Time 2 study

After more than 6 months of relaxing at home, thira registered for Asasi Sains at UiTM Shah Alam, as she will now start for her journey to a University life, and god willing achieve her dreams.

Good luck my girl, Kak Lia had completed her Diploma recently and shall register for her degree on Monday. However, she will be in Jalan Othman.

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Well Kak Lia, will be at Kolej Alamanda, UiTM Kuala Lumpur, which is located at Jalan Klang Lama. Degree in Physioterapy (Honours)

More children can mean fewer teeth for moms

thesun-tuesday, june 10th 2008

A German folk saying thatb means "every child costs the mother one tooth" may hold a lot of truth. Women who gave birth to more children tended to lose moreteeth during their lives, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, US researcher found.

They examined data on 2635 American women ages between 18 to 64, sorting the nationally representatives sample into three categories - low , middle and high socioeconomics status. In the highest socioeconomic group, women with no children were missing on average less than one tooth, those with one child were missing about two teeth and those with four or more were missing about five teeth.

Among the women in the lowest socioeconomic group, those with no children on average were missing two teeth,those with one child were missing an average of three teeth and those with four or more were missing more than eight teeth. The trendalso held true in the middle-economic group, said the researchers at New York University and Yale University in Connecticut. "It seems that having more children is related to having fewer teeth," New York University dental professor Dr Stefanie Russell, who led the research published in the American Journal of Public Health, said in a telephone interview.

"People might say that happens because women who are poor have more children and women who are poor are not going to be able to effort the dentist," she said. "But we found that it was true across all socioeconomics levels." The study did not break down the result by race. This was the first large US study to show such findings, Russell said. Earlier studies elsewhere have shown similar results, in particular Scandinavian research from the 1980s.

Women are more prone to gingivitis during pregnancy, when the response of the oral tissues to the bacteria in the mouth is altered, Russell said. Gingivitis occurs when bacteria build up between the teeth and gums, causing inflammation and bleeding. Untreated it can lead to more serious gum disease and eventually tooth loss.

In addition, Russel said, womenmay be less likely to see a dentist while pregnant, perhaps in part because they want to avoid dental X-rays due to concerns over radiation exposure. women with multiple children may also forgo their own dental care, possibly due to lack of money or time, Russell said. - Reuters

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Women in general should look at this problem which most of the time are related to low calcium, even more during pregnancies as it is Allah's will that the child shall get the amount required from the mother should the amount is insufficient to share between them. Therefore drink more milk or go for Calcium Magnesium supplement.

from THE daughter..

Assalamualaikum, hey there people!! i'm THE daughter (no offense Kak Lia) ;p

first of all, i would like to congratulate abah who we can now acknowledge as a modern dad =)
come on, who else can boast around saying their dad-of-5 is a blogger?

exclusive Tun Dr. Mahathir of course who would have surpass my father with having grandchildren, which would make him a modern grandaddy..

Duh, he is after all Bapa Pemodenan..

Anyway, a couple of days ago, i witnessed not a crime scene(funny how people always relate witnessing to crime), but a grown up man playing rounders with a bunch of kids at the playground in a housing area..the grown up man is simply a dad, spending time to play with his two sons and other kids at the park.

you are probably saying 'so?' at this very minute right?

but tell me, how many dads do you know in this millenium age that would play with his sons at the playground just after returning home from work?how many dad that would not only be the pitcher, but also hit the ball, making the home run, then wheezing after the run as he is known to be asthmatic?how many would actually tend to their kids after a long busy day?

many though would put the blame on work..

if i was to be the other kids at the playground, i would be jealous at the 2 boys for having such a dad..but you know what? i needn't be..

he IS my dad.

and he's definitely beaming when he reads this =D

Ibu bapa tidak peduli keselamatan anak

Utusan Malaysia - 27 Mei 2008

Akhirnya pihak berkuasa merasai betapa perlunya Akta Kanak-kanak 2001 dikuatkauasakan. Tindakan tegas ini sudah tentu berdasarkan kepada berberapa kejadian kehilangan dan pembunuhan keatas kanak-kanak yang tidak berdosa.

Namun penguatkuasaan undang-undang sahaja tidak memadai sekiranya pihak berwajib gagal mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap pihak-pihak yang melanggar undang-undang. Malahan ada pula yang mendakwa bahawa ibu bapa tidak boleh dipersalahkan di atas perlakuan anak-anak mereka atau sesuatu kejadian yang menimpa kanak-kanak di luar pengetahuan ibu bapa.

Bagaimana akta ini perlu dikuatkan bagi memelihara kanak-kanak dan menimbulkan sikap tanggungjawab ibubapa terhadap anak-anak mereka. Zaman sekarang bukan lagi seperti penulis kecil-kecil dalam tahun 50an dulu. Di kala itu tidak siapa yang mahu menculik kanak-kanak atau membunuh sesiapa tanpa alasan kecuali penganas komunis. Kanak-kanak bebas boleh bermain di mana sahaja. Cuma kanak-kanak bertempiaran lari melihat polis, atau orang berbangsa Sikh atau sesiapa sahaja yang membawa guni.

Kadang-kadang orang itu cuma gembala kambing atau lembu kaum India. Di kala itu cerita tersebar luas mengenai kejadian memotong kepala untuk dibuat persembahan membina jambatan dan sebagainya. Tidak tahulah betul atau tidak, pokoknya cerita-cerita seumpama itu sahajalah yang membuat kanak-kanak tidak berani keluar rumah.

Tetapi di zaman moden dan serba kemewahan ini kejadian mengabaikan dan membahayakan boleh dilihat di mana-mana. Umpamanya kanak-kanak dalam lingkungan 12 tahun telah mula menonggang motosikal tanpa lesen dan topi keledar. Perkara ini diketahui ibu bapa tetapi mereka tdak memperdulikannya. Terdapat pula bapa yang "makan angin" dengan motosikal membawa isteri dan anak-anak kecil, semuanya tanpa topi keledar. Kanak-kanak kecil dalam lingkungan belum bersekolah tersepit ditengah-tengah ibu dan bapa.

Ada kalanya ibu bapa memakai topi keledar sementara kanak-kanak kecil dibiarkan tanpa memakai apa-apa, Jelas sekali mereka hanya mementingkan diri sendiri dan tidak anak-anak. Sementara yang mempunyai kereta pula sering meletak anak ditempat duduk hadapan tanpa tali pinggang keledar dan ada kala berdiri sambil mengeluarkan tangan melalui tingkap. Ada juga yang meriba anak ketika memandu kononnya sayangkan anak.

Terdapat juga anak-anak yang dibiarkan bermain di bahagian belakang kereta tanpa tali pinggang keledar. Paling teruk, ada ibu bapa yang membenarkan anak-anak mereka menjadi mat rempit. Mereka bagaimanapun akan marah dan menyesal apabila anak-anak mereka terlibat dalam kemalangan.

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Isu utamanya adalah antara suka dengan tidak, ibu bapa mempunyai peranan yang sangat penting bagi memastikan keselamatan anak-anak. Kita perlu mengambil berat setiap apa yang mereka lakukan. Bak kata pepatah melayu "sesal dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tiada gunanya" ataupu "nasi sudah menjadi bubur". Bagaimanapun tepuk dada tanya selera. Cuma jangan salahkan takdir bila berlaku kemalangan ke atas keluarga sendiri.

TAHUKAH ANDA DIMANA ANAK-ANAK ANDA BERADA SEKARANG???

Vacation Driving

Its the last day of school today, which means the beginning of two weeks break for the children. Most parents would have considered to take the children somewhere, or at least "balik kampung". We thought of doing that this break, however due to other plans & commitments, we have decided to shelve the idea, moreover, my mother in law will be coming from KT.

Those driving please make sure that you and your car are ready, be ready to stop and be ready for any eventuality. Have a nice trip be safe all the time. Always remember the journey is the most important part of the trip until you reach your destination.

On the other hand, during the MAS promotion of 0 fare, we thought of going to Kuching somewhere in November or December, however it seem that we were to slow or the others were just like vultures waiting to grab all available seats. A friend of mine, tried the Air Asia offer to Perth, Australia ... tried just after midnight and only got through by early morning, for a family of 8, it still cost him RM6000.00. Talk about Malaysian spending and vacationing ... wow

Office Politics ...

Yesterday when I pick my wife from the office, the first remark she said was 'alamak tak ada aircond' ... dah lah kita tengah panas ni, (the car air cond is not working ... so we gets free sauna for now). Well after awhile as the car was moving and the wind gets in to cool the ambiance, she talks about what happen in a meeting. As someone who had been involved in human resources, administration and management for quite awhile, I realised that its all about office politics.

Its always a case of someone and or a group of colleague who actually feels threaten by what you do and finding ways to belittle you or finding fault on you. To me this are small people that tries to "blow your candle" in order to his or her candle to shine better. This happens all the time as long as you deal with people.

Thats why ... sometimes we meet people who are PHD (perasaan hasad dengki) without being confered by any Universities. Then again ... there are those who are actually with Phd that play office politics ... that means double PHD

This world are full of opportunities as long as one strive to do their best. Let your candle shine, because its the brightest of all. Be proud of what you do as long as you have given it your heart and soul.

To my dearest wife ... I know you have given your best so take pride and ignore those small people. Love you.

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