_STRESS MANAGEMENT CLUES_

Accept some stress as normal in life.

Work towards stress using it creatively.

We should be confident that we can handle stress creatively.

We should remember the time when we were successful.

Everything passes and nothing remains.

Stress is produced by ourselves,so,we should stop stress producing thinkings.

We should not react on stress producing stimuli.

We should be prepared to work in the worst possible scenerio.

When we are in stress,we should work out the stress by describing in details if possible by writing it.

We should think and plan actioms for fighting out the stress.

When we have fought out the stress then we should enjoy ourselves.

We should reinforce the positive thoughts and nurture them and postpone all the enemities against others.

-FrIeNd-

A true friend is someone with whom you can be yourself, and with whom you can freely discuss your dreams, aspirations.


What is a friend?

A true friend is someone with who you can be yourself, and with who you can freely discuss your dreams, aspirations, sorrows and problems. Your friends encourage you to grow as a person, and you can learn a lot from them.

Most people restrict the word friend to just those people they develop a friendship with. I don't quite think like that. According to me each person we meet is a friend in some way or another. We come across all kinds of people: bad, good, generous, selfish, kind, cruel, optimistic, pessimistic, and downright evil. We have something to learn from each of these people.

Perfection

Does perfection exist? What is the true meaning of perfection. And why do so many people try to be perfect if the concept does not exist.

As much as we want everything in our lives to be perfect. Perfection does not exist. If you asked me to define perfection I would tell you in my eyes perfection is trying your best and taking each day one day at time. If you are not satisfied, then I would tell you there is no point in getting upset because perfection does not exist. I would tell you to try harder next time and keep trying till you are satisfied with your accomplishments. But donate stress yourself by trying too hard because remember perfection does not exist. You know you have reached human perfection when your heart tells you so. You all feel a sense of pride travel throughout your soul.

Donate live life and waste precious moments worrying or being angry of what you have not become or accomplished. Take those moments and used them to celebrate with your love ones. Celebrate all the things you have become and embellish in your accomplishments.

If you donate understand, then picture a pile of leaves that were just raked up in the fall. Imagine a child jumping into those leaves and the happiness that they show through their smile. There not worried about the mess they are going to make or if they are going to get in trouble for making a mess.

What they are concerned about is being happy and having fun. Maybe it times for adults to stop trying to teach the children. Maybe its time to take some lessons from the children around us.

Rise yourself high above the mountains and be proud of who you are and what you have become.

Be punctual!!

If you're battling chronic lateness, there is hope. According to the experts, you can avoid procrastination and tardiness by changing your habits and tweaking your routines. Here are some things you can do to turn lateness into punctuality.

• Acknowledge that you are a person who is having a hard time being punctual.
• Be conscious of the time
• Wake up when you're supposed to wake up
• Commit yourself to being 15 minutes early for everything
• Bring something you can read in short segments almost everywhere you go.
This makes it easy to be early, since in the 10-15 minutes you have before
an appointment/event
• Re-examine how long your daily tasks really take
• Watch yourself for a few days to see where you often waste the most time
• Make a note of where you should be in regards to time.
• Keep organized.
• Plan ahead.
• Plan ahead Schedule something unimportant right before something very
important
• Go to sleep on time. This makes it a lot easier to get up on time and helps
you stay on task during the day

_Caffeine_

Caffeine is a drug that is naturally produced in the leaves and seeds of many plants. It's also produced artificially and added to certain foods. Caffeine is defined as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system, causing increased alertness. Caffeine gives most people a temporary energy boost and elevates mood.

Caffeine is in tea, coffee, chocolate, many soft drinks, and pain relievers and other over-the-counter medications. In its natural form, caffeine tastes very bitter. But most caffeinated drinks have gone through enough processing to camouflage the bitter taste.

Teens usually get most of their caffeine from soft drinks and energy drinks. (In addition to caffeine, these also can have added sugar and artificial flavors.) Caffeine is not stored in the body, but you may feel its effects for up to 6 hours.

Apples

Apples are rich in phytochemicals like quercetin, which have been suggected to have prevent ive action in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Apples are also high in flavonoids-antioxidants which may help prevent prostate and breast cancer, heart disease and stroke. However, remember that you must eat the peel to derive the benefits.

( Source : http://www.gurumaa.com/health-dietary-superstars.php )

Top 10 Memory Improvement Tips

• Focus your attention on the materials you are studying
• Avoid cramming by establishing regular study sessions
• Structure and organize the information you are studying
• Utilize mnemonic devices to remember information
• Elaborate and rehearse the information you are studying
• Relate new information to things you already know
• Visualize concepts to improve memory and recall
• Teach new concepts to another person
• Pay extra attention to difficult information
• Vary your study routine

( Source : http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/tp/memory_tips.htm )

Hair Care

Hair care tips :-
· Always use a treated elastic hair band like a Blax, Bungee or similar, when you put your hair into a braid or ponytail. This will prevent hair breakage and loss that results from using a plain rubber band.
·Never sleep in a tight braid or ponytail. This practice may cause ongoing hair breakage and/or loss over time.
·Always carefully remove tangles from your hair with a pick or brush before shampooing. This will prevent unnecessary knots and tangles making hair much easier to dry, style and braid.
·If you plan on trying out a brand new hairstyle for a special event (e.g. wedding or prom) always plan to practice several times before the big event arrives. This will guarantee great results.
·Never brush wet hair. This guarantees breakage because hair is most fragile when wet.
·Use a good wide tooth comb or pick or your fingers to untangle your hair as you dry it. Hair should be at least 90-95% dry before brushing.
·Braid your hair while it's still damp and allow hair to aid dry while braided. This will add beautiful waves to the hair when you undo the braids.

( Source : http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip002.htm )

Growing long hair

Proper nutrition is needed :
· Drinking enough daily fluids.
·Minimizing unhealthy hair care habits (chemicals, hot tool use, damaging hair care product use).
· Eliminating hair growth retarding lifestyle habits (excessive caffeine, sugar, nicotine, alcohol, junk foods).
· Getting enough sleep, rest and relaxation.
· Taking vitamins, minerals & herbs. Because of the current condition of the earth and exhausted soil, human beings must take nutritional supplements to operate at their maximum hair growth rates. Whether you take a good multi-vitamin or a product designed to grow hair - this is an essential component for growing hair at your maximum potential

( Source : http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip180018.htm )

Computer Comfort

If you spend most of day in front of computer, here are some tips for avoiding injury :-
1) Adjust your chair. So your feet are firmly on the ground
2) Set your keyboard at elbow height. If your dest is too hihigh, you tend to hold your arm up over the desk, which results in an extra load on your shoulder.
3) Avoid extreme research. If the mouse is too far away, your shoulder is really rotated when you use it.
4) Look for product designed for comfort suhech as a padded wrist rest or a mouse that fits relaxed posture of the hand
5) Don't ignore even minor discomfort. Any misalignment can add up

( Source : Reader's Digest August 2007 )

Peace yourself

Are you always in a rush?? Do you know that rush may be risking your health??
Refer to the study head Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire said, "As people get more hurried they spend less time with friends, they dont exercise, they eat poorly, drink and smoke more. These factor built up to cause the risk of heart disease."
Why the rush?
Scientists and psychologist say the increase pace of life is draven by technology ( the internet, email, mobile phone culture) and the need to be avaiable 24 hours a day. People are less patient and try to cram more into a day.
Life in the slow lane
If you fine it difficult to wait in a queue or to sit still for along period, you can ease anxiety by listening to music or chatting . Making time for friends, family and exercise will help you relax.

( Source : Reader's Digest August 2007 )

A Better Pizza

Due to a high salt and fat content, too much take away pizza may harm your health. But you could eat it more often if you made your own. It will have less salt and fat. Plus use a wholewheat base and you will up your fibre intake, whih will help you feel fuller longer- the key to weight management.

( Source : Reader's digest August 2007 )

Pita Piza Recipe

Ingredient
1) wholewheat pita bread
2) 2 tbsp pasta saurce
3) 2 slice of cheese
4) 2 leave of basil

Method
Slice the pita in half. Gently ease it open, keeping both halves joined together. Spoon one tablespoon of source into each half. Place one slice of cheese in each half. put in the microwave for 25 second to melt the cheese. And a piece of basil to both halves and serve.

( source : Reader's digest august 2007 )

The rice crisis

What's driving up the price of rice?

• Unsupported agricultural researchers. Government funding has been slashed for the scientists who come up with higher yield and more durable varieties of rice.
• Other uses of land. Farm land for rice is dwindling, competing with other uses such as urban developmentand more lucrative cash crops like wine and biofuels.
• Higher-cost farm supplies. Price for festilisers have risen dramatically, and the cost of urea, an organic festilizer important for use in farming has nearly doubled in the last four years.
• Environment factors. Pesticide-resistant pests and extreme weather, such as storms, droughts and floods, are constributing to the problem.
• Profiteering rice trader and millers. Traders in some countries manipulate small cash strapped farmers by offering high-interest loans, or supplies such as seeds and festilizer, against a set price for the harvested rice.
• Budget-strapped govermments. Government stockpile rice for ermergency uses, and as a way to intervene in the market to keep prices down.
• Hoarding retailers. Wholesalers, retailer, and exporters hoard stocks of rice at time of speculate on increasing price.
• Bigger demand. More people in more countries are consuming rice, including in africa, which now consumer one-third of the world's total trade in rice, and the prosperous middle east.

( Source : Reader's Digest August 2008 )

Planets

What is a planet?
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) said that the definition of the planets are :-
a) In orbit around the Sun
b) Has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape
c) Has cleared the neighborhood around its orbits
d) Has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
d) It's not a satellite

Then,At the same time, the new moons are also being discovered, both around existing planets and within these mysterious new worlds.

( Source : http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/ )

CPR

What is CPR???

The letters in CPR stand for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a combination of rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation) and chest compressions. If a child isn't breathing or circulating blood adequately, CPR can restore circulation of oxygen-rich blood to the brain. Without oxygen, permanent brain damage or death can occur in less than 8 minutes.
CPR may be necessary for children during many different emergencies, including accidents, near-drowning, suffocation, poisoning, smoke inhalation, electrocution injuries, and suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
There are three part of CPR :-

• A is for airway
• B is for breathing
• C is for circulation

( Source : http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/cpr.html )

How to Prevent Heart Disease

• Don't smoke - This is the single most important thing you can do for your heart
• Have your blood pressure checked periodically
• Watch your cholestrol periodically
• If you have diabates, it should be treated and controlled
• Eat a healthy,low-fat diet and pay attention to your weight
• Keep your Body Mass Index Number - an indicator of total body fat, based on a ratio between weight and height( at less than 25)
• Maintain a waist measurement of 35 inches or less
• Report chest, arm, throat, shpulder blade, or jaw discomfort that comes on with exercise and goes away with rest
• If you are in your 40s, 50s, or 60s and experience shortness of breath, report it to the doctor
• Exercise - Take a brisk, 30 minute walk every day

( Source : Reader's Digest August 2008 )

Ketupat

The ketupat is a popular and favorite food, sometimes categorized as a dumpling, prepared and offered during the festivals of Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Aidil Adha.
It is a simple dumpling made from rice, and is normally eaten with a somewhat sweet and sometimes slightly spicy peanut sauce or gravy, known as kuah kacang or kuah sate.

Ketupat is something like nasi himpit (or nasi kapit) except that the rice is boiled and compacted through the use of coconut leaves that has been woven in the shape of a square.
Usually, we say ketupat, it is normally referred to the nasi or rice version. Another version is the ketupat palas or pulut which is made of glutinous rice and is triangular shaped. It is cooked in a triangular-shaped receptacle or pouch made from leaves of "palas" or fan palms (licuala), hence its name.

( Source : http://www.pahang-delights.com/ketupat.html )

Balik Kampung Phenomenon

In Malaysia, the Malays living in the towns usually go back to their hometown or kampung to celebrate Aidil Fitri. This migration from big urban cities to rural areas is known as the "Balik Kampung" phenomenon in Malaysia.

And it is so because it is always multiple the joys when celebrating the Hari Raya Puasa together with parents and siblings. And with two days of official holidays, it’s normally a week of celebrations.
So in the big cities like Kuala Lumpur, the last few days of Ramadan will be a time for traffic jams on the roads leading back to the home-towns and villages. It is also a time when accidents increase dramatically even with increased police monitoring and presence to deter speedsters and traffic offenders.

( Source : http://www.pahang-delights.com/aidil-fitri.html )

Ramadan Bazaar

What is Ramadan Bazaar??

Essentially just rows of stalls selling varieties of popular food and drinks for the breaking of fast, it is a quite a phenomenon and an attraction, found not only in the state of Pahang but the whole of Malaysia.
It is Malaysia's nation-wide, month-long, delightful Food Carnival and Extravaganza.
The Ramadan Bazaars (or Pasar Ramadan in Malay) are different from night market or daily market in the sense that these Ramadan Bazaars sell mostly food and drinks for the breaking of fast.
On the other hand, the weekly night markets have a mixture of light food, farm produce, clothing and knick-knack items, while Sunday markets sell mostly agricultural farm, river and sea produces for home cooking.

( Source : http://www.pahang-delights.com/ramadan-bazaar.html )