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Gargi (2022), anyone watched it?

Alocasia — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:13:41 +0800

Anyone watched it already?

What's your thoughts on the ending?

Ps: pls use the SPOILER function lol if not later kena scold by those who haven't watched it 😂

Let me start first:

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They are paying u RM50 for your poop 💩💩💩

Alocasia — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:33:20 +0800

Saw this on the news yesterday

Went to their website and saw that they will give participants RM50 to collect their poop and pee to do research.

https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/1000mymicrobiome/home

Will you try?

Unker pls share your experience with recession

Alocasia — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 23:26:01 +0800

Malaysia recession history:

1985: haven't born yet but heard from my father that this one is worst. He even lost his job.

1997: remembered read from the news that this one is bad also. But too young to remember/ experience anything.

2008: still schooling so didn't feel anything. Heard that this one didn't hit Msia that hard.

Can /k pls share your stories here?
Which one hit you?
How did you weather through the storms?

OR

Did you seize the chance and build wealth from it?

TQ.

Taking Probiotics? How do u choose what suits u?/

Alocasia — Sat, 07 May 2022 22:17:21 +0800

My SO has been suffering from acid reflux + poor sleep quality for years. He has tried many things along the way: Melatonin/ meditation/ acupuncture point massage/ zero caffeinated drinks and etc. You name it and none seems to improve his wellbeing in general.
He is also taking GAVISCON, managed to control the reflux symptoms, but need to take after every meal and LONG TERM.

After much research, we figured that he should try taking probiotics to improve his gut health and hopefully overall health.

We went to the 'pharmacy street' in one of the busy neighborhoods. Little did we know, there are so many types/ brands and price range, and every pharmacy seems to carry quite a different product range.

We did some homework before going, but we were still dazzled by the range and hardselling salesperson lol.
Some of the things to consider when buying the probiotics:
- cfu (ideally the higher the better)
- storage conditions (buying online may not be ideal because u dunno whether it was exposed under the hot sun before reaching to you)
- bacteria strains (if got special conditions, might want to look for those with specific strains)
- prebiotics (ideally better to have to encourage growth of the good bacteria)

Most of the salesperson are just trying to sell it to you, "this one good", "many ppl bought this", and I doubt a pharmacist would be in a better position to consult, because
- there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to gut microbiome
- they don't have your lab report
- they won't know what good bacteria is lacking in your gut

What is more these things are not cheap, and it takes time to consume until u experience the effect. I feel that the general public are inadequately informed, but the market for probiotics are RAMPANT!

Looking for more discussion amidst the probiotics trends.
QUESTIONS:
- What probiotics are u taking?
- what reasons making u start taking?
- experience any health improvement so far?

US Fed meeting this week

Alocasia — Tue, 03 May 2022 22:26:06 +0800

Source CNBC:

QUOTE

KEY POINTS
•Markets expect the Federal Reserve on Wednesday to announce a half-percentage point increase in its benchmark interest rate.

•Fears are growing over how aggressive the central bank will have to be to tame inflation.

• "A recession at this stage is almost inevitable," former Fed vice chair Roger Ferguson told CNBC.

Will Malaysia OPR follow the footsteps?

Flying from KUL to JHB now

Alocasia — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 10:50:54 +0800

Hi all, I will be flying to JB for work via AA.
May I know if there's any travel requirements currently?
Checked online that need to fill up the 'pre-departure' form under MySJ.

Need to submit 'physical result of swab test', really???!
Anyone who has just taken domestic flight can enlighten me on this?
Thank u.