If

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

~ by Rudyard Kipling

"I think, therefore I am"

by Rene Descartes

Made in malaysia..

Rambutan... A fruit named after its hairy features (rambut stands for hair in Malay). It is real sweet that planting a tree in your garden means inviting red and black ants. These are red rambutans, there are also yellow rambutans. They are green in colour and turn red/yellow when the fruit is ripe for consumption.

Then we have Queen of Fruits - Manggis or Mangosteen in English. It is sweet sourish in taste and cooling in nature. Why queen you asked? You see.. durian is hailed as the king of fruits for its impactful taste and properties, but it is extremely hot in nature. Whenever there is a season for durian, you will find he is paired with the queen as mangosteen will help to balance up our body temperature.

Take care not to stain your clothes with the mangosteen purplish red juice, as it won't go off.

What do you want to be known?

Fire

Been reading books on pyromania.. many of which later developed into psychotic individuals... wonder if it is actually the same for all human being.. there is a fire within.. only a matter of who can suppress them and who can't... probably those indulgent to their own thoughts or feelings may tend to succumb to the fire easier than those who are used to live within those rules.. or is there?

Destiny is torn into 2 very different aspect here... a person destined to be a psycopath nomatter what, because they are born to break the rules, and have less control over their urges?... a person deliberately choose to break the society's mould and live by their own rules and thus destined to be outcast?... Destiny.. nomatter if it is by choice or allowing ourselves to be taken over... Still termed as destiny?

Wonder what or where I am/have destined my own path? 

Do you want to be sure of your own destiny? 

I prefer to keep it open..

If anyone can really be sure, it is because he has declined all options and potentials around him..

And in my case, this is the only option to keep me sane..

Dearest papa

Dearest papa,
It's only been 4 months, but feels as though you've been gone a long time. Missing someone is so difficult to live by.
I miss you so much. I am glad we managed to spend many happy moments together, but it is so difficult to live through the days and not to be reminded of you, because you formed such big part of my life. Everywhere I turn, there are memories of you and me and the girls. At times when I wish to share my joy or vent my frustrations, I wish you were still here.
But I know leaving may be one of the best release for you. Your loving and trusting heart is too good for the world. I hope you could let go and leave in peace. There may be things you'd planned and looked forward to in life... but since destiny took a turn.. I hope you leave without worries or unfinished business.. Life afterall will never end. It's a cycle that kept going and going. Just as I remembered the most important lesson you taught me : Life must go on!

I will papa.. In my fondest memory and remembrance of you. I will go on living. Live a life that brings meaning to your existence. Happy father's day..
From your ever loving daughter,
Ping
2012

Uric Acid and Gout

My focus in fighting the new enemy... 

Foods to AVOID for Gout:

• Wine
• Beer
• Chocolate

Fish:

• All Shellfish (lobsters, mussels, shrimp, crab, oysters)
• Perch
• Salmon
• Snapper
• Cod
• Anchovies
• Herring
• Sardines
• Haddock
• Mackerel
• Trout
• Tuna
• Scallops

Meats:

• Red Meat
• Beef (Bison)
• Pork (Bacon, Ham, Prosciutto, Pork Chop)
• Lamb
• Rabbit
• Liver (Chicken, etc.)
• Marmite

Vegetables:

• Beans
• Lentils
• Peas
• Cauliflower
• Spinach
• Asparagus
• Mushrooms
• Kale
• Broccoli

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Delicious Foods to Eat for Gout:

• Apples
• Bananas
• Berries (cherries, raspberries, cranberries, blackberry, strawberries, other red-blue berries)
• Brown rice
• Capers
• Carbonated beverages
• Celery
• Chocolate, cocoa
• Coffee, tea
• Flaxseed
• Citrus fruits  (oranges, tangerines and other mandarins)
• Grapes, red
• Greens
• Kiwi fruit
• Low-fat dairy products
• Nuts
• Onions, red
• Parsley
• Peppers, bell, red
• Potatoes
• Pasta, wheat
• Red cabbage
• Pineapple
• Seeds
• Tomatoes
• Water dilutes and flushes uric acid out of the body
• Winter squash

Delicious Herbs to Eat for Gout:

• Thyme