the colourful world of candy...

candy means a lot to me....my childhood memories surrounded with a lot of candy and it has been my all time favourite..

Fun facts about candy...

• definition of candy - a sweet food item or confection made of flavored sugar or syrup and often containing chocolate, fruit or nuts.
• ancient people climbed trees and fought stinging bees to satisfy their sweet tooth. Candy has evolved.
• Before sugar was discovered,people use honey to make candy.
  
• The first candy confections were fruits and nuts rolled in honey.
• Before sugar came west, Egyptians used honey to make marshmallows, believe it or not, as early as 2000 B.C.
• The word “candy” comes from ancient Indian Sanskrit "Khanda" means a piece of sugar.
• Sweets were first produced by physician to hide the taste of medicine.Like the song by Mary Poppins says “A little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down"(love this song..haha).
• Candy can be in many forms such as candy bars, hard candy, lollipops, jelly beans, gummy candy, and now even sugar free candy.
• The first candy on a stick(lollipop), was probably created by cavemen who maintained beehives and collected honey by stick.
• Cloud Nine in candy code means im so happy...
• lastly,here are some colourful pictures of candy:

for more informations,log on to these websites...

• http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/candy.htm
• http://knol.google.com/k/tom-hoeck/candy/kp0c9nq0rslw/2#

i will always love candy even when all my tooth are gone...lol

the colours of capsules...

actually,i am always attracted to the colour of capsules....so today,im going to write about capsules...
in medication, capsule is refer as a small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin...there are two types of capsules which are the hard-shelled capsules(normally used for dry, powdered ingredients) and the soft-shelled capsules( used for oils and for active ingredients that are dissolved or suspended in oil)...both types of capsules are made from gelatine and from plant-based gelling substances and modified forms of starch and cellulose.
here are some colourful pictures of capsules from flickr...

moral of this post is "dont do drugs"hihi...

colours...

i love seeing combined pictures because of the colours...today im gonna try one...
i dont know wether its gonna be good or not...let me know what you think??