Do not turn on A/C immediately as soon as you enter the car!Please open the windows after you enter your car and do not turn ON the air-conditioning immediately. According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen- take note of the heated plastic smell in your car).In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia, and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer may also cause miscarriage.Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxins.It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give time for the interior to air out before you enter. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver, and is very difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.

ACE program May-Jun 2009

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BEMM F1 - 06-18 May 2009
Back Left : Thomas, Chess, Marcalucce, Faizul, Fazli, Azlan
Front Left : Siti Zulaikha, Ashrani, En Azman, Mr Stan, Zulkifli





Analog & Digital -15th-26th June 2009
Back Left : Suhaimi, Wong, Adzfar, Samson, Jeremy, Sughendrao, Zenobius, Ahmad
Front Left : Faisal, Mr Tan Boon Hong, En Azman Hamid, Nadzri


This is so true!
When you take a long time to finish,you are slow,
When your boss takes a long time to finish,he is thorough
When you don't do it,you are lazy,When your boss does not do it,he is busy,
When you do something without being told,you are trying to be smart,
When your boss does the same,he takes the initiative,
When you please your boss,you are apple polishing,
When your boss pleases his boss,he is cooperating,
When you make a mistake,you're an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake,he's only human.
When you are out of the office,you are wandering around.
When your boss is out of the office,he's on business.
When you are on a day off sick,you are always sick.
When your boss is a day off sick,he must be very ill.
When you apply for leave,you must be going for an interview
When your boss applies for leave,it's because he's overworked
When you do good,your boss never remembers,
When you do wrong,he never forgets

Appraisal Vs resignation

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A newly-joined trainee engineer asks his boss " What is the meaning of appraisal ?

"Boss : " Do you know the meaning of resignation ?

"Trainee : " Yes, I do.

"Boss : " So let me make you understand what an appraisal is by comparing it with resignation. "In an appraisal meeting they will speak only about your weakness, errors and failures.

In a resignation meeting they will speak only about your strengths, pastachievements and success.

During an appraisal you may need to cry and beg for even a 10% pay hike.

In a resignation meeting you can easily demand ( or get more without asking) more than 50-60% pay-hike !

During an appraisal, they will deny promotion saying that you did not meet the expectation, you don't have leadership qualities, and that you had several drawbacks in reaching objective/goal.

During resignation, they'll say you are the core member of the team; that you are the vision of the company, and so " How can you go ? "; you have to take the project on your shoulders and lead your juniors to success.There is a 90% chance of not getting any significant incentives after appraisal.There is a 90% chance of getting an immediate pay-hike after you put in your resignation.

Trainee : " Yes, boss, good enough. Now I know what to do. When you are about to do my appraisal, I will resign. "

Eat Right Without Thinking

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From the instructions for some diets, you'd think losing weight was more complicated than calibrating a sextant against Orion on a cloudy night. The food diaries you need to write; the nutrition labels you need to read and pronounce and translate; the protein, fat, and carbohydrate grams you have to add up. It's time to try an easier way. No math, no more squinting at the fine print and trying to decipher those words with no vowels. Instead, just 20 everyday tactics that will get you started on your weight-loss plan and then help you stick to it. Soon enough, your diet will simply become the way you eat.


1. Always eat dessert. Yes, always. "A small amount can signal that the meal is over," says Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan. She ends her meals with a piece of quality chocolate and she's a doctor.


2. Get help from a paper napkin. You can use it to blot a teaspoon of fat off a pizza slice. That may not sound like a lot, but multiply it by a slice a week, and that's more than a whole cup of fat you won't eat or wear this year.


3. Take the beltway. When junk food beckons, tighten your belt a notch. Not so you can't breathe, but so you have a gentle reminder of the size you'd like to be. "The scale isn't the only measure of weight," says Roberta Anding, R.D., a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.


4. Go public. Enlist the help of friends, family, and coworkers and know they're watching. "The power of embarrassment is greater than willpower," says Stephen Gullo, Ph.D., author of The Thin Commandments.


5. Milk it for all it's worth. Consuming 1,800 milligrams of calcium a day could block the absorption of about 80 calories, according to a recent University of Tennessee study. Jump-start your calcium intake by filling your coffee mug with skim or 1 percent milk, drinking it down to the level you want in your coffee, then pouring in your caffeine fix. That's 300 mg down, 1,500 to go.


6. Scrape by. Always order your bagel or burger with a plastic knife. Use it to scrape off the excess cream cheese and mayo. You could shave off as many as half the calories.


7. Spice things up. Capsaicin, the substance that puts the hot in hot pepper, temporarily boosts your metabolism. Just make sure you're drinking a yogurt lassi with that searing-hot chicken vindaloo. Dairy blocks capsaicin's sweat-inducing signals better than water.


8. Case the organic section. That's where you're likely to find bread and cereal with fiber counts that put the conventional choices to shame. Thought you were doing well with your 3-grams-per-serving Cheerios? Nature's Path Slim blows it away with 10 g. (And it really doesn't taste like a shredded shoebox.)


9. Increase your a-peel. Speaking of fiber, a lot of it's in the peel, whether it's potatoes, apples, or pears. Even oranges don't eat the whole peel, but keep the pith, that white stringy stuff; it's packed with flavonoids. More nutrients, more fiber, less labor. It's a win-win-win.


10. Spend lavishly on precut vegetables at the supermarket. Sure, they cost more, but you're more likely to eat them. "Make low-energy snacks as easy as possible," Dr. Rolls says. "Keep vegetables as near to hand as you can. Make it so you have no excuse."


11. Upgrade your restaurant selection. Pick a place where you'll actually want to linger. "When the meals are not hurried, the presentation is beautiful and the portions are reasonable so you can regulate your attitude," Anding says. That means your body not the empty plate will tell you when to stop.


12. Eat a snack at 3 p.m., no matter what. "Have a 150-calorie snack, and it can save you 400 calories later," Anding says. An ounce of nuts or two sticks of string cheese weigh in at about 170 calories.


13. Drink with your dominant hand. If you're circulating at a party, Dr. Rolls suggests keeping your glass in the hand you eat with. If you're drinking with it, you can't eat with it, can you?


14. Plate it. Whatever it is, don't eat it out of the container and don't bring the container to the couch. "Part of satiety is visual," Anding says. "Your brain actually has to see the food on the plate, and when you reach into the jar, or the box, or the bag, you don't see it." If it's worth eating, put it on a plate. Eat what's there, then stop.


15. Send back the bread. All it takes is a wave of the hand, a smile, and a "No, thank you."

16. Start with salad. It's the holy grail of dieting eat less by eating more. Dr. Rolls's research has found that eating a salad as a first course decreased total lunch calories by 12 percent. Avoid the croutons and creamy dressings, which have the opposite effect.


17. Go out for ice cream. Or an éclair. Or even guacamole and chips. Just go out. Don't keep your danger foods in the house. You can't eat half of a carton of ice cream that's not there in the first place.


18. Give yourself a hand. Find a way other than food to work off your nervous energy. "It's behavior modification," Anding says. "Instead of grabbing a bag of chips, you pick up your knitting. Art works, woodworking works anything that occupies your hands."


19. Wait a minute. Well, 10 minutes. When your mind strays from your desk to the vending machine, it could be hunger or it could be boredom or irritation with your boss. If you're still thinking about snacking 10 minutes later, then you're probably hungry. Think of it as a chance to have one of the nine servings of fruits and vegetables you need each day.


20. Go wild once in a while. Deprivation won't make you thin or happy. Designate a meal or two a week when you can eat absolutely anything you want. "

Wajarkah Tahi Telinga Dikorek?

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WAJARKAH tahi telinga dikorek atau dikeluarkan pada setiap minggu?
Mungkin ada antara anda yang akan mengorek telinga anak hampir setiap minggu semata-mata untuk mengeluarkan tahi telinga dan memastikan telinga anak anda sentiasa bersih.
Bagaimanapun, sedarkah anda bahawa perbuatan mengorek telinga itu boleh menjejaskan kesihatan telinga dan dikhuatiri boleh memudaratkan pendengaran?
Tidak kiralah sama ada anda menggunakan putik kapas, pengorek telinga diperbuat daripada besi, pin, kunci kereta atau apa saja bahan untuk mengorek atau mengeluarkan tahi telinga, hakikatnya, perbuatan mengorek telinga memang tidak perlu dilakukan. Ini kerana, tahi telinga mampu bertindak sebagai pelindung sama ada terhadap serangga mahupun debu kotoran.
Pakar Telinga, Hidung dan Tekak di sebuah pusat perubatan swasta di ibu negara, Dr Aminuddin Saim, berkata dalam keadaan normal, tahi telinga akan keluar sedikit demi sedikit kerana lapisan kulit telinga mempunyai mekanisme yang akan mengeluarkannya secara berterusan. Justeru, beliau berkata, anda tidak perlu mengorek telinga atau mengeluarkan tahi telinga dengan bahan yang sering kali digunakan untuk tujuan itu.
“Apabila tahi telinga itu sudah terkeluar dan terlihat, anda boleh membersihkannya tetapi jangan pula mengorek telinga dalam-dalam kerana ini boleh menjejaskan kesihatan telinga anak anda,” katanya ketika ditemui, di ibu negara, baru-baru ini.
Dr Aminuddin berkata, korek telinga bukan saja tidak perlu dilakukan di kalangan kanak-kanak, malah setiap individu tidak sepatutnya mengorek telinga. Beliau berkata, lazimnya, ibu bapa menggunakan putik kapas untuk mengorek telinga anak-anak mereka tetapi bahan itu boleh menyebabkan tahi telinga semakin terbenam, melecet atau luka pada kulit telinga dan putik kapas tertinggal di dalam telinga.
Katanya, ada juga yang mengorek telinga dengan pengorek telinga diperbuat daripada besi dan ini lebih berbahaya kerana ia boleh menyebabkan luka dan dikhuatiri boleh tertembus pada gegendang telinga dan seterusnya memudaratkan pendengaran.
“Mengorek telinga memang boleh menyebabkan seseorang menjadi khayal kerana telinga mempunyai banyak saraf dan ia begitu sensitif. Justeru, mengorek telinga kadangkala menjadi amalan atau tabiat seseorang.
“Sebaik-baiknya hentikan amalan itu kerana dikhuatiri boleh menjejas atau memudaratkan kesihatan telinga, terutama gegendang telinga”, katanya.
Dr Aminuddin berkata, tahi telinga ialah satu bahan di dalam telinga yang terdiri daripada serumen (lilin telinga) iaitu kelenjar yang dikeluarkan oleh telinga. Katanya, hasil campuran keretin, debu, kotoran, lelemak dan bulu telinga akan membentuk tahi telinga. Dr Aminuddin berkata, tahi telinga boleh dibahagi kepada dua jenis iaitu keras dan lembut dan sebahagian besar masyarakat Asia mempunyai tahi telinga jenis keras. “Keras atau lembut tahi telinga bergantung kepada faktor genetik dan lelemak yang terkandung di dalam tahi telinga,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, tahi telinga bertindak sebagai pelindung kepada telinga anda kerana lendir ataucecair yang terkandung di dalamnya boleh menyebabkan debu terlekat, kesukaran dimasuki serangga dan mengelakkan jangkitan serangga.Sehubungan itu, beliau menasihatkan ibu bapa supaya tidak mengorek telinga anak mereka dengan apa juga bahan kerana bimbang ia boleh menyebabkan luka dan kurang ketahanan untuk bertindak sebagai pelindung.
“Telinga yang terluka akan mudah ditumbuhi dan dijangkiti kulat serta bakteria. Selain itu, amalan mengorek telinga juga dikhuatiri boleh menyebabkan kerosakan pada gegendang telinga,” katanya.
Bagaimanapun, Dr Aminuddin berkata, ada segelintir individu yang mengalami masalah tahi telinga tidak terkeluar dengan sendiri dan keadaan ini dikenali sebagai keratosis obsturans. Katanya, mereka yang mengalami masalah ini perlu berkunjung ke hospital untuk membolehkan pakar telinga, hidung dan tekak mengeluarkan tahi telinga.Lazimnya, telinga pesakit akan dimasukkan ubat titik atau minyak zaitun bagi membolehkan doktor menggunakan sejenis alat bagi menyedut tahi telinga mereka. Kanak-kanak yang mengalami masalah itu selalunya akan berasa tidak selesa dan kurang mendengar kerana tahi telinga mereka keras dan tidak terkeluar sebagaimana dalam keadaan normal. “Bagaimanapun, keadaan seumpama itu amat jarang berlaku kerana lazimnya, tahi telinga akan terkeluar dengan sendiri,” katanya.