I received my Dna Testing kit from 23andMe yesterday. It took about a week (maybe a bit less) to reach me via Fedex. The company 23andMe is based in California and it's a human genome research company.
From this DNA testing, I can find out about my ancestry and genealogy. So exciting. I've always wanted to get this done but never got around to doing it until now.
It states online it costs something like 90 USD. Which is great ah, I mean quite cheap what, for a DNA test. But I ended up paying $266 in Singapore dollars because the shipping is costly, and also I opted for the express service, cos I'm impatient like that.
There are other services such as Ancestry DNA which also work the same way, I think about the same cost also. I just went ahead with 23andMe cos I had FB friends who used it previously.
It's quite easy to take this DNA test. Just need to spit into this funneled test tube thingy, then mix in some chemical (I suppose to preserve the saliva while it's in transit to their labs), put everything back in the package. Then the Fedex guy comes to my house to pick up the package and send back to the US.
I have Facebook friends who have taken this DNA test and found interesting results about their heritage... like even if they're 'full chinese' then end up the DNA results has a certain percentage of other races in the mix as well, from a distant past.
People always ask me about my ancestry, and all I know is I'm Eurasian, of portuguese descent. My parents are both Eurasian. And their parents all Euraisan too, except for my mum's mum (my grandma) who is Chinese (Peranakan).
But what mixes are in all the Eurasians in me... I donch know.
From this DNA testing, I can find out about my ancestry and genealogy. So exciting. I've always wanted to get this done but never got around to doing it until now.
It states online it costs something like 90 USD. Which is great ah, I mean quite cheap what, for a DNA test. But I ended up paying $266 in Singapore dollars because the shipping is costly, and also I opted for the express service, cos I'm impatient like that.
There are other services such as Ancestry DNA which also work the same way, I think about the same cost also. I just went ahead with 23andMe cos I had FB friends who used it previously.
It's quite easy to take this DNA test. Just need to spit into this funneled test tube thingy, then mix in some chemical (I suppose to preserve the saliva while it's in transit to their labs), put everything back in the package. Then the Fedex guy comes to my house to pick up the package and send back to the US.
I have Facebook friends who have taken this DNA test and found interesting results about their heritage... like even if they're 'full chinese' then end up the DNA results has a certain percentage of other races in the mix as well, from a distant past.
People always ask me about my ancestry, and all I know is I'm Eurasian, of portuguese descent. My parents are both Eurasian. And their parents all Euraisan too, except for my mum's mum (my grandma) who is Chinese (Peranakan).
But what mixes are in all the Eurasians in me... I donch know.
For the Portuguese part of me, I wonder how watered down it must be by now, considering my ancestors settled in Singapore in the 1800s, far longer than most of the Chinese settlers here. Would be interesting to see.
Aroozoo comes from the Portuguese surname Araújo which is toponimic (a surname based on a land's name). The lands of Araújo were split between what is now Galicia (North-West of Spain) and the North of Portugal.
Now there are several variations of the Araújo. In North Portugal it remains Araújo. In Galicia the surname became Arauxo and in Asia it became Aroozoo and Aroozo.
Now there are several variations of the Araújo. In North Portugal it remains Araújo. In Galicia the surname became Arauxo and in Asia it became Aroozoo and Aroozo.
Okie stay tuned for the update when I receive the results in a few weeks!
P/S- I forgot to check if I can do this DNA thing while pregnant.. cos like won't my unborn son's DNA also be in the mix so my results won't be accurate?? I think not, cos I didn't see anything which stated that it's not accurate when pregnant.
P/S- I forgot to check if I can do this DNA thing while pregnant.. cos like won't my unborn son's DNA also be in the mix so my results won't be accurate?? I think not, cos I didn't see anything which stated that it's not accurate when pregnant.
