all the love in the pretty side of the universe :)

wufaguilei =)

2008-09-25T18:35:00.002+08:00

oh my god, Liang Jing Ru just released another one.

you all had enough of the hurray song (that was ages ago) so here's her latest. enjoy. =) yay. seeing derrick tomorrow! anyone wants to tag along?

Unclassified,
Bixuan =)

p/s: both elaine and i agree that she should just stop releasing albums. people often go broke cox of her albums.

Bounce the XIGUA (:

2008-09-14T13:35:00.002+08:00

Finally got some time to tag luh.. Its been long since weve even seen this blog having any 风声..

We need to eat more 西瓜 but the auntie who sells those beautiful greeno stuffies have smth against us. 快点呢!!!!!

我们♥西瓜!

Please blog more.

or this blog might die.

can you hear my desperations?

Can you hear that im willing towatch this blog get revived.

It takes loads to tango.

Not 2.

the devil's advocate

2008-09-09T20:36:00.006+08:00

we're so sorry for being away for so long! sorry for letting you guys wait for updates! teehee =x we've been very actively following taiwanese dramas and stingrays! =) thank you lol for reminding! thank you for sticking around and supporting our small little blog =) we appreciate all your efforts to motivate us to keep going! haha! if you think we're gonna shut down this blog just because there's low readership, then how very wrong you are! maybe we should just shut you out so that you may just shut up =)

*the door is over there!
you know by heart you saw the mocca advertorial.

you know, true blog-ders (that's blog readers, just in case you don't know yet! oh no i'm assuming you don't already!) they don't really tag after reading! it's in the spirit of true understanding =) thought it would be nice to just admit that yes! we've been away for very very long, because you know that malay stall which sells the nicest and most economic nasi padang ever? it's making us queue. and we're all going nuts over it!

so yay yay yay! xiguas! we've got at least a small little fan! =) i LOVE LOVE LOVE life!

*confetti in the air, jumps around room in joy*

oooohhh im so touched!

say hurray! thank you lol, stick around for cooler updates! =)

i mean, if you are just bored right, there are a couple of really nice and all blogs all around, i would recommend Xiaxue for sure, teen bloggers like Esther, Issac, Typical Ben or psst.. I recently am following DawnWayang very closely! Omgoos.. barbie doll!

why not blog on your own! that's gonna be a feat. =)

p/s: oya to all, have you actually caught 12lotus? i have! =) and i wonder why lol seem to remain me alot of lianhua's father? suay-lang! =P ok i'm a bit mean there, sorry! i just couldn't take the best control over my emotions =) just so you know, don't repeat this cause i'm sure you've better things than this. not very good with figuring out your name? go figure. it should be on your birth cert or i/c (im thinking not since you sound really childish enough) not very good with your chemistry or maths? go do it, end of year is coming in a weeny =)

so good luck to all! =) the song now is hurray by jj lin!

-------------------
have you heard derrick's new album? =)

i love it! especially track no.s 3, 4, 5, 6.

so.. continuing the spirit of cars 'r' us in us, elaine and yours truly are planning to..

shoot..

shoot?! wha..

你走天橋我走地下道 - 何維健
if you haven't seen the MV yet, click here =)
(i don't know why blogger just won't host all my youtube videos! grrr! so sorry, you have to click ok! im so gonna do up MyPipe!)

the mv for this song! hahaha.. it's super 好發揮! given that there's both a 天橋 and 地下道 at our school's backgate, so that's what you'll call natural resources. ss teacher says: blooming idoit!!! =)

more details to be up soon! all are invited to participate in this meaningful activity! do sign up soon! tag at the tagboard if you are really interested =) filming shall start after EOYs! that includes YOU who is reading now! happy, tag!

SnowSkinMooncake,
your happy B =)

pls dont forget, pls...

2008-08-11T13:26:00.002+08:00

Sometimes i understand that we're all busy and i know blogging might not be like, one part of my daily life, or that we might not find time to blog, but at least show care or concern for each other. Eating togather aint just for show. Its about really talking and knowing each other better, that why you know. Not just to know the latest chem marks or hints or to backstab that woman over at whatever class. Still remember all the time we really talk. i miss those days..

Our future talent

2008-07-26T01:17:00.003+08:00

I'm really impressed with what Elaine,the melon-educator had taught in the last post.
She definitely do some useful source and research from the website.
I'm sure she has a GOOD social studies who taugh her alot about melon.
Aint Elaine is great?
Well, I think she is.
At least she has a rare talent and interest of MELON's history.
Great and really impressed.
I bet she will work hard and continue with her research.
Peeps, dont look down at her.
Maybe you never think before, she might be the future first and ever Melon's Researcher/scientist.
ROFL/LMAO!
>.<

Btw,I'm here to thanks those peeps who wished me HappyBirthday. (:

ELAINE HUANG SHU JUAN, the future Melon's Researcher (:

2008-07-25T18:45:00.001+08:00

WOW!

elaine can definitely be our melon-educator, for many sures.. :)

hee.. what about an exco board huh!

your bestest friend.

ooh baby baby ooh.

2008-07-25T16:24:00.002+08:00

Hello dearies..

This is Elaine blogging.

this is a very relevant website to us as we love/adore watermelons and fervently wanna build a huge watermelon ~~farm~~whatsthatcalled? Ohwells, we hafta see this cause this will affect our ~~career~~/~~passion~~/~~LOVE~~for fruits like watermelon. Despite the fact Mr Tan is now eating more 'papaya's than watermelon, this might be supported with evidences.

Source A
The watermelon dont look good.

*provenance*

Mr T. Eng Hui of Woodlands Secondary School.

Source B
Seedless watermelons roxx.

*provenance*

Miss Elaine Astatine Sulphate of Class 3C
Source C

So expensive!!!!!

*provenance*

Anonymous..

Below is a short summary of how seedless watermelons could change our lives(or not.)

Seedless watermelons were invented over 50 years ago, and they have few or no seeds. When we say seeds, we are talking about mature seeds, the black ones. Oftentimes, the white seed coats where a seed did not mature are assumed to be seeds. But this isn’t the case! They are perfectly safe to swallow while eating, and don’t worry - no seeds will grow in your stomach.
The seedless watermelons need seeded watermelons in order to be pollinated and set fruit. In a watermelon field where they're growing seedless, roughly 25% of the plants are seeded varieties and 75% are seedless varieties. Hives of bees are brought into the fields to cross-pollinate from the seeded plants to the seedless plants. Without this cross-pollination, the seedless watermelon plants would not produce fruit.

now, lets recap how to choose a wm?

How to choose a watermelon???
It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Look the watermelon over. You are looking for a firm, symmetrical watermelon that is free from bruises, cuts or dents.
Lift it up.
The watermelon should be heavy for its size. Watermelon is 92% water, most of the weight is water.
Turn it over.
The underside of the watermelon should have a creamy yellow spot from where it sat on the ground and ripened in the sun.
De-seeding a watermelon:
If you would like to de-seed a watermelon, here's a nice and easy way to do it.
This is perfect to dice up into chunks for a snack, use in salsa, mix into drinks or anything else you would use watermelon for.
Be sure to wash your watermelon and knives before cutting into it.
Cut watermelon in half, then in quarters !!!
Cut through the flesh of the melon along the seed line with a pairing knife. Now, lift off the piece you just cut out.
Using a fork, scrape the seeds from the piece you just removed and from the remaining flesh on the rind.
Storage and Handling of watermelon yeah!!!!
Handle your whole watermelon gently, to avoid internal bruising.
Wash hands.
Wash your watermelon in running water, rinse well and pat dry.
Cut the flesh from the rind, and cut into 1-inch cubes.
Place in covered container and refrigerate immediately.
Keep cut watermelon refrigerated until consumed, up to 3-4 days.
Choosing and Handling Pre-Cut Watermelon
The flesh of the watermelon should appear dense and firm.
Refrigerate to preserve maximum freshness.
Cover the cut surface of a melon with plastic wrap to prevent the flesh from becoming mushy.
Store chunks of watermelon in covered plastic containers.

Cool, right??

press on the pic..

2008-07-20T19:09:00.000+08:00

Alright.
keep this blog lively is rather HARD.
please fellow Guas,
post with something interesting.
if not this blog will die sooner or later.
see our Elaine kept motivate us
so dont let her down:)
if eu wanna e password & email address,
eu can ask from me,liying,elaine or bixuan.
We look forward to your post.
Thank you very much:D

:DDDDDDDD 哈哈!

2008-07-20T17:23:00.000+08:00

!!!

please post more. tyty.

2008-07-19T19:25:00.003+08:00

wuhooo..
finally finish editing..
so tired._.
nice not?hahas.
jesus,
i am making this blog to become more GIRLISH
:X
what goes around comes around.
enjoy!
:D

2008-07-19T16:45:00.002+08:00

Gosh.
the skin is nice but a bit plain._.
i'll try to add more things & do some adjustment,
:)

erm here to apologize
as i was so emo?
or i should say to become so KB this week.
i am sorry to be rude towards eu all,
sorry.
i cant control my temper,proberbly.
i am feeling empty.
& stressful
;/

2008-07-16T16:53:00.002+08:00

keep the tags (and posts for admins) coming in ya.. :)

and all, please tag the one song name that you want on this playlist. thanks!

Partygirl.

2008-07-15T19:19:00.002+08:00

Hello Everybody,

PARTY COMING

Our notice board rocks. The DPM will admire us man!!!(: - lols. kidding.

14july meeting!

2008-07-13T21:47:00.001+08:00

hello all, yourstruly's back.

liying and myself would be back in action tomorrow for the daily recess meetings, hope things will turn out fine enough though; with daphne and myself changing of duties from the second shift to the first one to facilitate movements.

getting myself all busy with acres these two days. :)

kay. kay. see ya all the soonest.

2008-07-13T18:49:00.005+08:00

:]
if eu all dun mind..
can eu post the following picture in ur friendster?
enter our westguaguagua@bs by clicking it(:

you can get the code from me.
i had already done that in my friendster,
www.friendster.com/jingting93
any futher improvements, please post to infrom.
thank you!

:D

2008-07-12T21:54:00.006+08:00

hey:]
JT.Ahgua is my label.
& the jumping out and down"welcome"
is added by me:)
if anyone dun like it just delete,i am ok.
just trying to add more colors to the blog larrs;)

NICE WATERMELON SHOES!
YEAOOOOOOOOO~!
xD

2008-07-12T21:30:00.008+08:00

I STILL LOVE xigua!!

2008-07-11T18:05:00.001+08:00

Hellllllo.

Welcome the NYAA's camp leader who did Our XIGUA PEOPLE proud!( No, they did not... but alright!)

Lets not be shy and post yeah? Tag if you wanna post!!

Loves,

Elaine (not juanjuan!!!!)

Our meetings.

2008-07-06T17:45:00.004+08:00

Hello, this is Elaine.

Or juanjuan, if you prefer that. :DD

Despite having NYAA camps this week, we would still go with the recess meetings without Liying and Bixuan. ( This is sad but life must go on.)

I is so forgetful lor. I wanted to blog but forgot the email. Thank goodness Bixuan was online and i got the email from her. I mean, thanks really!!

Xigua = very very good?

2008-07-05T13:52:00.002+08:00

I stumbled upon this while site-hopping this morning before going out for my SGT promotion interview..

By BETSY BLANEY,
Associated Press Writer AP - Friday, July 4

LUBBOCK, Texas

A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of
July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra _ but
don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.

Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger
production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to
what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas, one of the
nation's top producers of the seedless variety.

Found in the flesh and rind of watermelons, citrulline reacts with the
body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities and is changed into arginine,
an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems.

"Arginine boosts nitric oxide, which relaxes blood vessels, the same
basic effect that Viagra has, to treat erectile dysfunction and maybe even
prevent it," said Bhimu Patil, a researcher and director of Texas A&M's
Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center. "Watermelon may not be as organ-specific
as Viagra, but it's a great way to relax blood vessels without any drug side
effects."

Todd Wehner, who studies watermelon breeding at North Carolina State
University, said anyone taking Viagra shouldn't expect the same result from
watermelon.

"It sounds like it would be an effect that would be interesting but not
a substitute for any medical treatment," Wehner said.

The nitric oxide can also help with angina, high blood pressure and
other cardiovascular problems, according to the study, which was paid for by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
More citrulline _ about 60 percent _ is
found in watermelon rind than in the flesh, Patil said, but that can vary. But
scientists may be able to find ways to boost the concentrations in the flesh, he
said.

Citrulline is found in all colors of watermelon and is highest in the
yellow-fleshed types, said Penelope Perkins-Veazie, a USDA researcher in Lane,
Okla.

She said Patil's research is valid, but with a caveat: One would need
to eat about six cups of watermelon to get enough citrulline to boost the body's
arginine level.

"The problem you have when you eat a lot of watermelon is you tend to
run to the bathroom more," Perkins-Veazie said.

Watermelon is a diuretic and was a homeopathic treatment for kidney
patients before dialysis became widespread.

Another issue is the amount of sugar that much watermelon would spill
into the bloodstream _ a jolt that could cause cramping, Perkins-Veazie said.

Patil said he would like to do future studies on how to reduce the
sugar content in watermelon.
The relationship between citrulline and
arginine might also prove helpful to those who are obese or suffer from type-2
diabetes. The beneficial effects _ among them the ability to relax blood
vessels, much like Viagra does _ are beginning to be revealed in research.

Citrulline is present in other curcubits, like cucumbers and
cantaloupe, at very low levels, and in the milk protein casein. The highest
concentrations of citrulline are found in walnut seedlings, Perkins-Veazie said.

"But they're bitter and most people don't want to eat them," she
said.

wow.. time to reconsider, no?

LMAO!

2008-07-02T21:37:00.001+08:00

Please people.
Dont make this blog in SILENCE. (:
Oh yeaah.
BIXUAN & I leaving for NYAA camp next week.
So posting thingy shall let ELAINEHUANG in charge okay.
wohooo~

隨意

2008-07-02T17:34:00.001+08:00

華語很酷, 所以用華語寫作是酷上加酷. Say cool man! :D

嗯.. 從來沒有強烈感覺過, 不過這次.. 時間過得好快. 一天一天地, 怎麼就星期三了! 本說幾時幾時做什麼的, 不過計劃的到頭來, 好像都做不成的..

忙得喘不過氣..

好啦. 拜. 不要讓這個地方死掉好不好. 像我醬隨筆亂寫也 ok..

A quote from my newfound idol! :P

"從來沒有擁有過得東西, 不用害怕會失去.."

--- 袁帥

西瓜 :DD

2008-06-30T19:27:00.002+08:00

大家好!我的名字叫做娟娟！！！！

Blah. Anyway, please miss our chairman! (: If I'm so not wrong, he won't be in school for 3 days. However, i forgot when is it again. Lets keep the XIGUALOVE GOING!!

Uh. Chairman ate papaya today. Hah. Maybe, we could try that someday. Blah.

Bye.

Paint the town red.

2008-06-29T19:56:00.005+08:00

I saw this while I was watching some 9pm variety last night, and I got most amused. haha! ok to be justly fair, I know of its existence (of this thang thang) but just that i've never got to taste before.

heee.. i want to.. taiwan! taiwan is good enough really! retail therapy badly ~~wanted~~ needed. i want le tea! i want.. hmm, donuts. ok maybe not. hah, i know.

I WANT THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

clever arse.

why won't weekends just learn to drag on and on like weekdays? time management please!

wo-de-mei-ren (:

2008-06-29T18:25:00.011+08:00

Alright. I supposed this blog is gonna talk about WATERMELONs.
娟娟 had post something about how watermelon exists or whatsoever. Isn't amazing? She spents a little effort to find news about watermelon. Sucha nice fellow she is.
In fact ;
I dint really pay much attention to Watermelon before I went to Shanghai.
Opps, I meant our Chairman.
He never let off a day of no eating watermelon.
Oh,mention of him? :P

He just loves watermelong so much till ( he never get tired of watermelon )
❤1ST TOP FANS OF WATERMELON. ((:
Bravo,dearest Chairman!

2008-06-29T13:23:00.003+08:00

Hello,

This is Elaine here. We are located at the middle of the canteen at recess time( monday to tuesday+ thursday to friday at 11 to 1130 a.m. ) and ( wednesday at ) .

Heres some facts about a watermelon.

Watermelons are in nature an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and B6. They are also a great source of potassium, and extremely low in sodium. Watermelons are a great snack for both children and adults, for the reason that they contain practically no fat.

Say: WOW.

haha, theres more.
To test the maturity of a watermelon when you buy it, you have are 3 possibilities:

Knock: You can knock on the fruit : Mature watermelons have a singing sound, immature ones sound metallic light.
Weighing: Mature watermelons have more weight than immaturity ones.
Sight: A fair batch spot is an indicator that the melon was not rotated when it was growing.

The watermelon comes from South Africa.

Today they are most cultivated in China, Turkey, Iran, Spain, Greece and Italy.
( No wonder we ate it everyday at shanghai.)

China cultivate 雪碧 too, right?

Proper introductory!

2008-06-27T21:01:00.000+08:00

hello, we don’t really have a name for now but we call ourselves the ‘xi-gua family’, inspired from the group’s sprouting passion for watermelons (xi-gua). no worries though, we will come up with a bang-bang one real soon ya. maybe some duck or whatnot.

our founders are both science enthusiasts and we are indeed joyous to have our chairman, Mr Tan who teaches chemistry, and Mdm Phua, who teaches ~~the art of contraception~~ life sciences, hmm ok, biology. having had all as companions for so long, we talk about oxidation, and different proteins found in different foods over meals respectively.

AND! do not assume that joining us is a simple thing. we put interested parties to the test, aka putting them on probation. the duration varies from person to person, some over a meal to some who is still on probation spite two long weeks of probation. extra simple criteria though, sitting “on this table requires very strong gong-li”, as our chairman puts it in one of his rally speeches.

we do almost everything fun with watermelons, we eat them, we juice them, we study the seeds… and we protect watermelons. hmm, maybe we should rename to ‘PTWM’ right, you think? that’s short for Protect The Watermelons Movement. idea!

neeways, should there be anything fictional/ fantasy on this blog that we think so but it is simply another opinion, we are happy to take note of, but please. rephrase it so it sounds better.

right. more updates soon!

XIGUA members.

2008-06-27T18:05:00.000+08:00

FameRecognition. (:

Introductory

2008-06-26T21:14:00.000+08:00

To be up soon!