Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Relak One Corner
Its 5pm. And I know my brain has left the office for the day. Don't know why I'm so unmotivated recently.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
There Can Be Only One
There will be many sleep-deprived zombies in the office tmr. Just because tmr morning is football morning.
One team will be crowned Champions of Europe. Which one will it be?
One team will be crowned Champions of Europe. Which one will it be?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Mean Streak
A random's MSN handle -: How did I get so stupid?
My intended response -: Well, they do do say that you don't get anywhere without putting some effort into it.
My intended response -: Well, they do do say that you don't get anywhere without putting some effort into it.
Monday, May 25, 2009
*Face Palm*
So I was flipping though the papers when I chanced upon this ad that Ann Kok did for Slim Fit. Its for some bust enhancement treatment.
I seriously wonder, if pretty, young lasses are told, just before they go in for breast implants, that, "oh, everyone will forget that you did it in 5 years".
Maybe it IS true... *facepalm*
Friday, May 22, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Angels and Demons Review
Caught the movie, Angels and Demons yesterday. It was brilliant.
Sure, it detracted from the book. Its a movie adaptation afterall, what do you expect? But the adaptations did not affect the flow of the movie.
Oscar winning performances from Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor made the ticket price worth it. Excellent directing kept you on the edge of your seat.
Watching the movie brought back fond memories of my trip last July to Rome. I've actually been to all the churches, save Castel Sant'Angelo which were featured in the movie.
My take-away from the movie?
HANKS: I'm an academic. My mind tells me I will never understand God.
MCGREGOR: And your heart?
HANKS: Tells me I'm not meant to. Faith is a gift that I have yet to receive.
GO CATCH THE MOVIE! ITS GOOD!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
What If He/She Is Someone You Already Know?
With the advent of social networking tools such as this one, we get to see who all our "friends" are at a glance.
With numbers running up to the hundreds, and overlapping social circles, have you stopped to consider that...
(For the singles only)
the person you might end up spending the rest of your life with might already be one of the people you are friends with on FB?
With numbers running up to the hundreds, and overlapping social circles, have you stopped to consider that...
(For the singles only)
the person you might end up spending the rest of your life with might already be one of the people you are friends with on FB?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Love Syringe - Or Why You Might Fall In Love With The Person You Do
"After studying the results over the years, Fisher has come up with a theory that love is created by three distinct brain systems — those for sex, romance, and attachment. She has described her findings in several books, most recently Why Him? Why Her? Here, an oversimplified version:
The Sex Drive. One of the main lust factories in the brain is a peach-pit-sized lump called the hypothalamus (deep in your skull, sitting just above the brain stem). This controls hunger and thirst. It also has receptor sites for testosterone, which fuels the sex drive in both men and women. So when you're feeling horny, the hypothalamus is working overtime. You don't have to be Richard Dawkins to figure out why evolution gave us the sex drive: Its job is to spread our DNA as widely and often as possible.
The Romance System. This produces the cocaine rush you get from beginning love. And cocaine is more than an idle metaphor. The reptilian brain — one of the nervous system's most ancient parts — floods you with dopamine, just as it does after you snort a line of blow. The dopamine gives you the same high, lack of sleep, delusional optimism, and obsessive thoughts. The great poet Robert Palmer was right: You can be addicted to love. Romance evolved so that you could focus your mating energies on appropriate partners — the most fertile woman, the best providing man.
The Attachment System. This is friendship on hyperdrive. While romance is thrilling, attachment is calming. It's created by a couple of hormones: vasopressin and oxytocin (not to be confused with Rush Limbaugh's painkiller OxyContin). Attachment evolved so that we could "tolerate our partners long enough to raise a kid together," says Fisher.
The three systems are intertwined. For instance, sex boosts attachment. When you have an orgasm, your brain pumps out oxytocin, heightening feelings of closeness. Which is why one-night stands often last past one night. And why exhausted married couples should force themselves to hump once in a while. In fact, semen itself contains oxytocin. You literally have a love syringe between your legs."
Taken from: http://www.esquire.com/features/mri-of-love-0609
The Sex Drive. One of the main lust factories in the brain is a peach-pit-sized lump called the hypothalamus (deep in your skull, sitting just above the brain stem). This controls hunger and thirst. It also has receptor sites for testosterone, which fuels the sex drive in both men and women. So when you're feeling horny, the hypothalamus is working overtime. You don't have to be Richard Dawkins to figure out why evolution gave us the sex drive: Its job is to spread our DNA as widely and often as possible.
The Romance System. This produces the cocaine rush you get from beginning love. And cocaine is more than an idle metaphor. The reptilian brain — one of the nervous system's most ancient parts — floods you with dopamine, just as it does after you snort a line of blow. The dopamine gives you the same high, lack of sleep, delusional optimism, and obsessive thoughts. The great poet Robert Palmer was right: You can be addicted to love. Romance evolved so that you could focus your mating energies on appropriate partners — the most fertile woman, the best providing man.
The Attachment System. This is friendship on hyperdrive. While romance is thrilling, attachment is calming. It's created by a couple of hormones: vasopressin and oxytocin (not to be confused with Rush Limbaugh's painkiller OxyContin). Attachment evolved so that we could "tolerate our partners long enough to raise a kid together," says Fisher.
The three systems are intertwined. For instance, sex boosts attachment. When you have an orgasm, your brain pumps out oxytocin, heightening feelings of closeness. Which is why one-night stands often last past one night. And why exhausted married couples should force themselves to hump once in a while. In fact, semen itself contains oxytocin. You literally have a love syringe between your legs."
Taken from: http://www.esquire.com/fea
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Letters to the City Council
These are extracts from actual letters sent to Leicester council and
Housing associations written by Gujaratis immigrants:
1. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my Knob off.
2. I wish to complain that my father hurt his ankle very badly when he put His foot in the hole in his back passage.
3. And their 18-year-old son is continually banging his balls against my Fence.
4. I wish to report that the tiles are missing from the outside toilet Roof. I think it was that bad wind the other night that blew them off.
5. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall.
6. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path, my wife tripped And fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant.
7. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen. 50% of the Walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and the rest are plain filthy.
8. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is Cleared.
9. Will you please send a man to look at my water? It is a funny color and Not fit to drink.
10. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces.
11. I want to complain about the farmer across the road, every morning at 6:00 am his cock wakes me up and it's now getting too much for me.
12. The man next door has a large erection in the garden, which is Unsightly and dangerous.
13. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two small children and would like a Third so please send someone round to do something about it.
14. I am a single woman living in a downstairs flat and would you please do Something about the noise made by the man I have on top of me every night.
15. Please send a man with the right tool to finish the job and satisfy my Wife.
P.S. For those who aren't familiar, the City Council maintains council flats, which many immigrants end up living in.
Housing associations written by Gujaratis immigrants:
1. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my Knob off.
2. I wish to complain that my father hurt his ankle very badly when he put His foot in the hole in his back passage.
3. And their 18-year-old son is continually banging his balls against my Fence.
4. I wish to report that the tiles are missing from the outside toilet Roof. I think it was that bad wind the other night that blew them off.
5. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall.
6. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path, my wife tripped And fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant.
7. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen. 50% of the Walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster and the rest are plain filthy.
8. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is Cleared.
9. Will you please send a man to look at my water? It is a funny color and Not fit to drink.
10. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and is now in three pieces.
11. I want to complain about the farmer across the road, every morning at 6:00 am his cock wakes me up and it's now getting too much for me.
12. The man next door has a large erection in the garden, which is Unsightly and dangerous.
13. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two small children and would like a Third so please send someone round to do something about it.
14. I am a single woman living in a downstairs flat and would you please do Something about the noise made by the man I have on top of me every night.
15. Please send a man with the right tool to finish the job and satisfy my Wife.
P.S. For those who aren't familiar, the City Council maintains council flats, which many immigrants end up living in.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Ouch
There are days, like today, where I wake up feeling as if someone has just hit me in the nuts.
Metaphorically, of course.
But ouch, nonetheless.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Wolverine
Watched Wolverine over the weekend with the gang. Can't say its a bad movie, but definately not a good one either.
I quote a review from IMDB, the movie was underdeveloped and overproduced.
Sure, the sequences were good. But the characters, even the lead were so underdeveloped that there were so many plot holes.
SPOILERS ALERT
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1. Why did Gambit not let Wolverine kill Sabretooth?
2. How does Wolverine, with his acute sense of smell, miss the fact that Silverfox was faking it?
3. Where did the rest of the children Wolverine disappear to?
4. Why was Deathpool chosen as Weapon XI?
5. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
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Oh, and Stan Lee did not make an appearance, or did he?
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Do stay till the credits are over... there are hidden scenes!
Friday, May 08, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
One day to give credit to your mom for all that she has done! Take her out for dinner!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Frustration
Pressure builds. With no outlet. Leads to more pressure building, which leads to anxiety.
We seek relief and scan for whats around us.
We shower our affections on those that we would usually not bother, or to those who don't appreciate it.
We get hurt by their nonchalance, or because we deep down, we know they don't really deserve our affections in the first place or don't really appreciate it at all.
What happens. When you have too much love to give? And no place to put it?
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Forks in the Road
Everyday we are faced with forks in the road. Decisions have to be made on which path to take.
Some decisions are straight-forward, and we come to a conclusion quite easily. Others, which may have a profound effect on your life, aren't that easy to make.
You want to do it. You think you know which path to take. But courage and risk adversity stops you?
Or the possible returns / fall out are too uncertain from this vantage point for you to make that decision.
What should I do? Just jump in?
Some decisions are straight-forward, and we come to a conclusion quite easily. Others, which may have a profound effect on your life, aren't that easy to make.
You want to do it. You think you know which path to take. But courage and risk adversity stops you?
Or the possible returns / fall out are too uncertain from this vantage point for you to make that decision.
What should I do? Just jump in?
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