谁令你心痴？Aaron vs Leslie

他们俩代表着不同的星球来到地球。

两个小王子的使命各不相同。

A星球的王子把舞蹈、歌曲、电影融入其生活中，取悦地球人，给人阳光和希望。（我相信你还有更大的使命，期待你的舞台剧所要传达的讯息）

L星球的王子用绚丽但短暂的演艺生涯丰富地球之行，也让地球人关注忧郁症的严重性。

小王子坐在一块石头上，抬眼望着天空。“我怀疑，”他说：“天上的星星都亮着，是不是为了让我们每个人有一天可以再找到属于他自己的那颗……”（摘自小王子）

Love Us, Not Eat Us!

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I know it's impossible to become a vegan or vegetarian overnight, start by reducing the consumption of meat, esp red meat. I'm a semi-veg now, or to be precise, I only take fish (Pesco-Vegetarian). My main reason is first of all, health, secondly, to save the earth's resources of rearing animals (eg, it takes 10kg of grain to produce merely 1kg of beef), and thirdly, compassion and humaritarian. It just happens naturally, not because of religion.

Here are some common questions about vegetarianism. Hope it can help to clear your doubts.

1. What are the different types of vegetarians?
Strict vegetarians, called vegans, eat no animal products at all. The staples of their diets are fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans and peas), grains, seeds, and nuts.
Lacto-vegetarians eat dairy products in addition to plant foods.
Lacto-ovo vegetarians include dairy products and eggs as well as plant foods in their diets.
People who eat animal flesh (meat, fish, chicken) are not considered to be vegetarians. However, as the health benefits of a vegetarian diet become more widely known, many people reduce or eliminate animal products. For example, they may eat fish and chicken but no red meat, or they may eat meat in small portions only a few times a week. These people can most accurately be described as following a semi-vegetarian diet.

2. What are the health benefits of a vegetarian diet?
Vegetarian diets are lower in saturated fats, cholesterol, and animal protein. They’re also high in folate, anti-oxidant vitamins like C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals. Overall, vegetarians have substantially reduced risks for obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, and some forms of cancer - particularly lung cancer and colon cancer. Vegetarian diets that are low in saturated fats have been successfully used to reverse severe coronary artery disease.

3. Is it possible to get enough protein on a vegetarian diet?
Absolutely, it’s actually difficult to become protein deficient unless you quit eating all together. Just about all unrefined foods contain significant amounts of protein. Potatoes are 11% protein, oranges 8%, beans 26%, and tofu 34%. In fact, people have been known to grow at astounding rates (doubling their body size in only six months) on a diet of only 5% protein. These people are infants and they do it during the first 6 months of life, fueled by breast milk, which contains just 5% protein.

4. How much protein do I need, anyway?
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (R.D.A.) for protein is 0.8 grams a day per kilogram of bodyweight. (Divide your weight in pounds by 2.2 to get kilograms.) Athletes may require more protein, but the amount is small (1.0 to 1.5 grams per kilogram of bodyweight), an amount easily obtainable from a vegetarian diet.
Excess protein consumption can cause a variety of problems including bone mineral loss, kidney damage, and dehydration. Your body can only use so much protein, the excess is either broken down through oxidization, placing an enormous strain on the kidneys, or it is stored as body fat. Neither option is particularly desirable.

5. What’s the difference between complete and incomplete proteins?
Animal protein contains all nine of the essential amino acids, so it has been referred to as a "complete" protein. The nine essential amino acids can also be found in plant proteins, however no single plant source contains all nine of them. Therefore, plant protein has been referred to as "incomplete."
It was once widely believed that vegetarians had to carefully combine plant protein sources in each meal in order to obtain all nine essential amino acids. However, scientific studies have shown that the human body can store essential amino acids and combine them as necessary. So, while combining beans and rice, or peanut butter and bread produces a complete protein, it’s not necessary to consciously do this at every meal. If you eat a varied diet and adequate calories, combining proteins is not an issue.

6. Why do people become vegetarians?
There are a variety of reasons. Many people switch to a vegetarian diet for weight loss and improved health. Some are concerned about the safety of meat following recent outbreaks of salmonella and e. coli bacteria. Others feel that it is moral or spiritual issue. Some individuals deplore the suffering of animals in modern factory farms. Still others are concerned about the environment and world hunger. A few just don’t like meat. For many vegetarians it is a combination of issues.

My Notebook

当阅读书本时，看到具有启发性的句子，赶快把它记录下来。

（谢谢子干大哥的advice）

“头脑是用来来想东西，不是来记东西的。”

把喜欢的词句写在心爱的本子上是件快乐的事。

我相信，书中自有黄金屋、梦想屋、快乐屋……。

留一片蓝天

20.03.08, 12.30am 在FM97.2 听到这首歌，感触良多。
歌曲18年前发表，以前纯粹把它当作好歌欣赏。
现在再次听这首歌，听出了环保意识与
保护下一代的重要性。
真的要问一问自己，我们留下什么给明天的孩子。

留一片藍天
作詞：宋天豪　作曲：蔡宗政

(柏)星星住在天空　人群住在地球　 宇宙之間我們不寂寞
(松)沙漠擁有綠州　山谷擁有河流　天空也有彩虹

＊(柏)他們留下什麼給明天的孩子　陪他一起認識地球
(合)留下高樓大廈　還是公路煙囪　誰能做他的朋友

＃留一片藍天　讓白雲彩霞都有一個家　
留一片海洋　讓海鷗飛翔　沒有人會阻擋　
讓地球每個角落都靠近天堂　

留一片草原　讓蝴蝶和花都有一個家　
讓地球的孩子可以找到他　說說心裡的話　
讓世界的每一天都充滿著阳光　
留一片藍天　留一片藍天

Repeat ＊,＃
(柏)星星住在天空　人群住在地球　 宇宙之間我們不寂寞
(松)沙漠擁有綠州　山谷擁有河流　天空也有彩虹

环保酵素

前天谈到鼓励大家在家里制作环保酵素，这里提供制作“秘方”。

环保酵素的用处很多，可以抹地、抹玻璃（防止手印）、洗水槽、除臭、施肥等等。

以下是我发酵的‘成品’，左边是外用的环保酵素，右边的是食用的酵素（采用的是raw honey 和新鲜水果）。原来在发酵过程中所产生的气体有助于净化空气、保护臭氧层ozone layer。

原来，我们家里的垃圾桶（尤其是装满了食物残渣）时时刻刻都在释放甲烷（沼气），刺激了温室效应，将空气的温度提升。
[Methane is a relatively potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential (i.e., warming effect compared to carbon dioxide)]

所以，做环保酵素最主要的目的是鼓励每一个人家中都有环保酵素，延缓全球暖化的情况。 保护地球，人人有责！

以下摘自《大家健康》杂志

来自泰国的乐素昆博士(Dr Rosukon)研究酵素30余年，成功研究出环保酵素(也称垃圾酵素，Garbage Enzyme)。

环保酵素就是利用菜渣、果皮等鲜垃圾制成的，不但制作过程简单、制作材料随手可得、节省金钱、用途广泛、减少垃圾量，还对环保起着很大的作用。在马来西亚，我们也发现到两位极力推广环保酵素的环保达人，他们是来自槟城的温秀枝医师 （Dr Joean Oon)及泰国的吗哈老师（Mr। Mahaprajuap），他们两位皆到乐素昆博士的健康之家（Health Farm)学习，并致力于到世界各地推广环保酵素。通过多方打听，本刊以第一时间联络上这两位充满爱心的环保达人，并与他们进行专访，将环保酵素的制作过程及种种好处与读者们分享。

材料：黑糖/黄糖 1kg 、鲜垃圾 3 kg、水 10 litres

备注：搜集到3kg的鲜垃圾，就必须加入1kg的黑糖及10 litres 的水，以此类推。

步骤：

1 将搜集到的鲜垃圾切成小块，以加速分解过程。

2 随后将鲜垃圾倒进瓷器，陶缸或者塑胶缸里。切记选用较大的容器制作酵素，以防止在发酵时溢出容器外。

3 加入适当比例的黑糖及水，稍微搅拌。

4 黑糖水需盖过垃圾，把浮在液面上的垃圾按下去，使其浸泡在液体中。将容器盖紧，必须发酵至少三个月。

注意事项：
1)鲜垃圾包括剩饭、鲜菜叶、水果皮等准备丢掉的蔬菜或植物，不包括废纸、塑胶、金属罐头与瓶子。

2)制作过程中会有气体（臭氧）产生，如果使用窄口的容器（如矿泉水瓶），切记每天将瓶口稍微打开，用来卸放气体（至少每星期卸气一次，否则瓶子将会被撑破）。如果使用宽口的容器，气体会自然被挤出，较无上述问题。

3)制作过程中如果发现苍蝇卵，不必担心也不必理会，发酵过程将会把它们分解掉，这也说明了环保酵素不会对生物带来危害。

4)若发现液体表面产生白色、黑色或棕色的微生物，不必理会，让它继续发酵。

5)使用蔬菜水果的厨馀而不使用鱼、肉等厨馀，是为了使制作出来的酵素味道比较清新。如果希望制作出来的酵素有较好的气味，可于制作过程中加入橘子皮、柠檬皮及班兰叶等气味较好的蔬菜果皮。

6)若一时无法搜集到这么大量的鲜垃圾，可陆续加入鲜垃圾，3个月的期限由最后一次加入鲜垃圾那天算起。

7)制作过程中可加入与黑糖同样比例的菌母，加速发酵过程。（菌母又称为菌精，可在有机店买到。）

8)成功的环保酵素应该呈棕黄色，且有橘子般的刺激气味，将制好的环保酵素过滤到瓶子中待用。若酵素呈现黑色，即腐败，不成功了，只要加入同样份量的黑糖，重新发酵即可。

9)环保酵素应置放于空气流通、阴凉的地方，避免阳光直接照射。

Go Green and Earthly!

Yesterday, I attended a workshop on "Reduce Global Warming & Enzyme-Making" by Dr Joean. She's a homeopath and holistic health practitioner who is very passionate in 'Save the Earth' projects as she hopes to prevent natural disasters and also to protect our next generation. We were all touched by her unselfish love, passion and compassion. This project is massive but every effort counts, so let's do our part by starting to transform garbage to eco-friendly enzymes in our homes.

Some alarming facts that we learned:

1) By 2025, more than three-quarters of lands will be covered by water.

2) Just an increase of 1 metre of water can flood the whole S'pore

3) When we charge our handphone for the whole night, the energy used can light up 100,000 houses

4) Now in Netherlands, only 40% of the country is land. Every year, the sea level is rising due to global warming.

Found the following useful info online.

Hope everyone can start to recycle and save the resources before it's depleted.

Materials that can be recycled are:

1. PET Bottles Mineral water bottles

2. Plastic and Bottles Bottles of soft drinks, soya sauce, milk, shampoo, detergents, Yakult and soft plastic bags.

3. Metal Cans & Tins Metal cans and tins from soft drink products, biscuit boxes, milk powder tins, paint cans, food & beverages tins...etc

4. Aluminium Cans Soft drink cans, beer cans...etc.

5. Paper Cartons Carton boxes, paper boxes, tissue boxes, egg trays, toilet paper rolls, fresh milk carton or paper-based fruit juice boxes.

(Kindly clean and flatten the above items to reduce storage space.)

6. Paper Newspapers, books, magazines, envelopes, photocopy papers, writing pads, advertisment papers, shopping bags...etc.
(Kindly keep them sorted and bundled properly.)

7. Clothes

Clothes should be packed separately, do not mix with other recycled items.

8. Electrical Appliances Computer sets, fans, video players, DVD players, TV sets, radios...etc.

9. Metallic Items Metal and stainless steel items such as pots and pan, aluminium containers, iron rods...etc

10. Others

School bags, leather, belts, shoes, soft toys, dry batteries, CD discs...etc.

Items that we DO NOT recycle:

All types of glasses, mirrors, fish tanks, flower pots, tableware, furnitures, rugs, ornaments, paintings, clocks, quilts, uniforms, undergarments, slippers, socks, wigs, flags, files, refrigerators, tyres, old records, computer floppy disks, sponge, etc.

Do you know?

- Recycling 50kg of paper = Saving one 20-year-old tree

- Recycling 10kg of metal can = Saving 5.7 litres of crude oil

- Recycling 1 aluminium can = Saving electricity for 3 hours of TV time

- It takes 1 litre (0.2 gallon) of petroleum energy to produce 32 PET bottles.

PET plastic bottles can be recycled to make sleeping bags, winter coats, stuffing for stuffed toys, zippers, binding bands, industrial plastics, heat sealable films, and many other things.

Recycling plastic is better than producing new plastic because the process requires 50 percent less energy.

Lifespan of garbage
If we do not recycle these resources, the time taken for them to be disintegrated naturally are:

- Newspaper-- 1 to 3 years

- Cotton-- 1 to 5 years

- Leather-- 50 years

- Wood & bamboo-- 200 years

- Disposable diapers-- 500 years

- Aluminium cans-- 500 years

- Glass bottles-- 1000 years

- Polyfoam-- Forever

- Plastic-- Forever

Source: http://www.tzuchi.org.sg/en/AD/recycle/recycle-eng.htm

简单就是快乐

与你分享的快乐胜过独自拥有......

Source: http://www.skzg.blogspot.com/

蝴蝶结

Was introduced to this song by my hubby cos
he's a fan of Taiwanese singing competitions like
"超级星光大道"、 “校园歌喉战”and
one of his favourites 卓义峰 （the other one is 杨宗伟）sang this song.
As I have a special liking for butterflies, the title appealed to me.
After listening to it, I really like the music and the
lyrics are very beautiful with a tinge of sadness and regret.
His voice is very powerful. Check it out!

永远怀念张雨生

<蝴蝶结>
词曲/ 演唱：张雨生


烫金的滚边　墨绿的绒面　
对称的折线　贴紧中间的圆
搁置在角边　不怎么显眼　
却让我惊艳　气质的特别
看了一眼又看了一眼　
总是不能忘记那一种感觉
转过一圈再转过一圈　
终於还是回到玻璃橱窗前
电话的那边　啜泣与哽咽
情感在翻飞　逃不过伤悲
握在手里面　话已到嘴边　
静默又吞灭　最后一丝机会

想把手上这个蝴蝶结　亲自送到你的面前
别在秀发间　
然而现在这个蝴蝶结 却静静躺在心灵的深渊　
再也不会别在你鹅黄衣领边

蝴蝶结 - bow-tie /butterfly tie

Anions Attack

Look out for the attack of Anions (for a good cause i hope!)

Anions (负离子)- defined as atoms or group of atoms carrying a negative charge,
supposedly to deflect the harmful radiations caused by positive ions...




Fan, Beauty gadget, Air-con, Air-purifier...the list goes on...

Now even our sanitary pads come with it... I've tried, anyone tried before?
What's next?
U also have Anions stuffs at home?

HAPPILOGY 快乐学

“了解快乐 就是快乐”
《现在- 联合早报》2008年3月4日推荐的一本书

快樂學—修練幸福的24堂課

內容簡介

快樂可以學習，精神可以改變

《僧侶與哲學家》作者最新力作！

沈潛三十年領悟出的幸福心得，助你掌握改變人生的關鍵技巧。

「在我們自身之外找尋快樂，就像在面北的洞口等待陽光一樣。」───西藏諺語

　　每個人都想要快樂，但想像和達成之間有很大的落差。我們害怕悲慘，卻奔向它。我們想要快樂，卻遠離它。這樣的誤判是如何產生的？

　　從生物學博士轉為藏傳佛教喇嘛的馬修．李卡德(Matthieu Ricard)，經過在印度潛心研修三十五年之後，提出結合最新科學理論的《快樂學》。他從親身經歷出發，主張快樂不在於外在環境，而是一種能力，一種生存的態度，我們必須學習。

　　繼《僧侶與哲學家》、《僧侶與科學家》之後，李卡德這本最新著作，是他近年來與許多腦神經科學家和認知科學家，以及佛教僧侶如達賴喇嘛等，一起對「心的轉化」進行大量研究的結果。他們以科學的方法研究禪修者多年修心後的效果，發現長年禪修者，會在腦部造成永久的變化，左前額葉外皮區的活動會明顯增加，帶來正面情緒，例如喜悅和熱情。

　　李卡德主張，每一個生命都具有完美圓滿的潛能，就像每一粒芝麻都含滿了油一樣。當我們走向心靈道路，開始精進地修行，過了數月或數年之後，會達到關鍵性的轉折點，我們可以成為更好的人，也會對別人的快樂有所貢獻。

懂得欣赏缺陷美

更能珍惜眼前的美景

“绽放如花般的娇艳，散播快乐的种子”

朋友，你有快乐的事要分享吗？

走一趟心灵之旅

告诉你一个神秘的地方 一个人间的快乐天堂

参加过不同的旅行团，得到的收获（这里指的是身心灵方面）远远比不上走一趟属于自己的心灵之旅。一个让我能和自己心灵最深处沟通的地方。

在吵杂的都市里要聆听内在的声音是不容易的（因为太多事情放不下嘛）。

在那里，我可以在五天里完完全全静下心来，让心沉淀，好好地聆听心灵的声音。

《大家健康》杂志的报道

我最喜欢观看日出的地方--金鼎

观湖的宁静，让心自由

绕山时看见太阳从树丛中升起

人生好比绕山，起起落落

如果你像我一样在找寻一些答案，

我从哪里来？我该往哪里去？

为什么近来我提不起劲做事呢？（battery weak？）

为什么我不能控制情绪？

太多的为什么，

其实，答案不需要往外找，

答案就在我们的内心里，

可惜心太乱了，杂音太多了，听不到真正的声音。

庆幸有缘和家人好友去一趟心灵之旅，

彻底净化身心灵、

了解喜悦的真谛、

追随内在的指引、

揭开宇宙的密码。

诚意推荐大家走一趟心灵之旅。

可到http://www.luckyvalleyresort.com/ 去看看！

觉觉之间

觉
jue2 / jiao4

多音多义字

1。觉醒 · 觉悟 · 觉察 · 发觉 · 感觉· 听觉 · 视觉
2。睡觉 · 午觉

一觉醒来，天已经亮了。 （翻开词典，看到可爱的一句话！双关语。。。）

为什么突然间想到这个字呢？
浏览了新加坡佛教总会的网站，看到标题的一段话：

即能自觉，复能觉他，
觉行圆满，故名为佛。

人都有正负两面，迷悟之间总是一线之差。
就像这个‘觉’字一样，
我们在人生中要继续‘睡觉’、不知不觉、后知后觉，
还是要先知先觉、自觉呢，
自己在某种程度上是可以掌握的。


若迷失了方向，真是需要高人指点。
正所谓“一点万法通”。

城城（普善）星云大师会面，送上“空手道”专辑。

原来这张专辑的名称，是他自己定的，灵感是来自星云法师的一篇文章。

专辑收录十首情歌，叙述十种现代爱情观和生活态度，

更要传达的是做人应该学会珍惜与豁达的理念。

“空手而来，空手而去，无不道理”- Dec 2002

心现在还在跳

对你爱不完 - 中日版

I was 14 yrs old then, the first concert I watched. Went with my classmates and spent about $100+ per tix (did i rem correctly?)...it was reallie expensive 16 years ago...

I even forgot that he sang some parts in Japanese ....my concert video tape is mouldy already...

Those were the days which I will never forget.

无论是当年蘑菇头的你，还是现在散发成熟男人魅力的你，

一句老话：“对你爱不完”

明星 Live on forever in our hearts

明星，多谢你照耀我的心！

明星
曲：黄沾 词：黄沾

当你见到天上星星
可会想起我
可会记得当年我的脸
曾为你更比星星笑得多
当你记起当年往事
你又会会如何
可会轻轻凄然叹喟
怀念我在你心中　照耀过
我像那银河星星
让你默默爱过
更让那柔柔光辉
为你解痛楚
当你见到光明星星
请你想　想起我
当你见到星河灿烂
求你在心中记住我

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Café Café

Priscilla (龙妈)'s Miss Clarity Cafe, located at 297, Tanjong Katong Rd.
Value for $ set meal, suitable for all ages....& don't forget to ask the lady boss for some juicy news about stars, esp aaron etc... u might even see some interesting photos of your idol on the message board.

Little Part 1 Cafe just next to Thomson Plaza, Jasmine Road.

Serves organic food, esp appealing for health-conscious pple, like me....Thanks to Baolian for recommending....there's even alfresco-dining at the backyard....

very 清淡, very me....hehe, ordered the Vegetarian Soba in dashi soup....love the kelp and mushroom...yummy!

Menotti Cafe @ Raffles City
ask for their signature cake....i forgot the name..hehe...