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May 12, 2011

The Law of the Garbage Truck™ by David J. Pollay

The Law of the Garbage Truck™ by David J. Pollay



garbage-truckHow often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s important in your life.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened.

I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, the car skidded, the tires squealed, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the other car’s back-end.

I couldn’t believe it. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. How do I know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face. And he even threw in a one finger salute! I couldn’t believe it!

But then here’s what really blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that!? This guy could have killed us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck™.” He said:

“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you.

So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

I began to see Garbage Trucks. Like in the movie “The Sixth Sense,” the little boy said, “I see Dead People.” Well now “I see Garbage Trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to dump it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t take it personally; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

One of my favorite football players of all time was Walter Payton. Every day on the football field, after being tackled, he would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Over the years the best players from around the world in every sport have played this way: Muhammad Ali, Nadia Comaneci, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, and Pele are just some of those players. And the most inspiring leaders have lived this way: Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.

See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you remember bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you recall them more frequently.

So the odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way. But when you follow The Law of the Garbage Truck™, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by letting go of the bad.
The best leaders know that they have to be ready for their next meeting. The best sales people know that they have to be ready for their next client. And the best parents know that they have to be ready to greet their children with hugs and kisses, no matter how many garbage trucks they might have faced that day. All of us know that we have to be fully present, and at our best for the people we care about.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their lives.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?

Here’s my bet: You’ll be happier.

You have a choice. Make it today.
Have a Garbage Free Day!™

August 14, 2009

H1N1 - KSM

Tujuh lagi kematian berkaitan
influenza A (H1N1) disahkan hari ini,
menjadikan jumlah kes kematian di negara ini seramai 51 orang..

Ya Allah... Besar sungguh ujian mu....

kat sini aku pun nak share sikit info pasal diz Virus..


Siapakah yang berisiko tinggi akibat jangkitan Influenza A (H1N1)?

1. Kanak-kanak berusia kurang 5 tahun

2. Individu berusia 65 tahun dan ke atas

3. Kanak-kanak dan remaja (< 18 tahun) yang menggunakan terapi aspirin untuk jangkamasa yang panjang
4. Wanita mengandung
5. Dewasa dan kanak-kanak dengan asma, penyakit pernafasan kronik obstruktif, kegagalan organ, penyakit kardiovascular, hepatik, heamatologikal, neurologik, neuromuscular atau masalah metabolik seperti Diabetes Mellitus
6. Dewasa dan kanak-kanan yang mengalami daya ketahanan yang rendah (immunosuppression) 7. Individu yang menginap di rumah kebajikan dan institusi penjagaan yang lain

Peranan Masyarakat Semasa Fasa Mitigasi


Masyarakat perlu mengetahui cara virus ini merebak.

* Influenza A (H1N1) virus berjangkit dari manusia kepada manusia melalui titisan cecair, (yang dikeluarkan semasa bercakap, batuk atau bersin).

* Mana-mana individu yang berhubung rapat (lebih kurang 1 meter) dengan individu yang mengalami gejala selesema (demam, bersin, batuk, hidung berair, menggigil, sakit sendi dan lain-lain adalah berisiko untuk mendapat jangkitan penyakit akibat dari titisan cecair.

* Oleh itu, masyarakat perlu mengambil langkah pencegahan berikut:

1. Amalkan kebersihan diri dan adab batuk yang betul

2. Amalkan kawalan jangkitan sama ada di rumah, tempat kerja atau pengangkutan awam

3. Peranan penutup mulut dan hidung (mask) dalam masyarakat

o Tiada bukti kukuh mengenai keberkesanan memakai mask di tempat awam. Namun, ia telah digunakan dalam ruang yang sesak/tertutup apabila berhubung dengan individu yang mengalami gejala selesema

o Individu boleh memakai penutup mulut dan hidung (surgical mask) di rumah dan di kalangan masyarakat, terutamanya jika mereka berhubung rapat dengan individu yang mengalami gejala influenza, contohnya semasa menjaga ahli keluarga yang sakit.

o Penggunaan mask membolehkan individu yang mengalami gejala influenza untuk menutup mulut dan hidung mereka bagi menghalang titisan cecair dari tersebar, salah satu kaedah adab batuk yang betul/baik.

o Surgical mask juga disyorkan kepada golongan yang berisiko tinggi apabila berada di kawasan yang sesak.

4. Pesakit dinasihatkan untuk tinggal di rumah, elakkan berhubung rapat dengan ahli keluarga yang lain serta mengambil langkah kawalan dan pencegahan dari menjangkiti mereka yang menjaga pesakit.

5. Sekiranya gejala influenza semakin teruk, pesakit hendaklah SEGERA mendapatkan rawatan di hospital.

6. Sekiranya individu yang tergolong dalam kumpulan yang berisiko tinggi mengalami gejala influenza, segera dapatkan rawatan awal

7. Elakkan berada di kawasan sesak dan seboleh-bolehnya tangguhkan/ batalkan / kurangkan menghadiri majlis keramaian

8. Dapatkan maklumat terkini mengenai situasi semasa dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai seperti Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia dan Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO)

insyaallah.. dengan izin Nya.. dapat kita kurangkan risiko untuk dijangkiti virus ni....

June 03, 2009

Bumbung Stadium Gong Badak Runtuh



Bumbung utama Stadium Bolasepak Gong Badak, Terengganu yang dirasmikan oleh Sultan Terengganu tahun lalu, runtuh kira-kira jam 7.30 pagi ini. Perkara itu disahkan oleh timbalan pengerusi Majlis Permuafakatan Rakyat Terengganu (Mampat), Tengku Ahmad Tengku Hussein ketika dihubungi hari ini. Menurut lamanweb Mampat, kejadian itu mengakibatkan sebuah kereta kancul dan empat buah motosikal tertimbus. Sementara itu, seorang wartawan sambilan - Sazali Mohd Nor - yang dihubungi Malaysia di tempat kejadian berkata, stadium yang berusia kira-kira setahun ini berkapasiti menampung kira-kira 50,000 penonton. Menurutnya, stadium mempunyai dua bumbung - bumbung tinggi di sebelah kiri dan bumbung rendah di sebelah kanan. Sazali berkata, yang runtuh adalah kesemua bahagian bumbung tinggi di sebelah kiri. Sementara itu, sumber yang mengetahui mengenai projek tersebut, berkata beliau tidak terperanjat dengan kejadian tersebut. Menurutnya, juruperunding-juruperunding yang terbabit dalam projek tersebut telah lama menyuarakan kebimbangan mereka tentang keadaan bumbung utama stadium yang dibuat oleh kontraktor asing. "Walaupun sudah tahun memintanya dari kontraktor asng tersebut, difahamkan mereka masih belulm menerimanya," katanya., Sumber itu berkata, projek pembinaan stadium tersebut dijalankan di bawah penyeliaan Jabatan Kerja Raya. sumber:Malaysiakini

May 29, 2009

Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems

Drinking too much cola can increase the risk of a muscle problem called hypokalemia, experts warn.
In people with hypokalemia, a drop in blood potassium levels results in problems with vital muscle functions. Symptoms can range from mild weakness to serious paralysis, say Greek researchers who conducted a review of people who drank between two to nine liters of cola a day.


Two of the patients were pregnant women who were admitted to hospital with low potassium levels. One was a 21-year-old woman who drank up to three liters of cola a day and complained of fatigue, appetite loss and persistent vomiting. An electrocardiogram revealed she had a heart blockage, and blood tests showed she had low potassium levels, the researchers explained in a news release.

The second pregnant patient, who'd consumed up to seven liters of cola a day for 10 months, had low potassium levels and was suffering from increasing muscular weakness, the researchers noted.


Both patients made a rapid and full recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took oral or intravenous potassium. The case studies are described in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Practice.


"We are consuming more soft drinks than ever before, and a number of health issues have already been identified including tooth problems, bone demineralization and the development of metabolic syndrome and diabetes," and there's increasing evidence that excessive cola consumption leads to hypokalemia, Dr. Moses Elisaf, of the University of Ioannina, said in the news release.

Elisaf said the three most common ingredients in cola -- glucose, fructose and caffeine -- can contribute to hypokalemia.


"The individual role of each of these ingredients in the pathophysiology of cola-induced hypokalemia has not been determined and may vary in different patients," Elisaf said. "However, in most of the cases we looked at for our review, caffeine intoxication was thought to play the most important role. This has been borne out by case studies that focus on other products that contain high levels of caffeine but no glucose or fructose."

However, "caffeine-free cola products can also cause hypokalemia because the fructose they contain can cause diarrhea," Elisaf said.

More information


The MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia has more about hypokalemia.



p/s: x paham sepatah haram..... hahahahah

May 26, 2009

RED BOOK: Know Your Right



Police and Your Basic Right.

This section represents our continuing efforts to create awareness among members of the public of their rights and remedies in given circumstances.

April 20, 2009

Pemakanan untuk Penurunan Berat Badan Penurunan Berat Badan

* Jika anda mengurangkan pengambilan kalori sebanyak 500 kkal sehari , anda boleh menurunkan berat badan sebanyak 0.5 kg seminggu.
* Dalam sebulan,anda akan kehilangan berat badan sebanyak 2 kg hingga 4 kg.
* Pengurangan berat badan yang disarankan adalah sebanyak 10% daripada berat badan asal dalam masa 6 bulan.
* Sekiranya penurunan berat badan melebihi 10% dalam masa 6 bulan , anda akan;
o Berisiko tinggi mendapat batu hempedu
o Elektrolit tidak normal
o Kekurangan nutrien
o Peningkatan asid urik
o Kehilangan protein dan otot
* Selepas 6 bulan,penurunan berat badan akan statik dan anda tidak akan mengalami penurunan berat badan lagi.
* Ini adalah kerana ,apabila berat badan anda menurun , tahap metabolisme juga menurun kerana kehilangan otot-otot.
* Oleh yang demikian, adalah penting untuk menggabungkan DIET dan SENAMAN dalam proses penurunan berat badan .

Pengurusan Pemakanan Untuk Berat Badan Berlebihan
Objektif Pengurusan Pemakanan

* Untuk menurunkan berat badan
* Untuk mengekalkan berat badan yang normal.
* Untuk menghalang peningkatan berat badan .
* Untuk mengurangkan risiko darah tinggi , diabetis mellitus dan penyakit jantung .
* Untuk meningkatkan kualiti kehidupan,berasa lebih sihat dan bertenaga.
* Untuk mengurangkan pengambilan kalori.

Untuk mengurangkan berat badan , anda perlu mengurangkan pengambilan makanan secara berperingkat dengan teratur
· Pastikan anda mengikut Panduan Pemakanan Malaysia.
· Cuba kurangkan pengambilan hasil bijirin , ubi ??? ubian, ikan , ayam , daging dan kekacang.
· Kurangkan pengambilan kalori dengan ;

1. menggunakan sedikit minyak semasa memasak
2. mengurangkan penggunaan gula seperti gula pasir , gula perang , madu dan gula yang tersembunyi dalam makanan dan minuman.
3. meningkatkan pengambilan serat seperti sayur ??? sayuran , buah ??? buahan dan hasil bijirin seperti oats kerana makanan ini akan menyebabkan anda berasa kenyang dalam jangkamasa yang lebih lama.
4. minum air kosong dengan banyak sekiranya mengambil makanan tinggi serat

Indeks Jisim Tubuh ( BMI )

Indeks Jisim Tubuh adalah satu pengukuran yang digunakan untuk menentukan samada berat badan anda normal atau tidak .
Indeks Jisim Tubuh yang normal ialah dari 18.5 hingga kurang daripada 25.

Contoh Menu untuk Penurunan Berat Badan

* Saranan Pengpagibilan Diet seharian bagi warga emas lelaki adalah 2000 kkal dan warga emas perempuan adalah 1800 kkal.
* Sekiranya anda ingin menurunkan berat badan , saranan pengpagibilan diet seharian ialah 1200 kkal hingga 1500 kkal .
* Dapatkan nasihat Pakar Pemakanan atau Dietitian untuk menentukan keperluan anda

Contoh Menu 1200 kkal

Sarapan
(7.00 - 7.30 pagi)


* 2 keping roti mil penuh + 1/4 sudu teh marjerin lembut + 2 hiris tomato + salad
* 1 cawan susu rendah lemak

Makan Tengahari
(12.30 - 1.00 tgh)


* 1 cawan nasi putih / 2 cawan bubur nasi
* 1 mangkuk sederhana sup sayur
* 1 keping ikan tenggiri kukus
* 1 biji limau
* 1 gelas air kosong

Minum Petang
(3.30 - 4.00 ptg )


* 3 keping biskut krim kraker
* 1 gelas air kosong

Makan Malam
( 6.30 - 7.00 ptg )


* 1 cawan nasi putih / 2 cawan bubur nasi
* 1/2 cawan kailan tumis
* 1 mangkuk sederhana tom yam ( 1 ketul peha ayam ) + 1/2 cawan ( bunga kobis + lobak merah+ seleri + tomato )
* 1 potong tembikai.
* 1 gelas air kosong

Contoh Menu 1500 kkal

Sarapan
(7.00 - 7.30 pagi)


* 1 mangkuk sederhana mee hoon sup ( 1 cawan mee hoon ) + 1/2 cawan sawi + hirisan ayam
* 1 cawan susu rendah lemak

Minum Pagi
(10.00 - 10.30 pagi)


* 1 keping roti mil penuh
* 1 gelas air kosong

Makan Tengahari
(12.30 - 1.00 tgh )


* 1 cawan nasi putih / 2 cawan bubur nasi
* 1/2 cawan bayam tumis
* 1/2 cawan salad
* 1 keping ikan merah kari tanpa santan .
* 1 potong betik
* 1 gelas air kosong

Minum Petang
(3.30 - 4.00 ptg )


* 1 keping popia basah
* 1 cawan susu rendah lemak

Makan Malam
( 6.30 - 7.00 ptg )


* 1 keping capati
* 1/2 cawan ( dhal + kacang panjang + kentang )
* 1/2 cawan bendi tumis
* 1 ketul peha ayam tandoori
* 1 potong tembikai susu
* 1 gelas air kosong

Penurunan Berat Badan - Kekal Sihat Dan Cergas

* Penurunan berat badan terbukti dapat menurunkan tekanan darah bagi individu yang berlebihan berat badan.
* Anda perlu mengawal pengambilan makanan anda berdasarkan Panduan Pemakanan Untuk Penurunan Berat Badan. Lakukan senaman secara teratur.

diet rasullullah....

get this from others blog.......

Diet Rasullulah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasalam menyebabkan beliau Rasullulah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasalam tak pernah sakit perut sepanjang hayatnya karena pandai menjaga makanannya sehari-hari. Insya Allah kalau anda ikut diet Rasullullah ini, anda takkan menderita sakit perut ataupun keracunan makanan.

Jangan makan SUSU bersama DAGING Contoh:- Cheeseburger
Jangan makan DAGING bersama IKAN
Jangan makan IKAN bersama SUSU
Jangan makan AYAM bersama SUSU
Jangan makan IKAN bersama TELUR
Jangan makan IKAN bersama DAUN SALAD
Jangan makan SUSU bersama CUKA
Jangan makan BUAH bersama SUSU Contoh :- Koktel, Yogurt

* CARA MAKAN

* JANGAN MAKAN BUAH SETELAH MAKAN NASI , SEBALIKNYA MAKANLAH BUAH TERLEBIH DAHULU, BARU MAKAN NASI.
* TIDUR 1 JAM SETELAH MAKAN TENGAH HARI.
*

JANGAN SESEKALI TINGGAL UNTUK MAKAN MALAM . BARANG SIAPA YG TINGGAL UNTUK MAKAN MALAM DIA AKAN DIMAKAN USIA DAN KOLESTEROL DALAM BADAN AKAN BERGANDA. (maksudnya, jangan makan malam)

* Dalam kitab juga melarang kita makan makanan darat bercampur dengan makanan laut. Nabi pernah mencegah kita makan ikan bersama susu. karena akan cepat mendapat penyakit. Ini terbukti oleh ilmuwan yang menemukan bahwa dalam daging ayam mengandung ion+ sedangkan dalam ikan mengandung ion-, jika dalam makanan kita ayam bercampur dengan ikan maka akan terjadi reaksi biokimia yang akan dapat merusak usus kita.

Al-Quran Juga mengajarkan kita menjaga kesehatan spt membuat
amalan antara lain:
* Mandi Pagi sebelum subuh, sekurang kurangnya sejam sebelum matahari terbit. Air sejuk yang meresap kedalam badan dapat mengurangi penimbunan lemak. Kita boleh saksikan orang yang mandi pagi kebanyakan badan tak gemuk.

* Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasalam mengamalkan minum segelas air sejuk (bukan air es) setiap pagi. Mujarabnya Insya Allah jauh dari penyakit (susah mendapat sakit).
* Waktu sembahyang subuh disunatkan kita bertafakur (yaitu sujud sekurang kurangnya semenit setelah membaca doa). Tafakur sesaat seperti 70 tahun ibadah nilainya.
* Kita akan terhindar dari sakit kepala atau migrain. Ini terbukti oleh para ilmuwan yang membuat kajian kenapa dalam sehari perlu kita sujud. Ahli-ahli sains telah menemui beberapa milimeter ruang udara dalam saluran darah di kepala yg tidak dipenuhi darah. Dengan bersujud maka darah akan mengalir keruang tersebut.
* Nabi Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasalam juga mengajar kita makan dengan tangan dan bila habis hendaklah menjilat jari. Begitu juga ahli saintis telah menemukan bahwa enzyme banyak terkandung di celah jari jari, yaitu 10 kali ganda terdapat dalam air liur. (enzyme sejenis alat percerna makanan)
* SUNAH CARA MAKAN MENURUT NABI Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasalam :
1. Makan garam secuil sebelum makan untuk menolak 70 macam penyakit, dan ambil lagi secuil dengan jari manis tangan kanan setelah makan. Makanlah dengan tangan kanan tanpa sendok. Sebaiknya kita yang menunggu makanan dan bukan makanan yang menunggu.
2. Berdoa sebelum dan setelah makan. Cuci tangan. Dan minum dengan memegang gelas dengan tangan kanan, meskipun tangan tersebut bekas kuah.
3. Duduk dibawah, bukan di bangku dan dimulai dari pinggir dan terakhir ketengah. Baik sekali makan berjamaah bersama keluarga, maupun teman. Seperti ketika haji atau buka puasa bersama di Masjid dalam satu nampan bisa untuk empat orang.
4. Jangan sisakan sebutir nasipun, karena nasi ini berdzikir.

sign if he really into YOU!

1.He actively takes an interest in you and what you have to say. He's not just nodding and smiling and checking his watch every five minutes like you're trying to sell him life insurance. There's eye contact. He's actively listening. He's asking questions, relating things you say to his own experiences. If he's really good, he'll remember something you said and incorporate it in a future date. Try not to act too surprised.

2.He's forthcoming. He wants you to know about him. This manifests itself in a bunch of ways. He'll share personal details about himself. He'll even be eager to cough up basic factoids such as phone numbers, his address and place of work. If he isn't giving up this kind of info, then he doesn't want you tracking him down -- or he's Batman or Superman. So if he doesn't live at Wayne Manor or the Fortress of Solitude, give it up.

3.He'll mark his territory. He won't pee on you or anything per se, but he will exhibit some animal behavior. If he's decided he wants you as his female, he won't want to lose you. If there's any chance that you might be snapped up by another male, he'll stake his claim. He'll be tactile with you, slipping an arm around you, possibly posturing and standing up when another guy walks onto the scene. Watch out for some regression to a more primitive man. If you hear grunting, don't panic. It's his way of saying he likes you.

4.He calls you back. Despite the stereotype, he will call you back. If you're a girl in demand, he won't want you to be the one that got away, so he'll call you to set up the next date or ask how you're doing. If you're getting calls for no reason, that's a good thing. However, you may want to invest in a good phone plan.

5.He'll check you out. You'll bring out his spy skills in a good way. He'll talk to your friends to get the 411 on you. He wants to know more about you -- your past, your present, your likes and dislikes, water hazards, etc. He's doing his homework because he wants to impress you. He's gathering this intelligence so he knows how best to woo you.

6.He's flirtatious. Guys get playful around women they like. It's a little dance he's doing around you to show his interest and his daring. However, he's not just being flirty, he's also probing. He's putting on a little show for you to see if you'll reciprocate. The more you play, the more he stays. Now shake that tail feather.

7.He's always planning ahead. If he digs you, he won't want you getting away from him. To make sure you aren't prey to some other guy, he'll be making plans for the next date before the current one is over. A full calendar is a good sign.

8.He's attentive. He's been listening to you, and knows what you like and where you like to go. He treats you to your favorite things and places. He'll spring surprises.

9.He'll blow off his buddies to be with you. It's always tricky managing existing commitments with burgeoning relationships. There are bound to be conflicts of interest at the some point. So take it as a good sign when he'll ditch going out with the boys to see you instead.

10.Acts of selflessness. He'll take one for the team of you and him. These can be large or small acts. They can be as small as holding your hair back for when you've got stomach flu, or as large as suffering through a Celine Dion concert and pretend he's enjoying it because you're a fan. Now “that's the power of love.”
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