HOW TO FENG SHUI YOUR CAR FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION

Here is an article taken from Dragongate.com on using Feng Shui to protect oneself and ones car when on driving.

Shui Tips for Your Car

Here are Feng Shui tips for your car. This is to protect yourself and your car while you’re on the road, to avoid bad accidents and to promote good Qi, or positive energy, throughout your driving experience.

It’s not hard at all to Feng Shui your beloved ‘baby’! It’s easy, fast, and best of all the physical enhancers and cures you put in your car are unobtrusive.

Here’s how you can start.

Feng Shui Tips for Your Car

Hang a bell. Some people experience lethargy and sleepiness as soon as they hit the road, due to the comforting lull of movement. Tie a red tassel with bells attached to ease this sudden fatigue considerably.

Red, a strong Yang color is known as a symbol of ‘healthy blood’ and it activates the bells’ curative properties. While the bells themselves, tinkling delightfully next to you, has strong cleansing properties to shake off the negative Qi that follows you right into your vehicle.

This tip is also especially good for drivers who need to go long distance – the pleasant tinkling of the bell will help keep you energized and clear-headed through the hours.


Keep the interior clean and fresh-smelling. Just as your living and working space, a clean and fresh-smelling car is essential to good Qi movement. Make a daily habit to throw away fast food wrappers, receipts and so on. Maintain a spotless, clean and nice environment within the car to nurture a good flow of health Qi.
And for goodness’ sakes, if you must light up please keep the cigarette smoke away from your car interior! Also, don’t clutter up the back seat with clothes and other items – this will detract the Qi from your car and instead be a welcome mat for unwanted bad Qi.

Use crystals. Crystals are wonderful facilitators to a healthy body and mind. I know some people who are even convinced that crystals have the power to cure chronic ailments! That aside, crystals are easy to maintain and they look very good just about anywhere in the car.

Other than its medicinal properties, take note that crystals are also great tools to break up and disperse stagnant Qi in your car. Remember to cleanse the crystals first in purified water and place them close by you in the car for optimum crystal energy!

Put a tiny dose of Yin Feng Shui to your car A small, fluffy cushion or two at the back seat promotes some light Yin energy to counter the excessive Yang energy of the road hustle and bustle; a ‘smidge’ of Yin magic ensures calmness and tranquility.

Utilize Feng Shui tassels. Tassels are great additions to the rearview mirror. Not only will it give your vehicle a subtle touch of Asian charm, tassels are well loved by the Chinese for its symbolic nature as well. Tassels that come with protection Feng Shui is also very welcome for the added safety measure.

Listen to chill-out music. Harmonious, smooth music is the way to go for a great ride. If the quiet, jazzier types make you sleepy, perhaps you are more suited to faster, catchier songs. Whichever music you fancy, do refrain from overly loud instruments and screaming vocals. This is because drivers tend to speed up and go faster on the lane in time with loud, fast music – this may be dangerous.
Source: http://www.dragon-gate.com/index.php?main_page=blog&p=307&date=2010/03&title=feng-shui-tips-for-your-car

EGG CUBER

Want to eat cube shaped eggs?  Impossible?  Not really.  Try using the egg cuber below and you will have cube shaped eggs.

Chill the egg cuber.  Boil and egg.  Peel it and then place the warm hard boiled egg in the cuber, and screw down top until egg becomes a cube.

Source: http://www.fantes.com/egg-utensils.html

Hmm ... I wonder where I can buy an egg cuber in Malaysia?

AIYOH! FAKE EGGS???

Believe it or not, there are actually people in China who make artificial eggs. Ei! It's not the plastic type used for playing. What I mean is fake eggs that can be eaten.

Here is the article that I got from the Internet.

During a recent raid on a wholesale centre in Guangzhou city, the capital of China's Guangdong province, a large quantity of fake eggs was seized.

Their wholesale price is 0.15 yuan (S$0.03) each - half the price of a real egg.
Consumers have a hard time telling a genuine egg from a fake one. This is good news for unscrupulous entrepreneurs, who are even conducting three-day courses in the production of artificial eggs for less than S$150.
A reporter with Hong Kong-based Chinese magazine East Week enrolled in one such course.

 To create egg white, the instructor - a woman in her 20s - used assorted ingredients such as gelatin, an unknown powder, benzoic acid, coagulating material and even alum, which is normally used for industrial processes.

For egg yolk, some lemon-yellow colouring powder is mixed to a liquid and the concoction stirred. The liquid is then poured into a round-shaped plastic mould and mixed with so-called 'magic water', which contains calcium chloride.

This gives the 'yolk' a thin outer membrane, firming it up. The egg is then shaped with a mould. The shell is not forgotten. Paraffin wax and an unidentified white liquid are poured onto the fake egg, which is then left to dry.
The artificial egg can be fried sunny-side up or steamed. Although bubbles appear on the white of the egg, those who have tasted it say the fake stuff tastes very much like the real thing. But experts warn of the danger of eating fake eggs. Not only do they not contain any nutrients, a Hong Kong Chinese University professor warned that long-term consumption of alum could cause dementia
Source: http://forum.xcitefun.net/fake-eggs-t22415.html

COMMENT
Omigod!  I hope nobody in Malaysia is silly enough to learn how to make it and then sell it.  If that happens, there will be a lot of nyanyuk (senile) people walking about in ten years' time.

GOURD SHAPED POMELOES

In Vietnam, there is this man called Vo Trung Thanh who has successfully managed to grow pomelos that are shaped like gourds.

He does this buy wrapping ribbons under the stem of the pomeloes so that the tops would not be able to develop normally.
Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201002/Fruit-farmer-masters-fine-art-of-growing-oddshaped-pomelos-894980/

WHAT A CLEVER IDEA FOR A CALENDAR

Some people are really very creative.  Look at the cup and saucer above.  It also doubles as a calendar.  One can move the cup to make the arrow point to a certain date.
Source: http://forum.xcitefun.net/unusual-and-creative-calendar-designs-t49105.html

OUT OF THE NORM

I have quite a few trainee teachers who visit this blog.  I guess they might want to have a glimpse of what a teacher does in school.  In my case, my teaching day might be quite different from many teachers for two reasons.  First I teach in a vocational school and next I am the Media Teacher and also the supervisor for the Resource Centre. 
I would again like to share with my visitors (especially teachers to be), pictures of my working day for Tuesday, 29th of June, 2010.

8.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.

I was at the Teacher's Activity Centre in Sitiawan to give a talk on Public Speaking.  There is a reading camp being carried out at the centre in which I am a facilitator and judge.

11.15 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

Went back to school to oversee the removal of the termite infested fence in the Herb Garden.  My former students who came to school for a visit, helped me to remove the fence.  Tomorrow, I will be putting some used oil or diesel to make sure that the colony is destroyed.

My former students who had completed their second level wiring course came back to school.  They had actually called last week to inform me that they would be dropping by and asked if I would be in school.  Of course, I had to go back to school to see them.

1.00 - 1.30 p.m.

Went with Kamariah to a printing shop to get the banner for the English Language Week done.

1.45 - 2.45 p.m.

Went back to the Teacher Activity Centre for the programme there.  I also had lunch there as well.

3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Went back to school to do some paperwork and also to train my boys who will be taking part in the Public Speaking and News Reading Contests tomorrow.

5.50 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.

I treated my former students to an early dinner at a fast food restaurant.  I had promised them that if they successfully completed their wiring course at TAFE in Negeri Sembilan, I'd give them a treat.  Since they kept their end of the bargain, I kept my promise.

**  As my job specification is different from other teachers, my duties would be a little bit different from others.  So to the young teachers to be, don't take my working day as a normal one for teachers.  Consider it as one that is out of the norm.

EIGHT SHAPED EGG

The 8-shaped object in the above picture is actually a soft shell egg.  Cute, eh?

HOW TO SHAPE EGGS

All you need to do is:


Step 1
Boil some medium-large eggs until they are hard boiled. Make sure you let really cool water to run over the boiled eggs, so the shell is easier to peel. Then, peel off the shell.

Step 2
While hot/warm, place the egg into the egg shaper with the pointy side facing up.

Step 3
Close the cover and press down until you hear the click of the container. Then, just leave it aside to cool down.

Step 4
Open up the shaper. Walla! Your shaped eggs!

Simple as that! Besides heart shape and star shape, they have the Fish and Car shapes too!

Source: http://www.funnycoolstuff.com/2009/02/20/shape-your-eggs/

PUSS IN BUSH

The school guards had placed both Bu and Tih on top of the two bushes near the guard house when I was on my way out of the school in the evening.  Immediately, I stopped the car and got off to have a closer look as the two cats looked so cute sitting in the bushes.

As I have mentioned time and again, being able to cuddle Bu after a hard days work, helps me to unwind and relax.  I am sure that the presence of the two young cats give the guards a lot of pleasure as well.

TEMPTING CONFECTIONARY

Confectioners nowadays are such creative people.  They have come up with a container shaped like a lollipop for sweets as in the above pictures.  They have also come up with sweets shaped like Telly Tubbies and cute animals.  They look so tempting, don't they?  However, we must all remember to not take too much sugary stuff as it is not good for our health.

CAN TRY BUT CANNOT BUY

I saw all these lovely Brazil hats and caps at the Wenzhou Expo at Stadium Indera Mulia in Ipoh.  Unfortunately they were not for sale.  However, the man at the exhibition booth let me try them on for the photographs.  Sigh!  Can try but cannot buy.

WENZHOU TRADE EXPO AT INDOOR STADIUM

The Wenzhou Trade Expo was held at the Ipoh Indera Mulia Stadium last week. I went with my mum and aunt to visit.

Wah! Looking at the red banners will give one the idea that the expo has something to do with China.  After all, the colour red is auspicious for the Chinese.

The air-conditioned tents for the exhibition of goods from Wenzhou.

This tent houses exhibits on locally produced goods.

The stage for the launching ceremony last week.  Again, we see the colour red.

Aunty Linda and my mum with a pretty lass from Amoy, China.  She is part of the trade delegation.

Me with the Chinese Lang Lui.  So fair and lovely.  Next to her I look so tanned and rugged.

People visiting the exhibits at the Wenzhou Expo in Ipoh.

I wanted to buy the pink phone but then decided against it as I was afraid that it might not be compatible to our Malaysian telecommunication system.  It costs RM28.00.

Lovely caps on display at the Expo.

My mum and aunt looking at the lovely carpets.  My mum bought one for RM100.00.  She said it was cheap.

Bags for display only and not for sale. 

Me posing next to a lovely green carpet on sale at the Expo.

Cute pencils with erasers attached.

An assortment of rocking horses.