Thoughts are powerful. A thought is like a seed. Once planted in the mind, and given the right environment to grow, it will thrive and develop into something concrete. From thought to reality. When a thought is translated into action, and sustained through commitment and perseverance, it will bring you the results you want. This […]
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Source: USA Today I have been following the debate on gun control in America even before the horrific Sandy Hook incident where 20 first graders and six teachers were gunned down by Adam Lanza, a 20-year old former student of the school. He had shot and killed his mother before he went on a shooting
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Some of the apps on my mobile Seniorsaloud is mentioned in today’s New Sunday Times write-up on “App-Charged Assistance“, about how smart phone applications can help to connect communities and provide much-needed assistance. You can click here to read the NST article which containS excerpts from the original email interview reproduced below. 1. Can you
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These days it’s with some trepidation that I read the morning papers. Why so? I dread reading yet again about another round of goodies given out by our government. I have nothing against the government playing philanthropist when it comes to helping the poor, the needy and the less fortunate. Indeed these groups should be
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If you could see only one movie in 2013, you have to make it ‘Forks Over Knives‘. It could change your life forever. It could even save your life! As the title implies, the documentary’s central theme focuses on why we should choose a diet of plant-based foods over meat and dairy products. It offers
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No plastic bags. Bring your own bag. Go Green. (The Star) This little story has been making the rounds on the internet. If it hasn’t reached you yet, here it is, with images added. Enjoy! Being Green Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman, that she should bring her
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Hiroko, 64, and her husband Hiroyuki, 67,find Malaysia an ideal place for a second home.Pic: The Star My retired friends, kindly take note. Some of you may find it hard to believe this, but Malaysia has consistently been voted among the top places in the world to retire in. I know the grass is always
MALAYSIA – A RETIREMENT HAVEN? Read More »
It’s the first day of a brand new year. That means time to start working on your resolutions for 2013 if you haven’t done so yet. For many of us this has become an annual ritual of reflecting on how successful or not we have been with the previous year’s resolutions. The more cynical among
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I heard the news over breakfast early this morning that gang-rape victim ‘Amanat’ (not her real name) had passed away at 4.45am today. She had been flown to Singapore and admitted to Mount E barely 24 hours ago in a critical condition. Yesterday the doctors had announced that ‘the vital signs of the 23-year old
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