This restaurant is located in Fushan , China , serving very popular Lanzhou Ra- Mien (noodle) with daily sales of 700 – 1200 bowls…..
這是佛山一家比較有名的蘭州拉麵館，老板自稱來自青海，每天能賣出 700 到 1200 碗蘭州拉麵。

According to the boss, to make such ‘nice’ noodle, some chemical tenderizer
have been added during the mixing process.
在說到為什麼蘭州拉麵會這麼好吃，老板大方地介紹是用了一種叫蓬灰的拉麵劑，再加鹽拉出來的。

According to the boss, all Lanzhou Ra Mien contain this harmful chemical.
問老板其他拉麵店用「拉麵劑」嗎，老板說所有的蘭州拉麵館都用。

This chemical is packed in two difference types of packaging. $3 for the white & $5 for the blue.
外包裝不同的兩種「拉麵劑」，但都來自同樣的工廠；白包裝 3 塊錢，藍包裝 5 塊錢。

The functions of this chemical is to tenderize, improve elasticity/softness of the noodles…
拉麵劑」產品說明，最後面提到：提高麵糰的柔軟性、韌性、可塑性 ……

Experiment conducted with this chemical in a paper cup, and you see for yourself, how much of damages this chemical can cause…..
拿了個紙杯做實驗，倒進「拉麵劑」，剛開始只出現水變淺藍色的現象，沒有明顯的發現。

Few light color spots soon appeared ouside the cup, may be the quality of paper cup is not good, the spots are not that clear.
很快地紙杯就出現了幾個光點，可能是紙杯的品質不好吧，一開始並未特別在意。

On the second day, this chemical has sipped through the paper cup
到了第二天，紙杯竟然在嚴重滲漏，杯底也穿洞了，拉麵劑溶液流了出來

This much of damage caused to the floor….
流出的溶液所流過的水泥地板都出現了深藍色的痕跡 ……

This is the floor after washing….
看！很明顯的一條腐蝕痕跡 ……

So, what do you think our stomach will become, after eating the delicious Ra-Mien ? And watch out when you travel to China.

Other websites that are posting the same information :-
1. Baidu
2. Aboluowang
3. Lalulalu
4. EpochTimes.Com
5. Hudong
6. igotmail

China ‘s history with food safety is a rocky one, but even in the annals of robbery and abuse, this will go down in infamy. Various reports in Singapore media have said that Chinese companies are mass producing fake rice made, in part, out of plastic, according to one online publication Very Vietnam.

The “rice” is made by mixing potatoes, sweet potatoes and plastic. The potatoes are first formed into the shape of rice grains. Industrial synthetic resins are then added to the mix. The rice reportedly stays hard even after being cooked. The Korean-language Weekly Hong Kong reported that the fake rice is being sold in the Chinese town of Taiyuan , in Shaanxi province. “A Chinese Restaurant Association official said that eating three bowls of this fake rice would be like eating one plastic bag. Due to the seriousness of the matter, he added that there would be an investigation of factories alleged to be producing the rice,” Very Vietnam noted. Unfortunately, it ‘ s not the first time fake rice has been sold in China , according to China’s Global Times.

Previously, a company in Xi ‘ an , Shaanxi Province had added flavoring to ordinary rice to synthesize “Wuchang rice,” which is regarded to be the best rice in the country.

About 300,000 people were injured and at least six infants died in 2008 when Chinese milk and infant formula was found to be adulterated with melamine, which was thought to help the milk pass nutrition tests. Later that year, melamine was also discovered in Chinese eggs.

Next morning, I woke up as usual and went to work. The noise still did not subside,  I assumed it was normal as the “minor surgery” was not a David Copperfield show, it could not heal like magic. I took the medicine as instructed, breakfast 3 tablets, noon time 3 tablets and at night 3 tablets.  I felt very energetic for the whole day, even came to the bedtime, my energy seemed never end. I tried to sleep but unfortunately, I was like having Insomnia. It was a torture to me for the whole night, by the time I started to feel sleepy, I looked at the clock, it was 4.20am !

My wake up call was 5.45am, I could hardly pull myself up. I suspected it was due to the medicine that I took and the first thing I did was turn on the computer, search Internet to see what exactly was the medicine.

Guys, it ain’t good news !

The medicine that I have been taking was Prednisolone and it is one type of steroids. It is used in a wide variety of inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, colitis, asthma, bronchitis, certain skin rashes, and allergic or inflammatory conditions of the nose and eyes. There are side-effects for taking this medicine, one of them is difficulty sleeping, which is what I was experiencing.  The more I got to know about the side-effects of Prednisolone, the more I convinced myself not to take it anymore. Finally, I decided to stop taking this medicine.

I went to bed very early at night, I still could hear the buzzing sound but I did not bother it much as I was damned tiring after a sleepless night.

The next day when I woke up, my ear started to feel itchy and could feel a bit of water flow out with the buzzing sound around.  I did not care much because it was only 2 days and thought that it was normal.

On the 4th day, I woke up in the middle of the night because more water was flowing out from my ear compared to the previous night and I have to use tissue paper to dry it. In order not to let the water flowed out, I got to sleep with my left ear facing up, it was difficult and I could not sleep comfortably. During day time, the condition was not that serious but my voice was abnormal, just like flem was in my throat.

I waited until the 7th day when my condition did not show any improvement. I could not wait until my next appointment with the “surgeon”, which was  fixed on the 11th day.  I called the “surgeon” to find out why. He asked me to go over that day as he was in the clinic or else I have to wait on the 11th day. I took time-off from my work and drove there.

We met and I explained to the “surgeon” what happened to my ear for the past few days. He examined me with the otoscope and said there were water inside and he needed to suck them out. It was so painful when he inserted a small tube into my ear, as a result he only managed to suck out a bit of water only. Mean time, he told me the small tube that he had inserted into my ear during the “surgery” still there and told me again it was to let the water flows out and the tube would drop by itself in few weeks time but if it did not, then I have to see him again and he would pull it out for me.

The very strange and funny thing was that he asked me this question : ” Did I give your any medicine after the surgery ?” What ? Excuse me Doctor, I thought you should know better than me whether you have given me any medicine ? I said inside my heart. When I told him he prescribed me a total of 63 tables of medicine and I have to take 9 tablets a day. His face reaction was something like ” Really ? ”

I also told him I was having difficulty to speak and felt like there was flem inside my throat and asked him why there was still water flowing from my ear after the surgery. He said it was because I was having flu. I told him I did not have any flu and I was not coughing either. He then asked me to stop to take the medicine that he prescribed to me early and he would prescribed me another type of medicine. One is oral and one is to spray inside my nose.

Atarax 25 mg

Afrin Nasal Spray

I was given 4 tablets of Atarax 25mg and Afrin Nasal Spray and paid RM22 for the two. Is this considered cheap ? I do not know. Anyway, this time before taking the medicine. I search the Internet to find out what the medicines were used for. Again, the information that I got did not convince me to consume the medicine !

Atarax is used to relieve the symptoms of common anxiety and tension. Why was I needed to take this ?

Afrin Nasal Spray is used for temporary relief of congestion in the nose caused by various conditions including the common cold, sinusitis, hay fever and allergies. Again, hey do I need this ? It has side effects as well !

Okay, do you think I still can trust this so called “surgeon” again ? Okay, I know what to do next……………