Space Weather

Nowadays, if I have difficulty with my cellphone or modem, I check :http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/today.html for information of solar & geophysical activities. More often than not, when there's such activities, I have problem in my electronic communication devices.

After reading an article (which I cant relocate) I think I will check that website before flying. Apparently, solar activity influences airplane. I'm not saying that we are doom if we fly on the day of solar storm, but we need to be cautious, as it means more radiation up in the sky. As our polar area affected more by the solar storm, airplane flying in the area might experience radio trouble, navigation errors.

On the bright side, the more solar storm, the more Aurora's, or so they say... more info in here

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Yupe, I can lick my elbow if I want to...

Please leave a comment if you tried licking your elbow :)

Leprosy

One day some time last year Tante O told me about her maid's son's health problem. He worked as an admin at a hospital somewhere. He's seen a lot of doctors, some of them are specialist but nobody knew what's wrong with him. His fingers are numb.
I remember what my dad told me & what I've read about leprosy. I told aunty O to tell him to look for a doctor specializing in leprosy, or go to leprosy hospital in Tangerang. So, she did.

Months later, Tante O told me that it was good that I told her about leprosy because the guy went to see a doctor about it, just as I suggested, and the good doctor confirmed he has leprosy. He is now under treatment, so hopefully he wont have to miss any part of his body.

Tante O was surprised that all of these time, the other doctors couldnt figure it out what was wrong, and I, who is not a doctor came up with leprosy. I think I was lucky and the previous doctors didnt think they came across leprosy when they see him. I'm just happy to give my 2 cents.

Jujur

Being honest (jujur) is not easy in Indonesia, especially in Kampung Gadel, Surabaya. Mrs Siami, the mother of Al, student of an elementary school in that Kampung, filed a complain at the police that there was a systematic cheating at her son's school. Al was asked to give answers to other students by his teacher(s).

Indonesia was surprised by the reaction of her neighbors, who not only condemned her but also managed to get Mrs Siami and her family moved from the area to Gresik.

Solidarity in that neighborhood means the cleverest student must give the answers to other students so that all of the students can graduated and that act is also seen as a form of paying his due to the teacher who asked him to do that. Solidarity also means that the headmaster who approved the systematic cheating shouldnt get any sanction for his act. Why? Because practically everyone in the neighborhood was taught at some point by the headmaster.

Mrs Siami was a new comer in the neighborhood. She holds a different set of values. Therefore she and her family are now an outcast in the area.

It's outrageous that we are now condemning honesty and supporting dishonesty. It's outrageous that we are now teaching our kids to cheat. It's outrageous that we let our kids down by not believing & supporting them to be the best that they can be.

Hugh Jackman duels Neil Patrick Harris

Wolverine vs Doogie Howser, MD
I love it, I wished I could see the whole part