two sense thought

Dear friends,


The email below touched me so much that I decided to share with you.


A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:

'Never save something for a special occasion.

Every day in your life is a special occasion'.

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the settee without worrying about anything and just relax.

I spend more time with my family & friends and less at work.


Money is to be spent not saved.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.


I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day.

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.


I go out with my friends whenever I want to rather than thinking I don't have the spare money or time.

The words 'Someday...' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary. 

;
If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now...

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.


She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.  


She might have told everyone how much she loved them.

I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one.

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.

If you're too busy to share this out with other people and you say to yourself that you will share it 'One of these days' , remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come...

No matter if you're superstitious or not, spend some time reading it.
It holds useful messages for the soul.

SUPER BOWL XLV

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Very Happy Chinese New Year! Everyone,

The Hokkeins community has just celebrated Praying to the Thni Kong (Emperor Jade's birthday) on 11 Feb, 2011. READ MORE ON http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Emperor

I believe some of you may be aware that this ninth day of the Chinese New Year is a very auspicious and significant day to Hokkeins, one of the clans of the Chinese communities. This day is a memorable day and this practice has been carried through many generations. There are several sources of obtaining such information, either from our parents as I did, or other sources such as from books, newspapers or internet.

As such, I decided to pen down this memorable day in this blog, so as to pass this information to our future generations, at the same time to enlighten some of my blog's readers and visitors. I remember vividly that in those days, I also chipped in to obtain cookies and other deity items for my mother. The eighth day of the Chinese New Year, we were busy to get the 'must items' from the morning till very late at night. When the hand of the clock strikes 12, you can hear fire crackers everywhere in Georgetown for this is when the ceremony began. You may choose to celebrate either in big or small scale. Most of the time, we prayed, just outside of our house in a small scale, except for the year where my belated father passed away.

My belated father migrated from Nan Aun, Fujian Province when he was a teenager, after he managed to obtain the necessary travel documents to do so. My grandfather and his eldest son came to Penang much earlier. My father had managed to visit his hometown, to meet up with his younger brothers and his relatives before he passed away. As such, he had established a link for us to trace back our root/ancestors. Whereas my mother is a local.

Please let us know know your side of the story to make this article more lively. As far as my family is concerned, we have practiced till today. As a child, we were taught to be graceful to others who have helped/ touched us in anyway. Similarly, this historical event is central on the gratitude, which has been carried down from generation to generations. 

According to my belated father, our ancestors from Fujian province survived persecution from the Sung Dynasty soldiers by hiding in a sugar cane plantation on Chinese New Year for nine consecutive days. To express their highest gratitude to the Thni Kong ( Jade Emperor), they offered sugarcane since then, as a must item to the Jade Emperor on this day. This is how sugarcane plays such a significant role in this festival till to-date. Other offering items included roast pork and the must-haves such as ang koo (red tortoise pure buns), mee koo ( red-coloured buns), huat kuih (prosperous cakes), ting tak ( sugar pagodas). Here, I am curious to know as how the other items were drawn in. Appreciate if anyone can enlighten me in this aspect. Please do so in the comment column provided below. Thank you in advance.

Append below please find youtube VIDEO that may give you a much clearer picture on how these items are being offered on this grand day at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyDChpCIi8


Till today, at the stroke of midnight, a day preceding the ninth day, majority of Hokkein households, around George Town and other town areas in Malaysia, set up communal altars in front of their homes to pay homage to the deity. The question arises here is whether similar practice have been performed in other parts of the world. Please revert to us should there be any similarity or differences in the comment column provided below. Thank you in advance for your kind participation.

On this day, some may also invite their friends, relatives and business associates to their sweet home to dine after the prayers.  I was told that some of them had migrated to Malacca, Malaysia during the early 1400 BC when the Princess Hang Li Po married the Sultan at that time. That's how the Nyonya clan was formed.

Stay tuned and I will blog more of such memorable events in my forthcoming articles. Hope you enjoy reading it. See you again.

James Oh

Skype me at james.oh18

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"Struggle for freedom" by Karel Bernard - herring inside a net in the Baltic Sea

This is another great piece, yet meaningful photo by Karel Bernard for your viewing pleasure.

Trust you love it

WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT A FART

Hi! Everyone,


Read what can be said on a FART:-

A fart is a pleasant thing,
It gives the belly ease,
It warms the bed in winter,
And suffocates the fleas.
A fart can be quiet,
A fart can be loud,
Some leave a powerful,
Poisonous cloud

A fart can be short,
Or a fart can be long,
Some farts have been known
To sound like a song......

A fart can create
A most curious medley,
A fart can be harmless,
Or silent, and deadly.

A fart might not smell,
While others are vile,
A fart may pass quickly,
Or linger a while......

A fart can occur
in a number of places,
And leave everyone there,
With strange looks on their faces .
From wide-open prairie,
To small elevators,
A fart will find all of
Us sooner or later.

But farts are all bad,
Is simply not true-
We must never forget.......
Sweet old farts like you!

Trust you too enjoy reading, right?

Now, tell us both your good, bad experience on Fart.

Thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from you,

Have a fulfilling day,


James Oh 

Layman's 10 commandments.  Great reading. 

Someone has written these beautiful words. Must read and try to understand the deep meaning of it. They are like the ten commandments to follow in life all the time.  

1]  Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in  trouble, but it is a "steering wheel"  that directs the right path throughout.

 
2]  So a Car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the Rear view Mirror is so small? Because our PAST is not as important as our FUTURE. So, Look Ahead and Move on.

 
3]  Friendship is like a BOOK. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write.

 
4] All things in life are temporary.  If going well, enjoy it, they will not last forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.

 
5] Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, don't forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold!

 
6]  Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!

 
7]  When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.

 
8]  A blind person asked St. Anthony: "Can there be anything worse than losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!" 

 
9] When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

 
10] WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.
 

TEA - OUR GREAT MENTOR

Dear readers and viewers, 

Today, I write to share with you some great benefits, I have learnt from Tea art. I never regret taking it up, despite making some mistakes here and there. In short, it has taught me some significant life values.

After an in-dept thought lately, I must admit that it offered me far more exceeding benefits, than I expected initially. As I pursued the journey, I realized that it not only offered me some medicinal value, but also touches me in other parts of my life, which I like to share with you in this article.

As some of you may already know, that it is very closely associated to human daily activities as some claimed that it as "a way of life" or more inclined to a "relationship" than beverage. Its important role cannot be denied and disregarded. No wonder it was widely recognized in Ancient Chinese as one of seven daily necessities, other than firewood, rice, salt, vinegar, soya sauce and oil.

Through tea drinking, we are taught to be very grateful and are constantly reminded to give "thank to others" who serve us. No wonder that the gesture of bending his fingers to tap on the table, is still practiced since its discovery, couple of centuries ago. This gesture was first invented by the servant, who was being served tea by his master, so called Emperor Qianlong, in a restaurant when the emperor was traveling as an ordinary person in his empire with this servant. In order not to disclose the true identity of his master, the servant express this gesture as bending down his knee and bow down to express his highest honor of thank to The Emperor.

This gesture of thank you is still widely practiced amongst its drinkers today, in line with the proverb  "action speaks louder than words". Moreover, it also reminded us, occasionally if not daily, to be graceful in whatever condition you are in. Alternatively the wedding tea ceremony is also being widely practiced amongst the Chinese communities to recognize this significant value, where the newly wedded couple kneels down and serve tea to in front of their parents, as a gesture of expressing their gratefulness to their parents for bringing them up.

It also symbolized as a mark of respect to elder persons. In the past, tea was always served by the younger to the older generation as a sign of respect. Through tea drinking, they are usually sit in a circle, as a way to reflect equal status and each and everyone is a contributor regardless of their knowledge or educational background. They gather to enjoy the companions and to share their thoughts, views, skill and experience of each brew of tea and other aspects of life. This good value which, expressed our thanks is still practiced amongst its drinkers.

It also reminded us to respect other persons' views, rather than ours, so as to preserve the peace, flow or order -the centre of drinking atmosphere. The fundamental rule is not to exert one views against others without respect of others. If we do that, the question arises as how we learn from others and constantly strike to make progress. As such, the key to this is to stay open minded. Here, again it stressed the importance of having good relationship between its peers, so to speak.

By knowing each participant's preference and liking, through the feedback gathered through their gathering, it will enhance the understanding and relationship. This can be easy achieved through constantly sharing of their experience, through their collections, drinking preference, views and opinions throughout their conversation during their tea drinking. One may noticed their personal characteristics, well reflected through, the way they carry out themselves, if they really wanted to. Trust can be built from there. That's why it is not surprising to see a huge amount of business transactions done through the tea table, in the past to the present.

Through tea drinking, we were also being constantly reminded of humility. That's why it is always wise to adopt good practice. Serving others first and our selves last, has been entrenched in this healthy practice as a good gesture of humility and give honor to your guests. As such, serving from the left to the right is still preserved as a good practice of ensuring the smooth flow and good habit. You are constantly reminded that what you give will finally come back to you. Now, you can see the logic of the saying of giving is receiving in this sense. So, watch out for what you do as it will eventually come back to you.

Pouring tea to others as gesture of asking forgiveness for serious mistakes is still widely practiced in certain regions till today. Through drinking, it always remind us to ask for forgiveness if you had in some way offended others or aggrieved their rights in the modern contexts. Its' wisdom is well reflected in itself, regardless of whether you say it out or not. You cannot fool the people, for even a fool have eyes to see himself.

Always look forward and be a solution provider. This is always welcome in tea drinking session so as to seek the enjoyment of each other companions and perceived as a contributor to enhance and improve its progression and improvements so as to preserve the harmony, flow, order in this context. As such, we are always reminded to assist another to solve the issues at hand.

You would also agree with me that tea drinkers always believe that prosperity is through diversification. That's the reason you find so many variety of utensils, of various sizes, materials and shapes being used. Method of practicing and school of thoughts are also varied. It evolves in every aspect, from its initial processes to end product. Its sustainability is tested and proven through its long history and significant values in human's lives. Today, you can even find it also evolved and used as one of the ingredients in shampoo as well. No wonder that the ancient scholars, artists and officials placed so much value in it.

To preserve its historical role as currency at once time, you still can find people use it as a hedging tool against inflation as an alternative to gold. I also strongly believe of its appreciation in value will be sustained in view of the prosperity achieved by China. As a result, more people have purchasing power to go after luxury items such as tea because of its medical and other values.


Other good attributes such as patience, perseverance, cooperation and paying attention to details are also cultivated through this culture as a way to sustain its continuous growth and progression. In this context, these good values are acknowledged and recognized as universal ingredients of ensuring and keeping peace throughout the world. Moreover, we have enough suffering from the past expensive world wars.

Order (flow) is the main emphasis in this healthy culture. The law of nature has been entrenched into this culture, directly and indirectly, expressly and impliedly or whatsoever one may think appropriate. Broader view is always preferred and practiced here. Problems seekers/ arm chair critics are always discouraged / curtailed so as not to create any disharmony, so that each participant can make progress and betterment.

James Oh

"Hitting Sailfish" by Alexander Safonov - a sailfish attacking schooling fish in Port St Johns, South Africa

Wow, beautiful and great photo for your viewing pleasure.

Please sit back and relax. Be cool.

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"Leopard on ice" by Jonas Thormar - a leopard seal in Antarctic Peninsula

Trust you too enjoy viewing the above great picture.

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"Thanks to Keri" by Michele Davino - a juvenile flying fish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Life as Finally explained... I have not seen this version before - I knew of the monkey, donkey and the lion!!‏

On the first day, God created the dog and said:
 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past… For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.'

The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?'
So God Agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:
'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.'
The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?'
And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:
'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.'
The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?'
And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created humans and said:
'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.'
But the human said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?'
'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.'

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone…

Life has now been explained to you… There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service

ANOTHER WAKE UP CALL FROM PULAU JEREJAK

A very happy day! Everyone,

Recently, there was so much publicity on Jerejak Island, not far from Penang Island, but for wrong reasons. Its fiasco involving RM 30 millions, become our daily conversation topic everywhere be it in coffee shops, shopping malls or hawker centers. It becomes the norm of the ordinary people's life. These series of scandals seem to never end, the figure involved can surpass previous records from time to time. As usual, no one will take responsibility and the blaming culture is widely spread. This phenomenal leadership crisis occurred and requires prompt attention. 

This topic has somehow arrested my attention because it involves my home town. As such, I spent some time to read this article, titled "BE MAN ENOUGH TO TAKE THE BLAME" on Sunday Star, January 23, 2011 written by Dato' Wong Chun Wai. 

I am grateful to the author for enlightening me of its significant historical value, which I would otherwise not know of. It really put me in shame as I have grown up there and even visited that island once, couple of years back. At that time, I found nothing much interesting or exciting other than lots of greens. At last, I decided to rent few bicycles and cycled, with my kids, to explore the place further. 

However, after reading the above article, it had changed my perspective after discovering its significant historical values detailed as below:-

a) it once served as maximum security prison and was shut down in 1993;

b) was the first stop of Captain Francis Light's (Founder of Penang) during his voyage to Penang island in 1786;

c) became the site of a health quarantine centre when immigrants swamped Penang;

d) a leper asylum was built in the late 19th century;

e) was a site of German submarine base and a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients.

As such, I am determined to pen down my thoughts on this issue and look at it from other perspectives hoping that it can be restored back to its former glory as "The Oriental Garden". Here, we have lots of "catch up" game to do. No time and effort to be wasted and hope the present state government can learn from this grave mistake and work together with those who have the passion of working toward this objective. Let us be honest to ourselves, "If we don't care, who else will ?" We can't afford to neglect it any further. If we are not careful, more talents will drain out from this state as in the past. 

I can still recall that lots of visitors came to Penang island during my childhood times because it has so much to offer throughout the year and I could even feel its glory was diminishing before I moved down to other state. Lots of younger generations, like me, have no other alternative but also moved out as the state was losing its glory. It is very heart sickening to see all these happened. Sad to say there are insufficient attentions and efforts to address this long overdue issues despite it has been richly blessed with lots of resources such as its beautiful beaches; food paradise, sound educational and financial institutions, numerous heritage buildings, which are more than 200 years old and etc. 

Recently, I am very glad to hear that numerous building was classified as heritage buildings by the UNESCO. These should be the impetus for us to drive towards achieving its former glory. No doubts, it is a difficult task, but not impossible in line with our slogan "Malaysia Boleh" (Can do spirit). 

In this connection, I strongly believe that there is so much room for us to do, rather than wasting our effort in arguing for the sake of arguing. Here, we have to put missions, and slogans again, but to get the job done so as to prove ourselves. We need to walk our talk to show our loyalty to the nation.

As a blogger, I am more than happy to chip in to serve in anyway we can - as an independent platform for the people to voice out their ideas, thoughts and opinions. Together, we stand united and work as one force to bring betterment for the above state and Malaysia as a whole. Hence, I shall continue to write more articles in this context so as to promote it as the way I did in the past.

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Thank you for using your precious time to read this article.


James Oh

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"Inner Glow" by Ross Gudgeon - a jellyfish in Ningaloo Reef, Australia.

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"Inner Glow" by Ross Gudgeon - a jellyfish in Ningaloo Reef, Australia.

FOR YOU TO PONDER

Happy day! Everyone,

The thoughts for us to ponder.

From

Mr. Loh Lawrence

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Gone in the blink of an eye

January 1, 2011

Towards mid-nite on New Year Eve, my 16 year old daughter kept on urging us to watch the 2011 countdown that is broadcast live from New York Time Square. So my wife and I joined her. Like all young people, she is anxious to leave the past and looking forward for new possibilities in the New Year. For my wife and myself, we have accepted the reality: This holiday seems to come around too often, too soon for us. It is more like, as many older folks feel, that time is slipping away from us.

I'm glad to say goodbye to 2010, but the way the years seem to fly by, I expect 2011 to pass in a blink.

And I'm not the only one greeting this New Year with a mix of optimism and melancholy.

Research shows that the older we get, the faster the years seem to go by. And it's not just fear of our own mortality that troubles us.

Scientists aren't sure how or why it happens, but people do change the way they perceive time as they age. They just have this sense, this feeling that time is going faster than they are. This experience seems to be universal. The perception has been documented over the years, across cultures and around the world.

And New Year's Eve is coming around more quickly and more often.

That's not the only theory, of course.

One explanation draws on basic math. When you're 10 years old, a year is one-tenth of your life. But by the time you hit middle age, each year has become proportionately smaller. It feels like time is flying by because the years seem shorter the more you collect them.

Another theory relies on the mind's mechanics. Our brains record new experiences in exquisite detail, then carefully preserves them in our memory. But when a similar experience occurs again, the brain recognizes it and responds with a quick sketch that is crammed into an overstuffed drawer.

So milestones dominate our memories. The Technicolor moments of youth persist, while recollections of the mundane fade. That's why later years — sprinkled with fewer vivid first-time experiences — can seem to pass in a blurry haze: quickly, with less to hold on to.

And it explains why I can remember so clearly the fantastic family dinner gathering we had 30 years ago, but I couldn't tell you for the life of me what I did a year ago on New Year's Eve.

I'm not sure if I can remember this year's party, but it's one that I will fully enjoy and my eyes closed as I try to adjust my mind's perception and try my best to slow down time:

 “Time flies. It is up to you to be the navigator”

“What lies behind us and lies before us are tinny matters compared to what lies within us.”

 

Beauty of Mathematics!!!

Beauty of Mathematics!!!                                                                                                  
                               1 x 8 + 1= 9                              
                              12 x 8 + 2= 98                              
                             123 x 8 + 3= 987                            
                            1234 x 8 + 4= 9876                            
                           12345 x 8 + 5= 98765                          
                          123456 x 8 + 6= 987654                          
                         1234567 x 8 + 7= 9876543                        
                        12345678 x 8 + 8= 98765432                        
                       123456789 x 8 + 9= 987654321                      
                                                                         
                              1 x 9 + 2 = 11                              
                             12 x 9 + 3 = 111                            
                            123 x 9 + 4 = 1111                            
                           1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111                          
                          12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111                          
                         123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111                        
                        1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111                        
                       12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111                      
                      123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111                      
                                                                         
                              9 x 9 + 7 = 88                              
                             98 x 9 + 6 = 888                            
                            987 x 9 + 5 = 8888                            
                           9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888                          
                          98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888                          
                         987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888                        
                        9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888                        
                       98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888                      
                                                                         
                           Brilliant, isn't it?                          
                                                                         
                        And look at this symmetry:                        
                                                                         
                                1 x 1 = 1                                
                              11 x 11 = 121                              
                            111 x 111 = 12321                            
                          1111 x 1111 = 1234321                          
                        11111 x 11111 = 123454321                        
                      111111 x 111111 = 12345654321                      
                    1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321                    
                  11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321                  
                111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321                
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                             Mind Boggling...                             
               

A must read The surprising benefits of lemon!

Dear readers and visitors,

A must-read-The surprising benefits of lemon!


I remain perplexed!

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Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 1201.
This is the latest in medicine, effective for cancer!

Benefits of lemon.Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product that kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. Why do we not know about that? Because there are laboratories interested in making a synthetic version that will bring them huge profits. You can now help a friend in need by letting him know that lemon juice is beneficial in preventing the disease. Its taste is pleasant and it does not produce the horrific effects of chemotherapy. If you can, plant a lemon tree in your garden or patio. How many people die while this is a closely guarded secret so as not to jeopardize the beneficial multimilionnaires large corporations? As you know, the lemon tree does not occupy much space and is known for its varieties of lemons and limes. You can eat the fruit in different ways: you can eat the pulp, juice press, prepare drinks, sorbets, pastries, ... It is credited with many virtues, but the most interesting is the effect it produces on cysts and tumors. This plant is a proven remedy against cancers of all types. Some say it is very useful in all variants of cancer. It is also considered as an anti microbial spectrum against bacterial infections and fungi, effective against internal parasites and worms, it regulates high blood pressure and antidepressant, combat stress and nervous disorders.The source of this information is fascinating: it comes from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the world, says that after more than 20 laboratory tests since 1970, the extracts revealed that: It destroys the malignant cells in 12cancers, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreas ... The compounds of this tree act showed 10,000 times better than the product Adriamycin, a drug normally used chimiothérapeutte in the world, slowing the growth of cancer cells. And what is even more astonishing: this type of therapy with lemon extract not only destroys malignant cancer cells but it does not affect healthy cells.

 Institute of Health Sciences, 819 N. L.L.C. Cause Street, Baltimore, MD 1201

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WORLD'S BEST UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY 7

The competitions threw up other gems such as this picture by Lazaro Ruda of the United States, showing a male sea horse moments after he gave birth to his first born

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Luc Eeckhaut of Belgium won Gold in the Macro Unrestricted category for his image, "Froggy and Shrimpfish", showing a frogfish and some shrimpfish in Indonesia

SECRET OF STRONG AND HEALTHY AT 75 REVEALED

Dear readers,

Recently I received an invaluable mail, as below, from one of my contacts, which I strongly believe will benefit you if you believe and follow his recipe of staying strong and healthy at old age. 

Wishing you great health and it is always better to start at a young age. So, begin Now and you will enjoy the fruits at the later stage.


Happy reading.

Seeing you again and wishing you A very Happy New Year 2011,


James Oh

STRONG HEALTHY at 75

I met a petrol kiosk staff at age 75 with one leg limping.

He looks very healthy though working in a petrol fume environment.

He doesn't need to work at all as his 2 sons now in Singapore can fund his living expenses. But like most typical Chinese every little bit helps

I ask his secret for being healthy.

His answer - Without owning a car, he walks daily 5km to work

He NEVER EATS to his fill- always half full only.

He stops eating after 7pm and sleeps early before 10 pm

He never needs a gym or do jogging etc!

He can be a good model to many of us in terms of health

Malaysian Economist

SUGAR IS CANCER FEEDER FROM JOHN HOPKINS

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRY THE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY .  
Cancer Update from John Hopkins

1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard
tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented
from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These
could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9 When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.

11. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply.

CANCER CELLS FEED ON:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal,Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.

b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soya milk cancer cells are being starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains,seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts)and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at
temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine.Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence,Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor Anger, unforgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells

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CANCER UPDATE FROM JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL , U S - PLEASE READ

1. No plastic containers in micro.

2. No water bottles in freezer.

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
 
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.
Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital , was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. 

This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
 
Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article that should be READ AND shared with everyone. 

Beautiful thoughts for beautiful people!

Beautiful thoughts for beautiful people!

Thoughts.....;   Too beautiful not to share Anger is a condition in which The tongue works faster than the mind .  You can't change the past,         but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future! Love...and you shall be loved. God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. All people smile in the same language. Everyone needs to be loved.... especially when they do not deserve it. The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity. Laughter is God's sunshine. Everyone has beauty but not everyone sees it. It's important for parents to live the same things they teach. Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within. The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow. Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul. Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for. Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. Do what you can, for who you can,with what you have, and where you are. HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERY DAY!

COME AND FIND OUT WHY THIS PIG IS SO SPECIAL

DEAR READERS,

I FOUND THE STORY IS VERY INSPIRING AND HOPE YOU TOO FIND IT INTERESTING. THOUGH THE STORY IS A BIT LENGTHY , IT WORTHS THE EFFORT TO READ IT TILL THE END.

The story below reveals to me that no matter how hopeless we are, so long as we continuously seek help and do not give up our hope, we will eventually find a right mentor, who will turn us into a useful person. In this context, you will meet Mr Zhu, who will work with you with a painstaking process and turn you into a green leaf or miracle, similar to the story below.

Though, the story did not tell us the whole process,  the pig and Mr Zhu have to go through. I firmly believe it is not an easy task, but NOT IMPOSSIBLE as well. 

As such, this story is still applicable and relevant in our real life. Miracles happen everywhere and everyday. In line with this story, I hope this blog can serve as a platform for giving needy people mental and spiritual hope. At the same time, I urge people such as Mr Zhu to come forward and let me know, how to direct these group of people to reach you. Better still if we can pool our resources to assist these group of people to a green leave. I am a firm believer of, if  there is a will, there is a way.

IN CONCLUSION I DO HOPE YOU HAVE LEARNT THE MOST VALUABLE LESSON FROM THIS SPECIAL PIG - THAT THERE IS NO PERMANENT FAILURE SO LONG AS YOU DON'T GIVE CONSENT TO IT.  NO DOUBT, IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO FIND PEOPLE LIKE MR ZHU, HOWEVER, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE LIKE MR ZHU IN TODAY'S WORLD.

And  last but not least, I hope you will find this story inspiring and motivating. It is still relevant and applicable in today's world. What is the most important thing to do is apply whenever there is applicable in your job, career and life. No matter what barriers you encounter, you will find a way out of it. One of the recent great success story is in relation to Viaga, which has failed in its creator's initial intention, however it function so well for other organs. Please look at it from the right perspective.

Seeing you again and I can assure you of more real life inspiring stories in the forthcoming articles.

Nothing's Impossible, if you try hard enough! Hogging the limelight: Meet Zhu Jianqiang, the two-legged pig who's become a celebrity in China By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:21 PM on 1st October 2010  A pig which was born with just its two front legs has become an unlikely celebrity in Henan Province, China. The 10-month-old animal, known by villagers as Zhu Jianqiang, which means Strong-Willed Pig, was born with only two front legs, which it now uses to walk on. According to owner Wang Xihai, Zhu Jianqiang was one of nine piglets born in a litter this January. Two legs good: 10-month-old pig Zhu Jianqiang survived against the odds and has now become famous He recalls: 'My wife asked me to dump it but I refused as it's a life. I thought I should give it a chance and unexpectedly it survived healthily.' Several days after Zhu's birth Wang decided to train the two-legged female piglet to walk by lifting it up by its tail. 'I trained her a while each day. After 30 days she could agilely walk upside down.' Going up: Wang taught Zhu Jianqiang how to walk on two legs by lifting up her tail Wang said his home has been besieged by visitors since the birth of the pig, which currently weighs 110lbs. A circus even offered a high price for the pig, but he refused to sell. That'll do, pig: Wang said it took Zhu just 30 days to master the art of walking upside down 'She proved to us that no matter what form life is, it should continue to live on,' he said. 'I won't sell her no matter how much the offer is.'

 

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Best Underwater Photographs Of 2010

Always fascinating as not many of us able to scuba let alone underwater photography . . . ! David Barrio, 37, from Spain won Best in Show in the Our World Underwater competition for this haunting image of his girlfriend slowly rising through a cabin of a deep sea wreck off the coast of southern Gran Canaria.

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Other award winning pictures included a dramatic picture of a leopard seal snapping its jaws directly at the lens of Bartosz Strozynski, landing him the gold award for animal behaviour. "I was playing with the seal," said 35 year-old Bartosz from Poznan in Poland. "They are curious and they do try to test you in the water. This one saw his reflection in my lens and must have thought I was another leopard seal. So she displayed her teeth as a warning."