it's good to be nice. "It's so true it's trivial," says Dr. Paul McHugh, director of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. But if it were that simple, the book would not be quite so interesting or its implications so controversial.
This was copied from an article outlining the importance of EQ or emotional intelligence over IQ or intellectual intelligence.
I do worry when the holidays start,or even when the children wake.
what is it that is instilled into them?
But is it even worse in third world countries or with those whom are not quite cultured? Why are some of those places ready for such bloodletting?
Then again maybe there can be an absence of both EQ and IQ.
Also, there could be an excess of IQ in those places with people of power and influence that can play with 'divide and rule' for high level intrigue aims.
I am not sure if the SOT, or School of Thinking of Dr M.Hewitt-Gleeson,is for IQ or EQ.But there is an attempt to help you think by imprinting an acronymic code into yourself.
SDNT CVSTOBVS QRH PRR you are also to be aware of the PTV which is where a lot of unkindness and flame war and warlike activity comes from.
SDNT is Start-Do-Notice-Think
CVSTOBVS is seeing the Current View of the situation,and then visualising a better view of the situation.
QRH is Quality, recognition and Humour
PRR is then Practice,repitition, and rehearsal.
By the way, PTV is Plato's Truth Virus and it can be like where Adam bit the Apple.
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Monday, 19 November 2007
StumbleUpon
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I have been spending quite a bit of time at StumbleUpon.
The above is a picture from Stumbler Sweet Imogen .
Below is a picture from my own stumblings.
It is one of many paintings about friendship.
Monday, 18 June 2007
Talking to strangers
I looked at an English show today regarding surviving big city life.
One part was an experiment to see whether conversations could be struck up with total strangers in a mall.There was usually a hurried getaway.But one man had an interesting conversation,referring the situation back to India,wherein he said it was quite normal for others to ask to read the part of the newspaper that you may not be using at the time.He was commenting to the presenter that sat plonk down beside him to read the same newspaper in the stranger's hands.A total lack of success was usually the result.But I remembered when I was in Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand,feeling that everyone passing did seem like a total genius,in that they all seemed to find something interesting to say to me.Unlike many who do seem also to break the ice in Auckland New Zealand, the comments were all devoid of smart alec messages.Would Genius be the word for the lovely strangers? Or was it love of people, or was it me?I hear now that people from Auckland get not so pleasant remarks thrown at them in the South.I don't know, have not been there for some time,but Southerners who make their way to Auckland still seem to possess that magic?I personally think that some may just attract the negative energies.Do they even have a face that would attract a welcoming word?
Later, this show had a person lay as if hurt,on a pavement.In the big city London, very few people even took a look.But in the countryside, almost every passerby stopped to see if they could help.I remembered back to my visit to China when Mao Tse tung was still alive.at the trade fair with millions of people streaming by, a sudden dizzy spell was immediately taken notice of by strangers whom inquired as to my wellbeing.Another time, when I was looking to go to Foshan , lots of people came by to egg me on to make the journey of many stops and changes of transport.I made it there and made it all the way back too.A big city does not have to be impersonal.Is the internet personal?I have a myspace thing now.I would say the myspace blog link to Tesla makes for a very interesting three day read.But what was disappointing was to read, at the very end of his life story, that he was similar to Howard Hughes and to Michael Jackson, in that he was a real stickler for absolute hygiene.I think that it is lucky that I have discovered the place of immunity in our lives, and for a short cut to immune intelligence through Transfer Factor Products. Otherwise, what an absolute Genius.
One part was an experiment to see whether conversations could be struck up with total strangers in a mall.There was usually a hurried getaway.But one man had an interesting conversation,referring the situation back to India,wherein he said it was quite normal for others to ask to read the part of the newspaper that you may not be using at the time.He was commenting to the presenter that sat plonk down beside him to read the same newspaper in the stranger's hands.A total lack of success was usually the result.But I remembered when I was in Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand,feeling that everyone passing did seem like a total genius,in that they all seemed to find something interesting to say to me.Unlike many who do seem also to break the ice in Auckland New Zealand, the comments were all devoid of smart alec messages.Would Genius be the word for the lovely strangers? Or was it love of people, or was it me?I hear now that people from Auckland get not so pleasant remarks thrown at them in the South.I don't know, have not been there for some time,but Southerners who make their way to Auckland still seem to possess that magic?I personally think that some may just attract the negative energies.Do they even have a face that would attract a welcoming word?
Later, this show had a person lay as if hurt,on a pavement.In the big city London, very few people even took a look.But in the countryside, almost every passerby stopped to see if they could help.I remembered back to my visit to China when Mao Tse tung was still alive.at the trade fair with millions of people streaming by, a sudden dizzy spell was immediately taken notice of by strangers whom inquired as to my wellbeing.Another time, when I was looking to go to Foshan , lots of people came by to egg me on to make the journey of many stops and changes of transport.I made it there and made it all the way back too.A big city does not have to be impersonal.Is the internet personal?I have a myspace thing now.I would say the myspace blog link to Tesla makes for a very interesting three day read.But what was disappointing was to read, at the very end of his life story, that he was similar to Howard Hughes and to Michael Jackson, in that he was a real stickler for absolute hygiene.I think that it is lucky that I have discovered the place of immunity in our lives, and for a short cut to immune intelligence through Transfer Factor Products. Otherwise, what an absolute Genius.
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
How to cook rice
For the absorption method.If it is white rice,you wash the rice in a pot . Put your hand in and swish through the water .It is lovely feeling the grains of rice coming through your fingers.Dont do this if it is an electric rice cooker pot that has a non stick finish.The coating will probably get sanded off.The Tiger brand has a better finish, but the trouble with many people is that they then put a wet pot into the rice cooker which will severely shorten its life if not blow the fuse there and then.When I have had rice cookers back to get repaired, I see bits of food and oil around the base too.Best to wash the rice somewhere else and then put it into the rice cooker pot.Severe digression.Mind you, electric rice cookers do work on the absorption method anyway.
Actually, the type of rice is important.Even white rices are different.Australian short-actually medium grain-rice needs less water than its long grain counterpart.American long grain needs more water,American short grain rice needs more than Australian short grain, but less than American long grain.Bhasmatti rice from the Punjab region needs even more water than American rice.Sri Lankan samba rice is a bit like American.
Thai Jasmine rice may be about the dryness of Australian long grain.Chinese have a long grain that is very small and very dry.It does not need to be cooked the night before if you want to make fried rice.
After washing the rice till the starch comes out and the water is clear, then you smooth off the rice making a flat surface.The way of judging how much water to put in for the cooking is to put your finger through the clear water and see where the water level is on the joints of your finger.
Australian short grain rice is usually to the moon of your finger nail.Australian long grain may see the water level go a bit higher.Just experiment and change the level next time according to how you would like the texture and fluffiness.A huge amount of water gets you rice porridge.This is popular for morning meals, and you may put meats or vegetables into this.I think it needs chinese pickles too.
Now put the pot onto the stove, and bring it to the boil.When this has been achieved, and sometimes you can leave the lid on to do this, then turn the level of external heat down to a minimum.Gas is quite instantaneous for this, and I hear that Induction cookers will do the same thing.But as for electric element cookers, I guess you may be on your own there.Probably leave the lid off and turn down the heat when it boils, but wait for things to settle down before putting the lid on.
At this stage, with the heat source at the barest minimum, you are pretty safe to go away and prepare the rest of the meal, or just wait the 15 or 20 minutes which will see your rice ready.There is no harm to leave things for even longer as long as the heating is very tiny.So if you are new to this , maybe you better hang around and watch things, at least for the first few times, till you get it right.
People talk of rice cookers, and we have some from China and a top brand from Japan.As for equipment, we also have a Vacuum cooking pot that is like what some people call a Dutch Oven.
Basically, you have and enormous wide mouthed, fairly rugged Thermos into which another pot that is used for cooking can be placed.When both lids are shut, then the not slow cooking begins.Although the cooking is at a fully boiling temperature, the food does not get overcooked. Also, even when cooked, food can stay hot after cooked food is removed to be served.
Apart from an easy cooking style, this method of cooking seems to retain the colour, taste and nutrients of food very well.
Actually, the type of rice is important.Even white rices are different.Australian short-actually medium grain-rice needs less water than its long grain counterpart.American long grain needs more water,American short grain rice needs more than Australian short grain, but less than American long grain.Bhasmatti rice from the Punjab region needs even more water than American rice.Sri Lankan samba rice is a bit like American.
Thai Jasmine rice may be about the dryness of Australian long grain.Chinese have a long grain that is very small and very dry.It does not need to be cooked the night before if you want to make fried rice.
After washing the rice till the starch comes out and the water is clear, then you smooth off the rice making a flat surface.The way of judging how much water to put in for the cooking is to put your finger through the clear water and see where the water level is on the joints of your finger.
Australian short grain rice is usually to the moon of your finger nail.Australian long grain may see the water level go a bit higher.Just experiment and change the level next time according to how you would like the texture and fluffiness.A huge amount of water gets you rice porridge.This is popular for morning meals, and you may put meats or vegetables into this.I think it needs chinese pickles too.
Now put the pot onto the stove, and bring it to the boil.When this has been achieved, and sometimes you can leave the lid on to do this, then turn the level of external heat down to a minimum.Gas is quite instantaneous for this, and I hear that Induction cookers will do the same thing.But as for electric element cookers, I guess you may be on your own there.Probably leave the lid off and turn down the heat when it boils, but wait for things to settle down before putting the lid on.
At this stage, with the heat source at the barest minimum, you are pretty safe to go away and prepare the rest of the meal, or just wait the 15 or 20 minutes which will see your rice ready.There is no harm to leave things for even longer as long as the heating is very tiny.So if you are new to this , maybe you better hang around and watch things, at least for the first few times, till you get it right.
People talk of rice cookers, and we have some from China and a top brand from Japan.As for equipment, we also have a Vacuum cooking pot that is like what some people call a Dutch Oven.
Basically, you have and enormous wide mouthed, fairly rugged Thermos into which another pot that is used for cooking can be placed.When both lids are shut, then the not slow cooking begins.Although the cooking is at a fully boiling temperature, the food does not get overcooked. Also, even when cooked, food can stay hot after cooked food is removed to be served.
Apart from an easy cooking style, this method of cooking seems to retain the colour, taste and nutrients of food very well.
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Products at Wah Lee: Chinese , Asian, ethnic .
Pictures from Wah Lee Chinese shop Activity.
Wah Lee 99+1 years Fireworks at Lantern Festival, Auckland, put on by BJ...contact him at tophatmagic@ihug.co.nz Fireworks of the medium size are better in many circumstances, like for a biggish wedding where you don't need or want the fireworks to be half a mile away.Professionals with pyrotechnic handlers licences and appropriate experience are welcome to buy these off us.Give a call to BJ at 027 289 0596 or leave a text message.
Bigger shows will need more time to organise.Permits, insurance,neighbours,civil aviation if really big, a barge if on the water.
Let's get some displays as big as in Wellington.Maybe even as big as in Sydney?That may need a bit more time.
We would request payment before delivery or show please.
Black Cat Fireworks that look very good when you can get back and see the whole display.Recomended for medium to large events like in a stadium with a fair bit of space.
Wah Lee opens most statutory hours.Monday to Thursday from 8.30am to 6pm.Late night Friday.Saturday is still pay and display, but there is not that dreaded clearway from 4 pm till 6.30 pm.Sundays are a restful shopping day from 1pm till 4pm at least, and maybe usually earlier opening and a little later closing than that.We used to go to help a Western Springs college school stadium cleanup for the Warriors League football events.Recommended if your Children go to that school.
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