10 things to learn from JAPAN

I am happy to share Today’s article on “10 things to learn from Japan”.


10 things to learn from JAPAN-

1. THE CALM

Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief. Sorrow itself has been elevated.

2. THE DIGNITY

Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a rough word or a crude gesture.

3. THE ABILITY

The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings swayed but didn’t fall.

4. THE GRACE

People bought only what they needed for the present, so everybody could get something.

5. THE ORDER

No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on the roads. Just understanding.

6. THE SACRIFICE

Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?

7. THE TENDERNESS

Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left alone. The strong cared for the weak.

8. THE TRAINING

The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what to do. And they did just that.

9. THE MEDIA

They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No silly reporters. Only calm reportage.

10. THE CONSCIENCE

When the power went off in a store, people put things back on the shelves and left quietly

Thanks to Chandini Chandrasekaran for contributing this article.

Prestige Centrifugal Juicer PCJ 3.0 - Review

Centrifugal Juice - Prestige

 I thought of buying a juicer since long time, as it tedious using a grinder to retrieve juice. I bought a Prestige juice for 2200/- Rs, and thought I would share my experiences about it. This centrifugal juicer is best of its kind. Its specification as given in the link http://prestigesmartkitchen.com/juicers-c-21/centrifugal-juicer-pcj-3-0-p-504

It has wider mouth to drop the cut pieces of fruits or vegetables. Its doesn't mean that you can drop whole fruit into it as it fits. It obviously has a big storage for pulp, such that you don't need to empty the pulp frequently.

It has a good funnel type opening that guides the juice in the container without any spill. There is rotating part called sieve which is designed to cut as well as filter. So I have few some operating observations after using this juicer, which the person has to take care while using a centrifugal juice like this one.
 

Sieve which has sharp teeth to cut the pieces

1. Cut pieces in one inch cubes approximately
2. Put this pieces into the mouth and just drop the white tube on them. Do not push this white tube hard as it may spoil the sieve.
3. Pour some water in between while filling the mouth with the pieces, that shall lubricate the sieve and clean the filter holes.
5. Check the pieces you have cut does not have any hard substances. For example a beetroot or carrot may have a small stones, which can spoil the sieve.

Wider mouth of the juicer

4. Clean the sieve after usage, and let all the holes open.

5. Do not fill the mouth with more pieces as it is bigger. This shall over load the sieve teeth as it cuts faster. Just fill less than 3/4 of the mouth.








I thought will update review about this juicer after using it for few months. Some tips I have for you as below:

1. Cut the pieces into triangle as shown below to get more juice rather than wastage. In cubes you will waste more than triangle pieces.
 
 









2. Start the juicer putting the knob on to low speed and just put this pieces into the mouth like opening from top and put the stopped. Do not press the stopper, just keep into the hole from top and leave it. Let the stopper push itself by its own weight.

Stopper

3. To put some more pieces afterwards, do not stop the juicer. Remove the stopper from the mouth of the juicer and put some more pieces. The pieces start to pop out from the juicer. To avoid popping of pieces out of the juicer, keep your hand over the mouth opening and keep the pieces by the side of your hand. And then keep the stopper once the pieces are filled until half of the tunnel of the mouth.

Now I know how to use it, it does an excellent job. :)

How to clean the prestige juicer

hmm This is the question in everybody's mind who uses this centrifugal juicer.


How to clean it??. Below are the few practical tips to clean this centrifugal juicer.

1. Remove carefully the pulp container lid along with the stopper from the pulp container base (as shown) and keep it an tray.

2. Remove the sieve holding at the round edges by pulling it up with a little folder and keep it in the tray. Don't not pull with more pressure on it. It has two notches that keep it buckled to the rotor below.

3. Now remove the pulp container base from the juicer base and remove all the pulp from it by tilting into into the dust bin. You can use your hand and pull off the remaining pulp to the dust bin. Keep some detergent like vim in the container. Using a soft sponge and clean it thoroughly and Keep the pulp container base under the tap water flow in the wash basin sink. Clean thoroughly all the pulp with the flow of tap water from the top side of the container base and also from the bottom of the container.

Now turn the container bottom up and point the funnel opening to the tap and let the water flow inside the juicer funnel and get the stuck pulp be cleaner by the flow of water. This cleans the pulp container base.

4. To clean the pulp container lid keep some detergent like vim, rinse using a soft sponge and keep it below the tap water to clean. Let the water flow through the wide opening to clean it. This cleans up the pulp container lid.

5. To clean the sieve you have to be carefully. Don't use your hand to clean it this may cut your figure you you rub inside the sieve as it has a minature teeth on it to cut the fruits in to small pieces. Keep some vim all over the sieve. Then keep the sieve upside down under the tap water flow, using a tooth brush gently rub it from inner side while the water flows from top. Do it around the circle from inner side with water flowing from top side. Clean it this way until all the plump is removed from the inner edges of the semi-cone shaped sieve. To clean the flat inner of the sieve, let the water flow on it from top and brush it with the brush until all the pulp is gone. This cleans up the sieve.

I would suggest to go for this juicer for longer life as per its service and i am happy with it..

Happy Sankranthi

Happy New Year - 2011

Wish you all a very happy, colorful, prosperous & a successful New Year 2011…!!

Know where you are going in life - for my beloved ones

“Know where you are going in life"

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican fishing village. A tourist complimented the local fishermen on the quality of their fish and asked how long it took them to catch it.

"Not very long." they answered in unison.

"Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?"

The fishermen explained that their small catches were sufficient to meet their needs and those of their families.

"But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

"We sleep late, fish a little, play with our children, and take siestas with our wives. In the evenings, we go into the village to see our friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing few songs. We have a full life."

The tourist interrupted." I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you!

You should start by fishing longer every day.

You can then sell the extra fish you catch.

With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat."

"And after that?"

"With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and may be open your own plant.

You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City!

From there you can direct your huge new enterprise."

"How long would that take?"

"Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years.” replied the tourist.

And after that?”

"Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting,” answered the tourist, laughing. "When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions.

"Millions? Really? And after that? asked the fishermen.

"After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, Sleep late, play with your children, Catch a few fish, and take a siesta with your wife. And spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends."

"With all due respect sir, but that's exactly what we are doing now. So what's the point wasting twenty-five years? asked Mexicans.

And the moral of this story is: Know where you're going in life ..... You may already be there.