Could fingers actually determine how healthy you are? Could they? I wonder.....
Palm readers may not be the only ones who can tell a lot about people by examining their hands. However, scientist nowadays actually believe that relative lengths of index and ring fingers provide clues about a variety of characteristics, including musical ability, athletic prowess and, in a study just released, osteoarthritis risk.
Scientist found out that the differences between two fingers' length signifies the amount of testosterone exposure in the womb. The longer the ring finger compared to the index finger, the higher the exposure. And typically, a woman's hands would have an index finger and ring finger that are similar in length, while a man's hands tend to have a longer ring finger than index finger. However, don' t worry girls if your ring finger is longer than your index finger, doesn't mean that you are going to grow hair all over :p. Well, at least that's not my case!
In 1998, British psychologist John Manning first linked the index-ring finger ratio to prenatal hormone levels. He noticed that in young boys, but not young girls, ring fingers tended to be longer than index fingers. He speculated that prenatal hormone exposure played a role.
He suggested that sex difference almost certainly arises before birth and that it can be seen in fetuses at nine weeks' gestation and doesnt change at puberty. He also added that male symphony orchestra musicians have lower finger ratios than less-musical men, that heterosexual men have lower ratios than homosexual men and that people with lower ratios tend to do better on certain tests of spatial ability. He theorizes that prenatal testosterone benefits the cardiovascular system.
However, on the other hand, British rheumatologist Michael Doherty and his collaborators at the University of Nottingham did just that in a study in the January issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. They found out that osteoarthritis is more common in men and that increased activity and physically demanding sports could contribute to the condition through repetitive joint trauma. So it makes sense that a lower finger ratio, thought to be more common in men and in athletic individuals, would be linked to a higher osteoarthritis risk.
By comparing about 2,000 osteoarthritis patients with about 1,000 people without osteoarthritis, the scientists found that is indeed the case. The strongest link, osteoarthritis of the knee in women whose ring fingers were longer than their index fingers.
Interesting..........Hmmm....But now I have a question!! How about those people with abnormally longer middle finger compared to the rest of the fingers? Does it mean that they are going to end up like GW Bushy?? O_o
Friday, January 25, 2008
Fingers Guide To Health
Sunday, January 20, 2008
It Is Getting Boring In Here!!
Hmmm....Hmmm.....I know, I know, it is getting boring in here. Geez, lately I don't really have time for my blog. Been working late nights as usual.
However, I have been thinking of things to write on my blog but nothing seems to come to mind! What is happening to me? I used to look forward to blogging and just say random crap. How to make a blog interesting? How to make mine interesting? Or maybe I can never make it interesting because I am already hummm......a boring person! Haha.....
Ah well.........
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Am Not A Piece of Meat!!
I have been depressed lately.........when i should be feeling happy and excited about the news but now am not.
Leave me alone!! Let me think about it as I am feeling confused right now and I need some time to decide!! Stop pulling me on each arm and maul me as if am a piece of raw meat.......
Everyone jumps at the chance of a promotion. I was excited about it but not anymore. My supposedly "good news" has turned into nightmare as I can't even do my current job right. People has been harassing me with phone calls constantly, regarding my "promotion".
I have been told why I shouldnt be transfered by one and another will be telling why I should take up the opportunity. Two bosses, draggin me around like a piece of raw meat. My phone rings non-stop at all hours, even when I am having my day off. Why can't people just let me be and let me decide? Even my colleagues have started sticking their noses into my business and tell me why I shouldnt go.....
One saying because I am new (merely 3 months old) and it's not fair on the older and senior employees who has never gotten a chance for a transfer though they have been working there for years. Second one said it's not fair to the new boss (who is transferring over soon and her good friend) that my current boss is trying to bring me with her, to another department because if I leave our department will be short of staff. And the third tries to warn me about the dangers of my supposedly soon to be new position and all the bosses there who are, she calls it "foxes". I don't know if it's out of jealousy or out of pure concern. Saying negative things to brain wash me so I would not leave.
God!! Am so confused right now, should I leave or should i stay? I feel so bad bout leaving but yet am excited bout leaving. Why is that? Grrr.........
Friday, January 11, 2008
Marrying 21st Century Technology with Prostitution!!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
What Are Friends For??
As I was walking home from work at 8:30pm today, this question kept slipping through my mind. What are friends for??
You choose your friends, not your family - and for many today, the former have become the most important people in their lives. But are you sure your friends really like you as much as you like them? And how do you know they will still be around in five years' time?
For me, It has been a constant struggle. To keep friends. They come and go......One day you will find yourself enjoying each other's company, talking and hanging out till wee hours in the morning and swore to be friends forever and then the next thing you know, they just disappear. Vanished into thin air....and away from your life. No matter how many texts or emails you send or sent to them, your inbox remains empty. You can't help but wonder, what are friends for?
Sometimes I sit at home, feeling depressed and sad because me as a person treats everyone equally and I treat my friends sincerely. I lend a hand when they need help (sometimes too giving and they take things for granted) and I will be there when they need me . However, no matter how sincere I am as a person, my phone remains silent. Nobody cares or seem to care about me and when I call them up, they are always busy. So why?? Why the fuss??
Friendship has been given a special status in our society. It is contrasted with all those relationships over which we have so little control; the families we can't change, the neighbours who irritate us, the colleagues we have to put up with. Friends are thought of as the joyous, freely chosen part of our lives, and it's assumed that those relationships are always pleasurable. If asked how you're spending the weekend and you say staying in or seeing your family or your colleagues, people may think you're a little sad. Say you're seeing friends and there's an assumption that you too are desirable, connected.
This is particularly true when one of my friends commented on the way I lead my life. He said am anti-social and lazy just because.....I don't go to clubs (because I don't like to) and that I don't drink but I enjoy books, I enjoy window shopping, I enjoy spending time with family and enjoy spending time alone after 13 hours of work. They seem to think I am sad and that I have no life and have the impression that I never hang out with friends (which i bloody do!)...Just not at clubs. If they are truly friends, why judge me as a person? And why not just accept me for who I am?
Start talking to people about friendship and it becomes clear that while people value it and seek it, there is also much confusion, hesitancy and disappointment about friends in many people's lives. Friendship is one of those areas full of hidden assumptions and unspoken rules. We only discover that our friendship doesn't mean what we think it does when those assumptions clash.There is no agreement about what friendship involves, or what to do if it goes sour. No one would dream of suggesting to a friend that they start seeing a friends' guidance counsellor to talk about the dynamics of their failing relationship. When things go wrong, we very rarely challenge our friends. That's because friendship is often a delicate affair and we don't want to tax it with too many demands. It's more common to absorb the hurt, and retreat. After all, there is no contract. The terms are unwritten, and nobody ever makes them explicit.
Most of us feel a certain pride about our friends, pleased that they have chosen us, and that we have chosen them. We tend to believe that they reflect some important truths about who we are. Yet making friends isn't an exercise in free choice, any more than buying a house is. We buy houses according to what we can afford, what happens to be on the market when we're looking, and whether a capricious owner decides to accept our offer. Friendship is rather similar. We can only choose our friends from among the people we meet, in circumstances where making a friendly overture would be appropriate, and who show a reciprocal interest in knowing us.
Recent research concluded that at any time we have around 30 friends, six of whom we think of as close. Over a lifetime we will make almost 400 friends, but we will keep in touch with fewer than 10% of them. So why?? Why do we put so much importance on friends when you know you are going to lose them one day. Why? Why do we get upset over friends?Is it because friends make us feel belonged? Connected? A need? Why?
It isn't easy, because friendship is a subtle dance, and no one wants to be explicitly pursued when it's unwelcome, or explicitly dropped when they are not wanted. Nor does it come with any guarantees. People are unpredictable. But we need to play the game of friendship as long as we are still alive and breathing..................
Monday, January 7, 2008
A Girl's Guide To Guy-Speak
It's an undeniable fact that guys and girls are different.....not just physically but also mentally.
Do you speak guy?Can you comprehend all the subtle—and not-so-subtle—nuances of his secret language? If you’re a woman, chances are the answer is sort of, kind of, not really. Guy-talk looks like English, sounds like English, but it’s more like Himglish.
Cracking the code can be difficult—but not impossible. Men don't always say what they mean. To give you a head start, allow relationship experts and real guys (who speak in the native tongue) shed some light on some of a guy’s most common lines—and what in the world he really means by them.
GUY SPEAK
What he says: “I really like your shoes.”
What he means: “I really like you.”
Why he says it: Granted, he could genuinely like your shoes. But if he says this during the early stages of dating, it also likely means he’s physically attracted to you—but doesn’t want to come right out and say it and seem like a dog. He would try to boost her confidence and shows her how sweet a guy he is and she will in turn, notice that he doesnt come right out and compliment her legs or something. Which is of course, what he was really complimenting in the first place!
What he says: “Maybe we should take some time off from each other, I need space.”
What he means: “Maybe I’m better off keeping my options open.”
Why he says it: Seems harsh, but it’s common. It is a guilt statement which is driven by the man’s fear of hurting the woman or by wanting to have it both ways—having her without committing. But problem is, women often take “the break” at face value. Trust me, if a guy is crazy about you, he’ll want to spend as much time with you as possible, period.
What he says: “I am listening!”
What he means: “I’m listening, but I really don’t want to get into a long, emotional discussion right now.”
Why he says it: When a guy zones out, women generally interpret that to mean he’s shut her off. More likely he’s just overwhelmed. Men process verbal information better when it’s direct and to the point says experts. They just wish she’d get to the point sooner. One way around this is to ask him for his advice — guys love to fix problems — or to make sure he’s primed for a marathon talk session. So rather than launching right in, say, “This story’s kind of involved—can you listen now or should we talk later?”
What he says: “You’re just too good for me.”
What he means: “I need out of this relationship.”
Why he says it: A guy can say that to you many times, but not once have they really mean it. Infact it simply means they need out in the relationship but want to make the girl feel good about it. Another popular alternative to this is the, “You deserve someone better than me” line. So why can’t guys just come out and tell you the truth? Unless you’re new to the planet Earth, you may have noticed men aren’t big on having talks—particularly breakup talks. In fact they’ll say anything to avoid them, such as butter you up so you don’t chew them out. Blech!
What he says: “I think I’m falling in love with you"
What he means: “I am this close to saying the L-word, but I can’t bring myself to say it just yet and when I do say it, I want to be sure you’ll say it back.”
Why he says it: The “in-between line”—it’s a warm-up act to “I love you,” and it tests the waters to see if she’s feeling the same way. For women, talking about your emotions and exposing your vulnerabilities is a way to bond with another person, but men don’t view exposing your vulnerabilities as a positive. They don’t want to appear weak that’s why words like “thinking” and “falling” come in very handy—they give him an out. But they also allow him to express something meaningful in a way only he understands. Hopefully, now you will, too.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
Places I Wanna Go Before I Die!!
I love traveling!! Though I have airsickness....But it's getting better now :p. But I have always dreamt of going places, sometimes I would sit there imagining myself going to these places.....
Loch Ness, Scotland
London!! Woo!! I have always wanted to go to London since I was 5!! Never had a chance but I am working hard to realize my dream now!! Can't wait to apply for working holiday visa UK, travel and live there for two years!! Wow!! So excited!!
London has always been my dream destination. Don't ask me why, but when I was in high school, I used to imagine myself studying and living there. Even when I was getting ready to venture into college, I was bugging my dad to let me study there. Yes! My parents always knew how much I love London and wanted to go there.
Maybe it was all the wonderful stories my dad used to tell me when I was a kid about London. He lived and studied there for 5 years and eventually met my mum, who hails from Hong Kong. He used to talk about London all the time and how much he enjoyed it. I am so jealous!! :(
ahhh!! Paris!! The city of lights!! When I was young, I used to read books showing beautiful pictures of Paris. Especially Eiffel Towel. I used to imagine myself standing in front of Eiffel Towel, looking up and admire the beautiful view.
I would like to go there one day, live there for abit and learn some French ;). Maybe I am destined to apply for the working holiday visa haha!!
Serengeti!! I love nature and wildlife!! I used to; still do watch documentaries featuring the wildlife of Africa!! Serengeti is situated in the North-Western part of Tanzania and extending to South-Western Kenya.
The Serengeti hosts the largest and longest overland migration in the world, a semi-annual occurrence. This migration is one of the seven tourist wonders of the world.
Hope one day I have the chance to watch this spectacular sight!!
Russia
Russia......I don't know why, I have always wanted to go there as well. It sounds so mysterious to me. I have always wanted to visit Moscow. I just love their buildings!! They look so unique, the onion domes and the colours.
Also, I am curious about their language. Once I even thought of learning Russian :p. Maybe I should!! One day muhuhuhu!!
Christchurch, I first heard about it from a net buddy from New Zealand. Unfortunately we have lost touch. I got very interested in Christchurch after he sent me pictures of it (he’s from Christchurch).
I was blown away by the beauty of the place!! It’s so beautiful!! Since then, I have always wanted to pay a visit.
Xi'an, China
Xi'an is one of my dream destinations as well, along with Beijing. But I have been to Beijing, a few months ago :p. Me happy!! I love history and cultures so much!!
Xi'an is just the right place to learn about Chinese history. Xi'an is one of the most important cities in Chinese history and it is considered as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China for it has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang. Furthermore, Xi'an is also renowned for being the Eastern terminus of the Silk Road and the location of the Terracotta Warriors, made during the Qin Dynasty. The city has more than 3,100 years of history!!
A Post A Day Keeps The Stress Away!!
Weee!! Am back!! I have decided!! Work isn't an excuse to stop blogging!!
I do miss my blog, I miss talking to myself.......But sometimes i just don't know what to talk about haha......
Work, work and work seem to be the only excuse I have and actually, think about it, it's not even a good enough excuse!! As a post a day keeps the stress away!! Yay!!
Am going to promise myself to post at least once a day or once in two days.....
