NARUKO Skin Care Review: Rose & Snow Fungus

Hi everyone, today's post will be very different in nature from my typical blog posts. I will be starting a series of skin care reviews by a Taiwanese brand called NARUKO. If you are not familiar with the brand and would like to know more about it, visit this website. Due to Naruko's wide range of skin care lines (suited to the needs of every skin type), I am dividing my review into four parts – one at a time, according to each line. Also, I will only be reviewing the products that I have tried/am trying at present. Kindly note that this is not a mere attempt to endorse their products for the sake of receiving compensations. With that said, I am in no way affiliated with Naruko, nor am I getting paid to do these reviews. Without further ado, let's get to it (after you make this jump vv).

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day VIII

May 28, 2011

Jagalan, Surakarta

I am a very curious person. When curiosity strikes my conscience, most of the time following through becomes compulsive. That is what happened to me today. This morning I braced myself to actually visit the slaughterhouse in the flesh. I had been waiting to do this since the second day I got here (because on the first day, I arrived after they had finished butchering the pigs). I hope my photo-taking skills were subtle enough as not to have offended the workers there. The experience was more emotional and psychological rather than physical. But of course, I dared not making any tangible contact with the animal's dreary and gruesome remains. Still, my insides were churning as I allowed my mind to conceptualize the notion of consuming this animal as tonight's dinner, and the fact that back in Canada, I had been indulging in the scrumptious, mouthwatering tang of this animal in the form of a succulent rack of BBQ Baby Back Ribs. Now it has definitely given me the heebie jeebies. Here are some visuals to feed your lingering curiosity. May I warn those devout pork-eaters, however, that after seeing these pictures, you might not be as big of fans of pork anymore (or not, if you've got "less of a heart" for "that kind of stuff"). Proceed at your own discretion.

INDONESIA: Mission Trip 2011 Day VII

May 27, 2011

Jagalan, Surakarta

This morning, the pigs were yet again, screaming at the top of their lungs, ruthlessly and endlessly crying for mercy (if you don't know what I'm talking about, refer to the post here). 

It was Kak Ester and Kak Elyda's turn to present at today's seminar. Their topic was Children's Ministry. Kak Ester did the first half and Kak Elyda took the second. Their presentation was highly interactive and fairly engaging! We got to do a really neat tie-dye artwork nearing the end.

RQ: Random Quote #29

About responsibility

"Much is expected from those to whom much is given."

– C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity 

How to Save Money

I wrote this a while back and recently re-discovered it in my diary. I hope it helps a slight bit :-).

HOW TO SAVE MONEY
By yours truly

If you want to save money, first you need to create some D-R-A-M-A.

D: Determine
• Only buy what you need, not what you want.
R: Resist (discipline)
• Resist the urge/temptation to make an unnecessary purchase.
A: Ask yourself (reflection)
• Is this an investment? Is it worth the purchase?
M: Measure
• Verify the quality and lasting power; shelf life.
A: Analyze
• Examine your  previous "shopping experiences; what you learned along the way––what you did and should have/not have done.


XO,