Brain Teaser

Hi Singapore parents

Today, I have a brain teaser for you and your family. 

 

See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common?
1.         Banana
2.         Dresser
3.         Grammar
4.         Potato
5.         Revive
6.         Uneven
7.         Assess


Are you peeking or have you already given up?
Give it another try….
Look at each word carefully. You’ll kick yourself when you discover the answer. This is so cool…..
 


No, it is not that they all have at least 
2 double letters…. Let me know if you found the answer – I didn’t!Answer is below!  

 

 

 

Answer:  

In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word. Did you figure it out? No? Then send this to more people and stump them as well. Then, you’ll feel better too. 

So parents, did you have fun trying???

Lateral Thinking

Hi Singapore Parents

Today, would like to share some tips that will help you against Alzheimers.  Just a little something to keep your mind active.

THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

The 4 images are the questions and the answers are given below.

Please write down your answers and do not look at the answers! These are really good, try them out.

Question 1:

Question 2:
 

Question 3:
 

3 glasses are filled with oranges and 3 are empty.By removing only 1 glass, can you arrange them so that the filled and empty glasses alternate???

Question 4:
 

Are you ready for the answers?  Scroll down further

 


A bit further

ANSWERS


1.  The last person took the basket with the egg in it.

      Well done, if you got it right.

2.  All the other card players were women.

     This one is not that difficult.

3.  Pour the juice from the second glass into the fifth.

     Easy.4. The recluse was a lighthouse keeper.

    Did you guess the answer?

 

So parents, HOW WAS YOUR LATERAL THINKING?

Life Expectancy Calculator

Hi Singapore Parents

A friend sent this to me.  It’s amazing.  It will either scare you or elate you.

For me, my virtual age went down about 15 years and life expectancy increased by 15 years.

So parents, if you want to know whether you have or a shorter or longer life expectancy,  click on the link below and try it out.


http://www.sonnyradio.com/realage3.swf

Just be honest and happy trying.

What is 100%?

Singapore parents
Want to share with you a small truth to make LIFE 100%

If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is equal to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then

HARD WORK is
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%


KNOWLEDGE is
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%


LOVE is
12+15+22+5 = 54%


LUCK is
12+21+3+11 = 47%


Then what makes 100%???

MONEY- NO!!!
13+15+14+5+25 = 72%

LEADERSHIP – NO!!!
12+5+1+4+5+18+19+9+10+16 = 99%


Every problem has a solution,
only if we perhaps change our attitude

To go to the top, to that 100%
What we really need to go further . . . a bit more . . . is

ATTITUDE
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%


It is OUR ATTITUDE towards
Life and Work that make OUR LIFE 100%!!!

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING
Change your attitude . . . and you change your LIFE!!!

Now that you know the answer . . .
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?

Well, the least you can do is to share this message with those your care.



CROSSROAD Brain Teaser

Hi parents, here’s a teaser for you to try out with your children:

CROSS + ROADS = DANGER
Given S = 3, find the other numbers. Each letter represent 1 digit between 1 – 9.

Please do attempt first before scrolling down for the answer.

And the answer is:
D = 1
O = 2
S = 3
E = 4
A = 5
R = 6
G = 7
N = 8
C = 9

If you have gotten it correct, BRAVO!


Useful tips to share

Last night, we had our 1st CPT (Certified Professional Trainers) Alumni meeting after the formation of the committee. Although we had only 10 participants, all of us had fun.

Daya was the Emcee for the event. Besides getting all present to give a short description about themselves, he also shared 2 games with us. The 1st one was a word and number teaser:


CROSS + ROADS = DANGER
Given S = 3, find the other numbers. Each letter represent 1 digit between 1 – 9.
Try this out. Answer will be given tomorrow.

Then we had Henry Ng as the 1st speaker for the night. Before he started on his topic was on “How to Ace that interview”, he shared a tip. If you need to “blank” out the screen of your notebook for a while when using Power Point, just press the “B” button. Simple enough.



Henry then went on to share pointers starting with “P” like preparation, process, post-mortem and . . .

Very useful tips indeed. This was followed by evaluation on eye/brain control,structure, energy, visual, question handling and instructional skills. Overall, he received positive feedback and areas for improvement.

Jessica also shared a tip on how to pronounce a particular word correctly. Just log on to www.m-w.com.


Next, we had the 2nd speaker and that was ME. I spoke on “Having POSITIVE attitude” – for details, please refer to my earlier blog dated 3 Dec 2006. I also did a demo on how to make a “poodle” balloon sculpture. My audience were impressed. At the end of my presentation, I gave it away. Upon further requests, I made another 3 more. Like Henry, I was being evaluated by my team mates. Generally, much improvement but still need to cut down on my non-words.

Finally, Daya wrapped the session with a Geography quiz. It’s about knowing the country and capital city. We sure had to crack our heads to give the answers.

Singapore parents, do try out the 1st word and number teaser above. Answer will be given tomorrow.

Arithmetic

Came across this interesting poem by Carl Sandburg.

Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head
Arithmetic tells you how many you lose or win if you know how many you had before you lost or won
Arithmetic is seven eleven all good children go to heaven
- or five six bundle of sticks
Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the right answer . . .

If you have two animal crackers, one good and one bad, and you eat one and a striped zebra how many animal crakers willyou have if somebody offers you five six seven and you say No no no and you say Nay nay nay and you say Nix nix nix?

If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and you eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic, you or your mother?

Well, Singapore parents, hope you like the above extract and share them with your children. Also, do encourage them to write poems, no matter how simple, is a way of their expression.

Questions Children Ask About Everyday Life

Hi Parents

You will agree with me that children learn by asking questions. Well, below is a collection on what they ask about everyday life:  I wonder:

  • Why I should say “Thank You”?
  • Who belongs to a family?
  • Why are there different kinds of families?
  • What is an adopted child and how do you get one?
  • Why do we need money?
  • Why do some mothers go to work and some don’t?
  • What is a neighbour?
  • How does a letter get to the right place?
  • Why do I have to go to school?
  • Who builds and pays for the school?
  • Where do teachers come from?
  • Why do we need policeman and who pays them?
  • Why are traffic lights green, red and amber?
  • How does a fireman know which house is on fire?
  • Why do we need laws and who makes them?
  • What is the government and do they do?
  • What is a citizen?
  • How does a mayor get elected in Singapore?
  • Who can be President?
  • Why do people speak different languages?
  • Do children in all countries play the same game?
  • Do different countries have different holidays?
  • How can I get to know children in other countries?
  • Why must we stay away from strangers?

It’s quite a handful of questions, isn’t it?  Well, you do not have to question all at once.  Just pick one a day and make it an open session for the whole family to be involved.  Everyone is free to air his/her views and share what they know. This way, every family member gets to participate.  Won’t this be a great to interact with each other . . .

Where is my 5-year old?

Hi Parents
Tonight, would like to jolt your memory back to the time when you were a 5-year old kid. What was it like?

Well, as far as I can remember, my 5-year old had been a care-free one. No school yet, all I did with my siblings and neighbours was eat, play and sleep. Although there was no computer, we had fun doing things like:

  • playing marbles
  • throwing 5 stones
  • jumping the BIG balloon
  • rope skipping
  • playing catching
  • watching TV (black and white) in neighbour’s house
  • blowing soap bubbles
  • tapping paper balloon

In Singapore, working life can be rather stressful. But no matter how old we are, there is always a child inside us. Should you feel very tense on certain days, why not go to a nearest playground and sit down. Just watch the children play. If you want to join in the fun, go ahead. Or, just be a 5-year for a day and do what you want to do as a 5-year old.This is one good way to de-stress. Try it and you will be amazed that you find joy again.

Questions Children Ask About Animals and Plants

Hi Parents

Below are some questions that your children may ask about animals and plants:

About Animals

 

I wonder:

  • why do birds fly away together when the weather gets cold?
  • can they talk to each other and say “Let’s go now”?
  • why does my cat hide her new kittens? I would not hurt them.
  • why do horses need shoes? Cats and dogs do not need them.
  • how can a bear sleep all winter? Does it not get hungry or thirsty? How does it know when to wake up?
  • how can a fly walk on the ceiling? Why does it not fall off?
  • how can a duck sit in the water without getting its feathers wet. I get wet when I am in the water.
  • why do squirrels and birds and fishes have tails?
  • how do fireflies make their tiny lights?
  • why does a turtle live in a shell?

About Plants


  • why does a morning-glory close in the afternoon? Can flowers tell time?
  • why do leaves turn red and gold in the autumn? Pine needles do not turn colour.
  • why do trees not die in the winter?
  • how do wild flowers get planted?
  • why do bees fly to flowers?
  • how can you tell how old a tree is?
  • how can you tell one tree from another tree?
  • how do plants eat? Do some plants really catch insects? Do they eat them after catching them?
  • were there always trees and flowers? What is the oldest plant in the world?

Well parents, for some of the answers to the questions, you do need to look up the encyclopedia. For some, how about making a trip down to the Singapore Zoo and some of the parks, gardens and nature reserves to explore further.

Below is the list of parks, gardens and nature reserves in Singapore:

  • Agriculture farms
  • Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
  • Chek Jawa
  • Chinese Garden
  • East Coast Park
  • Fort Canning Park
  • Labrador Park
  • MacRitchie, Peirce and Seleter Reservoirs
  • Mandai Orchid Garden
  • Marina City Park
  • Mount Faber
  • Pasir Ris Park
  • Singapore Botanic Gardens
  • Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

HAPPY EXPLORING . . .

 

Questions Children Ask About Themselves

Hi Parents

Remember the time when your children ask you questions about themselves like:

I wonder why:

  • I can see red balloons, blue, yellow and green balloons
  • I see big things, little things, round, square and sharp things too
  • I can hear planes roaring, boys whistling, whispers and shouts
  • I can smell cookies baking, sweet and spicy smells, flower smells and gasoline
  • I can take hamburgers, marshmallows, salty peanuts, sour lemonade, hot chocolate and different flavours of ice creams
  • I can touch smooth pebbles, furry kittens, squashy mud and soapy water
  • I can step up and down in the dark
  • I can tiptoe and slide and jump rope and turn somersaults
  • I can talk and sing and laugh and cry
  • And I can ask questions

Instead of looking up books or the encyclopedia for answers, how about explaining these ‘wonders’ through fun and play. What do I mean? Well,

  • For colours, show them how primary colours can be mixed to form other secondary colours. This can be done using water colours or crayons. While the children have fun mixing the colours, they can also draw at the same time.
  • For different sizes and different shapes, get the children to look of objects that are round, square, triangle or whatever they can find. Then, compare the sizes. Can also use origami to make balls or fold into boxes.
  • For sounds, get them to make all types of noise, be it whispers, shouts, animal calls and lots more. Can also get them to imitate tones of anger, joy or sadness.
  • For smell, get them involved in cooking preparation. While helping mummy, they also get to learn which items are sweet smelling, which are sourish, bitter, hot and . . .
  • For touch, get them to touch all the things in the house, from sofa, curtains, windows and let them tell you which are soft, hard, springy and so forth.
  • For moving around in the dark, be careful to guide them one step at a time. Share with them in time of emergency, when there is no electricity, the safe way to move about and where to look for torch lights or candles.

The above are just some tips on how to have fun and activity with your kids. If you have other ideas, do write and share.

Optical Illusion

Hi
It’s me again. If you want some fun, then log on to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/senses.swf and try out the Senses Challenge.

Parents, after you have tried out, get your children to answer the 20 questions too.

For my 1st attempt, my score was 9/20.

For the 2nd attempt after 2 days, the score is 17/20.

On the last screen, click on “Senses“. The website will take you and your family on a journey of how our senses function and react. These are really good tips and learning points.

Have fun!

Mothers are . . .

Hi Singapore parents
This weekend, would like to share something light-hearted with you.

Below are answers given by primary 2 school children when asked the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She is the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mum just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you Your mother & not some other mum?
1. Because we are related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s mums like me.

What kind of little girl was your mum?
1. My mum has always been my mum and none of that other stuff.
2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mum need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mum marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mum eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mum didn’t have her thinking cap on.

Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mum doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.
2. Mum. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mum is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What’s the difference between mums & dads?
1. Mums work at work and work at home & dads just go to work at work.
2. Mums know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but mums have all the real power because that is who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s.
4. Mums have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mum do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mum perfect?
1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d dye it, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mum, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2. I’d make my Mum smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Hope you have enjoyed reading and have a good laugh. For parents with children around this age, do ask them the same questions and see what response you get.

Fruit and Vegetable Juices (2)

Hi, this weekend, it’s part 2 on fruit and vegetable juices. These juices will help treat the gall bladder, heart, insomnia and . . .

Next week will be part 3. Be on the look out.

  • Gall Bladder - 1) Radish + prune + black cherry + celery juice 2) Carrot + beetroot + cucumber juice 3) Prune + black cherry + celery + radish juice

  • Gallstones – 1) Beetroot + radish juice 2) Green vegetable juices

  • Gas - Coconut milk + carrot juice

  • Glands - Celery juice 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp Nova Scotia dulse

  • Goiter (enlarge thyroid gland) - Celery juice 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp Nova Scotia dulse

  • Gout (disease with painful inflammation of small joint) - Celery + parsley juice

  • Heart - 1) Carrot + pineapple juice with honey 2) Alfalfa 3) Parsley + alfalfa + pineapple juice

  • Impotence - Celery juice 1 tsp + wheat germ + 1 tsp Nova Scotia dulse

  • IndigestionCoconut milk + fig juice + parsley + carrot juice

  • Infections - Carrot + blackberry juice

  • Insomnia (sleeplessness)Lettuce + celery juice

  • Jaundice (yellowness of skin) - Tomato + sauerkraut juice

  • Kidneys - 1) Celery + parsley + asparagus juice 2) Carrot + parsley juice

  • Kidney (bladder) problems - Celery + pomegranate juice

Some of the fruits and vegetables in above list may be difficult to find. However, in Singapore, you should be able to get them in reputable supermarkets. Hope parents will find these tips useful.

Beautiful Symmetry

Yesterday, a Singapore friend sent me the following symmetry. I find it very interesting. Parents, do share it with your children.

1 x 8 + 1 = 9

12 x 8 + 2 = 98

123 x 8 + 3 = 987

1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876

12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765

123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654

1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543

12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432

123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11

12 x 9 + 3 = 111

123 x 9 + 4 = 1111

1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111

12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111

123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111

1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111

12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111

123456789 x 9 +10 = 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88

98 x 9 + 6 = 888

987 x 9 + 5 = 8888

9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888

98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888

987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888

9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888

98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

1 x 1 = 1

11 x 11 = 121

111 x 111 = 12321

1111 x 1111 = 1234321

11111 x 11111 = 123454321

111111 x 111111 = 12345654321

1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321

11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321

111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321