Fwd: Cucumbers... I didn't know this....

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5,Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.

9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.

13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
Pass this along to everybody you know who is looking for better and safer ways to solve life's everyday problems..

Car Prices In Malaysia

Posted by Syed Akbar Ali
Digest this article, after that, you may need to vomit. What is the Malaysian Govt doing all these while. Ripping off our Rakyat for the last 30 yrs with APs designed to benefit a few  well connected Bumis, the UMNO/BN have robbed millions of citizens in this fiasco, under the pretext of protecting our local industry. The Govt have forgotten we Malays are the largest customers in the country. What is the NEP policy doing ?? Ripping off the Malays (which forms 65% of the consumer base) to benefit a few UMNO politicians !!!   
BMW 535i sells for RM178,000 in the US
In the United States of America (a developed country which we are also aspiring to become by the year 2020) a 2009 model BMW 535i Sedan is selling for about USD50,367.00. This is only RM178,000 - about the price of a Toyota Camry 2..4L here in Malaysia . The same BMW sells in Malaysia for about RM450,000.
BMW 328i sells for RM155,000 in the US
The 2009 model BMW 328i 2 door Convertible sells for USD44,014 or RM155,36900 in the US In Malaysia the same car sells for over
RM460,000. This is an untenable situation.
Audi A4 2.0T Cabriolet Convertible sells for RM142,000 in the US
The 2009 model Audi A4 2 Door 2.0T Cabriolet Convertible sells in the US for USD40,328.00 or RM142,357. In Malaysia the same car would sell for about RM265,000.
VW GTI 2.0T sells for RM85,000 in the US
In the US the 2009 model Volkswagen GTI 2.0T sells for USD 24,039 or RM85,000 only. In China the same car will cost around RM60,000. Over here the same VW car sells for about RM200,000.
And the 2010 model Toyota Camry 2.4L sells in the US for USD 19,659...00 or RM69,396 In Malaysia the2008 Toyota Camry 2.4L sells for RM170,000. Toyota Camry 2.4L, 2010 model. RM69,000 in the US
Car prices in Malaysia are about three times higher than the prices in the United States . We are a developing nation. Our land and labour costs are so much cheaper than the US . Why are our cars so expensive? It does not make any sense. Tak masuk akal.
Then here are some car prices from our neighbour Indonesia .
The Toyota Altis sells in Indonesia for about RM46,000. The same car sells here for around RM 112,000.Again we are three times more expensive than Indonesia
The Honda Jazz sells here for RM108,000.. In Indonesia the Jazz sells for RM 36,000. Three times more expensive.
We are paying ridiculously high prices (and actually impoverishing the Malays - who are the largest buyers of cars in Malaysia ) to support an out of date, out of touch with reality motor car policy.
We are paying the highest car prices in the world to support the Proton and other locally made cars as well as support a mind boggling AP policy which only benefits a relatively few rich Malays. A disproportionately large number of Malays and other Malaysians arebeing impoverished to subsidise the wealth of a few inefficient rich.
26 million Malaysians have to pay three times more for their cars just to support Proton and 120,000 people who are directly and indirectly involved in the motor sector in Malaysia and the AP holders. That is a ratio of 216:1.
This ratio of 216:1 is too skewed. 26.0 million happier people can contribute many more votes than 120,000 members of an inefficient motor industry.. 26 million unhappy people can change a Government. (The maths is not really difficult here)
And this outdated policy is impoverishing the Malays more than anyone else.
Here is some news from our DPM Tan Sri Muhyudin Yassin about our car policy. This is truncated:
Muhyiddin assures govt support for automotive parts and component sector
1. KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 - The deputy prime minister said special focus will be given to "facilitate and encourage" the development of the automotive parts and component sector despite the current global and regional economic downturn.
2. "Under the CEPT and Asean Trade in Goods Agreements, Malaysia has agreed to eliminate import duties on all products in the Normal Track on January 1, 2010. This includes motor vehicles, auto parts and components," he said.
3. He pointed out that the motor vehicle sub sector in Malaysia will not be directly impacted because of its heavy dependence on the domestic market.
4. "The Malaysian government recognises the contribution of the domestic automotive industry towards the development of the country."
Para 2 sounds promising but then Para 3 and 4 basically says that the Malaysian motor car industry will continue to be protected. This means we will continue paying the highest car prices in the world for automobiles.
Cuba kita kira : kalau kereta Honda Jazz di jual dengan harga yang sebenarnya (lebih kurang RM36,000 saja) dan bukan pada harga sekarang (RM108,000) maksudnya bayaran bulanan pembeli kereta akan jadi kurang, mungkin sepertiga sahaja daripada bayaran bulanan sekarang.
Jika sekarang orang bayar RM1,500 sebulan untuk beli Honda Jazz, kalau harga kereta lebih menepati harga pasaran dunia, orang kita perlu bayar sekitar RM500 saja sebulan.
Maksudnya tanpa Kerajaan perlu membuat apa pun (merangsang ekonomi, belanja berpuluh billion Ringgit duit rakyat untuk stimulus dan sebagainya) setiap rakyat Malaysia yang membeli kereta yang seharga dengan Honda Jazz akan dapat menjimatkan sehingga RM1,000 sebulan daripada kos sara hidup bulanannya.
This is like giving the car buyer an RM1000 pay rise without incurring any extra costs for the taxpayer, the Government or the economy. It will greatly reduce the cost of living in Malaysia and spur greater economic growth too.
Tapi sekarang, yang menjadi mangsa dulu dan yang menjadi miskin dulu orang Melayu juga. Orang Melayu yang paling ramai sekali menjadi pembeli kereta dalam negara kita. Orang Melayu kebanyakannya makan gaji - tiap bulan dapat gaji tetap. Bila harga kereta naik gila, yang menjadi miskin di saf depan sekali adalah orang Melayu juga.
In absolute numbers, the Malays are suffering the most because they are the most in number among the fixed income people who also buy cars.
Some folks said the other day that Proton has 150 major component suppliers, dealers, distributors and about 500 other parts suppliers too. Of the 150 major component suppliers, about 15 of them are listed companies. In total they employ about 120,000 people. The Proton supply chain is a mix of bumiputras and non bumiputras. But here is a sad fact : none of them are operating at their level best efficiency.
Our motor car policy is forcing Malaysians to subsidise Proton so that Proton can sustain major inefficiencies in the Malaysian economy.. This is not a good thing at all.
We have to unwind this situation. Set a target of 18 months from now to unwind all protection for our motor industry. Remove the impoverishing AP policy also in 18 months. Let Malaysian car prices reflect world market prices for the same makes of cars.
If a BMW 535 sells for RM178,000 in America , it should sell for a little less here in Malaysia (our rentals and salaries are cheaper). Fw: Car Prices In Malaysia
The Ministers continue making pronouncements about the car industry as though nothing has happened. I hope everyone will please wake up. The Government has a real chance of getting thrown out of office in about three years. The people will not accept inept answers anymore.
The ridiculous car prices in Malaysia is an issue that is just beginning to get more attention and publicity. It is going to become a really big issue in the near future. Be forewarned.

Subject: Treatment For Urid Acid And Gout

 

(Green papaya cubes with green tea :  cure for urid acid)

Uric acid sufferers who drink green tea with green papaya cubes have enjoyed very effective improvements.

Three years ago, my cousin brother has tested this formula and discovered that his suffering from uric acid has improved significantly and recovered finally.  And now he is only drinking it 1 - 3 times a month as maintenance course.

Those who suffered from gout also found this tea effective.

Professor Lai (from China School of Pharmacy)'s new treatment :

- cut the green papaya into small cubes.

- boil the papaya cubes

- add these papaya cubes to your green tea

- take it regularly

Rende Township, Tainan County's mayor Liu Qing was suffering from gastric pain for many years, after taking green papaya drink for a month, he was surprised that he has recovered. Some of his family members also recovered from gout problem after drinking this tea.  Drinking papaya tea is not taking medication, Liu, therefore plants a lot of papaya and distribute the papayas to the sick relatives, friends and folks.

According to Mr Liu, the best choice of Green Papaya (round fruit with large capacity), cut the top of papaya (to be used as cover when you are making the tea), discard the papaya seeds,  dig a small opening by the side (to allow the vapour to escape), put the tea leaves into the papaya, pour boiling water into the papaya and cover back the papaya by using the cut piece.  Tea is served.

According to the local farmers,  papayas will take about four months to mature,  when the papaya is ripe, thenutrition value will be much lower. Green Papaya harvested about three months or so contains high papaya enzyme, and vit.B, good to make drink with green tea, you can also boil and cut into small pieces, cook with pork ribs, or  fry with garlic and serve as a dish on your table.

细心：细节决定成败

褪墨系列：每次一个故事，从心开始，打造心理资本。

细心是一个人思维缜密的反映。很多时候，一个人的严谨和敬业精神是通过生活和工作的小细节才折射出来的。细节导致成功，是一种看似偶然性的必然性，因此我们要想成功，就不应忽视细节！

爱若和布若差不多同时受顾于一家超级市，开始时大家都一样，从最底层干起。可不久爱若受到总经理的青睐，一再被提升，从领班直到部门经理。布若却像被遗忘了一般，还在最底层混。终于有一天布若忍无可忍，向总经理提出辞呈，并痛斥总经理狗眼看人，辛勤工作的人不提拔，倒提那些吹牛拍马的人。

总经理耐心地听着，他了解这个小伙子，工作肯吃苦，但似乎缺了点儿什么，缺什么呢？三言两语说不清楚，说清楚了他也不服。于是，他有了个主意。

“布若先生”，总经理说，“您马上到集市上去，看看今天有什么卖的。”

布若很快从集市上回来说，刚才集市上只有一个农民拉了车土豆在卖。

“一车大约有多少袋，多少斤？”总经理问。

布若又跑去，回来后说有40袋。

“价格是多少？”布若再次跑到集上。

总经理望着跑得气喘吁吁的他说：“请休息一会儿吧，看看爱若是怎么做的。”说完叫来爱若对他说：“爱若先生，您马上到集市上去，看看今天有什么卖的。”

爱若很快从集市上回来了，汇报说到现在为止只有一个农民在卖土豆，有40袋，价格适中，质量很好，他带回几个让总经理看。这个农民一会还将弄几箱西红柿上市，据他看价格还公道，可以进一些货。想这种价格西红柿总经理大约会要，所以他不仅带回来几个西红柿作样品，而且把那个农民也带来了，他现在正在外面等回话呢。

在这个小故事里，布若是一个勤奋工作肯吃苦的小伙子，为了那些土豆跑了很多趟，但是他就是得不到青睐和提拔，难道是总经理对他有成见吗？当然不是。当我们看到爱若怎样工作的时候就知道答案了。爱若考虑问题周密全面，很多细节都没有落下，只跑了一趟，却带回了部经理需要的全部信息。

细节决定成败。不能小瞧任何可能影响成功的细节，因为在某些时候正是它们决定着事情的成败。看看哥伦比亚失事事件的例子：

2003年2月1日美国“哥伦比亚”号航天飞机返回地面途中，着陆着意外发生爆炸，飞机上的七名宇航员全部遇难，全世界感到震惊。事后的调查结果表明，造成这一灾难凶手竟是一块脱落的隔热瓦。

“哥伦比亚”号表面覆盖着2万余块隔热瓦，能抵御3000摄氏度的高温，以免航天返回大气层时外壳被高温所熔化。1月16日“哥伦比亚”号升空80秒后，一块从燃料箱上脱落的碎片击中了飞机左翼前部的隔热系统。宇航局的高速照相机记录了这一过程。应该说航天飞机的整体性能等很多技术都是一流的，但就因为一小块脱落的隔热瓦就毁灭了价值连城的航天飞机，还有无法用价值衡量的七条宝贵生命。

在航空航天领域中，精密的食品和浩大的工程需要对细节的精确把握和关注。其中一个部件出问题，可能就会造成整个发射活动的失败而造成无法估量的损失。

成败得失，决定精细与否。如果，我们每天都把平常的事做好了就不平常了，把简单的事做好就不简单了，把一件件小事做好了，日后必成大事。

FW: Rape-aXe: The Anti-Rape Condom

This is so brilliant ! An anti-rape female condom invented by Sonette Ehlers

A South African woman working as a blood technician with the South African Blood Transfusion Service, during which time she met and treated many rape victims.

The device, known as The Rape-aXe , is a latex sheath embedded with shafts of sharp,inward-facing microscopic barbs that would be worn by a woman in her vagina like a tampon.

If an attacker were to attempt vaginal rape, their penis would enter the latex sheath and be snagged by the barbs,causing the attacker pain during withdrawal and (ideally) giving the victim time to escape.

The condom would remain attached to the attackers body when he withdrew and could only be removed surgically,which would alert hospital staff and police. This device could assist in the identification and prosecution of rapists.

The anti-rape female condom

 

South African inventor Sonette Ehlers demonstrates her new anti-rape female condom in Cape Town.

Click below for more.........

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/controversy-in-south-africa-over-device-to-snare-rapists/2005/09/01/1125302683893.html

Fwd: Bubble Tea

Dear All,
I will roughly translate this articles which is in Chinese.
Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) brings alot of sweet excitement to our taste buds but it is also very harmful to health.
Milk essence is the main ingredient in bubble tea. Ten cups of fresh milk cannot match the taste of
of a teaspoon of milk essence. The main ingredient of milk essence is hygrogenated vegetable oil,
a type of transfat. Experts says that a glass of 500ml of bubble tea a day far exceed the allowable
limit of transfat for any person. It will lead to heart  and blood vessel diseases.
Milk essence gives the bubble tea the fragrance and make it tasty. The fragrance and tastiness derived
from a type of chemical. This chemical has trace of arsenic, lead, copper and many harmful minerals.
Long term consumption can lead to heart and blood vessel disease, cancer, asthma and other health
complications. It reduces the IQ of children.
Consuming the black bubbles is equivalent to consuming plastic. Normally these bubbles were made from
casava (tapioca) powder. This alone does not give the rubbery texture. To make it more rubbery, millet
protein is added. Some "black hearted" businessmen felt that this is still not rubbery enough. so, an artificial
plastic powder is added. This type of artificial plastic material will never be digested and absorbed into the
body. It will remain in  the body and cause havoc to our health. You can imagine what will happen to your
health after prolonged consumption of transfat and plastic!!!!
FOR YOUR HEALTH SAKE, PLEASE ABSTAIN FROM BUBBLE TEA.

珍珠奶茶在給人們的味蕾帶來甜美刺激的同時也給人的健康帶來隱患。

"奶精"是珍珠奶茶之魂。十杯鮮奶的味道，也不如一勺奶精來得香濃。奶精的主要成分氫化植物油是一種反式脂肪酸。
專家指出:每天一杯500 升(?mL)珍珠奶茶中反式脂肪酸含量已超出正常人承受極限，飲用者易患心血管疾病。
奶精”使奶茶變得香濃源自於奶精中一種名為”植脂末”的化學物質.
這種物質中含有砷(砒霜)、鉛、銅等有害物質，長期攝入，可增加患冠心病、腫瘤、哮喘等疾病的幾率，幼兒更會變得智力低下。
吃”珍珠”等於吃塑膠
吃 ” 珍珠”等於吃塑膠？珍珠奶茶正因為這些黑色的小顆粒而得名，我們一般叫它為珍珠粉圓，公開的主材料是木薯澱粉。然而，單純的木薯澱粉並不能讓珍珠彈性足，如今比較通用做法是在其中加入小麥蛋白。即使如此，有的商家也覺得彈性還不夠，為了讓珍珠有“嚼頭“，於是再添加人工合成的高分子材料。
說白了，高分子材料就是塑膠，這也是行業內心照不宣的秘密。這樣的成分不可能被人體吸收，吃塑膠是什麼結果，大家可以想像。
Don't drink any more!

山寨版星巴克 Fake Starbucks

 

 

大陸什麼都敢 Nothing is impossible in Mainland!    STAR FUCKS !

do you see the porn queen word at logo ? :D haha

NEVER on the plane!

After a month-long holiday in the US, my wife and I finally boarded the
plane in San Francisco last Sunday heading home.
As the plane reached cruising speed with the seat belt sign switched off, a
6 ft 3" black man with the build of Mike Tyson in the front row got up from
his seat, turned to face the back, raised his arm and yelled, "HIJACK!"
Everyone was frozen to the seat, expecting the worst to happen. And two
stewards were about to jump onto this guy to overpower him when another
voice answered from the back of the plane:
"HI JOHN!"
The moral of the story is: If you have a friend named Jack, for heaven's
sake don't ever call him on the plane. Otherwise you may land yourself in
deep shit.

Who knew?

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?
Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.
Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use.
Honey remedy for skin blemishes... cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
WARDS OFF MOSQUITO’S TOO!! DOUSE A SOFT CLOTH AND APPLY TO SURROUNDING WINDOW/DOOR FRAMES!
Easy eyeglass protection... to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of MaybellineCrystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.
Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.
Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
If you send this to one person who doesn't know about this, then it was worth it.
I'm gone...!!!!

洋媳婦的教育方法...令中國婆婆大開眼界~

洋媳婦的教育方法...令中國婆婆大開眼界~
兒子去美國留學，畢業後定居美國。還給我找了個洋媳婦蘇珊。如今，小孫子托比已經3歲了。今年夏天，兒子為我申請了探親簽證。在美國待了三個月，洋媳婦蘇珊教育孩子的方法，令我這個中國婆婆大開眼界。
不吃飯就餓著
每天早上，托比醒來後，蘇珊把早餐往餐桌上一放，就自顧自地忙去了。托比會自己爬上凳子，喝牛奶，吃麵包片。吃飽後，他回自己的房間，在衣櫃裡找衣服、鞋 子，再自己穿上。畢竟托比只有3歲，還搞不清楚子的正反面，分不清鞋子的左右腳。有一次托比又把褲子穿反了，我趕緊上前想幫他換，卻被蘇珊制止了。她說， 如果他覺得不舒服，會自己脫下來，重新穿好；如果他沒覺得有什麼不舒服，那就隨他的便。那一整天，托比反穿著褲子跑來跑去，蘇姍像沒看見一樣。
又一會而，托比出去和鄰居家的小朋友玩，沒多久，氣喘吁吁地跑回家，對蘇珊說：「媽媽，露西說我的褲子穿反了，真的嗎？」露西是鄰居家的小姑娘， 今年5 歲。蘇姍笑著說： 「是的，你要不要換回來？」托比點點頭，自己脫下褲子，仔細看了看，重新穿上了。從那以後，托比再也沒穿反過褲子。
我不禁想起，我的外孫女五六歲時不會用筷子，上小學時不會繫鞋帶。如今在上寄宿制初中的她，每個週末都要帶回家一大堆髒衣服呢。
一天中午，托比鬧情緒，不肯吃飯。蘇珊說了他幾句，憤怒地小托比一把將盤子推到了地上，盤子裡的食物灑了一地。蘇姍看著托比，認真地說：「看來你 確實不想吃飯！記住，從現在到明天早上，你什麼都不能吃。」托比點點頭，堅定地回答：「Yes!」我在心裡暗笑，這母子倆，還都挺倔 ！
下午，蘇珊和我商量，晚上由我做中國菜。我心領神會，托 比告別愛吃中國菜，一定是蘇珊覺得托比中午沒好好吃飯，想讓他晚上多吃點兒。
那天晚上我施展廚藝，做了托比最愛吃的糖醋裡脊、油悶大蝦，還用意大利麵做了中國式的涼麵。托比最喜歡吃那種涼麵，小小的人可以吃滿滿一大盤。
開始吃晚飯了，托比歡天喜地地爬上凳子。蘇珊卻走過來，拿走了他的盤子和刀叉，說：「我們已經約好了，今天你不能吃飯，你自己也答應了的。」托比看著面容嚴肅的媽媽，「哇」地一聲在哭起來，邊哭邊說：「媽媽，我餓，我要吃飯。」「不行，說過的話要算數。」蘇珊毫不心軟。
我心疼了，想替托比求情，說點好話，卻見兒子對我使眼色。想起我剛到美國時，兒子就跟我說，在美國，父母教育孩子時，別人千萬不要插手，即使是長輩也不例外。無奈，我! 只好保持沉默。
那頓飯，從始至終，可憐的小托比一直坐在玩具車裡，眼巴! 巴地看著我們三個大人狼吞虎嚥。我這才明白蘇珊讓我做中餐的真正用意。我相信，下一次，托比想發脾氣扔飯碗時，一定會想起自己餓著肚子看爸爸媽媽和奶奶享 用美食的經歷。餓著肚子的滋味不好受，況且還是面對自己最喜愛的食物。
臨睡前，我和蘇珊一起去向托比道晚安。托比小心翼翼地問： 「媽媽，我很餓，現在我能吃中國面嗎？」蘇珊微笑著搖搖頭，堅決地說：「不！」托比嘆了口氣，又問：「那等我睡完覺睜開眼睛時，可以吃嗎？」「當然可以。」蘇珊溫柔地回答。托比甜甜地笑了。
大部分情況下，托比吃飯都很積極，他不想因為「罷吃」而錯過食物，再受餓肚子的苦。每當看到托比埋頭大口大口地! 吃飯，嘴上臉上粘的都是食物時，我就想起外孫女。她像托比這麼大時，為了哄她吃飯，幾個大人端著飯碗跟在她屁股後面跑，她還不買賬，還要談條件：吃完這碗 買一個玩具，再吃一碗買一個玩具……
以其人之道，還治其人這身
有一天，我們帶托比去公園玩。很快，托比就和兩個女孩兒玩起了廚房遊戲。塑料小鍋、小鏟子、小盤子、小碗擺了一地。忽然，淘氣的托比拿起小鍋，使 勁在一個女孩兒頭上敲了一下，女孩兒愣了一下，放聲大哭。另一個女孩兒年紀更小一些，見些情形，也被嚇得大哭起來。大概托比沒想到會有這麼嚴重的後果，站 在一旁，愣住了。
蘇珊走上前，開清了事情的來龍去脈後，她一聲不吭，拿起小鍋，使勁敲到托比的頭上，托比沒防備，一下子跌坐在草地上，哇哇大哭起來。蘇珊問托比：「疼嗎？下次還這樣嗎？」 托比一邊哭，一邊拚命搖頭。? 說他以後再也不會這麼做了。
托比的舅舅送了他一輛淺藍色的小自行車，托比非常喜歡， 當成寶貝，不許別人碰。鄰居小姑娘露西是托比的好朋友，央求托比好幾次，要騎他的小車，托比都沒答應。
一次，幾個孩子一起玩時，露西趁托比不注意，偷偷騎上小車，揚長而去。托比發現後，氣憤地跑來向蘇珊告狀。蘇珊正和幾個孩子的母親一起聊天喝咖啡，便微笑著說：「你們的事情自己解決，媽媽可管不了。」托比無奈地走了。
過了一小會兒，露西騎著小車回來了。托比看到露西，一把將她推倒在地，搶過了小車。露西坐在地上大哭起來。蘇珊抱起露西，安撫了她一會兒。很快，露西就和別的小朋友興高采烈地玩了起來。
托比自己騎了會車，覺得有些無聊，看到那幾個孩子玩得那麼高興，他想加入，又覺得有些不好意思。他蹭到蘇珊身邊，嘟囔道：「媽媽，我想跟露西他們 一起玩。」蘇珊不動聲色地說：「那你自己去找他們啦！」「媽媽，你陪我一起去。 」 托比懇求道。 「那可不行，剛才是你把露西弄哭的，現在你又想和大家玩，就得自己去解決問題。」
托比騎著小車慢慢靠近露西，快到她身邊時，又掉頭回來。來回好幾次，不知道從什麼時候開始，托比和露西又笑逐顏開，鬧成了一團。
管教孩子是父母的事
蘇珊的父母住在加利福尼亞州，聽說我來了，兩人開車來探望我們。家裡來了客人，托比很興奮，跑上跑下地亂竄。他把玩沙子用的小桶裝滿了水，提著小 桶在屋裡四處轉悠。蘇珊警告了她好幾次，不要把水灑到地板上，托比置若罔聞。最後，托比還是把水桶弄倒了，水灑了一地。興奮的小托比不覺得自己做錯了事， 還得意地光著腳丫踩水玩，把褲子全弄濕了。我連忙找出拖把準備拖地。蘇珊從我手中搶過拖把交給托比，對他說：「把地拖幹，把濕衣服脫下來，自己洗乾淨。」 托比不願意，又哭又鬧的，蘇珊二話不說，直接把他拉到貯藏室，關了禁閉。聽到托比在裡面發出驚天動地的哭喊，我心疼壞了，想進去把他抱出來。托比的外婆卻 攔住我，說： 「這是蘇珊的事。」
過了一會兒，托比不哭了，他在貯藏室裡大聲喊：「媽媽，我錯了。」蘇珊站在門外，問：「那你知道該怎麼做了嗎？」 「我知道。 」蘇珊打開門，托比從貯藏室走出來，臉上還掛著兩行淚珠。他拿起有他兩個高的拖把吃力地把地上的水拖乾淨。然後，他脫下褲子，拎在手上，光著屁股走進洗手 間，稀里嘩啦地洗起衣服來。
托比的外公外婆看著表情驚異的我，意味深長地笑了。這件事讓我感觸頗深。在很多中國家庭，父母管教孩子時，常常會引起「世界大戰」，往往是外婆外公護，爺爺奶奶攔! ! 夫妻吵架，雞飛狗跳。
後來，我和托比的外公外婆聊天時，提到這件事，托比的外公說了一段話，讓我印象深刻。他說，孩子是父母的孩子，首先要尊重父母對孩子的教育方式。 孩子雖然小，卻是天生的外交家，當他看到家庭成員之間出現分歧時，他會很聰明地鑽空子。這不僅對改善他的行為毫無益處，反而會導致問題越來越嚴重，甚至帶 來更多別的問題。而且，家庭成員之間發生衝突，不和諧的家庭氛圍會帶給孩子更多的不安全感，對孩子的心理髮展產生不利影響。所以，無論是父輩與祖輩在教育 孩子的問題上發生分歧，還是夫妻兩人的教育觀念有差異，都不能在孩子麵前發生衝突。
托比的外公外婆在家裡住了一週，準備回加利福尼亞了。臨走前兩天，托比的外公鄭重地問女兒：「托比想要一輛玩具挖掘機，我可以買給他嗎？」蘇珊想了想，說：「你們這次來，已經送給他一雙旱冰鞋作為禮物了，到聖誕節時，再買玩具挖掘機當禮物送給他吧！」
我不知道托比的外公是怎麼告訴小傢伙的，後來我帶托比去超市，他指著玩具挖掘機說：「外公說，聖誕節時，給我買這個當禮物。」語氣裡滿是欣喜和期待。
雖然蘇珊對托比如此嚴格，托比卻對媽媽愛得不得了。他在外面玩時，會採集一些好看的小花或者他認為漂亮的葉子，鄭重其事地送給媽媽；別人送給他禮物，他會叫媽媽和他一起拆開；有什麼好吃的，也總要留一半給媽媽。
想到很多中國孩子對父母的漠視與冷淡，我不得不佩服我的洋媳婦。在我看來，在教育孩子的問題上，美國媽媽有很多值得中國媽媽學習的地方。

what happen at Merdeka day ?

2 incident happen during merdeka day? what going one?? 

 

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=427037637262&id=740819314

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=432073840741&id=586500176

Fwd: Wake up Call - An article from Sin Chew

The moment when dream is awakend...
I wonder you feel the same as me, all the sudden I realized friends and
relatives around me seems to get less and less.
Those years when the New Year drew near, all sorts of gathering
appointments almost completely filled the diaries, but this year seems so
quiet.
Even in normal time, phone calls become less and less, face to face meet up
also become much less.
Perhaps, everybody is busy with their own things, or perhaps, nowadays
people prefer to stay in.
However, it is not entirely like this, thinking further, actually old
friends and relatives are not around any more. God bless, they are still
alive and well, they just left the country, Malaysia.
They have gone to China to set factory; Ah Wang quit his engineer job and
migrated to Australia to set up his little food store business, Ah Fong
left the local University went to Hong Kong as a lecturer. 'Frog' went to
Taiwan to pursue his second career life. Others went to Americia, England,
even Indonesia...
At first, I thought these are individual cases, but gradually, people
around me realized the same, these are not individual cases but a general
symptoms of our society. they are not small numbers but the pretty big
indeed.
Department of Foreign Affairs released the figures earlier, it confirmed
the situation is real.
From March 2008 thru September 2009, a total of 300,000 Malaysian migrated
to other countries, among them 200,000 left between Jan - Aug 2009. (in 8
months)
Cummulatively, there are 2 million Malaysian migrated, this figure is close
to the number of Indonesian workers in Malaysia today.
The difference are, those migrated are mostly professional and middle class
people.
They have many reasons to leave: pursue career development, for the future
of their children, in search of better life and environment... In one
sentence, they lost hope of Malaysia.
50 years ago people said: Malaysia is very good, better than Hong Kong and
even Japan.
30 years ago people said: Malaysia is not bad, comparable to S. Korea and
Taiwan. (No mention of Hong Kong and Japan any more).
20 years ago people said: Malaysia can do la, at least better than China
and Thailand (Cannot compare with Taiwan and Korea lah)
10 years ago people said: No matter how bad Malaysia is, cannot be worse
than Vietnam and Indonesia ko-ah. (China is already in a different category
/much growth ).
Today, the economic growth rate of Vietnam and Indonesia already far
exceeded Malaysia, Social activity and intellectual development of the
country is also better, the gap between us and them is closing up.
Why worry? There are still Philippines, Cambodia and Myanmar behind us.
However, according to an economist who recently surveyed Phillipines, he
think in 20 years' time, Malaysia can replace Phillipines to become the
World exporter of Malaysian maids.
Over half the century, Malaysians live in the big old imperial housing
complex, closed up and survive on properties left behind by the ancestor;
continue to consume up social resources, wasteful, and drive away talents;
they never talk about competitiveness, totally neglect productivity, and
hate meritocracy.
When Asia economic storm hit in 1997, Malaysia closed their doors, thinking
we beautifully avoided a disaster, they even think of themselves as genius,
being able to handle the situation so well.
However, just look at other countries in our neighbourhood, they stand up,
face the storm, and walk out of the storm. They overhaul the system,
improve the processes and march forward, they moved up to a new level. And
Malaysia, still walking on the spot.
It's time to wake up! We are very very late now!....

Fw: Bukit Aman scam

This just happened a few minutes ago. Somebody by the name of Inspector Chew King Hwa from Bukit Aman had called my husband's hand phone looking for me saying that I was implicated in some money laundering cases (I really wished that I had those money). He gave a contact number which was 03-2262 6222.
When I checked online, it is true that the number belongs to Bukit Aman HQ. So I called using my office phone to the number and I was told by the operator at the Bukit Aman HQ that there is a syndicate with inside people from Celcomand Telekom which is running these scams. They offer to settle your case outside and ask for money to bank into certain accounts. The operator said everyday the Bukit Aman HQ receives 40-50 calls from the public, people like me asking for verification. Bukit Aman said they will change their phone number soon because of this scam.
The clever thing about this group is that, when they call you on your hand phone, the number shown would be 03-2262 6222. I guess if you call this number from hand phone, or directly pressing on the number received on your hand phone without re-keying in the numbers again through the keypad, you will reach the syndicate as they must have manipulated either the caller identity and created a fake line with the insiders' assistance from Celcom/ Maxis/Digi. But if you call the same number using land line (Telekom) as I did, only will you be able to reach the real Bukit Aman HQ.
So it looks like the con men are also getting smarter. But you can straightaway tell from the way the caller speaks, that he is not very educated and hence not likely to be of the caliber of an officer.
Hope you will tell your family and friends.
I think they target the Chinese.

Fw: What is AP?

 

Toyota Estima Emina 2.4 Latest Edition.

5 Doors, Automatic, MPV, Petrol, 49,000 miles, Pearl White, 02 Reg year 2002, Air Conditioning, Anti-Lock Braking System, Central Locking, Compact Disc Player, 8 Seats, Electric Mirrors, Electric Windows, Adjustable Seat Height, AdjustableSteering Column, Air Bag, Alarm,

£8595

but this car will sell for RM 160,000 in KL.
But £1 = RM 4.794
£ 8595 = RM 41,204.

AP profit  =  RM100,000 per car -
Imagine when you have only 100 APs = RM10,000,000.
Making Millions in just one year.

Fwd: China travel-alert !!! (Chinese & English)

China Travel, emergency notification.

The latest news; if going to China for sightseeing, please be careful!
Emergency Notification:
If someone tries to sell you dried seafood products
and suggest that you sniff, taste and try, you must pay attention.
This is a drugged sort of thing, when you smell it, you'll lose consciousness.
Then they'll take your wallet and all your personal valuables.
Please be sure to send this to all your friends. now in Guangdong , Hebei , Tianjin,
Wuhan and other places have begun to happen.
Please be alert not to be fooled and deceived!

中國旅遊, 緊急通知, 請盡量傳開去

最新的消息﹔如果有要去中國旅遊,  請小心!

緊急通知: 若是有人接近你，向你推銷海味干貨產品，

又建議你聞一下、試一下味道的話，一定要注意了，

這是一種迷藥類的東西，當你聞到它，你就會昏。

然後他們就會拿走你的皮夾、你身上所有的值錢物品。

請務必發給你所有認識的朋友，現在廣東、河北、天津、

武漢等地已開始亮相了，請大家提高警惕，以免上當、被騙！

Reminder to hold the petrol nozzle at all times -don't be lazy

Always hold onto the nozzle while filling up your petrol tank.

A friend stopped for petrol at the petrol station (the one) at the Lingkaran Highway near Gombak) a little over two weeks ago.

This was the first time he patronized a station.

As his normal practice elsewhere, he put the nozzle on automatic and stood nearby waiting for his car to be filled up.

Suddenly, the nozzle flew out of the gas tank opening with petrol spewing out at high speed.                                                       
He was sprayed with petrol all over, including his face and eyes (just imagine the pain in his eyes). His companion quickly brought him to toilet to wash his face. After that they reported the incident to the staff and asked to speak to the manager.

The manager refused to see them. He only instructed the staff to take our friend to the hospital.   
According to the staff that was not the first time the nozzle came out of the tank while customers are filling up petrol.

But our friend's incident was the worst. The top layer of his right eye was damaged and the area around his eye burnt. His eye had to be bandaged for 10 days.             
He was not so lucky his eyesight was badly affected and became blind.   

Apparently the nozzle was lighter than normal and the speed of the petrol created a backward thrust that pushed the nozzle out of the tank.

So please be careful. Share this info with your friends, family & relatives .......                                                           

Fw: Squeezing your Balls

A father walks into a restaurant with his young son.
He gives the young boy three coins to play with to keep him occupied.
Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face.  The father realizes the boy has swallowed the coins and starts slapping him on the back.
The boy coughs up two of the coins, but keeps choking.Looking at his son, the father is panicking,
shouting for help.
A well dressed, attractive, and serious looking woman, in a blue business suit is sitting at a coffee bar
reading a newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up,puts her coffee cup down, neatly folds the newspaper and places it on the counter, gets up from her seat and makes
her way, unhurriedly, across the restaurant.
Reaching the boy, the woman carefully drops his pants; takes hold of the boy's' testicles and
starts to squeeze and twist, gently at first and then ever so firmly.. After a few seconds the boy convulses violently
and Coughs up the last coin, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.
Releasing the boy's testicles, the woman hands the coin to the father and walks back to her seat at the
coffee bar without saying a word.
As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no ill effects, the father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, "I've never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic.
Are you a doctor? "
'No,' the woman replied.
'I'm from Jabatan Hasil Dalam Negeri.'

緣份, 是找到包容你的人 :EQ

有一個男人, 為了參加第二天的小學同學會，特地上街, 買一條新長褲。
他回家穿上後，卻發覺長度多了十公分。於是請求媽媽替他改。
媽媽說，身體不舒服，想早一點休息, 今晚不想改。

於是, 改請求太太替他改。
太太說,還有許多家事要做，今晚沒有時間改。
於是, 改請求女兒替他改。
女兒說，今晚跟男朋友約好去跳舞，沒有時間改。
他想想，既然如此，明天穿舊的長褲去同學會也可以！
當天晚上，他媽媽心想：「兒子平時對我很孝順，他開口要求總不好拒絕他。」
於是，起來替兒子改長褲，剪短了十公分。
他太太稍晚做完家事, 心想：「老公平時很有耐心，今天他是不會縫針線才開口要求，總不好拒絕他.」
於是替先生改長褲，剪短了十公分。
他女兒晚上回來：「爸爸不阻止我去跳舞，實在是開明的老爸，今天實在應該替他修改長褲。」
於是替爸爸改長褲，剪短了十公分。
第二天早上，三個女人分別告訴男主人此事。
他一試長褲，已經變成吊腳褲了。
他的反應「是...............」

哈哈一笑，說：「我一定要穿去給同學看，告訴他們，我的媽媽、太太、和女兒對我多好。」
結果，老同學們一致稱讚他家庭經營成功。
他的媽媽、太太、和女兒也都很高興。
如果您是故事中的男人或女人，當下您會做何反應？
「哈哈一笑」抑或「破口大罵」？
人，面對外人時，總是可以表現得雍容大肚、心平氣和，但面對自己最親近的家人，卻往往一點小事,
就足以皺起眉頭，甚至出言相傷。
如果形容人類是一種「出門高E.Q，回家低E.Q」的動物，我想一點兒也不誇張，多拿出一點耐心與幽默感給家人吧！
否則您自己也不會快樂，不是嗎？

請傳閱，或許今天正有人需要它！
也許,
我只是你生命中的過客...
並未留下任何痕跡..
但我希望的是...
當你回想起過去的時候..
在你回憶中的那個我,
是無可取代的..
緣份,
是找到包容你的人.   

FW: An eyeful a day keeps the doctor away......!!!!

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