I know my friend is a shopaholic because even though she earns average more than four thousands dollars per month, she will said she has "no money" by middle of the month. She will asked her facial consultant whether could allow her to do a facial and padicure now and she will come back to pay in the next pay day which is probably 5th of the new month.
Shopaholic made them poor in financial management. Of course, shopaholic are optimistic person, they believe money will come in next month, definitely. Shopaholic are generous with friends, they will give away some of her stuff because there are no more space to accomodate her new stuffs or toys. Shopaholic has to buy somethings to make her feel good. They enjoy the process of purchasing than any things else.
I would like to watch this show with my teethage daughter who always has a long list of wish list to fullfill. Once completed the new list will appear. There are endless of desire and wishes to be fullfilled.
"Catch confessions of a shopaholic on 26 March"
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
把木梳賣給和尚
有一家營運相當好的大公司，為擴大經營規模，決定高薪招聘業務主管。
廣告一打出來，報名者雲集。
面對眾多應聘者，招聘主試者說：
相馬不如賽馬，為了能 選拔出高素質的人才，
我們出一道實踐性的試題：就是想辦法 。
絕大多數應聘者感到困惑不解，甚至憤怒：
出家人要木梳何用？這不明擺著拿人開玩笑嗎？
於是紛紛拂袖而去，最後只剩下三個應聘者：甲、乙和丙。
主試者交待：「以十日為限，屆時向我彙報銷售成果。」
十天一到。
主試者問甲：「賣出多少把？」
答：「１把。」
「怎麼賣的？」
甲講述了歷盡的辛苦，遊說和尚應當買把梳子，無甚效果，還慘遭和尚的責罵，
好在下山途中遇到一個小和尚一邊曬太陽，一邊使勁撓著頭皮。
甲 靈機一動，遞上木梳，小和尚用後滿心歡喜，於是買下一把。
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主試者問乙：「賣出多少把？」
答：「10 把。」
「怎麼賣的？」
乙說他去了一座名山古寺，由於山高風大，進香者的頭髮都被吹亂了，
他找到寺院的住持說：「蓬頭垢面是對佛的不敬。應在每座廟的香案前放把木梳，供善男信女梳理鬢髮。」
住持採納了他的建議。那山有十座廟，於是買下了10 把木梳。
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主試者問丙：「賣出多少把？」
答：「1000把。」
主試者驚問：「怎麼賣的？」
丙說他到一個頗具盛名、香火極旺的深山寶剎，朝聖者、施主絡繹不絕。
丙對住持說： 「凡來進香參觀者，多有一顆虔誠之心，寶剎應有所回贈，以紀念，
保佑其平安吉祥，鼓勵其多做善事。
我有一批木梳，您的書法超群，可刻上『積善梳』三個字，便可做贈品。」
住持大喜，立即買下 1000 把木梳。
得到「積善梳」的施主與香客也很是高興，一傳十、十傳百，朝聖者更多，香火更旺。
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感想﹕
把木梳賣給和尚，聽起來真有些匪夷所思，但在別人認為不可能的地方開發出新的市場來，那才是真正的業務高手。不同的思維，將引領著不同的作法，導致不同的結果，時時觀察自己微細的念頭，不要被自己蒙蔽！
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人生嘛！
0歲出場，10歲快樂成長；20為情徬徨；30基本定向；40拼命打闖；50回頭望望；60告老還鄉；70搓搓麻將；80曬曬太陽 90躺在床上；100掛在牆上....
生的偉大，死得淒涼！
能牽手的時候，請別只是肩並肩，能擁抱的時候，請別只是手牽手，能在一起的時候，請別輕易分開！要珍惜一起的時光和分享
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一個中心：一切以健康為中心。
兩個基本點：遇事瀟灑一點，看事糊塗一點。
三個忘記：忘記年齡，忘記過去，忘記恩怨。
四個擁有：無論你有多弱或多強，一定要擁有真正愛你的人，擁有知心朋友，
擁有向上的事業，擁有溫暖的住所。
五個要：要唱，要跳，要俏，要笑，要苗條。
六個不能：不能餓了才吃，不能渴了才喝，不能困了才睡，不能累了才歇，
不能病了才檢查，不能老了再後悔！
經濟再怎麼不景氣和蕭條，都有生存的方法和活下去的意義； 端看自己的想法和態度喔！您說是嗎？
>
知足是快樂的源頭， 願大家 幸福．快樂．健康！
廣告一打出來，報名者雲集。
面對眾多應聘者，招聘主試者說：
相馬不如賽馬，為了能 選拔出高素質的人才，
我們出一道實踐性的試題：就是想辦法 。
絕大多數應聘者感到困惑不解，甚至憤怒：
出家人要木梳何用？這不明擺著拿人開玩笑嗎？
於是紛紛拂袖而去，最後只剩下三個應聘者：甲、乙和丙。
主試者交待：「以十日為限，屆時向我彙報銷售成果。」
十天一到。
主試者問甲：「賣出多少把？」
答：「１把。」
「怎麼賣的？」
甲講述了歷盡的辛苦，遊說和尚應當買把梳子，無甚效果，還慘遭和尚的責罵，
好在下山途中遇到一個小和尚一邊曬太陽，一邊使勁撓著頭皮。
甲 靈機一動，遞上木梳，小和尚用後滿心歡喜，於是買下一把。
>
主試者問乙：「賣出多少把？」
答：「10 把。」
「怎麼賣的？」
乙說他去了一座名山古寺，由於山高風大，進香者的頭髮都被吹亂了，
他找到寺院的住持說：「蓬頭垢面是對佛的不敬。應在每座廟的香案前放把木梳，供善男信女梳理鬢髮。」
住持採納了他的建議。那山有十座廟，於是買下了10 把木梳。
>
主試者問丙：「賣出多少把？」
答：「1000把。」
主試者驚問：「怎麼賣的？」
丙說他到一個頗具盛名、香火極旺的深山寶剎，朝聖者、施主絡繹不絕。
丙對住持說： 「凡來進香參觀者，多有一顆虔誠之心，寶剎應有所回贈，以紀念，
保佑其平安吉祥，鼓勵其多做善事。
我有一批木梳，您的書法超群，可刻上『積善梳』三個字，便可做贈品。」
住持大喜，立即買下 1000 把木梳。
得到「積善梳」的施主與香客也很是高興，一傳十、十傳百，朝聖者更多，香火更旺。
>
感想﹕
把木梳賣給和尚，聽起來真有些匪夷所思，但在別人認為不可能的地方開發出新的市場來，那才是真正的業務高手。不同的思維，將引領著不同的作法，導致不同的結果，時時觀察自己微細的念頭，不要被自己蒙蔽！
>
>
人生嘛！
0歲出場，10歲快樂成長；20為情徬徨；30基本定向；40拼命打闖；50回頭望望；60告老還鄉；70搓搓麻將；80曬曬太陽 90躺在床上；100掛在牆上....
生的偉大，死得淒涼！
能牽手的時候，請別只是肩並肩，能擁抱的時候，請別只是手牽手，能在一起的時候，請別輕易分開！要珍惜一起的時光和分享
>
一個中心：一切以健康為中心。
兩個基本點：遇事瀟灑一點，看事糊塗一點。
三個忘記：忘記年齡，忘記過去，忘記恩怨。
四個擁有：無論你有多弱或多強，一定要擁有真正愛你的人，擁有知心朋友，
擁有向上的事業，擁有溫暖的住所。
五個要：要唱，要跳，要俏，要笑，要苗條。
六個不能：不能餓了才吃，不能渴了才喝，不能困了才睡，不能累了才歇，
不能病了才檢查，不能老了再後悔！
經濟再怎麼不景氣和蕭條，都有生存的方法和活下去的意義； 端看自己的想法和態度喔！您說是嗎？
>
知足是快樂的源頭， 願大家 幸福．快樂．健康！
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Canon Digital IXUS 95IS
After browsing Canon website and youtube for the review, I finally made up my mind to purchase Canon Digital IXUS 80IS. I went to Challenger in Funan Centre. I want the pink colour camera, they don't have stocks and left only the blue colour. I told them I only want pink colour, because my daughter want only pink colour. They quickly introduced me the lastest arrival IXUS95IS. 85IS is selling at S$349/- and giving a 4GB SG card, while this 95IS is selling at S$399/- and giving a 8GB SG card. Their differences are 85 is 8 Mega Pixels, and using Digic III technology; while the 95 is 10 Mega Pixels, and using Digic 4 technology, and has new Scene Detection Technology.
Infact, this 95 model totally fix my generation because it is fully automatic, it is very easy to use and yet able to produce the professional pictures.
I actually want to choose Nikon coolpix instead of Canon, but I found there are more reveiw in the youtube for Canon over Nikon. And I love the transparency of the Canon website over Nikon website. Canon show the prices and I'm able to do the products comparation. And I am able to register for a free 2 hours training class after I have purchase the products impress me a lot. In order to really master the feature of this new camera, I really appeciate the "lesson" offer to me professionally.
The price is consider reasonable. I remember many of my friends used to buy other brand 8Mega Pixel of almost S$700/-over dollars.
I love this camera, because it is an intelligent camera. Next time you will be able to see better pictures taken by me...................
Infact, this 95 model totally fix my generation because it is fully automatic, it is very easy to use and yet able to produce the professional pictures.
I actually want to choose Nikon coolpix instead of Canon, but I found there are more reveiw in the youtube for Canon over Nikon. And I love the transparency of the Canon website over Nikon website. Canon show the prices and I'm able to do the products comparation. And I am able to register for a free 2 hours training class after I have purchase the products impress me a lot. In order to really master the feature of this new camera, I really appeciate the "lesson" offer to me professionally.
The price is consider reasonable. I remember many of my friends used to buy other brand 8Mega Pixel of almost S$700/-over dollars.
I love this camera, because it is an intelligent camera. Next time you will be able to see better pictures taken by me...................
Friday, February 27, 2009
A Cock's Story
Yesterday nite, I went dinner with Donny at Madam Wong's place. This is an organic vegetalian's restaurant at Smith Street. Since last Chinese New Year, I have noticed 3 beautiful Cock's picture was hanging near the entrance area. I wonder will it be for geomacy, I was curious to confirm with Mdm Wong, eventually an interesting cock's storey was reavealed.
When Madm Wong took over this restaurant in 2002, her favourite spot in this shop was the small court yard behind the shop. She was thinking of rear some kind of pets there, probably build a false mountain and put a swing chair there so that she can rest and have a cup of tea there watching her pets. Of course, later, her friends from the temple adviced her not to rest there because the aircon's exhaust pipe is all blowing towards this court yard, the air circularation will be bad there. So, she took their advice and did not put any chair there, but she still go ahead to have some pets there.
Her friends brought her to Chua Chu Kang Farm to look at the pet chicken. Frankly, this is the first time I come to know there is such thing as pet chicken. She saw two very beautiful pet chickens, the farm quoted her at S$350/- each, two for S$700/-. (wow a kampong chicken in the wet market only selling for S$8/-!) She thought it is too expensive, so she went on to look at another farm. She show the small chicks which was just 2 to 3 days old. The farm asked for S$35/- each. After some negotiation, she managed to close the deal at S$25/- each and she bought 4 little chicks - 3 white and 1 black without knowing the sex of the chick. The seller told her it will be all your luck, because they are too small to distingush the sexual identity.
She kept the chicks inside the court yard during the day, and brought them to the toilet during the nite. After a few weeks, the chicks grow gradually, and it was obviously one is the cock, and the other three are the hens. The three hens eventually are the wife and concubine to the cock. Madam Wong said you will know which hen is the wife and which are the concubine. The wife is fat, elegant, fierce and highly jealous, while the concubine is skinnier and more tame than the wife. When the wife lay eggs, it will force the concubine to hack the eggs for her. If they don't agree, the wife will pull their feather from their skin.
Once, Madam Wong heard the chicken are qualleling in the back yard, she went in to check what happened. She saw the cock standing at the high place, it caught an worm in its mouth, the three hens was at the lower floor qualleling, the cock was wondering up there and undecisive who to give. Madam Wong shouted at her cock, " Stupid husband, eat for yourself la, what for you want to give it to your wivies..........wait later, your wife will fight with you........."
Suddenly, the cock drop the worm on the floor and none has chance to eat it, True enough the wife chased after the cock, flight and pull its tails.
Madam Wong has a lot of fun with its pets. Whenever there is storm coming, the chicken will be excitedly jumping, and make a lot of noise to inform Madm Wong that the storm is coming. And every time was true - more accurate than the whether forecast!\
Once Madam Wong's daughter saw the wife so fieceful, she scolded her something like, "You so fiece, that's why this life you are here to be chicken!............" You think what? The chicken understand every single words she said, and she did not like it, hence, every time it saw her, she will quietly stand behind her, and pock her leg from behind.
The type of pet chicken is very clever, they understannd and remember their enemy, whenever they met their enemy, it will attack them again and again.
When Madm Wong took over this restaurant in 2002, her favourite spot in this shop was the small court yard behind the shop. She was thinking of rear some kind of pets there, probably build a false mountain and put a swing chair there so that she can rest and have a cup of tea there watching her pets. Of course, later, her friends from the temple adviced her not to rest there because the aircon's exhaust pipe is all blowing towards this court yard, the air circularation will be bad there. So, she took their advice and did not put any chair there, but she still go ahead to have some pets there.
Her friends brought her to Chua Chu Kang Farm to look at the pet chicken. Frankly, this is the first time I come to know there is such thing as pet chicken. She saw two very beautiful pet chickens, the farm quoted her at S$350/- each, two for S$700/-. (wow a kampong chicken in the wet market only selling for S$8/-!) She thought it is too expensive, so she went on to look at another farm. She show the small chicks which was just 2 to 3 days old. The farm asked for S$35/- each. After some negotiation, she managed to close the deal at S$25/- each and she bought 4 little chicks - 3 white and 1 black without knowing the sex of the chick. The seller told her it will be all your luck, because they are too small to distingush the sexual identity.
She kept the chicks inside the court yard during the day, and brought them to the toilet during the nite. After a few weeks, the chicks grow gradually, and it was obviously one is the cock, and the other three are the hens. The three hens eventually are the wife and concubine to the cock. Madam Wong said you will know which hen is the wife and which are the concubine. The wife is fat, elegant, fierce and highly jealous, while the concubine is skinnier and more tame than the wife. When the wife lay eggs, it will force the concubine to hack the eggs for her. If they don't agree, the wife will pull their feather from their skin.
Once, Madam Wong heard the chicken are qualleling in the back yard, she went in to check what happened. She saw the cock standing at the high place, it caught an worm in its mouth, the three hens was at the lower floor qualleling, the cock was wondering up there and undecisive who to give. Madam Wong shouted at her cock, " Stupid husband, eat for yourself la, what for you want to give it to your wivies..........wait later, your wife will fight with you........."
Suddenly, the cock drop the worm on the floor and none has chance to eat it, True enough the wife chased after the cock, flight and pull its tails.
Madam Wong has a lot of fun with its pets. Whenever there is storm coming, the chicken will be excitedly jumping, and make a lot of noise to inform Madm Wong that the storm is coming. And every time was true - more accurate than the whether forecast!\
Once Madam Wong's daughter saw the wife so fieceful, she scolded her something like, "You so fiece, that's why this life you are here to be chicken!............" You think what? The chicken understand every single words she said, and she did not like it, hence, every time it saw her, she will quietly stand behind her, and pock her leg from behind.
The type of pet chicken is very clever, they understannd and remember their enemy, whenever they met their enemy, it will attack them again and again.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Richman's House
If I tell you I have a friend living in a Bungalow, what do you think of the people who live inside there? We imagine they are educated, successful, generous, sociable, communication effectively especially in their business circle, ego very high and very proud ..........right?
Today is Sunday, two maids who are neighbour stop by our shop for foot and back massage. We have a little chat while they are resting in our shop.
Their employers are all stay in the Bungalow in Thomas area. One employer is an lawyer, their parents, the old pa pa and old ma ma are very difficult person. They have 3 maids, our friend here is working as chief cook in the house, and she also take care of the two old folk, the other 2 maids suppose to be her assistants. She has to prepare difference disces for the two old person. If the food is not up to their expectation, they will threw temper and threw the food into the dust bin. The old man love to say, "Fuck you", "stupid" "Go to die la..." "I will slap you and send you back to your country...", "bloody Mary..." This two old couple are "very cute", whenever the wife threw tantrums, the husband will become nice person; and vice-versa. They scold very loud until their neighbour also can hear them.
They don't give any privacy to the maids. They install camera every where in their house, even the toilet if I did not hear wrongly. They have four refrigerators in the house, they always invite friends for majong session. The chief cook has to prepare a lot of dessert, fresh bread for the guest. The oldman some times has friends come over, in font of the friends, they always praise the maids, say their maids are very good, and good cook etc. Once the guest went back, he will start all the nonsense again. But, they have few good things, they pay the maid S$800/month, and the majong kaki will give tips to the chief cook. So, she can earn quite a bit from this house. And they are very generous with their food, the maid won't get hungry.
The other maid is not so lucky then, she always left hungry after the hard work. Their neighbour's mum is a calculating lady, they are very rich, they have 3 other houses beside this bungalow. She is so stingy with the maid that she don't give her enough food to eat. Imagine she is the only maid in this bungalow. She has to do every things in the house, some times she has to operate a heavy police machine to police the marble for the house. After hard work, she just don't give food to the maid. Some times the chief cook will pass some food to her through the fence to her to eat. The old couples are generous with it although they have bad temper and bad mouse. Once, the madam brough the maid to clear up her 3 other houses, after that, again, she did't give her any food.
Their children of aged 27, 28 years old know their mother pattern. The children some times will threw a package or two of instand noodle to the maid's room without letting their mum know. This mum some months hold the wages from the maid, eventually, she has to borrow money from the friends. This maid can't stand her mum's greediness that she decided to go back next week without waiting till the contract end eventhough her contract is going to end in March. She just cannot take it any more. She said the sir and the children are nice people, the sir asked her to stay and promise to give her a raise in salary also can not change her mind.
The chief cook has been in Singapore for 15 years, she contributed all her hard work money to her family, she said in Iloilo, her home town, she is a queen, people respect her, she has a bungalow in her home town, a farm rare the chicken to lay eggs and sell to others, she also own a maid agency in her home town.
She is an entrepreneur and a kind hearted thirty somethings lady. She has help to finance her boy friends for his study for 10 years, that jerk ditched her for other girl after graduation. Her heart was broken and its shut off after that.
Her neighbour from the otherside also not an easy person, they ever lock the Indonesian maid outside of the house and don't let her sleep in her bed. This chief cook saw what happen, pass a chair to the maid, and let the maid climb over to her house and stay there overnight. The next day, the maid went to report police, that employer got warning from the police. It seems that if they got 3 warning letters, they will not able to apply for any new maids to work for them. Eventully that house owner qualleled with her owner over the matter. She said, she dare not too busy body since then.
Three bungalows, all got evil people staying inside. They are rich in money, but they are poor in morale and heart. Frankly, whenever I see the employers was punished for ill treating their maids, I thought that was just an isolated cases. But, after what I heard, I think they are many sick employers aroung even they are in the rich nighbourhood.
Even an old lady who worked as part time maid also ever encounter one situation. After her three hours hardwork in that house, she asked the employer for a cup of water. That owner simply say "No", of course our local part time maid is luckier, because the next time that owner called for help again, she just need to reject it without going back to the same house. But, what can our Indonesian and Phillipino maid suppose to do after took so much trouble to get out of their county and working in the foreign land!
Today is Sunday, two maids who are neighbour stop by our shop for foot and back massage. We have a little chat while they are resting in our shop.
Their employers are all stay in the Bungalow in Thomas area. One employer is an lawyer, their parents, the old pa pa and old ma ma are very difficult person. They have 3 maids, our friend here is working as chief cook in the house, and she also take care of the two old folk, the other 2 maids suppose to be her assistants. She has to prepare difference disces for the two old person. If the food is not up to their expectation, they will threw temper and threw the food into the dust bin. The old man love to say, "Fuck you", "stupid" "Go to die la..." "I will slap you and send you back to your country...", "bloody Mary..." This two old couple are "very cute", whenever the wife threw tantrums, the husband will become nice person; and vice-versa. They scold very loud until their neighbour also can hear them.
They don't give any privacy to the maids. They install camera every where in their house, even the toilet if I did not hear wrongly. They have four refrigerators in the house, they always invite friends for majong session. The chief cook has to prepare a lot of dessert, fresh bread for the guest. The oldman some times has friends come over, in font of the friends, they always praise the maids, say their maids are very good, and good cook etc. Once the guest went back, he will start all the nonsense again. But, they have few good things, they pay the maid S$800/month, and the majong kaki will give tips to the chief cook. So, she can earn quite a bit from this house. And they are very generous with their food, the maid won't get hungry.
The other maid is not so lucky then, she always left hungry after the hard work. Their neighbour's mum is a calculating lady, they are very rich, they have 3 other houses beside this bungalow. She is so stingy with the maid that she don't give her enough food to eat. Imagine she is the only maid in this bungalow. She has to do every things in the house, some times she has to operate a heavy police machine to police the marble for the house. After hard work, she just don't give food to the maid. Some times the chief cook will pass some food to her through the fence to her to eat. The old couples are generous with it although they have bad temper and bad mouse. Once, the madam brough the maid to clear up her 3 other houses, after that, again, she did't give her any food.
Their children of aged 27, 28 years old know their mother pattern. The children some times will threw a package or two of instand noodle to the maid's room without letting their mum know. This mum some months hold the wages from the maid, eventually, she has to borrow money from the friends. This maid can't stand her mum's greediness that she decided to go back next week without waiting till the contract end eventhough her contract is going to end in March. She just cannot take it any more. She said the sir and the children are nice people, the sir asked her to stay and promise to give her a raise in salary also can not change her mind.
The chief cook has been in Singapore for 15 years, she contributed all her hard work money to her family, she said in Iloilo, her home town, she is a queen, people respect her, she has a bungalow in her home town, a farm rare the chicken to lay eggs and sell to others, she also own a maid agency in her home town.
She is an entrepreneur and a kind hearted thirty somethings lady. She has help to finance her boy friends for his study for 10 years, that jerk ditched her for other girl after graduation. Her heart was broken and its shut off after that.
Her neighbour from the otherside also not an easy person, they ever lock the Indonesian maid outside of the house and don't let her sleep in her bed. This chief cook saw what happen, pass a chair to the maid, and let the maid climb over to her house and stay there overnight. The next day, the maid went to report police, that employer got warning from the police. It seems that if they got 3 warning letters, they will not able to apply for any new maids to work for them. Eventully that house owner qualleled with her owner over the matter. She said, she dare not too busy body since then.
Three bungalows, all got evil people staying inside. They are rich in money, but they are poor in morale and heart. Frankly, whenever I see the employers was punished for ill treating their maids, I thought that was just an isolated cases. But, after what I heard, I think they are many sick employers aroung even they are in the rich nighbourhood.
Even an old lady who worked as part time maid also ever encounter one situation. After her three hours hardwork in that house, she asked the employer for a cup of water. That owner simply say "No", of course our local part time maid is luckier, because the next time that owner called for help again, she just need to reject it without going back to the same house. But, what can our Indonesian and Phillipino maid suppose to do after took so much trouble to get out of their county and working in the foreign land!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Make Money in Valentine's day
On 13 Feb, I met a customer holding a box full of roses standing inside the Orchard MRT, I am very surprise to see her selling roses in Valentine's day eve. I know she has a full time job! I chated with her how she was going into this business! She said few years ago, she was helping a friend selling roses, she sold about 60 roses, and earned about S$60/- over two days. The next year, she decided to be her own boss, and make the money all by herself.
She said she ever worked in the garden. During Chinese New Year, she worked at night from Monday to Friday and full day for Saturday and Sunday. After she worked for one month, she earned about additional income of S$1000/-.
She really inspired me a lot. Every one talk about recession, a lot of us said money not enough, money hard to find. But, if we do think of ways to make money, money is always there waiting for us.
She said she ever worked in the garden. During Chinese New Year, she worked at night from Monday to Friday and full day for Saturday and Sunday. After she worked for one month, she earned about additional income of S$1000/-.
She really inspired me a lot. Every one talk about recession, a lot of us said money not enough, money hard to find. But, if we do think of ways to make money, money is always there waiting for us.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Good Father
Only lately, I found out that what is good father mean. First time, I heard from daughter's best friend. She is the oversea student from Thailand, she said after her GCE 'O' level in Singapoe, she will most likely going back to Thailand to study for 4 years in Private University and after that she will be going to the State to further her study for master degree. She said these with confidence, because her father has been discussing the path with his three children. And her older sister and brother has been following the path that the father has planned for them.
Recently, I and my girl friends have steam boat in one of my girl friend's condo. She has three boys. One boy is under pilot training in Australia, and the other two twins are under National Service. She said her husband has prepared all the finanical support for the three boys' to study in the University. Her elder son hope to get through the pilot training, so that the Government will support his University study. He wishes that he can lessen the load from his father.
I have another friend, he is 56 this year, he has been working as a chief for the pass 30 years. He told us, when his son study in Nanyang Junior college and did not do well in his chemistry. He was called by the Principal who then advice him to transfer his son out from their school. He told the Principal, to be fair, give him 6 months, if his son did not improve, he will pull out his son accordingly. Immediately, he looked out for the best professor in Chemistry to tuitor his son. When the year end result, his son passed the subject in flying color. He spent S$1000/month for the tuition. After his son passed out from the Junior college, he got into the University course which he doesn't quite interested. The son told the father he prefer the IT course, and thinking of going to Poly then go to the University later. My friend told his son do not waste time, and bring him to Melborn the next day to enrol him into the Australian University to study the course that he wanted. He spent about S$100,000/- for his son three years oversea study. Today, his son is working in the IT Banking sector, has a very bright future ahead of him. Before his son's graduation from Australia, he applied PR for his son. Hence, today, his son has found a job in Australia, and he will be flying over there to work in two months time.
All these committed father has not only care from their wife and children, they plan and fullfill all their dream. He works hard and provide all the necessary to their children.
I write down all these story, because I want to remind myself how to defind a good man and good father.
Recently, I and my girl friends have steam boat in one of my girl friend's condo. She has three boys. One boy is under pilot training in Australia, and the other two twins are under National Service. She said her husband has prepared all the finanical support for the three boys' to study in the University. Her elder son hope to get through the pilot training, so that the Government will support his University study. He wishes that he can lessen the load from his father.
I have another friend, he is 56 this year, he has been working as a chief for the pass 30 years. He told us, when his son study in Nanyang Junior college and did not do well in his chemistry. He was called by the Principal who then advice him to transfer his son out from their school. He told the Principal, to be fair, give him 6 months, if his son did not improve, he will pull out his son accordingly. Immediately, he looked out for the best professor in Chemistry to tuitor his son. When the year end result, his son passed the subject in flying color. He spent S$1000/month for the tuition. After his son passed out from the Junior college, he got into the University course which he doesn't quite interested. The son told the father he prefer the IT course, and thinking of going to Poly then go to the University later. My friend told his son do not waste time, and bring him to Melborn the next day to enrol him into the Australian University to study the course that he wanted. He spent about S$100,000/- for his son three years oversea study. Today, his son is working in the IT Banking sector, has a very bright future ahead of him. Before his son's graduation from Australia, he applied PR for his son. Hence, today, his son has found a job in Australia, and he will be flying over there to work in two months time.
All these committed father has not only care from their wife and children, they plan and fullfill all their dream. He works hard and provide all the necessary to their children.
I write down all these story, because I want to remind myself how to defind a good man and good father.
Friday, January 9, 2009
"Vote However U Like"
I have read the headline : Answer to prayer - Oprah gives school S$522K (US$365,000) with amazed. The Ron Clark Academy is founded by teacher Ron Clark. The teacher who finds private donors to pay most of the US$14,000 annual tuition for each student, teach all day and fundraise at night. The amounts of donation will pay for 26 children to attend the school for one year. The 80 student school depends almost entirely on donation to operate.
Clark and his students became overnight stars during the Presidential Election when a video of the students performing a rap they wrote grabbed the public 's attention on YouTube. The children performed the rap, called Vote however U like, on TV shows including CNN and BET. Teachers at the school often use rapping, dancing and drumming to help students learn.
Clark , who taught in one of New York City's (South Atlanta) toughest schools and wrote the best-selling teaching book The Essential 55 opened the school last year with proceeds from his book and private donation.
Frankly, I see the video with tears. I am touched and I am amazed how the students responded during the interview. I am assured that American has hope since they are able to raise such fine intelligent kids.
I recently met a grade 5 kids from our neighbouring country. He always skip school becase he said the teacher doesn't teach. His father brought him to be appendics in a car workshop. For the past one year, he goes to school in the morning and work in the workshop after school. He works almost every day and was given S$100 wages every month. I have spoken to the boy, he is an intelligent kid, but what to do if the teachers don't teach or don't know how to teach!
Clark and his students became overnight stars during the Presidential Election when a video of the students performing a rap they wrote grabbed the public 's attention on YouTube. The children performed the rap, called Vote however U like, on TV shows including CNN and BET. Teachers at the school often use rapping, dancing and drumming to help students learn.
Clark , who taught in one of New York City's (South Atlanta) toughest schools and wrote the best-selling teaching book The Essential 55 opened the school last year with proceeds from his book and private donation.
Frankly, I see the video with tears. I am touched and I am amazed how the students responded during the interview. I am assured that American has hope since they are able to raise such fine intelligent kids.
I recently met a grade 5 kids from our neighbouring country. He always skip school becase he said the teacher doesn't teach. His father brought him to be appendics in a car workshop. For the past one year, he goes to school in the morning and work in the workshop after school. He works almost every day and was given S$100 wages every month. I have spoken to the boy, he is an intelligent kid, but what to do if the teachers don't teach or don't know how to teach!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Nonya Achar
The ingredients for the Nonya Achar : Cucumber, Carrot, Cabbage, Salt, Peanut, Sesame, Sugar, Chilli, Vinegar, Fresh Garlic, Fresh Shaliot, Canola Oil
Creative uses : Achar Abalone, Clams, Achar Prawn Roll, Side Dish for rice & porridge
Creative uses : Achar Abalone, Clams, Achar Prawn Roll, Side Dish for rice & porridge
Tomato is the great antioxidant
Tomato is the great antioxidant, this is what I have learned from the midnight programme shown on last Sunday from U Channel. This is the Korean documentry show, titled "Life, Aged, Sick,and Death series" This week they talk about Tomato.
Italian eat a lot of Tomato, inside of almost every meal, like Spaghetti, and Pizza there is tomato. They drink tomato juice, and eat tomato as fruits and tibits. Tomato can retify the damage DNA in our body. Tomato can reduce the grow of cancer cell, specially the smoker, and man who has high risk of postage cancer should consume tomato every day if they can.
Tomato is the great antioxidant. In other words, the more we consume tomato, we can defer the aging process, our skin will remain youngful. Tomato is one of the cheapest vegetable that keep us healthy.
Italian eat a lot of Tomato, inside of almost every meal, like Spaghetti, and Pizza there is tomato. They drink tomato juice, and eat tomato as fruits and tibits. Tomato can retify the damage DNA in our body. Tomato can reduce the grow of cancer cell, specially the smoker, and man who has high risk of postage cancer should consume tomato every day if they can.
Tomato is the great antioxidant. In other words, the more we consume tomato, we can defer the aging process, our skin will remain youngful. Tomato is one of the cheapest vegetable that keep us healthy.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Lucky Plaza toilet entry on Sunday
In Singapore, the foreign workers from different entices group will have their regular meeting place every Sunday. Burmese will meet at Penisular Plaza; Indian will meet at Serangoon Road Little India; Thai national will meet at Golden Mile Tower at Beach Road; while Phillipines will meet at Lucky Plaza.
Lucky Plaza is crowded with Philiphines on every Sunday. Almost all those domestic workers who can rest on Sunday will come to Lucky Plaza to meet friends for lunch, remitten of money, visit the tropical phillipines provision store, cut hair, manicure, padicure, even picnic along Orchard Road.
Every Sunday, the lady toilets have long queue because of the crowd. All shopkeepers have to follow in the long queue , causes the shopkeepers lots of inconvinences. Finally, from last Sunday, the building management specially made the second floor toilet solely for the pass holders only. It is a good change, and it is welcome by all the shopkeepers because the queue is short and the toilet is cleaner.
The management put up a sign shown that strictly for toilet pass holders only. And the security gurard was there to guard the entry too.
Today, after I have finished the padicure, I hold the backet of dirty water headed to toilet without the pass. The lady security gurard whom I never seen before said to me, "Withoug pass? You go back to take your pass!" I told her I won't go to the toilet then, I just want to throw the water into the basin which is outside the toilet. I felt she was unreasonable and unpassionate, doesn't the purpose of the closure to the public is to convinence the shopkeeper? Hence I insisted my way to the basin to clean up the backet.
She followed me and raised her voice, "I don't care, my management told me to see the pass, without the pass you can not enter! What you want? You want me to call my big boss here to talk to you." I felt so agnoring, I said,"Can't you see I am the worker here? If you need the pass to get in the toilet, I can don't go into the toilet now, I just want to clean up my backet!"
After almost 40 minutes later that afternoon, we all heard the big boss which the security guard referring to, shouted loudly across the corridor to another fellow security guard, "I don't want to hear sorry, you just do what I tell you to do!............"
Anyway, I returned to the toilet with the pass later.
I think nowadays everyone is under tremendous pressure in work and in life.
Lucky Plaza is crowded with Philiphines on every Sunday. Almost all those domestic workers who can rest on Sunday will come to Lucky Plaza to meet friends for lunch, remitten of money, visit the tropical phillipines provision store, cut hair, manicure, padicure, even picnic along Orchard Road.
Every Sunday, the lady toilets have long queue because of the crowd. All shopkeepers have to follow in the long queue , causes the shopkeepers lots of inconvinences. Finally, from last Sunday, the building management specially made the second floor toilet solely for the pass holders only. It is a good change, and it is welcome by all the shopkeepers because the queue is short and the toilet is cleaner.
The management put up a sign shown that strictly for toilet pass holders only. And the security gurard was there to guard the entry too.
Today, after I have finished the padicure, I hold the backet of dirty water headed to toilet without the pass. The lady security gurard whom I never seen before said to me, "Withoug pass? You go back to take your pass!" I told her I won't go to the toilet then, I just want to throw the water into the basin which is outside the toilet. I felt she was unreasonable and unpassionate, doesn't the purpose of the closure to the public is to convinence the shopkeeper? Hence I insisted my way to the basin to clean up the backet.
She followed me and raised her voice, "I don't care, my management told me to see the pass, without the pass you can not enter! What you want? You want me to call my big boss here to talk to you." I felt so agnoring, I said,"Can't you see I am the worker here? If you need the pass to get in the toilet, I can don't go into the toilet now, I just want to clean up my backet!"
After almost 40 minutes later that afternoon, we all heard the big boss which the security guard referring to, shouted loudly across the corridor to another fellow security guard, "I don't want to hear sorry, you just do what I tell you to do!............"
Anyway, I returned to the toilet with the pass later.
I think nowadays everyone is under tremendous pressure in work and in life.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Laughing can save life
In channel U every Sunday 12.45am in the midnight, there is this programme made by Korean, touch on the topic that enhancing the human life.
The week before, the programme talk about power walk. This week it touches on Laughing. The scientic has testified that the power of a few minutes of good laugh is equivalent to 9 mins of vigorous exercise.
In the show, there are one couple, both suffered from terminate illnesses - cancer which according to the doctors, they only have 1% chance of living. But they survived because they laugh and laugh the whole day long.
A lot of people don't know how to laugh! Actually what you need to do is squeeze the end of the mouth up, your facial expression already has a lot of changes. Even you don't laugh, see other people laugh has the same effect also.
You can cry over the sad moment, the tear is actually cleansing your eyes, but remember to laugh even there is nothing to laugh about. In India, there is one group of men and women, every morning they went to the park, their exercise are laughing, yes, laughing, laughing and laughing even there is nothing to laugh about.
Laught will save our days and save our life because the hormone and the immuse system will mobilise the NK cell to attack the bad cell in our body and keep our body healthy and strong.
Ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, we will save a lot of money from the hospitals too, there are a lot of reasons to laugh, ha, ha, ha.......................
The week before, the programme talk about power walk. This week it touches on Laughing. The scientic has testified that the power of a few minutes of good laugh is equivalent to 9 mins of vigorous exercise.
In the show, there are one couple, both suffered from terminate illnesses - cancer which according to the doctors, they only have 1% chance of living. But they survived because they laugh and laugh the whole day long.
A lot of people don't know how to laugh! Actually what you need to do is squeeze the end of the mouth up, your facial expression already has a lot of changes. Even you don't laugh, see other people laugh has the same effect also.
You can cry over the sad moment, the tear is actually cleansing your eyes, but remember to laugh even there is nothing to laugh about. In India, there is one group of men and women, every morning they went to the park, their exercise are laughing, yes, laughing, laughing and laughing even there is nothing to laugh about.
Laught will save our days and save our life because the hormone and the immuse system will mobilise the NK cell to attack the bad cell in our body and keep our body healthy and strong.
Ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, we will save a lot of money from the hospitals too, there are a lot of reasons to laugh, ha, ha, ha.......................
Monday, September 29, 2008
Power Walking
What is "Power walk"?
Power walk is the foot contacted the floor fully when walking, with the hands swinging high and spiral core stand straight. For the first 30 minutes of walking, the body will shake away the carborhydrate, it will follow by shaking away the fat. Power walk will help the walkers to inhale more oxygen, enhance the blood flow because the blood pipe is expended due to the pressure from the foot. Keep doing the power walk for 2 to 3 weeks you will see your tummy go down, weight loss, walking lighter and no back pain.
Power walk is a therapy for people with back pain; people who can't stand and walk straight; people who want to loss weight and trim their tummy.
Watch out the shoes you wear! The shoes soles has to be flexible and flat, like you bare foot on the floor. Hard soles is not good for power walk because the whole idea is the pressure inserted on the soles will enhance the blood circulation. The power walk neither will make the soles sore nor make the soles grow think skin. The power walk will spread the presure evenly throughout the whole soles. You will not feel tire for a long distance walking. You can walk for 30,000 Kilo meter still not feel tired.
Power walk is the easy and cheap cost of exercise to help you to gain a healthy body.
Power walk is the foot contacted the floor fully when walking, with the hands swinging high and spiral core stand straight. For the first 30 minutes of walking, the body will shake away the carborhydrate, it will follow by shaking away the fat. Power walk will help the walkers to inhale more oxygen, enhance the blood flow because the blood pipe is expended due to the pressure from the foot. Keep doing the power walk for 2 to 3 weeks you will see your tummy go down, weight loss, walking lighter and no back pain.
Power walk is a therapy for people with back pain; people who can't stand and walk straight; people who want to loss weight and trim their tummy.
Watch out the shoes you wear! The shoes soles has to be flexible and flat, like you bare foot on the floor. Hard soles is not good for power walk because the whole idea is the pressure inserted on the soles will enhance the blood circulation. The power walk neither will make the soles sore nor make the soles grow think skin. The power walk will spread the presure evenly throughout the whole soles. You will not feel tire for a long distance walking. You can walk for 30,000 Kilo meter still not feel tired.
Power walk is the easy and cheap cost of exercise to help you to gain a healthy body.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Money not enough 2
My daughter after watch the show, asked me to go for it. When I watch the show, ,I have the same reaction as my daughter, I laughed and cried throughout the show because the story is very closed to our heart.
I recommended my friends to watch the show. One of them is a Korean lady. Although she is Korean, but she has moved to Singapore since 19, she married here, have 3 children here, she has business here, she has called Singapore her home, she has no intention to move back to Korea even she is going through the divorce process now.
She told us after seeing the show, she thought about her mother who is now 84 years old. Her mum is not well, and is looked after by her elder brother. So she called her mother to chat. Her brother half way take over the phone, didn't sound very happy even though they have not been in touch for some times. Her brother seems angry that he has to take sole responsibility to look after the sick mother, with so many daughters, none offer to help.
My friend explained why she thinks her brother should look after the mother. When they were young, the family is poor, but the mother make sure that the brother has new make to order uniform to wear to school everry year. He enjoy big pocket money. While my friend never has a single new uniform throughout her school day, every things she has are used items, used dress, used school bag. She decided to leave home since 15. She worked and find the money to study all by herself. She thought all this while, since her brother has everythings best from the mother, and the mother adored him the most, when she was old, he looks after her is natural.
The next day, her sister called her to revive her brother reaction, her brother wants the sister to take over the mother. My friend's 2 sisters all has their own personal problem, so the best person to take over the mother would be my friend because she is the most financially steady among her family. She is the only one with the energy and the mean.
She told her sister to relate to her brother that she can take over the mother and bring her to Singapore to look after her but once she was in Singapore, she will has to die in Singapore because she will not fly her body back to Korea for funeral. You guessed what, the brother agreed, and said he hands off to look after the mother. She can do whatever by all mean. And tells her, whatever documents she needs, they will prepare for her so that she is able to bring her mother to Singapore.
So, my friend decided to bring her mother to Singapore. She said during young day, she did not get much things from her mother, but she thinks look after her until she is capable of looking after herself was good enough. It is her payback time. Furthermore, she is very lonely in Singapore, because her Singaporean husband has gone for other woman.
This is one of the outcome of watching a good movie.
I recommended my friends to watch the show. One of them is a Korean lady. Although she is Korean, but she has moved to Singapore since 19, she married here, have 3 children here, she has business here, she has called Singapore her home, she has no intention to move back to Korea even she is going through the divorce process now.
She told us after seeing the show, she thought about her mother who is now 84 years old. Her mum is not well, and is looked after by her elder brother. So she called her mother to chat. Her brother half way take over the phone, didn't sound very happy even though they have not been in touch for some times. Her brother seems angry that he has to take sole responsibility to look after the sick mother, with so many daughters, none offer to help.
My friend explained why she thinks her brother should look after the mother. When they were young, the family is poor, but the mother make sure that the brother has new make to order uniform to wear to school everry year. He enjoy big pocket money. While my friend never has a single new uniform throughout her school day, every things she has are used items, used dress, used school bag. She decided to leave home since 15. She worked and find the money to study all by herself. She thought all this while, since her brother has everythings best from the mother, and the mother adored him the most, when she was old, he looks after her is natural.
The next day, her sister called her to revive her brother reaction, her brother wants the sister to take over the mother. My friend's 2 sisters all has their own personal problem, so the best person to take over the mother would be my friend because she is the most financially steady among her family. She is the only one with the energy and the mean.
She told her sister to relate to her brother that she can take over the mother and bring her to Singapore to look after her but once she was in Singapore, she will has to die in Singapore because she will not fly her body back to Korea for funeral. You guessed what, the brother agreed, and said he hands off to look after the mother. She can do whatever by all mean. And tells her, whatever documents she needs, they will prepare for her so that she is able to bring her mother to Singapore.
So, my friend decided to bring her mother to Singapore. She said during young day, she did not get much things from her mother, but she thinks look after her until she is capable of looking after herself was good enough. It is her payback time. Furthermore, she is very lonely in Singapore, because her Singaporean husband has gone for other woman.
This is one of the outcome of watching a good movie.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Maid
My friend daughter's maid took her time off to go to the Manpower office to file a complain that she was asked to do head massage for her employer after 10pm.............
My friend is an 74 years old lady with lots of wisdom. She teach her daughter to go for the interview if she was asked by the authority. Her arugment is they didn't operate a spa or massage parlor, the maid was not asked to work either of these place. The employer was so busy whole day outside, when the employer asked the maid to do some massage on her head because she got headache, what is the problem? This art is considered as abuse?
My friend is an 74 years old lady with lots of wisdom. She teach her daughter to go for the interview if she was asked by the authority. Her arugment is they didn't operate a spa or massage parlor, the maid was not asked to work either of these place. The employer was so busy whole day outside, when the employer asked the maid to do some massage on her head because she got headache, what is the problem? This art is considered as abuse?
Insurance
Every years we have ford out a couple of hundreds dollars to buy insurance through CPF deduction or cash payment, but do I really know what am I buying? Do I know when can I claim? What can I claim if I was hospitalised? What is the cash portion do I need to responsible? Cover till what age? Is it enough coverage for anythings happened? Frankly, recently I had spoken to an insurance agent, I think I am blind, I don't know much about the insurance, I don't know the details, I am negligence. I don't know it is because I stupid or I pretent everythings is ok as long as I have brought some insurance which the government has recommended.
I have brought Incomeshield (Medishield) and Eldershield for myself, as well as Incomeshield for Dependant for all my three children. I will sort out the matters in a more clearer picture later.
I must not be so negligence.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
South Africa
Today I have a lady customer from South Africa, she was here in Singapore for 3 days and will be going to stay in Australia for 1 months. She is migrating to Australia as soon as she settle her business in South Africa.
She was born in South Africa, she has Guest House business there. Her husband own a Guest House business before their marriage, she has another Guest House called her own eventually. They have built up the business 20 years together. One Guest House has grown from 5 bedroom to 18 bedroom, accomplished with shopping area, restaurant, and swimming pool. She love South Africa, so why they want to sell away their business and migrate to another strange land?
She said, nowaday, the South Africa government ruled that the white people has to give away 3-5% of their company shares to the native black, and let them involved in their business, otherwise, they can't run the business. Because the black think that what belong to the white should belong to the black.
She was very upset about the changes in this ruling. She said this is their own business they have built from scatch. When she was young, her family was very poor. She felt the ruling is not fair and it is the black discriminate the white rather vice versa. She said nowadays, a lot of white are considering moving out of South Africa.
She managed to sell away her business for 3.5 millions. She said they took almost 1 years to get the approval from the Australian government.
The Australian government welcome either talented people or wealthy people to settle in Australia. They don't have talent, but they have 1.3 millions Australian dollars for investment, they are qualified. They applied and waited for the approval for almost 1 year. She estimated from application, selling their business in South Africa, and finally settle in Australia, will take about 2 years. They intend to travel around Australia for at least 6 months before they will decide what business to take.
She wanted to buy an apartment for her daughter, and then, they will buy an apartment for themself.
Although her future still very bright, but what I see in her now : she is angry and sad. But live still has to move on............................
She was born in South Africa, she has Guest House business there. Her husband own a Guest House business before their marriage, she has another Guest House called her own eventually. They have built up the business 20 years together. One Guest House has grown from 5 bedroom to 18 bedroom, accomplished with shopping area, restaurant, and swimming pool. She love South Africa, so why they want to sell away their business and migrate to another strange land?
She said, nowaday, the South Africa government ruled that the white people has to give away 3-5% of their company shares to the native black, and let them involved in their business, otherwise, they can't run the business. Because the black think that what belong to the white should belong to the black.
She was very upset about the changes in this ruling. She said this is their own business they have built from scatch. When she was young, her family was very poor. She felt the ruling is not fair and it is the black discriminate the white rather vice versa. She said nowadays, a lot of white are considering moving out of South Africa.
She managed to sell away her business for 3.5 millions. She said they took almost 1 years to get the approval from the Australian government.
The Australian government welcome either talented people or wealthy people to settle in Australia. They don't have talent, but they have 1.3 millions Australian dollars for investment, they are qualified. They applied and waited for the approval for almost 1 year. She estimated from application, selling their business in South Africa, and finally settle in Australia, will take about 2 years. They intend to travel around Australia for at least 6 months before they will decide what business to take.
She wanted to buy an apartment for her daughter, and then, they will buy an apartment for themself.
Although her future still very bright, but what I see in her now : she is angry and sad. But live still has to move on............................
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The myth of vinegar
Two days ago, I have dinner with a friend in a vegetalian restaurant at Smith Street in China Town. After dinner, we chat for a while with the lady boss of the restaurant. I forgot what we chat, eventually she mentioned that she had visited a friend in the India hospital. In the hospital, she saw 2 girls have the big tummy. These 2 girls don't know how but got the leech staying in thier tummy. The leech has been growing eggs and baby in the tummy. The doctor did not dare to do the operation on the girl. They are left in the hospital until their time to die. One girl has died. Another girl was lucky because a Malaysian asked permission from her parents and brought her back to Malaysia and used the Chinese Traditional method to treat her since death is the only option in her local hospital.
She and her family members arrived in Malaysia. This man used the chinese herb and vinegar to burn and let the smoke passed through her anus, and she was asked to drink the vinegar as well. She eventually past out all the leech from her stomach.
The lady boss told us, whenever she went to India, she will go to doctor to get a preventive injection. During and after the trip, we will drink a lot of vinegar to clean and clear the possible virus and worm which she might have infected or caught.
I want to write this story down, so that whenever, we caught any virus which can't even cured by the doctor, we will at least try out vinegar, it might works, who's know!
She and her family members arrived in Malaysia. This man used the chinese herb and vinegar to burn and let the smoke passed through her anus, and she was asked to drink the vinegar as well. She eventually past out all the leech from her stomach.
The lady boss told us, whenever she went to India, she will go to doctor to get a preventive injection. During and after the trip, we will drink a lot of vinegar to clean and clear the possible virus and worm which she might have infected or caught.
I want to write this story down, so that whenever, we caught any virus which can't even cured by the doctor, we will at least try out vinegar, it might works, who's know!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Durian Tour to JB
On 12 August 08 Straits Times has introduced the Durian Tour to JB from June to August. I have to take this down so that next time if I want, I will know where to go.
Tour Agency : Chan Brothers Travel (Tel: 65336119)
Luxury Tours ( 67332808)
Maxpac Travel (67848568)
Tour Agency : Chan Brothers Travel (Tel: 65336119)
Luxury Tours ( 67332808)
Maxpac Travel (67848568)
Itinary :
- Visit to a durian plantation which near the town of Tangkak in Ledang district, to sample unlimited portions of durians and other seasonal fruits
- Shopping at Aeon Tebrau City mall in JB
- Seafood dinner
Fees: $53 for an adult, $47 for a child
By air-conditioned coach
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Garden Festival in Singapore
I have visited the Garden exhibition in Suntec City on 25 July 08. The admission fee during weekend is S$12/- instead of S$6/- during the week day. Although all the master piece are nice, I don't understand why I feel bored when I browsing the 2 halls. I only took a few pictures for memories of the trip.
This is the wall decor from one of the great design of Garden.
This is the wall decor from one of the great design of Garden.
This is the stand for Green Culture Singapore - Singapore's No 1 Gardening Website & Discussion Forum. I have taken notes of how they use the natural or cut paper leave to decor the boring wall.
Their web is http://www.greenculturesg.com/ GCS is more of an interest group of hobbyists with a cyberspace presence and they ranked the #1 website in the Lifestyle - House and Garden category for 2007 by Hitwise. People with great interest in gardening or plant, this site should be able offer a lot of very practical advice and knownledge. You must visit this site if you love to grow somethings.
Hanging the big leaves on the wooden fan with some garden light is very nice too.
Special floral design on the wall with some crystal hanging with the ribbon.
This design use the difference glass colour shade to create the very attractive and special effect regarless of days or night.
Do you know where to take a romantic Dinner Cuisine in the Garden set up in Singapore? One of the place to go is Halia, their address is 1 Cluny Road, Ginger Garden, (enter via Tyersall Avenue) Singapore Botanic Gardens, Phone : 65-64766711
The Floriculture Association (Singapore) at 3 Coleman St, #03-16 Peninsula Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: 63386194 offer Certificate WSQ Courses for Gift, Corsage, Hamper, Bouquet, Arrangement, Wedding, Venue, Funeral, Celebration, Display, Image etc.
The official launch of the WSQ Floristry will be on 13 Sept 08 at Toa Payoh Town Park.
Their web site is http://http://www.tropifame.net/ This website seems to be stilll under construction till date. You can check again later.
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