Prince of persia: the sands of time

Watched prince of persia: the sands of time after dinner, after shopping for the praise and worship night. I think it was a nice movie. I really preferred it to the new clash of the titans. I think the story is better told and even though I didn't play the sands of time game I like the acrobatic stunts and the girl was well nice too :)

7/10 for me.

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Quote from a friend:

People grow up. We have to change and move on.

I like :)
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Evil Chemicals

Its interesting the things we take for granted until something goes wrong. I've been having irritations with my Nivea deodorant. The only other time I've experienced this was when I used one of the Adidas deos but stopped using it since then. Considering that I usually buy more than one of these things in case I need to travel or so I don't buy the same thing all the time I'm not sure what to do with it.

I've been going through the chemical contents of the product to see who the culprit is and I'm still not sure if its one of them or a combination of them but some definitely raise red flags.

Citral - Likely suspect
Wikipedia says its an aroma compound used  in perfumery products for its citrus effect. Should be avoided by people with perfume allergy.

Now I don't think I have perfume allergy but this Citral could be bad for me. My previous can of deo didn't have Citral.

Geraniol - Also a likely suspect
This one is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol, used in flavours such as peach, plum, lime, orange and a 1994 report from tobacco companies say its one of the 599 additives they put in cigarettes to improve their flavour. Again should be avoided by people with perfume allergy.

Linalool - This could well be the bad boy
Basically an alcohol, used for its floral scent. Known to cause allergic reactions such as eczema in susceptible individuals. More info.

Limonene - Not innocent
Has strong smell of oranges, known to be a skin and respiratory irritant. {Thats why I always sneeze after using the deo}

Coumarin - A different kind of bad
Used as an anti-coagulant in the pharma industry, has appetite suppressing properties but if you're thinking of trying some, it has a bitter taste. Moderately toxic to livers and kidneys, sometimes used as pesticides because they're toxic to rodents.

And then there's Butylphenyl Methylpropional which also causes allergies.

I did a search and found out that most companies have products for people with sensitive skin. There was an ask.yahoo answer that suggested using those products but sure enough i'll be looking closely at the chemical contents of the products I buy from now on.
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transitions

I've been living in Malaysia now for what I would consider a long time and very soon, God willing, I will be leaving. At this point I'm not sure what I want to do with my life, where I will end up, things like that. Would I stay here if I had the chance? There was a time when the answer would be a resounding yes but things change.

I love it here, I love the food, the weather, the culture, some of the languages and the challenges in communicating. But I would never feel at home here. There will always be a place where I call home, the real home and you know its not an idyllic (first time i'm using this word) place. In fact it may not be pleasant but its home and thats where the heart wants to be.

It interesting the kind of things you talk about over lunch especially when you have a curious friend who's always asking question and a particularist (no its not a word) who's always looking for the exact words to explain things. Transitions are not pleasant for the most part. You miss friends, and some bonds weaken with distance and time, and familiar environments are gone and its like starting all over again from basics. Hi my name is (insert name here), nice to meet you. Building new friendships while trying to keep the old ones - one area where I fail.

Its not that I don't care about those that are not in my immediate environment, its just that it takes a lot of effort and understanding from both sides to keep something worth keeping. Before you know it you find words to keep conversations going, wondering what happened to that person you could talk non-stop to. I don't know, transitions are hard, I'll be facing one real soon but you'll know how it goes because I'm talk about it here :)

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happy birthday guchi

Its my birthday today and i'll be having dinner with a few friends. I just want to thank God for life, for guiding me everyday, watching over me and seeing the best in me even when I can't.

Arigato o-tou san


Here's one of my all time favourite songs :)


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chasing pavements

A few weeks ago i didn't know Adele the artist existed but then i heard one of her songs in a video post on facebook and loved it so i got the album, 19 of which this song chasing pavements is a part and has been stuck in my head for some reason few the past few days so i thought i would share :)

I didn't expect that she would be a white lady, her voice sounds so much like she's from African descent, has strong vocals, and her style of music just fits into my library. Needless to say I listen to her a lot these days.

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when in doubt

But if people have doubts about whether they should eat something, they shouldn't eat it. They would be condemned for not acting in faith before God. If you do anything you believe is not right, you are sinning.
Romans 14:23

We covered this in cell group this week. Its one of those things you know but then when it comes time to prove it there's doubt and wonder-ings. I'm glad that its in the bible, in black and white, as clear is it can be. I feel so much better now.

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little steps

Little steps forward. When the passion is gone and all thats left is a memory of what you once enjoyed. They say don't let it die. Littles steps forward add up.



Giving photography another shot.

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when nothing wants to work

Today was one of those days where it seemed nothing was going to work. Spent most of the day reformatting a stubborn computer, the internet did not help, and my brain was a bit slow. It really is crazy to keep doing the same thing hoping this time it will give a new outcome.

In the end the laptop was reformatted, the owner pleased, and i thought, people don't really care as much how you get something done, they just care that it gets done. Yeah some times its nice to be appreciated for the effort you put into something but their gratitude or lack thereof should not be something to look forward to. I learned from fixing that stubborn acer and if i come across a similar problem its going to take me less than no time to fix it.

Challenges makes life worth more than the routine that it usually is.

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mothers day in church

Yeah i know, i know, mothers day was two days ago. On sunday the kids in church decided to show their appreciation to their mummys with dances and honest words about how they love mummy, one said sorry mummy for being naughty or something like that :) so cute.

Its interesting you know, when i asked people if they called their moms the response i get but my favourite has to be sy's one. His mom was so surprised he called and she was like wah you call me ah? what do you want to say? come on? haha. So cute. Yeah i called my mom too and she was apologising for not calling as often but i said mothers day is one day you wait for people to call you :)







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thoughts on kimi ni todoke (1-25end)

True to for, i finished all 25 episodes of kimi ni todoke last week. The plan was to take one episode a day but things didn't go according to plan. I felt there should be a second season however i've not done any digging to confirm this but the end was not conclusive. There was the impression that things will continue where they left off in the future.

Overall i would rate it a solid 8.5 out of 10. This is an arbitrary number of course and reflects my bias :p but as love stories go this one is one of the well told ones. I'm sure going to miss the closing theme song :sigh:

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The unspoken become secrets because no one asked.

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Rediscover You

My new favourite song. I've not really listened to much of Starfield, thought they were a rock band but they're not. Rediscover you is the cry of my heart from the album The Saving One.



Lyrics

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kimi ni todoke

While i prefer action anime like bleach, gundam and dragonball - I'm really enjoying dragonball kai now especially after ep 54 with the return of freeza and bleach just came out of another filler, on off seasons like these I like to watch something different. Last year was sora no manimani, a rather funny anime, something light to unwind to.

This year it was difficult knowing what to watch as my regular source of anime (my housemate) has been too busy to recommend new anime for me :( After spending some time in anidb kimi ni todoke turned out to be highly recommended by the reviewers. I'm lucky they only started in 2009 and the seeds are still quite active so getting all... now 12 of 25 episodes was easy thanks to fansubs and [Eclipse] subs.

I guess part of the reason i like it is because i can relate to the characters in some way. Worth the watch if you're into this kind of thing. I leave you now with the opening theme song.



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One can go crazy wondering about this and that. Worry is an endless pit.

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