Stain Removal

Don't you just hate it when you see stain on your fabrics like clothes, sheets, pillow cover and so on? I hate it so much. But I do know that there are different stain removal for different stains. Below is an image that you can always look up to for future reminder in case you need to remove any unwanted stain. Have a great Monday =)

(image via http://lifehacker.com)

Namaste

Often I hear people saying "namaste". Those who do yoga surely often hear this word. I don't really know the meaning of the word but I do know that the meaning must be something good. Why? Because the word is often used to greet other people. Here's what wikipedia has to say about the word:

Namaste (nah-məs-tay; Hindi: [nəməsteː], formal: Namaskar/Namaskaram) is a common spoken valediction or salutation originating from the Hindus and Buddhists in the Indian Subcontinent and also in Japan. It is acustomary greeting when individuals meet, and a valediction upon their parting. A non-contact form of salutation is traditionally preferred in India and Nepal; Namaste is the most common form of such a salutation.

Namaste is derived from Sanskrit and is a combination of two words, "Namaḥ" and "te." Namaḥ means 'bow,' 'obeisance,' 'reverential salutation' or 'adoration' and te means 'to you' (dative case of 'you'). Therefore, Namaste literally means "salutations to you.

And below is the image I found when I was browsing about the image of the word "namaste". Turns out that the meaning is very nice. No wonder people use it to greet other people. Maybe from now on I will greet you with the really beautiful word "namaste" =) 

(image via weheartit)

Silence

Being in a silent room for a while can sometimes boost my mood. Seriously. I enjoy being in a silent room for like an hour or so. Just listen to the clock ticking on the wall. Just like what I am doing now. I can only listen to the clock ticking and my computer keyboard that I'm typing now. It feels good to clear your mind from those unnecessary sound. It feels like a refreshing thing when you can finally be alone for a while and sit in silence. Feels so good. Maybe you should try it...for those who haven't tried it. Just like what I have always said about a new week. If you have a great Monday, most probably you'll have good days for the rest of the week. Have a great Monday =)

“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. 

It has a quality and a dimension all its own.” 

Chaim Potok, The Chosen

(image via favim)

Reasons to love weekend

It's Friday...which means weekend is here with us. I am sure almost everyone loves weekend, right? There are many reason why we love weekend...there are many reasons why we always look forward for weekend. Here are my very own reasons to love weekend.

1. I can be with my husband all through the weekend
2. My baby girl can play with her father all day long
3. Mornings of weekend are always wonderful...so different
4. Weekend is the right time to explore something new with my little family
5. I can always get some inspirations about almost anything on weekend

(image via weheartit)

Images..

Today I'm just gonna make a posting about some interesting images with informations that might brighten up your Monday =)

(images via buzzfeed.com)

New Day, New Wishes

New week, new day and new wishes. Those are my greetings for you on this Monday =) New wishes mean that your previous wishes have become dreams that come true. That means you have to make new wishes. Any wishes that will make you happy can do. My new wish is simply just to have a good week. Have you ever hear about superstitious thing on making wishes on 11.11? I overheard someone said that when you make a wish on 11.11 (the time on your digital clock), your wishes will come true. You can believe it or you can ignore it. But it's a fun thing to know though =) Have a great day...

(image via weheartit)

Relax and Be Calm

Do you sometimes feel like you need something relaxing? Do you feel like hearing the sound of the sea breeze or maybe the sound of the birds in the morning? Doesn't it feel good when you can just relax and forget about things once a while. But what if you don't have time for a holiday? Here's a little something for a relaxing body and soul. You can even do it at home. It's a calming sound that I found on calm.com. Try it. I bet you'll have a fresh mind afterwards =)

(image via favim)

Kitchen Cheat Sheet

I am loving the image below. Loving it very much. Those of you who loves cooking and infographics will surely love the image below. I found the image via everest.co.uk.

Infographics

Often we need some visulizations when it comes to read new information. I think it's fun when we can see and read a useful information combines with interesting images. I'm now liking infogrphics, information with graphics in it. Below are just two of thousand infographic images. It looks funbut at the same time it also gives us many infomation.

(image source: djdesignerlab.com)

Heavy Flooding

Rain rain..it's been raining since the last couple of days which make a heavy flooding in Jakarta, the city where I live. Luckily there's no flood in my neighborhood, the heavy flooding hit the central business district of Jakarta, some housing areas and some other areas. Traffic jam was unavoidable which has made the city became chaotic. There are certain place here that are still hit by heavy flooding. My prayers are for those who have been evacuated. Here are some of the pictures on the heavy flooding yesterday. I love rainy days but if the are areas that are hit by heavy flooding, I wish the rain will stop soon and make all things back to normal.

 

(image sources: jakartaupdates.com, jakarta.tribunnews.com, sains.kompas.com)

Great Idea...

The images below (via yesemails) are those images tat will make us say "wow, that's a good idea" or maybe "wow, I never knew I can do that" =) Turns out that there are lots of things we think we know but we didn't really know. Just like the images below. Hope the images will be useful for you or at least can make you smile =) 

(You can flip a toaster on its side and grill cheese in it)

 (If you place a wooden spoon over a pot of boiling water, it won't boil over)

(You can run a paper bag through your printer)

(Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.

If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster)

(Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.It will stay fresh much longer and not mold! (but you can scrape off any mold and still eat the cheese without changes in flavor! )

(Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.

Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and stronger flavored)

(all images via yesemails.com)

Rainy Mood

Do you love rainy days? I love rainy days so much. I am not a gloomy person but I do love rainy days so much especially if I can spend the rainy days at home =) I don't know why but the sound of the rain and the thunder can somehow make everything different, in a good way. Staying at home on a rainy day, listen to the sound of the rain is a bless. For those of you who love rainy days just like me, here a gift for you. I found a website about rainy days. It plays a sound of rain  so you can always hear the sound of the rain anytime you want too. Below is the link.

rainymood

(image via pinterest)

Your Sign at Starbucks...

Hi everyone...I am so sorry for my absence last week. My husband was not feeling well so I have to take care of him and leave my computer behind. But here I am again, with all of you. Feeling great to be back here and also feeling great because my husband is now feeling well. It's raining here in my place, it's been a while since it's raining so hard. When it's rain, I can only think about having a coffee. But I just has my coffee a few hours ago, I think I have to wait for another couple of hours for my second cup of coffee. Speaking about coffee, I found this fun astrological-coffee relationship on Zodiac Solution. So fun that I can read it over and over again. I put some of the images below, to view the complete zodiac, click here. Mine is Gemini...how about yours?

(all images by zodiacsolution.tumblr)

Baking Soda

Who knew baking soda can be the source of many things we can use on our daily life =) This article came up just when I needed the most. I was cleaning out my kitchen cabinet when I found this baking soda I haven't used for quite some time. Luckily I haven't throw it away, I could use these DIY tips =) Found these amazing tips of "Seven Surprising Uses of Baking Soda" on good.is. Below are some of the tips.

• Wash Your Face With It As a rule, we think that harsh scrubs and exfoliants do not belong on your face—not least of all because you need that top layer of skin to keep bad stuff out and moisture in. Most exfoliating scrubs also contain other sketchy ingredients—like plastic balls. If you’re hellbent on scrubbring, though, at least switch to baking soda. It works great on elbows and feet too, and combined with some raw honey, this DIY face wash isrefreshing and soothing—and anti-acne, too.

• Soak Your Skin That's right, dissolve some into your bath for a soothing and skin-softening experience. The added bonus? You won't need soap—and sometimes that's a good thing.

• Spot-Treat Acne Our favorite natural acne remedy is clay, like this green tea one we swear by. But in a bind, making a little paste from baking soda and water and applying it to an unwelcomed visitor will help dry it out. We don't recommend this for deep cysts, but for more surface afflictions, it works like a charm.

(source good.is)

How Common Is Your Birthday?

I found this graph really interesting. Look at your birth date and birth month...see how common or not your birthday is =)

(image source thedailyviz.com)

Your Lips and You

I had another busy week last week. It was a busy but a fun week. It was full of family gathering and other family stuffs. So, how are you all doing? Hope you had a great weekend. Today I have something to post here, something fun from Woman's Day. This one is about your lips and how your personality relates to your lips. You might think it's not related but as I said earlier...it's just for fun =)

Genial and Talented

The overall rounded shape says you dislike conflict, look out for others and are happiest when those around you are happy, too. Corners that point up, with an open space between the edges, indicate a multitalented person who hates boredom.

Open-Minded Negotiator

Having a small "Cupid's bow" on the upper lip means you excel at mediating and negotiating.

A lot of space between the lips says you're open-minded, with no preconceived ideas about people and situations.

Generous and Good with Kids

A diamond-shaped print shows that you are accomplished and give generously to your community.

If you have a full lower lip, it means you're an excellent communicator and children adore you.

Stubborn and Affectionate

This slight protrusion (known as a "hug pucker") means you're not openly demonstrative, though you're affectionate in private. Very little space between the lips indicates stubbornness:

You know what you want to do and how you want to do it.

(images from womansday.com)

Dragon Year..

Hi everyone. How's your weekend? We had a long weekend here due to the public holiday of Chinese Lunar Year. And yesterday was also my father's birthday, so there was a family gathering here in my parents' house. We had a barberque, my mom and I cooked, we had a good chat and laugh. It was a good day. Happy Birthday Dad =)

So, it's been said that it's now the year of the dragon. I don't celebrate Chinese New Year but many of my friends were celebrating it. So, for those of you who celebrate Chinese New Year, I would like to say:

"Happy New Year, Gong Xi Fa Cai.

May this year of the Dragon Water gives us all

a prosperous year and bring us luck and happiness"

Here's something about Dragon year I found on chinesefortunecalendar.com:

2012 is the Water Dragon year. Dragon contains Earth. People whose Earth score is low will receive benefits from Dragon. Dragon also contains Water. 2012 will bring good luck for people whose Lucky Element is Water. Dragon is the last year of the Wood cycle. Dragon carries the Wood energy from Rabbit of 2011. If you did very well in 2011 and your Lucky Element is Wood, then your luck will most likely continue during the year of Dragon.

(image soure: weheartit.com)

DIY...

Hello Monday, Hello you =) How's everyone doing? Wow, it's a rainy season here..everyday is always raining. It's like a love and hate relationship with rain. I love it when it rains but when it doesn't stop for quite some time, rain can sometimes ruin our schedule. Don't you think so? But let's always take a good side of everything, at least when it's raining, the weather is nice, you can make yourself a cup of your fave coffee or tea, read a book or just sit by the windows watching the rain falls from the sky =) Or maybe, you can try to do some DIY project at your house...I have few pictures of DIY stuff we can do at home: doing nice thing to your nails (via Ciao Bella) or maybe making a homemade lip balm (via The Daily Green). Enjoy...

Homemade Honey-Cocoa Butter Lip Balm

Makes 100 applications

2 tbls. olive oil
1/2 tsp. honey
3/4 tsp. beeswax — grated
1/2 tsp. pure cocoa butter
Flavored oil of your choice (like peppermint or vanilla)
1 vitamin E capsule

> In a small saucepan, heat oil, honey, wax and butter over a low heat until just melted.
> Remove from heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.
> Stir in flavoring and contents of vitamin E capsule.
> Pour into containers of your choice.

2012...Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone =) My wish for us on this 2012 is just simple, to be happy and just to make all our dreams come true. So simple but we have to work to make it happen. How did you spend your new year's eve? I spent at home with my family, having a barbecue and eat all the food that we can eat hahaha. But it was fun, we got to watch many fireworks from our porch. So, how about your new year's resolution? Did you make any or just go with the flow and see what 2012 will bring? For me, for sure 2012 will be a memorable year since I am expecting a baby soon =) Hopefully things will go they smooth and they way we expect it. Well, wishing you a marvelous 2012. Let's open this year with new hopes and a clean slate.

(image source: sweetsugarpop.tumblr)

Visual DNA

Wow, I have just found the greatest, the best test/quiz ever. It's called Visual DNA. It's a test to know what type of person are you. You don't have to read long sentences and questions. Since it's called Visual DNA test, all you need to do is click the right image that's appropriate to your answer. I've done it three times and the result is still the same. The result said that I'm A Striver. Here are some of the point of my result and below you can see some of the screen capture. I recommend to try it now =) Click HERE to take your test.

Spirit:

You're a Striver. Ambitious and focused, you like to push yourself and enjoy expanding your horizons. You have impressive levels of motivation and can be very hardworking! You have tons of infectious energy and lots of natural enthusiasm.

Relationship:

You've got a playful streak. For you, being in love is about having fun and enjoying life. Sharing lots of laughs is the best way to keep things fresh. As a Warm Heart, you're very down-to-earth when it comes to love.

Health:

You burst into life in the mornings like a rocket. There's so much to get done and you have the energy to do it. You believe in a balanced approach to living a healthy lifestyle.

Home:

Ever stopped to dream about your perfect life, even for a bit? Thought so! In fact, your grounded nature suggests your dream life isn't too far out of reach. You're not fantasizing about exotic villas or huge mansions - you'd probably be more comfortable in a beautiful house in the suburbs.

Style:

You're so laid-back, you're almost horizontal! You like to take life as it comes and enjoy all it has to offer. Your practical style reflects your down-to-earth, relaxed attitude.