is most tender and the size is just ideal. Abalone needs a long time to be fully cooked(2 days) and usually it is served with oyster sauce.


3. Bird's nest soup




Bird's nest soup is made from swallow's nest. It is one of the most expensive animal products that are consumed by human. It has been a traditional dish in China for more than 4 centuries and is still eaten until now. Its texture is gelatinous and it sometimes are also cooked as a sweet cold dessert.



4. Boiled maine lobster



These lobsters are mainly found in the Massachusetts, USA. The size of these lobsters range from 20-60 cm and weights about 4 kg. One of the best i have tasted is from Palms restaurant in Boston, MA. They usually serves along a butter dip to enhance the taste of the juicy lobster meat.




5. Caviar


Caviar is salted eggs of certain type of fish that are mainly found in the Caspean Sea. It is eaten as garnish or spread, usually as an appetizer. The most expensive of all the type is beluga caviar. In the west, caviar is believed to be the symbol of luxury and wealth because of its high price.



-Angelina-

Things i'm thinkking about

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!

I'm so sorry that i did't post a blog last week because my internet connection was down for one and a half week... T.T!!!

To be honest, i don't know what to write
i think i will just write some random things...


Today we almost finish watching the Great Gatsby the movie. i think the movie is so scary when mr. wilson shot gatsby and kill himself by shoting his mouth. i really don't like Daisy. She cannot control her feelings and she always act childish. But overall the story is good.


I think the guy who played the role of Jay Gatsby in the movie looks like Brad Pitt. Is he Brad Pitt's father? hahahaha.... thats possible!


But i heard that Angelina Jolie doesn't love her real daughter as she love her othe daughter who is not her real daughter. I'm not sure why it is like that because i just heard it from someone that i forgot who...
hehehehe.....
I'm sorry for that....

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YOU KNOW WHO SECTION IS SENSORED

(Sorry for the inconvinience)

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Talk about YOU KNOW WHO, I have read the last book of Harry Potter twice!!!!
bwahahahahaha........!!!!!
it is sooooooo...... cool!!!!!!
I'm happy that it has happy ending. I hope that the movie will be as great as the book, but i don't hope too much about it.

By the way, Heroes season two is soming soon in this month!
That TV series is cool too. If i'm one of the special people in heroes, i would like to have Peter's power, so i can have other people's power without killing or hurting them and i can use the power to save the world! yay...!!!!!^^


I think that is all that i'm thinking about now.
I'm sorry if there are wrong spellings and other mistakes because i just type this in hurry. I need to do my homework...T.T

So. see you next time!

bubye!

- Valencia-

The Brain Story

Last week, my TOK class had been watching this movie including the other TOK classes as well called THE BRAIN STORY. I found it as a very interesting movie as it tells about different cases about people's brain that effects their visualization.

There are several case studies that we watched. First, there's a woman who was about in her 40's who had a problem in her brain system because of a car accident that makes her eyes uncomfortable when looking at moving objects. Doctors had studied her by giving her tests like there's three dots in the computer and the woman should say something when she sees a dot moving. But somehow, when the object had moved, she had realized it for like a few seconds later.

The case was followed by a man who also had his brain system damaged due to a car accident can't recognize faces at all. He just can't recognize a face even when he can see the eyes, nose, lips and everything. The doctor showed him pictures of objects that he can easily name but when a picture of a famous person known as Marilyn Monroe, he still can't tell. A last picture of himself and his daughter was shown but still he can't recognize it. I can't imagine if I can't recognize anyone, solitary would come over me as dark as the shadows.

Another man was the vice versa. He can recognize faces but can't define objects. A doctor tested him by showing slides of pictures and one of them is the playing cards. He saw the playing cards as blotches of inks in cards but somehow he can see the faces of the kings, queens, and jacks. If I put myself in his shoes, I would be very miserable because I can't see the beautiful images of the world anymore but just blotches of paint and I can only guess where I am.

Last case, there's an old woman who doesn't pay attention to the left side of anything. The doctor tested her by giving her a picture of a cat that have two tails. She drew the full head but ended with only the half part of the body. Then the doctor told her what she had missed and she was really surprised that she forgot the other half even when she can actually see everything.

I just could never imagine if I have to live like them.

Being unable to see moving objects while I really enjoy sports a lot.

Being unable to recognize faces and have to pretend to love an unknown person but only with a recognizable voice.

Being unable to define objects, what can I do then?

However, we should really thank GOD for the oppurtunities to be able to see everything that he had created. Don't ever regret that you can see things even when sometimes you wish you wouldn't. Think about the unfortunate people who need to suffer for the rest of their lives, unable to see the creation of God. THE BRAIN STORY is a great movie that introduce the outside world to the world of a unique damaged brain system.

Question for readers:

What would you do if you can't see moving objects, recognize faces or define objects?