- Equation of Transition -

Hari ni boss xde. Punye best, dedua pun kluar. I’v done all my urgent task, so I’m left all alone, free 2 do things on my own. Semalam out of sheer boredom I downloaded some classic ebooks; 1 of wic is Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray. Ring a bell? Any of you watched LXG the movie, he’s that guy who’s young while his potraits get older and scarier. I’m reading bout it now.

Its wonderful really. I thot it was gonna bore me out of my skulls (I was preferring Garwood’s Murder List and McNaught’s), but I was wrong. The thing with classic is dat,it’s mostly evergreen. You will read the story as it is in the 16th century, but human behaviour really doesn’t change much The conflicts are very much the same, the ideology is somewhat advance. As this one over here;

"…You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away. It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

How true.

"…There is a fatality about all physical and intellectual distinction, the sort of fatality that seems to dog through history the faltering steps of kings. It is better not to be different from one’s fellows. The ugly and the stupid have the best of it in this world. They can sit at their ease and gape at the play. If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat…"

The embracing of the phrase Ignorance is Bliss. Sometime it felt like the author was talking to me about some1 i know, but some other time it was me he was talking about. Amazing.

This is how I want 2 write. WOW. And just listen to this one;

I make a great difference between people. I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool. They are all men of some intellectual power, and consequently they all appreciate me.

I wish I had thot of that!!!

Aku tahu kau terdesak. Kadang2 kau marah pada diri sendiri, sebab kau biarkan orang lain pengaruh hidup kau. Bukan salah kau. Aku pernah beritahu, semua orang sebenarnya memerlukan orang lain dalam hidup mereka. Tak tahulah kau ingat atau tak. Mungkin kau dah lupa. Sebab tu bila kita bertemu semalam, kau macam marah pada aku. Aku ke yang bersalah? Bukan aku yang meletakkan kau di tempat kau sekarang. Itu kerja TUHAN, bukan aku. Jangan salahkan aku.

Macam nilah, kalau kau ada sedikit masa; kita berbincang. 

Berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu yang memikul. Sungguh. Aku takkan faham sebenarnya apa yang kau rasa, tapi aku boleh bayangkan.

Kau buatlah sendiri.  Ini bahagian kau. This is your race. Aku akan tetap sokong kau. Kami semua akan beri kau sokongan moral. Kami akan sorakkan nama kau. Kami akan takutkan pihak lawan.

Ingat, ini larian kau. I cannot run this race for you. If i do that, and if I win, it’ll be my victory. If I lose, it’ll be my defeat. Apa yang kau dapat?

Apa pun tak dapat.

I wonder if u guys wonder about it. But I do, so I’m sharing what I found =)

THE CAUSE: Hiccups occur when diaphragm contracts repeatedly causing the opening between the vocal cords to slam shut, generating the hic sound. May be due to fast eating with the chance of swallowing air, or eating too much foods causing irritation of the diaphragm.

Well I beg 2 differ on the last point, coz as it happens; I was sitting quietly, not a sound from my mouth, not even a hum, on my workstation when I got the ~hic* ~hic* ~hic* cup…

THE CURE: Most remedies for hiccups are based on increasing blood carbon dioxide levels. Try these hiccups cure.

1.    Place a tablespoon of sugar in mouth and suck slowly. In most cases, it is a sure remedy. For the authors of this web site, it works in more than 90% times. (jez thinking about sucking sugar makes me nauseas. I’ll pass)

2.    Block both ears and drink 6 ounces water without stopping to breathe. It works in more than 90% times. (pastu tersedak2 pulak)

3.    Hold your breath as long as possible, and let it go out. The lungs expand and push down on the diaphragm, stopping hiccups immediately. (This is what I did, n fortunately it worked in an instant)

4.    Take a deep breathe through your mouth, lean forward and push down your stomach. Hold in that position as long as you can and then slowly exhale the air through your mouth.

5.  Mix 2 tsp common salt in a cup of plain yogurt (curd, yoghurt) and eat. In most cases, it is a good remedy.

6.    Boil 1/2 tsp of cardamom fresh powder in 2 cup water till about 1 cup water remains, Sieve it and drink a glassful of this warm water.

7.    For recurring hiccups, suck small pieces of fresh ginger.

8.    Plug your ears with your fingers and drink something with a straw. (this will look funny, wont it?)

9.    Lay on your back. (I mite jez go 2 sleep..zz.zz)

10.       Put a paper bag over your mouth and nose and breathe several times. (like Runt did in chicken little? ;D)

11.      For some eating a spoonful of peanut butter stops hiccups immediately. It can work for children also.

12.      Pull your tongue out of your mouth as far as you can and hold it for a couple of seconds.

13.      Plug your ears and nose and drink water.

14.      Sing or laugh as loud as you can.

15.      Tickle your uvula (the piece of skin that hangs down deep inside in your mouth) with a wrapped straw.

16.      Engage yourself in talking with somebody and do not care about hiccups. The hiccups will stop in five minutes.

Well I think cure no. 12-16 is kind of ridiculous. But heck… perhaps I’ll try them the next time I got the hic. Unless I’m in the office of course…and finally, some reminder from the sponsor;

You must consult your Doctor if

1.    your hiccups last for more than three hours, and/or

2.    it does not stop even after your sleep, and/or

3.    there is an acute abdominal pain with hiccups, and/or

4.    there is spitting up of blood.

Take good care of yourselves, okie? =)

Sources:- http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/home-remedy/hiccups.html

no plagiarism too

When to Consult a Doctor for Hiccups

My workstation does not get air-cond. It’s all sucked up by the table in front of me, which of course belongs 2 the senior worker who freezes every time everyday. Joy…

Oh well… I was riding 2 work helter-skelter this morning. Yesterday I arrived at 8:26am, precisely 4 minutes before my punch-card would have been red. So yeah… I got a bit wary, and decided 2 come early 2day, which I did sharp @ 8:16am. I think I’ll go back 2 being close 2 late tomorrow. I mean, what’s the thrill in being a punch-card-machine-fearing worker eh?

So I was riding my bike at 80-100km/h when these chauvinist men drivers were taking me over from left and right. I understand the simple fact that they did not, would not and simply cannot tolerate being taken over by a woman rider but HEY… get the friggin’ fact that my ‘kerek’ is an automatic scooter wif a heck of a better pick-up then your 5 years old used Toyota Camry. So wut if your car is 7 times bigger than my bike? Plus, you idiotic chauvinist pigs, you will definitely catch-up wif me 100m later. Oh, you pompous-big-headed-ego-maniacs. Would the world be a better place without you? (I’d rather not answer this one)

Did you guess it? YES, I was mildly cursing (mildly, mind you) and letting out mock-terrified little screams along the way. Eventually it got me thinking to the times I chided my best friend & my boyfriend for cursing mindless, inconsiderate, half-drunk, monkeys behind the wheel while driving. YES, I curse too.

But since I was doing it alone, with no one within hearing distance, and no wide-eyed kids sitting at the backseat, it doesn’t count right?

RIGHT? Right?

Don’t anyone dare argue with me.

Oh, you little big-mouthed, trumpet-blowing, bum-kissing…