HPP-MPPP Charity Walk 2010 23rd May 2010

Date : 23 May 2010 (Sunday)
Time : 7.00 am
Venue : PADANG POLO, JALAN
SEPOY LINES,
PULAU PINANG

Fee: RM15 with free tee, cert and lucky draw.

Website: hpp.moh.gov.my

Do visit the website for more information. I'm not very sure as well with the details...Cheers!

1,000 more mangrove saplings at Tanjung Tokong seafront

I agreed and gives thumbs up for the plan, but what about long term future? If the plants grow taller in the near future, it will block the seafront views. What about the rubbishes that are being stucked among the plants? It will create a very unhealthy sights for visitors...

Read the article below from the Star today:

The Penang Government’s mangrove project at the Gurney Drive seafront kicked into high gear over the weekend, with some 1,000 saplings planted off the Marina Bay condominiums near Tanjung Tokong.

Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu, who headed the planting, said it was part of the state’s long-term effort to plant 10,000 mangrove trees at the seafront this year.

“We started our first batch last year with 300 mangrove saplings planted near the Gurney Drive roundabout. Now, those trees are about 2.1 metres tall,” Teh said.

He said with the consent from the state Forestry Department, 1,000 more mangrove saplings were planted on Saturday with up to 4,000 more planned for next month.

“We are hoping to get 3,000 more saplings from the Forestry Department and 1,000 from Pulau Tikus assemblyman Koay Teng Hai for the next planting which can hopefully be done in mid-May,” he said, adding that the trees would be planted off Gurney Drive near the end of Jalan Bagan Jermal.

State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the state planned to gazette 800ha of seafront area around Penang island and Seberang Prai for mangrove planting.

“Penang is the leading state for environmental awareness in the country. Aside from 10,000 mangrove trees on the island’s coast, we also hope to plant another 10,000 along the mainland,” he said at the ‘I Can Live Green’ environmental project launched on Sunday.

He said 54,000 trees were planted in the state last year and Penang was on track to achieve a target of 75,000 trees this year.

“This is also in line with the Federal Government’s call to plant one tree for every Malaysian. For Penang, this will mean 1.5 million trees by 2014,” Phee said.

Under the Government’s Earth Day campaign launched last Thursday, 26 million trees are set to be planted by 2014, representing the estimated 26 million population of the country.

The ‘I Can Live Green’ project, organised by JCI Tanjung Bungah and Penang Municipal Council, is a four-month long project to rehabilitate Linear Park (better known as Taman Jajar) near the Air Itam river.

The project will include the making and throwing of EM mudballs and the setting up of a recycling system in the area.

Penang Vasakhi Open House 2010

Vasakhi Open House
Date: 24th April 2010 (Saturday)

Time: 7pm to 10pm

Venue: Fort Cornwallis, Penang

Organizer: Malaysian Sikh Youth Organization Penang & Sikh Naujawan Sabha Malaysia (Penang)

A great carnival will be held this Saturday when the Sikh's in Penang celebrate the Vasakhi open house. You are invited to Fort Cornwallis to witness the colourful Vasakhi celebration.

Malaysia as a country of multiculturalism, it is important for understanding and tolerating other races and embedding the values of racial diversity and cultural diversity. The message of Vaisakhi has particular relevance today in multi-cultural and multi-faith Malaysia as it promotes cultural diversity and Muhibbah.

The first aspect to Vasakhi is to celebrate the religious Khalsa Janam Divas and the second aspect to Vasakhi is the cultural aspect to commemorate the harvest festival where the happiness of the farmers is shared in singing and dancing.

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Polystyrene Ban => More Expensive Food

Penangites may have to brace for yet another round of price increases in hawker food.

But if it’s any consolation, the price hike will only take effect in April next year once the state government bans the use of polystyrene packaging material in 103 council food courts and complexes.

A random check with hawkers revealed that many of them would pass on the higher cost of plastic food containers to customers.

So what do you think? A good move? Well, I personally feel this move has it's own pros and cons. The report was saying that each customer will be charged extra 30 cents when rule comes into effect. Let's hope that this move can bring more good than bad to us...

Clean your kidneys the EASY WAY

Hmm, this is a very good and economic way...no harm to try. Furthermore, it's better than consuming all those pills and tablets, agree?

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments.

How are we going to do this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean.

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination. Also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

Something to share : Blood Clots and Strokes

Got this from a forwarded email...very nice piece of info to share with everyone :)

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S.. T. R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ..she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved..
I have done my part. Will you?

Picture of the Day from National Geographic 20th April 2010

Just saw the awesome picture from National Geographic site...nice shot and great angle....sharing this with everyone out there :)

Meadows Park in Edinburgh has its avenues lined with trees. This early morning shot was taken in especially thick fog as people walk through on their way to work.