Thursday, May 28, 2009

Fly in the Toilet

From My InBox:

When a guy went to the men's room in the Schiphol Airport, in Amsterdam, he saw a fly in the toilet and didn't think much about it.



Now he knows why it was there:Who says you can't potty train a man?

As I Jumped Off The Building....

When things are down and you think you have enough of life, take a look what what George Sciberras shared on SlideShare.

Simple Things In Life

Reiniarya shared simple things in life to adopt on slides that you would not mind reading repeatedly.

Life on a train...

I received this meaningful slideshow today. Discovered from Reiniarya that it has been circulating around for more than 3 years.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Charles Schultz Philosophy

From My InBox:

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America Contest.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.





How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. They are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.





Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2.. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile..

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.




Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are NOT the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care.




Share this with those who have made a difference in your life.

I just did!

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.
It's already tomorrow in Australia and yesterday in the United States."
(Charles Schultz)

Spread the stupidity

From My InBox:

Why .....do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.


Why .....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.


Why ...do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.


Why ......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.


Why .....do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.


Why . .....do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.


EVER WONDER ...


Why the sun lightens our hair,
but darkens our skin ?


Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?


Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?


Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?


Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?


Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?


Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?


Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?


Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?


Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?


Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?


You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!


Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?


Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Why? Good question.

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (may be even a chuckle)....in other words, send it to everyone. We all need to smile every once in a while.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Programes for Special Children

Ever wondered how children with disabilities are taught?

Tasputra is a care centre for special children and you can read about the Special Programmes they have for children they care for.

They are looking for volunteers from all walks of life to be trained in caring for special children.

Is this your calling?

Tips that bring you a beautiful life

See the kind of slogans these slides inspired me to write:

http://www.threadless.com/profile/559631/GreenBeing_Nancy/slogans

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From My InBox:

Publicity Art

From My InBox:

Monday, May 25, 2009

Playing for good grades!

Happy kids produce good results. If you are wondering how children can be happy if they have to study all the time for good grades, check out what Emotional Literacy is about.



If you like that by Greater Good Science Center, check out more of such videos about raising happy children posted by Blogversations on YouTube.

You can also learn about Emotional Literacy on EQI.

If you like the idea of helping children with behavioral problems reach their full potentials , you can train to be a Play Therapist through Play Therapy International – The International Society for Child and Play Therapy (PTI). Write to them to find out where they hold the courses in your own country.

By the way, Dr. Ma. Lourdes A. Carandang, Ph.D. shared that Play Therapy works for adults too.



Discovered Healing Power Of Play on Slideshare posted by Cv.mogol.

Why I started Philosophy Recycled.

This slideshow by George reminded me of some the reasons why I started this blog to share all solutions to problems I or others had encountered.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009

IT HAPPENED AT "THE GARDEN" CARPARK

I did not verify if this is a true story but do take heed as it could possibly happen.

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From My InBox:

Dear Friends,

I would like to share a life saving incident that all our loved ones
needs to be aware.

Last Saturday, 11th April 2009, my girlfriend and I were in Mid Valley
"The Gardens" for a movie. We finished around 8.40pm. I had parked my
car just right above the 'GSC Signature Cinema' on the 5th floor.. As
we were getting into our car, we realized that the parking fee had not
been paid. We decided to stop by the Auto pay station on the lower
parking level to do the payment.

We drove 2 floors down and couldn't't locate the Auto Pay Station. We
decided to park our car at 2nd floor wondering if there should be a
pay station in the mall at the lobby area. My girlfriend decided to
wait in the car as she was on the phone. was walking into the mall
looking for an Auto Pay Station, failing to find one, I decided to
walk 1 floor down. About minutes time, my girlfriend called me on my
mobile phone and she sounded terrified . She was shouting for help.
She told me that there is a guy who is trying to get into the car. The
guy was trying to get into the car very calmly, pretending getting
into his own car. He failed to open and refuses to continue trying as
he noticed that she was on the phone calling for help. Luckily, she
had locked the door just right after I got out earlier. I run up as
quickly as possible to reach her.

The moment I reached to the parking area, I saw the guy walking away
slowly from the car. He was walking towards the ramp heading to the
upper level. As I ran up the ramp, though I could still see him I
realized that I was running away from my car again. It could be
teamwork just to divert my presence from my car. I got back to my
girlfriend quickly to calm her down.

We made an official report to the Mid Valley security management to
investigate on the CCTV. It was a lesson learned for us to be more
careful in the parking zones. I'm happy that my girlfriend is still
here with me today. Please be watchful in parking zones.

Tips that we should be aware:

Never leave valuable items or your family members alone in the car at
parking location.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Improve Your Conversation

What do you do after a conversation?

I like to follow it up with an action. It can be a research on the topic discussed. My children realised that I do listen to them when they noticed that everything they have shown interest in are posted with more information or leads on a blog I created for them.

Amir Saif shared how to get it right in this slideshow.

Tour Bus

A tour bus driver is driving with a bus load of seniors down a highway when he is tapped on his shoulder by a little old lady. She offers him a handful of peanuts, which he gratefully munches up.

After about 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and hands him another handful of peanuts.

She repeats this gesture about five more times.

When she is about to hand him another batch again .... he asks the little old lady, 'Why don't you eat the peanuts yourself.'

'We can't chew them because we've no teeth', she replied.

The puzzled driver asks, 'Why do you buy them then?'

The old lady replied, 'We just love the chocolate around them.'

It pays to be careful around old people!!!

Stock Market Humour

From My InBox:

1. The US has made a new weapon that destroys people but keeps the building standing,. Its called the stock market - Jay Leno

2. Do you have any idea how cheap stocks are ?? Wall Street is now being called Wal Mart Street - Jay Leno

3. The difference between a pigeon and a London investment banker. The pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW

4. What's the difference between a guy who lost everything in Las Vegas and an investment banker? A tie!

5. The problem with investment bank balance sheet is that on the left side nothing's right and on the right side nothing's left.

6. I want to warn people from Nigeria who might be watching our show, if you get any emails from Washington asking for money, it's a scam. Don't fall for it - Jay Leno

7. Bush was asked about the credit crunch. He said it was his favourite candy bar - Jay Leno

8. The rescue bill was about 450 pages. President Bush's copy is even thicker. They had to include pictures - Jay Leno

9. President Bush's response was to meet some small business owners in San Antonio last week. The small business owners are General Motors, General Electric and Century 21 - Jay Leno

10. What worries me most about the credit crunch, is that if one of my cheques is returned stamped 'insufficient funds'. I won't know whether that refers to mine or the bank's


New Stock Market Terms

CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer.

CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer.


BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.


BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to 18 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewelry.


VALUE INVESTING -- The art of buying low and selling lower.


P/E RATIO -- The percentage of investors wetting their pants as the market keeps crashing.


BROKER -- What my broker has made me.


STANDARD & POOR -- Your life in a nutshell.


STOCK ANALYST -- Idiot who just downgraded your stock.


STOCK SPLIT -- When your ex-wife and her lawyer split your assets equally between themselves.


FINANCIAL PLANNER -- A guy whose phone has been disconnected.


MARKET CORRECTION -- The day after you buy stocks.


CASH FLOW-- The movement your money makes as it disappears down the toilet.


YAHOO -- What you yell after selling it to some poor sucker for $240 per share.


WINDOWS -- What you jump out of when you're the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240 per share.


INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR -- Past year investor who's now locked up in a nuthouse.


PROFIT -- An archaic word no longer in use

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Enjoy the coffee

From My InBox:

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor..

Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: 'If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups.

Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Some times, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.'

Don't let the cups drive you.. Enjoy the coffee instead

What goes around

From My InBox:

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help.

So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you.

He said, "I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson."

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough.

Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him.

Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.

Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, "And think of me."

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps.

The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair.

She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude.

The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door.

She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you."

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."

There is an old saying "What goes around comes around." Today, I sent you this story and I'm asking you to pass it on... Let this light shine.

Don't delete it, don't return it. Simply, pass this on to a friend.

Recession Updates ........

From My InBox:

1. Ali Baba and the forty thieves are now Ali Baba and the thirty thieves.
"Ten were laid off "

2. Batman and Robin are now Batman and Pedro. Batman fired Robin and hired
Pedro because Pedro was willing to work twice the hours at the same rate

3. Iron man now "air-pooling" with Superman to save fuel costs.

4. Women finally marrying for love, "and not money"

5. Q: With the current market turmoil, what's the easiest way to make a
small fortune?
A: "Start off with a large one."

6. The credit crunch is getting bad isn't it? I mean, I let my brother
borrow $10 a couple of weeks back, it turns out
"I'm now America 's third biggest lender."

7. Q: Why have Dubai real estate agents stopped looking out of the window
in the morning?
A: "Because otherwise they'd have nothing to do in the afternoon."

8. Q: What's the difference between an American and a Zimbabwean?
A: "In a few weeks, nothing."

9. Dow Jones is re-branded as "Down Jones".

10. Quote from a wall street banker: 'This is worse than divorce. I’ve lost
half of my assets and I still have my wife…!!!!..'

Beauty for the soul

From My InBox:

> LIFE IS SO SHORT.
> SO, THINK WHAT IS GOOD,
> SPEAK WHAT IS KIND,
> AND TRY TO LIVE YOUR BEST,
> THEN THIS WORLD WILL BE BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL TO YOU
>
> WHEN MONEY IS LOST NOTHING IS LOST.
> WHEN HEALTH IS LOST SOMETHING IS LOST.
> WHEN CHARACTER IS LOST EVERYTHING IS LOST
>
> LIVE LIKE A CANDLE,
> WHICH BURNS ITSELF,
> BUT GIVES LIGHT TO OTHERS.
>
> IMPOSE YOUR OWN TERMS UPON LIFE.
> IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF OTHERS.
>
> LOOK BACKWARDS WITH GRATITUDE,
> UPWARDS WITH CONFIDENCE
> AND FORWARD WITH HOPE.
>
> WHEN YOU TRULY CARE FOR SOMEONE,
> YOU DON'T LOOK FOR FAULTS,
> YOU DON'T LOOK FOR ANSWERS,
> YOU DON'T LOOK FOR MISTAKES,
> INSTEAD YOU FIGHT THE MISTAKES,
> YOU ACCEPT THE FAULTS,
> AND YOU OVERLOOK THE EXCUSES.
> HAVE A STUNNING DAY!!!!

Monday, May 18, 2009

What is your sugar level intake?

Check out how much sugar you have consumed from the food and drinks you take.

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From My InBox:

Cell / Transmission Towers & Your Health

If you feel nauseous and pain on one side of your neck right to your eye, look around to see if there are any cellular transmission towers in places you frequent. Then check out what Dr. Magda Havas has to say about "Cell / Transmission Towers & Your Health".



What can you do about it?

Submit a complain to Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Write/walk in:

SKMM Consumer Complaints Bureau,
Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia,
63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor

Tel : 603 8688 8000
Fax: 603 8688 1880
Email: aduanskmm@cmc.gov.my
Complaint hotline: 1-800-888-030
(8.30am-5.30pm, Mon-Friday)

Online Complaints: http://aduan.skmm.gov.my

Sunday, May 17, 2009

What do women really want?

My InBox:

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a
neighboring kingdom.. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by
Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as
long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a
year to figure out the answer and, If after a year, he still had no
answer, he would be put to death. The question was: What do women really
want?

Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, And to
young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than
death, He accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's
end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: The princess, the
priests, the wise men, and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone,
but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people advised him
to consult the old witch, For only she would have the answer.. But the
price would be high as the witch was famous through out the kingdom for
the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to
the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree
to her price first..

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, The most noble of the Knights
of the Round Table, And Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was
horrified. She was hunch-backed and hideous, had only one tooth, Smelled
like sewage, made obscene noises, etc.

He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.. He
refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible
burden.

But Lancelot, having learnt of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said
nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life. And the
reservation of the Round Table. Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the
witch answered. Arthur's question thus: 'What do women really want?'
She said, 'Is to be in charge of her own life.'

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great
truth. And that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was. The neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom.

And Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.
The honeymoon hour approached and, Lancelot, steeling himself for a
horrific experience, entered the bedroom.

But, what a sight awaited him.
The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed.
The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared
as a witch, She would henceforth be her horrible and deformed self only
half the time. And the beautiful maiden the other half.
'Which would you prefer? She asked him.
'Beautiful during the day ..... or at night?'

Lancelot pondered the predicament.
During the day he could have a beautiful woman to show off to his friends,
But at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch!
Or,
Would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day?
But by night a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous, intimate moments
with?

(If you are a man reading this...) What would YOUR choice be?
(If you are a woman reading this) What would YOUR MAN'S choice be?
What Lancelot chose, is given below:
BUT... make YOUR choice before you scroll down below... OKAY?

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Noble Lancelot, knowing the answer the witch gave Arthur to his question,
He said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.
Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the
time..

Because, he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own
life.

Now... what is the moral to this story?

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The moral is...
1) There is witch in every woman no matter how beautiful she is!
2) If you don't let a woman have her own way, things are going to get
ugly.

So, always remember:
IT'S EITHER 'HER WAY' OR IT'S 'NO WAY'!!!

Friday, May 15, 2009

Aids Warning!

From My InBox:

SENIOR CITIZENS ARE THE NATION'S LEADING CARRIERS OF AIDS!



HEARING AIDS

BAND AIDS

ROLL AIDS

WALKING AIDS

MEDICAL AIDS

GOVERNMENT AIDS

MOST OF ALL,

MONETARY AID TO THEIR KIDS!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Road incident experienced by Jessica Teh

I don't know if this really happened, but if it had, I think the driver should have sounded her horn to alert others around her, which she did not. Do you think this is a true story?

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From My InBox:

Subject: Fw: Road incident experienced by Jessica Teh

Hi Everyone,
Pastor Guy has asked me to share my stories about recent road incidents which I really apologized have taken so long due to my many demands in time as mom to a very very active, demanding, emotional, etc...2-year old toddler!

I have recently experienced a near attempted robbery while I was in the car (with Evan) and had friends who experienced the same few weeks later. During this very tough and difficult financial crisis, the cases of road robberies (or any kind of robbery) are getting rampant and we need to be watchful wherever we go (at any time of the day). We need to keep our families and loved ones in prayer at all times.

Few weeks ago while I was taking Evan back from my mom's place, I experienced an attempted robbery while I was still in my car with Evan! A screeching sound of a motorcyle behind initially had me wondering if an accident occurred. But to my shock, the second motorcyclist flew onto the window of my passenger seat and started using his helmet and another sharp object to break the glass. At first I was still wondering whether the guy had an accident and flew onto my window (cos I don't see ppl flying to your window everyday!!) Then after 2 attempts to whack the glass, I knew he was trying to shatter it. It happened really fast and I couldn't escape and drive away because I was sandwiched between cars at the traffic light (along 17/1 just before turning to Damansara Highway ). All I could do was pray...and after 4-5 times of very hard whacking he gave up. My glass didn't shatter because I had installed a security film that holds the glass together.... although there were tiny pieces of the side that had already landed on the passenger seat.

To my horror, as the traffic light had not turned green yet, the guy immediately targeted another car on the opposite side of the road, and I am very sure the guy didn't have time to see if there was any handbag or items in the car because within less than 10 seconds he started smashing her window as well. This was an old car with a woman in her 40-50s. He took her belongings. Obviously she was screaming and nobody could do anything as the traffic light turned green and everybody left.

I had to take a slow drive home as the glass to the side of the window was slowly crumbling, but am so thankful that the glass didn't completely shatter and Evan was not shaken by the incident. And I had locked all my doors! But I still had the image of the man's evil look in my mind over the next few days. I had never seen such an evil look upfront and upclose before!

2 weeks later, a close friend experienced the same thing. I had just shared with her my experience the week before and she was the only one who had installed security films to her windows as well. She was going to a shop in Old Klang Road with her sister. She came down from the car while her sister sat at the passenger seat to wait for her. (It is advisable for everyone to leave the car and not wait inside nowadays!) A man came to the passenger seat window (where her sister was) and started smashing the window with a sharp object. Obviously it took a while to shatter the glass due to the film, but because the car was parked and he had more time, he continued whacking until the whole glass piece shattered. This was at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. After screaming her lungs out, the guy fled without taking her bag but she was bleeding due to the glass falling on her and in trauma. Really thank God the glass didn't go into her eye (nearly did!).

There are actually more cases from my friends relatives..mostly at traffic lights. This incidents just proves to warn us over and over again to be wary of our surroundings. ...and esp ladies (cos we are the main targets!) to hide your bags or don't carry any bags if you can, to avoid trouble. Let's continue to pray for safety everywhere we are, at anytime of the day.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

What do kids watch on TV?

This is what I watched on TV as a kid. What are kids watching today?

About being old and happy

I think it is wonderful to watch elderly couples walking around holding hands. Here is a video of a couple who clicks.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009