hi to all beauty lover,i do not know if this is the correct column to place this topic as i couldnt find any \"Beauty thread\" here recently my forehead and cheek area is rather dry, i started using sheet mask from sasa and MBD. since i have a lot in the fridge, given by frds during xmas, and normally i dun like using sheet mask, prefer those from tube or tub kind, and they are goin to expire soon, i might as well use it than go to waste.have been using it daily for a week now and the result is amazing. my skin appear fairer and hydrated. but i wasnt sure if it is fine to use on a daily basis.any advise?

chloecube:Published on Jun 26, 2012 http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_814996.html MUCH has been said about Singaporean parents' (over)emphasis on offering their children the best education possible, in a bid to give them a head start in life. But education is a means to an end. Have parents considered and defined the 'end' and how they see success for their children?Success, by many parents' definition, seems to centre only on academic achievement, in the hope that it will land their children good jobs with high pay. But does success revolve only around the themes of attaining wealth, material gain, achievement and status?I would like to offer another perspective to what parents can give their children; one that is often neglected - the quality of their marital relationship.According to research, a healthy marriage brings many benefits to children. They are more likely to succeed academically, are physically and emotionally healthier, are less prone to behavioural problems in school and delinquent behaviours, and have better relationships with their parents.Social science research confirms that children grow up happy and healthy in homes where their parents are in stable and strong marriages.A strong marriage is an intangible and priceless gift to children, which also begets a strong family unit - the bedrock of every society. The trappings of a successful life charted for our children become hollow without the substance of a strong marriage. After all, our marriage is where our children draw their intrinsic life lessons on relationships, communication and the works.Agnes Goh (Ms)Parenting Specialist Focus on the Family Singaporereally like the article. thanks for sharing.

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TeachingMyToddlers.com:In regards to love in a marriage, I really liked the book \"The Five Love Languages\" by Gary Chapman. You can take a quiz and find find out what language you and your spouse speak (I bet there's a quiz online somewhere if you look). We went to this author's seminar years ago and it was very worthwhile. I was initially disappointed to learn my hubby's primary and secondary languages were polar opposites of my own because those are NOT the languages I naturally speak. But they are his, and that is how he best receives affection, so it's good to know.I tend to be pretty sceptical about such things, but I admit the 5 love languages has been pretty useful. The trick is to keep remembering to deliver on it!

regarding oats meal, when i started i just refused to drink.yes have to drink cannot eat. I like the oats when it is watery with correct amount of salt. I just drink it. i don’t like to eat as I can’t enjoy. for 10 tables spoons of oats, i add a lot of hot water. Leave it 5-10 minutes.ready to drink.If its thick i add some more hot water and stir it and drink.I started this when i was working.I prefer this food as time constraint. If oats overcooked then cannot eat. I don’t like sweet oats meal.The blue colour quaker oats better for oats meal. It can’t be very sticky.

A Southern California woman accused of cutting off her estranged husband's penis and putting it down a garbage disposal was charged Wednesday with torture in a case that has garnered international attention and could put her behind bars for life.Catherine Kieu, 48, appeared briefly in Orange County Superior Court in a navy blue jail jumpsuit, hiding her face with her long, dark hair. She was appointed a public attorney to defend her and was denied bail.She was placed in the jail's medical ward to be psychologically evaluated, sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino told the Orange County Register.The petite woman whose chains clanked as she shuffled into the caged area of the courtroom where inmates are held will return to court July 22 for her arraignment, which was continued on Wednesday, and a bail review hearing.Kieu and her husband were still living together in a Garden Grove condo that he owned. He had filed for divorce in May, and they argued before the attack about friends staying at the condo, authorities said.On Monday night, police say Kieu spiked a meal and served it to the victim.The 60-year-old man started to feel sick and went to lie down, then awoke tied to the bed as Kieu attacked him with a 10-inch kitchen knife, police said.She then put the penis down a garbage disposal, police said.\"It's hard to believe what would motivate a person to do this sort of thing,\" the district attorney's chief of staff, Susan Kang Schroeder, said outside court. \"It's one of the worst things you could do to a person short of killing him.\"Newly appointed defense attorney Lee Gabriel made no public statement after the hearing.Police did not release the victim's name. He underwent surgery and was listed in good condition at University of California at Irvine Medical Center, hospital spokesman John Murray said.Murray declined to say whether the penis was reattached or provide any additional details about the victim's condition, citing patient privacy laws.Dr. Joel Gelman heads UC Irvine's Center for Reconstructive Urology, and didn't comment on the victim specifically but said a severed penis is \"a terrible loss and it's the hardest thing, in our specialty, to deal with surgically.\"In cases of penis loss, a penis-like structure with limited utility can be constructed using flesh and skin from the forearm, said Gelman.Patients — typically older men — often function without a penis by having the urethra threaded through the scrotum to facilitate seated urination, said Gelman.Kieu was charged with one felony count of torture, one felony count of aggravated mayhem and sentencing enhancements for great bodily injury and personal use of a knife. If convicted of all counts, she could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.Garden Grove Police Lt. Jeff Nightengale said Kieu called police Monday night to report a medical emergency and told arriving officers \"he deserved it\" before pointing to the room where the victim was found bleeding profusely. She was taken into custody without incident and refused to talk to officers further.The couple was married in December 2009. When the victim filed for divorce, he cited irreconcilable differences, court records show. Kieu was slowly moving her things out of the condo, authorities said.The victim declined to comment when he was reached by phone Tuesday by The Orange County Register.\"This is a private matter,\" he said.A call by The Associated Press to a phone number listed on court documents for the victim was answered Wednesday by a person who promptly hung up.Officers visited the victim on Tuesday and found him in \"amazingly good spirits considering everything he has gone through,\" Nightengale said.Neighbor Lourdes Painter said the couple did not have any children and seemed quiet. Kieu and her husband lived in a second-story condo in the working class complex. Painter lives in the unit below them.Detectives were analyzing the food served for dinner.In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt cut off her husband's penis in Virginia and threw it out of her car window into a field on the side of the road. She claimed years of sexual abuse drove her to the attack, and she was acquitted by reason of insanity.The penis was later reattached.______________________________________________ :scared: :scared: :yikes: :yikes:

When you become insurance agent, property agent etc, you must view yourself as a business owner…dun ever think as try because when u try , u will only get average results. Interested and committed are two different things. Alot of people interested in getting slim but how many are committed to exercise at least 3 times per week? Think as a business owner, be prepared to commit, to get to where u want to be…because i can only say you will sacrifice alot of quality time with your family as a property agent…and to me that’s is most precious…so make sure it’s justified in terms of returns!Just my humble opinion

tankee:maybe bring them to Universal Studios, so that it would not be MY BIGGEST REGRET.:siam: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

sheryl: is true that when maids arrive from their country, first few months of their salary will be so call ‘deducted’ to pay the agency who brought them in. according to the maid agency, this salary deduction is a placement fee which maid has to pay for the agency that got them employer ( a job ) here. MOM will give 2yrs work permit or till the expiry date of maid’s passport. …KiasuGrandMaster II: some maid agencies do charge more from the maid but not all maid agencies do that. I know of a few maid agencies who deduct lesser from maid when we compare. If the maid agencies don’t do that, where their profit comes from? Employer here not willing to pay high agency fee thus maid agency has to earn from maids. all these are in the newspaper.