Eating healthyly.....

To all my friends who have been asking me if I have been keeping at my diet: Yes!! I am trying very hard to do so, and to reduce my cholesterol level. I try to have oatmeal at least two times a week – organic oatmeal – I add dried fruits and some honey to make it more palatable. I have increased my intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. I try very hard to avoid the forbidden foods like – laksa, char kuay teow, kuay chap, even though these are my favourite. Whilst I was on holiday, I made sure I loaded up on fruits and salads at breakfast and dinner. I had seafood occasionally.

Just last evening, my mother-in-law made chilli king prawns – my favourite!! My daughter S, saw me eyeing the prawns and contemplating whether to eat it or not, and tried to help. She said :
"Mum, if shellfish increases your cholesterol, but eating fish is OK, then the problem is only with the shells. You can just eat the meat but leave out the shells and you will not be increasing your cholesterol."

What a genius! So I succumbed in the end. I ate just one prawn and devoured every bit of it – no shells.

Why is this week sooooo long?

Dont know why, but this week seems to be dragging its feet. Yesterday, i thot it was thursday, and today seems like friday, but it's NOT!!! Aaaaaah! When is the weekend going to come?

Today is the S's last exam day for this term. Yippee! Was planning to bring the kids to Castle Beach (at East Coast Park) on Sunday where they can build professional looking sand castles. Guess what? S told me she wanted to go to her friend's house this sunday from 2 to 6. My little girl is growing up. She would rather spend time with her friends then her family building sand castles (which I know she loves doing). I have no choice. Gotta learn to let go. Will have to let her go, or she is going to resent us keeping her away from her friends. Now, I dont even feel like going to the beach. It will not be a family outing then. And when N finds out we are not going, HE is going to be upset too. Sigh. Maybe that's why the week seems so long.

Is it possible......

.............. to use only one square of toilet paper?


Singer Sheryl Crow said that too much toilet paper was being used, and suggested that "only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required".

Not me. I am one of those that is harming our environment?!! I could never use just only one square. Even if it is a small job i.e just a wee, I still need at least 2 or 3 squares. I hate to get my fingers damp or wet. As for the big job, definitely more is required. I will use , and use, until the butt is clean. How to limit to one or two or even three squares? If we do that, we may end up messing not only our fingers, but even our undies too. Then we would have to wash, and wash, and waste an even more scarce resource - water!

So, can you, and do you, do it with only one square?

Would you apply for this job?

JOB DESCRIPTION : Long term position, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment.

Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES : The rest of your life.
Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5.
Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly.
Also, must possess the physical stamina of a packmule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf.
Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION : None.
Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE : None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION : Get this! You pay them!
Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS : While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right. At times you get bragging rights too!

Title of Position: Mum, Mom, Mummy, Mama, Ma or Dad, Papa, Daddy, Pop, Dada,

Would you have applied for this position?

Everything I need to know about life.....

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark

One : Don't miss the boat.

Two : Remember that we are all in the same boat.

Three :Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

Four : Stay fit When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

Five : Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

Six : Build your future on high ground.

Seven : For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

Eight : Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were onboard with the cheetahs.

Nine : When you're stressed, float a while.

Ten : Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

And most important: No matter how big the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.......

Isn't it sooooo true?