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“Dedicated to Excellence” Vol. 10, Issue 131 February 2011

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Ingredients:

3-1/2 lbs ............Roasting chicken

4 .........................Rosemary sprigs

1-1/2 tbsp..........Garlic cloves,

thinly sliced

Salt, coarse (optional

Black or cayenne pepper, ground

Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 5000F. Remove insides and all excess fat from chicken. Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry.

2.Lift skin, and push rosemary and

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Contributors: Ollie Stogrin Loy Lai , Werner Stephan Deb Chow, Karel Ley Margaret Hansen Carol Rocroft Jose Suganob

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Inside this issue:

Quotes:

“How can someone be dirt

poor , and another be filthy

rich.”

“It is amazing how much you

can accomplish when it does

not matter who gets the

credit.”

When someone share some-

thing of value with you and

you benefit from it, you have

a moral obligation to share it

with others. -Chinese proverb

Church Signs:

Where will you be sitting in

eternity? Smoking or non-

smoking?

You are not too bad to come

in, and you are not too good

to stay out.

—Submitted by Loy Lai

Templeton Stroke Recovery

TOO OFTEN…

We lose sight of life’s simple

pleasures. Remember when

someone annoy you it takes

42 muscles in your face to

frown.

But, it only takes 4 muscles to

extend your arm and bitch-

slap that mother@#?!&!

upside the head.

“IT TAKES YEARS to build

up trust, and only seconds to

destroy it.”

garlic around breast and leg meat, being careful not to break skin. Put remaining garlic and rosemary inside the cavity. Generously salt (optional, but it causes greater crispness) and pepper chicken inside and out.

3.Put in baking pan with small amount of water to cover pan bottom. Cover the baking pan, and cook for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 4500F, and uncover.

4.Continue cooking uncovered until skin is crispy, while meat remains moist, about 30 minutes or longer.

5.When done, remove from oven, garnish, and serve.

6.Serves 5 to 6.

NOTE:

Although this recipe is cooked with the skin to hold the herbs in, we strongly advise removing the skin before you eat it (the skin contains a large amount of fat).

Recipe Encouragements

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What is ‘tofu’... 2

Last Month’s Happening

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Douglas Park Branch BLAST Add Info

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What Manners? J-Notes

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February 2011 Volume 10, Issue 131

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“There’s life after stroke”

RECIPE: “Crisp Rosemary-Garlic Chicken” ENCOURAGEMENTS

S t r o k e R e c o v e r e r ’ s R e v i e w

WHAT IS ‘TOFU’?

Also named ‘soybean curd.’

It is a derivative of soy-

beans. Almost no flavor, a

jello-like texture, and the

unique ability to absorb and

adapt to the f lavor of

virtually any ingredients

with which it happens to

share recipe space. It is very

high in protein. And while it

is not very low in fat, the fat

in it is natural and healthful

(your body does need some

fat to survive). When used

properly ‘tofu’ provides an

excellent alternative source

of high quality protein if

you are trying to cut down

on your meat ingestion, and

can substitute for cheese

made from cow’s milk in

many instances. And if you

think you don’t like the

flavor, remember—’tofu’

really has no flavor; it takes

on the flavor of whatever

dish it’s in.

STORE BATTERIES in

the refrigerator in an air-

tight plastic bag to keep out

moisture. Most batteries

will hold their charge

slightly longer when kept

chilled. On the other hand

if you plan to use the

batteries in the near future,

storing them in a dry place

at room temperature will

do just fine.


Valerie and Jose had a

mee t i ng wi th L i nda

McGowan, Consumer

Advocacy Manager, MVT

Canadian Bus, Inc. about

our HandyDart booking

problem. The news is very

positive, which would be

good for our membership

to start at 9:30am. We

would be able to have a full

program without the feel-

ing that we have to cut the

program short because of

starting so late. That would

be great! As it’s been

difficult to have a full

program starting at 10:30

am. Let’s hope this meeting

will improve our program

starting time.

Feb. 24, 2011—We had

speaker from ‘March of

Dimes.’ Brent Page was

very informative regarding

the program they want to

bring here from Ontario.

Also, Karel Ley (Delta

Branch Director) came in to

visit. It was nice to see her.

She has attended some of

our events. Like our picnic

and Christmas dinner. Nice

to see her on one of our

program days, she also, is

on the BLAST Committee.

Key attended the Coquitlam

Stroke Recovery meeting

about the upcoming

‘Strides for Strokes,’ which

we plan on joining this year.

Seems we are all busy? Yes,

we are, there is always

something that needs

attention, when there is an

upcoming event like annual

‘Strides for Strokes.’ There’s

lots of work to be done and

meetings to be had as this

year ‘Strides’ will be in

three place. I heard rumors

that there could a fourth

‘Strides’ event? I’m not

always informed on all

that’s going on.

We will have a ‘Easter

Retreat,’ Building Life After

Stroke Together (BLAST)

on April 22-25, 2011 at

the Lion’s Easter Camp

Squamish in Brackendale,

Squamish, BC. I just hope

that members that haven’t

been to Easter Camp will

attend as this is an event

that I wish our members

could attend. A great week-

end. You will make new

friends and renew old ones,

too. You will never regret it.

Please tell your friends

about the Squamish Easter

Camp.

This will be my 9th time as a

volunteer at Easter Camp.

Even though as a volunteer

one doesn’t have much

spare time to watch people

having fun and enjoying

events. It’s heartwarming to

watch and worth getting at

7am and working till 11pm.

Worth the time spent

volunteering.


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Our Jeanie is in Shanghai,

China, attending a family

wedding. Our members are

doing their exercise via

video. As with our volun-

teer shortage, I can’t lead

the members in their exer-

cise when Jeanie is away.

I haven’t been able to multi

task in more than one area.

So, video is doing fine till

Jeanie gets back.

Our Loy came back from

South Africa after Xmas.

She had a great time. Only

since she returned, she has

come down with laryngitis.

It’s been going around

because I, also, had it for 2

weeks. It’s the ’virus’ of the

season. It’s because of our

warm then cold weather!

Hopefully, I will be going to

sunny land of Australia next

month. Did I say sunny?

‘Down-under’ has had their

share of weather problems

as we have.

Welcome, Dianne Shaylor

to our group! Dianne has

been a member for many

years to a couple of

branches. She came with

gifts, loads of goodies!

Coffee, tea, juice, crackers,

cookies, etc. A care pack-

age! Ahhh. Very nice! Not

only the goodies but she

also brought a ‘piggy bank’

for our members to donate

their pennies to go toward

Easter Camp

LAST MONTH’S HAPPENING...Ollie Stogrin

BLAST! What a great idea!

Our members are very help-

ful. They help in anyway

they can like setting up the

tables and chairs:

Constantino starts his

mornings by setting up

coffee cups, tea and snacks.

He and Orlando also put the

tables and chairs away at

the end of our program.

George does the blood

pressure test for members.

Nancy helps in the kitchen

after the program. Jeanie

does the exercise, Athena

takes lunch orders. Jose

does our monthly newslet-

ter. Anyone that can help,

does it freely. They really

just wanted to help…

We have a new volunteer!!!

Katlin, she is Key’s grand-

daughter. Katlin is getting

volunteer experience from

being a help to our group.

Volunteering is very helpful

when one is looking for

work. Showing one has

some work experience. I’m

sure her experience with us

will be helpful when she is

hunting for a real and paid

job.

Next month maybe??? Key

will be writing here. As,

I hope, I hope to be in

Australia.

—Ollie Stogrin Templeton Stroke Recovery




Al ice McSweeney and

Karel Ley dropped in to see

Martha in VGH. Martha will

be in rehab until the end of

March and she would

a p p r e c i a t e s o m e

visitors after 5 pm each

weekday and anytime on

weekends. Martha still


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DOUGLAS PARK BRANCH—MARTHA IN REHAB


manages to get on the

computer daily, so

messages of good wishes

can still be sent to her

the re. T h ey took in a

few BLAST posters for

Martha to share .

—Karel Ley

Delta Stroke Recovery

More volunteers:

MOVING AHEAD CONDUCTIVE CONSULTING —Anne Wittig

CE conductor. The conductor looks at what the individual

can already do and from there determines the next

step of the individual’s development. This is a positive out-

look on a disability, helping to gene-rate success and confi-

dence. Conductive Education acknowledges that one is

never too young or too old to start learning new skills.

CE emphasizes that the way new skills are learned is unique

to the individual and requires flexibility, with a positive and

encourage teaching method. Learn more, at website: turtle-

talk.ca

DIVERSITY, DISABILITY AND INCLUSION—

Brent Page is presently located in Ontario.

Karel Ley, in the spirit of BLAST has arranged

for him to come to Templeton Branch,

Fe. 24/11 to speak about Conductive Educa-

tion (CE). He will be moving to Vancouver

and has kindly offered to join us for the

entire BLAST experience. He worked 30 years for people

with disabilities with Canadian Red Cross and March of

Dimes, Ontario. Learn more at website: turtletalk.ca

BLAST volunteers:

Learn more, at website: turtletalk.ca

Colleen Fraser

Whistler Healing Arts

Heather Brascombe Abilities Neurological

Rehabilitation

Teri Damiani

Yoga2go

Elizabeth Dao

UBC Brain Behavior Lab

—Deb Chow Templeton Stroke Recovery

“Challenges can be stepping stones or stumbling blocks.

It’s just a matter of how you view them.”

1. Back straight, knees

bent, feet shoulder

width apart.

2. Form a loose grip.

3. Keep your head down.

4. Avoid a quick back

swing.

5. Stay out of the water.

6. Try not to hit anyone.

7. If you are taking too long

let others go ahead of


ACTUAL GOLF SIGN in Scotland

EASTER CAMP BLAST Additional Info...

you.

8. Don’t stand directly in

front of others.

9. Quiet please. Whi le

others are preparing.

10. Don’t take extra strokes.

Well done. Now, flush the

urinal, wash your hands and

go outside, and tee off.

—Submitted by Margaret Hansen

Coquitlam Stroke Recovery

WHAT MANNERS? — W. Stephan, NSSRC—West Vancouver Group

I have heard it said that if

you have bad manners, to

be yourself is not the

solution but the problem.

How can that be? Open-

ness? Honesty? It seems that

‘manners’ do not depend on

the individual but on society.

‘G ood’ m ann ers a re

different in North America

than in (for example) Japan

or China. (Japan: avoid #4,

such as the 4th floor in

hospital or hotels; avoid to

stick chopsticks into rice).

I would suspect that

combing your hair with your

fork or using a toothpick to

get the wax out of your ear

and smelling your under-

arms in a fine-dining restau-

rant is not considered good

manners anywhere.

This short list of bad

behaviors, that should be

avoided, is disgusting!

Regrettable. I have a few

more examples of bad

behavior: playing with

spoons on your teeth,

gargling wine at the family

reunion or indeed anywhere

playing with your portable

video game player during a

funeral. Enough? A more

complete l is t of ‘bad

behavior’ can be found at:

http://purpleslinky.com/

humor/l ife/twenty-bad-

manners-that-we-could-do-

without

History is full of complaints

of someone or other

decrying the decl ine of

morals and manners. The

Greek philosophers did it.

The Roman senators did it.

Shakespeare portrayed in his

writing young boys as armed

and unemployed tough’s,

roughing up citizens and

provoking fights. It is said

that at the end of the

19th century and also in the

1950’s the people in larger

cities barely dared to travel

down tow n af te r d ark

because of the lack of order

there. Today, older people

HANDYDART HELP

Last issue of the newsletter

I wrote about the Handy-

Dart booking problem we

are having and we don’t

know where to go to get

help.

I found out, from another

bran ch , tha t L i nda

McGowan, still there as

Consumer Advocacy

Manager of MVT Canadian

Bus, Inc. Valerie and

I met with Linda and dis-

cussed the problem in early

booking . And, she said she

will do what she can do

to solve this problem.

I hope so, too.

—Jose Suganob

Linda McGowan [email protected]

Consumer Advocacy Mgr.

Office phone:

604-575-6619

Fax: 778-397-2566

Cell: 778-772-4431

MVT Canadian Bus Inc

17535 55B Avenue

Surrey, BC V3S 5V2

www.mvtcanada.com


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complain about younger

people, who are dis-

associated from the world

by I-pods and by living in a

virtual world.

Here are the most common

mistakes in business man-

ners:

Failing to follow the dress code

Excessive drinking

Inappropriate table man-ners.

How do we get rid of bad manners? The Internet gives us some hints, for example:

We should stop chewing food with our mouth open.

Be polite on the phone.

Never cut into line-ups.

Always remember proper manners. Therefore, if you happen to be on a sinking ship with too few lifeboats, take one lifeboat and slip quietly away. There is going to be a terrific fuss among the drowning passengers. It is rude to listen to their screams and complaints which are not your concern.

—by Werner Stephan, NSSRC,

West Vancouver Group

QUOTES:

Life is like a hot bath. The

longer you stay in it, the

more wrinkled you get.

There are two motives for

reading a book; 1. You enjoy

it. 2. You can boast about it.


J-NOTES...Jose Suganob



While creating husbands,

God promised women that

good and ideal husbands

would be found in all

corners of world.

And, then, he made the

earth round. That God—

he’s such a joker.

—Submitted by Carol Roycroft

Burnaby Stroke Recovery

WHEN GOD CREATED HUSBAND jokeonly

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