http://buddingplanet.com Jasmin's random thoughts on health, life, environment and family. Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:25:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Omg! When I saw this video, I immediately thought that it was a fabulous idea. Previously, I had a helper from an improvised Indonesian state. Nancy used to walk for half a day to collect water from a river to bring home as drinking water. She's gone back now, but if ... http://buddingplanet.com/helping-villagers-collect-water-using-fog Recently, New New Zealand parents were up in arms over the fact that certain baby wipes sold at the stores had banned preservatives called iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC). in it.  What's worse is that parents who want a refund has gotta dig for the purchase receipt. Heck, if it was me, I'd ... http://buddingplanet.com/commercial-baby-wipes-arent-exactly-good-for-babies I'm all for unusual marketing concepts for restaurants but  seriously who wants to eat in a restaurant that has toilet seats instead of chairs? Show of hands please? This restaurant is at one of the higher floors of the Queensbay Mall in Penang, Malaysia. http://buddingplanet.com/toilet-bowls-as-seats-at-a-restaurant I just saw this awesome video of how empty plastic bottles are converted into solar powered light bulbs. It's a pretty awesome concept. http://buddingplanet.com/coke-bottles-made-into-solar-lights Nobody wants chicken pox as bad as this. Yesterday morning, the Mandarin teachers at my 3 year old's Mandarin enrichment school (Bao Bei) took off his shirt to see if he's still down with chicken pox. I guess they were afraid he'll infect the other kids. He healed. He's actually ... http://buddingplanet.com/vitamin-c-chicken-poxs A few years back, I bought a really powerful Taiwanese blender called Shelina. The blender came with a cook book. It didn't state the author's name, but it's interesting nevertheless. The recipe is as below. 6 water chestnuts 40 grams celery 100 grams pineapple chunks 1 orange peeled and seeded 300 cc cold water 2 cups ice cube 1 ... http://buddingplanet.com/water-chestnut-fruit-juice