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I read about this great campaign through an e-mail my Father sent me. I thought it was a great idea, and I hope you will too. Please read the e-mail below:
ICE – In Case of Emergency
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone, but would not know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored in your phone but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence the ”ICE” (In Case of Emergency) Campaign. The concept of “ICE” is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell (mobile) phones are carried by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during any emergency under the name “ICE”
In an emergency situation, emergency service personnel and hospital staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as “ICE.” For more than one contact name, simply enter ICE1 -Mom or ICE2 – Mary etc.
Let’s spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our mobile phones today!
Check out their website at http://www.icesticker.com/index.html
Here are the easy steps to ICE your phone taken from the website above.
1) CHOOSE a responsible person to be your In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact. Record their contact information.
2) INFORM your ICE Contact that you have chosen them as your designated contact and provide them with information that may affect your treatment. Remember MAD or “M” “A” “D”.
- Medicines –List all current medications you are taking, including herbal and organic supplements because they can and do interact with some medications.
- Allergies – List all known allergies, especially to medications, but also to foods.
- Doctors – Include the names and phone numbers of doctors or other medical providers responsible for your regular care.
3) ADD this contact as a new entry, with their phone number, in your mobile phone address book under the heading “ICE”. Example: ICE-William or ICE-Dad.
4) APPLY the ICE Sticker™ visual alert to your mobile phone. This will serve both as a visual alert for and an invitation to emergency responders that you have established a communication protocol.
PARTICIPATE IN THIS GLOBAL MOVEMENT. SAVE A LIFE, SAVE YOURSELF
GAP finally opens its doors at Central World Plaza
Highly anticipated. It look so long for GAP to finally open, that we all thought it was just another bad rumour. Just like Krispy Kreme coming to Bangkok perhaps. (Correct me if I’m wrong) GAP is conveniently located on the ground floor of Central World Plaza in the circular area where they have the glass elevators. Its where the old G-Star shop used to be. Walking into a GAP store in Bangkok reminded me of shopping in college. You always found something to buy at the GAP. Unfortunately, I walked into the store today and I was a bit disappointed.
I remember there used to be a door greeter in every GAP store whose sole purpose was to say, “Welcome to the GAP!” Maybe they did away with this already I am not sure. I was not able to interact with any staff so I am not going to comment on their customer service. I will, however, comment on the men’s clothing that was displayed. There seems to be a lot of winter items currently in the store. I mean, I love a nice GAP sweater or a hoodie, but where would I find the opportunity to wear winter items in Thailand. Its the middle of March, and you should already be displaying and promoting your summer items, and maybe your winter items should already be in the back on a round rack marked ”SALE”
Second, pricing. Okay I checked, and the prices are very reasonable if you do your currency conversion from Baht to US Dollars. Meaning, that they did not mark up the price that much from what they are selling them for in the States. For example, a simple T-shirt with a pocket would cost you US$18.00 at the GAP and roughly about Baht 550 at the GAP store here. OKay. Fair. However, you can’t help but notice that most items I looked at were made in Cambodia or Vietnam. So basically, I’m paying Baht 550 for something that’s made next door. In the States I would be able to justify this and say that, “Okay, there has to be some shipping costs to get this T-shirt all the way here from Cambodia.” But to Bangkok? You have to ask yourself, “Is this T-shirt really worth that much?” Comes down to the basics of Value for Money.
Lastly, I remember that GAP used to pride themselves on being a clothing store where you can purchase a pair of jeans based on waist and inseam length. For example, you will notice that all of GAP’s jeans will have a sticker running down one pant leg that says 32 x 32 or 34 x 36. Meaning size 32″ and inseam measures 32″ or size 34″ and inseam 36″ However, I noticed that all inseams at the GAP were all 32″ What if a tall person wanted jeans? The waist size varied from 28″ to 38″ (I think), but the inseam remained constant at 32″ for all sizes on display. I hope that they have other sizes in stock!
Okay, enough ranting. Go check it out. Decide if you want to buy stuff. Don’t let me persuade you to do anything.
Taken from the book Stuff Every Man Should Know by Brett Cohen
I read this book a while ago, and thought I should share some of the few things I read that I thought was quite useful. It’s an easy read, and a book that can easily be found at any leading bookstore. Pretty interesting stuff for guys (and also girls) if you ask me.
Stuff You Should Know but I Can’t Tell You
1) Birthdays and anniversaries for your spouse/girlfriend, all close family members, friends, and key co-workers.
2) How to escape your house during a fire.
3) The best bar and restaurant in your neighborhood for visiting out-of-towners
4) Your signature cocktail, so you’re never dumbfounded when called upon.
5) Your shirt size, pant size, and jacket size.
6) Your signature dish, so you’re always prepared to impress a date/ or your spouse.
7) Your favorite book, movie, and band.
8) Your spouse’s/girlfriend’s favorite book, movie, and band.
9) Your family history, so that you can tell it to your children someday.
10) What you want out of life.
Yeah, I knew 4 out of 10 of these. What really hit me, was that I really should ask my parents about our family history and family tree. I think I would like to share that with my children one day. It would be nice to know where we came from.
