An Acupoint a Day keeps the doctor away : 足三里 (Zu San Li)

Dear friends,
They say  an apple a day keeps the doctor away. With insecticides/chemcials prevalent, eating contaminated apples may not pay.
There is a more powerful health enhancing exercise in Chinese Health-keeping (养生 “yang sheng”).

In Chinese Medicine, a “living human being” is a TOTALITY, i.e. all the organs,  parts of the body and consciousness act as a whole and are neatly integrated/coordinated via [...]

Freedom of Press : Whose Freedom ?

Dear Friends,
 

The first thing most of us do each day is to have a cup of coffee on one hand and a newspaper on the other. 

As more and more news come free (and rubbishish), we are even willing to pay for news that stand for quality, accuracy and above all, neutrality.
The truth is, while we [...]

Attention Deficit Disorder and Acupuncture

Dear Friends,
 
 

ADHD (or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is becoming a more well awared disorder in children with more research and publicity. In Chinese society, kids with ADHD are generally regarded as “naughty”, lack of “home education” and are therefore “punished” accordingly.

For further details, check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

There is to-date no true cure in Western Medicine though there are drugs [...]

春分 (chun fen) : beginning of 2nd Major Qi Period

Dear Friends,

春分(chun fen) was just behind us on Mar 20. By 春分, 陽氣 (Yang Qi, “Yang energy”) above and below the ground level are about equal. The weather therefore is very pleasant and will get warmer as Yang Qi continue to rise. The mood is light, forward looking and full of hopes. (though a bit fragile)

Part [...]

Flu season – Get Your Windscreen (13/3: HK closes All Kindergarten/Primary schools!!!)

Dear Friends,

Latest Update (Mar 13) : HK closes all Primary and Kindergarten Schools for 2 weeks !

We are entering the first Flu season of the year.

In “the Cosmic Forces of 2008″, I noted that 戊子年 (2008) is a Strong Fire Year with Dryness characteristics. It is prone to sudden outbreak of epidemics than average years.

Already [...]

Malaysia Election Result as per Mencius

Dear Friends,

Recent Malaysian Election result is neither surprising nor shocking.

In the posting “Just Government, 仁政”, we discussed the essence of Just Government as per Mencius (孟子), to recap :

“…. for anyone who aspires to rule, he/she needs to ultimately win the minds and hearts of the people. ( “得天下有道：得其民，斯得天下矣； 得其民有道：得其心，斯得民矣.”).

And to receive blessings from the people, [...]

驚蛰, Thunder and Off we go

Dear Friends,
                    

The lightning strikes and all things spring to life.

Mar 5 is 惊蛰 (Jing Zhe), the beginning of a new 节气 (jie qi), it will last until Mar 20, 2008.

In the posting “Natural 4 seasons”, we talked about 阳气 (Yang Qi) starts to descend in Autumn, sinks further into the deep of Mother Earth for [...]

Experiencing “Now and Here”

Dear Friends,

Modern life, especially in the cities, are so “momentum” driven. Therefore, we talk about :

“… the market is losing its momentum….”

“… you need more momentum in your life…”

“… sorry, I need to rush …” etc

We spend too much worry about the next day, our kids’ future, the U.S. sub-prime issue etc.
Life is [...]

2 Universal Books (天书) – 6,500 years apart

Dear Friends,

 

We are flooded with books, in today’s digital and commercial world. Most are filled with just words without much meanning.
Wisdom and key knowledge, however, are typically crystalised in the simplest forms.
There are 2 books worth our serious study. I called them “天书” (Tian Shu, “Universal Books”). Both are purest form without words, for words corrupt our [...]