Home » Archive for December, 2008

etymology of pajamas!

Pajamas were first worn by both sexes in Turkey, Iran, India, etc., stemming from the Persian words pae (pay) jamah(s) meaning ‘leg’ and ‘clothing, garment’. Pajamas were adopted by Europeans, especially for night wear. Starting around 1800, it was found in print as pai jamahs, pigammahs, peijammahs, piejamahs, pyjamahs before pyjamas showed up c. 1878. This garment is called... 

long-term success?

If your goal is long-term success, perhaps the best diet is simply the one you can best stick to. It showed that low carbohydrate dieters were just as successful at keeping weight off as dieters who followed a low-fat approach which goes to show that more than one weight-loss method can be effective. Interestingly, the carb cutters – who didn’t bother to count calories-reported feeling... 

clean home is luxurious!

What could be more luxurious than having a clean home especially in the bathroom? I would rather say, it is a sanctuary where I can escape from the real, stressful world. So, keeping it clean is a big factor. I keep my bathroom dry as possible since bacteria thrive in wet areas. And, I always love to stay at the hotels that have nice bathroom that is why I use good quality and elegant pieces like Danze... 

What is the origin of barbecue?

Barbecue is borrowed from Spanish barbacoa, a framework used for storing meat or fish that was to be dried or smoked, but also having a meaning as a framework on which one could sleep. The Spanish word came from the Arawak barbacòa, meaning ‘a framework of sticks on posts’, and referring to the framework of such a structure. The word entered English around 1697 with both the meat framework...