1. Rubbing boiled egg on a bruise really works
- if you crack the egg and see little black spots on the egg white then you're doing it right (don't eat the egg)
2. Using too much soap will cause hair fall
- too much chemicals
3. Tea leaves can absorb odor
- convenient and safe; can use to cleanse bottles
4. Always sleep from 11pm to 4 am
- that's the most crucial and most effective time period for sleep
*These are all based on personal experience so they're very reliable! :)
That's all I can think of right now... Will update if I think of any more.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Nice VS Good
I know, I know, I've talked a lot about "nice" people lately, but here's another one! :)
I can't help it. I keep thinking and thinking about how some people are "nice" while others aren't, and it kinda pisses me off, how shallow human beings actually are.
You know Ali, the prime example of a manipulative "nice" person? Well, I do think that she is nice, but I don't think that she is a good person. Really good people won't abandon their friends, won't manipulate other people into doing their work, won't put on a mask.
For me, I like to think that while I'm not a nice person, I'm a good person. That's my aim anyway. Sure, I can be all sweet and nice if I wanted too (I have a baby face which is very useful when handling adults :P ), I don't actually see the point in making others like you for someone you are not. I really rather find just one friend that truly cares about me, rather than many friends who only like what I decide to show to them.
So I'm realizing that the older I got, the less sociable I'm becoming, because I don't want to put on a "nice" mask no more. I show exactly what I'm made of from the very beginning, so only few people actually like me from the start. Take for example my school. Last year I didn't really have a lot of friends, and the only few that I did have were disloyal ones. So I was sad and lonely and all (humans are very socially needy creatures), but I've realised that this year, more people have started to initiate interaction with me.
So I guess that's a bad side of not having the 'nice' mask - others need some warm-up time.
My mother did tell me once that there are generally three types of people:
One, extroverts that people like immediately,
Two, introverts that people like more and more gradually,
and Three, people that nobody likes.
I think Ali and Old Veggie are prime example of people in category one. When I first knew both of them, I did warm up to them quite fast because they are outgoing and friendly and nice. But then the more I came to know them, the more I see their faults and I don't really like them no more. Sure, I do still see their good points but really, I won't tell them anything about myself. We are friends on a very superficial level, and that's it.
People like me and Lizzy are in category two. At first we seem all moody and unsociable (which is not true! We just happen to have moody default faces), but the more you got to know us, the more you'll see our good points and the more you'll warm up to us.
For the people in the third category... Well... You gotta do something about your character and attitude.
So the next time you see a new girl (sorry I can only speak for girls) being all alone and seemingly moody, do not dismiss her, because if you reach out your hand just a little bit, you might just see the unroughed diamond she actually is.
Of course, ultimately it all depends on your personal definition of "nice" and "good".
Okie see ya~
I can't help it. I keep thinking and thinking about how some people are "nice" while others aren't, and it kinda pisses me off, how shallow human beings actually are.
You know Ali, the prime example of a manipulative "nice" person? Well, I do think that she is nice, but I don't think that she is a good person. Really good people won't abandon their friends, won't manipulate other people into doing their work, won't put on a mask.
For me, I like to think that while I'm not a nice person, I'm a good person. That's my aim anyway. Sure, I can be all sweet and nice if I wanted too (I have a baby face which is very useful when handling adults :P ), I don't actually see the point in making others like you for someone you are not. I really rather find just one friend that truly cares about me, rather than many friends who only like what I decide to show to them.
So I'm realizing that the older I got, the less sociable I'm becoming, because I don't want to put on a "nice" mask no more. I show exactly what I'm made of from the very beginning, so only few people actually like me from the start. Take for example my school. Last year I didn't really have a lot of friends, and the only few that I did have were disloyal ones. So I was sad and lonely and all (humans are very socially needy creatures), but I've realised that this year, more people have started to initiate interaction with me.
So I guess that's a bad side of not having the 'nice' mask - others need some warm-up time.
My mother did tell me once that there are generally three types of people:
One, extroverts that people like immediately,
Two, introverts that people like more and more gradually,
and Three, people that nobody likes.
I think Ali and Old Veggie are prime example of people in category one. When I first knew both of them, I did warm up to them quite fast because they are outgoing and friendly and nice. But then the more I came to know them, the more I see their faults and I don't really like them no more. Sure, I do still see their good points but really, I won't tell them anything about myself. We are friends on a very superficial level, and that's it.
People like me and Lizzy are in category two. At first we seem all moody and unsociable (which is not true! We just happen to have moody default faces), but the more you got to know us, the more you'll see our good points and the more you'll warm up to us.
For the people in the third category... Well... You gotta do something about your character and attitude.
So the next time you see a new girl (sorry I can only speak for girls) being all alone and seemingly moody, do not dismiss her, because if you reach out your hand just a little bit, you might just see the unroughed diamond she actually is.
Of course, ultimately it all depends on your personal definition of "nice" and "good".
Okie see ya~
Monday, March 18, 2013
I Might Just Be A Masochist
You know sometimes when you know, you know for sure that choosing that option will cause you to do something wrong, or you know that it ain't good for you, but you do it anyway? Yeah, well it's happening to me lately. A LOT.
Especially in terms of essay writing. I had my JC2 General Paper March Block Test today (kinda like CA, but they just like to sound fancier) and for some reason, I went and chose the damn question that I was unclear of the POC (point of contention) of. IDIOT!
As you can probably see, I CHOSE BLOODY QUESTION 3. I think I'm rebellious by nature. My first impression of the question was "oooh, I like this questions" and then "but I'm not sure about the POC." And then maybe, just maybe, the little rebellious "conscience" in the back of my brain went you know you want to... prove to them that you can do this.... And I got reeled in simple as that.
Normal science students would go for the more common and standard topics such as technology or youth (most of my friends did qns 7) and would AVOID AVOID AVOID abstract qns that is generally not taught. Me, I like abstract qns, but I can't writ them. Heck, my essays just suck, period.
The thing with GP essays is that you need real life examples to substantiate your claims or else your content marks will be wayyy low. I have a huge problem trying to memorise examples because my brain just isn't wired that way. I have a lot of trouble trying to memorise things word-for-word. I can't at all, which is why my Chemistry sucks too. )':
As I was writing the essay, I knew that I most likely got the POC wrong, but I just continued anyway. This isn't the first time something like this happened. The last time we wrote an essay I stupidly went and chose the question "People who die rich die disgraced" which was a quote. But since I didn't know who the quote was from, I didn't grasp the underlying POC of dying rich versus dying poor. That's what my teacher said.
It's kinda like eating candy when you're on a diet. You know that it's detrimental, but you do it anyway. Perhaps we are all masochistic in some ways... @_@
Especially in terms of essay writing. I had my JC2 General Paper March Block Test today (kinda like CA, but they just like to sound fancier) and for some reason, I went and chose the damn question that I was unclear of the POC (point of contention) of. IDIOT!
As you can probably see, I CHOSE BLOODY QUESTION 3. I think I'm rebellious by nature. My first impression of the question was "oooh, I like this questions" and then "but I'm not sure about the POC." And then maybe, just maybe, the little rebellious "conscience" in the back of my brain went you know you want to... prove to them that you can do this.... And I got reeled in simple as that.
Normal science students would go for the more common and standard topics such as technology or youth (most of my friends did qns 7) and would AVOID AVOID AVOID abstract qns that is generally not taught. Me, I like abstract qns, but I can't writ them. Heck, my essays just suck, period.
The thing with GP essays is that you need real life examples to substantiate your claims or else your content marks will be wayyy low. I have a huge problem trying to memorise examples because my brain just isn't wired that way. I have a lot of trouble trying to memorise things word-for-word. I can't at all, which is why my Chemistry sucks too. )':
As I was writing the essay, I knew that I most likely got the POC wrong, but I just continued anyway. This isn't the first time something like this happened. The last time we wrote an essay I stupidly went and chose the question "People who die rich die disgraced" which was a quote. But since I didn't know who the quote was from, I didn't grasp the underlying POC of dying rich versus dying poor. That's what my teacher said.
It's kinda like eating candy when you're on a diet. You know that it's detrimental, but you do it anyway. Perhaps we are all masochistic in some ways... @_@
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Oz The Great And Powerful
The movie is an attempt at a prequel for "The Wizard of Oz", as Disney tries to explain to us how the wizard, Oz, got to the land of Oz in the first place.
And if you don't know the story of "The Wizard of Oz" like my dear, dear classmates, you should just draw a circle on the table and bang your head. Literature, heck, even movies -classics -are lost in my generation. The sad truth.
Anyway, I'm not gonna give a summary of the movie, or analyse it. There are plenty of sites that do that.
I'm just gonna say that I found the movie mildly entertaining, sort of interesting, hated the ending, and didn't like its pace.
Some movies begin with slow steps that slowly crescendo to a big, epic climax. Those are awesome movies.
This movie on the other hand has about the same pace throughout the movie, like in the beginning I'm walking, at the middle I'm jogging, and at the end I'm resting. That's about it to me.
-Spoiler-
And I didn't like the main character. Granted, I don't think he's made to be a likable character, but I really pity Theodora, the wicked witch of the west.
There was innocent, naive Theodora (Mila Kunis) who got caught in Oz's charm (the guy is a smooth flirt) and falls in love with him on day 1. Evanora (Rachel Weisz), her sister, is the true wicked witch but she had managed to deceive Theodora that she is the good witch while Glinda (Michelle Williams) is the wicked one. Then Evanora manages to break Theodora's heart by having her believe Oz (James Franco) didn't love her (true) and had flirted with her (true) and was serious with her (false). So then the poor, heartbroken Theodora got tricked by her sister into eating an apple (surprise, surprise!) that causes her heart to wither away and leave nothing but evil.
And so Theodora, after taking one bite of the apple, becomes ugly and green and evil and swore revenge on Oz. She even has the witchy evil laughter thing and all.
At the end of the movie, the two evil witches were banished from the land of Oz, and Oz himself got whatever he ever wanted (greatness, power, money, Glinda, riches).
A fair ending? Heck no!
In the book "The Wizard Of Oz", the wicked witch of the east (Evanora) got squashed by Dorothy's house and died while the wicked witch of the west (Theodora) was melted by Dorothy and eventually died.
-End Of Spoiler-
So overall while I did, to a certain extent, like the movie, it's not one that I will watch in the cinemas if I had known the story beforehand.
The most entertaining parts wasn't even from the movie. My friend Izzy was sitting beside me in the cinema and every single time something evil just pops up in the screen she'd jump and my chair would jerk too which shocked me. It wasn't the movie that made me jump; it was Izzy. Then I'll laugh at her and she'd be all embarrassed and then it'll happen again. XD
And if you don't know the story of "The Wizard of Oz" like my dear, dear classmates, you should just draw a circle on the table and bang your head. Literature, heck, even movies -classics -are lost in my generation. The sad truth.
Anyway, I'm not gonna give a summary of the movie, or analyse it. There are plenty of sites that do that.
I'm just gonna say that I found the movie mildly entertaining, sort of interesting, hated the ending, and didn't like its pace.
Some movies begin with slow steps that slowly crescendo to a big, epic climax. Those are awesome movies.
This movie on the other hand has about the same pace throughout the movie, like in the beginning I'm walking, at the middle I'm jogging, and at the end I'm resting. That's about it to me.
-Spoiler-
And I didn't like the main character. Granted, I don't think he's made to be a likable character, but I really pity Theodora, the wicked witch of the west.
There was innocent, naive Theodora (Mila Kunis) who got caught in Oz's charm (the guy is a smooth flirt) and falls in love with him on day 1. Evanora (Rachel Weisz), her sister, is the true wicked witch but she had managed to deceive Theodora that she is the good witch while Glinda (Michelle Williams) is the wicked one. Then Evanora manages to break Theodora's heart by having her believe Oz (James Franco) didn't love her (true) and had flirted with her (true) and was serious with her (false). So then the poor, heartbroken Theodora got tricked by her sister into eating an apple (surprise, surprise!) that causes her heart to wither away and leave nothing but evil.
And so Theodora, after taking one bite of the apple, becomes ugly and green and evil and swore revenge on Oz. She even has the witchy evil laughter thing and all.
At the end of the movie, the two evil witches were banished from the land of Oz, and Oz himself got whatever he ever wanted (greatness, power, money, Glinda, riches).
A fair ending? Heck no!
In the book "The Wizard Of Oz", the wicked witch of the east (Evanora) got squashed by Dorothy's house and died while the wicked witch of the west (Theodora) was melted by Dorothy and eventually died.
-End Of Spoiler-
So overall while I did, to a certain extent, like the movie, it's not one that I will watch in the cinemas if I had known the story beforehand.
The most entertaining parts wasn't even from the movie. My friend Izzy was sitting beside me in the cinema and every single time something evil just pops up in the screen she'd jump and my chair would jerk too which shocked me. It wasn't the movie that made me jump; it was Izzy. Then I'll laugh at her and she'd be all embarrassed and then it'll happen again. XD
Sunday, March 3, 2013
I Like Documentaries
Just spent the whole day watching documentaries on YouTube such as My Strange Obsession or Extraordinary People.....
...all the while neglecting my mountain of homework and impending tests... Oh well. This happens every week anyway. XD
Had camp from Fri to Sat night so I really, completely have not touched my homework. Crapppp..
First time camping in school! Slept on the concrete floors, opened a gambling den, saw a few disembodied heads, heard a few screams... You know, the usual.
Just kidding. The drama had a scary-night themed orientation and there were quite elaborate props placed all over the school. At night.
They placed a newspaper corpse of a chinese man missing his head in the handicap bathroom and I can still hear the screams when my guitar girls walked by.... LOL.
Most of them are ridiculously terrified of the darkness. Is it odd that I actually really like it? No one wanted to go for a midnight walk with me on the school track... )':
I'm not that over-confident or ignorant to go alone. So no midnight stroll.
K bye I'm in the middle of a documentary. I'm actually quite fascinated by some of these things.
...all the while neglecting my mountain of homework and impending tests... Oh well. This happens every week anyway. XD
Had camp from Fri to Sat night so I really, completely have not touched my homework. Crapppp..
First time camping in school! Slept on the concrete floors, opened a gambling den, saw a few disembodied heads, heard a few screams... You know, the usual.
Just kidding. The drama had a scary-night themed orientation and there were quite elaborate props placed all over the school. At night.
They placed a newspaper corpse of a chinese man missing his head in the handicap bathroom and I can still hear the screams when my guitar girls walked by.... LOL.
Most of them are ridiculously terrified of the darkness. Is it odd that I actually really like it? No one wanted to go for a midnight walk with me on the school track... )':
I'm not that over-confident or ignorant to go alone. So no midnight stroll.
K bye I'm in the middle of a documentary. I'm actually quite fascinated by some of these things.
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