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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008)
     
    haha ya ya my mum always says that too!
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008)
     
    Posted By: xLadYzStaRx™how about this old wive's tale. they say when u eat you don't stick the chopsticks upright in your rice as it's either offering to the gods or the ghost will eat your food. thank god i use chopsticks to eat noodles not rice
    correction, chopsticks in the bowl is for deceased/ ghosts only... deities & all in that category no need chopsticks liao
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      CommentAuthorcloudgal (CommentTimeApr 4th 2008)
     
    i was taught tt too....and i automatically don't do tt....and if i see frens doing tt, i will 'chide' them...esp so if they are facing me...duh
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    My mother also say when you place your dishes, do not put them in a row. Because it looks like offerings.
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    Posted By: caniggia
    Posted By: xLadYzStaRx™how about this old wive's tale. they say when u eat you don't stick the chopsticks upright in your rice as it's either offering to the gods or the ghost will eat your food. thank god i use chopsticks to eat noodles not rice
    correction, chopsticks in the bowl is for deceased/ ghosts only... deities & all in that category no need chopsticks liao
    When you pray to your ancestors/ or offer to deities, I actually see people doing that too. and that's what they told me not to do too.
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      CommentAuthorJon Wan (CommentTimeApr 8th 2008)
     
    that Zoe Tay advert "I swallow" must be one of those myths too...for good complexion
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 8th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: xLadYzStaRx™
    Posted By: caniggia
    Posted By: xLadYzStaRx™how about this old wive's tale. they say when u eat you don't stick the chopsticks upright in your rice as it's either offering to the gods or the ghost will eat your food. thank god i use chopsticks to eat noodles not rice
    correction, chopsticks in the bowl is for deceased/ ghosts only... deities & all in that category no need chopsticks liao
    When you pray to your ancestors/ or offer to deities, I actually see people doing that too. and that's what they told me not to do too.
    i already verified with seniors.... vertical chopsticks in the bowl is offered to deceased/ghosts/spirits of the netherworld. while, processions where u witness it being done is for spirits/guardians for the "basement". those in upper deck & beyond dont need chopsticks in their bowls.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 8th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Jon Wanthat Zoe Tay advert "I swallow" must be one of those myths too...for good complexion
    swallow? swallow what?
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      CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 10th 2008 edited)
     
    sharks fin really so desirable/ nourishing? just watched on news that it has extremely high lead content and better looking ones are bleached.:shocked: DISASTROUS to the body
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    btw is birdnest really bird saliva?
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    Posted By: Heavenly Codbtw is birdnest really bird saliva?


    haha yeah it is! my uncle has a friend who sells birdnest that he got himself.
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      CommentAuthorHeavenly Cod (CommentTimeApr 10th 2008 edited)
     
    shall i sell HC saliva? :winkkiss:
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    im pretty sure people will buy it.

    OH NO! why my nose become as long as pinnochio's!
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    haha hey so is sharksfin of any good to the body? and if yes, how so? pls enlighten!
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      CommentAuthorpicky gourmet (CommentTimeApr 10th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: Heavenly Codsharks fin really so desirable/ nourishing? just watched on news that it has extremely high lead content and better looking ones are bleached.:shocked:DISASTROUS to the body


    Uselss stuff....the only delicious about shark's fin is the broth it is cooked in... =)

    Ok not exactly totally useless : sharks fin has high protein and lots of gelatin that aids in cartilage growth but it also has lots of mercury and lead from the ocean.....=) The chinese Compendium of Materia Medica will tell you that it is good fro waist, supplement vital energy, good for kidneys and liver, and nourish the blood. But cannot be supported with any evidence by today's nutritional studies...

    Shark bone soup - ALL belached and cannot be washed before cooking...so you are drinking bleach water. =P
    Heavenly Cod
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Heavenly Codshall i sell HC saliva?:winkkiss:
    ROFL HC, nt unless u're the greatly sought after monk from nakhon rachasima - longpor-khun. its been touted that his saliva & sputum have rich powers, and he performs heealing/blessings by spitting on his devotees/followers. i once read an article that he casually spits on the ground, and the followers (i'd prefer them as fanatics) all rush to the ground hustling to have a taste of it.

    anyways, sharks fins/ birds nests r just delicacies that were once food for the rich & famous during the ancient days. reason, sharks r dangerous n tough to subdue, while birds nest required expeditions into virgin forests/caves, perform death defying feat to harvest - the fins/nests r considered invaluable prize, to favor n get into the good books of the movers n shakers in those days.

    along in those ranks r things like; bear paw, tiger's p*nis, tapirs snout, crocodile meat, snake gall bladder... etc

    to date, i'm quite sure there've been no forensic/ scientific findings to support their nutritional values, as claimed.
    June June, Heavenly Cod
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    no sharkfin for me, they are highly endangered...mmm...actually I should all be eating more veg and fruits...cut down on all meats.
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    i try not to eat sharks fins... i rather see sharks when i go diving.
    SCdreamer
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      CommentAuthorJon Wan (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Ratatouillei try not to eat sharks fins... i rather see sharks when i go diving.
    thank God i am hydrophobic!!!

    ps: but i shower
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Jon Wan
    Posted By: Ratatouillei try not to eat sharks fins... i rather see sharks when i go diving.
    thank God i am hydrophobic!!!

    ps: but i shower


    hahaha
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 11th 2008)
     
    rata , try harder ok?

    just saw a recent documentary...fish stocks really down...every1 still seems so ignorant??? haiz...beside sinapore inc, there's also world inc.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 12th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: sc leongno sharkfin for me, they are highly endangered...mmm...actually I should all be eating more veg and fruits...cut down on all meats.
    truth be told, the sharks they cut up for the fins are not endangered lah. in fact, the entire shark is being properly utilized, for their cartilages eventually r processed for glucosamin essense, their skin used for leathergoods.

    presently, only the great whites, bronze whaler & some docile breeds of sharks r endangered (cos not enough food source to sustain their breeding)

    so technically this should clear the air for those who're in doubt whether shark fins soup on the menu is genuinely causing the extinction of sharks.

    now, flour & rice produces suffering great world shortage, very soon we'd all be grazing grass... so no worries about going vegan... that day will eventually come.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 12th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: Ratatouillei try not to eat sharks fins... i rather see sharks when i go diving.
    sc leong
    reef sharks is not too bad, they're fun to pet & feed.... but good luck to u, when u encounter the bronze whaler or the great white while diving...
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 12th 2008)
     
    caniggia, from what I know there's is a major decline in shark population and alot of illegal killing of sharks with wastage (just havesting for fins)

    mmm..will try to look for some updated info and link it up here...(i hope that u r right)...anyway...shark fin has minimum nutritional factors mostly taken for maintaining cultural lifestyle, more of a status food.

    well i can do without it, i'm just a kampong boy, not atas...hahahaha....hey u and rata to hook up and do a diving trip...i have not dive in years!!!!
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 12th 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: sc leongcaniggia, from what I know there's is a major decline in shark population and alot of illegal killing of sharks with wastage (just havesting for fins)

    mmm..will try to look for some updated info and link it up here...(i hope that u r right)...anyway...shark fin has minimum nutritional factors mostly taken for maintaining cultural lifestyle, more of a status food.

    well i can do without it, i'm just a kampong boy, not atas...hahahaha....hey u and rata to hook up and do a diving trip...i have not dive in years!!!!
    major decline in shark population is all thanks to the climate changes, affecting fish migrations. hence there's less feeding ground for the endangered species in the shark family tree. which is also causing the increase in shark attacks off the pacific coasts in down under australia.

    its a status food, agreed... which also means its not something we could easily afford to consume as a daily staple. not forgetting, the fins are actually sundried for preservations... so if there's over killing/harvesting of sharks fins, then it only serves to help make the dish alot more affordable (supply exceed demand)

    to date, i've been told that ppl have found "alternatives" to replace sharks fins soup on menus. either that, some have found cheaper alternatives in harvesting & preparing fish fins to be cooked & consumed the same was as sharks fins soup.

    whatever the case may be, i think activists have somehow confused the facts & over inflated the cause n effects of shark killings. linking great white endangered numbers due to the dish on the menu. just imagine how many chefs it'd take to manouvre & prepare 1 blade of great white's fin...??

    diving? its been a long long time since i last breathed thru the ockie & slipped on my fins. not to mention, i'd look like a delicious meal (walrus) for the sharks - given my current physic.
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 12th 2008 edited)
     
    wahahahaha...'walrus'!!!

    anyway check this out...FactSheet

    errr..not only sharks, i think the world fish population is declining... its all boils down to GREED...

    I'm just doing my small part to be as green as I can.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 14th 2008)
     
    i dunno if it really is an issue of greed, cos from the looks of how much human population has grown over the decades, its too obvious that whatever we take from nature is way too fast for its reproduction rates to meet the demands.

    american fishery departments also sensed the huge decline of tuna fishes in the seas, which then inspired them to create open sea tuna ranches, so they can breed & supply tunas at faster rates, as compared to thrawling for tunas.

    oysters, shrimps, seabass & some other seafood are also being cultivated today, and slowly moving into agricultural pace. so, perhaps there will come a day where the world will suddenly switch back to agriculture & horticulture. as do many mainland chinese graduates have done.
    SCdreamer
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 15th 2008)
     
    no more food myth liao meh?

    1. they say by taking lotsa bitter gourd, it helps to cool down the body system, hence preventing pimples... is it proven?

    2. they say, taking lotsa lamb/ mutton will result in the body emitting wierd odor... is it proven?

    3. they say, oyster/ cockles/ strawberry... r gd sources of aphrodisiac.... is it proven?
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    2 and 3 are proven!

    for 2, it is because what you emit is essentially what is digested.
    for 3, it was shown in some exhibition lah (:
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 15th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Blues Almighty2 and 3 are proven!

    for 2, it is because what you emit is essentially what is digested.
    for 3, it was shown in some exhibition lah (:
    bt i saw in the televised documentary 'truth abt food'... the so called aphrodisiac was proven to be a myth... none of the foods worked altered the participants pulses.
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    haha i dunnoe leh. caniggia do your own experiment and tell us!
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 15th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Blues Almightyhaha i dunnoe leh. caniggia do your own experiment and tell us!
    erm, maybe its a psychological thing more than anything else... cos when i take oyster or cockles, i tend to believe that i'm more MAN than i usually am... LOL... ladies here wanna participate in my lil (s)experiment? ROFL
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 16th 2008)
     
    1. they say banana & papaya consumption facilitates movements in the intestines... truth or myth?
    2. they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away... truth or myth?
    3. they say mangosteen neutralizes the heatiness, especially after durian... truth or myth?
    4. they say drinking water from the durian shell subdues the heatiness ... truth or myth?
    5. they say washing hands from running water from durian shell irredicates the odor... truth or myth?
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008)
     
    hey got a creepy food myth!

    stand in front of a mirror at midnight and peel the skin of a red apple with a knife without breaking the skin, if successful u get to know what ur future wife looks like, if unsuccessful....ooooooooo....MISFORTUNE!!!

    I'm NOT doing it!
    Heavenly Cod
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    sc arh, i always wonder they say midnight peel apple, meaning at 12 you got to slice the last bit off or 12 then you start peeling?
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      CommentAuthorSCdreamer (CommentTimeApr 23rd 2008 edited)
     
    what i heard is start at 12mn...

    err.....btw what's the misfortune if u beak the skin?
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      CommentAuthorhygiene (CommentTimeApr 23rd 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: caniggia1. they say banana & papaya consumption facilitates movements in the intestines... true coz of their water content, aid smoother transition along the colon
    2. they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away... truefruits r gd for health coz they r rich in vitamins n minerals n have high water content to hydrate the body cells
    3. they say mangosteen neutralizes the heatiness, especially after durian... true mangosteen is cooling, but dun always eat like tt not good for body
    4. they say drinking water from the durian shell subdues the heatiness ... drinking water cools the body
    5. they say washing hands from running water from durian shell irredicates the odor... water helps, but durian shell not necessary n doesnt make sense
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      CommentAuthorRatatouille (CommentTimeApr 23rd 2008)
     
    i always eat durians and mangosteen together. so far no bad effects.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 23rd 2008 edited)
     
    Posted By: hygiene 1. they say banana & papaya consumption facilitates movements in the intestines...truecoz of their water content, aid smoother transition along the colon
    i think there's some properties in banana & papaya that triggers intestine activities far better than other fruits

    Posted By: hygiene 2. they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away...truefruits r gd for health coz they r rich in vitamins n minerals n have high water content to hydrate the body cells
    if that's the case, then they should rephrase the myth to "a guava a day keeps the doctor away" - cos guava apparently ranks highest for vit-C content

    Posted By: hygiene 3. they say mangosteen neutralizes the heatiness, especially after durian...true mangosteen is cooling,
    wow, i never knew that. that's a good 1

    Posted By: hygiene 4. they say drinking water from the durian shell subdues the heatiness ... drinking water cools the body
    5. they say washing hands from running water from durian shell irredicates the odor... water helps, but durian shell not necessary n doesnt make sense
    ic, so i guess perhaps next time should just have durian, and standby "chinese perrier" (bai hua she cao shui) on the side
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 26th 2008)
     
    i've heard some old folks say, extensive consumption of "cooling" foods will lead to complications of health, may lead to asthma & even impotence.... :shocked: dunno if there's any truth in it...
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    Posted By: caniggiai've heard some old folks say, extensive consumption of "cooling" foods will lead to complications of health, may lead to asthma & even impotence....:shocked:dunno if there's any truth in it...


    i think must consult the TCM experts for that..

    my mother always says that eating kangkong makes ur legs wobbly. is it true?
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 27th 2008)
     
    Posted By: crunchychoconut~my mother always says that eating kangkong makes ur legs wobbly. is it true?
    hmmm, they say excessive intake of kangkong or coconut causes weak legs, bt so far, i've not encountered any of those symptoms..... well, maybe my intake hasnt reach the " excessive" level yet.
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    my dad says excess coke gives weak legs too!
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      CommentAuthorcontrarian (CommentTimeApr 28th 2008)
     
    Weak legs from Coke, I've never seen. Weak legs from barley, yes.
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      CommentAuthorice (CommentTimeApr 28th 2008)
     
    oh yes barley and tau gay i heard
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeApr 28th 2008)
     
    frankly, i still cant quite figure out the concept of 'air' or 'wind' from certain species of vege. arent they all the same? as in their just good sources of fibres that aid intestine reactions? the old folks claim that certain vege causes 'air' or 'wind', n results in upsetting the anatomy.

    especially most stringent when it comes to pregnant ladies & post natal moms.
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeMay 3rd 2008)
     
    they say ginger n garlic helps to rid the anatomy of 'air' or 'wind' - bt i think it sorta creates more gastric activities that produces gas.
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      CommentAuthorJon Wan (CommentTimeMay 4th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Blues Almightymy dad says excess coke gives weak legs too!
    hmm...i drink a can everyday
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      CommentAuthorcaniggia (CommentTimeMay 5th 2008)
     
    Posted By: Jon Wan
    Posted By: Blues Almightymy dad says excess coke gives weak legs too!
    hmm...i drink a can everyday
    maybe the reason for weak legs is due to oversized belly + obesity? (refer to the high obesity population in many western countries...)
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    haha i went msia and they tell me drink beer + eat durian = DEATH! because of some heat or something. true?

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