I don't understand the need to make so much fuss over Eid. Surely this whole "raya sebulan" (translation: one month celebration) thing would have fizzled out a little over the years as people become more knowledgeable and are more able to pry apart religion from culture? I don't know. Maybe I'm just not made for this society. Perhaps it's a matter ( Read more... )

The Pygmalion effect is an interesting phenomenon. Interesting because this concept was introduced to me before, but I hadn't latched on to the idea until recently after watching a Q&A segment of a particular Running Man episode. I've been consciously thinking about how I can apply this theory to help alleviate my fears and phobias. Then I realized ( Read more... )

Someone once asked me why I don't have more friends my age. Why restrict yourself that way? All I need are like-minded people whose values aren't antagonistic to my own beliefs and value system, a good meal/ice-blended coffee/polaroid camera and poof! Ingredients for an enjoyable time :)

One thing I learnt is that regardless of your age, everyone ( Read more... )

Twenty-five. It's neither here nor there, but I'm here and I'm living in the present and I'm happy.

There's plenty to be thankful for, 25 years worth of thanks in debt and that number grows with each day. There's still so much to learn, to rediscover, to see. And while I lament about what I have yet to do, I can't just toss aside what I have - my  ( Read more... )

Have you ever stopped to examine if you're seeing something in front of you for what it truly is? I can't even answer that with much conviction. Science gives me answers I seek about the world, but the more I know, the more puzzled I become. I find it difficult to understand why our eyes are made as such. And I don't understand, then, why we rely ( Read more... )

The reason why we can watch films in the theatre or on the television screen is due to an inbuilt imperfection in the anatomical structure of the eye.. To think we rely so heavily on what we see, when regurgitation of memory specific to places and time is coupled more strongly to our sense of hearing and smell. I used to think that to appreciate ( Read more... )

Boys really do have more fun. I've been hanging around 5 grown men at work for more than 12 hours each day and I can't help but compare how different the dynamics are. For one, boys are (usually) the less emotional gender, so nothing is taken to heart and everything on their mind is often expressed. Just to quote one situation where a team member ( Read more... )

Is it true that people can't hurt you unless you let them? I've heard countless friends say that they despise the supposed 'bad' girls who ruin perfectly nice guys and screw them over. Makes sense, yes - but the latter is also partly responsible for their own emotions right? Someone can't hurt you unless you wear your heart on your sleeve, or if ( Read more... )

I contradict myself on a daily basis. But then, I do what I please, as I please - as long as nobody gets hurt in the process. I know I said that I wouldn't be writing anymore, however, I also added a disclaimer: that I will only share parts of my life when I feel like doing so. I do as I please, remember? ;)

You know how they say that the world's ( Read more... )

Asphyxia (from Greek a-, "without" and σφυγμός (sphygmos), "pulse, heartbeat") is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs ( Read more... )