Healthy Mind, Body & Spirit

One of the ways man has been creative is in the world of sports. The fact that we have so many types of games shows the creativity characteristic of man. Almost everywhere we go, we can find some form of game that people play. It is this creative characteristic that God has imputed to us that enables us to create various games. Sometimes, even the children can create new games when they are playing in a group. Or they would add in new rules or new variations to the existing game.

Take baseball game for instance. Do you know that this game has evolved tremendously? Yes, the basic rule is still the same, i.e. you hit the ball with a baseball bat. However, in the past, the players catch the ball with bare hands. Now, we have all the equipments to make the game safer and fun to play. If you don’t believe me, go buy yourself the New York Yankees Spring Training tickets and see how the players play. Try and observe any kind of creative skills that the players display when they are playing. Don’t know where to look for? Well, try observing their techniques and you will be amazed.

This post is written from a guy’s perspective. Are diamonds a girl’s best friend? I love to see beautiful things but I do admit that I am not an expert in jewellery. I have seen many ladies who loves to wear gold jewellery. There are some who prefer to wear silver jewellery. Yes, my wife do wear jewellery at times. However, most of her jewellery are her wedding jewellery. I do not think that she has a diamond jewellery.

Okay, back to the issue of whether diamonds are a girl’s best friend. I think whoever agrees to the statement that diamonds are a girl’s best friend is out of his or her mind. I do not know why a girl wants to have a diamond as her best friend. Yes, I really don’t know how a diamond can be a friend. Would a diamond be able to talk, listen, share, or comfort you? I don’t think so. If that is the case, why would anyone make a diamond her best friend? I simply couldn’t understand it. And if ever that it is true diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then I pity the thousands of girls in this world. They are without best friends.

If someone tells me that diamonds are best gifts to a girl, I might agree with him. If you want to win a girl’s heart with beautiful diamond jewellery, by all means do so. Just be careful. If the girl only wants you because you can afford to buy her a diamond, then it is not worth to give to that girl. Give a diamond to the girl that truly deserves it. My wife deserves to receive a diamond. I am blessed to have a wonderful wife like her. She is truly worth more than a thousand diamonds in this world.

How do I get a healthy body? Well, one of the reasons is definitely eating homecook food. I was blessed with a SAHM (Stay At Home Mother) who cooks everyday for her family. It was her food that gives me the nutritions and energy I needed to grow healthy. Yes, there are times when the food may not be as tasty as I wished it could be but hey, it is healthier compared to the fast food out there. There would definitely be one vegetable and one main dish. And we have to eat lots of rice, the main contributor of carbohydrates which is the primary source of our energy.

My mother’s recipes are quite simple. I guess it is limited by our family financial means. Since we can’t afford expensive stuffs, the food we have are never the ones we always see in the high class restaurants. The ingredients can be found in our compound or garden. Yes, we planted most of our vegetables and plants. Our Family Recipies would include various ingredients like bamboo shoots, tapioca leaves, baby ferns, cucumbers, brinjals, chilli, and many others that we can grow in our garden.

Now, things has changed. The younger generation does not know how to cook. They prefer the readymade food that they can easily buy and eat. No more the hassle of preparing the ingredients and cooking the food themselves. I sincerely believes that the rising of cancer cases and other sickness is due to the change from homemade food to readymade food. So if you can prepare a homemade food, please do so. Of course you should try cook the food in a healthy way. At least you know the stuffs that you will be eating is still nutritious and good for you.

Do you know that loans is very hazardous to health? For instance, if you have so many personal loans or secured loans to pay, I am sure you will need to work extra hard to earn money to pay for your loans. A very simple example is my wife.

She wanted to settle our loans ASAP and she blog till the wee hours of the day. Sometimes she sleeps for only 4 hours a day. She felt sick a few times due to it.

In order to prevent her from stressing herself up, I am currently actively blogging for money to ease her burden which I did not place upon her.

My tenant who is a foreigner called me and asked me to be his guarantor. He wants to buy a car. Although he came from a rich family, he does not want to burden his parents by asking them to buy the car by cash. He wants to finance the car using his monthly allowance. The car salesman managed to find bank loans for him but the bank required a guarantor who is a local. So he called me up and requested me to be his guarantor. He even offered some money for me to be the guarantor.

My wife is a bit worried about the request. Knowing the legal implications of becoming a guarantor we decided not to accept his request and offer. Hire purchase loans are not exactly the same as secured loans. If anything happened to my tenant and he failed to pay the monthly installment, the guarantor would have to bear the risk of paying the remaining installment amount. Although the bank can re-possessed the car, the value of the car normally does not exceed the remaining amount owing to the bank. The guarantor would normally apply for personal loans to pay the amount owing. This is the risk a person would have to take when he agreed to be the guarantor.

Liposuction has become a growing industry. It has been done to thousands if not millions of people since it was introduced in the 1980’s. Last year alone, there are about 690,000 people in Britain had plastic surgery. It has gone through the stage where it is now seen as no more morally questionable, socially embarrassing or medically risky. As the law stands today, no cosmetic doctor is obliged to stop you altering yourself, even if you may not look as though you need to. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons gives this statement: “The responsibility [for whether or not to go ahead] lies squarely on the patient’s shoulders when it comes to elective surgery.”

Liposuction is performed under local or general anaesthetic. The most popular areas are the abdomen, thighs, hips, buttocks and knees. Through tiny incisions in the skin a hollow metal tube, or cannula, breaks up the fat beneath the skin. It is then removed by a syringe or vacuum pump. Ultrasound waves or an injection of fluid can also break up the fat.

If you ask me whether do I need to have a liposuction, my answer would be “No”. Would I consider liposuction in the future? The answer is “Possibly”. What is my moral stand on liposuction? God is our creator and our physical body is made in His image. It is also our duty to take good care of our bodies as it is the dwelling of the Holy Spirit. Liposuction is not wrong if it is done with a clear conscience, not rejecting God’s design for our bodies. I would view liposuction as an alternative form or way to get a better looking body. Someone said that “Only athletes have a totally flat stomach”.

This is my view on liposuction. At the end of the day the responsibilities lies squarely on the patient’s shoulders.

Medical expenses is rising in almost every countries. If you do not have any medical insurance, you will unlikely be able to be admitted to a private hospital in times of emergency. Your only option is to go to government hospital (hopefully you will not have to pay a lot there). I would like to encourage you to keep yourself healthy. It is better to spend on maintaining good health than paying for medical expenses. And it is cheaper.

I know of people who have to use their credit card to pay for medical expenses of their loved ones. And when they delayed payment or unable to pay the credit card company, they will be on the bad credit list. Some had to resort to get personal loans from the bank to pay the medical bills. That is why it is good to maintain healthy lifestyle.

Mother will come back tomorrow. She has been away from the house for about three weeks now. I thank God that her health is better and she is able to move from one place to another. I’ve seen many who are in sickness even before they reached the age of 60. Mother is now above 70 and is still strong and healthy for her age.

It is not easy to care for the elderly. Some would have gotten amnesia and would not remember much. They would not even recognize their own children or grandchildren. And if the elderly is sick, it takes lots of patience and love to care for them. Of course, nowadays the first option would be to send the elderly to a nursing home. If you are staying in New York City, you can send your elderly to the nursing homes in New York City.

There are some who feels that it is better for the children to care for their aging parents. There are pros and cons on whether to send the aging parents to nursing home. Whatever you decide let it all be done in love. As for now, I pray that mother would live a long healthy life.