Want to live to a hundred and more???

Most people want to live to a hundred and beyond (with the proviso that they maintain good health).  This is understandable as they would not want to be a burden to others. Below are 10 individuals who met the two criteria and thus are qualified to be placed in this enviable category. Each of them is asked to …….. more

Little Things Do Mean A Lot

In this age of instant gratification, this attitude permeates into everything we want to do. If there is anything we choose to do we want to see the end result immediately. In this unreasonable haste to want to have the thing the very next minute we have thought of owning it have caused us to look down on the many small steps we have to take to get the big reward.

Instead we now focus all our attention, energy and time on the big things.  We concentrate our attention on events and personalities that ……..more

‘The Loo’ – how did it originate?

The word chosen today is ‘The Loo’, this is of very common usage. Tony Wootton and Gwen Zanzottera give us their take on how this word originate. Hope when you use the word next time you remember to thank the both of them for bringing you its origin.

“The Loo”

This is used quite commonly for a lavatory and is said to come from the phrase ‘gardez l’eaeu’ (be careful of the water) to warn unsuspecting people below when chamberpots were emptied out of……..more

How do you fathom life?

Please read the article taken from ‘thestar online’ and see if you can fathom how, though we each has a life, it always turns out to be different for each of us.

Friday March 27, 2009

Baby dies, drunk parents forgot to feed him

By Stephen Then -  ‘thestar online’

MIRI: A baby boy, less than a month old, starved to death after his parents allegedly forgot to feed him because they were too drunk.The baby died in the intensive-care unit of Miri Hospital yesterday morning and a police report has been lodged.

Police now want to question……..more

Man of the House an Umbrella???

Our Umbrella

March 26, 2009 by littlerhody

It shields us from anything foul heading our way. It takes the constant pelting so we never have to feel the sting. It blocks the harmful rays from us. It makes sure we are properly sheltered. It keeps us protected in our current climate.

It will take a beating from the damaging elements each day. Sometimes an unexpected surge will come along and even turn it inside out and maybe even bend the frame a bit but the central rod will not bend. It will get tattered. It will be worn in spots and it will gray. It will age.

But we will never toss……..more

AIG Bonuses – Is it greed, righteous claim or would compassion counts?

The AIG colossal payouts as bonuses to some of their top executives has stirred up the wrath of the majority of the American public. The US Government is angry, its president is angry, the lawmakers are furious and some Americans even demonstrated in front of the homes of some of the executives.

This whole episode, is it pure greed on the part of the AIG executives? Or is it total stupidity on the part of the top, top executives in AIG? Or is it the righteous claims……..more

Little Things mean a Lot

The little things that we can do and say tend to get lost in the course of our daily  activities. These little things can uplift the spirits, bring a smile to others’ faces, bring a ray of sunlight into the lives of others, they can even unintentionally save a person’s life. Yet in the hustle and bustle of modern living, we start to treat these as unimportant and we neglect to participate in them.

Reflecting on them, I find the small things are really the big things. How many  times can we really always do big things for our loved ones in our daily lives? How many occasions are there in lives for us that offer us opportunities to do the big things? How many of us have the money to always do……..more

Realistic and Courageous man! Admirable!

Read the article and share what you think of this man. Would you do the same thing if you were in his position? Talking about ‘biting the bullet’ and ‘ taking the bull by its horns’. Man!

Ken Karpman — From CEO to pizza delivery boy

Written by Jake on document.write (localTime) Mar-21-09 2:41am/20/2009 18:41 GMT

He used to earn six figures,…..MORE

Letters – Reminders of Love

Today I happened to chance on a post by  rubyeliot on the pomegranate apple

In it she tells of the joy and happiness she feels when she receive a letter from her father.

Reading about her feelings, I can’t help to think what fine sentiments they are. Most fathers would know the feeling going through her father’s heart when he reads of her feelings. How happy and joyful he would be.

But I would like……..

‘Tell It To The Marines’ – how did it originate?

“A lot of people think that this was first said in the Second World War, but in fact it goes back long before that.

Sailors used to think that the marines were not worth anything at all and would believe anything told to them, and Sir Walter Scott first coined the phrase when he wrote ‘tell that to the marines, the sailors won’t believe it’.“

Well, there you have it,……..

Short, short memory.

When we  are lacking, when we have to count our dollars and cents when we wish to spend and when we watch others spending seemingly without having have to have second thoughts, we wish the days will come when are in abundance, when we can spend without having to count every cent and having to think of how the money can be put for a better use.

But when the day of abundance does finally appear, we end up conveniently and totally…….

Adapt them to the local conditions and Save Big Money

All of us are well aware the Nasty and Ugly Recession is upon us. No one can ignore the ravaging ruins it has inflicted on many families and will continue to inflict on many more. Thus, it is a good measure for us to be careful with the use of our money,

The article posted below is taken from ‘Shine’(Yahoo). The tips are plain but are totally applicable in everyone’s life. We can adapt them……..

Way to Happiness and Peace but you have to work for it.

Most of us look normal to others but each of us know this is not the case. Deep inside, each of us is a bundle of nerves. Our happiness is only skin-deep, it is here this moment and gone the next.

Happiness makes its appearance and it is quickly replaced by confusion, which is in turn replaced by perplexity. This emotion vanishes and agitation takes its place. Disturbance, anger, chaos, uncertainty, distraction or……..

It is not a surprise that grandparents still have their use.

It is not a surprise that grandparents still have their usefulness. The article here is the result of a study conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem which confirms grandparents do give solace to their grandchildren when they are having difficulties at home. It shows emotional support and a show of love and care……..

Inequality, Pain and Love

In most families, some the siblings harbor the feeling of unequal treatment or favoritism practised by the parents. Some children express it openly but some harbor this feeling throughout their lives, without giving it expression.

In Chinese families when parents encounter such complaint or expression of frustration from one of their children they normally reply this way: ‘If the hand is stretched out and any two fingers ……..

10 tips for better sleep

It is hope this article on insomnia will help those who find it difficult to fall alseep at night. And there are many people who are having such problem around us. For those of us who don’t face such a problem, we could not truly understand what agony these people go through daily. Sincerely…….

Ignore this at your own loss!

This link appeared in Dr. Hsu’s Forum. He implores us to view it and I would like to add my appeal to his. What is said in the link is felt right in the hearts of countless parents, this message speaks out on behalf of this ’silent section’ of the population.

Yes, we should not let this message…..

Love, toddlers, their IQ, educational videos and DVDs, pros and cons.

Study:   Want a smart baby?    TV’s not going to help

An article by Madison Park
CNN

(CNN) — Watching television does not make babies smarter, according to a study released this week…….

Saliva – Does More Than Just Makes Your Mouth Water

Spit happens:   Saliva’s mysteries revealed

An article by  Elizabeth Landau
CNN

We have too much of bad news everyday, this article brings some rays of hope in our fight against diseases and crimes.

Since people have different eating habits in different places, you might think an American’s saliva might look a lot different from, say, a South African’s…..

This is how bad things are.

An article by Dan Simon
CNN

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — Every Thursday afternoon, the San Geronimo Valley Community Center opens its doors to the needy. It becomes a food bank to serve the most vulnerable citizens of Marin County, California.

A California community center says it’s seeing more working professionals visit its food bank.

Bread, fruit, canned vegetables, meat and cereal are all available for free.

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as nationwide, more people are coming to food banks. In 2008, demand for emergency food assistance went up by 30 percent compared with the previous year, according to Feeding America, a national hunger relief charity.

Given the economic downturn, it is not surprising that food banks are seeing more traffic. But workers at the San Geronimo center are surprised by some of the new faces.

“We have people in marketing and software. We have a lot of Realtors that live out here. So those are the people we’re seeing for the first time,” said Dave Cort, the center’s executive director.

More people nationwide are turning to food banks as the demand for emergency food assistance increases.

Claudia Bartram, 59, was terrified to walk in the door and nearly broke out in tears when she asked a worker how she could get food. “It’s humiliating to find yourself in this situation. I grew up in a privileged lifestyle,” she said.

Bartram, who is divorced and without children, said she made a comfortable living as a sales representative in a variety of industries. She said the stock market wiped out a large portion of her nest egg. And things got worse a few weeks ago when she lost her job as a representative for an in-home care provider for senior citizens.

She said she’s using what’s left of her savings to pay the mortgage on her $350,000 condominium.

“You keep thinking you’re an intelligent person. I had so much. How did I lose it?”

Food bank workers say it’s common for people to be apologetic, especially those who were making six-figure incomes. “Now, all of a sudden, they’re coming to us,” said Larry Sly, the director of the Food Bank for Contra Costa and Solano counties.

Sly estimates that 10 percent of those coming to food banks in his area are new people. So far, he says, his food bank has been able to keep up with the demand.

The food there is mostly donated from local grocery stores and the United States Department of Agriculture. A typical visit will provide about $50 worth of groceries.

“You know at least you’re offering folks help. It’s not the answer to their problem. They need a job. To the extent we give them food, it makes a difference, ” Sly said.

Bartram hasn’t decided if she’ll go back for more assistance. She says she finds the whole thing sad and ironic because she used to donate to food banks. “I have much more empathy for people who can find themselves in this kind of situation because I see how easily it happened to me. I can certainly understand how it happened to other people, ” she said.

One food bank volunteer said that these days, the lines for food will tell you everything you need to know about the economy.

“This is kind of the bottom of the barrel. The more people that hit the bottom of the barrel — that’s the real indicator of where the economy is at, not what the Dow industrial average is sitting at,” the volunteer said.

It is really sad how bad  things have turned out for many people in the world. How her money diminished in front her very eyes of  the lady is not privy to her alone. Many do not have her courage to admit the same fate have fallen upon them. I am sure it has happened to thousand, if not million, of people around the world. Hope those affected have the dexterity and perseverance to weather this devastating economic crisis.

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Where is mankind’s hope?

Let us take a tour around the world. In Australia, there are fires and strong winds ravaging the forests. In Thailand, the people is demonstrating against the government. In Sudan, the militia is battling the local troops, piracy is rampant in Somalia. In Guatemala, the drug war is raging on, in Mexico, armed robberies are committed against the travellers.

In the Gaza, the Arab and the Israelis are waging war against each other. The war in Iraq continues unabated. The Sri Lankan cricket team was shot at by Pakistani armed men. In Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan there are civil wars, strife, unrest and conflicts. In the Koreas, the relationship between the North and the South is at the breaking point.

In every country around the world, recession is ravaging into the economies, creating havoc to lives of millions of people, sparing no one. The situation really look bleak, depressing and hopeless.

Let us ponder what have brought about such calamities and catastrophes upon us. Or should we ponder who have brought about these upon us? The wars, the strife, the suffering, the conflicts, the pain and the animosity are all our own creations. Because of our faulty thinking we think by indulging in them we can be famous, great, popular, we can gain and have more than what we now possess. Because we seek these false values we misuse our energies, time and resources.We have abuse our true talents and potentials through allowing our thought process to go haywire. Through the unmindful way of our own thinking, we have fallen into a very deep pit which we seem not to have a solution.

We have inflicted the wounds upon ourselves. So, we ourselves must find a way out of this deep pit (not a bottomless pit but a deep pit). We still have hope if we would only reverse our thinking. What we have been doing all the past years that have brought us to this near disaster, we have to reverse it. We have to start walking towards the opposite pole, that is our only hope!

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Sights, Sunrise, Sunset and Birds of Historic Malacca.

Malacca has a lot to offer, just take a look at of the sights, sunrise/sunset scenes and birds I have captured on photos (Serendipity Hopeful Photos at the Blog Page). It is a nice little city where the pace is not too hectic, a nice place to visit and to consider retiring to.