Ridsect vs Mospell Vaporizer

Been having mosquitoes problem lately so tried a few counter attack measurements.

My first option was Ridsect mosquito aerosol spray. Just what I needed but after using for 2 nights, I realised I will personally die first from inhaling the insecticides before it have any effect on the targetted prey. That's cos the smell was way too overpowering.

Next option is supposed to be a natural remedy with 24hours protection. Selling for RM9.99 in Giant and RM9.90 in Sogo.

The supplier list it as:-
Herbal extracts Aromatic, therapeutic, air refreshing
Last for 60 days. Area covers up to 37m2.

Mospell Vaporizer-230ml  is a natural, therapeutic and effective way of repelling mosquitoes It is a unique formulation contains natural herbal extracts which have no side-effects, environmental friendly yet-effectively repel mosquitoes.

The aromatic essential oils found in Mospell Vaporizer are aromatic, therapeutic with air refreshing properties.

check out their link:- http://webflexx.com/clients/airefresh/prod_mospell.html


VERDICT

PRO:-
Been using it since early March 2011 and must admit there are less mosquitoes, almost none.

Did not really notice the air refreshing properties but when I do smell the product, it's a pleasant "serai" smell.

CON:-
This product works by soaking a sponge-like material into the liquid. So this pad tends to dry up meaning I have to tilt the bottle to re-soak the sponge from time to time.

It works best in an enclosed room setting so you may need to buy 2 if your room is too big.

IKEA's RM2.30 clock

Just bought a clock from IKEA. Only RM2.30 so really cheap.

Note that the original "version":-

1) does not come with a "second hand". So the picture from Ikea is not really accurate.

2) has silver hands (I painted them with pink nail polish so that it's easier for me to tell time) and I cut the alarm hand cos it's almost as long at the minute hand so I was constantly confused by them.

Initially I was a bit concern about the "ticking" sound but was pleasantly surprised that there were none.

Unfortunately my joy was shortlived as after 2 weeks or so the clock began to "tick". And tick it did until I had to move it from my room to my bathroom.

PRO: price
CON: noise

Makeup Base - Dior vs Shiseido

Running out of makeup base soon, so asked for free samples from Dior and Shiseido as both just introduced new makeup base.

Dior is the UV Shield BB cream with SPF 50 (about RM170 for 30ml)

Shiseido is White Lucent Brightening Spot Control Base [new formula] with SPF 35 (about RM155 for 30ml)

Tried both but on half side of the face each. After a few days of use, my VERDICT:-

Personally (as different people may have different skin types) Shiseido is better as easier to apply and I prefer makeup that are fragrance free. Dior smells a bit flowery.

But most importantly Dior BB cream leaves my skin - especially the eye area a bit dry at the end of the day.

Family Brand Fly Trap

Been having flies trouble in the house lately. Found this Fly Trap (3pcs for RM4.80). So there I was very enthusiastic with my new "toy" hoping to catch me some flies.

Even my sister was so happy and surprised to see so many flies trapped. I was momentarily ecstatic too until I realised she must be referring to the printed flies and lizards on the paper. Bummer marketing gimmick.

RESULT
DAY 1 - Only manage to catch 1 fly (yes not plural)
DAY 2 - same old fly still there. So add a small piece of bread as bait. Got me 2 more flies. Yes finally!
DAY 3 - same group of 3 flies :(
DAY 4 - added small bits of anchovies ("ikan bilis")
DAY 5 - 3 more victims (a fly, a small fly and a yellow color water bug I think)

VERDICT

At the same time, my dad bought a fly swat. He's been exterminating about 10 flies every day.

Fly Trap 6 : 50 Fly Swat
Fly swat wins hands down. So save your money and buy a fly swat instead. You'll even get a workout at the same time ;D

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When "ahs" are better than "ums"

Into my 2nd day of learning Turkish language. Lonely Planet Phrasebooks is smart enough to include some common errors, mistakes that could get you in trouble when experimenting with the language.

One particular one which caused my jaw to drop was found in page 38 (bottom).

The ums and ahs... When I shared this with my Turkish boss, he was so excited and surprised that I knew such a fact.

He shared that when he first came to Malaysia he could not understand why we have a bank in Malaysia called amBank cos in Turkish am means...(censored) and hence am bank would mean a bank or reserve of (am).

So whenever any of his turkish friends come to visit, he gets the same exclamation from them and many would make it a point to snap pictures of the bank. Yes it would indeed be a man's wildest dream come true if such a bank exist.

No Yes? Yes No?

Lately been feeling kind of down after reading the news report on Japan.

So far the stories painted a very bleak outlook especially with the possible meltdown in the Fukushima nuclear reactor. Yahoo! news is not helping with all the sensationalized media reporting.

I stopped reading the moment I compare Yahoo! news with some blogs on how japanese are going about their lives as normally as possible. A japanese friend blog about how she attended a painting exhibition in Kyoto on 15 March 2011.

Anyhow to take my mind of the matter I decided to try and learn Turkish language - partly fuelled by the desire to understand my turkish boss and since I bought a Turkish phrasebook many years ago I thought why not.

The first few pages of the phrasebook were quite interesting and I could not put the book down in the first 20 minutes.

Here is the page which I find quite amusing cos I can see my boss doing it sometimes. So the next time you see a turkish guy nodding to your question - remember to check his facial expression as well cos it may well be a no ;D