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received a forward message from some friend... And this is wat this person says:
"Dear all,
The message is true. I almost lost my daughter who put a piece of the leaf of this plant in her mouth and her tongue swelled to the point of suffocation. This is one plant but there are others with the same characteristics of coloring. Those are also poisonous and we should get rid of them. Please watch out for our children. As we all leave our children home in the hands of the helpers, we should give them a safe environment where they can play. "
"This plant that we have in our homes and offices is extremely dangerous! This plant is common in Kenya , Rwanda, Uganda in plant nurseries, many offices and homes. It is a deadly poison, mainly for the children. It can kill a kid in less than a minute and an adult in 15 minutes. It should be uprooted from gardens and taken out of offices. If touched, one should never touch ones eyes; it can cause partial or permanent blindness. Please alert your buddies."
three down, one more last paper to go... OPEN BOOK again~ haizzz.... don like open book exam, coz u don have enough time to flip flip flip de book or lecture slides on a small table during exam time.. tat's wat happen to my taxation last friday... sniff sniff, hope I can pass my 2nd n last law paper exam for my degree.. currently at uni watching 夜市人生... hehe.... I don watch at brunei, but I still can watch from tudou.com at aussie... hehe...
anywayz, watched Fifa World Cup last night... Portugal vs Korea... 7-0!!! crazy man this portugal... SUPER DUPER KENG!!! lol lol lol
I recently came across an email regarding the danger that acidic blood poses towards our health and how it increases the risk of cancer. Therefore I have summarized the points which I find important and listed them below:
Blood of a healthy individual is weakly alkaline in nature, with a pH of about 7.35 to 7.45. On the other hand, babies' blood are weakly acidic. As adults mature their blood becomes more acidic in nature, this is especially due to their dietary intake. According to a study of 600 cancer patients' bodily fluid, it was found that 85% of the patients are acidic .
Therefore, maintaining the weakly acidic nature of our body is the first step for moving far away from diseases.
Acidic physical conditions manifest itself in (sign and symptoms): 1. Skin without lustre 2. Athlete's foot 3. Feeling tired even with very little exercise, and feeling sleepy the moment one gets on to public buses 4. Easily out of breath climbing up and down stairs 5. Fat with lower stomach protruding 6. Slow movement with feelings of lethargy Why does the body physical condition turn acidic? 1. Excessive intake of dairy acidic food a) meat, dairy products, eggs, beef, ham, etc are acidic food b) taking too much acidic food will cause the blood to become acidic and viscous, making it difficult to flow to the end of blood vessels, leading to cold feet or knee, stiff shoulders and insomnia. c) When one is young and strong, taking suitable quantity of meat is appropriate, but it is more suitable for older people to have a diet which consists primarily of vegetables or small fish.
2. Irregularity in the pace of life will cause the body physical condition to become acidic a) Irregular pace in life will lead to mental and physical stress b) According to statistics, people who sleep late are more likely to have cancer than normal persons, by as much as 5 times.(oh no! Time for me to sleep early!) c) Human beings originally lead a life with regular tempo in this world, it is not possible to store up sleep or food and not possible to change the order of living by mixing up days and nights. d) Human organs are controlled by the autonomic nerves, and during day time it is mainly sympathetic nerves activities, and at night it is mainly the parasympathetic nerves which are functioning, If this order is disturbed and reversed, then diseases will result.
3. Emotionally tensed a) Civilised society brings stress b) In the form of job related or mental stresses c) A person suffering from mental stress, when the stress is removed and the person relaxes, sometimes this may lead to death, referred to as the syndrome of imperfect adrenal cortex function. (scary leh)
4. Physical Stress a) Before any operation it would be necessary to check to see if the renal cortex does function normally. If the adrenal cortex is lacking, or if the stress imposed by the operation exceeded the ability of adrenal cortex to cope, it could lead to death or other undesirable impacts. b) If it noted that patient's face is puffy, it would be necessary to inquire in detail the patient's medical history and medication status, for patients taking adrenal cortical hormone, extra care should be exercise when administering acupuncture. c) Stress due to physical labour or exercise in excess, whole night card games, driving etc should be avoided as much as possible
So, after reading the above, you must be wondering... so which food is acidic/alkaline. Well, here is a list of some of them: 1. Strongly acidic food: egg yolk, cheese, cake make with white sugar or persimmon, mullet fish roe, dried cod
6. Strongly alkaline food: grape, tea leaves, grape wine, kelp sprout, kelp, etc. Especially natural green algae which contains rich quantity of chlorophyll. Therefore, they are considered very good alkaline health food, but tea should not be drunk in excess, and best to drink in the morning
So stay anti-acidic and try to maintain your neutral body pH :)
juz woke up from a 2hrs sleep... feeling sleepy now, SAD... wonder when will I've the mood to start studying my taxation.. which is juz, TWO days from now.. it's open book!! BUT, still have to prepare... maybe gonna eat doritos n hope later will have de mood to study.. JiaYou WanLu!!! hahahahaha... cant wait to go home... ^^
before I forget, this morning's Company Accounting paper is SO COOL!!! coz everyone had their test at the great hall according to their seating number..
U SEE~!!!!!
Angela, Wayne n I sit together!! hahaha.... so so COOL!!! blehzzz... back to study... =D
• Front-facing video chat camera • Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS) • Camera flash • Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad) • Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS. • What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack • Split buttons for volume • Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic
What's changed
• The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound • An aluminum border going completely around the outside • Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution) • Everything is more squared off • 3 grams heavier • 16% Larger battery • Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery
which was yesterday... y do I suddenly think of blogging about her? haha... coz her birthday video reminds me to.. click on her picture to watch the video, video of her.... blowing the birthday candles NON-STOP and yet, de candles re-light by themselves... I heard n saw this kind of birthday candles before, but never buy it n tried on it yet... lol...
u can easily find it in any shop I suppose, as it's been so common now for ppl buying this type of relighting candles.. I bought one pack lastyear, during Jess's birthday, but tat's the singing candle.. once u light the candle, 'birthday song' will start to sing by itself... cool right?? so many news things coming out now.. I wonder wat's gonna be de next new type of candles to be tried on..
This is a true story and it will give you the chills.This is a beautiful and touching story of love and perseverance. Well worth the read. So do spare a few minutes for it. Thank you.
At the prodding of my friends I am writing this story. My name is Mildred Honor and I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines, Iowa. I have always supplemented my income by teaching piano lessons - something I have done for over 30 years. During those years I found that children have many levels of musical ability,and even though I have never had the pleasure of having a prodigy, I have taught some very talented students. However, I have also had my share of what I call 'musically challenged' pupils - one such pupil being Robby. Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer that students (especially boys) begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby. But Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano, so I took him as a student.Well, Robby began his piano lessons and from the beginning I thought it was a hopeless endeavour. As much as Robby tried, he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm needed to excel. But he dutifully reviewed his scales and some elementary piano pieces that I require all mystudents to learn. Over the months he tried and tried while I listened and cringed and tried to encourage him. At the end of each weekly lesson he would always say 'My mom's going to hear me play someday'. But to me, it seemed hopeless, he just did not have any inborn ability.
I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to pick him up. She always waved and smiled, but never dropped in.Then one day Robby stopped coming for his lessons.. I thought about calling him, but assumed that because of his lack of ability he had decided to pursue something else. I was also glad that he had stopped coming - he was a bad avertisement for my teaching!
Several weeks later I mailed a flyer recital to the students' homes.To my surprise, Robby (who had received a flyer) asked me if he could be in the recital. I told him that the recital was for current pupils and that because he had dropped out, he really did not qualify. He told me that his mother had been sick and unable to take him to his piano lessons, but that he had been practicing.'Please Miss Honor, I've just got to play' he insisted. I don't know what led me to allow him to play in the recital - perhaps it was his insistence or maybe something inside of me saying that it would be all right.
The night of the recital came and the high school gymnasium was packed with parents, relatives and friends. I put Robby last in the program, just before I was to come up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage he might do would come at the end of the program and I could always salvage his poor performance through my 'curtain closer'.
Well, the recital went off without a hitch, the students had been practicing and it showed. Then Robby came up on the stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked as though he had run an egg beater through it. 'Why wasn't he dressed up like the other students?' I thought. 'Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?' Robby pulled out the piano bench, and I was surprised when he announced that he had chosen to play Mozart's Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next. His fingers were light on the keys, they even danced nimbly on the ivories. He went from pianissimo to fortissimo, from allegro to virtuoso; his suspended chords that Mozart demands were magnificent! Never had I heard Mozart played so well by anyone his age.After six and a half minutes he ended in a grand crescendo, and everyone was on their feet in wild applause! Overcome and in tears, I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby in joy. 'I have never heard you play like that Robby, how did you do it?' Through the microphone Robby explained: 'Well, Miss Honor .... remember I told you that my mom was sick? Well, she actually had cancer and passed away this morning. And well ..... she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she had ever heard me play, and I wanted to make it special.'
There wasn't a dry eye in the house that evening. As the people from Social Services led Robby from the stage to be placed in to foster care, I noticed that even their eyes were red and puffy. I thought to myself then how much richer my life had been for taking Robby as my pupil. No, I have never had a prodigy, but that night I became a prodigy .... of Robby. He was the teacher and I was the pupil, for he had taught me the meaning of perseverance and love and believing in yourself, and may be even taking a chance on someone and you didn't know why.
This story really touched me and I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I do. Photos are googled.
Six of us, went to this newly open Vietnames Restaurant lastnight.. there're SO MANY ppl dining in.. we went in, some of us n de waitor/waitress are friends, n dey helped us to find place to sit for dinner..
~VietKing~
5 of them, sitting outside with a 10 degrees temperature..
Angela & Wayne
cold cold cold cold cold.. we were told tat the heater is spoiled.. so dey helped us to move indoor for our dinner.. we waited, n waited, n waited... for almost ONE hour, till our entree came out... n we chat chat chat till our food came... everyone starting talking about 'business'.. coz dey're too many customers, almost every tables haven't got any food on it yet.. n more n more customers are coming in for dining.. I guess they couldnt afford to serve everyone, therefore, some customers who came in were asked to leave the restaurant.. there're too many things for everyone to do, n we couldnt wait for our tea to come.. we even brought de teapot to de bar n requested them to refill hot water for us..
Finally, our food came.....
1st entree - Spring Rolls (Traditional Vietnamese spring rolls) 2nd entree - Stuffed Chicken Wings (Boneless chicken wings stuffed with pork mince)
Salt & Pepper Soft Shell Crab (Deep fried soft shell crab with salt & pepper)
Tofu & Vegetables (Tofu & combination of vegetables in season braised with vegetarian oyster sauce)
WorldCup WorldCup WorldCup..... lol... believe or not?? I actually watched the first match of WorldCup lastnight... 12am till 2am... LOL... between South Africa and Mexico... it's still boring to me, maybe not my favourite sport I suppose...
anyways, studied again, for the WHOLE DAY today at the uni... accounting FUN FUN FUN, but quite troublesome when u've no idea where de amount come from.. luckily there's friends around, to help each other with accounting.. hehe, love love love my friends.... studied till evening time n we went out for dinner together, at one of this new opened Traditional Vietnamese Cuisine 'VietKing'... after dinner went to fetch Vivian back... Welcome Back!! LOL...
post shall me continued soon with pictures... going to sleep right now... ^^
Kelvin Soo Chu Khien from Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah, and two students from Meragang Sixth Form Centre - Ong Kai Yi and Joel Kester Newas - will be leaving for Kuala Lumpur on June 28 to represent the country at the Regional Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA).
The trio were crowned as the 'Gold Award winners' of the 4th HSBC YEA after they proposed to market a product called "Chlorogel" that can help reduce air pollution.
"Chlorogel" is a solid silica block of highly porous structures immobilised with plant cells to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and energy through the use of modified solar panels.
In Kuala Lumpur, the Brunei students will be vying for the 'Best of the Best Award' as they go up against other top students from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The winning team will receive an HSBC business development fund to the tune of HK$100,000.
"We are working hard to prepare for the big day in Kuala Lumpur. Fortunately, we have had the support of so many people and organisations for our project, including the assistance from HSBC Brunei," said Kelvin, the team's 'marketing' brains.
Their victory in the HSBC Brunei YEA was made possible with the support of lecturers and officers from various organisations.
"We would like to thank Prashanth, team leader of last year's Brunei gold-winning team More Than Simple Inc for his superb mentoring, Team Green, last year's silver-winning team for their advice and support, Nabil Asyrafi, benefactor for KLH, Mdm Ting Mee Leh, Chemistry teacher from Meragang Sixth Form Centre for providing the idea of aerogel for Chlorogel, and Mdm Bogusia Mischke and Dr Leigh Canton of the Laksamana Business of College for their business counselling," said Kelvin.
Universiti Brunei Darussalam's Assistant Vice Chancellor, Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman and the Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr Tan Kha Sheng, also assisted them by approving research and prototype development of Chlorogel in UBD where Associate Professor of Physics Department, Dr Peter Hing, Chemistry Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer, Dr Jose Santos, Junior Lecturer of Biology Department, Mr Hussein, coached the trio as well as provided scientific counselling, and staff technicians of UBD's Faculty of Science who provided assistance.
"KLH R&D Team also helped us out a lot with their research efforts, while Tiong Ho from HSBC mentored Team KLH, Inc. HSBC gave us the opportunity to participate in this competition, and we thank them for that," added Kelvin, "and of course our friends, colleagues and comrades for their invaluable input and suggestions.
"We have known each other since our pre-secondary six in St Andrew's School, and we had already come up with lots of business ideas since then," explained Joel.
"For the YEA, we brainstormed amongst ourselves and friends, and we are very grateful to Mdm Ting Mee Leh for helping us find a viable business idea," added Kelvin.
Ong Kai Yi on the other hand, is the scientist of the team, keeping to himself while Joel and Kelvin excitedly bombarded the Bulletin with lots of their stories from the beginning of their journey until today.
"Realising the big competition that we will face in Kuala Lumpur, preparations have never ceased, and we will be giving our best to sell our business idea to the judges by thoroughly practising working on our presentation," said Kelvin.
So far the trio haven't successfully developed a working prototype due to the limitations that they are facing, as Kelvin said, "we are limited equipment and technology-wise as we don't have full access to all the equipment needed to produce a prototype".
They hope to be able to bring home the winning trophy and help Brunei's economy with their victory, as they were quoted as "the best entry since YEA was held in Brunei in 2008".
The World Cup has come again!!! I bet everyone's excited for it now, yes?? no?? This worldcup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament.. scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010... [WOW, one month!! plus, exam period, LOL..] n this time, it's held at South Africa..
This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. Italy are the defending champions, after winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.
Friendship is one of the most valuable assets that we create in our lifetime. Friendship is of prime importance in my life but then there are certain parameters by which you can distinguish between a good friend and a true friend. This is what I found while surfing the internet and here it goes out for all of you. I agree to most of what is written in the post. Hope you enjoy reading the same too.
Especially For Your Best Friend !
A beautiful, warm and heartfelt message for your Best Friend/ pal/ special friend who understands you like no other.
Just Friends VS. Best Friends
A just friend will tell you what you want to hear. A true friend will always tell the truth.
A just friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. A true friend seeks to help you with your problems.
A just friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. A true friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.
A just friend hates it when you call after they've gone to bed. A true friend asks you why you took so long to call.
A just friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument. A true friend calls you after you had a fight.
A just friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A true friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.
A just friend has never seen you cry. A true friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
A just friend expects you to always be there for them. A true friend expects to always be there for you.
A just friend is someone you enjoy hanging out with. A true friend is someone you need.
Had been reading through some articles so far.. and thanks to JasonYeo for making me think more about these.. Life is juz unpredictable, dont u think so?
When things suddenly feel wrong, the most possible thing that happened is a misunderstanding. [which I agree to it].. When misunderstandings happen, either both parties keep quiet and assume each other knows what they are thinking, or they talk it out n clear the doubt. Why cant ppl try to find out the truth or ask before they simply accuse ppl? 'Misunderstanding' is a really BIG word, which A LOT of ppl don understand the meaning to it..
juz like this picture...
Friendship might end at any time, coz of 'misunderstanding'.. likewise Relationship, de same case as well. due to 'misunderstanding..' lotz n lotzz more... juz becoz of 'misunderstanding'...
gotta stop right here... no point talking more about it, when tat's wat others think.. juz let it be... when de time comes, de truth will be reveal.. back to study... =D
TOUR DATES*: Wed 16 - Sun 20 Jun : Brisbane Entertainment Centre Thu 24 - Sun 27 Jun : Adelaide Entertainment Centre Wed 30 Jun - Mon 5 Jul : Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Thu 8 - Sun 11 Jul : Newcastle Entertainment Centre Wed 14 - Mon 19 Jul : Acer Arena, Sydney Wed 21 - Sun 25 Jul : WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Disneyland comes to you this winter with Feld Entertainment’s production of Disney On Ice presents a Disneyland® Adventure.
Catch the next ride to laugh out loud fun with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto as they embark on an adventure through the park in Disney On Ice presents a Disneyland® Adventure. Swing to the beat on the Jungle Cruise™ with Baloo, rock-n-roll with Stitch in the Tiki Room; have a blast with Buzz Lightyear on Space Mountain™; take a wild spin on the Mad Tea Party™ with Alice and the Mad Hatter and see Snow White and Cinderella during the Main Street U.S.A®parade! Be prepared for the mischief that lurks around the corner when the maniacal Maleficent turns Minnie and Donald into her two sleeping beauties and takes over the ice. Thrill to edge-of-your-seat excitement when everyone's favourite superhero family, The Incredibles, show up to help Mickey save the day!
cant wait... hope I've got the time to watch.... =D
had been stress studying for this exams... everyday...... since it's 2nd year, no play play... muz work hard!!! but I'm still stuck studying the same subject since 2 days ago.. hahaha... hope I'll be able to finish them by tomolo and go ahead on the next subject... kinda worried tat I wont have enough time to study for ALL 4 subjects... love the library these days... where there're no computers around u, only BIG blank tables.... I've been sitting there for de WHOLE DAY since few days ago... good good, n it's de 1st time i borrow books from de library and guess wat?? after I scanned my books, I looked at my receipt n it states that I can borrow the book for '2weeks'!!! y so long? i also don know, juz hope tat I'll remember to return the books back to de libary, before dey fine me..
anyways, we decided to tapao 'KungFu Noodles' for dinner after we left library but last minute, we changed to 'Bamboo Palace'.. we ordered too much!!!! stomach explode.... LOL.....
Mushroom and Chicken soup
entree - Deep Fried Combination
Peking Spare Ribs Pork Chops
Seafood in Garlic Sauce
The food wasnt as bad as what we thought... The price is reasonable too.. Will visit them again soon.. ^^
last Saturday, WeiRen and I attended Vishnu's surprised birthday party at Mok's place.. we went to fetch Kenneth from forum and thought we're de latest as Taheer asked everyone to reach there before 6.30pm.. we rushed there n found out tat we're de earliest!! yay... we chatted, and waited for Vishnu to come over to teach one of them how to cook some stuffs.. Vishnu was shown the video of de recipe during the first few minutes, followed by susprised videos by everyone who made for him, den followed by the rest of us suddenly appearing one by one wishing him 'Happy Birthday!!'... guess he's shocked at tat time.. I never had this kind of experience before, LOL... so I dunno how to react...
Group picture with invisble Adrienne who went on a toilet break. So whose shoulder is LunXiang putting his arm on? I wonder... Hmm...
Mr. Lee here is heading off to the U.S soon. Sorry didn't really catch up that night!
KaiKin lurves "human-fingers"!
IMU-ians :) Don't mess with the health science people. Future doctors, dentist and pharmacists! :P LOL! look at what huge eyes Kevin has and small eyes ZiYi has!
my body guards - Men In Black
A final group pic before CheeYang left and the rest of us headed to Snowflake :)
