Mr Popper's Penguins

How many of you out there, like penguins like me too?
Raise your hand! =D

Especially the ones in Madagascar?



"I like to Move it.. Move it.."

Or Happy Feet? 





Anyway, i watch Mr Popper's Penguins last night.
Looking at Jim Carrey movie is enough to make me laugh, now with those cute "penguins" (inverted commas, as they are not real penguins..)




A nice movie, go watch it. =)


And, Happy Father's Day to my Papa, and all Fathers out there! =)

The Habitat-Barclays Bare Your Sole 2011, 18 June 2011

As we are eating that plate of chicken rice, is someone over the other end of the world eating a same plate of chicken rice as you do?

Of course, not!
There are people who are starving, or without food to eat!

Few weeks ago, my friend invited me to join in The Habitat-Barclays Bare Your Sole 2011 event.

It is an barefoot walk event, which is an initiative that lets us all support these children and adults who live in dire conditions, raising much needed funds for projects to improve these people's living conditions by building homes and fighting poverty.


This is my first time taking part in this event, a short 2.5km barefoot walk. Hope for good weather, and of course, raise lots of funds! =)

Before you throw away that plate of food in which you can't finish, THINK. 

Doctor say i got "brain tumor"...!

The headache, that bothered me 2 weeks ago came back!
Took another day MC on Friday. =(

Since i just visit the doctor 2 weeks ago, she said that i might have "brain tumor", therefore the frequent headache.. Is she trying to scare me or what? -___-"

Anyway shall share some personal (natural) methods of mine for headaches :-
I drink lots of water.. (tons of it actually) As most of us works in the air con office, we get dehydrated easily too.

I also try hard not to eat panadols (or pain killers), as i know when you need 2 tablets of them today, you might need 4 tablets in the next day, and soon, they will lose its effects.
However i took 2 of them on Thursday night..

The other method would be having enough sleep(and i mean tons of it!).
Therefore, straight after work, i try hard to get home by 7:30pm, and sleep before 10pm.
However this din work too..

After some surfing of the net, i realized there are also other natural methods!
Quoted from HERE:

• Cayenne pepper can help clear your sinuses. If you suffer from sinus headaches, this type of home remedy can be a natural headache cure.
• Drink decaf. If you're a coffee, tea or soda drinker then you might be bringing on your headaches because of caffeine. If you fail to get that caffeine, you might get a withdrawal headache. You can either get a caffeinated drink when that happens or start curbing the caffeine out of your diet altogether.
• Drink water. Oftentimes, people get a headache because they are dehydrated. Getting some water in to your system can get rid of that headache. Drinking room temperature water is your best bet since water that is too cold can give temporarily give you even more of a headache.
• Eat right. If you get headaches on a regular basis, it could be due to a food allergy or a vitamin that is missing from your diet. Eat healthy and pay attention to what you eat and how you feel afterwards so that you can prevent the headache from happening in the first place. Also, if you get a headache, ask yourself if it's because you haven't eaten. Sometimes skipping meals can cause headaches so all you need to do is get some food in your system.
• Fresh air. Breathing deeply can do wonders for a headache in general; it'll be even more effective as a natural headache cure if you do it out in the fresh air.
• Lemons. Lemon juice added to water or tea can be a natural cure for a headache. You can also take the peel of a lemon and grind it up to make a paste. Applied to the face and forehead, this may be a headache cure as well because of the aromatherapy properties it has.
• Mint. Mint is soothing, especially in teas. And it can be a great natural way to get rid of your headache. Peppermint water will work as well.
• Take a nap. You might have a headache because you need some rest. This is especially true if your lack of sleep is causing you to strain your eyes during the day, resulting in a headache. If you can get away and take a nap when the headache comes on, you might wake up to find that it's gone.

Another way that i found out, would be listening to music or sounds with Binaural beats!
They are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain for specific physical stimuli.
This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and earned greater public awareness in the late 20th century based on claims that binaural beats could help induce relaxation, meditation, creativity and other desirable mental states.

The brain produces a phenomenon resulting in low-frequency pulsations in the amplitude and sound localization of a perceived sound when two tones at slightly different frequencies are presented separately, one to each of a subject's ears, using stereo headphones. A beating tone will be perceived, as if the two tones mixed naturally, out of the brain. The frequencies of the tones must be below 1,000 hertz for the beating to be noticeable. The difference between the two frequencies must be small (less than or equal to 30 Hz) for the effect to occur; otherwise, the two tones will be heard separately and no beat will be perceived.

Some videos i found :




There are of course more of such music or sounds if you go find them. =)

Come to think of it, was i stressing myself too much recently?
Or its my work being too stressful??

Take care, all my dear friends!

Dumpling Festival (端午節)

Hi all, today is Dumpling Festival or 端午節.
This festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar.

(Quoted from Wiki)
The best-known traditional story holds that the festival commemorates the death of poet Qu Yuan (Chinese: 屈原) (c. 340 BCE – 278 BCE) of the ancient state of Chu, in the Warring States Period of the Zhou Dynasty. 

A descendant of the Chu royal house, Qu served in high offices. However, when the king decided to ally with the increasingly powerful state of Qin, Qu was banished for opposing the alliance. 
Qu Yuan was accused of treason. During his exile, Qu Yuan wrote a great deal of poetry, for which he is now remembered. 

Twenty-eight years later, Qin conquered the capital of Chu. In despair, Qu Yuan committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

It is said that the local people, who admired him, threw lumps of rice into the river to feed the fish so that they would not eat Qu Yuan's body. This is said to be the origin of zongzi. The local people were also said to have paddled out on boats, either to scare the fish away or to retrieve his body. This is said to be the origin of dragon boat racing.

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And that is how the zong zi, or dumplings came about. =)

My friend, Tian Fa's nice mum actually made some for me, and he drove specially to my house just to deliver them!

Thank you so much, brother!!

Have you taken your dumplings? =)

Meow Meow song

Not sure if you are watched this before..

Me finds it real cute!! =D



Meow Meow Meow~~

Will be out on Saturday..

Happy Weekends to all! =P

Happenings from 23 to 27 May 2011

Hello all! How are you all doing?
I was sick, and took a day MC yesterday. =(

Anyway, over the past week, my colleague brought me to a nice place for dinner last Tues. =)

The name of the place: Vintage Delicafe.
It is located at 66 Bussorah Street 199479 (nearest MRT station: Bugis) and halal too! =)
You can visit their website HERE.


It is a cosy place, and serves nice pasta! 
Do book table as its full house on days like Friday nights.


I took the Aglio Olio with sliced Dory Fish.
(Pasta* sautéed with garlic, capsicum in olive oil served with sliced dory fish)

 
Yums!

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We always come across weird/unusual happenings, this is what i encountered last week.


Firstly, last Sat while on the way for my Passion Run, i saw this on the MRT..


The uncle (folding arms in this picture.) ''drive'' the mini motor right into the MRT cabin! At first i thought he was having some medical problems, but was shocked when he stood up to sit on the seats!!

He later took out his plastic box(i guess its his lunch) and started cleaning it with tissue papers and throwing small pieces of left over food on the seats..
-___-"


Another unusual thing i saw during the dinner on Tuesday.

 
The funny traffic light!
One was facing the pedestrian, the other facing the opposite way!!
(My colleagues were laughing at me, while i took this. HAHA.)


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And, i got myself this!! =D



=)

100 Plus Passion Run 2011 - 21 May 2011

My first 12km run.

With not much training before hand, my leg muscles cramped towards the last 3km.. however i pulled through it..

Overall all, was a good experience..
Running along the running track of East Coast Park, with the sea breeze blowing at you, and of course, plenty of water points (100 Plus!!)

Surprises me when i bumped into 2 of my friends, while running. HAHA!
Coincidence! =)

After about 1 hour and 50mins of jogging, and walking, this was what i was aiming for!



My finisher medal!
The lanyard was so nice, right? =)



And i think i should invest on this NWZ-W252 Walkman® Player as my companion while jogging...

Mum's nanny, passing away..

Today during lunch, we got a phone call.
Mum's nanny passed away in hospital this afternoon.

My bowl of porridge suddenly turned bitter, upon hearing this news.

She was such a nice lady, who took care of my mum during her younger times.
Mum brought me along when i was a kid to visit her house.
And every time we are there, she would make milo, take out the biscuits and starting serving us.

However, due to a fall, few years back, she was being bed ridden and only survived on a tube, transferring milk through her mouth.

Few months back, Mum and i visited her again in the nursing home she was staying in.
As she was not able to talk, all she could do was stare at us. I am sure she still can recognize us, but she just could not talk.

Although we expected such things, but i did not want it to happen so soon.

Death is a debt we all must pay. ~Euripides

Only problem is : when?

Dear Nanny, Thank you for the great memories.
Please take care of yourself in the other world.

Dear Mum, Stay strong. *HUGS*

The Best of Both Worlds.

What is the meaning of Best of Both Worlds?

As according to an online website called "thefreedictionary.com", it means: a situation wherein one can enjoy two different opportunities. (*Typically: enjoy ~; have ~; live in ~.)

For me, i always wanted to be able to stay home, do my own things, and still get paid. HAHA!
Guess this will never happen, we all got to work hard to earn the $ before we can enjoy.

What do you hope to be able to do so that you can enjoy the Best of Both Worlds?

But no fears, i have some good things to share with you all, whereby you can get the Best of Both or even the whole World! =P

*Rolls Drums*

Brother International Singapore, a leader in home and business IT peripherals that focuses on the ‘Customer-First’ approach, introduces three new models to its line of full A3 Colour Inkjet Multi-Function Centres (MFCs) for Small Offices and Home Offices (SOHOs) and Small Medium Businesses (SMBs)!
The well-designed and urbane series consists of MFC-J6510DW, MFC-J6710DW and MFC-J6910DW!

“Brother takes pride in leading the pack with advanced products and capabilities. As the creator of the World’s First A3 Colour Inkjet MFC, Brother continues to support SOHO and SMB customers with a new range of full A3 Colour Inkjet MFCs. This series greatly expands business possibilities, with the A3 prints, scans, faxes and copies now all achievable with greater ease with just one machine, while realising even more cost savings and time efficiency. Brother not only takes care of the bigger picture, but the fundamental details as well,” said Mr Takeo Shimazu, Managing Director, Brother International Singapore Pte Ltd.

All three models have these overall functions of :



They all can Print, Fax, Copy and Scan!



Let's take a look at each of them.

1) MFC-J6510DW

Priced at $488, this model has the Professional A3 Colour Inkjet Multi-Function Centre with up to A3 Automatic Double-Sided Printing and Wireless Networking.

This inkjet MFC comes complete with A3 capabilities. You can now create impressive A3 print outs such as posters or presentations at the comfort of your home or office without the need to outsource.

COOL!

2) MFC-J6710DW


Priced at $548, This versatile and feature-packed A3 Colour Inkjet MFC comes with high paper capacity over dual paper trays.

Creating A3 print outs are a breeze with added features like automatic double-sided printing. It also comes with dual tray and super high yield ink cartridges for that high volume print jobs.

COOL ! !

3) MFC-J6910DW

Priced at $628, this model allows you to print up to A3 on user-friendly 3.3" touchscreen LCD.

With this A3 inkjet MFC, you will save time and money by performing jobs in house rather than outsourcing them. Save more money by choosing the super high yield cartridges.



COOL ! ! !

Summary of the Pricing, Availability, Warranty and Support

Model	Price	Warranty
MFC-J6510DW	$488	18-months collect & return
MFC-J6710DW	$548	18-months collect & return
MFC-J6910DW	$628	18-months collect & return
Ink Cartridges (High-yield)	Price	Page Yield*
LC73BK	$32	600 pages
LC73C/M/Y	$19 each	600 pages
Ink Cartridges (Super High-yield)	Price
LC73XL-BK	$59	2400 pages
LC73XL-C/M/Y	$29 each	1200 pages

 

*Approximate cartridge yield is declared in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711

Something to add on, while Brother’s high-yield ink cartridges have been highly popular among offices for its cost effectiveness with large print volumes, Brother has pushed past boundaries and took a step further with the super high-yield ink cartridges, which have made printing even more affordable!
Their new monochrome ink cartridge promises to boost 600 printable pages to an amazing 2,400 printable pages.
Therefore with lower consumption of cartridges, it helps you to be more environmentally friendly while keeping expenditures low.

Lastly, all the three full A3 Colour Inkjet MFCs are wireless-network enabled, making connectivity to various computers in a workgroup convenient and fuss-free.

So what are you waiting for?

Get the bigger picture now with the fully A3-enabled Colour Inkjet MFCs, and start reaping greater returns of investments with Brother at your side!

=)

 

First run of year 2011.

Oh goodness me, i just had a 12 hours sleep from last night! Initially was planning a nap, but i sleep till the next morning... Zzzz..

By the way, yesterday was with my friends to collect the goodie bag for a run.
The 100 Plus PAssion Run, on the 21st May (which is next Sat) , my first run event of Year 2011, and more to come! =)

Let's show off the goodie bag.


The most significant was the Anlene packet drinks(expensive but good stuff), in which i presented to my Mum.
Next was the pulse watch, in which is useful to me, as im in need of a sports watch. LOL
The purple coloured singlet was my favourite too!(oops..)


The thick-skinned me also want to be a Gung Ho runner! HAHA..!

And ya, "Pursuant to Section 49, Sub-Section 7E, Paragraph A of the Parliamentary Elections Act."
Returning Officer and Chief Executive Director of the People's Association, Mr Yam Ah Mee, invites you to PAssion Movie Night on 21 May 2011 at East Coast Park, E2 too! =)

Stefanie Sun gets married ! =)

One on my favourite Singapore singers, Stefanie Sun gets married!

Actually i did no get to know this, until my Mm told me about it on Tuesday night. (LOL)
I think i am really outdated on news recently.. Need to do some catching up on news soon!


Quoted from HERE:
SINGAPORE'S very own pop princess, Stefanie Sun, has officially tied the knot.
Yesterday, the 32-year-old wed her boyfriend, Mr Nadim van der Ros, in a traditional wedding ceremony. Later in the evening, the two arrived at luxury hotel Capella Singapore on Sentosa to host a wedding dinner that began at 7pm.

Sun and Mr van der Ros, an engagement director at marketing agency Possible Worldwide, have been dating for five years.



So sweet right?

And anyway, my ex gf (we broke up 10years ago) is also getting married this month too!
Congrats, and All The Best! =)

Off to bed, am really lacking on the sleeping time, too...
Zzzz...