The Beautiful Vision

As the beauty of Christ's life and character glows before us in the light of the Gospels, we should say, "That is what I am to be some day.  I am yet very far from it, but I am to reach it.  That is my destiny."  Such a hope cherished in the heart has a wondrous uplifting power.  Since we are to be some day like Christ, we should grow every day in grace : we should be  getting ever a little more like Christ in feeling, in temper, in disposition, in affection;   our aim should be to bring every thought and emotion and desire into sweet subjection to Christ.  We should not only cherish this blessed vision, but should seek daily to grow into its divine beauty.

From "In Green Pastures"

by J.R. Miller D.D.

Powderful Engrish - Take note!

Hopefully our students will not make these English grammar and vocabulary mistakes. Here are some of them. Simply hilarious!

Not Just Pencils!

I marvelled at the talents that God has given us, and how we can glorify and give thanks to Him!

Take a look at these pictures, and read the words at the end of the post.

A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons, just before putting it in the box,

1.  Everything you do will always leave a mark.

2. You can always correct the mistakes you make.

3. What is important is what is inside you.

4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpenings,
   which will only make you better.

5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself
   to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

We all need to be constantly sharpened.

It is hoped that this little illustration may encourage us to know that we are all special persons, each with unique God-given talents and abilities. Only we can fulfill the purpose which we were born to accomplish.

We must never allow ourselves to get discouraged and think that our lives are insignificant and cannot be changed. Like the pencil, we must always remember that the most important part of who we are is what is inside us and then allow ourselves to be guided by the Hand of God.

The vessel . . . was marred . . . so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.  (Jeremiah 18:4)

I do not understand, Lord,

But one day I will see

Your loving Hand was taking pains

To mould and fashion me.
(Anonymous)

Thanksgiving & Honours Night cum 45th Anniversary celebrations

Date : 30th July, 2010

Once again, we gave thanks for God's Providence and honoured those who gave their years of service to PHS. 

There were dance, band, chinese orchestra and choir performances by the students.
It was also the night we presented awards to students who have achieved academic excellence in PHS.

Opening Song

Dance

Choir

Awards-giving

PSG members were invited to the event and to witness the presentation of the Long-Service Award to our PSG member, Ms Wendy Yang.  Congrats, Wendy!

Dinner
After the Thanksgiving event, we had a sumptuous dinner at the Canteen, which was totally transformed by hanging drapes over the canteen stalls. What a clever idea!

It was a special dinner, as former PSG Committee members were also invited. You can say it was a reunion -  an opportunity to "catch-up". Agnes Chan, Elder Sherman Ong, Rose Tan, Jimmy Quah, Bernard and Jacinta Michael were present.

Teachers specially wore ethnic costumes for this occasion.  There were "cheong-sams", punjabi outfits etc.  There was even "dinner-music" to accompany our dinner experience!

Reunion of PSG - former and present, and friends

Mrs Agnes Chan, Jenny Chin, Rose Tan and Elicia Soh

Mrs Sheena Ang and Mrs Boey

Mrs Celia Lee

Mrs Noriko Ide and Mr Elvin Low

Julian and Mrs Susan Chua

Bernard Michael, Jimmy Quah, Rumi and Elder Sherman Ong

Mrs Jacinta Michael

"Dinner-music"

After dinner, we couldn't wait to see the new Sports Hall and we were given a personalised tour.

Wow! What a huge basketball court!

One of the rooms

Lockers

Bars?  (actually..it's gents' toilet)

Band room

Sound-proof room

Multi-purpose hall

Champion volleyballers!

We enjoyed the event very much.  Thank you PHS for inviting and making us a part of the PHS family.

Fake green peas

A friend sent me an interesting article.

Green peas are green rounded pea seeds that are sweet and starchy in taste. Green peas contains twice the protein of most vegetables, so they are a healthy substitute for meat. Three-quarter cup of peas provides 6 grams of protein, plus thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium and 645 units of vitamin A.

Unfortunately there are food industries in certain nations cheating customers with fake greens peas which are prepared from toxic chemicals (dyes). These industries prepared the green peas from brown peas (cheaper) by soaking them in dye solutions overnight.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Identification of fake green peas:

1. Put the peas in boiling water for 30 seconds, water turns to green color.
2. After consumption check your tongue for green color stains.  There is also a slight bitter aftertaste.


Symptoms:

1. Stomach irritation, pain or acidity.

2. Urine turns to light green color.
3. Mild headache.


Case study:

Initially, I was not aware of these things. After eating some green peas I experienced stomach pain and found my tongue having green stains.

The following packet bought from Tesco, Penang on 4th July 2010.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

As a chemist by profession, I did an analysis of above mentioned peas in laboratory and discovered green dyes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News paper reference:

China daily http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-03/31/content_9664992.htm


D. Bharath Reddy
Research scholar
Centre for drug research
USM, Pulau Penang
Malaysia 11800.

What do you think?  Is there any truth to this?  The newspaper article in the China Daily seems to authenticate the findings.  I love eating the green peas that you can buy from the shops, but this article makes me re-think before eating them.

Celia Lee