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Our Get-together on 9 May 09, Saturday

Another successful get-together, organised by Janet on Vesak Day, 9 May 09 at Food Haven at Dover Road.........

Kim Chuan was given a surprise early birthday celebration. We made do with the cakes available at the restaurant which happened to be two 'heart' shaped Mother's Day Cakes. Sorry, Kim Chuan for our unpreparedness. Will try to do better next time !

The birthday man had to make sure everyone has a fair share of the cake.

Freddy,Bala, Leong Keong and Seezer had to leave early and then there were 13 left. Sien Chi's wife, Shu Jen was the photographer. She is the one in red blouse in the second photo above.

The group left the restaurant at about 9.30 pm because the restaurant was closing for the day. Otherwise we would have stayed longer to chat. We haven't had enough and hope to catch up again, hopefully with more of our friends turning up the next time. We really had a pleasant evening together. Thanks, Janet for organising.

Exotic Food in Beijing

We found these "exotic" food along the food street of Beijing.............

Live scorpions with legs moving while this picture was taken.

Seahorses and scorpions satay.

Centipedes

Starfish

We ordered a plate of scorpions to try......No they were not crawling....deep fried and crispy. Served with duck meat.......No venture, no gain !

Singlish VS Queen's

...........from Joycelyn

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS

Britons: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.

Singaporeans: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL

Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone call me a few moments ago?

Singaporeans: Hello, u call me ah?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY

Britons: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way?

Singaporeans: S-kews me

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY

Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.

Singaporeans: No-need, lah.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION

Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?

Singaporeans: (pointing the door) can ar?

WHEN SURPRISING

Britons: Oh, Really. It's wonderful.

Singaporeans: Whar lar wae!

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER

Britons: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind.

Singaporeans: Don't want la...

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION

Britons: Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue.

Singaporeans: You mad, ah?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION.

Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.

Singaporeans: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED

Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?

Singaporeans: see how!

WHEN SOMEONE DID SOMETHING WRONG

Britons: This isn't the way to do it here let me show you,

Singaporeans: like that also don't know how to do!!!!

How To Survive A Heart Attack

This is useful information. It might come in handy some day, although for your sake and mine, I sincerely hope that we won’t have to use it on ourselves!


How to survive a heart a heart attack when alone?

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing conscious.

What to do?

Answer: Do not panic, but start coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough - the cough must be deep and prolonged as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every 2 seconds without let-up. Until help arrives or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to hospital.

- Source Unknown

Trivia

Here’s a little Trivia for you. However, I can't guarantee the accuracy of all the points. :-)

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which
we know today as the honeymoon.

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

(On the temperature of water in wells) The reason why the water in wells becomes colder in summer is that the earth is then rarefied by the heat, and releases into the air all the heat-particles it happens to have. So, the more the earth is drained of heat, the colder becomes the moisture that is concealed in the ground. On the other hand, when all the earth condenses and contracts and congeals with the cold, then, of course, as it contracts, it squeezes out into the wells whatever heat it holds. – Lucretius

Handbook 2009 - Thoughts & Life's Inspirations

With courtesy of Bon............


Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice Meditation, exercise and prayer.
6. Play more games. (scrabble, card, etc …….)
7. Read more books than you did in 2008.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 8 hours..
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously.. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating any one. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society:

25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:

40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.

Trivia

Here’s a little Trivia for you. However, I can't guarantee the accuracy of all the points. :-)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go until one thousand before you find the letter "A"

Mobile Phone Explosion

Report from Chinese daily Shin Min News :-

A Chinese man was killed at the Guangzhou computer shop where he worked when the mobile phone in his pocket exploded, severing a major artery. According to local Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News, the rare accident happened on Friday (30 January) when the mobile phone which the victim put in his chest pocket exploded. The man who is in his twenties, is an employee at the computer store and was carrying out his duties when the accident happened. An employee working at the same store told the Chinese media that the incident happened at about 7.30pm. The employee, who was not named in the report, said that she heard a loud sound and saw her colleague lying on the floor of the shop in a pool of blood. Shin Min reported that the employee also told the Chinese media that the victim had recently changed the batteries in his mobile phone. It was believed that the victim had just finished charging his mobile phone and put the device into his pocket when the phone exploded. Chinese authorities have yet to determine the make and model of the phone and its battery. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Chinese daily consulted experts on how consumers can prevent themselves from falling victim to a similar situation: 1. Always use original batteries, be sure that batteries by the manufacturer are meant for your mobile phone model 2. Never modify your phone 3. Always use original battery chargers 4. Do not expose your mobile phone to high temperatures and avoid exposing it to direct sunlight 5. Avoid long phone conversations 6. Do not make or answer calls when the phone is charging 7. Try to keep your phone in a bag instead of in a pocket 8.Do not use damaged batteries 9. Use the handsfree when answering calls

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