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Fish Oil for Baby Brain Function & Development

When people talk about food for the baby brain, you tend to hear DHA.

What exactly is DHA?

DHA is a type of (good) fat. DHA stands for Docosahexaenoic acid, which is an omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential in maintaining the wellbeing of the body.

DHA is needed for the development of visual abilities and the nervous system during an infant's first 6 months of life. It also encourages the development of brain cells and facilitates the transmission of signals along the nerve cells.

How is DHA beneficial for babies and children?

• Infants fed with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids have better cognitive function.
• Children of mothers who consumed fish oils during pregnancy exhibited better hand-eye coordination.
• Other studies also show that rats with DHA deficiency had poorer learning abilities and memory.

Omega-3 fatty acids cannot be manufactured by our body and must be taken from food sources or supplements.

It is found naturally in fatty fish such as cod, salmon, sardine and tuna. It is also available in fish oil and cod liver oil supplements.

 

Buying Carpet? Huge Discounts For Carpet On A Special Day

Interested in huge discounted carpet deals? Head down to Geylang on the last day of the fasting month. There will be huge discounts for carpets! Sweet. ;)

Chinese Astrological Weight At Birth

Just for casual reading...


The Chinese Birth Weight Astrology is a very simple system of fate prediction. It is said that the higher the number (or liang), the better life you will have. Click here to find out your birth weight.


6 Liang 4 Chin
You are born with high authority and power. You are a dignified person and will receive incomparable prosperity. Your name will remain unforgettable and will go down in the history books. Be honourable in your deeds and you will be remembered for good things. Place a 9 dragon ru yi at the back of your desk to give you authority and power.


6 Liang 1 Chin
You will not be in government but you will become powerful and rich, well-educated and brilliantly knowledgeable. You will be a famous and highly-educated person. Wear a golden dragon pendant to protect you from being harmed by jealous people. Boost your success luck further with a victory horse placed in the South sector.


5 Liang 8 Chin
Clothes and food come to you naturally and easily. You will have fame and wealth abundantly in your entire life. Place a water feature with rolling ball in the water star 8 corner to bring wealth luck and horse on swallow in the South to ensure all your projects will be a great success.


5 Liang 7 Chin
Yours is a life of prosperity and you are equipped with everything. You have so much happiness and so much prosperity. You will have fame and respect and will be admired by others. Life is just fantastic for you! Display a phoenix painting in the South sector to enhance your good name even more. Then your life becomes even more meaningful.


5 Liang 6 Chin
Rejoice for your life is full of prosperity and you will never be poor. There is little hardship or cause for worry, as wealth luck is forthcoming. Display the God of Wealth sitting on Tiger in your living room to attract wealth.


5 Liang 3 Chin
You are born with good luck and prosperity. You will also be lucky raising your family and also in business. Food and clothes have been arranged for you your entire life. You will never be deprived of the necessities of life. You are in fact a very rich man/woman. Keep an arowana in your Southeast sector to bring more money luck. Also remember to feed the fish yourself once in a while rather than just delegating the job to someone else. But do not take up fishing.


4 Liang 9 Chin
There is prosperity and riches in your fate. You will build up your family name and fame by yourself. You will gain respect from others and enjoy a good reputation. Lots of people take orders from you and serve you. Place glitter lamps in the South corner of your home to bring you even more fame luck and a Ru Yi on your desk to give your authority. 


4 Liang 7 Chin
You will enjoy prosperity luck till an old age. You will have a good spouse and obedient children. Full of prosperity luck your whole life, wealth luck comes to you like water flowing gently down the stream. Place a mongoose, wealth cat or other symbols of prosperity in your house to strengthen your wealth luck.


4 Liang 6 Chin
It is much better if you migrate from your country or live apart from your parents. Because then you will be able to enjoy food, clothing and riches in abundance. Although your family mean well, they have the tendency to hold you back and to stunt your potential to succeed. Upon reaching middle age, your life will become more stable. Place Laughing Buddha holding a gold ingot in your hall to bring you good fortune luck.


4 Liang 3 Chin
You are a good-hearted and intelligent person. Doing things efficiently will bring you to the attention of an influential person. Food and clothes in your life are yours by heaven luck. You do not need to work too hard to succeed. Place a wealth cat in the Southeast to bring you money luck. Also try to do some charity work to improve your store of good karma. 


4 Liang 2 Chin
The earlier years will see you going through some tough times. But through this, you will learn the meaning of patience and forgiveness. When you reach the age of 40 years (or perhaps even earlier), the fruits of fame and recognition luck will ripen magnificently and is yours for the picking. Place an apple tree in your home to have a peaceful and harmonious environment, and to have peace of mind.


4 Liang 1 Chin
You are born with a life that has distinct phases. You are very capable and will enjoy great recognition. In your middle age, you will emerge as someone widely respected. You have a joyful life with plenty of fans and followers. If you are a celebrity or a high profile personality, the press and the people will adore you. Display your affinity friends in the direction of your horoscope animal to help you tide over difficult times.


4 Liang
You live a full life and you will never be deprived of anything. You are someone who needs to take charge of everything you do. There will be challenges to face in your early years, but there will be plenty of time for you to enjoy life at a later age. To increase your wealth luck, place a 3-legged toad (facing the door) at a diagonal position from the main door.


3 Liang 8 Chin
You are born with the promise of a good life. Your family is well-known and renowned. When you are 36 years old, your luck improves by leaps and bounds, going from good to golden! Place in Fuk Luk Sau your house to bring you an abundance of good fortune. 


3 Liang 7 Chin
There is a possibility you will lose your inheritance or wealth without you even being aware of it. To counter this, place a crab in your living room to protect your wealth from being lost. As success is hard to come by, you need to rely on assistance from family and friends. To boost your social relationships, place your horoscope allies and secret friend in your home. 


3 Liang 6 Chin
You will have a very busy schedule ahead, but this is good as you will be busy attaining great success in life! You enjoy excellent family affinity and they will bring you lots of prosperity luck. Lucky stars will always shine on you, helping you achieve all your wishes. Keep a wealth vase at home to enhance your wealth and prosperity luck further. And do not be afraid to be ambitious. You have a lot of potential based on your birth weight, which you can realize if you have the conviction and courage to do so.  


3 Liang 3 Chin
You will face many challenges in life when you are young. But do not give up as in later years you will enjoy an abundance of good luck and wealth. If you are feeling overwhelmed, place a laughing Buddha in your living room to help you cope with the bad times when problems and difficulties arise.  


3 Liang 2 Chin
In the early part of your life, you face some difficulties. But rest assured that wealth flows in like water later on. At the prime of your life, food and clothes are abundant and you shall enjoy the harvest of wealth and fame. Carry your horoscope allies and secret friend on your body to help you during difficult times.


3 Liang 1 Chin
Strive for success through hard work, as there are good things ahead waiting for you. Your parents will lend a helping hand and your own family brings you luck. Success comes to you in your middle age.


3 Liang
You must work hard always, as success often comes with a price. If you are hard working and cultivate the good habit of saving money, you will have a comfortable life in your golden years. Place a wealth pot in the Southeast to attract wealth luck. For good relations with your family, place six smooth crystal balls in the center of your living room.

4 Amazing Abs Exercises

#1 Side Plank with Alternating Leg Raise

Get into a side plank with your hand directly under your shoulder and your bottom leg slightly in front of your  top leg, the slowly kick your bottom leg forward as far as you can. Tap the toes of your bottom foot with your top hand, then repeat with your top leg. That's one rep. Do 15, then switch to the other side to complete one set.

#2 Triangle Press

Stand with your feet about three feet apart, with your right foot pointing forward and your left foot pointing sideways; hold eight-pound weights at your sides. Extend your right arm overhead, then reach the left weight toward your left ankle. Go as far as you can, then reverse to return to standing. That's one rep. Do 15, then repeat on the other side.






# 3 Uneven Arm Hold with Arm Fly

Get into an elbow plank position. Raise your right arm in front of you so it's parallel to the ground and lift your left leg at least two inches. "Fly" your arm and leg out, moving them away from your head and body, then reverse back to the starting position. Drop down, then repeat with the opposite arm and leg. That's one rep. Do 15.


Quick Tip: Make it easier by lifting your legs and shoulders only slightly off the ground.


#4 Superman Roll into Pike Crunch

Lie facedown on the ground with your arms and legs extended, then lift your arms, chest, and legs off the ground. Without touching the ground with your hands, use your core to roll onto your back. Simultaneously raise your arms and legs into a pike crunch so they meet above the center of your belly (c). Lower your arms and legs, then roll back to start and repeat. Do 15.








Above post credited to womenshealthmag.com

Dependants' Protection Scheme (DPS)

What is Dependants' Protection Scheme (DPS)?

DPS is an optional term-life insurance that covers CPF members for a sum assured of $46,000 up to age 60. It is a worldwide coverage that covers death and Total Permanently Disability (TPD).

Who is insured under DPS?

All Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents, between age 16 and 60, will automatically be enrolled in the DPS when they make their first CPF contribution.

Why is it a good choice for you be covered under DPS?

During an unfortunate event where death or TBD occur to the insured, the benefit will be paid out to the insured families or the insured. Furthermore, the yearly premiums are paid using your CPF ordinary/special accounts which means that you are not required to fork out any cash.

Age (Last Birthday)	Yearly Premium
34 years and below	$  36
35-39 years	$  48
40-44 years	$  84
45-49 years	$144
50-54 years	$228
55-59 years	$260

If you do not have sufficient funds in both your CPF ordinary and special accounts to pay for your yearly premium upon policy renewal, your DPS insurer will notify you via post where you can make the payment by cash to your insurer directly.

Currently, DPS is administered by Great Eastern Life and NTUC Income.

MediShield

For those who prefer to watch video instead of reading the text below about MediShield. Click here to view webcast to know more about MediShield.

What is MediShield?
MediShield is a medical insurance scheme which is designed to helps CPF members meet the large costs of your hopitalisation at Class B2 or C wards.

For Singaporeans who plan to use Class B1 or higher ward classes, you may wish to consider purchasing Medisave-approved private Integrated Shield Plans on top of your Medishield. MediShield and other Medisave-approved private Integrated Shield Plans are designed to cater to your different insurance coverage needs.

Premiums for MediShield are commonly paid by Medisave. The premiums for Integrated Shield Plans can be paid through Medisave up to a limit of $800 per per year per insured person. For those above 80 years old, the Medisave withdrawal limit was increased to $1,150 per year per insured person from 1 December 2008.

Who are insured under MediShield?
MediShield is an opt-out scheme. This means that Singaporeans or Permanent Residents will automatically be insured under MediShield when they first contribute to their CPF accounts, unless they choose to opt out.

What part of the hospital bill does MediShield cover?
The patient will have to first pay the deductible and co-insurance portions.  Medishield will then pay between 80% and 90% of th remaining claimable amount, depending on the size of the bill. The patient can use Medisave or cash to pay for the portion of the bill not covered by MediShield.The maximum entry age is at 75 years old, and the maximum coverage age is 85 years old.  The annual premium increases with age.

What is a deductible and co-insurance?
A deductible is the amount you would need to pay for claim(s) made in a policy year, before
there is a payout from MediShield. Co-insurance is the amount you need to co-pay after meeting the Deductible. Co-insurance is lower for larger claimable amounts, thus reducing the percentage share of payment by you for larger hospital bills. Co-insurance is three-tiered, ranging from 20% to 10% as the bill size increases. Please click here for more details.

To estimate the maximum amount that you can claim from Medisave or MediShield, click here to go to Medisave/MediShield Online Calculator.

You may also view general information on MediShield here.

Quotes From J.K. Rowling

“It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

How To Do What You Love?

How To Terminate Your Starhub Cable TV Service?

Choice #1: To arrange for Starhub service personnel to pick up the equipment from your billing address. There will be a service and transportation fee of $30 (exclusive of GST).

Choice #2: Personally return the cable TV equipment to Starhub customer service centres at:

4 Tampines Central 5
#02-27/28 Tampines Mall Singapore 529510
Operating hours: Mondays to Sundays, 1030hrs to 2100hrs

1 Raffles Place
#B1-02 OUB Centre Singapore 048616
Operating hours: Mondays to Sundays, 1030hrs to 1930hrs

68 Orchard Road
#02-01 Plaza Singapura Singapore 238839
Operating hours: Mondays to Sundays, 1030hrs to 2100hrs

1 HarbourFront Walk
#02-216 VivoCity Singapore 098585
Operating hours: Monday to Sundays, 1030hrs to 2100hrs

Items to return:
1 x Digital Set Top Box
1 x RF Cable
1 x AV Cable
1 x Digital Remote Control (with Batteries)
1 x Power Cord
1 x Smart Card

You can authorize someone else to return the Digital Cable equipment with a written authorization letter and a photocopy of your NRIC.

To Keep In Mind

Love yourself, look into the mirror and no matter how you look, or where your past has been, you are someone special and important. You're put on this Earth for a reason, for a purpose, with unique talents and skills, and make the best use of it. That's how you make the greatest contribution to the world.

Something That I have Read Recently

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what'? - Sidney Harris

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved... loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." - Victor Hugo

"Customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interuption on our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an oursider on our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour by giving us an opportunity to do so."

Finally this last one...

First, I was dying to finish my high school and start college.

And then I was dying to finish college and start working.

Then I was dying to marry and have children.

And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough so I could go back to work.

But then I was dying to retire.

And now I am dying...

And suddenly I realized I forgot to live.

Please don't let this happen to you. Appreciate your current situation and enjoy each day old friend.

Hmm....

Fairness does not govern life & death. If it did, no good person would ever die young.

Why would people gather when others die? Why people feel they should? The human spirits knows, deep down, that all lives intersect.

Death doesn't just take someone, it misses someone else and in the small distance between being taken and being misses, lives are changed.

There is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth & death are part of a whole.

Strangers are just family you have yet come to know.

Holding anger is poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.

What Are Your Emotions Telling You?

Ever wondered what your emotions are telling you? For me, I have never thought about it before. To me, an emotion was just an emotion that I am feeling at a point of time and nothing more than that.

I only came to know that emotions were actually telling us something that we are not consciously aware of.

When we feel angry it actually means that something/someone or whatever that is happening at that point of time when we experience the anger have cross the line.

When we feel sad it actually means that we feel a sense of loss.

Being aware of the reason behind your emotions could help you better understand and control your emotions. To feel less angry or sad, you have to redefine the boundries of what make you feel that someone/something have cross the line and your perspective towards how you define loss.

Personality Test

I enjoy taking personality test. Recently, I took a free test from keisey.com & http://www.personaldna.com/tests.php, it is not a comprehensive report, but it does tells you which temperament you fall under.