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Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

Yes, it’s true… Ham and Denise are moving on from the Gold Breakfast Show to new shows on Gold starting next Monday, 1 March.
We’ve had a blast and thank you muchly for your support and kind words!

Be sure to check out our new shows:
Hamish on the Homestretch 5-9pm
Denise on the Lunchtime Jukebox 10am-2pm.

This Sunday is Chap Goh Meh (The 15th Day of the Lunar New Year), also known as the Chinese Valentine Day where young, single unmarried women gather to toss oranges into the sea/river, in hope that their future spouse will pick up.
No, you won’t be seeing Denise by the Singapore River with a basket of oranges on Sunday!

Travel Agency for Toys
A bizarre new travel agency has been launched in Prague – which only caters for teddy bear travellers.
Toy Traveling offers the chance for soft-toys from around the world to visit Prague, even if their owners want to stay at home.
Owners post their cuddly toy to staff, who then (for a fee of £80 to £130) take it on a sightseeing tour of the city – taking photos to prove it.
Amazingly demand is high for the service and thousands of people are logging onto the sendyourdarling.com website to enquire about it each day.
Bosses are even already planning to roll out the Toy Travelling to destinations including Berlin, Munich, Budapest, Vienna and Bratislava.

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER ONE

1 - For every one sunrise, the average human sees 39 sunsets.

1 - Endorphins are at the highest levels in married couples immediately after one spouse leaves the house for work.

1 - An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 80 km long. Just like us! A little of us can go a long way and we’re gonna keep delivering the good stuff for you on Gold 90FM, just at different times starting monday.

Hamish’s 5 Things

5 THINGS I WILL MISS ABOUT THE GOLD BREAKFAST SHOW

5. THE WONDERFUL DRIVE INTO THE STATION IN THE EARLY MORNING – NO CARS AND AN OPEN HIGHWAY-SIGH

4. BEING SPOILT FOR CHOICE IN THE MEDIACORP CAR-PARK SINCE NO ONE IS THERE TILL PAST 7

3. DENIECE’S UNBEATABLE CHEESE TOAST SANDWICHES OR MARMITE TOAST FLAMBES

2. THE WONDERFUL GOLD BREAKFAST SHOW LISTENERS WHO HAVE BECOME FIRM FRIENDS OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS

1. DOING THESE 5 THINGS EVERYDAY MONDAY TO FRIDAY FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS ALTOGETHER

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Take a Mental Vacation

Take a walk.

Exercise is a great way to relieve stress because it’s a great escape for your mind. Head out for a quiet early morning walk or lace up your sneakers on your lunch break. Walking along a trail, waterfront, or other peaceful place when possible may offer even more relaxation. Treat yourself to a 5-, 10-, or 20-minute mental vacation each day and train your body to relax and reduce stress — you’ll be amazed at how much better you feel after taking just a few luxurious moments all to yourself.

MAKAN KAKIS
We’re looking for the best DUM BRIYANI to sink our teeth into!

Women are Cleverer than Men
The conclusion was drawn following a five month online contest between the sexes conducted in nine languages and based on the popular board game Trivial Pursuit.
During the competition more than 15 million questions were asked and although the balance of power shifted consistently from the start of the competition in October last year the female of the species narrowly clinched victory.
Women answered 4,088,139 questions correctly, compared to the 4,077,596 right answers given by men.
It would take an individual more than 3,500 non-stop days or 9 years, 215 days, 8 hours and 24 minutes to answer the same number of questions when playing the board game!
Women were strongest when answering questions from Entertainment. They answered twice as many from the category, with 56.8 per cent of answers given correctly.
Their next favourite question area was Science & Nature of which 54.4 per cent of answers were right. People & Places presented the greatest challenge with just 41.7 per cent of questions provided with the right answer.
The best categories for the men were Science & Nature (57 per cent accuracy), Entertainment (56.7 per cent). They answered twice as many questions on Sports & Leisure with a 54.8 per cent success rate. Their weakest subject areas were Geography and People & Places with only 49.9 per cent of questions answered correctly for each.
The next battle planned is between the generations – between the under 30s and the over the 30s. It will begin in mid-March 2010 at http://www.trivialpursuitexperiment.com/.

Skip, not Trip to the Loo!
A company has launched a glow-in-the-dark toilet paper – for those who don’t like to turn the lights on when they go to the loo at night.
During the day, the loo roll looks like any other, but at night it gives off a florescent glow, which makers say can guide you to the toilet.
It works because the paper has been treated with phosphors, which have a sustained glow after exposure to the energised particles in daylight.
But the high-tech loo rolls don’t come cheap, they cost almost $15 each, about ten times the price of a normal roll of toilet paper.
We’re not sure if the phosphorence rubs off, but we certainly don’t want glow-in-the-dark bums!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWELVE

12 - Among people who use alarm clocks, 12% use three or more to get up!

12 – On average, people who wear glasses regularly score 12 points higher on IQ tests than those who don’t.

12 - Worldwide, annual per capita consumption of chocolate is 12 pounds per person. 12 pounds is almost 5 and a half kgs – which is the average weight of a 3 month old baby!
Chocolate contains phenyl ethylamine (PEA), a natural substance that is reputed to stimulate the same reaction in the body as falling in love. World wide, consumers spend more than $7 billion a year on chocolate.

Hamish’s 5 Things

ITS THURSDAY – LETS GET SOME FUNNY WISDOM FROM THE KIDS TO PUT A SMILE ON OUR FACES

5. If you’re gonna draw on the wall, do it behind the couch. Amelia, 5

4. Never tell your mom her diet’s not working. Michael, 14

3. Felt markers are not good to use as lipstick. Lauren, 9

2. When you want something expensive, ask your grandparents. Matthew, 12

1. Beware of cafeteria food when it looks like it’s moving. Rob, 10

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Take a Mental Vacation

4. Look out a window. Distract yourself by focusing on something other than what’s stressing you. Grab a steaming cup of coffee or tea, close the door, and take a mental break. Do a little people watching, appreciate any birds within view, or enjoy some fluffy clouds rolling by. Allow yourself to daydream for a few minutes.

MAKAN KAKIS
We’re looking for the best DUM BRIYANI to sink our teeth into!

welcome back duo. A place where the dum briyani meets my expectation is the one I had some time ago at HARBOURFRONT. It is served in a little earthen pot filled to the brim which you may want to share if you are watchng your diet! The mutton is my fave. No, it is not G0 INDIA whose basmati rice I have yet to savour Valerie

Best dum’b’ bryani? Anjapar! Along race course road, this restaurant even serves quail bryani that’s tender & delicious. Of course the mutton is just as gr8! Even my collegues fr India swears by it. Alan

Familiar Singaporean behaviour seen at Resorts World Sentosa

From ‘chope’-ing seats to shouting out loud, Singaporeans aren’t afraid to be themselves in Singapore’s latest attraction.
Seats are at a premium in the over-crowded casino, and some middle-aged female patrons have been spotted leaving packets of tissue paper on the tables to ‘chope’ – or reserve – their seats. Others who need a toilet break get friends to fend off other patrons keen to take their seat.

What do you think about those tissue choping Aunties?

i think chopping seats at casino is ridiculous. Nonetheless, i’m amused by the idea that ppl use tissue paper to do so. Haha. Huat is prosper not luck!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWENTY-TWO

22 - The average teenage text-messager can enter 22 ‘words’ per minute.

22 - 22% of us skip lunch daily.

Hamish’s 5 Things

Wine and beer lovers can drink to this

SINGAPORE: Travellers, especially wine and beer lovers, will now have more options when it comes to buying duty-free alcohol.
In his Budget statement on Monday, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said travellers will be able to buy an additional litre of duty-free wine or beer in place of one litre of duty-free spirits. This means that those who prefer wine or beer will be able to enjoy a duty-free allowance of two litres of wine and one litre of beer, or two litres of beer and one litre of wine.
“This has the makings of a suitably difficult PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination) Maths question,” said Mr Shanmugaratnam, drawing laughter from Members of Parliament.
Travellers who frequent duty-free outlets cheered the news.
Administrator Jeffrey Yeo said he would now be able to stock up on wine for occasions such as office parties or family gatherings.
The 37-year-old wine lover added that “though long overdue, this initiative is definitely welcomed as it brings Singapore in line with international regulations on duty-free alcohol.”
But hospitality executive Melvin Heng, 24, said the move would not change his buying habits.
“Though it is always great for consumers to have more choices, I would rather see an increase in quota for all three categories of beer, wine and spirits,” said Mr Heng, who likes buying spirits.

5 WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT WINE TO CELEBRATE THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT DUTY FREE ALCOHOL FROM OUR FINANCE MINISTER

5. “Claret is the liquor for boys, port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy.”
Samuel Johnson

4. “A mind of the caliber of mine cannot derive its nutrient from cows.”
George Bernard Shaw

3. “A hard drinker, being at the table, was offered grapes for dessert. ‘Thank you,’ said he, pushing the dish away from him, ‘but I am not in the habit of taking my wine in pills.’”
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, “The Physiology of Taste”

2. “Burgundy makes you think of silly things, Bordeaux makes you talk of them and Champagne makes you do them.”
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

1. Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Take a Mental Vacation

2. Visualize relaxation.
Steal a few quiet moments to close your eyes and think of an image that relaxes you — such as the warm sun on your skin and the sound of the ocean, a big country field sprinkled with flowers, or a trickling stream. Experts suggest thinking back to a time when you felt peaceful and relaxed, and focus on releasing the tension from your toes to your head.

3. Look at pictures from a happy time.
Pull out snapshots from a photo album of a family vacation or a fun dinner with friends. Reflect on your memories of that occasion, and what made it so enjoyable. Spend a few quiet moments reminiscing, and you’ll find yourself more relaxed.

Please Rob Me website Sparks Furore

A website has been set up which could help robbers identify empty houses by using people’s Twitter updates to see when they are out.
PleaseRobMe.com uses Tweets which include information about someones location to tell crooks when users have left their homes.
The messages used are part of FourSquare.com which broadcasts your location, whether leaving home or arriving at work or a restaurant.
But PleaseRobMe takes this information about people leaving their home and means robbers are only one click away from seeing a map detailing the location of a recently vacated house.
But in their defence, the webite creators have said they’re merely trying to educate the public on how dangerous revealing too much personal info on social networking websites is.

MAKAN KAKIS
We’re looking for the best DUM BRIYANI to sink our teeth into!

• nyonya mansor the most best dam briyani i ever had is cook by darman n son at wondland driven. The meat r so soft n the rice is super yummy
• Vincent Tan – Bismillah Restaurant @ Dunlop Street, opp the Mosque. The mutton is very tender & the don’t use ghee so its also healthy.
• u HAVE to make ur way to Buffalo Rd n scope out Blue Diamond! Wah…..rice is delicious n meat just Sooo tender; so shIok. Mouth watering. A must try! Appolina
• hi guys, d best dam briyani definately Abak dam briyani, jln pisang off nth brg rd. Grade A basmati rice, fantastic aroma, non oily, d mutton n chicken masala simply tenderly awesome, d dalca ooh! Fantastico delicious, Man u gotta try it. If u r on diet, forget it. Malik man on move.

MAKAN KAKIS
BEST TEOCHEW PORRIDGE

Bak Kwa Ice-cream
Perfect snack that’s main course and dessert rolled in one sweet scoop! We heard about Seventh Heaven‘s salty-sweet creation and were intrigued. This unusual ice-cream flavour comes just in time for the Lunar New Year and is made from sea-salt ice-cream with Mexican chilli and bits of bacon bak kwa! You might want to call in advance to check if they still stock the sticky sweet stuff – apparently, supplies are limited and sell out super fast.

Men Responsible for Beauty Industry Boost
These days, more men now lather up with body wash than soap. Body wash outsold bar soap for the first time ever last year, and Advertising Age reports that men are responsible.
It should come as no surprise that new body washes for men dominate the shelves: What you guys use in the shower is a US$1.5-billion-dollar cut-throat business!
Which goes to show that life really is one great big soap opera!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER FIFTY-FIVE

55 - Chefs cut a giant cheesecake that broke Guinness World Record for the biggest cheesecake of the world in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 25, 2009. The cheese cake, with 2.5 meters in diameter, 55 centimeters in height and 2 tons in weight, was made by 55 chefs and 5 student chefs and cost 800 kilograms of cheese.

55 - If you were to take a standard HB lead/graphite pencil and draw one continuous line till the lead ran out, just how far do you think you’d get? The idea has actually been tested with the end result being a grand total of 55 kilometres.

55 – In a coin toss, people call “heads” approximately 55% of the time.

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Tip #6 on preventing the dreaded festive season weight gain:

Avoid temptation traps.
Throw away leftovers and quickly re-gift food presents or pass them along to co-workers or someone else you know would appreciate them. It’s OK to get rid of all holiday-food temptations!

5 Things

Why oh Why Friday
5. Why do you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead?
4. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
3. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
2. Why is it that doctors call what they do a “practice”?
1. Why don’t you ever see the newspaper headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”?

Who are the Best Drivers?
Motorists who pass their driving test second time round are the safest on the roads, a study has revealed.
The research also found that those who took more than two attempts to pass have more bad driving habits. Unsurprisingly, drivers who need four, five or six efforts before making the grade have the worst record behind the wheel.
But more importantly, researchers have found those who pass on their second attempt have fewer points on their licence, are less likely to suffer road rage or be stopped by police. They are also less prone to being cautioned for using their mobile phone behind the wheel, have had the fewest accidents in the last five years, and are unlikely to scare passengers with their driving.
Denise agrees heartily with these findings! Guess WHO passed their driving test on the second attempt?!

SAVE ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS!
The iconic Abbey Road studios, where the Beatles recorded, could be saved by the UK’s National Trust which is an organisation that protects special places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for ever, for everyone.
It’s thought the famous studios – which gave the name to a Beatles 1969 album – could sell for between £10-30 million and even be turned into flats.
But now the National Trust say they could look at making an offer on the historic building, because of the level of public support they have seen.
The campaign to save the studios has received the backing of former Beatle Paul McCartney who could probably have paid for it with the music royalties he has earned in the time it took for you to listen to this story!

The Tipping Point
Tipping culture yet to catch on among diners in S’pore, but industry experts are hopeful – a group of eateries has promised customers, having done away with service charge in favour of a strict tipping policy.
The eateries are taking the plunge even as the Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) hopes to study the tipping culture in the United States.
The association’s president, Mr Ang Kiam Meng, said plans are still ‘very preliminary’ but hopes that its move will shed light on the pros and cons of tipping in Singapore.
‘There’s no harm looking into it as there has always been a controversy about the service charge,’ he said.

What do Gold 90FM Listeners think? To Tip or not to Tip?

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWENTY-SIX

26 - Before it is thrown away, a hanger will, on average, hold 26 different garments.

26 – The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 26 seconds.

26 - During the 19th century, men in wealthy European social circles would wear a tuxedo, on average, 26 hours out of any given week.

26 - The average 45 year-old has 26 contacts in his or her buddy list.

26 - It is estimated that the average Fortune 500 company has 26 employees with redundant job functions.

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE

Tip #5 on preventing the dreaded festive season weight gain:

Sit down and enjoy.
Give everything you eat your complete attention. Practice mindful eating – If you eat something distractedly, it doesn’t register. Which means you’ll be eating more than you need. Even if you just want a single cookie, put it on a plate and sit down to eat it, because it forces you to pay attention to what you’re putting in your mouth. Or if you’re cooking for the festive celebrations, don’t stand over the stove for taste tests. Again, use a plate and take a couple of minutes to savour what you’re eating.

5 Things

As queuing is set to become part of the citizenship test for immigrants in the UK…

5 Ways to Queue Singapore Style
5. Join a line of people even if you don’t know what it’s for. If there’s a queue, it must be for something good!

4. Join two queues with the help of someone else in order to beat murphy’s law that says which ever queue you’re not in moves faster. Works best at supermarket checkouts.

3. Join a queue the night before to ensure you’re ahead of the rest. Come prepared with portable fan, folding chair, sleeping bag, tent and your pantry. Works best for buying a condo or the latest x-box.

2. If you can’t be in the queue the whole time, use things like umbrellas, tissue packets and thermos flasks to chope your place in the line.

1. Better yet, if you can’t be in the line, get your maid to queue for you, or pay professional “queue-ers” to do the job!

It’s Official: Parents Scared of Kids
One in four parents won’t discipline their children – for fear of upsetting them, it has been claimed. Researchers found that parents shy away from telling off their kids because they don’t want to be seen as unfair or too strict.
A third of parents admitted avoiding keeping their child in check in public because they didn’t want others to think they were being too harsh. And 55% of those polled said they dished out less discipline than their own parents did.
30% of parents even admitted they were a pushover – maybe because their parents weren’t too good in the discipline department either!

Here are YOUR opinions via SMS:
• There is an old belief i heard fr a friend. Dont want to be afraid of your children when you r old, dont eat their leftovers when they r kids! Yep !
• Hi Denise! Now, 80-90% of the listeners will write and say that they are not scared of their children but it’s just wishfull thinking. Fear has many faces and one of them is anger! And I have personally seen many parents hitting, slapping and pinching their kids in public places. Cheers! Sabrina
• children discipline had to start young just before they reach 10years old.or else e kids will control e adult.i knw it not easily but just e future angle.elf
• I am a child with 4 siblings. My parents discipline all 5 of us, but I am the only one scared.

MAKAN KAKIS
Where can we find the best Teochew Porridge in Town?

Good Looks = Better Pay?
Looks do matter, especially in the workplace. According to research by Daniel Hamermesh and Jeff Biddle published in the Journal of Labor Economics, physically attractive people earn more per hour— about 5% more on average—than their plain colleagues.
And unattractive people earn 9% less per hour than their better-looking peers. When you crunch the numbers, this means that for average-looking people earning $40,000 annually, their prettiest coworkers would make $42,000 and their least attractive colleagues would bank only $36,400.
Good-looking workers also tend to get more promotions, since they attract more positive attention than do others.
Fair or not, the unhappy truth for plain janes and joes is there’s nothing explicitly illegal about discrimination based on physical characteristics, as long as it doesn’t touch the legislated areas of religion and race.
However, this cloud has a silver lining – even if you don’t think you’ll score at the ofice in the looks department, you can get ahead by taking this advice:
James Houran, PhD, who writes the “Office Hours with Dr. Jim” column for Online Dating Magazine, says nonphysical attributes also come into play when considering overall appearance. Hygiene and presentation show others how you feel about yourself, and therefore how they should also value you. A smile, good eye contact, and an open stance also project self-assuredness and warmth.
It’s all about confidence, baby! According to researchers Markus Mobius and Tanya Rosenblat, how you feel about yourself affects how others perceive you by about 20% in either direction. So no matter what you feel you look like on the outside, lift that chin up and shine!

Best Looking in the World
A survey quizzed over 5,000 travellers about the attractiveness of people around the world
TOP 20 BEST LOOKING NATIONS
1. America
2. Brazil
3. Italy
4. Australia
5. Sweden
6. England
7. Spain
8. India
9. France
10. Canada
11. Mexico
12. Portugal
13. Wales
14. Russia
15. Japan
16. Ireland
17. Argentina
18. Netherlands
19. Scotland
20. Germany

New Baby = Weight Loss?
The average new mother pushes a baby pram around 1200 km a year – the equivalent of walking back and forth Singapore 25 times, from east to west.
Researchers found the typical mum takes her new tot out and about in the pushchair six times a week, and walks at least 3 km a time.
That means each week they are clocking up just over 18 km. Dads only join in on one in five pushchair journeys. Which means mums, it’s only fair you get dad to do double time on diaper duty!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER SEVENTEEN

17 - Friday 17th, not 13th, is considered unlucky in Italy. This is thought to derive from Roman tomb stones which often included the word VIXI (I lived). VI (6) + XI (11) = 17.

17 - It would take over 17 Earths to equal the mass of Neptune.

17 - A cow’s saliva increases by 17% while grazing. Just like Hamish’s everytime he sees a picture of Angelina Jolie!

17 - The Parthenon is 17 columns long.

17 - King Tutankhamen was wrapped in 17 burial cloths.

17 - Behaviorist Konrad Lorenz observed that the wild goose will eventually accept as its parent whatever creature it sees within its first 17 hours of life.

17 - The world’s largest caldera (or volcano crater) is that of Mt. Aso in Kyushu, Japan, which measures 17 miles north to south and 71 miles in circumference.

17 - The shortest form of Japanese poetry (known as Haiku) contains exactly 17 syllables.
Here’s an example of a haiku, composed in honour of my favourite food, the hamburger:
Glistening grilled patty
Caressed with sauce, gooey cheese
Moist mouth explosion (by DJ_Lae, via giantbomb.com)

5 Things
5 Common Resume Phrases Decoded
5. Has Leadership Qualities – Is tall or has a loud voice
4. Good Communication Skills – Spends lots of time on phone
3. Independent Worker – Nobody knows what he/she does
2. Quick Thinking – Offers plausible excuses
1. Uses Logic On Difficult Jobs – Gets someone else to do it

THE GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
Another tip on how to keep off the dreaded festive season weight gain:
Have your cake (or love letter or bak kwa or…) and eat it too!
There’s no need to deprive yourself of your favorite holiday treat. For e.g. you look forward to mum’s super fattening Nyonya noodles (complete with lard), then go ahead & enjoy a small portion -just don’t go back for seconds! It’s perfectly healthy to indulge in moderation and reward yourself for sticking to a healthy eating plan. Just keep in mind that your favorite fatty foods will taste that much sweeter if it’s a special treat, rather than a regular occurrence.

MAKAN KAKIS
After the long Lunar New Year Weekend of overindulgence, all we want is something a little lighter on the palate and the waistline! In the Tan family, Teochew Porrdge is the go-to antidote for overeating, so let’s hear from you – where can we find the best Teochew Muay in Town?

Crying at the Movies
Here it is, one of the many videos off cryingwife.com!

A website showing videos of a woman crying uncontrollably after watching a range of movies, has become an online hit.
It was set up by Parker Stech, from California, after he noticed his wife Hollie cried her eyes out after almost every movie they watched.
Parker decided to start filming Hollie’s over-the-top reaction to various movies – from Star War to Back to the Future – and post them online.
Now the videos have been watched by over 400,000 people and visitors are even asked to suggest other movies which Hollie might cry at!

Chinese Tuition for Pandas?
Zoo bosses in Beijing are looking to recruit a Chinese language tutor – for a panda which was born in America. Three-year-old panda Mei Lan has lived at a zoo in Atlanta since she was born in 2006, but is due to return to China this week.
As such, keepers are worried that Mei Lan will not respond correctly to Chinese caretakers and are employing a language tutor to help her adapt.
A spokesperson for the Beijing panda research centre said Mei Lan will be taught basic phrases in the Sichuan dialect.
Great! Now even the pandas from America will speak better Chinese than me.

GOLD HEALTH GUIDE
You’ve heard of the expression Feed a Cold and Starve a Fever? Now learn the truth behind this age-old advice for colds and fever.
‘Starve a fever’ has been medical folklore for hundreds of years because doctors in the 1500s and 1600s thought fever meant that your metabolism was in overdrive & that eating would distract the body from fighting fever because it was using all its energy for digestion. At the time, colds were blamed on a drop in body temperature, which could be helped by eating and drinking.
The truth, according to recent research, suggests starving a fever by eating fewer calories may actually make it more difficult to fight off the flu virus.
The body requires large amounts of energy to create and assemble the large number of immune cells necessary to fight the enemy. Good nutrition and calories provide this energy. And the body requires additional fluids above the norm in the presence of illness, including colds or flu. Water, juice, and hot liquids along with food will help fight cold infections by keeping the body well-hydrated and nourished.
Physicians and experts advise you to Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost electrolytes and eat if you’re hungry.

5 Things

5 Things That Sound Saucy at the Office, But Aren’t
5. Mind if I use your laptop?
4. I want it on my desk, NOW.
3. It’s an entry-level position.
2. My equipment is so old it takes forever to finish.
1. It’s not fair! I do all the work while he just sits there.

What We Look For in the Opposite Sex
The study of 4,000 adults revealed most women found a flirtatious grin irresistible, along with lingering eye contact and a man’s strong arms.Women also said generosity, intelligence and an affectionate side were important as was a good body, passion between the sheets and being good with kids.
However, the men who answered the survey were slightly less cultured in their views, a ‘great body’ was their number one response, followed by a stunning cleavage. Sigh.

Will Your Child Become Pro-sportsperson?
The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, according to Australian academics in a new study.
Dr Adrian Barnett, from Queensland University of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, studied the seasonal patterns of population health, and found by analysing the birthdays of professional Australian Football League players, that a disproportionate number were born in the early months of the year, closer to when the school year starts.
Doctors say children born in January, are at a sporting advantage because they have almost 12 months’ growth ahead of their classmates born late in the year. They found there were 33% more professional football players than expected with birthdays in January and 25% fewer in December.
Those results mirror other international studies which found a link between being born near the start of school year and the chances of becoming a professional player, particularly in ice hockey, football, volleyball and basketball.
Research in the UK shows those born at the start of the school year also do better academically and have more confidence.
I really must protest! I was born in July – does that make me academically and sportingly mediocre?!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR

Cities are facing more congestion than ever. The average driver spends 34 hours a year in traffic jams. In Los Angeles, drivers sit stagnant for 82 hours each year. The amount of time drivers spend stuck in traffic has grown by at least 350 percent over the past 16 years.

Your risk of being in an auto accident increases 34% if you have a cell phone in your car (Rochester Institute of Technology, New York).

In a double blind taste test administered to 1224 non-vegatarians, lamb was preferred over beef and pork, 48 percent to 34 percent to 28 percent.

iPad, iLaugh!
So everyone’s been talking about Apple’s new iPad – a gadget that has caused a lot of debate. But one thing many people agree on – its name isn’t the most creative. Not when it calls to mind feminine hygiene products! Watch the spoof below for some laughs

Dirty Money?
In the true spirit of entrepreneurship, an enterprising Taiwanese businessman has come up with a new way to make money just in time for Chinese New Year – washing dirty bank notes so they can be used like new in red packets!
The Lunar New Year falls on February 14 this year. According to Chinese customs, grandparents and parents usually give “red envelopes” stuffed with clean and fresh bank notes to children for good luck in the upcoming year.
Yu Guan-cheng charges 300 Taiwan dollars (SGD$13) for washing 20 bank notes, soaking them in chemicals, rinsing with water and hanging them out to dry.
Some people think he’s crazy to offer this service and wonder who would want to have their money washed, but he claims he has new customers coming daily!
Well, that’s one sure way NOT to get arrested for money laundering!

Sack John Terry?
An online petition demanding John Terry be sacked as England captain has garnered thousands of signatures in a small space of time.
The site – SackJohnTerry.com – urges supporters to join the campaign to persuade the FA to strip the allegedly adulterous skipper of his captaincy.
Since being set up by businessman and Manchester United fan John Tilley, it has been bombarded by angry fans.
Mr Tilley insisted “The Football Association cannot stick their heads in the sand this time. They have to take action and take action now.”
Maybe we need to double check that Mr Tilley isn’t actually a Mr Wayne Bridge!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER FORTY-EIGHT

48 – Humans have 48 different glands in the head and neck alone. A gland is an organ in our bodies that synthesizes substances for release.

48 – According to the periodical, Habidashery Today, the average pair of Men’s boxer brief underpants is too worn out to wear after 34 washings in an automated washing machine, yet men typically keep a pair until they have been through the washer 48 times.

48 – The average age of an Italian barista is 48 years old. In Italy being a “Barista” is a respected job title. The average age requirement for a Starbuck barista is 17.
I guess that’s why coffee always tastes better in Italy. It’s the taste of experience!

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5 Funny Words of Wisdom for the Weekend

5. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

4. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

3. The next time you feel like complaining remember: Your rubbish bin
probably eats better than thirty percent of the people in this world.

2. Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.

1. Beware of the toes you step on today. They could be attached to the behind you have to kiss tomorrow.

The Gold Health Guide

Super Brain Foods

Watch your weight, cholesterol and blood pressure levels. A study has found that those who were obese in middle age were twice as likely to develop dementia in later life, while those who had high cholesterol and high blood pressure had six times the risk. Alzheimer’s Association advises one to eat in moderation and to adopt an overall food lifestyle rather than a short term diet.

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Where to Find the BEST HOKKIEN MEE in Town?

Previous research has shown that if you want to persuade someone to do something, you should speak in their right ear.
And now, a new study has found that apologies go down better through right ear as well!
Scientists from the University of Valencia found that when people are angry right ears were significantly more susceptible to sound.
However, there was no change in the left ear, according to the research published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour.
The discovery has led to the theory that by targeting the right ear, you’re more likely to succeed in talking someone round and getting them to accept your apology!
This is because the left side of the brain processes sounds that come in through the right ear.
If anger activates it, noise from the right, but not the left, will be heard more keenly. So if you want to appease whoever you’ve made angry, say sorry to their right ear.
But if you don’t really mean it, then by all means use the left ear!

Taiwan: Infidelity Crisis
One in three Taiwanese women would marry other men if they were given a second chance in life, according to a survey published on Tuesday, amid warnings that the island was facing an “infidelity crisis.” In the survey, only 17% of men would want new wives.
I call this the reverse Tiger Woods effect!

Woman’s amazing find: all eggs in box had ‘double yolks’
A woman from Cumbria, England made her eggs-citing discovery when she bought a half-dozen box from a supermarket to make scrambled eggs one sunday morning.
As she cracked open each egg, she could only stare in amazement as every one in the six-pack contained a double yolk.
British Egg Information Service said double yolk eggs were common among younger hens between 18 to 24 weeks.
Now, we’re such a nation of betters and punters, so you might be wondering – what are the odds of such an occurrence?
Experts say the chances of getting one double yolk in a box of eggs was one in 1,000.
The chances of getting all six double yolks in one box, therefore, more than one in a trillion.
Which is about the same as the anyone understanding the lyrics of a Duran Duran Song!

Today’s Show is made possible by the NUMBER TWENTY-NINE

29 – There are 29 millionaire dogs in the world. While all of these canines have their funds managed in trust, they are the legal benefactors.
I guess you could say their lives are no longer Ruff!

29 – 29% of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
That’s because shoes will never let you down. Literally, if they’re high heels!

29 – The average medieval man lived to the age of 29. Today, the average man lives to 82 years and the average woman lives to 86!

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Funny Motivational Signs seen hanging in Office cubicles:
5. There are two kinds of people in life: people who like their jobs, and people who don’t work here anymore.
4. The light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off due to budget cuts.
3. A person who smiles in the face of adversity probably has a scapegoat.
2. Pride, commitment, teamwork–words we use to get you to work for free.
1. Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings – they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

The Gold Health Guide
Super Brain Foods
5. Reduce your intake of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol which clog the arteries and are linked to Alzheimer’s. Opt for mono- and polyunsaturated fats – such as olive oil – when cooking, and bake foods instead of frying them.

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This week, we hunt down the BEST HOKKIEN MEE in town. Share your recommendations!