Noble Eightfold Path? A game to remember.

My son is a student of the Sunday Dhamma School at the Sungai Long Buddhist Society. He told me today that he could not remember the Noble Eightfold Path, which is a simple practical guideline of moral paths one has to take to be free of dissatisfactions in life and be enlightened.

I taught him to recall them by the acronym "SALEM MUT" to represent perfect:

Speech
Action
Livelihood
Efforts
Mindfulness

Meditation
Understanding
Thoughts

When he still could not recall some of the points, I decided to use a Socratic method to help him recall better by asking him some simple questions about "The Tumble Down" game, which he has played before.



Q) What must you do before you play this game?
A) You must know the rules.

Q) It's called "The Tumble Down" game. That means that you win when you are first to tumble down the stacks, right?
A) No (He laughed). You must understand the game. (Recalls Perfect Understanding)

Q) Can you simply stack up the bricks?
A) No, I must stack them up neatly. (Recalls Perfect Efforts)

Q) Can you play the game while doing something else?
A) No I must concentrate on the game and aim to win. (Recalls Perfect Meditation)

Q) What is your most treasured toy?
A) Playstation.

Q) Imagine that the brick you are going to move is your Playstation would you handle it with more care?
A) Yes. (Recalls Perfect Mindfulness)

Let us change the name of this game to the "Enlightening Game" and imagine that each brick represents people you care and love and each colour represents the issues and problems you face in your life.

Q) Now imagine that each time you move a colour and re-stack it, you are working on solving the problem. The gap where the brick was represents your morality based on the way you have solved your problems. What kind of "branding" of yourself do you want to leave behind? Do you want people to remember you as someone who cannot be trusted or who is rude and a bully?
A) I want to leave a good impression. (Recall Perfect Thoughts, Perfect Speech and Perfect Actions)

Q) Now imagine that you have a problem making a living how would you solve your problem? Remember the impression you said you want to leave behind and that in the "Enlightenment Game", the bricks represents people you care and love. When you make a mistake and stumble you bring them down with you.
A) I will not do anything immoral. (Recall Perfect Livelihood).

What else can you teach with "The Tumble Down" game? How about teamwork?.

DON'T PAY KOPI RM AGAIN

I do not know if this information is true but better be wary ans "DON'T PAY KOPI RM AGAIN" than be sorry.
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>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> If you are used to paying 'Kopi Money' when stopped
>> for traffic offences, DON'T Do This Again.
>>
>> The traffic department has recently started a
>> campaign to be rid of corruption. The officers on
>> duty will be rewarded RM100.00 when they report each
>> case to the department. This is how they do ( trick
>> you into) it. They will note down the details of
>> your IC/MyKad, and ask you how you want to settle
>> (Paying Kopi Money?). They will then report the
>> incident by passing up the 'Kopi Money' and get the
>> RM100.00 in
>> return for their good deed. You will end up having a
>> summon issued to you.
>>
>> DON'T PAY KOPI RM AGAIN, especially if you hope to
>> go free with RM20 kopi money. They rather have a
>> 'good' name than to take your kopi money. Just
>> beware of their trick because the cops are now
>> clocking up 'cookies' points for their promotion and
>> pay increment.
>>
>> They should have done this to stop corruption long
>> time ago, anyway better late than never...
>>
>> SPREAD THIS MESSAGE AROUND TO EDUCATE OTHERS ON THIS

In a limbo? Try international volunteering.

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In that case, it is time for you to explore the world of international volunteering and add some sparks and directions into your life.

Thinking of migrating? First do a search and check out if the country you are interested in is in UniversalGiving's project list and offer to go on an enriching volunteer trip and learn more about the country.

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Mom's the greatest.

Interview With God

This presentation can be seen off the following website:

The Interview With God

Don't take sweets from strangers.

Need help reminding your children not to take sweets offered by strangers no matter how cute they look? Get them this T-shirt. Best worn in crowded places.

Latte? Not for drinking only.

The Japanese are famous for their lovely product packaging. Here is how they deliver their latte.

The pastor's visit

Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married.


She was admired for her sweetness and kindness to all.
One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room.
She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.
As he sat facing her old Hammond organ, the young minister noticed a
CUT -glass bowl sitting on top of it.
The bowl was filled with water, and in the water floated, of all things, a condom!



When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat.

The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist.


'Miss Beatrice', he said, 'I wonder if you would tell me about this?' pointing to the bowl.
'Oh, yes,' she replied, 'Isn't it wonderful? I was walking through the Park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground.
The directions said to place it on the organ,
keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease.
Do you know I haven't had the flu all winter.'

NEW METHOD adopted by snatch thieves

Dear All

We have been reading about snatch thieves incidents. I witnessed for myself today a new method adopted by them.

Please pass this on to friends -
Alert them of this NEW METHOD adopted by snatch thieves.

I was driving along SS2/22, Petaling Jaya going towards Damansara Jaya. This street is totally residential one street off the main road.

About 10 houses in front of me was this young lady walking by a car parked along the grass patch outside one of the terrace houses. As she was reaching the rear end of this clean decent looking Silver Proton Waja , I noticed the engine started and the left rear passenger doors window was being wound down.

Suddenly a man emerged out of the rear passenger doors window his entire torso! and making a grab of this ladys handbag!!!! As this man emerged from the cars window, the Silver Proton Waja was pulling out of its parking position slowly not in a hurry with the man from within just dragging the lady and her handbag along until she gave it up!! Then they drove off slowly no hurry!!!

All the above happened in front of my eyes in less than 30 seconds!!!!!

Her screams and cries did not help! No one came to her rescue in fact a middle age woman ran into her house upon seeing this happening right in front of her house only to come back out to lock her gates after the car has driven away! Do you blame her? The thieves were so bold!!!!

By the time my car reached her, the Silver Proton Waja had turned the corner. She was very shaken but thankfully only slightly hurt her pants were torn as were her slippers bloody knees, shins, palms and elbows. On the way to the police station, she told me that she had noticed that there were 3 men she identified them as Malay men in the car.

I could not believe my eyes when I saw what was happening thus did not have the instinct to take note of the cars registration number. Ive always thought that would be the first thing I would look out in an incident like this but NO I was too shocked simply watching this scene being played out right in front of me!!!

So please beware when you are walking by parked cars with men inside. Pass this on to as many friends as you can to alert them.

Hey! I give a damn!

I discovered this video clip from YouTube on recycling but could not share it with the children of the Sunday Dhamma School during their holiday camp workshop. Why? See for yourself and find out if you give a damn!

YouTube Video Download Tool

There are many times I saved links to websites that I appreciate but later, when I refer to them again, the information that I am interested in are no longer there. I can take notes or write about what I have learned on my blogs for future references but what about the movies posted on great websites like YouTube?

TechCrunch has the answer with this very useful tool for downloading YouTube movies on their website and here are the steps:

1) Copy the link to the YouTube movie you are interested in. Example, if you would like to save a cartoon titled "Human" posted on the following link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlY-TNsbcMI. Copy that link.

2) Click on link to YouTube Video Download Tool and paste saved link into a blank box provided at "Enter YouTube URL"

3) Then click on "Get Video" and decide what you want to name it and where you want to save it.

In order to view it, you have to download the player at the following link

VLC Media Player

To view movies you have saved, click on the "VLC Media Player" icon on your desktop. Click on "Quick Open File" to locate the file you saved and enjoy it.

What should I do to marry a rich guy?

A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum:

Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?

I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden (?), $250k annual income is not enough.

I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:
1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've
met a few girls who doesn't have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)

Ms. Pretty


Awesome reply:

Dear Ms. Pretty,

I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I'm not wasting time here. From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you're trying to do is an exchange of "beauty" and "money": Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there's a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year. Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later.

By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a "trading position". If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same
goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or "leased". Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.

Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in "leasing" services, do contact me?

signed,
J.P. Morgan

Happiest People

THE BRICK

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something As his car passed, no children appeared.

Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?"

The young boy was apologetic. "Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do," He pleaded. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop....." With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. "It's my brother, "he said "He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up." Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me."

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. "Thank you and may God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: "Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!" God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
Send this to every "beautiful person" you wish to bless.
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun without rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way.

Read this line very slowly and let it sink in....

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

Maybank Account Holder (Hoax)

Blogger at MindaCergas called Maybank about the following email and was informed it is a hoax.
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Whoever has the Maybank account number with ATM card, please be careful when withdrawing money through ATM machine,

1. For the first time when you enter the right pin number, a message "invalid pin number" pops up.

2. Then, when you enter your pin number for the second time, a message "invalid pin number, please call this number "xxx-xxxx" pops up.

3. If you call this number, you will lose all your money.

NOTE : if you encounter the above matter, please DO NOT call the number. One of victim just lost RM 700.00 on last Sunday and Maybank checked his last transaction was on that day itself even though he did not withdraw any money. Please forward this to your friends.

Best Regards,
Normah Zakaria
Credit Risk Management
Level 29, East Wing
Menara Maybank
Tel : 03-20708833

English to be the official language of Europe

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as 'Euro-English'.

In the first year, 's' will replace the soft 'c'. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be dropped in favour of 'k'. This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'ph' will be replaced with 'f'. This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent 'e' in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as
replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v'.

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords kontaining 'ou' and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl

Ladies Period Caution

It is usually very difficult to follow advices we received from the older generation when they do not have any reasons to provide for the "taboos" they share with us. "Do not wash your hair during your period", is one that every Asian girl must have heard of before.

Check the following message from a Taiwanese medical professor who is based in a Japanese university and specialises in cancer research and decide if it is an advise you should adhere to after all.
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It has been a traditional theory that ladies are not suppose to
wash their hair during their period.

But there are no solutions to the question why?

The victim will only realise at their later stage of their life,
facing the symptoms of breast and ovary cancer.

Today ladies still wash their hair during their period with the
thinking that they will be safe if they blow dry their hair.
But this will not prevent them from getting the cancer. Please read
the article below:

A well known Taiwanese medical professor specialise in cancer
research based in a Japanese university did a survey on 30,000 pre cancer
patients.

She found these patients are very choosy in their food, wash their
hair during their period and carry heavy object and drink cold drinks.
This will course the incomplete of ovulation and the remaining
menses will turn into toxic and the imbalance of hormone will lead to ovary and
breast cancer.

During the research she found the method of prevention to these
cancer.

The secrets are;


One must change their lifestyle and eating habits.

Do not wash our hair while having period, do not wash your hair just for
the cooling effect and contraction of ovary.

Excessive bleeding
must be investigated by a gynae.

No cold drinks.

If you feel drowsy, breast expansion and constipation, these are
the early
symptom of ovary or breast cancer.

To prevent use:

Black sugar

Chinese lotus (leng ngau)

Carrot and Barley

Boil to soup and drink. This is the best prevention.

p/s : Guys...please share this message with your wife & lady
friends....:)

Need a new wallet? Go find some duct tapes.

The Sungai Long Golf and Country Club has set up a new ruling so, we have to register our children for their own membership cards. My son is very excited about that and the first thing he asked for is a wallet to store his card.

Since it's the school holiday, let see if he is able to create his own wallet with the help of this video clip I have discovered.



If your children enjoy cutting and sticking, check out my posting at Can't draw? Can't sew? Can stick? for more sticky activities to fill up their school holiday.

Into survey? Try this.

I took a regional travel survey supported by Tourism Malaysia as it offers many exciting rewards including a chance to win a top prize trip to Hong Kong Disneyland for referring friends and family to take part.

I do not know if I will win but I know that I have gained 50 Pulse point as I have been accepted to be one of their official Planet Pulse panelists. That means that I will be receiving more paid survey invitations from them in the future.

I will update you on how I fare with this survey thingy in my next posting.

Be a rapporteur or a volunteer video person.

Are you available for this event?

GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference
"Emerging People, Emerging Markets, Emerging Technologies"
Date: 11-13 December 2007
Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

If you are, eHomemakers is looking for:

1) A Rapporteur
You will be paid a fee to help eHomemakers if you have writing/journalism experience,

2) A volunteer video person (with own camcorder)
You get an opportunity to attend a training seminar on video editing and podcasting on Dec 10.

You also gain:
1) fee waiver of USD 350/pax to attend the 3 day conference for two international panel sessions.

2) A great opportunity for members who want to attend a UN related ICT conference as an official delegate and add credibility to their resume.

What is the "GK3, An Event on the Future" conference about? Find out more and how to participate at GK3, Third Global Knowledge Conference

All-expenses paid trip to Bangkok. Anyone?

If you are good at taking pictures, don't miss the chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Bangkok along with a mobile phone by participating in "Postcards" organised by Apostrophe.

The contest is all about coming up with interesting and compelling images revolving around the theme "1.30pm". So, all you need to participate is your imagination to produce a photo or drawing in postcard size that tells Apostrophe what 1.30pm means to you.

Check out their website for pictures already posted for some ideas, FAQs and how to send in your entry or entries.

Good luck.

Foreigners bullying a senior citizen

Do you show your ugly side when you are abroad?



Read what STOMPer, Sylvia Kong, hopes to achieve with this footage.

Halloween 2007: Darwin Awards

If you like what you have read here, there is more at:

DARWIN AWARD
A Chronicle of Enterprising Demises
Honoring those who improve the species...by
accidentally removing themselves from it!.

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> CONFIRMED DARWIN AWARD: Mummy Says, Don't Smoke
> "Another Incentive to Kick the Habit"
>
> For Halloween 1998, a Canadian man dressed as a mummy by wrapping
> himself from head to toe in fluffy cotton batting. The cotton was
> taped at the wrists and ankles, and white gloves and running shoes
> completed his ensemble. As the mummy waited for his girlfriend
> to dress for pictures, he carelessly lit a cigarette...
> and the fluffy cotton burst into flames.
>
> The reason for flame-retardant costumes became clear.
>
> Firefighters arrived within minutes, yet already the mummy costume
> was reduced to ashes, right down to the white coveralls underneath.
> The man kept repeating, "It's my fault." He was taken to Soldier's
> Memorial Hospital with 2nd and 3rd degree burns, where he died.
>
> http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1998-11.html
> --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+
>
> CONFIRMED DARWIN AWARD: Steel Steal
> "Gravity Still Works"
>
> July 2007, Czech Republic | A pack of thieves attempted to steal
> scrap metal from an abandoned factory in Kladno. Unfortunately
> for them, they selected the steel girders that supported the
> factory roof. When the roof supports were dismantled, the roof
> fell, fatally crushing two thieves and injuring three others.
>
> June 2007, Philippines | Three entrepreneurs planned to profit
> from stolen scrap metal. They entered a former US military complex
> and approached the prize: an abandoned water tank. Bedazzled by
> the potential upside, the three threw logic to the wind, and began
> to cut the metal legs out from under the tank. Guess where it fell?
>
> Straight onto the thieves.
>
> Darwin notes, "What are these thieves doing, playing a deadly
> game of Jenga?! This entire category may soon become too common,
> in violation of the Rule of Excellence. See Scrap Metal Thieves
> and Barn Demolition."
>
> http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2007-09.html
> http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2007-02.html
> http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1997-03.html
> --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+
>
> UNCONFIRMED DARWIN AWARD: Death of Dracula
>
> 1994 | A college student dressed up as Dracula for Halloween. For
> the finishing touch, he put a pine board down the front of his
> shirt, so he could stick a knife into the board and pretend he was
> transfixed with a killing stake. He didn't consider the strength
> of the thin pine board when he tapped in the knife with a hammer.
>
> Propelled by the force of the hammer, the sharp knife tip split
> the soft wood and buried itself in his heart. He staggered from
> his dorm room into the party, gasping, "I really did it!"
> before succumbing before horrified friends.
>
> REFERENCE: Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William R. Maples, Ph.D., 1994
> http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1993-09.html
> --------------------------------------------+---+-+---+-+-+-+-+
>
> CONFIRMED DARWIN AWARD: Beer for Bears
>
> August 2007, Serbia | It's well known that alcohol impairs judgement.
> It's well known that carnivorous wild animals and humans don't mix.
> What happens when we combine all three? One might expect men, bears,
> and beer to combine with lethal consequences. Such was the case for
> a 23-year old man who inadvertently fed himself to Masha and Misha
> at the Belgrade Zoo.
>
> The Zoo director said of the incident, "Only an idiot
> would jump into the bear cage."
>
> The man's naked, mauled corpse was found inside the bear habitat, along
> with several mobile phones, bricks, and plenty of beer cans. His clothes
> were completely undamaged, suggesting that he approached the bears
> bare-naked. The bears, fearing that his intentions were as dishonorable
> as they were ill-informed, meted out a summary justice.
>
> Later, Masha and Misha "reacted angrily" when keepers tried to recover
> the man's corpse, but were eventually persuaded to give up their tasty
> prize. We await word on how many beers were bartered for the body.

Mother-in-Law hates you? Be consoled.

Maybe this wedding invitation will show you that your mom-in-law is not that bad after all.

To change password to your Streamyx connection.

TM Net advised that should you have revealed your password, you should change it to a new one for security purpose. The process can be done at TM Net website, following are the steps they have provided:

Step 1 - Enter your username and password. Select "tmnet streamyx" for service.

Step 2 - Click on "login" button. You will be directed to the main menu, with a list of items that you can access.

Step 3 - Click on the "Change password" link.

Step 4 - Please check on "Individually change password for each service" box, and you
will be directed to change password menu.

Step 5 - You should be able to see three rows of column under the service type, which is:

/service/tmm_ichoose
/service/email
/service/tmm_streamyx

- If you wish to change for your e-mail password, please check on the "No Change" box
for "service/tmm_ichoose" and "service/tmm_streamyx".

Please type in your "Old Password", "New Password" and "Confirm New Password"
at "service/email" respectively.

- If you wish to change for your account password, please check on the "No Change" box
for "service/tmm_ichoose" and "service/email".
Please type in your "Old Password", "New Password" and "Confirm New Password"
at "service/tmm_streamyx" respectively.

Step 6 - Click on the "Update" button.

Step 7 - Log out.

If you are using the Streamyx auto-connection, we would like to advise you to set the new password at your modem.

Old test paper and school books? Re-used!

The primary school examinations are over for my children and the third term school holiday is just round the corner. It is near time of the year to spring clean either for Christmas, the new year or the Chinese New Year.

What do you do with all the old test papers and school books? I have decided to give them to, May Lim, the owner of the day care centre my children go to. This is where my children go to for their daily revision and to complete homework that they need guidance with since both my husband and I are English educated and we have placed them in Chinese medium school.

I have suggested that she also collect test papers from all her students who have performed well in their examinations. She can use them as testimonials of the performance of her centre for her potential customers to review. She can also use them to gauge the kind of questions, the school my children are in, will set in future and teach them accordingly.

With the old school books from my children, teachers she engaged will have a set of their own text books to teach with instead of sharing with the children they are teaching.

If this results in more students for her, I hope it will reflect in the rate I have to pay her to put my children at her centre;). Maybe you would like to give this a try too.

Wash Bras and other clothing before use! (Half Truth)

I received a message with very horrifying looking photos of a breast being infested by larvae. I did a search and discovered that though the message has been fabricated, there is some truth in the story. Read more about it at urbanlegends.about.com.

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Wash Bras and other clothing before use!
Most people do but this is just a warning for those that don't.....
Read the account first, then brace yourselves before looking at the

pics.............
WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT PARASITES ARE IN OUR CLOTHING
WHEN WE BUY THEM.



Oh my god.
This is disgusting. Forward to all females!!!!
Wash your bra's before you wear them!!! Please make it a habit from this point forward to wash your just-purchased Undergarments before wearing them. This is sensitive.

After anthropologist Susan McKinley came back home from an expedition in
South America , she noticed a very strange rash on her left breast.
Nobody knew what it was and she quickly dismissed it believing that the

Holes would leave in time.

Upon her return she decided to see a doctor after she started developing
Intense pains. The doctor, not knowing the exact severity of the disease, gave her
Antibiotics and special creams. As time lapsed the pain did not subside and her left breast became more inflamed and started to bleed.


She decided to bandage her sores, however as Susan's pain grew more
intense She decided to seek help from a more certified doctor.
Dr. Lynch could not diagnose the infection and told Susan to seek the

aid of one of his colleagues who specializes in dermatology.

Unfortunately, the doctor was on vacation. She waited for two weeks and
finally was able to reach the dermatologist. Sadly, a life changing event was about to unfold during her appointment.


To Miss McKinley's surprise, after she removed the bandages, they found
Larvae growing and squirming within the pores and sores of her breast.
Sometimes these wicked creatures would all together simultaneously move

around into different crevices. What she didn't know was that the holes were in fact, deeper than she had originally thought, for these larvae were feeding off the fat,
tissue, and even milk canals of her breast.



Please share with as many women and men that you know. Our undergarments

are made in different countries all over the world. They sit in boxes and go through many hands and exchanges before we purchase them for ourselves.


PLEASE WASH ALL NEWLY PURCHASED BRAS AND UNDERWEAR BEFORE WEARING THEM. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT PARASITES ARE IN OUR CLOTHING WHEN WE BUY THEM.

Maximize your stuff? First rework your storage.

Do you have stuff in your home that you have not been using for a while? While some people would tell you to throw anything that you have not missed in a while, I would suggest that you start organising your storage space!

My sis love bargains and she will not miss a sales if she can help it. I once discovered a bag of unopened toilet rolls in one of her wardrobe closets that have turned yellow on her. She has forgotten that she has kept them, and this and that, there.

So, if you have been storing your stuff all over your house, it is time to take a look at the storage cabinets available at Car Guy Garage for some inspiration to start making changes. Remember that if you leave all kind of stuff, no matter how useful they are, in a big pile and cannot see what you have, they devalue into a mess of junk.

Though the Car Guy Garage storage cabinets concept is meant to create another room out of your garage, to store your stuff, looking at their designs, I am sure they will look good installed in any of the rooms in your house. Yes, even the kitchen ;-)

Child Kidnap Trick in Carrefour, JB (Urban Legend)

The following message has, according to Urban Legend, been circulating since 1999. As the message circulated, the shop and country where it happened changed. With the kidnap and murder of Nurin still fresh in our minds, it does not hurt to send this kind of message to remind parents to have their children close by their sides when they are out shopping together.

But do read some useful information posted by Urban Legend about kidnapping. Like; do you know that a child is far more likely to be snatched by a family member or ex-spouse?

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> > Even if you do not have little kids, pass this one on to everyone
you
> > can think of. You never know who you might save by sending this
e-mail!
> > Please, take the time and forward this to any friend who has
children
> > & grandchildren! Thanks!
> >
> > Wanted to share something that happened today while shopping at
> > Carrefour. A mother was leaning over looking for meat and turned
> > around to find her 4 years old daughter was missing. I was standing
> > there right beside her, and she was calling her daughter with no
luck.
> >
> > I asked a man who worked at Carrefour to announce it over the
> > loud-speaker. He did, and left me, he immediately walked right past
me
> > when I asked and went to a pole where there was a phone. He made an
> > announcement for all the doors and gates to be locked, a code
something.
> > So they locked all the doors at once.
> >
> > This took all of 3 minutes after I asked the guy to do this. They
> > found the little girl 5 minutes later in a bathroom stall drugged.
Her
> > head was half shaved, and she was dressed in her underwear with a
bag
> > of clothes, a razor, and wig sitting on the floor beside her, to
make
> > her look different.
> >
> > Whoever this person was, took the little girl, brought her into the
> > bathroom, shaved half her head, and undressed her in a matter of
less
> > than 10 minutes. This makes me shake to no end.
> >
> > Please keep a close eye on your kids when in big places where it's
> > easy for you to get separated like Shopping Malls. It only took a
few
> > minutes to do all of that. Another 5 minutes and she would have been
> > out the door.
> >
> > I am still in shock that some sick person could do this, let alone
in
> > a matter of minutes. The days are over when our little ones could
run
> > rampant all over the place and nothing worse would happen then them
> > annoying people.
> >
> > The little girl is fine. Thank God for fast workers who didn't take
> > any chances.
> >
> > BE SURE TO FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE, SO THEY REMEMBER JUST HOW SICK
> > PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE!

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And if you are not getting what you have paid for, call them for a report number and send in your complains and a chance to get a rebate.

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You can't beat the Indians!!

> You can't beat the Indians !!
>
> A Patel family in Gujarat was puzzled when the coffin of their dead
> mother arrived from the US. It was sent by one of their daughters.
> The dead body was very tightly squeezed inside the coffin, with no
> space to spare. When they opened the lid, they found a letter on
> top addressed to her brothers and sisters:
>
>
> Dear Chandrakantbhai, Arvindbhai, Mohan and Varsha:
> I am sending Ba's body to you, since it was her last wish that she
> be cremated in the compound of our ancestral home in Gujarat.
> Sorry, I could not come along as all of my paid leave is consumed.
> You will find inside the coffin, under Ba's body, 12 cans of
> cheese, 10 packets of Toblerone chocolates and 8 packets of Badam.
> Please divide these among all of you. On Ba's feet you will find a
> new pair of Reebok shoes (size 10) for Mohan. There are also 2
> pairs of shoes for Radha's and Lakshmi's sons. Hope the sizes are
> correct.
> Ba is wearing 6 American T-shirts. The large size is for Mohan.
> Just distribute the rest among yourselves. The 2 new Jeans that
> Ba's is wearing are for the boys. The Swiss watch that Reema wanted
> is on Ba's left wrist. Shanta masi, Ba is wearing the necklace,
> earrings and ring that you asked for. Please take them off her.
> The 6 white cotton socks that Ba is wearing must be divided among
> my nephews. Please distribute all these fairly.
> Love,
> Smita Patel
> P.S.: If you need anything else please let me know soon, Bapuji is
> also not feeling too well nowadays.

MOTIVATION GIVES CONFIDENCE

Motivational Poster of the Day

You can only die once.

Any U.S. tax advice contained in the body of this e-mail was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, by the recipient for the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions.

Implications of converting to Islam

Fallen in love with a Muslim? Do you know that you have to be converted first before you can wed one? If you are considering becoming a Muslim for whatever reasons, take some time to read this posting first.

Implications of converting to Islam

The Professional

A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her small daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication. She got back to her car and found that she had locked her keys in the car. She didn't know what to do, so she called home and told the baby sitter what had happened.

The baby sitter told her that the fever was getting worse. She said, "You might find a coat hanger and use that to open the door."

The woman looked around and found an old rusty coat hanger that had been left on the ground, possibly by someone else who at some time had locked their keys in their car. She looked at the hanger and said, "I don't know how to use this."

She bowed her head and asked God to send her help. Within five minutes a beat up old motorcycle pulled up, with a dirty, greasy, bearded man who was wearing an old biker skull rag on his head.

The woman thought, "This is what you sent to help me?" But, she was desperate, so.... She was also very thankful.

The man got off of his cycle and asked if he could help. She said, "Yes, my daughter is very sick. I stopped to get her some medication and I locked my keys in my car. I must get home to her. Please, can you use this hanger to unlock my car?"

He said, "Sure." He walked over to the car, and in less than a minute the car was opened.

She hugged the man and through her tears she said, "Thank you so much! You are a very nice man."

The man replied, "Lady, I am not a nice man. I just got out of prison today. I was in prison for car theft and have only been out for about an hour."

The woman hugged the man again and with sobbing tears cried out loud,

"Oh, Thank you God!
You even sent me a professional!"

Beware of this trick at MegaMall Mid Valley

I do not know if this is a true story but better safe than sorry.

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LET THIS TRUE STORY SERVE AS A WARNING

To the men : warn your loved ones !
To the women : remember this !

About a month ago there was a woman standing by the Mega Mall entrance
passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the
flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn
other women.

The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and
discovered that she had a flat. She got the jack out of the trunk and began
to change the flat. A nice man dressed in business suit and carrying a
briefcase walked up to her and said,

"I notice you're changing a flat tire.

Would you like me to take care of it for you?"

The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted
amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the
jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off. The woman thanked him
profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he

left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would
mind giving him a lift to his car. She was a little surprised and asked him
why his car was on other side. He explained that he had seen an old friend
in the mall that he hadn't seen for some time and they had a bite to eat
and visited for a while; he got turned around in the mall and left through
the wrong exit, and now he was running late and his car was clear around on
the other side of the mall.

The woman hated to tell him "no" because he had just rescued her from
having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she felt uneasy. Then
she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.

She told him that she'd be happy to drive him to his car, but she just
remembered one last thing she needed to buy. She said she would only be few
minutes; he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as
quick as she could be. She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard
what had happened; the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had
left.

They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to
the police station. The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they
could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape and
knives.

When the police checked her "flat" tire, there was nothing
wrong with it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the
man's motive was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in
advance.

The woman was blessed to have escaped harm. How much worse it would have
been had she waited in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had
a baby strapped into a car seat. Or if she'd gone against her judgment and
given him a lift. I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.

It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I
was going to send this to the ladies only; but guys, if you love your
mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it on to
them, as well.

Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world
we live in has a lot of crazies in it....better than sorry.

PLEASE BE SAFE AND NOT SORRY!

JUST A WARNING TO ALWAYS BE ALERT AND USE YOUR HEAD!!!

new nursery songs-u must learn!!

Roses
are red; violets are blue

Monkeys like you should be kept in the zoo.

Don't feel so angry, you will find me there too

Not in a cage but laughing at you.



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Twinkle twinkle little star

You should know what you are

And once you know what you are

Mental ho! spital i s not so far.



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The rain makes all things beautiful.

The grass and flowers too.

If rain makes all things beautiful

Why doesn't it rain on you?



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I wrote your name on sand it got washed.

I wrote your name in air, it was blown away.

then ~ I wrote your name on my heart And I got a heart attack straight away



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God saw me hungry, HE created pizza.

HE saw me thirsty, HE created Pepsi

HE saw me in dark, HE created light

HE saw me without problems, HE created YOU.



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When your life is in darkness, pray to God

ask him to free you from darkness

and if after you pray,

you're still in darkness,

Please pay your ELECTRICITY BILL!

A wake up call from my son.

My son came home from school recently and happily told me that he has scored 91% for his Science subject. I was smiling with pride, until he rattled on the scores of his classmates, with one hitting 98%.

I asked him why he could not hit that mark too. He looked at me blankly and said, "I can easily hit 100%". As I looked at him with an "Are you sure?" expression, he continued, "Just copy", and walked away.

Well, I have been to school before and I know that some of my classmates do copy during examinations. I quickly grabbed hold of my son, and told him that I am so proud that he has done so well without cheating.

So, the next time he tells me his score I am going to shout "Yahoo, well done!", instead of pushing him to copy.

Don't worry if you lose your keys...

... but be wary that it is so easy to OPEN your "zip luggage".

This video shows how easy it is to break open your zippered baggage.
You may not even notice it until you open your baggage after you
arrive at your destination. It is much better for you to keep your
valuables with your hand carry....

ATM Pin Number in Reverse (Hoax)

If you have been forwarding this message around, please add a note that it is a hoax because the system is currently not in place at any banks. Though the idea is good, it may not be possible for you to be able to recall your pin number in reverse when you are in such a situation.

You can read more about how this idea came about at Snopes.

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If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse.

For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321.

The ATM recognizes that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine.

The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to help you.

This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it is seldom used because people don't know it exists.

Please pass this along to everyone possible.

Lost your BonusLink pin number?

So, you have lost your BonusLink pin number and you would like to redeem something before the points accumulated have expired on you. So, here is what the principal card holder can do:

Step 1 - Call 03-76261000
Step 2 - Select Language
Step 3 - Press 3 for All Other Enquiries (enter last 8 digits of your BonusLink card number)
Step 4 - Press 9 to enter Main Menu
Step 5 - Press zero (0) to be transferred to our Member Services Consultant

For the assistance of a Member Services Consultant, you should call only during their operational hours:

Monday - Friday (9am - 7pm)
Saturday (9am - 1pm)

Check your points
Redeem on line
Via fax 03 - 7625 9991: Fill in the form printed at the back of your statement.

Self-service redemption required for promotional items by:

1) On line Redemption
2) Calling Tel: 03 - 7626 1000
3) SMS to 33088: Key in "Redeem {last 8 digit of Bonuslink card no} {PIN}

Need more information?

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Some Funny Sayings

1. God is real, unless declared integer
2. Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more.
3. Death is hereditary.
4. There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.
5. An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
6. Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
7. Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
8. When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets.
9. Cheer up, the worst is yet to come .
10. Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
11. Well done is better than well said .
12. Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.
13. Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
14. If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side.
15. Where there's a will there are five hundred relatives.
16. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die

TACTICS OF RAPING

I do not know if this is a true story but the advise posted right at the bottom of this message is very logical and, that is, don't handle such matters on your own. Go to the police station.
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This happen in a remote part of KL. Today after office hours, I heard from my sister-in-law that there is a new way to rape women. It happened to one of our good friends. The girl left the office after working hours and saw a little child crying on the road.

Feeling pity for the child, she went and ask what happened. The child said, "I am lost. Can you take me home please?" Then the child gave her a slip and tell the girl where the address is. And the girl, being an average kind person, didn't suspect anything and took the child there.

And there when it arrived the "child's home", she pressed the door bell, yet she was shocked as it the bell was wired with high voltage, and fainted.

The next day when she woke up, she found herself in an empty house up in the hills, naked. Condoms were all thrown around with semens flowing. There were at least about 20 condoms! She has not even seen her assailant. That's why nowadays crimes are targeted on kind people like us.

Next time if the same situation occurs, never bring the child to the intended place. If the child insist, then bring the child to the police station. Lost child are best to send to police stations.

Petition to save the Malaysian Judiciary

Dear friends,

Lawyer Haris Ibrahim is asking the concerned Malaysian public to petition our Agong to form a Royal Commission for the independence of the Judiciary. We need to find out if our Judiciary can be bought or rigged then can we be assured of its independence to dispense justice for all Malaysians.

Please email Lawyer Haris Ibrahim at savethejudiciary@gmail.com with your

1) Full name and
2) Identification Card number.

Click on the following links for the content and context of the petition. 5000 signatures is needed.

06/10: Restore the Malaysian Judiciary’s Independence


06/10: Save the judiciary petition: an appeal

Please pass it on to your friends for them to consider signing the
petition.

Thank you.

SUPER Quotes

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself ~~"Lillian, you
should have remained a virgin."-- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not
pleased to read the description in the catalog: "No good in a bed, but fine
against a wall." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I
have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that
statement. -- Mark Twain

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending;
and to have the two as close together as possible.-- George Burns

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.-- Victor
Borge

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.-- Mark
Twain

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you
get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.-- Socrates

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.-- Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she
stops to breathe.-- Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.-- Zsa Zsa Gabor

Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food
groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.-- Alex Levine

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.--
Rodney Dangerfield

Money can't buy you happiness .. but it does bring you a more pleasant
form of misery.-- Spike Milligan

I am opposed to millionaires... but it would be dangerous to offer me the
position.-- Mark Twain

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.-- Joe Namath

I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my
nap.-- Bob Hope

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.--
W.C. Fields

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way
through Congress.-- Will Rogers

Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid
you.-- Winston Churchill

Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty ... but everything else starts
to wear out, fall out, or spread out.-- Phyllis Diller

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go
anywhere.-- Billy Crystal

Give me a sense of humor, Lord;Give me the grace to see a joke, To get
some humor out of life, And pass it on to other folk.

YOU, my Friend, are part of the 'Other Folk'

Old Age

Two elderly people living in Trailer Estates, he was a Widower and she a widow, had known each other for a number of years.

One evening there was a community supper in the big activity center. The two were at the same table, across from one another as the meal went on, he took a few admiring glances at her and finally gathered the courage to ask her, " Will you marry me?"

After about six seconds of ' careful consideration' , she answered "Yes. Yes, I will. "

The meal ended and, with a few more pleasant exchanges, they went to Their respective places.

Next morning, he was troubled. "Did she say 'yes' or did she say 'no'?" He couldn't remember. Try as he might, he just Could not recall. Not even a faint memory. With trepidation, he went to The telephone and called her.

First, he explained that he didn't remember as well as he used to. Then he reviewed the lovely evening past. As he gained a little more courage, he inquired, "When I asked if you would marry me, did you say 'Yes' or did you say 'No'?"

He was delighted to hear her say, "Why, I said, 'Yes, yes I will' and I Meant it with all my heart. " Then she continued, "I am so glad that you called, because I couldn't remember who had asked me."

Pathfinder - Singapore Driving Directions on Google Map

This is cool.... and I think will come in handy. Just type in point A to point B and presto!

Good site for Singapore street directory. Check out the sat image of the route, thanks to google.

Singapore Driving Directions on Google Map



Hey, hey, hey... You'll never ever get lost in Singapore again!!!!

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We will train you for free! If you're selected, you get to meet interesting people and experience greater networking. We even give you a certificate for your effort!

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Visit Wall of Videos for an idea of what we can train you to do.

999? The emergency number to call once again.

In August, I wrote that "999" is not the emergency number to call but the government has decided, on 1st October, that there should be a free and common number to use for all emergency services.

Energy, Water and Comminications Deputy Minsiter, Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor launched "999" as the emergency number to call with the motto, "One Nation, One Number", with the promise that such calls will be answered and vetted within 10 seconds.

This is possible because all "999" call handled by trained emergency service staff from TM centres will be channeled to the relevant agencies through a virtual network. Through sharing of information between telecommunications service providers and computer telephony interface, the emergency centres will be able to automatically identify the location of callers through the telephone numbers they call from.

So, pranksters, watch out. Your calls can be easily traced and you can be fined up to RM50,000.00 or jailed for one year, or both.

What's up in Myanmar (Burma)

I have decided to consolidate all messages I have received relating to what is happing in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
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Stand with the Burmese Protesters

When the Burmese last marched in 1988, the military massacred thousands. But if the world stands up and supports their struggle, this time they could succeed. We'll send our petition to United Nations Security Council members (including the dictatorship's main backer China) and to media at the UN, while also alerting the Burmese to our support:

Take action now
www.Avaaz.org

Hi, have you heard about the crisis in Burma?


Burma is ruled by one of the worst military dictatorships in the world.
This week Buddhist monks and nuns began marching and chanting prayers to
call for democracy. The protests spread and hundreds of thousands of Burmese
people joined in -- they've been brutally attacked by the military regime,
but still the protests are spreading.


I just signed a petition calling on Burma's powerful ally China and the UN
security council to step in and pressure Burma's rulers to stop the killing.
The petition has exploded to over 350,000 signatures in a few days and is
being advertised in newspapers around the world, delivered to the UN
secretary general, and broadcast to the Burmese people by radio. We're
trying to get to 1 million signatures this week, please sign below and tell
everyone!


http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK

Thank you for your help!

watchmyanmar sent you a video!

Hi all,

Perhaps passing this on might reach the people who matter.



After decades of military dictatorship, the people of Burma are rising – and they need our help. Marches begun by monks and nuns have snowballed, bringing hundreds of thousands to the streets. Now the crackdown has begun...

CAR ALMOST HIJACKED AT DSARA HEIGHTS !

Got this from a friend. Be careful when driving to or from office. In fact, be careful when drvg anywhere.

My boss almost kena carjacked yesterday.. She sent out an email to the entire department telling her story - as a caution to all single women drivers. It sounds damn scary. Can not imagine what I'll do if I was in her position. I've pasted her email here in its entirety. Girls, please be careful and be wary of your surroundings - bad things can happen DAY OR NIGHT - bad guys don't CARE anymore.

Here, her email:

colleagues,

i was chased and attacked by a group of men in 2 cars trying to hijack my car in the afternoon yesterday. i was driving my husband's car alone on my way back from mid valley at about 4.30pm and only noticed these 2 cars as I was turning left into jalan beringin, damansara heights. They came awfully close and fast which I thought strange as it was a residential area and full of road humps. Then the first car (which was a E class Mercedes) came to my side and the passenger (had a policeman's hat but not in uniform) had a walkie talkie and was gesturing for me to stop. When I didn't, he overtook and parked in front of me and the second car (which was the new 3 series BMW) was parked right behind me. the guy came up to my window and using his walkie talkie again, was frantically asking me to wind down - it was that split second that I realized that they weren't undercover cops (yes sounds silly now when one is rational!) and I just reversed and drove off. Both cars were chasing me trying to swerve and corner me.

I was stopped 3 times by them – the second time was the road downhill between SC and the Science Centre and the same guy from the Merc came out – this time with a parang. I reversed as far as I could – these people were definitely professionals and didn't want their cars damaged cos everytime I reversed, the bmw at the back also reversed. I thought I'd be safe going onto a public road so I went on the sprint highway – they continued to chase and managed to stop me again– and I was on the fast lane of sprint highway (right between the SC and Bukit Kiara) and there were plenty of traffic – and this time – they parked so close to me – one in front and one at the back and the guy with the parang came out and this time was smashing with full force at my driver's seat window. Another guy came from the black bmw and started hitting on my passenger seat window – there were plenty of cars but no one stopped or honked despite seeing these 2 men smashing my car. I just reversed not caring if my car got knocked and trying to get some space so that I can drive out and finally managed to. I lost them when I turned onto jalan damansara highway.

It is absolutely traumatizing as I, like many, only read about this.. but the audacity and desperation for them to be doing this in broad daylight and at such a public place is unimaginable. I am so thankful that I am ok but I have to write this because i know many of us take it for granted that it would not happen to us.. but it has happened and it will happen again. Please please be careful – one can never be vigilant enough. you've read it all:

1. ladies – don't drive home alone at night – they will target women driving alone – day or night.
2. don't stop when you're being chased
3. know that they're not the real cops when the proper police cars are not being used

I was given this no. by the inspector - 2274 4465 – it's the Bilik Gerakan in Brickfields and if you think you're being followed or chased – call this no. and they will send a mobile team who's nearest to where you are.

A Chance to win RM10,000

"A Safe City Is A Just City", is United Nations’ theme for 2007 World Habitat Day (WHD).

In conjunction with this day, which will be celebrated in Malaysia on November 22, the Housing and Local Government Ministry and the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlements Malaysia (Earoph) have organised a competition for you to share your ideas on how to create a safe city.

Is this worth the hassle? Check out the prizes:

a) Category A (open to Malaysians and residents, including foreigners)

1st Prize: RM10,000.00 and certificate
2nd Prize: RM6,000.00 and certificate
3rd Prize: RM3,000.00 and certificate
Honorary Mention (10 nos): RM500 and certificate

b) Category B (students of higher learning institutes)

1st Prize: RM5,000.00 and certificate
2nd Prize: RM3,000.00 and certificate
3rd Prize: RM1,500.00 and certificate
Honorary Mention (10 nos): RM500 and certificate
Note: For students participating, entry form must be verified by a fulltime lecturer or Head of Department or Dean of the institution)

What is the purpose of this competition?

Improve the ability to provide social justice and eliminate threats to urban safety. Look into issues covering:
1) Crime and violence
2) Forced eviction
3) Insecurity of tenure
4) Natural and human made disasters

Provide decent living environment for the rich and the poor. Look into ability to provide:
1) Clean water
2) Sanitation
3) Transport
4) Electricity and other services

How can you work on it?

1) Identify an existing project or building, example:
a) Housing scheme
b) Housing complex
c) Housing neighbourhood
d) An apartment
e) A condominium
f) A shopping complex
g) An institution like schools
h) A commercial complex
i) A hotel
j) A public park

2) Be innovative and come up with ideas to enhance safety and eliminate crime, either by:
a) Planning
b) Design
c) Providing solutions

Presentations can be written (in English or Bahasa Malaysia), drawn or graphic (photographs, CD Roms or Power Point presentation) and submitted with entry forms obtained from the secretariat office or downloaded from www.earophmy.org.

Following are links to entry forms:

Excel Format:
Word Document

Mail your hard copy submission, with your graphics if any, before 5.00pm on 31 October 2007 to the following address:

WORLD HABITAT DAY 2007
NATIONAL IDEAS ON "A SAFE CITY IS A JUST CITY",
EAROPH Secretariat
Level 2, Block K,
Ministry of Housing and Local Government
Pusat Bandar Damansara,
50644 Kuala Lumpur

You can read more details about this competition at Earoph

Or call or write in if you have any enquiries:

Tel : 603-2092 5216
Fax: 603-20924217
Email: secretariat@earophmy.org

Have I been phished by established companies?

I have many emails sometimes directed to my junk mail box by mistake. So, whenever I can, I do check to see if I have missed messages from friends or people who have responded to articles I have posted on my blogs. So, how do I tell if it is safe for me to open up the email to read? Here are some pointers I have picked up:

1) The name of the sender is usually different from that on the email address.
2) The name of sender is gibberish.
3) The subject matter promotes things that I have not requested for or have no interest in.

I also do a search of the company the email came from, eg (name of company) scam, and see what comes up. Following is a very good example:

Message from: Yahoo! Photos Subject: Yahoo! Photos Is Closing - Action Required

I do have an account there but instead of opening up the mail and clicking on the link provided that may lead me to a bogus website, I goggled, "directmail@yahoo-inc.com scam" and discovered that someone on Yahoo! Answer has the same enquiry and that indeed Yahoo! Photos request is not a scam and that they want members to move their photos and they have recommended Flickr.

I also take the time to block senders who spam. You can find out what are the big companies whose members have been targeted by phishers from this article "How to Report an Email or Web Scam" posted on Fight Identity Theft.

And if you are wondering why I should believe the information and instruction posted on Fight Identity Theft; well, I have checked them out on Site Advisor.

How Smart Is Your Right Foot?

For those of you with some spare time in office...try it. Bet you will try it at least 50 times to see if you can outsmart your foot. Bet you can't!

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand...your foot will change direction!

I told you so...and there is nothing you can do about it. Bet your friends won't believe this either!

Why is this so? Answer from Science Made Simple:
"The left side of your brain, which controls the right side of your body, is responsible for rhythm and timing. The left side of your brain cannot deal with operating two opposite movements at the same time and so it combines them into a single motion. Try this with your right foot and left hand and you should have no problem!"

STAYING YOUNG

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches)

3. Keep learning : Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.

Lost time can never be found.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

BEAUTIFUL Women Month

. . And all she wants to do is,

Is dance, dance, dance . . .


Did you know that it's Beautiful Women Month?

Well, it is and that means you !!!

I'm supposed to send this to FIVE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN,

And you are one of them !!!

Below is a wonderful poem Audrey Hepburn wrote

When asked to share her "beauty tips."

It was read at her funeral years later.

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness...

For lovely eyes , seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure , share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair , let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise , walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone...

People,even more than things, have to be restored,

Renewed, revived, reclaimed,and redeemed;

Never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,

You will find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older,you will discover that you have two hands ;

One for helping yourself, and the other for helping others.


If you share this with another woman,
Something good will happen.
You will boost another woman's self esteem,
And she will know that you care about her.

It's BEAUTIFUL Women Month

TAG YOU'RE IT!


Dance On!!!

Children's Proverbs

Children's Proverbs Part 1

A first grade teacher collected well-known proverbs. He gave each kid in the class the first half of the proverb, and asked them to come up with the rest. Here's what the kids came up with:

People in glass houses shouldn't . . . run around naked.

Better to be safe than . . . punch a 5th grader.

Strike while the . . . bug is close.

It's always darkest before . . . daylight savings time.

Never underestimate the power of . . . termites.

You can lead a horse to water but . . . how?

Don't bite the hand that . . . looks dirty.

No news is . . . impossible.

Children's Proverbs Part 2

A miss is as good as a . . . Mr.

You can't teach an old dog . . . math.

If you lie down with dogs, you . . . will stink in the morning.

Love all, trust . . . me.

The pen is mightier than . . . the pigs.

An idle mind is . . . the best way to relax.

Where there is smoke, there is . . . pollution.

Happy is the bride who . . . gets all the presents.

A penny saved is . . . not much.

just for laughs........

Teacher: History is a very interesting subject. It tells you about what had happened in the past.
Student: Please teacher, I don't think I want to study history.
Teacher: Why?
Student: There is no future in it.
..................................................................
Teacher: Ted, if your father has $10 and you ask him for $6, how much would your father still have?
Ted: $10.
Teacher: You don't know maths.
Ted: You don't know my father!
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Mother: David, come here.
David: Yes, mum?
Mother: You really disappoint me. Your results are getting worse.
David: But I will only get my report book tomorrow.
Mother: I know that. But I am going to Hong Kong tomorrow, so I am scolding you now.
.....................................................................
Father: Why did you fail your mathematics test?
Son: On Monday, teacher said 3+5=8
Father: So?
Son: On Tuesday, she said 4+4=8 And on Wednesday, she said 6+2=8. If she can't make up her mind, how do I know the right answer?
.....................................................................
A mother and son were doing dishes while the father and daughter were Watching TV in the living room.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash of breaking plates, Then complete silence. The daughter turned to look at her father.

Daughter: It's mummy!
Father: How do you know?
Daughter: She didn't say anything.
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Girl: Do you love me?
Boy: Yes Dear
Girl: Would you die for me?
Boy: No, mine is undying love
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Man: How old is your father?
Boy: As old as me
Man: How can that be?
Boy: He became a father only when I was born
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Waiter: I've stewed liver, boiled tongue and frog's leg.
Customer: Don't tell me your problems. Give me the menu card.
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Teacher: Simon, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did u copy his?
Simon: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
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Father: Your teacher says she finds it impossible to teach you anything!
Son: That's why I say she's no good!
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Teacher: "Where were u born?"
Student: " Singapore , Sir."
Teacher: "Which part?"
Student: "All of me, Sir."
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A teacher was asking her class: "What is the difference between 'unlawful'And 'illegal'?" Only one hand shot up.
"Ok, answer, Joan" said the teacher.
"'unlawful' is when u do something the law doesn't allow and 'illegal' is A sick eagle."
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Teacher: "How come you do not comb your hair?"
Ah Kow: "No comb, Sir."
Teacher: "Use your dad's then."
Ah Kow: "No hair, Sir."
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A boy came home from school with his exam results.
"What did u get?" asked his father.
"My marks are under water," said the boy.
"What do u mean 'under water'?"
"They are all below 'C' level"

Creating Breast Cancer Awareness

Please Help Tanya Walk 60 Miles in 3 Days!!

I need your help to reach my goal; because everyone deserves a lifetime!!!


Please help me do something BIG!!

Hello everyone,

My big 3Day walk is almost here. I can't beleive it is only 7 weeks away! I have been training, I have been sweating and I have been through at least 5 pairs of sneakers!! But what I am going through is nothing compared to what everyone that is affected by breast cancer goes through.

In case you haven't heard of this event, it is called the Breast Cancer 3Day. I will walk 60 miles over three days to support breast cancer awareness. (0 - 60 in 3 Days!!!) This walk is very important to me. My family has had to deal with Breast Cancer at least 3 times, I walk for them. I do it for all the people affected, and so that others don't have to deal with it. I do it for myself, in order to have a goal and reach it when I really need one.

In order to reach my goal and walk in The 3Day, I have to raise money - $2200 to be exact. I am not there yet, so am asking for your support. Asking for donations is never a comfortable thing to do and it seems there are always more excuses that pop up every day to not ask. But, I am asking this time; the cause is too important not too.

Here are some sobering facts about breast cancer:

1) The second leading cause of cancer death for all women
2) The leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55.
3) Approximately 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year
4) Nearly 40,000 will die from the disease
5) Currently, one million women in the U.S. have the disease and probably won’t know about it for another five to eight years.

Increased awareness means more survivors. I want to survive this walk in order to congratulate all the survivors out there now, and to honor all the ones that put up a good fight.

I do have to reach the $2200 goal in order to participate and don't want the last 6 months of training, INCREDIBLY sore feet and gallons of sweat to have been in vane. I do this for you.

This is a worthy cause that I am supporting with every step I take. Please support me in my goal. All amounts are appreciated and know that your thoughtfulness is what will get me through every mile I will walk - and sleeping on the hard ground in a tent for the nights in between!!

I’m taking on this challenge to do something big.


Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Sincerely,
Tanya Gibson-Wimalasekera

Please Help Tanya Walk 60 Miles in 3 Days!!

Thoughts.....Too beautiful not to share

These thoughts came to me printed on beautiful pictures of flowers. Without the pictures, they are just as beautiful.

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 NICE DAY

One dead woman to another

> 1st woman: Hi! My name is Wanda.
>
> 2nd woman: Hi! I'm Sylvia. How'd you die?
>
> 1st woman: I froze to death.
>
> 2nd woman: How horrible!
>
> 1st woman: It wasn't so bad. After I quit shaking from the cold, I began
> to get warm 'n
> sleepy, and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?
>
> 2nd woman: I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected that my husband
> was cheating, so I came
> home early to catch him in the act. But instead, I found him all by
> himself in the den watching TV.
>
> 1st woman: So, what happened?
>
> 2nd woman: I was so sure there was another woman there somewhere that I
> started running all over the
> house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched , and down into the
> basement. Then I went through
> every closet and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had
> looked everywhere, and finally
> I became so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and
> died.
>
> 1st woman: Too bad you didn't look in the freezer--- we'd both still be
> alive.

26 other uses for toothpaste

I do not throw away that tube of toothpaste that I can no longer squeeze anything out from. I cut off its top and use the amount left over inside the walls of the tube. I have used it to remove coffee and tea stains off my white cup and saucers and the clean the walls of my refrigerator. I have also discovered ways to make us of the tube.

At Yahoo! Answers, you will discover that most of the other uses mentioned below have been tried and tested.
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> Useful tips and hints for making some small household cleaning easy, simple
> and convenience
>
>
> Although the primary use of toothpaste is to clean and improve the
> aesthetic appearance and health of teeth, there are also 26 other things
> that you can use it for. Every household has one and every household uses
> it at least twice a day. And because of the common availability of
> toothpaste, you can try everything below. Remember, use only white paste.
> Also, check out these 26 very useful stuff that you can do with vinegar.
>
> Removes stain from cloth
> To take out all kinds of stain like ink or lipstick; Squeeze some on the
> spot, scrub and rinse.
>
> Even out scratches on CD / DVD. If the screen freezes, take out the disc,
> put some toothpaste on it, scrub and clean it off.
>
> Cleans diamond ring
> Just squeeze a little on a used toothbrush, wet the ring, scrub gently,
> rinse and your diamond ring should be look sparkling new.
>
> Cleans silver
> Toothpaste can be used to polish any kind of silver. It really does bring
> out the shine in silverware.
>
> Placate burns
> Right after you get burnt, put it on. It helps to relieve the sting.
>
> Removes crayon from painted walls.
> Rub the marks with the toothpaste and a damp rag. Wipe with water to get
> rid of residue.
>
> Remove carpet stains
> Squeeze some onto the carpet, scrub, rinse and let it dry.
>
> Relieves insect bites
> Spread a little over either of these and you'll feel soothed and no
> itches. Mosquito, flea and ant bites work especially well.
>
> Keep girl babies' bows in their hair. If they don't have much hair this is
> particularly useful. It doesn't pull it out, it just washes out.
>
> Clean your nails
> Teeth and nails are made of the same material. To clean your nails,
> squeeze some on top of a toothbrush, wet your nails and brush them
> thoroughly. Be amazed by the sparkle.
>
> Clean shoes
> Scrubbing toothpaste with a wet toothbrush over the boots, working shoes
> and rubber part of sneakers will work. It can also be used to remove
> scuffs.
>
> Put up posters
> You can use toothpaste to put up posters without damaging the wall.
> However, avoid using it for collector posters. It can damage the ink over
> time.
>
> Use it to temporarily seal holes
> Can be used as a spackle to fill nail holes. This sounds evil, but you can
> use it right before you move out of your rented apartment.
>
> Clean around the bathroom
> Use it to clean shower doors and rings around the bath tub. It has an
> abrasive so that is why it works good.
>
> Clean your vehicle's headlight lenses
> Put some toothpaste in a bowl with some water. Use a buffer pad and clean
> off fog caused by dirt and bugs hitting them.
>
> Clean model cars
> Hobbyists who collect and build model cars, robots and action figures can
> certainly use toothpaste to make them nice and shiny.
>
> Remove scratches on your watch crystal
> Dab some on the watch and scrub it with tissue.
>
> Treat acne
> Be very careful when using this. Use it at most once a week. Just dab a
> small amount on a pimple before bed, wake up and it will dry up.
>
> Prevent fog in your swimming goggles
> Just wipe it on, clean it off. Works well for me.
>
> Clean piano keytops
> A dab of toothpaste, a soft cloth and some rubbing will usually clean
> piano keytops and turn them white again.
>
> Deodorize smelly hands
> Wash your hands with a dab of toothpaste and it will remove smells like
> onions and other unpleasant odors.
>
> Remove scratches on glassware.
> Polish with a squeeze of toothpaste. Your glassware should be shining in
> no time.
>
> Remove beach tar
> Getting that black beach tar on your feet can put a small crimp in your
> vacation, but it is easy enough to remove. Just rub it with some non-gel
> toothpaste and rinse.
>
> Deodorize baby bottles
> Works for sour smelling baby bottles. Scrub with toothpaste and a bottle
> brush and the bottles should end up smelling clean and fresh.
>
> Cleans clothes iron
> The mild abrasive in non-gel toothpaste is just the ticket for scrubbing
> the gunk off the bottom plate of your clothes iron. Apply the toothpaste
> to the cool iron, scrub with a cloth, then rinse clean.
>
> Remove water marks from furniture
> To get rid of those telltale watermark rings left by sweating beverages,
> gently rub some non-gel toothpaste on the wood with a soft cloth.