::: WORLD IS GETTING WIDER :::

::: NEWS ARTICLE :::

2008-11-05T16:57:00.000-08:00

FOXNews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447247,00.html

6th NOVEMBER, 2008.

Strange Syndrome Has Attacking Wife In Sleep

Parasomnia, which means "around sleep," includes sleepwalking, night terrors and bedwetting. All can create family difficulties and some may be harmful to the child. In this case, parasomnia seem to be dangerous. He attacked his wife in sleep which is pretty irrelevant logically. He was experiencing Parasomnia which he could not remember what he had done afterward. It is also can be considered as a crime. However, he is still innocent. It is unfair to punish a person who had done something wrong which was not with his intention. Apparently, his violent act could occur again in sleep which people around him may be at risks. There is a treatment for Parasomnias. Sleep disorder clinics often are able to help people restore normal sleeping patterns through various techniques. Parasomnias should go to see a doctor to help them because they will regret the consequences if it is left untreated. In this case, his wife is fortunately safe and I agreed with the suggestion that the couple should not sleep in a same room.

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Telegraph.co.uk

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/3385676/Increasing-number-of-parents-sent-to-prison-for-childrens-truancy.html

6th November 2008.

Increasing number of parents sent to prison for children's truancy

Children are our future leaders. It is the parents' responsibilities to create a positive mindset and life style in the growing children. They should be sent to school to undergo a process of learning and gaining knowledge as much as possible. Children and teenagers are still need parental guidance. Parents should be able to make their children to know how to distinguish the good and wrong doings since they were child. A discipline should also be practised and parents are the role model for their children. Children can easily imitating a behaviour of what they saw. It is irrelevant and unacceptable for the parents to let their children for not attending the school. Truancy should not be identified as a small issue because it will effect the students' way of learning and their own personality. It is a generous idea to throw the parents behind the bars or fine them if they are allowing and encouraging their children to skip their classes. It is a good punishment for the irreponsible parents so they will be more alert on making their children to be decent people.

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Foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420802,00.html?sPage=fnc/health/cholesterol

6th November 2008

Lack of Exercise, Not Our Food Making Kids Fat, McDonald's Boss Says

Consuming too much fat can put us at risks. We should eat food which is containing nutrients. Junk food and fast foods are not healthy food. Yet, people love to buy them because it serves faster. It is sad that there are busy parents just buy their children fast foods just because they have no time to cook them healthy meal. Parents should concerned the food intake by their children. It is not deniable that fast foods help us to save time and pay cheaper but there is also an undeniable fact which fast foods are fully loaded with fats. It is worse if the consumer are not active in doing sports or any exercises while he is active in gaining more fats. These can result to obesity if we never took care of what ever we eat. It is true that lack of exercise is the cause our body growing bigger. People are the one controlling themselves. It is not wrong to consume fast foods after all, yet, people must concern on their body by not ruining them with something which we can avoid it. Healthy food is promising a healthy body.

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::: OBESITY :::

2008-11-02T19:27:00.000-08:00

Spelling starts. . .

O. B. E. S. I. T. Y. sounds OBESITY.

Well, all of us do know what obesity means. It is a sensitive issue though, but still, it is an EERIE issue.

Okay. Don't make things complicated. Straight to the main point. What is obesity?

Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected.

It is commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI = weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher. This distinguishes it from being overweight as defined by a BMI of between 25–29.9 kg/m2.

Okay. A confession. I just copy-paste the words. ;) ( I don't know how to describe obesity anyway). Before I found the answer, I just know that obesity is referring to heavy people.

A SURVEY

1. How much fizzy drinks do you consume?

+ Me : Twice a week.
+ Sandra : Twice a month.
+ Garry : Almost everyday.

2. How many bags of snack foods?

+ Me : Twice a month.
+ Sandra : Once a week.
+ Garry : Four times a week. Large bags will do.

3. How often do you eat sweets?

+ Me: Twice a month.
+ Sandra : Everyday perhaps. *grinning*
+ Garry : I don't like sweets but chocolate bars! I wanted it all the time or I'm dying! *hoping face*

4. How often do you eat baked or fried sweets?

+ Me : Once a month.
+ Sandra : Twice a week.
+ Garry: Twice a week.

5. How often do you eat sweetened cereal for breakfast?

+ Me : Once in two months.
+ Sandra : Once a month.
+ Garry : Everyday. My mother prepared it for me, so what?

6. How often do you eat at fast food outlets?

+ Me: Once in two months.
+ Sandra : Once in two months.
+ Garry: Err... four times a week.

7. What fast food outlet are you most likely to visit?

+ Me : KFC!
+ Sandra : Ayamku. Cheaper. *grinning*
+ Garry : Oh God, can't think of one because I love all of them. Okay, emm, Mc Donald's please. *gulping*

8. When you go to a fast food restaurant, what size of serving are you most likely to order?

+ Me : Large. *grinning*
+ Sandra : I think in Ayamku they don't get any larger size. One option so no choices.
+ Garry : Large, for sure.

9. How often do you "super size" your order?

+ Me : Never.
+ Sandra : Never.
+ Garry : Super size? I don't think they have it here in Brunei, but I would love to.

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Well. Everybody likes to consume fast food but we must set in our mind that fast food will not give you any advantage. It is tasty but you will easily get hungry again and again and again.

These last few days, we watched a documentary DVD - "SUPER SIZE ME".

The DVD is about the bad consequences we might get if we eat only fast foods. IT IS DANGEROUS. In Brunei, we do have fast food restaurants here.

+ Mc Donald's
+ KFC
+ Ayamku
+ Jollibee
+ A.Ayam
+ blah blah blah... (too much to mention)

SUPER SIZE ME!!!

The guy with chips fully in his mouth is Morgan Spurlock. He ate only Mc Donald's 3 meals per day for 30 days straight and he super size all of them!

So... How do you think of this man? Handsome? Not really... Wait! Cut it out!

I mean, do you think this healthy man remains healthy or healthier? Well, unfortunately, the consequences of the Mac Diet on this man are pretty negative.

Results:

+ He has put more weight really quickly.
+ He felt depressed and exhausted all the time during the experience.
+ He has doubled the risk of a heart disease.
+ His sex life was not very active during the Mac Diet.
+ And the eerie part, he ended up being addicted to Mc Donald's food!

People. This is true. It's not just the physical body I am concerning but health. The key to good health is not medicine but lifestyle.

:: Pewitttt (^,^) ::

::: INTRODUCTION :::

2008-11-02T19:18:00.000-08:00

Hello. =)

First of all, I am doing General Paper, block 4. My tutor is Miss Sheena Lim. Well, this my GP's blog.

Anyhow, this is just an introduction. I'll post more later.

Bye.

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