Importance of time

 Life is short and yet man spends it like a prodigal, as if it were eternal and he, immortal. Most of us do not understand the value of time, the most valuable gift from God.

The waste of time we indulge in is really surprising. Most of us have not been taught or told how to value and use this treasure called time. The precious minutes which can be turned to excellent use are wasted away in thoughtless and purposeless activities. If man takes care of his minutes then the hours and days will take care of themselves. Time is more precious than money. Time is universal and eternal. We all grow in time, live in time and ultimately perish in time. Time may not be defined exactly, but we all know what it is and how valuable.

Our life is a bubble, a short morning dream, brittle as glass and, therefore, we should take good care of it and make the best use. We all want fame, success, happiness, and prosperity but only a few are able to achieve this because only they make the best use of their time. Time and tide wait for none. They cannot be commanded. They are to be used in the best possible manner. We should be prepared to make the best use of an opportunity when offered. Time once lost can never be recovered.

The flow of time is ceaseless and eternal and we all are like small, insignificant and helpless particles in this endless and continuous flow. Time is destiny. It is more powerful than the most powerful monarchs, princes, and rulers. These come and go but time is forever, eternal, without an end, without any beginning. Time is creation, birth, growth, ageing, decay and also death. Nothing escapes time. Time is abstract but its footprints are concrete and palpable. Time may be spent wisely or foolishly. The choice is ours and so are its consequences. It is the basic building block that goes in making our success, career, happiness, and status in society.

Shakespeare has declared in a clarion call:

There is a tide in the affairs of man

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;

Omitted, all the voyage of their life

Is bound in shallows and miseries.

On such a full sea we are afloat,

And we must take the current when its serves,

Or lose our ventures.

All great and successful men and women have been great economizers of time. They never squandered their evenings, mornings, afternoons or nights but used them in the best possible way. This helped them to not only find place in the history of mankind but could also change its course. They have left their footprints on the sands of time:

Lives of all great men remind us we can make our lives sublime and, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

We should try to follow these great and successful people, the heroes of history, the guiding stars of humanity.

It is foolishness to think that we can make up for lost time. The past is dead and the future unborn. There are no tomorrows and yesterdays. It is today which is important. It is really sad that people spend their present in repenting over the uselessly spent past. Shelley has underlined this tragic fact so beautifully, thus:

We look before and after, and pine for what is not: Our sweetest laughter, with some pain is fraught: Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thoughts.

It makes one sad and hopeless to think how all the teachings, sayings and fables of the wise, the sages, the seers, the poets, the divinities, and great men of learning and letters have been of no avail in the matter. We waste our precious moments either grieving over the past blunders or making castles in the air for the future. In other words, we waste today in fretting over the dead yesterday, or in day-dreaming about tomorrow, which yet does not exist at all. And it reminds the well-known and oft quoted lines of Macbeth, the famous tragedy of Shakespeare: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and the tomorrow, creeps in this petty peace from day-to-day To the last syllable of recorded time, and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.

Men are great, good and famous in proportion of the time best utilised. All men and women of substance make the best use of time and opportunity. In this context, it has been beautifully said that, ‘Time wasted is mere existence, used is life’. How many of us are really alive in this sense is the million dollar question? Time is eternal, boundless, and endless and without either end or beginning but for us, as individuals, it is very limited, finite and short-lived. You can neither borrow nor steal nor earn time. When we say ‘A stitch in time saves nine’, we say the same thing idiomatically. A work done in time is time earned; a decisive action at a given moment is vital.

Successful men and women seldom talk of leisure because they hardly have any time to spare. Their every moment is well planned. It is the idler who has sufficient time to gossip, to indulge in loose talk, to rue the lost past and to build castles in the air for the future. Such people should heed the advice of the poet: Think not a trifle, though it small appear,

Small sands make the mountain; moments make the year, and trifles, life.

A proper use of time means the right use of an opportunity. Remember, time is money. It is precious and it waits for none. How important are small moments in life is again underlined in the following lines of poetry:

Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the beauteous land and the little moments.

Humble though they be, make the mighty ages of eternity.

Opportunities are few and far between. That is why they are rare and called golden. The wise make the best use of them when they occur. Those of us, who miss them or fail to recognise them in time, have to repent all our life. It also implies that we should be punctual and regular in our work- schedule. Nothing should be done in fits and starts. We are often plagued with lethargy, passivity, indecision, procrastination and vacillation and these are our greatest enemies.

EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON YOUR BODY

Do you smoke? If you do, it is really important to know some things about the damage done in your body by smoking. In our days is very common to see people smoking and sometimes under age people. Smoking a lot causes some effects like lung and mouth cancer, ulcers and also the passive smokers can be damged by people who smoke.

Tobacco smoke contains dangerous chemicals

The most damaging compounds in tobacco smoke include:

• Tar – this is the collective term for all the various particles suspended in tobacco smoke. The particles contain chemicals including several cancer-causing substances. Tar is sticky and brown, and stains teeth, fingernails and lung tissue. Tar contains the carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene that is known to trigger tumour development (cancer).
• Carbon monoxide – this odourless gas is fatal in large doses because it takes the place of oxygen in the blood. Each red blood cell contains a protein called haemoglobin – oxygen molecules are transported around the body by binding to, or hanging onto, this protein. However, carbon monoxide binds to haemoglobin better than oxygen. This means that less oxygen reaches the brain, heart, muscles and other organs.
• Hydrogen cyanide – the lungs contain tiny hairs (cilia) that help to clean the lungs by moving foreign substances out. Hydrogen cyanide stops this lung clearance system from working properly, which means the poisonous chemicals in tobacco smoke can build up inside the lungs. Other chemicals in smoke that damage the lungs include hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides, organic acids, phenols and oxidising agents.
• Free radicals – these highly reactive chemicals can damage the heart muscles and blood vessels. They react with cholesterol, leading to the build-up of fatty material on artery walls. Their actions lead to heart disease, stroke and blood vessel disease.
• Metals – tobacco smoke contains dangerous metals including arsenic, cadmium and lead. Several of these metals are carcinogenic.
• Radioactive compounds – tobacco smoke contains radioactive compounds, which are known to be carcinogenic.

Effects of smoking on the respiratory system

The effects of tobacco smoke on the respiratory system include:

• Irritation of the trachea (windpipe) and larynx (voice box)
• Reduced lung function and breathlessness due to swelling and narrowing of the lung airways and excess mucus in the lung passages
• Impairment of the lungs’ clearance system, leading to the build-up of poisonous substances, which results in lung irritation and damage
• Increased risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing
• Permanent damage to the air sacs of the lungs.

Effects of smoking on the circulatory system

The effects of tobacco smoke on the circulatory system include:

• Raised blood pressure and heart rate
• Constriction (tightening) of blood vessels in the skin, resulting in a drop in skin temperature
• Less oxygen carried by the blood
• Stickier blood, which is more prone to clotting
• Damage to the lining of the arteries, which is thought to be a contributing factor to atherosclerosis (the build-up of fatty deposits on the artery walls)
• Reduced blood flow to extremities like fingers and toes
• Increased risk of stroke and heart attack due to blockages of the blood supply.

Effects of smoking on the immune system

The effects of tobacco smoke on the immune system include:

• The immune system doesn’t work as well
• The person is more prone to infections such as pneumonia and influenza
• Illnesses are more severe and it takes longer to get over them.
• Lower levels of protective antioxidants (such as Vitamin C), in the blood.

Effects of smoking on the musculoskeletal system

The effects of tobacco smoke on the musculoskeletal system include:

• Tightening of certain muscles
• Reduced bone density.

Other effects of smoking on the body

Other effects of tobacco smoke on the body include:

• Irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines
• Increased risk of painful ulcers along the digestive tract
• Reduced ability to smell and taste
• Premature wrinkling of the skin
• Higher risk of blindness
• Gum disease (periodontitis).

Effects of smoking on the male body

The specific effects of tobacco smoke on the male body include:

• Lower sperm count
• Higher percentage of deformed sperm
• Genetic damage to sperm
• Impotence, which may be due to the effects of smoking on blood flow and damage to the blood vessels of the penis.

Effects of smoking on the female body

The specific effects of tobacco smoke on the female body include:

• Reduced fertility
• Menstrual cycle irregularities or absence of menstruation
• Menopause reached one or two years earlier
• Increased risk of cancer of the cervix
• Greatly increased risk of stroke and heart attack if the smoker is aged over 35 years and taking the oral contraceptive pill.

Effects of smoking on the unborn baby

The effects of maternal smoking on an unborn baby include:

• Increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth
• Low birth weight, which may have a lasting effect of the growth and development of children. Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, being overweight and diabetes in adulthood
• Increased risk of cleft palate and cleft lip
• Paternal smoking can also harm the fetus if the non-smoking mother is exposed to second-hand smoke.

If the mother or father continues to smoke during their baby’s first year of life, the child has an increased risk of ear infections, respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia and bronchitis, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and meningococcal disease.

To conclude, smoking is bad for your health, because it produces a lot of damage and in extreme cases: the death. Smoking is like a slow death, so if you are smoker, you are in risk, you are dying, so be careful with that.

USES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Renewable energy sources provide energy without dependence on limited resources such as fossil fuels. These sources of energy can be used to augment existing power supplies, as well as to phase out the use of fossil fuel-based power plants. They are also used in other applications, such as heating and powering small electronics.

Electrical Infrastructure

Photovoltaic solar arrays, hydroelectric generators, wind turbines, tidal barrages and geothermal water or steam wells are all capable of contributing electricity to the power grids that power homes and businesses. Individual homes and businesses may also employ renewable energy systems to provide some or all of their electrical needs. Some businesses, such as Wal-Mart, are adopting technologies with the eventual goal of powering their stores on 100 percent renewable energy. This practice both saves the business money in heating and power expenses and extends the retailer’s appeal to green-minded consumers who might otherwise not have patronized their stores.

Heating

Solar energy is also used, either through solar thermal panels or in passive solar energy systems, to supplement or replace heating systems based on nonrenewable resources such as oil and natural gas. Geothermal heating systems are used to circulate air from below the Earth's surface, where temperatures are more mild and consistent, into homes and other buildings. Thermal biomass heating systems, such as wood and pellet burning stoves, also employ renewable resources to provide heat. Other renewable energy sources, which include wind, tidal, hydroelectric and geothermal generators, can provide electricity to power electric heaters.

Personal Electronics

Solar-powered personal electronics have been around for decades. Handheld calculators powered by integrated solar panels are one common occurrence of solar-powered personal electronics. Personal electronics manufacturer Apple Computers have also filed patents for touch sensor integrated panels, which could be used to power many of their portable computing products, according to the website Patently Apple. Personal, portable solar chargers such as those designed by Solio are also used to recharge the batteries on devices such as phones, personal media players and handheld computers.

Reduction of Pollution and Conservation of Resources

The main impetus behind adoption of renewable energy models is environmental. By substituting renewable sources for fossil fuel-based forms of energy, power suppliers can reduce or eliminate harmful emissions from power plants and vehicles that run on petroleum. Reducing the use of fossil fuel sources for energy also makes these resources more readily available for other applications, such as plastics, medicine, fabric and building materials.

Environmental and Human Safety

By reducing the need for oil and other fossil fuels, power providers also lessen the danger of potential future disasters associated with the use of nonrenewable resources, such as the Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez oil spills, the Three Mile Island partial meltdown and the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion in Montcoal, West Virginia.

Tanglung

Last time,i was attending the intro of Pesta Tanglung UKM (PTUKM). There was many type of tanglung which were the very first time I saw . All the tanlung were very unique. The photo above is one of the tanglung that showed at there. This tanglung was the one I like the most. It is very attractive. Its design was a figure in ocean.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet

In the history of mankind, the Internet is the greatest development in the domain of communication industry. Similar to each and every invention, the Internet carries a number of advantages and disadvantages. Nevertheless, the advantages of the Internet are so huge in number that they outperform the disadvantages quite easily.

The advantages of Internet

1) Information

 The biggest benefit offered by the Internet is information. It functions as a valuable resource of information. You can find any type of information on any subject with the help of the search engines like Yahoo and Google.

2) Communication

The primary goal of the Internet is communication. It has done extremely well in this field, however the development process is still going on to make it more dependable and quick. By sending an e-mail, we can contact a person who is physically present thousand miles away within the fraction of a second’s time.

3) Entertainment

Internet functions as a popular medium of entertainment. A wide variety of entertainment including video games, music, movies, chat room, news and others can be accessed through the Internet.

4) E-commerce

 E-commerce is the idea that is implemented for any form of commercial strategy or business transactions that entails transmission of data from one corner of the world to another. E-commerce has become a fantastic option through which you can shop anything.

5) Formation of communities

 Internet helps in formation of communities or forums. Here a number of people can participate in different types of debates and discussions, express their views and gather valuable knowledge.

6) Services

 A variety of services are offered via Internet, for example job searching, online banking, buying movie tickets, hotel reservations and consultation services etc. When you avail these services offline, they become more expensive.

The disadvantages of Internet

1) Spamming

Spamming denotes distribution of unsolicited e-mails in large numbers. They are meaningless and they unnecessarily block the whole system. These activities are treated as illegal.

2) Theft of personal details

 While using the Internet, there is high probability that your personal details like name, address and credit card number may be accessed by con artists and used for fraudulent purposes.

3) Virus threat

 Virus is a program that interrupts the usual operation of your personal computer system. PCs linked to the Internet have high probability of virus attacks and as a result of this your hard disk can crash, giving you a lot of trouble.

The Importance To Get Enough Sleep

Learning and memory: 

Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation. In studies, people who’d slept after learning a task did better on tests later.

Metabolism and weight: 

Chronic sleep deprivation may cause weight gain by affecting the way our bodies process and store carbohydrates, and by altering levels of hormones that affect our appetite.

Safety:

Sleep debt contributes to a greater tendency to fall asleep during the daytime. These lapses may cause falls and mistakes such as medical errors, air traffic mishaps, and road accidents.

Mood:

Sleep loss may result in irritability, impatience, inability to concentrate, and moodiness. Too little sleep can also leave you too tired to do the things you like to do.

Cardiovascular health: 

Serious sleep disorders have been linked to hypertension, increased stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.

Disease: 

Sleep deprivation alters immune function, including the activity of the body’s killer cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight cancer.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WELL

I would like to share a quote to you all , "whatever you do, do it well". This quote have been taught by my English teacher in year six.Over 7 years,it still clear in my mind and I have try my hard to practise it in my life. Actually,we have our own responsibility to make sure everthing we have to do is complete and well. Maybe what we hav do is not the perfect one,but at least we have try to make it perfect.

Negative effets of mobile phone

Society has come to a point where the idea of living without cell phones seems ludicrous. Students desire cell phones in order to sustain contact with friends. The parents of students want their children to have them for security purposes. Cell phones carry multiple benefits, but with this technology lies a dualism that teeters precariously between the benefits and negative effects of cell phone usage especially with students.

the effets are :

-Negative Affects on Sleep
teens with excessive cell phone habits exhibit chronic restlessness, a reliance on stimulating drinks, difficulty falling asleep at night, disrupted sleep and an inclination toward fatigue and stress.

-Disruptive to School Environment
In the classroom and out of school, cell phones provide students an instant network of communication and entertainment. Inside the classroom, students are distracted from the lessons to text, play games and, if they are very daring, call other people. Cell phone ringers, alarms and ring tones disrupt the flow of lessons and the attention of every student in the room and the teacher.

-Possible Dangers Posed to Children

In the case of school emergencies, cell phones can prove more of a hindrance than a help. Cell phones have been used to call in bomb threats. In many districts, tracking a cell phone is not easily done. Also, students' use of cell phones in a school emergency can possibly trigger a real bomb if an explosive device is on the school's property.

Cell phone usage by students during a school emergency can obstruct public safety personnel from controlling the event. Parents can be alerted to the emergency before public safety personnel have a chance to contain the situation. Parents can inadvertently increase the chaos by showing up at an imprudent time.

Cell phone systems are prone to overload during a real crisis. This has been proven during disasters like the World Trade Center attacks and the Columbine shootings. Several students using cell phones all at once can add to the overload and paralyze a system that may be needed by crisis teams, public safety personnel and school administrators. This may in turn magnify the crisis and increase the chance of tragedy.

Advantages of Sports

Playing sports generally is good for your health. We've compiled a quickfire list of the many healthy and fitness benefits from being involved in playing sports.

For most people, taking part in sport improves your general health and wellbeing. There are plenty of reasons why you should become involved in sport with reduced body fat, bone strengthening, improved stamina and flexibility being some of the reasons why you should take up a sport.

• Playing sports helps reduce body fat or controls your bodyweight.
• Through sports you will meet people with a similar interest to yourself and are likely to gain many new friends.
• Sports allow you will gain the satisfaction of developing your fitness and skills.
• Sports can help you fight depression and anxiety.
• Sports allows you tochallenge yourself and set goals.
• Playing sports helpes strengthen bones.
• Sports help aid coordination, balance and flexibility.
• Many sports can help improves stamina and concentration.
• If you are sporty then you are more likely to have a healthy lifestyle.
• Sports allow you to experience the highs and lows of both winning and losing