關於 shortened word ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

I discovered I am a Thalassaemia carrier shortly I graduated from university. It was during a health screening I did out of my own will and a blood test revealed that I had Thalassaemia - the #1 genetic blood disorder in Singapore which is passed down from parent to child.

So I told my parents the news and the truth was they had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. "What is 地中海贫血? ", "How can it be?", "No, I don't have it." But the facts were there. One of them has to have the genes which in turn got passed down to me.
Yet up till this day, we are still unsure who has it. That is because people with Thalassaemia Minor generally don't exhibit any symptoms and their lifestyles are not affected too. It also shows how many people are unaware of it even though it is said to be prevalent and 1 in 20 of us have it.

At that time, I was planning to have kids - of course right, becoming a mum was my dream - in future and what the doctor said to me left a huge impact. If the hubby were to be a Thalassaemia Minor carrier too, there would be a 25% chance of us giving birth to a child with Thalassaemia Major. Other than suffering from delayed growth and shortened lifespan, he/she will have to undergo blood transfusion every 3-5 weeks in order to sustain life. That shook me to my core.

The hubby was, as usual, quite nonchalent about it. I guess he knew we would still go on to have our child no matter what. Nonetheless, before our firstborn arrived, I coerced him to do a test just to give me a peace of mind. Luckily, his test turned out to be negative so that means our kids will at most be Thalassaemia Minor carriers too. Phew. The important thing is that now that I am armed with the power of knowledge, I can better educate them about this matter when they are older.

Thanks to my juniors in NTU for launching @thalasimiahsg which seeks to raise awareness about Thalassaemia and will be providing free thalassaemia screening. I never knew about it when I was a mass comms student back then so kudos to you guys for doing this campaign to help spread the word and encourage more couples to get screened. All the best!

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很多人都以為，拿鐵就是咖啡。你誤會了，Coffee Latte是咖啡，Latte其實是牛奶的意思，所以要記得⋯⋯不管你喝什麼latte，都沒有咖啡的成份的唷！

拿鐵不是咖啡？
Latte is not coffee?

「拿鐵」的意思是將牛奶注入咖啡，拿鐵並不代表是咖啡，它是意大利文裡「牛奶」的意思。在歐洲，叫COFFEE LATTE才是咖啡，而不会只叫LATTE。COFFEE LATTE特指「牛奶咖啡」。現今，在咖啡傳播的過程中，很多人慢慢喜歡簡單地叫拿鐵来代替「拿鐵咖啡」。

A latte (/ˈlɑːteɪ/ or /ˈlæteɪ/) is a coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk. The term as used in English is a shortened form of the Italian caffè latte [kafˌfɛ lˈlatte], caffelatte [kaffeˈlatte] or caffellatte [kaffelˈlatte], which means "milk coffee". The word is also sometimes spelled latté or lattè in English with different kinds of accent marks, which can be a hyperforeignism or a deliberate attempt to indicate that the word is not pronounced according to the rules of English orthography.

My Takeaways from Proverbs 20

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We are not supposed to be confrontational. It is not cool or brave to do that - it’s just stupid.
God wants us to be wise: to seek to establish peace and love instead of encouraging strife.

“It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife [by handling situations with thoughtful foresight], But any fool will [start a] quarrel [without regard for the consequences].” ‭‭(PROVERBS‬ ‭20:3‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

The problem here is procrastination. When we think “there’s still a lot of time”, that’s when we fall into this trap.
That’s how we waste time (years even) and waste opportunities.
Many people of the world procrastinate about where they are going to spend their eternity -
They go about life acting as though God doesn’t exist, and then when they least expect it, their life ends.
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke said it very well: The border to eternity does not lie ahead of us.
It runs parallel to our lives, and may be crossed over at any moment.
People must know that receiving God’s gift of salvation is urgent and of top priority!

“The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:4‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

I want to be a father like that to my daughter.
I did not have the blessing of having parents who are believers when I was growing up, and as a result suffered many unnecessary trials and troubles because I had no proper role model to follow.

“The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs-- How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].” ‭‭(PROVERBS‬ ‭20:7‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

Sin may seem harmless and even enjoyable at first but it always has a consequence.
Sin produces death in your life. The devil wants us to allow our sinful habits to gradually grow, until it utterly destroys us.

“Food gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel [just as sin may be sweet at first, but later its consequences bring despair].” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:17‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

Honoring your father and mother comes with God’s promise that you will have a long life.
However the opposite is also true: A person who is evil to his or her parents will have a shortened lifespan.

“Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:20‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

Don’t seek revenge - that’s being self-righteous, as if there is no God who will give you justice.
Put your hope in God because He is a just God and will restore you for your losses.

“Do not say, “I will repay evil”; Wait [expectantly] for the LORD, and He will rescue and save you.” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:22‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

We don’t have to worry about our life, how we’re going to provide for our family, or how our future is going to be like.
God has it prepared and ready for us already.
Our job is just to rest in Him by trusting that He has it all under control.

“Man’s steps are ordered and ordained by the LORD. How then can a man [fully] understand his way?” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:24‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

Don’t swear or make any vows because none of us know the future and cannot guarantee the ability to keep them.
It is arrogant to presume to know the future.

“It is a trap for a man to [ speak a vow of consecration and] say rashly, “It is holy!” And [not until] afterward consider [whether he can fulfill it].” (PROVERBS‬ ‭20:25‬ ‭AMP‬‬)

“Mercy and “Lovingkindness” here in Hebrew is the word “hesed” which means grace.
God maintains Himself and His throne by ruling with grace.
It doesn’t say anything about God ruling by the Ten Commandments - the Law is not God’s preferred way of doing things - He loves to show grace.

“Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.” (Proverbs‬ ‭20:28‬ ‭NKJV‬)

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It is a shortened word of omelette and rice.
Omurice is usually topped with ketchup.
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10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RAMUNE ラムネ (JAPANESE MARBLE SODA)

Ramune is a popular carbonated soft drink from Japan - one of the modern symbols of the Japanese summer.

Some people call it the most complicated soft drink in the world, but it’s really quite simple. The drink is pressure sealed with a marble from the inside, and you have this 'pushy device' that you push inside the neck to dislodge the marble.

1) RAMUNE WAS INVENTED BY A SCOT

In 1884 during the Meiji period, this Scottish dude, Alexander Cameron Sim, had his own Pharmaceutical company in Kobe. Apparently it was a trend amongst pharmacists to invent their own drink concoctions. Some were hits, some were misses. Sim's drink - named Mabu soda at the time, mabu meaning marble - was a massive hit. Eventually the name was changed to Ramune and the drink was sold nationwide. Ramune is an epic Japanese drink, so it’s no surprise Sim has his very own monument in Kobe.

2) RAMUNE WAS JAPAN'S FIRST EVER SOFT DRINK

We’re talking about the first mainstream commercialised soft drink in Japan. It wasn’t Coke. It wasn’t Ginger Ale. It was Ramune.

3) RAMUNE IS HEALTHIER THAN COKE

One reason Ramune has been growing in popularity is cause of the lower calorie and carbohydrate count. Although these levels can differ depending on the Ramune flavour. People trying to lose weight sometimes drink Ramune as a substitute for Coke or for any other regular soft drink.

4) PEOPLE INITIALLY THOUGHT RAMUNE DRINKS WERE BOMBS

Back in the 1850s, Matthew C. Perry, a Commodore of the United States Navy (who played a leading role in the opening of Japan to the West), brought carbonated sodas over to Japan. Perry and co. presented these special beverages as gifts.

A Johnny Knoxville type crew member thought it would be a funny idea to shake up some of the fizzy sodas before offering them to the Japanese. After it exploded in their faces, many thought they were bombs! It almost started a war.

Later on, when commercial Ramune was released to the public, many people were suspicious of this foreign mystery drink that may or may not explode in your face like a bomb. Not to mention carbonation was unheard of.

5) RAMUNE USED TO BE UNPOPULAR

It wasn’t called Ramune at the beginning. It was called ‘Remon Sui’ which directly translates to lemon water.

Eventually the name was changed to Remoneedo, which is the straight Japanese pronunciation of the word ‘lemonade’. And later on shortened to just Ramune. The drink then became a massive hit.

6) RAMUNE WAS ORIGINALLY MARKETED AS A PREVENTION FOR CHOLERA

This is bullcrap, but along with the Ramune name change, this bit of false marketing helped its popularity.

7) THERE ARE OVER 36 FLAVOURS OF RAMUNE

Ramune is super popular, but after the influx of newer soft drinks into the marketplace, like Coke, Fanta, Sprite, etc; the Ramune higher ups felt they needed to spice things up.

There are fruit flavours like banana, blueberry, grape, orange, green apple, kiwi, peach, pineapple, plum, cherry, coconut, mango, melon, pomelo, watermelon, raspberry, strawberry and lychee. Then there’s vanilla, chocolate, candy, root beer and coke flavours.

More WTF ones include champagne, bubble gum, green tea, chill oil, brussels sprout, corn cream stew (soup), teriyaki, curry, octopus, takoyaki, kimchi, squid ink and wasabi.

8) RAMUNE WITHOUT THE MARBLE ISN'T RAMUNE

Apparently Ramune is only Ramune if it comes in that uniquely shaped bottle (called a codd-neck bottle) with the marble in it.

9) YOU CAN MAKE RAMUNE AT HOME

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10) RAMUNE USED TO BE THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS SOFT DRINK

Kids wanted the marble, and were willing to break the glass bottle to get it. Nowadays bottles are unbreakable and kiddy-proof so are no longer dangerous.

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