7 Tips How NOT to Get A Sore Throat

For the past 2 weeks, I can say Singapore's weather has been erratic, very unpredictable. You can have a strong sunshine in the morning, and heavy downpour in the afternoon. Then, the sun comes out again. Then, these 2 weeks, I also have quite a lot of friends, who are having sore throat. They are having sore throat together! But fortunately, I don't have it :D

This gets me into thinking, what's the real reason my friends are getting sore throat, one by one? Is it because of the weather? Is it because of daily habits? Is it because of diet?

Hmm... I'm not very sure too. But I know having sore throat is not somebody wants (unless the person is dying to get it, so he can stay away from work). Sore throat makes your voice more 'sexier', rough, hollow, and tends to cough. Sometimes, you may feel pain when swallowing food.

Alright, I'm not a doctor, so I do not prescribe medicine, or give you prescription to heal your throat. But we know we can get rid of our sore throat by taking some lozenges or fruit juice. Only when things got worse, then we might see the doctor.

Instead of thinking how to heal sore throat when you get it, why not we look at how we can NOT get a sore throat ? (a.k.a Prevention is Better than Cure)

Here are 7 tips to help you:

1) If you are taking Fried and Spicy Food,  drink a lot, a lot of water after that. You may take other drinks (coke/coffee) while eating these foods, but remember to drink water after that. If you don't, your throat will dry up, your body will start to heat up.  I will drink until I feel that I'm not feeling heaty and thirsty anymore.

2) If you're staying up late at night, try to drink water also. I do sleep late at night, around 1-2 am. But I keep a bottle beside me, so I can keep drinking. If you do stay up late, you'll notice that your mouth is very dry (even if you didn't talk to anyone). Moments later, you'll find that your throat is getting dry too. You may have difficulty talking. Yes. Your cells are already dying, and you need water!!

3) Of course, if possible, don't always stay up so late. It's not good for health either. :D

4) No matter what drinks you take, drink water to flush it down your throat. I noticed it myself. When you drink coffee, tea, fruit juice, tomato soup, mushroom soup... there will be some liquid of it left in your throat. It will stay there, unless you flush it down with water. And if it stays long enough, your throat will feel uncomfortable.

5) If you're someone who talks a lot (cheerful person), or have to talk alot (public speaker), drink a lot of water . Drink every 10-15 mins, just before your mouth dries up. I once talk for almost 2 hours in a car without drinking water ('cos I don't have it in the car), and I feel pain talking after that. Sore throat comes the next day. Haha!

6) If the weather is hot, keep drinking water, even if you need to go to the toilet 100 times, it's still better from suffering from dehydration. If weather is cold, do continue to drink too. Your body still needs water, to hydrate your body.

7) Take more liquid food, i.e. soup-based food, and less of dry food, i.e. biscuits. More liquid fruits like Watermelons, Papaya, and less heaty fruits, like durian, jackfruit...

* *Did you see I mention a lot about 'water'? Yes. I'm a huge fan of water, because I can't live without it, and so are you! Find out more about water here! (opens in new tab)


There you go! 7 tips to help you Not to get a sore throat.

Of course, make these tips your daily habits, so you wont have to worry about sore throat again.

Stay healthy guys!

Is Money The Problem With These Men?

In recent months, 4 men appeared in headlines in almost all newspapers around the world.

From the sports scene, we have Tiger Woods, first got into a car accident, which slowly leads to the exposure of his extra-marital affair. And one woman after another keep popping up, claiming their share.

Then comes Chelsea captain John Terry, who got into a relationship with the ex-girlfriend of his ex-teammate, Wayne Bridge. Wayne Bridge and his former partner got a kid, and John Terry has a family too!

Then one more Chelsea player got involved. Defender Ashley Cole got kicked out of the house by his celebrity wife for his relationship with other women too.

And the most "HOT" scandal is Singapore's movie director Jack Neo, who got involved with a 22 years old model, who plays a role in his latest movie, "Being Human". Fortunately, his wife has forgiven him. But as news keep spreading, there are also more women coming up to claim their share too.

So there's a video from Yahoo! which features these 4 men. They find out from the public, Why Men Cheat?!

Here it is:

Yahoo! SEA finds out why men cheat @ Yahoo! Video

If you've watched the video, and listened to the people speak out, some says Why Men Cheat is because, they have acheived a certain level of success, and feels that they can do more things, so they try to take a step further. Or when men have fame and money, they tend to flirt around. When they have more money, they tend to spend it on younger girls. Or their wives are not attractive anymore..etc

Actually this is just a short 2min plus video, so it doesn't really gives the view of the whole general public, but just a few people on the streets that day.

With reference to the 4 men in headlines today, they have some similarity. They are wealthy, achieved a certain level of success regionally and internationally, and of course, they are famous too.

Some people said when men are rich, and famous, they tend to cheat.

Is it true?

I strongly say NO.

Money is not the reason. Fame is not the reason. If they are the reasons for men to cheat, then all male billionaires on Forbes list, pop stars and singers are all cheaters of their wives, since they are wealthy and famous.

Money and Fame can't be the root of the problem. How can they be?
They are just tools! They are dead objects!
To find out the root of the problem, find out from the source!

If someone rob the bank because of money, don't blame money. It's the person.
If someone uses a knife to kill, don't blame the knife. It's the person.
If someone uses the telephone to scam someone, don't blame the phone. It's the person.
If you got food poisoned from the rojak from a rojak stall, blame the rojak stall. Don't say that all rojaks are poisonous.

So if a man who has money and fame cheat, look at the man! Don't look at money and fame! If not, it will be very unfair to people who have money and fame!

In my opinion, there are a few reasons why men cheat.

1) They did not get enough love from the family/spouse.
Men are human beings too, and they need love and connection from the people they love. If men are being scolded by the wife every time they return home from work (why are you so late! why didn't you answer my call!...etc), they will feel disconnected from the family. They would not want to go back home and got scolded by their wives. (Men got Ego!) They would rather stay late in their office, and then find the love and connection they need from someone else.

2) Men would like an attractive wife.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying that men must get young and attractive women when their wives are old. NO! What I mean is, men would want to go home and look at their attractive wife, who dresses well at home too. It is true that men are moved by what they see. In early stages of marriage, couples tend to dress well when dining, at home, or even on the bed. But as time goes by, dressing well is often neglected at home.

This can be worse for stay-at-home moms. Stay-at-home-moms seldom dress up themselves, since many thought that it's unnecessary to do so. But men would like to return home from work, looking at their beautiful wife (even in their golden years), and not a shabby-looking women. So dress up well, and welcome your tired husband back home after work everyday yea!

3) Irresponsibility and Ill-discipline
Men cheat because they lack discipline and irresponsibility. Actually, this applies to both sex too. They are going for short-term gratification, short-term pleasure. They want instant gratification, thrill, fun. But by doing that, they put their marriage at risk. They didn't think of the consequences that may come from getting these short-term enjoyment. They lack the discipline to control themselves. They can't resit the temptation. They 'go' for it, thinking if there's any problems after that, it's just a small problem, "no worries la!"


That's basically my 3 reasons (not money) why men cheat, but that's not the reasons why the 4 infamous men cheat. For the reason Why they cheat, I do not know, and I do not want to speculate. Instead, I would prefer the matter to rest, and move on.

Why Warren Buffett is not the Richest Man this year.

For the first time in 15 years, the world's richest man is not an American. Not Billionaire Investor Warren Buffett, Microsoft founder Bill Gates. But is a guy named

Carlos Slim (1st time I heard of him).

However, even though Warren Buffett is not the richest guy on earth now, he doesn't really mind.

Watch the video and find out the answer:D






Yup.

Warren Buffett gives back to the society. He probably has too much money he could spend for the rest of his life. He uses his money to help others instead.

Let's all be rich, and gives back to the society to help others :D

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Statue and the Stone

The Story of the Statue and the Stone

In a Art Museum in a Sunny Island, there are a lot of people who visits the museum everyday. Inside this museum, there is a special room which put a statue of a historic person. To ensure the cleanliness of the room, people are required to take off their shoes before they enter. To enter the room, visitors took off their shoes, and step on a stone at the door to enter the room. They appreciate the statue and took pictures of it.

One night, the Stone at the door cried out to the Statue. " God is so Unfair! We are both stones, but you are one that is appreciated by people everyday, but I'm the one who got stepped by people everyday!"

The Statue replied, "No! God is Fair. First, you cried once when the you are being chiseled once. When the chisel goes down one more time, you said its too unbearable for you. When the chisel goes down the 3rd time, you screamed you are about to Die! Since you are not willing to go through the pain, its best to put you lying on the ground flat as a stepping stone for others. "

The Statue continued, "However, I endured the pain of being chiselled a thousand times, and that's why I'm made the Statue."


The morale of the story: 
If you can endure the pain, you will suffer for that moment. If you can't, you will suffer the rest of your life.

If you are not willing to work hard, take up new challenges when you are young, then when are you going to?

Today, you can't afford not to work hard, or challenge yourself.  Because, everybody in the world is doing so. By not doing anything, you will be left behind, because everyone else is moving forward.

But if you choose to work hard, take risks, take new challenges, create your own success path, and
Pay The Price To Succeed, you will sacrifice a moment of your life, to enjoy the rest of your life.

Let me end off with this Chinese Quote,

"受得了苦，苦一阵子；受不了苦，苦一辈子"

You have 2 choices now:

1) Be a Stone being stepped by people  

OR

2) Be a Statue being appreciated by people

Which one do you want to be?