A donation drive plea for Thailand by 30 Oct11

From: Lisa
Cc: Jason Leong
Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2011 8:53 PM

Dear brothers and sister,   A friend of mine is collecting clothing for Thailand .   Could you please help us by sharing this message as we wish to collect as many usable clothes as possible over 2 weekends for the flood victims in Thailand. Usable clothing or warm clothing welcome.   Collection Venue :  Ruby Industrial Complex 35 Tannery lane ( 12 mins from aljunied MRT ) Contact person : George Seet  Hp: 9789 9082     https://www.facebook.com/camperscornerstation51   Thank you  and regards_/I\_

Quotable Quotes: What is worthy?

Spiritual cultivation might be difficult,
but to face its difficulties is worthy.
As this is worthy, it is not seen as difficult,
but seen as good fortune instead.

~Stonepeace

修行可能辛苦，
但辛苦却值得，
因值得不辛苦，
反而非常幸福。

Baby Expo 2011 is Back!

Date: 21 till 23 October 2011

Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 5B

Fri to Sun 11am to 9pm

Free admission

Where to send my 18m toddler (playgroup, Nursery and Kindergarten) for childcare?

xiyao childcare is a newly opened childcare in Kaki Bukit area.
1 week FREE TRIAL and EARLY BIRD 50% off (by end Dec 2011)

Add: 61 Kaki Bukit Ave 1 #06-26
Shun Li Park
Singapore 417943
Telephone: 6841 2083
Email Ms. Dela care@xiyaochildcare.com.sg

Their programme is very wonderfully tailored for young children.

Philosophy Today’s society has gone through huge changes. Even though there is material comfort, parents are spending less time at home due to long working hours. On top of that, many children are brought up by maids or single parents, often leading to the neglect of children’s emotional, mental and physical needs. The burden on parents is increased due to the fast pace of society and the shift to values that emphasise individualism, freedom and human rights. With all these changes surrounding our children, subconsciously affecting them on a daily basis from young, how can we ensure that our children grow up healthily? This is a tough question that today’s early childhood educators have to face.

Other than the usual teaching of knowledge, reading and writing skills, intellectual skills and art, our organisation strongly feels that it is very important to cultivate the heart and mind of the children from as early as in the preschool stage, instilling in them values like compassion, humility, self-respect, compassion and filial piety. With these values, the children will learn to be well mannered and respect elders, to take initiative and be self-motivated as well as to be patient and persevere. These will provide them with a strong foundation to face the adversities, hardships and challenges of life in the future.

Our philosophy is not just a theory anymore, but already materialised by our many years of practice and is greatly welcomed by many parents.

「性情教育」针对儿童成长环境在今天社会的巨大改变：物质充裕，但父母在家时间减少，许多孩子由女佣带大，单亲家庭增加，令孩子幼年成长得不到全面关注，加上社会节奏越来越快，父母生活压力沉重，社会流行价值观急速转换，强调个性、强调自由、强调人权，不良信息充斥…。这些围绕着儿童周边成长环境的改变，耳濡目染，正自小就无形中影响着儿童的健康成长。如何面对？在今天，是从事幼儿教育的人，不能回避的问题。

following quotes extracted from 《人生爱语》黎斯华博士著：

“Xingqing Education will prepare your children to become dignified and well-cultured people. This includes behaving in an upright manner by standing straight, sitting upright and walking steadily. It also includes observing social etiquette like giving way to elders, showing respect to others and paying attention when talking to people.”

“「性情教育」让孩子做一个堂堂正正、有教养的人：人要端正——站得直、坐得正、行得稳；人要守礼——礼让长辈、平视别人、说话要集中精神。”

59th week Dearest Bb TK

18oct - 24oct'11

407 days' old, you didn't poo in the morning after Dardy fed you 5.75oz of milk;
408 days' old, you still wanted some more after you finished all the cereals at 745p; Grandma came over to accompany you to the TCM after Marmy fed you some raisin bread;
409 days' old, you
410 days' old, you are gg to the Dharma singing practice with Dardy and Marmy;
411 days' old, you are gg to visit Granddad & Grandmum;
412 days' old, you
413 days' old, you

素食妈妈月子进补

要每日多吃几餐，以4-5餐较为合适。两餐之间最好饮水或果汁，以促进乳汁的分泌。
注意营养的均衡吸收。
可以食用麻油泡姜加素鸡或素肉。
麻油有杀菌之功效，并含有多种必需氨基酸，有助于产后气血流失的恢复补充。

另外，多吃高蛋白的海带`发菜`豆腐类。由于乳汁分泌越多，钙的需要量越大，所以膳食中多补充豆类 及豆制品`芝麻酱等。膳食摄入钙不足时可用钙制剂等。适当吃一些粗粮`蘑菇`紫菜等，以补充维生素B。

蔬菜类选用苋菜`西兰花`菠菜`玉米`红萝卜`黄瓜`豆类，可用麻油炒。
水果类可吃猕猴桃`鲜枣`山里红`樱桃等。
汤水类可食用`青菜汤`红糖莲藕汤等。

产妇应尽量到户外多晒晒太阳，这是补充维生素D最佳途径，可帮助体内钙的吸收。

59th week of motherhood

17oct - 23oct

- took leave to take care of the house
- have to complete the packing by myself for our dept 'BIG move' in Nov latest by next week
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有素食的坐月餐食譜嗎?

母親生產後在中國的傳統喝生化湯以助體內惡露的排出。滋補生產時消耗的體力可喝溫的有機葡萄汁 (紅和黑的最好) 或乾李子汁（prune juice），南方於產後馬上食用金桔餅，切絲後與薑和麻油炒，以通氣。西方用（caraway, anise seeds），印度用乾炒的茴香（fennel）和小茴香(cumin)飯後一茶匙。康復里根或葉煮水有助內傷的修補。(胎兒離開母體，留下一個傷口) 吃方面以補氣補血為主，來保暖身體收縮子宮。一般禁忌喝冰水和碰生水，如需清洗，用煮熟的水。可喝湯，也不建議洗頭，以免受寒。

中國南北 方坐月子的吃法不同，北方吃小米粥、麵條、雞蛋、紅棗，南方則以炖品為主，特別是雞，麻油雞，江南也吃甜酒雞蛋，兩廣一帶也吃豬腳煮青木瓜或黃豆。南北方 都不吃炒、煎和炸的食物，不吃生冷的，也都喝蜂蜜水，吃紅糖。迎接新生命應是慶生，而不應殺生。坐月子最好遠離血腥。北方人身材高大，坐月子的母親就以小 米紅棗粥為主，奶水也很夠。印度醫學先判斷人的體質，再建議用飲食香料等藥來調理平衡。受孕前就注意平衡體質，產後也如此。人的體質是受風、火、水的互動 不平衡時才產生。所謂體質是指某性質偏多。風性(vata)是動、快、輕、冷、粗、乾如冷乾的風，粗糙輕的食物如爆米花。火性（pitta）是熱、尖銳 輕、酸、偏油，如辣椒醬、夏日中午太陽、尖銳的聲音。水性（kapha）是重、油、慢、冷、穩重、寬、遲緩如大象的身體、午睡之後的昏沈。

母親餵奶需補充足夠的液體，液體的補充最好比每天正常的飲水再多1000cc，歐洲用大麥或燕麥（麥片）煮水50公克（4湯匙）加8杯水煮一個半小時。煮時 可加檸檬皮或一個檸檬。補奶水的有紅豆粳米粥（4份紅豆，1份米）或吃30公克炒熟的芝麻，也可做花生甜杏仁奶或芝麻奶，也可吃核桃糊、芝麻糊、杏仁糊、 松子糊。用炒過的糯米一起煮。 燒菜以蒸、煮、乾燒炖最好，乾燒是小火原汁燜，是最暖的燒法，選厚底的鐵鍋或玻璃鍋，Corning ware抹薄薄一層油，將根類切片放在最下面，莖類次之，最上層葉類或瓜類，可灑一點薑或其他香料。蓋緊用小火煮熟。如需要吃前灑一點麻油。胃口如不好， 可用榆白皮（silppery elm）煮水喝（一茶匙對一杯水）。避免吃剩飯剩菜和脹氣的菜如包心菜和芽菜。

以下是中國食補的一些建議：
補血：山藥2份、紅棗1份、適量粳米煮粥。
補心（神）：小麥1份、生甘草1份、大棗3份，加水煎服。補氣：黨參9克、白朮18克、黃蓍15克、粳米60克，先前三味煎湯，再入粳米煮粥吃。 

TK at 13m 1w old

TK is imitating fast.

Yesterday, infant teacher said TK went over to place blanket over his friends who were asleep.

He's so caring, isn't he?

58th week of Dearest Bb TK

11oct - 17oct'11

400 days' old, you are feeling better only a little runny nose; return to infant care; said 'aaasss' repeatedly;
401 days' old, you imitated Grandma's hand actions, putting a toy in one hand and waving/crossing hands and looked happy (hand guessing game);
402 days' old, you are sleepy but tossed about in the cot & Dardy thought you're hungry; played peek-a-poo with your buddy Aah;
403 days' old, you are gg to Granddad's place while Dardy & Marmy attended Dharma class;
404 days' old, you had fun at Granddad's while Dardy & Marmy attended a social gathering;
405 days' old, you
406 days' old, your favorite playmate is Dardy & Marmy; you're getting better at expressing yourself through words and gestures & enjoy being around other children; you play near other children but not really with them and experts call this "parallel play," and it's perfectly normal for a 13-month-old who still thinks the world revolves around him.

58th week of motherhood

10oct - 16oct

- had to take leave to take of TK at home with a high fever of 38.5 deg C sent to A&E KKH
- took multigrain bread as breakfast
- cut my finger accidentally on the sharp edge of the Nestle cereals tin

- sent TK to infant care since he's better
- made dinner after doing housework and tidying the house
- put TK to sleep by 915p when he yawned and looked sleepy

- took the new CCL to work and didn't save much time compared to the usual MRT-bus-bus journey
- adults bus fare increment of 2 cents per journey since 8 Oct 2011
- sent TK to infant care and met Tr Z outside infant care
- made a copy of my latest payslip and ID for the enrolment of TK in new infant care centre nearer to our place
- hubby bought dinner and ma came over to visit
- sent TK to bed by 940p

- hubby sent TK to infant care and I arrived earlier to office to check emails
- received a new assignment (yet to know details)
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- went to Dharma class (last one for our batch)
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- attending an Alumni gathering with hubby after sending TK to mum's
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Lord, I don't know why you want me to carry this thing..

I received this email from a friend and

I understand how it is as I'm also learning to look after a little newborn.

The only difference is

my friend is looking after her grandson

(the Lil' one lost his mother who passed away from cancer).

This little one is blessed with many many people

who unconditionally carry the heavy load

(at the moment weighs less than 9kg)

I would remember this saying..whenever I've to carry the Lil' one (especially when he's crying).

57th week of Dearest Bb TK

4oct - 10oct'11

393 days' old, you
394 days' old, you
395 days' old, you are gg to Granddad's place for the long weekend;
396 days' old, you are celebrating Children's Day for the second time;
397 days' old, you
398 days' old, you
399 days' old, you

57th week of motherhood

3oct - 9oct

- sent TK to infant care the earliest
- confirmed the enrolment to another infant care next month
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- gg to meet my ex-teacher & classmate after work

- sending TK to mum's after work
- today is Children's Day (infant care is closed)
- gg for Dharma class after dinner

- attending a parenting workshop at a newly opened child care at kaki bukit ave
- 12 new CCL stations are officially open on 8oct

- some interesting facts as follow:
$6.7billion = cost of building the fully underground orbital Circle Line linking all radial lines leading to the city
33.3km = length of the Circle Line from Dhoby Ghaut
40 = Total no. of trains for the Circle Line
14mins = time saved for commuters travelling from Bishan to Buona Vista, taking 26mins on the Circle Line
69m = length of each Circle Line train, consists of 3 cabins instead of the six-car of the current Main Line trains
17 football fields = size of the Kim Chuan Depot, the world's largest underground depot
~400, 000 = estimated daily ridership after the full opening of the Circle Line, from Dhoby Ghaut to Harbourfront
over 250 = no. of staff that will be rotated daily for duties on the Circle Line when it is fully opened on 8 Oct 2011
6 mths = amount of time spent training operations staff on the theoretical and practical aspects of the job
3.5min = average waiting time during peak hour at any station from one-north to Paya Lebar
670 = no. of passengers a Circle Line train can accommodate
35m = depth of Bras Basah station which was the deepest and most challenging station to build

- attending additional class conducted by Ven YW (vegetarian lunch provided)
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