Loose Fat.... Is It???

Everyone carves for that V figured shape to be on their body. Looking thin is a plus point and it has very many healthy benefits too like good blood pressure levels, good heart, active muscles and lesser freckles and wrinkles at old age. Not only these but there are other numerous benefits too like being attractive and sexy looking. But is it good enough??? I mean being thin??? No, it is said that too much of everything is bad and it is true. Too much of thinness is not good at all too. All you have to maintain is a good V figured shape, a flat belly and active muscles.

Obesity has become a very nasty problem in many countries especially developed ones like US. It prevents you from eating whatever you fell like eating, doing leisure time activities like playing with friends, keeping away from the beach and swimsuits etc. Most of all, obesity cause laziness and it makes your cells die quickly because they won't get to work. But don't worry. Fat is not a problem anymore. Here are some of the methods we gathered up and they are pretty interesting to try. What you need is a little patience and a bit of dedication. 

Green tea 

Green tea isn't known only for its cancer-fighting benefits: It may help boost your metabolism, too. People who took green-tea extract three times a day saw their metabolic rate increase by about 4 percent. (You could burn an extra 60 calories a day, which equals about six pounds a year!) It may be because green tea contains catechins, which increase levels of the metabolism-speeding brain chemical norepinephrine.

Elephant Path..........

I love wild life travelling. Jungles and forests are places where you can visit even 100 times yet be surprised at every sight. Well, what I find interesting is that the different kinds of animal species and their activities you actually get to experience and watch. Above all elephants are the most attractive.They play a vital role acting as keystone species to the Eco system they belong. Elephant or Elephas maximus is basically in two kinds as African elephant and Asian elephant. They are mammals so we can see small elephant babies feeding. Elephants are very intelligent almost equal to that of dolphins and they are the largest living animals on earth. Pretty cool, ah??  

Kandy Perahera

A subspecies known as Elephas maximus maximus found only in Sri Lanka is what I have seen. Well it is pretty hard to stay without seeing an elephant if you live in Sri Lanka as from the ancient times, elephant has been considered here as a flagship species. So it means there are plenty of places within the country for elephants. As far as we know elephants do not have natural predators thanks to being the largest to be on earth. However elephants are facing the threats of extinction due to hazardous and harmful activities of humans. As a step to conserve the elephants in Sri Lanka, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage has been built. Now there are about 80 orphaned elephants care given.  Another place is there named "Ath Athuru Sewana" where young calves are nurtured and released back to wild. These two places are much popular among foreign tourists. You can actually see elephants feeding, bathing and many other activities of them. 

Little Somethings For Home.... Part 1

Man made boards

The development of man made baords has profoundly influenced the design and construction of storage furniture. Previously only solid timber was available and considerable skill was required to make and assemble wide flat boards of even thickness that would not suffer from wrapping and splitting with changes in humidity. But stable man made boards change all that. In just a few hours, you can now make a cabinet that would have aken days of painstaking work to produce before the advent of factory made preveneered boards. Below are some of the more common boards that you will find at any good timber merchant.

• Plywood 

Plywood is a laminated material made by gluing thin sheets of wood together in layers to form boards of various thicknesses. The grain of alternate sheets are set at right angles to one another to reduce the tendancy for wood to move as it shrinks or swells. Normally plywood is made with an odd number of piles for balanced construction. Decorative veeners are often used for the surface or face piles. To reduce manufacturing costs, a slightly inferior surface veneer may be used on the back. It is a relatively cheap board comprising three birch piles only, is often used for drawer bottoms. Being flexible, it can also be nailed or glued over a curved frame, forming a tough rigid skin. 

Creating Fashion... Just the way you want!!! Part 2

Gloves

Gloves can be fashionable accessories, not simply functional apparel. Whether you choose vivid, colorful gloves or opt for the ever popular basic colors, a few embellishments can add style. Decorative braid trims can be machine stitched in place along the upper edge of the glove. When attaching trims to knit gloves, make sure that embellished gloves retain enough stretch to be pulled on and off easily. For leather gloves, machine stitch the trim in place, using a leather needle or secure it with a glue intended for leather. 

Buttons add a whimsical look to a glove. Choose buttons that will lie flat. Stitch them in place one at a time, without carrying threads between them to prevent catching the threads when putting on the gloves. This also ensures the necessary give between buttons. 

A Letter To Daddy......

Dear Daddy, 

Where to begin??? It seems only yesterday that you took me into your arms and cuddled me when I was crying in hospital. Though I don't remember anything I know you must have been really upset and really happy that day because mom left you alone giving birth to me. You never complained and you took me with a smile. You fed me, put up with my crying, you let me sleep sound at your sleepless nights. You never thought of me as a trouble. Your problems were gone with my smile. You never complained...

It was my first day at kindergarten and you were in a hurry to go to work. I felt strange with so many kids and their parents and teachers. But you knelt before me and said "Never let the fear of something take over you". I was a kid but he knew I understood it. It was hard to find money for school and you had to do overtime. No one was there to take care of me and all the burdens were on your shoulders. Yet you never complained. I know you had the chance to consider another marriage but you never did because you never wanted me to be a Cinderella. Who knows whether there will be a prince Charming for me to come and rescue me??? 

You gave up all your comforts to make me comfortable, you never tried even once to treat yourself better thinking of my happiness. Yet you never complained. 

Easy Snacks..........

Everyone love snacks, especially when you are watching a film, reading a book or during the tea time. It won't be all about junk food that we are gonna tell you about but these have some nutritional value too. So today we thought of giving you some ideas of real time easy and tasty snacks and we hoe you will try them out.....

Cheese Sticks 


Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons ice water

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
2. Combine all ingredients,except water, with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water and mixing will.
3. Form into strips with a cookie press. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 8 to 10 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

Makes about 28.