I read this brain teaser in a magazine recently, and I found it very interesting. Good for a brain exercise on a Thursday morning, so I’m going to share it with you now.
Let me know if you have the answer. Enjoy!
Three aunties go to a nearby coffee shop. They order breakfast sets that cost them $15. They each contribute $5 when the waiter collects money from them.
The coffee shop owner, who is friends with the aunties, asks the waiter to return them $5. In need of cash, the waiter decides to give them $1 each and pockets the remaining $2.
So, do you get the picture here? And now, the question comes…
If each of the auntie effectively paid $4, their total amount would be $12. Add the $2 that the dishonest waiter pocketed and you have a total of $14.
Where has the other $1 gone from the original $15?
Let’s think!
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I believe marriage – like life – is defined as much by the problems that have to be overcome together, as a husband and wife.
I’m old enough to know that marriage is not always a bed of roses. In every relationship, there are ups and downs. It is not always perfect and conflict-free.
And LOVE is about confronting these issues and overcoming them without hurting the other party. This is possibly one of the things that are hard to achieve, and it’s my weakness too.
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My husband and I had numerous fights and arguments too – some of them were dramatic and serious. Just last week, we had a huge fight. We were screaming at each other so loudly and we were in a car along the expressway. Little Edison and our helper were seated in the rear, they were so worried but they didn’t dare to say a word. I was so angry that I ignored him for the whole day.
But no matter how hard we fight, we will eventually forgive and forget. We will always move on. Love is about forgiveness, because when we really love someone, we have to forgive them and be patient with their mistakes. And that’s the greatest power of LOVE.
When I think about it again, I can’t even remember why we had such a big fight. It could be possibly due to my impatience and his bad-temperedness – these two elements is a bad combination and the ‘evil’ in our relationship.
Whenever I’m angry with him, I will also remember him as the man, who would boil bitter guard soup for me when I’m sick, give me support and stand by me when I’m down, drive my car to the petrol station when I’m busy, tell me silly jokes when I’m sad and protect me when I was bullied.
I constantly remind myself that I’m blessed to have such a wonderful husband. And automatically, my anger will disappear. It’s magical.
LOVE is a long journey. LOVE is a lot of hard works too.
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For a three-year-old kid like Little Edison, he is still very much a sensory learner. He loves to explore colors, scent and texture. In this aspect, Play-Doh serves as an excellent toy that can hours of fun. He likes to squeeze the dough through his fingers and manipulate them into different shapes. He also learns the properties of colors by mixing them up.
Play-Doh is fairly inexpensive in Singapore, and it will last longer if it is properly used and cared for. When not in use, the Play-Doh should be kept in a tightly sealed container. Clean hands are very important too; they keep germs and foreign materials away from the dough.
If the dough becomes dry or harden, we can easily restore its softness by adding water one drop at a time to moisten it. Alternatively, we can wrap the dough in a damp paper towel and keep it in a container overnight.
A clean, smooth and washable surface works best with Play-Doh. We have a dedicated table for him to play with Play-Doh at home. It’s easier to clean on the table, than on the floor. I discourage him from playing on the floor because the residues will stick on his pants and go all the way to the sofa and bed when he sits on them. In addition, it makes the floor sticky and oily.
The most important point here is to train him to clean his hands before and after each play. I nag emphasize on cleanliness everyday. After playing, the dough should be kept into the containers and properly sealed to prevent drying-up.
He has a kitchen set and he enjoys making burgers with the dough. The other day, the helper made a lizard for him. He took the ‘lizard’ to my room and said “Mama, got lizard!” I freaked out as I thought he was holding a real lizard! It looked so real!
Little Edison also enjoys making numbers and alphabets with Play-Doh.
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Continues from previous post…
How this machine works?
There are two buttons. Press the button on the left (blue); it will lower the scoop to lift up the items (sweets, snacks or even small toys) before it goes up to its original position.
Press the button on the right (pink); it will release the items in the scoop onto the trays. The upper tray will move forward and push the items into the hatch. As the items drop into the hatch, it will hit the ‘checker’ counter and it will increase the bars to hit the jackpot.
The items that fall into the hatch will be your winning! If you hit the jackpot, you will get a giant prize from the machine.
How much is the game?
Its $2 for three games or $1 for one game. The machine accepts only $1 coin. If you run out of coins, you can approach the arcade staff for exchange.
How to hit the Jackpot?
Every time when ‘checker’ counter is hit, there will be a “wheel of fortune”. You will either get 1, 2, 3 or JP. If you get 1, your bar will be increased by 1. If you get 2 or 3, your bar will be increased by 2 or 3. And if you get “JP” (means Jackpot), you will win immediately.
Secondly, look for the bars. The bars will increase as you play along. When the bars are full and reached the “JP”, this means you hit the jackpot.
When you hit the Jackpot, the giant prize (on top) will drop and there is music from the machine. You can exchange it with other giant prizes in the machine if you don’t like the one that you’ve won. Simply approach the arcade staff to do the exchange for you.
Additional tips to share – you’ve to read this!
When there are too little items to catch, the chances of winning is slim. Sometimes you can even see the base of the machine. If this happens, you can approach the arcade staff to top-up the sweets and snacks.
Always choose a good seat where the tray is already full. You should also check the bar on the jackpot. The higher the bar, the chances of winning is greater.
Wait for the right time to scoop. Check the timing and start to lower the scoop when the hill of sweets is approaching. When there are many big items together, it may be very challenging to scoop them because if their weight. They tend to fall-off before the scoop moves up.
I always aim for small soft toys. Reason – they are light and easier to scoop up. They are also bigger in size, so they can help to push the sweets down to the hatch.
Wait for the right position to release the sweets from the scoop. If I have big items on the scoop, I will release them onto the lower tray so that they can help to push more sweets into the hatch. But don’t wait too long, because the machine will automatically release the sweets for you.
Finally, observe other players and learn some tips from them. And of course, practice makes perfect!
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It’s a simple game, but it can be quite addictive too. We haven’t hit the jackpot yet, and we’re still trying. After every game, we leave the arcade with bags of sweets and snacks. Now, we have too many sweets and snacks in our kitchen. I seriously have no idea on how to dispose them.
Our winning last weekend…
After sorting them out – sweets, snacks, peanuts and small toys, this is how they look like… Do you want any sweets? Hehe!
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I just learned that this candy-catching machine in Zone X arcade is called the Big Sweet Land machine. Our boy calls it candy machine. It’s currently our favorite game!
Big Sweet Land machine is available in most arcades now. It’s quite simple to play. Besides getting loads of sweets and snacks, there are giant cool prizes to be won too – and that happen when you hit the jackpot!
Little Edison knows how to play too. But he prefers picking up the sweets from the machine and watching the pool of sweets moving around in the machine.
If you’re interested to know how this machine works and how to play the game, I will be writing another post end of this week. I’ll share with you some useful tips. So, please stay tuned.
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