Nov 15 2008

Yerba mateYerba mate i sok Noni

Category: ReviewsDunikowski @ 19:40

I like to drink warm yerba mate sometimes, even though I am not such a hotspur like some of my friends or citizens of South America. Once I even bought a gourd – it is very nice to sip such infusion through a bombilla  on a lazy afternoon. Bombilla is a special metal pipe closed on one end, but with little holes. This way parts of the herb don’t go into the pipe.

If you don’t know what is yerba mate, then here I rush to explain. Simply it is a healthier replacement for the tea. Different taste, more vitamins and more stimulating. The main advantage for me is that you can pour water of any temperature onto the herbs and you will still get all the nice things out of it. If one doesn’t like its taste then you can even pour orange juice and then you will receive a drink called ‘mate russo’. Sweet.

Lubię czasem napić się ciepłej yerba mate, chociaż nie jestem takim zapaleńcem jak niektórzy moi znajomi, lub ludność Ameryki południowej. Kiedyś kupiłem sobie nawet tykwę na mate – popijać taki napar przez rurkę to jest całkiem przyjemne uczucie. Jeśli ktoś jeszcze nie zna yerba mate, to już wyjaśniam – najprościej powiedzieć, że jest to zamiennik herbaty, a konkretnie, że są to liście ostrokrzewu paragwajskiego. Dobrą cechą tej rośliny jest to, że wysuszone liście można zalewać zimną, ciepłą lub gorącą wodą, a  napój ciągle będzie zawierał i kofeinę i pozostałe drogocenne dla zdrowie składniki. Jeśli ktoś nie lubi specyficznego smaku yerba mate, może ją zalać nawet sokiem pomarańczowym, i otrzyma wtedy tak zwane ‘mate russo’.

Ci, którzy interesują się nowościami w branży zdrowej żywności, być może słyszeli już o Noni (morwa indyjska). Sok Noni to dosyć kontrowersyjny napój. Noni było podobno używane od wieków w medycynie ludowej jako lek przeciwzapalny i przeciwbólowy, a w dzisiejszych czasach sok noni uzyskuje status leku na wszystko. Pojedyncze badania sugerują, że noni może  wstrzymywać wzrost komórek rakowych, a ludzie na całym świecie konsumują noni na przeziębienie, astmę, lumbago, ból brzucha, problemy z oddychaniem, mdłości i kolki. Robi się z niej okłady na złamane kości a nawet szampon, który podobno pomaga zwalczyć wszy. Trudno uwierzyć we wszystkie właściwości tej jednej rośliny, tym bardziej, że mimo prób, żadne badania z prawdziwego zdarzenia nie wykazały medycznych skutków konsumpcji noni. W moim mniemaniu jest to skutek działania placebo, które jest dobrze znane z bycia lekiem na wszystko.

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Nov 15 2008

AkiraAkira

Category: Entertainment, ReviewsDunikowski @ 19:31

AkiraAkira was the very first manga I saw, while I was aware that there is something called manga. I was a teenager then and the movie impressed me a lot. It was a time when Internet was available throught 5.6kb modems only and movies weren’t so easy to obtain back then. Almost prehistoric times, weren’t they? And it was only like what, 15 years ago?

But returning to Akira, as I said, it impressed me a lot. Even though it is pretty old anime, the aesthetic sphere of the anime stands very high. I guess it showed a specific way to all later cyber and s-f anime. In my feeleing Akira is to cybermanga same as 2001: Space Odyssei to all s-f movies.AkiraAkira was the very first manga I saw, while I was aware that there is something called manga. I was a teenager then and the movie impressed me a lot. It was a time when Internet was available throught 5.6kb modems only and movies weren’t so easy to obtain back then. Almost prehistoric times, weren’t they? And it was only like what, 15 years ago?

But returning to Akira, as I said, it impressed me a lot. Even though it is pretty old anime, the aesthetic sphere of the anime stands very high. I guess it showed a specific way to all later cyber and s-f anime. In my feeleing Akira is to cybermanga same as 2001: Space Odyssei to all s-f movies.


Oct 28 2008

Reastaurant ideaPomysł na restaurację

Category: LifeDunikowski @ 11:34

In the recent days I found out that I’ve got some gallstones. They will make me a customer of a hospital in a near future, where I will take divorce with my gallbladder. It was nice to know you, you painful @$^#^&!.

The incoming cholecystectomy doesn’t bother me. The thing that I have to be on a special diet bothers me a lot. No chocolate. No eggs. Absolutely no fried food. No fresh bread(!?) …and the worst of all – no strong coffe! I can only drink very light coffe from now on. There is much more of what I cannot eat now, but the list is too long to put it here. Anyway…

…what am I supposed to eat now?! :-/

And here comes the idea. I wonder if a restaurant having special menus for all people who are on different kinds of diets would survive on market? I guess there are very many people who cannot eat different things but they would like to eat something tasty and yet they have to do everything themselves.

Imagine such a restaurant – for example you got diabetes, you simply ask for a special diabetes menu and you can choose anything you like without worrying that it will make you sick. And it tastes well (hopefully).

I wonder if there is such a restaurant somewhere there.In the recent days I found out that I’ve got some gallstones. They will make me a customer of a hospital in a near future, where I will take divorce with my gallbladder. It was nice to know you, you painful @$^#^&!.

The incoming cholecystectomy doesn’t bother me. The thing that I have to be on a special diet bothers me a lot. No chocolate. No eggs. Absolutely no fried food. No fresh bread(!?) …and the worst of all – no strong coffe! I can only drink very light coffe from now on. There is much more of what I cannot eat now, but the list is too long to put it here. Anyway…

…what am I supposed to eat now?! :-/

And here comes the idea. I wonder if a restaurant having special menus for all people who are on different kinds of diets would survive on market? I guess there are very many people who cannot eat different things but they would like to eat something tasty and yet they have to do everything themselves.

Imagine such a restaurant – for example you got diabetes, you simply ask for a special diabetes menu and you can choose anything you like without worrying that it will make you sick. And it tastes well (hopefully).

I wonder if there is such a restaurant somewhere there.


Oct 26 2008

Not too bad…Stara, ale jara…

Category: Life, ReviewsDunikowski @ 17:20

It’s been a while since I bought my Nokia E51 and it seems not so new and great anymore after iPhone and so many other mobile phones have been released. Well, I think it still kicks ass. When I was looking for a new cell phone I was mainly thinking of Internet browsing (using Wi-Fi), checking e-mails and reading ebooks. Nokia E51 does all these things and many more. Since it works on an open source Symbian S60 system, I can download and install (and I did) very many applications like movie player, mp3 player, internet radio (cool!), maps and whatever else comes to your mind.

To be honest, I almost don’t use mp3 player and movie player, I use internet radio from time to time, but I simply love the ebook reader I installed – MobiReader. When I tell people that I read books on my phone, they don’t believe and sometimes they laugh. In fact I find it much easier to read books on my mobile, because the screen is always well visible despite of the light in a room or wherever I am at that moment. It is also very light while big books tire my hand pretty fast. One may tell the screen is small (which is untrue) so the letters will be so little that reading them will tire one’s eyes, but you can amend the size of the letters. Let’s avoid too much talking. Look for yourself (click to enlarge).

What else? Nah, not much, so I will just throw some specifications:

Key Features are:

  • HSDPA
  • 100 Grams in weight
  • 16 Million colours, 2 inches 240×320 pixels display
  • WiFi with VOIP capabilities
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • 2 Megapixel Camera

It’s been a while since I bought my Nokia E51 and it seems not so new and great anymore after iPhone and so many other mobile phones have been released. Well, I think it still kicks ass. When I was looking for a new cell phone I was mainly thinking of Internet browsing (using Wi-Fi), checking e-mails and reading ebooks. Nokia E51 does all these things and many more. Since it works on an open source Symbian S60 system, I can download and install (and I did) very many applications like movie player, mp3 player, internet radio (cool!), maps and whatever else comes to your mind.

To be honest, I almost don’t use mp3 player and movie player, I use internet radio from time to time, but I simply love the ebook reader I installed – MobiReader. When I tell people that I read books on my phone, they don’t believe and sometimes they laugh. In fact I find it much easier to read books on my mobile, because the screen is always well visible despite of the light in a room or wherever I am at that moment. It is also very light while big books tire my hand pretty fast. One may tell the screen is small (which is untrue) so the letters will be so little that reading them will tire one’s eyes, but you can amend the size of the letters. Let’s avoid too much talking. Look for yourself (click to enlarge).

What else? Nah, not much, so I will just throw some specifications:

Key Features are:

  • HSDPA
  • 100 Grams in weight
  • 16 Million colours, 2 inches 240×320 pixels display
  • WiFi with VOIP capabilities
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • 2 Megapixel Camera

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Oct 22 2008

12 years long homeless commando…12 years long homeless commando…

Category: Life, PhotosDunikowski @ 23:54

..at least it is what he told me.

I am trying to participate in some photo contests lately as they motivate me to do things I wouldn’t dare in other way.

This photo is for the contest called “People’s faces” or maybe “People’s aspects”?

Every time I see some photo contest topic, first things that come to my mind are the dark ones. For example there was a topic “Places worth visiting” some time ago. I imagine people would send images of beautiful places. I planned to go to dog’s shelter, slaughterhouse, dump.. I regret I didn’t do that after all, guess I am still little too shy and lazy for such trips.

This topic was easier. I had a man on my mind to ask for posing, but he was absent. I spent half an hour wandering around railway station and finally spotted this man on the market square in Krakow. I couldn’t make myself to talk to him and ask him to pose. I felt so embarrassed. I followed him for 20 minutes, watching him begging for money, taking food out of trash cans, waiting for the right time. Finally asked him to pose for me and he agreed.

He said he is homeless for last 12 years and an alcoholic too and that he used to be a commando. I regret I didn’t ask him about his age or more information about his life.

..at least it is what he told me.

I am trying to participate in some photo contests lately as they motivate me to do things I wouldn’t dare in other way.

This photo is for the contest called “People’s faces” or maybe “People’s aspects”?

Every time I see some photo contest topic, first things that come to my mind are the dark ones. For example there was a topic “Places worth visiting” some time ago. I imagine people would send images of beautiful places. I planned to go to dog’s shelter, slaughterhouse, dump.. I regret I didn’t do that after all, guess I am still little too shy and lazy for such trips.

This topic was easier. I had a man on my mind to ask for posing, but he was absent. I spent half an hour wandering around railway station and finally spotted this man on the market square in Krakow. I couldn’t make myself to talk to him and ask him to pose. I felt so embarrassed. I followed him for 20 minutes, watching him begging for money, taking food out of trash cans, waiting for the right time. Finally asked him to pose for me and he agreed.

He said he is homeless for last 12 years and an alcoholic too and that he used to be a commando. I regret I didn’t ask him about his age or more information about his life.

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