18. March 2010 by admin.

Speaking about baking soda! Didn’t I just mention about it earlier as one of the main ingredients for the Irish soda bread?  Oh yes!  But for now it is for something you’ve probably heard  for years from your grandparents or Mom and Dad or even recently from your buddies.  I myself have heard it too.  What I’m talking about is……

The Baking Soda: As an eco-friendly alternative to toothpaste we’ve been used to since time immemorial.     

Yep it can be used as an  agent to whiten our  teeth and freshen our mouth!  We’ve heard it right but have we tried it yet? This cheap and accessible product in any household and supermarkets or grocery is indeed a multi-taskin performer.   In fact I for one just bought another  box today for the fridge (another use for soda) and for how much? Only for a dollar vis-à-vis the whitening strips ($25-$30)  and other whitening treatments (e.g. cosmetic teeth procedure) which may cost you a thousand bucks or even more!  

For us who will use it for the first time, the following modified steps can be undertaken. ( Note that these steps have already  been adopted and published in the web apparently for public consumption).

1.    Place (probably 1/5 or1/4 tsp)  baking soda in a small container, probably in a glass or bowl.

2.    Dissolve/Mix it with water and the latter will help create a paste

3.    Dip toothbrush into the mixture and take a portion of it just enough for your brushing requirements

4.    Brush your teeth as you would normally do (but brush gently around your gums so it wont irritate them)

5.    Rinse it out well with water after brushing

Caution:  As much as possible or it depends on your prerogative,  you may wish to consult your dentist before trying it,  particularly for those wearing  retainers and braces and the like.   It is well advised that it may be best to use this method once every two weeks as the soda itself  has a rather  rough feeling in your mouth. It may hurt sensitive gums but  once you get the hang of it….it is nothing!   What is important however is that , the product is tested, proven,  safe, organic, economical and most of all an effective medium of boasting a whiter and cleaner teeth and a fresher breath!

Now having said this, may I see your smile ? 

Whooah !  Amazingly freshly pearly beautiful smile!

Seriously, you wont get the results (whitening factor) overnight….it may take a while. But you will get the fresh clean feeling immediately!

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16. March 2010 by admin.

Almost all of the latest state-of- the- art cellular phones have decent built-in camera but I am still a buff of a real one.   While I do admit  that I can still be picture conscious or camera shy  especially if it is someone I don’t know who is clicking it,  my being an aficionado of  designing photo galleries still makes me pose my best  shot just for the heck of it!   Indeed, a picture can paint a thousand words and that what makes  a camera so priceless to all of us.

To hit the market pretty soon,  the most recently announced  Panasonic Lumix DMC G-2 (Micro Four Thirds cameras)  is supercool – it has an intuitive touch control capability for easy snapping of photos.   It’s considered as the world’s first digital  interchangeable lens camera with a movable LCD.  Another nifty plus, just like its predecessor (G1), G2 has a display that can flip and swivel. It has also a 720-quality video recording function and captures AVCHD LIte compression which allow users to record for longer durations, which is just appropriate for bloggers like me.

Other features include a 12.1 megapixel  LIVE MOS  sensor, the high speed , high performance Venus engine as well as various softwares to assist the user to edit  videos. It will be available in red, blue and black. The price?  That we have to wait and see!

Here, take a glimpse of the G2!  For more info. go to panasonic.com

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13. March 2010 by admin.

Did you know that……

• Based on an annual survey of physician’s salaries,   medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors? 
• According to Meritt Hawkins and Associates (MHA), primary care doctors were offered an average base salary of $173,000  in 2009 vis-à-vis the average base salary of  $189,000 for certified nurse anesthetist or CRNAs?  
• MHA’s projections for 2010 showed that CRNAs average base salary ($186,000) will still be higher compared  to family physicians ($178,000) ?

*CRNAs are advanced practice nurses who administer anesthesia to patients.  A salient difference between CRNAs and anesthesiologist is that “when anesthesia is administered by a nurse anesthetist , it is still recognized as a practice of nursing rather than a practice of medicine”.

So,  nurses out there, my relatives and friends ….I guess this is a good investment.  It appears that there is a  pot of gold after  undergoing  a training for and being certified as CRNA.  A paradigm shift in your current field of expertise may be worth considering!

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12. March 2010 by admin.

Apple’s latest iPad which will be available in the US market on April 3, 2010 will make other netbooks and laptops even look big and obsolete. For someone like me who wants to be updated of what’s the hottest buzz in town at all times, I would love to have this super high tech gadget within my reach!  How I wish…..calling, calling bighearted guys out there!  CEO S. Jobs ….I hope you can spare me one! J Thank you for your generosity in advance….really hoping huh! 

Thin, light and handy, the iPad has a multi-touch screen of 9.7 inches diagonally  and 0.5 inch thin and just weighs 1.5 lbs.  Apple said iPad is one of its most revolutionary products, most advanced technologies ever created, and it is where its latest innovations can be found.  “It does things no tablet PC, netbook, or e-reader could”.

And the incredible price……starts at $499.00! Chicken for the haves but for the have nots like .., it’s just a dream! (sigh)

For an accurate photo of the iPad and additional  information , please visit its website at www.apple.com.

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