一言难尽。
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
lEfT n RiGhT..
Humans, of course, are not immune to asymmetry. If you are a typical example of Homo sapiens, your right ear is a little lower than your left and your right hand and foot a little bigger than the left ones. If you are a male, your right testicle is larger and heavier - yet hangs higher - than the left one; if you are female, your right ovary probably outsizes your left one.
Beyond these anatomical asymmetries lie the curious behavioural ones. When asked to turn around, women tend to move to the left, while men rotate to the right. Language is controlled by the left hemisphere of the human brain, while spatial and emotional behaviours emerge from the right hemisphere. As you are well aware, human beings tend to have a 'favourite' hand which they use preferentially both for heavy physical tasks and tasks which require great dexterity. This favoured hand is called upon for such disparate activities as throwing, writing, bowling, punching, and performing micro-surgery. While the existence of hand preferences is common knowledge, what is less widely known is that humans also exhibit 'eyedness', 'earedness', and 'footedness' - that is, we all tend to have a favourite eye, ear, and foot.
Beyond these anatomical asymmetries lie the curious behavioural ones. When asked to turn around, women tend to move to the left, while men rotate to the right. Language is controlled by the left hemisphere of the human brain, while spatial and emotional behaviours emerge from the right hemisphere. As you are well aware, human beings tend to have a 'favourite' hand which they use preferentially both for heavy physical tasks and tasks which require great dexterity. This favoured hand is called upon for such disparate activities as throwing, writing, bowling, punching, and performing micro-surgery. While the existence of hand preferences is common knowledge, what is less widely known is that humans also exhibit 'eyedness', 'earedness', and 'footedness' - that is, we all tend to have a favourite eye, ear, and foot.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
lEaRnInG..
"In spite of all the numerous failures, I've gained alot in the process. I learned a thousand ways how NOT to make a light bulb!"
~Albert Enstein
~Albert Enstein
Sunday, April 20, 2008
pRoCrAsTiNaTe..
pro·cras·ti·nate
1.to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
2.to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
3.what i do best
1.to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
2.to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
3.what i do best
Saturday, April 19, 2008
WiLl..
The race is not to the swift, but to those who keep on running..
And miracles dun juz happen.. U have to believe..
And miracles dun juz happen.. U have to believe..
Friday, April 18, 2008
iF..
If u talk, but no one listens, will u still talk?
If u do, but no one appreciates, will u still do?
Complicated.. I dun even know myself..
Does appearance really matter that much?
BUT
I won't give up..
I'll strive on..
I still have my goals..
Even if the journey is tough, even if my body breaks..
I'll make sure everyone else sees it..
What SLP is really made of..
AND
No matter how u feel, u're still part of it..
If u do, but no one appreciates, will u still do?
Complicated.. I dun even know myself..
Does appearance really matter that much?
BUT
I won't give up..
I'll strive on..
I still have my goals..
Even if the journey is tough, even if my body breaks..
I'll make sure everyone else sees it..
What SLP is really made of..
AND
No matter how u feel, u're still part of it..
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Student fined maximum $10,000 for smuggling in puppy
A STUDENT who smuggled in a puppy from Johor Baru was slapped with the maximum fine of $10,000 on Wednesday.
Liu Liangwu, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to importing the two-month-old chihuahua from Malaysia without a licence on Dec 24 last year.
A Customs officer was checking a car, driven by Liu, when he felt something furry on opening a compartment under the driver's seat.
Liu admitted that it was a puppy he had bought from a pet shop in Johor Baru. He did not apply for a licence from the Director-General, Agri-Food and Veterinary Services.
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority prosecutor Yap Teck Chuan asked the court for a deterrent sentence.
He said the Animals and Birds (Quarantine) Rules required any dog or cat imported from any country except Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland to be vaccinated against rabies and a subsequent 30-day quarantine.
This is to safeguard Singapore against diseases, especially rabies - a fatal viral disease which can be transmitted to humans or any warm-blooded animal through the bite of an infected animal - from spreading here.
'The risk of a rabies incursion is a serious concern as we are surrounded by infected countries. Singapore has been free from rabies since 1953,' he said.
Malaysia is not rabies-free and dogs imported from the country which have not undergone the required import procedures would pose a risk to the public here, he said.
Liu's lawyer, Mr Khoo Aik Yeow, said his client, an animal lover, bought the puppy for RM1,400 (about S$615) from an established pet shop in JB. The pet shop owner had assured him that the puppy was healthy, vaccinated and free from any diseases. Liu regretted the offence and promised not to do it in future.
District Judge May Mesenas said the case clearly called for a stiff sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offence.
She accepted the prosecutor's argument that there was a need to deter such offences from being committed, especially bringing in a dog which had not been vaccinated and subject to quarantine controls.
The puppy was seized. A locally bred chihuahua costs about $900 while an imported one from Australia can range from $1,000 to $2,000.
In 2001, a man who smuggled in four puppies was given three months' jail while another offender was given three weeks last year for importing a shih tzu from Malacca.
Liu Liangwu, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to importing the two-month-old chihuahua from Malaysia without a licence on Dec 24 last year.
A Customs officer was checking a car, driven by Liu, when he felt something furry on opening a compartment under the driver's seat.
Liu admitted that it was a puppy he had bought from a pet shop in Johor Baru. He did not apply for a licence from the Director-General, Agri-Food and Veterinary Services.
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority prosecutor Yap Teck Chuan asked the court for a deterrent sentence.
He said the Animals and Birds (Quarantine) Rules required any dog or cat imported from any country except Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland to be vaccinated against rabies and a subsequent 30-day quarantine.
This is to safeguard Singapore against diseases, especially rabies - a fatal viral disease which can be transmitted to humans or any warm-blooded animal through the bite of an infected animal - from spreading here.
'The risk of a rabies incursion is a serious concern as we are surrounded by infected countries. Singapore has been free from rabies since 1953,' he said.
Malaysia is not rabies-free and dogs imported from the country which have not undergone the required import procedures would pose a risk to the public here, he said.
Liu's lawyer, Mr Khoo Aik Yeow, said his client, an animal lover, bought the puppy for RM1,400 (about S$615) from an established pet shop in JB. The pet shop owner had assured him that the puppy was healthy, vaccinated and free from any diseases. Liu regretted the offence and promised not to do it in future.
District Judge May Mesenas said the case clearly called for a stiff sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offence.
She accepted the prosecutor's argument that there was a need to deter such offences from being committed, especially bringing in a dog which had not been vaccinated and subject to quarantine controls.
The puppy was seized. A locally bred chihuahua costs about $900 while an imported one from Australia can range from $1,000 to $2,000.
In 2001, a man who smuggled in four puppies was given three months' jail while another offender was given three weeks last year for importing a shih tzu from Malacca.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
eMoTiOnS..
How many of u have emotions?
How many of u understand ur emotions?
How many of u are in control of ur emotions?
How many of u knows the emotions that u invoked in others?
How many of u understand ur emotions?
How many of u are in control of ur emotions?
How many of u knows the emotions that u invoked in others?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Thursday, April 03, 2008
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