Monthly Archives: July 2009

When you are 102 . . .

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Dear Singapore Parents

George Carlin is 102 years old and below are his views on ageing:

Do you realise that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about ageing that you think in fractions.

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m four and a half!’ You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a half, going on five! That’s the key

You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m gonna be 16!’ You could be 13, but hey, you’re gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life …. . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now, you’re Just a sour-dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn’t think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You’ve built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it’s a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80′s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn’t end there Into the 90s, you start going backwards; ‘I Was JUST 92.’

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. ‘I’m 100 and a half!’


May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them’

2.. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5.. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen.. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but  by the moments that take our breath away.

So Singapore parents, hope you find the above tips useful and enlightening.

Instant Noodle Alert

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Hi Singapore parents

Would like to share with you the right way to cook instant noodles without harming our bodies and health.

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Normally, we would put the instant noodles into a pot of water, add in the seasoned powder and let it cook for around 3 minutes.   By doing this, we actually boil the ingredients in the powder, normally with MSG.  It will then change the molecule structures  and cause the MSG to be toxic.

Also the noodles are coated with wax and it will take around 4 to 5 days for the body to excrete the wax after consumption.

Here is the recommended way to do it:

1.  Boil the noodles in a pot with water.
2.  Once the noodles are cooked, drain and throw away the water which contains wax.
3.  Boil another pot of water and put the noodles into the hot boiling water and then shut the fire.
4.  Only at this stage when the fire is off, add in the seasoned powder to make noodle soup.
5.  If dry noodles are desired, take out the noodles, add the seasoned powder and toss it to get dry noodles.

For plain noodles without the seasoning, you may also need to boil in water and discard the water. This will soften the noodles.  To prevent it from sticking, you can add a teaspoon of oil or run it under cold water.

A large number of people aged 18-24 years are getting pancreatitis either as a swelling or infection of the pancreas.  One of the reasons was due to regular consumption of instant noodles.  If the frequency is more than 3 times a week, it can be hazardous . . .

So parents, hope you find the above tips useful and be mindful when cooking instant noodles for your family.