INTERVIEW WITH SAI ON HEALTH
February 18, 1999 (Thursday) 7:00-8:30 A.M.
Swami: (Looking at N.R.) "What is the treatment for Diabetes?"
N.R.: First diet, then exercise, next pills, and Insulin last, Swami.
Swami: Insulin is not good. It can lower blood sugar very quickly. Then the patient can get sweating and decreased BP and can go even into coma. It is best to avoid Insulin. Tablets are OK.
Swami: What is the cause of Diabetes?
N.R.: Pancreas is the problem, Swami.
Swami: Pancreas is not the real problem. It is mainly wrong diet and lack of exercise. People in South India eat excess rice. People in North India eat excess wheat (chapathis). Both rice and wheat can increase blood sugar very quickly within half an hour after eating. That is why people in South India should eat less rice and people in North, less wheat. Because people in South do not like wheat much, they should eat chapathis. That way,they dont overeat rice. Similarly, people in North should eat rice. That way they do not overeat, because they don't like rice that much.
On the other hand, if you eat corn or ragi (a type of grain grown in South India), blood sugar will rise slowly over 2 to 3 hours. That is healthy. Body can manage such slow increase very well. For those who eat grains like corn or ragi, Diabetes is not a problem.
People should not eat as their tongue dictates. There are 48,000 taste buds in the tongue. Improperly used, they can cause sugar craving and lead to Diabetes. Senses have to be controlled for good health. Similarly, eyes are to be used properly for the health of the body and mind. Sunlight illumines the different cells of the retina of the eye. If the eyes are not controlled to see only good things, they can create craving to see bad things, which in turn brings bad health. So, senses have to be regulated properly for good health. There is some genetic cause also for Diabetes.
N.R.: Yes, Swami. Latest research also is confirming this. Is there anything that Swami doesnt know!
Swami: How is your mother ?
N.R.: Her Diabetes is better, but she has Arthritis.
Swami: What is her blood sugar ?
N.R.: She checks it herself, Swami.
Swami: You are the doctor and you dont even check your own mother! These doctors nowadays dont treat Diabetes properly. Best thing is diet control and exercise. For Diabetes, green leafy vegetables are good except cauliflower. Cabbage is good. All fruits with black seeds like apples, pears, grapes, watermelon etc. are good except custard apple (as it has too much sugar). Papaya is very good. All roots, especially potatoes, have to be avoided.
Swami: (Looking at Gadhias son) "What are you doing?"
Gadhias son: Research for new medicines for treatment of Diabetes, Swami.
Swami: Best thing is diet and exercise.
Swami: (Looking at Dr. Ravi) "What is the cause of heart disease?"
Ravi: Increased cholesterol, increased blood pressure...
Swami: No, it is "hurry, worry, curry". Too much hurry causes worry and stress - not good for heart! See Swami, no health problem! Avoid too much oil in the foods (curry). Eating garlic every day can reduce cholesterol. Almonds without peel can also reduce cholesterol. Soak them in water overnight, remove the peel, and eat in early morning.
Venkat: Isnt garlic rajasic food, Swami? Is it not bad for spirituality?
Swami: Body health first; these gunas (qualities) and spiritual health come next. Without healthy body, you cannot proceed on spiritual path.
One Devotee: How to control blood pressure, Swami?
Swami: Reduce salt. Less salt, less BP; more salt, more BP. If your BP is already low, you can add some salt to your diet to bring it to normal level.
Venkat: Nowadays, there is a new disease frequently diagnosed as
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Patients complain that they dont have any energy to do anything. What is the cause, Swami?
Swami: It is not a disease of "no energy". It is low energy. Nobody can live with no energy.
Venkat: Is there any cause like bacteria or virus?
Swami: No cause like that. It is low energy because these people
waste a lot of energy through bad and polluted thoughts, improper and indiscriminate use of senses. Thus, their energy is drained out and they feel chronic fatigue. If they can replace their polluted thoughts with good thoughts and divert their senses towards the Divine, thus, thinking good, seeing good, hearing good, and doing good, they can recover the lost energy and can get well.
* * * OM TATH SATH * * *
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Love your arteries, eat your vegetables
If you love your arteries, eat your vegetables. So say researchers who found that mice fed a vegetable-rich diet cut their risk for atherosclerosis -- hardening of the arteries -- by 38 percent. "There is some epidemiological evidence that people who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, probably more than five servings a day, have a lower risk of coronary heart disease than people who don't," added led researcher Michael Adams, a professor of pathology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C. However, "there are a lot of problems with epidemiological [population-based] studies, a lot of factors that can't be controlled for," he said. For instance, "those who eat a lot of fruits and vegetables are healthier in other ways," such as exercising more, he said, reports Forbes.
Researchers looked at the effects of a 30-percent vegetable diet compared to a non-vegetable diet in a group of mice bred to quickly develop atherosclerosis, the formation of plague on blood vessel walls that causes decreased blow flow. "Although the pathways involved remain uncertain, the results indicate that a diet rich in green and yellow vegetables inhibits the development of hardening of the arteries and may reduce the risk of heart disease," said head researcher Michael Adams, D.V.M. Data also revealed the mice on the vegetable diet had a 37-percent decrease in an indicator of inflammation, which is connected to atherosclerosis development.
Adams noted, "While everyone knows that eating more vegetables is supposed to be good for you, no one had shown before that it can actually inhibit the development of atherosclerosis." He added, "This suggests how a diet high in vegetables may help prevent heart attacks and strokes," informs Ivan hoe.
Researchers looked at the effects of a 30-percent vegetable diet compared to a non-vegetable diet in a group of mice bred to quickly develop atherosclerosis, the formation of plague on blood vessel walls that causes decreased blow flow. "Although the pathways involved remain uncertain, the results indicate that a diet rich in green and yellow vegetables inhibits the development of hardening of the arteries and may reduce the risk of heart disease," said head researcher Michael Adams, D.V.M. Data also revealed the mice on the vegetable diet had a 37-percent decrease in an indicator of inflammation, which is connected to atherosclerosis development.
Adams noted, "While everyone knows that eating more vegetables is supposed to be good for you, no one had shown before that it can actually inhibit the development of atherosclerosis." He added, "This suggests how a diet high in vegetables may help prevent heart attacks and strokes," informs Ivan hoe.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Sai Baba on food n health
Sai Baba has often spoken about the effect of food on our health. He has referred to it mostly in a general way, telling us to eat Sathwic foods that are fresh and pure, and that are not too spicy or tasty.
He once said: "The Gita(the Indian religious scripture) defines the nature and tastes of the three types of food eaten by man. The food that promotes love, virtue, strength, happines and cordiality is Sathwic; that which influences, arouses, intoxicates and heightens hunger and thirst is Rajasic; the food that depresses, disrupts and causes disease is Thamasic."
On the 8th of October 1983, Baba gave a discourse in which he was much more specific as to what types of food are injurious to our health. The following excerpt from this discourse are taken from the Sathya Sai Newsletter of Arizona, USA, with their kind permission.
"In this world of ours, man is given to experience wealth beyond description. But, out of all the possible types of wealth, it is one's health which is found to be the most valuable possession. In fact it is said that 'Health is wealth.' Without good health , one cannot succeed in even the smallest of ventures. One can have immense wealth and power, but without health these are of no consequence; only with health can one use wealth and authority for some good purpose. But it is a mistake to feel that one's health confers lasting happiness. For what is the purpose of worldly existence? That you might reach something beyond. Unless you have that distant goal set before you, this worldly existence is meaningless. So why do you need to safeguard your health? Not for your worldly existence, but for the sake of experiencing the Atmananda (bliss of realization of the divinity within). And in order to protect your health, you must follow a certain code of conduct."
"Now, in this creation, the different types of life forms have been classified into 8,400,000 species. Out of these 8,400,000 species 8,399,999 types tend to eat food which is not cooked. They eat instead food which is natural and available in their environment. This food which is available to them in nature, does not seem to change them. So you find that these 8,399,999 species of life forms are enjoying peak health. Of course, it does happen that, because of climatic variations and factors which are beyond our control, some of these life forms do also come to grief. But it is man alone who is subject to the most health related trouble. Any number of human diseases are on the increase. The reason is that man does not like to partake of food as God created it. He is the victim of his tongue, which wants to be satisfied in terms of taste, and so his own likes and dislikes come in the way of what he should eat. Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them. Because he is exterminating the life-giving forces in the food available to him, he is increasingly subjecting himself to disease. So it follows, again, that if man were to eat foods in their natural state, he certainly would not be so subject to disease."
"Now, it is common knowledge that each body, each system, has the governing factors. All these factors should be present in a proper way - anything less or more is bound to put you into disorder. If you want to know the cause of headaches, it is not the head that is at fault. It is the stomach! This is so regarding all the different organs: the stomach is the key point. The stomach digest whatever is given to it and supplies the essence of it to all the organs. This power of digestion given to the stomach is a God given thing. In fact God resides in a Being as this digestive force, which is what governs all the life processes in the body. In order to revere this aspect of God, what is it that you should offer? This God should be given that which is His own creation, not what is made by man. So, if you give to your stomach whatever is available in the natural state, as given to you by God, everything will be fine."
"We tend to eat too much, which leads us to mental disturbance. A limit should be placed on the food that we take. If that limit is exceeded, we are bound to suffer. Food is a necessity, but it should be in the quantity required for sustenance of the body. Exceed that limit, and disorders come your way. Take for instance the heart, which has a certain capacity to pump blood to the rest of the body. It cannot exceed this optimum point. The body requires a certain horsepower for this heart, and that is what God has given it. So, when you build your body beyond the limits of the hearts capabilities, the heart can't function. That is why there is an increase in heart disease."
"The main idea behind all this is that you should limit the amount of food you take. Whatever the food type, if you eat it in moderation all will be well. Food in excess leads to mental disturbance, but food in limited amounts will give you happiness. Eat so that your hunger may be satiated and your body sustained, and not so that your body is enlarged. Every opportunity is available to us, if we only take care of our food habits. Perhaps certain circumstances beyond your control could lead you to distress, but otherwise there is no reason for you to be subjected to disease. If you wish to live longer, to be of service to society, to experience divinity for longer, then keep your food under check."
"In addition, the types of food that you eat should be nutritious. In this world of today, you eat that which has absolutely no innate power to sustain you. For the upkeep of the body you need protein and vitamins of every kind. One vitamin gives you good eyesight; one purifies the blood; a third strengthens the bones. And for all these, proteins are vital. In fact, protein means 'that which protects you'. And food which is not cooked contains the largest amount of protein. Take for instance, the different types of legumes, like mung and dhal. Even foreigners tend to use these - for example, the soybean. Here, the protein content is great. Now, the way to eat peas, beans or lentils, is to soak them in water and let them sprout. In this way they come to you in all their richness. But,because we are victims of our tongue, tastes, whims and fancies, what do we do? Boil them, and further change them by adding oil and various other ingredients. In the process, we deprive them of their basic contents, and deprive ourselves of what they can give us."
"For another example, take fruits which have nothing but vitamins,and vegetables which can give you any amount of strength. What these give us today could be called artificial vitamins. In the old days, the common practice was to give plants manure in its natural state in the form of cow dung. The resulting vegetables might have been small, but they were rich in content. Today, vegetables are oversized, and they lack their former flavour. What is the reason? Plants are now fed with artificial manure, and they really do not have the innate strength which ought to be there. As a result, there is an increase in the number of cancer cases and heart complaints."
"To this day, no doctor has come up with a solution for the problem of cancer. The cause of all this cancer is something worth knowing. Now, some might say that cancer is a direct result of smoking cigarettes. Others might say that air pollution is the cause. These factors might be contributing in a small way, but they are not the primary cause of cancer. The main cause of cancer is refined sugar. The reason for this is that in the refining of sugar, a lot of chemicals are added. And one of these processing chemicals is the powder of bone, which, when you eat the sugar, may get lodged in any part of the body and create problems."
"In what form was sugar eaten in the good old times? Not in this artificial, synthetic one, but as wholesome jaggery(an unrefined brown sugar). Today you find the artificial creeping into everything that you eat - all merely for the sake of money. Now, if your life span is cut short, who is going to finally enjoy all this money? So try to adopt that path whereby you will truly realize yourself. Emperors, mighty and valorous ones, have all gone, leaving behind their wealth. Don't forget your goal, your identity; safeguard your body."
"It is not this material wealth which is important. It is one's own good qualities which are real wealth. Without these attributes, wealth can give you nothing. So here again, 'Rather than wealth, take care of your health, ' it has been said. And what beyond health? What is the fulfillment that you must seek? To get back whence you have come. Atma(the divinity within) is your destination. Until the time that you reach this destination, spend your time, spend your body, spend all that you have in good deeds and doing good to others."
"Embodiments of Love, what is the sum and substance of all that I have been talking to you about? First, health is of paramount importance. Second, for what purpose, for whose sake? So that you might experience the ananda(bliss) of the Atma. Now, you might have health all right, but still not experience this atmananda. What use then, having this health? Certain people who cannot experience atmananda have good health nevertheless. What type of people are they? It has been said very well that these people are those who tend to reduce the world food supply, and are merely a burden to the herd."
"Try to understand who you are, your own reality. If you can't understand who you are, what is the use of your living in this world? So don't make a distinction between that which is this world and that which is beyond this world. Bring the two together, and understand that you have to realize your own true nature and experience the divine ananda(bliss). And, whatever is given to man, try to further it. Love. Don't allow any room for pettiness or narrow outlook. Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others. Only then will you be sanctifying your existence."
He once said: "The Gita(the Indian religious scripture) defines the nature and tastes of the three types of food eaten by man. The food that promotes love, virtue, strength, happines and cordiality is Sathwic; that which influences, arouses, intoxicates and heightens hunger and thirst is Rajasic; the food that depresses, disrupts and causes disease is Thamasic."
On the 8th of October 1983, Baba gave a discourse in which he was much more specific as to what types of food are injurious to our health. The following excerpt from this discourse are taken from the Sathya Sai Newsletter of Arizona, USA, with their kind permission.
"In this world of ours, man is given to experience wealth beyond description. But, out of all the possible types of wealth, it is one's health which is found to be the most valuable possession. In fact it is said that 'Health is wealth.' Without good health , one cannot succeed in even the smallest of ventures. One can have immense wealth and power, but without health these are of no consequence; only with health can one use wealth and authority for some good purpose. But it is a mistake to feel that one's health confers lasting happiness. For what is the purpose of worldly existence? That you might reach something beyond. Unless you have that distant goal set before you, this worldly existence is meaningless. So why do you need to safeguard your health? Not for your worldly existence, but for the sake of experiencing the Atmananda (bliss of realization of the divinity within). And in order to protect your health, you must follow a certain code of conduct."
"Now, in this creation, the different types of life forms have been classified into 8,400,000 species. Out of these 8,400,000 species 8,399,999 types tend to eat food which is not cooked. They eat instead food which is natural and available in their environment. This food which is available to them in nature, does not seem to change them. So you find that these 8,399,999 species of life forms are enjoying peak health. Of course, it does happen that, because of climatic variations and factors which are beyond our control, some of these life forms do also come to grief. But it is man alone who is subject to the most health related trouble. Any number of human diseases are on the increase. The reason is that man does not like to partake of food as God created it. He is the victim of his tongue, which wants to be satisfied in terms of taste, and so his own likes and dislikes come in the way of what he should eat. Man seeks to change the foods available in nature to suit his tastes, thereby putting an end to the very essence of life contained in them. Because he is exterminating the life-giving forces in the food available to him, he is increasingly subjecting himself to disease. So it follows, again, that if man were to eat foods in their natural state, he certainly would not be so subject to disease."
"Now, it is common knowledge that each body, each system, has the governing factors. All these factors should be present in a proper way - anything less or more is bound to put you into disorder. If you want to know the cause of headaches, it is not the head that is at fault. It is the stomach! This is so regarding all the different organs: the stomach is the key point. The stomach digest whatever is given to it and supplies the essence of it to all the organs. This power of digestion given to the stomach is a God given thing. In fact God resides in a Being as this digestive force, which is what governs all the life processes in the body. In order to revere this aspect of God, what is it that you should offer? This God should be given that which is His own creation, not what is made by man. So, if you give to your stomach whatever is available in the natural state, as given to you by God, everything will be fine."
"We tend to eat too much, which leads us to mental disturbance. A limit should be placed on the food that we take. If that limit is exceeded, we are bound to suffer. Food is a necessity, but it should be in the quantity required for sustenance of the body. Exceed that limit, and disorders come your way. Take for instance the heart, which has a certain capacity to pump blood to the rest of the body. It cannot exceed this optimum point. The body requires a certain horsepower for this heart, and that is what God has given it. So, when you build your body beyond the limits of the hearts capabilities, the heart can't function. That is why there is an increase in heart disease."
"The main idea behind all this is that you should limit the amount of food you take. Whatever the food type, if you eat it in moderation all will be well. Food in excess leads to mental disturbance, but food in limited amounts will give you happiness. Eat so that your hunger may be satiated and your body sustained, and not so that your body is enlarged. Every opportunity is available to us, if we only take care of our food habits. Perhaps certain circumstances beyond your control could lead you to distress, but otherwise there is no reason for you to be subjected to disease. If you wish to live longer, to be of service to society, to experience divinity for longer, then keep your food under check."
"In addition, the types of food that you eat should be nutritious. In this world of today, you eat that which has absolutely no innate power to sustain you. For the upkeep of the body you need protein and vitamins of every kind. One vitamin gives you good eyesight; one purifies the blood; a third strengthens the bones. And for all these, proteins are vital. In fact, protein means 'that which protects you'. And food which is not cooked contains the largest amount of protein. Take for instance, the different types of legumes, like mung and dhal. Even foreigners tend to use these - for example, the soybean. Here, the protein content is great. Now, the way to eat peas, beans or lentils, is to soak them in water and let them sprout. In this way they come to you in all their richness. But,because we are victims of our tongue, tastes, whims and fancies, what do we do? Boil them, and further change them by adding oil and various other ingredients. In the process, we deprive them of their basic contents, and deprive ourselves of what they can give us."
"For another example, take fruits which have nothing but vitamins,and vegetables which can give you any amount of strength. What these give us today could be called artificial vitamins. In the old days, the common practice was to give plants manure in its natural state in the form of cow dung. The resulting vegetables might have been small, but they were rich in content. Today, vegetables are oversized, and they lack their former flavour. What is the reason? Plants are now fed with artificial manure, and they really do not have the innate strength which ought to be there. As a result, there is an increase in the number of cancer cases and heart complaints."
"To this day, no doctor has come up with a solution for the problem of cancer. The cause of all this cancer is something worth knowing. Now, some might say that cancer is a direct result of smoking cigarettes. Others might say that air pollution is the cause. These factors might be contributing in a small way, but they are not the primary cause of cancer. The main cause of cancer is refined sugar. The reason for this is that in the refining of sugar, a lot of chemicals are added. And one of these processing chemicals is the powder of bone, which, when you eat the sugar, may get lodged in any part of the body and create problems."
"In what form was sugar eaten in the good old times? Not in this artificial, synthetic one, but as wholesome jaggery(an unrefined brown sugar). Today you find the artificial creeping into everything that you eat - all merely for the sake of money. Now, if your life span is cut short, who is going to finally enjoy all this money? So try to adopt that path whereby you will truly realize yourself. Emperors, mighty and valorous ones, have all gone, leaving behind their wealth. Don't forget your goal, your identity; safeguard your body."
"It is not this material wealth which is important. It is one's own good qualities which are real wealth. Without these attributes, wealth can give you nothing. So here again, 'Rather than wealth, take care of your health, ' it has been said. And what beyond health? What is the fulfillment that you must seek? To get back whence you have come. Atma(the divinity within) is your destination. Until the time that you reach this destination, spend your time, spend your body, spend all that you have in good deeds and doing good to others."
"Embodiments of Love, what is the sum and substance of all that I have been talking to you about? First, health is of paramount importance. Second, for what purpose, for whose sake? So that you might experience the ananda(bliss) of the Atma. Now, you might have health all right, but still not experience this atmananda. What use then, having this health? Certain people who cannot experience atmananda have good health nevertheless. What type of people are they? It has been said very well that these people are those who tend to reduce the world food supply, and are merely a burden to the herd."
"Try to understand who you are, your own reality. If you can't understand who you are, what is the use of your living in this world? So don't make a distinction between that which is this world and that which is beyond this world. Bring the two together, and understand that you have to realize your own true nature and experience the divine ananda(bliss). And, whatever is given to man, try to further it. Love. Don't allow any room for pettiness or narrow outlook. Try to conduct yourself in such a way as not to injure others. Only then will you be sanctifying your existence."
Monday, May 29, 2006
Fwd Email: New Definitions
The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the following words. -->Seriously ?
Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Committee : Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other.
Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the
notes of the students without passing through the minds of either.
Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
Yawn : The only time some people ever get to open their mouth.
Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Etc . : A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Experience : The name people give to their mistakes.
Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.
Criminal : A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills
Divorce : Future tense of marriage.
Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got
the biggest piece.
Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.
Opportunist : A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally falls into a river.
Father : A banker provided by nature.
Politician : One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.
Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Committee : Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other.
Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the
notes of the students without passing through the minds of either.
Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
Yawn : The only time some people ever get to open their mouth.
Smile : A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Etc . : A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Experience : The name people give to their mistakes.
Miser : A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.
Criminal : A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Doctor : A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills
Divorce : Future tense of marriage.
Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got
the biggest piece.
Classic : A book which people praise, but do not read.
Opportunist : A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally falls into a river.
Father : A banker provided by nature.
Politician : One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Going Bananas
Going Bananas
Bananas... This is very interesting.
After ReadingTHIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again
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Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial
boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit
with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,
making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure.
So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce
the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power:
200 students at aTwickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid
to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation:
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly
successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work?
Studies at the Instituteof Psychologyin Austriafound pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers:
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control:
Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand,
for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes:
According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, "eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts:
Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three
times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.
So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away".
Sekian Terima Kasih.
______________
Siti Nadiah Bt. Jamil
Pegawai Sistem Maklumat
PTj Nadi IT
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya
Bananas... This is very interesting.
After ReadingTHIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again
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Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial
boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit
with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,
making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure.
So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce
the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power:
200 students at aTwickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid
to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation:
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly
successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work?
Studies at the Instituteof Psychologyin Austriafound pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers:
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control:
Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand,
for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes:
According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, "eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts:
Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three
times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.
So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away".
Sekian Terima Kasih.
______________
Siti Nadiah Bt. Jamil
Pegawai Sistem Maklumat
PTj Nadi IT
Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya
Saturday, May 06, 2006
MSN glamorous job
MSN recently published an article about the most glamourous jobs around... and provides tips how to get there..
1. Airline Pilot
Salary Range = $53,000 to S144,140
2. Executive Chef
Salary range = $10.75 per hour to $26.75 per hour
3. Movie producer
Salary range = $35,500 to $88,000
4. News anchor
Salary range = $37,000 to $122,800
5. Fashion Model
Salary range = $500 to $5,000 per assignment up to $10,000 per assignment.
Hey, how about being a blogger ? I am a blogger and so are millions out there. I manage to earn very little money from Google Adsense and there is no complain about it. It is glamorous too, except that the problem is there are millions and billions of them out there.
And I like to think that MSN is quite accurate about it because I once thought about pursuing 4 our of the 5 listed above. I never thought about becoming a fashion model.
1. Airline Pilot
Salary Range = $53,000 to S144,140
2. Executive Chef
Salary range = $10.75 per hour to $26.75 per hour
3. Movie producer
Salary range = $35,500 to $88,000
4. News anchor
Salary range = $37,000 to $122,800
5. Fashion Model
Salary range = $500 to $5,000 per assignment up to $10,000 per assignment.
Hey, how about being a blogger ? I am a blogger and so are millions out there. I manage to earn very little money from Google Adsense and there is no complain about it. It is glamorous too, except that the problem is there are millions and billions of them out there.
And I like to think that MSN is quite accurate about it because I once thought about pursuing 4 our of the 5 listed above. I never thought about becoming a fashion model.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Sepet - baru tengok
We have heard about Sepet for couple of years... believe it or not, I just bought an original copy cositng me RM 19.90(I thought local film should cost less) and watched it yesterday. The censorship board took off a few scenes :(
It was, I must say.. a great show. I planning to watch "3rd Generation" and "Gubra" later. No rush.
I am also fascinated by the fact that the movie uses Sam Hui's song for its soundtrack.
世事如棋：
仓卒岁月 世事如棋 每局都光怪陆离
骤情骤雨人事天天变有喜亦有悲
* 恩怨爱恨 世事如棋 每局都充满传奇
若频若笑难辨心中意 似比幕前做戏
苦衷抛万里 今天庆幸有知已 捉番盘棋共行乐
冲破内心藩篱 张眼远望 世事如棋
每局应观察入微 但求共你棋艺相比较
了解做人道理
浪子心声：
难分真与假 人面多险诈
几许有共享荣华 檐畔水滴不分差
无知井里蛙 徙望添声价
空得意目光如麻谁料金屋变败瓦
命里有时终须有 命里无时莫强求
雷声风雨打 何用多惊怕
心公正白壁无瑕 行善积德最乐也
命里有时终须有 命里无时莫强求
人比海里沙 毋用多牵挂
君可见漫天落霞 名利息间似雾化
君可见漫天落霞 名利息间似雾化
listen to this music
棋；像生命的资源，会越下越少。
心声；像生命的目标，会越变越淡。
It was, I must say.. a great show. I planning to watch "3rd Generation" and "Gubra" later. No rush.
I am also fascinated by the fact that the movie uses Sam Hui's song for its soundtrack.
世事如棋：
仓卒岁月 世事如棋 每局都光怪陆离
骤情骤雨人事天天变有喜亦有悲
* 恩怨爱恨 世事如棋 每局都充满传奇
若频若笑难辨心中意 似比幕前做戏
苦衷抛万里 今天庆幸有知已 捉番盘棋共行乐
冲破内心藩篱 张眼远望 世事如棋
每局应观察入微 但求共你棋艺相比较
了解做人道理
浪子心声：
难分真与假 人面多险诈
几许有共享荣华 檐畔水滴不分差
无知井里蛙 徙望添声价
空得意目光如麻谁料金屋变败瓦
命里有时终须有 命里无时莫强求
雷声风雨打 何用多惊怕
心公正白壁无瑕 行善积德最乐也
命里有时终须有 命里无时莫强求
人比海里沙 毋用多牵挂
君可见漫天落霞 名利息间似雾化
君可见漫天落霞 名利息间似雾化
listen to this music
棋；像生命的资源，会越下越少。
心声；像生命的目标，会越变越淡。
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Fowarded Email: Five corporate lessons
FIVE CORPORATE LESSONS
Corporate Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings.?The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.?When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor.?Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel."?After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.?After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves.?The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.?When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"?"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.?"Great!" the husband says, "Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story: - If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Corporate Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings.?The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.?When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor.?Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel."?After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.?After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves.?The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.?When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"?"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.?"Great!" the husband says, "Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story: - If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Corporate Lesson 2
A priest offered a lift to a Nun.?She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.?The priest nearly had an accident.?After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.?The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"?The priest removed his hand.?But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.?The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"?The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak."?Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way.?On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129.?It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
Moral of the story: - If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.
Corporate Lesson 3
A sales rep and a administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.?They rub it and a Genie comes out.?The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."?"Me first!?Me first!" says the admin. clerk.?"I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world."?Poof!?She's gone.?"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep.?"I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life."?Poof!?He's gone.?"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.?The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: - Always let your boss have the first say.
Corporate Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.?A rabbit asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?"?The crow answered: - "Sure, why not."?So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.?A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: - To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.
Corporate Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull.?"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the energy."?"Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the bull.?"They're packed with nutrients."?The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.?The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.?Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.?Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: - Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
Revamp of Hati Web Site
CHARITY portal Hati.org.my (Hati) is aiming to increase its number of volunteers through its revamped website, scheduled for a relaunch at a charity fair tomorrow at Plaza Mont Kiara.
To date, this website or information exchange portal has registered more than 230 volunteers to assist in the various projects run by the charities listed on the website.
According to a Hati spokesman, the charity portal hopes to capitalise on this network by incorporating an automated volunteer management system in this new website soon.
The website, first launched in 2002, was revamped to allow it to be a more effective platform for non-profit organisations and underprivileged communities to create awareness of their respective causes.
The website also acts as platform for charities and NGOs to exchange information, ideas and experiences.
The spokesman said the website began with the intention of closing a �gap.�
�This gap refers to the fact that there are countless charities in Malaysia on one end of the scale and many Malaysians keen to help on the other end but they do not know where to go or whom to contact,� he said in a recent interview.
Since 2002, the website has recorded a monthly visitor count of more than 2,000, he said.
To date, it has more than 150 charity listings on the website, but Hati does not collect donations on behalf of the charities listed.
�We encourage donors and volunteers to establish direct contact with the homes listed to contribute donations in cash or kind,� he said.
On the charity fair, he said over 10 stalls from different charities would be set up to raise funds for the respective organisations through sale of handicraft, array of food and books.
Hati will also have its own stall to showcase its new web portal.
The event will also see performances from the various charities such as the Yellow House Society of Kuala Lumpur, disabled friends from PJ Caring Home and Pusat Jagaan Kanak-kanak Kurang Upaya Kirtash.
Other performances included in the day-long affair are from Francesca Peters, Troubadours, Kenny Tay, Jason Lee from Astro talent quest, Soul Sisterz and the Bantus Capoiera Group, who will showcase the Brazilian martial arts skills.
The fair is sponsored by, among others, Sunrise Berhad, Kamdar Group Berhad, UiTM, Nestle, Dumex and Khaana Peena Restaurant Mont Kiara and De Cruz Entertainment.
The Star
To date, this website or information exchange portal has registered more than 230 volunteers to assist in the various projects run by the charities listed on the website.
According to a Hati spokesman, the charity portal hopes to capitalise on this network by incorporating an automated volunteer management system in this new website soon.
The website, first launched in 2002, was revamped to allow it to be a more effective platform for non-profit organisations and underprivileged communities to create awareness of their respective causes.
The website also acts as platform for charities and NGOs to exchange information, ideas and experiences.
The spokesman said the website began with the intention of closing a �gap.�
�This gap refers to the fact that there are countless charities in Malaysia on one end of the scale and many Malaysians keen to help on the other end but they do not know where to go or whom to contact,� he said in a recent interview.
Since 2002, the website has recorded a monthly visitor count of more than 2,000, he said.
To date, it has more than 150 charity listings on the website, but Hati does not collect donations on behalf of the charities listed.
�We encourage donors and volunteers to establish direct contact with the homes listed to contribute donations in cash or kind,� he said.
On the charity fair, he said over 10 stalls from different charities would be set up to raise funds for the respective organisations through sale of handicraft, array of food and books.
Hati will also have its own stall to showcase its new web portal.
The event will also see performances from the various charities such as the Yellow House Society of Kuala Lumpur, disabled friends from PJ Caring Home and Pusat Jagaan Kanak-kanak Kurang Upaya Kirtash.
Other performances included in the day-long affair are from Francesca Peters, Troubadours, Kenny Tay, Jason Lee from Astro talent quest, Soul Sisterz and the Bantus Capoiera Group, who will showcase the Brazilian martial arts skills.
The fair is sponsored by, among others, Sunrise Berhad, Kamdar Group Berhad, UiTM, Nestle, Dumex and Khaana Peena Restaurant Mont Kiara and De Cruz Entertainment.
The Star
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
GHRANA
21-23 March @ 8:30pm Ghrana by BJS
Qawal
(Adults RM30 / Students & Sr Citizen RM20)
GHRANA
By BJS Qawal Malaysia
The word "Ghrana" literally means "house". More importantly, it refers the house of the teacher (of music). This teacher-disciple relationship forms a
distinctive lineage of musicians and helps to retain the ethnicity of the art and ensures cultural heritage. This production, Ghrana, is amusical
journey that will take you through the different faces and times in the classical and folk music of North Indian Ghranas. This mystical journey will
be accompanied by a visual presentation on the emotions and mood depicting the music throughout the performance.Some of the different types of
North Indian classical and folk music that will be performed include Qawali, Dhadra and Thumuri. The musicians will be accompanied by instruments
such as the violin, flute, sitar and keyboard.
About BJS Qawal BJS Qawal Malaysia is a part of a larger group of performers from the same family of musicians. One such group recently performed in Manchester,
UK and is well known to be superb exponents of Qawali, a style of music with roots in Sufi mysticism. Some of the key musicians involved in BJS Qawal Malaysia
include Haider Ali, Ravin Sikander & Shabeer Ahmed Rana
For Tickets Contact:
KLPac : 4047 9000
TAS @ BSC : 2094 9400
www.klpac.com
Brian Lariche
Associate Partner
The Liaison Combination-TLC Sdn Bhd
www.liaison-combination.com
cell phone:+60122975613
Qawal
(Adults RM30 / Students & Sr Citizen RM20)
GHRANA
By BJS Qawal Malaysia
The word "Ghrana" literally means "house". More importantly, it refers the house of the teacher (of music). This teacher-disciple relationship forms a
distinctive lineage of musicians and helps to retain the ethnicity of the art and ensures cultural heritage. This production, Ghrana, is amusical
journey that will take you through the different faces and times in the classical and folk music of North Indian Ghranas. This mystical journey will
be accompanied by a visual presentation on the emotions and mood depicting the music throughout the performance.Some of the different types of
North Indian classical and folk music that will be performed include Qawali, Dhadra and Thumuri. The musicians will be accompanied by instruments
such as the violin, flute, sitar and keyboard.
About BJS Qawal BJS Qawal Malaysia is a part of a larger group of performers from the same family of musicians. One such group recently performed in Manchester,
UK and is well known to be superb exponents of Qawali, a style of music with roots in Sufi mysticism. Some of the key musicians involved in BJS Qawal Malaysia
include Haider Ali, Ravin Sikander & Shabeer Ahmed Rana
For Tickets Contact:
KLPac : 4047 9000
TAS @ BSC : 2094 9400
www.klpac.com
Brian Lariche
Associate Partner
The Liaison Combination-TLC Sdn Bhd
www.liaison-combination.com
cell phone:+60122975613
Monday, March 20, 2006
Family means..
This came from a friend... very meaningful.
It is dedicated to those who have to work on Saturday and Sunday.
It is dedicated to those who have to work on Saturday and Sunday.
F A M I L Y
I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."
We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.
But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.
When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,
"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.
I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."
I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
Pass this message to 7 people except you and me.
You will receive a miracle tomorrow.
Don't ignore and God will bless you
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Talk and listen to your employees
Effective internal communication in a organisation lead to increased profits and a satisfied workforce.
Employees are the lifeline of an organisation. Business leaders must realise that employees today are not merely the arms and legs that run the company. They are also its eyes and ears, and their opinions and feedback play a vital role to the growthn of an organisation.
Internal communication between employees and management that is effective, open and clear will lead to better performance, customer loyalty, increase in profits, better employee satisfaction ratios and staff retention. Whether big or small, an organisation's ability to reach its business goals depends on how well it engages, aligns and motivates its staff.
Effective internal communication involves engaging your employees at all levels. By communication the organisation's goals and including employees in overall business planning, organisations can harness a greter resource of knowledge towards effectively driving the day-to-day business operations.
All employees need to understand their role within the company, not just in terms of what the job they do, or how to do it, but the part they play in the big picture. They will then align themselves with the company's vision and direction.
Effective internal communication helps you get the message across to the right audience in an open and receptive environment so that it can be understood clearly. Approaching people when they are receptive or willing to talk can make your communication efforts easier and more successful.
Communication with employees can take many forms, such as meetings, personal phone calls, memos, group meetings, telephone conferences or video calls and personal letters.
Keeping your employees informed is a critical part of helping them find satisfaction in their jobs. At Fedex, for instance, regular video-conference calls and a dynamic intranet site that changes constantly, help keep employees informed. In addition, an open-door policy allows employees to reach any member of management and share their ideas.
Manages also place much emphasis on equipping Fedex employees with the most updated informationn and tools so that they can be empowered to make the right decisions and provide execellent service to customers.
Of course, communication is never one way. It is imperative for managers to listn to their employees and gain feedback from them.
Feedback is essential, as it helps organisatios undertand the issue from a different perspective. For example, feedback from employees who have constant exposure to customers is essential in identifying the needs or requirements for future service improvements.
Listening to your employees is an essential part of communication effectively with them. This helps employees feel like an essential part of the business, and responsible for its success.
By focusing on internal communications, business leaders can make a real difference to the success of their business, and have a positive effect on its results and perfomance. Working closely with employees, sharing information about the compa's goals and listening to their feedback or suggestions, will help you to develop a cohesive team that is as commited to achieving these goals as you are.
Improveing communications in your work place whether they are a team member, a team leader, a manager, or a remote worker is a collective task. Listening and sharing goes a very long way in ensuring the sucess of an organisation.
Article contributed by Mr. Ramesh Kumar Singam, managing director, FedEx Express, Singapore and Indonesia.
Employees are the lifeline of an organisation. Business leaders must realise that employees today are not merely the arms and legs that run the company. They are also its eyes and ears, and their opinions and feedback play a vital role to the growthn of an organisation.
Internal communication between employees and management that is effective, open and clear will lead to better performance, customer loyalty, increase in profits, better employee satisfaction ratios and staff retention. Whether big or small, an organisation's ability to reach its business goals depends on how well it engages, aligns and motivates its staff.
Effective internal communication involves engaging your employees at all levels. By communication the organisation's goals and including employees in overall business planning, organisations can harness a greter resource of knowledge towards effectively driving the day-to-day business operations.
All employees need to understand their role within the company, not just in terms of what the job they do, or how to do it, but the part they play in the big picture. They will then align themselves with the company's vision and direction.
Effective internal communication helps you get the message across to the right audience in an open and receptive environment so that it can be understood clearly. Approaching people when they are receptive or willing to talk can make your communication efforts easier and more successful.
Communication with employees can take many forms, such as meetings, personal phone calls, memos, group meetings, telephone conferences or video calls and personal letters.
Keeping your employees informed is a critical part of helping them find satisfaction in their jobs. At Fedex, for instance, regular video-conference calls and a dynamic intranet site that changes constantly, help keep employees informed. In addition, an open-door policy allows employees to reach any member of management and share their ideas.
Manages also place much emphasis on equipping Fedex employees with the most updated informationn and tools so that they can be empowered to make the right decisions and provide execellent service to customers.
Of course, communication is never one way. It is imperative for managers to listn to their employees and gain feedback from them.
Feedback is essential, as it helps organisatios undertand the issue from a different perspective. For example, feedback from employees who have constant exposure to customers is essential in identifying the needs or requirements for future service improvements.
Listening to your employees is an essential part of communication effectively with them. This helps employees feel like an essential part of the business, and responsible for its success.
By focusing on internal communications, business leaders can make a real difference to the success of their business, and have a positive effect on its results and perfomance. Working closely with employees, sharing information about the compa's goals and listening to their feedback or suggestions, will help you to develop a cohesive team that is as commited to achieving these goals as you are.
Improveing communications in your work place whether they are a team member, a team leader, a manager, or a remote worker is a collective task. Listening and sharing goes a very long way in ensuring the sucess of an organisation.
Article contributed by Mr. Ramesh Kumar Singam, managing director, FedEx Express, Singapore and Indonesia.
Make your writing flow
Are you like everyone else in the corporate world who thinks writing is difficult? Think again. Writing is the easy part if you have the right structure.
Ask any corporate employee what they hate most about their job, and they universal answer will be writing. This is a sad situation because writing is not difficult. It is a process of putting together ideas using subjects and verbs, and adding adjectives, adverbs and articles.
The difficulty in writing is often caused by a lack of structure. Picture this typical scene: A busy employee sits in front of his computer with a head full of jumbled ideas and starts pounding out words on the keyboard thinking that it will all make sense in the end.
Not surprisingly, the end result is a mess, and the writer swears that writing is difficult as he tears out his hair trying to untangle the jumble that he just created.
To make writing easy, start with a structure. Before writing a report, e-mail, speech and presentation, take the time to organise your thoughts. Once an outline is established mentally, clear and effective writing will naturally fall into place.
Here are five structures to make writing simple:
1. Inverted pyramid
Trained journalists use this method to write newspaper articles, and it works well with any piece of written communication.
Typical of a newspaper article, the most important information appears at the top of an inverted pyramid in the first paragraph, and it answers the who, what, when where, why and how questions. The rest of the information is then presented in order of importance, with the least important informaiton at the inverted tip.
For example, if you are writing a press release announcing your company's quarterly earnings, then you would put the earnings result in the first paragraph because htat is the most important information that shareholders need.
To beging writing, answer these questions: Who? Company ABC. What ? Reported earnings rose 65 per cent to $100 million. Put all this together and you get: "The reported earnings of Company ABC rose 65 per cent to $100 million, or $10 per share, in the third quarter."
In the next paragraph, you answer the why question - why did profit rise 65 per cent? For example, "Revenue was driven by a 90 per cent surge in sales to the Middle East during the quarter."
In the third paragraph, provide a quote from the chairman beause shareholders like to hear from the person who is responsible for the result. The rest of the paragraphs in the press release should provide all of the financial details and back-ground information.
2. Egyptian pyramid
Management consutants use this method. It is actually the same as inverted pyramid style; it is just a mentally different concept of putting the most important information at the tip of the pyramid, and then adding information to build the rest of the pyramid down to the base.
For instance, a chairman who hires consultants to fin dout why his company is not profitable whoudl first want to know the problem. Thus, this information should be at the tip of pyramid.
The solutions to the problem then go into the middle of the pyramid, and the reason for the problem should form the based of the pyramid structure.
3 Number Priority
If pyramids are too difficult to conceptualise, then simply use numbers to organise information in written communication. This is a simple method of deciding in numerical order what the most important fact to be communicated is, followed by the next most important fact, and so on.
For example, if you are writing a memo in inform colleagues about a meeting, then the first paragraph should announce that a meeting is going to be held, and then provide the date, time and place. This is the most important information that the reader wants to know.
The next paragraph should state the purpose of the meeting, the third should describe the importance of the meeting, the fourth should provide any additional details and background, and you could sign off the last paragraph with a motivating mesage to encourage members to attend the meeting.
4. Beginning, middle and end
This method relies on skills learned in sschool on how to write essays. Start with a beginning, support the beginning with a middle, aand then end with a conclusion.
For example, if a report is being prepared for the board of directors to request funds for a $1billion plant expansion, start with the request at the beginning so that the reader does not have to wait until the end to find out the requested amount.
The middle section could focus on explaining the need for the requested funds, while the ending could carry a summary of the expected benefits from the capital expenditure.
5. Most important to least important
This structures simply groups the most important information and the least important information.
For example, an internal memo to employees telling them that salaries will be cut 20 per cent across the board is important information that needs to be stated right away at the beginning, and the benefits to the company from the salary cuts should be left to the end as this is the least vital information for employees.
Article contributed the Carolyn Tiemann, who conducts corporate writing worksthops. E-mail: tiemanncj@aol.com
In my opinion, blogging can improve your writings tremendously, over time.
Ask any corporate employee what they hate most about their job, and they universal answer will be writing. This is a sad situation because writing is not difficult. It is a process of putting together ideas using subjects and verbs, and adding adjectives, adverbs and articles.
The difficulty in writing is often caused by a lack of structure. Picture this typical scene: A busy employee sits in front of his computer with a head full of jumbled ideas and starts pounding out words on the keyboard thinking that it will all make sense in the end.
Not surprisingly, the end result is a mess, and the writer swears that writing is difficult as he tears out his hair trying to untangle the jumble that he just created.
To make writing easy, start with a structure. Before writing a report, e-mail, speech and presentation, take the time to organise your thoughts. Once an outline is established mentally, clear and effective writing will naturally fall into place.
Here are five structures to make writing simple:
1. Inverted pyramid
Trained journalists use this method to write newspaper articles, and it works well with any piece of written communication.
Typical of a newspaper article, the most important information appears at the top of an inverted pyramid in the first paragraph, and it answers the who, what, when where, why and how questions. The rest of the information is then presented in order of importance, with the least important informaiton at the inverted tip.
For example, if you are writing a press release announcing your company's quarterly earnings, then you would put the earnings result in the first paragraph because htat is the most important information that shareholders need.
To beging writing, answer these questions: Who? Company ABC. What ? Reported earnings rose 65 per cent to $100 million. Put all this together and you get: "The reported earnings of Company ABC rose 65 per cent to $100 million, or $10 per share, in the third quarter."
In the next paragraph, you answer the why question - why did profit rise 65 per cent? For example, "Revenue was driven by a 90 per cent surge in sales to the Middle East during the quarter."
In the third paragraph, provide a quote from the chairman beause shareholders like to hear from the person who is responsible for the result. The rest of the paragraphs in the press release should provide all of the financial details and back-ground information.
2. Egyptian pyramid
Management consutants use this method. It is actually the same as inverted pyramid style; it is just a mentally different concept of putting the most important information at the tip of the pyramid, and then adding information to build the rest of the pyramid down to the base.
For instance, a chairman who hires consultants to fin dout why his company is not profitable whoudl first want to know the problem. Thus, this information should be at the tip of pyramid.
The solutions to the problem then go into the middle of the pyramid, and the reason for the problem should form the based of the pyramid structure.
3 Number Priority
If pyramids are too difficult to conceptualise, then simply use numbers to organise information in written communication. This is a simple method of deciding in numerical order what the most important fact to be communicated is, followed by the next most important fact, and so on.
For example, if you are writing a memo in inform colleagues about a meeting, then the first paragraph should announce that a meeting is going to be held, and then provide the date, time and place. This is the most important information that the reader wants to know.
The next paragraph should state the purpose of the meeting, the third should describe the importance of the meeting, the fourth should provide any additional details and background, and you could sign off the last paragraph with a motivating mesage to encourage members to attend the meeting.
4. Beginning, middle and end
This method relies on skills learned in sschool on how to write essays. Start with a beginning, support the beginning with a middle, aand then end with a conclusion.
For example, if a report is being prepared for the board of directors to request funds for a $1billion plant expansion, start with the request at the beginning so that the reader does not have to wait until the end to find out the requested amount.
The middle section could focus on explaining the need for the requested funds, while the ending could carry a summary of the expected benefits from the capital expenditure.
5. Most important to least important
This structures simply groups the most important information and the least important information.
For example, an internal memo to employees telling them that salaries will be cut 20 per cent across the board is important information that needs to be stated right away at the beginning, and the benefits to the company from the salary cuts should be left to the end as this is the least vital information for employees.
Article contributed the Carolyn Tiemann, who conducts corporate writing worksthops. E-mail: tiemanncj@aol.com
In my opinion, blogging can improve your writings tremendously, over time.
well planned marketing
Even though I enjoy doing marketing and working as marketing consultant.. but I am still lacking skills.
When I first saw the advertisement for Lionel Richie concert to be held in Malaysia on March 2006, I thought maybe I should go and check it out. However, the ticket prices turned me away. They were selling at RM 900, RM 1300, RM 1550. Even my boss, who is his fan, said "we are poorer now.. with the increase of petrol prices and BLR.."
I agreed that we are definitely much poorer now, and we get even so when more reality bites factor in.
Then suddenly I thought that perhaps the concert might not be selling good enough, Lionel Richie might be dissappointed then.
However, little did I know that the event was really well planned.
It was held in conjunction with F1 event to be held soon and this set the mood for celebrations. The targeted customers are celebrities, dignities, orang-besar, socialites (like who?) and rich people. Of course, the organizer never expects people like me to attend the concert anyway.
Thus, of course, selling the tickets to these people are easy... and sometimes they are obligated to do so just to keep their profiles rolling. I was at the concert but I know that these people don't belong to the category of "gung-ho" die-hard fans of Lionel Richie. They will not stop at nothing to attend the concert but yet they will not stop to attend it too. To them, it is just part of life; being glamour.
Therefore, I have reasons to believe that these people already booked the ticket since months ago... the advertisement appeared only when more seats were available to be filled up.
In other words, the keyword to it is called "Glamour marketing"
Something for me to learn indeed.
When I first saw the advertisement for Lionel Richie concert to be held in Malaysia on March 2006, I thought maybe I should go and check it out. However, the ticket prices turned me away. They were selling at RM 900, RM 1300, RM 1550. Even my boss, who is his fan, said "we are poorer now.. with the increase of petrol prices and BLR.."
I agreed that we are definitely much poorer now, and we get even so when more reality bites factor in.
Then suddenly I thought that perhaps the concert might not be selling good enough, Lionel Richie might be dissappointed then.
However, little did I know that the event was really well planned.
It was held in conjunction with F1 event to be held soon and this set the mood for celebrations. The targeted customers are celebrities, dignities, orang-besar, socialites (like who?) and rich people. Of course, the organizer never expects people like me to attend the concert anyway.
Thus, of course, selling the tickets to these people are easy... and sometimes they are obligated to do so just to keep their profiles rolling. I was at the concert but I know that these people don't belong to the category of "gung-ho" die-hard fans of Lionel Richie. They will not stop at nothing to attend the concert but yet they will not stop to attend it too. To them, it is just part of life; being glamour.
Therefore, I have reasons to believe that these people already booked the ticket since months ago... the advertisement appeared only when more seats were available to be filled up.
In other words, the keyword to it is called "Glamour marketing"
Something for me to learn indeed.
Friday, March 17, 2006
修行的三大力量
莲生活佛说。。
修行有三種力量，我告訴大家，那是我自己本身的體驗，是我修行那麼多年的體驗。一個是「定力」，就是禪定的力量。一個是「慧力」，就是「般若」的力量， 「般若」就是「佛慧」。要「定力」，也要「慧力」，另外第三個力量就是「功德力」。「功德力」就是眾生守五戒十善，就是有善根。這三種力量合一，就是修 行，因為修行，可以把在「眼」、「耳」、「鼻」、「舌」、「身」、「意」、「意根」這些長久以來所有累世的習性消除，你需要這三種力，聚在一起，才能夠清 淨。(眾鼓掌)從此以後，因為你有這三種力量，你這「佛性」進入「阿羅漢」的身，就叫「阿羅漢」；進入「菩薩」身，就叫「菩薩」；進入「佛」本身，就稱為 「清淨真如的佛」。
修行有三種力量，我告訴大家，那是我自己本身的體驗，是我修行那麼多年的體驗。一個是「定力」，就是禪定的力量。一個是「慧力」，就是「般若」的力量， 「般若」就是「佛慧」。要「定力」，也要「慧力」，另外第三個力量就是「功德力」。「功德力」就是眾生守五戒十善，就是有善根。這三種力量合一，就是修 行，因為修行，可以把在「眼」、「耳」、「鼻」、「舌」、「身」、「意」、「意根」這些長久以來所有累世的習性消除，你需要這三種力，聚在一起，才能夠清 淨。(眾鼓掌)從此以後，因為你有這三種力量，你這「佛性」進入「阿羅漢」的身，就叫「阿羅漢」；進入「菩薩」身，就叫「菩薩」；進入「佛」本身，就稱為 「清淨真如的佛」。
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Water consumption calculator
Download this Excel file to calculate your water consumption required daily tailored to your body weights.
The theory is ...
Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water.
The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium.One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation. Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need depends on your body weight. A more accurate calculation, is to drink an ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight.
The formula is..
( Weight-in-KG x 2.2 )/2/15) x 450
Anyone can explain this ?
The theory is ...
Water is an important structural component of skin cartilage, tissues and organs. For human beings, every part of the body is dependent on water. Our body comprises about 75% water: the brain has 85%, blood is 90%, muscles are 75%, kidney is 82% and bones are 22% water. The functions of our glands and organs will eventually deteriorate if they are not nourished with good, clean water.
The average adult loses about 2.5 litres water daily through perspiration, breathing and elimination. Symptoms of the body's deterioration begins to appear when the body loses 5% of its total water volume. In a healthy adult, this is seen as fatigue and general discomfort, whereas for an infant, it can be dehydrating. In an elderly person, a 5% water loss causes the body chemistry to become abnormal, especially if the percentage of electrolytes is overbalanced with sodium.One can usually see symptoms of aging, such as wrinkles, lethargy and even disorientation. Continuous water loss over time will speed up aging as well as increase risks of diseases.
If your body is not sufficiently hydrated, the cells will draw water from your bloodstream, which will make your heart work harder. At the same time, the kidneys cannot purify blood effectively. When this happens, some of the kidney's workload is passed on to the liver and other organs, which may cause them to be severely stressed. Additionally, you may develop a number of minor health conditions such as constipation, dry and itchy skin, acne, nosebleeds, urinary tract infection, coughs, sneezing, sinus pressure, and headaches.
So, how much water is enough for you? The minimum amount of water you need depends on your body weight. A more accurate calculation, is to drink an ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight.
The formula is..
( Weight-in-KG x 2.2 )/2/15) x 450
Anyone can explain this ?
Fwd Email: Info: John Hopkins; regarding Cancer
Since you are so important to my life, I am sending out this article from
John Hopkins for you to read and circulate. Please forward it to your family members,
your friends and anyone who is important to your life.
From John Hopkins, regarding cancer:
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at
Walter Reed Army?Medical Center.
Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this
Releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
Instead, he recommends using glass or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the
dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass,
Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave.
As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article I believe you should forward to your family and friends -- anyone who is important in your life!
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John Hopkins for you to read and circulate. Please forward it to your family members,
your friends and anyone who is important to your life.
From John Hopkins, regarding cancer:
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at
Walter Reed Army?Medical Center.
Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this
Releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
Instead, he recommends using glass or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the
dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass,
Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave.
As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article I believe you should forward to your family and friends -- anyone who is important in your life!
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Thursday, March 09, 2006
Fwd Email: Obstacles Present Opportunities
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve one's condition.
Fwd Email: Pantun Harga Minyak Naik
Fowarded email about a Poem highlighting the social-political pains with regards to rising petrol prices in Malaysia. It is in Malay language.
PANTUN HARGA MINYAK NAIK
Hari nie tah Hari berapa Pak Lah jadi PM kami
Memang dari dulu kami sokong sampai lani
Tapi Hari nie, buka Mata, senak perut anak bini
Tengok Pak Lah habag minyak naik lagi
Memang kami tak tau pasai ekonomi
Yang tau semua Pak Lah ngan kroni
Tapi sampai bila nak jadi lagu nie
Dapat gaji habis tak berbaki
Pak Lah habag tak boleh buat apa
Nie semua ekonomi dunia
Kalau tak naik nanti dunia kata apa
Habis TU yang rakyat dok menderita, tak pa ka
Dulu Pak Lah kata nak jaga rakyat
Kunun Pak lah nak kerja sama sama dengan rakyat
Nie dok nampak macam nak telan kederat
Dok nampak kami yang nak melarat
Pak Lah kata masalah rakyat nak ambik berat
Kunun tak mau tengok rakyat hidup melarat
Tapi kalau macam nie punya sarat
Darah rakyat pun boleh sejat
Kerajaan Ada kata rakyat manja subsidi
Kunun asyik kerajaan saja dok bagi
Sapa kata kami rakyat tak pernah bagi
Tu...yang lima tahun sekali TU....sapa bagi??
Tiap kali naik harga, dok banding sini sana
Hampa tengok, kat Thailand lagi mahai dari Kita
Apa jenis depa punya kira
Awat tak ikut pulak Brunai punya harga
Brunai tak leh kira
Depa punya minyak berlambak tak terkira
Awat, minyak Malaysia tak dak harga ka?
Kalau tidak, tak kan jual minyak Kita beli minyak depa
Ada Petronas pun tak leh buat apa
Ada duit sikit, dah nak mengada
Pi buat segala menara pagoda kembaq dua
Nak tunjuk, kami la kaya
Petronas kata kami tak tau apa
Kerajaan yang buat kira bicara
Kami ikut apa depa kata
Royalti jadi ehsan pun kami tak leh kata apa
Kunun dok habag petronas hak rakyat semua
Pakailah minyak petronas, nanti untung dapat kat Kita
Nie, nak tanya la....tiap tahun untung beribu juta
Rakyat dapat apa ????? Kudis buta....
Hari nie petrol naik, tahan la lagi
Tengok pulak apa cerita esok pagi
Habis ikan, ayam, cabai sampai ke cili
Depa pun sama tumbas naik sekali
Nanti Ada la menteri tolong bercakap
Sapa naik harga dia nak pi tangkap
Sampai bila la dia nie nak ubah sikap
Ingat yang dok meniaga kat market TU heran kot dia punya cakap
Pak Lah mau renung nasib kami
Kais Hari nie makan untuk kemarin pagi
Anak kecik pun dok Ada lagi
Boleh hidup ka kami lagu nie
Dah tak larat nak tanggung cukai
Sini cukai, sana cukai
Dari tanah sampai ke pintu punya Ada cukai
Dah sampai masa kot Pak Lah kena guna akai
Jangan dok ingat rakyat macam Pak Lah
Gaji berpuluh ribu hidup tak susah
Ada anak pulak bisnes sebelah sebelah
Dapat tender pun tak payah susah susah
Kami rakyat bukan macam TU
Malah la nie pun dah Ada rebus siput babi dgan batu
Sedih sungguh ohhhh negara Ku
Biar tak merdeka terus pun tak la kalau lagu TU
Dah sampai masa Pak Lah ingat
Selesai masalah rakyat cepat cepat
Nanti kot rakyat naik meluat
Satu undi pun Pak Lah tak dapat
Cukup la sampai di sini
Tobat dah...aku tak mengundi BN kali nie
Parti Barang Naik pulak kot jadi depa lani
Kot Ada sapa nak Barang Naik lagi undi la depa lagi...
P/S: Don't take this the wrong way.
Poems are art.
At the same, another development about chronicle events of petrol rise for Malaysia. Also in Malay language..
Berikut disenaraikan kadar kenaikan harga minyak di Malaysia sejak 15
tahun yang lalu,(Figures ini diforwardkan oleh seorang sahabat)sebagai
renungan.
sebelum 90 - RM 0.89
tahun 1990 - RM 1.10 (kenaikan RM 0.21)
01/10/2000 - RM 1.20 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
20/10/2001 - RM 1.30 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
01/05/2002 - RM 1.32 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
31/10/2002 - RM 1.33 (kenaikan RM 0.01)
01/03/2003 - RM 1.35 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/05/2004 - RM 1.37 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/10/2004 - RM 1.42 (kenaikan RM 0.05)
05/05/2005 - RM 1.52 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
31/07/2005 - RM 1.62 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
28/02/2006 - RM 1.92 (kenaikan RM 0.30)
Nota : (ayat2 standard sebab2 kenaikan)
1. Kenaikan minyak masih rendah berbanding mana2 pun negara ASEAN.
2. Kerajaan akan pastikan kenaikan tidak membebankan
3. Kerajaan tidak mampu lagi menampung subsidi.
4. Pejabat Perdana Menteri juga berkata penjimatan kewangan yang dibuat
melalui kenaikan harga barangan petroleum kali ini akan digunakan
untuk membiayai projek-projek pembangunan dan mempertingkatkan sistem
pengangkutan awam demi kepentingan rakyat keseluruhannya. (Kenyataan
ini dipetik dari website BERNAMA mengenai kenaikan minyak berkuatkuasa
hari ini)
Tak guna berdebat2 dan komplen sebab inilah suratan yang terpaksa kita
telan. Apa lagi....amalkan perbelanjaan berhemah...itulah pesanan
Kerajaan.
P/S: Facts are fact.
PANTUN HARGA MINYAK NAIK
Hari nie tah Hari berapa Pak Lah jadi PM kami
Memang dari dulu kami sokong sampai lani
Tapi Hari nie, buka Mata, senak perut anak bini
Tengok Pak Lah habag minyak naik lagi
Memang kami tak tau pasai ekonomi
Yang tau semua Pak Lah ngan kroni
Tapi sampai bila nak jadi lagu nie
Dapat gaji habis tak berbaki
Pak Lah habag tak boleh buat apa
Nie semua ekonomi dunia
Kalau tak naik nanti dunia kata apa
Habis TU yang rakyat dok menderita, tak pa ka
Dulu Pak Lah kata nak jaga rakyat
Kunun Pak lah nak kerja sama sama dengan rakyat
Nie dok nampak macam nak telan kederat
Dok nampak kami yang nak melarat
Pak Lah kata masalah rakyat nak ambik berat
Kunun tak mau tengok rakyat hidup melarat
Tapi kalau macam nie punya sarat
Darah rakyat pun boleh sejat
Kerajaan Ada kata rakyat manja subsidi
Kunun asyik kerajaan saja dok bagi
Sapa kata kami rakyat tak pernah bagi
Tu...yang lima tahun sekali TU....sapa bagi??
Tiap kali naik harga, dok banding sini sana
Hampa tengok, kat Thailand lagi mahai dari Kita
Apa jenis depa punya kira
Awat tak ikut pulak Brunai punya harga
Brunai tak leh kira
Depa punya minyak berlambak tak terkira
Awat, minyak Malaysia tak dak harga ka?
Kalau tidak, tak kan jual minyak Kita beli minyak depa
Ada Petronas pun tak leh buat apa
Ada duit sikit, dah nak mengada
Pi buat segala menara pagoda kembaq dua
Nak tunjuk, kami la kaya
Petronas kata kami tak tau apa
Kerajaan yang buat kira bicara
Kami ikut apa depa kata
Royalti jadi ehsan pun kami tak leh kata apa
Kunun dok habag petronas hak rakyat semua
Pakailah minyak petronas, nanti untung dapat kat Kita
Nie, nak tanya la....tiap tahun untung beribu juta
Rakyat dapat apa ????? Kudis buta....
Hari nie petrol naik, tahan la lagi
Tengok pulak apa cerita esok pagi
Habis ikan, ayam, cabai sampai ke cili
Depa pun sama tumbas naik sekali
Nanti Ada la menteri tolong bercakap
Sapa naik harga dia nak pi tangkap
Sampai bila la dia nie nak ubah sikap
Ingat yang dok meniaga kat market TU heran kot dia punya cakap
Pak Lah mau renung nasib kami
Kais Hari nie makan untuk kemarin pagi
Anak kecik pun dok Ada lagi
Boleh hidup ka kami lagu nie
Dah tak larat nak tanggung cukai
Sini cukai, sana cukai
Dari tanah sampai ke pintu punya Ada cukai
Dah sampai masa kot Pak Lah kena guna akai
Jangan dok ingat rakyat macam Pak Lah
Gaji berpuluh ribu hidup tak susah
Ada anak pulak bisnes sebelah sebelah
Dapat tender pun tak payah susah susah
Kami rakyat bukan macam TU
Malah la nie pun dah Ada rebus siput babi dgan batu
Sedih sungguh ohhhh negara Ku
Biar tak merdeka terus pun tak la kalau lagu TU
Dah sampai masa Pak Lah ingat
Selesai masalah rakyat cepat cepat
Nanti kot rakyat naik meluat
Satu undi pun Pak Lah tak dapat
Cukup la sampai di sini
Tobat dah...aku tak mengundi BN kali nie
Parti Barang Naik pulak kot jadi depa lani
Kot Ada sapa nak Barang Naik lagi undi la depa lagi...
P/S: Don't take this the wrong way.
Poems are art.
At the same, another development about chronicle events of petrol rise for Malaysia. Also in Malay language..
Berikut disenaraikan kadar kenaikan harga minyak di Malaysia sejak 15
tahun yang lalu,(Figures ini diforwardkan oleh seorang sahabat)sebagai
renungan.
sebelum 90 - RM 0.89
tahun 1990 - RM 1.10 (kenaikan RM 0.21)
01/10/2000 - RM 1.20 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
20/10/2001 - RM 1.30 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
01/05/2002 - RM 1.32 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
31/10/2002 - RM 1.33 (kenaikan RM 0.01)
01/03/2003 - RM 1.35 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/05/2004 - RM 1.37 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/10/2004 - RM 1.42 (kenaikan RM 0.05)
05/05/2005 - RM 1.52 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
31/07/2005 - RM 1.62 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
28/02/2006 - RM 1.92 (kenaikan RM 0.30)
Nota : (ayat2 standard sebab2 kenaikan)
1. Kenaikan minyak masih rendah berbanding mana2 pun negara ASEAN.
2. Kerajaan akan pastikan kenaikan tidak membebankan
3. Kerajaan tidak mampu lagi menampung subsidi.
4. Pejabat Perdana Menteri juga berkata penjimatan kewangan yang dibuat
melalui kenaikan harga barangan petroleum kali ini akan digunakan
untuk membiayai projek-projek pembangunan dan mempertingkatkan sistem
pengangkutan awam demi kepentingan rakyat keseluruhannya. (Kenyataan
ini dipetik dari website BERNAMA mengenai kenaikan minyak berkuatkuasa
hari ini)
Tak guna berdebat2 dan komplen sebab inilah suratan yang terpaksa kita
telan. Apa lagi....amalkan perbelanjaan berhemah...itulah pesanan
Kerajaan.
P/S: Facts are fact.
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