Saturday, December 22, 2012

Amen

You wake up this morning, did you say...

Hallelujah, if you are a Christian.

Hallelujah is a Hebrew word meaning praise for jah, or “praise Jehovah” the hebrew name for God.




Allahu-Akbar, if you are a Muslim.

Allahu-Akbar Arabic word showing praise to God.




Namo Amitabha, if you are a Buddhist.

Namo Amitabha 南无阿弥陀佛 Sanskrit word, means Infinite light, infinite life, infinite wisdom.




Amen. Amin.  Amitabha.


Saturday, December 15, 2012

Tornado

Today, 2 pm a tornado wannabe formed off the Pasir Panjang coast.




Tornados do not usually occured this part of the world.

Waterspouts are more common. They formed due to warm temperatures in the lower atmosphere along with high humidity.

The differance between a waterspout and a tornado is that a tornado is on land, a waterspout is over water.




A tornado is more dangerous. Waterspouts are generally not as dangerous although boaters should seek safe shelter immediately.




Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Cancer No Entry

Dr. Mehmet Oz  known on TV as Dr Oz have just made everyone's day.

He put the question: which is better to prevent Cancer: beer or milk ?




The answer is beer because it protects against bacteria that has be linked to Stomach Cancer and Ulcers. 

He cautioned to say that 2 or more drinks a day can increase other types of cancer though, so limit yourself to 1 glass of beer a day!




Doctor Oz also bring comfort to those who drink coffee.

Just 2 daily cuppas can reduce your chances of getting Colon Cancer and Uterine Cancer.





Sunday, December 9, 2012

Tau Huay

Tau Huay 豆 花 is a Chinese dessert made from Soybeans, most likely Genetically Modified.

Queques for the many brands are commonly seen around Singapore.

What is GM ? To put it simply, GM foods have had their DNA altered in a way that does not occur in nature. The technology was invented to produce plants that would have increased resistance against plant diseases, insects and herbicides.




Critics have declared they are not safe to eat as they had foreign genes forced into their DNA, such as bacteria and viruses, which have never been in the human food supply.

In lab tests, GM soy altered mouse liver cells. The changes reversed after their diet switched to non-GM soy.

Author Jeffrey Smith puts it this way: "A pig can mate with a pig and a tomato can mate with a tomato. But there is no way that a pig can mate with a tomato".
 
silky smooth soya beancurd

USA, the world's leading soybean producer estimate soybean production for this year at 83 million tons, a large part Genetically Modified. They approved GM cultivation in 1994.

Brazil, world's No. 2 producer expected to match or exceed the US. Also a large portion of the crop is GM.

Surprisingly China imports soybeans.

Japanese longevity is well known hence they are alarmed as 50,000 tofu shops across Japan greatly relied on the American soybeans and have launched a variety of campaign groups opposing GM foods.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

It's X'mas Again

Once again, at super speed in a super world, Christmas is here upon us.

It's also the time to be joyous


 


It's also the time to be nostalgic




And it's also time to be dancing