Kimmy Sia

The urge to win

2009-04-01T01:57:19Z

It has long since I have any urge to win. The last I had this was back in college when there was this programming competition on who can create a solution with the least lines of code. Still remember that. The urge is back again. I want to win in this race to innovate Internet technology. I want to be at the top.

Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.
- Vince Lombardi

ZzZzZz Needed

2009-03-31T05:33:31Z

4 nights straight with only 2 hours of nap time. I think this is a record ever since college time. I think I’ll get a good getaway once all this nightmare ended.

Why fathers are important?

2009-03-25T03:05:01Z

I’ve read it here and shared it in Forums for Mothers (mothers.com.my)

… It is the recognition that fathers are not only important to kids, but that fathering is good for men as well as good for their partners. I think it is a major shift.

As men have become more concerned about balancing work and family, they have recognized the enormous benefits, rewards and satisfactions from being a good parent. They see that the emotional investment they make in their children comes back to them in terms of making them more open and more satisfied as an adult human being….

Dr. Ross Parke

Balancing work and family is hard to do, but for me, it is very rewarding.

Hey… I’m duplicated!

2009-03-23T07:29:10Z

I was browsing through some of my old photos and found this particular photo which I love a lot. It was taken in Fraser’s Hill some years back during a church camp. Darling was helping me as I hip and hop along the nice greenery.

There are Six of Me...

I really need some time off…

Twitting away at @kimmysia

2009-03-23T01:28:43Z

Just started to twit even though I’ve registered the account last year. Follow me @http://www.twitter.com/kimmysia.

Simple Jonathan 0.1

2009-03-22T12:21:32Z

It has been quite some time since I last designed a wordpress theme. If you recall, the last theme was a theme based on Lily called Lily Paradise. Today, I’ve created a new theme, named Simple Jonathan. Yes.. It is based on my adorable and handsome little baby Jonathan. Baby Jonathan is now 17 months old.

Here’s the theme. If you want to use it on your website, you could download it at http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/simple-jonathan. The Background Image (Photoshop Format) could be download here.

Simple Jonathan Wordpress Theme

Please do comment on how I could improve on this theme. Thanks.

Fighting headache attacks

2009-03-09T10:56:43Z

I’m one of those who gets headaches very often and would try whatsoever solution just to get rid of it when it attacks. I’ve tried Panadol, a brand of paracetamol, until my body is now not re-acting to it. . Well, it is good in a way as I’ve reduced its intake and go for alternative solutions. Cold bath usually do the tricks. Recently I found something interesting and tested it out. Hmm… It does help. Read on, a forwarded email happen to reach my inbox instead of my SPAM box. Co-incident?

DON’T TAKE PANADOL,PANADOL ACTI FAST or PANADOL SOLUBLE especially if you have gastric problems.

One real story from a friend.

My husband was working in a hospital as an IT engineer, as the hospital is planning to set up a database of its patient. And he knows some of the doctors quite well.

The doctors used to tell him that whenever they have a headache, they are not willing to take PANADOL (PARACETAMOL). In fact,they will turn to Chinese Herbal Medicine or find other alternatives.

This is because Panadol is toxic to the body, and it harms the liver. According to the doctor, Panadol will reside in the body for at least 5 years. And according to the doctor, there used to be an incident where an air stewardess consumes a lot of Panadol during her menstrual as she needs to stand all the time. She’s now in her early 30’s, and she needs to wash her kidney (DIALYSIS) every month.

As said by the doctor that whenever we have a headache, that’s because it is due to the electron/ion imbalance in the brain. As an alternative solution to cope with this matter, they suggested that we buy 1 or 2 cans of isotonic drink ( eg.100PLUS), and mix it with drinking water according to a ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 (simply, it means one cup 100plus, one cup water.or 2 cups water).

Me and my husband have tried this on several occasions, and it seems to work well.

Another method will be to submerge your feet in a basin of warm water so that it bring the blood pressure down from your throbbing head.

As Panadol is a pain killer, the more Panadol you take, the lesser would be your threshold for pain (your endurance level for pain).

We all will fall ill as we aged, for woman, we would need to go through childbirth. Imagine that we had spent our entire life popping quite a substantial amount of Panadol (Pain Killer) when you need to have a surgery or operation, you will need a much more amount of general anesthetic to numb your surgical pain than the average person who seldom or rarely takes Panadol . If you have a very high intake of Panadol throughout your life (Migraine, Menstrual cramps) it is very likely that normal general anesthetic will have no effects on you as your body is pumped full with panadol and your body is so used to pain killer that you would need a much stronger pain killer, Morphine??

Value your life, THINK b4 you easily pop that familiar pill into your mouth again.

Well, if you believe, do share this information with people you care about.

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

2008-12-31T15:59:12Z

Happy New Year Everyone

Look Upon the Sky of Hope

2008-10-13T05:36:34Z

It was 6:15PM and there I was trying to get water chestnut for Jonathan when I noticed some disturbing faces around me. These are faces of disappointments and anxiety. As I gazed further to dig out more details, I get more disheartened. These traders kept peeping towards the sky, particularly at the black unruly herd of clouds being herded by strong wind towards the location I was standing. After staring at the clouds, they look back at the amount of food they have prepared for the night’s trade. Will it pour? It is going to be wasted, a day’s income would be washed. Food traders are worst affected. Others merely grumbled. Many has then started to pack their stalls, with disappointing looks shrouding the once cheerful pack. It is just another of those day.

This was the scene of a night trader’s market I visited last Monday. I’ve always put this policy in my mind when I visits these places. If I could afford the price which these traders put forward, I’ll not bargain for further reduction in price. A penny extra, is a glimsp of hope for these “unruly” days.

What does Love mean?

2008-10-11T04:12:42Z

Got this in my mailbox today and I think it is worth sharing…

What does Love mean?

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

“When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”
Rebecca- age 8

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”
Billy – age 4

“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.”
Karl – age 5

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”
Chrissy – age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”
Terri – age 4

“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”
Danny – age 7

“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss”
Emily – age 8

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”
Bobby – age 7 (Wow!)

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,”
Nikka – age 6

(we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”
Noelle – age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”
Tommy – age 6

“During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.”
Cindy – age 8

“My mommy loves me more than anybody You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”
Clare – age 6

“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”
Elaine – age 5

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”
Chris – age 7

“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day”
Mary Ann – age 4

“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.”
Lauren – age 4

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” (what an image)
Karen – age 7

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.”
Mark – age 6

“You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Jessica – age 8

And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry”

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need.