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Nowadays, caring for the young and old is becoming more challenging especially in the city where everyone is busy working. Kids are usually looked care by baby sitters. Parents will only see their kids after work. In Asian countries, office hours tend to stretch way beyond the official office hours. It’s a norm to find people […]

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My friend just had chicken pox. In fact, she is still ’spotty’ as how she describes herself. We had an interesting online chat about our common experiences on chicken pox.
One of the main difference is the medication. I had my chicken pox twenty years ago. That time, never even heard of any medication for chciken […]

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Today, I went for my first annual medical examination that has kept delaying for the past few years. Fear is the one and only thing in my mind. The fear of facing the possibility of negative results. Finally, the day arrived and I forced myself to go to the medical center.
I fasted the night before […]

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China is in the spot light again for the wrong reason. A fortnight ago, we have the Mattel product recall for their Price & Fisher products Now, a New Zealand government is investigating the claim by TV3’s ‘Target’ consumer program watchdog group  that woolen and cotton clothes imported from China contained a very high level […]

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I was shocked when I read about Mattel recalling its three made-in-China Fisher-Price toys because of excessive amounts of lead. Among those recalled are my kid’s favorite toys like Barney Best Manner Phone, Sing N Play Alphabook and Sesame Street Giggle Surprise Giggle. I was felling very uncomfortable with the news and immediately called home. […]

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Recently, my nephew in Singapore was down with dengue fever and was hospitalized in Tan Tock Seng Hospital.  He has finally earned his “badge of honor” to be down with dengue fever. He is the 10th member in my family history who has dengue fever. I have not earned this dubious honor yet. Thank god […]

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