Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
As well as aiming to raise funds, it also serves as a platform for the various breast cancer charities to inform and offer support to those affected as well as to increase awareness, helping people recognise the importance of early detection.

Have you noticed the pink ribbons? Ya, The pink ribbon is associated with the breast cancer awareness campaign. Why pink? well, my guess is that pink is normally associated with women. And also, there is this phrase that goes "in the PINK of health" ??
So its just obvious that we are now encouraging people to think pink.

It delights me when pink is THE color. Because since the campaign, i can't get my eyes off the internet browsing for more pink stuffs!! They are so pretty!! The color is soft and sweet and although pink is not my favourite color, as a female i still adore stuffs in pink. ;)

Many organizations have pledged themselves to this campaign and pledged to donate some percentage of their revenue to contribute to the research for breast cancer, which indeed is a noble act. Estee Lauder and Avon are amongst those that have been active promoting and pledging for the cause. Aside from them, many designers as well as individuals have come up with variety of stuffs in pink especially for the cause and they are all such an eye candy.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation : http://www.bcrfcure.org/

Estee Lauder launched the jeweled pink ribbon pin.

Avon Foundation : Buy a product that provides a donation.

Others: https://fundraising.breastcancercare.org.uk/Shop

College H

Poor college, not even have a compound to let college's staffs and students sit to have home made meal and relax. Although bringing your own meal to school is not that familiar after formal education, it still a need to have place where others can enjoy chit chat or having a cup of tea or eat some snack. Besides, it we prepare our own meal, we can control the diet by having a home made meal. It is to build up a healthy lifestyle. We should encourage this kind of lifestlye. Why not the college? None! You can see all the notice stated on wall and classroom warning you not to bring in food or drinks. I can understand that students are not allowed to bring in food or drinks to the lab or classroom but my point is, can you give us a space for relaxing? Some of the college do not have vending machine. You know what, a small univisity located in a suburb 2 hrs car distance from Brisbane. There also have many vending machine in front of library, lecture hall and so on. What about a college located at town in Malaysia? URGH! I really miss the study environment in Australia.

Back to the story. There is no free compound for you to hang around during tea time in college. Finally, you have to move to the cafe' . Once you sit at the cafe' it is sure that waiter are going to take order from you. Yea, at least you have to order a drinks, otherwise you are not allowed to sit at their cafe'. If there is like a hawker center (food court) then you can bring in your pre-packaged meal from home whereas if that is operate like a restaurant, never bring outside meal to a restaurant ! You might have reply by a black face from the waiter or restaurant owner. I sms to my best friend who just came back from Perth. I complaint about the poor facilities and the study environment in most of the college here. I agree with my friend, she said, most of the college now is just thinking how to earn more money rather than doing education work. It's great that my friend and i are having a same point of view. I like what her saying too. We really have to thanks our parents whom send us to a better college plus university.

Sukisan sit like a lady

Suki, a lovely pet dog owned by my sister in law. Brother, sis and my two nieces went down to KL last week. Ihelp them take care of Suki for few days. Suki is cute like a baby. Compared to last year when she first stay in my house, she is more 'quite' now. I like her sitting pose. It is just so polite. Sure la~ She is a girl ma~

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