Daifonai Medicated Oil - Where can I buy this?

ayaz — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:56:35 +0800

Hi,

I'm looking for this on behalf of a friend. He says it works for sciatica, and he was given some and has been trying to figure out where to buy it.

I've checked with quite a number of traditional/chinese medicine halls with no luck.

Would anyone have any idea? Preferably in Klang Valley where I'm based.

I know the factory is in Johor, but haven't been able to get in touch with them either on whether they do mail order.
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Ayaz's Workout Journal

ayaz — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:25:01 +0800

Quick summary:
All weight figures are based off weekly averages.

17 March 2010 - 108kg
11 April 2010 - 105kg (this is when I first started keeping a log)
11 Apr-17 Apr 2010 - 104.25kg (Week 1)
2 May-8 May 2010 - 101.63kg (Week 4)
30 May-5 Jun 2010 - 96.85kg (Week 8)
27 Jun-3 Jul 2010 - 93kg (Week 12)
4 Jul-10 Jul 2010 - 91.75kg (Week 13) (Total lost -16.25kg)

Targets:
1 Aug-7 Aug 2010 - 87.5kg (Week 17) [First mid-term target] revised on 11 Jul 2010
Old target- 85kg (Week 17)

24 Oct-30 Oct 2010 - 75kg (Week 29) [Second mid-term target (tentative)] revised on 11 Jul 2010
Old target - 75kg (Week 25)

Right, here's the story.

I'm male, approaching my mid thirties ( , getting old). Height of 178cm. I fly a desk. My family has some medical history (cardiac, diabetes etc) but thankfully I seem to have avoided all of that. The only thing I have experienced is some fairly nasty physical injuries (mainly due to my own stupidity).

I began to realise sometime in early March of 2010 that I was on my way to disasterville. With my family's medical history and the fact that my weight had been steadily climbing, I knew I had to do something about it.

I spent a good couple of days reading up on exercise, diets, calories etc. As well as browsing through disaster stories due to obesity to ensure that my psych was reinforced (don't want to go down that path, no sirree).

I had an extremely underutilised gym membership (heh) which I decided to put back to good use. I started on March 17, 2010.

At that time, I weighed 108kg, waistline at 40 inches, BMI of 34.08. I didn't keep a record of my activities until April 11, 2010. So I'll have to summarise a bit from the beginning till that time.

Initially, I hit the gym three times a week. I focused only on cardio activities as I have a fear of doing any form of strength training (wonderful those physical injuries I experienced in the past).

I work out usually from late morning till a little after lunch.

My cardio routine was one hour on the elliptical (cross-trainer) machine, and one hour on the treadmill. For the elliptical, I typically run at a constant speed of between 7.5km/h to 9.5km/h. I increase the speed that I run each day until I hit the limit that I set (9.5km/h) before increasing the resistance by one.

For the treadmill, I started out really slow. 4.1km/h, lowest incline. Increasing the speed by 0.1km/h every 6 minutes. After a couple of weeks, I increased the starting speed gradually. I do not use the treadmill at speeds faster then 6.0km/h. I've experienced microfractures on my leg in the past (when I was fitter, lighter) running on the treadmill so I work on it cautiously.

My goal on both machines was to ensure that each session I used them, the results would show that I burned more calories compared to the previous session.

On April 11, 2010 my weight was down to 105kg. I decided to formally record some of the details and snippets of my exercise routines. I'll be chronicling my workout journal on a weekly basis with details of what has occurred for that week.

My diet is three meals a day. Sometimes with a snack in between lunch and dinner.

Beverages: Almost always water. On average I drink about 5-5.5 litres of water a day.

Breakfast:
2 large slices of (homemade) wholemeal bread. 40g per slice. One microwaved egg. No spreads (butter, jam or the like).
Estimated calorie count: 100c per slice, 1.5g fat per. Egg should be about 70c, 5g fat.
Cup of coffee with creamer, no sugar. (10c, 1g fat - this is from the creamer).
Total: 280c, 9g fat.

Note: For the first two months I used to vary between butter and peanut butter. I've only started taking an egg for the last couple of weeks).

Lunch:
This is going to sound cliche, but I live on Subway sandwiches for lunch (go Jared Fogle!) since I love bread. I used to go for their daily special (RM7.50 for a six inch sub, one type of special for every day of the week). In the last couple of weeks, I've changed that choice to another sub if the daily isn't healthy. Only found out how damaging some of the dailies can be (i.e. Meatball 6" Sub is 600c, 27g of fat!).

I've fixed my choices to (with cheese): Roast Beef (330c, 8g fat), Turkey Breast (320c, 6.5g fat), Turkey Breast and Turkey Ham (340c, 8g fat).
Total: 340c, 8g fat.

Tea/Snack:
Usually an energy bar, or sometimes a couple of biscuits. Whatever is handy and available I guess although nothing exceptionally damaging. I do not take this every day. Perhaps every other day.
Total (energy bar): 90c, 4g fat.

Dinner:
As this is a family event, this is dependant on what the family wants to eat. Sometimes it's home cooked food (rice + dishes) or it may be to go out and eat something. We very rarely do fast food though (4-5 times a year these days). The rice is unfortunately white rice, can't change that without having a revolution at home.

Total (estimate): 700c, 20g fat. [This is only an estimate, it's a nightmare trying to figure out a more exact count. Spent a fair amount of time on this]

Estimated daily calorie total: 1410c, 41g fat.

I do eat fruits at times although not as often these days.

The calorie count does seem a little low vis a vis the workout sessions. But I feel fine afterwards, no exhaustion or the like. I do nap at times in the afternoon though (on workout days) but this seems to be due to the lack of anything to work on then anything else.

On April 11th I worked out a more formal plan on what my weight loss goals will be. I aimed to lose 1.25kg a week (this is a little higher then I thought I'd be able to achieve - but I'd rather set a high goal then an easier one). I defined a week as the period from Sunday to Saturday. After each workout session, hitting the sauna for 15 minutes, and taking a shower. I would weigh myself using the same gym scale wearing only a towel. I would then average the recorded weight to show my weekly weight.

Starting from 105kg at Week 1 (Apr 11), I aimed to hit 85kg at the end of Week 17 (Aug 7). This is my first mid-term goal. The fasting month begins just after Week 17, on August 11 to be exact, which will likely put my routines out of whack.

My second mid-term goal is to hit 75kg. Tentatively, I've set it to the end of Week 25 (Oct 2). But this is all dependant on what occurs during the fasting month.

I am not against changing my targets and dates. I'm like a good stock market analyst, always anchoring and adjusting when the price moves.

I haven't done a body fat analysis as yet, will get around to asking one of the gym instructors soon.

On to the show:
[1 hour on elliptical and 1 hour on treadmill unless otherwise stated. Heart rate always pushed to about 150-165bpm on elliptical]

Oh and besides the workout, I would walk just a little under 3.0km home. This included stairs, pedestrian bridges, hilly slopes etc. Yes, under the hot sun, but I actually enjoy doing that.

Shown are dates of workout, calories burned (in total) and weight on the scale.

Week 1 - Target 105kg
11 Apr - 1150c - 105kg
13 Apr - 1151c - 104.5kg
14 Apr - 1225c - 103.5kg
15 Apr - 1240c - 104kg
Total Calories: 4766c, Weight: 104.25kg (-0.75kg)
Week 1

Week 2 - Target 103.75kg
18 Apr - Walked to town and back for the heck of it (I enjoy walking!), Total time 3 hours, estimated distance 9km.
22 Apr - Sick - 102.5kg (using my home scale)
Weight: 102.5kg (-1.25kg)
Miserably ill from a flu. Did not work out the entire week.
Week 2

Week 3 - Target 102.5kg
26 Apr - 1215c - 102.25kg
27 Apr - 1217c - 101.75kg - Took the train home.
29 Apr - Walked to town and back. Total time 5 hours, estimated distance 13km.
1 May - 1248c - 102kg - Weight inputted in machines set to 102kg (from 105kg previously).
Total Calories: 3680c, Weight: 102kg (-0.5kg)
Week 3

Week 4 - Target 101.25kg
3 May - 1261c - 102kg
4 May - 1249c - 101.75kg - Walked only halfway home before calling for a ride due to rain, meh.
5 May - 1275c - 101.25kg
6 May - 1295c - 101.5kg
Total Calories: 5080c, Weight: 101.63kg (+0.62kg)
Comment: Geez, why are people such slobs in the locker room. The fricking basket to throw the used towels in is right behind you but you leave it on the bench? Gah!
Week 4

Week 5 - Target 100kg
9 May - Walked to town and back. Total time 4 hours 15 minutes, estimated distance 12km.
11 May - 1299c - 100.5kg
12 May - 1306c - 101kg - Weight inputted in machines set to 101kg (from 102kg previously)
13 May - 1320c - 100.5kg - Used ankle weights whilst walking home.
14 May - 1363c - 100.375
Total Calories: 5288c, Weight: 100.59kg. (+0.59kg)
Comment: I wore a pair of ankle weights that I haven't used for a long time for my walk home. Almost died the first day I used it, heh. So out of shape. Started using them ever since May 13, but not whilst in the gym.
Week 5

Week 6 - Target 98.75kg
16 May - Walked to town and back. Also walked around the Bukit Nanas forest reserve. Good grief, uphill walks are still no joke for me. Instead of the constant movement I do whilst walking around town, I had to stop every 10 minutes or so. Total time 4 hours 15 minutes, estimated distance 9km.
17 May - 1400c - 101kg. Cross-trainer (CTX) is at level 11. Treadmill is constant 5.2km/h, incline of 1.5.
18 May - 970c - 100kg. Ctx level 12. Didn't do treadmill. Drove to and from gym today. Explanation below.
19 May - 1410c - 99.5kg - Weight inputted in machines set to 100kg (from 101kg previously). Taking the train home every time from today onwards (explanation below).
21 May - 1425c - 98.5kg
22 May - 1482c - 99kg - Treadmill now constant 6.0km/h, incline 2.0.
Comment: On May 18, I had to go to the hospital for a checkup. Ever since I feel sick during Week 2, I've had a nagging dry cough which. In the beginning of this week I had problems drawing in a full breath which made things tough for me. Diagnosed with Chronic Bronchitis. Advised not to walk home anymore due to pollution, bleh, guess I'll have to start taking the train home from now on (I prefer not to drive). Hospital Bill: RM500+
Total Calories: 6687c, Weight: 99.6kg (+0.85kg)
Week 6

I'll post about Week 7 tomorrow (the end of the week).

Comments (constructive ones especially ) are always appreciated.

Edit: Fonts, coloring plus a little additional information (whether my weight is under (coloured red) or above (coloured green) my weekly target).

[addedon]May 29, 2010, 3:43 pm[/addedon]Week 7 - Target 97.5kg
23 May - 1495c - 99kg
25 May - 958c - 98.5kg - Weight inputted in machines set to 99kg (from 100kg previously). Strength Training. No Treadmill for this day.
26 May - 1460c - 98.5kg
27 May - 1208c - 97.25kg - Weight inputted in machines set to 98kg (from 99kg previously). Strength Training. Treadmill for only 30 minutes for this day.
28 May - 1499c - 97kg
29 May - 1513c - 97.5kg - Strength Training
Total Calories : 8133c, Weight 97.96kg (+0.46kg)
Week 7

For Cardio for this week, I'm now at L12 for the Elliptical Machine, ended the week pushing at 10.3km/h for one full hour. For the Treadmill, I ended the week at 5.7km/h at an incline of 2.5.

After much consideration I decided to bite the bullet and do some strength training. I utilised the gym's machines for this.

Pulldown - 35kg - 8/8/8
Abdominal - 35kg - 8/8/8
Chest Press - 25kg - 8/8/8
Shoulder Press - 15kg - 8/8/8
Biceps Curl - 12.5kg - 8/8/8
Leg Extension - 25kg - 8/8/8
Seated Leg Curl - 35kg - 8/8/8

Random observations for the week:
I didn't realise I had a tiny hole in one of my ankle weights. What I thought was dirt getting into my shoes was actually small ball bearings that were falling out. (I R a genius) Will have to attempt to put a patch on it using my leet (non-existent) sewing skills.

A lot of people seem to have poor sauna etiquette. Before coming in, why not take a peek through the window in the door to see if it's too crowded (or if you just don't want to share the room with anyone else) instead of opening the door, glancing in, then closing the door. You're letting cold air in by doing so.

Oh and considering that the sauna only operates at a measly 80 degress Celcius, I find it amazing the number of people who come in, stay for all of 60 seconds before getting out. I had to check to make sure that I didn't have any BO which was scaring them away (conclusion: I don't have BO )

Finally for goodness sakes, don't get out of the sauna and immediately jump into the jacuzzi. Have the decency to rinse off first.

New goals set during the week:
I've got only 10 weeks left before the fasting month and my target of 85kg is almost 13kg based on my weekly weight average. I've decided to ramp up the number of gym sessions if I'm able to. I'm hoping to try for 6 days a week (3 of cardio only, and 3 of cardio+strength), which will mean a total of 60 sessions.

Realistically though I don't think I'll be able to meet the targetted number of sessions (60 days out of 70 is really tough). So at worst, it'll be 5 sessions a week (50 total) or as a compromise 5/6 sessions on alternate weeks (55 sessions).

At 60 sessions, I'll have to lose an average of 217g a session. At 55, 236g. And at 50 it'll be 260g. This is not taking into consideration any buildup of muscle mass (however small it may be).

LCD Monitor - Blurriness

ayaz — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:41:28 +0800

Bought a Benq E2400HD (24") LCD monitor 3 days ago.

Hooked it up and been loving it ever since, until today. I had a Windows update auto-download and install, and then it asked me to reboot the system.

After rebooting, the display became slightly blurry (very noticeable with regards to text especially). This confused me a bit. Tried to troubleshoot the issue, no luck in solving it thus far.

The Windows update was something to do with IE7. I used system restore to prior to the installation of the windows update, still the same problem, the display is somewhat blurry.

I'm running the monitor at the max native resolution, 1920 x 1080 (this is a 16:9 aspect display), 60 hertz refresh rate. I also uninstall the LCD driver and re-installed with a fresh copy, still no change. Running it at lower resolutions, I can still see the blurriness in question.

Tried tweaking all the settings on the monitor as well as the display card settings, still no luck. Interesting thing with the display though, I switched the display mode from Standard to Movie/Picture/Dynamic, and it's noticeably a lot sharper although contrast/brightness is lowered in those modes.

The monitor come's with Senseye mode, which allows the screen to be split in half running two different modes (standard on the left half, other modes on the right) and the difference is very noticeable.

Anyone else ever encoutnered a problem like this before? Will be troubleshooting further later when I can get another rig to hook up to this monitor. At the moment, still tearing out my hair (or what's left of it) though.

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