02/01/2017 - 03/01/2017 - The Human Rabbit

THE best wardrobe dehumidifier

general 3:29:00 PM

I live in an apartment and nearby to the hills. So definitely the humidity level in my apartment is higher compared to those living on a flat ground. The perks I get living higher up is the cold breeze every morning and night. But it can be quite hot during the afternoon.

So why wardrobe dehumidifier is important for an apartment? Do you need a closet dehumidifier? Well, if preventing mold in your closets is important to you, you might. No one wants to store valuable things in a closet, only to find they've been damaged by mold or mildew.

You should consider a dehumidifier for your closet if:

The closet is in a basement, bathroom, laundry room, or other area of the home that tends to be damp or have high humidity.
You store items in the closet that could be easily damaged by high humidity, especially expensive items like designer or vintage clothing, important papers, musical instruments, or tools.
You store food in the closet (like a kitchen pantry).
The closet feels damp to you.
The closet has a musty odor (that odor is often an indication of mold, so in addition to getting a dehumidifier, you should inspect carefully for mold).
You had problems with mold in the closet in the past.

The purpose of a dehumidifier is to reduce humidity. In other words, it removes moisture from the air. If you have too much moisture in the air, you need a dehumidifier. If you don't have too much moisture in the air, you probably don't need one.

I've been using dehumidifier for as long as I remember moving to this city. It works wonder in keeping the moisture out of my wardrobe while making sure my clothes smells good too :-). My favorite humidifier will be Farcent wardrobe dehumidifier. It comes in 660ml starter pack with value pack refill that cost around RM9.00 for 3 packs (Rose).

Compare to other brands, what I like about this brand is, it has higher capacity in absorbing moisture (660ml), the refill comes in 3 packs and the price is much more reasonable. It could last me around 2 months, well, it also depends on how much of moisture contained in your closet,

For now, you can find them only at your nearest AEON shopping mall.

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beauty 11:41:00 AM

Too little or too much during your pregnancy?

pregnancy 3:11:00 PM

Being a first time mother-to-be, you sure have thousands of questions to be thrown to your gynae or some none at all. Some mother-to-be only listen to their gynecologist advise. Not that I say it's not good. But a little knowledge from reading could be good for you. To prepare you on what to expect throughout your pregnancy journey. In my case, I asked a lot. Sometimes I think too much.

Some mothers could be telling you scary stories about labor that it could make you shit or even cancel your plan of becoming a mother *oh, you can't cancel once you're pregnant -__- *. I chose not to think too much on that part. I was like 'We'll see what it's like when my turn comes'. Too much of reading can be harmful sometimes. So you just need to go with the flow. Be average.

So when I was at my early stage of pregnancy, I've been reading about what pregnancy is all about. The do's and don'ts. I even downloaded the app to monitor my weight, kick tracker and a contraction timer (this is important). The app comes with a daily blog too where it provides you daily information on almost anything you need to know from pregnancy diet, baby's movement, baby's progress, etc. That's how kiasu I was. I was also obsess with my weight. I wanted to make sure that I don't increase my weight by 20kg in a span of 9 months, like some friends I know. It takes hell to lose those pounds. Perhaps it was also my gene that my family are mostly 'small bones'.

Through readings, I asked my gynae for confirmation every time during my check ups. Because some information are not verified by professionals. I ask the basics, not too much and not too little. It's a 2 way communication with your gynae. It's important to build confidence and relationship with your own doctor. This is also important so that when the real day comes, you know what to do and that your gynae has the confident in you too and you don't go panic and haywire.

There were few questions that I asked my gynae throughout my visit:

1. How will I know if my baby has down-syndrome?

2. Can I request for music during my labor, either through cesarean or normal birth

3. Should I call you when I have contractions or should I just come to the hospital?

4. How does contraction feels?

5. Is the baby having ideal weight and is my weight okay too?

6. Can you detect cleft lips through scan?

During scanning, doctors will normally show you how your baby looks like in your womb. The arm, heart, spine, etc. If you can't see clearly, get your gynae to explain what is he actually showing. I do that most of the time :-)

As I mentioned earlier, asking too much or getting too much info can be harmful for you too sometimes. When you know too much, you'll end up giving yourself unnecessary stress and worries.

How is it like to be born in a multicultural family

celebrations 3:05:00 PM

So I was invited by my Communication team in my company to contribute a short article on how is it like to be born and raised in a multicultural family background. To be honest, it was something that I have been waiting throughout my working experience to write something like this.

Well, growing up in a family of mix cultural background is no different with other families. The only thing different is that tolerant, understanding, respect, and patience are the key essentials. There are 2 different religion under one roof so logically you think that there'll be clash of interest or dispute on how should we celebrate Chinese New Year especially when it comes to reunion dinner. It wasn't an easy journey at first for my parents but patience was the only thing that came across my parent's mind at that time until I was born, everything changed. See, cucu can make a whole lot of different :-)

Simple. Previously we used to book halal restaurants or 8 course dining at hotels. As the price keeps increasing, we resulted in organizing our own bbq or hot pot at my uncles's place. Each bbq pit or hot pot will be divided into 2 parts. One is halal and another is non-halal. The halal part is definitely for me and my family, obviously kan. Duhhh. The ingredients were also halal. So it wasn't a problem for us.

I'm quite lucky compared to some families because my dad and his siblings were brought up in a Malay kampung. So understanding some of the basic dos and don'ts in Islam is not something we need to explain to them cause they already know. Even when there's death in the family, we visited too cause it was with pure intention because they're family regardless of which religion or race you come from.

A change of religion doesn't mean you disown your family. No, it's not. In my case, me and cousins were very close from young until most of us were married and have our own commitment but we still say Hi to each other once in a while or a family gathering during festive season. It's very interesting to have different culture in your family, you get to learn each other's culture especially when it comes to FOOD!

As I mentioned previously, RESPECT is important. Don't let your ego get in your way. I mean thinking that 'Why should I follow your way?'. It's about taking in the bad and the good. No one's perfect so best is to embrace and enjoy. It's a unique experience and I will definitely pass it down to my kids.