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Blood Clots or Stroke Indicator: The Tongue

July 8, 2008 – 9:26 am

Be it blood clots or the stroke - they now have a fourth Indicator, the Tongue.

I’ve heard about the tongue being an indicator of stroke, but hadn’t seen it written down. It is always useful to keep in mind such simple indications to indicate stroke. Hope you NEVER have to use this.

STROKE:Remember The 1st Three Letters… S.T.R.

My nurse friend told me this and encouraged me to tell people about it and spread the word. I agreed with her. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously … continue reading.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ….. she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die …. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke … totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3′ steps, STR. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S - Ask the individual to SMILE.

T - Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)

R - Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke ——– Stick out Your Tongue.

NOTE: Another ’sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ’stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says to share this message with your family and friends. You can bet that at least one life will be saved.

So remember to ask the 3 simple S.T.R. questions and check the tongue of a person with blood clot or stroke indication with these simple steps.

May Ong | Elderly Parent, Health | Comments (0)

A Boy or A Girl for your Child

July 3, 2008 – 6:38 am

As a parent, do you make a choice between having a boy or a girl in your next child birth? Do you try to find ways and means to ensure you get the baby of your choice to be born?

Let me share a true story with you.

Before I was pregnant, I told my husband that I want a boy. So we planned to get conceived within the next year. I was told by a friend of mine this “choice baby secret” that he has been using to give birth to boy, girl, boy and 1 girl children with his wife in that order.

Even though it is not scientifically proven yet, the Baby Choice Secret Formula worked.

Prior to conceive, give yourself at least 6 months with this Protein diet.

If you want to conceive a baby Boy, both the couple ie. husband and wife would have to consume more “meat” and “seafood” on top of the normal daily diet.

If you want to conceive a baby Girl, both the couple would have to take less “meat” and consume more “vegetables”. Avoid “seafood” in your diet.

The analogy is “meat” and “seafood” are protein. So your chance of conceiving a baby boy is very High.

You can add in your Comments if you have other diets that have worked for you.

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Malaysia Parenting Article Published on Malay Mail

July 1, 2008 – 6:38 am

May Ong\'s story on Malay Mail

I shared a story of How can a Man making a salary of RM3,000 Survive in Malaysia, after the recent oil price hike from RM1.79 to RM2.79 or there about.

Malaysia had never had an extreme petrol hike until June 2008, when the government raised diesel price by RM1.00 per litre and the same for petrol.

This exercise has spark off a serial increase in production costs, material costs, food related costs, manufacturing and transport for the country.

Many average income earners has to make do with the meager salary they are making. Many have resorted to taking public transport to work or take the LRT.

For now, if I need to go down to Petaling Street from Puchong, I will take the public transport. I mean, I am only paying RM2.00 for return fare in air-conditioned environment, no parking fees to pay and a driver to accompany during off-peak hours.

Otherwise, I would have to fork out RM15.00 for similar trip.

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Can a Man Survive on RM3,000 Salary in Malaysia

June 11, 2008 – 8:55 am

Here is a question that has been asked after the recent 50% oil price increase in Malaysia - Can a man survive on RM3,000 salary?

Let’s do some simple calculations here.

In Malaysia , the average family income is RM3,000 per month (where father works, mother doesn’t).

I understand there are many families whose monthly income does not reach RM3,000 but to make things simple, let’s take RM3,000 as the figure. Ok lah, right?

Okay, let’s start rolling with a family which has Papa, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son. Ngam-ngam ….

Calculation starts…

Electricity and water bill: RM100
(No air-con, No home theatre, No water heater … ok?)

Phone bill ( Telekom): RM100

Meals for a happy family: RM775
(3 meals on RM25/day, RM25 for 4 persons…?)

Papa makan or teh-tarik during working hrs: RM155
(RM5/day, RM5 … can eat what?)

Car repayment: RM400
(A Proton Saga Aeroback, 7 yrs repayment)

Petrol (living in city, traffic-jam): RM300
(go to work, bring son to school, only can afford one car running)

Insurance: RM650
(kids, wife and myself)

House repayment: RM750
(low cost housing repayment for 30 yrs, retired still have to work to pay!)

Tuition: RM80
(got that cheap meh? i don’t think so)

Older children pocket money @ school: RM20
(RM1/day, eat bread?)

School fees: RM30
(enough ah?)

School books and etc: RM100
(always got extra to pay in school)

Younger children milk powder: RM50
(cannot have the DHA, BHA, PHA one, expensive)

Miscellaneous: RM100
(shampoo, rice, sauce, toilet paper)

Oh wait!!! I have to stop here, so…

No Astro,

No Movies @ cinema,

No DVD or CD,

No online Internet or Streamyx,

Cannot eat at KFC,

Cannot have a burger at McDonald,

Cannot go Park walk during weekend (petrol expensive),

No chit chat on phone with grandparents, and etc…

Let’s use a calculator to total up … WALAO EH! Shit! RM3,610 already…

EPF belum potong, income tax lagi……..oledi RM3,610 …

How to survive lah tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekalian ???

Our Deputy Prime Minister asked us to change lifestyle?

How to change? Don’t eat? Don’t work? Don’t send children to school and study?

Besides that, I believe in Malaysia population, there are millions of rakyat Malaysia which still don’t earn RM3,000 a month!!!

What is this? Inilah Malaysia Boleh… Sorry… it should be Malaysians Boleh , because we’re still alive and kicking!!

Our politicians must be mad!!!!

No wonder so many Ah Loong around ..

What do you think? Send me your views on this, parents.

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Can You Retire on Your Employee Provident Fund Savings

May 20, 2008 – 7:32 am

I came across this article in The Star on May 27th, 2007 and I want to highlight this “can you retire” on your Employee Provident Fund savings alone, with my personal opinion.

“Most Malaysians do not have financial security. ONLY 5% of Malaysians are prepared for retirement. Despite a growing awareness for the need to prepare for one’s retirement, many do not translate their plans into action.

Those in their 20s think they are too young to think about retirement, while those in their 30s and 40s tend to believe they are doing enough because they have their EPF savings. By the time they are 55, it is just too late.

The sad truth is that at 55, most people cannot retire with financial security.

Based on EPF’s 2005 annual report, about 90% of EPF contributors have less than RM100,000 in their accounts – not enough to see them through 20 years past retirement.”

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/27/nation/17857389&sec=nation

Since I have stopped working about four years ago, I went to search for alternatives to make a living to working from home. I have my family support on this to spend more time with my youngest child. As a female, working from a home environment is not easy but not impossible.

I still have to struggle between making time to send my youngest son to school, pick him up, sends him for tuition and outdoor activities like swimming and chess club. I can only do this car ferrying when I do not work full-time.

What I got out of these actions are I get to spend more quality time with my children, talk to them and they understand me better. I share my expectations and sorrows and disappointments as well as joy with them. They do the same with me.

I have started teaching my son about the Importance of Money, How to handle it and How to Make it. I tell them that money is important and needed to enjoy quality lifestyle but one can also live with very little means.

I take my children out of Malaysia to lesser developed countries in Asia to show the what I meant that many people can live with little money. I think this is an important lesson for them to learn the Art of Handling Money in future, and not live on too many credit cards.

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Submit in Your Questions on Parenting in Malaysia

May 20, 2008 – 5:56 am

I am going to run a project on this blog named Send Me Your Question on Parenting in Malaysia.

Sometimes, I run out of blog topics to write about but I want to help out all Malaysian parents who stumbled on this blog, to look for information with regard to Parenting in Malaysia.

a. I am Actively looking for Speakers on Parenting who can volunteer to speak on public engagement.

b. You may be an Active member in your Organization who is looking to spread Word on your project and needed a platform to Voice or Blast Out in this blog.

So I would like you to Submit in your Questions on the Comment box below to let me know the Questions, or you can send me an Email at support@malaysiaparenting.com

Then I can put together your Answers on this blog to share amongst the readers here.

Please Note that I will not Disclose your Name and will protect your Privacy, if you wish to remain anonymous, with your Question.

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Funny Pictures of Animals Height of Revenge on Human

May 20, 2008 – 5:35 am

I got some of these funny pictures of how animals seek their height of revenge on human, when they want to.

Here is a Pigeon reading a book on How to Shit on Human.

pigeon read book shit on human

Here is another funny picture on Zebra Crossing over Human.

zebra crossing over human

Here is a Piggy seeking Revenge on Humans using a Human piggy savings box.

piggy box saving on human

I “saved the Best for Last” with a Mouse on his revenge on Human.

mouse human

We use the mouse pad a lot without any thoughts and here is this mouse’s chance to make use of us.

Do you have any Funny pictures to share with me?

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A Little Camel Moral Story

May 3, 2008 – 4:56 am

A little camel in the zoo asked his mother a question.

Camel

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camel

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camel in a cage

camel

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities and experiences are only useful if you are at the right place!

Where are you now?

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Dedicated To Our Teachers

April 22, 2008 – 1:13 am

To all our teachers !!!!!!!!!!!! I dedicate this to you.

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?”

He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers:

“Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.”

To stress his point he said to another guest;

“You’re a teacher, Bonnie. Be honest. What do you make?”

Bonnie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, “You want to know what I make? (She paused for a second, then began…)

“Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can’t make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make?” (She paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)

”I make kids wonder.

I make them question.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn’t everything.

I make them read, read, read.

I make them show all their work in math. They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we LIVE in this great country…

Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.”

(Bonnie paused one last time and then continued.)

“Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant… You want to know what I make?

“I MAKE A DIFFERENCE . What do YOU make Mr. CEO?”

His jaw dropped, he went silent.

THIS IS WORTH RESPECTING EVERY TEACHER YOU KNOW.

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Married for Forty Four Years

April 10, 2008 – 9:07 am

After being married for forty four years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, “Honey, forty four years ago we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-in black and white TV and I got to sleep every night with a hot 21-year old gal.

Now I have a $500,000.00 home, a $45,000.00 car, a nice big bed and a plasma screen TV but I’m sleeping with a sixty-five year old woman. It seems to me that you’re not holding up your side of things. ”

“My wife is a very reasonable woman. She told me to go out and find a hot 21-year old gal and she would make sure that I would once again be living in a cheap apartment, driving a cheap car, sleeping on a sofa bed and watching a 10-inch black and white TV .

Aren’t older women great?

They really know how to solve your mid-life crisis!

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