My daughter, M told me that she coming home late last night and she wants me to switch on the lighting in my living room and at the stair case. I asked her why ? She told me that she is scare. Scare of What ? I asked her. She told me that she is not comfortable because her dog which is staying with her , often bark at the door. I told her this is nonsense. Why after staying in the house for 20 years , she can still think like that.
She told me that I do not believe her and that is exactly my feelings. If some of the ghostly things were come to my territory , I will chase them out. This is my house and I am in control , okay ? Don't stay in my way or freighten my family and this is something , I do not tolerate. Go ..fzzzzx off some where.
In my mother's previous house located in the same area and we have sold it already, I have some hair rising experience. I could vividly recalled that on a few occasion, I felt something resting on me. I could not move my body or shout at all. It was something heavy and I could consciously want to push it away but I just cannot do anything. I asked my friends and they told me is that " some ghost is sitting on me". Why did they want to disturb me ? Don't they have better things to do ? Am I so important to them? These are the questions moving through my head since then.
I believe on these occasions, my body must weaken and it is just a dream or my mind playing a trick on me. Nevertheless, I do not have the answer.
In Bangladesh , I have an experience on the 13th floor of a 3 star hotel . It is nothing actually but my hairs was standing on its ends. The feeling of being uncomfortable as if someone is watching me. The next day, I just change the room and it was okay.. In this instant, I am perturding into another kind's territory and they have the right not to accept me. But in my home, I will fight them to the end.
In such incidents, the mind is very important. Our past experience, our past knowledge and our body conditions is very important. If our mind is not strong, silly thoughts or influence will dwell on us and scare ourself. It is the fear that will breed further fears. This is my belief. If we are strong and stable in our mind, we can conquer whatever fear.
Having said that, I want the strange kinds to leave my domain, otherwise, I will chase them out.
Namaste.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Sunday, December 9, 2012
A hectic saturday , 8th December 12
I woke up quite late, almost 8.30 am and have rushed to my yoga session at 9.00am. The yoga session was as usual, the normal stretching and head stands. The session finsihed at 10.30am and my wife and me had a quick breakfast of eggs and wantan mee. I dropped my wife at 11am at my house and I drove to pick up my sister.
It was my weekend dates with her and I took her for breakfast at Roti Bakar at the straits mall and we spend about one hour chatting what happen in the past week. After that, I sent her home and I drove home for a short nap. The nap turn into a two hours of sleep and after that , the four of us , my wife, May and her boyfriend and me went out together. There was no lunch arrangement , so I bought bread at Sub-way at the straits mall for all of us to share. Well, two terryaki set and one tuna wheat bread and two ice lemon tea. Nothing to shout about.
We dropped my wife for her hair cut while three of us shot off to Yang Shang Tang, the China massage center. We had an hour of message and some yak-yak and chat-chat with the China Girls. They are too talkative and keep selling me their package of body massage. Who knows whether they will massage away my heart and money like what happen to my friend.
After that, off we drove to One Avenue to pick up my wife. It was abit early and we walk around the shopping mall and do some purchases. My wife join me later and we continued our shopping until 7pm and we rushed over to Edo Ichi, the Japanese restaurant at Island Plaza. It was a saturday and also school holiday session and the roads were packed with outstation cars. The drive there was very slow and I was cursing about the traffic all the way.
It took us about 40 minutes to reach Island Plaza from Komtar's One Avenue. Luckily, the food was fast and good and we really enjoy it very much. The restaurant have been my regular hunt lately and I liked the services and food very much although it is abit pricey.
The drive home was also hectic as we sway between the long queue of cars. It took us an hour from Island Plaza back to Farlim. it was a long and hectic trip but in the end, the good food at Endo Ichi really make me feel contented.
So , another hectic Saturday..
Namaste.
It was my weekend dates with her and I took her for breakfast at Roti Bakar at the straits mall and we spend about one hour chatting what happen in the past week. After that, I sent her home and I drove home for a short nap. The nap turn into a two hours of sleep and after that , the four of us , my wife, May and her boyfriend and me went out together. There was no lunch arrangement , so I bought bread at Sub-way at the straits mall for all of us to share. Well, two terryaki set and one tuna wheat bread and two ice lemon tea. Nothing to shout about.
We dropped my wife for her hair cut while three of us shot off to Yang Shang Tang, the China massage center. We had an hour of message and some yak-yak and chat-chat with the China Girls. They are too talkative and keep selling me their package of body massage. Who knows whether they will massage away my heart and money like what happen to my friend.
After that, off we drove to One Avenue to pick up my wife. It was abit early and we walk around the shopping mall and do some purchases. My wife join me later and we continued our shopping until 7pm and we rushed over to Edo Ichi, the Japanese restaurant at Island Plaza. It was a saturday and also school holiday session and the roads were packed with outstation cars. The drive there was very slow and I was cursing about the traffic all the way.
It took us about 40 minutes to reach Island Plaza from Komtar's One Avenue. Luckily, the food was fast and good and we really enjoy it very much. The restaurant have been my regular hunt lately and I liked the services and food very much although it is abit pricey.
The drive home was also hectic as we sway between the long queue of cars. It took us an hour from Island Plaza back to Farlim. it was a long and hectic trip but in the end, the good food at Endo Ichi really make me feel contented.
So , another hectic Saturday..
Namaste.
A visit to TPF at All Seasons Mall. Farlim.
This morning I took my sister C to Tong Pak Fu at the straits Mall at Farlim for breakfast. After we have ordered our food, we met a casual friend and she sat down with us and begin to tell us what have happen to her after the last time we met. It was a sad story.
She have been married for 25 years and she has three beautiful daughters and a family run business. The husband carry out the technical and manual job while she handles the banking and finance. They were doing okay until one day, her husband abandon them for a China Women. He give up his business including his family and left his family. She was completely caught by surprise. How can someone can be so cruel and heartless. She could not understand it and keep trying to bring him back to his family until it became hopeless and they have to divorce last month.
Feelings is very strange . When it comes, it pours and when it retreat , it is like a run away train. But it is up to the person to control it. The choice is there and some people is weak in the heart and mind and the feelings blind them and control them. Whether the decision is good or bad, life will run its path.
Finally , what happen is a blessing or a curse , it is yet to be seen. The chat lasted for one hour and by then, the food was getting cold and we eat our breakfast but I do not remember what I eat and how is the taste. I wish her and her family best wishes and the river of life will run its course, so accept it.
Namaste.
She have been married for 25 years and she has three beautiful daughters and a family run business. The husband carry out the technical and manual job while she handles the banking and finance. They were doing okay until one day, her husband abandon them for a China Women. He give up his business including his family and left his family. She was completely caught by surprise. How can someone can be so cruel and heartless. She could not understand it and keep trying to bring him back to his family until it became hopeless and they have to divorce last month.
Feelings is very strange . When it comes, it pours and when it retreat , it is like a run away train. But it is up to the person to control it. The choice is there and some people is weak in the heart and mind and the feelings blind them and control them. Whether the decision is good or bad, life will run its path.
Finally , what happen is a blessing or a curse , it is yet to be seen. The chat lasted for one hour and by then, the food was getting cold and we eat our breakfast but I do not remember what I eat and how is the taste. I wish her and her family best wishes and the river of life will run its course, so accept it.
Namaste.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Penang - most livable city in Malaysia.
Penang most liveable city in M’sia
The Star, Tuesday April 24, 2012
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has, for the first time, beaten Kuala Lumpur for two consecutive years as the country’s most liveable city, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
Quoting the annual ECA International Location Ratings research, Lim said Penang had maintained its position as Asia’s eighth most liveable city, while Kuala Lumpur had dropped from ninth to the 10th spot.
“We should feel proud — for the first time in history, we are number one in Malaysia for two years running."
“It’s not a fluke, it’s a fact,” Lim told a press conference in Komtar.
He said listed criteria for the ranking included quality of living, climate, health services, isolation, social network and leisure facilities, infrastructure and political tensions.
According to the survey, Singapore maintained its grip on the top spot and also retained its global ranking as the number one most liveable city in the world.
Kobe, Japan stayed at the second spot of Asia’s most liveable cities, followed by Hong Kong, Tokyo and Yokohama (tied at fourth), Taipei and Macau.
Seoul, that was ranked as Asia’s 10th most liveable city in 2011, edged Kuala Lumpur to tie with George Town in this year’s ranking.
ECA International, which carries out the location rating annually, is an international consulting firm that specialises in providing and developing solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world.
Lim said Penang’s ranking as the nation’s most liveable city showed that protests against the state government that had taken place since the last general election were done by only a “small group of troublemakers.
Why did we lost the lovely feelings..
It is very funny and also irony that when our love starts, it starts with a boom and when we get married and matured , all our colors comes out and gradually the real us appeared and our feelings start to waiver. The loving or lovely feelings of love will gradually dminished. This is a fact of life.
In my generation, the couples are more tolerable or patient but in this Gen-Y generation, the thoughts of the youngsters nowadays are more independent and they do not want to carry the burden with them. They are more realistic and cruel.
For the baby boomers, family is very important and we really go all out to protect the family ties. Even as years goes by and with the diminishing feelings of love, it is still bearable despite the thoughts of going separate ways or get sway away by the temptation of a new found love. We are the faithful generations. Some of us could have swayed but keeping the family ties is still the most important thing of all.
Looking at a couple, basically both partners have not changed at all and they are only acting out the real them as the relationship matures. This is a normal process and every relationship have to go this path. Why do we suddenly realize or wake up to find out that we have changed. Do we really changed or it is just our illusions. Have we really changed? The reality of life and the daily rountine have became boring. Who are we to blame ? Our selves?
For some people, maybe they cannot take the reality in life and choose to get a new life by finding a new love, but the whole process is repeating itself. It may be a sweet start and a wonderful finish but are we so sure ? For a new relationship, we have to change ourself again and suppress the real us and become a real us again over time. How long can we last before the real us comes out and you find that it is the same thing all over again.
Of course, we can opt to be in and out of many relationships and who cares? You can have many spring time as much as you can if you are happy. Why tie yourself to an old goat when there are so many young goats to choose from? Some people may wonder why we choose only one tree when there is aforest of tress to choose and enjoym. So, a relationship needs time to matures and the bond of love needs time to seal and become long lasting. A true relatioinship is hard to find and gradually love turns into care and acceptance. This is life.
A good wine need years to mature and it gets better as it aged . This is the same as relationship. The older , the better. So, the lost of loving. or lovely feelings is only an illusion or a boredom. From an illusion , it has turned into reality. So, beware and behold
Namaste.
In my generation, the couples are more tolerable or patient but in this Gen-Y generation, the thoughts of the youngsters nowadays are more independent and they do not want to carry the burden with them. They are more realistic and cruel.
For the baby boomers, family is very important and we really go all out to protect the family ties. Even as years goes by and with the diminishing feelings of love, it is still bearable despite the thoughts of going separate ways or get sway away by the temptation of a new found love. We are the faithful generations. Some of us could have swayed but keeping the family ties is still the most important thing of all.
Looking at a couple, basically both partners have not changed at all and they are only acting out the real them as the relationship matures. This is a normal process and every relationship have to go this path. Why do we suddenly realize or wake up to find out that we have changed. Do we really changed or it is just our illusions. Have we really changed? The reality of life and the daily rountine have became boring. Who are we to blame ? Our selves?
For some people, maybe they cannot take the reality in life and choose to get a new life by finding a new love, but the whole process is repeating itself. It may be a sweet start and a wonderful finish but are we so sure ? For a new relationship, we have to change ourself again and suppress the real us and become a real us again over time. How long can we last before the real us comes out and you find that it is the same thing all over again.
Of course, we can opt to be in and out of many relationships and who cares? You can have many spring time as much as you can if you are happy. Why tie yourself to an old goat when there are so many young goats to choose from? Some people may wonder why we choose only one tree when there is aforest of tress to choose and enjoym. So, a relationship needs time to matures and the bond of love needs time to seal and become long lasting. A true relatioinship is hard to find and gradually love turns into care and acceptance. This is life.
A good wine need years to mature and it gets better as it aged . This is the same as relationship. The older , the better. So, the lost of loving. or lovely feelings is only an illusion or a boredom. From an illusion , it has turned into reality. So, beware and behold
Namaste.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Man more likely to die from Cancer- study
Men more likely to die of cancer: study
Thu Dec 6, 2012 11:10PM EST
(Reuters) - Not only are men more likely than women to be diagnosed with cancer, men who get it have a higher chance of dying from the disease, according to a U.S. study.
In an analysis of cases of all but sex-specific cancers such as prostate and ovarian cancer, for example, men were more likely than women to die in each of the past ten years, said researchers, whose findings appeared in The Journal of Urology.
That translates to an extra 24,130 men dying of cancer in 2012 because of their gender.
"This gap needs to be closed," said Shahrokh Shariat from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who worked on the study. "It's not about showing that men are only doing worse and, 'poor men.' It's about closing gender differences and improving health care."
Using U.S. cancer registry data from 2003 through 2012, Shariat and his colleagues found the ratio of deaths to cancer diagnoses decreased 10 percent over the past decade - but was consistently higher among men than women.
Overall, men with any type of cancer were six percent more likely to die of their disease than women with cancer. When men and women with the same type of cancer were compared, that rose to more than 12 percent.
In 2012, Shariat's team calculated that about 575,130 men and 457,240 women would be diagnosed with a non-sex specific cancer. Also this year, an estimated 243,620 men will die of cancer - one death for every 2.36 new diagnoses, compared to 182,670 women dying, or one for each 2.5 new diagnoses.
"We found that from the 10 most common cancers in males and females... men present at a higher stage than females, and adjusted for the incidence, are more likely to die from the cancer," Shariat told Reuters Health.
"If you take an average of the 10 most common cancers, men are more likely to die in seven out of the ten," he added. In contrast, women are more likely to die only from bladder cancer.
The new study can't show what's behind the differences in cancer deaths, but possible theories include men's higher rates of smoking and drinking combined with less frequent doctor's visits - which cause men's cancers to be diagnosed in later, more advanced stages.
Sex hormones may also contribute to differences in men's and women's immune systems, metabolism and general susceptibility to cancer, according to Yang Yang, a sociologist and cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who studies health disparities but wasn't part of the study.
She said the new findings are consistent with work suggesting a higher risk of death for men from many causes, not just cancer.
But a full understanding of the origins and mechanisms in sex differences in cancer, as well as overall mortality, has remained elusive," Yang told Reuters Health in an email.
Shariat said men should be particularly proactive about their health care.
"That means going to screening programs, seeing a general practitioner or primary care provider on a regular basis and as soon as symptoms arise that are new, mentioning that to their primary care physicians," he added. SOURCE: http://bit.ly/Vz8RJI
(Reuters) - Not only are men more likely than women to be diagnosed with cancer, men who get it have a higher chance of dying from the disease, according to a U.S. study.
In an analysis of cases of all but sex-specific cancers such as prostate and ovarian cancer, for example, men were more likely than women to die in each of the past ten years, said researchers, whose findings appeared in The Journal of Urology.
That translates to an extra 24,130 men dying of cancer in 2012 because of their gender.
"This gap needs to be closed," said Shahrokh Shariat from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who worked on the study. "It's not about showing that men are only doing worse and, 'poor men.' It's about closing gender differences and improving health care."
Using U.S. cancer registry data from 2003 through 2012, Shariat and his colleagues found the ratio of deaths to cancer diagnoses decreased 10 percent over the past decade - but was consistently higher among men than women.
Overall, men with any type of cancer were six percent more likely to die of their disease than women with cancer. When men and women with the same type of cancer were compared, that rose to more than 12 percent.
In 2012, Shariat's team calculated that about 575,130 men and 457,240 women would be diagnosed with a non-sex specific cancer. Also this year, an estimated 243,620 men will die of cancer - one death for every 2.36 new diagnoses, compared to 182,670 women dying, or one for each 2.5 new diagnoses.
"We found that from the 10 most common cancers in males and females... men present at a higher stage than females, and adjusted for the incidence, are more likely to die from the cancer," Shariat told Reuters Health.
"If you take an average of the 10 most common cancers, men are more likely to die in seven out of the ten," he added. In contrast, women are more likely to die only from bladder cancer.
The new study can't show what's behind the differences in cancer deaths, but possible theories include men's higher rates of smoking and drinking combined with less frequent doctor's visits - which cause men's cancers to be diagnosed in later, more advanced stages.
Sex hormones may also contribute to differences in men's and women's immune systems, metabolism and general susceptibility to cancer, according to Yang Yang, a sociologist and cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who studies health disparities but wasn't part of the study.
She said the new findings are consistent with work suggesting a higher risk of death for men from many causes, not just cancer.
But a full understanding of the origins and mechanisms in sex differences in cancer, as well as overall mortality, has remained elusive," Yang told Reuters Health in an email.
Shariat said men should be particularly proactive about their health care.
"That means going to screening programs, seeing a general practitioner or primary care provider on a regular basis and as soon as symptoms arise that are new, mentioning that to their primary care physicians," he added. SOURCE: http://bit.ly/Vz8RJI
The Devil and the Angel
This subject have been going through my mind and I have been thinking whether to response to this statement that " it is better to deal with the Devil your know than the Angel you don't know". How can we compare the Devil and the Angel or the darkness and the light ? It is really nonsense.
The Devil represents " bad " while the Angel stands for " good". How can we ever thought of dealing with the Devil ? Everything coming from the Devil is bad. It is oozing out badness only and what is there to deal ? If we want to deal with the Devil , then it is like taking advantage of the bad for ourself. What is there to benefit us from the Devil ?
If we think deeply, we can understand this statement well. It is because nobody is perfect and heaven is not for everyone. Lets imaging, if we clear up the darkness, there will be transparency and everything will need to follow strictly by the law. There is no deviation or no double talks . One is one and the flexibility is limited. If you are an angle, you need to be a perfect angel and there should not be any darkness in you. How many of us can be Angels? It is impossible to seek perfection in human beings and even if there are , it will only be a few.
For an ordinary folk, we are always drifting between the good and the bad and we cannot survive under each extremes. After all, what is life ? A little bit of greed, a little bit of naughtiness, a little bit of bad thoughts, etc, it should be tolerated. If we do not tolerate imperfections, then we will be the one to suffer.
If the Angel wins over the Devil, there will be brightness and suddenly no drinking, no smoking, no more free sex, no more porn, no more gambling , so on and so on. Every day, we have to behave ourself according to the religious teachings and precepts. It maybe for the holy fellas but what about the not so holy fellas or the naughty fellas. They will revolt and finally, the Angel will be over thrown.
The best is in the Buddhist precepts , following the middle path and avoid the extremes. This is where the majority of the people belongs to. This balance is very important to maintain the equilibrium and to hold on power. Fairness and to cater for the masses is fundamental to good governance.
This is what we can "live and lets live".
Namaste.
The Devil represents " bad " while the Angel stands for " good". How can we ever thought of dealing with the Devil ? Everything coming from the Devil is bad. It is oozing out badness only and what is there to deal ? If we want to deal with the Devil , then it is like taking advantage of the bad for ourself. What is there to benefit us from the Devil ?
If we think deeply, we can understand this statement well. It is because nobody is perfect and heaven is not for everyone. Lets imaging, if we clear up the darkness, there will be transparency and everything will need to follow strictly by the law. There is no deviation or no double talks . One is one and the flexibility is limited. If you are an angle, you need to be a perfect angel and there should not be any darkness in you. How many of us can be Angels? It is impossible to seek perfection in human beings and even if there are , it will only be a few.
For an ordinary folk, we are always drifting between the good and the bad and we cannot survive under each extremes. After all, what is life ? A little bit of greed, a little bit of naughtiness, a little bit of bad thoughts, etc, it should be tolerated. If we do not tolerate imperfections, then we will be the one to suffer.
If the Angel wins over the Devil, there will be brightness and suddenly no drinking, no smoking, no more free sex, no more porn, no more gambling , so on and so on. Every day, we have to behave ourself according to the religious teachings and precepts. It maybe for the holy fellas but what about the not so holy fellas or the naughty fellas. They will revolt and finally, the Angel will be over thrown.
The best is in the Buddhist precepts , following the middle path and avoid the extremes. This is where the majority of the people belongs to. This balance is very important to maintain the equilibrium and to hold on power. Fairness and to cater for the masses is fundamental to good governance.
This is what we can "live and lets live".
Namaste.
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