Predictable, Shouldn't It ?

There ... the unavoidable has happened. Cannot escape liao ...

Today's paper front page - Headlines
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/24/nation/21905668&sec=nation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for June 2008 spiked to a 27-year high of 7.7%. The 7.7% is also the highest since April 1981 ...

Related link http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/24/business/21906123&sec=business

Local economists says that inflation may peak at 8% in October ...

:( ... :'(

Please Help Me, God

Thank you, thank you God, for the food

Thank you, thank you God, for the food

Help me, help me Lord, to be good

Help me, help me Lord, to be good

Amen !

Teacher taught me this prayer of saying grace and thanksgiving ... won't you join me in praying it daily :D

Aren't Some Days Like This ?

Dear Lord, as I arise

And bend my knee to pray

I ask please place your guiding hand

Upon this busy day

All my yesterdays are said and done

Tomorrow may never be

But I give you full reign over this day

To make the best of me

May each little word I speak

Be filtered through your love

May all my thoughts be connected

To the heavenly courts above

And use my feet to take me

To where you want me to be

Guard my eyes that they would only

See what you want me to see

Give me a heart that longs to show

Others the way back home

And with these two hands help me

Fashion glory for your throne

From the great expanse of eternity

One day is all I can borrow

So help me Lord to take care of today

And we'll talk again tomorrow

Prayer for a Good Day - By Anita Humbertson

Get The Drift ?

The cartoon speaks "many, many, many" words ...

The cartoonist is Mr. Reggie Lee, he also a Creative Director who regularly contributes his work of art to the local papers. His work of art is often satirical and there are very few cartoonists of that nature. Here is his website http://www.reggielee.com/interviews.htm

Mr. Lee is also contributes back to society via his many community service works and one of them was highlighted in the local papers. You can read more about it here. http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/7/16/central/21830628&sec=central

Niways, back to the cartoon ... get its drift ?

My Favourite Song

Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a duck
E-I-E-I-O
With a quack quack here and a quack quack there
Here a quack, there a quack, ev'rywhere a quack quack
Old MacDonald had a farm
E-I-E-I-O

Do you have a favourite song ?

Upgraded

Some three months ago, when i did a check on the readability level of my blog - it was only junior high level.

Today, i found that i have been upgraded to a college level :) ...

Yay ! i think i should be proud of myself :D

Combating Nasty Pollutants

According to Stack C.G. & Dobb P. (2003) - a child breathes an average of 40,000 times a day while an adult breathes 20,000 times a day. That is why children are the 1st to suffer from air pollution, especially from sinus allergies.

Author and Researcher, Joachim Heinrich, Ph.D., of the German Research Center for Environment and Health at the Institute of Epidemiology in Munich - says that children living very close to a major road are likely to be exposed not only to a higher amount of traffic-derived particles and gases but also to a more freshly emitted aerosols which may be more toxic and are in the risk of asthma, hay fever, eczema and allergic sensitizations.

I live in a very condensed high-density apartment surrounded by lots of construction work nearby building more housing flats and apartments. Added to that, is that my place is also just beside a major highway (the only source of entry and exit) ... so you can imagine how polluted the air is ...

To measure air quality, use the API (Air Pollution Index) or go to
http://www.doe.gov.my/index.php to find out.

The API uses a range of readings that can be easily understood - the values for the API range in Malaysia are:
0 – 50 (indicating good air quality)
51 – 100 (moderate)
101 – 200 (unhealthy)
201 – 300 (very unhealthy)
> 300 (hazardous)
API readings above 100 indicate that the air quality is polluted enough to cause potential harm to human health, and people should avoid being out in the open for any prolonged periods.

So when i read about air sterilizers, i am very interested. One of this is MedKlinn
http://www.medklinn.com/cms/category/technology/

I think my Papa should look and research more into this product as he is very particular on the quality of air !

Tag: Is the air we breath also the air that is killing us ??

A Gift of Love by WyethAID

Last month, WyethAID (WyethAid Charity Fund is the non-profit initiative by Wyeth harmaceuticals Malaysia) launched a nationwide public education campaign on the pneumococcal diseases (PnD).

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2270674/Article/index_html

Apparently only 31% of Malaysian parents are aware of this disease which is the no. 1 cause of death in children.

What is PnD ? The pneumococcal diseases are infections caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) which lives in the lining of the nose and throat of many healthy people (carriers). The spread of the PnD bacteria is airborne (coughing, sneezing or respiratory droplets of the infected person) and direct contact.

There are 3 major conditions caused by the invasive PnD:

1) pneumonia - infection of the lungs

2) bacteramia - infection of the blood

3) meningitis - infection of the lining of the brain/spinal cord

PnD can be very serious and impact the quality of life. However, it can be prevented by a series of vaccination. Vaccine PPV (pneumococcal polysaccharide which contains 23 purified capsular antigens) and the newer PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine which contains 7 purified capsular polysaccharides) can be administered to children.

PCV can be given at 2, 4, 6 months and the 4th dose between 12 to 15 months. Children aged 2 - 5 can be given either PCV or PPV. I had PCV after my KD (Kawasaki Disease) observation period was over and doctor highly recommends to Mummy that i be given the PCV. It was also because i fall in the "high risk" group. And as i was older, i only had to take 3 jabs.

The PVC is very costly and cost well above RM1,000+ for the completion of all the doses (averagely costed at RM300 per jab) , which is why parents become wary of giving the vaccine and a great need to promote PnD awareness.

Papas + Mamas (with young babies), please read up more on the PnD.

http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2007/12/9/health/19675717&sec=health

Have a good day ...