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Lessons learned after second heart attack

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Heart
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I was talking to one of my favorite nasi lemak sellers the other day.

He told me he was in the hospital and was recently discharged.

“What happened?” I asked curiously.

Apparently he had heart attack – for the second time.

He told me he experienced excruciating pain in the chest and had difficulty in breathing before being hospitalized.

You see when I meet someone who experienced something bad, I always like to find out what he learns from the event.

Not that I am a psychopath that likes to see people suffer but there are great lessons to learn from people like this. [Read more…]

Let them cry, baby

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Child Crying
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Her father is diagnosed with cancer. And she is only 10 years old.

The doctor says her father only has about 6 months to live.

She’s worried what is going to happen when her father passes away.

In fact, what makes her worry is not her but her mother.

She is concerned about her mother who might be taking up extra responsibilities as single parent. Will she cope?

With all the worries that she has, she doesn’t know how to express to her mother.

She becomes quiet and short-tempered. [Read more…]

The problem is not the child. It’s us.

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House Chores
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He is 18 and studies computer graphics in a college.

In the past two years, he has to do what he never did before: house chores.

Ever since he was born, he was taken care of by a live-in domestic maid.

Everything was done for him – from head to toes. [Read more…]

My latest “aha” moment in fitness

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Yoga Stretching
Photo Credit: Tomas Sobek

Let’s talk about something other than parenting.

There are many types of exercise. Namely cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility.

The least I used to like is flexibility.

Why?

Because being a macho man that I am, flexibility equals limberness and sissyness. At the end of the day, I don’t want to look everything but wimpy.

Being muscular and having excellent stamina were always my exercise goals.

Not anymore. [Read more…]

12-year old has IQ higher than Einstein

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Albert Einstein
Photo Credit: César Blanco

Olivia Manning from Liverpool has scored 162 in an IQ test – which the average is 100. The 12-year old school girl has been accepted into Mensa. It is reported that her score is 2 points better than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Woohoo! She is brainier than Einstein.

What a genius!

Here’s the thing: Every parent dreams of having a genius like Olivia born into the family.

Not for me. I’d rather let things go the way it’s supposed to be.

Let me explain. [Read more…]