Resurrection!!

Nice title eh?? Haha....gee, I can't believe it has been yonks! Since the last time I actually care enough to update my wittle blog. And I can't believe despite how lazy I have been, there are people still visiting it!! Makes me feel ashamed!! Haha.....Been busy lately but still, no excuses!!

Anyways, just like the title, I stumbled upon this very interesting documentary on youtube.



The documentary is in Chinese. Lucky for Chinese readers out there ;).

Mawangdui is an archaeological site, situated in Changsha, China. The saddle-shaped hills contained the tombs of a family of 3 (father,mother and son) from the Western Han Dynasty, dating back to almost 2000 years ago (206BC-24). The tombs belonged to the 1st Marquis of Dai, his wife and their son.

The tombs are very grand and complicated as well. Out of the 3 tombs, only tomb No. 1 is well preserved with everything intact just like when it was first buried back in the days. The excavations yield many surprises. From silk products, silk books, silk paintings, lacquer works, potteries, bamboo slips used for writing, weapons, herbs and most surprising out of the lot, is a body so well preserved, the skin is still flexible after 2000 years!!

The body of (Marquisate) Lady Dai is so well preserved that an autopsy was performed on her body. When disinterred from the tomb, her corpse was complete and the whole body was still moist and supple. Some of her joints could move; her organs and surrounding tissues were still intact, and the skin still flexible; she was as if she had been buried yesterday. Upon autopsy, doctors discovered that she had honey melon prior to her deathas honey melon seeds were discovered in her stomach.


Along with her body, food offerings were also found in the tomb. The food offerings were placed on colourful potteries and mostly painted in red or black. Meat skewers, fish, soup,desert and many more, all well preserved and looked just like they were made yesterday. The mouths of the containers were tightly sealed with grass and mud and bamboo brands with the name of the food tied on the outside of the containers' necks. Most amazing of all, they found a piece of pottery containing chinese lotus soup with the soup and lotus roots slices still intact. The archaeologists were amazed. The silk clothes from lady Dai's tomb are in a variety of styles and of fine workmanship. One of the most outstanding representatives, is a silk coat which is as light as the mist and as fine as gossamer. It is 1.28 meters (about 1.40 yards) in length with a pair of long sleeves, but weighs only 49 grams!! Amazing!!

The sarcophagus of lady Dai covered with a colorful silk painting. It is the best preserved painting of its kind of Han Dynasty, with the highest artistic value in China. It is in the shape of the English letter 'T', so people also call it 'T' silk painting. In fact, this kind of silk painting was called 'long narrow flag' in ancient times and used only for funerals. It was held by the person who headed the funeral procession and then draped over the coffin when burying the dead. This particular silk painting from the tomb can be divided into three parts. The upper part depicts the heaven, the middle part depicts the earth and the lower part depicts the afterlife. Heaven shows the final journey of the dead into the afterlife. Earth shows the wealth and nobility of the dead when he/she was still alive. The whole painting is symmetrical and colorful with fine depiction, reflecting the lofty painting skill in the Western Han Dynasty. All the mysteries, strange animals and mysterious signs in the painting present us with a romantic world with its own sense of symbolism. As yet no one has been able to interpret its real meaning.

Fingers Guide To Health

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

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.........

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.........

Marrying 21st Century Technology with Prostitution!!

"Big Sister" is what it's called. So what is Big Sister you wonder, I didn't know about it till I read it through the papers today and I am totally shocked (Well, maybe you aren't but I am!!).......

Ever wonder what will happen when the centuries old profession, prostitution meets face to face with 21st century technology and get married? That's how "Big Sister" was born!!

Sex is not a taboo at Big Sister, which is a brothel and associated voyeuristic paysite, located in Prague, Czech Republic. So what do they do you ask me. Well, Big Sister is the first and only brothel where customers can use the women's services for free, subsidized by paying Internet viewers; live video and audio streams and archived videos of the activity in the brothel are available on the website for a fee.

There are a array of girls for clients to choose from via a touch-screen. The catch is clients have to let their exploits be filmed and posted onto the internet to satisfy the public's appetite for graphic reality TV.

Since 2005, more than 15,000 men have taken up the offer of free sex in return for 15 minutes, or less, of fame!! and guess what?? According to the brothel, they are doing so well now that they have plans to venture into US markets!!

Visitors to the virtual brothel pay 29.95 Euros (RM144.80 for a one month subscription to a smorgasbord of sex listed by......guess what? Positions? :s.......preference and number of people involved!! How.........sick and disgusting is that??!!

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..................

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.