Mike's daughter. Mike asked her if "jiejies" are pretty. She nodded when he pointed at me and shaked her head when he pointed to Angeline. Pissed Angel off i think.. even though i think Angeline's prettier and some more my face's so chubby..hehe..
A juicy orange i had
Took a snapshot of this building while waiting for the traffic lights to turn green this afternoon.
Went to the Kranji Countryside with the children from Kidsread program on sat. It was quite an interesting visit and reminds me of my kampong days when we used to live so close to nature. Anyway, the Kranji countryside was supposed to have been named the world's first and bestLOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) region. Do check it out for something different to do in Singapore. :)
For every person who takes this short hunger quiz (it's like only 6 questions testing your general knowledge on world hunger), a child will receive a warm meal thanks to an anonymous donor to World Food Program.
Or if you are feeling generous and grateful with life and in the mood like i was a few months ago, you may like to make a difference with a donation to fight hunger. It takes just one US dollar to fill 4 cups of nutritious meals for four little children. I think simply for the fact that we are living in countries that allows us access to clean food and water, which i often take for granted, we should already be feeling grateful with life.
And below are some hunger stats you may be surprised to learn.
GLOBAL HUNGER
925 million people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union; (Source: FAO news release, 14 September 2010)
98 percent of the world's hungry live in developing countries; (Source: FAO news release, 2010)
Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half the world’s population and nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry people;
Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but they account for over 60 percent of the world’s hungry. (Source: Strengthening efforts to eradicate hunger..., ECOSOC, 2007)
65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia. (Source: FAO news release, 2010)
CHILD HUNGER
More than 70 percent of the world's 146 million underweight children under age five years live in just 10 countries, with more than 50 per cent located in South Asia alone; (Source: Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition, UNICEF, 2006)
10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths; (Source: The State of the World's Children, UNICEF, 2007)
One out of four children - roughly 146 million - in developing countries are underweight; (Source: The State of the World's Children, UNICEF, 2007)
Every year WFP feeds more than 20 million children in school feeding programmes in some 70 countries. In 2008, WFP fed a record 23 million children.
(Source: WFP School Feeding Unit)
MALNUTRITION
It is estimated that 684,000 child deaths worldwide could be prevented by increasing access to vitamin A and zinc (Source: WFP Annual Report 2007)
Undernutrition contributes to 53 percent of the 9.7 million deaths of children under five each year in developing countries. (Source: Under five deaths by cause, UNICEF, 2006)
Lack of Vitamin A kills a million infants a year (Source: Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency, A Global Progress Report, UNICEF)
Iron deficiency is the most prevalent form of malnutrition worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people.6 Eradicating iron deficiency can improve national productivity levels by as much as 20 percent. (Source: World Health Organization, WHO Global Database on Anaemia)
Iron deficiency is impairing the mental development of 40-60 percent children in developing countries (Source: Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency, A Global Progress Report, p2, UNICEF)
Vitamin A deficiency affects approximately 25 percent of the developing world’s pre-schoolers. It is associated with blindness, susceptibility to disease and higher mortality rates. It leads to the death of approximately 1-3 million children each year. (Source: UN Standing Committee on Nutrition. World Nutrition Situation 5th report. 2005)
Iodine deficiency is the greatest single cause of mental retardation and brain damage. Worldwide, 1.9 billion people are at risk of iodine deficiency, which can easily be prevented by adding iodine to salt (Source: UN Standing Committee on Nutrition. World Nutrition Situation 5th report. 2005)
FOOD & HIV/AIDS
In the countries most heavily affected, HIV has reduced life expectancy by more than 20 years, slowed economic growth, and deepened household poverty. (Source: 2008 UNAIDS Global Report on the AIDS Epidemic)
Came back from Borobudur with a body full of bed bug bites. My friend who shared the room with me got the bites on the first day but i did not get any symptom. The second night though was horrible and i woke up with many bites. The itchiness and unsightly bumps from the bites really bugged me and it got worst this morning i had to go and see a doc to get a jab to stop the itchiness. How i hate bed bugs!!
On the flight back, my friend had nothing to do and took some photos of the bites.
My little finger which was swollen. More bites surface on this finger later that day and the finger swelled even more.
Near the neck. There are worst pics but i shall spare the readers from the awful sights.
I googled a little on bed bug bites and found some interesting information.
Here's a link to some recommendation on how to get rid of bed bugs and treat the bites. And there's another nice article on how to treat bed bugs bites and getting rid of the bugs. On the bites, it says that
" ...the bites prove to be very itchy to many that get them, but recent studies show that many people are not allergic to the bites and will not feel any discomfort. That being said, many may have bed bugs and not even know about it. The bites itch because of a numbing agent the bugs use to keep you from feeling the bites, this agent causes an allergic reaction for many. These bites are not life threatening, but are not fun to have. The best remedy is to use a topical antihistamine such as calamine lotion or Aveeno followed by some Benadryl taken orally. Bathing is Epson salts have been seen by many to help soothe the itchiness. The important thing is to try and not scratch the bites as this will only make them worse and could lead to scaring.
The itchiness and redness will go away on it’s own within a few days and they do not carry any diseases, so these is little to worry about. "
I guess at least it's consoling to know that the itchiness and redness will go away on it's own within a few days.
Do also check out the following video from the Emmy winning documentary, Bed Bugs! Attack!
