The closest I came to bagging a gold award for IPPT was when I was a cadet. Somehow that morning I felt ultra-competitive and when my instructor challenged me to go for the gold, I felt up to it.
Too bad I failed to beat the mark in the end, coming in 3 seconds too slow. As the difference in the monetary awards was $100, it meant that each second cost me $33.33!
It’s quite interesting how the “love hormone” is triggered differently for fathers compared to mothers. I suppose this statement is also quite accurate:
Infants tend to prefer fathers as playmates when they are positive and choose mothers for comfort when distressed.
I actually have the Ocean Wonders set! Luckily nothing bad has happened…
Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls Due to Choking Hazard.
And they don’t really help to prevent SIDS anyway, so don’t use them! Personally, Esh and I found they were not practical for use in Singapore as the material the baby lay on tended to trap heat and was therefore uncomfortable.
Deaths prompt CPSC, FDA warning on infant sleep positioners.
Snacks are not only bad for your health, but your career too!
Not a bad article, especially since I like to eat eggs!
Seems like the product recall does not extend to Singapore though…
Abbott recalls infant formula on bug contamination – Yahoo! News.
In summary, the popular-er you are, the sicker-er you get. Don’t think I fell sick much in school, so that doesn’t say much for my social life…
Make sure you either don’t buy toys that use button cell batteries or you make sure you always keep a close watch on toys that use such batteries. It is frightening to read that the safe window to remove swallowed batteries is only two hours!
