AWARD GIVEN IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR WORK

Dear loving readers and visitors,





The above bamboo slip, prefaced the four Chinese Characters, which I bought at Jiangsu Water-town Zhouzhuang. The above Chinese calligraphy means "serving the people". The simple yet rich in content was advocated by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. I must admit that I am indebted to him because he had an great and significant impact on my life after I had read about him during my teenage. I also strongly believe that he had inspired lots of people in and outside China. He is also one of key figures who had contributed significantly in bringing back China to its former glory.

I find the above bamboo slip very meaningful and has a close relationship with bloggers. This fit well for bloggers who have been serving the people.

As such, I write, on behalf the readers, to give such an award to the following bloggers in conjunction with their work of serving the people:-

Blogger's / Site Name

1. Ally Lifewithally
2. Ambersun
3. Angelshair
4. Alex Moore
5. Chuah Ho San
6. Danyelle Leafty/ Myth-takes
7. Gilian
8. Hesham /My Life Thinking
9. iNet Global
10. Joo Joo
11. Joyfulsister
12. June / Simple life
13. Just Being Real
14. Karen Amanda Hooper
15. KLo
16. Lady Glamis
17. Lena
18. Linda - Nickers and Ink
19. Linda S. Socha
20. Mama Zen
21. Pearl
22. Phoebe Miriah Kirby/ Encouragement from my heart
23. Prayer girl
24. Purple Clover
25. Rags
26. Rainbow
27. Rightardia
28. Sarah A
29. Sashindoubutsu
30. Serena Lewis
31. Shadow
32. Sheila/ The Penny-Wise Hub
33. Shane at Environmental Health
34. Sliver
35. Teresa / Blueberries, Art and Life
36. Tina
37. Valyie's Life story
38. Wong Daniel
39. Yen Yen
40. Yoon See
41. The Girl from Cherry Blossom
42. Shauna Roberts
43. Jo Anne

Trust this award will inspire you to further serve the people.

Thanks and have a lovely weekend.

James Oh

WATCH OUT ! IT MAY GUN YOU DOWN 10 (FINAL)

Dear loving readers and visitors,

At last, we finally come to the last post of my 10 series of the poisonous animals, thus completing my mini series. May I present to you some information of this animal, nothing other than:-




10. Puffer Fish


Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate on earth (the first one is golden dart Frog). The meat of some species is a delicacy in both Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh) but the problem is that the skin and certain organs of many puffer fish are very poisonous to humans.

This puffy fish causes rapid and violent death. Puffers poisoning causes deadening of the tongue and lips, dizziness, vomiting, rapid heart rate, difficulty in breathing, and muscle paralysis. Victims die from suffocation as diaphragm muscles are paralyzed. Most of the victims die after four to 24 hours. There is no known antidote, Most deaths from fugu happen when untrained people catch and prepare the fish.

Statistics show that there were 20 to 44 incidents of fugu poisoning per year between 1996 and 2006 in all of Japan and up to six incidents per year led to death. Since Fugus poison can cause near instantaneous death, only licensed chefs are allowed to prepare it.

Every day and every where we are exposed to all these animals. What we can do is prepare for the worse, but hope for the best. That is life - live without complaining and disputing. Live happily and be contented at all times. In this sense, you will be blessed with more exciting day everyday. No matter what have happened to you at the moment, there is always a better day to come because you have learned from it everyday. You will be stronger as the day go by. Otherwise, the day is considered as a waste because there is no progress in you.

Complaints or disputes will not add value to you. But it causes you more pain. Even a fool knows to blame others, but not himself. This show the lacking of accountability of himself, but it also reflect the limited mental capability of that person. His action speaks for itself.

Similarly, it also shows the lack of courage to admit his own fault. This differs from being a good and wise leader. It is also very pitiful to see these people deny God's wisdom causing them to suffer such a pain in their lives, which make them suffer distraught. 

Thank God that we are able to see all these intangible things because of His grace and blessings.

Thanks for your time and trust it inspires you further.


James Oh

WATCH OUT ! IT MAY GUN YOU DOWN 9

Dear loving readers and visitors,

I just returned from China early morning today and I have not posted any article during my stay there as I can't access my blog despite numerous attempts.

I would say that this trip of mine is so pleasant meaningful and fruitful and I will going to share these wonderful moments with you of my forthcoming series posts, immediately after i have completed the last two posts of this series of poisonous animals.





9. Poison Dart Frog

If you ever happen to be running through the rain forests somewhere in Central or South America, do not ever pick up beautiful and colorful frogs - it can be the Poison Dart Frog. This frog is probably the most poisonous animal on earth.The 2 inch long (5cm) golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 adult humans or 20,000 mice. Only 2 micrograms of this lethal toxin (the amount that fits on the head of a pin) is capable of killing a human or other large mammal. They are called dart frogs because indigenous Amerindians use their toxic secretions to poison the tips of their blow-darts.. Poison dart frogs keep their poison in their skins and will sicken or kill anybody who touches or eats it.

It reminds me not to underestimate the small sized creatures. Small size can mean many things. In the present case, small can mean beautiful. Small also can mean strong and powerful. It is also proven that small have great huge impact, like like the above insect. As such, it is also can be interpreted as seeing is deceiving. Whatever things except God and His word, can be an asset to you as well as a liability to you.

Coming back to bloggers, every post and every effort you spend on writing, tiny or huge can have a huge impact as well. As such, we bloggers would continue to blog so as to enable us to pass this huge benefit to others as well.

As a reader, you too can do it a big way. You not only empower us to write more, but you also set an example for others to follow, when they realize the benefits you have been receiving.

BIG BIG thanks to each and everyone of you. Look forward to seeing you at the final post of this series tomorrow.


Have a great lovely day,

James Oh