2008 was full of drama, good and bad.
I saw true colors of some friends, gain new ones, left the rotten ones.
I foresee 2009 aitnt gonna be an easy year. But I have no choice but to walk through it...
It seems like I might have to double my effort, or I am heading nowhere...with endless troubles and problems.
Naahhh...If its to be, its up to me...
Ive learnt not to rely on anyone to get things done, Ive learnt that nothing good last forever, enjoy it while it last.
Whenever I feel so down, I looked away and realize how lucky i still am to be able to do the things I am able to do.
Yes , I am grateful.
No, I am not giving up!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Respect
No matter who we are or where we stand in the crowd, we want to be respected. The fact is, each and every one of us is a deserving individual, even the least powerful people. Sound easy and simple, yes?Like it or not, we are respectable only as we respect. And by that I mean, you've got to earn your respect by doing the same to the people around you.
Respect doesnt mean you have to kiss the ground they walk on, adore each and every single thing they do, or to agree to their every single words. It simply means knowing when and how to use the right manner when talking to people, knowing your boundaries, learning to listen without interrupting, agreeing to disagree, trying to understand other people's opinion, having a direct communication, taking other people's feeling's into consideration, not pressuring the other person, accepting each other differenes, building a person up instead of tearing them down and last but not the least important is our intention.
Our intent will always be evident in the results. Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. We are indeed are experiencing the intent behind the words. We should mean what we say. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. I believe we have met or know some people who are very likely to say all the nicest things in the world to other people but they never meant it and it is pretty obvious from the look in their eyes. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through. We cannot sugarcoat the feelings in our heart of hearts. The emotion is the energy that motivates and aggravates. We cannot ignore what we really want to create. We should be honest and do it the way we feel it. We ought to examine the reasons behind our true intent, we owe it to ourselve and everyone around us.
Respect can be shown through behaviour and it can also be felt. We can sense when we are truly being respected or not. This holds true for those with money and power as well. More often than not, it seems quite apparent that they are trying to gain a type of respect they never have truly felt.
The misconception of respect is that with money, comes RESPECT. IMHO, with MONEY comes POWER. With power comes the ability to make people obey to our orders and instructions. Perhaps thare are some misunderstandings between respect, obedience and fear. Respect is nurturing and earned, fear is forced and learned. To be confused between these two creates serious problems for the society, people in relationships, sports, politics , workplace and the list go on.
If only we spend a little more time with ourselves to reflect on how and what we do to respect others, perhaps the world will be a better and brighter place.Perhaps couple will not argue over silly things and begin to accept each other flaws and differences, perhaps athletes will not fight with each other, perhaps competitors will work together hand in hand and maybe even there will be less war if certain countries know their boundaries.As the saying goes, “Treat others as you want them to treat you because what goes around comes around”. (Was there such saying or did I just made it up? not that important, yes?)
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” Benjamin Franklin
“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
Respect doesnt mean you have to kiss the ground they walk on, adore each and every single thing they do, or to agree to their every single words. It simply means knowing when and how to use the right manner when talking to people, knowing your boundaries, learning to listen without interrupting, agreeing to disagree, trying to understand other people's opinion, having a direct communication, taking other people's feeling's into consideration, not pressuring the other person, accepting each other differenes, building a person up instead of tearing them down and last but not the least important is our intention.
Our intent will always be evident in the results. Certain people have a way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact is shattering. We are indeed are experiencing the intent behind the words. We should mean what we say. When we intend to do good, we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. I believe we have met or know some people who are very likely to say all the nicest things in the world to other people but they never meant it and it is pretty obvious from the look in their eyes. What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through. We cannot sugarcoat the feelings in our heart of hearts. The emotion is the energy that motivates and aggravates. We cannot ignore what we really want to create. We should be honest and do it the way we feel it. We ought to examine the reasons behind our true intent, we owe it to ourselve and everyone around us.
Respect can be shown through behaviour and it can also be felt. We can sense when we are truly being respected or not. This holds true for those with money and power as well. More often than not, it seems quite apparent that they are trying to gain a type of respect they never have truly felt.
The misconception of respect is that with money, comes RESPECT. IMHO, with MONEY comes POWER. With power comes the ability to make people obey to our orders and instructions. Perhaps thare are some misunderstandings between respect, obedience and fear. Respect is nurturing and earned, fear is forced and learned. To be confused between these two creates serious problems for the society, people in relationships, sports, politics , workplace and the list go on.
If only we spend a little more time with ourselves to reflect on how and what we do to respect others, perhaps the world will be a better and brighter place.Perhaps couple will not argue over silly things and begin to accept each other flaws and differences, perhaps athletes will not fight with each other, perhaps competitors will work together hand in hand and maybe even there will be less war if certain countries know their boundaries.As the saying goes, “Treat others as you want them to treat you because what goes around comes around”. (Was there such saying or did I just made it up? not that important, yes?)
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.” Benjamin Franklin
“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Because Its Easier
More often than not, we tend to judge solely based on what meets the eye, oblivious to what lies beneath. Once aggravated, we eagerly acuse the one that fit our homemade puzzle, the puzzle which still befuddled the accused. Its funny though, how sometimes a very general statement can make one all shooked up, a feeling only the blameworthy would feel.
Our own abysmal stupidity is the one that has been contributing to our own prolonged misery. When the need arises, we point to the one we think has the animus intention simply because it helps us sleep better at night thinking we have solved the mystery. Perhaps it easier to blame it on someone rather than admitting to our flaws.Perhaps...
To be caught in a prolonged battle, and it is not even yours to fight is such a waste of effort what more time. Win or lose to which ever parties, it will still be an inglorious one , to be dragged this long. But our ego says, it is easier to fight than make peace.Logically speaking, why would the brouhaha flared up after few months of the commotion? If ever someone was a snitch, wouldn't an aggresion have arise sooner? But our profound way of thinking says, everyone is against us hence no one is trustworthy, therefore we make baseless accusation, without even confronting the accused.
A towering grudge will do nothing good to any of us. Yet, despite being an adult, we still want to win no matter what. Even if it kills the passion and change the reason you do the things you love to do.We opted for the easier way, we dwell and refuse to move on.
Perhaps an unequivocal position was finally accomplished, in which the sincerety is only known to the accuser.
Perhaps too, this drama will continue, maybe it will come to an end, but an insignificant cast who was very fortunate to be given her 15 minutes of fame would like to retire from all these nonsensical joke and take her own aversion, simply because it is easier.
Would it kill for both parties to just confront each other and resolve what needs to be solved??? All these drama is begining to take its toll on those who wish just to do their own thing.
ps:I have always liked confrontation.
Our own abysmal stupidity is the one that has been contributing to our own prolonged misery. When the need arises, we point to the one we think has the animus intention simply because it helps us sleep better at night thinking we have solved the mystery. Perhaps it easier to blame it on someone rather than admitting to our flaws.Perhaps...
To be caught in a prolonged battle, and it is not even yours to fight is such a waste of effort what more time. Win or lose to which ever parties, it will still be an inglorious one , to be dragged this long. But our ego says, it is easier to fight than make peace.Logically speaking, why would the brouhaha flared up after few months of the commotion? If ever someone was a snitch, wouldn't an aggresion have arise sooner? But our profound way of thinking says, everyone is against us hence no one is trustworthy, therefore we make baseless accusation, without even confronting the accused.
A towering grudge will do nothing good to any of us. Yet, despite being an adult, we still want to win no matter what. Even if it kills the passion and change the reason you do the things you love to do.We opted for the easier way, we dwell and refuse to move on.
Perhaps an unequivocal position was finally accomplished, in which the sincerety is only known to the accuser.
Perhaps too, this drama will continue, maybe it will come to an end, but an insignificant cast who was very fortunate to be given her 15 minutes of fame would like to retire from all these nonsensical joke and take her own aversion, simply because it is easier.
Would it kill for both parties to just confront each other and resolve what needs to be solved??? All these drama is begining to take its toll on those who wish just to do their own thing.
ps:I have always liked confrontation.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Invasion
“At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody.
So this thing where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, it's usually a load of bull. [...] The people that are still with you at the end of the day, those are the ones worth keeping. And sure, sometimes close can be too close. But sometimes, that invasion of personal space, it can be exactly what you need.”
-Dr. Meredith Grey
So this thing where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, it's usually a load of bull. [...] The people that are still with you at the end of the day, those are the ones worth keeping. And sure, sometimes close can be too close. But sometimes, that invasion of personal space, it can be exactly what you need.”
-Dr. Meredith Grey
Monday, July 14, 2008
The defrosting of my Ego
I am getting sick and sicker, day by day with the current situation. They claimed to be the most senior people, the "otais"who knows better what's best for the industry, but as fas as I can see it, they have done nothing than bickering, slashing, critisizing, snooping into people's personal and private life, meddling and messing with them. Some even took liberty to put down their own "team" members to make themselves superior than the rest. Every chance they get, they'll pinned you down probably to make themselves feel better about themselves.
I have befriended the competiting Operators, and while one is busy finding others fault, the other one is probably busy going to International level. As much as I hate to say it, I must admit the other one talk less but has more action in their to do list.
These so-called Otais will always find it enjoyable to condemn and overanalyse everything that a CHAMPION team has done. These people has not one but two things in common , never a champion and twice as stupid. Sore Losers is a perfect word to desribe them.
But one thing which really boils me is the hypocracy that lies around them. After conveniently bad talking about certain people, they will still act as if everyhting is in pink condition when meeting in person!
Had it not been for the intense love and passion I have for the sport and my team, I would have long gone, and move on.
I have befriended the competiting Operators, and while one is busy finding others fault, the other one is probably busy going to International level. As much as I hate to say it, I must admit the other one talk less but has more action in their to do list.
These so-called Otais will always find it enjoyable to condemn and overanalyse everything that a CHAMPION team has done. These people has not one but two things in common , never a champion and twice as stupid. Sore Losers is a perfect word to desribe them.
But one thing which really boils me is the hypocracy that lies around them. After conveniently bad talking about certain people, they will still act as if everyhting is in pink condition when meeting in person!
Had it not been for the intense love and passion I have for the sport and my team, I would have long gone, and move on.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Towards better environment
So the petrol price is increased (again).
So, they are suggesting we go by the singaporean lifestyle (spend less on petrol).
So, are they going to improve our public transport?
So, which mountain bike model should i get for myself?
So, they are suggesting we go by the singaporean lifestyle (spend less on petrol).
So, are they going to improve our public transport?
So, which mountain bike model should i get for myself?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Of Clowns and Jesters
Akin to the classy and posh world of golf, Paintball is an expensive sport. You got to be prepared to spend a lot of money on equipments, jerseys and gears. On top of that, pellets are still comparatively expensive in Malaysia hence players have to sacrifice a lot of their spending on these; unless you are lucky enough to be fully sponsored like some teams (Ballbusters are VERY LUCKY indeed!).
Since almost everyone can play paintball, there will always be some wealthy dudes, loaded with money (mostly from inheritance) come and join the sport and spoil virtually almost everyone‘s frame of mind. They get involved with the sole intention to outclass everyone, neither with their skills nor talent, but with how expensive their gears are and how fast they can shoot (because they can afford to waste a lot pellets) even though out of 30 shots, none hit the target. They feel so proud to be invited to play for a team thinking it’s because they are a good player when in actual fact it’s because they can afford to pay. The funnier part is, some of these people think they can get certain female paintballer to be attracted to them, just because they can afford all the high-end equipments and gears. Well, the girls are probably attracted to the equipments or these dudes’ daddies (since they are the source of cash to these posers). The funniest part is when these dudes lavished the girl he has been eyeing for with a range of high end gears in the hope that one day she will fall for him. (That girl only fell for the game, and the gears, of course. When he finally realized he will never get the girl, he’ll tarnished her name, became a pussy and bitch about nothingness. Even when he finally settled with other girl, he still bitches about it and pretend as if he was a victim of a major heartbreak. LOSER!)
You’ve got to realize one thing, female paintballers are normally very tough and aggressive, so if they ever want to fall for a guy from paintball, the dude better be a GOOD player, or at least they don’t run like a girl (sissy!). It’s a self –abusive sports itself, why would these girls want to abuse their mind having a girlish boyfriend? It would be a tolerable situation if these clowns are at least humble and truthful, but the fact that they are conceited, pompous and bigheaded but with a talent of naught and too proud to train extra harder, make you wonder which planet they came from.
Not only that, because everyone is standing in line (while pushing others) for sponsorship, there will always be backstabbing and sabotaging. There will always be ass-kissers, and wipers. There will always be clusters of people who only mix within their crowd and take joys in putting down others. There will be “multi-faceted” people who are nice to everyone but at the same time is also leisurely bad mouthing the same people. The paintball world is such a drama, and its getting intense day by day, as the population grows. I guess these happen everywhere, what differentiates it is how each of us reacts to the “drama”.
There are no prerequisite in order to play paintball. Everyone is welcome. Indeed, drama and chaos is very much giving “life” to the sports itself. Therefore, play paintball if you want to, stop if you can’t take the pain (physically and mentally), and continue playing if you’re good at it. To the jesters and clowns (with high end gears but a skill of zilch), if you quit, what else can we laugh at? So please don’t stop entertaining us. Humor us with your arrogance and emptiness.
Paintball, everyone can play.
Since almost everyone can play paintball, there will always be some wealthy dudes, loaded with money (mostly from inheritance) come and join the sport and spoil virtually almost everyone‘s frame of mind. They get involved with the sole intention to outclass everyone, neither with their skills nor talent, but with how expensive their gears are and how fast they can shoot (because they can afford to waste a lot pellets) even though out of 30 shots, none hit the target. They feel so proud to be invited to play for a team thinking it’s because they are a good player when in actual fact it’s because they can afford to pay. The funnier part is, some of these people think they can get certain female paintballer to be attracted to them, just because they can afford all the high-end equipments and gears. Well, the girls are probably attracted to the equipments or these dudes’ daddies (since they are the source of cash to these posers). The funniest part is when these dudes lavished the girl he has been eyeing for with a range of high end gears in the hope that one day she will fall for him. (That girl only fell for the game, and the gears, of course. When he finally realized he will never get the girl, he’ll tarnished her name, became a pussy and bitch about nothingness. Even when he finally settled with other girl, he still bitches about it and pretend as if he was a victim of a major heartbreak. LOSER!)
You’ve got to realize one thing, female paintballers are normally very tough and aggressive, so if they ever want to fall for a guy from paintball, the dude better be a GOOD player, or at least they don’t run like a girl (sissy!). It’s a self –abusive sports itself, why would these girls want to abuse their mind having a girlish boyfriend? It would be a tolerable situation if these clowns are at least humble and truthful, but the fact that they are conceited, pompous and bigheaded but with a talent of naught and too proud to train extra harder, make you wonder which planet they came from.
Not only that, because everyone is standing in line (while pushing others) for sponsorship, there will always be backstabbing and sabotaging. There will always be ass-kissers, and wipers. There will always be clusters of people who only mix within their crowd and take joys in putting down others. There will be “multi-faceted” people who are nice to everyone but at the same time is also leisurely bad mouthing the same people. The paintball world is such a drama, and its getting intense day by day, as the population grows. I guess these happen everywhere, what differentiates it is how each of us reacts to the “drama”.
There are no prerequisite in order to play paintball. Everyone is welcome. Indeed, drama and chaos is very much giving “life” to the sports itself. Therefore, play paintball if you want to, stop if you can’t take the pain (physically and mentally), and continue playing if you’re good at it. To the jesters and clowns (with high end gears but a skill of zilch), if you quit, what else can we laugh at? So please don’t stop entertaining us. Humor us with your arrogance and emptiness.
Paintball, everyone can play.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Basking in delusion
It all started when my Big Boss told everyone during our Annual Dinner/Company trip that I am a National Paintball player ( read- representing MALAYSIA) last year. Since then whenever everyone in the office needs a brief introduction about me to somebody new in the company, they always refer me as "she is a national paintballer...bla..bla...bla...etc".
What a big lie to say that I wasn't enjoying all the unintended limelight but for fearing they might found out that I am not actually representing MALAYSIA themselves from someone else(but my team is a considerably strong team in its division in MALAYSIA tau...), I had to always put in plain words the actual status (damn!).
Today my new Section Head had a One on One session with each of us, and the first thing he asked was," Are you the one who is a National Paintballer"?
I gave him a big smile, but it soon faded.
I told him the same old enligthment and he ended up interested to try the sports, in fact asked me to arrange for the whole team! (if im doing MLM, i'd gotten my self a good prospect!)hehehehe
So, moral of the story is, sentiasalah berlaku jujur!
One another note, he also asked me my age, and when I told him, he said I dont look my age. I told him that its a disadvantage sometimes, especially in my line of work, because people tend not to take me seriously.
He told me to put on more make up and dress profesionally.
Huh???
Tak cukup tebalkah make-up ku? Tak cukup stylo-mylo kah dressing ku?
Damn!
This weekend will be the last weekend before the next NPL series which will be held in MAPAAC, Astaka PJ.
Ballbusters nak buat skirmish, any team up for it?
What a big lie to say that I wasn't enjoying all the unintended limelight but for fearing they might found out that I am not actually representing MALAYSIA themselves from someone else(but my team is a considerably strong team in its division in MALAYSIA tau...), I had to always put in plain words the actual status (damn!).
Today my new Section Head had a One on One session with each of us, and the first thing he asked was," Are you the one who is a National Paintballer"?
I gave him a big smile, but it soon faded.
I told him the same old enligthment and he ended up interested to try the sports, in fact asked me to arrange for the whole team! (if im doing MLM, i'd gotten my self a good prospect!)hehehehe
So, moral of the story is, sentiasalah berlaku jujur!
One another note, he also asked me my age, and when I told him, he said I dont look my age. I told him that its a disadvantage sometimes, especially in my line of work, because people tend not to take me seriously.
He told me to put on more make up and dress profesionally.
Huh???
Tak cukup tebalkah make-up ku? Tak cukup stylo-mylo kah dressing ku?
Damn!
This weekend will be the last weekend before the next NPL series which will be held in MAPAAC, Astaka PJ.
Ballbusters nak buat skirmish, any team up for it?
Friday, May 16, 2008
Prince Caspian
I thought we were going to watch Ironman, but once the film starts rolling, I realized we're watching Narnia instead. I think it was better than the first sequel, perhaps Ben Barnes makes sitting for 2 and a half hours in the cinema beside a woman who laughs so LOUD worth it.
How can you not fall in love with him?
How can you not fall in love with him?
The Death call
D'man told me a really creepy story last nite. Rumor has it that if you received a call or an sms from a number with a prefix of 0866 or o666 with red font on your phone, do not answer or open the sms. Whoever answers or opens the sms, will bleed through nose, eyes and mouth, to death. A group of dukuns/bomoh/shamans (or whatever you wanna call them) in Indonesia, is testing their power by sending black magic via phone. Very Techie!
He even asked his Ustaz about it, and the answer scared us.
"Black Magic can come in any form".
The first thing that came into our mind was, why didnt these group of shamans send their black magic to George Bush Instead?
Okayyy.....
So i googled about it...
The validity of the source is as gullable as how the rumours spread..But these sources told us to "Usah percaya".
Im an in between of believing and being sceptical about it. But it somehow scared the shit out of me despite my defiance to be superstitious.
I mean... would you pick up the call if somehow by "luck" you received it?
Moral of the story: Screen your calls!
PS: I dreamt that one of my Muslim friend wanted to convert to another religion, what's that suppose to mean???
He even asked his Ustaz about it, and the answer scared us.
"Black Magic can come in any form".
The first thing that came into our mind was, why didnt these group of shamans send their black magic to George Bush Instead?
Okayyy.....
So i googled about it...
The validity of the source is as gullable as how the rumours spread..But these sources told us to "Usah percaya".
Im an in between of believing and being sceptical about it. But it somehow scared the shit out of me despite my defiance to be superstitious.
I mean... would you pick up the call if somehow by "luck" you received it?
Moral of the story: Screen your calls!
PS: I dreamt that one of my Muslim friend wanted to convert to another religion, what's that suppose to mean???
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Another mile sets today
To measure how stressed I was today...
I had Nasi lemak for breakfast at home, Sushi for lunch at Yo! Sushi, and awesome Chinese food at Hokaido Restaurant for dinner..in between I went for some relaxation at Kenko Fish Spa.
Those are all my comfort food.
Im swamped with abundance of assignments in the office!
And yes my stress level is very severe...
On a foot note- Im watching Green Mile now, I have always failed to watched the entire movie, lets see if I can finish it this time.
This weekend is gonna be a loooonng weekend...
I had Nasi lemak for breakfast at home, Sushi for lunch at Yo! Sushi, and awesome Chinese food at Hokaido Restaurant for dinner..in between I went for some relaxation at Kenko Fish Spa.
Those are all my comfort food.
Im swamped with abundance of assignments in the office!
And yes my stress level is very severe...
On a foot note- Im watching Green Mile now, I have always failed to watched the entire movie, lets see if I can finish it this time.
This weekend is gonna be a loooonng weekend...
Friday, May 09, 2008
Bullet with butterfly wings
More often than not, when we're too occupied looking for what we sought for, listening to what we wanted to hear, the truth just seems so vague.
At at the end of the day, no one walks away, a winner.
At at the end of the day, no one walks away, a winner.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Hooked
Currently hooked on this, whether im busy or not...
Shutterstock
They (the graphic designers) must feel really good everytime they can come up with such awesome designs! Damn why didnt i take up graphic design back then?
Note to self - Must learn Adobe Illustrator!
Monday, May 05, 2008
SPF
But when you have been accustomed to putting on sunscreen on your already badly tanned face, going out without it makes you feel almost bare naked.
Not that I'm a vainpot( actually I am sometimes) its dangerous to the skin.
Some of us might say missing one day might not hurt. Unfortunately, missing one day is a problem. Studies have shown that, each week the average woman is exposed to 18 hours of combined indoor and outdoor sunlight. More than you thought, right? Another study showed the increased damage women receive by wearing their sunscreen only three days out of four, instead of daily. The difference was seen under the microscope, but eventually, microscopic changes can translate into wrinkles and skin cancer.
The message here is that you must wear your sun protection daily!
So I am doing (almost) the right thing here. (huhu)
But when im playing paintball, with or without the sunscreen, I am all set for a game. Must be the gears!
Below is some information on why we need to put on sunscreen and which SPF goes with what. A bit "ilmiah" my entry this time..:)
Wearing daily sun protection in the form of a sunscreen-containing moisturizer is easy. These products should contain both UVB and UVA protection. UVB rays from the sun are especially known for causing burning, while UVA rays are mostly known for aging and skin cancer. A popular UVB protectant is octymethoxycinnarnate, while excellent UVA protectants are microfine zinc oxide or avobenzone. These substances can be identified on the back of a sunscreen bottle under active ingredients.
Putting a sunscreen-containing moisturizer on a clean washed face or under cosmetics should become an important part of your daily grooming routine. If you should brush your teeth so they will last a lifetime, why shouldn't you wear sunscreen to keep your skin healthy for life?
To understand this, you first have to understand what SPF means. It is basically a number that makes it possible to predict how long you can stay in the sun without getting burned. An spf of 4 is supposed to protect a “normal” person who is exposed to sun for one hour. An spf of 8 would give you the same protection against burning, but for 2 hours etc. The problem here is, what is “normal” and what is “sun”? These two variables makes it pretty hard to predict exactly what to expect when you slather on sunscreen. Keep in mind that sunscreen doesn’t claim it will prevent you from getting a sunburn - it will just take longer.
Of course, your real question is do “stacked” applications of sunscreen combine to create a “super” sunscreen, and the answer is (unfortunately), no. If you put on a layer of SPF 4, and follow it with a layer of SPF 8, you do not have a combined SPF or 12. The SPF 4 will protect you for the first hour, and the PSF 8 will protect you for that same first hour, plus one more, so you still get a total protection time of 2 hours. Note that waiting the 2 hours and then adding another layer won’t make any difference - you’ve already used up your 2 hours.
The key to remember is that the sunscreen is acting like a filter. If your skin can handle X units of UV exposure before it begins burning, and you apply SPF 4 sunscreen, after 1 hour, your skin is ready to start burning - you’ve used up all of your safe exposure. Even if you apply SPF 10,000, the UV that gets through will begin to burn your skin immediately. The trick to using sunscreen (if you actually use sunscreen) is to apply the appropriate SPF for the amount of time you expect to be in the sun.
Remember: Sunscreen is not meant to replace common sense. Your skin knows what to do with sun exposure. It is incredibly adaptable, and can react to protect itself from reasonable exposure to sun. The problem is when someone spends a long time inside, then suddenly decides to go outside. They have taken their skin from a dark place to a bright place without giving it a chance to adjust. Think about what happens to your eyes when you walk out of a dark movie theater into bright sunlight. Your skin does the same thing, but it takes a lot longer - while it is adjusting to the sudden increase in sun exposure, you get sunburned. Instead of relying on sunscreen, a much more rational approach is to slowly build up your tolerance to sun exposure. Start out with a short stay (you will know what a short stay is - for some it will be a few minutes, for others an hour or so) in the sun, then cover up. Slowly increase the amount of time that you spend in the sun. Not only will your skin adapt, but you will develop a wonderful tan (that’s just your skin adapting to being exposed to the sun).
That isn’t to say that turning into a sun worshipper is a good thing. Sunburns cause real damage to the skin, and repeated burns can contribute to your chances of getting skin cancer. If you must suddenly change your sun exposure, sunscreen is definitely the way to go. It will help protect your skin while you slowly adapt to being in the sun. The trick here is to remember that you are providing a crutch to your skin when you use sunscreen. Just like Heroin, your skin can get hooked on the sunscreen. It will get lazy, and stop trying to protect itself from the sun. Chronic sunscreen users actually get hooked on sunscreen - without the stimulation provided by sun exposure, your skin produces less and less of the stuff it needs to protect itself. So, when you do find yourself in a situation where you need to wear sunscreen, use your smarts: Use the appropriate level of SPF sunscreen - applying SPF50 to take a 20 minute walk in the park isn’t doing you or your skin any favors. Besides using the correct SPF level, remember that even with sunscreen on, your skin is getting some UV exposure. That means that it (if you are using the right sunscreen) will be building up a tolerance for sun exposure. As your tolerance increases, you will need to decrease the SPF you are using. Remember, sunscreen is like methadone for a heroin junkie - you should be using it to wean yourself away from needing the fix (or in the case of sunscreen, the protection).
The exception to the “wean off it” rule is the person that (for whatever reason) is stuck inside - be it in an office, at home, ro whatever - for the majority of the time, and wants to spend their days off outside. If you are only outside occasionally, or erratically, sunscreen will provide the protection that your skin will need. While this is less than ideal, it sure beats a series of bad sunburns….
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Fish Spa
Bunch of us went for a fish Spa today. It was a second time for me, a first time for the rest of them.
We tried the smallest fish and later, FY and myself "upgraded" ourselves and tried the bigger fishes. The last 10 minutes, we tried the biggest fish and I almost screamed my lungs out. It was no longer ticklish, but more like a sharp pain, but a nice one. The rest of them especially YC and Azahari, cant even put their feet for more than 3 seconds into the bigger fishes' ponds, so they settled down with the smallest and tiniest fishes. Even that got them screaming like a pussy cat. Mas got her pants all wet and went a bit cuckoo by telling all people walking pass by she just went for a fish spa.
We had fun today. With the good news from our captain, we are more excited than anyone else for another tournament!
Australia..wait for us!
Friday, May 02, 2008
Money...Money..Money..
People with money will always have easy access to things we normally have to struggle getting to.
I am sick of people who used money to buy friendship, to buy respect, to buy a place in the eye of the (superficial) society.
Why cant they just leave me alone?
What's up with these people?
I am sick of people who used money to buy friendship, to buy respect, to buy a place in the eye of the (superficial) society.
Why cant they just leave me alone?
What's up with these people?
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
MY-NPL 2nd Series - Kuantan
It wasnt an easy journey.
The emotionally draining week before the tournament, the tiring trip from KL to Kuantan, the 8 hours day trip to Kuala Terengganu on Saturday, the laughter and the tears throughtout the trip, was unforgettable.
But we managed to go through it, and at the end of the day, it was all worth it.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Nescafe Kickstart
Friday, April 11, 2008
Have you ever?
Have you ever , on your normal drive to work, casually driving as usual only to realize that you are driving towards the paintball field ( in my case) not to you office?
Have you ever dialled a number and when the receiver answers, you forgot who you meant to call?
Have you ever went into the lift then stare into the door for a minute and wonder why the hell is the lift not moving, only to realize its because you did not push the buttonof your destination floor?
Have you ever wanting to call out your friend's name but suddenly you forgot what 's her name?
Have you ever think that you are loosing your mind due to onerous and riotous stress?
Have you?
Seriously?
Have you ever dialled a number and when the receiver answers, you forgot who you meant to call?
Have you ever went into the lift then stare into the door for a minute and wonder why the hell is the lift not moving, only to realize its because you did not push the buttonof your destination floor?
Have you ever wanting to call out your friend's name but suddenly you forgot what 's her name?
Have you ever think that you are loosing your mind due to onerous and riotous stress?
Have you?
Seriously?
Monday, April 07, 2008
Pride and Prejudice
Even the strongest team will crumble and fall into pieces when there is no TRUST.
It took years to build, but just small negligence to take it away...
Money makes people greedy, makes people dump their friends.
Evil money, and as evil as money can get, people who use money to manipulate others are the most obnoxious.
Have we forgotten the foundation element that constitute a STRONG TEAM?
Is it personal skill?
Is it the strong bonding, the brotherhood or sisterhood?
Is it the financial status?
Is it our personal interest and agenda?
Is the goal to grow and mature together?
Do we annihilate the weaker and elevate the stronger ones?
In our pursuit of excellence and superiority, we often forget what's wrong and right, and we became too proud to admit that we're wrong.
More often than not, you think you know someone only to realize you know nothing about them.
It took years to build, but just small negligence to take it away...
Money makes people greedy, makes people dump their friends.
Evil money, and as evil as money can get, people who use money to manipulate others are the most obnoxious.
Have we forgotten the foundation element that constitute a STRONG TEAM?
Is it personal skill?
Is it the strong bonding, the brotherhood or sisterhood?
Is it the financial status?
Is it our personal interest and agenda?
Is the goal to grow and mature together?
Do we annihilate the weaker and elevate the stronger ones?
In our pursuit of excellence and superiority, we often forget what's wrong and right, and we became too proud to admit that we're wrong.
More often than not, you think you know someone only to realize you know nothing about them.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
MY-NPL first Leg
Hello...
Ballbuster won the first leg held at Padang Astaka last weekend.
I should feel happy right?
Anyways, more stories here...
Im not up for storytelling this week.
Something just doesnt feel right.
Ballbuster won the first leg held at Padang Astaka last weekend.
I should feel happy right?
Anyways, more stories here...
Im not up for storytelling this week.
Something just doesnt feel right.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Keeping the feet on the ground
Its hard for some to keep their feet on the ground when fame and glory has taken over modesty. The head is swollen with pride, other people is no longer an equal.
Change is inevitable, old friends lost, new rival found.
Most of the times, you lost yourself, and you forgot the reason why you play in the first place.
I lost someone today.
Change is inevitable, old friends lost, new rival found.
Most of the times, you lost yourself, and you forgot the reason why you play in the first place.
I lost someone today.
Monday, January 28, 2008
My Insignia
It's just me...right?
If you need someone to create a logo for you, let me know, I know a guy who is very good, and his charges are very affordable!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
These Fingers
From an article: "Now, don't go out typing to your heart's content. Researchers still warned that improper computer use could cause different types of repetitive stress injuries, of which carpal tunnel is incorrectly described as one."
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Twitch
I have had my left eyelids twitching for the past few weeks. I consulted my colleagues today and received several different answers. Some says I am gonna get some cash ( well if salary is considered then of course I am getting it soon), another said someone has been thinking about me ( cynically i thought of my clients who have been bugging me all the while), and another good answer was I will be getting married soon. Superstitious it is, but when it is something nice to hear dont you just want to believe it?
Medically explained, Myokimia (eyelids twitching) is where a few of the muscle fibers of the upper — or more commonly the lower — eyelid contract irregularly. … Myokymia is closely associated with stress, fatigue, lack of sleep and too much caffeine.
I have had my share of laborious weeks this year. Not just to the body but to the soul and mind as well. Wih the situation Im in now, there's no telling that I am under a lot of stress, pressure and fatigue. No caffeine, though, am not much of a coffee drinker.
19th January 2008 is not a day I would want to carve in my mind.
I just cant.
Medically explained, Myokimia (eyelids twitching) is where a few of the muscle fibers of the upper — or more commonly the lower — eyelid contract irregularly. … Myokymia is closely associated with stress, fatigue, lack of sleep and too much caffeine.
I have had my share of laborious weeks this year. Not just to the body but to the soul and mind as well. Wih the situation Im in now, there's no telling that I am under a lot of stress, pressure and fatigue. No caffeine, though, am not much of a coffee drinker.
19th January 2008 is not a day I would want to carve in my mind.
I just cant.
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