Interesting Watch on CNA

I like the weekend Channel News Asia (CNA) where there are some interesting programs to watch out for. Two such interesting programs include “What’s That About” and “Japan Hour”.

1) “What’s That About”

There is often a topic to be discussed each week. This week centred around sleep. Interesting, relatively unknown yet important facts surrounding elements and tools for sleeping were revealed. Here are some of the highlights:

· A spring bed is better to jump around in than a water bed.
· The average loudness of a snore is 93 decibels which is slightly higher that of a chain saw (90 decibels) and only slightly lower than that of a jackhammer (100 decibels).
· Cows can produce more milk when they sleep on rubber mats than straw.
· Milk contains a chemical which aids sleep which can also be found in turkey.
· The best comforter is made with goose feather. Before goose feather can be used, their static electricity has to be removed, then they are filtered, washed and desanitised.
· Dust mites will grow in all mattresses and pillows. We cannot prevent them but only minimise them. One good way to kill them is to place them in a dryer as both heat and dryness are lethal.

To find out more, tune in to CNA next week.

2) Japan Hour

My colleagues all love it. The food and sceneries will entice you to visit Japan.

Japan Hour has evolved since many years ago. During my secondary school days, it was a 0.5 hour show with 0.5 hour of entertainment news and music pop chart and 1 hour of variety show on food where celebrities were invited to participate in a food game show.

Now it is an hour show which featured visits to some of the more obscure ryokans (inns) in Japan for the food, the suburb peace and sceneries and hot springs. Sometimes, it would be city tours which introduced the best restaurants in the city.

Oishi (delicious)!