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I noticed that aromatherapy is getting very popular these days. There are more and more shops selling essential oil and burners. Instead of using burners for aromatherapy, another method would be the use of Vaporizers. Vaporizers heat without burning making it safer and healthier.

Some people use vaporizers as a healthier althernative to smoking. Some use it to ingest drugs and other herbs for medical or other purposes. You can also use it for aromatherapy.

You can go to this link to find out more about What is Vaporization and how it works? Apparently the key to vaporization is the temperature. The temperature has to be digitally precise and accurately maintained at all times. When the heat source is at the correct temperature, the substance will not burn. Instead vapor will be released. No smoke or odor, only vapor from the plant mixture of your choice. Thats basically how it works.

Recently, my water tank burst. The water flowed down the drain all through the night. The next day, we called in the plumber. According to the plumber, the dent made on our water tank was very unusual. He thinks that someone had stepped on it.

This brings forth our fear about the security of our roof. Oh, we have alarms and all that but we had to remove one due to constant false alarms. We couldn’t live with a daily false alarm.

The roof is often the weakest point for many of our homes. We grill up our windows and doors and put in contact point alarms etc but there is very little protection for the roof. We have zinc sheets put in by the previous owner but still we don’t feel as secure as when we were living in a condo with concrete above us.

Anyway, we searched around for a way to secure our roofs and found a gadget which we liked. It was a floodlights plus camera that gets turned on by motion. For example if an intruder makes a motion on the roof, the lights will get turned on and at the same time, the vcr will be turned on and the camera will start recording. We thought that that was exactly what we wanted. Too bad they don’t ship here and we can’t find anything of that sort here.

Strange. With the number of burglaries with point of entry being the rooftop, I think that those alarm companies should bring in something more proactive like that. Sigh. Now I have to search for something else. I’m not really interested in a cctv which records 24 hours. I want bright lights and only motion detector recording. Anyone knows of anything like this?

Prose from the pros: Most people don’t care for their home roofs but are careful when fixing garage cabinets. Always bear in mind that protective roofing can save you from a lot of future thefts. All the four siding walls should build as to make it more secure.

Source of Picture: Answers.com on Snatch Theft

The other day as I was settling my kids for their afternoon nap, we heard a loud “Vrrooom Vroommm” motorbike sound followed by a lady shouting for help. This happened right outside my house. Two men on a motorcycle had smashed her car window and took off with her handbag which she had left lying on the passenger seat.

Sounds familiar? This probably has happened to your family members, friends or neighbours. They are not reported in the media because no one got seriously injured or died in the crime. BUT it is scarily common. Much too common.

In another incident, hubby was at a mamak stall with a friend. While they were talking (they were sitting in the restaurant but quite near the open entrance) someone grabbed the friend’s handphone which was lying on the table and took off in a motorbike of an alliance who had been waiting.

My sister has had her handbag snatched before too, while she was struggling to open her car door one day. And so has my sis-in-law, while she was struggling to open her house gate with child in tow. Why? Because they were distracted at the time. And I am sure that anyone reading this will nod their heads and say, yes, yes, this has happened to my ______ (*fill in the blanks*) too.

The sad thing is they always target the weak and or helpless(meaning women or mothers with young children, older people etc), the ones who were not careful enough (as in the above incidents those who left their belongings visually tempting enough to the bad guys) and those who were distracted.

WHEN WILL IT STOP? JUST WHEN?!!

It seems to be getting worse these days. I don’t feel save anymore, not even outside my own house.

This morning I tried to listen to my personalised internet radio station on Yahoo Music’s Launchcast but got this message instead.

LAUNCHcast Is Off the Air - It’s a Day of Silence

After I had an epileptic seizure in front of my dressing table, I began to develop a fear for standing in front of the mirror. If I think of it logically, it does not make sense but it does not stop me from being afraid.

A phobia is something very private. Something very hard to explain to another. Sometimes you feel embarrased or ashamed of revealing it, afraid of sounding ridiculous or weak. Sometimes it may even affect your life and your work if the phobia is bad enough for you to avoid doing certain things.

Fortunately, like most other things, help is on hand, on the internet. However you have to be careful to sieve through the loads of information to find the genuine from the fake.

Anyway the point of this post is because I want to share a site which I found recently. I’m an avid surfer (I love to treat the internet as my source of information) and recently I found a wonderful site for those who have a fear of flying. There are many of those sites around but this one was very comprehensive. It even has a free fear of flying help course. The course incorporates videos, photos, sounds and narratives.

Fear of Flying can be experienced or develop in the new mother who suddenly feel nervous about travelling with their little ones, or by a high flying business executive (no pun intended) or even the frequent flyer who experienced a bad flight. In other words almost anyone can experience the fear of flying but it may be hard to explain to family and friends. You don’t have to suffer in silence. This site can help you if you do have such a fear.

This online course can help to foster a positive mind set and inspire confidence as it coaches you on the mysteries of flying, the strange noises you hear, the motions you feel, and associated fears (fear of flying, flight anxiety, claustrophobia, panic attacks, fear of heights and other flying phobias).

The animations, photos and videos in the course can also be used by mothers flying with their kids for the first time to help your children know what to expect. The course is well structured and humorous too. It even has a virtual practice flight with accompanying videos so you know what to expect. It includes a section for women who feal fear and anxiety flying while pregnant or with babies and kids. It is definitely a place to check out if you have aviophobia or the fear of flying.

There is no need to leave a comment about your phobia if you don’t want to. This is not a sponsored post. I am writing this because I know what its like to feel embarrassed and difficult to talk to someone else about your phobia. I hope that this post can help to point someone else who is searching for help to a good fear of flying help site. That is all.

Its a fantastic day today. I love this time of the year. During this time of the year, the sun comes streaming in my front windows. I open up the windows to let the sunlight in and to ventilate the room. Its a nice refreshing change.

Theres so much still to do for my blog. Need to update the links, read up more about how to work on wordpress etc but I think I have to let it pass again today.

As usual, theres too much to do and too little time. I’m impatient to get this blog up and running properly but ………. I think I’ll go and enjoy the sunshine first!