When I think of “five”, this comes to mind:
Hibiscus
The hibiscus is the national flower of Malaysia. The five petals of the hibiscus represents the five principles of the “Rukunegara” of Malaysia. They are:
* BELIEF IN GOD
* LOYALTY TO KING AND COUNTRY
* THE SUPREMACY OF THE CONSTITUTION
* THE RULE OF LAW
* COURTESY AND MORALITY
I wish I had photos of red hibiscus but the red hibiscus had more than five petals. LOL.
I was tagged by Yenjai to list the Thinking Bloggers that I read.
This meme, started by Ilker, has been around for some time and many blogs have been listed already, which makes my choices limited. Perhaps I shall just highlight a few that have not been listed before (forgive me if I didn’t notice that it HAD already been named).
1. LC Teh is a fellow Sungai Petani blogger. He writes snippets about his thoughts and highlights interesting thoughts on the web on his Multiply site. Although I don’t go there everyday, I get feeds from Multiply including his latest updates. Keep it up, LC.
2. Pages of My Life a.k.a. “Why so kaypo?” are jottings of ME. Her writing is somewhat cryptic at times, ok.. often. But they are apt, to the point and make me think. Go and read her “classics”. “Classics” doesn’t imply “old”, ok?
3. “Pelf-ism is contagious” is a blog that makes you think about conservationism, the environment and your fellow man, and is entertaining at the same time.
4. Whatalulu is a political blog. Lulu is witty and writes on a light-hearted (if you see the humour in the issue) note, and yet delivers a sharp sting. Go read.
5. Malaysian Medical Resources is a group blog by is mostly written by Palmdoc and Dobbs. They highlight the most up-to-date medical news and happenings in medical blogosphere in Malaysia and around the world. They host the Malaysian Medical Blogrounds on MMR. Free free to join in the discussion in the forum. There are forums for the public, medical students and a “doctors only bulletin board” which has been online in various forms for many a year.
So…. go read and I hope they make you think too.
Looks like Lilian on 5xmom.com also gave me this Thinking Blogger’s award, thank you!! *muaks*
Palmdoc of MMR also returned the compliment and named me a Thinking Blogger. Thanks! *hat-tip*
Today, 8th May, is the World Red Cross Day, the Red Crescent included, of course. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of all nations celebrate the birthdate of the founder of the movement, Sir Henri Dunant, as World Red Cross Day.
The Red Cross and Red Crescent movement has been instrumental in advocating and providing for humanitarian services throughout the world.
The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence.
The ICRC has a permanent mandate under international law to take impartial action for prisoners, the wounded and sick, and civilians affected by conflict.
With its HQ in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC is based in around 80 countries and has a total of more than 12,000 staff.
In situations of conflict the ICRC coordinates the response by national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and their International Federation.
The ICRC is at the origin of both the International Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement and of international humanitarian law, notably the Geneva Conventions.
Besides armed conflicts, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement mobilizes it’s volunteers and staff to provide relief care for the affected population in the event of natural disasters.
On the local scene, the Penang Branch of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society provides disaster relief services, first aid stand-by services, ambulance service to complement hospital ambulance services, youth services for school students and blood donation campaigns.
I was feeling BLUE last week because of a parting of ways. I took her out on a spin the night before we parted. It had been a long 6 years, and we had been through thick and thin together. So it was sad to let her go.
Bye bye, Baby
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