tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post2473016711308846892..comments2024-01-15T18:32:48.269+08:00Comments on My Manila: The Eew! factor of TCMHildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-1474227245944964522009-03-28T12:29:00.000+08:002009-03-28T12:29:00.000+08:00Uy marami nyan dito.Uy marami nyan dito.Joe Narvaezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050112099621554037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-11502334038994578332009-03-18T23:15:00.000+08:002009-03-18T23:15:00.000+08:00Gecko tea? Hummmm... I don't know! Poor gecko!Gecko tea? Hummmm... I don't know! Poor gecko!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-51989083070698297282009-03-18T22:12:00.000+08:002009-03-18T22:12:00.000+08:00I like tea, but gecko brew might be a little much!...I like tea, but gecko brew might be a little much!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-9260477188894459152009-03-18T17:30:00.000+08:002009-03-18T17:30:00.000+08:00No sir. I would not want to ingest that!No sir. I would not want to ingest that!Tamerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446660497311936354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-70263891262272788692009-03-18T13:08:00.000+08:002009-03-18T13:08:00.000+08:00A nice shot and theme!Oh no, that's not my cup of ...A nice shot and theme!<BR/>Oh no, that's not my cup of tea. But I learned from my residence time in Hong Kong that TCM is an effective cure. On top of that, Yin Yang is a strong combination.Juergen Kuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359738940442733926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-43698717564427415002009-03-18T12:52:00.000+08:002009-03-18T12:52:00.000+08:00Hahaha That was great hilda =) The question and th...Hahaha That was great hilda =) The question and the "bulaga" picture was fantastic! HahahLayrayskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611645887727037084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-53256601843254038572009-03-18T04:20:00.000+08:002009-03-18T04:20:00.000+08:00But I'd like to try those :D A friend recommended ...But I'd like to try those :D A friend recommended kasi! :D Go Gecko! lol! gmiragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277125581984131413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-15667379247519170982009-03-17T20:35:00.000+08:002009-03-17T20:35:00.000+08:00Kim: GEICO hasn't arrived in Manila yet so no, I h...Kim: <BR/>GEICO hasn't arrived in Manila yet so no, I haven't seen their cute-sounding gecko. Hide their mascot from TCM doctors! <BR/><BR/>Mia: <BR/>Now that deserves another "Eew!" <BR/><BR/>Antonella, Dong, Reena: <BR/>Actually, that's a large part of the protest against TCM. Sometimes, they do use endangered species.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-10110646322620475292009-03-17T20:09:00.000+08:002009-03-17T20:09:00.000+08:00i like trying new things so i might taste this. he...i like trying new things so i might taste this. hehe...<BR/><BR/>and as long as we are not putting this animals extinct, then okay lang. :)Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223488318835419576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-39570917642718981382009-03-17T18:16:00.000+08:002009-03-17T18:16:00.000+08:00My apologies, Hila, if I offend anyone, but my fir...My apologies, Hila, if I offend anyone, but my first impression of this was a medieval chastity belt of some sort. <BR/><BR/>I don't know what provoked my mind to think that but something did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-54504473678544907792009-03-17T12:59:00.000+08:002009-03-17T12:59:00.000+08:00I think I'll pass, too.I think I'll pass, too.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702911535481192870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-59343861652024044342009-03-17T11:50:00.000+08:002009-03-17T11:50:00.000+08:00animal welfare group will definitely be against it...animal welfare group will definitely be against it. i too will go against it. but i think this are the traditional ways that we cannot just blame them.escapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572021401129133203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-82353256848808598572009-03-17T11:12:00.000+08:002009-03-17T11:12:00.000+08:00Great photo, icky tea!Great photo, icky tea!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834360422359513050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-22790831197776050472009-03-17T08:53:00.000+08:002009-03-17T08:53:00.000+08:00Maybe if it were Gecko tea mixed with some sort of...Maybe if it were Gecko tea mixed with some sort of strawberry flavor, I'd take it. Hehe. I drank this snake wine in Vietnam once. I could see the snake at the bottom of the bottle. It tasted ok to me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-83345399531381007642009-03-17T07:57:00.000+08:002009-03-17T07:57:00.000+08:00Not knowing what I'm drinking, maybe I could drink...Not knowing what I'm drinking, maybe I could drink it. <BR/>And now I wonder how to brew such Gecko to become tea.<BR/>I like TCM, but so far I had it in tablet form for the most part. Probably Geckos ground to powder.Urselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456335798317555363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-89319091047755087172009-03-17T07:39:00.000+08:002009-03-17T07:39:00.000+08:00I'm usually fine with TCM, but gecko tea, gosh, wh...I'm usually fine with TCM, but gecko tea, gosh, what next? Tortoise coffee and butterfly cocoa??? You have to draw a line somewhere....Ciao. A.lunarossahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231055955991137579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-47721311064868618602009-03-17T06:59:00.000+08:002009-03-17T06:59:00.000+08:00It's a winning Odd Shot, Hilda, but it would take ...It's a winning Odd Shot, Hilda, but it would take a lot more than a spoonful of sugar to make that medicine go down!rafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931542618277230185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-11593299897680075362009-03-17T06:07:00.000+08:002009-03-17T06:07:00.000+08:00No gecko tea for me, thanks.Now that photo definit...No gecko tea for me, thanks.<BR/>Now that photo definitely deserves a +++ mention in the "odd picture" gotha!Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-33656671376068459502009-03-17T04:51:00.000+08:002009-03-17T04:51:00.000+08:00super yuck! cool pic, though! :)super yuck! cool pic, though! :)Sterl the Pearl's Daily Pics of Boulderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012045214432549488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-89197393585473129592009-03-17T04:38:00.000+08:002009-03-17T04:38:00.000+08:00I'm with you on that - eeewwww!Thanks for your com...I'm with you on that - eeewwww!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment and kind words today. I'm sadly not at the editing stage yet, but still writing (will be for quite some time - hopefully I'll have a good full draft of the thesis by September and then the editing/rewriting really starts in earnest. I want to have it finished by the end of the year though - I've had enough of it now!!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-17051616419608522322009-03-17T04:25:00.000+08:002009-03-17T04:25:00.000+08:00Poor geckos...Poor geckos...abchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609320981147763206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-21175381609275245302009-03-17T02:42:00.000+08:002009-03-17T02:42:00.000+08:00Eww is right! Nice shot!Eww is right! Nice shot!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034721157003896873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-41478258246406077912009-03-17T02:34:00.000+08:002009-03-17T02:34:00.000+08:00If you are ill you would be surprised what peopel ...If you are ill you would be surprised what peopel would try to get better. It make me ill just with the thought.Martin MYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-14961587238010410522009-03-17T01:45:00.000+08:002009-03-17T01:45:00.000+08:00Hilda, Fascinating and great to see these, but mar...Hilda, Fascinating and great to see these, but mark me in the "Eeewww!" column, too! I'll stick with basic ginseng or green tea or not ask what else is involved in the prescription. :-)<BR/>I hope no one has mentioned this to the GEICO Gecko!(Do you see those ads where you are. . .in the states there are humorous ads featuring a very charming gecko which speaks in an Australian accent.)<BR/>-KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-74589092854895996952009-03-17T00:56:00.000+08:002009-03-17T00:56:00.000+08:00Nope, I still prefer green tea!Nope, I still prefer green tea!Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.com