What does your cup of coffee says about you?

For me , I am between a cappucino and a frappucino as it depends on my mood. I would say that the capuccino drinker seems quite accurate for one of my friend who loves to drink cappucino.

My latest buy -the xiao mi's redmi handphone

With all the recent advertisement of Xiaomi's red mi on the facebook so frequent on my facebook, I was lured into getting one myself as the specs where pretty not bad for a smartphone without contract.

Today marks the first month that i am holding on to a redmi. So far the only thing I would want to complain is the volume of the phone is too soft. However, it can be done by doing some changing of the settings in the phone. Here's the link http://en.miui.com/thread-17459-1-1.html.

Given for the fact that it is a China brand phone, I would not expect much. However, I really like the user interface ....so nice got so many cute cute cartoon theme for me to download.

Here's some photos i took using the redmi

 

For those who love taking selfies

For those who love taking selfies , please do take note that AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION MAKES IT OFFICIAL: ‘SELFIE’ A MENTAL DISORDER.

 

Levels of the disorder can be rated in the following

 

Borderline selfitis : taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day but not posting them on social media

Acute selfitis: taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day and posting each of the photos on social media

Chronic selfitis: Uncontrollable urge to take photos of one’s self round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day

 

I guess why taking selfie can be considereed as a mental disorder is because of this mental disorder called body dysmorphic disorder (BDD for short).

 

Body Dysmorphic Disorder  is a pre occupation with some imagined defect in appearance by someone who actually looks reasonably normal. The person afflicted with this disorder is concerned by skin and hair, doing a variety of checking or compensating rituals to alleviate their concerns, becoming house bound for fear of showing themselves to others, - excessive grooming and skin picking are also common,imagined bodily defect was real and reasonable source of concern and avoid looking into mirror.

Statistics- onset during adolescence peaking between 16-17 till 20s, chronic, men focus on body build , genitals, thinning of hair and women focus on varied body areas and more likely to have eating disorder, reluctant to get treatment , easily to get depression and substance abuse.

Causes could co–occur with obsessive compulsive disorder( concern with intrusive thought and also compulsive checking looks) and it displace mental stress to physical symptoms.

Treatment –Medicine to prevent the reuptake of serotonin, plastic surgery, skin treatment, dental surgery, cbt.

Easter Presentation True Colours by Trinity Christian Centre

 

Have you wondered sometime whether if you showed others your true colours will they leave you ? Sometimes, it is better to show your true colours rather than keeping it under wraps then you will know who are actually your real friends . It is the acceptance which is genuine just like Jesus loves us. With this, I would like to invite all to go and view the Easter Presentation , True Colours by Trinity Christian Centre . The above trailer is a sneak preview of how this presentation is done.

Just a side note of what is my daily reading from the bible about character building and helping others:

It is coming from Proverbs 3:27 -28 New Living Translation 

27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it

when it’s in your power to help them.

28If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,

“Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”

Talent management - part 2 (competency model)

Competency model ? How many of us who have worked in our own company understand that the

company that we worked in has a competency model ?  I bet there is rarely a handful of us.

Competency model is a model for the foundation for staff planning, career management and staff development management. After the development of the competency model, the competencies can be integrated into the recruitment process. Recruitment must be aligned to the businesses strategy and not based on any other requirement. Identifying the key competency of the present/future employees enables the company to determine if the current or new hire is right- fit.  Setting a performance target for every single employee not only improves the performance of employees, it also improves the organisation as a whole. With goals set, appraisal must be done periodically to let every employee not only gauge of their individual performance but also areas requiring further improvement  Through appraisal, areas where they are lacking can be improved with training  and development plans. The performance of an organisation is based on the quality of its values, employees’ competences and their ability to lead and excel. As organisation leaders, HR executives have to implement the appropriate competency framework/model and align the employees’ competencies to meet the business objectives.

Review of the show Mr Peabody and Sherman

I have watched the movie last sunday. So thought of writing it down for you guys out there. This show talks a little about how parents would sacrifice for their kids and also how kids get to understand their parents a little bit better only after they see how the parents rescue them from danger encounters.

Although this is an animated movie, i kind of like the animation.  There is a little tiny weeny bit of history that was been shown in animated form. However, I do not really like the way the language that was been used. It is kinda of coarse for kids to learn that especially for those aged below 5.

Anyway, it is time to spend some time bonding with the kids before school holiday ends.


 

Haze is back!

This is the status that at around 8.53pm which i have gotten from this website http://aqicn.org/map/singapore/. If you are feeling itchy around your eyes area, perhaps you might want to go to the link to check on the PSI level.

For sore , itchy throat,  perhaps you may want to try this herbal drink.

Ingredients:

prunella (selfheal spike), 夏枯草 (Pinyin: xià kū căo)
honeysuckle flower,金银花
chrysenthum 菊花
black sugar

you can just boil it with water and drink it to clear your throat.


 

Apprentice need for restoration industry

Hi all,

I am helping my friend to advertise for an apprentice for the restoration industry. Here's the following criteria he needed.

4 hours 5 days a week afternoons  12-4pm

No work experience required,  will teach on the job.

Requirements:
Good manual dexterity
Good colour perception
Punctuality and Thoroughness a must.
Some office work.
Remuneration depending on experience. 

Minimum 1 year for PA.

4 Years for Apprentice

Interested parties please contact him with CV at  info@faltermeier.biz

Dr.  Robert B.  Faltermeier
36 Moh Guan Terrace #01-34
Singapore 161036

Nice instrumental song

It so happened that i chanced upon this while on you tube and the music is fabulous to me . It helps me to be creative in writing my answers for assignments when i am stuck.
 

Meaning of gifts from your valentine

Valentine's Day Program

Usually Valentine's Day is a day where florists and shopping malls make most money. This year it so happen that the chinese valentine's day and the english one falls on the same day. So what do you guys out there plan for your valentine?

For me, I will plan for a personal 'me'  time before school . Cos personnal time is so important that if you can't love yourself , it is hard to find someone who loves you .

Maybe all of you out there trying to find a program for the day, you might want to try this app dating go where? from the android play store.

Seriously, I do like the idea of having night picnic. It feels so romantic. One suggestion is to do it at the botanical gardens where you can view flowers and also enjoy the tranquility.

Anyway  Happy Valentine's Day you people out there. Loving people does not mean only loved ones but also the community and self!
 

Word of the day - Stellenbosch

"Stellenbosch”, which means to relegate someone incompetent to a position of minimal responsibility.

Guess this word can be frequently used in the workplace than scolding someone moron or imbecile.

Derivatives: Self-Stellenbosch, UnStellenbosch, Un-instellenbosch, Non-Stellenboschable, Stellenboschalicious

Have fun with English !

Review of Oral Botanica

Oral Botanica is a product which aims to prevent bad breath, swollen gums, receding gums, and gingivitis. It is an anti bacterial oral care product.

As this is the first time I am doing a review on oral products. Excited cos first time I am doing a review that is not on food though it is a bit related to food cos I am using my gums and tongue to review.

I would say that as I am more concerned with bad breath when after eating garlic. Thus my first usage would be right after a meal of garlic fried rice which is something i love to eat .As Oral botanica is made of organic oils like almond ,clove, myrrh, tea tree, peppermint and spear mint, it literally kills the garlic smell. This would last about 2-3 hours. For kids, the taste might be a bit too spicy for them. However, I feel that it would be good if the packaging would be that the bottle cap was attached with the dropper. It would makes it easier for people who wants to use oral botanica as
breath freshner.

 

My next attempt on trying to use oral botanica as tooth paste does not really work well cos it was hard to get the drops of oral botanica right onto the tooth brush thus wasting a few drops of precious oral botanica.

Overall, my experience with oral botanica as a breath freshner was good. I would rate it 3 out of 5.
As I am always able to produce a smile like the following picture for photo taking with my friends.







For more info about oral botanica, please do not hesitate to visit the website http://www.botanicaculture.com.





**Disclaimer: The above review is solely on my own experience when I am trying out the product.

How to improve your body fat metabolism process?

 By having variety of protein , you can actually increase your body fat metabolism process by maintaining lean muscle mass and burning more body fats.

Here's the list of food that you can take to burn more body fats

1. 1 glass of soya milk
2. 1/2 cup of lentils
3. 1/2 cup of quinoa
4. 1 piece of tofu
5. 1 egg
6. 1 cbow of cup of plain yoghurt
7. 1 bowl of artichokes
8. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled broccoli
9. 1/2 cup of sweetcorn
10. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled aspargus
11. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled brussels sprouts
12. 1 bowl of water cress
13. 1 bowl of collard greens
14. 1/2 cup of sliced carrots
15. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled cabbage
16. 1 bowl of kales
17. 1 bowl of romaine lettuce
18. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled turnip
19. 1 bowl of alfafa
20. 1 bowl of cooked and boiled spinach
21. celery
22. cucumbers
23. green beans
24. garlic
25. onions
26. parsley
27. tomatoes

For those of you who are planning your diet for weight loss program, you may want to find receipes to make dishes which you are comfortable with to eat.  Happy weight loss cos I use the food list to make dishes that helps me to lose 2 notches of viseral fats. 

Recipe of Bak Kwa adapted from Cheekiemonkie.net

Bak Kwa is a delicacy which a lot of people cannot afford to miss when visiting relatives. It is my favourite snack when visiting the relatives. Sometimes in order to get to eat to good bak kwa like those from Lim Chee Guan as it is not so oily as compared to their competitors, one might have to queue more than 10 hours to get it.

As such, I went surfing for recipe for bak kwa and chanced it upon via Cheekiemonkie.net. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

1. 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
2. 1/2 tablespoon of light soy sauce
3. 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce
4. 1/2 tablespoon of rice wine
5. 75g of sugar
6. 250g of minced pork
7. A drop of red colouring

Steps

1. Mix all of the sauces & sugar together in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves.

2.Then add in the minced pork and continue to mix with gusto!

3.Set aside the marinated meat for at least 2 hours. For best results, you can leave it overnight in the fridge.

4.Flatten the minced meat with a rolling pin on the parchment paper.

5. Put it into the baking tray and grill it at 150 degrees for an hour and turn it onto the next side  and bake again .

 

The current trend of the 52 weeks money challenge

Recently, there has been this posting of the current trend to keep savings for 52 weeks with the starting of each week with the amount from either $1 or from $52. Here's the table how it looks like:

52 Weeks Money Challenge
Week	Date to Deposit	Amt to Deposit	Cash Balance	Week	Date to Deposit	Deposit Amt	Cash Balance
1	6 Jan 2014	$1	$1	27	7 Jul 2014	$27	$378
2	13 Jan 2014	$2	$3	28	14 Jul 2014	$28	$406
3	20 Jan 2014	$3	$6	29	21 Jul 2014	$29	$435
4	27 Jan 2014	$4	$10	30	28 Jul 2014	$30	$465
5	3 Feb 2014	$5	$15	31	4 Aug 2014	$31	$496
6	10 Feb 2014	$6	$21	32	8 Aug 2014	$32	$528
7	17 Feb 2014	$7	$28	33	18 Aug 2014	$33	$561
8	24 Feb 2014	$8	$36	34	25 Aug 2014	$34	$595
9	3 Mar 2014	$9	$45	35	1 Sep 2014	$35	$630
10	10 Mar 2014	$10	$55	36	8 Sep 2014	$36	$666
11	17 Mar 2014	$11	$66	37	15 Sep 2014	$37	$703
12	24 Mar 2014	$12	$78	38	22 Sep 2014	$38	$741
13	31 Mar 2014	$13	$91	39	29 Sep 2014	$39	$780
14	7 Apr 2014	$14	$105	40	6 Oct 2014	$40	$820
15	14 Apr 2014	$15	$120	41	13 Oct 2014	$41	$861
16	21 Apr 2014	$16	$136	42	20 Oct 2014	$42	$903
17	28 Apr 2014	$17	$153	43	27 Oct 2014	$43	$946
18	20 May 2014	$18	$171	44	3 Nov 2014	$44	$990
19	12 May 2014	$19	$190	45	10 Nov 2014	$45	$1035
20	19 May 2014	$20	$210	46	17 Nov 2014	$46	$1081
21	26 May 2014	$21	$231	47	24 Nov 2014	$47	$1128
22	2 Jun 2014	$22	$253	48	1 Dec 2014	$48	$1176
23	9 Jun 2014	$23	$276	49	8 Dec 2014	$49	$1225
24	16 Jun 2014	$24	$300	50	15 Dec 2014	$50	$1275
25	23 Jun 2014	$25	$325	51	22 Dec 2014	$51	$1326
26	30 Jun 2014	$26	$351	52	29 Dec 2014	$52	$1378

I think it is a good way to save money too. However, I would save coins in the different denominations in different piggy banks and then go and change it with hawkers. Firstly, the hawkers reduce some transaction fee from changing coins. Secondly , you can see how much u can save. There was once i use at least $15 worth of coins to buy some stuff. It was in the denominations of $1 and 50 cents.

I would always look forward to thurs or fridays newspaper advertisement from Ntuc or Cold storage to determine how much my grocery money for the week is going to be. Like right, it is the best time to look for scallop offer or abalone.

Let's see how much I can save by end of this year!

Writing a good 2014

2013 was really a bitter note year for me. As for writing a good 2014, I decided keep myself sane by just reading, blogging and keeping away from as much human contacts as possible unless it is work related so as to prevent hurts. I do not want disappointments to come again and again where I just felt that I am useless. I just want to be happy in my own small world. Anyway , you guys have a good time writing 2014 as colourful as possible.

Fast and Easy to Cook recipe-Canned Campbell cream of mushroom soup with asparagus with instant noodles

Ingredients

1 packet of instant mee or udon
3 stalks of fat asparagus
5-6 pcs of shitake mushroom
1 can of campbell cream of mushroom soup 

Step 1
Wash the mushroom clean , take off the stem and diced it.

Step 2
Peel the first layer of the asparagus and sliced it ,

Step 3
Boil and cooked the instant noodles and drain it dry.

Step 4 
Heat  up the can of cream of mushroom and throw in the ingredients of mushroom and asparagus. After about 10 mins, throw in the instant noodles and cook for about 1 min. Add a dash of ground black pepper if you want to.