New Cure for Acne

I know that doesn't sound like an interesting title...but don't click away just yet. This will be an interesting post...trust me.


PHNOM PENH - A CONDOM lubricant designed for sex workers and gay men has become a popular acne cure among female Cambodians, women in the capital and local media said on Thursday.

(I told you its interesting...)

Number One Plus, a water-based lubricant produced by health organisation Population Services International (PSI), is an excellent cure for acne, 29-year-old vendor Tep Kemyoeurn told AFP.

'After I used it for three days, all of my acne dried up and went away,' she said. 'Many people believe in it,' she added.

Khen Vanny, 29, from Phnom Penh, told AFP that women of all ages have taken to using the lubricant to get rid of spots.

'It is very effective. Some people don't believe in it but people who do really get a good result,' she said, adding: 'My youngest sister and my aunt use it too.'

Another woman told Khmer-language Kampuchea Thmey newspaper that she had used many kinds of medicine to treat acne but none had worked.

'After that my friends, who work at garment factories in Phnom Penh, advised me to apply the lubricant from Number One Plus condoms on my face every night,' she told the paper.

'And just within three to four nights, the acne on my face gradually and then totally disappeared,' she added.

A vendor near a factory in the coastal city of Sihanoukville told the newspaper that she sold packets of Number One Plus lubricant for 500 riels (17 Singapore cents) to many women every day.

The paper urged experts to conduct research about the phenomenon.

PSI were not immediately available for comment on the apparent cosmetic benefits of their product. -- AFP -(LINK)

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There's something I like to know...who was the first person that looked at the lubricant and said 'Hmm...lets put some on my face and see.' Er... wait..maybe I think I know how it got there...

If you want to be a politician...

To any of you out there who have hopes of being involved with politics one day...





Well...



Make sure you delete all your embarrassing photos permanently first.

Who is Vincent?

Recently when ironing my clothes, I noticed this.

Vincent????

Another Vincent

The last time I checked my IC, the name written there is still Ted. Now that I've discovered the 'Vincents,' I am a bit reluctant to wear it. It feels really weird wearing clothes with other people's names written on it.

Can't make this one out but doesn't look like Vincent

Are my clothes seeing someone else I should know about?

Breakfast of Champions

Usain Bolt winning the gold and breaking the world record for the 100m

BEIJING — Usain Bolt celebrated his coronation as the world’s fastest man 20 meters early, throwing out his arms and thumping his chest. But he still obliterated the world record in the 100 meters Saturday night, turning his Olympic gold medal performance into a show of astounding talent. (LINK)

So how did the fastest man in the world prepare for his race?

"I woke up at 11, then I had lunch," Bolt says. "Some nuggets," he says. Yes, the greasy McDonald's kind. "And then I pretty much went back to my room, and slept again, for like two hours. Then I went back, got some more nuggets." It's the breakfast, lunch and dinner of champions. (LINK)

You've heard it from the man himself...
1) Wake up late.
2) Eat junk food.
3) Take more naps.
4) Eat more junk food.

I'm going to be a champion starting from today.

3 Bound Mice

When it comes to catching rats, I've always had the best results with rat glue. There are lots of restaurants near to my work place and they like to pop by make a mess whenever they have the time.

Recently the rats weren't falling for the trap. Before this it always had a 100% success rate. So were the rats getting smarter? After 3 tries of failure, we re-evaluated the situation. Everything that we have set from Day 1 were all constant except for the food. So one of my staff suggested that the food was not enticing enough. That made sense...since the bait used for the trap has always been leftovers from my dinners. We've always used cha kuey teow before this but I've been on a bit of a healthy eating plan lately. The low fat tuna chunks probably weren't that inviting.

Having agreed on a new strategy, we tried again with toppings from a pizza and man did it work.



Heheh...I guess this makes up for the past 3 failures.

Monkey Biz

Image from HERE

Hmm...looking at our political situation now, I guess we're too late. They're already in charge.

(Can't Get No) Satisfaction?

‘Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him – for this is his lot. Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work – this is a gift of God.’

I was listening to one of John Frusciante's (pic above) solo when the quote above (believed to be from the wise King Solomon) popped into my mind. Frusciante is a brilliant guitarist, well maybe not as elaborate in his techniques as Steve Vai or Joe Satriani, but the way he puts his soul and energy into his songs makes up for it. He's successful in his career, has made it big and probably living the good life - but is he happy? I probably will never know the answer to this unless I am Frusciante himself.

As for me, I’ve not made it big yet, am doing alright with my career and living a relatively simple life. Being a community pharmacist is at times very challenging and at times very boring and mundane but that’s something we all have to deal with. After 10 years of marriage to your spouse, will you tell him/her that it is so boring to see their face everyday? No, you deal with it! Look forward to new challenges and experiences together. However, being satisfied and happy with your work doesn’t mean having no ambitions or staying stagnant either.

I do not know if I will be working the same job 10 or even 5 years from now, but I want to learn to appreciate it. Every night when I lie down to sleep, I want to be able to say that I'm pleased with my work today.