CONQUER CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH GREEN

My dearest friends, 

Climate change is a serious global issue

And the scientific evidence is now overwhelming

It is glaringly obvious that the survival of the earth is at risk

It therefore demands a collective response

So, let us be accountable to our future generations

And come forward to work as one united force to address this Critical issue

No time is to be wasted

As it is not in our favour

Therefore we call upon all nations, big and small

To let love rules the world

Love is colourless

We need to put aside  all differences

What is  most important is to save the earth

If we don't care, who else will

Let us not  be foolish anymore

Wake up ! Stand up to take up this challenging task.

Love  is everything

Nothing cannot be resolve through love

Through love, let us pledge to go  Green

We will continue singing this song 

Until the whole world hears it

So Green the environment is the solution.

Here, we invite artists, producers and those who are keen to work with us to hit in a big scale, on commercial basis, so as to create a huge impact to lift people up. Then please email to jamesoh2003@yahoo.co.uk or skype me at james.oh18.

Please help us to spread the news. Thank you in advance,

Thank you and look forward to hear from you soon,

Your Chief Servant,

James Oh

Founder and Group CEO

Skype me at james.oh18

http://liftyouup.blogspot.com

DOES PRIORITY REALLY MEANS PRODUCTIVITY

Hi! Folks,

Further to our preceding article on priority leads to prosperity; which you may like to read by clicking at the title of this article; we like to discuss it further with reference to To do list and also enhance further its productivity.

Before we discuss further, perhaps it is better for us to deal with the term "prioritising". By definition, prioritising  is a process whereby you get something to be done in preference to others due to its urgency, materiality, and other criteria you deem fit.

Normally, a person will list several things he wanted to accomplish the following day. He then works on the list the next day, he tackles the jobs in their pre-set order, starting first from the top of the  list until it has been completed before he starts the next item in that list. He will keep working until he finished all that has been listed. Then he is done for the day.

Doing this has its own merits as it may leads you to achieve your success so long you stay focus on your objectives. However, nowadays, the business is so volatile especially in regard to the online business. To enhance productivity, this process needs to be tweaked and updated due to the changes in the business environment.

Perhaps, you may prioritise everything and assign a number according to its urgency and materiality. However, you may have to re-prioritise them so as to accommodate the changes. In this manner, you will start working on the first one and keep going until you cannot proceed any further, then you can then move to the next chore in line. If you get stuck the second item, then you may either go back to the top of the list when you can continue it. However, if it is not the case, then you keep on moving to the next chore or job to keep it moving.

The key advantages of using this approach are as follows:-

a) your productivity is very likely to increase dramatically because you will have to hone in doing what needs to be done.

b) you will work far more efficiently  because you will get the most important things done first.

c) you will not stop at those things listed on that day, but you may accomplish more than what you initially thought of. I have changed to this approach after numerous accomplishment of  the things I listed on that day.

To refresh your memory on To do list, you may read our preceding article on this issue at the link below:-

http://liftyouup.blogspot.com/2010/02/to-do-lists-key-to-efficiency.html

And  last but not least we hope that the above discussion has given you an insight of prioritising and its correlation with productivity.

Thanks for your precious time and look forward to hearing from you,

Your Chief Servant,

James Oh

Founder and Group CEO

Skype me at james.oh18

http://liftyouup.blogspot.com

POMEGRANATE - GREENING WITH FRUIT TREES

Happy day! Loving Readers and Visitors, We guess that you have read and heard enough of  climate change issues, which warrants us to take  drastic and effective steps collectively to tackle it.  In today's article, we are sharing some ideas about  planting pomegranate trees at the every space that  is available to you.  In my case, I planted two pomegranate trees; one  just outside  my main entrance and the other at my  backyard. How wonderful, blessed with some fruits  while greening the environment. Killing two birds  with one stone. See my trees in the photos below. You must be aware that high inflation is the world's  phenomena today, by planting fruit trees at your  surrounding areas you may curb inflation to certain  extent. Apart from this, you may also plant some  indoor plants that can serve as air ioniser, filter and  purifier, which we have shared with you much earlier.  By doing all these, you can imagine how much money  we have put into your pockets indirectly through  reducing your electricity and fruit consumption bills.  Please note that we share these selected plants with  you, knowing that most of you are having daily busy  schedules, because they are very easy to maintain.  To make them more appealing, may I be allowed to  show you some of the fruits I have harvested from my  Pomegranates trees at my main entrance. (See the photos  below). However my other similar tree, at the backyard  does not bear as much fruits when compare to this one.  I guess that it is much younger. Can anyone tell me  other reasons which I may not know of? However, these trees do not provide much shade as  compared to other big trees. But do not forget that the  big trees do impose some danger to you if you do not  maintain them well especially they become BIG trees.  Coming back to my pomegranate tree which I planted  at a small available space in front of both my neighbour's  and my houses. Fortunately, you don’t need a large  amount of space for a pomegranate tree. They usually  tend to grow about 4 or 5 meters high and are ideal for  a small backyard.  This plant was introduced by my mum who practices  ancient belief that this tree will bring fortunate to the  owner. Initially we planted it at the pot prior to this.  We shared the cost of this small retaining wall we built  many years ago when the owner, of my existing  neighbour's house, Mr Poh, carried out some renovation  at his house. They have upgraded theirs sweet home to a  two and half storey house, at BU 6.  The photos above indicate to us how harmonious this  tree  is as it is accompanied by other plants that surround its  trunk and really make this area more appealing and  attractive, especially when colourful flowers blossom at  certain times of the year. One secret I need to share with you of maintaining this  tree is to prune it more frequently, i.e. by removing  unfruitful branches. The more you do, the more fruit you  will get. Unfruitful branches actually siphon some  nutritions from fruitful branches that need them to bear  more fruit.  Thank to my other Malay neighbour who brought to our  attention, its medicinal value when she approached my  wife for some of its fruit.  At that time, she was looking for white seeded ones,  prescribed exactly like ours. We offered her some and  least expected her to return us with other fruits the  following day, couple of years ago.  We do not know whether she has planted them or not.  In this regard, we would like to make the similar offer  to anyone who wishes to plant this tree. Please email  me your particulars or skype me. Thank God for all  these blessings and wisdom, which drive me to share  with you more.  Please let us know should you know of any particular  medical healing value of this fruit. As far as I  understand, it contains high fibres - good for skin and  eyesight. One thing you can be rest assured that this fruit  tree is without any fertilizer from our part and we grow it  using the dried fallen leave as its natural fertilizer. Pomegranates Pomegranates have up to three times the antioxidants of  red wine and green tea – and the juice has been shown to  reduce artery-clogging plaque, which in turn prevents  heart disease and stroke. Research shows that long-term  consumption of pomegranate juice may also help slow  aging and protect against cancer. For more information about this tree, please click the link  below:-  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate Please stay tuned and we will share with you more  exciting programmes which we have in store for you,  as Valued Readers.  That's the way we express our token of appreciation  to your continuously support and feedback which make  us better.  Trust the above post gives you a lift, as the name of this  blog suggested. As always, feel free to leave feedback or suggestions  which can give you a lift. Thank you in advance for your  kind participation and look forward to hearing from you. Your Chief Servant, James Oh Founder and Group CEO Skype me at james.oh18 http://liftyouup.blogspot.com

SUCCESS STORY OF SHANGHAI

Dear my friends, Shanghai Literally means “above sea” – no wonder it has so much to offer as  it is the city that never sleeps – exhilarating for those who seek an  active lifestyle. To facilitate its crucial function as a gateway to  China , it's integrated logistic and transportation systems manifestly  reflect this main heart of activities. Easy and excellent accessibility  by all modes of transportation, namely road, air, sea and rails is  crucial.    Not withstanding the fact that it has a super duper public  transportation system, it also has clean streets and surprisingly little  air pollution which is clearly in contrast to other major cities. The  city is also linked with thousands of bus lines apart from the  Shanghai Metro (subway) which has four lines at present. All these  facilities are made available for them to fuel demand of a highly  educated and modernized workforce. Such infrastructures are  crucially required to facilitate the movement of the labour forces  domestically as well as internationally.    Not surprisingly to note the world first of its kind, maglev railway  was erected there, from Shanghai’s Long Yang Road subway  station to Pudong International Airport. It takes only 7 minutes  to travel a 30 km journey with its maximum speed of 431 km/h.  Such an advanced and sophisticated transportation mode is  necessary in view of its huge population coupled with its  attraction as a favorite tourist destination. This city also has two airports; namely Pudong International  airport, caters for both domestic and international flights, served  as one of the most important hubs in China. Whereas Hongqiao  Airport is mainly used for domestic flight purposes.     To supplement its function as the gateway to China, numerous  elevated roads are also added, apart from the three railways  intersections in this grand city. You may find these elevated  roads appear in expressway-like road conditions (direction  separated lanes).  These bridges/multi level highways in the centre of this great  city, featuring the Chinese character “well”, link up the flow of  traffic from every direction. This zig-zag crossing afloat and  under the elevated highways truly reflected the glory of their  local architectural designs. If you were traveling at high speed,  you may feel like traveling on a roller coaster. Tunnels and  bridges cleverly creep in to link up certain areas such as Puxi  to Pudong. Everywhere you find big crowds of people, truly reflects its  real success as a tourists destination. Normally you may also  find parades of buses bring in and out thousands of visitors,  local and foreign, to and fro this grand city. As such, parking  problem becomes a norm here. To overcome this problem, the  drivers (locally called “Shi fu” or master) of all these tourist  coaches usually stopped their vehicles at the road side of the  main destination to drop their valued passengers. Thereafter,  they have to drive to a destined parking area, which is a walking  distance away from these tourist spots. What will happen if more  and more people, whom majority at present are still using  bicycles and scooters as their main mean of transportation,  upgrade to motor cars. Although it has well equipped with all these sophisticated  transportation infrastructure, ironically we find some of their traffic  rules are not in harmony with the international traffic laws.  Pedestrians who are used to normal traffic rules, usually have to  ensure that both sides of the traffic where two lanes of flowing  directly opposite to each other, are clear before crossing, they  have to be extra cautious especially when crossing the road.  Pedestrians are legally obliged to give way to the motorists  as the latter are legally obliged to slow down their vehicle,  but not obliged to stop even when approaching a zebra-crossing  – contradictory to the normal traffic rules. I was told that the  local authority is looking into the matter seriously. I guess it  is due to their own uniqueness where pedestrians and cyclists  at one time form the majority far beyond when compared to  motorists. That may be the reason why they think it is more  appropriate to shift the legal burden to pedestrians, rather than  the motorists. With the present situation, the Zig-zag traffic flow  has complicated the above problem especially to the pedestrians. Being one of its tourists’ main attraction spots, Shanghai Bund, is the  classic image of Shanghai. Here, you will find huge crowds of  tourists flooding the area day and night. It is worthwhile to note the  elegant colonial architectural buildings and the new futuristic buildings  actually blend in easy harmony, separated by the famous Huangpu river, being the main attraction. Naturally it never failed to attract visitors,  being individual or groups to snap their photos with such wonderful and  rare background of its kind. Taking a cruise along this famous river, which divide the majestic  buildings dating back to Shanghai’s grandest days and the latest  landmark area such as Oriental Pearl Towers and trade centre, you  may find some fun and excitement.    Alternatively, taking such a cruise at night may prove romantic  especially for young loving couples. The effect of the neon lights  from those elegant buildings along the river, may be viewed as if it  is candle lights from mighty candle stands. Just imagine you are at  that scene, staring at the beauty of the lighting while you let other  parts of body do the talking with your sweet and lovely partner –  a real romantic and joyful sensation. The breeze blowing towards  both of you, may add more sensation to their already intimate  feeling. By snapping a photo with such a memorial and sweet  moment is worth far beyond the effort.    For those who have already known of its port, being the largest in  the world as of December 2004, will not find any surprise to see  huge cargo ships frequently moving along this river. As such, taking  a photo with such unplanned cargo ship as a background would  become a norm here.    This never sleeping city brings in and out hundreds of thousands of  visitors either domestic or foreign daily. Coaches forming beelines  along the bund is a normal sight to the local people. Beggars; young  and old, able and disable, are also seen trying to take advantages of  the crowds. Your Chief Servant, James Oh Founder and Group CEO Skype me at james.oh18 http://liftyouup.blogspot.com

GREEN WITH ROOFTOP VENTILATION SYSTEM

Hi! Folks, It is our pleasure to meet you here again. We are  sure that you must be excited to read about our  articles and we guess that you must have reaped  the benefits to your maximum. Continue to visit us  for your mutual benefits. Thanks for your  continuous support. One thing we can assure you  is that the more you read, the more we put money  in your pocket indirectly if you choose to take  action as we recommended. Further to my articles on greening my place of  residence which we received overwhelming  response, we decided to share more about  other interesting ideas which we are sure of  receiving your consideration as the benefits you  receive from this investment will be far more  than your investment costs. By installing rooftop ventilation Turbine Vent, as  seen in  the photo above, your place will not only  be more cosy,  but you will also lower  your electricity bills as  you may not need to use so much air-conditioning  to achieve that effect.  My double storey house installed two units of  heavy duty polypropylene bracing system.  Adjustable base and free maintenance dual ball  bearing system, installed by my previous owner.  They keep running till today without any issue  since we move in for more than a decade. Simple  yet effective in the sense that my first floor is very  much cooler than the unit without it. So, guess you  are able to figure out.  According to the building codes there are only two  types of ventilators recognized.  The two basic types are as follows:- i) electric, which operate on A/C power;  ii) all others (wind powered, solar powered and  passive vents).  I am very certain that my units are not of A/C  power type, however I am not too sure whether it  is wind powered, solar or passive vents. What I  care about is that they produce the results I  desired. I was also made to understand that all non-electric vents must be calculated into a building design by  the “1 to 300 rule”, no matter if it is wind driven,  solar powered or passive. The reason for this is  simple. As long as the CFM rates cannot be definitely  calculated, the calculation must be based on the area  of the vent's diameter (free air space) in relation to the  size of the attic being vented.  In this connection, can someone help me ascertain  whether I have an ideal situation in terms of  effectiveness based on my unit which is of slightly  2,000 square feet, slight larger than its original build  up? You may either email me your invaluable  feedback to jamesoh2003@yahoo.co.uk or via  comment. One thing I feel proud of is that I, at least, have  managed to join those who advocate using natural resources such as solar, wind or passive type to  reduce the global warming issue. My conscience  is clear. In this regard, I step forward to blog it and share  with you in the hope that you too give it due  consideration. Thank you in advance. And last, but not least, we like to stress again we  need to address the global warming collectively  and the heat is so terrible once you step out from  your house. We, at Lift You Up, do not think  anyone of us want to see our next generation to  wear special type of clothing so as to prevent  their skin from this extra heat. More ideas flowed into my mind after I took a slow  walk around my unit and I will share them with you  in my forthcoming articles. Stay tuned and look forward to seeing you again,  Your Chief Servant, James Oh Founder and Group CEO Skype me at james.oh18