A visit to Nippon!

So there I was at an unwise travel destination during this economic downturn. :)
Ended up tired most of the time but really had loads of fun in that cool weather!!

My first trip to Nippon!

An overseas trip is always how u manage to find out more about your travelling partner (Nothing bad, just different living habits). The path to walk ahead is always tough. Like below!

This path was made out of bamboo-like material which is soft if u decide to fall gently down onto it. Walking on it wasn't as comfy though...

The prettiest thing on my trip was the beautiful hanami I got to see.

Pretty right?

And lastly, to end off my post, how can i miss the kawaii character my dear friend loves :)

Hello Kitty :D

Swensens kids club

Nature's Farm Atrium Bazaar 2009

First Rainbow of My Life

Daddy and Mummy brought me to Real Love Works @ Marina Barrage. After registration was done, they went in to snap photos for memories. They even write love notes for each other. So mushy...

I was not happy when Mummy put me in the pram. I know that she is tired. But I just feel warm and safe in her arms. I don't like to sit in the pram at all! I just want Mummy to be in her arms. I was angry with Mummy and refused to look and smile at the camera. I thought that Mummy will give in and carry me. But I was wrong. :(

After Mummy collected goodies bag, she head straight to popcorn queue. Bingo! It was Daddy's favourite. Daddy came to join Mummy in the queue after collecting candy floss for Mummy. The weather hasn't been nice to us. It starts to drizzer before they got the popcorn. Daddy was worried about me so he keep asking Mummy to stay in the shelter and ensure that the rain didn't hit me.

Just as we are about to leave the venue, hundreds or thousands of balloons flying their way up into the sky. It's such a rare and romantic scene.

On the way to Marina Bay MRT station, Mummy shouted "There's a rainbow!" Mummy waste no time in asking Daddy to capture this beautiful rainbow. Of cos I'm in the picture too ;p >

Photos taken using Mummy's hp, so don't expect too much from it ;p

Study shows green tea, mushrooms cut breast cancer riskPosted: 18 March 2009 1615 hrs

SYDNEY: Chinese women who ate mushrooms and drank green tea significantly cut their risk of breast cancer and the severity of the cancer in those who did develop it, an Australian researcher said Wednesday. Min Zhang, from the University of Western Australia, studied the diets of 2,018 women from the southeastern Chinese city of Hangzhou -- half of whom had breast cancer -- between July 2004 and September 2005. While breast cancer was the most common type of cancer for women worldwide, Min said the rate in China was four to five times lower than that typically found in developed countries. "We concluded that higher dietary intake of mushrooms decreased breast cancer risk in pre- and post-menopausal Chinese women, and an additional decreased risk of breast cancer from the joint effect of mushrooms and green tea was observed," Min told AFP. "The risk of breast cancer significantly declined with the highest intake of dietary mushrooms," she said, adding that fresh and dried mushrooms were equally effective. Eating as little as 10 grams, or less than one button mushroom daily, would have a beneficial effect, Min found, with the women who consumed the most fresh mushrooms around two-thirds less likely to develop breast cancer compared with those who did not eat mushrooms. In addition to lowering the cancer risk, green tea and mushrooms also cut the malignancy of any cancer which did form, Min found. The fact that the combination of green tea and mushrooms was more effective than just mushrooms alone could partially explain the lower incidence of breast cancer amongst Chinese women, she said. "To our knowledge, this is the first human study to evaluate the joint effect of mushrooms and green tea on breast cancer," she said. "Our findings, if confirmed consistently in other research, have potential implications for protection against breast cancer development using an inexpensive dietary intervention." The study was published in the most recent issue of the International Journal of Cancer, and is one in a series of Asian studies by Min and her team on the anti-carcinogenic effects of phytochemicals. - AFP/ir

Note: This article is abstracted from ChannelNewsAsia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/416124/1/.html