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YSaturday, May 23, 2009

Lately I've been like so hooked to korean soap dramas,and I've become a fan of Rain Bi.

He's soooooo cute and charming.

Anyway you should catch this soap "FullHouse"...A story about love and heartbreak, sadness and self-preservation.A naive, cheerful albeit, somewhat of a recluse writer, swindled out of everything she owns. Not by strangers, but her best friends! Stranded in China, she is determined to get home with the help of an actor. She borrows money from him after coming up with a clever lie and plans to pay him back after landing in Korea, only to find that all which is precious to her has been sold. In an attempt to get her possessions back, she has entered in a contract marriage for one year. It is quite simple, until strong feelings start to develop. Everyone around them test the "love" they have for one another.
In spite of it all, the female lead role remains to be humorous and endearing - even when her heart is breaking.

I bet my life you'll never regret.... And thanks Rosza and Nicole for having me addicted to the drama..

Still looking out for the song "Fate" by korean artist Why.

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
5:26 PM

YMonday, May 11, 2009

MARK & MAGGIE

Maya / Lucky / Maundy

Rocky & Phoebe

Mark & Maggie are gone for the weekend to Hubby's place, along with Jacintha. Sleeping without them was so different last night. The house felt so empty without them, and my bed seemed so unoccupied despite having Maya, the 4 pups, my sister and brother sleeping next to me....can't wait to see them back at home tonight...

Tomorrow's gonna be a super long off day for me. I'm gonna be home till thursday...Guess I'll be hybernating back in my cave!!!

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
2:44 PM

YSunday, May 10, 2009

All About Mothers
These answers were given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
Mostly to clean the house.
To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
We're related.
God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.

What kind of a little girl was your mom?
My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
His last name.
She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
She got too old to do anything else with him.
My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
Mothers don't do spare time.
To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

MY PERFECT MOM

Since the moment I entered this world,

She have cared for me like no other.

There is only one word to describe her,

That is in every way a perfect Mother.

In the years she has watched me grow

So many memories we can now replay.

She's been there to love and protect me,

From my birth to this very day.

When there's a cloud covering my path,

Or a problem I am about to face.

She'll be the one wipe away my tears,

And put everything back in its place.

Her warm touch is one of a kind,

So gentle to send me to sleep.

Her voice is one of an angels,

A beauty only she deserve to keep.

The way she always make me smile

And the way she play with my hair.

When I need to talk, she'll put me first,

So I know how much she care.

The sun in her heart will continue,

To shine in the future in all she do.

The most special person in my life by far,

I'm happy to say is my MOM!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY...

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
11:31 AM

YSaturday, May 9, 2009

Born on 23 January 1961, in Kendal, Central Java, Mas Selamat grew up in Kaki Bukit leading a typical childhood kampung life. He attended the Kaki Bukit Primary School, and was known simply as "Selamat" to his neighbors. In the early 1980s, Mas Selamat moved to a flat in Bedok Reservoir and became married with five children.Mas Selamat was believed to begin his involvement in the 1990s when he joined Darul Islam, a precursor movement to the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group. By 1992, he had joined the Singapore JI cell and was sent to Afghanistan for training a year later. In 1998, he studied the Taliban system of government and returned home 'deeply impressed'.According to Singapore intelligence authorities, Mas Selamat has met Hambali, the leader of JI, and discussed various terror plots including hijacking a plane from Bangkok and crash it into Singapore Changi Airport. He escaped from Singapore in 2001 before authorities conducted a massive operation to arrest 13 suspected JI members in December 2001.Mas Selamat had earlier been arrested in February 2003 in the island of Bintan, Indonesia, to assist Indonesian police in their investigations of several bombings in Indonesia in 2001 and 2002. Mas Selamat had changed his identity, assuming the name of Edy Heriyanto and obtained an Indonesian passport. Found in his possession were literature on making bombs and the virtue of suicide. He was jailed for 18 months in 2003 for immigration offences. He was, however, not handed over to Singapore upon his release, since Indonesia and Singapore do not yet have an extradition treaty. During this period of imprisonment, he broke his left leg in a botched attempt to escape when he jumped from a high floor, resulting him walking in a permanent limp.

On 20 January 2006, he was arrested again for using a fake identity card in Java, where he was visiting his son who was said to be studying at a religious school there. Singapore requested for Mas Selamat's extradition and he was handed over to Singapore on February 3, 2006,where he was detained in Singapore under the Internal Security Act without trial. The Malaysian intelligence authorities also wanted to question Mas Selamat who had made frequent visits to Johor before fleeing to Indonesia.

At 4.05pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, the JI leader escaped from the Internal Security Department's Whitley Road Detention Centre where he was being detained. His family were visiting him at the time, and he was being led to a room to meet them when he asked to go to the toilet. He then fled.A massive manhunt comprising personnel from the Singapore Police Force, the Gurkha Contingent, the Police Tactical Unit and the Police National Service Key Installation Protection Unit were deployed in the vicinity of the area immediately after the escape. They were later aided by members of the Singapore Guards and the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command, before the operation was wound down over 17 hours later without success in locating the fugitive, who was believed to be unarmed.
Authorities said security was very tight at the detention centre and conducted an independent study to determine how the fugitive escaped.Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng acknowledged that a security lapse led to his escape, and that everything was being done to recapture Mas Selamat.The Onraet Road facility has armed guards, high wire fences and CCTV cameras. Reactions to the escape were filled with surprise and disbelief in what Western observers describe as a country where "security breaches are virtually unheard of",brought serious embarrassment to the Singapore government,and many questions raised by the public and the press.Security around the schools in the area was also beefed up to assure worried parents.Indonesia and Malaysia announced that they stepped up their own border security in the wake of this incident.. Government authorities received more than 1100 calls on sightings of Mas Selamat. The earliest sighting of him was in a back road near MacRitchie Reservoir leading to Toa Payoh Lorong 1 right behind Braddell View Estates.
An urgent worldwide security alert, or Orange Notice, was issued by INTERPOL to each of its 186 National Central Bureaus following a request from Singapore.The alert was later changed to red.Wanted posters of Mas Selamat were put up in shopping centers, buses, train stations and even schools islandwide to appeal for the public to inform Police should they spot him, and leaflets given out by volunteers to members of the Public.The three telecommunications companies in Singapore sent out Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messages starting on 1 March 2008 to all 5.5 million subscribers with Mas Selamat's photograph, as well as email messages to SingNet Internet users.The MMS read "Please call 999 immediately if you see Mas Selamat bin Kastari. He is short (1.58m tall) and limps on his left leg. Thank you." Lockdowns at border and immigration checkpoints also resulted in much longer queues for people leaving Singapore.There were conflicting reports on the whereabouts of Mas Selamat. While Singaporean police initially believed that he remained in Singapore,others such as Malaysia's The Star reported that he may have fled to Indonesia via a speedboat ride.

On 21 July 2008, a cash reward of one million dollars was offered for information leading to the apprehension of Mas Selamat. The million dollar reward was put up by two private individuals who had approached the Home Affairs Ministry, wishing to remain anonymous.

On 8 May 2009, the media in Singapore reported that Mas Selamat had been captured by Malaysian authorities in Johor, Malaysia.This report was later confirmed by both the Singapore and Malaysian governments, with the date of capture given as 1 April 2009.Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein confirmed that Mas Selamat is being held under the Internal Security Act, saying that he was "planning something, which allowed us to arrest him".Hishammuddin declined to give details, since the case is sensitive as it involves intelligence agencies of Singapore, Indonesia as well as Malaysia.Inspector-General of Malaysian Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that the arrest was made possible as the involved parties had been sharing intelligence reports since his escape.According to the media, Mas Selamat was captured in a secluded house in Skudai, 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Johor Bahru.Several people who had helped Mas Selamat to hide in the country were arrested along with him, and the news of the arrest was undisclosed for weeks to enable investigations into his network in Malaysia.

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
4:36 PM

YFriday, May 8, 2009

Woke up last morning @ 9.30am juz to discover a sore on my left arm and a high fever at 37.8C. The pain was unbearable...Called my baby to fetch me to the nearest clinic...informed my colleauges and boss that i won't be turning up for work. Left home and rushed down to the clinic. Doctor's diagnosis was infection due to the flu vaccine i got myself the other day @ work.So for the rest of the guys who've got the vaccine juz like me here's some tips on the side effects:

What side effects can occur with flu vaccination?

Side effects of the inactivated flu vaccine are not common. Side effects include soreness at the site of the injection, muscle aching, fever, and feeling unwell. Very rarely, serious allergic reactions have been reported.

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an illness characterized by fever, nerve damage, and muscle weakness. In 1976, vaccination with the swine flu vaccine was associated with development of GBS. Studies have been done to evaluate if other flu vaccines were associated with GBS, with only one of the studies showing an association. That single study suggested that one person out of 1 million vaccinated persons may be at risk of GBS associated with the vaccine.

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
11:33 AM

YThursday, May 7, 2009

Earlier this month, I was able to catch an exhibition about the shipwreck laden with Tang Dynasty treasures that sunk off Belitung island in the 9th century. What was it about this shipwreck that made it so spectacular? What treasures were stored aboard the ship and where was it headed? And what did the Belitung Shipwreck tell us about maritime trade n Asia and Southeast Asia at that time?

The Belitung Shipwreck was discovered in 1998 - like most shipwrecks, this one was discovered by chance by some fisherman. The wreck rested on relatively shallow waters - about 17 metres below the sea-level and recovery of the wreck took about two years. It is currently the oldest shipwreck in Southeast Asian waters.

The majority of the cargo (some 60,000 pieces) recovered consists of ceramics, most of which are Changsha ware. Changsha ware was mass produced for export in Tang China, and the dates imprinted on a couple of the bowls place the shipwreck from between 826 and 850AD. Other significant finds from the wreck include lead ballasts, some pieces of resin which would have come from Sumatra, pillow-shaped silver ingots, a number of gold vessels and several rare pieces of high-fired blue-and-white, white ware and Yue wares.

The wreck’s construction strongly suggests that the ship was of Arab or Indian origin: stitched hull planks, the lack of wooden dowels or iron fastenings and later, the identification of the wood type. Combined with the large number of export ware, this find suggests the existence of a Maritime Silk Route, a direct trading link between China and the Arab lands as early as the 9th century.

Dr Rosemary Scott, who gave the lecture on the Belitung Wreck in June goes even further to suggest that the wreck is possibly the most important wreck uncovered to date because the evidence strongly suggests the presence of a Maritime Silk Route, rather than through the role of intermediaries like Srivijaya. Besides the ship’s construction, other evidence for this direct link include the small number of Changsha ware inscribed with “salaam” and other Arabic verse, and the presence of the rare ceramics, all of which have a close association with the imperial court. This in turn suggests the importance of this particular cargo as a form of royal tribute. While Changsha ware is found just about everywhere in the ancient world (all the way to India, Persia and the Near East), the Yue and Xing wares have been found only in a handful of Near Eastern sites, including the ancient city of Samarra in Iraq.

An interesting point about the Belitung shipwreck was its location. Ships plying between China and India would have come down the Malacca strait, into the sphere of Srivijaya influence. Ships would possibly call at the Srivijayan capital at Palembang, before sailing to the Riau islands and up north again to China. The Belitung shipwreck is located a little too far south. Given that the majority of the shipwreck’s cargo was mainly for the Persian market rather than the coastal ports of Srivijaya, the ship would bypass the major Srivijayan markets and take an alternative route through the Sunda Strait (between Sumatra and Java), before heading northwest to India - stil Srivijayan territory, but not as important as the ones along the Malaccan strait..

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
6:34 PM

YTuesday, May 5, 2009

This morning i just got myself a flu vaccination for free @ work, thanks to the recent outbreak of the H1N1 or Swine Flu.Everyone assumes that the pandemic is caused by consuming pork. Well here my friends are the outlook of the pandemic for you :

Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, also known as A(H1N1), is a subtype of influenzavirus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans, including the strain(s) responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic which killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Less virulent H1N1 strains still exist in the wild today, worldwide, causing a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all flu infections in 2006.Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs and in birds.
Influenza A virus strains are categorized according to two proteins found on the surface of the virus: hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). All influenza A viruses contain hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, but the structure of these proteins differs from strain to strain due to rapid genetic mutation in the viral genome.

Influenza A virus strains are assigned an H number and an N number based on which forms of these two proteins the strain contains. There are 16 H and 9 N subtypes known in birds, but only H 1, 2 and 3, and N 1 and 2 are commonly found in humans.There is no risk of infection from this virus from consumption of well-cooked pork and pork products.

Is it safe to eat pork and pork products?
Yes. influenza A(H1N1) has not been shown to be transmissible to people through eating properly handled and prepared pork (pig meat) or other products derived from pigs. The influenza A(H1N1) virus is killed by cooking temperatures of 160°F/70°C, corresponding to the general guidance for the preparation of pork and other meat.

How can I protect myself and prevent illness?
Practise general preventive measures for influenza to prevent infection:
Avoid close contact with people who appear unwell and have fever and cough;
wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly and often;
practise good health habits including adequate sleep, eating nutritious food, and keeping physically active.

How do I care for an ill person at home?
Separate the ill person from others, keeping the person at least 1 metre in distance from others.
Cover your mouth and nose when caring for the ill person. Either commercial or homemade materials are fine, as long as they are disposed of or cleaned properly after use.

Wash your hands with soap and water thoroughly after each contact with the ill person.
Improve the air flow where the ill person stays. Use doors and windows to take advantage of breezes.
Keep the environment clean with readily available household cleaning agents.
If you are living in a country where there are infections follow additional advice from your national and local health authorities.

What should I do if I think I have the illness?
If you feel unwell, have high fever, cough or sore throat:
Stay at home and keep away from work, school or crowds.
Rest and take plenty of fluids.

Cover your mouth and nose with disposable tissues when coughing and sneezing, and dispose of the used tissues properly.
Wash your hands with soap and water often and thoroughly, especially after coughing or sneezing. Inform family and friends about your illness and try to avoid contact with other people.

What should I do if I need medical attention?

Contact your doctor or healthcare provider before travelling to a health facility, and report your symptoms. Explain why you think you have influenza A(H1N1) (if you have recently travelled to a country where there is an outbreak in humans). Follow the advice given to you.
If it is not possible to contact your healthcare provider in advance, communicate your suspicion of infection as soon as you arrive at the facility.Cover your nose and mouth during travel.

HappilyEverAfter.

By Angie.
10:03 AM