delicious

You know what they said about eating your greens?

Well, I just had an annoying little ulcer in my mouth a few days back and I was reading around on the internet what causes it and how to eradicate it. Since I was a kid, I was plagued by ulcers that typically last for about two weeks. Yes, two agonizing weeks.

So then I came across a few articles about combating ulcers. It turns out that the consumption of garlic and broccoli increases the level of some freako-chemical in your body that starves the development of ulcers and (even) tumors. It kills this bacteria called the Helio-Bactorwhatever and the chemicals cause the development of naturally occurring anti-bodies to wipe it out even in hard to reach areas like your smaller intestine. So you can think of it as a kind of gastro-pesticide. Even lab developed anti-biotics can't do the same job as this chemical secretion can (or rather, they can't do it as effectively).

Very interesting. So after 3 dinners of my good 'ol magic salad, voila! My ulcer disappeared! The more interesting thing is, while two thirds of my factory is hit by a (yet another) wave of flu, I had nary a sneeze!

So if you've got an ulcer, try this recipe:

A handful of broccoli,
A whole onion, ringed,
Two cloves of garlic, diced,
Cherry tomatoes, lots of,
Tear a few leaves of cabbage
Half a can of tuna
And, only if you can stomach it, some ginger slices

Remember, cook NOTHING! Don't even boil it. Just wash it and chuck it in a big bowl.

As for the dressing you can choose from one of these two:

Ben's lemon cream:
Mix mayonnaise, a few drops of lemon juice, a few tablespoons of honey and some mustard in a bowl.

Or

The Woodford dressing
Mix olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and a few drops of sesame oil in a bowl.

Enjoy!

pointless thoughts

已经在中国有十个月了。 有什么思想呢？ 也不错，着几个月学来的华文字，虽然不多，可是也比以前的水尊好。如过在努力下去，我相信一定能考的上一个 “O" level 的华文文凭。

I'm still steady on my focus; that is to beef up my Chinese and Korean. I'm now also going to add in a Project Management certificate to my repertoire. That's the only way to increase a salary, skills, constant training and constant education. A degree is not a good idea in this country. And I'm not really to keen to take an on-line degree.

I want to move somewhere exotic, at least to live in for a year at least. But having that said, it really isn't about the goal. It's about the journey. And I'm enjoying every bit of it.

not all bananas are born equal

Some time ago i came across this monster:




And yesterday we saw this :




Fruits of a feather don't flock together.