இ Random facts III ~ Blue or Red Pill¿

The Matrix As Morpheus says to Neo, “This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.” It’s time to take the red pill and continue reading.. The above is one of the famous quotes in the movie 'The Matrix'. Unfortunately just too bad Bananaz cannot be the 'chosen one' for the most obvious reason he picked the wrong pill. Moment of Truth ~ Bananaz is colour blind or a more precise term is colour vision deficiency (CVD). According...

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இ Random facts II ~ Have Wheels Will Travel

Meichun Jones aka Jeannie First and foremost my special gratitude to my lǎoshī Jeannie who has been instrumental in getting Bananaz fired up with the creation of this blog, learning Chinese the hearsay way. The saying goes when the student is ready the sifu will appear and what a perfect timing with conditions ripening. Also to my dear soulmate Mango aka KF for all her kind assistance in reconfirming my thoughts and choices of words and Chinese spelling. Not forgetting, Bananaz would not have done it without the introduction by Jeannie, this ever ready silent professor MDBG to stand by me 24/7. The Wheels of Life Life is impermanent and death...

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இ Random facts I ~ The Beginning 人之初

Image courtesy of KidsHealth This would be the very first part of the 7 random facts of Bananaz.. When I was small and banana trees were tall I used to sleep while others used to blog. As babies we slept through more than averagely 16 hours per day. Many new moms and dads are questioning how long the newborn baby should sleep. Should the newborn needs more sleep or to feed more frequently? Can check some of the answers here. Many pediatricians recommend that a parent not let a newborn sleep too long without feeding. Just look at the baby so cute, peaceful, pure and innocent. The old Chinese saying..人之初，性本善  rén zhī chū, xìng běn shàn...

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