The motto at SjIdeasEtc  is “There Are  No Limits To What Hue Can Do” so when I saw the caption Impossible becomes Possible I checked it out. It is great! Watch and see for yourself. Terrific use of color in this incredible act. No Limits!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axi58IkRkvk

You can only love one. You will get to meet a lot but there is only one to whom you will give your life. Sure, you will get attracted to many, but what you have are just emotions. Whether you play around or not, there will only be one for you in the end. It can be hard roaming and harder to feel that emotion, but I have been told it can happen.

It really did!

Today’s suggestion is about doing something about the many children throughout the world that receive no education or very limited education. This can be especially true of many girls in some countries and seems to be more so in some strict Islamic communities and regions.

It is difficult to know just what can be done in this field by the ‘average Joe,’ so to speak. Whereas individuals may not be able to do a lot personally, they may be able to contribute by being part of a larger organisation that is able to bring pressure to bear on governments around the world.

It is also possible to be part of a humanitarian organisation that seeks to assist people to receive education and/or by donating money to such a group.

For some ideas on this particular suggestion have a look at:

www.campaignforeducation.org & www.unicef.org

A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton

A performance appraisal is one of the best and most important ways to recognize a person. When you recognize people in this way you accomplish two objectives. You let the person know how you feel about him and you provide a permanent documentation of the recognition. The documentation will be important to the person’s future growth and advancement within the company.

When you recognize a person through the performance appraisal, make sure you provide as complete a list as possible of his major accomplishments. As you note the accomplishments, be specific. A person who is unfamiliar with the work of the area should be able to read the appraisal and get a fairly complete picture of the person’s accomplishments.

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Have always like to go for one of these. Inspiring yet powerful at the same time. I believe human beings need one of these once in a while to get them going. To strive for something more than what they do on their 9-5 job, to have dreams, even if the dreams are impossible to reach sometimes. But it’s ok, we live to dream and when we dream, it shows that we want something, it shows that we want to be successful, it means that we have a will.

For the Youth Engagement Summit (YES) 2009, for those who are lucky enough to land a place at the summit, it must be great. I found these on the air asia blog. Have a look at what this lucky girl went through during the summit.

http://blog.airasia.com/index.php/yes-2009-an-inspiring-event-sponsored-by

She gets to meet inspiring and successful people like :
Long Yangtu (China’s former Vice Minister of Trade)
Yashwant Sinha (Former Finance Minister of India)
Lorraine Hahn – former CNN and CNBC presenter
Biz Stone – co-founder of Twitter
Bob Geldof – founder of Live Aid and Live8
Narain Karthikeyan – F1 driver from India
Tony Fernandez – AirAsia founder
Donald Trump (Live on satellite)
Dr. Mamphela Ramphelle – former managing director of The World Bank

And these successful people have dreamt and make it possible for them. What about you? What about me?What’s your dream?

Continuing a line of questioning. How is it possible to forgive someone who does not want to be forgiven?

How is it that the impossible is possible? It is not just that certain acts are mistakenly considered impossible, but actually are possible. These are not strictly-speaking impossible acts. An impossible act is one which reconstitutes the field of possibility at the precise moment of its enactment.

i don’t know why. but my heart has just been stuck on the idea of impossible prayers. on prayers for things that are impossible with man but so possible with God. God isn’t stuck inside the barriers of our minds. He transcends any and all human limitations.

this week I’ve really had a lot on my heart but just haven’t had the “time” to blog. but God isn’t that way. He has a lot on His mind and still can do everything he needs to do in accordance with his plan. He doesn’t prioritize school over personal time. He’s timeless.

In a society so grounded on the clock, I can’t just decide to go timeless. But believing in a God who has power all the time and at any time to do the impossible gives me freedom. It puts less pressure on the people I’m depending on and strengthens my relationship with the One who really matters.

What IS impossible with men IS possible with God.

As I think about the crazy prayers, no really crazy prayers come to mind. There are things I want and know that God can grant them to me but don’t know if I should really have those things at the moment. But at any split-second, God can flip this world upside-down. He makes our impossible possible.

In Him all things are possible. In Him. In all that He is. His possibilities are unfathomable to our minds.

He has an understanding that we barely get a glimpse of. So anything we see as impossible is so blatantly possible with him. It’s ridiculous.

Anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.

By praying the impossible, we ask God for what we cannot obtain ourselves. So whatever the impossible, we grow closer to Him through praying the impossible. We put our trust in Him. Because we realize how dumb, powerless, and lost we are. We need our shepherd.

Some of my absurd prayers have to do with relationships… praying that my heart rests in God alone and doesn’t disseminate into others. Praying that I can have friends. Praying that He is using me and shaping me, even though I’m struggling through this current alone. Some of my prayers have to do about my future. Some of my prayers have to do about others. But whatever the subject, the point is the direction it’s going. I’m not trying to figure out messes on my own. I’m not looking for my identity in other things or people. I’m not doing heart prostitution.I’m looking towards the source of my strength.

It’s not about me. my problems. my prayers. etc. It’s about God.

off topic note–> i like how the shift key points up. how it has an upward arrow. that’s what i want to do with my heart, thoughts, and life. and how the control button is right under it. so in order to give God control you have to look up…. maybe i’m reading a little too far into my keyboard.<–

I believe God does the impossible. For nothing is impossible. And God is the jam.

Shifting and wrestling,

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The pleasant things in the world are pleasant thoughts and the great art of life is to have as many as possible. (Alertrix.com)

Summer brings lovely, warm sunshine and plenty of laughter, but it can also bring with it many skin problems. Photodermatitis is unfortunately one of them, and it occurs due to the ultraviolet light caused by the suns rays. But just what exactly is it and can it be harmful?

Photodermatitis and its Symptoms
Photodermatitis is a condition which occurs when the skin has an abnormal reaction to the suns ultraviolet light. There are two types of the condition, either acute Photodermatitis, or Chronic Photodermatitis. Basically UV rays are classified by their wavelength and Photodermatitis is a higher risk when the wavelength is higher.

It is possible for some chemicals to trigger Photodermatitis in the skin, as there are over 115 different chemical agents and drugs that we expose ourselves to every day. Allergies can also trigger the condition, as can a direct toxic effect from a substance. It is thought that some immune related disorders can sometimes be to blame for the condition, such as nutrition deficiencies and systemic lumps.

The symptoms of the condition vary from person to person but they usually include itchy blisters, bumps or raised areas of the skin. You may also notice some lesions which look similar to Eczema and Hyperpigmentation also often occurs too. In some cases you may experience some pain, redness and you could end up with flu like symptoms such as fever and nausea.

Your skin type could affect your chances of developing the condition and usually people with either fair skin, red and blonde hair, or people with green or blue eyes, are more at risk of it. In summer if you spend longer than thirty minutes in the sun you are also at risk and it also depends upon the time you are in the sun. Generally the suns UV levels are higher in the late morning and early afternoon, so it is always better to avoid the sun at those times whenever possible.

Prevention and Treatment for Photodermatitis

If you do not already have Photodermatitis, there is a chance you can prevent it from occurring. This includes staying out of the sun during its peak periods in the late morning and early afternoon, covering up wherever possible and wearing sunscreen, and double check that any medicine you are currently taking, is not a potential risk by talking with your health care provider.

If you do have the condition there are ways you can treat it. If you have blisters or sores that are weeping, you should apply a cool, wet dressing to them. It is possible that in some cases, the doctor may suggest phototherapy in order to control the condition.

This is another common rash which is caused by the sweat which the sun produces. Otherwise known as Malaria, it occurs when the sweat ducts become blocked or there is too much perspiration. They tend to break open and this allows the sweat to leak just under the skin which is what causes the rash to occur.

If you find that your condition is particularly sensitive, you may be offered various drug therapies. Azathioprine is often prescribed in order to suppress the immune system and some Glucocorticoids are also sometimes used to control some eruptions of the skin. If your skin cannot be treated using phototherapy, your doctor may also prescribe drugs such as Beta Carotene, Hydroxychloroquine, Thalidomide or Nicotinamide.

Bear in mind however that the use of Thalidomide does often cause problems including birth defects, and it should never be taken by women who are pregnant or by women who wish to become pregnant.

Your doctor may also suggest that you change your eating habits as eating certain foods can reduce the risk of the condition, and they can help to control eat. Fatty acids are a good example and also extra protein.

Overall treatment will depend upon each different case of the condition. What works for one person may not necessarily work for another. It is always better to consult your doctor if you feel you may have this condition, in order for them to give you the proper treatment.

The Love tHat GrabbEd me BAck

Yeah, I’ve always been the weirdest and sarcastic person ever been known by me and I suppose the people who once knew me.

I am “the hated”, the black sheep in white sheep’s clothing.

I have always believed my life of pain and hatred that at least nobody can and would dare to love me. I was just so unlovable, simply because I myself don’t know how to show it. I was really unloving. Yeah, I wasn’t loving, I was rather hating!

Well if you could evaluate me by your standards, I could say I would fail. Well, who will like a person who don’t like to talk to you. Keeps silent, as if he hears no one. Would you like a person who shows signs that he don’t like you. Frowns, sage-like nods, etc. Just make a clear description of a kind of person that you would hate and you can count me in!

I had always chose to hurt rather than heal. I don’t know why, but my vocabulary just picks those painful words. The sad thing about me that time was, I tell people all lies. But if the Truth is just not what they want, well, Truth just came out to them the harsh way.

I never really loved anybody before. I need to apologize to all the girls who thought I have loved before. Yeah, I need to be honest with you. I was definitely lying to your face that time. I am just a great lyer, am I not? (Again I apologize, I don’t think this would matter to you by now. But, I know this would hurt you at some extent.)

I was a liar, a thief, a deceiver, a troublemaker drawing everybody close to trouble, the Hater and the Hated who hates a million times back, as evil as one can be. Who would love me? Who would care for me? Who can understand? Who would dare to be close to me?

Even my cousins don’t go near me anymore. Even the children curse me. Even, my own parents left me to struggle. Who then can I trust? NOBODY!

If his love was true, he would have heard me when I spent my night crying and praying to him! If he really was love, He would been at my side, when there’s nobody that I could really trust.

“Who hears me when I pray? Or is somebody really there listening whenever I pray? Is he sleeping each time I pray? Is he always on break each time I pray? Why does when I call to him no one seems to answer? I must be fooling myself here, no one really is up there to listen! Why should I call to somebody that doesn’t exist?”, I said to myself.

DETOUR>

Well, I was invited by a leader of that ministry,well, I did not have any idea that it was a ministry then. All I know is that I have found a family that loves me even when I don’t love back.

Well in that closed pink room, the leader have me seated on one of the beds. And I was just thinking,”what might this thing be?”

His voice were so gentle, the kind of gentleness that I don’t think I really deserve. But he was gentle, so I imitated his gentleness.

There was just something inside that room, that had really  penetrated my whole being. And I was still unable to understand it and withstand it.

The leader started speaking and for the first time, I became attentive to something which is related to a God. It was like my spirit was excited of something that is about to happen.

As the leader asked me,” do you believe in the Bible?”
My initial answer was a big “No”. I was really at nowhere that time, and I forgot my sarcasm.

He told me how legitimate the Bible is. And for the first time, I believed on it with all my heart. Somebody I don’t know was helping me to believe. I can even hear an inaudible voice that speaks so gentle and kind, aside from the words that are uttered by the leader.

My heart was kinda crushed when I realized that I’m in the wrong way. All of these times I’ve been believing that I was unloved. That I wasn’t heard. That I was fooled by God. All of the years that I believed the he plays with me. All of those was wrong. I was the one who hindered him from coming into my life. My sins just hid his face before me that I can’t be heard, though he was trying to hear me.

I remembered how I hated God before. HOw I accused him of not loving me. How I accused him of being a hypocrite. How I accuse him of being untrue. Those words just came back to me, and crushed my heart the more.

How could I hate the one who died for me? Oh, how cruel am I to say those things to be heard by him. How could I do that to the one who came to my rescue and died to rescue me?

My heart was just crushed! It was like it fell on a stone, as though the pieces of it just shattered and scattered around. My heart groan in pain, of the truth that was just delivered from heaven.

Who am I now that the Lord of Heaven should come down to rescue me? Who am I now that I should deserve to be considered as his son? Who am I now that he should suffer for the things that I did, for the all the wrong things that I enjoyed doing? Or Am I even worthy to escape the punishment that is set for me?

“I don’t deserve this!”, I said to myself after he have me read the scriptures that points out his love.

I remembered all the things that I did, from the lies to those evil tactics and deeds that I schemed. I was just so worst! I CANNOT REPAY THIS GREAT KINDNESS THAT THE LORD HAS SHOWN ME. I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY HE DID THAT, BUT HE DID!

After a long while, at last I believed that love exist. Yeah TRUE LOVE STILL EXISTS! AND IT IS WITH THE LORD!

This world cannot contain his kindness. And no one will ever worthy to be compared to Him! NO ONE EVER IS LIKE HIM!

My heart was just pounding back and forth. My tears flowed like rivers of water, I cannot ever express how I felt. And all I have in his presence was gratitude.

And after that, I was never the same again.

The big question people with oily skin, or any type of skin problem, will always want to know is: Will it ever go away?

Oily skin, the result of overactive sebaceous glands (thus producing too much oil, or sebum), will always vary from person to person. The causes behind it are all very different, and these causes may often be the answer to whether or not you will always be stuck with it.

Some people have chronically oily skin, and there is not much they can do about it. It is in their genetics to have sebaceous glands that continuously produce oil, thus leading them to have many, many years of dealing with the problems it can bring, such as acne, dull appearance, shiny skin, and skin thickness.

Your best bet, in the case that you do have chronically oily skin, is to see a dermatologist and get the best possible products to help tame it. If you are going to have it for an extremely long time, you might as well go all out in treating it, taking the best care of your skin as you can, and checking up with your dermatologist regularly to see about your progress.

Most people that have oily skin, however, do not have it chronically. Instead, oily skin crops up due to sudden hormonal changes. The most common reason for it falls on the shoulders of teenagers who are going through puberty. Dealing with oily skin can last several years, as well as the frustration of acne outbreaks, but you can at least live with the thought that it will not last forever, certainly not far into your adult life.

Because of the hormonal fluctuations people go through during puberty, the sebaceous glands act up and produce more sebum than is necessary, leading to the aforementioned problems. But with good care and a decent amount of patience (avoid stress whenever possible!), you can lessen the problems of oily skin and be able to relax once your hormones have gone back to a less rambunctious state and freed your skin from excess oil.

There are also much shorter terms in which you may find a sudden oily skin problem. Women who are pregnant, start taking birth control, or go through other areas in life that can affect their hormone levels may find resulting excess iiliness and possibly acne breakouts. But no worries; like with puberty, once your hormones have gone back to normal, your skin should clear up.

Issues such as stress, exercise, and eating right may contribute to temporary dealings with oily skin. Stress has been a major link in sebum production and the appearance of acne, so stressing less may lead you to a more oil free and acne free life. Exercise is good for you, both inside and out, and can help clear up skin. Sitting around doing nothing is unhealthy, and while it will not be the cause of oily skin, it will do nothing to aid it. The same can be said for a good diet.

Eating junk food such as sweets and salty snacks are not directly related to sebum overproduction, but an improved diet with healthy fruits, vegetables, and other foods may help, as it will help your body overall in terms of nutrition and necessary vitamins and minerals.

The best you can do for your skin is to continue to cleanse, exfoliate, use toner, and blot as necessary throughout the day, especially if you have already found a routine that works for you. If you have yet to find a good routine and your oily skin is still a nuisance to you, then you should probably begin looking into a different skin care routine or question the effectiveness of some of your products.

Ask questions of others with oily skin to compare information or ask your dermatologist for possible solutions. Even if you have oily skin for a short time, knowing how to care for it can help you tone it down and have more patience as you wait for it to go away.

A dress is the element most important for women of their appearance. Both producers of clothes and husbands and partners of all women which still are complaining about the lack of clothes know about it. Clothes for women it is a wealth of colours, patterns and kinds of fabrics. Women love everything what it is possible to itself to put starting from the underwear having finished on furs. Clothes for women have always constituted the considerable fraction of the general clothing market. Women from time immemorial tied big like not a great weight to one’s appearance. The majority from them discovered that it was a dress he is a base of the good appearance therefore so a lot from them, today it is possible every day to meet on the shopping. For women it is possible to divide clothes in a few categories. They are these are outer clothes in which coats, jackets are pącza, natural and artificial furs. Apart from outer clothes in the women’s wardrobe it is possible to find jackets, waistcoats, tunics, blouses additionally with the sleeve, without sleeves, to one shoulder or without straps. Of course in the wardrobe also super women’s clothes won’t be missing so as dresses, dresses and skirts. For women it is possible to divide clothes also in the type of the woman since on the market clothes are available for women from the city, for elegant, working women or also women about the type of the sportswoman. Amongst all clothes for women, however a jeans is most important. Every woman has in her wardrobe, at least five pairs of these trousers. Into bottom, jean dependences on the prevailing fashion it or wide or narrow tubes. In a few last years both in wardrobes as well as on shop shelves super narrow tubes reigned, which women’s shapes they are picking out. Clothes are for women important enough that they are able to spend almost an entire monthly salary on it, since thanks still for new clothes, they are feeling beautiful, exceptional and fashionable.

Hi again everyone,

Your wide eyed cyclist again here. As you know would know from reading Carbonize my Ride!!! that I’ve started a project to basically, well, carbonize my ride. I’m essentially putting my previously damaged (by CY) carbon Trek frame on my Merida bike. Then again, maybe it’s considered transferring my Merida’s components over to my carbon frame. Either way,  I’ll end up with a sweet assed carbon bike, and a Merida alu frame with carbon forks to sell!!

Got a couple of things done to my bikes since the last post. Most notably, I’ve managed to straighten the bent dropout (considered impossible by a reputable bike shop in the Jurong area. God knows why…) AND I’ve fused the crack with an aluminium weld. Nice workmanship on the dropout by my welder I must say, considering the proximity of the crack to the derailleur mounting threads. Total job cost me coffee $$ of 10 bucks. Good deal considering that some mechanic told me that it was impossible to bend the dropout and save the frame. Here are some pics of the finished job.

I must admit that it’s not exactly elegant, but it serves its purpose, while preserving your piggy bank, and seriously, who actually looks behind and under your rear derailleur? (If you want the contact of the aluminium worker/company, drop me a comment/message with your contact info)

So now that the carbon frame has been fixed, I’ve gone shopping at bike shops for the cost of transferring components and parts from 1 bike to another. So here’s a mini report on prices in the Katong region and slightly beyond…

• JOFI (Roxy square) $60 for swap. $40 for tune up with new cables.
• Hong Soon Seng (Joo Chiat Rd) $60 for swap and tune up. $32 for 4 new cables.
• Rodalink (East side) $55 for swap and tune up. $32+ for 4 new cables.
• T3 (Siglap rd) $80 for swap and tune up.

Looks like I’ll be sending the bike in to a bike shop soon enough, so stay tuned for the before/after pictures!!

Die-Cast Model cars and tin were valuable assets to the collection of memories of the automobile, the TS first model rolled out of Ford's assembly. Any person who is a serious collector of old miniature replicas know it is not uncommon to see a car in 1950, tin friction has been made in Japan and bought a 5-American and dime store in to sell for several hundred dollars today on an auction site online.

The value of a vehicle model is determined by its rarity and condition. Thevery old models built before the Second World War, usually made of an alloy of zinc and aluminum, often cracked and collapsed because of metal fatigue. Things From small cars and motorcycles in the mid-20th century were designed to be a game for children, most have suffered bumps and bruises that come from being a favorite toy of a child. When these were broken toys thrown. The few that have survived in good condition are worth a lot for the collector who wishes to call one of itsown.

Several manufacturers have used to make the motorcycle model. Over the years, some companies have ceased their activities and others have merged or were bought by competitors. Sometimes, during 1980, coincidentally the time that video games gained enormous popularity with children of all ages, sales of small wheeled toys slowed. Other children are interested in motorcycle racing through electronic joy stick. And others in the sport Racing MINIBIKE real dirt. Today, only ahandful of companies produce most of the quality of the thumbnails motorbike. The price of a completely new model is very variable. Mass-produced in 1:64 scale motorcycle is about 3 inches long and usually made of plastic can be purchased for less than $ 2. At the upper end, a pond, a limited edition Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic, which is built to 1:5 and 19 centimeters in length is provided by the Franklin Mint in 1000 dollars. Only 1,000 of the latter, which is certainly a catchy gemwhich comes with a leather seat and a wooden base with a personalized plate, are produced.

If you have just entered into the movement model of the collection as a hobby, the best advice is to buy what you like and what you can afford. Unlike yesterday, when the owners of items such as toys and baseball cards actually played with these elements and discarded when their state of deterioration or interest of their owner fell, now everyone knows that certain things can increasevalue over time. But excess toy sealed in their original packaging, which was hidden in a cupboard over the past 30 years, maintains the total value down. When millions of Harley Hot Wheels are produced, it is very unlikely that your collection of a few hundreds would make the road to wealth.

For the adventurous collector miniature motorcycle that is in it for the thrill of the hunt, there is some good news. While market prices for old and rare specimens can beachieve, you may be lucky. Attend a garage sale and start at flea markets, you might just meet a real gem for only a dollar or two.