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Back 2 Hometown, Back 2 Babyfood..

My bowl of porridge with some carrots and fried fish.........

I have been missing in action here again for the past few weeks as I am back to my hometown house for some peaceful recovery of my gastro reflux ailment. 'Missing' because my hometown house has no internet connection. Hope I will recover soon enough to be back here in Penang with my boys for some blogging fun.

This recent gastro problem is a very bad experience for me after my RA. All the enjoyment of eating nice food has turn into a nightmare. I have not been eating rice for nearly a month already. All my stomach could hold now are just soft food or you can call it baby food as I only eat a small amount like what a toddler eats. I have to supplement my daily meals with some nutritional milk products and eating 6 to 7 times a day is really getting on my nerves. I will just pray that I will be well enough to eat a normal meal in time to come again and live life to the fullest.

I really miss all my buddies here in the blogsphere and will be sharing my few cents worth of life happenings here when I get my health back.

Watch Your Feet............

You would be suprised how much your feet can reveal what kind of person you really are.

The Chinese believe "cold arises from the feet" and "a person's aging starts from the feet". The feet are the source of hidden troubles for premature senility and pathological changes in the human body. They Chinese believe that every meridian point in our feet is a part of our body system; therefore foot reflexology is the ideal treatment for the elderly, the stressed executive, the sportsman, in fact just about anybody. But did you know that just by observing the shape of a person's feet and legs, you can learn about their characteristics, personality traits and innermost secrets?

So start looking down at your feet and see for yourself how true it is from the following info.........

When legs are long, lean and smooth, this suggests the person will enjoy a smooth sailing life with few obstacles. You are an active, hardworking and helpful person. You are likely to have a very good life before your thirties. After 30, your life depends on other destiny indicators.

When your legs are short relative to your body, this suggests you are smart, attentive and quiet. You prefer jobs which do not require you to deal with too many people. You may face some obstacles before your thirties, but after that your luck improves tremendously for the better.

Someone who walks with an inward splay suggests they are low profile, preferring the stable life rather than taking risks.

If you walk with a splayed feet, it suggests you are a busybody. You can be more into other people's business than your own. You love to show off to others and are usually very talkative.

When feet are bony, this suggests a poor person. Life has many difficulties and it is a struggle to make life go smoothly. So do try to fatten up your feet. Nothing like good fleshy feet to bring the good life!

When your toes are sharp in shape, it suggests you are the black sheep of the family. You love to spend money but are lazy to work; it indicates a lack of great achievement in life.


When your feet are meaty and smooth, it suggests you will become very prosperous and rich. It is also an indication that such a person's family is very rich, belonging to the privileged class.

When your toenails are round in shape and smooth, especially if you are a woman, this suggests you will marry a rich husband.

When your toes are tiny, this suggests you are a responsible and honest person. People with tiny toes are said to make good spouse material.

When you feet are big, (size 8 and above for men and size 7 and above for women) this indicates you are a "survivor". You can deal with any kinds of problems, setbacks, obstacles or difficult people. You are decisive and can provide strong leadership.

When your middle toe is the longest among your toes, it is not a good indication as it suggests your destiny could turn irksome during middle age. You could suffer from a perpetual shortage of money and face obstacles that block your success.

When your second toe is longer than your big toe, this suggests you will have plenty of food on the table and plenty of friends around you. You impress others with your good heart, so many will speak well of you. But you need to work hard to maintain your increasingly extravagant lifestyle.

Ye Lai Xiang 夜来香 Go West........

Here is a popular Chinese song Ye Lai Siang sung by the Concert Choir of Lenape High School, located in Medford, New Jersey, USA. How do you rate it ? I love it.

Eating Out @ Kocha........

Kocha Taiwanese Delight is a restaurant owned by a Penangite with a Taiwanese wife. So the reason for the delicious and popular Taiwanese cuisine served as the wife must be the cook behind it. I have been to this place a number of times and what attracted me to this place is their succulent "too kah" or pig's trotter. There are many other dishes that comes in a set meal with complimentary drinks and dessert at a very reasonable price.

Close up view of my favorite 'too kah' with huge peanuts....

A set meal of main dish of your choice, rice, soup, omelete,vege, fruits, and 'tong sui' (sweet soup) plus the a complimentary drink.

The famous pearl milk tea which I order hot with some 'pearls' in it. This complimentary drink can be served cold.

Besides the rice dishes there are steamboats and Taiwanese noodles to choose from. For the ambience it is a bit crowded but you will have the company of the colourful fishes in the few beautiful aquariums put there by the owner.

Address:229 Jalan Burmah

10350 Penang

Tel: 04-227 5048

OMG...I have GERD.....!

I was admitted to a private hospital last Saturday after feeling some chest discomfort for days giving me sleepless night what I thought to be connected to some heart problem. But after going through a series of test and some ugly moments here , I was diagnosed as suffering from GERD which stands for Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Been reading up a lot about this ailment as this is my first time experiencing it. So this is what it is......

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does not close properly and stomach contents leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus. The LES is a ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that acts like a valve between the esophagus and stomach. The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach.

When refluxed stomach acid touches the lining of the esophagus, it causes a burning sensation in the chest or throat called heartburn. The fluid may even be tasted in the back of the mouth, and this is called acid indigestion. Occasional heartburn is common but does not necessarily mean one has GERD. Heartburn that occurs more than twice a week may be considered GERD, and it can eventually lead to more serious health problems.
Anyone, including infants, children, and pregnant women, can have GERD.

I do not know what causes it. It might be due to the food I take or my arthritis medication or my hormone replacement therapy. The symptoms may include these......

*Persistent heartburn and acid regurgitation.

These are the main symptoms GERD, though some people have GERD without heartburn. Symptoms of heartburn include:

*A burning feeling starts in the chest just behind the breastbone (the sternum) that occurs after eating and can last a few minutes to several hours.

* Lying down and bending over often makes symptoms worse.

* Symptoms are often made worse by eating food.

*Burning in the throat.

*Sour or bitter taste in the mouth.

*Swallowing can be difficult.

*Belching (I had a lot of this)

*Chronic coughing

*Hoarseness

*Loss of voice for no apparent reason

*Wheezing or other asthma-like symptoms

*An antacid usually provides relief

*If an infant spits up or throws up almost every time he eats and seems fussy, the infant may have gastric reflux

*Symptoms of heartburn are often mistaken for signs of a heart attack. Pain from a heart condition is usually made worse by physical activity, but heartburn is not usually caused by physical activity. However, if you think you are having a heart attack, or you're not sure, it's important that you go to the emergency room immediately. (That's what I did)

*Pain in the chest

*Hoarseness in the morning

*Trouble swallowing

*May feel like food is stuck in the throat

*Choking sensation

*Persistent dry cough

*Bad breath

For care and treatment I look up here. I am now on medication and hopefully I pray that I will get better in a few weeks. Those who have gone through this ailment are welcome to share their trauma here.