mi has been pondering tis qn for a while
my (red) is less den a yr ago and i dun believe in paying a lot for a fone. my threshold is abt $200 max
and (red) is such a basic fone tat i can onli bluetooth some super low reso fotos. it has no external memory and internal memory is 5MB which means tat i can onli store 2 songs max
i saw a $0 from sony ericsson tat looks not bad (got red!)
best part is the camera function is not bad & i can easily upload fotos to lappy via USB
tis happened to mi on mon nite
i was reading andie’s blog and saw the funny picts from his samsung hp
i had no idea how he did it & thot it muz b some special feature from samsung
literally mins later, i was chatting wif bro and checking out his new $0 sony ericsson hp when i came across tis function called ‘face warp’
i went ‘eureka’ and true enuff, it was the same function tat has all the funny mirror effects to distort ur foto totally! so fun!
haf u heard of guadalajara?
well, i haben till it was mentioned in a business call
wah! sounds terribly exotic. tink the best part of my job is when i deal wif ppl all over the world. it does make mi realise tat the world has gotten smaller
few days before his day, i was planning to msg him while away
den for the 1st time, we chatted in bed and the topic came to him
gosh! it was past midnite & i realised tat i missed his birthday altogether!
i did send him birthday wishes in the end but so rude! ignore mi! $%^&*@$#”>$%^&*@$#%
humid days are here again! sweaty palms….argh~! i hate tis weather!
i luv the sun but not sweaty palms and feet….love-hate relationship
when my hands r sweaty the whole day, they swelled slightly and i feel like a 腐尸！
interesting article!
Stagnation and slacking at work is very common. Few of us are ambitious and self-motivated enough to maintain an optimum level of performance at all times.
However, to develop and mature at our jobs, we need to periodically raise our personal standards. Otherwise, our work will in time begin to feel mundane and our attitude will begin to look sloppy. This in turn affects job satisfaction and career prospects.
Our personal standards are benchmarks we set for ourselves. They’re related to how we treat and perceive ourselves, how we interact with others, the words we use, the attitudes and values we project, and our behavioural patterns. They can be reviewed and changed as we mature as human beings.
Here are some simple tips for raising your personal standards at work or at home:
- Make a list of the people you admire. The traits you have a high regard for could be patience, the ability to persuade others to see their point, being punctual, or kind. So these people could be your peers, your superiors, your subordinates, the mailman or the cleaning lady. Observe them and emulate how they handle tough situations.
- Try to be “unconditionally-constructive” each time you speak while still saying all you need to say. Most people criticise without being able to come up with solutions, or only see the negative in everything. Practice being constructive about as many things as you can and you’ll increase your self-worth and your value as a worker. You’ll also inspire others to be more optimistic and cheerful.
- When mistakes or mishaps occur in your “space” or your sphere of work, learn to accept the responsibility, but not the blame. Deal with the situation and raise your standards so it doesn’t happen again.
- In the corporate world, it seems like a good idea to make results and goals number one on your list of priorities. But ask any successful and influential manager or supervisor, and he or she will tell you that putting people and relationships above results is the key to long term job satisfaction and corporate success.
- What are the things around your office that you tolerate but which continue to drain your energy? It could be an aspect of your work that is time-consuming or menial, but ultimately contributes little or nothing to the quality of your work. Do them, delegate them or discard them if you think they cannot be changed to benefit you or your company.
And those are a few ways you can raise your personal standards and in turn increase your value at work.
A Slice of Life is written, produced and presented by Eugene Loh unless otherwise stated. If you wish to share the scripts with others, please credit ‘Eugene Loh, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio’.
No weighted scorecard means equal weightage for all measures
how do u measure additional work?
i dun agree wif an incentive plan tat’s not 100% transparent
此地不宜久留
finally finished yest morning & beli happy wif my completed work.
of course the results matter but it’s great tat the process is so enjoyable too!
y m i doing tis so late?
well, tat’s juz typical of mi
and i’m glad i discussed tis before i plunge into tis
i work better under pressure i guess, much more efficient
gonna gif myself 30 mins to get tis done & over wif
tink mi & buddies r getting more & more pang dang and superstitous as we age (gracefully!)
first there was the fengshui stuff tat had us tinking hard and considering wat to buy to ward off bad luck and lure good luck in the rat yr
den i got some questions abt tai sui from kevin
honestly, if we were 10 yrs younger, tink we wouldn’t be bothered abt such stuff lor
but nw, the mentality is, no harm trying to enhance our luck.
i won’t go to the extent of getting the entire set of fengshui stuff (yet!). i pick specific items for areas i wana focus on instead
all-time best advice for traveling with kids? Skip “quaint.” Now’s the time for condos, motels, and resorts. You want simple, kid-friendly amenities like swimming pools, soundproof walls, a soda machine down the hall, and chicken nuggets on the menu. You want charmless rooms filled with industrial Scotchguarded furniture, nothing breakable, and a TV.
i came across the above piece of advice while reading tis article on parent center….haha, how true!
tat’s y i chose times sq. comfort and ease is more impt den price
wah! there is so much info on lilian too’s website. i came across tis which looks interesting. i nbr knew got such things as peach blossom animals. i onli noe got allies and secret fren
For those looking for love and long-term commitment, it is a very good idea to activate your Peach Blossom Luck.
If you are an OX, SNAKE and ROOSTER, place a red HORSE in the South of your bedroom.
If you are a RAT, DRAGON or MONKEY, please a golden ROOSTER in the West of your bedroom.
If you are a RABBIT, SHEEP or BOAR, place a blue RAT in the North of your bedroom.
If you are a TIGER, HORSE or DOG, place a green RABBIT in the East of your bedroom
as in abt an hr ago, finalli got to race my petrolhead and onetrack….hehe
nw to bathe and do my laundry
tis is a timely visit, got some fengshui stuff and CNY goodies
always a good trip wif good company and lotsa good fun and laughter….we joke too much!
saw on yahoo news tat WestLB, a German regional bank would post a net loss of around one billon euros (1.45 billion dollars) owing to fraudulent stock trades and the US subprime market meltdown.
The third largest regional German bank had previously estimated full-year losses at between 100-500 million dollars.
there were press reports about core shareholders injecting two billion euros into WestLB.
reports claim tat WestLB is also to cut 2,000 jobs in Germany and abroad which represents around one-third of the bank’s total workforce.
WestLB has been hit by exposure to the US subprime crisis as well as by dubious stock market trades
Which is more talkative, kopi or bread?
*Scroll down for the answer….
Answer: Bread, because Breadtalk but Kopitiam.
mi decided to try one packet of the BOH peppermint tea coz the packaging is so nice
i got a shock when i looked into my tea 5 mins later…the tea was so black!
it looked like some flu remedy of sorts and smelled kinda funny
but the taste is still as minty and is actualli not bad if u dun tink too much of the colour of the tea.
conclusion : of the 2 teas i bought from KL, ahmad tea wins !
guess hoo’s on the cover of 8 days, i weekly and u weekly?
y would all 3 local entertainment mags use the same artiste on their covers for the same wk is beyond mi
and it does make mi wonder if it’s one huge publicity stunt or ‘pure coincidence’
one thing’s for sure, i won’t buy all 3 mags since all got articles on the same cover artiste
it’s tough trying to PM YY’s studies
progress is not tracking well against timelines lor and my flagging of the stalling tasks isn’t getting the attention needed to move things along
sigh! i need more executive sponsorship of tis proj….mayb escalation to granny will help
my proj plan works for mil dollar deals, surely it’ll work for YY’s studies??
i was surprised tat i actualli haf 3 karen’s albums when i was burning the disc for ZC
i was clearing up the rubbish from my room when Lo & Behold! i found yet another CD of karen tat i haf no recollection of owning
conclusion : i muz reli like her a lot to own so many of her CDs!
i wana go to a PostSecret exhibition and experience it for myself
wat would it feel like? to b surrounded by hundreds of secrets…it muz b mind boggling and totally over whelming
i haf started on Ahmad tea which i got from KL in dec after finally finishing all the peppermint tea from viet
Ahmad tea is so minty i feel like i’m drinking colgate. it’s refreshing and nice wif its strong minty flavour
next, to try my Boh peppermint tea!
mi is getting more kiasu by the day
decided to start drilling YY in his spelling and 听写 as early as possible
juz drew up a study timetable for his wkends so he has time for homework, his spelling and 听写 and his assessment books. i wouldn’t wana b in his shoes!
it’s tough being a kid skooling in sg!
he’s got chinese writing homework, given out a wk ago which he couldn’t complete during the wk, computer exercises and of course, learning his spelling and 听写 . at tis rate, he can forget abt tkd soon
ZC brought us to tis nice poolside bar at pacific regency….ambience was excellent and pizza was absolutely yummy
only shortcoming is, beer is served in plastic tumblers…eeks!
but given how thirsty we were from walking there, i m glad at least the beer from the tap is chilled enuff. i miss ICB !
Luna
Dine and chill in cool, urbane style by this rooftop poolside lounge bar. Dining begins in the evening, and partying from 10pm.
wah…i didn’t realise can tag and send email of picts for ppl not on facebook…cool !
as LJ puts it, doesn’t matter where we r, our face fills up so much of the pict tat we could haf been anywhere!
*exclusive to my blog : mi fooling ard while LJ adjusts the camera’s angle
mi is getting more & more gan cheong abt YY’s homework and spelling
tink i m traumaticing him by forcing him to do his work
wat a stark contrast wif QQ who is asking for homework
wow! sounds yummy
You would fall for a Macho Man
Your man is a true guy with big biceps and six-pack abs to boot. He loves sports, beer, and poker. Your Mr. Perfect lives on adrenaline and is brawny and rough around the edges. Although he may not always notice when you get a new haircut or are wearing special dress, your man loves you as much as he knows how, and tries his best to show you. He is pretty old-fashioned and therefore insists on always paying for you, and he is sure to always make you feel like a lady. Although it may seem like he’d rather watch a football game with his buds than take a moonlit walk with you, inside his rough, hunky exterior is a good heart and a solid partner, and that’s just the way you like him.
always a mistake when i decide my palms r too dry and i put on some hand cream
the cream triggers my sweat glands immediately!
i should haf stuck to my ice hand gel which works wonderful
but sometimes, i tink the weather is cold enuff for mi to use a cream but viola! i always regret it afterwards
and i get an urge to wash my hands with soap after applying hand cream coz it feels sticky
ok, i m weird and getting mi hand cream is a complete waste of time. trace is the best, she got the ice hand gel which is the onli prod i can use wif out going crazy over sweaty palms
do u believe in intuition?
i do
i oso believe in luv at first sight
i was searching for something else but found ’tis’ which i fell in luv wif immediately
to pursue it will mean a change in course but the feeling is so rite tis time tat i can’t ignore it
if i haf to consider or haf any second thots, it juz means tat it’s not rite for mi
i knew immediately tat i want to do tis, i feel so lucky
watch tis space….update will follow, in a month’s time at the min
You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it’s raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:
An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
An old friend who saved your life once.
The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?
This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.
* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first;
* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to! pay him back.
* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.
The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. Guess what was his answer?
He simply answered:
“I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams.”
Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to “Think Outside of the Box.”
i wana watch stephen chow’s new show!
YY got 8 upon 10 for his english spelling and onli one mark for his chinese spelling
faint! no wonder he was oredi saying he doesn’t like chinese in pri 1
sigh, frankly, i dun blame him when i see his spelling list
but looks like i should b more kiasu
he oredi got 14 assessment books for his 3 subjects and tons of homework during the wk
when did studying become so tough?
wasn’t reli in the new year mood even wif the decorations up everywhere i turn my head
mayb it has to do wif age, slowly and surely, both CNY & x’mas r losing their appeal and excitement
walked ard the CNY deco stalls after lunch and bought some baby disney deco.
in the yr of the rat, mickey mouse is finally in vogue!
i m reminded of LJ’s mickey 猫
One day you’re sure of the words to say
If only you knew that I felt this way
I wanna give my heart to you
Show me the way that you want me to
I know for sure there’s a place for us
I’m counting the dawns till I feel your touch
You come to me when I dream at night
When I’m with you I would be so wrong
If you could see the love in my eyes
You should know that I’m on your side
Oooh…
I’ll be yours, you’ll be mine
Oooh…
What will I do
(4x)
If you could see the love in my eyes
You should know that I’m on your side
Oooh…
I’ll be yours, you’ll be mine
Oooh…
What will I do
a study done found all 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the use of clowns, with even the older ones finding them scary.clowns are universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and unknowable.
i juz read tis article and thot how true!
yy kicked his pacifier habit after he saw a clown at suntec who he refers to as 戴面具的 . the fear instilled in him was so great tat he gave up when we told him the clown took his pacifier away
previously when i told him i threw his pacifier away, he would ask ‘gong gong’ to get it back from the dustbin
humour relief courtesy of HQ
Signboard Outside A Prostitute’s House:
Married MEN Not Allowed.
We Serve The Needy, Not The Greedy…
~~~~~~
Lady : Is this my train?
Station Master : No, it belongs to the Railway Company.
Lady : Don’t try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take
this train to New Delhi .
Station Master : No Madam, I’m afraid it’s too heavy.
~~~~~~
A drunkard was brought to court.
Just before the trial there was a commotion in the gallery.
The judge pounded the gravel on his table and shouted, “Order, order.”
The drunkard immediately responded, “Thank you, your honor, I’ll have a
scotch and soda.”
~~~~~~~
Man Quits Smoking Because Of Will Power.
He Quits Drinking Because Of Will Power.
But He Quits Womanizing Because He Has The Will But No Power.
~~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, do you serve crabs?
Waiter : Please sit down sir, we serve
everyone.
~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, is this a lamb chop or pork chop?
Waiter : Can’t you tell the difference by taste?
Customer : No, I can’t.
Waiter : Then does it really matter ?
~~~~~~
Little Susie came running into the house after school one
day,shouting,
“Daddy! Daddy! I got a 100 in school today!”
“That’s great, Sweetheart,” said her daddy.
“Come in to the living room and tell me about it.”
”Well,” began the confession, “I got 50 in spelling, 30 in math’s and 20
in science.”
Customer : Waiter, there’s a dead beetle in my
soup.
Waiter : Yes sir, they are not very good
swimmers.
~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup.
Waiter : That’s all right sir, he won’t drink
much.
~~~~~~
Waiter : I’ve stewed liver, boiled tongue and
frog’s leg.
Customer : Don’t tell me your problems. Give the menu
card.
~~~~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, there’s a fly swimming in my soup.
Waiter : So what do you expect me to do, call a
lifeguard?
~~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, what’s the meaning of this fly in my
tea up?
Waiter : I wouldn’t know sir, I’m a waiter, not a f
ortune teller.
~~~~~~~
1st thief : Oh ! The police is here. Quick! Jump out of the
window!
2nd thief : But this is the 13th floor.
1st thief : Hurry! this is no time for superstitions .
~~~~~~~~
Man : How old is your father?
Boy : As old as me.
Man : How can that be?
Boy : He became a father only when I was
born.
~~~~~~~~~
Customer : Waiter, this soup tastes funny.
Waiter : Funny? But then why aren’t you
laughing?
~~~~~~~
Teacher : Peter, why are you late for school again?
Peter: Well, Miss, I dreamed that I was playing football and the game went
into extra time.
~~~~~~~
An absent-minded man went to see a psychiatrist.
‘My trouble is,’ he said, ‘that I keep forgetting
things.’
‘How long has this been going on?’ asked the psychiatrist.
‘ How long has what been going on?’ said the man.
~~~~~~~
Girl : Do you love me?
Boy : Yes Dear.
Girl : Would you die for me?
Boy : No, mine is undying love.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Wife : Do you want dinner?
Husband : Sure, what are my choices?
Wife : Yes and no
~~~~~~~~
Customer : If I post this letter tonight, will it get to Delhi in
two days time?
Post Master : Yes sir, it definitely will.
Customer : I bet you, it won’t.
Post Master : Why not?
Customer : It’s addressed to Mumbai.
juz a thot as i get caught up in the frightfully bz yr of 2008
and i mean both professionally as well as on a personal level
the onli way to live life is to live it fully, without holding back and pressing on bravely
and the dogged determination will see mi thru school work, office work and travelling
at least i m much better planned for the first half of the yr
starting early helps a lot, especially in getting the best deals
2008 is gonna b a swell yr, i juz know it
decided to burn a CD of my fav songs, first time i did tis on my own
mostly my chinese fav songs
since i can play mp3 in the car, i figures tat it beats mi having to keep changing the cd
yes, i included ‘wat can i do’ by natalie burks
i bought the jap drama series juz for tis song
Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
And I wish on a star that somewhere
You are thinking of me too
Cause I’m dreaming of you tonight, till tomorrow
I’ll be holding you tight
And there’s nowhere in the world
I’d rather be than here in my room,
dreaming about you and me
Wonder if you ever see me and
I wonder if you know I’m there
If you look in my eyes would see me
what’s inside Would you even care
As I just wanna hold you close but so far
All I have are dreams of you
So I wait for the day to have the courage to say
How much I love you, yes I do
I’m dreaming of you tonight, till tomorrow
Late at night when all the world is sleeping
I stay up and think of you
Still can’t believe that you came up to me
And said I love you I love you too
Now I’m dreaming with you tonight, till tomorrow
and for all of my life
And there’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be
Than here in my room, dreaming with you endlessly
dreaming
my fav song of all time
无言到面前
与君分杯水
清中有浓意
流出心底醉
不论冤或缘
默说蝴蝶梦
还你此生此世
今世前世
双双飞过万世千生去
不论冤或缘
finally finished the book
thot it was reli interesting to begin wif, especially wif the sci-fi factor
but i m sorely disapppointed wif the ending coz i was hoping against hope tat jed had somehow survived and found a way to 2006
and y didn’t clara told him how she made her way to 1941?
wat a letdown ending
nope, jed being reincarnated as drew is hardly enuff for mi
the wet weather made mi consider wearing boots to KL coz i couldn’t stand the thot of having wet feet
i sure m glad i didn’t coz it’ll b so impossible to try shoes and we tried shoes everywhere and everyday
thus, the weather was still pretty warm! despite the heavy showers in the afternoons
Once upon a time a married couple celebrated their 25th marriage
anniversary. They had become famous in the city for not having a
single conflict in their period of 25 years. Local newspaper editors
had gathered at the occasion to find out the secret of their well
known “happy going marriage”.
Editor: “Sir. It’s amazingly unbelievable. How did you make this
possible?”
Husband recalling his old honeymoon days said:
“We had been to Shimla for honeymoon after marriage. Having selected
the horse riding finally, we both started the ride on different
horses. My horse was pretty okay but the horse on which my wife was
riding seemed to be a crazy one.
On the way ahead, that horse jumped suddenly, making my wife topple
over. Recovering her position from the ground, she patted the horse’s
back and said “This is your first time”. She again climbed the horse
and continued with the ride. After a while, it happened again. This
time she again kept calm and said “This is your second time” and
continued. When the horse dropped her third time, she silently took
out the revolver from the purse and shot the horse dead!!!
I shouted at my wife: “What did you do you psycho. You killed the
poor animal. Are you crazy?”
She gave a silent look and said: “This is your first time!!!”.”
Husband: “That’s it. We are happily married ever after. “
i luv my new jacket from nichii !
oredi wore it tdy & it’s super comfy and fits perfectly
it was luv at first sight
short break wif LJ as free lodgers…hehe
Ukriane’s Olga Kurlyanko is the new Bond girl
she’s the girl in ‘hitman’ starring opposite Timothy Olyphant
been frightfully bz at work tis yr, especially tdy
i filled out half a page of to-dos in one day! a record for mi, my notebook has lasted mi more den a yr and it’s onli abt one-third full
luckily, i m especially efficient pre vacation so was reli productive tdy
i felt “wah! so difficult!” when i saw the list
compared to tis, english spelling looks like chicken feat lor!
i dun tink the expectation of pri 2 pupils hoo learn writing chinese characters for half a yr (excluding pre-primary) is realistic
听写一
对
还
常
吗
门牙
妈妈常常对我说：“你长大了！”
我会上台唱歌， 还会照顾新同学。
护士给我量身高。
为什么我的门牙掉了？
听写二
东西
很多
田
买
一定
几个男孩在游戏场玩游戏。
过了几个月
他们看见农夫在田里种菜。
妈妈在买东西
你看见了什么？
All the way to #13 but mi is too tired to type so much chinese
tat’s the brand of QQ’s special wash from the doc
nbr heard b4 lor. the onli common brands i noe for sensitive skin are like seba med, cetaphil and simple
i wonder if i can get it anywhere else other den the clinic
Week2
centipede
earthworm
dance
mole
drill
miner
roots
shoot
tunnel
wriggly
Week3
delicious
spicy
terrible
tasty
yummy
curry
dish
horrible
vegetables
chicken rice
mi has finally started getting mypoints emails again
as time passes, i m slowly recalling which other mailing lists i was subscribed to eg, jetstar, babycenter…juz to name a few
toking abt photo dvlping, standard photo & spore color centre are having the vouchers promo.
juz buy 500 worth of 4R prints in vouchers of 50 each for $75 and each print costs 15 cents! i tink tis is one cool promo and i used 2 vouchers immediately upon purchase.
validity of the vouchers r for one yr till end 2008 so do get the vouchers b4 they run out
after trying the ex marina sq ba choh mee, i craved for the keypoint ba choh mee which i ate the following mon.
it’s the most yummy ba choh mee i tasted! the perfect concoction is wif more vinegar and chilli. u can smell the vinegar from afar…so yummy!
one of the items on 8 days’ foodie wishlist for 2008 is for the perfect bowl of ba choh mee. to mi, tis is perfect!
things i wana do wif kiddos :
1) do QQ’s bb fotos album
my worst nitemare was realised when QQ came across YY’s bb album….she doesn’t haf one yet! oh! the bane of digital fotos!
2) art & crafts time wif the colour “beads” from IKEA
long time no do, but whenever i do tis, i feel like ironing my clothes at the same time, which is probably not a bad idea too
3) more QQ & YY days
YY had a field time yest wif QQ away. it was YY day and we had KFC, pizza at Pasta Mania and lotsa exercise coz we used public transport. he oso got to play at the arcade and survived thru one of my hair cut plus treatment session. he got beli restless and kept asking when is my hair going to get cut. the actual hair cut was quite fast fortunately
YY juz went for his first grading tdy!
hopefully he passed. we duno coz we didn’t hang ard for his group to finish. the grading cards are onli retn when everyone is in group is done.
time flies! it didn’t seem so long ago tat he had his lesson
at least according to the omy site
might as well call hypy chinese phonics
the feeder bus to my place costs almost 70 cents…without transfer discount, wah!
now it makes sense why so many ppl cycle to the MRT. i should consider too. i juz dun like the bicycle parking mess or rather the inadequate bicycle packing facilities at the station.
T3 opens from 9 Jan and SQ operates from both terminals.
You may also check the arrival terminal details by:
my beloved P8 has been throwing a tantrum over the new yr by refusing to take any picts
i can power it on and access the memory stick but it juz refuses to take picts
no, getting a new cam is pretty low on my priorities list nw, especially in Q1
been feeling kinda disoriented since beginning of the yr!
kept tinking tat wed was the 1st and tdy is the 2nd…blur mi!
i thot of tis some time ago while doing my facial.
平日勤做面膜，有空多去按摩
i told ivy my theory tat 单眼皮 don’t get eye bags coz there is less skinfolds ard our eyes.
lately i noticed tat i haf suddenly dvlped eye bags!
OMG! muz b becoz of wat i said. call mi bant dan but skin is beli 小气 one. if u praise someone on their complexion, chances r they’ll get zits
stressed over my eyebags, time to turn in
anyway, i’m up early these days to see QQ off to skool
definitely a move in the rite directions. while i understand why marketeers target the young (and gullible). if excessive consumption is not checked and leads to lifelong health problems and malnutrition, someone gotta step in and draw the line.
Junk food ad ban comes into force in Britain
Britain introduced a ban on advertising junk food to under-16s Tuesday, aimed at promoting healthy eating and countering growing child obesity.
The ban, which extends measures already in place for under-10s, will curb television adverts for food and drink products with high fat, salt and sugar content.
Specifically the new measures, agreed last year, will ban adverts for junk food and drink around all programmes of particular appeal to children under 16 years.
According to official data released in October half of all Britons will be obese in 25 years if current trends are not halted; furthermore, 86 percent of men will be overweight in 15 years and 70 percent of women in 20.
Some campaigners say the ban which came into force Monday does not go far enough, calling for a total ban on junk food ads after 9:00 pm.
“We need urgent action to help people, especially children, avoid the less healthy, less happy and, ultimately, shorter life that obesity leads to,” said Richard Watts of the Children’s Food Campaign.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown launched a new 100-million-pound (205-million-dollar, 145-million-euro) programme in October aiming to increase from two to five the number of hours of physical education in schools per week.
Some 2.3 million pounds has already been set aside in the last 10 years to increase the number of hours of sport in school.
「你是什麼動物？」 是現在日本青少年最流行的口頭禪，因為動物占卜已成為日本街頭最in的算命聖經，不想out的人快準備好領先潮流的心情，讓好玩的動物占卜算出你的性格、速配對象、金錢觀等等等！現在就輸入你的生日，搶先體驗超Kawai的動物占卜啦！
since getting my new email addy, mi onli received 2 emails so far
both r confirmation emails from mypoints and jetstar respectively meaning both r triggered by mi
i used to get tons and tons of emails a day so i m getting puzzled y i m not seeing any more mails in my inbox
“To bear a grudge against someone is like burning down your house to get rid of a rat.”
Indeed, not being able to forgive hurts no one more than yourself.
People say or do things often inadvertently and mostly out of personal insecurity or ignorance. You may be just the punching bag for the day. Maybe the other person is envious or afraid of you. Most of the time, these people have their own problems to grapple with.
Don’t let their words and actions wear you down.
They can only have a moment’s effect on you. Then, depending on how you deal with the situation, they can continue to haunt you, or vanish like ashes in the wind. But only you can make that decision. Discouraging and spiteful words and actions from other people can only have the desired effect if you want them to. Give yourself the pleasure of a free spirit.
We often think that forgiveness is something we “give other people”, but forgiveness, really, is a gift to ourselves. When we wreak vengeance on people whom we think have done us an injustice, we invariably end up bitter and resentful. Worse still, if our vindictiveness provokes retaliation, we might start a cycle of vengeance. And when you bear hatred within your heart, what you’re essentially doing is destroying your own state of mind and potential to be happy.
Each day yields opportunities for us to let go of or hold on to grudges, although the severity of each situation may vary. Are you better off holding on to them, or letting go?
Greg Olson wrote that “Forgiveness is a profound power that we all have within ourselves to give. It’s an unselfish act of kindness that allows another human being to begin the process of healing from their self-inflicted wounds.”
Life is too precious to squander on vengeful behaviour or bitter thoughts. Don’t rob yourself of the opportunity to savour life the way it was meant to be savoured.
Give others and yourself the gift of forgiveness.
we tabao-ed hot selegie tau huay from bedok ic on fri
as expected, the tau huay was hard after a couple of hrs, sigh!
the selegie tau huay is ‘quite’ smooth when eaten hot, except for the upper serangoon branch where it’s beli beli smooth, even better den rochor tau huay
but after it has turned cold, no match at all for rochor beancurd
in line wif my efforts at reducing usage of plastic (bags and everything else), mi is gonna to cut dwn on tabao-ing of rochor beancurd and enjoy it at the shop
mayb i should try bringing back my 101 plastic containers of beancurd to b recycled for my tabao-ing
wishing one & all a happy new year and a wonderful 2008 ahead!
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