Jamu Kunyit Asam

an old Javanese herbal drink to ease your period pain

As Indonesian especially Javanese you will very familiar with word JAMU. 

It's a local version of medicinal herbs concoction with variety taste from "OK to drink" up to bitter like sh*t

Kunyit Asam (Indonesian), Kunir Asem (Javanese) came from word Kunyit = Turmeric, and Asam = Tamarind which the main ingredient from this drink basically made from : fresh turmeric, tamarind, ginger and palm sugar.

It is a super powerful herbal drink is consumed for many purposed include:

1. Ease period pain

2. Clean up women's inner part (womb, vaginal, etc) from any infection

3. Reduce body odor, smelly sweat, and unpleasant smells from your period

4. It is work for after deliver mom too...

The fresh Ingredients

2 knob fresh old turmeric (Choose as old as you could, the older it has more turmeric-y taste)

1 knob fresh old ginger

2 table spoon fresh tamarind (I bought a wrong one, mine was tamarind mixed with salt) so I put less

2 table spoon palm sugar (or add more if you want sweeter)

1. Roast ginger and turmeric (I am too lazy to turn the oven on, end up with put them on fire)
2. Peel and slice, you will see the different between old and young turmeric. The young one has less yellowish colour.
3. Pound them
4. Add 2-3 glasses boiling water
5. Add in sugar and tamarind
6. Leave for couple minutes, strain and enjoy

I am enjoying this herbal drink so much...

We can also add some honey to add the benefit

10KM RUN INOV PACESETTER 3030 2014

Padang Merbok

02.Nov.2014

It was a cloudy morning and I feel my body getting bigger, and bigger, and heavier...

NOOOOOOOO.....

I am frustrated cos none of my current clothes fit me.

All tight, all makes me looks like caterpillar... hiks.. :'(

Since the office is getting crazy til I couldn't make a time for exercise. Always home and exhausted.

I guess join some running event will force me to do training (well, If I didn't train then I will faint during the run, that must be embarassing)

the 10KM running track

Bukit Tungku is bloody hilly makes my leg turn into jelly.

AFTER ONE AND HALF HOUR......

I made it...

to the finish line

My finishing running shirt (which I don't know when I gonna wear it again)

and my finishing medal 

PROUD OF MYSELF

The good thing about this run, the organizer made a good effort to gather all the sponsor and give us plenty booth to choose what we want to eat / drink.

I got a bunch of coupons to redeem HE HE HE 

I was excited to redeem all of them, but Mr Said its embarrassing to carry them home.

I guess I need to redeem what I want to eat there which is NONE

sulking all the way home cos I was hungry,

Mr treat me with a nice Pho to die for from The Social

YAIY....!!!

DIY Waxing with Sugar Jam

I bought waxing kit from Instagram online shop: @baliratihmalaysia (PH: +60163886553)

I love to have myself hairless-clean, but apparently it is getting costly expenses if you do wax in salon in regular schedule. It is going to be about MYR 300- MYR 400 each 3 weeks.

My sister told me to give a try this product, which originally made in Indonesia.

Different with Veet wax strips, Sugar Jam made from sugar, honey and lemon

the package arrives in a thick bubble wrap to ensure the jar is safely send by post

the waxing kit content:

1 Jar sugar wax (250 ml) about 400 gram

2 wooden spatula

10 pcs washable waxing strips

direction to use and how to store

The thick sugar jam content

Different with DIY hair removal sold in Malaysia which light yellow and thin

Sugar Jam is quite thick, dark colour

I heat up in a boiling water for about 10 min.

Well, sugar jam can be use with or without heated up.

But I want the SPA feeling, so I prefer warm sugar wax

Soak in the boiling water to keep it warm.

And see the thick jam... hehehe..

Ready to wax...????

The pict I pick from the website cos I forgot to take my own...

but this is my waxing results...

picked to the root...

WAS IS PAIN..? NOT AT ALL COMPARED TO VEET WAX

DO I NEED TO PUT A LOT..?  JUST APPLY LITTLE AND MAKE SURE THE SKIN IS DRY AND CLEAN

again, the strips are washable. I just soak them in a tap water for 10 minutes to dissolve the sugar.

Then rinse

and wash them with a soft liquid detergent

rinse once more

you done.....

Hang them like how I did

and they are ready to use again... :)

SAVE A LOT OF BUCKS