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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