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Ian is now 2 ½ years old. Ahh such a long way to go before he can grow up and take care of himself..haha.. not that I am complaining but sometimes it can be very tiring when he starts to throw things about in the house. He is a very energetic individual and won’t keep still even for 2 minutes except for the time he is on the iphone watching youtube. Some people say it could be the food, but I don’t think so as kids are just being kids. I am a very particular person when it comes to what Ian eats or drinks. Like all other parents, I always want the best for my child even if it means forking out the extra hard earned dollars.

his has made me extremely wary of many claims made by Growing Up Milk Powder (“GUMP”)’ manufacturers and do my own studies. One of other areas that is of my greatest concern is on level of added sugars content. We all know that drinking carbonated sodas on every day basis is bad. Can you imagine how it would affect your child if high level of sugars, more than necessary is being drunk by him strictly on a daily basis ever since he or she is a baby? The scary thing is that in some GUMP brands, the added sugars levels are extremely high. Kids like ice creams and sweets. Having them eating ice creams and sweets in addition to high added sugar GUMP is a double whammy hit to their healthy diet.

I didn’t know all this until I met up with a good number of people, some of whom are professors in their field on the level of added sugars in GUMP in Malaysia. Again, added sugars are being hidden under many different names in our kids’ milk powder. Sucrose, Corn Syrup, Glucose, Fructose are actually sugars. Sugars can be good for energy it can also easily contribute to unnecessary formation of body fat. Fats in babies are not necessarily good as it can lead to obesity later on in life.

I want to be a healthy baby, Papa..

There is a good source of information that you may refer to if you want to know more about this sugar education.

I am glad to be able to know all about this earlier and I hope what I write here will benefit all parents out there.

Penyakit yang sering menghantui orang yang sedang meningkat umur selain daripada darah tinggi dan paras kolestrol yang tinggi, adalah penyakit diabetes atau kencing manis. Dengan gaya hidup muda mudi kini yang suka meminum air soda bergula telah membuatkan lebih banyak mereka yang hanya baru berumur lewat 20-an mudah mengalami penyakit kencing manis ini.

Sebenarnya pendidikan mengenai pengambilan gula yang berlebihan patut dimulakan pada peringkat awal lagi, paling bijak dan tepat adalah pada waktu bayi lagi. Ibubapa haruslah menjadi contoh kepada anak mereka dan bertindak mengawal pengambilan gula yang berlebihan ini dengan melarang anak-anak dari makan ais krim, gula-gula, kek dan juga candies. Bila sudah terbiasa dengan memakan makanan yang manis, agak sukar untuk dibuang tabiatnya. Orang putih kata “sweet tooth”.

Begitu juga dengan bayi, terdapat banyak formula susu di pasaran yang mengandungi kandungan gula yang berlebihan. Baru-baru ini, FayZ berkesempatan untuk bertemu dengan beberapa pakar dari Australia dan New Zealand yang mahir dan berpengetahuan tinggi mengenai gula. Salah seorangnya adalah seorang professor dari University of Queensland.

PERTEMUAN DENGAN PAKAR-PAKAR DIADAKAN DI BORA ASMARA, KG. PENCHALA, DAMANSARA

Perbincangan yang dilakukan memang mengasyikkan. Tidak sedar masa berlalu. Ternyata mereka sudah lamamengkaji bidang ini. Apa yang penting bagi Susu Formula kanak-kanak adalah kandungan nutrisinya kerana nutrisi seperti kalsium, zat besi dan sebagainya memang perlu untuk perkembangan fizikal dan otak. Formula susu yang sudah diperkuatkan adalah lebih baik dari segelas susu segar. Tetapi apa yang dikesalkan ialah kebanyakan pengeluar susu formula kanak-kanak, disebabkan sikap yang mengejar keuntungan dengan mengurangkan kos pengeluaran, telah memasukkan banyak kandungan gula yang tak perlu. Oleh itu perlulah kita sebagai ibubapa yang prihatin terhadap kesihatan dan perkembangan anak kita berhati-hati dengan keadaan sebegini. Jangan main langgar jea.

Cara memeriksa sama ada susu formula anda mengandungi lebihan gula

1. Ingat nama-nama gula: Keadaan gula yang berlebihan ini diselindungi di bawah pelbagai nama seperti Corn Syrup Solids, Glucose Syrup Solids atau Sucrose. Oleh itu pastikan anda cari maklumat ini di bawah ruang kandungan atau ingredients susu tersebut.
2. Periksa senarai kandungan: Jika nama-nama ini terletak di antara yang teratas di dalam senarai kandungan susu dan muncul dengan di beberapa tempat di dalam senarai kandungan di bawah nama-nama yang berbeza (syrup, glucose atau sucrose), anda boleh pasti yang susu tersebut mengandungi kandungan gula yang berlebihan. Jika kandungan susu tersebut tiada sucrose pun, ini tidak bermaksud tiada gula berlebihan, kerana gula juga terkandung di dalam bentuk karbohidrat.
3. Lihat jumlah karbohidrat bagi setiap kandungan: Tahukah anda bahawa karbohidrat juga adalah sumber gula? Oleh itu anda perlu memeriksa berapa banyak kandungan karbohidrat di dalam susu tersebut. Karbohidrat akan ditukarkan kepada gula sebelum digunakan sebagai tenaga. Oleh itu biasa kita lihat seseorang kanak-kanak itu akan selalu bersifat aktif jika memakan makanan yang mengandungi kandungan karbohidrat yang berlebihan. Kandungan karbohidrat yang lebih dari 12g boleh disifatkan sebagai berlebihan. Oleh itu kita perlu periksa label susu formula anak kita sebelum membelinya betul-betul.

Akibat Lebihan Gula
Selain daripada kesan jangka panjang yang boleh membawa kepada penyakit kencing manis, memakan lebihan gula juga boleh menyebabkan kegemukkan. Wilayah Asia adalah wilayah yang mempunyai bilangan yang paling banyak budak-budak yang gemuk/obese. It’s up to us to reduce this number!!

KESIAN BAYI INI….DID HE DRINK CONDENSED MILK FOR BREAKFAST?

Kandungan gula yang berlebihan juga mengurangkan jumlah kepadatan nutrisi yang diperlukan oleh bayi. Contohnya jika gula-gula dah banyak, ada sesetengah pengeluar susu formula yang mengurangkan kandungan kalsium, zat besi, magnesium, asid folik dan sebagainya. Tentunya ini bukan yang kita mahukan untuk anak kita. Betul tak? Kalau nak anak bijak, berikan sahaja minyak ikan dan multivitamin, tapi pastikan susu anak anda kurang gula.

Bila dah tahu pasal susu dan kandungan gulanya yang berlebihan, terus jadi risau kami. Puas kami cari sana-sini susu yang mengandungi kurang gula. Hasil kaji selidik kami mendapati satu-satunya susu formula di pasaran Malaysia yang mengandungi kurang gula adalah susu Anmum keluaran Fonterra Mula-mula cuak jugak takut Ian tak suka. Sebab bebudak nie memang cerewet. Tapi selepas mencuba beberapa lama, Ian jadi suka. Orang kata demi anak, tabahkan hati, cuba sedaya upaya. Walau[un kena daki gunung, walau kena merentas lautan..Semuanya agar anak kita dapat membesar dalam keadaan sihat. Bila dah tengok Ian syok menyonyot susu yang sedap tue..mak bapak dia sibuk pulak nak rasa..hohoho..Sedap.. lemak..nak makan dengan breakfast cereals pun boleh..
Kalau anda tak caya, boleh try sendiri. Saya cabar anda.. benda-benda nie belum cuba belum tahu..Sekali sekali cuba minum susu anak anda sekarang.. Manis tak? Tentu anda akan rasa seperti air soda manisnya.. bayangkan berapa banyak gula diletaknya dalam susu budak nie.. Tak takut kencing manis ke nanti bebudak nie.. Kalau 50 ml sehari, 3,000 ml sebulan..issh.. banyak tue. Lepas tu cuba try Anmum.. banyak bezanya beb.. inilah satu-satunya susu tanpa gula tambahan.

Ian tengah tunggu nak minum susu Anmum..

Discovered this amazing supplement when I was in the UK. At first I didn’t think it was a good idea as as much as possible we would try to give Ian his natural calcium supply from milk and banana. But since Ian has been refusing to take his milk I just thought this was a good alternative. Its calcium content is high about 300 mg for 2 tablespoons dosage (around 10 ml). Even if we force Ian to drink via syringe, he can only take up roughly about 10 ml of milk per day. Looking at his Dutch Lady milk pack’s content this is equivalent to roughly 300 ml of milk. To get Ian to drink this amount of milk is next to impossible. So I decided to actually try VITABIOTICS OSTEOCARE. By the time I decided on this, it was already too late. I was already back in Malaysia and had to buy the OSTEOCARE online.

Vitabiotics - Osteocare (Liquid)

The delivery took me close to one month using a registered Royal Mail post. But the vitamin is still in good condition when it arrived. Oh the bottle is plastic by the way.. So the night I received it, I opened the bottle and tasted it first just to make sure that Ian would love it and it’s easy on his stomach. It has lovely orange flavour. Ian has been taking it for about 2 weeks now.. We don’t take it everyday though but on alternate days… as on certain days I still want Ian to drink his Sustagen/Dutch Lady milk. Too bad that it’s not available in Malaysia or Singapore. But those who are interested may purchase it at their online shop. Vitabiotics Osteocare is suitable for kids above 1 year old.

Enough said, the list to join SHICHIDA CLASS is growing to the extent that people have to be put on waiting list. Why is this SHICHIDA METHOD PROGRAMME has been very popular in ASIA, particularly in Japan, Singapore and Malaysia? It is because of the effectiveness in training children to have great photographic memory and calculate maths at lightning speed. Ages between 0-6 years is the greatest period to train up kids for this sort of ability as their right brain is still at its development stage and can absorb anything and everything like sponge. I just show you the video below so that you can see exactly what I mean.

SHICHIDA METHOD KIDS

SHICHIDA METHODS FLASH CARDS

In Malaysia, the SHICHIDA METHOD franchise is at WISMA LIM FOO YOONG, Jalan Raja Chulan (opporsite Hotel Istana) and Bandar Utama’s Centre Point, Kuala Lumpur.

Here is a collection of videos on Glenn Doman‘s methods. Some of you may have some questions on this method and may wonder how it really works. I guess it’s best if list out the videos here so you can have some basic understanding on the method and early childhood education. Good thing that Glenn Doman has opened its office in Malaysia. It’s located at Heritage Villa just opposite The Mines Shopping Centre.

As I was making my unusual walkabout in Great Eastern Mall, Jalan Ampang, I was quite pleasantly surprised at the state of the mall now. With its latest addition in the form of TOYS ‘R US, the centre is fast becoming the hub of all things related to kids. The mall now has TUMBLE TOTS, COMPUTER TOTS, ARTS PLAY CLUB, KIZSPORTS AND GYM, TOYCITY, CHILDREN GIFTSHOP. My 9-month old baby was so excited when he was there. Now we can afford not to go to Pavillion, KLCC or Mid Valley.

A SHOP THAT CATERS TO PARTIES

TOYS R’ US ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AND KIZSPORTS AND GYM ON THE SECOND FLOOR

BABY IAN WITH HIS FAVOURITE CAR..THIS LITTLE GUY IS TURNING INTO MICHAEL SCHUMACHER..

I have been looking around for the best early childhood education for my 9 months son. With the wealth of information available online as well as privileged wisdom from my closest friends, I guess I must say that I am spoilt for choice. Amongst the names that frequently crop up are SHICHIDA METHOD, GLENN DOMAN, TWEEDLEWINK and TUMBLE TOTS. Being kiasu as I always have been, I decided to embark on a journey of detailed study/research and visits to all of these centres. Although the study is yet to be concluded, I have a good general idea of what these programmes are all about. Good thing that all of the programmes are available in MALAYSIA. After reading books written by Glenn/Janet Doman and Pamela Sue Hickein, talking to the programme promoters, there is only one conclusion to be made.Early childhood education is important and it begins even when your baby is in the mother’s womb. Since childbirth to 3 years old, the focus is on developing the baby’s right brain. After that it’s about right and left brains and the bridge between the two brains. The most optimum time to teach babies/toddlers is from birth till 6. What we are doing is stimulating the brain pathways. There are various ways for you to stimulate the baby’s brain cells/synapses, the easiest way is through talking lovingly with the baby. Others involve activities that will stimulate the babies six senses i.e. sight, sound, hear, touch, taste, resonance (sixth sense). I will write more on each of the above programme methods in my next post as the focus of this post is on the importance of early childhood right brain education. But flashcards, listening to music, perfect pitch, photographic memory, memory linking, mandala, ESP, Power of Suggestion, Movement, Eyetracking are some of the methods suggested that can improve the brain cells connectivity. So now is my plan. Already registered him for his TWEEDLEWINK CLASS at NEO DAMANSARA, DAMANSARA PERDANA (once a week) and starting my own GLENN DOMAN flashcards (reading and maths) at home during the weekdays. I also let him listen to classical music from time to time (Mozart, Bach, Pachbel, Beethoven) on my iphone. I hope this is enough till he’s 1 1/2 years old (18 months), where I am hoping to register him for some daily pre-school, the likes of INSIGHT KIDS or SMART READER. Oh yes, I am putting him through YOUR BABY CAN READ (YBCR) process by Dr. Bob Titzer too.. Before I forget, here is a chance for you to grab wonderful early education products based on Shichida and Tweedlewink methods at superbly low prices. Just so happens I got to know the person himself and he is willing to give my blog readers a discount. Just click on the banner and use the DISCOUNT CODE. Happy learning!!!

I recently received an email from Adam Khoo, Singapore’s most prominent motivator and self-enrichment guru. He had outlined FOUR REASONS why people have failed to achieve their New Year’s resolution. Yes indeed, these reasons are the same reasons that have been bugging me for years. If anyone fails in their New Year’s resolutions, it must be because of these FOUR FUNDAMENTAL REASONS. Let’s discuss and dissect each one of them in details.

Reason #1: Vague, Unspecific Goals

Solution: Get Clear on What You Want
The goals people set are often vague and non-specific. They set goals like ‘ to lose weight’ or ‘to make more money’. When you are vague, you will never get what you want. It is often said that CLARITY IS POWER. You need to set specific, measurable outcomes so your mind knows exactly what to do and what needs to be done to get it.

For example, set goals like ‘to lose 10kg in 90 days and to weigh exactly 48 kg’. When you are specific, you can then develop a plan on how many calories to consume a meal and how many hours you need
to work out on a treadmill to burn ‘X’ calories per day.

When you set a clear goal like ‘to increase my income from $4,000 month to $$10,000 a month in 5 months. You are clear that you have to build an extra income stream (s) of $6,000. You can
possibly develop a plan to earn an extra $2,000 from Internet marketing/ads from blogs, another $2,000 from trading FOREX and another $2,000 from doing part-time commissioned sales/tuition.

Comments: This is like designing a KPI for yourself in certain key result area (KRA), now I am sounding like a McKinsey consultant . Whatever the goal you have, it must be SMART i.e. SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACTIONABLE/ACHIEVABLE, RELEVANT AND CAN BE PUT IN A TIMELINE. This helps to add clarity to your goals.

Reason #2: Lack of Consistent Focus

Solution: Focus on What You Want Daily
The second reason many people don’t get what they want is because they write a goal down, put it aside and forget about it until a year later. In the meantime, they get distracted and caught up with
the daily struggles and demands of life.What has really helped me is that I write my goals down on large
pieces of Poster sized paper and stick it near my workstation, in my bedroom and in my office. I even design my goals onto my computer desktop wallpaper. This way, the goals are constantly IN
MY FACE and ON MY MIND 18 hours a day. This makes me constantly remind myself to move towards my goals and to act in a way which I want.

Comments: This is so true. By doing it this way, you pile a lot of pressure on yourself to keep focus on the goal and avoid your daily demand routine traps. To achieve something out of the ordinary, you should break from routine and elevate yourself. You will feel pressured and unsatisfied if you don’t do anything that day that will help you move towards your goal. You will feel pressured to create a proper plan in achieving it.

Reason #3: Interest But Not a Commitment

Solution: Make a Public Commitment
Let’s face it. Many of us think of goals we would LIKE to achieve. We think it will be NICE to have. However, often times, it is not a strong COMMITMENT to MUST do it. As human beings, we are also great at breaking promises to ourselves and we start to justify. “I know I said I would lose weight but it’s just too difficult so never mind, Nobody will know anyway’ is the common thought.

If you want to make things happen in your life, you have to make goals a COMMITMENT by putting yourself on the line. Make it very hard for you to turn back. What I often do is when I set a goal
(e.g. recently I set a goal of writing a book ‘Secrets of Successful Teens’, I make a PUBLIC COMMITMENT by announcing it to my friends, family, facebook, BLOG and pretty much everyone I meet.

When you keep talking and announcing what you must do and change, your brain will give you no choice but to do it. This is a tough thing to do, but IT WORKS. So, my challenge to you is to announce your goals on my blog (under comments) so you are committed to make it happen.

Comment: Make it happen!
Reason #4: Lack of Personal Power

Solution: Take Charge of Your Mind and Take Action
The last thing that stops people from success is that they do not take action. They don’t use their  personal power to get the results they want. What stops them from taking action are things like FEAR,
PROCRASTINATION, SELF-DOUBT, LAZINESS etc…

You have to understand that you are in control of your own thoughts and emotions, Using techniques like NLP, you can learn how to control your mind and direct your focus to motivate yourself and
break through negative habits and behavioral patterns. You have to learn NLP to develop focus and drive yourself to take massive action to get the results you want.

Comment: I hope the posters that I have made will have great impact on me putting things in action quickly. I have several projects ready to fulfil my dream income but will need to program my mind everyday to focus on it to the extent of waking up at 12 or 1 am to do the required work that will help me towards achieving this goal..Hey I woke up at 12 am just now just for this ..

If you are interested to know more about Adam Khoo who became a millionaire at 26, you should click this link. I guess life is short, you should make it worthwhile to live. Create a challenge for yourself everyday and it will leave you satisfied at the end of it.

This is a good advice through a video by Zig Ziglar. Success does not come easy. It requires a break from the routine, it requires a change in your attitude. The first step to change is to recognise your weaknesses and take steps to improve them. Tactics and strategies need to be changed if they are not working for you. Although you may feel uncomfortable at first with the changes but results will come soon to keep you going and excited throughout the way. Check out the video to get inspired.

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We all live with a purpose. Without any sense of it, our lives will be like a ship floating in the ocean without any particular direction. Once you are set on the purpose of life, everything will be easy. There is no confusion over which job you should take up, which career, which major etc. Geniuses of past have recognised the importance of having a purpose in life. Leonardo da Vinci once said “Make your work in keeping with your purpose” So let’s start jotting down the mission of your life on a piece of paper now. Start writing 20 things that you really want in your life and decide what actions do you need to undertake to make them happen. Amongst these actiona, which ones that will really make you  really happy?