I’ve developed a new hobby–which is like carrying my camera around whenever i go these days. I guess once you have your own blog to take care of, d “camera” suddenly becomes a big part of your life.  Yay? nay?

Anyway, i had an early morning today, partly because i had to go to church, and another part is because my dad asked me to wake up and help him clean the house windows !!! Can you believe it ?! So yeah, you can imagine how tired i am right now!

So, since i seldom clean the windows, i thought hey, maybe i should bring my camera along, maybe while cleaning windows, i might spot some really interesting or gross stuff along the way, i mean whichever comes first. I thought i was going to encounter a lot of lizards, their eggs ( errrk gross) or even catching them @ the right time while they are mating? But, non of that happened. Which in other words, i think my windows are pretty clean. Hehehe… and thought to myself that i don’t have to put so much energy into cleaning !But I gotta tell ya, it was a nightmare having to clean the windows! Regardless the dusty level! Oh crap!

Anyway, since i have a lot of windows in my house to clean, and they all have to be clean both sides ( bloody hell), i happened to wander through my little garden which i think i haven’t been there for like a decade or so… and to my surprise, I’ve discovered some really useful plants!!!

The 1st one i saw was,

The Aloe Vera!!! Does anybody know how useful is Aloe Vera for the human body? From what i know, Aloe Vera could help you to cure,

1) Sun burnt

2) Mosquito bites

3) Minor cuts

4) The meat after cooking is good for the skin ( with the non-poisonous type that is. And that i have yet to learn to differentiate!)

So how do you go about using this raw aloe ?  I haven’t done this in a long long time, nowadays i just get them from pharmacies! But if memory serves me right, normally i will just get a scissor ( those gardening type, make sure the blade isn’t rusty.) And then I’ll chop one of the sharp leaves off, to reveal the “gluey” inner side. Then just rube the “gluey” side on the affected area on your skin. It’s darn soothing  ok!! Especially when you have sun burnt. And if you have mosquito bites, you just need to apply a small portion of the “gluey” thing onto the bitten area and wait for a couple of minutes. Same goes to the minor cuts. The cooking part I’m not so sure about the recipe. I guess i will generally use it for insect bites and minor cuts!!

2nd, we have the,

CACTUS!!!

I was so surprised to see a cactus in my garden!!! This, i don’t know what is it useful besides the meat is edible !! I once saw on a culinary program, they actually peel off the skin of the cactus and fry the cactus meat with chili peppers and chicken meat ! Does it taste good?? I don’t know, because i never really tried that before. Anybody know what is cactus good for ?? Do leave me a message if you happens to know any yo !

The 3rd plant i saw was this,

The Pandan leaves !! For those that don’t really know what pandan leaves are….they are famously used for dishes like curry, the scented rice that comes alongside curry or satay. And then the wide range of desserts that uses pandan. Desserts like agar agar or jellies, kuihs, and many many more !!! i can so imagine myself making some agar agar with these leaves !!!

Oh, bet not many people know this, another great thing about pandan leaves are, they are good @ preventing COCKROACHES from invading your house! I guess this is by far the most efficient way to keep roaches out of your house!! So,  go try it !!You will be amazed by the result !! It’s cheap and it works !!

The 4th plant i saw was,

PAPAYA!!!! By far the most efficient local fruits that is good for constipation? No ? Well, @ least it works for me!! Ha! It’s not advise however to take too much papaya, because it is said that the orange color on the papaya could stained your skin. How true? not sure.

Another good thing about papaya tree though— it is believed that the leaves are good for curing dengue. ( This is what i read from one email my friend sent me) All you need is the papaya leaves. Grind them to get their juices and then drink it raw !! How true? Not sure too !! Perhaps someone could verify that for me ??

Walking one round along my little garden had been fruitful!!! Wonder what’s in store for me in my backyard !! Will have them discover soon !!

Stay tuned!