GREENING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH REDUCING, REUSING AND RETAINING RAIN WATER

Hi Lovely friends,

As we all are aware, the worsening of global warming has been substantially attributed to weather change. As a result, we have flash floods and abrupt drought more frequently than what we have seen before. Therefore, it is time for us to unite as One Force to address this critical issue handsomely and wholesomely. Sad to say that without any drastic action, we will not improve the current status.

Although I am living in the tropical area with relatively higher average rainfall, there is no exclusion to these impacts. As such, we need constantly explore means to rectify this adverse situation, directly and indirectly. As a matter of fact, global warming likely cause changes in the rainfall patterns. It will bring shorter but heavier bursts of rain that had caused flash floods and soil erosion in certain areas especially areas without adequate drainage systems.

No doubts, certain areas in Malaysia have recorded a remarkable increase of rainfall in the last five years. Both the commercial and household water consumption has also been increasing steadily for the last century. Naturally, the usage of water is direct proportionate to the increase of climate warmth.

Hence, numerous of new ways of reducing, reusing and retaining rain water have been discovered over the years in order for us to reduce or eliminate occasional water rationing exercise as well as considerable price increase by the municipal water supplier. This is because we are no longer have such a luxury of consuming endless supply of water despite of having a relative higher average rainfall per year than most parts of the world.

This offers an opportunity for rainwater harvesting and recycling to play a significant role. Their benefits are numerous and not only limited to the financial aspect. At the same time, they also help towards building a sustainable future growth.

Append below are other benefits of rainwater harvesting and recycling for your consideration and action:-

a)     They are also provide water for non-consumption purpose, such as flushing toilets, washing laundry, watering the garden and washing cars. Hence, reducing water bills.

b)    They can also serve as an alternative water supply during water supply rationing or water supply interruption. This offer great opportunity for those areas with such a high interruption.

      c) They serve to reduce or mitigate the possibility of flash flood.

      d) It is excellent for watering the garden and filling ponds since it is chlorine free.

Last, but not least, it will enhance the value of the property with such system. Please feel free to add to the above list which we may have missed out and not thought of.

Thank you in advance for your kind participation.

With the above, we trust it is worth our effort and time to implement this effective measure to cushion this adverse effect to an extent. Let us start greening the environment to show our care and love to this planet.

If we don't, who else will do it. Please spread this article to others so that they also can take part in it.

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LEARN FROM MY GRANDMASTER

I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO THIS GRANDMASTER OF MINE, WHO HAS TAUGHT ME ALL THOSE VALUES AT VERY YOUNG AGE.

I COULDN'T IMAGE WHAT WOULD I BE IF HE WOULD NOT COME TO MY LIFE.

THE ABOVE QUOTATION HAS BEEN MY GUILDED PRINCIPLE IN LIFE.


TO THANK CONFUCIUS IS TO PASS HIS HIS LEGACY TO OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

PLEASE SHARE IF YOU ALSO LIKE TO FOLLOW HIS FOOTSTEP.

THANK YOU AND WISHING YOU SUCCESS,

JAMES OH

HOW TO LIVE HAPPILY

TO LIVE HAPPILY

Is to free your heart from hatred

Live simply without much expectation

Give more and expect less

Free your mind from worries

Live freely

set yourself without bondage

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HOW TO DELIVER THE GREATEST REVENGE

John Hammer

If you have the courage to admit when you’re scared; the ability to laugh even as you cry; the nerve to speak up, even if your voice is shaking; the humbleness to ask for help when you need it, and the wisdom to take it when it’s offered-- you have everything you need to get yourself to a better place.

A HOUSE IS DIFFERENT FROM HOME

A HOUSE IS DIFFERENT FROM HOME

A house is different from a home

Money can buy a house, but not a home

A house is made of wood and stone,

but only love can make a home.

Home is more than precious stone

Home sweet home

House is a hell of difference from Home
So do money and love.

Money cannot buy a home
Only love can make a home

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SELL YOUR WAY UP (SPEECH)

Hilson Sumana Yeap
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"True happiness is a state of mind free from all emotional disturbances"

WHERE I WORK: http://www.edu-action.com

WHERE I LOST MYSELF: http://www.protobuddhism.com

WHERE I SOCIALIZE: http://www.facebook.com/hilsonyeap

WHERE I LEARN: AFC Toastmasters Club

SELL YOUR WAY UP (Nia Mind the rejection)

What is the most important skill you need to have in order to

become successful in life?

(Wait for audiences’ responds and acknowledge them)

To me, it is SELLING.

If you want a promotion, you need to sell yourself intelligently. If

you need to ask a girl out for a dinner, you have to sell yourself

handsomely.  In fact anything we do, involves selling persuasively

During my university years, I yearned to be a CEO of a company.

I started to ask, “What should I do in order to achieve that goal?”

I got a unanimous answer, “starts a career in SALES”

I started to apply for a sales job in many multinational companies

like, Nestle, Dutch lady, Sony & JVC. Interestingly all of them

told me to wait and see.
 

I was dejected, disappointed & demotivated.

However, I noticed, most of the people who went for the interview looked and talked the same.

Suddenly, it dawned on me that I have to uniquely SELL myself. I decided to do something different.

During the next interview, I prepared a promotion card & a name cards (show the audience the 2 items)

I passed the name card to my interviewer and when asked to describe about myself, I said, “I believed in 3 principles, “number one, “smile and the world will smile with you” Number two perseverance, passion and confidence drive the sprit to greater height. Number three, do not do unto others if you do not want others to do unto you.”

The interviewer was stunt and said, “You are the first person who came in an interview with a name card & promotion card. I liked your attitude & creativity but we can only pay you  800 per month. I thought for awhile, “ermmm, 800 ringgit ar, OK.”

During my first day at work, I was surprised to see I was the only

graduate. The rest were all form 5 school leavers.

After a few months working. I asked my boss why I was under paid. He said, “You are the most highly paid among the new hires.”

I was wondering is it my unique selling skills or my willingness to be paid below market value that got me the job.  NIA MIND….. I mean never mind.

When I first started in sales, I learned all the product knowledge and presentation skills.

Every time I see a customer, I did 3 things. Present, present and present. Amazingly, all the customers said, “interesting presentation and we will call you back”. However, all the customers never call me back.

I went back to see my boss, Mr Ngu, “boss, what went wrong. “ My boss said, “Do you know what NGU stands for.” I said, “It’s your surname, Mr Ngu.” “Nope, NGU stands for Never Give Up.” Go back to your customers but this time do it differently. Remember, “before people buy anything from you, they must buy you first”. “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”

I took his advice seriously and did it differently.

This time, before I present I CONNECT with the customer. I started to send the right signal, synchronize my body language and get the customers to talk more. In short I started to connect with my customer personally.

Then, I started to ask MORE question about the Organization, Goals & challenges they faced.

Then only I started to PRESENT the solutions and benefits.

As time went by, I started to get calls from my customer and my sales result not only skyrocketed but moon rocketed.

Today, I’m an owner of my own Human resource training company called, “Edu Action.” I have achieved my career goal of becoming a CEO of a company.

I’m earning 20 to 30 times more than what I first got.

So, ladies and gentlemen, if you want to achieve something great in your life, choose a product or service that you believe in and embark in the journey of sales and you will achieve an amazing results. Go on and SELL

BABY grabs surgeon!!!
This is Unbelievable.
Read before looking!

Please read before viewing the picture---it's worth it. A picture began circulating in November. It should be 'The Picture of the Year,' or perhaps, 'Picture of the Decade.' . The picture is that of a 21-week-old Unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spinal bifida and would Not survive if removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta .... She knew of Dr Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr in Nashville , he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile. The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity The editors titled the picture, 'Hand of Hope.' The text explaining the picture begins, 'The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life.' Little Samuel's mother said they 'wept for days' when they saw the picture. She said, 'The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person. ‘Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome....incredible.... And do, pass it on. The world needs to see this one! Don't tell me our God isn't an awesome God!!!!!

A STAR IS BORN

I have yet to become a star.
I'm a day time dreamer.

I would be an award winning author.

I would be the author of a best seller.

Traveling and tea drinking are my hobbies.
Reading and writing are my escape routes.

Wanting to be rich and famous.

Dreaming and imagining are my cravings.

I love everything under the sun.
No matter whether shine or rain.
Consistent and persistent results must be shown
This is the sure way to win.

I love making connections with people round the world
Through my blogs via the whole wide world.

I am giving love and being loved.
Throughout the people of the world.

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UNFORGETTABLE EVENT

Hi Valauble Readers,

Have you ever experience any incident which leaves you a long deep scary, BUT BEAUTIFL memory?

I do have such an INVALUABLE experience. It all began in May 1969, when my late beloved father came to my school at Tong Sian Primary School, and requested that I be dismissed from the class immediately which was very much earlier than my normal dismissal time. I was very puzzled at that time and abided to his instruction, without knowing what the hell was happening. I quickly crawled into his fish bucket and he then carried it and tighten it at the back of his bicycle.

The shaky message of "Son, Listen very carefully. What I want you to do is to run and save yourself if any adverse event happens along our way home. Remember run quickly as possible and don't look back and save yourself. Understand?" I just nodded my head in agreement without any thought of it.

This is my first experience being hidden in the fish bucket. What I know next was that our journey to home was a rocky ride with my father's record speed.

Fortunately, we arrived home safely. Thereafter, my siblings and I were told to skip our classes from that day onwards. We were then living in our darkest time. To add insult to the injury, I also needed to help out to get our daily supplies from the nearest sundry shop during the permitted hours under the emergency rules imposed on the Nation.

On one occasion, my mother and I were running like wild dogs during our way back home after getting our daily supplies from the sundry shop. We heard the police's siren and we were told of all the unpleasant things if we were caught by the FRU outside our premises.

Out of my curiosity, I peeped through the windows to observe the situation whenever there was an opportunity for me to do so during this darkest period. I was shockingly surprised to watch live the real uncensored incident which was not suitable to my age. Shocked and saddened to watch one cyclist being brutally killed by a crowd of slightly more than 10 people with bottles, swords and iron bars. Bottles after bottles were smacked at the victim's head, one after the other, followed by swords, iron bars and whatever the attackers held in their hands. It was so horrible and tragic to watch an innocent and unarmed victim trying every effort to save himself from the crowd.

Although I saw from a distance, I can imagine how much pain, the victim felt. No matter how hard he was moving always from that crowd. The crowd was not bothered and continually attacked him until he finally fell to his death.

Such agonising and antagonising event did not end there. Subsequently I overheard from my parent's conversation with our relatives, neighbours and their friends that they lost their innocent friends and their family's member either being killed or burnt to death. This was the first time I discovered about the most ugly action of my nation.

The more I hear about all these tragic incidents, the more my curiosity. This has constantly serves as the driving force for me to explore further for a solution. On my journey to find such a solution, I even took lots of initiatives to read the numerous main political parties' history till todate. However, this unforgettable event turn out to a great blessing to me as I began to seek solution, I found my great heroes such as Confucius, Buddha, Jesus etc..

Couple with my other colourful, beautiful and wonderful tribulations, I finally discovered that LOVE is the solution to conquer these hatred feelings of mankind. With this in mind, I embarked on several initiatives to spread this message through my social networking in the hope that I can chip in and play my part, no matter how small is my action. Cumulatively, it will see some impact one day.

I also strongly believe that all these incidents were not by accident, but there are reasons for it. Time will reveal the truth anyway. So, what is important to me now is to keep sowing the seeds, just like many others have been doing it. By doing so, we are surely have hope and keep things moving on.

Please feel free to leave comments on the articles. I love hearing from my readers.

Kindly share this article on Facebook or Twitter if you have found it useful. Thanks; I really appreciate it!

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THE SUN IS ALWAYS WAITING

THE SUN IS ALWAYS WAITING

Life is too short, savour every moment of it,

Never wake up in the morning with regrets.

As regret does not add value to it,

Accept and enjoy every moment of it.

No matter what happens

There is always a good reason for it.

So love the people who treat you right,

Forget and forgive those who don't or believe

that everything happens for a reason.

If you have a chance, take it.
If it changes your life, let it be.

Nobody said life would be easy,
they just promised it would be worth it.

No matter how dark the place is

The Sun is always waiting.

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WE LOVE YOU FOREVER

WE LOVE YOU FOREVER

There is nothing else we cherish more than having you in our sites,

helping you through your strife in your moments of despair

we hear your cry, kiss your tears away and try to make you smile.


We are always with you especially when the tide turns rough,

we make situations sound easy when they are tough.

we understand your needs even before you speak.

we point out your strength when you fall down weak.


When you shut us out and sink into your darkness tenderly,

we open the door widely and fill you with happiness,

when you fly into a rage and refuse to be calm.

we soothe you, cradling you in our sites.


At times you say leave me alone and go away,

we embrace you and whisper to you that

You will never stray, there are times with your words ,


You have hurt us.

We forgive and forget and say...

We love you.


When you are sick and feeling very down,

we remove your pain and your frown,

everything we do and say makes you smile,

listening to our voice you forget your tiring miles.


We care for you so much

We never fail to show our hearts to you.

We hope you know you are the one ,


God sent to us from above,

We are blessed to be touched by an angel .....,

WE L O V E Y O U FOREVER....


James Oh






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PROCESSED MEATS DECLARED TOO DANGEROUS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

By Mike Adams

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has just completed a detailed review

of more than 7,000 clinical studies covering links between diet and cancer.

Its conclusion is rocking the health world with startling bluntness:

Processed meats are too dangerous for human consumption. Consumers should stop buying and eating all processed meat products for the rest of their lives. Processed meats include bacon, sausage, hotdogs, sandwich meat,

packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and virtually all red meat used in frozen prepared meals. They are usually manufactured with a carcinogenic ingredient known as sodium nitrite. This is used as a color fixer by meat companies to turn packaged meats a bright red color so they look fresh. Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for

those who eat them. A 2005 University of Hawaii study found that processed

meats increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 67 percent. Another study revealed that every 50 grams of processed meat consumed daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 50 percent. These are alarming numbers. Note

that these cancer risks do not come from eating fresh, non-processed meats. They only appear in people who regularly consume processed meat products containing sodium nitrite.

Sodium nitrite appears predominantly in red

meat products (you won't find it in chicken or fish products). Here's a short list of food items to check carefully for sodium nitrite and monosodium glutamate (MSG), another dangerous additive:

* Beef jerky

* Bacon

* Sausage

* Hot dogs

* Sandwich meat

* Frozen pizza with meat

* Canned soups with meat

* Frozen meals with meat

* Ravioli and meat pasta foods

* Kid's meals containing red meat

* Sandwich meat used at popular restaurants

* Nearly all red meats sold at public schools, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and theme parks.

If sodium nitrite is so dangerous to humans, why do the FDA and USDA continue to allow this cancer-causing chemical to be used? The answer, of course, is that food industry interests now dominate the actions by U.S. government regulators. The USDA, for example, tried to ban sodium nitrite in the late 1970's but was overridden by the meat industry. It insisted the chemical was safe and accused the USDA of trying to "ban bacon."

Today, the corporations that dominate American food and agricultural interests hold

tremendous influence over the FDA and USDA. Consumers are offered no real protection from dangerous chemicals intentionally added to foods, medicines and personal care products.

You can protect yourself and your family from the dangers of processed meats by following a few simple rules:

1. Always read ingredient labels.

2. Don't buy anything made with sodium nitrite or monosodium glutamate.

3. Don't eat red meats served by restaurants, schools, hospitals, hotels or other institutions.

And finally, eat more fresh produce with every meal. There is evidence that natural vitamin C found in citrus fruits and exotic berries (like camu camu) helps prevent the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines, protecting you from the devastating health effects of sodium nitrite in processed meats. The best defense, of course, is to avoid eating processed meats altogether!

*[Ed. Note: Mike Adams, the Health Ranger - a leading authority on healthy living --

is on a mission: to explore, uncover and share the truth about harmful foods and beverages, prescription drugs, medical practices and the dishonest marketing practices that drive these industries.

"How happy a person can be, is not how much one has but how little one needs...."

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HOW TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYDAY

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SERVE AS A PENCIL WITH ERASER

The photo and message have a very significant meaning to us as they reflects well the purpose of this blog. Our inspiring and healthy articles serve as a pencil to write anyone's happiness. On the other hand, we hope our posts also serve as a nice eraser to remove someone's sadness. We do so because we are consciously aware that we are all living in a world, which integrate with the universe. To ensure true happiness, we need to live in harmony with the universe.

Please feel free to leave comments on the articles. I love hearing from my readers either you agree or disagree.

Thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from you

 

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LETTING GO AND MOVING ON

Hi! Everyone,

Have you ever experienced being disappointed, demoralized and depressed when the people you have depended on, lets you down?

I do have an unfortunate and agonizing experience. It all began 17 years ago when my wife and I took our 1 year old son to be warded in a modern and well-equipped Hospital because of illness.

Unfortunately, my wife, who was 30 plus weeks into her pregnancy, began complaining about abdominal pains at the same time, and was sent to the delivery ward at the same hospital.

Talk about a double whammy! I was not prepared for what happened next!

The 'state of art' hospital then HARASSED me with phone calls to my mobile phone demanding me to settle my wife's consultancy fee at the counter immediately. I said I would, but pleaded to stay with my frightened ill son for a while. The hospital was nastily adamant and I had no other choice, I threw the phone down to the floor as I was very upset and began regretting my choice of hospital!

Again, my wife began complaining about a second, more acute, pain just a short while upon her return.

We wheeled her off to the emergency ward but were referred to the delivery ward, after few rounds of hassle with the medical staff.

We then returned to consult the same midwife that attended to my wife the first time. She took 3 tests which annoyingly lasted nearly an hour with her irrational excuses that the earlier tests were not accurate.

But in the given circumstances, I literally had to bite my tongue and swallow my anger with all these ridiculous explanations. She finally contacted the gynecologist and mentioned something of heavy technical flow which made me sensed strongly that something was amiss.

After 20 minutes, the gynecologist arrived and immediately contacted the operating theater's personnel through phone without much explanation.

After a short talk, he slammed down his phone and rushed to the operating theater to operate my wife. Whilst being gratified with the gynecologist’s efficiency and devotion, I had to push the other staff hard because they worked like snails with irking lackadaisical attitude and slapdash mannerism. Hey, this was totally different from what I saw from the TV series of 911 documentary movies.

After a long wait of 2 hours for the operation, the gynecologist came back, with both good and sad announcements. He claimed he had done all his best and saved my wife, but the bad news was that our child was stillborn. Can you visualize how distraught and devastated I was? I simply could not accept this second fact, knowing what all those ludicrous actions and omissions committed by the Hospital before the operation.

But my agonizing and antagonizing trip to Hell did not end there.

I was flabbergasted when I found out later that my wife's medication was mixed up with that of another patient. Guess what? The hospital just casually informed that the mix up was not a big matter, because it only involved some vitamins. Of course, it was not acceptable even if it was true. I decided to pursue the whole matter to a higher level for our justice and fairness.

The Hospital's CEO eventually interfered and proposed to meet me at a Hotel to resolve my grievance with conditions that no recording device and reporter were allowed. Unfortunately, our meetings were not fruitful. What happened in the end?

You are right, nothing constructive happened after that and this matter just died at natural death. Today, I have forgiven, though I did not forget.

My friends, my message is : always cultivate and nurture your good health. But if you do need medical treatment, please be vigilant of the medical establishment you choose.

Most importantly, whenever any ordeal hits you, never let your past experiences impair your future. Your past cannot be altered and your future does not deserve punishment. Learn to let go and move on with open mind, happilly soul and forgiving heart.

 Just remember - a sound emotional and physical health are much greater wealth.

 

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Do you have any tips or suggestions that have helped you to get unstuck and create change in your life? Or have you had an experience that has helped you to create change, even if you found it hard?

Please share you views and experiences in the comments below so that we can all learn from each other.

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THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC BLOG THAT NEVER SLEEPS

THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC BLOG THAT NEVER SLEEPS

We love you with all our hearts

This is because
You have given me so such pleasure
That drives us to post more

We felt it from the start
You are our true treasure
We will never mistreat you
... For you are our one true love

That we will never sleep through the above
When you say you are going to love us for life
Because we feel it to the depths of our souls
Referring to yourself as our long everlasting lover

That we like to keep not only in our action

But very much more in our lives
That's the only way we could express our appreciation
to you
that have given your precious time and effort to visit us here.


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