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  1. Mr. Smith goes to the doctor's office to get his wife's test results. The lab technician says to him, "I'm very sorry, sir, but we've had a bit of a problem. At the same time we sent your wife's samples to the lab, the lab also received samples from another Mrs. Smith, and now we're not sure which results are your wife's. But, frankly, it's either bad news or terrible news!" "What do you mean?" said Mr. Smith. "Well, one Mrs. Smith tested positive for Alzheimer's, and the other Mrs. Smith has tested positive for AIDS. And we can't tell which is your wife's test." "This is terrible!" cries Mr. Smith. "Can't we do the test over?" "Normally, yes," says the technician, "but you have Blue Cross Health Care, and they won't pay for these expensive tests more than once." "Well, what am I supposed to do now?" said Mr. Smith. "Blue Cross recommends that you drop your wife off in the middle of town. If she finds her way home, don't sleep with her."
  2. no way. dis seaweed had flavors added into it. u can only use unflavored seaweed. Just seaweed, nothing else added as ingredients.
  3. u need to try some places to get hardy clowns.. places like MarineLife, Irwana, Coral Farm, Aquamarine & SeaLife are some of the places which had quality livestocks. Expect to pay a little bit more for them though.
  4. For me I would keep firefish, very small common clown & clown goby. they doesn't grow too big for small tank.
  5. hey. my fire clown does tat too..to the previous owner sst tang as well.
  6. nope. forwarded from other forum for benefit of all.
  7. FYI This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA & Mastercard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself. These con artists get more creative every day. My husband was called on Wednesday from "VISA", and I was called on Thursday from "MasterCard." The scam works like this: Person calling says, "this is , and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be on your VISA card which was issued by bank. Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing company based in Arizona?" When you say "No", the caller continues with,Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to(gives you your address), is that correct?" You say "yes." The caller continues... "I will be starting a Fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1-800 number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this Control #" The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. "Do you need me to read it again?" Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works. The caller then says, "He needs to verify you are in possession of your card." He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look for some numbers. There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are your card number, the next 3 are the 'Security Numbers' that verify you are in possession of the card. These are the numbers you use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. Read me the 3 numbers." After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say ,"That is correct. I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?" After you say No, the caller then Thanks you and states, "Don't hesitate to call back if you do," and hangs up. You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was charge on our card. Long story made short, we made a real fraud report and closed the VISA card, and they are reissuing us a new number. What the scammers wants is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or Master card direct. The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card as they already know the information since they issued the card! If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement, you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost to late and/or harder to actually file a fraud report. What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from a "Jason Richardson of MasterCard" with a word-for-word repeat of the VISA scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung up! We filed a police report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking several of these reports daily! They also urged us to tell everybody we know that this scam is happening. Please pass this on to all your friends. By informing each other, we protect each other. Thank-You.
  8. New diseases SARS is not our only worry. The Ministry of Health is now asking the public to be on the lookout for symptoms of the following new contagious diseases - Assma - Severe rashes around the mouth caused by kissing too much a$$, the No. 1 disease in Malaysia. Civil servants are unusually at risk. Dialarrhoea - Uncontrollable urge to continually dial friends on mobile phone to share with them such important information as "I'm now on the LRT" or "I'm walking towards the car." Victims can be recognised by large, twitching thumb. Meesles - Blotchy skin condition caused by eating too many packets of instant noodles. Multiple Spousosis - Affliction whereby victims make frequent trips to Thailand, Indonesia, and China to take on additional brides. Middle-aged men are at significant risk. Yellow Fever - Compulsion to date Asian females. Very common affliction amongst foreign talent/expatriates working in Malaysia. Also known as Pinkerton's Disease. Totonus - Flushed complexion, high blood pressure and sometimes depression at finding out one has not touched lottery. Heavytitis - Excessively large breasts. This disease comes in several variant strains: Heavytitis A, Heavytitis B, Heavytitis C and sometimes Heavytitis DD. Cybertension - Feelings of stress and panic caused by lack of internet access. Dyebetes - A compulsive need to colour one's hair. Reddish brown tints are the most common symptom, but health authorities have reported a new strain of blond highlights. Chicken Tox - Victims exhibit a great need to talk c*ck. Incurable and highly contagious. Spread by ordinary conversation, and may be exacerbated by good food and alcohol. Politicians and lawyers are especially susceptible. Incurable.
  9. > I was born in a secluded village of a mountain. Days by days my > parents > plowed the yellow dry soil with their backs facing the sky. > > I have a younger brother, 3 years younger than me. Once, to buy a > handkerchief which all girls around me seemed to have, I stole 50 cents > from my father's drawer. Father knew about it right away. > > He made my younger brother and me kneeled against the wall, with a > bamboo > stick in his hand. Who stole the money?" he asked. > > I was stunned, too afraid to talk. Father didn't hear any of us admit, > so > he said, "Fine, if nobody wants to admit, you two should be beaten!" > > He lifted up the bamboo stick. Suddenly, my younger brother gripped > father's hand and said," Dad, I was the one who did it!" The long stick > smacked on my brother's back repeatedly. > > Father was so angry that he kept on whipping my brother until he lost > his > breath. > > After that, he sat down on our stone bed and scolded my brother, "You > have > learnt to steal from your own house now, what other embarrassing things > you will do in the future?? You should be beaten to death! You a shameless > thief!" > > That night, mother and I hugged my brother. His body full of injuries, > but > he didn't shed a single tear. In the middle of the night, all of sudden I > cried out loudly. > > My brother covered my mouth with his little hand and said, " Sis, now > don't cry anymore. Everything has happened." > > I still hate myself for not having enough courage to admit what I had > done. > > Years gone by, but the incident still seemed like it just happened > yesterday. I will never forget my brother's expression when he > protected me. That year, my brother was 8 years old; I was 11 years old. > > When my brother was in his last year of his lower secondary school, he > was > accepted in an upper secondary school in the central. At the same time, I > was accepted into a province's university. > > That night, father squatted in the yard, smoking, packet by packet. I > could hear him say, "Both our children have good results? very good > results?" > > Mother wiped off her tears and sighed," What is the use? How can we > possibly finance both of them?" > > At that time, my brother walked out, he stood in front of father and > said, > "Dad, I don't want to continue my study anymore, I have read enough > books." Father swung his hand and slapped brother on his face. > > "Why do you have a spirit so damn weak? Even if it means that I have > to > beg for money on the streets, I will > send you two to school until you both finish your study!" > > And then, he started to knock on every house in the village to borrow > money. > > I stuck out my hand as soft as I can to my brother's swollen face, and > said, "A boy has to continue his study; If not, he will not be able to > leave this depths of poverty." > > Me, on the other hand, had decided not to further my study to > university. > > Who knows on the next day, before dawn, my brother left the house with > a > few pieces of worn-out clothes and a few dry beans. He sneaked to the > side of my bed and left a note on my pillow; "Sis, get into an university > is not easy. I will go find a job and send money to you." > > I held the note while sitting on my bed, and cried until I lost my > voice. > That year, my brother was 17 years old; I was 20 years old. With the money > father borrowed from the whole village, and money my brother earned from > carrying cement on his back at construction site, finally, I managed to > get to the third year of my study in the university. > > One day, I was studying in my room, when my roommate came in and told > me, > "There's a villager wait for you outside!" > > Why was there a villager looking for me? I walked out, and saw my > brother > from afar, His whole body was dirty, covered by dust, cement and sands. I > asked him, "Why don't you tell my roommate that you are my brother?" > > He replied with a smile," Look at my appearance. What will they think > if > they know that I am your brother? Don't they laugh at you?" > > I felt so touched, and tears filled my eyes. I swept away dusts from > my > brother's body. And said with a lump in my throat, " I don't care of what > people say! You are my brother no matter what your appearance is?" > > From his pocket, he took out a butterfly hair clip. He wore it on me, > and > said, "I saw all the girls in town are wearing it. So, I think you should > also > have one." I could not hold back myself anymore. I pulled my brother into > my arms and cried and cried. That year, my brother was 20 years old; I was > 23 years old. > > The first time I brought my boyfriend home, the broken window had been > repaired. And it looked so clean inside the house. After, my boyfriend > went home, I danced like a small girl in front of my mother, "Mom, you > don't have to spend so much time cleaning the house!" But she said > with a smile," It was your brother who went home early to clean the house. > Didn't you see the wound on his hand? He was injured while replacing the > window." > > I went into my brother's small bedroom. Looking at his thin face, I > felt > like there are hundreds of needle pricked in my heart. I put some ointment > on his wound and bandaged it, "Does it hurt? " I asked him. "No, it > doesn't hurt. You know, when I was working in the construction site, > stones falling on my feet all the time. Even that could not stop me from > working?" > > In the middle of the sentence, he stopped. I turned my back on him and > tears rolling down my face. That year, my brother was 23 years old; I was > 26 years old. > > After I got married, I lived in the city. Very often, my husband > invited > my parents to come and live with us, but they didn't want. They said, once > they left the village,they didn't know what to do. My brother also didn't > agree, he said, "Sis, you just taking care of your parents-in-law. I will > take > care of mum and dad here." > > My husband became the director of his factory. We wanted my brother to > get > the job as the manager in the department of maintenance. But, my brother > rejected the offer. He insisted on starting to work as a repair worker. > > One day, my brother was on the top of a ladder repairing a cable, when > he > got electrocuted, and was sent to the hospital. My husband and I visited > him. Looked at the white gypsum on his leg, I grumbled, "Why did you > reject to be a manager? Manager will not do something dangerous like > this. Look at you now, such a serious injury. Why you didn't want to > listen to us?" > > With a serious expression on his face, he defended on his decision, > "Think > of brother-in-law? He just became the director, and I almost uneducated. > If I became the manager, what kind of rumors will fly around?" > > My husband's eyes filled up with tears, and then I said, "But you lack > in > education also because of me!" "Why talking about the past?" My brother > held my hand. That year, he was 26 years old and I was 29 years old. > > My brother was 30 years old when he married a farm girl from the > village. > In his wedding reception, the master of ceremonies > asked him, "Who is the one you respect and love the most?" > > Without thinking, he answered," My sister." He continued by telling a > story I could not even remember. "When I was in primary school, the school > was in different village. Everyday, my sister and I walked for 2 hours to > go school and go home. One day, I lost one of my pair of gloves. My sister > gave me one of hers. She only wore one glove and walked for so far. When > we got home, her hand was so trembled because of the weather that was so > cold that she could not even hold her chopsticks. From that day on, I > swore that as long as I live, I would take care of my sister and be good > to her." > > Applause filled up the room. All guests turned their attentions to me. > Words were so hard to come out from my mouth, "In my whole life, the one I > would like to thank the most is my brother," And in this happy occasion, > in front of the crowd, tears rolled down my face again. > > Love and care for the one you love every single day of your life. You > may > think that what you did is just a small deed, but to that someone, it > means a lot. > indeed a touchin story,esp sacrifices that changes one's course of life...In this materialistic world, all of us r just trying to fight the best for ourselves, who could we blame but ourselves? if only everyone is doing their own parts, the world wld be saved! hugs
  10. read the manual tat comes with them. pretty simple to set it up.
  11. nope. bro rotala is rite. They shed their skin pretty often. Then after shedding they opened up nicely. For feeding I used henry mix & let the current push the particles to them & other corals. Once a while target feed with phyto powder.
  12. For Daeil, try the planted tank shop beside the Boon Keng MRT. It's @ a corner of the ground floor of the HDB behind the MRT stn. They seems to be a distro of the chiller.
  13. SRC got converter to calculate: http://www.sgreefclub.com/srcconverter.htm
  14. I have heard of Cured Live Rocks, what does that mean? 1. It has Red and Purple color? usually 2. It is free from Crabs and Worms? Not really 3. It is free from Alage? red & purple are considered algae as well If I have used a high Salnity (I mean very high, above the reflectometer can measured) to chase the crabs and worms out, does it killed my live rocks? Will my LR revive? liverocks does not died from dis treatment.
  15. I think attached pic speaks a 1000 words.. dedicated to those who follows blindly.
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