Liverpool in Memories....

Used to be my neighborhood

Yeahhh..its true..you will never walk alone in Liverpool..

The area also known as Merseyside, Northwest

Good view from the River of Merseyside

The biggest cathedral in Europe is here in Liverpool

Victoria Building

Good view from the dock

Liverpoolian also known as Scouser

Beauty of New York

Still at Liberty????

Always get the map..then u dont get lost in Harlem..

Beautiful river..

Some Facts from WHO on Malaysian

Total population: 26,114,000

Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 12,160

Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 69/74

Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 62/65

Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 12

Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 197/109

Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 500

Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 4.3

Por favor, recuerde nuestro sueño juntos

después de todo este año todavía estoy vagando por las que todavía quiere ir a Nueva York

Realmente quiero que te quedes conmigo en que aquí en Malasia
Quiero comenzar nuestra vida con usted y los niños

Nos gustaría tener todo lo que soñamos durante tantos años

Tenemos a los niños con nosotros y nuestra hermosa casa para nosotros

Podríamos hacer el amor todas las noches y días

Podríamos respirar together

We nuestros cuerpos frescos podía hacer nada de lo que soñamos

My amor, yo espero que se quedara conmigo

Por favor, piensa de nuestro sueño

Favor de considerar profundamente en nuestro sueño.

Por favor, recuerde nuestro sueño juntos

Bila Guru2 Berpolitik

Kementerian Pelajaran telah memberikan lampu hijau kepada semua guru2 untuk berpolitik - aktifkan diri dalam politik secara terbuka. Tetapi samada ini adalah satu berita baik atau kurang baik pada guru2 tidaklah diketahui lagi. Namun, sebagaimana yang kita tahu, rata2 ramai guru2 telah bergiat aktif dalam politik tetapi secara diam2.

Mungkin juga ini adalah satu cara yang terbaik untuk kerajaan menilai siapakah antara guru2 yang menyokong kerajaan dan yang mana menyokong pembangkang. Ini juga boleh menjadi sesi saringan untuk memerangkap guru2 yang menyokong pihak pembangkang. Jika semuanya sudah cukup jelas, maka pihak kerajaan boleh membuat saringan seterusnya tentang isu2 kenaikan pangkat atau gaji kepada guru2. Jika ini menjadi salah satu strategi kerajaan, maka guru2 perlu lebih berhati2 dalam berpolitik di sekolah2.

Kebenaran untuk berpolitik yang diberikan oleh kerajaan ini, dirasakan suatu yang tidak perlu dan tidak menguntungkan kepada falsafah pendidikan negara. Terlalu banyak kontra/keburukan kepada sistem pendidikan negara. Jika berlaku keruntuhan sistem pendidikan negara, yang menjadi mangsa mungkin anak2 kita. Kita mengharapkan mereka pergi ke sekolah untuk menimba ilmu untuk berjaya tetapi akhirnya terperangkap dengan kesibukan guru2 melayani ideologi politik masing2.

Kita tengok pada faktor masa yang dimiliki oleh semua guru di sekolah, adakah mereka mempunyai cukup masa untuk membuat persiapan sebelum mengajar melalui Alat Bantu Mengajar(ABM) dan nota2 tambahan?? Apakah guru2 mempunyai banyak masa yang terluang?? Apakah guru2 mempunyai banyak masa lapang semasa di rumah?? Apakah guru2 tidak mempunyai program2/kursus2 yg perlu dihadiri semasa cuti sekolah?? Jika di buat tinjauan secara teliti, kita akan dapati jika guru2 benar2 bersifat seorang guru dan hanya memikirkan tugas perguruan, maka pasti mereka tidak mempunyai banyak masa terluang, apatah lagi untuk bergiat aktif dalam politik, kecuali guru2 yg sudah tidak mempunyai 'hati' dengan dunia perguruan.

Kita tengok pula faktor pergaulan di sekolah apabila semua guru2 berpolitik. Apakah guru2 yg pro-kerajaan akan berdamping rapat dgn guru2 yg pro-pembankang??? Pastinya akan ada jurang yg ketara di antara mereka dan ini akan menjejaskan program2 yg terancang di sekolah. Satu komuniti guru yg mesra tidak mungkin akan terlihat di sekolah2 lantaran kecenderungan guru2 pada politik. Tambah lagi dgn ibubapa pelajar2 yg pd masa yg sama juga cenderung dgn politik.Ini akan menimbulkan pertembungan ideologi secara 3 penjuru di sekolah2. Pastinya yg tersepit di tgh2 adalah pelajar2 yg begitu bersemngat untuk belajar.

Kebenaran berpolitik di kalangan guru2 harus dikaji semula supaya dunia sekolah terus menjadi dunia berkecuali dari sebarang ideologi atau fahaman politik. Ditakuti, dgn kebenaran ini akan bermula pula episod2 lain seperti aktiviti2 dakwah dr agama lain utk bergiat aktif di sekolah2 lantaran engambil alasan jika kerajaan boleh membenarkan guru2 berpolitik mengapa tidak dibenarkan gur2 utk berdakwah pd pelajar2. Jika ini berlaku, barulah kita sibuk menunding jari ke semua pihak, menyalahkan org lain tetapi diri sendiri yg silap membuat percaturan.

Slipped Disc (Backache)

What is a disc?

The spine is made up of the vertebrae (the bones making up the spine), which have cartilage discs between them.

The discs consist of a circle of connective tissue with a central gel-like core. This makes the spine flexible and at the same time acts as a protective buffer.

In the centre of this column of vertebrae and discs is the spinal canal, which contains the spinal cord stretching from the brain-stem down to the first or second lumbar vertebra. It continues as a bundle of nerve fibres called the cauda equina stretching down towards the sacrum, which is the extension of the spine. Between each vertebra, the spinal cord has nerve root connections to other parts of the body.

The spine is divided into three parts:

• neck (cervical vertebrae)
• chest (thoracic vertebrae)
• the lower back (lumbar vertebrae).

The spine is connected to the ribs at the chest.

What is a slipped disc?

A slipped disc is when the soft part of the disc bulges through the circle of connective tissue. This prolapse may push on the spinal cord or on the nerve roots. However, it is worth noting that 20 per cent of the population have slipped discs without experiencing any noticeable symptoms.

The term 'slipped disc' does not really describe the process properly - the disc does not actually slip out of place, but bulges out towards the spinal cord.

What is the cause of a slipped disc?

A slipped disc occurs due to the breaking down of the circle of connective tissue with advancing age. This causes a weakness allowing the soft part to swell.

Slipped discs most often affect the lower back and are relatively rare in the chest part of the spine.

It is possible that hard physical labour can increase the likelihood of a slipped disc. They are also occasionally seen following trauma such as an injury from a fall or a road traffic accident.

At what age can a slipped disc occur?

A slipped disc in the lower back is most often seen between the ages of 30 and 50. In the cervical vertebrae around the neck, slipped discs are most often seen between the ages of 40 and 60.

What are the symptoms of a slipped disc?

A slipped disc can be symptom free. If it causes pain, it is primarily due to the pressure on the nerve roots, the spinal cord or the cauda equina.

Symptoms of nerve root pressure

Paralysis of single muscles, possibly with pain radiating to the arms or legs. There may also be a disturbance of feeling in the limbs.

Symptoms of pressure on the spinal cord

Disturbance of feeling, muscle spasms or paralysis in the part of the body below the spinal cord pressure. For example, pressure on the spinal cord in the chest area will cause spasms in the legs but not in the arms.

Pressure on the spinal cord may cause problems with control of the bladder.

Symptoms of pressure on the cauda equina

The symptoms can include loss of control of the bladder function, disturbance of feeling in the rectum and the inside of the thighs and paralysis of both legs. These are serious symptoms and anyone developing them should contact a doctor immediately. (They are so-called 'red flag' symptoms.)

How does the doctor make a diagnosis?

It is possible to make a diagnosis from the patient's history and the doctor's physical examination.

In many cases it is possible to determine which disc is affected. This can be confirmed either by a CT scan, MRI scan or a myelography - an injection into the spinal cord canal.

The doctor will decide which examination is necessary.

An ordinary X-ray of the spine is usually taken as well, but is much less use diagnostically than a scan or myelogram.

It is important to make a correct diagnosis because several other diseases have similar symptoms. Any 'red flag' symptoms must be acted upon without delay.

How is a slipped disc treated?

It is generally agreed that a slipped disc should be treated conservatively, with surgery being considered only when other approaches to treatment have failed.

The treatment will typically mean a brief period of bed-rest with appropriatepainkillers. Physiotherapy or chiropractic treatment should also be explored.

Whether to have an operation or not, is a decision for a specialist.

• When there are symptoms of pressure on the spinal cord or on the cauda equina, an operation should be performed as soon as possible.
• Cases involving serious or increasing paralysis should be treated as anemergency and admitted to hospital for assessment immediately.

When there are changes in the symptoms, a doctor should be consulted. Significant changes in bladder habits or control, increasing paralysis of the limbs or muscle spasticity should always receive immediate medical assessment.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - You might have it!!!!

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or by a combination of such thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions). Symptoms may include repetitive hand-washing; extensive hoarding; preoccupation with sexual or aggressive impulses, or with particular religious beliefs; aversion to odd numbers; and nervous habits, such as opening a door and closing it a certain number of times before one enters or leaves a room. These symptoms can be alienating and time-consuming, and often cause severe emotional and economic loss. The acts of those who have OCD may appear paranoid and come across to others as psychotic. However, OCD sufferers generally recognize their thoughts and subsequent actions as irrational, and they may become further distressed by this realization.

OCD is the fourth-most common mental disorder and is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes mellitus.^[1] In the United States, one in 50 adults has OCD.^[2] The phrase "obsessive–compulsive" has become part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an informal or caricatured manner to describe someone who is meticulous, perfectionistic, absorbed in a cause, or otherwise fixated on something or someone.^[3] Although these signs may be present in OCD, a person who exhibits them does not necessarily have OCD, and may instead have obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), an autism spectrum disorder, or no clinical condition. Multiple psychological andbiological factors may be involved in causing obsessive–compulsive syndromes.

Signs and symptoms

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Obsessions

Main article: Intrusive thoughts

A typical person with OCD performs tasks, or compulsions, to seek relief from obsession-related anxiety. Within and among individuals, the initial obsessions, or intrusive thoughts, can vary in their clarity and vividness. A relatively vague obsession could involve a general sense of disarray or tension, accompanied by a belief that life cannot proceed as normal while the imbalance remains. A more articulable obsession could be a preoccupation with the thought or image of someone close to them dying.^[7][8] Other obsessions concern the possibility that someone or something other than oneself—such as God, the Devil, or disease—will harm either the person with OCD or the people or things that the person cares about.

Some people dread entire concepts, fearing their materialization by causes that may seem implausible or indiscriminate to others. For example, a generalized fear of contamination might entail not only wariness of bodily secretions or excretions, but also apprehension toward household chemicals, radioactivity, newsprint, pets, or even soap.^[9] Others may sense that the physical world is qualified by certain immaterial conditions. These people might intuit invisible protrusions from their bodies,^[10] or could feel that inanimate objects areensouled.^[10]

Some people with OCD experience sexual obsessions that may involve intrusive thoughts or images of "kissing, touching, fondling, oral sex,anal sex, intercourse, incest and rape" with "strangers, acquaintances, parents, children, family members, friends, coworkers, animals and religious figures", and can include "heterosexual or homosexual content" with persons of any age.^[11] As with other intrusive, unpleasant thoughts or images, most people have some disquieting sexual thoughts at times, but people with OCD may attach extraordinary significance to the thoughts. For example, obsessive fears about sexual orientation can appear to the person with OCD, and even to those around them, as a crisis of sexual identity.^[12][13] Furthermore, the doubt that accompanies OCD leads to uncertainty regarding whether one might act on the troubling thoughts, resulting in self-criticism or self-loathing.^[11]

The person with OCD understands that their notions do not correspond with the external world; however, they feel that they must act as though their notions were correct. For example, an individual who engages in compulsive hoarding might be inclined to treat inorganic matteras if it had the sentience or rights of living organisms, but such an individual might find their consequent behavior irrational on a more intellectual level. In severe OCD, obsessions can shift into delusions when resistance to the obsession is abandoned and insight into its senselessness is lost. (Insel and Akiskal (1986))

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Compulsions

Main article: Compulsive behavior

While some with OCD perform compulsive rituals because they inexplicably feel they must, others act compulsively so as to mitigate the anxiety that stems from particular obsessive thoughts. The person with OCD might feel that these actions somehow either will prevent a dreaded event from occurring, or will push the event from their thoughts. In any case, the individual's reasoning is so idiosyncratic or distorted that it results in significant distress for the individual with OCD or for those around them. Excessive skin picking (i.e., dermatillomania) or hair plucking (i.e., trichotillomatia) and nail biting (i.e., onychophagia) are all on the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum. Individuals with OCD are aware that their thoughts and behavior are not rational,^[14] but they feel bound to comply with them to fend off feelings of panic or dread.

Some common compulsions include counting specific things (such as footsteps) or in specific ways (for instance, by intervals of two) and doing other repetitive actions, often with atypical sensitivity to numbers or patterns. People might repeatedly wash their hands^[15] or clear their throats, making sure certain items are in a straight line, repeatedly check that their parked cars have been locked before leaving them, constantly organizing in a certain way, turn lights on and off, keep doors closed at all times, touch objects a certain number of times before exiting a room, walk in a certain routine way like only stepping on a certain color of tile, or have a routine for using stairs, such as always finishing a flight on the same foot.

People rely on compulsions as an escape from their obsessive thoughts; however, they are aware that the relief is only temporary, that the intrusive thoughts will soon come back. Some people use compulsions to avoid situations that may trigger their obsessions. Although some people do certain things over and over again, they don't necessarily perform these actions compulsively. For example, bedtime routines, learning a new skill, and religious practices are not compulsions. Whether or not behaviors are compulsions or mere habit depends on the context in which the behaviors are performed. For example, arranging and ordering DVDs or videos for eight hours a day would be expected of one who works in a video store, but would seem abnormal in other situations. Put another way, if the activity helps bring efficiency to one's life, it is probably a habit, if it interferes with one's normal enjoyment of life, it is probably a compulsion.^[16]

In addition to the anxiety and fear that typically accompanies OCD, some people may spend hours performing such tasks (i.e., compulsions) every day. In such situations it can be hard for the person to fulfill their work, family, or social roles. In some cases, these behaviors can also cause adverse physical symptoms. For example, people who obsessively wash their hands with antibacterial soap and hot water to remove what they consider to be contamination can make their skin red and raw with dermatitis.^[17]

People with OCD can use rationalizations to explain their behavior; however these rationalizations do not apply to the overall behavior but to each instance individually; for example, a person compulsively checking the front door may argue that the time taken and stress caused by one more check of the front door is much less than the time and stress associated with being robbed, and thus the check is the better option. In practice, after that check, the person is still not sure and deems it is still better in terms of time and stress to do one more check, and this reasoning can continue as long as necessary.