A worthy read from miyagi.sg, especially the part on how Japanese pre-schools educate their children.
Why we only have rude kids who know how to pass exams
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
男人玩女人很正常/平常？ (It is normal/common for men to womanise?)
“有頭有臉的已婚大老闆，瞞著妻子，借故說要加班開會，但實為到酒廊風流快活”在本地極爲“平常”也好，“男人玩女人很正常”也罷，是不是就意味著“既然即平常又正常”，那麽背叛了婚姻的承諾就沒有“愧疚”可言，也因此無需“道歉與懺悔”呢？
原為“滅火”但所說出的字與詞更像是在引火自焚。當事人還算是有頭有臉，一家公司的老闆吧？那麽這樣的話語，是幫到忙，還是幫倒忙呀？是不是也在同一時候，把自己推向無底深淵呢？
說話到底是門功夫，也賴以智慧。還是效法聖人的“三緘其口”吧。
If "it is common for men of stature to use such excuse as needing to work overtime but actually to cheat on their wives" and "it is normal for men to womanise", being so "common and normal", does it imply that there is no need for "remorse and apology" even though the vows taken during marriage were compromised?
Though meant to correct the misread, the very words used seem to put the speaker at dire state. Is not the subject a person of considerable stature? Then, are the spoken words helping the situation or otherwise? Is it also at the same time, digging himself a grave?
Speaking is an art which requires much wisdom and training. The wisest thing to do is to speak only when we know what we want to convey.
原為“滅火”但所說出的字與詞更像是在引火自焚。當事人還算是有頭有臉，一家公司的老闆吧？那麽這樣的話語，是幫到忙，還是幫倒忙呀？是不是也在同一時候，把自己推向無底深淵呢？
說話到底是門功夫，也賴以智慧。還是效法聖人的“三緘其口”吧。
If "it is common for men of stature to use such excuse as needing to work overtime but actually to cheat on their wives" and "it is normal for men to womanise", being so "common and normal", does it imply that there is no need for "remorse and apology" even though the vows taken during marriage were compromised?
Though meant to correct the misread, the very words used seem to put the speaker at dire state. Is not the subject a person of considerable stature? Then, are the spoken words helping the situation or otherwise? Is it also at the same time, digging himself a grave?
Speaking is an art which requires much wisdom and training. The wisest thing to do is to speak only when we know what we want to convey.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Didn't stick-out that finger often enough...the middle one?
My trigger finger seems getting worse.
It used to only refuse to stretch out when I wake up and would slowly stretch out within the next couple of hours or so. Just yesterday, and since then, this finger seem wanting to fold-in the whole day and it required an effort to stretch it out. I'm starting to find it a chore to do things, everything, due to the state of this finger.
I have heard from people with similar problems and doctors had, almost all, advised them to go under the knife; I have heard that this doesn't guarantee success and intrusive treatment is a big no-no for me.
To alleviate the pain, one could opt for steroid injection but then again, I've been told that it's painful, expensive and seems to have a limit on the number of jabs one can take. Quite a nay for this too.
Really need to know the cause of this and find a remedy aside what was mentioned above. I have been enduring the pain, discomfort and inconvenience for about 10 years or so now, though there was a break of a few years in between.
Could it be that I didn't stretch this finger out often enough that it has turned out to be such? Oh, this trigger finger happen to be my middle finger and I don't suppose I want to have a brush with the law by sticking it out - in the public. *grinz*
It used to only refuse to stretch out when I wake up and would slowly stretch out within the next couple of hours or so. Just yesterday, and since then, this finger seem wanting to fold-in the whole day and it required an effort to stretch it out. I'm starting to find it a chore to do things, everything, due to the state of this finger.
I have heard from people with similar problems and doctors had, almost all, advised them to go under the knife; I have heard that this doesn't guarantee success and intrusive treatment is a big no-no for me.
To alleviate the pain, one could opt for steroid injection but then again, I've been told that it's painful, expensive and seems to have a limit on the number of jabs one can take. Quite a nay for this too.
Really need to know the cause of this and find a remedy aside what was mentioned above. I have been enduring the pain, discomfort and inconvenience for about 10 years or so now, though there was a break of a few years in between.
Could it be that I didn't stretch this finger out often enough that it has turned out to be such? Oh, this trigger finger happen to be my middle finger and I don't suppose I want to have a brush with the law by sticking it out - in the public. *grinz*
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