HPA Alumni Update 05Mar05(4th)
Introduction
Dear Folks,
In capacity as Secretary of HPA, I am officially serving notice of upcoming Annual Gen Mtg on 08Apr05(fri).
Details: Forbidden City, IndoChine Clarke Quay. 3A Merchant's Court River Valley Rd #01-02 between 6pm to 8pm.
Members get to attend for free. Non-members are welcome at nominal fee of $15/-. Finger food and drinks will be served. For procedural purpose, 3 detail forms are attached in this email. Only qualified members, who have paid up membership fees before the AGM will be entitled to stand for election, nominate office bearers or vote.
5-day week in school
I was asking my wordsmith son at Secondary school how the recent 5-day week is panning out. Quick as a flash he said: 'All the boys are turning schizophrenic'. Why so, I asked? Well, they are here, there and everywhere cramming every conceivable activity within Mon-Fri. School starts 7:25am and there are days when it ends 7:30pm because of CCA.
What about the teachers, I asked? They are all fast becoming 'raging alcoholics'! Why so, I asked? Without missing a beat, he asked: 'Want to see how my work sheets are marked.fast and furious'.
I am told every mother, father, parent and a dog has an opinion on our education system. This is just another!
Basic test for stroke
An ex-HP staff wanted my opinion on this piece. I validated vs my doc and by and large, it is accurate. However, I have to caution that a drunken driver is likely to display the same symptoms!
A stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking 3 simple questions:
- Ask the individual to smile.
- Ask him or her to raise both arms.
- Ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue...if their tongue is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance immediately.