Maggie Teo – SilverHairsClub

SEE ANDREA BOCELLI FOR FREE AT BOTANIC GARDENS, May 8 2010

Hi all

There are not a lot of things that comes free in life. Thanks to Robert, we get to see free movies almost every month :-)

Now I have great news that we can watch Andrea Bocelli for free for those opera fans. His last visit to Singapore was in 2004 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. His tickets are super expensive as he is in the same class as Pavarotti.

A Malaysian tycoon has generously brought in Andrea Bocelli and this is not the first time he has done such a charitable act.

Please note that tickets are only given out by ballot and you need to register yourself at ytlconcert2010.com.sg and only a pair will be given. For those successful applicants, pls put your names on the SHC forum and we will make a picnic out of it. Of course, now I am crossing my fingers, legs, toes everything to hopefully can be one of those successful applicants.

WHAT YOU WAITING FOR ??!!! Cheers (*_*) !!!

VALENTINE DAY ORIGIN

Here’s something for some debate if anyone really knows how, when and where Valentine Day originated !!

If You Observe Valentine’s Day, You Are Observing An Ancient Indian Practice

In spite of what you have been told by everyone, the truth is that Valentine’s Day originated hundreds of years ago in India, and to top it all, in the state of Gujarat !!!

It is a well known fact that Gujarati men, specially the Patels, continually mistreated and disrespected their wives (Patelianis). One fine day, which happened to be the 14th day of February, one brave Patelani, having had enough "torture" by her husband, finally chose to rebel by beating him up with a Velan (rolling pin to make chapattis).

Yes….the same Velan which she used daily, to make chapattis for him…. only this time, instead of the dough, it was the husband who was flattened.

This was a momentous occasion for all Gujarati women and the revolt soon spread, like wild fire, with thousands of housewives beating up their husbands with the Velan. There was an outburst of moaning "chapatti-ed" husbands all over Anand and Amdavad.

The Patel men-folk quickly learnt their lesson and started to behave more respectfully with their Patelanis.

Thereafter, on 14th February every year, the womenfolk of Gujaratwould beat up their husbands to commemorate that eventful day – the wives having the satisfaction of beating up their husbands with the Velan and the men having the supreme joy of submitting to the will of the women they loved.

Soon the Gujju men realized that in order to avoid this ordeal they need to present gifts to their wives….they brought flowers and sweets. This is how the tradition – Velan time – began.

As Gujarat fell under the influence of Western culture, the ritual soon spread to Britainand many other Western countries, specifically,the catch words ‘Velan time’ !!! In course of time, this got anglicized to ‘Velantime’ and then to ‘Valentine’. And thereafter, 14th of February came to be known as Valentine’s Day and now you know the true story of Valentine’s day.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !!

DENGUE FEVER CURE

Hi SHCians

Thought I’d share this with you. Maybe some may already know or heard of this remedy. Nevertheless, I still would like to share this as it is always good to share remedies (old or new).

It is raw papaya leaves, 2pcs just cleaned and pound and squeeze with filter cloth. You will only get one tablespoon per leaf. So two tablespoon per serving once a day. Do not boil or cook or rinse with hot water, it will loose its strength. Only the leafy part and no stem or sap. It is very bitter and you have to swallow it like "Won Low Kat". But it works.

*Papaya Juice – Cure for Dengue*

A friend of mine had dengue last year. It was a very serious situation for her as her platelet count had dropped to 28,000 after 3 days in hospital and water has started to fill up her lung. She had difficulty in breathing. She was only 32-year old. Doctor says there’s no cure for dengue. We just have to wait for her body immune system to build up resistance against dengue and fight its own battle. She already had 2 blood transfusion and all of us were praying very hard as her platelet continued to drop since the first day she was admitted.

Fortunately her mother-in-law heard that papaya juice would help to reduce the fever and got some papaya leaves, pounded them and squeeze the juice out for her. The next day, her platelet count started to increase, her fever subside. We continued to feed her with papaya juice and she recovered after 3 days!!!

Amazing but it’s true. It’s believed one’s body would be overheated when one is down with dengue and that causes the patient to have fever and papaya juice has a cooling effect. I found that it’s also good when one is having sore throat or suffering from heat.

Furthermore it’s so easily available.

Blend them, squeeze the juice, drink immediately! It’s simple and miraculously effective!!

A WIFE’S SECRET

TIME FOR A BREAK ……

A man and woman had been married for more than 40 years. They had shared everything.

They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that

the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her

husband never to open or ask her about IT.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife’s bedside.

She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the! box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents. ‘When we were to be married,’ she said, ‘my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue.

She told me that if I ever got angry with u, I should just keep quiet & crochet a doll.’

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only 2 precious dolls were in the box.

She had only been angry with him 2 times in all those years of living & loving. He almost burst with happiness. ‘Honey,’ he said, ‘that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?’

‘Oh,’ she said, ‘that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.’

Must think of a way to save up my anger & spend my savings on my Hobby !!!

Adding photos of authors of Post

Hi Terence

Just a suggestion. Just wondering whether it will help to put photographs (small tiny one) next to the names of the people who contribute to the posts. I feel that if they have the openness to write comments and tarok/compliment each other, they would not mind having their photos on the website? I could be wrong of course.

This thot crossed my mind coz being a very inactive member as I don’t join all the activities but if I do, I have great difficulty knowing who’s who

VOLUNTEER FOR DOG BOARDING

Hi all I am a dog lover and owned a dog once upon a time but my beloved dog has since gone to heaven. I would love to own a dog again but felt it unfair as I cannot commit the time to take care of it….However, I would like to volunteer to provide free boarding to dog lovers who plan to go for holiday and has nowhere to put their dog. I know dog boarding homes are horrible and no loving care is provided. But pls ensure your dog is toilet trained. Ciao…