生活小秘方─家事篇

Two weeks from now, most of the Chinese people will celebrate the Lunar New Year, and majority of the family is busy on the preparation, especially on the house cleaning, majority of the Chinese people believe with the cleaner and fresher environment of the place or house they stay at the new year session, it will bring a luck for them for the whole year.

At today blog post I will share with you some easy and simple family tips, I believe it is very useful for you and your family daily family activities.
I called it 生活小秘方─家事篇.

鮮花保鮮法
•在插著鮮花的花瓶裡，加進一點啤酒可使鮮花的保鮮期延長許多，因啤酒含有乙醇，能使花枝切口，消毒防腐，又含有糖及其它營養物質，能為枝葉提供養份。

使剪刀恢復銳利的方法
•利用鋁箔紙，將二、三張鋁箔紙疊在一起，用剪刀剪一剪，剪刀立刻就會銳利的令人吃驚。

去標籤
買禮盒送人時，價錢標籤很難撕掉，用手摳會摳的黑黑髒髒的反而更難看，如果用吹風機吹熱一下再撕，會很輕鬆的撕下來，不留一點痕跡！

啤酒
牛奶擦拭觀葉植物很不錯，其實，用剩下的啤酒來擦拭，效果更好！而且不怕招惹螞蟻,可用棉花沾啤酒,輕拭葉面,不僅灰塵, 連長年污垢也能輕易去除，葉面留下自然光澤。

讓家裡變香香
•可利用自己的香水以棉花沾濕香水後，擦拭室內的電燈泡，燈泡一亮，香水就會溫熱發揮，整個房間就會充滿香氣了。

家具被蠟筆亂塗鴉
•蠟筆污跡無法以水去除，用油漆溶劑雖可去除，但會剝去塗料而使表面受損，最適合的方法適用牙膏擦拭。不僅可擦的很乾淨，且也不會傷到傢俱。

廚房拖地先放醋
•廚房的地板很容易積屯油垢，拖地前，不彷在拖把上倒入一些醋，如此就能讓油污逃之夭夭！

茶杯上有茶垢
•茶 垢在茶杯上影響杯子美觀,用絲瓜布(化工)日久又傷痕累累,反倒藏污納垢. 祇要用一點點ㄉ牙膏,輕鬆ㄉ抹上.用手清洗就可去茶杯上ㄉ茶垢. 若是茶垢很厚,就抹上等一下,有空再回來清洗.相信你會有一隻新杯子 。

地板掃得更乾淨
•將破掉不用的絲襪套在掃帚上做清潔的工作，可將棉絮、頭髮等難掃的東西，全部掃乾淨。

生活小秘方─衣物篇

I got a very positive feedback after sharing some kitchen tips (生活小秘方~廚房篇) on Dec/13'09 blogpost.
You can found it at "e-Sharing For You Archieve" under 生活小秘方(http://esharing4u.blogspot.com/2009/12/blog-post_13.html)

Many people requested me to share some other tips at esharing4u blogspot.

At today blog post, I will share you some simple and easy clothing tips, I named it as 生活小秘方─衣物篇. I found it is very useful, when we face the clothing problem.

• 衣服沾到墨水: 衣服或布料不小心沾到墨水時，可以使用飯粒或是漿糊加些許的清潔劑，用手指頭直接沾著在墨水的污垢處反覆塗抹，墨水的污垢很快的就可以清除掉囉！待污垢去除了之後，再將衣物浸泡在一般的清潔劑中一段時間再清洗。

• 鞋子臭: 將少量蘇打粉直接撤入長筒靴、運動鞋，或常穿而易有異味、溼氣的鞋中，在蘇打粉作用之下，它會吸收溼氣及異味，很快你就會有一雙乾爽的鞋子了。

• 衣服衣領、腋下黃黃: 先用刷子塗上洗髮精，或擦上刮鬍膏後靜置四之五分鐘再洗，即可順利洗淨。

World Tallest Tower - Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

In this modern and new technology century, many of the country competitiveness to build a tallest tower or building in the world. Many of the country will thinking, with the build of the tallest building and tower in the world, it will build a good name in countries around the world, and demonstrate the ability of a country to the world.

Many of the people already knew, an other tallest tower had born in the year of 2010, with the height of 828m (or 2717 ft), the tallest of Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The construction of Burj Khalifa began on year 2004 September, with the exterior of the structure completed on year 2009 October, and the building officially opened on year 2010 January 04.

The tower is designed by Sycamore, Owings and Merrill, which also designed the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois and 1 World Trade Center in New York City.

Currently Burj Khalifa holding a few word record of:

1) Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft).

2) Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft).
3) Tallest extant structure: 828 m.
4) Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft).
5) Building with most floors: 160.
6) World's fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s).
7) The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space.

8) World's highest mosque (located on the 158th floor)

And also, the tallest of Burj Khalifa have installed with 24,348 windows.

Many of the people will be very interested on the floor plan of Burj Khalifa (the tallest tower in the world).

Floors 160, use for Mechanical
Floors 156–159, use for Communication and Broadcast
Floor 155, use for Mechanical
Floors 139–154, use for Corporate Suites
Floors 136–138, use for Mechanical
Floors 125–135, use for Corporate Suites
Floor 124, use for Observatory
Floor 123, use for Sky Lobby
Floor 122, At.mosphere restaurant
Floors 111–121, use for Corporate Suites
Floors 109–110, use for Mechanical
Floors 77–108, use for Residential
Floor 76, use for Sky Lobby
Floors 44–72, use for Residential
Floor 43, use for Sky Lobby
Floors 40–42, use for Mechanical
Floors 38–39, use for Armani Hotel suites
Floors 19–37, use for Residential
Floors 17–18, use for Mechanical
Floors 9–16, use for Armani Residences
Floors 1–8, Armani Hotel
Ground use for Armani Hotel
Concourse, use for Armani Hotel
Floors B1–B2, use for Parking, Mechanical

The hotel interior will be decorated by Giorgio Armani. An Armani Hotel, will occupy 15 of the lower 39 floors. Floors through to 108 will have 900 private residential apartments.

The cool part is, an outdoor zero entry swimming pool will be located on the 76th floor of the tower. Corporate offices and suites will fill most of the remaining floors. B

Discover the 90/10 Principle. By Stephen Covey

I read this recently, I feel this is very useful and "cool". Believe me or not, it will change your life, at least the way you react to a situations.

The book by Stephen Covey - Discover the 90/10 Principle.
Let me share with you at my blog post today.




By: Stephen Covey

Discover the 90/10 Principle.

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.
We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.
We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.
How? ………By your reaction.
You cannot control a red light. But you can control your reaction.
Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example.
You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.
You curse.

You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears.
After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table.
A short verbal battle follows.
You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school.
She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work.
You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school.
Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase.
Your day has started terrible.
As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse.
You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? … Because of how you reacted in the morning.
Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it? Ｄ）
The answer is "D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee.
How you reacted in those 5seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.
Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry.
You gently say, "Its OK honey, you just need to be more careful next time".
Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs.
After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus.
She turns and waves.
You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?
Two different scenarios.
Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why?
Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge.
Let the attack roll off like water on glass.
You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day.
A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.
How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Do you lose your temper?
Pound on the steering wheel?
A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you
curse?
Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?
Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out.
Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take out pour frustration on the flight attendant?
She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.
Why get stressed out?
It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle.
Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.
You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible.
Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
It CAN change your life!!!
Enjoy…