Dry Eyes

Do you have good vision?

Yes, I do! But somehow, my vision started to get blurry recently... In addition, I couldn't keep my eyes open, so I thought I've got an eye strain. However, it again happened while working! This time was severe that I thought of going home. Before I leave early, I searched the Net for my last hope. Then I found out that it was because my eyes were DRY!

Dry eyes are one of the most common modern diseases. Not only for people who wear contacts, but for people who work at the office with AC and surrounded by IT devices!!! If you have bleary eyes, you might have dry eyes!

After I found out the fact, I ran to the drug store and got Rohto Dryaid EX (eye drops for dry eyes)! It's a super high viscosity eye drops that contain sesame oil and hyaluronic acid that keep your corneas of the eyes moist and avoid them from drying out! It was a pricey product but now my eyes are better! Yay!!!



Today is the coldest day so far this winter in Tokyo. Brrr... Anyway, we have three-day weekends since Monday is the holiday (Coming-of-Age Day).



Have a good weekend!!!

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Update on our New Home!

I haven't been writing about our new home for a long while, but it is going fine. We signed the mortgage settlement in the end of the year and going to receive the ownership next week. Then on 1/17, our renovation starts!

Our floor plan is now fixed. We will remove the Japanese room (the room with tatami) and expand the living room and the bathroom. It took us about half a year to decide on this since we didn't want to make it complicated but easy place to be.

As I wrote before, my kitchen is going to have a storage for home electric appliances.



Of course we decided on all the floor materials and the fittings to be used. But one thing I haven't decided yet is whether or not to have an accent wall. It is to use color or texture to treat one wall differently from the others in a room to spice up the mood. It's a popular style nowadays applied to living rooms and bedrooms. I can decide on this at the very end, so will see...



Till next time ;)

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Souvenirs from 広州

During the holiday, my mom and sisters went to see my dad in 広州 (Guangzhou), China. My darling and I had to work and also had to sign mortgage settlement, so we couldn't join, so my mom brought us back some interesting souvenirs :)

High class 鉄観音茶 (Tieh Kwan Yin Tea) from the local store called 华祥苑 (EMPEREUR).



The red box is also the popular 鉄観音茶 (Tieh Kwan Yin Tea). The square can is 茉莉花茶 (Jasmine Tea).



Those teas not only have the comforting fragrance and taste, but also have outstanding health care functions! They lower blood pressure and cholesterol level, regulate aging, reduce stress, prevent certain cancers and strengthen the immune system among other positive impacts.

Also, my mom gave me some dried foods including 大棗 (Chinese dates)!!! It is also good for our health: anemia prophylaxis, tranquilizing property, and anti-stress!



I think I saw 大棗 on jose's post before! I will try to cook it with rice as a starter :D

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