Earthquake in China

Seriously..Another natural disaster?..why is it happening so frequently?..Just a week after the cyclone..a powerful earthquake with a 7.9 magnitude had hit China with well over 8000 people who died. Lots of children died as schools were toppled down by the gigantic quake. At the very minute i am typing this post, there are still people out there crying for help..hopefully the death rate will not increase any longer..Imagine that China is a place filled people with an only child and how the lives of these children can be taken away so cruelly. With that my heart goes all out to those who lost their beloved ones. Hopefully time will take it course and everything will heal.. God bless all of you..

Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar

Natural disasters..part of mother nature's way of controlling earth to tell us who's boss. The cyclone in Myanmar has killed well over 25,000 people and rising by the day with more than 41,000 people missing. Global warming was partly blamed for this disaster as well as mangrove swamps that could possibly reduce the impact of the disaster significantly. What made me quite angry is the fact that the military government is not accepting foreign aid workers. People are living homeless with no electricity and no proper water sanitation..c'mon. Apparently the government wants to accept the money and aid and distribute it by themselves. This is going to cause problems as we might never know who gets the money in the end..the generals or the people. This is just going to cause more problems as help is needed immediately. There is going to be a possible outbreak of diseases and the people there are in need of medication. Possible diseases are tuberculosis and malaria..due to bad water as well as overcrowding. To make matters worse, there will be rain and people without shelter would suffer even more. Apparently the government was given advance warnings about the cyclone but it doesn't seem like anything worked at all looking at the number of people who died.
Hopefully, the loss of lives can be reduced with the aid given by organisations around the world.
View stumbling blocks as stepping stones to the stars.-Unknown
Sorry to those who lost their loved ones in this disaster.

This is for my peoples
Who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby
Your man or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye

Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers

Friends and cousins

This is for my peoples

Who lost their grandmothers

Lift your head to the sky

Cause we will never say bye, bye.

-Taken from Mariah Carey-Bye Bye-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7382298.stm

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=at-least-10000-likely-dea

The Nut Test..!

Thanks to Pearly calling me nuts once in a while..i've been thinking..what kind of nut can i be..so i decided to take the test to find out..X_X We're a bunch of mangkuks living in a mangkuk world..-My current motto- =)

You Are A Peanut

You are popular, even with people who tend to have picky taste. Kids love you, as do dogs. From rednecks to snobs, most people have a place for you in their hearts. As popular as you are, there are some people who can't be near you. Don't take it too personally. There's just a few people you rub the wrong way.

What Nut Are You?

SPCA SALE AT ONE UTAMA!

Just went to the SPCA on April 13..although it's 5 hours sitting down at the community corner but it was interesting..(actually not really 5 hours..went late to volunteer although i reached quite early..>.<) Yen Ping was late..(as usual..not like i'm surprised or anything..=p) I gotta tell you the feeling is quite different volunteering when there ain't any puppies to play with..hehe..

Anyways..got the chance to catch up with Yen Ping and we got to know a new friend..Mei Sze(i hope i spelled your name correctly..your e-mail was May..that's confusing X_X) I gotta admit that there weren't many people coming to our booth..(i wonder whether it was the lighs..hmm..) i thought i was there during the peak but still..not many people.. I think i chatted more than i did any work..sorry..>.< Cuz it's just so fun chatting (when there's noone around of course..) Highlight of the chat: Yen Ping's clothes..i wont elaborate more..X_X and i realised SPCA was called Persatuan Menolong Haiwan in malay..I think SPCA sounds cooler..

I tried a drink from juiceworks..it's called star something which is a mixture of starfruit, apple juice and etc..rating 6/10..in other words okay..

Btw..Thanks to Yen Ping bringing her camera..i managed to get a few pics from the SPCA booth..So Enjoy! I forgot to take a pic with you Yen Ping..=( btw..good luck to Mei Sze..i heard you're having your exams..hope to see ya again in other SPCA outreach events! Please Come and visit the booth..We need your support! it's on the 13,19 and 20 April from 10am-10pm..I might be there so Hope to see ya there!

Jacinta, Mei Sze and Yen Ping at the booth..

Me supporting animal rights! at the booth..^_^

Money Can Buy Happiness..

I found this article really useful that i decided to post it here for everyone to read..This shows that it really is better to give than to take =) I really enjoy this article because i personally feel happier when i spent money on others..which makes this article particularly true for me..Not to say that spending money on friends ALL THE TIME will make themselves happier..X_X

Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, researchers reported on Thursday. Spending a little on someone else a day could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.
Their experiments on more than 630 americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others, even if they thought spending money on themselves would make them happier.
"We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn," said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselces, gifts for others and donations to charity.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
This could also explain why people are no happier even though US society is richer.-Reuters
-Taken off from The Star - 22 March 2008