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16 simple yet wildly effective rules to live by for dewy, plump, perfectly smooth skin–no matter what your age.

1. Even if you’re sitting in the shade, without sunscreen you’re being zapped by aging rays. Sunscreen, (at least SPF30, every day) not only prevents aging, it gives your skin time away from defending itself, so it can actually repair and undo existing damage.

2. There’s wet, and then there’s wet: If you want any antiager to work better, get your skin very wet. For instance, if you want your face scrub to exfoliate more than usual, do it at the very end of a shower.

3. Always pat eye cream in with your ring finger–it’s the weakest, so the most gentle.

Perfect Your Skin: The right regimen makes all the difference, whether you’re treating breakouts, wrinkles or redness.

4. Retin-A, Tazorac, Renova: These prescription-only retinoic acid formulas de-age skin like no over-the-counter cream. It takes about six weeks to see results, but the difference in most people is truly spectacular.

5. For some, retinoic acid is too skin-sensitizing. The next strongest thing is available over the counter: retinol. The most powerful retinol we know of is Help Me by Philosophy. If that’s too much for you, Healthy Skin by Neutrogena is nonirritating but still extremely effective.

6. Too much sugar in your diet causes glycation–an inflammation and a disruption of collagen production. Avoid eating sweets, and use a product designed to prevent (and undo) the reaction.

7. Your skin does most of its repair-and-refresh work at night. Lack of sleep shows up on your face as dullness initially, graduating to wrinkling, sagging, and even breakouts as you continue to lose sleep.

There are no falsities to this beauty sleep business. A Lucky beauty editor was recently inflicted with mono (and a 1,000 hours of sleep) and reemerged with her most luminous skin ever.

8. Supplements: Who knows if they work? They might, and that’s why we take them–especially those with omega-3, -6, and -9 oils. Since none of us can eat as much youthifying salmon as the experts say we should.

9. Cold really does bring down puffiness. Throw your eye cream in the fridge, or use these already-frosty versions.

10. Unanimous editors’ rave: More Lucky staffers mentioned Kiehl’s when they were queried about their antiaging routines than any other brand. They love the avocado eye cream, the pineapple papaya face scrub, the…

11. Peptides stimulate your cells to produce more collagen. They retexturize–so your skin feels silkier and looks brighter–and minimize lines. And they don’t irritate at all.

12. Smoking is even better (and faster) at aging your face than the sun.

13. Wind and cold are dehydrating. Moisturizer plumps up your skin, making it look and feel smoother temporarily. We have never met a makeup artist who doesn’t apply moisturizer liberally before makeup–it really makes a difference.

14. If you overdo it on skin treatments, anti-inflammatory products like Dr. Brandt’s Laser Relief will calm your skin back to normality overnight.

Been a little overzealous with your skin care routine? One Lucky editor suggests this calendula cream as a cure all.

 15. Tinted undereye moisturizer is a genius invention. Use it alone if your trouble is not severe, under concealer if it’s more major.

16. If all else fails, keep your sunglasses on–and not solely for the obvious reason of camouflage. You also shield the delicate and first-to-wrinkle-and-sag eye area from future damage. Eye cream with SPF helps too.

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“Treasure the one who loves you!
It’s not easy to find a person who loves you.
It’s always more valuable to have a sincere heart”

“Time doesn’t wait. If you think you
might have found the right one, treasure the person, don’t let that person get away.”

“Nobody will sympathize with a person who constantly lets chances pass by without making any efforts to salvage them.”

Lately, I’ve been through a lot … stressed up with relationship and work as well as career.  I am on therapy … music therapy, looking for nice music/tune that can relax my mind, some of it really make me cry out like baby.  Currently love the following tune - 歌曲：Auld Lang Syne - Mairi Campbell/Dave Francis 专辑：Sex and the City, Movie

Auld lang syne literally means “old long since”, but a more idiomatic English translation would be something like “long long ago”, “days of long ago”, “in olden days”, or even “once upon a time”. “For old time’s sake” or “to the good old days” may be modern-day expressions, in common use as a toast, that capture the spirit of “for auld lang syne”.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne ?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.

And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup !
And surely I’ll be mine !
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae run about the braes,
and pou’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin’ auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin’ auld lang syne.

CHORUS

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
And gives a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right guid-willie-waught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

English translation (minimalist)

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?

CHORUS:

For auld lang syne, my dear,

for auld lang syne,

we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

for auld lang syne.

And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
And surely I’ll buy mine !
And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine^† ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS

And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

This is hilarious Why Chinese shouldn’t have Christian names:

Anne Chang (Mandarin)-Dirty

Anne Chin (Mandarin) - Keep quiet

Faye Chen (Mandarin) - Dusty

Carl Cheng (Hokkien) - Buttock

Monica Cheng Hokkien) - Touching your buttocks

Lucy Leow (Hokkien) - You are dead

Jane Tan (Mandarin) - Frying eggs Suzie Leow (Hokkien) - Lost till death

Henry Mah (! Mandarin) - Hate your mum

Corrine Tai (Hokkien) - Poor fellow

Paul Chan (Mandarin) - Bankrupt

Nelson Tan (Mandarin) - Bird laying eggs

Leslie Tong (Mandarin) - Rubbish bin Carmen Teng (Hokkien) - Leg hair long

Connie Mah (Cantonese) - Call your mother

Danny See (Hokkien) - Squeeze you to death

Rosie Teng (Hokkien) - Screws and nails

Pete Tsai (Hokkien) - Nose droppings

Macy Koh (Cantonese) - Never die before

Never Argue with a Woman 

One  morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take  a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat  out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book.   

Along  comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says,  "Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?"

"Reading  a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn’t that obvious?")
"You’re in a  Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not  fishing. I’m reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I  know you could start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you  up."

"If you  do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman.   

"But I haven’t even touched you," says the game warden.
"That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."   
"Have a nice day ma’am," and he left.

MORAL:  Never argue with a woman who reads. It’s likely she can also think.   
   
Send this to four women who are thinkers. If you receive this, you know you’re intelligent.

If you are a guy, it may be a warning…….

 THE evening of 17 March 2008 was the most interesting part of that day Terrible thing happened to me after I got down from the mini bus that I took.  When the bus reaching my hometown - Tuaran, it was raining so I managed to ask my sister to pick me up at the usual place (the shop that near the cloak tower).  Before the bus stopped at the town (the Terminal), I was very thirsty so I told myself I need to get something to drink when I reach the town.

After I got down from the bus, I saw mineral water sold at the shop where the bus drop me.  So I looked for some cash at my pocket but no money.  So my small bag … then suddenly I realized … WHERE IS MY SMALL BAG … looked inside the big bag … NO … WHERE IS IT? … Immediately I turn back look for the mini bus but … the mini bus no longer there I calmed myself down then started thinking, so the following steps I took …

1.   Called my sister and inform her the incident (she didn’t even get panic … the only thing she did is pray to God - smart move)

2.   I move around the town to look for the mini bus, I didn’t even know the bus number, I only recognize the face of the driver

3.   Then sister pick me up at the bus terminal (no longer at the shop near the clock tower)

4.   My sister drove the car and look for the mini bus

5.   Give up and went home

6.   Started calling all the banks to cancel my credit cards and ATM cards (what??? how many cards I have …)

7.   went to the police station, wanted to make a lost of IC and bank cards report

then

when my sister and I reached the police station (that was my second time to Tuaran police station, first time almost same case - lost my IC )

guess what

we saw a mini bus at the parking place … hahahaha … hahahaha …

inside my heart, I prayed that is the mini bus and hope I’ll find the driver inside the police station … when I was approaching the entrance I saw four persons near the counter then I looked for the driver … here he is … seating there wanted to make a police report.  THANK  GOD … there are still good human being in this world

the police was inspecting my small bag which I carry all my bank cards.  The only word that I keep repeating during the short visit at the police station was … THANK  YOU.  I didn’t really even have a clearer look on my small bag.  Just feel thankful coz I found my bag.  At that moment, I was tired and mixture of feelings.  I even had a small chat with the bus driver when I went to get my car at the parking place.  Only then I know he is staying at 17 miles Tuaran road.  Very near my previous house … I even asked him whether he know my late father or not.  Well, my father was really famous among the folks there … hahaha …

then went home

REMEMBER … I didn’t really check what is inside my small bag at the police station …

Suddenly, I started realizing that where is my IC?  I was supposed to make a report on the lost of my IC BUT …

hahahaha …

hahahaha …

I think I must be crazy … I found my IC inside my big bag … hahahaha … Can you imagine looking at my sister face at that moment

Dear All, For your awareness!

DON’T PAY KOPI RM AGAIN If you are used to paying ‘Kopi Money’ when stopped for traffic offences, DON’T Do This Again. The traffic department has recently started a campaign to be rid of corruption. The officers on duty will be rewarded RM100.00 when they report each case to the department.

This is how they do ( trick you into) it. They will note down the details of your IC/MyKad, and ask you how you want to settle (Paying Kopi Money?). They will then report the incident by passing up the ‘Kopi Money’ and get the RM100.00 in return for their good deed. You will end up having a summon issued to you.

DON’T PAY KOPI RM AGAIN, especially if you hope to go free with RM20 kopi money. They rather have a ‘good’ name than to take your kopi money. Just beware of their trick because the cops are now clocking up ‘cookies’ points for their promotion and pay increment.

So what a Malaysian traffic police …

I was so anxious to see this Conservatory (Music School) for years.  Finally I have the chance to set foot into it yesterday (23 Feb).  But I had a mixture of feeling when I set foot into this Conservatory.  This is one of the most talk-about conservatory among the young musicians in Malaysia or even in Asia.  Lots of my friend talk about wanting to get into this Conservatory to study music.  Well, what is study music?  What to study in music?  Is Western Classical music the only music to study?  To me, I am a bit intimidated … coz too performance concentrated to me … I prefer mixture of academic studies and performance based school of music …

The building of the Conservatory very impression to me, clear and modern designed.  Well, Singapore … and Singaporean … I didn’t have the chance to go into the recital studio or the concert hall.  From the pictures hanging on the wall of this building I can see the concert hall is a gathering place for western Classical music goers in Singapore even for Malaysia.

I accompanied my friend to this Conservatory for his music lesson yesterday (23 Feb).  The whole trip we talked about YST Conservatory and music lesson and some gossips too …

One thing that I got very disappointed is the music library. I wanted to visit the music library for few hours while waiting for my friend’s lesson to finish.  But, sadly, the librarian won’t let me in based on the reason the librarian gave me that is this music library is not open for public, even there is a notice on the door stated like this - " Visitors may register for a Temporary Reader’s permit at the reception desks for our libraries upon presentation of a valid personal ID."  This what confused me … Well …

Poor children given a nutritional boost during the first two years of life earned adult wages nearly 50 percent higher than peers deprived of a food supplement, a study has shown Friday.

Previous research has pointed to a link between improved nutrition in early childhood and higher productivity later in life, looking at indicators such as body height and performance in school.

But this is the first direct evidence that eating well as an infant and toddler translates into greater earning potential as an adult, according to the study, published in the British medical journal The Lancet.

About 200 million children in less developed nations pay a terrible price for not getting the right foods when aged one and two, the period when nutrition is most critical for future health.

Iron and iodine deficiencies, for example, can lead to stunted growth, poor cognitive development and energy-sapping anaemia. Such handicaps prevents children from realising their full potential.

The study, led by John Hoddinott of the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D.C., analysed data on 1,424 Guatemalans aged 25 to 42 who grew up in four villages in the same region.

The children in two of the villages, enrolled during the 1970s in a nutritional supplement programme, were given a daily serving of a nutritious central American hot beverage called atole, made from corn meal, water, brown sugar, vanilla and either chocolate or fruit.

The children from the other two villages, living in virtually identical conditions, were given a less nutritious food supplement.

When Hoddinott and his team compared the two groups two and three decades later, they were startled by what they found.

The adults who had eaten the atole as tiny tots pulled in hourly wages 46 percent higher than those who had been given the low-calorie alternative.

Many of the men had jobs requiring strength and stamina, the study noted.

But surprisingly there was no similar divide in school performance or cognitive test scores, and it only applied to men.

Indeed, for the atole-nourished women the results were reversed compared to their male counterparts: the females showed improved reading skills, but very little economic gain.

The difference was explained by fewer economic opportunities for women, many of whom became homemakers, the researchers said.

The study provides evidence that there are economic, and not just humanitarian, reasons for making sure very young children are adequately fed.

"Improving nutrition in early childhood led to substantial increases in wage rates for men, which suggests that investments in early childhood nutrition can be long-term drivers of economic growth," they conclude.