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  1. 17th September 2009 #1
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    Lightbulb Tawas

    When my fiancee joined me in here she asked me if it is possible to get "tawas" in here as she managed to forget her piece back in Manila.
    After a while of searching I managed to find one web company which is selling tawas in UK - so I tought it might be useful for other members of the forum.
    I've started to use it as well and I can say - no complaints at all...

    Don't know if I'm allowed to link the pages straight in here, if not I would like to ask our mods to kindly delete the link...

    TAWAS

    Have to add I'm not connected nor I have any personal interests in the mentioned company.
    Jiri & Maricel

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ji&Ma View Post
    When my fiancee joined me in here she asked me if it is possible to get "tawas" in here as she managed to forget her piece back in Manila.
    After a while of searching I managed to find one web company which is selling tawas in UK - so I tought it might be useful for other members of the forum.
    I've started to use it as well and I can say - no complaints at all...

    Don't know if I'm allowed to link the pages straight in here, if not I would like to ask our mods to kindly delete the link...

    TAWAS

    Have to add I'm not connected nor I have any personal interests in the mentioned company.
    HI Ji&Ma....
    Can you share with us about the tawas......
    i'm looking for that too...
    thanks

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    tawas use for kili kili thats good i ask my friend if she sell tawas
    all things are possible!

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    aha! business opportunity for me...

    I'm going to bring loads of tawas and sell it to pinays in UK... wooohooo...

    LOL

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    theres one in GORDON CHEMIST called CRYSTAL.its only less than £2

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    Quote Originally Posted by rayofLight View Post
    HI Ji&Ma....
    Can you share with us about the tawas......
    i'm looking for that too...
    thanks
    Hi, Ray click on that link I've posted in my original post (hiding under TAWAS) - it is UK comp. somewhere near Northampton, they got a good choice and they are able to post it to you.
    We bought the "gift pack" as it contains crystal, block, some nuggets and powder as well, very useful...

    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    aha! business opportunity for me...
    I'm going to bring loads of tawas and sell it to pinays in UK... wooohooo...
    LOL
    Hmmm not so bad idea Florge as this seems to be just one company selling tawas in UK - or at least what i found.
    Lets make company (or - can I get the shares at least??? )
    Jiri & Maricel

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    You can buy Tawas in Earls Court,its good for killing slugs in the garden It actually kills them quicker than diatomaceous earth Makes me wonder about the long term effects/damage to armpits



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    You can buy Tawas in Earls Court,its good for killing slugs in the garden It actually kills them quicker than diatomaceous earth Makes me wonder about the long term effects/damage to armpits
    Lets see through the time
    I think my fiancee is using that stuff for most of her life and doesn't seems to me that she's growing another head in her armpit

    Anyway - tawas is used for a long time (historically) so I won't be too afraid about it...

    And - no wonder that it kills slugs very quickly as it is basically salt... Try to use ordinary cooking salt on some poor slug...
    Jiri & Maricel

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    So its basically salt Why rub salt in the armpits unless your also going to add a splash of vinegar I wondered why the slugs shrivelled up so quickly and began foaming That probably explains why I never once saw a slug in pinas



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    But I do think its use has long term health implications,just as vehicles near the coast corrode faster than those inland due to salinity I predict that if you were to use Tawas for longer than 100 years your arms would fall off at the 'Pits



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    So Tawi2 you use Tawas?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fullofhope View Post
    So Tawi2 you use Tawas?
    Only when cooking or on my fish & chips V Hows life



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    And please,dont be so formal,just call me Tawi instead of T2 (When I think of some of the things you have called me in the past).



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    I am good thanks and you? I didnt know you can cook.... SO you do use Tawas hehehe youre using cooking as an excuse hehehe PEACE

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    When I said cook I actually meant M&S microwave cordon-blue meals,Gordon fg Ramsay hasnt got anything on me I do a fine range of "Ding" menu's



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    Nobody to cook for you eh? Hehehe

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    Listen V,I am modern man,I dont need anyone to cook for me,I got two things in my trousers(easydont get excited)they are called "Legs" I can stand on them,they have a foot on the end of each Yup,I can stand on my own two feet



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    So its basically salt Why rub salt in the armpits unless your also going to add a splash of vinegar I wondered why the slugs shrivelled up so quickly and began foaming That probably explains why I never once saw a slug in pinas
    Hehehee, good one
    I won't recommend you to use it on you chips - bet it is not very tasty
    Here is an explanation what tawas is: Tawas on Wiki
    BTW - did you ever tried to put ordinary cooking salt on your slug???
    He will be foaming a lot as well
    Jiri & Maricel

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    I never used normal cooking salt for slugs,the best to use is Copper tape(they recoil when touching it) or diatomaceous earth(which is also a component of dynamite though it doesnt blow them up)as it dehydrates them by absorbing their lipids,better stop chatting about slugs in case members of the league against cruelty to Arionoidea's are reading



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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    I never used normal cooking salt for slugs,the best to use is Copper tape(they recoil when touching it) or diatomaceous earth(which is also a component of dynamite though it doesnt blow them up)as it dehydrates them by absorbing their lipids,better stop chatting about slugs in case members of the league against cruelty to Arionoidea's are reading
    I put beer in a plate, then they smell the booze, and fall in and drown, the ones
    lucky to escape have a hangover the next day.

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    Yeah,beer-traps,but they actually seem to attract slugs they seem happy after they have had a drink but some of them kick-off and damage the daffodils



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    aw tawas i just remember my supervisor she has a bad bad body odor lol and one of my workmate put a tawas on her table.
    all things are possible!

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    Quote Originally Posted by vbkelly View Post
    aw tawas i just remember my supervisor she has a bad bad body odor lol and one of my workmate put a tawas on her table.
    LOL... mean!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    aha! business opportunity for me...

    I'm going to bring loads of tawas and sell it to pinays in UK... wooohooo...

    LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by vbkelly View Post
    aw tawas i just remember my supervisor she has a bad bad body odor lol and one of my workmate put a tawas on her table.
    rofl...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Florge View Post
    aha! business opportunity for me...

    I'm going to bring loads of tawas and sell it to pinays in UK... wooohooo...

    LOL
    good idea
    If it's not life threatening IGNORE it .. .

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    When you first fly into the UK Florge I just hope some overexuberant customs and excise employee doesnt search your luggage and find all those nicely packed bags of white powder and mistake them for.................



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    LOL I've read the post on here. This really made me laugh. It's fascinating how Filipino still look for the things they gotten used to back in their homeland.

    I'm in the Philippines. I'm born and raised here but I haven't heard anyone here that uses "tawas" so it's kinda strange reading it here ><

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    Quote Originally Posted by FixYou. View Post
    LOL I've read the post on here. This really made me laugh. It's fascinating how Filipino still look for the things they gotten used to back in their homeland.

    I'm in the Philippines. I'm born and raised here but I haven't heard anyone here that uses "tawas" so it's kinda strange reading it here ><
    im here in england already!but i still used TAWAS.i always fetch 'tawas'every time we comeback here iether from phils or in thailand.

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    tawas is good for manicure n pedicture too..I still have some tawas here I brought it back to 2007...

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