| LONE ranger; lonely ranger? POWER RANGER!!! |
Sunday, June 28, 2009
there's one place that we normally enter alone. i mean unless you're feeling real steamed and well, let's not carry on there. the toilet is really one of the few places that we almost always go in alone. of course i'm speaking of a cubicle, not the whole darn huge restroom; cos i know girls almost never ever go in alone.
i realised while talking with one of my friends today, that people tend to really be worried about what others think about them. then i also recall something else another of my friends said - ri jiu jian ren xin. which literally translates to day long see person heart. which well, means time reveals ones true self.
it was a fantastic day as i did something few people would do. of course that doesn't refer to the balancing act i accomplished walking on the railing of a bridge to the other side of the huge long kang. it was something less adventurous. but somehow my friend was almost appalled by my doing so. he mentioned in slight flabbergast, that he would never ever do something like that.
he'd never shop alone, said he.
well, i just did. and i think he's not the only one who wouldn't do that. i'm not too sure exactly how many people do that, but i know everyone my in family does that. my mum shops alone and so does my sister sometimes, and so does my dad! and i was and still am very glad that i shopped alone today. good deals, good bargains, all with the swipe of a card. sounds quite like a spendthrift eh? well i splurged out full on that one day. they say retail therapy does work, now i can vouch on it.
so why is it that people don't like shopping alone? i think it's pretty much the fear that others will think that you're lonely and don't have friends. but we all do right? so we're not lonely cos we have friends, just that the general public doesn't perceive so. sometimes i figure we seek too desperately the acceptance of society too much to live life the way we might really want it to be.
also i think there's a huge difference between loneliness and being alone. loneliness is an emotion, while being alone is a physical circumstance where by one is by oneself, with no one else physically in the vacinity. bet you've heard of friends telling you before that they don't feel happy at a party and he/she says that he/she is upset cos she feels lonely. so we realise that it's not so much so the physical state, rather the emotional or mental state that defines such. so come on people, who cares if you're alone or not! it's cool to shop alone! i've got a cool mummy who does that. and i beleive sometimes, shopping alone reaps the greatest amount of satisfaction, oh yes it does!
1:02 AM;
| SKIN food!! |
Friday, June 19, 2009
girls spend alost half their lives in toilets. of couse that's a hyperbole. but the thing is that now guys are starting to spend equally long times in the toilet too! but what do we actually do in there? well, most people wash up, bathe and put on make up, you know, stuff like that? i mean i do all those stuff too! just well, not so much of the last one.
let's talk a little bit about us, in the toilet.
no no noNO!! i mean a very general inclusive us! not a me and you alone together kinda us!! ^^''
ok yes i as i was saying, when we're in toilet's we other than passing out biowaste, as we spoke about in the previous article, we clean ourselves most of the time. and almost all the time, we're cleaning something we call the skin! the skin, of course, being the largest organ in our body. also in the last article, we spoke of food. have you ever wondered what kind of foods skin eat?
well, i'm not someone who has fantastic skin or anything. i remember the time my mummy pulled me to do a facial cos she signed up for too many for herself t finish using ^^. i vividly recall myself being strapped down to the bed and squirming in pain as the facialist worked her way across my forehead. ZOMG! the intensity of the pain could knock a turkey out of a tree assuming it could even get up in the first place. the facialist gave me the guilty ^^'' look and said in chinese, "really that pain ah... well, normall first time is like that one. you know, it's really god's gift to have good skin." and i agree. cos you don't have to get sent here for torture by yor parents!!! but it is really true, that having good skin is a blessing. sometimes achne can really get one our nerves as teenagers.
so with that on mind, i decided to read up a little on how to take care of our skin. i had very thoughtful friends who couldn't stand my face anymore and took the liberty to buy me facial cream. apparently it was quite very expensive, like many other skin products eg SKII, SKII whitening and umm ... i'm pretty sure there'd be SK(one) right? ^^'' i mean, since there's a II? but that's not the point.
the skin is part of us, thus needs to feed too, just like it needs to breathe. bet you never knew that the skin is an ecosystem on it's own! allow me to elaborate!
the skin supports its own ecosystems of microorganisms, including yeasts and bacteria, which cannot be removed by any amount of cleaning. then you wonder why bathe? read on, i'll explain it later. but don't you go telling mummy that it's pointless bathing cos the bacteria won't come off anywae. ok let's move on. there are huge numbers, into the millions, of bacteria on our skin, but despite these vast quantities, all of that would fit into a volume the size of a pea.
in general, the microorganisms keep one another in check and are part of a healthy skin. just like ying and yang, when the balance is disturbed, there may be an overgrowth and infection, such as when antibiotics kill microbes, resulting in an overgrowth of yeast.
ok now for why bathe.
proper skin hygiene is important because unclean skin favors the development of pathogenic organisms. dead cells that continually slough off the epidermis mix with the secretions of the sweat and sebaceous glands, as well as the dust found on the skin form a filthy layer on its surface. if not washed away(ie if you don't bathe, you dirty fellow), the slurry of sweat and sebaceous secretions mixed with dirt and dead skin is decomposed by bacterial flora, producing a foul smell. and this, is what we call BO! the functions of the skin are disturbed when it is excessively dirty thus becoming more easily damaged. the release of antibacterial compounds also decreases, and dirty skin is more prone to develop infections.
but what is the real concern here? i think it's really more of pimples, blackheads, and blemishes and such stuffs. oh but before we continue, i have a racist joke! ok this is purely for a good laugh, so please don't get violent about it. i love all races and embrace them with all love and sincereity. but nevertheless i shall still tell the joke. ^^
why can't indians go for facials?
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because they'd have they're black heads removed!!! ZOMG!!! this is so funny!!!
ok yes. speaking of black heads. what exactly causes it? many say oily skin. well they're not wrong (=
oily skin is caused by over-active sebaceous glands, that produce a substance called sebum, a naturally healthy skin lubricant. when the skin produces excessive sebum, it becomes heavy and thick in texture. having oily-skin type is not necessarily bad, since such skin is less prone to wrinkling, or other signs of aging, all because the oil helps to keep needed moisture locked into the epidermis(outermost layer of skin).
the negative aspect of the oily-skin type however, is that oily complexions are especially susceptible to clogged pores, blackheads, and buildup of dead skin cells on the surface of the skin. oily skin can be sallow and rough in texture and tends to have large, clearly visible pores everywhere, except around the eyes and neck. so... what do we do? ^^''
well this is one thing not to do, from what i've learnt. do NOT sevrely degrease your skin. the sebaceous glands would go like 0.o no more oil?! WTH!! i just disbatched a whole unit of it. dang... never mind. i'll give two units this time around. lol. so don't degease your skin like that. sebum is good stuff, just like veggie is.
speaking of veg, that's something you should do! the vitamins and minerals in vegetables are good for your skin too! here are some of the top 5 foods when it comes to skin food ^^
- Green Tea
green tea is rich in antioxidants(really good stuff) that reduce inflammation and protect cell membranes. it reduces the damage of sunburns and overexposure to ultraviolet light(oh yes so does aloe vera. very cooling for the skin ^^), which in turn reduces the risk of skin cancer. on that note, green tea is also high in polyphenols, a compound that eliminate cancer. on top of all that, the mega plus point is that green tea also acts as a "FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH" of sorts for skin by reactivating dying skin cells. it is high in vitamins C, D and K, as well as riboflavin, zinc, calcium, magnesium and iron.
- Salmon
salmon, along with walnuts and flaxseed and i'm pretty sure other stuffs too, is high in healthy fatty acids that are key for achieving healthy skin. essential fatty acids such as omega-3(isn't that some weird element from this weird movie that stops time for 3 seconds? 0.o) help keep cell membranes healthy by filtering out harmful substances, but at the same time allowing nutrients to enter cells and exit with waste products. omega-3 also reduces the body's production of inflammatory agents that can damage the skin. salmon is also rich in protein, potassium, selenium and vitamin B12.
- Blueberries
blueberries are considered by many experts to be the highest food source of antioxidants, which target free radicals that can wreak havoc on skin cells.(like i mentioned above in green tea) and there's the catch - when skin cells are protected from damage and disintegration, the skin looks younger for longer. blueberries are also an excellent source of soluble and insoluble fiber, vitamin C, manganese, vitamin E and riboflavin.
- Carrots
carrots are the most disgusting thing on earth and thus should be banned!!! an excellent source of vitamin A, which is a required nutrient for healthy skin. similar to all many of the other top 5s, they also contain high levels of antioxidants, which once again, prevents free radical damage of skin cells. vitamin A is required for developing and maintaining skin cells, and a deficiency of the vitamin can cause dry skin. carrots are also a superior source of fiber, biotin, vitamins K, C and B6, potassium and thiamine.
- Water
and most imporantly, WATER! drinking plenty of water will help keep your skin young and healthy-looking. water in caffeinated or sugary beverages does not count, so don't start pumping yourself with FnN and glucous. water intake must be from pure, clean water, which rejuvenates skin cells. Water both hydrates cells and helps them move toxins out and nutrients in. when the body is properly hydrated, it sweats more efficiently, which helps keep the skin clean and clear. that's also why if you drink a hell not of water, you don't stink that bad! ^^
- Rest
and of course i added this in myself. rest is something that's really really important. make sure you sleep early and ensure at least 7 hours of undisturbed rest. the 11th hour would be the most suggested time cos that's the rough time where you body starts it's rejuvination process. and 2 am is the time when the skin cells rejuvinate the fastest. so basically i'm ruining my skin by writing this article ^^ but for you, it's worth it. just like maybelline says, because you're worth it.
coming to this point, i'd like to bring to our attention, that the more effective ways of having good skin, is really the natural way. so i'm going to leave us with some nifty recepies for skin food, but this time more for appication rather than consumption. let's pamper our skins with good old home made food!
well, depending on your skin type, here are some great masks to try ^^
The Three Choices
for oily skin use some plain milk of magnesia, rub it on and let dry, then rinse with lukewarm water. it absorbs oil wonderfully!
for normal/combination skin mix one egg and 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal and a teaspoon olive oil until smooth. spread on your face and leave 15 min then rinse.
for dry skin, mix one egg yolk, one teaspoon honey and a teaspoon olive oil and some vitamin E oil if you have it. smooth on and leave on for 15 min. , rinse in lukewarm water and pat dry. if your skin is a bit dry you can put a dab or two of either olive oil, or any other light oil, or plain crisco if you want something heavier, on your moist skin after washing or a mask and your face is set without the $$ some people spend for the same look.
(with curtesy of Jamie L.)
Homemade Facial Scrub Instead of Soap
first, clean your face with water only. never use soap. you can open your pores with hot compresses (washcloth) for a facial scrub, moisten oatmeal to a "goo", use it to scrub your face (not around your eyes). wash off with cool water. you may also make a paste of the oatmeal and allow it to dry, then remove with cool water. you may also beat an egg white, put it on your face and let it dry, rinse with cool water. sliced fresh cucumber placed on your closed eyes will reduce bagginess and dark circles. to make your hair shine, rub in some regular mayonnaise,shampoo out after 15 minutes.
(with curtesy of Sonja in Goose Creek)
Honey for Best Facial
the best facial mask that i have found is honey. use warm cloth to open pores, smear on honey, leave on 15 to 30 minutes, rinse off with warm water, and then use cold water to close pores. Use for 3 days in a row and then once a week. sometimes i mix a little gound oatmeal with the honey, which makes a great mask, mm hmm!
(with curtesy of Carol)
Match Mask to Your Skin Type
for trouble-prone skin, mix oatmeal with water to form a paste.
for normal to oily skin, use an egg white.
for dry skin, use an egg yolk.
in all cases, spread mixture on face and allow to dry. rinse thoroughly with cool water.
for oily skin, witch hazel makes an inexpensive toner.
for dry skin, you may want to add moisturizer while skin is still damp.
(with curtesy of Susan)
Steam Them OUT!!
you could try boiling away your troubles too! boil pure water and allow it to steam your face. this will help to open all the pores, allowing it to be cleaned more conveniently. of course don't dip your face into the water or it'll become one hude pimple on the neck. apply baking soda paste(which is 3 parts soda, 1 part water) and scrub your face, but don't be too rough. then, gently rinse with cool water and allow the pores to close up again. this helps to losen and remove blackheads from that smooth visage of yours.
another thing that's good is to do for achne is to boil green tea! as mentioned above, green tea is good for the skin. using three green tea bags, or roughly four teaspoonfuls of loose green tea leaves, mix it all up with six tablespoons of chopped stem ginger and boil with about 250ml of water. put a towel around your neck and bend over the steam so as to prevent it from escaping. this should last for around ten minutes. try doing it twice daily until the infection has cleared. ^^
Use three Green Tea bags, or four teaspoonfuls of loose leaf Green Tea, mix with six tablespoons of chopped stem ginger and boil in two hundred and fifty milliliters of water. You should hold your face over the steam from this treatment for around ten minutes, twice daily until the infection has cleared.
(hope it helped! ^^ me)
9:43 PM;
| SPICED it up!!! |
Thursday, June 18, 2009
have you ever wondered where the shit comes from? i mean, why do we have this endless supply of bio waste coming out of our ends? well i'm sure we all know the answer! it's because of the food we eat. well that explanation's pretty simple. allow me to explain this gastronomical process, so that you could digest it better. HAHAHA! a PUN!
now let me begin.
shit is also known as something called feces, which is defined as undigested waste which has some of it's water content removed from it. the process of the removal of hydro content takes place in the colon, also known as the large intestines, thus resulting in a semi-solid entity by which we term as shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian or shi. some however, term it wrongly by calling it waste, just like i did. but in fact shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian or shi, is not a waste. these are some of the many uses of shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian and shi.
- shit, the swear word
- feces fragmentation grenades
- poo mines
- dung bombs
- a bowl of da bian
- the common chinese insult when if comes to the table, ni qu chi shi ba!
- fertilizer
that's why shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian or shi, is not a waste. but that wasn't really the whole point of anything at all. now let us recall - shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian or shi, comes from undigested food, which comes from food that wanted to be digested, could be digested, but wasn't digested. now isn't that such a waste? so in the end, shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian or shi, is a waste!
speaking of all this brings us to the source, the origins of all shit, feces, poo, dung, da bian and shi - food.
now food itself is life. it was life, is life and does give life too. food gives us energy and for food to become good food, excellent food, and mouth-watering-salivating-and-gastronomically-orgasm-inducing food, one step MUST come into place. and YES! the answer is COOKING!
so what exactly is cooking all about. now let me share with us a definition of cook i found quite interestingly accurate. cooking refers to the application of heat to food.
yes.
yupp.
mm hmm, that's it. so does the statement cooking a salad stand true?
YES IT DOES! only if you apply heat to it... but adding thousand islands and mayonnaise to your greens does NOT count as cooking; no it doesn't.
yatta.
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i've been recently interested in the form of culinary arts. experimenting with heat and playing with fire. well, i found out this certain thing that i felt was rather interesting - very few foods have a obvious unique taste to them. there are a few who do for example, salmon, cod, carrot, bitter gourd and stuff. the rest pretty much has no special striking taste to it. then what exactly makes things more tasty then others? it's the seasoning. the salt, the pepper and the many different spices like rosemary, basal, lemon grass, olive and such. these are the stuff that HAVE a striking taste to them, but strangely are not widely eaten as individual entities. instead they are often used to flavour other foods. so why not eat the tasty stuff straight? why bother going through the hassle to put it on something bland and almost tasteless? because of texture. well i'm not too sure if this equation would work but...
food = texture x taste
thus... depending on preference, you find a subject(referring to the meat or veg; generally speaking the bland and tasteless stuff) the pleases pallet, then again, depending on your preference, find a seasoning(referring to salt pepper; the basic sugar, spice and everything nice) that pleases your tongue!
and you pretty much have it!
this is what i've come to believe(for me at least) what the creation of food should be like. a nice combination of these two components ie. taste and texture, to build up to one new delicious meal!
as of now friends, i shall be continuing my experiments in the kitchen to find out in greater detail about what cooking really is like, through my perception. well, any tips you have for me, or anything you'd like me to find out for you, or anyone out there wanting to ask me out ^^, well drop me a call or an email.
that'll be 96965496 and
trombone.todd@hotmail.com
whoa... i sound like some mail-me-in advisory board thingy. but really, i'd like to be hearing from us. like i really really wanna learn more about cooking!
puurCHAAAK!!
1:57 PM;
| CATCHING a twenty winks |
Thursday, October 2, 2008
have you ever fallen asleep in the toilet before? well, i have. i remember lying on the floor like a dead log only to be awoken again by the intense and persistent knocks on the door calling for me to get out before i would be late for school. i swear, i thought the door was going to collapse. but that's not the point. or maybe that's a little bit of the point. but nevertheless, join me in the toilet. let me tell you a story.
*shimmers in*
it was late at night and the clock had just struck thirteen. it was silent all around, except for the light snores of the sleeping. then, came the soft distant footsteps, of something; someone. it was me.
*shimmers out*
and then you start wondering. huh?!
but it's ok, i don't quite get it either. but one thing i know is that i've AWOKEN!
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it's been a pretty darn long while since the last time i really had the time to sit down and write. let's try to recall. i had my exams, then i started working, which was quite a blast of an experience that i find it hard to put into words. then destiny called and i was summoned to serve the nation of which i did so with as much enthusiasm as i could muster. which wasn't much to be absolutely honest! but let's leave that topic of national service for it is utmost taboo.
speaking of which, i felt that this long slumber(put it nicely, metamorphosis; not so nicely, a come back!; disgustingly blatant, i got bored and decided to start writing again) passed like a nightmarish dream-like fantasy fairytale. so which one exactly is it, well i find it hard to put a finger on it. i guess just like how everything always turns out, you kind of have a mixture of the ups and the downs the good and the bads, all mixed up in one huge emotional rojak bowl. BUT it wasn't all that bad! there's always beauty in what we see. sometimes we just have to learn to look.
you know our dear mother land, the one whom i'm currently serving now? comments have always been that it's so small, so boring, nothing to do at all. i used to think so too. early this year(2009), i was starting to get tremendously bored because i didn't know what to do at all. it was always "let's GO TO THE MALL!!!", or "let's go have a meal!!!". but something i learnt was really that, it's not about where you go, or what's there to do. it's about who you go with and what you do where you go. here, let me care to elaborate. where do i start...
my childhood used to be one that was all about running. i used to naively believe that i could out run an airplane. i would stick out my arms and run like ash ketchum running down a hill at the end of an episode 'cos he earned himself a new badge. *mm. sometimes i really wonder, how much are these badges worth 0.o i mean, i slogged my ass of to do young scientist projects to earn their badges, but they were never worth more than a dollar or more. well then this brings us to the topic of recognition of merit and meritocracy, BUT! let's not digress*
mm. makes me wonder, why did i start with my childhood in the first place... *faints*
OKAY! let's skip all that and... heeh? what was i supposed to narrate? *scrolls up to check*
oh yes ASH KETCHUP! heeh? 0.o no no no... wrong wrong. i mean to say ASH KETCHUM!
but that's still besides the point. what i really mean to say is that an interesting movie watched alone is boring, but a stupid movie(i'm referring of course to chick flicks! ^^) watched with good company(i'm referring of course to chicks! ^^) is just purely awesome! (= in any case, ever since i came out from army, it brought back my childhood to me(which well, was ash ketchum-y). so i came to realise that whether an outing is boring or not depends on the activity and the company, not the place! so stop blaming our mother land for being small, instead try bringing back our childhood minds and creativity and churn up some interesting activities. and be a sport too! have some fun ^^
and i'll just end here for the time being! it's been a long long while since i wrote, and i have a lot of things to catch up on. next time, we'll be fighting sugar and spices that hopefully taste pretty nice!
CHAKRA!!!! mud mud mud mud mud mud...
9:12 PM;
| EVIL to live |
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
often, we like to be philosophical and ponder over topics like morality and other lofty issues that, like a pontoon, simply floats about in subjectively and never seems to come to a rooted conclusion.
what is evil, is definitely one such question. surely killing is evil right? ever noticed how the victims in the movies always die in the toilets? but then again that's just to add to the thrill of seeing a naked woman in the bath right? let me see... now if it were a man, and he were showering, and a killer comes along. how would that look? i'll leave that to you to ponder.
i was talking with estelle just now at the hub. sometime had reminded me of my dreams and i made a sweeping statement on how i didn't really like my dreams. but then again now come to think of it, i never really liked or hated dreams. i just will either be intrigued, excited, or disgusted about them. well for one i like dreams. i think they always say something about you. which is bad. cos i've been dreaming up pretty violent dreams the past few months. the day before i went to RJC to talk with yufang, i had the dream about vampires, and that i sucked 2 kids dry and tried so very hard to resist moving on to their grand mother. all vulnerable and helpless, it would have been so easy for me to just take a bite. and trust me i wanted to. i swear i felt the thirst of a vampire. but i hope it was just semi dehydration that caused something like that.
then there was the dream where i practically sliced up half of the school population just so i could get out of the shithole of a god knows what place i was in. and wielding those long daggers, i think they were like the japanese sai, just a little longer.
and there i was slicing up everyone's limbs and clearing the path, throwing body parts off the rails and kicking them out of the way. it was intense i tell you.
then there was the one about the stupidly pain immune pirate gollum, who tanked all my attacks and refused to move, so i took the pleasure in slicing him up to pieces after killing off all the other pirates in the area. but no matter what, he just refused to die. and these are some of the instances where i'm killing. there were times before where i was the victim. even more intense, even scarier.
there was once the dream about this demon dude who had the power of life reversal. which meant that he could turn you back into a fetus. which sucks. seriously. that whole dream was filled with fetus and zygotes and aborted baby body parts stored in jars, suspended in alcohol. disgusting. so my 2 friends and i were the last three on his target list. and he was after me. i ran for my life. like seriously, i was genuinely scared. scared out of my pants. then i came to a point where i sneaked into his apartment while he was out trying to sniff me out, and i saw the whole collection of all his victims, fetus and all. zomg. and then there was this elaborate plan made to seek the help of some other beings who had a little experience in dealing with him. and there was a lot more running, and trying to kill him off and ever thing. zomg that one's real scary.
and then there's the first dream i ever remembered myself having. my dad, after he killed off my mother and sister, took pleasure in carefully piercing my throat with a chinese sword. it sank in like a hot knife through butter. and i could feel the metallic coldness of the sword as it went in, followed by a choking breathlessness as air leaked out. i couldn't breathe and i woke up crying and choking, still trying hard to breath in reality.
well, estelle had this oh-gosh-you-are-a-freak look on her face. well, i don't kill, but i don't deny thinking about it. sometimes i think, to some extent, i'm worse than amanda when it comes to these stuff, cos the dreams do tell. 日有所思，夜有所梦, or so they say. i don't know how true it is, but i just hope this dark side of me doesn't show.
if one day, there is blood on my hands and i say blood? what blood? that's just red nail polish! nonsense! then please do something about it k?
11:57 PM;
| STUDIES of(in) the toilet |
Monday, September 29, 2008
you know why toilets should have good lighting? because more than half of the stuff we read is read in the toilet. disagree? well consider schools a mega shit hole and there you have it. but nevertheless you have to agree that we do read in toilets. i mean, it's not rare for a man to bring in the morning papers to read over the edge of the U bend right? and it's probably one of the only types of multi-tasking that men can achieve - shit and read. if you're wondering, i'm not a woman, and i'm not feminist either. i just well, ... ... yea.
no, i'm not gay either.
anyway, back to the point. toilets can be a place to read stuff. in fact if can be a place for anything, including studying. now with the up coming O and A level examinations just around the corner, fast food outlets are no longer conducive for eating 'cos all you see is armies of students mugging over piles and piles of books. then you think, why not grab a mug of coffee at star bucks? but to your horror, you realise that the mug you wanted wasn't quite the
mug that they had to offer. so basically, all cheap food outlets have been taken over by students. including food courts. trust me. i've been there, done that. yeeeup! kopitiam at vivo city. ultimately, study outlets of all the weirdest spots have all be taken up, and late students realise that they no longer have places to study! HOW? here's your answer.
toilets.
yess! and i will show you how it can be a possible study location. and it was with this initial idea that i had embarked on a study to see if toilets can be conducive for studying. and it can! so, here goes...
subject - the lavatory, or commonly known as the loo, toilet, WC, bathroom, gents, ladies, restroom and potted plant
research objective - to find out if
the lavatory can be a location for
studyhypothesis - the lavatory can indeed be a possible location for self study, in fact in some cases, promote the productivity of knowledge absorption
research phase 1 - basic researchand so i decided to start out first by looking at the designs of toilets, so i did a little google image search and here's what i came up with.
the japanese style squat toilet. definitely an alternative to sitting down and studying. they say the restless can't sit still. bet they can squat still!
studying engineering? check out the industrial-pipe-look-alike toilet design from sanindusa
the julien bench toilet! now doesn't this resemble those things you sit at to do work? yup! my point exactly.
and take a seat by the light to read up on your content subjects!
and consider future prospects for certain subjects like science and GP? i'm sure this will be a muse to you!
how about history, you say. surely i haven't forgotten you have i (=
burning mid night oil? bet this will be useful!
need more space? why not up size!
and yes, if you're wondering, it is a house. but nevertheless, still a toilet.
and YES! it's REAL! as real as the stuff you shit out! (=
now doesn't this toilet look a little like a crater? well perhaps it is! everything you'll ever need for studying astrology!
and not forgetting geography! experience land irrigation yourself! (=
SO! looking by the pictures, we can see that toilets definitely do offer a decent environment for studying, in some cases, even enhancing the environment, and boosting mental capacity for various subjects! with so many benefits, why not mug in the loo?
research phase 2 - evaluation of researchat first sight, these ideas might seem but only too good to be true. as a researcher, it's only right that i be critical of my own findings. so let's take a second look.
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and i was right! the newly gathered information from research phase 1 is certainly reliable and google never lies. on top of that, my sources tell me that these pictures have not be tampered with, thus proving these sources reliable.
possibly, toilets can be said to be the next top choice for studying! i mean come on. don't be too skeptical. think of the wonders! come on work with me. think...
you see? now you share my revolutionary ideas? rhouhahaha! my children, don't look at the world simply over the edge of the U bend. look deeper and look at what is within, for whether sinking or floating, it is only through it that you will experience the future. it's only when you look, that you will see, my child. similarly, it is only when you breathe, that you will smell. so look, and only look. smell not the deceptive aroma of the future for it will be only make you see bleakness and realise how stinky it is.
so anyway, after evaluating the research material, the next stage is to put it to practical use.
research phase 3 - the practical usewe now attempt to consider if it would be a practical option.
now scroll up again and take a good look at the pictures, and imagine, with all the fantasy you can muster, you in it. of course if you want to add a friend i wouldn't mind. mm mmm...
now think about it...
- toilet study can promote a viable location to study.
- toilet study can promote a proper environment to be alone, without distractions.
- toilet study can provide one with muse and inspiration for more effective study.
- toilet study can provide one with hands on experience in certain fields(literally, fields).
- toilet study can provide one with an immediate outlet for verbal diarrhoea .
- toilet study can provide one with a practical outlet for diarrhoea.
- toilet study can provide one with a bench just the right high for taking power naps.
- toilet study can provide one with all the water one would need to last through the session. remember, to stay healthy, mama says, drink more water.
- toilet study can provide one with a privet location for a well deserved make out session after many hours of work.
the only problem would then be the smell. but fret not! for there are many products that will musk it.
there you have it! give it a little spray and say buhbye to nasty smells!
which you actually don't have to bother much with as long as you don't use the bowl for any other purpose.
research phase 4 - conclusioni thus conclude that the toilet IS a possible and in fact, good place to study. so my friends. grab your cans of spray sprays and join me for a studying session, in the toilet.
see you there my friends, and good luck for the exams. work hard yo! <3, the toilet connoisseur
1:40 PM;
| MY addiction |
Friday, September 26, 2008
i once knew someone who was addicted to laxatives. please don't ask me how he got addicted to it in the first place because i don't know and wouldn't want to know; but my thoughts are that it's the feeling of final release that is pleasing. in sexual terms - the big O, orgasm; in musical terms - the climax; in singaporean terms - wah! SHIOK!; in toilet jargon - ahhh... wah lucky sit down in time sia! so, every few hours you'll see him running outside classrooms, along the corridors, into the toilet to, well, deliver. according to him, there's nothing solid that comes out of it. it's all just water. and it dehydrates. god knows why he still does it...
my addiction, is something much different. and i guess you'd probably guessed it. music. i've asked this question before, maybe not to you, but i'm pretty sure, many others. and the question goes like this.
would you rather lose your sense of sight, or your sense of hearing.
my answer is my sense of sight. i cannot imagine living in a world of silence. of course many people can understand, knowing how noisy i can be. they always say, 人没到声音就到。but really, i cannot imagine how it'd be like.
so i'm addicted to music, and to dance, and to art too. it seems the rhythm is about everything in my life. rhythm is the basis to music and dance. i'm not sure about art, but i'm addicted to funky rhythms and strong beats; everything that sets my head poppin. can you imagine a life without music? without music, life would be a mistake.
i was talking to sharyl just, and i was wondering what the future has installed for us. and she was saying that she wanted to do some bio stuff to better the medical scene and create stronger antibiotics. and also to take up the takashimaya art scholarship to study art and design for taka. cool eh? and there i was wondering what i wanted to do. well, i did want to make a difference in the world, one person at a time if i have to. but i don't even know if i am fit to do so. somehow, if god does exist, i get the feeling that's what he wants me to do. one thing for sure, is that i want to spread music to the world. it has a magical healing power that i can't explain. and it works wonders for me. maybe that's why i'm addicted to it. loving it too much. i wonder if one day, i can make it big enough to be able to open doors to music for people.
well, i want to teach too. maybe i got this off my mum but i find teaching a very inspiring job. definitely not teaching as in school and stuff, cos those stuff just freak me out. after 12 years in the education system, once i'm out i'm never going back in again. i worked with collin before, for a couple of months, teaching music, and it was the most interesting few months i have ever come across. and being an SL for so many years, i've experienced the joys of teaching music. and trust me it is great. maybe through teaching music, i can make a difference in the lives of people? i hope i can. i really do.
so here i am, holding high hopes i hope won't shatter.
3:02 PM;
