OHAIYO!

Few days back, I was webcam-ming with a friend of mine when I started making different facial expressions. Of course, naturally everyone would start laughing at all the funny and silly faces being made. Besides all the laughter, it suddenly caught my attention on how each and every of our facial expression is able to convey messages across, without having us to speak. They are like forms of nonverbal communication.

I guess expressions should be closely linked with emotions, and more often than not these expressions comes naturally. It is just like how it can be nearly impossible to avoid expressions for certain emotions even when it would be strongly desirable to do so. Taking for an example if I see a splatter of vomit on the floor, I would show a slight expression of disgust before resuming back to my neutral expression. But thinking further into it, the emotions on different faces may be interpreted wrongly. Just like how if someone has a little more concaved eyebrow, we may think that he/she is sad all the time but that may just be their neutral look. Hmm, then I should pity those with no eyebrows! HAHA.

Wheee! Action Packed Expressions!

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2 days ago, I was reading the Straits Times online, Lifestyle, when I came across something really interesting - Porn for the Blind!

But I guess, as humans, many of us lose that true purpose along the way. We are no longer as genuine as we were supposed to be. We get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life, that we forgot what life actually meant to us. Many of us turn self-centered, living life just to benefit ourselves. We follow others blindly, not knowing how each and every action matter to us, and others around us. We life our lives, wanting to show others that we are better off than them, just wanting to prove something within us. Comparison and showing off is just what most would do. I guess we could only blame it on human nature.

Many things have been happening around me that has got me thinking on what was our true purpose in life. Let me give you a few examples.

Nobody likes doing housework, probably with a few exceptions here and there. But when we do help our parents out with the household chores, do we do it because we genuinely want to lessen our parents load? Or do we do it, in order to get our pocket money?

When given a task to do, how many of us would actually do it because we want to better improve ourselves? Or do we do it to please our teachers/bosses? Do we get the salary to let our families have a better life, or do we use it and splurge on ourselves?

Priority seats, may be what you call them. How many of us give up our seat to an elderly or pregnant lady because we feel that they need that seat more than us, or do we give up our seat because everyone is staring at us? Or do we do it for the praises from others?

Everyone around me seems to be getting into relationships. But do they get into a relationship because all their peers are doing so, or is it that the two really have got a special type of attraction going in between them? Do they show their affection for each other in front of others to show others how close they are, or do they do it to express their fondness for each other?

I don't know if you agree to the above stated, but that is what I actually feel. I know, I put a lot of emotions into the above. Perhaps you may think that I have a mindset of the older generation, and that it's a whole new world now. But I still am firm on my belief on 'Doing things with your heart' and 'Putting others before self'. I mean, the world doesn't revolve around me alone, but also the people around me.

I am not too sure of what I am saying, because I just jumbled up my chain of thoughts. But I hope what you get the message that I am trying to send out through this post.

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Just the other day, out of the blue, my friend told me that she wanted to buy a 'Jack Rabbit'. Of course, like every other person, I Googled 'Jack Rabbit' since I do not really have a clue on what it was. It may be a rabbit, or some other things. And all I saw were ... Rabbits.

So I continued the conversation about these 'Jack Rabbits' being cute and all because of their big ears and pretty eyes! And this friend of mine told me that she got lost in the conversation as she was talking about .. 'JACK RABBITS VIBRATORS'!

I Googled that. And I started asking her all the weird questions like what was the extra finger for and I didn't know condom comes in different sizes! OH MY GAWD.

I'm like so innocent. HA HA HA.

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I'm so relieved that the whole issue on Ris Low being a 987 FM radio deejay was a joke. One hour of her taking over the music industry had already got me irritated. I can't imagine if she carried on being a deejay for the next few months. I'd definitely switch radio channels.

However, this Ris Low gag has got me thinking about her being Singapore's Beauty Queen.

Although she has been attracting many negative comments about her broken English, been discovered that she had a criminal record for a credit card fraud, known that she suffers from bipolar disorder and lately about her being a radio deejay, she is definitely taking things in her stride. She looked at herself differently, and did not really care about what impression others had on her. Many think that she is not worthy to represent Singapore in the Miss World contest because of all the above. Looking at the situation in a different light, I would allow myself to give her a second chance.

By letting her continue to represent us, it would show the world that Singapore is a gracious society and forgiving of failures. It fits the Yellow Ribbon Project that they have been promoting, giving these ex-offenders a second chance. By letting her continue to represent us, she would inspire ex-offenders who are striving to go a straight route in life, with hope and possibilities. Not only them, she would also inspire people with mental illnesses. She would be the beacon of hope and role model to these people, who do not deserve the social stigma that majority would put on them. By letting her continue to represent us, she would show the rest of the world, the differences that each and every Singaporean have as compared to them - Singlish. Not everybody can pick up that slang as fast and accurately as we can. I am not saying that Singlish is something that we should be proud of, but that is what makes us special.

I am not siding her on anything, but I'm just looking at things from another perspective. Don't you agree?

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