tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post112602732726125321..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: Being Positive For A ChangeVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1126494500808218442005-09-12T11:08:00.000+08:002005-09-12T11:08:00.000+08:00Chris, you seem to have an explanation for everyth...Chris, you seem to have an explanation for everything, don't you? Is there really always a reason for everything? Can you please enlighten me with a valid scientific explanation as to why babies frown then?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1126189690814247272005-09-08T22:28:00.000+08:002005-09-08T22:28:00.000+08:00There's a scientific reason why babies wail when t...There's a scientific reason why babies wail when they come into this world, Victor. Allow me to "educuate" you the way I did about how the male anatomy does not always grow in proportion to the stature of a man.<BR/><BR/>See, from what I've read, the sounds in the uterus are very loud, not unlike the sound made by a vacuum cleaner. While the baby is in the womb, he is being constantly moved around, as the mummy goes about her daily routine. When the baby is brought into the word where it's suddenly too quiet and still, the baby will feel stress (but not necessarily unhappy). While in the mummy's womb, the womb acts like a capsule for the baby, making him feel secure and protected. When he was pulled out, the baby finds (or feels) himself in a different environment. Perhaps it's fear, and so he wails, but again not necessarily because of unhappiness. He needs to feel like he is still in the uterus. So the midwife will wrap him up in a cloth and he'll stop crying. Simple logic right? It also has something to do with the baby having to breath on his own when he finally comes out. So who says babies are not born "happy"?<BR/><BR/>Oh man, you sound as if you've bottled up a lot of frustrations and unhappiness inside you. It's perfectly alright if you choose not to share them Victor. Nobody's perfect. But you can always count on me if you need someone to listen to, you know. I'm a good listener. But only if you want to, my friend. Hee!Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1126189555389069462005-09-08T22:25:00.000+08:002005-09-08T22:25:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1126109501861945832005-09-08T00:11:00.000+08:002005-09-08T00:11:00.000+08:00I beg to differ, Chris. Babies can be said to be b...I beg to differ, Chris. Babies can be said to be born pessimists because they always wail loudly when they come into this world. Have you ever seen a new born laughing or smiling immediately? Such a baby must be an exception if not abnormal. And have you noticed that many of them wear frowns on their faces after they have stopped wailing? Babies only learn to smile or laugh later. Most of the time, they still like to cry.<BR/><BR/>I think you are also 'heaping too high praises' on me, to borrow a phrase from you know who. I don't deserved to be declared 'your hero' (can't say for Michael). First, I have not gone through real pain and suffering. Secondly, I can't claim to have lived my life so far like a Saint. I am only human and human do make mistakes. It's only that I have not blogged about my mistakes so far - I don't believe in washing one's dirty linen in public because I don't think it serves much purpose. What is important is that I have learnt from my mistakes and move on in life as a better person.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1126107766110591912005-09-07T23:42:00.000+08:002005-09-07T23:42:00.000+08:00Not to pick a bone with you Victor, but the opinio...Not to pick a bone with you Victor, but the opinion you expressed here is flawed. I quote: <BR/><BR/>" I don't think anyone can be born positive or an optimist." <BR/><BR/>On the country, I think babies are born happy and optimistic. We have no worries when we came into being in this world. But soon, as we grow, we get emotions like anger, fear and disappointment, all thanks to circumstances and the environment in which we grew.<BR/><BR/>On the flip side, I couldn't have expressed it better than you did when you wrote "without knowing pain and suffering, how can anyone claim that he or she truly knows joy and pleasure?" I have utmost admiration for people who have gone through pain and suffering. Theirs are stories of unfailing courage and unfaltering love. And these people came out stronger because of the ordeal they have to go through. Many of them are very down-to-earth and extremely resilience. It's like they have seen the worse and what's there to sweat over other small stuff? Michael Chelliah and you are two of my "heroes". Kid you not.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to imagine that you're anything but optimistic. If you're really a man of pessimism, you surely hide it well Victor.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, you don't know how lucky you are man. For instance:<BR/>1. You have a wonderful wife and two extremely intelligent kids.<BR/>2. You son is in RI.<BR/>3. You junior, who is all of 9, knows how to "hack password"<BR/>4. You're a consultant in our office<BR/>5. You drive a car that is not "compact".<BR/>6. You've no lack of secret admirers like the gal who wears colourful panties.<BR/>7. You get to have your French coat rolled all the way down to reveal the size. Lucky bugger you.<BR/>8. You have a sms stalker who "entertains" you on your lonely weekends.<BR/>9. And you have the BAGUS kakis to go out lunch with.<BR/>10. You're so charming that people at the supermarket would just stop and smil at your, hawkers would offer you free wantan, and yet other hawkers telling you to pay any amount you liked for the food you've purchased.<BR/><BR/>So cheer up pal! There are many reasons to be happy!<BR/><BR/>Erm... I couldn't quite connect the others stories about good deeds and return of wallet and the blind man with the title of your entry... But I'll comment on them some other day, some other time. Did I tell you I found $500 dollars on board a cruise during my honeymoon in NZ? Ok, stay tuned... Hehehe...Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.com