Thaipusam

THAIPUSAM is an annual Hindu festival. Not sure you amaze people who devote spear their cheeks with long, shiny steel rods without seeeing blood coming out? I was told by hindu friend that they believe God in their body. Nowaday you can see alot of chinese also participate in these event. I don't plan join this year. I'll celebrate my hubby birthday. Tell me more if you go. Must be a lot of staff to see. :)

Hair perm chemical used in Pringles

It was a forward mail which i think important to share to you especially for Pringles lover.

For those who don't read Chinese: The chemical used in Pringles is also used in hair-perm chemical, a very harmful chemical even on a very insignificant quantity (will cause kidney cancer), adult shouldn't consume more than 0.01g per day while children not more than 0.003g! Product called back from all Hong Kong markets & banned in USA . ....and they were so terrified of "the melamine scare' from China. ? Pringles is from USA !!!

孩子最初的语言

你可去这网站参考有关育儿知识。http://www.5721.net/fuyangbb/

不少家长认为孩子要到1岁多才会说话，所以对于1岁以内的孩子说话的事不以为然。其实，孩子能说话只是说明了语言发育到了最后的表达阶段，在这之前为了会说话，孩子要经过相当长时间的准备，也就是说，孩子在说话之前首先要学会发音和对别人语言的理解。这个准备工作实际上是在孩子一生下来就开始了，因此，父母要有这个概念，孩子学习说话是从零岁开始的。　　孩子一生下来就会哭，这是他的第一次发音，也是孩子最初的语言，以后当饿了或感到不舒服的时候也会哭，哭表示发音器官已为言语的发展做好准备，同时哭又使发音器官进一步受到锻炼。所以，孩子哭几声是没什么大不了的事，只要不是因为身体不舒服而哭，某种意义上来说哭也是一件好事，家长没必要一见孩子哭就抱起来哄着，生怕哭坏了孩子。孩子满月后，语言基本上仍是以哭声来表示，不过这时候的哭声就有了一定的意思了，孩子会通过不同样的哭声来表达不同的要求。例如，饥饿时，婴儿哭声很响亮，哭得很厉害，尿湿时，他也哭，哭的声音就不太强烈，如果是醒后想寻找母亲，他的哭就是哭哭停停、哼哼叽叽。母亲或者经常照管孩子的人就会在天长日久中领会到孩子不同哭声的含意，就能很好地对待孩子的哭。2个多月时，婴儿高兴时会发出1—2韵母声如а、u、i。特别是在高兴时或者在大人的逗引下表现得更加明显，发出的韵母声，主要是基本韵母，大多是一张嘴气流从口腔中出来就能发出的音，不需要舌、唇较多的运动，这与他的发音器官不完善有关。3个多月时，婴儿发音明显增多，情绪好时常常会主动发音，如“呃”、“啊”，虽然这算不上是语言，但却是婴儿与成人相互交流的最初的一种形式。有时，在成人的逗引下，还会发出笑声。　　既然孩子从零岁就开始了语言的发育，家长就要帮助孩子在这时候发展语言。对于1—3个月的婴儿来说，家长要记住的是无论你在给孩子做什么事情时，一定要对孩子说话，尤其当孩子主动地向你发出“咿、啊”声音时，你要给以相应的应答。当你抱着孩子时，要同孩子亲切地说话，用不同的声调和手势和他交流，这样对他的语言发展和听觉发展都有好处。

Mango Cheese Cake @ Cake Story Sri Nibong Penang

I celebrated my brother birthday yesterday night. At first, i was thinking buy a cake at secret recipe. I sudden remember cake story which introduce by my friend. I would like to try as many people told me the cake there quit nice and price is reasonable. My family like the Mango Cheese Cake. It cost RM36 for 600gram. Normally my family don't like cake which is too sweet or creamy. The Mango cheese cake is quite nice. Don't have too much of cheese or cream.

Between the cake story at Sri Nibong was situated before reach the Sri Nibong bus station. You can tryout and share with me.

Tiger Woo Hoo- 大日子

I watch this movie with my hubby and groups of friends at Bukit Jambul cinema yesterday. It was a comedy made by local. The story was meaningful not only poorly for laughing. I like the part how the husband appreciated the wife to give birth baby and make the family live happily. Between, a lot of Pahang beach view in the movie which make me want to visit there one day.:)

2010 Feng Sui Talk by Joey Yap

I was attended Feng Sui Talk yesterday. The talk was about classical Feng Sui. The first thing he told us was to invest a campus. He teached us how to use space to increase positive and reduce the negative element. North West is the best direction for 2010. West represent noble people.East represent power status and money. North represent relationship. South direction not good which might cause separation or break out. South East also not good which might cause lost like robbery and etc.South West is the negative factor. Avoid use South west to reduce bad luck.Just to share out. Not sure how true it is.

Between, you can go to http://www.fengshuilogy.com/ to plot your ba zi. It will show you simple explaination.

Origami

Go to this link to learn and teach your kids to fold some simple staff like butterfly, boat, cup, frog and etc. Lets start folding.
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-for-kids.html

Below link will teach you more complicated Origami fold.
http://dev.origami.com/diagram.cfm

RM1 Per Visit 1Malaysia Clinics Address

This is a forward mail which i received from friend which i think is good to share across.

The 50 1Malaysia Clinics had started operation from 4 January 2010 onwards and the first 1Malaysia Clinic in Jalan Pantai Permai 1, Lembah Pantai Kerinch by Malaysia had been officially launched by Prime Minister on 7 January 2010.

The 1Malaysia Clinic offers treatment for common illnesses and follow-up checks for chronic diseases for RM1 (US$0.40) whereas foreigners seeking treatment will have to pay a flat rate of 15 ringgit (US$4).

Most of the 1Malaysia clinics were located in town areas as outside urban areas were 2,000 rural clinics which had existed since the country’s independence.

Government had allocated RM10mil for the 50 1Malaysia clinics in the year 2010 for the internal fittings and medicines only.

The 1Malaysia clinics operating hours - operate daily, seven days a week, from 10am to 10pm.It is manned by paramedics comprising medical assistants and trained nurses.

Here is the the list of 1Malaysia Clinics nationwide (date of operation in parenthesis) and do check whether the 1Malaysia Clinic is nearby where you stay.

PERLIS (Jan 1)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Kangar, No 6 Grd Floor, Jalan Lintasan Kangar, Taman Pertiwi, Kangar

KEDAH (Jan 6)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Bandar Puteri Jaya, No 41, Grd Floor, Jalan BPJ 1/1, Bandar Puteri Jaya, Sungai Petani
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Kota Kenari, No 208, Jalan Kota Kenari 3 shophouses, Taman Kota Kenari, Kulim

PENANG (Jan 6)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Jelutong, 116, Grd Floor, Jalan Jelutong
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Teluk Air Tawar, No 6, Kedai 1 Tingkat, Lorong Teluk Air Tawar 14, Butterworth
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Batu Kawan, No 19, Lorong Cempaka 1, Taman Cempaka, Batu Kawan, Seberang Perai Selatan
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Sungai Ara: 2A1, Tkt Kenari 5, Taman Desa Ria, Sungai Ara Bayan Lepas
(Jan 7)
5. Klinik 1Malaysia Alma Jaya, No 38, Grd Floor, Lorong Alma Jaya 11, Taman Alma Jaya, Bukit Mertajam

PERAK (Jan 8)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Teluk Intan, No 1, Taman Medan Maharaja, Jalan Kampung Banjar, Teluk Intan
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Bandar Seri Iskandar, No 32, Blok D, Bandar Seri Iskandar shophouses, Perak Tengah
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Aulong, No 51 dan 53, Jalan Medan Bersatu, Taman Medan Bersatu, Taiping
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Bercham, No 6A1 dan 10, Persiaran Medan Bercham 7, Pusat Bandar Bercham Timur, Ipoh

SELANGOR (Jan 7)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Lembah Subang, No 112 dan 113, Blok A, Taman Putra Damai, Lembah Subang, Petaling Jaya (End of January)
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Seri Setia, Community Hall, Jalan 230, Seksyen 51 A, Petaling Jaya
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Puchong Intan, Multipurpose Hall, Jalan 1, Puchong Intan, Batu 12, Puchong
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Kota Kemuning, Sri Nevilia Hardcore Poor Housing Programme, Kota Kemuning, Shah Alam
5. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Samudera, Taman Samudera, Batu Caves

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Perkasa, B01, Blok B, Perkasa People’s Housing Programme, Jalan Nakhoda Yusof, Kampung Pandan
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Kerinchi, Lembah Pantai, B01 , Kuala Lumpur City Hall Quarters, Jalan Pantai Permai 1, off Jalan Pantai Dalam
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Melati, Gombak Community Centre, Taman Melati
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Intan Baiduri, B005, PPR Intan Baiduri, Kepong Utara,Mukim Batu, Kepong
5. Klinik 1Malaysia Desa Rejang, Blok B00, PPR Desa Rejang, Setapak

NEGRI SEMBILAN (Jan 7)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Rasah Jaya, No 3773 (Grd Floor), Jalan RJ611,Taman Rasah Jaya
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Seremban Jaya, No 2294 (Grd Floor), Jalan SJ10/1, Taman Seremban Jaya
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Semarak 2 Nilai, PT 5742 (Grd Floor), Jalan TS 2/1E, Taman Semarak, Nilai

MALACCA (Jan 7)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Merdeka, Batu Berendam, No 39, Jalan M1, Batu Berendam
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Bukit Katil, 17, Jalan IKS, Bukit Katil
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Sri Pengkalan, Alor Gajah, KM 4615, Jalan Samarinda 2,Taman Samarinda, Pengkalan, Alor Gajah

JOHOR (Dec 28)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Megah Ria, No 15 dan 15A, Jalan Bayan 37/2, Taman Megah Ria, Masai (Jan 4)
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Manis, No 392, Jalan Manis 17, Taman Manis, Kelapa Sawit, Kulaijaya, Kulai
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Stulang Laut, Blok G, Sri Stulang 1 Flat, Bakar Batu, Johor Baru
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Bandar Sri Alam, Blok A, Sri Alam Flat, Masai, Johor Baru
5. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Seri Lambak, JKKMB Hall, Taman Seri Lambak, Kluang

PAHANG (Jan 1)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Kempadang, No 2E, Lot 4629, Kampung Kempadang, Kuantan
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Padang Jaya, Grd Floor, B32, Kampung Padang Jaya, off Jalan Sungai Lembing, Kuantan
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Temerloh, No 12, Grd Floor Jalan Pak Sako 4, Bandar Sri Semantan, Temerloh

TERENGGANU (Jan 3)
1.Klinik 1Malaysia Bukit Payong, Marang, No 8216, Tkt Bawah, Permint shophouses, Bukit Payong, Marang (Jan 6)
2.Klinik 1Malaysia Wakaf Baru, Kuala Terengganu, Lot PT30712, Wakaf Baru,Mukim Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Binjai, Kemaman, GM562, Lot 1190, Mukim Binjai, Kemaman

KELANTAN (Jan 8)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Sri Cemerlang, Lot 348, Jalan Sri Cemerlang, Seksyen 27, Kota Baru (Jan 3)
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Jelawat, Lot 34, Bandar Jelawat, Bachok
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Pengkalan Batu, Lot 633B, Kampung Pengkalan Batu Jalan Pasir Pekan, Pasir Mas

SABAH (End of January)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Bandar Sri Indah Tawau, Lot 334, TB 15058, Batu 10, Jalan Apas, Tawau(Jan 6)
2.Klinik 1Malaysia Bundusan Square, Lot 67, Grd Floor, Blok H, Bundusan Square, Penampang (Jan 7)
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Sandakan, Lot 7A dan 7B, Grd Floor Blok B Bandar Leila, Jalan Leila, Sandakan (Jan 15)
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Lot 37, Grd Floor, Blok E, Fasa 2 Sulaiman Sentral, Kota Kinabalu

SARAWAK (Dec 31)
1. Klinik 1Malaysia Jalan Teku, Sibu, Lot 302, Blok 7, Teku Road, Sibu(Jan 4)
2. Klinik 1Malaysia Matang Jaya, Lot 9746, Seksyen 65, KTLD Taman Lee Ling, Jalan Matang, Kuching (Jan 5)
3. Klinik 1Malaysia Taman Tunku, Lot 2350, Blok 5, LLD Jalan Kuching, Taman Tunku, Miri
4. Klinik 1Malaysia Sungai Plan, S/L 517, Sungai Plan, Tanjung Kidurong, Bintulu

RM1 per visit for Malaysia is a very low price if compared to visiting the private clinics which normally charge in around RM20 to RM30 per visit for the common sickness like fever, cough and flu.

For example, if every year you and your family member visiting the clinic for an average of 12 times and the total medical expenses will be around
RM240 to RM360 per year. By visiting the 1Malaysia Clinic the total costs will reduce tremendously to only RM12.

If you are living nearby the 1Malaysis Clinic and do not have the coverage of the company's medical benefit, by visiting 1Malaysia Clinic definitely will ease the burden of the medical bill.

Will you visit the 1Malaysia Clinic if it is located nearby where you live in order to reduce the medical expenses?

Abalone-鲍鱼

还有两个星期新年将来临了。鲍于也是一个新年礼品。但对我来讲很昂贵但我家人很喜欢。以下文章可作参考。

蔡澜食鲍鱼- -

最珍贵的鲍参翅肚，鲍鱼占了第一位，可见是海味中天下第一吧。

干鲍以头计，一斤多少个，就是多少头。两头鲍鱼，当今可以登上拍卖行，有钱也
不一定找得到。

鲍鱼从小到大，有100种以上。吃海藻，长得很慢，4、5年才成形。要大得7、8吋
长的，需数十年。

壳中有3、4个孔，才称鲍鱼，有7、8个孔的小鲍，有人称之为床伏Tukodushi、或
流子Nagareko，九个洞的，台湾人叫九孔。

大师级煮干鲍，下蚝油。我一看就怕，鲍鱼本身已很鲜，还下蚝油干什么？依传统
的做法，浸个几天，洗扫干净。用一只老母鸡、一大块火腿和几只乳猪脚炆之，炆
到汤干了，即上桌，没有发好之后现场煮的道理。

日本人结婚最忌送鲍鱼

干鲍来自日本的品质最好，这没话说。澳洲南非都出鲍鱼，不行就不行。

别以为鲍鱼贵就当礼品。日本人结婚时最忌送鲍鱼，因为它只有紫边壳，有单恋的
意思，不吉利的，但可送一种叫熨斗鲍鱼的，是将它蒸熟后，像削苹果皮般团团片
薄，再晒干。吃时浸水还原，当今已难见到。

新鲜的鲍鱼，生吃最好，但要靠切工，切得不好就会很硬。最高级的寿司店只取顶
上圆圆那部分，取出鲍鱼肝，挤汁淋上。吃完之后剩下的胆汁，加烫热的清酒，再
喝之，老饕才懂。

韩国海女捞上鲍鱼后，用铁棒打长成条，叉上后在火上烤，再淋酱油，天下美味也。

澳洲鲍肉只可生吃

澳洲鲍肉质低劣，只可生吃，或片成薄片，用一火炉上桌，灼之，亦鲜味，但也全
靠片工，机器切的就没味道。

最原始的吃法是将整个活生生的鲍鱼放在铁网上烧，见它还蠕动，非常残忍，此种
吃法故称“残忍烧”。

吃鲍鱼，我最喜欢吃罐头的，又软又香，但非墨西哥的“车轮牌鲍”不可，非洲或澳
洲的罐头一点也不好吃。买车轮牌也有点学问，要有罐头底的凸字，印有PNZ的才
够大。

鲍鱼有条绿油油的肝，最滋阴补肾，我们不惯吃，日本人当刺身，吃整个鲍鱼如果
没有了肝，就不付钱了。

Persimmon

It's a forward article which would like to share with you.

Although there are many benefits of eating persimmon, but there are a few points need to be reminded:

1. Fasting can not eat persimmons
Contains more a result of persimmon tannin and pectin, in the fasting cases they will be formed under the effect of gastric acid of the lumps vary in size, if these lumps can not reach the pyloric intestine, it will remain in the stomach to form gastric persimmon stone, Stone was originally a small stomach, such as apricots, persimmon nuclear, but the more the larger plot. If the stomach can not be naturally expelled diospyrobezoar, it will cause the digestive tract obstruction, there upper abdominal pain, vomiting, and even vomiting blood and other symptoms, surgery was found in the stomach as big as a fist persimmon stone. If the stomach "with bottom", then the stomach can be avoided persimmon stone formation.

2. Persimmon skin can not eat
Some people feel that eating persimmon persimmon skin while chewing are more than the single-eaten persimmon taste, in fact this is unscientific eat. Because the vast majority of persimmon tannin in concentrated in the skin, in persimmon astringent, it is impossible to tannic acid which all Tuojin, if eaten with skin is easier with the formation of gastric persimmon stone, especially astringent process incomplete , its skin contains more of tannic acid.

3. Do not containing high-protein crabs, fish, shrimp and other foods eaten together
Chinese medicine, crab and persimmon are of cold foods and therefore I can not be fresh. From the perspective of modern medicine, containing high protein crab, fish, shrimp under the effect of the tannic acid, it is easy to solidified into blocks, namely, stomach persimmon stone.

4. Diabetics Wu Shi
Persimmon containing 10.8% due to sugars, and most are simple pairs of sugar and simple sugars (sucrose, fructose, glucose is such), so after eating is very easily absorbed, so that hyperglycemia. For diabetic people, especially those in poor glycemic control is even more harmful.

5. Enough is enough
The tannic acid in persimmon with dietary calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron and other minerals to form compounds that can not be absorbed by the body so that these nutrients can not be used and therefore I eat persimmons easily lead to a lack of these minerals. And because more sugar persimmon, so people eat persimmons than eating the same amount of apples, pears and more satiety of Health, which will affect the appetite, and reduce the intake of meals. Is generally believed that fasting is not the case, each no more than 200 grams to eat persimmons suitable.

6. Mouthwash after eating
Persimmon sugar high, and contains pectin, persimmon, after eating part of the total stay in the mouth, especially in the teeth, with the addition of tannic acid weak acid, it is easy to cause tooth erosion, the formation of dental caries and therefore I eating persimmons advised to drink after a few saliva, or timely mouthwash

珍珠奶茶 ---> 大腸癌面面觀

从朋友forward mail得知珍珠奶茶的负面。不只真假。只想跟大家分享。

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500cc珍珠奶茶中反式脂肪酸含量已超出正常人體承受極限，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、哮喘等疾病的機率，幼兒更會變得智力低下。 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十足，如今比較通用做法是在其中加入小麥蛋白。 即便如此，有的商家也覺得彈性還不夠，為了讓珍珠更有“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。

Kuala Lumpur trip with 16 month baby

This was our first trip go to KL with my baby for long distance for 3 days 2 nights. It was more smooth compare to Cameron trip. We don't plan tied schedule. Just plan for nice and relax trip. We depart on Sunday and back on Tuesday to avoid the busy traffic in KL.

One of the day we stay in Swiss Inn near to china town which don't have in house car park. We park our car near by the hotel. It was not so convenient but a strategy location if you plan go to Petaling street and KL town shopping center. Key thing i'll take note next time was the car park facility if bring baby. Between, i likes the "Lou Syu Fan" in Petaling street.I only remember to take the photos when we almost finish the dish. Haha


We went to Sunway Pyramid shopping center on the first day. The shopping center was well decorated as christmas just pass by. There were baby room in Jusco at Sunway which was convenient to mother.


We went to Zoo Negare on the second day. We depart from Puchong around 10am and reach Zoo Negara around 11am. The traffic was just nice. Zoo Negara in KL was better compare to Taiping Zoo. A lot of animals and show in the Zoo. There were 2 car parks in the Zoo but only car park A open during week day. The wash room was clean and the Zoo was well maintain. Remember to bring stroller as the Zoo was quite big. Avoid wear thick cloth on your baby as the weather is a bit hot.You can refer to http://www.zoonegara.org.my/openinghours.html for detail Zoo Negara information.

This trip we brought a lot of water for the drink and milk. My baby don't have diarrhea. Probably the weather is not cold like Cameron.