Oriental Tea house Melbourne CBD

Yum cha lunch with dumplings in CBD.

$7.8 for 3 roast duck dumplings in bamboo steamer. 

Steaming hot prawn & chives dumplings. Also same price at $7.8 for 3. Cosy decor and you can purchase tea and porcelain ware in the restaurant. On little Bourke st within Melbourne CBD. 

Nice bite. 

Variety of items. At differing prices. 

Worth a vist. Didn't get to taste the steamed pork buns though. 

Foo Lok West Perth

Shanghai Chicken for $9 in West Perth.

Apparently they only make 28 serves of this dish. So come early or miss out. Crunchy fried chicken with fluffy yellow rice.

Fried Kway Teow

Tucked away in West Perth. Can be hard to find but great cooked to order noodles.
Beef Brisket noodles

The beef chunks are soft and mouth watering.

Good Fortune Roast Duck Victoria Park WA

Roast duck was juicy. Roast pork marbled. Very busy on Saturday lunch in East Victoria Park. 

Great range of dishes.

The fried tooth fish was crunchy and skin was crisp with a salty tang from sauce.

$125 for roast duck, roast pork, tooth fish, egg tofu hot plate, fried beef kueh teow, steamed rice and tea for lunch for 7 adults on Saturday afternoon. Average cost per dish about $20. Solid wood tables & chairs. Quick service.



Some simple ways to maintain healthy water works and avoid urinary incontinence from http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/5-ways-to-dodge-incontinence

1. Don't drink too much tea or coffee at the restaurant as caffeine can make you pass more urine. Go easy on the sweet drinks as nutra sweet and lots of sugar makes you pass water.
2. Watch what you eat. Weight gain puts fat into your pelvic floor muscles possibly weakening the muscles. 
3. Avoid smoking as nicotine has been linked to urinary incontinence.  
4. Keep active as this will keep your abdominal & pelvic muscles fit and functioning. 
5. Try not to strain especially when you are constipated. See your health practitioner on how to overcome this. Too much straining in the toilet may weaken your muscles in the pelvic floor that can cause bladder incontinence. 

Fortune Five Perth

Recent addtion to James St restaurants. Sea crabs and other seafood oriental style. Traditional stir fries. In Northbridge.

Stir fried beef with vegetables

Chicken soup

Deserts are limited but you can try for red bean soup or coconut sago with fruit.

Food seems less oily and salty then other restaurants but this maybe a personal taste thing.

Noodle Forum

Fast noodles hand made in kitchen.

$10 per bowl with wantons.

6 crispy wantons for $6.

Egg noodles were soft & tasty without being soggy.

West Lake Restaurant Melbourne

Supper near midnight. Arrived from airport looking for bedtime snack. Restaurant was full of diners having seafood.
See their website http://westlakerestaurant.com.au/
We had savoury porridge for $11 and stir fried snow pea leaves for $19 and beer for $6.

Porridge was hot and savoury. With nice chewy bits of century eggs and meat.

Service was quick despite the large number of patrons. It was 1 am Monday morning when we left. Place still full. Nice crowd.




Some simple strength training after your meal. Available at http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/simple-strength-training-tips:

Having fit muscles allows better extraction of oxygen and nutrients. It also lets your body store sugar and call it up more effciently when required. This is good for people with sugar problems such as diabetes.

Beginner’s simple strength boosting exercises

A sturdy chair with armrests and athletic shoes with non-skid soles are all you need for these simple strength building exercises. 

Seated bridge

 

Sit slightly forward in a chair with your hands on the armrests. Your feet should be flat on the floor and slightly apart, and your upper body should be upright (don’t lean forward). Using your arms for balance only, slowly raise your buttocks off the chair until nearly standing with your knees bent. Pause. Slowly sit back down. Aim for 8–12 repetitions. Rest and repeat the set.

Triceps dip

Put a chair with armrests up against a wall. Sit in the chair and put your feet together flat on the floor. Lean forward a bit while keeping your shoulders and back straight. Bend your elbows and place your hands on the armrests of the chair, so they are in line with your torso. Pressing downward on your hands, try to lift yourself up a few inches by straightening out your arms. Raise your upper body and thighs, but keep your feet in contact with the floor. Pause. Slowly release until you’re sitting back down again. Aim for 8–12 repetitions. Rest and repeat the set.

Standing calf raise

 

Stand with your feet flat on the floor. Hold onto the back of your chair for balance. Raise yourself up on tiptoe, as high as possible. Hold briefly, then lower yourself. Aim for 8–12 repetitions. Rest and repeat the set.

Chilli Orange

Fusion cuisine. Curry duck? Pan fried salmon seemed more conventional. Restauran can be busy and full so it may not be the place for a romantic dinner.

The servings are not large. So we ordered deserts.

Ginger creme brulee

Green tea soufle.

Nice buzz in the restaurant but would be difficult for a close personal tete a tete. 

The meals were plated as single serves so it was difficult to share. 

10 Steps to help sleep after a big meal. 

See http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/succesful-aging-10-tips-for-better-sleep

• Stick to a consistent sleep schedule and routine. Go to bed at the same time each night and wake up at the same time each morning. A set sleep routine will “train” you to fall asleep and wake up more easily.
• Use the bed only for sleep and sex.
• Cut down on caffeine. For some people, a single cup of coffee in the morning means a sleepless night. Caffeine can also increase the need to urinate during the night.
• Be physically active. Regular aerobic exercise like walking, running, or swimming provides three important sleep benefits: you fall asleep faster, attain a higher percentage of restorative deep sleep, and awaken less often during the night.
• Limit daytime naps. Prolonged napping can disrupt your natural sleep cycle and prevent you from feeling tired enough to fall asleep.
• If you use tobacco in any form, quit. Nicotine makes it harder to fall asleep.
• Use alcohol cautiously. Alcohol depresses the nervous system, so a nightcap may help some people fall asleep. But this effect disappears after a few hours and may lead to waking up throughout the night. Alcohol can also worsen snoring and other sleep breathing problems.
• Improve your sleep surroundings. Remove the television, telephone, and office equipment from the bedroom. This reinforces the idea that this room is meant for sleeping. An ideal environment is quiet, dark, and relatively cool, with a comfortable bed and minimal clutter.
• If you’re still awake after about 20 minutes in bed, get up and read awhile to relax. Otherwise, you’ll set yourself up for tossing and turning.
• Try to avoid taking sleeping pills. If you do take a prescription sleep medicine, work with your doctor to use it effectively and for as short a time as possible.