November 15th, 2007 ideru
N told me about this Hair Treatment. Actually this is for those who have their hair colored but if it works for them why not for normal hair right. The package cost 263 yen and is applied once a week. There are different varieties to choose from. The pic above is a treatment for people with red hair color. I like this one, it contains Henna and really softens my hair. I was using this one till I found the “Black Crow: Cassis” still with Henna. Even though its hair colored treatment, it does not change the color of your hair, or so im told but im not taking any chance so that’s why Im using the “black crow” :D. I like the effect, especially on the scalp. With winter coming up, my scalp really dries up and it flakes ..ewww..
How to Use: Shampoo hair and then towel dry. Apply and wait for 5 minutes. Rinse.
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July 16th, 2007 ideru
Monday
Wake up with a splitting headache、the right side of my head that is. Ignore it and went to work as usual but instead of glasses I put on my contacts. On the train, my right eye started to get red. I thought it was just a normal reaction as always. When I reached the office it got a little better, sleeping on the train helped a little.
After our morning meeting, my eyes got redder so I remove the contacts and put some eyedrops but it just got redder and redder. “Nanay” noticed it when he went to our area and suggested I should go home. Lunchtime I was on my way home, I did not realize how weak I was till I was walking to the station. I think that was probably one of the worst walk of my life. I had no glasses or contacts, and my eyes seems to swollen and popping out that everything was just so blurry. Thank God I made it home safely. When my fever was finally out, the redness in my eyes were finally gone.
Tuesday
I woke up so weak and decided to take the rest of the day off.
Wednesday
Went back to work but still feeling so week. Around noon, my back started to ache.
Thursday
My back was on its mood again, so I decided to contact my therapist ( she just had a surgery so she can’t do an spinal alignment ) to recommend me to another therapist. She asked me give her a visit in the clinic and check my back . She did and alignment with just one hand.
Friday
The alignment worked!!!! My back was feeling OK again.
have to get ready for the upcoming tenjin event 
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June 27th, 2007 ideru
“Do you sleep on your stomach?” was the therapist question during one of my session. “Don’t sleep on your stomach, it is not good for your back.” was the reply after I said yes. How bout sleeping on your side? “oh that is ok, rather than sleeping on your stomach.”
Wheww.. at least theres still a remaining sleeping position available:D. So ppl don’t sleep on your tummy , a NO.. No.. for your spinal cord.
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June 6th, 2007 ideru
I am an old lady trapped in a 27year old body. Just kidding. My backpains has been frequently attacking lately. I found out that I had an old disalignment of the spine, or a pelvic disalignment to be exact. It lay dormant, till a few years ago when I tried to shaped up and joined a gym.
I had a bit of an accident when I was just a kid, I slide of some rock and actually lost consciouness for minute. My mom did not have me checked, cause I did not exhibit any signs of problem after that. But actually there was a bit of disalignment around my pelvic area, but since I don’t do any back breaking jobs it just laid dormant for years. Problem with working as a programmer is you just sit all day staring at the monitor, the only part of your body that gets an exercise are the fingers so we tend to get extra fat around the middle. Thus the gym. Little did I know that this would be the cause to all my back problems now.
Doing the exercise put the pressure on the spinal area, specially around the lowerback. After a few weeks of going to the gym, I almost lost conciousness during one of the session and that’s when it all started. Whenever Im exposed to much cold, or sits for a long period of time, my back would start to hurt and I would immediately get stomach pain, too much gas/air inside my stomach. I thought it was just too much pressure at work, since I sometimes get stomach problem.
When I arrived in Japan, autumn was just starting and by mid November it was getting colder and my spine could not stand
it. I could never understand why always get stomach pain, and too much gas in it. I was even subjected to stomach check up ( valium test ?? ), to check if there are any damage inside the lining of my stomach. The doctor could not find anything wrong , and I was not getting any better. Heat Lotions were the only thing that could work. And I usually smelled insided
the office ( not stinking smell though). When winter was over, I also got better.
In Japan, its very hard to find a physical therapist that could speak english. Fortunately, dear friend Delia was able to introduced me to a therapist, a chiropractic. It is/was an expensive session, but I could really feel the difference in my body. It is a private clinic, not a hospital so it is not fully covered by my insurance but the company was kind enough to handle half of the expenses. Financial problem made me postponed my trip to the therapist, I don’t know when I will be going back there, but now at least I know the cause of the problem and somehow I already know some tricks to handle it but sometimes the pain is just unberable, that I have to stay at home and lay on my back all day…
So you see, I am an old lady. I live for a hundred of years bwehehehehe…..
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March 14th, 2007 ideru
Living in Japan made me realize the importance of having an insurance. Our company, though provide us with insurance, is not the National Insurance. So we don’t have a card identifying us that we pay it. I’ve used our insurance several times already, and I recieved 100% refund so am not complaining, plus its free, we don’t need to pay 20,000yen per month.
But due to occupational hazard, our eyes is the most stressed part and sometimes it takes its toll . Most optical shops don’t have a resident ( I think ) that you need to visit another or a separate clinic for the check-up. And because I don’t have an insurance card they would warn me ( always ) that the check-up is expensive from 4500 yen - 5000 yen. So either I will pay or look for other optical shops that also have free check up and does not require any insurance.
So for glasses, I found “Hatch” in Kobe Sannomiya, though I think they also have a branch in Umeda/Osaka. They have really cute frame designs. Prices ranges from 2500 - 10,000++ depending upon the design. Check-up , lenses and case are all included in the package.
Contact Lense and Glasses. Megane Super (メガネスパー） in Shinsaibashi also offer the same deal. If you go there on a Saturday, the doctor is available from 3-6 pm, monday 5-9pm, sunday 12-4pm, if you need to be check, if not you can visit anytime.
P.S. this stores did not pay me any form of advertising fee..
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November 14th, 2006 ideru
I woke up with a little scratch in my throat this morning, and a little bit of sneezing.
I thougth this would be another day where I will be sneezing my heart out again
Where my tissue box will be empty in just a day, and where I can’t breath properly..
Thank goodness, it’s not one of those day.. still have the scratch in my throat but no sneezing..
Achooooo… opppss sorryyyy…
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