I think Ross Zietz would make a great uncle if he is not a father yet. He is able to dispense useful advises just with his t-shirt designs.

He can get his nieces and nephews, or better yet, get his siblings to buy them his "Strength In Numbers" t-shirts and tell them not to fight as they can join forces to gain whatever it is that they aim for.

Then he can remind them to start looking for birds of a feather with this design...



...to gain the support they need.

This t-shirt design reminded me of a conversation my family members had over the dinner table as we were eating our eggs.

"Which came first? The chicken or egg?"

The answer is the egg!

It is a conclusion that came from a group of expert panel that includes a philosopher, geneticist and chicken farmer and you can read it off "Chicken and egg question answered" posted on Guardian.

If you still cannot get the point after reading that article, let me try explaining it this way. Think about an Eurasian. The child is of mixed ancestry of an European and an Asian parent. The parents are not Eurasian though they are parents of one. But their sexual consummation resulted in the fertilization of an egg and that very egg, by its genetic composition, developed into an Eurasian child.

So, the egg came first. Got it?

Have you heard of "Animal Copyright Foundation"? This is a nonprofit organization launched by Gregory Colbert in 2006 to help preserve species and habitats around the world.

Advertisers who use animals in their publicity campaign are encouraged to contribute 1% of their media buy directly to conservation projects around the world recommended by the foundation or one of their preference. If they comply with the Animal Copyright Foundation standards they can display the Animal Copyright symbol on their advertising media and have their companies listed on its website as supporters of conservation.

Sadly, at this time of writing, only Gregory Colbert's contribution through his Ashes and Snow Exhibition, presenting images of human and animals interacting with one another, is listed.

I remember during the earlier days of my marriage, when I boiled soup for the children's father, I used a whole chicken when there were only two of us eating at home! Since I cooked almost every weekend, that's a lot of leftover chicken to throw away.

I did not learn the basic of cooking a proper meal. I do not even know how to cook my favourite dish then. So, it is no wonder that I have been called a "fun tong" (Cantonese) which literary means "rice bin" which actually means "good for nothing".

So, I have been writing out recipes of the food my children enjoy eating and collecting instructional videos and useful links for them to go to to learn from.

So, what mistakes have you made which you would like your children to learn from?

A neat design to use to teach my children to be mindful of what they read and learn as "garbage in garbage out", right?

As Day Is Swallowed Up By Night
Hear a mother shout a loud
"It's past 9! Go to sleep!"
The shrill of laughter stopped
Hear the children scrambled to bed
Fearful of the cane to follow
Mummy's patience not one to test

Sometimes when I look at the way my children behave, I do wonder if I am the same when I was a kid. A check with my mother sometimes give me the answer but it is a feat if she is able to as she has six children's events to recall. So, I can't blame her if she has forgotten how it was with me.

So, I will try to put in writing how my children behave when they were children. The first 3 lines of the above poetry is a daily routine during school days. Last four lines are just my wishful thinking. It is very difficult to get the children to sleep early. They will soon be down looking for supper even though I have declared that my kitchen is closed.

And talk about the phrase (that inspired this writing), "As Day Is Swallowed Up By Night"; that is expressive writing, children. You can pick up some writing skills from Stacy Tartar Esch, Adjunct English Instructor of West Chester University.

Do you have children born, roughly, between 1980 and 1994? If you do, remember that they are of the Generation Y, digital age group. So, you definitely need to read the "Parents' Guide to Video Games" posted on "Focus on the Family".

Start reading about it now! Don't wait till one of your children started complaining of headaches and body aches, like I did. Learn to look out for the 8 signs of addiction before the medical bills start mounting.

Learn about video games ratings to choose appropriate ones for them or find out what they are playing. Check out the consequences you have to face if you do not set up safeguards before the addiction sets in.

Though there are benefits playing video games, it is noted by the writers, by Vicki Caruana, Chris Caruana and Olivia Bruner, that these can be achieved through other, more productive activities.

Are you taking herbal remedies? Then note this, don't take them with ice cold drinks!

That is the advise that we often hear from our parents when they served us herbal remedies. Following are some that I picked up from my Chinese Physician:

1) If you are already on western medicine, take them 1-2 hours after or before taking your herbal formula.
2) Avoid taking cold drinks.
3) Avoid taking spicy and oily food.

If you would like more useful information on this, then you ought to read the article, "How to take Chinese Herbs by Dr. Lingling Li, OMD & L. Ac.

I have also complied a write up on Understanding the Chinese Clock to indicate the best time to take your herbs to heal the organs that are affecting your health.

No, I have not reached the standard yet to teach you to paint like a pro but Bryan Larsen can. Let him inspire you in 5 steps.

If you are someone who do not like to have paints staining your hands, try virtual art. Very useful for aspiring comic artists, The Elfwood Fantasy Art Resource (F.A.R.P.) not only show you how to draw using various traditional and digital media, they have articles on developing fantasy creations and how to go about marketing your work.

If this is something new to you, here is a link to some useful terms you may come across in your artistic venture.

I couldn't sleep recently. I think it has to do with the 2 cups of coffee today.

But I did not waste my sleepless night away. I have just donated 880 grains of rice and learn many new words in the process at FreeRice.

400gm of rice can feed 1 person living in hunger. So, you need to get 960 words right. To get your answers all right, make use of the online dictionaries I have collected for my kids.

Happy goody learning.