Fragrance Nowadays we are more likely to treat fragrance as an accessory changing our perfume daily or even more often to suit our busy lives and shifting moods Perfume is a scented liquid worn on the skin to impart a pleasant odor Deciding on a signature scent comes down to personal preference but it can still take time and too much choice can lead to confusion There are several types of perfume that we can choose according to its strengths This is in essence a breakdown on the differences among perfume oil eau de toilette eau de parfum cologne body spray etc Fragrances are priced according to their essential oil and alcohol content The higher concentration of essential oils the more expensive the perfume will be 1 Perfume oils are highly concentrated and up to ten times more concentrated than departme
Day: December 10, 2014
December 10 2014
December 10 2014 Digital Afterlives What happens to your social media accounts after you die Even if you are healthy now making provisions for your social media accounts after your death is a good idea and will spare family the additional burden of having to decide what to do with your accounts once youre goneChoose the person you want to look after your accounts when youre no longer around a family member a friend or an executor of your estate Let them know in advance your plans ndash if you want your accounts deactivated or the data ie photos downloaded and kept The best advice is to provide a list of usernames and passwords for your accounts with clear instructions which accounts you want deactivated or data kept Most social media accounts protect a users privacy even if they are deceased Often the accounts of someone who has d
December 10 2014
Now this is just the treatment for busy girls that dont have a lot of time or even if you arent busy this is a skin treatment that will make you look feel like a zillion rupes
Womens Wellness
Womens Wellness Recently I attended the A4M American Academy of Antiaging Medicine conference in Nusa Dua for three days covering the topic of womens wellness with doctors from Indonesia India Singapore and Malaysia in attendance I was virtually the only non medical attendee and learned much from these professionals The key speaker for the first two days was Dr Shabnam Das Kar MD FAARFM a specialist in Antiaging Regenerative and Functional Medicine from Mumbai India In Regenerative and Functional Medicine doctors look at addressing the actual causes of disease rather than treat only the symptoms make a treatment plan that is personalised to the individual The main topics were antiaging strategies for aging gracefully by counteracting the effects of aging and the natural decline of hormones in women I
Detoxification – Taking the Easy Way Out
Detoxification ndash Taking the Easy Way Out Everyday our bodies are under assault living as we do in an era of relentless toxic exposure from heavy metals plastics pesticides and additives or processes of one kind or another to our foods leading all too often to obesity and chronic ill health Small wonder then if after 30 years or so of toxic overload so many of us succumb to the great debilitating diseases of our age heart attack cancer and diabetes Various means of minimizing or lowering this toxic load are possible and the good news is that that they dont necessarily have to be unpleasantly radical Fasting for instance is supremely effective In fact it is the only true cure for all diseases The trouble with that is that it only works when you dont eat So while you may not die of cancer you will die of starvation Colonic irrigation liver purges and stringent diets can and do work if properly applied but these are n
December 10 2014
December 10 2014Salad Days Hold the Mayoh We were surprised recently to read that Royal Pita Maha one among many resort hotels at Ubud was ldquoquite literally out of this worldrdquo News of this galactic shift had hitherto eluded us Fortunately it turned out not to be true We made urgent inquiries and were able to satisfy ourselves that the establishment remained on terra firma Moreover it was still located up the hill from the lovely Pita Maha Resort and Spa where we stayed a couple of times years ago in the days before there was a Royal Pita Maha when we were holidaying in Bali as payyourownway tourists The source of the easily disproved theory that Royal Pita Maha had moved to Pluto or some other planet was someone called Lisa Mayoh who wrote a puerile puff piece that appeared in Rupert Murdochs little asteroid belt of cyberpapers which litter Virtual Australia The version we saw courtesy of the dyspeptic blogger Vyt
Doing Well by Doing GoodThe Nevhouse CompanyBy Ines Wynn
Doing Well by Doing GoodThe Nevhouse CompanyBy Ines Wynn Nevhouse Company calls itself a philantrocapitalist organization This concept in essence means that any forprofit business venture can opt to earmark a certain percentage of profit from their business to benefit the philanthropic goals of their choice The term philanthrocapitalism was coined by economists Matthew Bishop and Michael Green who coauthored a book How the Rich Can Save the World published in 2008 Its premise is that the profit motive can be harnessed to achieve social good The entrepreneurial skills of successful capitalists can be applied directly to help solve the worlds most pressing challenges the fight against poverty disease unequal wealth distribution etc Business billionaires like Ford Rockefeller and Bill Gates have traditionally set aside a portion of their wealth to establish charitable foundations whose many projects aim to imp
Nurturing Your Childs Emotional Development
Nurturing Your Childs Emotional Development Being a mother of two boys age 17 and 9 I have spent the last 17 years searching for ways that I can nurture my sons emotional development so that they can express their feelings authentically and have a strong sense of self This hasnt been an easy task for me as there is so much social pressure for boys to be tough and never show any vulnerability On occasion Ive heard my own husband say to our son ldquoDont cry Youre being weak if you cryrdquo This is what he was told as a boy and how he was nurtured to become the man he is today but what if his parents could have done things differently What would happen if we nurtured our children so that they could grow up to be sensitive and caring people who regularly performed acts of kindness The old paradigm of the tough guy is no longer the ideal that society expects boys to become Our world is rapidly changing and
An Economy of Words – Learning to listen to others By Sarita Newson
An Economy of Words ndash Learning to listen to othersBy Sarita Newson ldquoPoets are the economists of words carving a fortune of meaning out of a frugality of wordsrdquo This was the introduction to an Ubud Writers Readers Festival discussion on the 3rd October 2014 led by a group of young poets who ldquoprune big stories down to size using the fine art of poetryrdquo I was happy to soak up the aspirations and inspiring influences words and thoughts of the five poets contributing to this session In spite of their radically different backgrounds their words spoke of their mutual love of language and an awareness of the importance of selfexpression in people of all ages Carlos Andrs Gmez chaired the session and encouraged interaction soliciting audience participation throughout His questions ldquoWha
December 10 2014
December 10 2014THE MUD ON KL One of BaliSpirit Festivals bestloved friends 2009 director Amsalan Doraisingam has combined his talents with BSF 2009 festival performer Mia Palencia to help create the most talkedabout new Asian big stage musical in many years As BSFs founding creative director Amsalan worked with the festival founders to create a totally unique ldquospirit festivalrdquo now considered the model for this kind of event around the world As Director of KL MUD Amsalan has put another outstanding event on the international map while Mia Palencia an extraordinary songstress and musician composed both the music and songs for MUD This musical presents the history of the city from 1857 when the first foreigners landed knee deep in the river mud of KL to prospect for tin KL MUD has become a huge new attraction for the city of Kuala Lumpur attracting thousands of international and Malaysian tourists to this e
December 10 2014
December 10 2014 INDOOR CRICKET NEWS 2015 BALI INDOOR CRICKET LEAGUE ndash Season III The 3rd season of the Bali Indoor Cricket League began on Sunday 30th November and as usual in sync with the beginning of the rainy season This season sees the league growing to 8 teams with 2 Denpasar High School teams SMA5 SMK2 joining the returning teams including the Defending Champions The Geckos Denpasar CC Bali United CC BSF Cricket Academy Flying Cooks and the guys from Canggu Inaugural Champions now known as the Bali Lost Boys Each round played fortnightly will see 4 games played from 11am to 5pm with each team playing each other once before the SemiFinals and the Grand Final on the 22nd March And a first for Indonesia will see the beginning
Majapahit Style by Made Wijaya
Majapahit Style by Made WijayaRegarded as the Golden Age of Indonesian history the maritime empire of Majapahit reached its apogee in the 14th century Though it thrived for only 300 years late 13th C to early 16th C Majapahit was Indonesias greatest state the last in a long line of Buddhist and Hindu Javanese kingdoms Islam had ostensibly erased Indian cultural traditions by the 16th century yet BuddhistHindu traces can still be seen in the rituals and architecture of the kraton courts of Bali and central Java and innumerable motifs and styles of the earlier Hindu culture are found everywhere in Indonesian art Made Wijayas new Majapahit Style addresses two overriding questions how much of a role has Majapahit played in Javanese and Balinese history and how much influence does Majapahti still exert in the Indonesia of today Though Wijaya may not be a professor emeritus in Asian studies or the first to shine multi
Melinda ChickeringGiving Birth in Bali
Melinda ChickeringGiving Birth in Bali American Melinda Chickering was born in a small town in Iowa As a young girl she loved writing diaries and short stories Melinda studied philosophy public policy and international development at university She taught English as a second language in Japan Taiwan and Indonesia Melindas writing has appeared in numerous magazines and local newspapers in the USA and Indonesia In 2014 Melinda selfpublished Becoming Home in which she shares her experiences giving birth in Bali What inspired you to write Becoming Home As Americans living in Bali we had endless questions when we discovered that I was pregnant Where should we give birth Who can support us through pregnancy and birthing Where do I get prenatal care Do they have those classes here like in the States Is it safe enough to give bir
December 10 2014
Its quiet out there on the streets the crowds have left its only us with a fantastic range of shops to rediscover so for those visitors still around along with us we have a lot of shopping pleasures to ourselves ndash
Wet Season Woes
Wet Season WoesThe rains are here Welcome relief from the premonsoon heat and humidity however the wet brings with it its own set of health concerns which can be a challenge ASTHMA Those who suffer from asthma have sensitive airways which can sometimes become narrow and this makes breathing difficult Many seasonal asthma sufferers find that their symptoms worsen in the wet season There is increasing awareness that mould growth inside damp buildings is an important factor in childhood asthma and if the exposure is very high it can cause severe breathing problems This mould grows where there is dampness Alangalang roofing can also be a strong allergen for asthma sufferers If you have an asthmatic member in your family try to choose accommodation without this type of roofing DENGUE FEVER Mosquito numbers will increase prolifically towards the end of the wet season when rivers lakes stor
December 10 2014
Rounding off the Aquarius phase of the Suns journey this fortnight as we move into Pisces on the 19th Mercury moves into Aquarius on the 10th and Venus into Pisces on the 11th Neptune conjoins Chiron and the New Moon on the 14th along with the Sun marking a very profound and healing month After the latest of our Pluto square Saturn meetings this is welcome relief as we can now set in place some of the necessary changes the square provoked The long Mars retrograde finally turns direct in March at which time it will be apparent that we have been in a holding pattern with little action since December As I have mentioned previously Uranus moves into Aries in June and by July will be in opposition to Saturn and square to Pluto July and August promising to be potent months of intense change and emotional exchange Aries is always looking for a fight and by that time Uranus will be joined by Jupiter adding a larger than life agenda to all proceedings For now however Jupiter is working with Pluto to bring a compassionate overlay to the current transformative process and promoting Saturn to soften his hard edges a little As the Sun slides out of Aquarius and into Pisces to team up with Jupiter by months end the human heart strings will be plucked and asked to play a tender tune of unconditional love particularly if the world stage is set with natural catastrophes like HaitiNEW MOON 25 Aquarius 18 February 14 2010 1052 am