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Wanita Bugil dan Roy Suryo Di Situs Depdagri

2008-12-19T22:19:00.000-08:00

Wanita bugil,koleksi foto bugil,gadis bugil,video bugil,foto bugil,artis bugil dan semua yang berbau 'bugil' selalu saja masih menempati urutan terats pencarian di google search. Tak heran kalau popularitas keyword 'bugil' ini sering dipakai oleh para blogger untuk menarik visitor, termasuk blog ini juga..hehehe.... Nah mengutip sedikit dari situs detik.com yang memuat berita tentang di-hack-nya situs depdagri dengan menampilkan Roy Suryo dan wanita bugil, tentu saja menarik untuk disimak.

Meskipun saya awam di dunia per-hacking-an, saya sangat prihatin dengan lemahnya keamanan situs milik pemerintah. Apalagi situs KPU yang harusnya bersifat sangat rahasia saja sudah berhasil di-hack juga oleh hacker kita. Tetapi di samping itu saya juga bangga dengan kemampuan para hacker kita yang memang hebat. Tentu kita tahu bahwa Roy Suryo memusuhi para hacker yang disebutnya sebagai blogger (salah ucap atau karena emang nggak tahu Om?) yang memicu kebencian para blogger Indonesia terhadap Oom Roy Suryo. Dan saya pikir, salah satu wujudnya ya foto ini...yang dipajang di situs depdagri yang di-hack.

Rupanya untuk mencari popularitas banyak caranya ya...selain sering muncul di media tentu saja juga populer di internet. Dunia pun mengakui keunggulan presiden AS terpilih Barrack Obama-pun tak lepas dari popularitasnya di dunia maya. Mungkin ini pula yang dilakukan oleh Oom Roy Suryo untuk meraih kursi caleg di pemilu depan?

Menurut saya sih, sah-sah saja orang menjadi populer, terlepas dari cara-cara untuk mencapai popularitas itu, sepanjang masih dalam batas-batas kewajaran. Maksudnya? ya...harus berdasarkan nilai-nilai yang baik yang dianut masyarakat. Contohnya? Kalau saya menyebut nama orang populer tentu lebih mudah...Mother Theresa adalah orang populer,dan Pamela Anderson juga orang populer. Yang membedakannya adalah, nilai kebesaran pribadi mereka. Menurut saya Mother Theresa adalah orang besar, sedangkan Pamela Anderson cukup dengan predikat tenar saja, kalau mau dikasih predikat "besar", mungkin lebih pas untuk buah dadanya saja, bukan pribadinya!

Nah, Oom Roy Suryo mau pilih yang mana ya?

Monster Air Ancol

2008-11-21T01:21:00.000-08:00

Iseng-iseng ngelihat di Google Insight, ternyata 7 hari terakhir ini banyak yang penasaran dengan berita tentang monster air Ancol yang videonya beredar di youtube. Mudah-mudahan postingan ini nggak kadaluwarsa. Sekedar mengutip dari acara Good Morning-nya Ferdi Hasan dan Rieke, monster air ancol ternyata nggak berbahaya buat manusia. Karena mereka sesungguhnya adalah makhluk laut yang bertugas sebagai pengurai di rantai makanan ekosistem laut. Jadi tiap kali ada bangkai ikan, langsung aja tuh dilahap habis. Bahkan di Banyumas, mereka dijadikan sumber makanan protein tambahan dengan dijadikan rempeyek, digoreng kering dengan tepung.

Funny Youtube video

2008-11-18T23:42:00.000-08:00

I was bored with all of the SEO learning and blog learning so I opened a funny music video site, and wished to find a real you tube funny clips. Talking about video clips, I found out that Cambodia is number one for the most searchers on Google with the terms "funny video", followed by Pakistan, Albania and Bangladesh.(data gathered from 2004 till now). But India is recently number one for the past 7 days, followed by the United States and Canada.
I found this funny cat video and felt like to post on this blog, since I found out that American people are the most searchers on Google with the terms "the cat, cats and the black cat" I hope that this blog would get visitors form the United States. This is one of my experiments, that hopefully works. So the results for putting some keywords like funny youtube video, youtube funny, video clips, funny clips, funny video, the cat, black cats, the black cats, funny cat video, and funny videos on this posting will be such a wonder for me.
Well, this is the funny cat video clips that I found. Enjoy!

Doa Jodoh

2008-11-16T23:10:00.000-08:00

Janda dan biro jodoh muslim, dua kata yang mungkin sedang ramai dicari di internet. Kebetulan setelah browsing di internet, saya menemukan sebuah web tentang kencan dalam bahasa Inggris, yang memuat antara lain tentang ramal,zodiak,jodoh muslim,jodoh kristen,ramal jodoh dan ngomong-ngomong tentang jodoh nih, primbonnya mbah nggak ada di sini, mudah-mudahan ada situs yang memuat tentang primbon jodoh juga ya. Ntar browsing lagi deh. Nah, buat teman-teman yang mau dan sedang cari jodoh, silakan langsung aja ke sini ya....ada fasilitas free chat and dating-nya pula..wah kok ngak nyambung dengan judulnya ya?

Harga Laptop

2008-11-12T02:16:00.000-08:00

Laptop murah memang benar-benar sedang saya butuhkan kali ini, soalnya memang teman setia nge-net saya yang sudah bertahan 4 tahunan raib digondol maling. Bukan hanya laptop,telkomselflash saya yang bandel pun raib juga!(sedih mode : on). Bagaimana tidak, setiap hari paling nggak saya belajar internet dengan hp laptop kesayangan saya itu minimal 1 jam, pernah seharian saya ngetem di depan laptop itu sampai-sampai besoknya sakit diare karena nge-lupain ~~istri~~ makan. Rencananya saya besok mau lihat pameran komputer 2008 di JHCC, Jakarta. Mudah-mudahan banyak referensi laptop murah yang saya dapat. Sepertinya laptop acer yang katanya no 1 di Indonesia dan toshiba laptop yang cukup banyak peminatnya akan jadi bahan referensi pertama saya.
Jadi terpaksa harus ke warnet lagi buat nge-net. Duhh tinggal 1 menit! post dulu ah sebelum habis waktunya!....

Video Laskar Pelangi Terbanyak Dicari Bulan Ini

2008-11-09T19:55:00.000-08:00

Melongok sebentar ke fasilitas pencarian Google yang yahud, di Indonesia, dengan kata kunci "video" ternyata kata kunci Video Laskar Pelangi menunjukkan peningkatan yang signifikan dengan angka 100%, diikuti dengan video Britney dan Laskar Pelangi. Saya nggak tahu arti prosentase itu tetapi yang pasti ketiga kata kunci itu benar-benar banyak dicari bulan ini. Nah selanjutnya dari kata kunci video mayoritas pengunjung Google Indonesia mengetikkan kata kunci video download,download,video free,video Indonesia,video bokep,bokep,video 3gp,dan 3gp. Ketahuan deh kalau jenis pencarian situs ~~perlendiran~~ dewasa memang nggak ada matinya, hiks. Yang malu-malu pasti sering juga, kan...hayo ngaku....(culun mode : on)

Nah daripada pikiran jadi ngeres, nih ada secuil video dari youtube tentang Video Laskar Pelangi..enjoy ya...

Dapat Award

2008-11-09T06:54:00.000-08:00

Agak kaget juga wong jujur saya nggak pernah dapat award sebelumnya ( di blog ini ) karena memang blog ini memang baru-baru ini aja dibelai-belai lagi, setelah lama nggak diselingkuhi.
Makasih banget buat djie kesasar yang telah dengan tulus mengkritik tampilan template blog ini yang sempit dan membuatnya kesasar, dan membuat saya tertantang untuk mempermak habis hingga berwujud seperti inilah. Makasih juga buat awardnya ya.....

Nah sekarang giliran teman-teman yang mendapatkan award ini, mohon diteruskan ke teman-teman blogger pilihan kamu ya....

1.Mbak Juliana Dewi buat semangat berbagi cerita-cerita perjalanannya yang asyik,
2.Vandy buat 'semangat' ngeblognya,
3.Bolasinema buat konsistensi menyebarkan 'semangat' sepakbola mania-nya
4.Fridagirls buat semangatnya menulis artikel kesehatan dan tanaman herbal,
5.Idecapung buat semangat berbagi ilmunya,
6.klikiklanku buat semangatnya berbagi tips,
7.diarymemey buat semangatnya mengais dollar dari internet.

Nah, tinggal ikutin aja instruksinya

1. Letakkan logo seperti di awal postingan ini pada postingan anda.
2. Buat link balik kepada blog yang memberikan Award kepada anda.
3. Pilih minimal 7 (tujuh) blog yang pantas anda berikan Award.
4. Masukkan link blog mereka.
5. Tinggalkan komentar pada blog penerima Award tersebut.


Yuk blogger Indonesia, SEMANGAT!!!

Daftar Gratis Dapat Rp 50.000, Mau?

2008-11-07T05:15:00.000-08:00

Wah memang saya harus berterimakasih nih sama Mbak Adelia Alifiani yang mengirim email tentang Apenta.com. Soalnya saya baru tahu kalau ada program affiliasi web hosting Indonesia yang langsung ngasih Rp 50.000 langsung ke akun kita setelah join.

Tentunya jumlah yang nggak sedikit, kan. Lumayan nih, senilai job pertama saya nge-review dari bloggerwave. Selain itu Apenta juga menawarkan tambahan 10% tiap kali ada transaksi dalam referensi kita. Ada pula bonus 10% dari pendapatan downline level 1. Artinya makin banyak downline level 1 kita, makin besar kemungkinannya kan? Recehan?, hmmm....mungkin, but it's worth it! Nggak ada salahnya dicoba. Langsung aja sediain lapak di blogmu buat naruh bannernya. Kalau teman-teman mau ikutan, langsung aja join di sini ya....Kali aja kamu yang dapat bonus handphone bulan ini....

ps: yang ini bukan review, tapi murni affiliasi

Domain Super Murah

2008-11-05T13:10:00.000-08:00

Tiga domain cuma Rp 7200 ? Mengapa tidak? Saya puas sekali dengan layanan idwebhost.com yang memang lagi obral habis domain dot CN. Waktu saya membeli domain ini, saya order nggak sekaligus, dan totalnya tiga domain. Waktu saya coba transfer lewat ATm nggak bisa, lalu mau bayar lewat paypal, minimal harus Rp 10.000, padahal karena memang baru pengin coba-coba, cuman beli tiga domain saja...itung-itung latihan order domain online.

Nah, tim support-nya juga oke banget, sangat supportive. Bisa langsung chatting online lewat YM. Waktu saya kesulitan membayar itulah jadi dikasih tahu kalau saya bisa datang sendiri ke kantornya buat membayar. Hiks, Rp 7200, bisa dapat 3 domain? Tentu saja saya langsung ke sana, wong tempatnya nggak jauh dari rumah saya. (saya lagi di Jogja nih..)

Nah, buat teman-teman yang baru latihan bikin website atau blog , budget yang cekak nggak jadi masalah bukan dengan harga domain semurah ini. (catatan: untuk pembayaran tahun ke-2/ perpanjangan dan berikutnya sesuai harga aslinya). Hosting gratis? tentu saja ada! tempatnya di sini [ref]....

Membuat Blog

2008-11-04T03:00:00.000-08:00

Membuat blog sebenarnya sangat mudah. Semua fitur yang disediakan oleh layanan free blog seperti blogger atau juga dikenal sebagai blogspot, wordpress, friendster blog didesain untuk memudahkan para pengguna layanan mereka.Tampilan yang user friendly dan langsung dapat dilihat hasilnya (what you see is what you get) tentu saja sangat membantu para pengguna layanan free blog mempelajari cara membuat blog dengan mudah.

Blog template atau wajah blog begitu banyak bertebaran di dunia maya, selain template bawaan dari penyedia layanan ~~free~~ blog, banyak pula situs-situs di internet yang menyediakan free download ~~blogspot~~ seperti
GeckoandFly.com, isnaini.com, idwebtemplate.com, freetemplates.blogspot.com, x-template.blogspot.com,
dan masih banyak lagi, yang dengan mudah dapat ditemukan di google search atau Anda bisa meng-klik-nya di sini

Tentang blog ini, mungkin karena sudah lama blog ini jablay seperti layaknya cerita tante girang yang kesepian, makanya saya memutuskan untuk mencumbuinya lagi (blog ini) , dan saking asiknya, belaian sayang saya berujung dengan kerapnya blog ini gonta-ganti ~~pasangan~~ template. Alhasil, wajah inilah yang terbaru. Dan memang saya cukup puas dengan hasilnya. Meskipun masih ada satu hal yang belum bisa saya lakukan yakni menaruh inline comment di blog ini. Ada yang bisa kasih masukan?

ps: postingan ini sebagai reaksi dari tulisan mas Zalukhu tentang tembak-menembak keyword. Pokoknya langsung praktek, gitu loh....

Carlsberg Web-TV

2008-11-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

Anda penggemar sepakbola? Anda suka bertukar cerita tentang sepakbola? Anda penggemar berat klub sepakbola? atau punya pemain sepakbola favorit? Carlsberg, salah satu produsen bir terbesar di dunia mempersembahkan sebuah web tv tentang sepakbola dan para fans berat sepakbola.
Channel Web TV Sepakbola besutan Carlsberg Brewery ini dapat anda kunjungi di partofthegame.tv
Ada 5 channel tentang football yang bisa Anda temukan yang menayangkan seputar pertandingan sepakbola klasik, kejadian-kejadian lucu, sampai kehidupan para penggemar.

Uniknya, Anda bisa juga mendaftar sebagai member dan menggunakan fitur-fitur yang disediakan, bahkan Anda bisa juga meng-upload video-video sepakbola Anda ke situs ini, meskipun sudah ditayangkan di Youtube. Mau gabung?

Nah, channel-channelnya antara lain:
1. Football Magic
di sini Anda dapat melihat pertandingan-pertandingan klasik,'momen-momen lucu' dan 'keajaiban-keajaiban' dalam pertandingan sepakbola
2. Fan Life
Para penggemar memiliki wadah untuk bertukar cerita, dan menyimak kehidupan para penggemar sepakbola di seluruh dunia.
3. Half Time
fitur ini menayangkan kehidupan di balik layar klub-klub sepakbola, para official dan
4. On Tour
Tips-tips dari tim Carlsberg yang perlu disimak sebelum Anda mengunjungi kota-kota penyelenggara pertandingan sepakbola di seluruh dunia. Tips ini mereka susun berdasarkan pengalaman mereka dalam meliput pertandingan di seluruh dunia..
5. Our Game
Carlsberg memang pencinta bola sejati terbukti dengan menjadi sponsor turnamen-turnamen sepakbola akbar dan iklan-iklan bernuansa sepakbola.

Prince Barrack Obama dan Bikini Sarah Palin

2008-11-01T17:41:00.000-07:00

Heu...heu..heu..dasar memang otak lagi ~~berlendir~~ berasap gara-gara ngerjain review di sini, salah satu blog saya yang saya jadiin proyek buat bikin duit dari ngeblog dengan serba gratis,domain gratis,hosting gratis dengan blog berbasis wordpress, saya jadi pengin posting gambar lucu dari capres Amerika Barrack Obama. Nggak apa-apa kan asal dicantumin sumbernya?

Memang situs/blog ini mengenai hal-hal yang berbau dewasa, tapi ada plesetannya juga. So,mungkin cocok juga buat temen-temen yang suka berekreasi di dunia yang rada-rada ~~lendir~~ dewasa.

Ternyata penyanyi ~~banci~~ nyentrik Prince kalau dipaduin dengan ~~president~~ Barrack Obama, jadinya begini lo..
heu...heu..heu...maaf kalau ada yang nggak suka, tapi menurut saya oke juga lo....

Nah kalau Sarah Palin,.....bisa-bisanya ya ada orang bikin Sarah Palin Halloween Dress Up Game.....

ps :sumber gambar heavencruise.info

Free Classic Blogger Templates

2008-11-01T01:24:00.000-07:00

I was so disappointed with my last blog template because I just realized that there was no comment facilities embed on it. I thought I've wasted much time for reloading all the links and the widgets, but it's like a learning session for me. With this kind of practice I could get more knowledge about html codes. Well, it seems that this template is ok. Thank you for Gecko&Fly for this template and I am satisfied with this. I apologize to replace your footage texts because I was not sure know where to put my other blog's link, and I decided to put that on the footer.

For this moment, I'm still looking for some improvements, especially on the widget sidebar, If the internet connection is low, the widgets mixed up, an annoying distortion for the performance.

Ada Apa (Lagi) Dengan Telkomsel Flash?

2008-10-30T22:33:00.000-07:00

Heu..heu..heu...lagi-lagi deh....telkomsel flashku ngambek nggak mau konek. Duuh...jadi bete deh. Untung sekarang lagi di Jogja, so ke telkomsel center nggak jauh dari rumah. Pagi-pagi saya ke sana dan seperti biasa disambut dengan super...ramah dan segar. Hmmm, telkomsel memang tahu bener nih tentang customer service dalam hal first impression last....setelah ngejelasin masalahnya, saya nunggu solusi dari mbak-mbak cs..dan sepertinya jawaban yang disampaikan sih standar dari perusahaan, wong setelah usb modem saya mereka coba di komputer kantor hasilnya sama saja, nggak bisa konek! Harapan saya sih ada orang telkomsel yang bener-bener ngerti tentang masalah error di koneksi itu. Yah, seperti mereka bilang, hal ini wajar karena memang jaringan telkomsel sedang ada masalah karena overload, jadi sebagai konsumen ya dimohon pengertiannya karena sedang dalam improvement.Solusinya, saya disuruh mencoba terus,kalau sampai 2 x 24 jam masih nggak bisa..dapat mengajukan surat pengaduan yang akan diteruskan ke grapari....Duh..mudah-mudahan ini bukan solusi reguler telkomsel menangani keluhan konsumen karena kegagalan koneksi, terus terang konsumen-lah yang dirugikan, tapi kenapa konsumen yang harus repot sih? Anyway,kalau diminta penilaian dalam skala 1-9, untuk layanan konsumen, telkomsel saya kasih nilai 8. Dengan catatan, kalau bisa sih ada orang telkomsel yang bener-bener ngerti IT buat ngejelasin masalah2 teknis terhadap keluhan2 pelanggan jadi nggak terkesan kalau 'mbak-mbak' yang di depan itu 'sok tahu' masalah teknis.
Saya ngerasa aneh soalnya mbak yang 'sok tahu' itu mau mencabut modem dari laptop saya tanpa me-non aktifkan usb drive-nya dulu. Duh....untung saya lihat.
Kita lihat deh kelanjutannya, apakah telkomsel bisa meraih hati saya untuk berlangganan telkomsel flashnya. Telkomsel, saya baru sebulan nih langganan, ayo dong ....tel...

#update: hari ini udah bisa konek lagi, jadi gak sampe 24 jam telkomsel flashku ngambek....

Ada Yang Aneh Dengan Telkomsel Flash?

2008-10-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

Wah...bener-bener deh 2 hari ini cukup dibuat repot dengan telkomsel flash dengan slogannya "High Speed Wireless Broadband". Modem USB yang satu ini memang baru saya pakai selama sebulan, dan kebetulan kemarin saya lupa [telat] bayar. Apakah karena itu yang dua hari ini koneksi internet sempat beberapa kali terputus, tanpa sebab yang jelas. Terus setelah dicoba di re-connect, gagal melulu. Saya udah coba tuh memindah usb modem-nya ke usb drive yang lain di laptop. Masih nggak bisa juga. Karena memang saya agak gaptek,saya coba-coba tuh masuk ke mode time based . (saya berlangganan volume based yang unlimited).
Anehnya, setelah masuk ke time based volume (nggak daftar sih), saya terus check out lagi, kemudian mengulangi kembali masuk dengan mode volume based. Eh, ternyata bisa! Duh, aneh benar ya. Untuk bisa akses ke internet aja kok pake mancing segala....saya nggak tahu nih entar terputus lagi nggak ya koneksinya.

Naruto Music Videos

2008-10-20T22:05:00.000-07:00

I have a friend who is a fan of Naruto, one of the most famous Japan animation series in the world. He told me that he couldn't resist to open youtube just to browse any Naruto amv (anime music videos) created by the fans worldwide. The thing is that his nephews are the best fans of Naruto, too. They often ask him to open youtube for them, or sometimes, they did it themselves. Knowing that they might viewed explicit contents, then he asked me about the solution. Lucky, I just made a website about Naruto Music Videos, for the same purpose. Here is one of the amv posted by youkid7. You may directly go to the page by clicking here.

A Poor Little Girl With Her Dream

2008-10-20T01:39:00.000-07:00

I watched a tv program covering about the story of a little girl with her world. I was so touched with that program. It says about the little girl's live which is so hard. Every single day, she 'works' that what she said. Collecting wasted plastic glasses and bottles of mineral water, similar size as a 200 ml water glass,walking as far as 7 kilometres away of home to the city dump, till she feels that she's got enough. It means a big rice bag full of the plastic water glasses.
It's not fair....I had not to work when I was at her age. She is just 7 years old!
I had a nice time when I was kid. I can play with my friends or brothers after school. I could do anything like anybody else's do. But, what really stunned me is that she said," I do this for my mom and dad. I need to do this for them. I can at least give them some money so that our life gets easier, I have two brothers to feed.I wanna be a nurse one day."
I didn't remember the name of that girl. But surely, she opened my eyes. I prayed for her, may God bless her with a bright future and live happily in her big world.

picture source: thewe.cc

The Sooner Is Better Than Later

2008-10-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

I just watched a film called The Messenger on the tv program, but not really watching because I was dealing with my laptop to read some emails and blogging. There were some blogs need to be maintain, including this blog. I think I catched the 'blogging' mood again, after some 'little distraction' kept me away off blogging.
The interesting moments I could catched about the film was the knight lady said that "The sooner is better than later". It was like a quote of the day for me. Therefore I jumped to my laptop and quickly typed the sooner is better than later as the title of this posting.
Well, blogging is a fun activity to do. It unleash what I call the inner creativity of mankind. With the spirit of victory, I follow what my heart calls, do it now or never. Yes, the sooner is better than later.

Green Tea - The Movie (2003)

2008-09-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

I was like a kind of lazy to blog recently and I feel that I ran out of ideas, and I think I would browse some green tea things. So I found this movie titled Green Tea.
Here is a brief about this movie:

Lang Lang was a beautiful girl making a living by working at a night bar, accompanying her customers and entertaining them with guitar. Wu Fang, a graduate student, always ordered a glass of green tea at match-making arrangements. She had blind faith in her girl friend Lang Lang's advice that 'One's love can be predicted from a glass of tea. Chen Ming-Liang, Wu Fang's date and Lang Lang's customer, knew nothing about tea. However, he thought he knew girls. He divided them into categories of 'forest' and 'Roman', the former always has unknown path and the latter is a maze. During his dating with Wu Fang, Chen soon found that the person who influenced their love-adventure was Lang Lang. Lost in 'maze', He realized that Wu Fang and he were two green tea leaves in a glass and Lang Lang were the water to brew them. Where the tea-leaves would go and how they would end up was decided by 'water'.

Chinese Green Tea And It's Benefits For Weight Loss

2008-09-18T00:25:00.000-07:00

For most people, the Chinese green tea is a stuff of legends. Chinese green tea has been known to be very beneficial to human health. For thousands of years, Chinese green tea has been talked about and written about because of its countless positive effects.

According to legend, the first person to ever taste Chinese green tea was the Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 B.C. It was said that while boiling some water for drinking, some leaves fell into his pot from a tree nearby. Chinese green tea leaves when boiled smelled and tasted so wonderful that Shen Nung even urged his people to drink it. The fame of the Chinese green tea did not stay at one place for long. It is believed that in A.D. 800, Chinese green tea was brought to Japan by monks who studied Buddhism in China.

What makes Chinese green tea different from all other teas?

Chinese green tea is produced from Camellia sinensis, the same plant where the oolong and black tea are derived. Yet, even though they all come from the same herb, the Chinese green tea truly stands out as an exceptional health drink. So what makes Chinese green tea different?

The difference lies in the method by which Chinese green tea is produced. Oolong and black tea leaves are traditionally oxidized and then dried while the Chinese green tea leaves are steamed and then dried. This method of producing Chinese green tea actually preserves most of the beneficial antioxidants present in it.
Chinese Green Tea for Health
While it is already common knowledge that Chinese green tea has several health benefits, modern scientists were able to provide several concrete proofs of the positive effects of Chinese green tea. Chinese green tea antioxidants are said to be the ones responsible for making the Chinese green tea very beneficial.
Recent findings show that the antioxidants in Chinese green tea can reduce cholesterol levels in a person; can improve how blood vessels function; and can reduce blood lipids. It was also discovered that Chinese green tea can have an anti-inflammatory effects and may provide protection against cardiovascular diseases.
Chinese Green Tea for Weight Loss
Significant findings were made that pointed to the benefits of Chinese green tea in weight loss. According to the researchers of the University of Geneva, Chinese green tea has thermogenic properties which aid much in weight loss. In their study, they investigated the weight loss benefits of Chinese green tea by observing the interaction between the caffeine in Chinese green tea and a compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). When these two substances in Chinese green tea react, thermogenesis of the body increases by four percent. The tendency of Chinese green tea to enhance metabolic rates has given people reason to believe that Chinese green tea has weight loss benefits as well.
Another study concerning the weight loss benefits of Chinese green tea was also conducted. The results of the research showed that Chinese green tea drinkers have a better propensity for weight loss. Drinking Chinese green tea allows the body to burn an additional 70 calories a day, a feat that weight loss enthusiasts would relish.
Today, Chinese green tea is widely available as a beverage and as an ingredient for weight loss products.

aricle source: unknown

Coffee Shops Of Amsterdam Poster

2008-08-18T21:45:00.000-07:00

This poster is grabbed from Amazon store for this picture reminds me the moments I visited Amsterdam, a few years ago.
Here is some product features by the merchants:

* You are looking at a great poster, that comes with a fully pre-assembled frame, for easy set-up.
* Frame is made of high quality painted wood, and comes with clear protective lens covering.
* This poster, which measures approx. 24" x 36", fits right into the backloaded frame.
* A great, inexpensive way to get that "Custom Framed" look.
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The Popularity Of Flavored Coffee Drinks

2008-08-10T10:50:00.000-07:00

While some people only drink coffee in order to wake up in the morning, others are very selective about the coffee that they drink. If you fall in the latter category, you should try gourmet coffee. This coffee comes from beans that have been grown around the world and then made into flavored coffee drinks, using special preparation techniques.
These types of flavored coffee are actually causing people to stand up and take notice of this beverage especially as people's tastes evolve. While they start out drinking coffee that has a lot of cream and sugar in them, over time they will put less and less cream and sugar and may even start to drink it black. With all of the different choices of flavored coffee available, maybe it is time for you to try something new.

Brief History of Flavored Coffee

In the 1990s, flavored coffee became very popular. However, this type of coffee can actually be traced back several centuries to the Turks. Over time, a lot of people have developed strong feelings about this type of coffee; either they love it or they hate it and only want to drink naturally flavored coffee.

Flavored coffee is made by adding flavored oils to the beans after they have been roasted and before they have been ground. Another way in which this coffee can be made is by adding liquid flavors to the coffee while it is being prepared, in much the same was as cream and sugar are added.

Types of Flavors

Generally speaking, there are four categories of this type of coffee. The first category includes flavors based upon spices such as clove, cinnamon, anise, and cardamom. Next, there are also some coffee flavors that are based upon fruits such as coconut or raspberry. Chocolate based flavors are the next type with the most common being chocolate mint. Lastly, some flavors are based upon nuts like vanilla, hazelnut or macadamia nuts. Crème coffees also have their share of followers; these include flavors such as Irish Creme or French Vanilla coffee.

As you can see, there are a lot of different ways in which coffee can be prepared. There are also dark roast, light roast, espresso and regular coffee. After deciding on the blend, flavor and the roast, you have the option of drinking it black or with cream and sugar added.

Roland Jefferson

New Tastes In Green Tea

2008-07-28T18:32:00.000-07:00

Enthusiastically recommended for gourmet kitchen cookbook collections, New Tastes In Green Tea: A Novel Flavor For Familiar Drinks, Dishes, And Desserts by renowned Japanese food stylist Mutsuko Tokunaga (who is also the Vice President of the World Green Tea Association) covers all the basics in the course of introducing the reader to the most popular types of traditional tea, the fine art of brewing tea, as well as tea lore and the history of tea. Tokunage then goes on provide this full range cookbook with a culinary wealth of new recipes for drinks, savory and sweet dishes, and complete tea menus. From Green Tea Gnocchi; Green Tea Croquettes; and Matcha Seafood with Mushroom Gratin; to Salmon and Sencha Pie; Matcha Chiffon Cake; and Matcha Tiramisu, New Tastes In Green Tea is a unique compilation that will be deeply and enduringly appreciated by gourmets with an appreciation for culinary elegance, as well as family kitchen cooks with an interest in providing the beneficial properties of green tea to their loved ones.
:by Midwest Book Reviews:

The Bigelow Green Tea

2008-07-18T22:17:00.000-07:00

R.C. Bigelow, Inc. was begun in 1945 by Ruth Campbell Bigelow, a tea connoisseur who wanted to offer even more taste opportunities to American tea drinkers. Among the teas that Bigelow presents is their wonderful Green Tea. Green tea is now very popular, due to its antioxidants and other health benefits.

Overall,this tea is excellent for hot tea, with a great smell and taste. But, that's not all: Bigelow's Green Tea also makes a great iced tea! So, if you are looking for a delicious and healthy green tea, one that tastes great hot and cold, then get this one! I highly recommend it.

I worked on cruise ships for years as dining room staff and I found out that this tea is the most favorite tea among others. Yes, we are short to this tea fast in a cruise, even in a 3 day cruise!

Green Tea For The Health Benefits

2008-07-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

There is no doubt that Chinese people has a health care culture for thousands of years! By consuming herbs and plants that they believe can cure illness or maintain their health, such as green tea, which is believed to be a cure of headache.

Green tea has more health benefits compared to other Chinese teas like oolong and black tea, all of which come from the plant Camellia sinensis. What makes green tea different is the process by which it is made. Green tea owes much of its health benefits to how the Camellia sinensis leaves are steamed. The steam process keeps the health benefit of green tea from oxidizing. With oolong and black teas, however, the leaves are fermented instead of being steamed, thus causing the health benefit to transform into another less medicinally potent form.

Aside from medicinal value, green tea can also offer other health benefits, especially in the fitness field. Drinking green tea can cause a person to burn down more calories. A recent study on the health benefits of green tea shows that the drink can help dieters. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 1999, men who take both caffeine and green tea burn down more calories than men who only take caffeine or a placebo.

Another health benefit of green tea is its bacteria-destroying properties. The health benefit of green tea in this area is that it can help prevent food poisoning and also prevent tooth decay. The substances found in green tea kill the bacteria causing food poisoning and those that cause dental plaque to form.

The health benefits of green tea and it's medicinal benefits has promoted this plant as one of the most favorite medicinal plants worldwide.