There are quite a number of dangerous items which we used everyday and they are considered a normal part of our lives and yet we do not know how much they can harm us, our family and Mother Earth...
1. Washing detergents mostly used at home contains chemicals which is harmful to the body and it will also pollute the environment. Dish washing liquid if not completely rinsed off the plates and bowls is bad for our health. We can consider natural abrasives which can be used in the place of dish washing liquids..... Have a guess, anyone!
Alternatives- Crushed egg shells, sponge gourd stems (絲瓜)are natural abrasives that can be used to clean our utensils, plates and bowls.
2. Floor or furniture polishers contains harmful chemicals like phenol and nitrobenzene which can cause harm to the skin and internal organs. long period of contract can give raise to cancer risk.
Phenol also found in air freshener can cause irritation to our eyes and cause headache and breathing difficulty.
Phosphorous are found in detergents and they can depletes oxygen in the water, how?
Phosphorous flows into the sewage pipe and into the rivers, encourage the growth of algae in huge quantities, and when the algae die, it produce unpleasant stench and depletes oxygen in the water, causing fishes and other living organisms die due to lack of oxygen in the water.
Alternatives:
-Baking soda can get rid of dirt and grease.
- cooking oil can polish the furnitures
-half a cup of white vinegar to a pail of water can clean the ceramic tiles in the kitchen
Or choose products made from natural sources.
References: Asiapac (2009). Top Eco Tips. Singapore: Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Birthday chalet Day 1 n 2
Earlier part we were all celebrating for Sam........ playing the " carrot games" and masquerade!
I was talking about the ghost hunting plans earlier and y it could not be carried out!
My mind was in a blank until i realised i was in the car and travelling on it journey to see ghost! hahaha and luckily everyone returned relieved except for those who suggested it! i was strongly relieved that everyone returned safely and " empty- handed!' Actually, there were some tell-tale signs that we should not proceed, but the few was stubborn and insisted to proceed despite warning from the birthday girl!!!!Our dear driver was driving the 7 seater car for the first time..... On the way driving to the old changi hospital, the car engine started to produce a sound....... everyone was like........ what was wrong with the car........never mind, ignore.....ignore...... but more worries started to ring
" Maggie........... Maggie............ hahahah our dear maggie was like......... i also don't know!!!!! Then further......." u all smelled anything burning?????" no response...... everybody started to concentrate sniffing the air in the car!!!!! " different responses started again!!!!!! " no lah!" " have lah" " our dear driver Aziz was ordered to stop the car at the nearest bus-stop....... Our dear siok see, went down the car, " yah, something was burning.........!!!!! not sure!!!!! maybe the wheels! " again Bindthu and Raveen then reassured everyone and we continued on the journey....... Again the strange sound continued..... Aziz then said that it was carrying a heavy duty pack of people thus it was not uncomfortable....... we finally managed to identify the problem, the gear was not shifted to it usual position, thus it was making noise!!!!
Finally the car was settled...... we too finally reached our destinations, there was a road leading to the hospital, we saw a empty car packed at the side, everyone got every excited, but i felt very creepy!!! then i told myself may someone parked the car and they left for somewhere else where they need to explore on foot!
We drove past the empty car and right in front of us, there was a fallen tree blocking our path! " At that moment of time, i was like " Thanks buddha!" we were saved from the exploring!! but then i froze in fright, when someone in the car blurted out "come on guys, lets get down and shift the tree away!"
anyway, we drove off by orders from the birthday girl............ we proceeded to buy mineral water ..... then Aziz drove us back to the old changi hospital route and we realized the empty car packed there at the road up , was missing!! ( don't scare ourselves, maybe others finished exploring the area on foot and drove off!)
I was very relieved that we did not succeed in exploring..... there was so many signs of telling us to stay away! if we can avoid , why would we put ourselves at risk!!!!
it will be very scary and unlucky if we managed to see one!
It will be damn SUAY and FRIGHTENING if "it" followed u home!
Lastly, Aziz said something about me: asthmatic: i learned a new word " Sisambok!"
(Wrong spelling..... i am not sure.... i check through malay directionary but there was none such word! never mind i will ask him again if i have the chance!)
After returing to the chalet, i proceeded to shower, complete my assignment, they continued to play in-between card games...... we managed to chit chat till 0345hrs and thereafter we went to bed!
Day 2, we woke up, drove to changi end for breakfast! we had some games of taboo, mahjong...... again, never missed: occupation hazards: chit chatting about work!!!! The early afternoon was spent in such relaxed manner!
Towards the late afternoon, we went cycling...... and that was fun......
We then went to downtown east and sam bought a birthday present for herself, she had been eyeing on that since few years ago and she finally bought it......
we returned and played on his newly bought gift:
Hello kitty Mahjong set
We returned home at around 2230hrs........ phew, tiring but enjoyable......
I was talking about the ghost hunting plans earlier and y it could not be carried out!
My mind was in a blank until i realised i was in the car and travelling on it journey to see ghost! hahaha and luckily everyone returned relieved except for those who suggested it! i was strongly relieved that everyone returned safely and " empty- handed!' Actually, there were some tell-tale signs that we should not proceed, but the few was stubborn and insisted to proceed despite warning from the birthday girl!!!!Our dear driver was driving the 7 seater car for the first time..... On the way driving to the old changi hospital, the car engine started to produce a sound....... everyone was like........ what was wrong with the car........never mind, ignore.....ignore...... but more worries started to ring
" Maggie........... Maggie............ hahahah our dear maggie was like......... i also don't know!!!!! Then further......." u all smelled anything burning?????" no response...... everybody started to concentrate sniffing the air in the car!!!!! " different responses started again!!!!!! " no lah!" " have lah" " our dear driver Aziz was ordered to stop the car at the nearest bus-stop....... Our dear siok see, went down the car, " yah, something was burning.........!!!!! not sure!!!!! maybe the wheels! " again Bindthu and Raveen then reassured everyone and we continued on the journey....... Again the strange sound continued..... Aziz then said that it was carrying a heavy duty pack of people thus it was not uncomfortable....... we finally managed to identify the problem, the gear was not shifted to it usual position, thus it was making noise!!!!
Finally the car was settled...... we too finally reached our destinations, there was a road leading to the hospital, we saw a empty car packed at the side, everyone got every excited, but i felt very creepy!!! then i told myself may someone parked the car and they left for somewhere else where they need to explore on foot!
We drove past the empty car and right in front of us, there was a fallen tree blocking our path! " At that moment of time, i was like " Thanks buddha!" we were saved from the exploring!! but then i froze in fright, when someone in the car blurted out "come on guys, lets get down and shift the tree away!"
anyway, we drove off by orders from the birthday girl............ we proceeded to buy mineral water ..... then Aziz drove us back to the old changi hospital route and we realized the empty car packed there at the road up , was missing!! ( don't scare ourselves, maybe others finished exploring the area on foot and drove off!)
I was very relieved that we did not succeed in exploring..... there was so many signs of telling us to stay away! if we can avoid , why would we put ourselves at risk!!!!
it will be very scary and unlucky if we managed to see one!
It will be damn SUAY and FRIGHTENING if "it" followed u home!
Lastly, Aziz said something about me: asthmatic: i learned a new word " Sisambok!"
(Wrong spelling..... i am not sure.... i check through malay directionary but there was none such word! never mind i will ask him again if i have the chance!)
After returing to the chalet, i proceeded to shower, complete my assignment, they continued to play in-between card games...... we managed to chit chat till 0345hrs and thereafter we went to bed!
Day 2, we woke up, drove to changi end for breakfast! we had some games of taboo, mahjong...... again, never missed: occupation hazards: chit chatting about work!!!! The early afternoon was spent in such relaxed manner!
Towards the late afternoon, we went cycling...... and that was fun......
We then went to downtown east and sam bought a birthday present for herself, she had been eyeing on that since few years ago and she finally bought it......
we returned and played on his newly bought gift:
Hello kitty Mahjong set
We returned home at around 2230hrs........ phew, tiring but enjoyable......
Busy and a memorable Month of May 2011
I have been very busy in the month of May.......Busy with my work, my studies and playing.....
It has been an exciting month as well as for all Singaporeans...... It has too a disappointing month for me where it concern my studies, my good friends and I had worked very hard for the presentation but the results was very upsetting, it had not turned out well for us..... and yet I blamed it on the tutor (Now I still do!) I really don't like her as a tutor, she was not at all helpful...... when my friend asked her a question after class, she just brushed her by answering: " i had already said that in class, if you did not hear it, then that is too bad!" This is how a senior nurse educator behave...... Anyway, i hope not to see her again...... just one last exam in june, then i am free not see you again......
After this presentation, I have one last written assignment on law and ethics due on the 30th, yet i was happily ignoring the urgency to complete my work.... I only started writting my assignment on the 18th, yet I spent only 1 hr doing it... the rest of the day, i was happily doing something else (Thank goodness, i am not like that at work) I was procrastinating throughout the last week of May, I can strongly feel the urgency but I can't put myself to sit in front of my laptop, reading the journal articles and scanning through the library books for information........... i cannot concentrate and focus .........On the 20th, I met up with my friends for a gathering dinner, throughout the whole dinner, my heart was very heavy......my mind was half occupied by my assignment..... but i was still able to chit chat and enjoy the dinner. Yet on the way home, i was so overwhelmed by that " guility and panic" I could not sleep the whole night!This feeling followed me through the last week of may. I only managed to start on the 24th, which was my advanced Dip graduation day. Since I was able to start, i tried my best to end it....... fortunately I managed to write about a 1000 words (2000 words required) there after I again started to procrastinate....... Again on the 27th, I met up with my senior friends cum colleagues for dinner and to watch a Teochew opera thereafter....... Oh great, that feeling followed me, i was able to unfeel it when i was deeply concentrating on the opera...... That feeling was terrible when the show ended....... I was again overwhelmed by it on the way home!!!!
It was like I am standing at the most end part of the cliff and if i don't continue with the assignment, i will lose my balance and fall over the cliff!
I forced myself to complete the other 1000 words! While i was working through, i got stuck in the middle, i quickly asked my friend for help and luckily she showed me sample, and then i managed it through and completed the assignment!
Despite there are work still incomplete like; having some references to type, seting footer, inserting the marking guide, assignment page, content page, i managed to have a good sleep in the night.....
The next day , i woke up every early to complete my work, cause i don't to bring work to the chalet! Yes, I have a birthday party to attend...... i promised that i will stay over at the chalet......
In the end, I still have to complete my work at the chalet, but i managed through......!!!!
Talking about the chalet, I really enjoyed myself, spending a great time with my ex colleagues, colleagues and friends! I think when I am high, i go overboard! i have no awareness at the time of happening! i will be aware only when i am at rest, i will start to reflect what i did, " That is so damn embarassing! "
On the first night, itself, i was pulled along to explore ghost hunting....... i had no reaction until i was sitting in the car and starting coughing! i was coughing throughout the journey and worse when they explained their plans of ghost hunting........ Hhahaha, luckily the plan could not be carried out!
It has been an exciting month as well as for all Singaporeans...... It has too a disappointing month for me where it concern my studies, my good friends and I had worked very hard for the presentation but the results was very upsetting, it had not turned out well for us..... and yet I blamed it on the tutor (Now I still do!) I really don't like her as a tutor, she was not at all helpful...... when my friend asked her a question after class, she just brushed her by answering: " i had already said that in class, if you did not hear it, then that is too bad!" This is how a senior nurse educator behave...... Anyway, i hope not to see her again...... just one last exam in june, then i am free not see you again......
After this presentation, I have one last written assignment on law and ethics due on the 30th, yet i was happily ignoring the urgency to complete my work.... I only started writting my assignment on the 18th, yet I spent only 1 hr doing it... the rest of the day, i was happily doing something else (Thank goodness, i am not like that at work) I was procrastinating throughout the last week of May, I can strongly feel the urgency but I can't put myself to sit in front of my laptop, reading the journal articles and scanning through the library books for information........... i cannot concentrate and focus .........On the 20th, I met up with my friends for a gathering dinner, throughout the whole dinner, my heart was very heavy......my mind was half occupied by my assignment..... but i was still able to chit chat and enjoy the dinner. Yet on the way home, i was so overwhelmed by that " guility and panic" I could not sleep the whole night!This feeling followed me through the last week of may. I only managed to start on the 24th, which was my advanced Dip graduation day. Since I was able to start, i tried my best to end it....... fortunately I managed to write about a 1000 words (2000 words required) there after I again started to procrastinate....... Again on the 27th, I met up with my senior friends cum colleagues for dinner and to watch a Teochew opera thereafter....... Oh great, that feeling followed me, i was able to unfeel it when i was deeply concentrating on the opera...... That feeling was terrible when the show ended....... I was again overwhelmed by it on the way home!!!!
It was like I am standing at the most end part of the cliff and if i don't continue with the assignment, i will lose my balance and fall over the cliff!
I forced myself to complete the other 1000 words! While i was working through, i got stuck in the middle, i quickly asked my friend for help and luckily she showed me sample, and then i managed it through and completed the assignment!
Despite there are work still incomplete like; having some references to type, seting footer, inserting the marking guide, assignment page, content page, i managed to have a good sleep in the night.....
The next day , i woke up every early to complete my work, cause i don't to bring work to the chalet! Yes, I have a birthday party to attend...... i promised that i will stay over at the chalet......
In the end, I still have to complete my work at the chalet, but i managed through......!!!!
Talking about the chalet, I really enjoyed myself, spending a great time with my ex colleagues, colleagues and friends! I think when I am high, i go overboard! i have no awareness at the time of happening! i will be aware only when i am at rest, i will start to reflect what i did, " That is so damn embarassing! "
On the first night, itself, i was pulled along to explore ghost hunting....... i had no reaction until i was sitting in the car and starting coughing! i was coughing throughout the journey and worse when they explained their plans of ghost hunting........ Hhahaha, luckily the plan could not be carried out!
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