Biocera Laundry Ball - Detergents No More?

Bought this in a John Little Expo sometime back at a price of $49.90. Was quite glad cos the price I double checked at Kiddy Palace is $69.90.

Was quite enticed by it as it claims not to use any detergents to get clothes clean by its nano technology. Features touted on the website too:

1. ALLERGEN FREE AND DETERGENT FREE LAUNDRY BALL FROM KOREA.
2. NATURAL PERFUME, BETTER ANTIBACTERAL AND STERILIZING WASHING
3. REMOVES ODOR, GERMS AND OTHER HARMFUL BACTERIAS.
4. BIOCERA HAS NO CHEMICALS. CERAMIC BALL INSIDE BIOCERA BALL HAS AN ORIGINAL PATENT AND WERE FIRSTLY DEVELOPMED BY DR. JEON IN 1997.
5. NANO TECHNOLOGY, GREEN PRODUCT, MADE IN KOREA

I used it for a while and it turned bluish from yellow cos of a blue dye leak. I hope it did not "destroy" the ball.

But psychologically, my wife and I "felt" that our clothes were not really THAT clean. This kind of things very hard to tell.

So at the end, we still use some detergent plus the ball to "clean our clothes more thoroughly".

Well, for more info, see the websites below?

Distributer in Singapore
http://www.biounme.com/

Korean Channel and Info
http://www.biocera.co.kr/eng/washingball-en.html


And ZZZZZzzzzzz, Amazon sells it even more cheaply at USD29.95...

Coaxing Baby to Poo

Image by Ian Kershaw via FlickrAfter the flying poo incident, I wanted to see how I can play an active role in ensuring that Immanuel "poos on demand" instead of giving surprise attacks. Maybe even start on potty training early ( i hear some parents saying that i am mad).

Googled and read some articles online which I thought to note down for references.

Some ideas on a website I first stumbled upon
http://www.gladdads.com/2010/03/constipation-situation-how-to-make-your.html

Quite a good article on baby poo
http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Mike-Patrick%20Jr,%20MD-1104/pediascribe-7416.php

My First introduction to Elimination Communication
http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/9607/Is-It-Possible-to-PottyToilet-Train-your-BabyInfant-REVISED/#

Can we train infants to poo at desired times?
http://babyparenting.about.com/od/pottytraining/a/Infant-Potty-Training.htm

I almost died laughing when trying to take a leaf out of infant-pooping-training from animals.
http://squirrelrefuge.org/squirrel_refuge_web_site_010.htm

In the wild, baby squirrels are stimulated to urinate (pee) and defecate (poop) by their mother gently licking the genital area until the baby relieves itself.

Potty Training for Dummies - Quite comprehensive
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/potty-training-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html


Perhaps I will start experimenting soon. :)

Taiwan Wedding Photo Taking Trip - Day 5

This is the 5th day of our wedding phototaking trip. Another day of enjoyment and seeing the sights of Taipei, Taiwan.

First stop is the "Window on China" Theme Park - famous for its miniature structures.

The price list of the transportation from the various places to the theme park. Not cheap ley!

Nice landscape features as we enter

Getting our breakfast, more because we were cold than hungry

One of the tastiest sausages we have ever eaten!

Wonderful acrobats!

A welcome note!

Dun ask me what building that is.

Our favourite Doraemon!

Going to another part of the theme park only accessible by this train.

Trying a photo-taking pose.....

Taj Mahal

A mini theme park within the theme park

The Doraemon family

A huge ferris wheel

I was pulled onstage to be part of the performance...

A Doraemon museum - reminds me of the Asian Civilisation Museum

This is a very odd picture to pose in

Chopping the Doraemon stamps

Buying some merchandise

The famous 冰糖葫芦 "Ping Tang Hu Lu"

Do you believe that this is IKEA food? Yea... in Taiwan.

Some crepe..

A huge shopping centre. Nice lights.

Taiwan 101!

The dampener in Taiwan 101

Nice picture of the 101 landscape

There's this street of pet shop. Cat land!

Infamous cheap beef steak in Taiwan night markets

Can't remember which night market this is already...

After a long day out...

..... crashed before the bed is reached...

Cost of Delivery of Baby at Thomson Medical Centre

Image via WikipediaThis is the first time we are paying for bills in the hospital for a delivery of a baby.

We have always heard people giving advice like $4k is ex, $2k is cheap, depending on the type of birth, if possible avoid Cesarean etc. But we had really no idea what the breakdown of the total cost is all about and whether they are medisave deductible.

I took a little pain to tabulate the individual components down to the pill they charge us for. I just wanted to know the cost components and to see whether having babies are huge costs.

Well, just to share. Hope this helps those who are clueless like the previous me.

You can see the details published in a webpage here.

Our newborn son - Immanuel!

A little late but.... our son was born on the 23rd August 2011 in Thomson Medical Centre.

He was delivered normally under epidural.

The whole birth process took 28 hours, inclusive of 2 hours of pushing (a little on the high side).

Indeed, it was an exceptional process and an unforgettable one.

Here's a video of Immanuel at 1 day old, hiccuping.