Sunday, September 19, 2010
haha slacking is good!
time for some fact bites:
expressing korean and jap characters in roman/latin alphabet (which is the alphabet we use) is called romanization, and most of them are writing systems registered under the International Organization of Standards (ISO) :O
ISO is not an acronym or initialism for the organization's full name in either official language. Rather, the organization adopted ISO based on the Greek word isos (ἴσος), meaning equal. Recognizing that the organization’s initials would be different in different languages, the organization's founders chose ISO as the universal short form of its name. This, in itself, reflects the aim of the organization: to equalize and standardize across cultures.
no wonder ISO =/= international standard organization =.= (which is sth we learnt at the start of gp this year)
but i still cant pronounce romanized korean for nuts.
romaji (romanized japanese, normal jap characs are called kanji) is still okay but romanized korean (which doesnt have a name, regular korean language is called hangul)
is like
'Noonee booshuh booshuh booshuh
Soomee makhyuh makhyuh makhyuh
Naega micheo micheo baby'
- from sorry sorry
you wldnt know how to pronounce if you dont know the song lor
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frankly speaking, i doubt anyone hasnt heard before that "you should smile because it takes less muscles to smile than to frown."
but actually, on a scientific basis, it takes more muscles to smile than to frown.
read
this for more info!
but if you're lazy, here's stuff i copied (practically the entire article cos everything looks interesting):
"Many people have heard some version of the saying "it takes X muscles to frown, but only Y muscles to smile," with X usually being larger than Y, to suggest that it should be easier to smile than frown. The numbers in this saying can vary quite radically, however, and even when one accounts for the different types of smiles, such diversity is a bit suspect; any number between four and 22 seems to be used.
Of the 36 muscles used to create facial expressions, only a fraction are used in smiling. The precise number involved can vary, depending on an assortment of factors. Some people, for example, argue that eye crinkles are part of a genuine smile, and that therefore the muscles involved in this activity should be considered part of the number of muscles required to smile. Researchers have also discovered that people from different areas of the world smile differently, although they may use many of the same muscles.
(in fact your eyebags can be part of the muscles that are involved in a smile too! just kidding HAHA i just crapped that =P
but its true that your eyebags appear when you smile, it does for me anyway -.-)
Different types of smiles have also been extensively documented, ranging from the zygomatic or genuine to the utterly fake. People make smile-like expressions for a variety of reasons and in an assortment of ways, and each requires slightly different muscle movements. By studying pictures of people smiling, some skilled researchers can point out the subtle meaning and variation behind the seemingly friendly facial expression.
(yeah i know this fully well myself. i think everyone also agree that when you're coerced into smiling, the feeling is not that of genuine happiness - its a superficial expression stemming from a need to produce a false smile)
Six pairs of muscles appear to be directly involved in smiling: the levator anguli oris, levator labii superioris, orbicularis oculi, risorius, zygomaticus major, and zygomaticus minor. This brings the grand total to 12 muscles most probably used to smile. Most authorities who are familiar with their anatomy seem to settle on this number, with 11 muscles being used to frown. That's right: in terms of sheer numbers of muscles involved, it is theoretically easier to frown than to smile.
(hai see lah i rmb in our science text book it also stated that its easier to smile than to frown because it takes less muscles to smile)
Before one rushes to dispute the saying that it is easier to smile than frown based on this evidence, it is important to be aware that in its resting state, the mouth often approaches a smiling expression, suggesting that minimal effort is required to pull the mouth into a full grin. Furthermore, muscles vary widely in size and strength, so it is entirely possible that people expend less energy in smiling than they do in frowning. Perhaps some intrepid researcher will conduct a detailed study to get to the bottom of the matter.
i agree with the stand of the last paragraph the most. i think that naturally, regardless of whether it takes more muscles to smile or not, people carry the tendency to smile more often than not. after all there's always a pleasurable feeling that comes with smiling.
so in that case, why has stuff like smiling naturally in public has become something which is somewhat taboo?
[taboo refers to something which is socially unaccepted and hence avoided]
you may dispute this, but in light of the evidence shown above and personal experience, i always believed that it's naturally easier to smile. i think its a natural tendency of humans; since we are inclined to seek enjoyment than to make ourselves suffer (even emo ppl may find pleasure in self mutilation or alcoholics seek to numb their pain through alcoholism, but those are irrational people who're exceptions).
other than the fact that laughing can prove to be irritating and render someone as a nuisance to the public, i think the fact that people in public prefer not to smile is quite saddening. there can be a whole compendium of reasons why they arent smiling (e.g. stress, thinking about things and all) but the standard face you get is an uncaring and rather unpleasant looking one.
moreover, theres this unsaid but common disdain for people who smile for no apparent rhyme or reason in the public. it'd probably freak you out or give you the idea that he's crazy (with reference to bishan gay). but this is probably more relevant to the adults, especially since i think its quite common among people of our generation to smile frequently in public, especially after receiving some sms that cheers you up (hinthint) but i guess the older you get, the more likely you arent going to be smiling, or carry a cheerful disposition in public.
i guess at the minimum, you should smile to the bus driver when he smiles to you. its a form of greeting and reciprocating the positive gesture that he has shown. what's more, it will serve to cheer him up. and that's the same for anyone else.
you may not necessarily give a zygomatic smile to every acquaintance or friend you meet, but a friendly gesture, ranging from a subtle widening of your mouth to a vicious and forceful smack across your chest/back (HEHE) or even frantic waving from across the central plaza will be a nice little thing to relieve the drone from a day of hectic lessons or stressful examinations. of course it may do even more when its your eye candy or crush HAHA
abw the reason why i went to check is because recently ive been drifting off into my daydreams quite often and started umchioing to myself. then one day i noticed this middle aged lady looking over at me with a peculiar expression and i instinctively hid my smile. okay lah i bet i must have looked pretty retarded =.=
and lastly
thanks to weijing and teckseng
i spent >6 hours crapping with them on msn (sharing songs, singing, gossiping and applying our knowledge from mugging)
AND GOOGLE CHROME ROCKS
cos i can finally listen to songs using baidu's box player (which cant work with ie nor firefox)
WOO GOOD POST NIGHTS PEOPLE NO MORE BLOGGING TILL THE END OF PRELIMS
Endured till
12:19 AM
With my rifle and my brothers and me~
