Year: 2006

Quiksilver – Rock On (M) T-shirt

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qst rock on bag

My girlfriend went to KL recently and got me a T-shirt from Quiksilver (perhaps my favorite label for apparel).

qst rock on shirt

The T-shirt retails for RM 79.90 and comes with the designation QST ROCK ON – QuikSilver T-shirt – Rock On motif.

qst rock on design

Here’s a close up of the front of the QuikSilver – Rock On design – it has a gritty color scheme and hard lines with some neon colors.

qst rock on me

This is the (obligatory?) camwhore shot. 😉

I just came back from the circus and I’m going out for dinner soon so I’ll reply all the comments when I get back. I’ll update again later. Cheers all!

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Dicogesic Tablets – Dihydrocodeine Tartrate 30 mg

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dicogesic dihydrocodeine

Dicogesic is a generic preparation of dihydrocodeine tartrate 30 mg tablets made by Duopharma in Malaysia. I managed to get a script of 60 tablets of DHC (dihydrocodeine) filled just now and the interesting thing about Dicogesic Tablets is that it’s smaller than DF-118 and it comes in a blister pack.

dicogesic blister pack front

The blister pack of Dicogesic contains 10 small tablets of 30 mg dihydrocodeine tartrate. The tablets are green and it’s much smaller than GSK DF-118 tablets. This is an important distinction as I’ve had Dicogesic in the past and it seems to produce much less constipation than DF-118 (which is notorious for its constipation inducing properties) probably due to the lower chalk content in the Dicogesic tablet.

dicogesic blister pack back

Qualitatively, there is no difference between Dicogesic and DF-118 tablets – both contains 30 mg of DHC in each tablet. Surprisingly, Dicogesic seems to retail for much higher than the original DF-118 tablets, for reasons unknown to me. However, the reduced binders and fillers (especially chalk, which is present in large amounts in DF-118 tablets) makes it a much more palatable alternative to DF-118.

dicogesic front close

This is a close up of the blister pack – Dicogesic Tablets comes in the standard bubble blister pack with the tablets visible through the front.

dicogesic back close

The back of the blister pack lists the contents of the Dicogesic Tablets – Dihydrocodeine Tartrate 30 mg.

dicogesic tablets

Dicogesic tablets are green and has a four leaved clover logo on one side and the letter ‘P’ on the other. The logo looks remarkably like the Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals logo and the blister pack design for dihydrocodeine is unusual since most DHC preparations comes in loose tablets in 500 or 1000 tablet containers.

Dicogesic gets a thumbs up from me, despite being a generic preparation, coz the reduced chalk content does not cause problems that users of DF-118 encounters – prolonged constipation. 😉

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Erimin photos

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erimin box

Erimin is the brand name for nimetazepam manufactured by Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals in Japan. It is a benzodiazepine with hypnotic and anxiolytic properties and can usually be found in 5 mg individual foil wrap packets or strips. It is often called Erimin 5 on the streets. This is the box which Erimin comes from – it has the familiar red color scheme and the Sumitomo logo (looks like a four leaved clover) and each box contains 10 strips of 10 x 5 mg Erimin tablets.

erimin box strip

Erimin is usually encountered on the streets in the form of a 10 pill strip – an aluminum foil with perforations on each tablet, making it very suitable for single pill (Erimin is a small reddish pill) distribution and it is the most commonly used drug in Malaysia. It has recently been put under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 schedule, making it illegal to possess with higher penalties. It used to be under the Poisons Act like most benzodiazepines but rampant use of Erimin (nimetazepam) has caused the rescheduling in Malaysia.

erimin box 8000

Erimin is considered a rare and exotic benzodiazepine in certain countries and is illegal in some countries e.g. Malaysia, but is legally prescribed for anxiety and sleep disorders in Japan. The Sumitomo box containing 100 tablets of 5 mg Erimin is from Japan and it is quite rare for someone to be in possession of a box of Erimin due to legality issues. It is, however, just another benzodiazepine and is usually consumed with alcohol in recreational use circles and as a come down pill for Ecstasy (MDMA) users and also methamphetamine users.

Erimin is quite euphoric in large amounts (around 10 pills – one strip) for benzodiazepine tolerant people (this is not a dosage guide) and is the benzodiazepine of choice for recreation for most people. I would rate the effects of this particular benzodiazepine derivative above Xanax (alprazolam) and on par with Rohypnol (flunitazepam).

Previous posts on Erimin:
Erimin pill photos [sixthseal.com]
Erimin 5 experience report [castitas.com]
Nimetazepam vs nitrazepam [castitas.com]
Erimin myths and street lore [castitas.com]

Disclaimer: The first photo of the Sumitomo box containing Erimin is not a shot taken in my room in Sibu. The Erimin box picture is for informative purposes only and does not imply in any way that the author possesses large amounts of Erimin 5 mg. I do not possess any nimetazepam (Erimin) and I would suggest that anyone in possession of Erimin maintain the same disclaimer since it has been rescheduled into the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The sixthseal.com Pharmaceuticals posts are back. 🙂

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Eeva from KL

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eeva kl

This is Eeva. I met her in KL.

eeva tattoo

She has a tinkerbell tattoo on her upper right calf. Nice and discreet.

The sole purpose of this post is to put it into the long neglected XX Chromosomes category and direct your attention to certain undergoing changes in the categories. 😉

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Alex's birthday at the office

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alex birthday 2

This is Alex, our head honcho. It’s his birthday today, so we pitched in and got a blueberry cheesecake for him with a single candle (see last year’s post).

alex birthday 2 blowing

In the spirit of Huygens Asia Sdn Bhd humor, he blew out the candle with our weather monitoring station. 🙂

alex birthday 2 cutting

The cake goes “Happy Birthday Alex” and is adorned with fruits. It’s a chilled and layered cheesecake and it tasted great!

Happy Birthday Alex!

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Inaba Light Tuna Flake

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inaba tuna flake

Inaba Light Tuna Flake is a white tuna flake blend from Japan. It retails for RM 5.90 and comes in a nice rounded flat can containing 85 grams of tuna in a “non-oil blend”. I got it in KL and meant for it to be a snack but didn’t actually get around to eating it, and it somehow ended up together with my PS2. *shrugs*

inaba tuna flake can

I saw the bright red and white can when I was leaving for work just now and brought it to the office for…breakfast! I like the nice clean kanji writing (or is that hiragana?) and the shiny tin. I apologize for the lack of eloquence in this post as I didn’t sleep at all last night.

inaba tuna flake front

Inaba Light Tuna Flake has an easy to open flip up mechanism that does away with any need for can openers or other inconveniences along the same vein. 😉

inaba tuna flake open

The can opens up to reveal white tune flakes in brine (that’s the “non-oil blend” they were referring to). There are some nice large chunks of tuna in Ibana Light Tuna Flake too.

inaba tuna flake fork

It’s a good thing there are plastic forks in the office (refer to above comment about doing away with inconveniences) so I ate it straight from the can.

Ibaba Light Tuna Flake tastes good. It’s not too salty from the brine and the tuna taste is well retained for a canned item.

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Dunhill Top Leaf review

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dunhill top leaf klia

Dunhill Top Leaf is an ultra premium cigarette manufactured by Dunhill to contain only 100% top leaf tobacco in the cigarette. It retails for RM 13 for a pack of 20’s (albeit a really nice pack ;)) in selected retail outlets. I got mine from the KLIA airport – brought a couple of packs back.

dunhill top leaf box

Dunhill Top Leaf comes in a large form factor box similar to 25’s but much slimmer in design. There is a leaf imprint on the top of the pastel red embossed box with the accompanying text “Dunhill ‘D’ Top Leaf” and “100% Top Leaf Tobacco” inscribed at the bottom. The entire box looks nothing short of classy and embodies premium tobacco.

dunhill top leaf tobacco

The design of the box also includes an embossed BAT (British American Tobacco) figurehead on the top. The overall design is minimalist with the words “100% Top Leaf Tobacco” on the bottom saying it all. I did get a lot of looks bringing it out, probably due to the unusual design.

dunhill top leaf text

Dunhill Top Leaf is described as “The top leaves of each tobacco plant receive the most sun and develop the most distinctive flavors. Our blenders use only leaves from the top half of the tobacco plant to create these remarkably flavorful cigarettes” in a small side bar at the back of the textured box, as well as the stamp “Made in England”.

dunhill top leaf open

Dunhill Top Leaf opens up to reveal two foil wrapped compartments with each side containing 10 cigarettes. I like the foil design – it keeps half the cigarettes fresh while the other half is opened. The dual compartment flat design is standard in most ultra premium cigarettes.

dunhill top leaf open half

The foil wrapped compartment opens up to reveal 10 cigarettes with the Dunhill logo and the red embossed “D” below it. I like the feel of the textured and embossed matte cigarette box as well, although that has nothing to do with how well it smokes, it still contributes to the ultra premium experience that you’re paying for. 😉

dunhill top leaf cigarette

Dunhill Top Leaf comes out as a really smooth smoke with a nice distinctive taste that separates it from regular cigarettes. The only complaint I have regarding the cigarettes (and this was also iterated by a friend who tried it) is that it’s too mild…the cigarettes may provide a smooth smoke but the nicotine hit falls a bit short of the mark.

Dunhill Top Leaf is a nice, smooth ultra premium cigarette though.

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Nestle Kit Kat Limited Edition X1 Cappuccino Flavor

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kitkat limited edition cappuccino jusco

Nestle Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavour Limited Edition X1 is the first one in the new line of Malaysian Kit Kat limited edition series. I have only seen the other one (Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor Limited Edition 02) on the shelves and it seems that Nestle Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavor Limited Edition X1 is a Jusco (the hypermarket) exclusive.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino stand

I was walking around in Jusco when I saw this rack of Nestle Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavor Limited Edition X1 on a promotional stand. The normal box (2 x 2 finger wafer) retails for RM 2.29 and the new larger format box goes for RM 4.29. This batch of Malaysian Limited Edition KitKat runs seems to have only two flavors in the lineup.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino size

The packaging looks impeccable – the new line of limited edition Kit Kat cardboard boxes are done well, much like its Japanese counterpart. It is indeed a leap from the simple design of the first Malaysian foray into the limited edition Kit Kat market. The normal 2 x 17 g box and the larger 4 x 17g box have similar side perforations to open up the box.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino box

Nestle Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavor Limited Edition X1 has a more elaborate design compared to the minimalist Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor Limited Edition 02 – there are intricate swirls and symmetrical patterns adorning the cardboard box with a cup of frothy cappuccino in the form of a raised imprint as the centerpiece.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino bars

Nestle Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavor comes in individually wrapped 2 x 2 wafer packs with KitKat logo and the words “Cappuccino Flavor” on the right extreme tapering into a pure brown color palate to the left, much like the other limited edition KitKat in this series.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino open

Nestle Kit Kat Limited Edition X1 Cappuccino Flavor opens up to reveal dark brown twin Kit Kat wafers. The chocolate coating is slightly darker than the standard Kit Kat bars.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino bite

The Kit Kat Cappuccino Flavor tastes like coffee flavored Kit Kat bars. The official description is printed as “Wafer fingers in milk chocolate – Cappuccino Flavor“. It tasted alright, but it’s too plain compared to the Cheesecake Flavored Kit Kat.

kitkat limited edition cappuccino end

Nestle Kit Kat Limited Edition X1 Cappuccino Flavor can be found at Jusco hypermarkets on cardboard stands printed with “It’s out there – ENJOY The rarest of breaks“.

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Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor Limited Edition 02

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kitkat limited edition cheesecake shelf

Nestle KitKat Lemon Cheesecake Flavour Limited Edition 02 is the latest promotion of the Kit Kat line of chocolate wafers. I have no idea where Limited Edition 01 is – I only saw Limited Edition 02 in the Kuching airport before I took a flight to KL. Perhaps the numbering is just arbitrary. *shrugs*

kitkat limited edition cheesecake size

The Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor Limited Edition 02 comes in two sizes – the standard 2 x 2 finger format we’re all familiar with (RM 4.50) and a larger 4 x 2 finger format that I’ve never seen Kit Kat being packaged in, which was what caught my eye in the first place.

kitkat limited edition cheesecake design

The packaging looks great – the Kit Kat cardboard box is light yellow and has a lemon slice imprinted on one side of the box and random see-through holes to allow the individually wrapped yellow wafer fingers inside to be visible through the plastic window. There is also a perforation on the right which opens up like a flip-tip cigarette box.

kitkat limited edition cheesecake box

This Nestle Kit Kat Limited Edition is only available in Malaysia. It marks the first time Malaysia has its own individually wrapped and boxed Kit Kat Limited Edition runs, which are very popular in Japan. Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavour Limited Edition 02 is officially dubbed “Wafer fingers in Lemon Cheesecake Flavored Confectionary“.

kitkat limited edition cheesecake bars

Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavour Limited Edition 02 comes in individually wrapped 2 x 2 wafer packs with words on one side tapering into a pure yellow color scheme. The design looks good and it marks a nice debut for Malaysian Limited Edition Kit Kat confectionary.

kitkat limited edition cheesecake open

Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavour opens up to reveal a whitish yellow Kit Kat wafer in the dual wafer format. The consistent color scheme is great!

kitkat limited edition cheesecake bite

Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor tastes like cheesecake on the inside with the lemon flavor coming from the coating. It really tastes like cheesecake! I was amazed at the taste and texture, which resembles a cheesecake (a good one to boot) so closely. The wonders of modern artificial food flavoring! 😉

kitkat limited edition cheesecake end

Nestle Kit Kat Lemon Cheesecake Flavor Limited Edition 02 tastes great! Get it while you can…it is limited edition after all.

P/S – I wrote this before I found the Nestle Kit Kat Limited Edition 01 in KL. The review of the other limited edition Kit Kat in the series is coming up in the next post.

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Dutch Lady 0% Fat Drinking Yoghurt – Peach Passion

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dutch lady yoghurt drink jusco

Dutch Lady came out with a new 0% Fat drinking yoghurt with real fruit juice. I saw it on the dairy section of Jusco in Mid Valley Megamall in KL and decided to get one to drink.

dutch lady yoghurt drink car

Dutch Lady 0% Fat Peach Passion drinking yoghurt touts itself as having “25% less calories than other low fat yoghurt drinks”. That’s a lot of percentage figures being thrown around…

dutch lady yoghurt drink

It tastes good, which surprised me, since I’m not a big fan of low fat drinks – it’s liquid breakfast on the go! 😉

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