Anda merasakan anda sudah tua kerana sikap anda yg pelupa? Anda asyik lupa di mana kali akhir anda meletakkan sesuatu? Orang di sekeliling selalu marahkan anda kerana lupa tarikh penting, lupa letak barang, lupa makan ubat, lupa fakta2, lupa tutup kipas, lupa arah jalan, lupa nama orang dan macam-macam lagi.

Sebenarnya, kita dapat meningkat daya ingatan atau mengurangkan risiko menjadi pelupa dengan mengamalkan tips-tips di bawah secara berterusan.

Lebih baik jika kita mempraktikkan ketika usia masih muda supaya kelak di hari tua kita tidak menjadi terlalu pelupa.

Antaranya ialah:

Amalkan Tidur Yang Cukup

1/3 hidup kita dihabiskan dengan tidur. Namun ada orang yang suka tidur lewat atau mengabaikan tidur yang cukup.
Badan perlu rehat. Keletihan hanya akan mengganggu maklumat / data yang telah disimpan oleh otak dan juga menjejaskan kemampuan untuk mempelajari sesuatu yang baru. Oleh itu, amalkan tidur yang cukup di malam hari kerana ia dapat membantu daya ingatan kita berfungsi.

Mengawal Tekanan

Tekanan hanya akan membuat jiwa anda tidak tenteram dan menyebabkan kesihatan anda terganggu. Anda juga lebih cenderung untuk menjadi seseorang yang tidak peka dengan keadaan persekitaran. Anda tidak dapat berfikir dengan jelas dan daya ingatan anda juga terjejas. Oleh itu, kawal tekanan anda dengan baik seperti bermeditasi, membaca Al-Quran, yoga, sauna, aromaterapi dan sebagainya.

Bersenam
Bersenam dapat menggerakkan otot-otot dan melancarkan peredaran darah ke otak. Oleh itu, daya ingatan kita juga akan menjadi lebih baik. Amalkan senaman walaupun sekadar berjalan kaki.

Elakkan Kemurungan

Kemurungan dalam hidup akan menyebabkan hidup anda tidak ceria. Anda sentiasa berada dalam keadaan tidak segar dan rasa kecewa. Lama kelamaan ia turut menjejaskan daya ingatan anda dan membuat anda tidak hirau dengan persekitaran anda. Ubatilah kemurungan sebelum menjadi serius dengan berjumpa psikiatri atau beramal-ibadah mendekatkan diri kepada Tuhan.

Awasi Pengambilan Ubat

Daya ingatan mungkin menjadi lemah dengan pengambilan ubat-ubatan tertentu seperti pil hormon, ubat darah tinggi, anti-kemurungan dan sebagainya. Jika anda menghadapi masalah daya ingatan disebabkan pengambilan ubat, konsultasi dengan doktor. Jangan mengambil ubat tanpa arahan doktor.

Belajar Sesuatu yang Baru

Cubalah aktifkan pemikiran anda dengan mempelajari sesuatu yang baru misalnya Bahasa Jepun, kursus kemahiran jangka pendek, menjahit, atau menghadiri ceramah dan motivasi.

Permainan
Bermain sesuatu permainan seperti board games dapat merangsang minda. Contohnya, catur, scrabble (Sahibba) dan Monopoli. Selain itu, teknologi sekarang lebih baik seperti permainan komputer dan Playstation. Pilihlah jenis permainan yang mencabar minda.

Banyak Membaca

Jadikan amalan membaca sebagai kegiatan harian. Membaca dapat meluaskan pengetahuan, mengembangkan minda dan menajam daya ingatan. Cuba ingat sedikit-sebanyak fakta yang terkandung di dalam bahan bacaan.

Katakan Berulang Kali

Untuk meningkat ingatan anda tentang sesuatu maklumat atau tarikh, katakan dengan kuat dan berulang kali sehingga anda benar-benar ingat akan maklumat tersebut.

Fokus

Daya ingatan dapat dilancarkan sekiranya anda sering fokus dalam sesuatu, contohnya matlamat hidup. Anda juga dapat belajar fokus dengan menumpukan fikiran anda pada sesuatu perkara dan mencatatkan apa yang anda fikirkan.

Bermain Dengan Angka

Asahkan minda anda dengan cuba bermain dengan angka seperti mengingati nombor telefon rakan-rakan.
Selain itu, anda boleh menghubungkaitkan angka-angka tersebut dengan sesuatu bagi meningkatkan daya ingatan.

Membaca Al-Quran

Sekiranya anda seorang Muslim, amalkan membaca Al-Quran walau sehelai muka surat setiap hari. Membaca Al-Quran dapat menerang jiwa, menenangkan perasaan dan menajamkan daya ingatan dengan lebih baik.

Minda Cerdas Badan Cergas

I’m sure many of you know about the new Proton Waja that’s going to
be released soon (I heard today!) with a Campro engine instead of the
Mitsubishi 4G18 that was found in the original Proton Waja. Let’s look
at the differences between the two engines.

The Proton S4PH Campro is an inline 4 cylinder 16 valve Double Overhead
Camshaft engine. Performance stats are 110hp at 6000rpm and 148Nm of
torque at 4000rpm. One look at the stats would give you a slight idea
of the torque curve for this engine. With the peak torque coming in at
a relatively high RPM, this engine is meant to be a high revver for
spirited driving. Gen2 owners have mentioned the torque actually rises,
then dips a little at the 3000-4000rpm range before going up again to
the maximum 148Nm of torque at 4000rpm.

On the other end of the ring, we have the 4G18. The Mitsubishi 4G18
is an inline 4 cylinder 16 valve Single Overhead Camshaft engine. It
makes 102 horsepower
at 6000rpm and 140Nm of torque at 2750rpm. Big amounts of torque at low
revs is a typical characteristic (not all the time though) of SOHC
engines, making it a nice and stressless drive in city driving
situations.

Unless Proton retunes the Campro to readjust the torque curve for
more torque at lower RPMs, I think the Waja Campro is going to be a
sluggish drive as you’d have to rev pretty high all the time to get
decent acceleration. Even Gen2 owners are complaining, and the Waja is
a 1205kg car, abit heavier than the Gen2’s 1190kg.

SOME residents in a Kuala Lumpur neighbourhood are living in a cage of fear - literally.

They have been so spooked by recent break-ins that they have erected fences that stretch all the way to the roof.

One man, worried about the safety of his wife and three children, even
installed metal gates within his house to make life difficult for any
would-be burglar.

The man, Ah Long, in his 40s, told Guang Ming
Daily: ‘The area always has knife-wielding criminals committing
robberies. It doesn’t matter if it’s night or day, or if anyone is
inside the house or not.

‘Though there is a fence outside my house, robbers will still try to scale it. It’s not hard at all.’

STEAL AND KILL

What got him going was when a neighbour’s house was broken into last November. The neighbour was hurt by the burglar’s knife.

Ah Long added that criminals nowadays both steal and kill which is why he splurged for extra security.

Meanwhile, his neighbour spent some RM10,000 ($4,000) to extend his fence all the way to the roof.

This way, even if a burglar climbed all the way to the top of the house, there would still be no way for him to get in.

He’s not the only one. A Guang Ming Daily reporter saw at least five such ‘cage-houses’ nearby.

One ‘caged’ resident, a Madam Huang, said she built the ‘cage’ because her house was broken into.

‘The day it happened was my daughter’s birthday,’ she told the paper.

She said her maid forgot to lock the main door. Four or five men carrying knives walked right into the house.

One robber put a knife to the neck of her daughter, forcing the family
into giving them money. Before they left, they also cut her husband’s
arm, she said.

After the incident, not only did she seal her home off, she now has an almost-paranoid regime driving in and out of her home.

Before she opens the gate with a remote to leave, she makes sure her
car door is locked. Before she returns, she makes sure she is not being
trailed.

The residents also recently pooled together a sum of money to hire security guards to patrol the streets.

Another resident, Mrs Chen, also had a similar story. She had hired
some workers to fix a damaged pipe. But when the workers left to buy
some spare parts, they forgot to lock the door.

Four
knife-wielding men strolled in and made off with RM200 in cash, three
handphones and the family car, a Nissan Sentra. She, her two daughters
(16 and 10) and her 70-year-old grandmother were at home then.

No wonder they choose to live themselves in ‘cages’.

wakakak…. Livin in d CAGE:p

The top two teams from each UEFA Champions League group go into the
first knockout round in the spring, with the third-placed clubs to
enter the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

If two or more teams are level on
points they are split by (a) higher number of points obtained in the
group matches played among the teams in question, (b) superior goal
difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
(c) higher number of goals scored away from home the group matches
played among the teams in question (d) superior goal difference from
all matches played, (e) higher number of goals scored, (f) higher
number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as
well as their association, over the previous five seasons. Full details
may be seen in the regulations, section 6.05, by clicking here.

Group stage

Rounds

• First qualifying round
  17 - 25 July 2007
• Second qualifying round
  31 Jul -
  08 Aug 2007
• Third qualifying round
  14 - 29 August 2007
• Group stage
  18 Sep -
  12 Dec 2007
  • Group
    A
    
  • Group
    B
    
  • Group
    C
    
  • Group
    D
    
  • Group
    E
    
  • Group
    F
    
  • Group
    G
    
  • Group
    H
    
• First knockout round
  19 Feb -
  05 Mar 2008
• Quarter-finals
  01 - 09 April 2008
• Semi-finals
  22 - 30 April 2008
• Final
  21 May 2008

Arsenal’s title bid is all but over.

Arsène Wenger’s side went down 2-1 to Manchester United after a pulsating, dramatic affair at Old Trafford on Sunday.

As in their Champions League defeat to Liverpool last Tuesday, the visitors took the lead, played some fine football and were left to rue their luck.

Arsenal were the superior side in the first half but took the lead three minutes after the break when Emmanuel Adebayor bundled home from Robin van Persie’s cross. They might have doubled their lead soon afterwards when Rio Ferdinand’s miscued volley bounced back off his own keeper from point-blank range.

Redemption for the home side was immediate when William Gallas handled and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a twice-taken penalty. Seventeen minutes from time, Owen Hargreaves struck the winner from a free-kick.

Arsenal can take heart from their response to the goal. They pinned the home side back in the area for the final few minutes and substitute Nicklas Bendtner hit the post.
But, in the end, their efforts came to nothing.

Manchester United will march on, perhaps towards the title; Arsenal must now build for next season.

However, on the evidence of today, the gap between the sides is being not reflected in the
Premier League table.

Wenger knew victory was essential this afternoon and he made changes. Some enforced, some not. Some expected, some not.

Manuel Almunia had injured his wrist on training on Friday so Jens Lehmann came in. Philippe Senderos was omitted from the squad and Alex Song replaced him at centre back. It was the Cameroon international’s first Premier League start of the season. Mathieu Flamini had been injured at Anfield on Tuesday so, Gilberto, his substitute that night, started this afternoon.

Manchester United has been able to rest Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo for their Champions League fixture against Roma in midweek.  Predictably, they were both back but, like Arsenal, the home side had a relatively inexperienced player at centre half in the form of Gerald Pique.

As they had at Liverpool in midweek, Arsenal made the brighter start. They created in the first chance after six minutes. Adebayor was disposed on the edge of the area but a woeful clearance by Wes Brown only found Fabregas on the corner of the area.

The Spaniard fizzed an effort just over the bar.

In reply Ronaldo went close with a couple of free-kicks. But Arsenal were still the superior side. After 12 minutes, Eboue streaked down the right and his cut back was stabbed goalwards by Adebayor. Rio Ferdinand deflected the ball behind as Old Trafford breathed a sigh of relief. A couple of corners later Gilberto hooked a shot towards goal. It beat Van der Sar but was blocked a few yards from goal.

Manchester United went straight up the other end and Ji-Sung Park slid a header wide of the far post. However the pressure was still on the home side, Adebayor exchanged passes with Hleb but his shot was weak.

In the 19th minute, Wayne Rooney, who had been quiet until now, darted between Toure and Song before firing wide.

Finally, Manchester United were starting to settle. And though Ferguson’s side would create fewer chances before the break, they would be clearer ones.

Midway through the half, Ronaldo skipped past Song on the left-hand byline. Rooney met his low cross at the near post but Lehmann’s foot deflected the ball behind for a corner.
Adebayor and Gilberto both blazed over at the end of decent passing moves. But there was a sense that Arsenal had to score while they were on top. They should have done that just past the half-hour when Hleb beat a couple of defenders and fed Adebayor inside the area.

Again the Togolese striker’s contact was tame when perhaps he should have scored.

Arsenal were nearly made to pay in the 36th minute. Song slipped and Rooney went clear, albeit pursued by three visiting defenders. The England striker raced into the area and fired low towards the corner but Lehmann got an expert touch to divert the ball narrowly wide.

It preserved parity at the break and that was the least Arsenal deserved on the basis of the first half. Ordinarily, the visitors would have been delighted but, this afternoon, they needed nothing less than victory.

That was very much on the cards three minutes after the restart. Van Persie took a short free-kick to Hleb and raced round towards the left-hand byline. Fabregas’ shot was blocked and the ball eventually found its way to the Dutchman. His cross was whipped into the near post where Adebayor emerged between Michael Carrick and Van der Sar to scuff the ball home from a couple of yards out. It was the breakthrough Arsenal needed.

And, within seconds, it was nearly 2-0.

Adebayor roared down the right and crossed into area where Ferdinand, under pressure from Gilberto, stabbed a fierce shot towards his own goal. It hit the legs of the startled Van der Sar and cannoned away to safety.

In a week during which Arsenal had bemoaned their luck that was perhaps the most obvious example.

Especially, the hosts were level within a minute. Gallas handled in the area and Ronaldo stepped up to take the spot-kick. The Portuguese scored low to Lehmann’s right but was asked to repeat the trick after referee Howard Webb saw encroachment into the area.  Unfortunately for Arsenal, he did.

By the midway point of the half, both managers had made changes. Theo Walcott replaced Eboue while Ferguson brought on Anderson and Carlos Tevez. The Argentine fired inches wide with 25 minutes to go but Walcott set up Fabergas to fire over then Clichy’s cross deflected off Brown and hit the base of van der Sar’s near post. Once again fortune had not favoured the visitors.

It was becoming a fast, open affair and you could sense more goals. Unfortunately the next one was scored by the hosts. In the 73rd minute Gilberto was adjudged to have fouled Patrice Evra just outside the Arsenal area. Hargreaves stepped up to curl an effort over the wall and into the far corner with Lehmann left standing.

Manchester United now had what they wanted and they did not show much adventure in the final minutes. Arsenal were chasing the game.

Substitute Nicklas Bendtner saw a header saved by Van der Sar and Gilberto nodded over from range. The Dane then saw another header bounce back off the post. The visitors had mounted a superb response.

However, at full time, once again it had not been reflected in the scoreline.

* Well done to the visiting Arsenal fans, who sang their hearts out for a full 15 minutes after the final whistle as the stadium emptied.