Floral Arrangement

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Dome
As the name suggests, a dome arrangement is round. The container used for this type of arrangement is best medium in height. The dome arrangement is an all-round arrangement with the same distribution of flowers all around. Unlike the classic dome arrangement, the dome interpretive arrangement looks more stylish. It is not exactly rounded and there are less flowers but more lines and space. This arrangement has more design element and is one of my favourites.
1. How to Make a Dome Arrangement
A dome arrangement is the simplest form of arrangement. It is very easy to make. Here, I will show you how to make this very basic type of arrangement. A dome is a round arrangement. I'm going to use pink carnations, tea leaves and yellow peacock.First; I'm going to prepare a container. The container used for this arrangement is usually low and shallow. I soaked a 1/3 of floral foam and insert it into the container. Leave around 1 cm of foam above the container. Now, we can start inserting the flowers. But before we do, let's understand the dome diagram below.
All the A, B and FP will be used up by carnations. Here is a simple calculation for what A, B and FP be like.
A = B = container height + foam height above the containerFP (Focal Point) = container height + foam height above the container + 1 inch
Now, you can start inserting the flowers. Choose the bigger bloomed flowers to be around the focal point area. After you've inserted all the A's and B's, insert the remaining carnations (if you have any) into the empty spaces. At this point, make sure that the shape of arrangement is round and not one flower is jutting out of the round shape. To cover the floral foam, cut the tea leaves in short lengths and insert them into the foam.
When the foam is covered, cut the yellow peacock into short lengths and insert them into the empty spaces. Now, your dome arrangement is ready.
You can place your dome arrangement in your living room to decorate it.
A Dome Interpretive Arrangement
A dome interpretive arrangement is different from the classical dome arrangement. Although the shape of the dome is maintained but less flowers is introduced in a dome interpretive arrangement. I have always liked this arrangement because it is simple but very stylish. And it can be used to decorate any room. With fewer flowers, more lines and space is introduced in this arrangement. Another very obvious point of difference between the classical and the interpretive is that the interpretive is always assymmetrical. It is a 360 degrees arrangement but the materials you see and the proportion of the materials distributed in the arrangement is different at every angle. Now, let me introduce to you the materials I'm going to use to make a dome interpretive arrangement.
· barbie pink roses
· red berries
· cream eustoma
· song leaves
· fatsia leaf
· round container
· floral foam
· rattan
As always, we need to prepare the container first. Soak a block of foam in clean water. Make sure thefoam fully absorbed the water. Insert the foam into the container, leaving about 1cm of height above the container. Next, insert the pre-shaped rattan into the foam. The rattan is made of many pieces of rattan tied together with copper wire. You can shape it as however you like but here I made oval loops so that it fits the dome arrangement. When we insert the rattan, we actually introduced lines in the arrangement. Then, insert the fatsia leaf at the side of the foam. After that, insert the song leaves at the other side of the foam. Since we inserted the big fatsia leaf at one side, we introduced quite of lot 'green' there.So, the song leaves is best placed opposite the fatsia leaf.When the leaves are in, take about 6 stalks of barbie pink roses and cut them short.Insert them near the fatsia leaf using the grouping method.Now, insert the cream eustoma. The eustoma stems are very fragile so you need to handle them gently. Insert them near the pink roses.Now it's time to cover the foam with leaves. Handy Tip! To fully utilize the materials, you need not use ferns to cover the foam. You can use the leaves of the red berries. Cut the berries leaves shortly and insert them into the foam to cover it.Then, you can insert the berries. Don't insert them near the pink roses because the colours are heavy there. So now you have an arrangement with beautiful lines, the form is maintained, good colour combination, good texture and good usage of space.This makes a good flower arrangement.
Crescent
A curve arrangement is quite difficult to make because it is assymmetrical. The proportion must be balanced from whichever angle you look at. The weight must be balanced too so that the arrangement is stable. This crescent arrangement I'm making is not the classical crescent arrangement. It is called the crescent interpretive arrangement. It is an assymmetrical arrangement and is divided into 3 parts. A part is the bigger end, B part is the smaller end and C part is the center. The selection of materials for this type of arrangement is important because this arrangement is very curvy. Materials with natural curvy lines are a must. That is for fresh flowers. But here, I'm using artificial flowers where the curvy lines are easily created. The first step is to make the A part. As a guide, the length of A is equal to twice the length of container width plus length of container height. I used two stalks of snapdragons and some eucalyptus leaves. Then, I used some green ranunculus to make the B part. The B is 3/4 of A. To make A and B have connectivity, I also inserted 2 stalks of green ranunculus at A. Next, we make the C, the focal area. As this is an all around arrangement, we must not concentrate on one side of the arrangement. The whole arrangement must bebalanced. I used one big white peony and 2 stalks of purple snowballs as the focal flowers. I also added some green berries and beargrass to make the arrangement look more interesting. I added some leaves at the base of the container to make it look fuller. When you're satisfied, your crescent arrangement is done. You can use it to decorate your home and give away as a gift to your friend. It is so easy to make a crescent arrangement once you know the basics.
Pyramid
A pyramid is an arrangement which we seldom see but it actually exists. The base is triangle and is very tall. It can be used as a table centerpiece. Choosing the Right Flowers Is Key to Making a Pyramid Arrangement A pyramid arrangement has very strong features. To define it as a pyramid arrangement, you need flowers that can make up the sides of the pyramid. In this example, I used molucella. Molucella is a long flower and you need to be careful when working with it because it has thorns. So, molucella make up the four sides of this arrangement. To add more volume and weight to the sides, I've added dendrobium orchids. Dendrobium orchids are basically long in nature so it is suitable for this arrangement. At the focal area, I included pink gerberras on all sides. And also green pompoms to compliment it. To further add design to this arrangement, I added curled dracena leaves. That's how I made my pyramid arrangement.
Horizontal
A horizontal arrangement is a low arrangement but the length is usually 2 times the height. A classic horizontal arrangement is symmetrical, which means the length on both sides is the same. Moreover, the placement of flowers is mirrored to the other side. An assymmetrical horizontal arrangement is what we call a horizontal interpretive arrangement. It has more design and character, because the flowers have their own individuality. And because it is assymmetrical, the length on both sides may not be same. Let's Make A Lovely Horizontal Interpretive Arrangement For Your Home A horizontal interpretive arrangement is low in height and long in width. What I am going to make is not the classic horizontal but a horizontal interpretive. The ratio of height to length in a horizontal arrangement is usually 1:4 but not necessary in a horizontal interpretive arrangement. It stands out more in design but is still called a horizontal arrangement as you'll soon see.
What I am going to use for this arrangement are
· white anthuriums
· stargazer lilies
· dracena leaves
· berries
· green dendrobiums
· beargrass
· bird's nest leaves
· pothus leaves
This is a good choice of materials because the texture is varying. To learn more about texture in an arrangement, First, prepare a container. Use a low and shallow container for this type of arrangement. Soak a block of foam and fit it tightly into the container. First, set the height of the arrangement. I use the dracena leaves to make the vertical part. As a guide, the height of the arrangement is the height of the foam plus the length of the container. Remember, this is only a guide. As floral designing is an art, you can experiment with different ideas. Unlike the classic horizontal arrangement, the two sides of the arrangement has equal lengths. But here, I am making the horizontal interpretive. So, it is an assymmetrical arrangement. One side is longer than the other. For one side, I am using the dendrobium orchids. For the other, I use stargazer lilies. I also added some white anthuriums around the center to make it look interesting. And also pothus leaves at the sides. At this point, there is not much colour in the arrangement. So, I added red berries to bring up the bright and fresh colours of white and green. It really made a difference. Now, we don't want to create a two directional arrangement. One is pointing up and one pointing to the side. To connect these two directions, we need to put something in between. So I added the bird's nest leaves there. The leaves are a bit curvy so it will create very nice lines to the arrangement. To further add character to the arrangement, I've added beargrass leaves at the sides, as you can see here. And, you're done. Don't forget to spray water to your horizontal arrangement. It will last longer.
Example of a Horizontal Arrangement
A horizontal arrangement is one of the basic arrangement types. It is a low arrangement and is long horizontally. It is often used as a table centerpiece. Making one is really easy if you know the basics. Below is a horizontal arrangement diagram. If you follow the rules of the diagram, you can make your own arrangement. Here is the measurement guide:A = height of container + width of container + 1 inchB = half of AC = half between A + BFP = about 10 cm from the top of the foam Let's put the theory into practice. For this example, I am using white roses, yellow pompoms and purple asters. I built the skeleton of the arrangement using white roses. When you insert the roses, make sure you remove all the leaves so that it looks clean. When I've inserted the A, B, C and focal point, I inserted the remaining roses in between them. Then, I covered the foam using paku leaves. After I basically covered the foam, I inserted yellow pompoms in between the roses. Some are short and some long, so that it gives depth to the arrangement. Lastly, I inserted purple asters into the empty spots in the arrangement.
You can create your own horizontal arrangement using the flowers you like. But the basics of this arrangement are always the same.
Inverted T
Inverted-T arrangement is in the shape of the letter T, but upside down. It looks like a triangular arrangement but slightly different. A classic inverted T arrangement would be something which has the same type of flowers on all 3 sides. Whereas an inverted T interpretive is an assymmetrical arrangement. The length on one side may be different with the other. Just follow these steps to make an Inverted T arrangement. It is one of the basic arrangement forms of flower arrangement. It looks like the letter T but upside down. Here, I'm making an Inverted T interpretive arrangement. It is slightly more advanced than the classic Inverted T arrangement. A lot of materials with different structure are introduced in this arrangement. They are like the pink ginger, ruscus leaves, tulips, pine leaves, calathea leaves, white pom poms, yellow peacock, paku leaves, yellow limoneum, pink spray carnations and not forgetting stargazer lilies. To make this arrangement, you first must prepare a container. Here, I chose a low container, which is just a glass plate. Soaksome foam and place it on the container. We first take two stalks of pink ginger and insert them horizontally. The height of this is roughly twice the length of the containerplus height of the foam. To show more character, two ruscus leaves are spiralled around the pink gingers. If the leaves do not. Next, let's make the two sides which defines the T shape. For one side, I used calathea leaves and some spray carnations. For the other side, to make it look connected to the other side, I also used some pink spray carnations and three stalks of tulips. Now, the T shape is shaped. To cover the foam, insert short paku leaves. When that's done, we need to build on the center of the T. I used two stargazer lilies on the focal area. I also inserted some pine leaves at the bottom and fill the spaces with white pompoms, yellow limoneum and some yellow peacock. Then, your Inverted T arrangement is done. Easy to do. You should try it.
L shape
As you can guess from the name, an L shaped arrangement has the letter L shape. Although it is not symmetrical, you must know how to position your flowers so that it looks well balanced. An L shape arrangement is obviously in the shape of the letter L. It is also one of the basic arrangement types. This kind of arrangement is usually put on a table to decorate the corner of a room. Making it is easy, but you must follow the diagram below. As a guide, follow these measurements: A = (height of container + width of container) x 2B = 3/4 of AC = 1/4 of AFP = 1/3 of A and is 45 degreesB1 = D = CD = 45 degrees of A and BA1 = 1 inch lower than AA2 = 1 inch lower than A1
Now, I am using purple eustoma as the A, B, C and SD. After I've inserted the eustomas that make the shape of the arrangement, I used paku leaves to cover the foam. As the focal flower, I used red gerberra. I also inserted a few more gerberras at the empty spaces of the arrangement. Some are short and some are long, just so to create dimension to arrangement. Do not insert too many gerberras, because then you'll overshadow the eustomas. Lastly, I inserted white asters as fillers. I inserted them at the remaining gaps in the arrangement. So that's how I made an L shape arrangement. I hope you can try making one using your preferred flowers. For more advanced L shape arrangement, you can try your hands at the L shape interpretive arrangement.
Try Make This L Shape Interpretive Arrangement
The L shape interpretive arrangement originates from the classical L shape arrangement. Because it is an interpretive arrangement, it has more designs and incorporates more lines than the classical form. The L shape interpretive is in the shape of the letter L, and it is assymmetrical. The vertical line can be shorter than the horizontal line and vice versa. Also, the distribution of flowers in an interpretive arrangement is always uneven but done in groupings.The materials I used to make this arrangement are :
· purple dendrobiums
· white dendrobiums
· yellow dendrobiums
· orange dendrobiums
· fatsia leaves
· cypress sticks
· johol leaves
· ferns
When making this arrangement, define the vertical line and horizontal line first. In this arrangement, I used the purple dendrobiums in both vertical and horizontal lines. I also used white dendrobiums to add volume to both the lines. To avoid imbalance between the horizontal and vertical and to also add more lines to the arrangement, I added cypress sticks to the vertical line. The vertical line looks like this... And the horizontal line looks like this...
At the focal area, I used the orange dendrobiums and yellow dendrobiums.
The johol leaves are done in groupings, too. Lastly, I added fatsia leaves at the side bottom of the arrangement. And the result is, a beautiful L shape interpretive arrangement made of colourful orchids.
Fan
The fan arrangement is shaped into a fan. In order to build the fan, you must use flowers with long and strong stems like the gladiolus, ester and others. The fan interpretive is where you get creative at the focal area. You can create any design there, like a Hogarth's Curve, but still maintain the fan shape.
Fan Interpretive Arrangement
I guess you hardly see a fan interpretive arrangement. Here's one example. I made this arangement using pink gerberras, orange gladioulus, white peacocks, white pom poms and some ferns.It is similar to the typical fan arrangement but has more design. In a normal fan arrangement, all the points in the arrangement use the same types of flower. Here, different flowers are used but they compliment each other. Since the top of the fan shape and the base is quite a distance, how to fill the flowers in the middle involves creativity. First, I made the fan frame using orange gladiolus and white peacocks alternatively. Then, I cover up the foam using ferns. In my fan interpretive arrangement, I made the letter S using pink gerberras in the focal area. I also used white pompoms for filling up the empty spaces.This type of arrangement is very rare now, I wonder why. But, it is most suitable for room decoration. The best place to place it is beside a wall because of the flatness at the back of this arrangement.
Triangular
To make a triangular shaped arrangement, position the line flowers to form a triangle. The height of the arrangement should be more than the width.
Oval
An oval arrangement is what I usually do on a funeral stand. But please do not restrict yourself to only making oval arrangements on a funeral stand; you can also decorate your living room with it. It is not a 360 degrees arrangement.
Vertical
The vertical arrangement is a tall arrangement with small width. It can be a classic vertical arrangement or an interpretive vertical arrangement.

coffee and life

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They a- greed it was.The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you."Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffeerepresented. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked.”The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend." Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

Demikianlah besarnya erti seorang EMAK, IBU, UMMI, MUMMY, MAMA in our life!!

Hahaha pass pass kat hubby
teringat pasal satu story...seorang lelaki balik rumah...dia jadi hairan giler..halaman rumah berselerak.. surat di peti pos tak berambil,anak-anak tengah main korek-korek tanah kotor, baju compang camping, penuh dengan tanah dan kotoran rambut tak bersikat, tak bermandi,;;;masuk ke pintu rumah, lagi lelaki tu terkejut...ruang tamu lagi teruk berselerak lelaki itu melaung nama isterinya....sepi tiada jawapan masuk ke dapur..sinki penuh dengan pinggan mangkuk tidak berbasuh,periuk tidak bercuci. mencari apa yang boleh dimakan tetapi tiada makanan yang dimasakmasuk ke bilik air, baju masih belum berbasuh,apatah lagi berendam lelaki itu cemas mencari isterinya..dia bergegas ke tingkat atas, melihat isterinya terbaring di atas katil sedang membaca buku.."awak sakit ke?"..tanya lelaki itu.. "tak lah", jawab isterinya ringkas "kenapa teruk sangat rumah kita hari ni", tanya si suami lagi sambil meletakkan tangan di dahi isterinya, kot-kot isterinya demam... balas isterinya "wahai suamiku, semalam semasa kita bertengkar, abg mengatakan yang saya ini hanyalah seorang suri rumah, duduk di rumah tidak sepenat diri abg yang duduk di pejabat, dan abg sering menanyakan apa kerja yang saya lakukan di rumah yang menyebabkan saya merungut kepenatan kadang-kadang.....NAH, HARI INI SAYA TIDAK MELAKUKAN KERJA-KERJA YANG BIASA SAYA LAKUKAN SETIAP HARI.......
"Wanita adalah insan istimewa, biarkan mereka terus membebel,merengek atau mengilai seperti pontianak . Seburuk-buruk perangai wanita, ia akan terus melekat di hati kita selagi hayat di kandung badan... Best baca sampai abis!!!. It's true. To share..Dari Ilham seorang lelaki.. As for me is different, if my wife is not at home, rumah boleh jadik porak peranda. Memang true, jika isteri ada dirumah, kepala slalu pening.Pantang kalau isteri ada kat rumah and i'm off duty, sure at times boleh membuat kepala berserabut. Kalau madame takde kat rumah, alangkah tenteramnya hidup ini. Boleh buat apa yang kita suka. Boleh belengkar kat depan TV tanpa sebarang gangguan mental dah fizikal. Pendek kata,FreeeDoMmmmm lah!! But hairan bin ajaib, when dia betul-betul pergi meaning "She's Gone",aku pulak terasa separuh mati. Sehari dua memanglah shiookkkk, no once shouting from the kitchen for help, no one to komen this and that, no one to criticise. Everything will be smooth... Tapi, masuk hari ketiga, I felt something is missing. Lebih-lebih lagi bila tuala mandi dah berbau 'assshheemmmm', tak tahu mana nak carik yang baru. Colgate gigi dah abis, tak tahu kat mana dia stock up. Air suam dah abis, malas nak boil...Masuk hari ke-4, rindu mula terasa. Eventhough kat office, ramai yang cun melecun, wajahnya yang dah ditatap sejak tarikh bernikah itu juga yang mengetuk pintu hati. Memang lah dia tak se-cun SITI NURHALIZA but the smile yang ikhlas, forever melekat kat hati and sukar ada pengganti. Apabila rindu mencengkam, semuanya jadi tak tentu arah. Tengok TV citer best pun jadik tak best. Nasik bungkus faberite jadik tak faberite. Makan kat 5 star hotel jadik rasa cam makan kat kedai AA. Lebih-lebih lagi bila laundry basket dah makin bertimbun ngan baju kotor, fresh sluar dalam pun dah abis utkdipakai. Toilet dah mula licin berdaki...lantai dah berbelak, tak dimop...Every nite, very the lonely, baring atas katil nengok ceilingblindly... bila lonely gini, baru lah rasa benar kesepian. Jangan kata sebulan atau setahun....belum seminggu isteri takde kat rumah, aku dah terasa separuh pengsan.Bila bersendirian begini,dan terasa malam begitu dingin, barulah kita sedar betapa pentingnya seorang wanita bernama isteri...begitulah isteri kita rasa bila kita tinggalkan dia sendiri malam2 agaknya ya.. So guys out there... jgn buli isteri kita. Kalau boleh, tolong dia buat kerja rumah. Bukan dok depan TV every weekend baca paper. Apa ingat dorang ni sumer kuli ke?! Maid ker?!! Kan dia tu bini kita, best fren kita, sweetheart kita... Ingat duit hantaran yang kita kasik dia masa nikah dulu cukup ker nak bayar gaji dia seumur hidup??!! And furthermore, kan sama2 keja carik rezeki, sama jugak lah buat keja rumah. Kadang2 bila poket kita sesak, tak ingat ker dialah orang yang paling terdekat kita nak kenyeng-kenyeng duit. Tak kesian ker nengok bini kita? Dah ler satu hari keja kat office, balik kena buat keja rumah lagi... penat tau!! Kalau aku lah diberi peluang jadik seorang wanita...tak rela!!! So to all mums and wives out there... life will be meaningless without you.
Bagaimana rasanya sehari tanpa ibu?
I dunno lah anak-anak sekarang,tetapi when i was small, sekiranya emak tiada, semua jadi serba tidak kena!Usahkan seminggu, dua hari sahaja dia tiada dirumah, hidup bagaikan dah tak bermakna. Memanglah, mula-mulanya emak keluar rumah, hati melonjak HAPPINESS!!! Kalau mak tak ada, telinga boleh lega sebab if she's around, for sure 24 hours tak habis-habis berleter.... pottttt peeettt pooott peettttt,boleh pecah eardrums. And if mak menjerit, boleh bergegar isi perut. Silap gaya , tingkap pun boleh tercabut... And if mak takde, BangZaiiiiii!!! MerdeKa!!! FreeDoMmmmmm!!! Can do whatever!!! Boleh main bleyblade sampai senja, boleh tido rumah kawan,boleh chatting sampai nak terkeluar biji bola mata, boleh bergayut kat talipon ngan "dear" sampai subuh and paling shiookkk, boleh ponteng solat!! But, the happiness does not long last. Masuk hari ke-2 dah terasa kehilangan. Sepi betul rasanya bila tak mendengar leteran mak. Rumah jadik sesepi-sepinya cam "haunted village". Pada ketika itulah baru kita sedar bahawa leteran mak yang seperti murai, sebenarnya penyeri rumah.Tanpa leteran itu, semunya seperti MATI... Without mum, hidup ni tak ada cabaran, not challenging, no suspense. Balik kul braper pun, takde orang nak membebel, takde orang nak pulas telinga. Our life graph becomes very the monotenous, then we realised, jari jemari mak yang suka cubit dah memiat telinga rupanya menjadikan hidup lebih bermakna. Pendek kata, biarlah mak membebel sepanjang hari. Biarlah dia menjentik telinga. Tanpanya, hidup tidak berseri dan tak bererti.

Kirchoff's Law

How to teach students' ohm's Law? Help me.

Can't eat pork,
Swine flu...
Can't eat chicken,
Bird flu.

Can't eat Beef,
Mad cow....
Can't eat eggs,
Salmonella.
Can't eat fish,
heavy metal poisons in their waters.
Can't eat fruits and veggies,
insecticides and herbicides.
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I believe that leaves Chocolate and ice cream!!!!!!!!
Remember - - - 'STRESSED'
spelled backwards! is
'DESSERTS'
Send this to four people and you will lose 2 pounds
Delete it and you will gain 10 pounds immediately!
That's why I had to pass this on - -
- - - didn't want to risk it - - -
And I wanted to put a smile on your face.

Pinnacles in life

Second Pinnacle 1
You are likely to be a very successful and dynamic adult. Chances are that most things in your life are well set and you are likely to have the perfect job and the perfect family. Your achievements are more than likely to be well recognized by the public. A career in politics might be evolving.
Second Pinnacle 2
Your success in life greatly depends on your ability to work with other people. You might find yourself working a lot behind the scenes in order to achieve a greater goal. You are not likely to be in business by yourself. Both your work and family life may be very demanding during these years.
Second Pinnacle 3
Your livelihood might depend greatly on how others perceive you. You might not have children or settled down at this time and instead are enjoying some kind of unorthodox relationship. Chances are that you are a performer, freelancer or leading a lifestyle that stimulates your interest in popular culture.
Second Pinnacle 4
During this period in your life, you may find yourself facing a lot of rivals or struggling with some kind of competition. Unfortunately this does forecast a time when finances may be limited for some years. Fortunately economic hardships can be overcome with practicality and the willingness to work hard.
Second Pinnacle 5
You probably will lead an unorthodox lifestyle and it is very likely you will be travelling a lot during these years. Individuals in this period may forsake domesticity and financial security to satisfy a thirst for adventure. You are likely to be your own boss or a freelancer. Flexibility is key to your happiness.
Second Pinnacle 6
This is an influence that foresees the predominance of home and family matters over anything else. Usually this pinnacle number is associated with having many children or having an extended family living with you. Chances are that you have also forsaken a dream or a career to take care of family matters.
Second Pinnacle 7
Unless you have somehow made a name for yourself as a serious academic you might find this period in your life to be very slow and uninspiring. Chances are that you have forsaken friends and family to follow some sort of passion or personal pursuit. Individuals under this influence often find themselves in therapy or preferring to be a hermit.
Second Pinnacle 8
During this influence, you are likely to prosper and movement up through traditional corporate and business structures is relatively easy. This is a very rational period in your life and more than likely you will be successfully building a financial empire. Your family life is also likely to be quite settled and happy.
Second Pinnacle 9
During this influence some kind of crisis may occur that changes your perspective of the world drastically. Usually this involves some kind of healing crisis or devastating emotional experience that puts you on a spiritual path. During this time you will become less selfish and more philanthropic in your ways.
Second Pinnacle 11
The emphasis on this period is on either looking for a teacher or using your personal skills to spread some sort of message. You are eager to acquire new wisdom and often find the mentor that you need to further a career in the arts or to develop spiritually. Many find this a very optimistic and positive influence.
Second Pinnacle 22
Many great things are completely possible for you. If you have not had an education or a big break to do with your career, chances are that you will get the opportunity to practically fulfill those dreams now. It is also very likely that you will meet a soulmate and begin a family at this time. If you have already started a family it is likely that the love between all of you will grow even stronger.

This is GAZA

wish upon the star

Have you ever experienced the joy of staring into a clear night sky, awestruck by the incredible sight of a zillion sparkling stars? What about the thrill of seeing a shooting star, for a fleeting moment, burning so brightly, then ... gone? Do you get the same buzz I do? What is it about stars, that evoke such wonderful feelings? : THE STAR >>>>>> Want to learn the SECRETS most women >>> will NEVER know about their men? >>>>>> Gazing at a star-studded night sky is a truly beautiful and hypnotic experience. There is a magic and wonder about the stars and many of us are familiar with the phrase ‘wish upon a star’. What would you wish for right now? If you were to wish for it, would you believe it could ever come true? I wanted to share with you the magic I have experienced by focusing on The Star card when it has come up in my readings. Wishing upon a star is at the heart of The Star card’s meaning. It is a card of optimism, hope and unexpected gifts. When this magical card comes up in a reading for you it heralds a time of more positive opportunities and happy outcomes. This card is welcome almost anywhere in a reading as it is a good indication that your wishes will be fulfilled, sometimes not always as you would expect, and this card can bring one or more unexpected gifts your way. When it appears it can mean you are being too negative or pessimistic, and it encourages you to have more hope and optimism in your heart and mind, which is why I asked the question earlier – 'if you did make a wish, would you believe it could come true?' I have wished upon The Star card many times and my spirits always lift when it appears in my readings. I recall in early spring of 2002 making a wish to be given an opportunity to work with the Tarot with as many people as possible, sharing a gift that was mutually beneficial for my clients and myself. It was a big dream and a big wish for at that time I couldn’t see how I could achieve it, but I did BELIEVE I would. :-) The Star card has been a frequent feature in my readings for most of the last year and I know why: because I have received so many unexpected surprises and gifts, not justin money and material things, but also friendships and love. If you haven’t taken much notice of this card before, look out for it now, and when it comes up, make your wish!! Remember, a wish made with hope and belief can bring so much more power and magic to it.

Wash the can drinks first

WASH THEM FIRST

This is Serious! This incident happened recently in North Texas . A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday. The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of all soda cans before drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being cleaned.. A study at NYCU showed that the tops of all soda cans are more contaminated than public toilets (i..e).. full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident.

Ungu- One

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdKkqiwrqU

Ungu - Andai Ku Tahu
Andai Ku tahu
Kapan tiba ajalku
Ku akan memohon
Tuhan tolong panjangkan umurku
Andai Ku tahu
Kapan tiba masaku
Ku akan memohon
Tuhan jangan kau ambil nyawaku
Chorus:Aku takutAkan semua dosa-dosa ku
Aku takutDosa yang terus membayangiku
Mungkin tahuMalaikatMu kan menjemputku
Izinkan akuMengucap kata tobat PadaMu
Ampuni akuDari segala dosa2 kuAmpuni aku
Menangis minta tobat PadaMu
Aku manusiaYang takut neraka
Namun aku jugaTak pantas di surga
Andai Ku tahu
Kapan tiba ajalkuIzinkan aku
Mengucap kata tobat PadaMu

My friend's mother final moment....just sharing

Mum’s Final Examination in This Life母亲生前最后一场考试
As my mum had gone through a tough life with her eldest son and my grandmother back in the homeland of China for many years, she was easily contented with a simple lifestyle in this country and in this town of Nibong Tebal. She always reminded us ‘to be thankful to the Heavenly Father and the Motherly Earth’ [谢天谢地] for what we had; three meals a day with a shelter to be dwelt in. She did not crave for material needs. She only aspired for spiritual uplifting without her own awareness.Her lifestyle was simple. She rarely bought or ate outside food. Whatever money she could save would be kept for praying purposes. Realizing the good intent and purpose of my mother, my eldest brother did not object to my mother’s religious practice. She was given a free hand to get money from the drawer at her whims to purchase items essential for praying.Her daily practice was the reciting of the sacred name of Kwan Yin[观音圣号] with beads as a means of recorder. When she had made up the number of one hundred and sixty thousand times the recitation of the sacred name of Kwan Yin, she would get my sister and me to help her fill up the one hundred and sixty dots with red ink on a sailing ship commonly known as ‘Buddha Ship’ [佛船] printed on a piece of yellow paper. We were very obliging to do it for her as we regarded it as a plaything to have fun with. Before the ship was set sailed to Western Paradise by means of burning it, she would make a wish as an attachment either for our financial condition to be improved or for the academic performance of her children to be excellent. Rarely would she make a wish for her own well being.On certain days of every lunar month she would observe strictly vegetarian diet. Sometimes we would join her just for a change of appetite.Whenever any of her children were to leave home for travel or for study elsewhere, he or she would be reminded by my mum to burn joss-sticks to acknowledge the deities and ancestors and at the same time to ask for their blessings.Though she was an illiterate, she was determined to learn by rote the recitation of a Kwan Yin Sutra [高王观世音经] from me and from my sister when I was at Standard 4 and my sister was at Standard 5. We were too happy and too willing to be her tutors as it was chance of a life time for us as kids to act as ‘teachers of somebody else’.During the last three years of her life, when I got my transfer back to Nibong Tebal, I did observe that every morning she would spend an hour or so kneeling in front of the altar of the Buddha statue on the upstairs of our house, reciting the Kwan Yin Sutra she learnt from us.Thrice a year her friends would join her in the pilgrimage to a Penang temple of Seong Woon Aum [祥云庵] during the special occasions of celebration in the name of Kuan Yin. Her friends would assemble at our house and collectively they would hire one or two taxis to Butterworth. From there they took a ferry across the sea to board a bus to the temple at Ayer Itam. This she did without fail for many years ever since we were small. As her children, we were very delighted to wait for her home coming after each pilgrimage as we anticipated many special things to eat, like various types of fruits, dumplings, vegetarian dishes, and so on.In the year 1983, she already made arrangements in anticipation of her upcoming death. After she had opted for cremation, she asked me to go to Beow Hiang Lim Temple[妙香林寺] at Air Hitam of Penang on July 9, 1983 to book an urn niche at a price of RM 2000 with her own money. She bought gold rings from the local pawnshop to be given to her children for their lifetime remembrance. In 1984, when she learnt of my booking of a house at Bukit Mertajam, she gave me one thousand ringgit Malaysia as part of the booking fee. After that she practically left nothing behind.Three months before her death, she was diagnosed by a doctor at Penang Adventist Hospital to suffer from leukemia. The doctor advised me to bring her home so that she might spend her last days in peace and dignity. Dr. Khoo Hock Lye of Khoo Clinic at Nibong Tebal was very kind indeed. He attended to my mum immediately on request to give her injection of morphine whenever she was having an acute pain. We were very thankful to him for his professional ethics.During her last days, I was told by my mum that she never had any unpleasant dream or illusion of any kind or ‘any uninvited visitors’ from the other world. This was a good indication that she was not disturbed by beings from other realms.Early in the morning of December 13, 1984, my mum enquired from my sister-in-law about the time at that instant. She was told that the time was approximately 4.00 am. Mum sounded that it was still too early then to telephone my sister and me. It could be that she wanted to inform us to be back with her before she departed. But on further query by my sister-in-law as to why she wanted to contact us, she said that there was nothing important to be mentioned.At around 5.00 am, prior to her demise, my two nieces and a nephew, namely, Phuay Yin, Phuay Sunn and Sip Hin respectively, gathered in front of the altar of Buddha which was about 25 feet away from my mum’s sickbed to recite continuously the sacred name of Amitabha Buddha[阿弥陀佛圣号] to transfer merits to their grandma. All the while my mum was lying on her bed. At around 6.00 am, she sat up on an arm chair by the side of her bed. Her grandchildren, sensing that the time was up for their grandma, instead of crying, continued to recite the sacred name of Amitabha Buddha in front of their grandma, while at the same time trying to conceal the grief of nearly losing their beloved grandma. Minutes before my mum passed away, she asked her grandson, Sip Hin, to burn joss-sticks to pray to the Buddha, the deities and the ancestors to make known to them that she was about to leave this world. It was with such a good grace and dignity that she departed this world. Hopefully with this nonstop recitation of the sacred name of Amitabha Buddha by my nephew and nieces, my mum would have set sail in a Buddha ship[佛船] to the other shore of Western Paradise. I felt terribly sorry for not be able to be at her bedside at that crucial moment of her departure when she needed me most. I am still deeply indebted to my nephew and nieces for their good karma in their handling and sending off my mum in the most professional way. Hope they will be blessed by their grandma with forever good fortune, good health and good luck.How well a person lives is determined not by how comfortable or luxurious he had lived through his life but by the relative ease with which he is leaving this world for the next.A perfect death which every Buddhist yearns for at the time of death includes the following criteria:a) can anticipate when to leave for the next world[预知时至].b) has no bodily suffering[身无病苦],c) has no attachment to worldly pleasure[心不贪恋],d) has a clarity of thoughts and conscious mind before death[意不颠倒],Death is the final examination of every person. Anybody who can die gracefully with all the criteria mentioned above will have a perfect score in the report card of his life’s final examination.In the case of my mum, though she was short of perfect score for having bodily suffering, I would say she had attained quite a good grade by what she had done in this life and how she left this world. Practically she had fulfilled most of the criteria mentioned. She had set a good example for most of us to emulate. I am proud to have her as my beloved mother. She was a common mother with uncommon deeds.

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Perdana Menteri yang cemerlang, gemilang dan terbilang

Monday, 07 January 2008

Oleh Fudzail
“I do not know if I am a good leader, but I am a leader. And I have a vision. I look to the future, 20, 30 years. I learned that from my father, Sheikh Rashid. He was the true father of Dubai. I follow his example. He would rise early and go alone to watch what was happening on each of his projects. I do the same. I watch. I read faces. I take decisions and I move fast. Full throttle.”
- HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai

Bagi kami yang menumpang di bumi UAE, rasa bertuah untuk bernaung di bawah seorang Perdana Menteri yang terserlah ketokohan dalam dunia Arab yang penuh dengan kacau-bilau.
Perdana Menteri yang tidak berkata, ‘bekerja dengan saya bukan untuk saya’ atau bersajak ‘mencari mana dia ghazali shafie’, tidak tidur dalam mesyuarat atau majlis, dan tidak juga memperkenalkan mazhab baru. Perdana Menteri berwajah garang yang berkarisma tinggi ini kuat bekerja, selain penyair hebat, aktif dalam sukan hingga ke peringkat dunia, beliau berjaya menguruskan ekonomi dan pembangunan negara dengan cekap.Itulah Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum yang dilantik sebagai Naib Presiden dan Perdana Menteri UAE dua tahun lalu (5 Januari 2006).Walaupun UAE bukan sebuah negara demokrasi berparlimen, namun beliau jauh lebih baik dari perdana menteri yang menang besar melalui pilihanraya yang tidak bersih, bebas, telus dan terbuka.

Beliau yang turut dikenali dengan nama Sheikh Mo, telah membuktikan kemampuan sebagai Putera Mahkota Dubai dan de facto Emir Dubai sejak Januari 1995 sepanjang aruah abangnya, Sheikh Maktoum menjadi Naib Presiden dan Perdana Menteri UAE.Beliau mempunyai dua orang isteri. Dimana isteri kedua yang dinikahi dalam tahun 2004 ialah Puteri Haya http://www.princesshaya.net/ dari Jordan.Dianugerahkan seramai 17 orang anak, 7 lelaki dan 10 perempuan.Biografinya boleh di dapati di http://www.sheikhmohammed.ae/ dan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Rashid_al-Maktoum Politik dan maklumat lain UAE boleh di dapati di http://www.government.ae/
Pembangunan tersusun Dubai sepanjang beliau menjadi Putera Mahkota, dari pembinaan Burj Al Arab (hotel tujuh bintang) diikuti dengan inisiatif mega seperti Internet City, Media City dan Healthcare City, selain pemodenan Lapangan Terbang dan prasana pengangkutan, jalanraya serta utiliti merangsang pertumbuhan ekonomi yang tidak lagi bergantung kepada hasil petroleum.
Beliau meneruskan pembangunan Dubai dengan projek ikonik seperti trilogi pulau Palm (Jumeirah, Jebel Ali, Deira), The World, Lapangan Terbang terbesar dunia, Burj Dubai sebagai struktur tertinggi dunia, Dubailand dengan 45 taman tema mega dan lain-lain yang berjumlah trilion USD.Tidak seperti emiriyah Abu Dhabi yang mempunyai hasil petroleum dan gas melimpah sehingga 100 tahun lagi, Dubai memerlukan suntikan baru dalam meneruskan kejayaan sebagai pusat perdagangan dan bisnes di rantau Teluk, kalau tidak Timur Tengah.nStrategi Sheikh Mo dalam mempelbagaikan aktiviti ekonomi dengan menjadikan bidang kewangan, pelancungan, hartanah dan sektor servis sebagai enjin pertumbuhan. Meningkat global dan terbukti berhasil melalui kejayaan Emirates Airlines dan Dubai Ports World, sekadar dua contoh gergasi dari UAE.nRamai yang sebelum ini begitu skeptikal dengan apa yang beliau rancang untuk menjadikan Dubai sebagai pusat kemajuan dalam pelbagai bidang, termasuk saya yang menjadi salah seorang staf pelopor untuk projek Dubai Internet City (DIC). DIC terbina dalam masa setahun dan dalam tahun 2001, perdana menteri Malaysia ketika itu yang terhidu kegagalan MSC dan Cyberjaya berbanding DIC walau lebih awal dibangunkan, datang membuat lawatan selama sehari.

Kini dengan perubahan drastik dan ketara meliputi pelbagai sektor, Sheikh Mo muncul sebagai ikon dan idola baru generasi semasa yang memberi inspirasi.
Begitupun, walau kami yang sudah cukup kagum melihat perubahan luar biasa Dubai sejak sedekad, beliau sentiasa menegaskan yang pembangunan Dubai ketika ini hanyalah 10% dari wawasannya!Sheikh Mo turut menyumbang berbilion dollar ke arah kebajikan seperti USD10 bilion dari poket sendiri untuk memajukan pendidikan dan keilmuan dunia Arab dan Islam.
Inisiatif seperti Dubai Cares memberi peluang kepada 1 juta kanak-kanak miskin seluruh dunia untuk mendapat pendidikan yang baik.Kepimpinan Sheikh Mo berjaya mengubah bukan sahaja lanskap gurun dan teluk Arab, tetapi juga mentaliti dan sikap rakyat tempatan terhadap peluang yang ada.Warga emirati yang hanya dalam 10 peratus dari jumlah penduduk mempunyai pendapatan per kapita tertinggi di dunia.Beliau suka membuat lawatan mengejut bila-bila masa sahaja. Dengan kuasa yang ada padanya, beliau boleh membuang, menukar dan menaik pangkat kakitangan kerajaan mengikut prestasi.Sempena tahun 2008, untuk membantu dari kesan inflasi dan kos hidup yang memang tinggi, beliau menaikkan gaji kakitangan kerajaan sehingga 70%.
Ketika ini UAE masih lagi bebas cukai buat semua rakyat, penduduk lain dan syarikat yang beroperasi.Begitupun matawang Dirham terjejas dengan kejatuhan Dollar kerana Dirham ditambatkan kepada Dollar.Corak kepimpinan hands-on menjadikan beliau amat digeruni.
Sejak menjadi perdana menteri, bukan sahaja meneruskan lawatan mengejutnya ke merata pelusuk tanah UAE, malah membawa jemaah kabinetnya bermesyuarat di serata lokasi luar kota.Keprihatinannya terhadap rakyat sendiri dibuktikan dengan siri projek segera seperti pembinaan puluhan ribu vila untuk mereka yang tidak mampu.Sekurang-kurangnya kekayaan hasil negara dikongsi bersama rakyat dengan sebaiknya melalui pelbagai program berfaedah seperti pendidikan dan perumahan.Dengan membariskan kepimpinan peringkat nasional yang muda, berwibawa, berkualiti dan sama kuat bekerja, Sheikh Mo memastikan segala yang dirancangkan menepati sasaran.Ahli kabinetnya, selain dari keluarga diraja Abu Dhabi yang berpengaruh dan abangnya, adalah dari rakyat biasa golongan profesional.Bukan tidak ada kesukaran, kelemahan dan kegagalan, mahupun cabaran lain seperti persaingan tradisional antara kabilah dan emiriyah yang autonomi, apalagi politik sesama keluarga sheikh, namun yang pasti bagi saya sebagai ekspatriat yang menumpang rezeki dan rahmat sejak hampir sedekad lalu, sesungguhnya Dubai dan UAE umumnya amat bertuah mempunyai seorang perdana menteri yang cemerlang, emilang dan terbilang!
KALAM HIKMAH :
" Agama buat kehidupan di akhirat, harta buat kehidupan di dunia. Di dunia orang yang tidak berharta berasa susah hati, tetapi orang yang tidak beragama merasa lebih sengsara" -(Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq )
" Jangan engkau bersahabat dengan sahabat yang mana dia begitu berharap kepada engkau ketika mahu menyelesaikan masalahnya sahaja sedangkan apabila masalah atau hajatnya telah selesai maka dia memutuskan kemanisan persahabatan. Bersahabatlah dengan mereka yang mempunyai ketinggian dalam melakukan kebaikan, memenuhi janji dalam perkara yang benar, memberi pertolongan kepada engkau serta memadai dengan amanahnya atau sikap bertanggungjawabnya terhadap engkau. " -I mam Umar bin Abdul Aziz
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alien song

Familyraya

If I had my child to raise all over again..

"If I had my child to raise all over again,
I'd build self-esteem first,and the house later.
I'd finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
I would do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off mywatch, and watch with my eyes.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I would run through more fieldsand gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging." ~DianeLoomans, from
"If I Had My Child to Raise over Again"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide foreverto have your heart go walking around outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone

Muslims' Performance world wide

Don't forget to add in the list famous and favourite Jewish actors, actresses, directors, singers, musicians ...... what they have in common are somewhat similar surname, somewhat protruding nose bridge, extremely smart and very talented!!
Adam Sandler Adam Shankman Adrien Broody Alan Arkin Alicia Silverstone Amanda Bynes Amanda Peet Barbra Streisand Barry Manilow Ben Stiller Billy Crystal Billy Joel Bob DylanBob Saget Borat ( Sacha Baron Cohen) Daniel Day Lewis Daniel Radcliffe David Copperfield David Lee Roth Davis Schwimmer Debra Winger Dustin Hoffman Fred Savage Goldie Hawn Gwyneth Paltrow Hank Azaria Harrison Ford Harvey Keitel Helen Hunt Henry Wrinkler Jake Gyllenhaal Jamie Lee Curtis Jane Seymour Jeff Goldblum Jennifer Connelly Jerry Bruckheimer Jerry Lewis Jerry Seinfeld Joaquin Phoenix Juliana Margulies Kate Hudson Kenny G Keri Russell Kevin Kline Leelee Sobieski Lesley Ann Warren Liev Schreiber Lisa Kudrow Matthew Broderick Meryl Streep Michael Vartan Micheal Douglas Natalie Portman Neil Diamond Neil Sedaka Neve Campbell Patricia Arquette Paul Rudd Paul Simon Paula Abdul Peter Coyote Richard Dreyfuss Rob Schneider Sam Raimi Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Michelle Geller Scarlett Johansson Sean Penn Shia LaBeouf Steven Seagal Steven Spielberg Sydney Pollack Tracey Gold Wentworth Miller William Shatner Winona Ryder Woody Allen Zac Efron Zach Braff

Education!!!!! Interesting statistics & facts? The figures are speaking themselves very loudly yet we are unable to listen.
Demographics:
o World Jewish Population. 7 m in America 5 m in Asia 2 m in Europe 100 thousand in Africa
o World Muslim Population: 1,500 million I, 000 million in Asia/Mid-East 400 M in Africa 44 M in Europe 6 M in the Americas
o Every fifth human being is a Muslim. 20%
o For every single Hindu there are two Muslims 1 : 2
o For every Buddhist there are two Muslims 1 : 2
o For every Jew there are 107 Muslims 1 : 107
Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1,500 million Muslims Why?
Here are some of the reasons.
Movers of Current History
o Albert Einstein Jewish o Sigmund Freud Jewish o Karl Marx Jewish o Paul Samuelson Jewish o Milton Friedman Jewish Medical Milestones o Vaccinating Needle Benjamin Ruben Jewish o Polio Vaccine Jonas Salk Jewish o Leukaemia Drug Gertrude Elion Jewish o Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg Jewish o Syphilis Drug Paul Ehrlich Jewish o Neuro muscular Elie Metchnikoff Jewish o Endocrinology Andrew Schally Jewish o Cognitive therapy Aaron Beck Jewish o Contraceptive Pill Gregory Pincus Jewish o Understanding of Human Eye G. Wald Jewish o Embryology. Stanley Cohen Jewish o Kidney Dialysis Willem Kloffcame Jewish
Nobel Prize Winners
In the past 105 years, 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst 1.5 billion Muslims have contributed only 3 Nobel winners (all Egyptians)
Inventions that changed History
o Micro- Processing Chip. Stanley Mezor Jewish o Nuclear Chain Reactor Leo Sziland Jewish o Optical Fibre Cable Peter Schultz Jewish o Traffic Lights Charles Adler Jewish o Stainless Steel Benno Strauss Jewish o Sound Movies Isador Kisee Jewish o Telephone Microphone Emile Berliner Jewish o Video Tape Recorder Charles Ginsburg Jewish Influential Global Business o Polo Ralph Lauren Jewish o Coca Cola Jewish o Levi's Jeans Levi Strauss Jewish o Starbuck's Howard Schultz Jewish o Google Sergey Brin Jewish o Dell Computers Michael Dell Jewish o Oracle Larry Ellison Jewish o DKNY Donna Karan Jewish o Baskin & Robbins Irv Robbins Jewish o Dunkin Donuts Bill Rosenberg Jewish Influential Intellectuals/Politicians
o Henry Kissinger US Sec of State Jewish o Richard Levin President Yale University Jewish o Alan Greenspan US Federal Reserve Jewish o Joseph Lieberman Jewish o Madeleine Albright US Sec of State Jewish o CasperWeinberger US Sec of Defence Jewish o Maxim Litvinov USSR Foreign Minister Jewish o David Marshal Singapore Chief Minister Jewish o Isaacs Isaacs Gov-Gen Australia Jewish o Benjamin Disraeli British Statesman Jewish o Yevgeny Primakov Russian PM Jewish o Barry Goldwater US Politician Jewish o Jorge Sampaio President Portugal Jewish o Herb Gray Canadian Deputy - PM Jewish o Pierre Mendes French PM Jewish o Michael Howard British Home Sec. Jewish o Bruno Kriesky Austrian Chancellor Jewish o Robert Rubin US Sec of Treasury Jewish Global Media Influential o Wolf Blitzer CNN Jewish o Barbara Walters ABC News Jewish o Eugene Meyer Washington Post Jewish o Henry Grunwald Time Magazine Jewish o Katherine Graham Washington Post Jewish o Joseph Lelyeld New York Times Jewish o Max Frankel New York Times Jewish
Global Philanthropists
o George Soros Jewish o Walter Annenberg Jewish
Why are they powerful? So why are Muslims powerless? Here's another reason. We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge.
o In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) there are only 500 universities. o In USA alone, 5,758 universities o In India alone, 8,407 universities o Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World o Literacy in the Christian World 90% o Literacy in the Muslim World 40% o 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100% o Muslim majority - countries, None o 98% in Christian countries completed primary o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary. o 40% in Christian countries attended university o In Muslim countries a dismal 2% attended. o Muslim majority countries have 230 scientists per one million Muslims o The USA has 5000 per million o The Christian world 1000 technicians per million. o Entire Arab World only 50 technicians per million. o
Muslim World spends on research/development 0.2% of GDP o Christian World spends 5 % of GDP
Conclusion.
The Muslim World lacks the capacity to produce knowledge Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge.
o Pakistan 23 daily newspapers per 1000 citizens o Singapore 460 per 1000 citizens. o In UK book titles per million is 2000 o In Egypt book titles per million is only 17
Conclusion.
Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge Applying Knowledge is another such test. o Exports of high tech products from Pakistan is 0.9% of its exports.. o In Saudi Arabia is 0.2% o Kuwait , Morocco and Algeria 0.3% o Singapore alone is 68%
Conclusion.
Muslim World is failing to apply knowledge.What do you conclude? No need to tell ...... the figures are speaking themselves very loudly we are unable to listen My Advice: Please educate yourself and your children. always promote education, don't compromise on it, don't ignore your children's slightest misguidance from education (and please, for God's Sake, don't use your personal contacts or sources to promote your children in their education; if they fail, letthem and make them learn to pass; b/c if they can't do it now, they can't ever).We are World's biggest and strongest nation, all we need is to identify and explore our ownselves. Our victory is with our knowledge, our creativity, our literacy...And nothing else. Please Muslims....Wake up... It’s not too late

The Japanese Legacy of Change

Doctor Shigeaki Hinohara JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world's longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara's magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St.Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke's College of Nursing. After World War II, he envisioned a world-class hospital and college springing from the ruins of Tokyo; thanks to his pioneering spirit and business savvy, the doctor turned these institutions into the nation's top medical facility and nursing school. Today he serves as chairman of the board of trustees at both organizations. Always willing to try new things, he has published around 150 books since his 75th birthday, including one "Living Long, Living Good" that has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As the founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the doctor himself.
Energy comes from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot. We all remember how as children, when we were having fun, we often forgot to eat or sleep. I believe that we can keep that attitude as adults, too. Its best not to tire the body with too many rules such as lunchtime and bedtime .All people who live long regardless of nationality, race or gender share one thing in common: None are overweight... For breakfast I drink coffee, a glass of milk and some orange juice with a tablespoon of olive oil in it. Olive oil is great for the arteries and keeps my skin healthy. Lunch is milk and a few cookies, or nothing when I am too busy to eat. I never get hungry because I focus on my work. Dinner is veggies, a bit of fish and rice, and, twice a week, 100 grams of lean meat Always plan ahead. My schedule book is already full until 2014, with lectures and my usual hospital work. In 2016 I'll have some fun, though: I plan to attend the Tokyo Olympics! There is no need to ever retire, but if one must, it should be a lot later than 65. The current retirement age was set at 65 half a century ago, when the average life-expectancy in Japan was 68 years and only 125 Japanese were over 100 years old. Today, Japanese women live to be around 86 and men 80, and we have 36,000 centenarians in our country. In 20 years we will have about 50,000 people over the age of 100... Share what you know. I give 150 lectures a year, some for 100elementary-school children, others for 4,500 business people. I usually speak for 60 to 90 minutes, standing, to stay strong. When a doctor recommends you take a test or have some surgery, ask whether the doctor would suggest that his or her spouse or children go through such a procedure. Contrary to popular belief, doctors can't cure everyone. So why cause unnecessary pain with surgery I think music and animal therapy can help more than most doctors imagine. To stay healthy, always take the stairs and carry your own stuff. I take two stairs at a time, to get my muscles moving. My inspiration is Robert Browning's poem "Abt Vogler." My father used to read it to me. It encourages us to make big art, not small scribbles. It says to try to draw a circle so huge that there is no way we can finish it while we are alive. All we see is an arch; the rest is beyond our vision but it is there in the distance. Pain is mysterious, and having fun is the best way to forget it. If a child has a toothache, and you start playing a game together, he or she immediately forgets the pain. Hospitals must cater to the basic need of patients: We all want to have fun. At St. Luke's we have music and animal therapies, and art classes.Don't be crazy about amassing material things. Remember: You don't know when your number is up, and you can't take it with you to the next place. Hospitals must be designed and prepared for major disasters, and they must accept every patient who appears at their doors. We designed St. Luke's so we can operate anywhere: in the basement, in the corridors, in the chapel. Most people thought I was crazy to prepare for a catastrophe, but on March 20, 1995, I was unfortunately proven right when members of the Aum Shinrikyu religious cult launched a terrorist attack in the Tokyo subway. We accepted 740 victims and in two hours figured out that it was sarin gas that had hit them. Sadly we lost one person, but we saved 739 lives. Science alone can't cure or help people. Science lumps us all together, but illness is individual. Each person is unique, and diseases are connected to their hearts. To know the illness and help people, we need liberal and visual arts, not just medical ones. Life is filled with incidents. On March 31, 1970, when I was 59 years old, I boarded the Yodogo, a flight from Tokyo to Fukuoka. It was a beautiful sunny morning, and as Mount Fuji came into sight, the plane was hijacked by the Japanese Communist League-Red Army Faction. I spent the next four days handcuffed to my seat in 40-degree heat. As a doctor, I looked at it all as an experiment and was amazed at how the body slowed down in a crisis. Find a role model and aim to achieve even more than they could ever do. My father went to the United States in 1900 to study at DukeUniversity in North Carolina. He was a pioneer and one of my heroes. Later I found a few more life guides, and when I am stuck, I ask myself how they would deal with the problem. It's wonderful to live long. Until one is 60 years old, it is easy to work for one's family and to achieve one's goals. But in our later years, we should strive to contribute to society. Since the age of 65, I have worked as a volunteer. I still put in 18 hours seven days a week and love every minute of it.

A passing moment

A friend of mine opened his wife's ………….
underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.' He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.'She got this the first time we went to New York, 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.Well, I guess this is it.He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and said: 'Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion'. I still think those words changed my life. Now I read more and clean less. I sit on the porch without worrying about anything. I spend more time with my family, and less at work. I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything... I use crystal glasses every day... I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it. I don't save my special perfume for special occasions; I use it whenever I want to. The words 'Someday...' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now.... I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends. She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favourite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come. Each day, each hour, each minute, is special. Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one. If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about. If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it 'One of these days’, remember that 'One day' is far away... or might never come... No matter if you're superstitious or not, spend some time reading it. It holds useful messages for the soul.

Born October..

OCTOBER
* Loves to chat
* Loves those who loves him
* Loves to takes things at the centre
* Attractive and suave
* Inner and physical beauty
* Does not lie or pretend
* Sympathetic
* Treats friends importantly
* Always making friends
* Easily hur! t but recovers easily
* Bad tempered
* Selfish
* Seldom helps unless asked
* Daydreamer
* Very opinionated
* Does not care of what others think
* Emotional
* Decisive
* Strong clairvoyance
* Loves to travel, the arts and literature
* Soft-spoken, loving and caring * Romantic
* Touchy and easily jealous
* Spendthrift and easily influenced
* Easily lose confidence

Selamat Hari Ibu

Semoga
CerdikMu secerdik Aishah,
CantikMu secantik Ainul Mardhiah,
PengorbananMu setinggi Sumaiyah,
IkhlasMu seikhlas Rabiatul Adawiyah dan
TempatMu di suryga AlJannah.

Happy Teacher's Day

Accept my simple gift of 'Happy Teacher's Day'
wrapped with sincerity,
tied with care and
sealed with prayer to keep you safe and
happy all day long.
A teacher is a flower whose petals are soft,
a teacher is a candle whose length is tall and strong, a teacher is a person who is never wrong and
a teacher is a person who you should love forever.
Trust, believe and never doubt a teacher.
To all wonderful teachers, may you continue to make impact in the life of your students.
May you see hope where they see failure.
May you encourage when others put them down.
May you find joy in the process of molding a young life.
May you be an inspiration in the lives of many.
May you continue to be kind, have kind words and kindly be there when you are in need in deed.

What happens in heaven

WHAT HAPPENS IN HEAVEN
This is one of the nicest e-mails I have seen and is so true:
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-side inside a large workroom filled with angels. My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This Is the Receiving Section. Here, all petitions to Allah said in prayer are received.' I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world. Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section. The angel then said to me, 'This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who asked for them.'I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery to Earth Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the Door of a very small station To my great surprise, only one angel was Seated there, idly doing nothing. 'This is the Acknowledgment Section,' My angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed embarrassed 'How Is it that there is no work going on here?' I asked. 'So sad,' the angel sighed. 'After people receive the blessings that they asked For, very few send back acknowledgments.' 'How does one acknowledge Allah's blessings?' I asked. 'Simple,' the angel answered. Just say, 'Thank you, Allah.' 'What blessings should they acknowledge?' I asked. 'If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy.' 'And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has that opportunity.' Also ..... ' If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... You are more blessed than the many who will not even survive this day .' 'If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation. You are ahead of 700 million people in the world.' 'If you can attend a Mosque without the fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death you are envied by, and more blessed than, three billion people in the world.' 'If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare.' 'If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those in doubt and despair.' Ok, what now? How can I start? Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

The Tube

Secebis kasih sayang

Secebis Kasih Sayang.
Suatu cerita sahaja untuk panduan semua...
Aku cuma ada seorang adik. Usianya tiga tahun lebih muda daripada aku.Suatu hari, untuk mendapatkan sehelai sapu tangan yang menjadi keperluan anak gadis keti ka itu, aku ambil 50 sen dari poket seluar ayah.
Petang itu, pulang saja dari sekolah - ayah memanggil kami berdua.Dia meminta aku dan adik berdiri di tepi dinding. Aku menggeletar melihat rotan panjang sedepa di tangan ayah.
"Siapa ambil duit ayah?" tanya ayah bagai singa lapar.
Aku langsung tidak berdaya menentang renungan tajam mata ayah. Kedua-dua kami membisu,cuma tunduk memandang lantai.
"Baik,kalau tak mengaku,dua-dua ayah rotan!" sambung ayah sambil mengangkat tangan untuk melepaskan pukulan sulungnya ke belakang aku.
Tiba-tiba, adik menangkap tangan ayah dengan kedua-dua belah tangannya sambil berkata, "Saya yang ambil!"
Belum sempat adik menarik nafas selepas mengungkapkan kata-kata itu,hayunan dan balunan silih berganti menghentam tubuh adik. Aku gamam,lidah kelu untuk bersuara. Walau perit menahan sakit, setitis pun airmata adik tak tumpah.
Setelah puas melihat adik terjelepok di lantai, ayah merungut.
"Kamu sudah mula belajar mencuri di rumah sendiri. Apakah lagi perbuatan kamu yang akan memalukan ayah di luar kelak?"
Malam itu, emak dan aku tak lepas-lepas mendakap adik. Belakangnya yang berbirat dipenuhi calar-balar cuba kami ubati.Namun adik cukup tabah. Setitis pun air matanya tidak mengiringi kesakitan yang mencucuk-cucuk.
Melihat keadaan itu, aku meraung sekuat hati, kesal dengan sikap aku yang takut berkata benar.
Adik segera menutup mulutku dengan kedua-dua belah tangannya lalu berkata,"Jangan menangis kak,semuanya dah berlalu!"
Aku mengutuk diri sendiri kerana tidak mampu membela adik. Tahun bersilih ganti, peristiwa adik dibelasah kerana mempertahankan aku bagaikan baru semalam berlaku. Adik mendapat tawaran belajar ke sekolah berasrama penuh dan aku pula ditawarkan menyambung pelajaran ke peringkat pra-universiti.
Malam itu ayah duduk di bawah cahaya lampu minyak tanah bersama ibu di ruang tamu. Aku terdengar ayah berkata,
"Zah, kedua-dua anak kita cemerlang dalam pelajaran. Abang bangga sekali!"
"Tapi apalah maknanya bang…!" aku terdengar ibu teresak-esak.
"Dimana kita nak cari duit membiayai mereka?"
Ketika itulah adik keluar dari biliknya. Dia berdiri di depan ayah dan ibu.
"Ayah,saya tak mahu ke sekolah lagi!"
Perlahan-lahan ayah bangun, membetulkan ikatan kain pelekatnya dan merenung wajah emak,kemudian wajah adik dalam-dalam.
Panggggg….sebuah penampar singgah di pipi adik. Seperti biasa yang mampu aku lakukan ialah menutup muka dan menangis.
"Kenapa kamu ni? Tahu tak,kalau ayah terpaksa mengemis kerana persekolahan kamu, ayah akan lakukan!"
"Orang lelaki kena bersekolah. Kalau tak, dia takkan dapat membawa keluarganya keluar daripada kemiskinan," aku memujuk adik tatkala menyapu minyak pada pipinya yang bengkak.
"Kakak perempuan…biarlah kakak yang berhenti."
Tiada siapa yang menyangka, dinihari itu adik tiada dibiliknya.Dia membawa bersamanya beberapa helai baju lusuh yang dia ada. Di atas pangkin tempat dia lelapkan mata, terdapat sehelai kertas yang tercatat…..
"Kak…untuk dapat peluang ke universiti bukannya mudah. Saya cari kerja dan akan kirim wang buat akak."
Apa lagi yang saya tahu selain meraung. Ayah termenung, jelas dia cukup kecewa. Begitu juga emak yang menggunakan air matanya memujuk ayah.
Suatu petang ketika berehat di asrama, teman sebilik menerpa:
“Ada pemuda kampung tunggu kau kat luar!"
"Pemuda kampung?" bisikku. "Siapa?"
Tergesa-gesa aku keluar bilik. Dari jauh aku nampak adik berdiri dengan pakaian comotnya yang dipenuhi lumpur dan simen.
"Kenapa sebut orang kampung, sebutlah adik yang datang!"
Sambil tersenyum dia menjawab, "Akak lihatlah pakaian adik ni. Apa yang akan kawan-kawan akak kata kalau mereka tahu saya adik kakak?"
Jantungku terasa berhenti berdenyut mendengarkan jawapannya. Aku cukup tersentuh. Tanpa sedar, air jernih mengalir di pipi. Aku kibas-kibas bebutir pasir dan tompokan simen pada pakaian adik.
Dalam suara antara dengar dan tidak, aku bersuara, "Akak tak peduli apa orang lain kata."
Dari kocek seluarnya, adik keluarkan sepit rambut berbentukkupu-kupu.Dia mengenakan pada rambutku sambil berkata, "Kak, saya tengok ramai gadis pakai sepit macam ni, saya beli satu untuk akak."
Aku kaku. Sepatah kata pun tak terucap. Aku rangkul adik dan dadanya dibasahi air mataku yang tak dapat ditahan-tahan.
Tamat semester, aku pulang ke kampung sementara menunggu konvokesyen.Aku lihat tingkap dan dinding rumah bersih, tak seperti selalu.
"Emak,tak payahlah kerja teruk-teruk bersihkan rumah sambut saya balik."
"Adik kamu yang bersihkan. Dia pulang kelmarin. Habis tangannya luka-luka."
Aku menerpa ke biliknya. Cantik senyum adik. Kami berdakapan.
''Sakit ke?" aku bertanya tatkala memeriksa luka pada tangannya..
"Tak….Kak tahu, semasa bekerja sebagai buruh kontrak, kerikil dan serpihan simen jatuh seperti hujan menimpa tubuh saya sepanjang masa.
Kesakitan yang dirasa tidak dapat menghentikan usaha saya untuk bekerja keras."
Apalagi…aku menangis seperti selalu.
Aku berkahwin pada usia menginjak 27 tahun. Suamiku seorang usahawan menawarkan jawatan pengurus kepada adik.
"Kalau adik terima jawatan tu, apa kata orang lain?" kata adik.
"Adik takde pelajaran. Biarlah adik bekerja dengan kelulusan yang adik ada."
"Adik tak ke sekolah pun kerana akak." kata ku memujuk.
"Kenapa sebut kisah lama, kak?" katanya ringkas, cuba menyembunyikan kesedihannya.
Adik terus tinggal di kampung dan bekerja sebagai petani setelah ayah tiada. Pada majlis perkahwinannya dengan seorang gadis sekampung, juruacara majlis bertanya, "Siapakah orang yang paling anda sayangi?"
Spontan adik menjawab, "Selain emak, kakak saya…."katanya lantas menceritakan suatu kisah yang langsung tidak ku ingati.
"Semasa sama-sama bersekolah rendah, setiap hari kami berjalan kaki ke sekolah.Suatu hari tapak kasut saya tertanggal. Melihat saya hanya memakai kasut sebelah, kakak membuka kasutnya dan memberikannya pada saya. Dia berjalan dengan sebelah kasut. Sampai di rumah saya lihat kakinya berdarah sebab tertikam tunggul dan calar-balar."
''Sejak itulah saya berjanji pada diri sendiri. Saya akan lakukan apa saja demi kebahagiaan kakak saya itu. Saya berjanji akan menjaganya sampai bila-bila."
Sebaik adik tamat bercerita, aku meluru ke pelamin, mendakap adik sungguh-sungguh sambil meraung bagaikan diserang histeria.
"Jika tak dapat apa yang kita suka,,belajarlah menyukai apa yg kita dapat…dan bersyukurlah dengan apa yang kita ada.."

Stand by me

Stand by me

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh now now
Stand by me , Stand by me, Stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
Whenever you're in trouble won't you
stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A_ma2h0idk

A Japanese Lesson

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan hasnot held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishingboats got bigger and went further than ever. The further the fishermenwent, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took moretime, the fish were not fresh. To solve this problem, fish companiesinstalled freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freezethem at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go further and stay longer.However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozenfish. And they did not like the taste of frozen fish. The frozen fishbrought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. Theywould catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After alittle thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fishtaste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they getfresh-tasting fish to Japan.How did they manage? To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishingcompanies still put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark. The fishare challenged and hence are constantly on the move. The challenge theyface keeps them alive and fresh!Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of thetime tired and dull?Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active. If youare steadily conquering challenges, you are happy. Your challenges keep youenergized.Don't create success and revel in it in a state of inertia. You have theresources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in yourtank and see how far you can really go!'Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character' - Albert Einstein

LIFE

How you feel about yourself now
(Temperance)
You feel a need for harmony and balance in your life and indeed are starting to feel that some peace has already been restored. If you have been through some tough times, such as a break up of a relationship or financial problems, peace will be restored. However if you are still experiencing problems, this is a time for calm, careful control and patience and you will soon have a sense of normality again.
What you most want at this moment
(The High Priestess)
Ida, that what you most want at this time is for a secret to be revealed, a secret held deep within yourself or another? Go within and listen to your heart and instincts. The appearance of The High Priestess tells you that the power of the divine feminine is with you, trust it.
Your fears
(The Star)
You are fearful of the future and rather lacking in self-belief - you are afraid your hopes will be dashed. Well don’t be, this is your wish card - a time of joy and fulfilment. Good health, possibly after a time of illness, and good fortune that will give you a new zest of life. If considering a new love affair, new job or career, or travel, then go for it. You may also receive a gift or gifts!
what is going for you (The Chariot)Drive, drive, drive, that’s what’s going for you. You certainly aren’t a quitter that’s for sure. The appearance of The Chariot tells of conflicts ending in victory, so don’t give up, battle on and you will succeed. This is a time of movement and change. Expect a journey relating to work, and if you’ve had you’re eye on that car, it will soon be yours.
what is going against you (Death)This is a time of anxiety, depression and fear with all the turmoil and distressing events happening in your life - it's time to show what you are made of. What has now come to an end leaves room for brand new beginnings in life, love and career? However radical events may be in your life, believe that life goes on and life is what you make of it.
Outcome
(The World)
Success, fulfillment and conclusion are near at hand - the successful outcome to a venture, satisfaction in a relationship and efforts rewarded. It is a culmination of events and indicates material wealth and greater spiritual awareness. You may choose to buy that dream house or a wonderfully fulfilling relationship is on offer, enjoy!

Videos

Bear
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ABIR THE SWANSEA

ABIR THE SWAN

ARIF THE OCEAN

Defining Leadership

Leadership is a great quality and every great organizational success besides other factors owes its credit to the leader who led it to glory. dradalat@gmail.com
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ISLAMIC_LEADERSHIP_PRINCIPLES.html
The Qur'an says: "I am going to make you Imam for the people." (Surah al Baqarah 2:124). Our contention that Prophethood is guidance and Imamat is leadership has been derived from the Quran, which says: "The Messenger has only to convey the message of Allah." (Surah al Maidah 5:99) But we know that the duty of an Imam is to supervise, to lead and to take care of those who accept his leadership.
http://www.al-islam.org/universe/31.htm
Leadership was much earlier defined as an interactive process, in terms of leader-group relationships and interactions. Later as that behaviour of an individual, this initiates change in the goals, objectives, configurations, procedures, inputs, processes and ultimately the outputs of social system (Lipham, et al 1974). This definition takes into account effectiveness and efficiency and hence leadership is therefore dynamic.

EMAK

To Yang Berbahagia Datin Hjh Norpiah Bt Kudus,

Dearest Emak,

How are you Emak? It has been three weeks I last visited you. Oh Emak. I missed you terribly. Wanting to see you, hear you, talk to you, see you smile, hear that laughter and endless advice. Then I shall gaze upon your face and feel the warmth of your embrace until my hand you take in yours. Oh, Emak, I miss you so. Emak, this year I will be 48 years old on October 4th and this July you will be 74 years old. Time flies and my children are growing up so fast that they are so busy as well. They are grownups now. Emak, my children has friends and has expanded their horizon of friends. Sometimes they tend to get carried away by being silly and meaning just to have fun.
During the breaking dawn I am always up, putting my feet together and praying for Allah Almighty to give the strength for another day. Let this day becomes another special day like all the yesterdays. The strength that Emak has that makes what you are today. Emak, the abulation of prayers rekindles the warmth and restore the charge that needed me to put on smiles and much happiness. Emak, did you see the magnitude of thoughts that wishes to lay a good healthy breakfast spread for the energy to revive in the day’s work for all in the family. Sometimes, alas, wild ideas besieged and doldrums despairingly makes me fail to make good preparation. I am but flabbergasted.
Emak, you were a teacher and always were to be one. I am now in your shoes and I love children very much I do. But teaching has taken its toil. I wonder what happen today therefore there was never again a yesterday. The reaching of teaching goes beyond the spectrum and scope. Or was I manhandled in the way I should do in the teaching. But I enjoy teaching.
Emak, help me to follow in all of your ways as the path for all my tomorrows.
When weary or worried from all of life’s cares, intercede for me through your most blessed prayers. And when from straighter paths I flee, guide me with your motherly love. Emak, with loving care, do please tend to the wounds of my despair. When my hope seems to have faded and my life is all but jaded. Share with me too, in times of gladness. Rejoice with me as with great pleasure for I count my blessings beyond measure.
Emak, life is not that easy, yet I am appreciating life as you would have always said. Syukur, Alhamdulillah! Emak, 16: the wise Luqman said to his son, " And do not treat people with contempt; and when dealing with them do not adopt an attitude that shows arrogance and insolence (17:37). Emak, we shall always remember that Allah Almighty does not approve of the one whom, out of self-conceit, acts in a boastful manner (53:23). I try to practice the best but it is much better that I am but good. For neither I do know how to treat people with contempt nor do I deal with them with arrogance and insolence. Emak, my prayers will keep me strong and I persevere in all my doings. Do pray for me Emak.
Emak, I love you so much.

Sincerely,
Datin Hjh Mahidah Bt Datuk Hj Ab Wahab
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All day’s work is half undone
Drooling MSN
Updating 5GB in HOTMAILS
Photoshopping at MaC
Seeking friends in FACEBOOK
Doodling ONLINES Awaiting OFFLINES
SMSing on SAMSUNG OMNIA
Watching VETTEL REDBULL winning at SEPANG
Mesmerising Adam Lambert’s Wednesday
Vegetating LICENCE TO GRILL wowing the E’s
Deleting inboxes, cleaning MYSPACE
Checking messages waiting letters are yet to come
Ayah’s announcements of his weekend’s whereabouts
Prejudicing slots in the KOREAN Series
Laughingly jibes with my daughter I SKYPE
Getting MMS from my son as far as Gibraltar
Emak, Thru YOUTUBE
Boyle over Susan in Britains Got Talent
Engrossed with Barack’s speeches, then SINENTRON
Bring presence of mind in order to take care of your health
Emak reassure yourself to call all your strength
Emak, I am the mother in time`
I love much of you, Emak because you are my mother all the time…
How’s today, Emak?
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DEFINING INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Instructional leadership encompasses "those actions that a principal takes, or delegates to others, to promote growth in student learning" (Debevoise, 1984, pp. 14-20) and comprises the following tasks: defining the purpose of schooling; setting school-wide goals; providing the resources needed for learning to occur; supervising and evaluating teachers; coordinating staff development programmes; and creating collegial relationships with and among teachers. (Wildy & Dimmock, 1993, p. 44)
The term instructional leader clearly describes the primary role of the principal in the quest for excellence in education. To achieve this quest, it will take more than a strong principal with concrete ideas. According to Richardson et al. (1989), he or she must lead toward educational achievement, must be a person who makes instructional quality the top priority of the school, and must be able to bring that vision to realization.
Most writers acknowledge there is no single definition of instructional leadership nor specific guidelines or direction as to what an instructional leader does (Flath, 1989). However, they create their own definitions and, as a result, meanings vary considerably from one practitioner to another and from one researcher to another. This lack of consistency in definition then becomes part of the problem. As Cuban (1984) expresses it: "Road signs exist, but no maps are yet for sale" (p. 132). However, to enlarge our understanding, the discussion now turns to examine the role of an effective instructional leader in today's schools.

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Emak
Adakah ini yang dinamakan cinta
Betapa mendalamnya perasaan ini
Hanya kerana ingin mendengar suaranya
Melihat rupanya, merasakan hatinya,
Rindu yang mengasyikkan kerana selalu terkenangkannya
Emak
Adakah ini yang dinamakan cinta
Biar dimarahi, ditegur, disapa, dipandang,
Biar dikata, diberi pandang tak sama
Perasaan hati hanya mahu melihat dan mendengar suaranya
Emak
Adakah ini dinamakan cinta
Sayang yang amat sangat terhadap anak oleh seorang ibu.
Amatlah sayang pada anak saya sendiri yang menjangkau 23 usia
Berkerja jauh di sudut mana samudera
Adakah ini perasaan emak dengan saya
Adakah ini cinta yang akan terubat rindu dengan kepulangan anak
Ku nanti..
Emak
Amatlah sayang saya dengan emak samalah sepertinya
Amatlah sayang saya dengan anak saya yang jauh di mata... di samudera sana..
Emak adakah ini dinamakan cinta....

Datin Hjh Mahidah Bt Datuk Hj Ab Wahab

I am very much interested in Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviour. Perhaps we can share some ideas on the impact the Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviour has upon Teachers Instructional Teaching Practices.