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Assalamualaikum semua..

lame rasenye tak update blog ni..

yela..

bz satu hal..

pastu nis mls ckit nk update2 blog ni..

ni pn sbb cuti..

sje nk bg u all sume bhwa tanggal 22 November 2009 aku telah mmbotakkan kpl ku sehinga licin..

hihihihihi...

rmai yg mcm takcaye.. 

tp itulah hakikatnya...

rmai yg tak suke aku botak..

dowg kate tak chumel la..

tak hensem la..

tak kesah ape kowg nk kate..

yg pntg aku selesa,ringan kpl dan kpl ku sjuk je..

PBS abes!!!

Alhamdulillah 5 hari sudah berlalu.. abes gak Pengalaman Berasaskan Sekolah yang aku jalankan di Sekolah Kebangsaan Mengabang Telipot ni..hehehe esok pagi aku akn blk ke rumah ku di Klang.. mak!! tngu kepulangan anakanda mu!!!




satu lg.. aku,saya atau ana nk ucapkan
Selamat Menjalani Ibadah Puasa
kpd sume rakan2 dan yg mengenaliku.. pose tau jgn tak pose..hehe..

Ikan Keli..

tepat jam 11.45 or 12 aku menggerakkn kaki ke kereta menghidupkan enjin kereta untuk ke Kedai Kuning..
sbb ape..
hnye satu sbb..
iaitu nk pekene ikan keli yg besa..smmgnye mkn tgh hr ku cukop brmkne klu dpt pekene ikan keli ni..kena lak air sirap laici..pastu ikan keli disertakn pula dgn kicap..
sdapnye!!!

klu kowg tgk gmba tu..pinggan tu saiz standard tu bkn pnggan kcik tu..
ikan keli tu yg besa..ni kre sedang la ni..ade lg besa ni..
aku rse satu m'sia lum tntu dpt jmp ikan keli sebesa ni..
klu bungkus nasi kt kdai die,byk lak tu die ltk..mmg 1 bungkus 2 owg pn leh mkn..hehe..
bdak mktb ade je stiap hr..
smp pensyarah pn ske mkn kt kdai ni.
kdai kuning mmg terbaek!!

Permulaan sem kedua ijarah perguruan..

walaupn aku sudah berada d mktb 4 hr yg lalu..
namun fikiran ku masih d kg halaman..
aku masih memikirkan mak ayh, kwn2 d sane, owg yg beri hrpan, kwn2 kt cni..
ntah la..
kdg2 aku memikirkan mase dpn ku..
memikirkan hala tuju ku..
memikirkan hidop dan mati aku..
fikiran bercelaru sekali memikirkan perkara2 tu..

pagi ni aku mengagahkan diri bgn utk ke klas..
tu pn dsbbkn aku mendapat panggilan telefon dr PKU klas ku Nurul Faraliyana..
katenye ade taklimat PJ di gym..
aku mengerakkn langkah membersihkan diri..
kemudian bersiap..
sedang aku bersiap, datang pula seorang teman ku bername Ghimang..
katenye nk "nk wokok sebatang??"hehe..
aku pn bg la..
setelah siap..aku brjln bersama Apan, Agoi, Ghimang dan Koya..
semasa kami berjln d susur gajah melepasi koperasi maktab..
Apan berkata "kowg nk msk gak ke?skg dh 8.30 dh nk abes dh pn"
sume sprt stuju dgn kate2 Apan tu..
Aku pula mengajak Agoi, rakan K.U ku utk ke pjbt meminta jadual dan mengambil buku kdtgn..
sesampai buku kdtgn klas ku tiada..
wupenye PKU ku telah mengambilnya..
kami berkumpul semula..
Apan mengajak kami mkn di Warong Pok Peng..
hanye aku sje yg brstuju utk menemaninye..
kami pn pergi la mkn..
kmdian aku ke pusat sumber utk brjumpe ngan Anis..
aku tros ke bhgian blkg skali..
Dia dtg pd ku..
mara die sbb aku tipu die..
aku kate aku berade d HEP, sbb aku terlibat kes rompakan 2.4juta..
bulat2 die prcaye..
lalu di cubit lengan ku..hehe..
kami berborak seketika setelah 3mngu tidak berjumpe..
kmdian aku klas c10..tidak kelihatan seorang rakan sekelasku..
wupenye aku dapat perbincangan telah tamat..
mereka jlnkan di C2..
aku trun ke Jbtn Pengajian Melayu..
terserempak pula dgn Fariza iaitu rakan sekelasku..
dan kelihatan Kak CT, Inah, Yatie, Ija dan Nadia..
mereka brtnye "asl mgt nmpk laen"
mgkn sbb gaya rambut ku yg sedikit berbeza dr sblm ni..huhu..
aku bertnye kpd mereka "mane yana??"
dowg pn tak tahu yana di mane..
kmdian aku ke koperasi utk brtemu dgn kakak2 di ctu, lame tak jumpe..
dlm prjlnan ke ctu, aku terserempak dgn Dayana atau lbh dikenali sbg Tenuk sedut..
aku menegurnye "tenuk sedut!!"
ternyata die agak malu..
sayup2 kdgaran die berkate "Bubu!! "
memerli aku..

di koperasi
kak Bie makin bulat..
kak Cik mcm biase je..
kah Dah dijangke brsalin awl bln 7..
sempat lg aku brguwo dgn kak B..
aku brbual dgnnye..tenuk sedut lalu di hdpn koperasi..
aku memanggilnye "tenuk sedut!!"
die memberi respon die menjelirkan lidah..haha..tersenyum aku seketika..
sdg aku brguwo dgn kab Bie, tetibe aku trnmpak 2 owg wanita berbaju hijau..
alangkah gmbiranye aku..yana rupenye..
die menerangkan sedikit ape yg mereka bincangkan td..
kemudian die kate "mgt photostat la jadual ni, buku kdtg mgt xnk pegang ke??"
aku mnjwb "tape la,yana pegang la buku tu, time ksh byk yana"
aku tidak tahu same ade die menerima kaseh aku atau tidak..hihi..
setrusnye aku plg ke bilik..
brsiap utk ke bengkel bg membaiki bonet kerete ku yg rosak..
sesmpai aku d pondok pak Guard..
die tidak mmbenarkan aku klua..
katenye bru sje Pengarah m'hmbat lbh krg 20 org pljr yg mkn di Pok Peng..
katenye Pengarah tidak benarkan klua waktu kuliah..
ikotkan hati aku nk klua wat tak tawu je..
tp tak tau knpe, aku tidak lg brsikap begitu..
klu dlu aku pkai klua je..
tp skrg walaupn skjp mst aku akn tnglkn kad..
sehinggakan sume pak guard suka akn sikapku..
aku gembira skali..
kdg2 ade baek kte mematuhi praturan..
tp tak sume aku dpt ikot peraturan itu..hihi..
aku kmbali ke tmpat letak kereta dan Anis dtg..
aku mengajak die menemani aku seketika di dlm kereta..
sje brbual kosong..hehe..
ade jugak owg nmpk..
wat bodo je la..
kmdian kami plg ke bilik masing2..
aku mmbuke bju dan tros mengadap laptop ksyganku utk menggerakkan jari jemari
mngisi ruangan kosong di Blog ku ini..hehe

Situasi yg menghimpit diriku 2..

C srh A tngu die sehingga die mncapai umo 20thn..
time tu C kate die nk brsame dgn A..
C siapkn luahkan ape yg die rse pd sorg lg kwn ku di unisel E..
A agak malu n yakin sbb C siap cite kt E lg ape yg die rse..
tp trnyta a/bila C brjmpa dgn B mlm tu..
A sdh dpt mnyangka yg B dan C akn brsame kmbali..
trnyata tekaan A tepat..
C mnghntar pesanan ringkas kpd A..
menyatakn C telah brsame dgn B..
B mmnta spy C tidak lg brhbgn dgn A..
walaupn sekadar msg..
A cube utk msg C..
trnyata C tidak mmbalasnye..
nape C wat A cmni..
bri A mcm2..
syg itu ini..
belaian mnje..
dakapan mesra..
ksh syg sume A rse..
tup2..
sume tu hlg dlm sekelip mate..
tp seyes..
ssh utk A lpekn C..
silap besa C wat A cmni..
skali C wat A jth cinta.
smp mati A xkn lupekn die..
klu leh tngu..A akn tngu C...
walaupn C kte jgn tngu die..
pape pn A sentiasa akn doakan
B n C bhgie smp ke ank cucu hndaknye..
A trlampau menyayangi C...

Situasi yg menghimpit diriku..

A(aku)..B(kwn aku sndiri)..C(yg aku jth syg)..D(kwn2 yg laen)

disbbkn ape yg A wat brsame ngan C,
disbbkn trlampau syg..
A tak memikirkan perasaan B dan D..
smp skg D mara sgt ngan A
dowg pk A ni jaat sgt..
pkai lyn je..
tak pk persaan B
A msg D, tp D tak reply..
B pn pasrah je..
D n B mara sgt kt A..
D n B....
A tawu,A slh ngan ape yg A wat kt C..
tp..
smp ble B n D nk wat A cmni..
C tak slh..
A hrp B n D tak mara die..
A yg silap besa..
trlampau ikotkn perasaan..
C nk dsygi..
nk dimanje..
nk brsame A sblm A blk trganu..
tup2..
B nmpk C brpelok dgn A dlm kete..
A yg slh..
A biar je ape C wat..
A xnk tolak..
A xnk nnt C kate A tak syg die..
sdgkn A syg sgt die..

B..
A mntk maaf sgt2..
A tade niat nk lukekn ati B..
A syg B n D..
tp dlm mase yg same..
A trlampau sygkn C..
A lupe perasaan B..
perasaan D..
A mntk maaf B..
A tipu B..
xkn A blk klg nnt keadaan B n D xnk kwn A lg..
jgn la sbb tu B n D xnk kwn ngan A..
A hrp B nD fhm..
pliz B n D..
terime A blk..
A pn ade hati dan perasaan jugak..
jgan la wat A cmni..
A sdey sgt.. ='(

Baju Condom Or ConDom DresSes

pernahkah anda terfikir condom yg dijadikan baju..
hehehe..

sape sangke,
owg slalu pk kondom utk dipakai kaum lelaki semasa melakukan hubungan sex je..
tetapi, skg ni owg pmpn pn pkai kondom gak..

hehehe..

di negara China, mereka mnjalankan kempen Safe Sex dgn mempamerkan pelbagai jenis condom
dan mempamerkan pelbagai jenis pakaian yg diperbuat daripada kondom..

mereka berharap agar kempen ini menyedarkan psgn2 bhgie yg blum brkahwin atau tidak mahukan anak, atau kpd yg melanggani pelacur supaya mereka terselamat dr penyakit kelamin atau penyakit merbahaya sprt aids jika mereka menggunakan kondom semasa melakukan hbgn sex..

namun, kepada mereka yg bragama Islam, ingtlah..dlm agama Islam.. hbgn sex bebas dilarang sama skali.. ditegah dlm Islam..
mereka hnye boleh melakukan hbgn sex jika ikatan perkahwinan telah sah antara mereka..

gmba menunjukkan antara pakaian yg diperbuat drpd kondom.

Fakta sebenar mengenai coklat

COKLAT. Ia satu hadiah yang istimewa untuk diri sendiri. Ia juga satu hidangan yang diketengahkan untuk pelbagai majlis keraian - baik hari jadi mahupun majlis perkahwinan.

Coklat umpama membawa mesej yang berkata, ‘Terima kasih’, ‘Saya cintakan kamu’ dan ‘Ia khas untuk diri saya’.

Makan coklat adalah satu langkah memanjakan diri. Sungguhpun bagi sesetengah individu coklat memberikan ketenangan dan menggembirakan kita, ia harus diambil secara sederhana.

Coklat mengeluarkan endorphins yang membuat kita rasa gembira. Makan seberapa banyak dan kerap, coklat bukanlah ketagihan. Pemakanannya boleh dihentikan pada bila-bila masa.

Hakikatnya, ramai menggemari coklat. Namun disebabkan tahyul yang lama tertanam dalam masyarakat, perasaan bersalah sering menghantui setiap kali kita menikmatinya. Anda mungkin tidak percaya sekiranya diberitahu kebanyakan laporan mengenai kesan negatif coklat disebabkan maklumat kurang tepat. Hasil penyelidikan terkini mendapati coklat berciri positif yang unik. Maka, kita harus mengubah tanggapan umum yang tidak tepat ini.



Fakta 1: Coklat tidak menyebabkan jerawat.

Antara kepercayaan karut paling umum ialah coklat menyebabkan jerawat, terutama di kalangan remaja. Ini sama sekali tidak benar. Maklumat sekian lama jelas membuktikan bahawa coklat tidak menyebabkan jerawat. Sebaliknya, amalan pemakanan yang kurang baik, punca utama jerawat, tetapi kita lebih mudah menyalahkan coklat.


Fakta 2: Coklat tidak menggemukkan

Isu sebenarnya, apabila kita makan berlebihan. Perangkaan terbaru dari seluruh dunia menunjukkan, bilangna orang gemuk kian ramai. Makan sederhana, termasuk coklat, diiringi senaman kardiovaskular, adalah rahsia mengekalkan berat badan sihat. Yang penting, tahap kecergasan, bukan hanya kehilangan berat badan. Doktor dan pakar pemakanan adalah orang yang terbaik untuk mamberi nasihat mengenai pengurusan berat badan.



Fakta 3: Penghidap diabetes boleh makan coklat


Produk khusus untuk pesakit diabetes tidak menawarkan sebarang kelebihan kepada mereka dibandingkan dengan makanan biasa. Justeru, penghidap diabetes boleh menikmati coklat, tetapi secara sederhana, mengikut nasihat pakar pemakanan.

Fakta 4: Coklat tidak sebabkan karies gigi

Apabila anda mengalami sakit gigi yang teruk dan sedang menunggu berjumpa doktor gigi, coklat perkara terakhir bermain dalam fikiran. Namun jangan terburu-buru membuat kesimpulan, fikir dahulu faktanya.Kerosakan gigi disebabkan pelbagai faktor dan hakisan enamel pada gigi adalah proses dinamik. Asid yang terhasil daripada pecahan karbohidrat makanan di dalam mulut menyebabkan hakisan ini.

Amalan menjaga kebersihan mulut dan pemflouridan air terbukti dapat mengurangkan karies di sesetengah negara, walaupun pengambilan gula tetap sama atau meningkat. Satu lagi berita baik, tanin pada koko mungkin membantu mencegah karies dengan mengurangkan pertumbuhan plak, manakala asid oksalik dalam coklat dikatakan dapat mengurangkan pengeluaran asid.

Kini anda boleh terus makan coklat dan senyum tanpa segan silu. Tetapi jangan lupa berus gigi.



Fakta 5: Coklat tidak sebabkan sakit jantung

Dalam kes sakit jantung, coklat juga sering dipersalahkan. Punca utama peningkatan kes sakit jantung di Malaysia ialah gaya hidup kurang sihat dan kurang cergas. Merokok, kurang bersenam, pemakanan tidak seimbang dan berlemak tepu adalah penyebab sebenarnya. Sebaliknya, coklat mengandungi antioksidan, dikenali sebagai fenol, yang mungkin mampu mengurangkan tahap kepadatan lipoprotein (kolesterol LDL). Hasil kajian terkini menunjukkan bahawa asid stearik pada mentega koko atau lemak dalam coklat tidak memberi kesan kepada kolesterol darah.

UAK Bi the worst exam i ever sit.. (because of my condition)

arini exam bi aku rse plg trok antr UAK yg aku amik..
skali lg aku klua awl..
aku tak tau ape yg aku tulis..
essay aku tu, essay plg trok pnh aku wat..
demam, skt kpl, batok n selsema kembali menyerang aku..
demam aku mcm pagi iye ok..
pastu dlm tgh hr iye dtg blk smp mlm..
dh la esok ade kuiz PN
aku tak tau aku leh jwb ke tak
sbb aku penink sgt skg ni..
demam blk..

Exam PG lak dh lepas

kali ni agak sedey gak.. aku owg pertame klua dr dewan exm tu.. 25minit je aku dh siap. kepale aku penink sgt, demam, batok2 lak tu.. pastu lctrr tnye, " awk dh siap ke, awk ok tak ni" aku jwb "sy tak brp sehat cik, ape sy jwb pn sy xtawu" tape la, awk boleh blk.. aku pn klua dgn rase brsalah, kerana seperti acuh tak acuh dgn exam ni.. tp, aku peduli ape..drpd aku menanggung seksa dok kt ctu, baek aku blk bilik.. rehatkan bdn aku.. skang aku nk tdo, esok kul 4 pagi nk bgn.. nk stdy BI ckit.. aku harap esok aku ok ckit dr hr ni..

exam TITAS dh lepas..

alhamdulillah.. exam titas dh lepas.. tak sangke soalan spot yg aku dapat sebijik dgn ape yg klua.. tak sia2 aku m'hdp soalan tu je.. start kul 10.30am..kul 11.05 aku dh siap..hehehe... dlm keadaan pening,batok yg dh mcm owg tue, selsema pn aku leh jwb.. alhamdulilah.. tp skg, aku dh xlarat nk stdy utk exam pengurusan gerko mlm ni.. dh la tak sentuh ape pn lg psl xm PG ni.. rsau gak.. so, skg aku nk tdo dlu.. nnt lps asar nk bgn.. stdy ckit2.. insyaAllah.. gudluck sume utk mlm ni.. =)

Selamat Berujian!!!

Kepada semua guru Pelatih PISMP Semester 1 IPGM KDRI,
pejam pnye pejam, celik pnye celik..









dh msk bln 5..
bese bln 5 ni mmg dh dkt2 exam ler..
time ni owg dh mule stdy..mentelaah itu ini..
tp aku tak pn, sbb krg sehat la...hidung tersumbat,batok tak abes2..kpl ni penink je, mate pns..
tp nsb ade sowg insan yg bg aku smgt suwoh stdy, aku pn kuatkan smgt utk stdy..aku sayang sgt kt die..
hr ni kte semua akn menghadapi ujian akhir kursus
yang mane, maktab lain dh jwb dh pn..mktb kte je ktglan..hehehe..

pape pn gudluck utk sume..

aku tawu kowg sume leh wat..
same2 la kte brdoa supaya Allah berikan kejayaan utk kte.. =)

IBu..Renung-renungkan..Sebelum dia perGi meninggalkanmu..

Aku ada pasangan hidup sendiri....

Bila seronok, aku cari....pasanganku
Bila sedih, aku cari....Mak
Bila berjaya, aku ceritakan pada....pasanganku
Bila gagal, aku ceritakan pada....Mak
Bila bahagia, aku peluk erat....pasanganku
Bila berduka, aku peluk erat....Emakku
Bila nak bercuti, aku bawa....pasanganku
Bila sibuk, aku hantar anak ke rumah....Mak
Bila sambut valentine.. Aku bagi hadiah pada pasanganku
Bila sambut hari ibu...aku cuma dapat ucapkan "Selamat Hari Ibu"
Selalu.. aku ingat pasanganku
Selalu.. Mak ingat kat aku
Bila-bila... aku akan talipon pasanganku
Entah bila... aku nak talipon Mak
Selalu...aku belikan hadiah untuk pasanganku
Entah bila... aku nak belikan hadiah untuk Emak
Renungkan:
"Kalau kau sudah habis belajar dan berkerja...
bolehkah kau kirim wang untuk Mak?
Mak bukan nak banyak... lima puluh ringgit sebulan pun cukuplah".

Berderai air mata jika kita mendengarnya.​​.​​.​​.​​.​​.​​.​​.​​

Tapi kalau Mak sudah tiada..........
MAKKKKK...RINDU MAK.... RINDU SANGAT....



Berapa ramai yang sanggup menyuapkan ibunya....
berapa ramai yang sanggup mencuci muntah ibunya.....
berapa ramai yang sanggup. mengantikan lampin ibunya.....
berapa ramai yang sanggup..... membersihkan najis ibunya.......
berapa ramai yang sanggup....... membuang ulat dan membersihkan luka kudis ibunya....
berapa ramai yang sanggup berhenti kerja untuk menjaga ibunya.....

Dan akhir sekali berapa ramai yang sembahyang JENAZAH ibunya......

33 THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT UP FROM AROUND THE WORLD

BY MARYANNE MURRAY BUECHNER

Reader’s Digest had SCOURED THE GLOBE to find the latest, greatest ideas and inventions, and here’s what they found: 33 inspired new ways to make your life easier, safer and better. Learn about smog-clearing concrete and retractable heels, wireless electricity, even a fire-fighting robot and snow socks for your car. A brighter tomorrow is here today.

AT HOME

India

NO-STICK SALT

Ask a salt aficionado what’s shakin’ in the gourmet market and he’ll probably mention SaltWorks’ sea salt smoked with alder wood or Chardonnay oak. But we’d gladly trade the fancy stuff for plain oldsalt that’ll sprinkle free and easy on a hot summer day. Regular salt crystals are shaped like cubes; when they get even just a little moist, their edges dissolve and the grains bind together. Researchers in India have found that by mixing a tiny bit of glycine, an amino acid, with sodium chloride, they can create 12-sided, nearly spherical crystals that’ll roll off one another like marbles, even in humid conditions. Now that’s a breakthrough we’d like to put on the table.

Australia

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC

A new material called Plantic offers an earth-friendly alternative to the petrochemical plastic used in food packaging. Plantic looks and feels like its synthetic cousin, only it’s made from starch, so you can toss it into the compost bin or bury it in the garden. Want to get rid of it even quicker? Pour water on it and watch it dissolve

U.S

CUTTING THE CORD

Forgot to recharge your mobile phone? Someday it may be able to recharge itself. Scientist at MIT have figured out a way to beam electricity across a room and run electronic devices without wires. To produce wireless electricity, or WiTricity, a transmitter creates an electromagnetic field, powering up anything from a TV to a light bulb within a two-meter range.

Japan

SUPER BOWLS

Doing your business is serious business in Japan with three new high –tech toilets. The intelligence Toilet, which retails for $3300 and up, checks sugar level in your urine and sends the data to your PC over a home network. The portable Wrappon, $1250, which comes with a remote control, seals waste inside diaper-like bags in a bin below the seat. And the Alauno, $2900, made of stain-resistant glass, packs its own scrubbing bubbles, helping its spiral-shaped siphon flush clean while also conserving water.

Switzerland

GOOD POUR

The Twist & Spout is so simple it’s brilliant. Attach it to the mouth of regular two-liter bottle, and presto, you’ve got a watering can! A smaller kitchen version of the gizmo, designed by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland, makes it easier to dispense a round of Sprite. It’s available in two sizes for $5 each at perpetualkid.com

The Netherlands

A NEW KIND OF HOUSEBOAT

There’s new trend in Dutch architecture: houses that float. The need to build on all available land-lakefronts, riverbanks, areas below sea level- to accommodate the country’s growing population has many developers embracing the concept. The typical amphibious home has a hollow concrete foundation that acts like the hull of ship, rising and falling with the tides. The structure is connected to mooring posts that keep it from drifting away. In an alternative “ecoboat” design by retired engineering professor Frits Schoute, wind and wave energy would be used to heat the home and filter seawater for drinking.

U.S

GERM-DETECTING WIPES

Disinfecting wipes are great, but what if they could tell you exactly what’s living on your kitchen counters? Researchers at Cornell University have created a special fabric that, when immersed in fatty solution, changes colour if you’ve picked up E.coli bacteria. In the future, this technology could be used to detect other types of biohazards.

YOUR LIFE

India

INSTANT EKG

High-risk cardiac patients, take heart: Researchers have developed a personal monitor that can call for help in an emergency. The Wearable Cardiac Telemedicine prototype keeps tabs on your ticker by continuously conducting its own electrocardiogram. It uses Bluetooth, a short-range wireless link, to transmit the data to a mobile phone programmed to analyze the information. If the data indicates a problem, the phone send a text message to a nearby hospital so you can get treated quickly.

Switzerland

BOMBS AWAY

Zurich garbage-can manufacturer BrÜco Swiss is doing its part to combat the global terrorism threat. Should someone decide to drop a bomb into the aptly named Littershark Protectus, its sleek shape and reinforced-steel construction would direct the force of the blast upward, limiting the collateral damage to a two-meter radius, according to tests conducted by S

wiss defence experts. The bin, in wide use in its home country, is now marketed around the world as a safer receptacle for popular thoroughfares such as the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Canada

LENDING A HAND

Most people probably think they can do CPR. But the procedure is tricky, and performing it correctly can mean the difference betweeen life and death. The CPRGlove leaves a lot less room for error. The device, which w

as invented by two engineering students from Ontario and will soon be undergoing clinical trials, is packed with circuits and sensors that guide you on the depth and pace of your compressions, and can signal you when it's time to do mouth-to-mouth.

Finland

CASH OR CELL?

The Finns have it all:

Lapland, Marimekko - and mobile phones that work like debit cards. A new technology developed by Nokia and its partners lets you download virtual cash into your mobile. You can then buy train tickets or pay for parking b

y swiping the handset past a reader. In the city of Oulu, seniors can even order home-delivered meals by tapping their phones againts the menu.

U.S

DRESS FOR THE COLD

Designer Olivia Ong's gold dress makes more than a fashion statement: It fights the flu. For her Glitterati line, Ong used cotton coated in silver, a natural antibacterial agent, so it blocks germs that can make you sick. Talk about the high price of fashion: The Cornell researchers wh

o engineered the nanotech fabric say it cost $10,000 per square yard to make. At least you'd save on dry cleaning. The metallic finish also keeps the dress from getting dirty.

AFTER HOURS

Finland

PLAY MISTY FOR ME

It used to be that you'd have to hang a white sheet in the backyard to host movie night f

or a bunch of friends. Now there's FogScreen, a $79,950 machine that creates a display out of thin air. Much like a cool-air humidifier, the

system blasts tap wate

r with ultrasonic waves to produce a half-inch-thick curtain of dry mist that you can project still or moving images onto. If you install the machine 2.5 meters off the ground, it'll create a three-meter display. At that size you could invite the entire neighbourhood - and charge admission.

Canada

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MY CARD?

AdmitAnAttraction.com lets you tell someone you're interested without risking too mush (like outright rejection to your face). The website sells tickets that you can hand out to potential mates you encounter in the real world. The recipient can use the access code to view your online profile and in

itiate contact - or not. No names or mobile phone numbers need to be revealed unless and until you're ready to take it to the next level.

U.S

SPEED READER

The Espresso machine by on Dermand Books, a company cofounded by former Random House editorial director Jason Epstein, can print and bind a paperback book in 4 minutes. So far, the library has some 200,000 titles no longer under copyright protection - Melville's Moby-Dick, for example, and Potter's The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Early versions of the machine have been field-tested

at libraries in New York and Alexandria, Egypt. A smaller, sleeker, more retail friendly version is due out next year. With production costs estimated at a penny per page, consumers could end up saving big bucks.

U.K

PUT THE FANS IN CHARGE

You don't have to be rich town a professional soccer team - as long as you're

willing to share equal ownership with more than 50,000 other people. While it's still accepting new members, MyFootballClub.co.uk has already collected nearly $3 million in fees. The next step will be to use that money to purchase a team and then run it like a democracy (key club decisions will be put to a vote). Join now and there's still time to weigh in on which club to buy. Top Choice, last we checked: Leeds United.

U.S

THE CHAMELEON

Designed by the brother-and-sister team David and Lauren Handel, CAMiLEON Heels can drop nearly two inches in seconds: you simply pull, tuck and lock the lower part of the heel, which contains a steel rod, inside a hidden cavity under the arch, and the 3 ¼ - inch stilettos you wore to work are down to a more manageable 1 ½ - inches for the commute home. CAMiLEONHeels.com stocks nine different styles, from the Alessia sling backs to Camelia Mary Janes. The Grazia pointy - toe pumps, made in Italy of soft Napa leather, are $295.

The Netherlands

THE POWER OF DANCE

The Electric Slide may be making a comeback. The dance floor at the future nightclub MyTown, conceived by Dutch firms Enviu and Doll as the world's first "sustainable dance club" will be rigged to recapture the energy generated by dancing feet. The harvested wattage will keep the floor's coloured lights flashing - while giving the notion of sustainable living and some hipster cred. The club, scheduled to open in 2008, will also draw power from rooftop wind turbines and solar panels. Toilets will flush with rainwater, and patrons' empty organic-beer bottles will be recycled as wall decor.

Canada

ONE-OF-A-KIND LOVE SONGS

When you want to say I love you in a song, TailoredMusic.com can help you serenade your sweetheart. The company sells customised tunes that are recorded by professionals according to your specifications, for $99 and up. Choices range from piano ballads to folk waltzes to R & B. Simply select a song, then add names and other personal details to the lyrics. Recording are completed in 1-2 weeks and can be downloaded as MP3 files or burned onto a CD.

ON THE GO

France

RIDING ON AIR

The hybrid is old news. Fuel cells? Bah. How about a zero-emissions vehicle that runs on compressed air? MDI of France has announced that its Air Car, invented by CEO and founder Guy Negre, will debut in India and France in late 2008. Over time, various models will be introduced, offering 2-, 4- and 6-cylinder engines at prices ranging from $4800 to $12,900. The OneCAT, the first out of the gate, fits up to 5 passengers and can go as far as 500 miles on the highway with one fill-up, and as fast as 68 mph. Just plug in the car at home and the built-in compressor will refill the tank in 4 hours. For more information, visit theaircar.com.

Spain

MOTEL IN MOTION

Optimus Prime has nothing on this transforming truck. The Hotelmovil, built on a trailer, converts into a 42 square-meter building big enough to sleep 44 people.

Once it's parked, detach the cab and press a button on the remote; 30 minutes later, you've got 8 bedrooms and 3 suites on 2 stories with an upper deck, bathrooms, big screen TVs and other amenities. You can rent one of these mobile bunkhouses, available next year,for the weekend for $8000 and have a family reunion. If you're enterprising buy one and then set up shop wherever there's big event and no more rooms at the inn. All you'll need is half a million dollars and you'll be in business.

Australia

YOU'RE GETTING WARMER..

How hot is that latte? Like baby spoons that change colour when dipped into a dish of microwaved mashed peas, the Smart Lid changes from coffee brown to red when placed over a steaming cuppa joe. To help prevent spills, the lid's bottom ring also turns red when not securely fastened. The tops are expected to start popping up in U.S delis and doughnut shops by the end of the year.

U.S

BIKE FOR BUCKS

You've heard it before: Bike to work, save the planet. getting to the office under your carbon footprint and promotes good health - which makes you more productive at work, so your employer wins too. That's why the Burke Group, a civil engineering firm in Rosement, Illinois, pays 48.5 cents a mile and offers other incentives - such as free passes to a nearby gym so you can shower and freshen up - to encourage employees to leave the car at home.

Norway

UNCHAINED REMEDY

Stuck in the snow? Wrap your tyres in Autosocks and you'll be back on the road in no time. The high-tech fabric's individual fibres are arranged to increase friction and improve grip on the slipperiest of surfaces. And you don't have to jack up the car to put these covers on: Just spin your wheels and you're ready to roll. Invented by a group of Norwegians seeking an alternative to snow chains - chief inventor Bard Lotveit's grandmother used to wear socks over her shoes to walk on ice - Autosocks are now available in 14 countries around the world for about $100 a pair. To find a dealer, check out www.autosock.com

A BETTER WORLD

Italy

SMOG SCRUBBER

A new cement coating developed by Italcementi takes smog right out of the air. The material, called TX Active, contains titanium dioxide when exposed to light. The polution eater, which can be painted on buildings, bridges and streets, also keeps surfaces white and bright.

U.S

SEARCH FOR GOOD

Now you can raise money for your favourite charity just by surfing the Net. Every time you search the Web at GoodSearch.com, one cent goes to the nonprofit of your choice. The site uses Yahoo! Search - the second most popular search engine after Google - so you get results you can trust. Yahoo! and GoodSearch share the site's advertising revenue, generated when users click on sponsored links; GoodSearch, a forprofit philantrophy, gives away half its cut, or about one cent per search. For some beneficiaries, that's no chump change. So far, GoodSearch has helped the Save Darfur Coalition raise $3635; the ASPCA, more than $6000.

Argentina

CAN DO

Would a funny-looking bin make you more likely to recycle your empty Coke cans? Designer Patricio Forrester's "Feed the Cow" design inspired many in Buenos Aires to dispose of plastic bottles, paper and glass more responsibly - 62 % more over three months - and now th Cow Bins have migrated to the UK. Maybe sheep are next.

Spain

MIRROR, MIRROR

In the Andalusia countryside, just outside Seville, there's a field of 600 mirrors, each one 120 square metres.

Their job: direct the sun's ray to the top of a concrete tower, where the heat turns water into steam, which is used to drive turbines that generate electricity - 11 megawatts of it, in fact, enough to power 6000 homes. The operator of this solarthermal power plant, Solucar, is working to increase the yield to ten times that so the plant can someday serve all of Seville.

Italy

THIS BOT'S HOT

Any fire department would be lucky to have the RoboGat. The robot is designed to douse flames in tunnels and other hard-to-reach places. Inventor Domenico Piatti, a fire engineer from Naples, went to work on the project after 39 people perished in the Mont Blanc Tunnel fire in 1999. Last June, Piatti successfully demonstrated his working prototype, which uses cameras and sensors to locate a fire, moves on tracks, and blasts water out of pipes that can withstand temperatures of up to 1000 degrees celsuis.

U.S

BIOFUEL GAS

Researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University have found a new source of renewable energy: bugs (photosynthetic bacteria, to be precise). Like plants, these microbes use energy from the sun to grow, and scientists have found that the fat by products can be used to make high-energy fuel such as biodiesel. It's an appealing alternative to biofuels that come from corn, soybeans and switchgrass, which can divert land way from food and feed production, and are sometimes processed in coal-burning plants.

France

CHEESY CURRENCY

Giving hope to struggling entrepreneurs everywhere, French organic dairy farmers Manuel and Sandrine Rogeri are paying their debts - in cheese. The couple solicated private loans from some 70 individuals, raising more than $41,000. In exchange, the lenders will receive a share of the produce - a range of blues and Gruyeres, from both cow's and goat's milk - for six years. Get the local vintner on board and it's a party.

Global

THE LIGHT IS GREEN

Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes are popping up in public spaces around the world, from Toronto city parks to the streets of Guangzhou, China.

Although LEDs can run at triple the cost of conventional lighting, they can consume 30 per cent to 90 per cent less power and can last 20 to 30 years without being replaced or even wiped clean - so there are cost saving in the long run. The city of Raleigh, North Carolina, expects that the LEDs illuminating a new 900 space parking garage will save $75,000 the first year.