insider:Thanks again for your tips!Privacy doesn't really matter much to me actually for this kind of personal retreat. Will still go even have to sleep in a barrack-style room...That Indonesia sounds better to me coz of its cooler weather (my body is a super 'heated' one like a radiator which then makes it a 'magnet' for mosquitoes and so minimal risk of mosquitoes attack if possible).You may want to change your trip to OCT or later. June time could be warm for Bogor too, according to the old students. There are a lot of mozzies but surprisingly, not in the meditation hall (Thank God!) I had a couple in my room but I found a way to chase them out so I can sleep in peace.Over and Out.

I hope it’s minor too, and perhaps just some kinda therapy needed. Thanks, sun!I guess you’ve to constantly remind your girls to stand tall and chin up, lest they become hunch.

mathsparks:Still, shld I throw defrosted food away if I changed my mind about cooking. :?mathsparks, one more day in the fridge is okay! NEVER re-freeze.Oh, BTW, if yours is a Filipina, you may want to be very clear which part you are referring to. My current one from Ilo Ilo calls the fridge the ref(ridgerator) and the freezer the fridge. :stupid: :stupid: In the early days, that nearly killed me!

Hi!My family loves the pork congee from Bedok Blk 216 hawer centre. Smooth congee with pork slices, self-made pork balls, liver/intestine. egg is optional. Other version like century egg with pork is also very good. Try it.

Hi insider,Is SGH the same as NCC? I’ve been told that the National Cancer Centre is the best among the govt ones. My bil is also with SGH, so far ok…but I didnt see him enough to hear about his grievances with queues. Though treatment for my mum is free at NU H, we’ve recently transfered her to PCC as we’ve more confidence there.All the best to your mum! Will drop u a pmail shortly.

quickmind:Anybody here play restaurant city???I am playing restaurant city too........ :oops: Kind of addicted to games

peterch:mathsparks:have edited the title of my topic. I was refering to whether its possible for bone scans to be wrong...can osteoporosis or other bone diseases be mistaken for bone cancer.anyone knows?? To my experience while taking care my mother in law years ago, bone scan for cancer is the final examination for how much of cancer metastases had spread. BUT the scan had to use a kind nuclear substance and in my country, only qualified army doctor and army hospital could do this kind of scanning. I do not very sure about it in Singapore :? It's different with MRI as she'd gone through MRI as well. Hope this help She'd done a bone scan after doc injected some tracer chemical (not sure if this is the radioactive substance), next up is ct scan and bone biopsy, if needed.so if a bone scan report says widespread metastases, can it be wrong?

Thanks full.cream for the article. very informative. Any parents have gone for this and can share yr experience, please?

I sometimes wonder if a vegatarian diet did cause my kids to be shorter than they should really be.Some years back, our family became semi-vegetarian. We switched from 6 chickens, 2 beef and some fish a week to close to nothing, except for lots of tofu and some milk and some fish.In those years, my 3 older kids were growing from childhood to early teens. 7 years on, my son is 15 and still at 1.75m. All my cousins and their children are in their 1.9s. My 14 year old daughter only stands at 1.63m, all of us are over 1.7m, and my 12 year old is only 1.56m.I am not sure, but sometimes I wonder what would be like if I had continued on a meat diet. These days, I got more relaxed and we started back on meat, partly because I see those meat eating friends of my children all shot up really tall even though their parents are much shorter than me.And, my kids are not short of exercise and stretching.I don’t advocate meat, and don’t buy a lot of that. But I just wonder…

mrswongtuition:And another thing to check: Do govt agencies recognise that degree? If yes, then it's rather safe E.g. My friend got a degree from UOL via SIM Global Education. She's working in govt dept now and they recognise her degree.For American degrees, it's important that the degree be regionally accredited. This was taken from http://www.careers.gov.sg --For candidates with degrees from US universities, they can be considered for appointment in the Civil Service as long as the University is accredited by one of the following US accrediting associations in USA:1. Midde State Association of colleges and Schools 2. New England Association of Schools and Colleges 3. North Central Association of Schools and Colleges 4. Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges 5. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools6. Western Association of Schools and Colleges7. Distance Education and Training Council (for Universities that only offers distance learning programs)Also, if you are going to attend an American program in Singapore, you should make sure both your transcript and your degree come from the accredited American institution. If only the degree but not transcript come from the American school, you will be stuck. If you are unhappy with the college or university, you won't be able to quit early and transfer your credit to a different institution.