Back to Our Original NatureBack to Our Original NatureMy humble opinions in various topics. They are learning mathematics, good and bad ways of tackling problems, family values, good marriage, true love, abstinence, some advertisment writeups.
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Will teachers like me?
2008-04-25 11:11:00 It has been coming to attention by more parents that students are working harder than adults. Although my son is still very young or small, I have this idea years before I was promoted to father.I plan to teach my child that an important aspect of studying in school is to learn. Thus, doing homework ... not about answering to the "boss" aka the teacher. is towards this goal too. I don't consider cannot finish homework as a direct problem of the child. I will focus on whether he has learned what is being taught.If no, then the problem is not he not able to finish all the homework, but he hasn't learned the concepts yet. Thus, he should stop doing the homework without understanding rather than just try to finish the homework.If yes, then he doesn't really need to finish the homework. When the amount of homework is too much, I suggest be smart to browse through and select those that can give you the necessary and sufficient practices to learn and apply knowledge learned.So, future t... More About: Teachers
Destiny and Lineage
2008-04-22 14:32:00 It has been some time since I seriously wrote something here. The ranking of this blog has been dropping :( However, I doubt I have something serious to write about now. May be I can talk about the Mas Selemat escape, but that is not too relevant to this blog. Or may be I can talk about some drama that I have been watching, such as CSI, Lost, 24 hour, etc. Ah, thought of something to write :)Do you feel proud to be selected/recruited/employed by your current company? Would you prefer to be proud? I think it is nice to feel being valued, and being expected to be able to create more value for the company. It is nice to have a company willing to commit the costs for hiring me.Similarly, do you feel proud to be borned into your family? ... Would you prefer to be proud? However, which family one is being borned into is out of the person's choice, unlike the case of choosing which company to send resume to. Nevertheless, we want to be proud. If already being proud, we should want to be ... More About: Destiny
The 3gb communities
2008-04-16 04:42:00 Is this just another community-networking site? Sort of, I guess.If you like to be among the first people to join a new community, this is an opportunity to do so. According to its statistics, it is quite new with less than 500 members, under 100 albums and just over 500 photos now.Nonetheless, its "Recent news" announces two new systems... , a new MP3 system and a new Chat system. However, these are not new in Internet.I'm curious what do they mean by 3gb? Typically it means 3 Gigabytes. So, are they saying that they provide freely this amount of storage for members to upload photos and mp3? Is it their intention to let people join 3gb community www.3gb.biz out of curiosity to find out more? Or is it they are so new to have yet to come up with an "About us" section?Post Sponsored by 3gb Communities .
As if their tails (as if they have) is being stepped on
2008-04-15 09:00:00 Would not showing homosexuality publicly hurt those who choose to be of this "minority1" group? I don't know. Err, actually, I think it doesn't hurt them.Would showing such hurt those who ... - are naturally heterosexual? Yes, it does.- have conservative, or I prefer long accepted moral standards? Yes, it does.- have faiths, such as Islam, Unificationism, etc. that condemn such stuffs? Yes, it does.I support and encourage the Singapore's Media Development Authority for being firm on such issues. There are always pros and cons. Here, the cons is some self-defined homosexual people would be offended, while many many others would applau us. Thus, the net results is we would be attracting more people to Singapore, as this is a unique and rare place that uphold such moral standards.1 Quoted not because of their numbers, but because of the difference from the use of the word in "minority races." More About: Tails
Special days in April
2008-04-15 06:45:00 Here, we have multiculture where the Chinese, Malays, Indians and others may invite each other to their festive celebrations. Here, we are also multireligious. I think it would be nice to have religious memorative days be celebrated together. We should have a similar list like this one: ... More About: April , Special , Days
A reversi game ended with less than 64 seeds on board
2008-04-07 16:50:00 I didn't know that it can happens until a game I played ended in this way. Two of the corners were unoccupied. Is there any price for this? ... See it for yourselfAfter the last move by white at B2, both black and white sides could not place seed on both the corners. Thus, the game ended in this state.This is my first time seeing it. By the way, I played the black :) More About: Board , Game , Reversi , Seeds
What if the lack of parent is somebody's intentional fault?
2008-04-06 14:53:00 "...having a baby is definitely not something I regret too - I think it's heaven's blessing."I am quite agree with the above statement.However, I don't agree when ... it is coming from a single mom.Furthermore, I am even against it as it is coming from a celebrity.Furthermore still, I consider it a second offense as she is already a single mom of her first child, from a different dad.If orphans who lost their parents due to unforeseeable circumstances are sympathized by us, shouldn't those who intentionally, or recklessly "create" [half-]orphans be considered criminals? More About: Fault , Lack , Parent
GOING... GOING... GOING... and still GOING S T R O N G!
2008-04-03 03:26:00 The more I think of it, the more I feel that human is stupid trying to out smart Nature, which is truly a master piece. Just by simply living away from city, the article, Living past 100: on Pulau Ubin, Singapore, describes some old but healthy people on an island just 5 minutes boat ride from mainland Singapore.Madam Asiah prefers to grow old on the island. 'All I did on the mainland was eat and sleep ... guess what happened?Madam Asiah prefers to grow old on the island. 'All I did on the mainland was eat and sleep,' she recalled. 'I fell sick. My joints ached from lack of use.'In a cycling blog, I read someone from the Netherlands (or has been working there), where riding is a common form of transportation, felt the need to cycle because he found he is virtually in sitting position whole of the day everyday. I myself has gained weight when my riding was significantly reduced from average of 1.5 hour daily (2 x 0.45hr trips), to 3-4 hour weekly (2 x 1.5 hour + misc.), and my I...
Singapore-Beijing highway
2008-04-01 17:14:00 Just learned about the completion of the Singapore -Beijing highway. The highway will surely boost tourism, but there are critics who afraid it boost tourism also for viruses and diseases. I think extreme protectionisms don't work, both in economy and in fighting diseases.We have skin to stop most intruders, but also have a defense mechanism within us called the immune system. This system learns and becomes stronger as it encounters challenges.Similarly, by isolating countries and cities ... is not the way. with high infections won't solve any problem in the long run. First, it is difficult and inhumane to isolate. Second, it leaves these places little resources and attention on tackling the problem.It seems like this highway forces, or phrasing it nicely, attracted attention and resources from more governments to tackle the problem, seriously. More About: Highway
Nature has its reasons
2008-04-01 11:45:00 A research found that preterm birth tied to lifelong problems. The researcher said the research raises an important question concerning the long-term effects of advances in prenatal and neonatal care. “Preterm survival is improving now because of interventions we have in pregnancy and neonatal care. However ... something looks good may not be good., it may be that we’re improving survival while adversely affecting the overall health and quality of life in the long run.”In many things, Nature has its reasons, which many of them we are not aware and even dislike them. Recently, I think more people start to realize that fever is not a bad thing as it is the way our body handle illness. Getting rid of fever might be an act welcome by the causing agents of the illness.Thus, for people who want to act smart by giving birth earlier for conveniency, think thrice to the power of many thrices! If ending our life... More About: Reasons
A third of adult patients accepted HIV test
2008-03-29 09:25:00 Many adults refusing HIV test at Singapore hospital, but 'I believe, with time and education, people will no longer opt out' of testing, Lionel Lee, executive director of Action for AIDS (AFA), was quoted as saying.I hope so too ... . More education efforts to stress on the social correctness of getting tested, and reduce the link or correlation between having such a test and the type of lifestyle.Hopefully very soon, to tell someone else that one has taken a HIV test suggests that one is being responsible to others, rather than an indication that one's lifestyle is questionable.Even better, to tell someone else that one hasn't done any HIV test suggests high possibility of a high risk lifestyle. More About: Adult , Patients , Test
Sule Lamido explains leadership
2008-03-25 15:01:00 Found this said by Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State in the article, Nigeria: Grappling With Jigawa.Ideally, leadership is all about people. Therefore, when you want to conceal something from the people, that means there is something wrong with your style of leadership. Number two ... Ideally, leadership is all about people. Therefore, when you want to conceal something from the people, that means there is something wrong with your style of leadership. Number two, to me, bring out all the necessary things to the public and they will further give you the confidence to comport yourself because of the Nigerian tradition over the years, and intentionally, leaders normally carry knowledge and shield it and they don't let you know the truth or hear it. The public is denied the truth about how their leaders are faring. And if people come and report anything about my government, no matter how impalatable, it is for me to reflect over why are we going wrong and then cut ourselves. The wh... More About: Leadership
Chili and pepper
2008-03-24 14:01:00 Read this Judith Bowman's tip in in her book "Don't Take the Last Donut" in TodayOnline.com:We all think we know what not to do during an interview. But I'm sure you didn't know you should never add pepper to your steak ... You may add, but...We all think we know what not to do during an interview. But I'm sure you didn't know you should never add pepper to your steak without tasting it first during a lunch interview.Why? Human resource executives never hire anyone who seasons their food before tasting it. This signals a level of hastiness and rush to judgment.In the context here, I would say, "Don't add chili to your food before without tasting it first." I bet most people here would fail this etiquette. However, what the hack, people here dislike etiquette. More About: Pepper , Chili
Spending your money on others is good for you
2008-03-24 08:56:00 There is this saying in Chinese, 助人为快乐之本, which roughly means the basis of happiness is generated by helping others. A research shows that money might buy happiness—when you spend on others, which makes the above more correct scientifically.However, the first two results from surveying how do people spend their money might have the cause and effect in the other way. ... Why do I suggest so? The people who gave more to charity are probably already happy people who have or feel that their own needs are satisfied, and therefore see a part of the money they have as extra and are willing to give to charity. Of course, I don't deny that the acts probably makes them feel happier and they'll continue to do so.The third result from an experiment, where some people were given money and also told how to spend them, specifically shows that it is the way they spend money that influence their level of happiness. More About: Money , Spending , Good
Join me to break the vault
2008-03-20 16:37:00 Taking part in online contests at Break TheVault .com is1) free, 2) convenient because it is online, 3) challenging but not impossible because you have unlimited chances to attempt to solve each one, 4) a fun way to learn new knowledge, 5) money making (for Americans) because the first one to solve will win cash or prizes ($400 already given out in the first two contests!).In a previous contest, the winner got the answer, psittacus erithacus, with only 24 guesses while there are total of 1307 guesses from 204 contestants and only 9 clues given.With many bloggers like me spreading this good news, they are increasing prize values even more!Post Sponsored by Break The Vault. More About: Join
Be skeptical
2008-03-20 15:52:00 Few days back I received an email claiming link between drinking cold drink after meal and cancer. Another friend did some research and responded with another email claiming the above is a myth.Today I received another email forwarded by a friend on some claims that some hawkers melt plastic such as drinking straws or plastic container into hot oil so as to have fried crispy snacks remain crispy for hours. I didn't manage to find strong arguments that this is untrue, but ... may be that's because it was just reported in a newspaper quite recently, near end of February. Or may be it is true, but I doubt so.I don't mind reading such emails. False information is still a piece of information. However, I mostly don't forward them to others. Especially if the article encourage one to do so.In this information explosion era, we have to be skeptical with all these information. Not only those myth-like information, but also those myth-buster type. Take for example, in the above first ca... More About: Skeptical
Get listed at Atlist
2008-03-19 03:48:00 Do you sometimes feel lost in the cyberspace? I bet many do. There is abundant information. Sometimes it's just too much. Already, there are many online directories that list and organize information properly. @List or Atlist.org Business Directory also does that. Furthermore, it stands out by also ... providing information from customers through their feedbacks and reviews of these businesses. It is also a knowledge site with many articles sharing expertise knowledge from its members.I sense that it seems quite new, and for business owners, it might be the good time to join for free, since your business is more likely to be listed at the top when there isn't too many businesses listed in yet.Try it out, click on this link: Organizations to experience how they have organized information into their appropriate categories, or locations. Or, take a look at businesses related to Health & Wellness. Post Sponsored by Atlist.org. More About: Listed
Closing of a chapter, hopefully not yet...
2008-03-17 15:50:00 It has been many months since I last saw this state: where all earnings are paid. It means that I haven't been able to grab any opportunity from PayPerPost for more than a month :)This may be the end of being paid to blog, after my PR was hammered down from 3 to zero in January. I hope not. Shall see. More About: Chapter
Family Rights
2008-03-13 05:35:00 Read an article about TNT babies, which are babies born from Filipino moms who are not allowed to get pregnant. I always do not like the arrangement of foreign maid. What happen to their families, or even their life?When we are tired of sweeping the floor, we can get a vacuum machine to ease the job. When we are tired of hand washing clothes, we can get a washing machine to ease the job. When we are tired of washing dishes, we can get a dish washer machine to ease the job. But, ... maids are not machines.When we need help in caring for kids, we get nanny to helpout. However, it is OK if the nanny is part time. May be the kids go to the family of the nanny, which is OK for the nanny, though not so OK for the kids. May be, the nanny comes over but go home daily. But, foreign maids can't go home daily, some not even able to afford to do so yearly.When will the world, and societies realize clearly the importance of Family Rights ? We have Human Rights for many decades. Some "Human Righ...
Another real advertisement
2008-03-13 03:03:00 An ad about doing good by giving food by friendchild. More About: Advertisement , Real
Computer computes
2008-03-11 14:46:00 I always feel that a very basic advantage brought by the use of computers is under utilized. Computer s do calculations well, and they can easily do complicated conditional computations. Here, it was only after months of motorists slowing down and waiting before ERP gantries then the system of gradual increase and decrease of ERP charges was implemented.I like this approach, the 15by2015 ... 15by2015 - A Campaign to Strengthen Primary Healthcare Around the World. Most administration procedures seem to remain in the pre-computer era where rules are clear and simple. Follow the link to read how a patient has to pay 7 days of hospital stay because he was fortunately not having HIV, because AIDS/HIV related donations will pay for him if he were HIV positive. This is quite typical in many administrative procedures.I hope the number 15% is just a guideline, while it can be 17.98% or any more optimal figures since computer does not require a nice number in order to do the calculations corr...
Miscommunication with N80
2008-03-10 09:14:00 Before entering my camp for a medical appointment, I thought I better PIN lock my phone, which will be away for me while I'm in the camp. However, due to some mis-communications with it, I have entered wrongly the PIN three times, and still not clealy knowing the consequence, I entered wrong codes for the PUK another few times. Luckily I stopped trying before it was too late ... . According to the person, if wrong PUK for more than 5 times will require a physical change of the SIM card.Later, from a kind mobile phone shop in Toa Payoh Centre, I learned that I need to call up my line provider for the PUK code. Rightfully, I am able to do so using the wifi/VoIP phone capability through Truphone. However, it is not possible for the 4-digit number, while I couldn't remember the 8-digit version of the number. In the end, I got home and make the call from home.Yet, for some special reason, that wasn't successful. Then I thought of trying to do it online, which succeeded in unlocking my...
Out of the mainstream
2008-03-08 15:18:00 Out of the mainstream doesn't necessary suggest wrongness. However, it also doesn't suggest not so.More importantly, it suggests that the majority do not consider it normal, or correct. Thus, relatively speaking, it is not correct. So, using the phrase "out of the mainstream" may sounds not accusing, but it is ... , relatively speaking.Absolutely speaking, wrongness or correctness of something is regardless of if it is out of the mainstream or not. E.g. the Sun was once thought to be revolving around the Earth.Yet, statistically and evidently speaking, most out of the mainstream stuffs are wrong. This also implies that some of them are right. Basically, being out of the mainstream, or not, doesn't imply wrongness nor correctness.LGBT is out of the mainstream, and I say it is also wrong.
No need to know is better
2008-03-06 07:38:00 Finally, I managed to locate more details about the survey I was searching for. According to this article, Many S'poreans still ignorant about Aids, in AsiaOne.The survey, which polled 705 people, was conducted by World Vision in conjunction with its One Life Experience (OLE) exhibition on World AIDS Day last December.I sense that all the other media/blogs that reported the figures in this survey are mocking at us. Without any other reference point, it sounds like Singaporeans are really terrible not know AIDS/HIV that well. However, ... are we that bad? one third is quite on par with the G7 countries in their more thorough survey. Then, regarding mosquito bites, it is only us since I found this article 3 years back, Filipinos highly misinformed about AIDS: survey (I'm sorry to mention Filipinos here.)Most Filipinos still believe HIV/AIDS can be transmitted by a mosquito bite or by sharing the food of an infected person, a government survey showed...Besides the figures, again I w...
Priority ~= urgent but =/= correct
2008-03-04 15:00:00 I found this earlier report while trying to, but haven't succeeded yet, locate a similar and more recent one done in Singapore. Below is one particular set of key finding and my comments (in italics) on them.World Vision’s Global AIDS Attitudes SurveyKey Finding – Policy Preferences... • Children are the top priority for action.–Publics everywhere are most likely to support programs that help children affected by HIV and AIDS, including children who are orphaned by AIDS and AIDS-related illnesses.If getting HIV/AIDS is like getting a death penalty, at least the person has enjoyed some of his life. However, for children born with HIV in them, it is like getting a death penalty even before they have life!• There are marked differences across countries in support for programs aimed at discouraging sexual promiscuity, the widespread use and availability of condoms, and increased availability of clean needles for people who need them.This suggests different countries have diff... More About: Urgent , Priority
I've the power
2007-11-02 17:46:00 I just reserved and abandoned a PayPerPost opportunity.It feels good to be able to choose not to earn by choosing not to take up an opportunity to promote things that are not aligned with my views. More About: Power
Generations of Virtue
2007-10-31 09:16:00 It is nice to know that there are people proactively tackle the undesirable influence from the society and media, such as the Generations of Virtue . I have mentioned the similar in this post. Avoiding is not the way, and it can't work in this information era. Thus, it is important to prepared ourselves and the young ones in dealing with many potential undesirable influence.
This blog's Google Pagerank is 2
2007-10-30 02:31:00 According to my payperpost records, this blog has achieved a ranking of 2 at Google Pagerank . I'm not sure what exactly that means, but surely it is an improvement from zero! :) More About: Google Pagerank , Ager , Gera
A quote to ponder upon
2007-10-29 08:37:00 This is a nice quote a friend put on her MSN: Wonder did she copyright it.. More About: Quote
Living w/o debts
More articles from this author:2007-10-28 08:46:00 In the current economy, must envy those who are living w/o debts. These are the ones who can plan to do up their renovation, or car purchase with 100% cash up front. They avoided interests. Even better, they still have funds for investments and/or businesses.For most other people, I guess, that's a luxury. Some may have no better choices but to live with interests, while some who could do similar, but choose to have cash on hand to invest or run businesses for higher ROI. Then, how to maintain low interests is very important.Especially, it is very seldom anybody is able and willing to pay full cash for property. The Money Magic site offers much information about mortgage, such as definitions of terms, rationale of plans and they offer service to source for the deal that is right for you and your circumstances.Post Sponsored by Mortgage Broker. More About: Living 1, 2 |
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