Article 153 Is ‘Bullying’, Says Christian Leader
SUBANG JAYA, Dec 24 – The Federal Constitution’s Article 153 is akin to “bullying” if it only protects the rights of one group, top church leader Reverend Dr Eu Hong Seng said today.
The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) chairman said the rights in any nation cannot be scrutinised in a vacuum.
“I think we need to talk about the rights of others as well under article 153.
“When we talk of rights of only one group, if I may suggest, that is bullying,” he said at the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) Christmas hi-tea here at the Full Gospel Tabernacle.
The annual event was attended by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, MCA’s Loh Seng Kok, DAP’s Hannah Yeoh, PKR’s Chua Tian Chang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Malaysian Insider
taken from here
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Ngellik berbelit
Pelik nya bila baca berita ni [dari sini].
Selama hari ni yang dok terpekik terlolong minta SPR guna dakwat kekal ni sapa ek?
Persatuan penternak kambing jamnapari kah?
d'oh !!! mokcik feninNNNNNN!
rasa nak termuntah lerrr !!!
Selama hari ni yang dok terpekik terlolong minta SPR guna dakwat kekal ni sapa ek?
Persatuan penternak kambing jamnapari kah?
d'oh !!! mokcik feninNNNNNN!
rasa nak termuntah lerrr !!!
PAS hari ini meminta Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) memberi jaminan bahawa penggunaan dakwat kekal pada pilihan raya umum akan datang mampu mengelakkan pengundian berulang.
Ketua Penerangannya Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man berkata jaminan tersebut termasuklah memilih dakwat kekal yang bermutu tinggi bagi memastikan dakwat yang dicalit tidak mudah dipadamkan dengan apa-apa juga bahan kimia serta tahan lama.
"Kita sememangnya mengalu-alukan pengunaan dakwat kekal pada pilihan raya umum akan datang dan berharap ia tidak melanggar syarak.
"Jadi kita berharap penggunaan dakwat kekal ini mampu memulihkan keyakinan rakyat terhadap perjalanan pilihan raya di negara ini. SPR perlu yakinkan pengundi bahawa ia tidak melanggar syarak serta tidak boleh dimanipulasi dan tidak boleh dihapuskan dengan mudah menggunakan bahan kimia," katanya kepada Bernama di sini, hari ini.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
HARMONY
Malaysia is a good example for the world to see how a plural society could live in peace and harmony, said Foreign Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahman.
He said Malaysia proved to the world that a multiracial society could practise tolerance and develop the country together.
"Foreign countries with a plural society can learn from Malaysia as we have succeeded in uniting the races by sharing power and living in peace."
Mohd Radzi said this to reporters after opening a youth seminar on Malaysia's foreign policy at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) yesterday.
source here
And then this
The Transport Ministry has advised the KL International Airport (KLIA) and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) to make announcements in Tamil beginning Jan 1 during the flights to and from Chennai, India.
Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said today the passenger volume on the KL-Chennai route was high and almost 90 per cent of the passengers better understood Tamil than English.
KLIA and LCCT handled a total of 434,050 passengers to and from Chennai this year, 207,697 outgoing and 226,353 incoming, he said in a statement, adding that they travelled in flights operated by Malaysia Airlines (MAS), AirAsia, Jet Airways and Air India Express.
"As such, the government has acceded to the request by several quarters for announcements in Tamil during the arrival and departure of flights on the KL-Chennai sector," he said.
WOW!
After this surely we must have announcement in African and Arabic and Korean.
From Malay Mail December 21, 2009
In 2001, 51,383 African entered Malaysia. In 2008, 111,805 African entered Malaysia both as tourist and students.
Deputy Home Minister also said a total of 101,644 Iranians were recorded to have entered the country in 2009 and the figure rosed to 2108,047 in 2010.
Last year, some 264,000 Koreans entered Malaysia as tourist. There are currently 35 weekly flights from Seoul unto Malaysia. How often or rather have you ever heard about Koreans overstayers in Malaysia ? Folks, did you know that there is a thriving Korean community in Malaysia, especially in Ampang where a Koreatown is slowly beginning to sprout. In 2009, there were 14,580 Koreans residing in Malaysia many of them students or retirees coming under the Malaysia My Second Home
[from OutSyed The Box]
How about that?
How about this?
The novel, "Konserto Terakhir" by national laureate Datuk Abdullah Hussain will replace "Interlok" as textbook for the Malay literature component for Form Five students from next year.
Education director-general Datuk Seri Abd Ghafar Mahmud in a statement today said the textbook replacement concerned students in Zone Two, covering Negeri Sembilan, the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and Selangor.
He said "Konserto Terakhir" had gone through the process of selection and screening set and was found to be suitable as a school literature textbook based on the values promoted and the quality of the work.
On Dec 14, the cabinet decided that the novel, "Interlok", also written by Abdullah, would cease to be used as a Form Five textbook from 2012.
The decision was made following arising feelings of uneasiness among some sections of society about the novel and to prevent certain quarters from continuing to make it polemic.
"Konserto Terakhir" had been used before as a Form Five textbook in Zone Two from year 2000 to 2010.
The novel revolves around the struggle and resilience of a village youth who migrated to the city to look for a job and in the end becomes a big star.
[from BERNAMA]
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Crack HEADs
The champion of 'ALLAH' for bible's god is rearing his head again.
He must have his cake and eat it!
He must have his cake and eat it!
From here
The Education Ministry should consult the school board of SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) to resolve an ongoing dispute regarding the appointment of a new Muslim principal, said Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon.
He added that the person would need to work together with the school board and community.
“The 1Malaysia concept is reflected in the country's education system, of which the various communities including Christian mission schools and other religious schools have roles to play.
“Their contribution and roles must be well-respected and appreciated,” he said at the Gerakan headquarters.
Stressing that the views of the school board must be taken into account, Dr Koh said the decision to appoint a Muslim principal would create a negative impression to those who have contributed to mission schools.
“At least, have a meeting with the school board. Maybe other names can be accepted,” he said, adding that he understood the school board's proposal of three candidates had been rejected.
Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam was reported to have said the appointment of Datin Seri Zavirah Shaari as CBN principal was contrary to the Government's policy of consultation.
He said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had affirmed the pledge to consult mission school authorities over the choice of school heads and teachers during a 1988 trip to Kota Kinabalu.
Pakiam appealed to the ministry's director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Ghafar Mahmud to reconsider the appointment and pick a candidate nominated by the school owners.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Pembaharuan Sistem Pendidikan Negara
Satu kumpulan panel yang terdiri daripada tokoh-tokoh industri dan juga pendidikan telah dibentuk untuk menasihati kerajaan dalam pembaharuan sistem pendidikan negara.
Lain-lain anggota panel ialah Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Profesor Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah, Datuk Profesor Dr Ab Rahim Selamat.
Tujuh anggota panel penasihat itu akan membuat laporan serta cadangan hasil kajian dan pemerhatian mereka kepada Menteri Pelajaran yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Pelantikan mereka dibuat oleh Muhyiddin baru-baru ini.
Adalah difahamkan antara lain mandat penting panel ini adalah untuk menentukan sama ada persekitaran pembelajaran persekolahan kita menggalakkan kreativiti dan eksperimentasi menjadi keutamaan.
[SUMBER]
Novel Interlok Akhirnya Digugurkan Sebagai Teks Sastera Tingkatan 5
MELAKA: Novel kontroversi 'Interlok' karya Sasterawan Negara, Datuk Abdullah Hussain akhirnya akan dikeluarkan sebagai teks wajib sastera tingkatan lima mulai tahun depan.
Perkara ini diumumkan oleh Timbalan Presiden MIC, Datuk S. Subramaniam di sini semalam.
Beliau yang juga menteri sumber manusia menjelaskan, keputusan tersebut dibuat oleh Jemaah Menteri dalam mesyuarat mingguannya baru-baru ini.
Menurut beliau lagi, keputusan penuh mengenai perkara itu akan diumumkan oleh Menteri Pelajaran, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Anggota-anggota panel itu antara ialahKetua Pegawai Eksekutif AirAsia, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Pengarah Urusan Khazanah Bhd, Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar.
Mereka akan diketuai oleh Tan Sri Dzulkifli Abdul Razak.Lain-lain anggota panel ialah Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah, Profesor Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah, Datuk Profesor Dr Ab Rahim Selamat.
Tujuh anggota panel penasihat itu akan membuat laporan serta cadangan hasil kajian dan pemerhatian mereka kepada Menteri Pelajaran yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Pelantikan mereka dibuat oleh Muhyiddin baru-baru ini.
Adalah difahamkan antara lain mandat penting panel ini adalah untuk menentukan sama ada persekitaran pembelajaran persekolahan kita menggalakkan kreativiti dan eksperimentasi menjadi keutamaan.
[SUMBER]
Was looking for another name in the panel. Maybe he can put the unused 'resource' waiting in the classrooms in his condo.
Another one from mStar Online today
Novel Interlok Akhirnya Digugurkan Sebagai Teks Sastera Tingkatan 5
MELAKA: Novel kontroversi 'Interlok' karya Sasterawan Negara, Datuk Abdullah Hussain akhirnya akan dikeluarkan sebagai teks wajib sastera tingkatan lima mulai tahun depan.
Perkara ini diumumkan oleh Timbalan Presiden MIC, Datuk S. Subramaniam di sini semalam.
Beliau yang juga menteri sumber manusia menjelaskan, keputusan tersebut dibuat oleh Jemaah Menteri dalam mesyuarat mingguannya baru-baru ini.
Menurut beliau lagi, keputusan penuh mengenai perkara itu akan diumumkan oleh Menteri Pelajaran, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Novel tersebut yang mencetuskan kontroversi kerana mengandungi beberapa perkataan yang tidak disenangi oleh kaum India telah melalui proses pengeditan semula dan naskhah baru telah pun diterbitkan untuk kegunaan sekolah.
Adehh! Flip flop flip flop flip flop
Wondering now who is going to get ALL those naskah baru yang telah pun diterbitkan.
SURAT KHABAR LAMA! SURAT KHABAR LAMA!
Hmm ..wondering too if the author gets anything apart from heart attack out of this.
Malaysians and cars
Malaysians paid through their noses for cars. Read here.
And then
Malaysians spend millions to repair defective vehicles
Read this
MALAYSIANS have been forking out an average of RM76 million over the past three years to tend to defective vehicles, the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) revealed.
What's worse is that the amount -- spent to repair defects, pay service charges and purchase spare parts -- keeps rising every year, based on the centre's statistics.
This year is no different, with an estimated RM80 million spent between January and July alone.
NCCC senior manager M. Matheevani said yesterday the centre had not ruled out the possibility of it going above RM100 million for the entire year.
The figure, like the potential losses recorded since 2009, is derived from the number of complaints the centre handles.
For the first half of this year, the centre received 2,023 complaints.
Last year, NCCC recorded 2,244 complaints and potential losses of up to RM90 million, while in 2009, the centre received 1,314 complaints which saw estimated losses of RM52 million.
Manufacturing defects are a major complaint, one which also topped the list last year.
Overheating engines, breakdowns and substandard accessories and spare parts in new cars fall under this category.
Consumers also bemoan the supply of faulty spare parts, the use of cloned ones, the unavailability of such parts and their exorbitant prices.
Matheevani said the increase in complaints against the automobile industry was due to an increase in the number of Malaysians owning vehicles.
This, she said, could be attributed to the poor public transport service, which had contributed to more people purchasing cars for convenience.
"The rise in complaints is also due to the fact that the country does not have a redress, or recall mechanism. Right now, only the automobile industry has the decision-making powers in handling disputes.
"The outcomes will tend to favour the industry.
"Most people don't know their rights, nor are they technically competent."
She said because of this, the centre was pushing for an independent body, made up of industry experts, regulators and consumer bodies, to hear cases so that consumers would be treated fairly.
Matheevani said this would also reduce the backlog of automobile complaints.
She added that more than 90 per cent of consumers could not afford to take legal action against the automobile industry as the process was costly.
"The consumer will have to live with the defects or sell his vehicle at a lower price to a used car dealer."
The automobile industry, said Matheevani, should not be worried about admitting defects. In the long run, it would strengthen trust between consumers and the brand name as the former would feel that the company was being responsible, she added.
Monday, December 12, 2011
HIJRAH
Dalam kelam kabut menyiapkan kerja pening kepala cari sendiri, terpaksa berkejar ke pejabat pos pulak.
Balik dari pejabat pos, singgah di gerai adik untuk bersarapan. Beberapa orang tukang karut tempatan juga sedang menikmati nasi berlauk mereka. Galak mereka buat lawak pasal Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia. Paling bergegar gelak mereka bila ada yang berjenaka kerajaan beri bantuan itu supaya rakyat terus mengundi PAS. Entah apa muslihat disebalik kata kata begitu yang terpacul dari mulut mereka yang bila nak ke jamban pun berkopiah [sunat ya menutup kepala bila di jamban]. Namun bagi seorang yang tidak warak macam den nih, terasa sengal jugak lah telinga bila mendengar jenaka yang begitu dari orang dewasa. Di mana letaknya keluhuran budi pekerti?
Den hanya mampu tersonyum sahaja sambil mengunyah ulam timun nasi lemak kukus telur mata kucing. Dalam hati berdetik juga ...
Tahun baru Hijrah 1433 dah hampir sebulan berlalu. Sedang makan nasi lemak tadi, adik ipar den hulurkan kiriman omak den ... 'asyura. Masa kanak kanak den cukup gemar makan 'asyura, terutamanya yang ada daging. Sodappp.
Menjelang tahun baru Hijrah 1433, akhirnya den berjaya mengambil satu langkah ke hadapan setelah hampir sedekad berusaha.
Balik dari pejabat pos, singgah di gerai adik untuk bersarapan. Beberapa orang tukang karut tempatan juga sedang menikmati nasi berlauk mereka. Galak mereka buat lawak pasal Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia. Paling bergegar gelak mereka bila ada yang berjenaka kerajaan beri bantuan itu supaya rakyat terus mengundi PAS. Entah apa muslihat disebalik kata kata begitu yang terpacul dari mulut mereka yang bila nak ke jamban pun berkopiah [sunat ya menutup kepala bila di jamban]. Namun bagi seorang yang tidak warak macam den nih, terasa sengal jugak lah telinga bila mendengar jenaka yang begitu dari orang dewasa. Di mana letaknya keluhuran budi pekerti?
Den hanya mampu tersonyum sahaja sambil mengunyah ulam timun nasi lemak kukus telur mata kucing. Dalam hati berdetik juga ...
Tahun baru Hijrah 1433 dah hampir sebulan berlalu. Sedang makan nasi lemak tadi, adik ipar den hulurkan kiriman omak den ... 'asyura. Masa kanak kanak den cukup gemar makan 'asyura, terutamanya yang ada daging. Sodappp.
Menjelang tahun baru Hijrah 1433, akhirnya den berjaya mengambil satu langkah ke hadapan setelah hampir sedekad berusaha.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Elevation
Notice how something/someone being 'elevated' for purposes known only to the perpetrators? In recent times, some foods have been elevated to super status by marketers who termed them "super foods".
Some people in some parts of the world eat worms and bugs out of necessity - to appease hunger. But now scientists advocate bugs as a green superfood, arguing that insect dishes, boasting a lower carbon footprint in addition to being very nutritious, could be the answer to the global food crisis.
Every now and again, new items are given this super treatment. Most of them are grown abroad, thus are often less available and more costly locally. The hype surrounding superfoods has become so hot that companies are now selling superfood pills, extracts and elixirs, claiming to offer various health benefits such as anti-ageing, cancer fighting and detoxification, so much so that it gives the impression that once you have eaten such food; you don’t have to worry about other areas of your diet.
Technically, there is no such thing as 'superfoods'.
Blueberries are a top choice of those promoting superfoods, and there is no doubt that they are high in potassium and vitamin C. A 100g serving packs 77mg of potassium, 9.7mg of vitamin C and 6mg of calcium, among others. But at RM16 for a 125g punnet, they are beyond the budget of many.
However, the humble pineapple, which is widely available at supermarkets and local wet markets, is only RM2.50 [nenas madu lagi], and it packs a punch nutrition-wise. A 100g serving offers 97mg of potassium, 15.2mg of vitamin C and 24mg of calcium.
Kiwi fruit, touted as a nutrient-rich food, the New Zealand export has more potassium than bananas or citrus fruits and is an excellent source of vitamin C. A 100g serving boasts 180mg of potassium and 86.7mg of vitamin C, but it also packs a wallop on the wallet at RM7.90 for a packet of four (weighing about 600g).
While the guava at RM4.90 a kg [prices vary] may not boast a high concentration of potassium (29mg per 100g), it is still packed with nutrients. A 100g serving boasts 152mg of vitamin C, 10mg of vitamin A and 33mg of calcium. To my kampong tongue, it tastes a lot better than kiwi too.
Pomegranates are being hailed as a superfood that can protect the heart. A 2004 BBC report states that scientists in Israel have shown that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice daily could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. A 100g serving of the fruit has 236mg of potassium, 10.2mg of vitamin C, 10mg of calcium and 4g of fibre [if you ingest the seeds]. At around RM3.30 a fruit [it takes a lot of fruits to yield a glass of juice], it may put a large dent in one’s wallet.
The dragon fruit (RM2.50 each - price vary) may lose out to the pomegranate in terms of calcium (8.8mg) and fibre content (0.9g of fibre and the seeds are a lot easier to ingest) but it is way ahead where potassium (436mg) and vitamin C (14.5mg) are concerned.
Like blueberries, salmon is a favourite superfood, thanks to its rich bounty of omega-3 essential fatty acids. A 100g serving contains 2,950mg of omega-3 and 490mg of potassium. We’re told to eat salmon two to three times a week to lower our heart disease risk and help prevent arthritis and memory loss. We’re also told to eat wild-caught salmon rather than farm-raised ones because of the chemicals that have been found in the latter. However, at RM99 per kg, the fish is beyond the budget of many households.
Ikan kembung (Indian mackerel) is a great source of omega-3, with a 100g serving boasting of 1,450mg of omega-3 and 370mg of potassium. Sure, it’s not as chockfull of omega-3 as salmon but at RM10.90 per kg, it’s more affordable. In addition, the humble ikan kembung also offers more calcium (48mg compared to 12mg in salmon, per 100g serving) and iron (1.8mg vs 0.8mg) and has less fat (3.9g vs 6.34g).
One of the more trendy nutritional wonders, wheatgrass (taken as a juice) is said to have beneficial effects on one’s cholesterol level, blood pressure and immune response, as well as prevent cancer, thanks to its high concentration of chlorophyll. But at RM3.99 for a small cup, it’s pricey.
To enjoy the benefits of chlorophyll, look for green vegetables such as kale or spinach. The latter is a great (and more palatable) substitute for wheatgrass and costs only RM1.20 per 100g. A 30g serving of spinach offers 128 mg of potassium (compared with 42 mg per 30ml of wheatgrass juice), 26 mg vitamin C (10mg) and 30mg calcium (7.2mg).
Source here
Oleh itu makan lah makanan tempatan.
Some people in some parts of the world eat worms and bugs out of necessity - to appease hunger. But now scientists advocate bugs as a green superfood, arguing that insect dishes, boasting a lower carbon footprint in addition to being very nutritious, could be the answer to the global food crisis.
Every now and again, new items are given this super treatment. Most of them are grown abroad, thus are often less available and more costly locally. The hype surrounding superfoods has become so hot that companies are now selling superfood pills, extracts and elixirs, claiming to offer various health benefits such as anti-ageing, cancer fighting and detoxification, so much so that it gives the impression that once you have eaten such food; you don’t have to worry about other areas of your diet.
Technically, there is no such thing as 'superfoods'.
Blueberries are a top choice of those promoting superfoods, and there is no doubt that they are high in potassium and vitamin C. A 100g serving packs 77mg of potassium, 9.7mg of vitamin C and 6mg of calcium, among others. But at RM16 for a 125g punnet, they are beyond the budget of many.
However, the humble pineapple, which is widely available at supermarkets and local wet markets, is only RM2.50 [nenas madu lagi], and it packs a punch nutrition-wise. A 100g serving offers 97mg of potassium, 15.2mg of vitamin C and 24mg of calcium.
Kiwi fruit, touted as a nutrient-rich food, the New Zealand export has more potassium than bananas or citrus fruits and is an excellent source of vitamin C. A 100g serving boasts 180mg of potassium and 86.7mg of vitamin C, but it also packs a wallop on the wallet at RM7.90 for a packet of four (weighing about 600g).
While the guava at RM4.90 a kg [prices vary] may not boast a high concentration of potassium (29mg per 100g), it is still packed with nutrients. A 100g serving boasts 152mg of vitamin C, 10mg of vitamin A and 33mg of calcium. To my kampong tongue, it tastes a lot better than kiwi too.
Pomegranates are being hailed as a superfood that can protect the heart. A 2004 BBC report states that scientists in Israel have shown that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice daily could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. A 100g serving of the fruit has 236mg of potassium, 10.2mg of vitamin C, 10mg of calcium and 4g of fibre [if you ingest the seeds]. At around RM3.30 a fruit [it takes a lot of fruits to yield a glass of juice], it may put a large dent in one’s wallet.
The dragon fruit (RM2.50 each - price vary) may lose out to the pomegranate in terms of calcium (8.8mg) and fibre content (0.9g of fibre and the seeds are a lot easier to ingest) but it is way ahead where potassium (436mg) and vitamin C (14.5mg) are concerned.
Like blueberries, salmon is a favourite superfood, thanks to its rich bounty of omega-3 essential fatty acids. A 100g serving contains 2,950mg of omega-3 and 490mg of potassium. We’re told to eat salmon two to three times a week to lower our heart disease risk and help prevent arthritis and memory loss. We’re also told to eat wild-caught salmon rather than farm-raised ones because of the chemicals that have been found in the latter. However, at RM99 per kg, the fish is beyond the budget of many households.
Ikan kembung (Indian mackerel) is a great source of omega-3, with a 100g serving boasting of 1,450mg of omega-3 and 370mg of potassium. Sure, it’s not as chockfull of omega-3 as salmon but at RM10.90 per kg, it’s more affordable. In addition, the humble ikan kembung also offers more calcium (48mg compared to 12mg in salmon, per 100g serving) and iron (1.8mg vs 0.8mg) and has less fat (3.9g vs 6.34g).
One of the more trendy nutritional wonders, wheatgrass (taken as a juice) is said to have beneficial effects on one’s cholesterol level, blood pressure and immune response, as well as prevent cancer, thanks to its high concentration of chlorophyll. But at RM3.99 for a small cup, it’s pricey.
To enjoy the benefits of chlorophyll, look for green vegetables such as kale or spinach. The latter is a great (and more palatable) substitute for wheatgrass and costs only RM1.20 per 100g. A 30g serving of spinach offers 128 mg of potassium (compared with 42 mg per 30ml of wheatgrass juice), 26 mg vitamin C (10mg) and 30mg calcium (7.2mg).
Source here
Oleh itu makan lah makanan tempatan.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Allergy
Some people are allergic to certain food. In the UK, 90% of all food allergies are due to 8 foods, the so called 'big eight'. They are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts [ie hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds], fish, shellfish, soy and wheat.
Children often outgrow allergies to milk, eggs and soya. Although 2% to 7% of babies under the age of one are allergic to cow milk, 75% will be free of it by the age of three.
Allergies to peanuts, shellfish and fish usually last throughout life.
In adults, the most common food allergies are to nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, citrus fruit and wheat.
Both cooked and uncooked forms of the culprit foods are able to cause an allergic reaction.
People can be allergic to more than one unrelated food allergen e.g. nuts and fish.
Sometimes an allergy to a single food allergen causes you to be allergic to foods in the same food group.
This is known as cross reactivity. For example, people with a peanut allergy may find out they are also allergic to other legumes such as beans and lentils.
This is also why it is important to know as much as possible about the food allergen which causes your allergy, to develop an awareness of foods which could potentially cause an allergic reaction [taken from here]
A 26-year-old Vietnamese woman has left doctors baffled as she lost her once youthful appearance.
Nguyen Thi Phuong believes that an allergic reaction to seafood she ate in 2008, caused the skin over her face and body to sag and wrinkle. It has come to light now, as she has shown her face in public for the first time since it happened.
Her story has led health experts to question what could have triggered her rapid aging as pictures show Phuong looking like two different people.
Mrs Nguyen had been treating herself with various types of medication, from a local pharmacy as she and her husband could not afford to have her examined at a hospital.
She said: “I was really itchy all over my body. I had to scratch even while sleeping. After one month of taking the drugs, I became less itchy but hives remained on my skin.
“Then I switched to traditional medicine and all the hives disappeared, together with my itching. However, my skin began to sag and fold.”
The couple does not remember what the traditional medication was called, or which pharmacy they had bought it from.
In 2009 they decided to stop using the remedy; from then on Phuong wore a face mask whenever she was in public.
She said: “The skin on my face, chest and belly has folds like an old woman who has given birth several times although I have never had a child.
“But the rapid-aging syndrome hasn't affected my menstrual cycle, hair, teeth, eyes and mind.”
Phuong’s husband, Thanh Tuyen, insists her story is true and continues to stand by his wife despite the loss of her youthful appearance.
Tuyen said: “I married Phuong when she was a beautiful woman. I have followed her through her disease and have never been shocked at all.
“It's not easy to talk about one's own marital affairs. Just simply understand that I still love her very much.”
Mrs Nguyen has not had much luck treating her condition but there still may be a happy ending.
Phuong was able to have a free consultation at the Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital, in Vietnam, with doctors who believed she may have been badly affected with the skin disease, mastocytosis.
From this diagnosis, doctors hope that with medical treatment they will be able to restore between 50 and 70% of her skin [source here]
Children often outgrow allergies to milk, eggs and soya. Although 2% to 7% of babies under the age of one are allergic to cow milk, 75% will be free of it by the age of three.
Allergies to peanuts, shellfish and fish usually last throughout life.
In adults, the most common food allergies are to nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, citrus fruit and wheat.
Both cooked and uncooked forms of the culprit foods are able to cause an allergic reaction.
People can be allergic to more than one unrelated food allergen e.g. nuts and fish.
Sometimes an allergy to a single food allergen causes you to be allergic to foods in the same food group.
This is known as cross reactivity. For example, people with a peanut allergy may find out they are also allergic to other legumes such as beans and lentils.
This is also why it is important to know as much as possible about the food allergen which causes your allergy, to develop an awareness of foods which could potentially cause an allergic reaction [taken from here]
A 26-year-old Vietnamese woman has left doctors baffled as she lost her once youthful appearance.
Nguyen Thi Phuong believes that an allergic reaction to seafood she ate in 2008, caused the skin over her face and body to sag and wrinkle. It has come to light now, as she has shown her face in public for the first time since it happened.
Her story has led health experts to question what could have triggered her rapid aging as pictures show Phuong looking like two different people.
Mrs Nguyen had been treating herself with various types of medication, from a local pharmacy as she and her husband could not afford to have her examined at a hospital.
She said: “I was really itchy all over my body. I had to scratch even while sleeping. After one month of taking the drugs, I became less itchy but hives remained on my skin.
“Then I switched to traditional medicine and all the hives disappeared, together with my itching. However, my skin began to sag and fold.”
The couple does not remember what the traditional medication was called, or which pharmacy they had bought it from.
In 2009 they decided to stop using the remedy; from then on Phuong wore a face mask whenever she was in public.
She said: “The skin on my face, chest and belly has folds like an old woman who has given birth several times although I have never had a child.
“But the rapid-aging syndrome hasn't affected my menstrual cycle, hair, teeth, eyes and mind.”
Phuong’s husband, Thanh Tuyen, insists her story is true and continues to stand by his wife despite the loss of her youthful appearance.
Tuyen said: “I married Phuong when she was a beautiful woman. I have followed her through her disease and have never been shocked at all.
“It's not easy to talk about one's own marital affairs. Just simply understand that I still love her very much.”
Mrs Nguyen has not had much luck treating her condition but there still may be a happy ending.
Phuong was able to have a free consultation at the Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital, in Vietnam, with doctors who believed she may have been badly affected with the skin disease, mastocytosis.
From this diagnosis, doctors hope that with medical treatment they will be able to restore between 50 and 70% of her skin [source here]
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Multiculturalism
Update - Here is another article in response to the issue of multiculturalism.
This photo put up on one young PAP member's fb wall caused an uproar that the Singaporean was reported to have quit the party [read here]
Someone wrote on Yahoo News [here] wondering just how multicultural Singaporeans really are.
He argued that Singaporeans need to move beyond tolerance, the first attribute which their former MM LKY said is a must have for them to be a SUCCESSFUL multicultural cosmopolitan society.
A National University of Singapore professor Syed Farid Alatas opined that beneath the word tolerance is "irritation, lack of interest, certainly not admiration".
There are fears of the increasing xenophobic and racist stuffs heard about mainland Chinese or Indian who were recruited as foreign talents and given citizenship or PR status in Singapore.
Consequently, there seems to be a great need to take a bold step of facing up to the differences and not be apprehensive to debate about it. After all, that's what being a modern, intellectual state is all about, said the writer
Hmm ... the phrase sounds familiar over this side of the tambak ... circa Pak Lah and the 4th floor boys' era. You know them young Oxford educated guns!
Read the comments to the article copied here.
One issue I noticed that's eating up the Singaporeans is their foreign talents who are mainly from mainland China and India having different values and attitudes and not having a care about the country.
When WE feel the same ... Malaysian Indian and Malaysian Chinese screamed racist at us.
When we want to foster integration through ONE school, they screamed racist at us and yet they keep their vernacular schools.
HINDRAF even went as far as accusing the government of genocide.
They dangle their votes, blackmailing the lutut hogeh telur kecut hantu loncat hancing to give in to their every demands.
Multiculturalism is DEAD in German [read here].
It is interesting to note that the writer of the article acknowledged the fact that in multicultural Singapore, the Malays have become a minority in their own motherland and the government of the day distrust them.
Doesn't this smell of 'apartheid' when the native of the land becomes a minority and the non-native becomes the majority who forms a government that practices policies which discriminate against the minority?
In 1987, the Second Minister for Defense explained the absence of Malays in the higher echelons and combat unit of Singapore armed forces:-
"If there is a conflict, if the SAF is called to defend the homeland, we do not want to put any of our soldiers in a difficult position where his emotions for the nation may be in conflict with his religion".
In 1999, in referring to the Malays in Singapore Armed Forces, former MM LKY said:-
"If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who's very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of a machine gun unit, that's a very tricky business. We've got to know his background ... I and my family could have a tragedy."
In January this year, in his book "Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going", LKY caused an uproar when he said,
"I would say today, we could integrate all religions and races except Islam."
He added, "we were progressing nicely until the surge of Islam came" and he called on the community to "be less strict on Islam observances".
With such public statements by their senior leader is it really of any surprise then, to have among the majority race a mindset that is so full of suspicion towards the minority race?
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| pic from here |
This photo put up on one young PAP member's fb wall caused an uproar that the Singaporean was reported to have quit the party [read here]
Someone wrote on Yahoo News [here] wondering just how multicultural Singaporeans really are.
He argued that Singaporeans need to move beyond tolerance, the first attribute which their former MM LKY said is a must have for them to be a SUCCESSFUL multicultural cosmopolitan society.
A National University of Singapore professor Syed Farid Alatas opined that beneath the word tolerance is "irritation, lack of interest, certainly not admiration".
There are fears of the increasing xenophobic and racist stuffs heard about mainland Chinese or Indian who were recruited as foreign talents and given citizenship or PR status in Singapore.
Consequently, there seems to be a great need to take a bold step of facing up to the differences and not be apprehensive to debate about it. After all, that's what being a modern, intellectual state is all about, said the writer
Hmm ... the phrase sounds familiar over this side of the tambak ... circa Pak Lah and the 4th floor boys' era. You know them young Oxford educated guns!
Read the comments to the article copied here.
One issue I noticed that's eating up the Singaporeans is their foreign talents who are mainly from mainland China and India having different values and attitudes and not having a care about the country.
When WE feel the same ... Malaysian Indian and Malaysian Chinese screamed racist at us.
When we want to foster integration through ONE school, they screamed racist at us and yet they keep their vernacular schools.
HINDRAF even went as far as accusing the government of genocide.
They dangle their votes, blackmailing the lutut hogeh telur kecut hantu loncat hancing to give in to their every demands.
Multiculturalism is DEAD in German [read here].
Multiculturalism is dying in Malaysia. Instead we have 1Malaysia.
Will multiculturalism live a healthy life in Singapore?
Will multiculturalism live a healthy life in Singapore?
Nimal
Sadly no Alex.... I'm singaporean... travelled much.... Singapore is Racist.... most chinese people obviously don't realize it.... but if you're not chinese you will see it blatantly in your face. Its harder to secure jobs if you're not fair skined or chinese here... Thats one very blatant sign of racism.
I've even heard of it practiced in saf when mindef in gombak needed clerks, they actually told the admin in my unit "I don't want indian black black". I'm sure there are chinese people now itself that might find this funny.... and that is why we are racist.- Zorro007
If it's in the army, navy or air force the reason is simple, internal security. We have to accept this.
- Holy Roller
"when you see a wave of "Not-so-FTs" come in because the hiring manager is their same nationality...." from where these Fake Talents come from, they're a dime-a-dozen and mediocre in their own country of origin.
- VantagePoint
So even when they are so mediocre and so blatantly in-capable,, why do they still get the likes? You have to agree that SGporeans lack unity...this is sth we as nation needs to work on...local managers should try to hire locals as much as possible...it has to start from there.. even for MNC where the big bosses are Foreigners .. they need the support of local managers and staff .. make them understand that.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Sourgrapes
Found this bunch here.
Aren't they cute?
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| sour grapes |
We know it takes more
to scrunch up the facial muscles
and it can be painful after a while.
Better to smile!
See these brave golden girls
still smiling strong
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| smiling from our hearts |
2011 is closing in
gosh!
time does fly
especially when you are having
a great time
To all my friends
old and new
far and near
real and cyber
especially
all my family members
From the bottom of my heart
THANK YOU
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
GIGO
Had a great weekend.
Saturday attended a wedding in Maran. A classmate found her prince charming in the golden years. Never too late. Tim's happiness radiated.
Wakil tok ngulu Maran took us to Maran Golf Resort for coffee. Nice place. Kena pergi lagi nih.
and KDYMM Sultan SANG for us. He was still going strong after song number 10.
Saturday attended a wedding in Maran. A classmate found her prince charming in the golden years. Never too late. Tim's happiness radiated.
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| tahniah Tim. semoga bahagia kekal abadi |
Next - AKSHAH at Zenith Kuantan. Last minute confirmation. Couldn't be bothered to join at first but Sher managed to drag me.
great food!
great food!
and KDYMM Sultan SANG for us. He was still going strong after song number 10.
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| food was marvelous, company was superb |
the next day, Idzah and her hubby treated us to nasi lemak kerang at undertree restaurant at Teluk Chempedak.
love the camaraderie. thanks idzah and azman. i had a great time banging head with azman about education in general. azman being an ex lecturer and now a consultant was highly eloquent with his opinions regarding the subject.
spent today finishing the translation job while doing the usual blog hopping.
found this posted here
“If I ran my business the way you people operate your schools, I wouldn’t be in business very long!”
I stood before an auditorium filled with outraged teachers who were becoming angrier by the minute. My speech had entirely consumed their precious 90 minutes of inservice. Their initial icy glares had turned to restless agitation. You could cut the hostility with a knife.
I represented a group of business people dedicated to improving public schools. I was an executive at an ice cream company that had become famous in the middle1980s when People magazine chose our blueberry as the “Best Ice Cream in America.”
I was convinced of two things. First, public schools needed to change; they were archaic selecting and sorting mechanisms designed for the industrial age and out of step with the needs of our emerging “knowledge society.” Second, educators were a major part of the problem: they resisted change, hunkered down in their feathered nests, protected by tenure, and shielded by a bureaucratic monopoly. They needed to look to business. We knew how to produce quality. Zero defects! TQM! Continuous improvement!
In retrospect, the speech was perfectly balanced — equal parts ignorance and arrogance.
As soon as I finished, a woman’s hand shot up. She appeared polite, pleasant. She was, in fact, a razor-edged, veteran, high school English teacher who had been waiting to unload.
She began quietly, “We are told, sir, that you manage a company that makes good ice cream.”
I smugly replied, “Best ice cream in America, Ma’am.”
“How nice,” she said. “Is it rich and smooth?”
“Sixteen percent butterfat,” I crowed.
“Premium ingredients?” she inquired.
“Super-premium! Nothing but triple A.” I was on a roll. I never saw the next line coming.
“Mr. Vollmer,” she said, leaning forward with a wicked eyebrow raised to the sky, “when you are standing on your receiving dock and you see an inferior shipment of blueberries arrive, what do you do?”
In the silence of that room, I could hear the trap snap…. I was dead meat, but I wasn’t going to lie.
“I send them back.”
She jumped to her feet. “That’s right!” she barked, “and we can never send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, exceptional, abused, frightened, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them with ADHD, junior rheumatoid arthritis, and English as their second language. We take them all! Every one! And that, Mr. Vollmer, is why it’s not a business. It’s school!”
In an explosion, all 290 teachers, principals, bus drivers, aides, custodians, and secretaries jumped to their feet and yelled, “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!”
And so began my long transformation.
Since then, I have visited hundreds of schools. I have learned that a school is not a business. Schools are unable to control the quality of their raw material, they are dependent upon the vagaries of politics for a reliable revenue stream, and they are constantly mauled by a howling horde of disparate, competing customer groups that would send the best CEO screaming into the night.
None of this negates the need for change. We must change what, when, and how we teach to give all children maximum opportunity to thrive in a post-industrial society. But educators cannot do this alone; these changes can occur only with the understanding, trust, permission, and active support of the surrounding community. For the most important thing I have learned is that schools reflect the attitudes, beliefs and health of the communities they serve, and therefore, to improve public education means more than changing our schools, it means changing America.
Copyright 2011 Jamie Robert Vollmer
remember an old posting here
What Do Teachers Make?
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, and then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make?" (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)
''I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life."
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
"What do you make Mr. CEO?"
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
I would like to just post Jamie Robert Vollmer's conclusion
The second group argues that the comparison of children to blueberries is specious. Most of these people contend that the children are “the customers,” not the raw material. The truth is that no one can agree on who the “customers” are. Candidates include students, parents, grandparents, business owners, corporate executives, human resource directors, and college deans of admission. (I tend to designate the entire taxpaying public as the rightful customers. They are the ones who are paying.) This problem is further complicated by the fact that few of these “customers” can agree on what they want as a finished product, except in the broadest terms. Everyone has an opinion. Politicians and bureaucrats are left to define what children should know and when they should know it. And they are constantly manipulated by dozens of organized, aggressive, well funded special interest groups. Many of these groups have conflicting agendas that are directly at odds with the best interest of kids.
If the final product of the PreK-12 enterprise is a young adult prepared with the knowledge, skills, habits, and values needed to succeed in a fast-paced, global, knowledge society, then the quality of the “raw material”—the student’s talent, intelligence, physical and mental health, attention, and motivation—is a huge variable in the education process over which public schools have little control. Parents, teachers, administrators, board members, civic and business leaders must work together with the students to develop their potential and help them reach the goal. Whether they are called customers or workers is next to irrelevant.
I stood before an auditorium filled with outraged teachers who were becoming angrier by the minute. My speech had entirely consumed their precious 90 minutes of inservice. Their initial icy glares had turned to restless agitation. You could cut the hostility with a knife.
I represented a group of business people dedicated to improving public schools. I was an executive at an ice cream company that had become famous in the middle1980s when People magazine chose our blueberry as the “Best Ice Cream in America.”
I was convinced of two things. First, public schools needed to change; they were archaic selecting and sorting mechanisms designed for the industrial age and out of step with the needs of our emerging “knowledge society.” Second, educators were a major part of the problem: they resisted change, hunkered down in their feathered nests, protected by tenure, and shielded by a bureaucratic monopoly. They needed to look to business. We knew how to produce quality. Zero defects! TQM! Continuous improvement!
In retrospect, the speech was perfectly balanced — equal parts ignorance and arrogance.
As soon as I finished, a woman’s hand shot up. She appeared polite, pleasant. She was, in fact, a razor-edged, veteran, high school English teacher who had been waiting to unload.
She began quietly, “We are told, sir, that you manage a company that makes good ice cream.”
I smugly replied, “Best ice cream in America, Ma’am.”
“How nice,” she said. “Is it rich and smooth?”
“Sixteen percent butterfat,” I crowed.
“Premium ingredients?” she inquired.
“Super-premium! Nothing but triple A.” I was on a roll. I never saw the next line coming.
“Mr. Vollmer,” she said, leaning forward with a wicked eyebrow raised to the sky, “when you are standing on your receiving dock and you see an inferior shipment of blueberries arrive, what do you do?”
In the silence of that room, I could hear the trap snap…. I was dead meat, but I wasn’t going to lie.
“I send them back.”
She jumped to her feet. “That’s right!” she barked, “and we can never send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, exceptional, abused, frightened, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them with ADHD, junior rheumatoid arthritis, and English as their second language. We take them all! Every one! And that, Mr. Vollmer, is why it’s not a business. It’s school!”
In an explosion, all 290 teachers, principals, bus drivers, aides, custodians, and secretaries jumped to their feet and yelled, “Yeah! Blueberries! Blueberries!”
And so began my long transformation.
Since then, I have visited hundreds of schools. I have learned that a school is not a business. Schools are unable to control the quality of their raw material, they are dependent upon the vagaries of politics for a reliable revenue stream, and they are constantly mauled by a howling horde of disparate, competing customer groups that would send the best CEO screaming into the night.
None of this negates the need for change. We must change what, when, and how we teach to give all children maximum opportunity to thrive in a post-industrial society. But educators cannot do this alone; these changes can occur only with the understanding, trust, permission, and active support of the surrounding community. For the most important thing I have learned is that schools reflect the attitudes, beliefs and health of the communities they serve, and therefore, to improve public education means more than changing our schools, it means changing America.
Copyright 2011 Jamie Robert Vollmer
remember an old posting here
What Do Teachers Make?
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?"
He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
To stress his point he said to another guest; "You're a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?"
Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, and then began...)
"Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could
I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.
I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.
You want to know what I make?" (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)
''I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn't everything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.
I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know about English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life."
(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)
"Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant...
You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE
"What do you make Mr. CEO?"
His jaw dropped, he went silent.
I would like to just post Jamie Robert Vollmer's conclusion
If the final product of the PreK-12 enterprise is a young adult prepared with the knowledge, skills, habits, and values needed to succeed in a fast-paced, global, knowledge society, then the quality of the “raw material”—the student’s talent, intelligence, physical and mental health, attention, and motivation—is a huge variable in the education process over which public schools have little control. Parents, teachers, administrators, board members, civic and business leaders must work together with the students to develop their potential and help them reach the goal. Whether they are called customers or workers is next to irrelevant.
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