crunchy and naturel remedies

some tips gleaned from our tasik kenyir guide - 'green' john chan

• kunyit - natural antiseptic to heal cuts (and cancer prevention)
• aloe - to soothe/heal cuts
• bird nest fern - crush with olive oil to make natural hair dye
• garlic - cholesterol buster
• bittergourd - diabetes

christina (john's future mother in law and cook extraordinaire) curry recipe:

dry
indian curry spice mix for meat (from 2 sisters' store @ttdi wet market)
candlenuts

wet
red onions
no garlic
cloves
star anise

inspired to experiment with natural home cooking ala 101cookbooks but using local ingredients.

another inspiring person met this weekend was mabel - a vegan, naturalist. unassuming (never would've guessed she's singaporean). and totally passionate about the environment. wish her all the best :)