blog of a tuna addict

I was browsing through the Internet searching for best livable cities in the world. Of course, one would be my very own hometown, Davao city. North Fremantle in Perth, Western Australia would be a best spot too. I prefer to live in a quite, peaceful and clean city. A place surrounded with water, boats, and clean air. I hate heavy traffic and factory smoke. Who would love that? Cagayan de Oro is another blooming city. Though not as progressive as you might expect, but it’s definitely getting there.

Beverly Hills had always captured my interest when it comes to city hopping. I have moved out from one city to another but never got the chance to land on it ^_^. Perhaps in the future. Here’s a clip from the city of Beverly Hills website:

Visitors to the City are greeted with a warm invitation to participate in the many exciting events and happenings around town.

From world-class shopping on Rodeo Drive and boutique openings to family day activities at the Farmers’ Market, concerts in the parks and Civic Center Plaza, Beverly Hills has an array of activities available for visitors to experience.

Any day of the week you can tour Greystone Mansion or visit any of the City’s other parks, including the La Cienega Tennis Center.

Lovely isn’t it? I wonder how much a liposuction Beverly Hills way cost? Not that I’m planning to get one. Just curious. How about the Beverly Hills face lifts? Yep, that’s the general idea.

Do you know what the most compelling source of romantic attraction between two people actually is?

This powerful force that we are often unaware of operates on a subconscious level and can best be described as an equal level of childhood wounding.

if we sense on a subconscious level that the person across from us is a kind of brother in arms whose pain in some fashion mirrors our own, the sense of an unspoken bond can be extremely compelling.

we want someone who shares our life’s goals

Physical attraction or chemistry is important

But it is our underlying subconscious motivation that has the most hidden power to steer our selection of a life partner.

Got this result from Madam Maykis ^_^ This friend just loves to throw interesting quotes, trivia, facts and figures every now and then. One time, she told me about the Washington DC plastic surgery, saying a new form of art is created. The art of facial sculpting.

Lately I have noticed how the word plastic evolved into different meanings. Oh well, the meaning of word in itself, is a give away. According to Wiki, it simply means “to shape”.. er actually the word there is Plastikos.
Now, it could mean hypocrite, unreal.

But attach the word to another and could mean something else. Plastic surgery for example is an “in” thing. It means (just recently) beauty and money combined. Yes, you need bucks to get one done. Lots. Some celebrities get breast augmentation in Florida, Washington DC rhinoplasty or a facelift in New York. Those who had nose jobs in Beverly Hills, CA can spell the difference.

Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo), an aspiring songwriter, leaves her home and her father Bill Sanford (John Goodman) to pursue her dream in New York City. While she tries, unsuccessfully, to get her demo tape to be noticed by the studios, she meets a group of bartenders in a local hot spot called Coyote Ugly. She is hired by the bar’s owner Lil (Maria Bello) and must learn the ropes of singing, dancing, and performing wild acts before a rowdy crowd. Romantic interest Kevin O’Donnell (Adam Garcia) tries to help her in overcoming her shyness.

TRIVIA:
In summer 2005 an unrated special edition of the film (the original release was rated PG-13 and the director’s cut rated R) was released on DVD. The extended cut adds approximately six minutes to the film’s runtime, most of which consists of additional shots of the “coyotes” dancing on the bar and of Violet and Cammie (Izabella Miko) trying on different outfits while shopping. Arguably the most notable additions are the extension of the sex scene between Violet and Kevin (Piper Perabo used a body double for most of the scene), and the inclusion of an additional scene, which shows the “coyotes” winning a baseball game because Cammie distracts the pitcher by stripping. (The special features of the extended cut DVD are identical with those of the previous DVD release.)

Source: Wiki

It was a nice movie. One of my personal favorites. But i guess it’s all because of the music and dance moves. It had an excellent soundtrack. Violet was beautiful too. She didn’t need any New jersey plastic surgery (er, she’s the Jersey Girl, as Lil called her).

A lot of people have dreamed about living a life in The Big Apple. I am an Asian myself and been wanting to at least get a glimpse of what my life there could be. Until I read the post of Jian Shuo Wang:

The life in New York is tough for me. For a visitor who earns money in China (with RMB) and spend USD in New York, it is not easy. Everything seems expensive - very expensive. To get a place to settle down and to have enough food is challenge. I experienced the tough life a new comer to that city. Although I have the option to enjoy luxious trip, but I want to experience the real life of New York so we decided to cut budget as much as possible to see how much we have to spend in that city.

Shanghai is More Expensive than New York

According to a survey by CNN, if the living cost in the city of New York is a starting point with an index of 100, Shanghai is 136. I have all kinds of evidence to show you it is not true. My guess for Shanghai index should be around 20 if New York is 100.

Food is Expensive

In New York, typical dishes are among 4 - 10 USD and we spend about 20 USD very meal in Chinese restaurant. Even in McDonald’s, I have to spend 10 - 14 USD per meal. What does it mean? It is 100 - 160 RMB. This is much more expensive than the most expensive everyday meal in Shanghai. In Shanghai, 50 RMB per person in a meal is rated as good meal already and 100 RMB per person means very expensive (and often good) meal.

In McDonald’s, a No 1 Meal Suite (a big Mac, fried potato and Pepsi) cost 5.99 USD in New York while in Shanghai, it costs only 19 RMB (a little bit more than 2 USD). Additional, the price in New York does not include tax while all price in China is final with everything included. Some times the tip I pay is more than a meal I pay in China.

Transportation

I won’t complain about Shanghai Metro or Bus again. Bus or Subway in New York costs 2 USD, while in Shanghai, bus costs 1 - 2 RMB (0.12 - 0.24 USD) and typical Metro ride costs 3 - 4 RMB (0.36 - 0.48 USD).

Hotel

We stayed in hotels in Washington, D.C and Boston, but not in New York. We stayed in friends and relative’s house in Flushing and New Rochelle. The cheapest hotel (reasonable) I found is Hayden Hotel which costs 99 USD plus tax. I searched Shanghai Hotel in Expedia and found the hotels in Shanghai seem more expensive. Maybe the reason is, the hotels in Shanghai are always full so they don’t offer discount.

Gifts

I am not willing to buy gifts in New York, especially those clothes made in China. They are much more expensive than those in China. I bought 4 T-Shirt with “I Love New York” logo at 12 USD. They are the only gift we bought.

I am the Poor in New York

I am the poor in New York. I faced the challenges I never met in Shanghai - how to take buses to save money? Where is the cheapest restaurant? Where should we stay tomorrow?

Hair vanished in New York? Then get a hair transplant in New York. Doc Jeffrey S. Epstein, MD, FACS of the Foundhair.com can do it best.

You may be considering some major changes in the appearance of your chin, face or neck, or want to subtly erase a few years, or perhaps you hate your square jaw… Place your face in the hands of Baltimore Maryland plastic surgeon. The site displays details on the variety of surgical treatments and procedures that will enhance and improve your appearance.

Plastic surgery cannot be a trial-an-error thing.  It is utterly important to have it worked with someone you trust.. or else.  So better make the right choice.

Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure^?), a portmanteau of the English words “costume” and “roleplay”, is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, “cosplay” has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.

In Japan, “cosplay” as a hobby is usually an end unto itself. Like-minded people gather to see others’ costumes, show off their own elaborate handmade creations, take lots of pictures, and possibly participate in best costume contests.

The most specific anecdote about the origin of the word “cosplay” was that Nov Takahashi (from a Japanese studio called Studio Hard) coined the term “cosplay” as a contraction of the English-language words “costume play” while he was attending the 1984 Los Angeles Science Fiction Worldcon. He was so impressed by the hall and masquerade costuming there that he reported about it frequently in Japanese science fiction magazines. This point is debatable, however, as the word fits in with a common Japanese method of abbreviation: combining the first two syllables of one word with the first two syllables of a second word (or, more precisely, the first two moras of each). Other examples of this include Pokémon (ポケモン, Pokémon^? short for ポケットモンスター, or “Pocket Monsters”) and puroresu (プロレス, puroresu^? short for プロレスリング, or “professional wrestling”). (Source: Wikipedia)

Here’s some interesting fish costume:

You may have fun painting your face like this or get a cosmetic surgery for a long term effect ^_^

Or be a fish from head to toe like this:

Have it your way but nicely, baby!

I tried to “google” the keyword “Liposuction Fish” just for the heck of it and found sites of “Liposuction Fish camp”, Liposuction fish Creek”, and “Liposuction Fish Sticks”.. amusing.. but i didn’t find any thing with substantial content so I gave up and concluded that Lipo and fish do not usually go together.

Trivia for today:

Liposuction is a plastic surgery procedure which can alter the shape and contour of the body by removing excess fat in selected areas. Liposuction is often referred to as liposculpture and, in skilled hands, it can sculpt the body and bring out a beautiful form. The procedure is extremely safe and can produce excellent results that permanently change the shape of the body. Liposuction may be performed on its own though it is often performed along with or as part of other procedures, such as abdominoplasty

Something I learned after meeting Dr. Vitenas - a liposuction Houston expert and specialist in cosmetic surgery.

Would you believe that fish waste also improves the skin cells in the body, making them look healthier than ever??
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) researchers studied fishes and how they affect human skin cells waste. They found that it was highly effective in nibbling wrinkles away. Fish waste also improves and makes the skin cells in the body healthy. Interesting. Thanks to George Lindemann who wrote this on one of his blogs. If you’re in Colorado and you plan to meet with a Denver plastic surgery specialist, check the site out for interesting facts and figures and have a fishy discussion with him.

If you are experiencing unexplained hair loss, you may want to look into how much fish you consume each week.
According to one issue of Readers Digest, this ‘healthy’ food may be a contributor to hair loss. It seems that many Americans are ingesting potentially dangerous levels of mercury by eating store-bought fish.

While fish remain a good source of protein and other important nutrients, we should be aware of the kinds of fish and the amount of fish we include in our diet.
According to accepted data the dangerous fish are the biggest and oldest.

Safe fish are:

I am a fish addict so don’t get me wrong here. Too much of everything is not good you know. So if you’re eating too much fish listed above, you might want to visit the nearest New Jersey hair loss specialist to avoid balding surprises.