Yay new PC laptop!

I still love my macbook but I'm excited to use my new PC laptop. It may not look that gorgeous but it works in many practical ways like my excel 2007 with goal seek! :D

Movies: the Curious Case of Benjamin Button

We went to watch Bedtime Stories and the Curious Case of Benjamin Button yesterday and when we walked out of the theater it was already dark outside. It was a warm and foggy evening. Bedtime Stories was fun and christmasy. And the Curious Case of Benjamin Button starring Brad Pitt was quite long, about 2 and half hours, yet incredibly touching. Through the whole life of Benjamin and his lover or "wife" Daisy, we witnessed the post-war world and how people struggled and survived and changed in war times and peace times. I especially like the going-backward clock part. It makes you feel so sad but more than that, it makes you think the meaning of war. I may give you the wrong impression that this movie's about war but it's actually a romance movie. The love story of Benjamin and Daisy is the main plot. Actually, there're many plots that I like in this movie like Benjamin's encounter with others Elizabeth, Benjamin's observance of the old people in the nursing house and his love for his mother Queenie, etc. It's a great movie and the music in it is a pleasure thing too. :D

NO MORE SLS!!

Okay,after reading so many stuff about SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate) on the internet, I checked the back of all cosmetics products that I own to see if there's anything evil like SLS or other toxic chemicals. Yes many of them contain SLS, actually most of them have SLS in there, shampoo, facial cleanser, makeup remover, conditioner, body wash, even toothpaste and my dear bubble gel!!

I'm not a chemistry major so I found SLS very disturbing and dangerous. It's a strong chemicals used mainly as surfactant. In household products, SLS is used to create foam and remove oil from skin. It can cause skin and eye irritation and permanent damage to children's eye. SLS is also bad for respiratory system. If these facts haven't scared you yet, CONTINUE READING!! SLS is a protein denaturant and it is a mutagen that can lead to cancer!!!

When I read these from different websites, I don't think SLS is an urban legend. It's about greedy cosmetics company being unethical to public. It's really that simple. :(

Look what CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review) says about SLS:
SLS is "safe in formulations designed for discontinuous, brief use followed by thorough rinsing from the surface of the skin".

But..we wash our face at least twice a day, take daily showers, some people even take more than that, and that's "discontinuous, brief" use?? This is just ridiculous! Even if these toxic chemicals looks perfect safe and don't cause any problem now, we should know that our body absorbs and accumulate toxins. This is no kidding!

"We really in a over-chemicalized world"...and here's a good reading about SLS or other bad chemicals. It's worth 5 minutes of your time. :D

I'm not an organic person at all and I always think organics products are generally overpriced. But between something really bad for my body and something a little more expensive than I normally pay, I'll definitely go with the second choice.

New address

I have a habit of keeping all previous addresses. To me each one of these addresses means a lot more than a place that I lived/rented. They kept me warm and sheltered me from storms outside, especially during harsh winter time. They made my heart warm and gave me a feeling of home at different times in my life. So whenever I tell others my new address, I feel happy and secured that I have a little place to go in this crazy and ever-changing world. :)

From Apple Valley, Mayflower, Ridgeland, Ellis, Palladium, E Market, Bloomington, HC...

Now it's almost time to move on to Locust. :D