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The Tent: November 2012
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He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him.". How often do you find yourself in the wilderness outside the home that is your heart? Finding the way and the door is hard enough. Recognizing you are lost is quite something else. Monday, November 05, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). For It Is Written. En la resurrección no se casarán. Pertandingan Semi Final Belanda vs Argentina 10 Juli 2014. Songs for the Journey. On My Medical Blogs. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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The Tent: November 2009
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It's always fun to learn new skills. And especially when a Mac is there to serve you. This is my experiment with designing a brochure for our annual society biggie. Not bad for a surgeon no? I had to climb all the way up Mt Kinabalu for that sunrise shot (from our climb in 2006), for your information! I don't think any printing company would do that for you. Wednesday, November 04, 2009. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). For It Is Written. En la resurrección no se casarán. Songs for the Journey.
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The Tent: Facing difficult circumstances
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With the recent and current increase in difficult circumstances (aka shit) I have been facing, I realise I must evolve in my problem management for long-term survival and to preserve my home and sanity. The weak thought patterns are especially that:. I allow problems to accumulate without resolution. I overestimate the difficulty of individual problems. I take an all-or-nothing view of each problem. New strategies should include:. Solving the problem immediately where possible. In my mind,:. By looking a...
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The Tent: April 2009
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Ah Pak San 2. Somewhere between the two entrances, Saga and Awana lies the peaks - Saga and Cuepacs. My second trip up Ah Pak San. This time I defied my old bones and made it all the way. I got up at 7am in spite of a late night fiddling with the 1TB WD My Book. I think my body was psyched to do it all of yesterday so I was on biological alarm clock mode. Since I was up and wide-eyed, I decided, WTH, let's go torture myself. Station 6 is the Cuepacs peak or Ah Pak San. Sunday, April 19, 2009. Or could it...
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The Tent: August 2009
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In short, let's bin self-flagellating false modesty and be real so that others can also relate to the real you. If you are in the habit of self-devaluation, it may be helpful to do a little reality check from time to time. Ask yourself:. 1 Have I received any words of appreciation or approval recently? 2 Did I display some virtue recently? 3 Did I perform some job with particular competence? 4 Has someone commented about something attractive in me? Scientific American Mind; 2009, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p9.
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The Tent: March 2009
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Age is catching up. There's no doubting it. I'm approaching, if not already on, the asymptote of my life and it's a rapid downhill hereon. I'm listening to the creak in my bones. I hear questions from familiar faces in the crowd. I hear my own history read out. I hear the 'new' music that's now a golden oldie. I heard my own CV being read out. I did all that? I asked myself while fiddling with the mike trying to look modest. Worse still, it all seemed so long, long, ago in another galaxy far, far away.
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The Tent: Men are autocannibalistic but not women?
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Men are autocannibalistic but not women? This is the strangest thing I've read in scientific literature ever. Apparently men's neurons are programmed to self-destruct in starvation (eg. an ischemic stroke) while women's will burn surrounding fat. Now why would we be wired that way? A man would be better off dead than brain dead but it's ok for women to be brain-damaged because no one would tell the difference? Let's see who will flame me for this. 1, 2, 3,.). Self-cannibalism makes sense for body tissues...
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The Tent: Close calls count
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If GAME OVER happens very close to my high score, I just have to play again. Doesn't matter if it takes me ages to reach that level and it's past midnight. Addiction? Maybe Sci Am Mind features a study that shows we are wired that way; fascinatingly, to keep us breaking our own ceiilings. I realise I choose subjects, projects and sports that have high potential for discovery and pushing limits. Now I know why. To our brain, a near miss is as good as a win. The findings expose the underpinnings of gamblin...
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The Tent: Scene from the underworld
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Scene from the underworld. Malaysian: Oi Lu Si Hami Lang? Singaporean: Sinkapoh lang lor. Malaysian: Cho Ha Mi Lu Bo Ming Kia Chiak, Boh Cheng Kor? Singaporean: Lu Em Chai Meh? Sin Ka Poh Beh Sai Burn Liao. Malaysian: Ani Cham Eh? Wah U iPhone 3GS, Mercedes 10series, GPS, Bungalow, Chap eh maid. Singaporean: Wah Hami Toh Boh. Jiak Sai Nia. Gifts for the dead could be dying out in Singapore. Saturday, August 01, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Scene from the underworld. Dont talk about it.
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The Tent: Healthy pride
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In short, let's bin self-flagellating false modesty and be real so that others can also relate to the real you. If you are in the habit of self-devaluation, it may be helpful to do a little reality check from time to time. Ask yourself:. 1 Have I received any words of appreciation or approval recently? 2 Did I display some virtue recently? 3 Did I perform some job with particular competence? 4 Has someone commented about something attractive in me? Scientific American Mind; 2009, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p9.
