| explaning the epidemic of shortsightedness.. |
[Nov. 9th, 2009|01:06 am] |
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427331.100-generation-specs-stopping-the-shortsight-epidemic.html?page=1
Our findings suggest that being outdoors, rather than sport per se, may be the crucial factor," says Rose. The theory has since been backed up by a study of 1249 teenagers in Singapore, led by Seang-Mei Saw at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol 93, p 997).
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There's a 500-pound gorilla in the myopia research room, and it is the 3D structure of the eye
He points out that peripheral vision has largely been ignored when studying myopia, since we are much more conscious of a blurred image in the centre of the retina, the fovea, than at the edges of our vision. But in a series of experiments, Earl Smith at the University of Houston, Texas, found that if he fitted monkeys with lenses that blurred only their peripheral vision, they still became myopic (Vision Research, vol 49, p 2386).
The finding is supported by other studies, which had found that people are more likely to become myopic if their peripheral vision is slightly long-sighted. It seems the eyeball elongates to compensate for this error (see diagram). That's bad news for us myopes, since typical glasses and contact lenses tend to overcorrect the periphery of the eye, making it slightly long-sighted again and potentially triggering further elongation. That might be why myopia tends to progress over the years. |
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| New keyboard, old story |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|08:51 pm] |
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Wanted to update my blog the past few days. A lot of things to record. But my keyboard was down. Went Sim Lim today to get it, and here I am, whining away.
Same old problem, my cousin. At least this time round, I don't have work to worry about, which means I am still quite comfortable handling my negative emotions.
Examination's not over, and he is starting to go wild already. Just one more lap to go and yet he wants to rest. And it's not as if he is the hare in this race--he is the tortoise. I dare say if its not for his mum and me pushing him all the way, he wouldn't have made it this far. We did so much for him. Never expected anything in return. But received disappointment and agony instead.
Two days ago, I went to my aunt's place together with him for his chinese tuition. I can't remember how my aunt started the topic about friends who say nice things all the time are not true friends. I took the opportunity to join in the talk, as there is a friend of his I wanted to warn him about. I tried on several occasions, but apparently, he thought I was joking. This friend of his is quite a hypocrite. Always pretend to be nice. There are more to it than this, and its kind of complicated. Just to cut it short, I am seldom wrong in my judgement of people. I barely finished 2 sentences, and my cousin jumped to his defense by yelling at me. Right in front of my aunt. She went quiet. I didn't continue. I just went to the table at the side, out of their sight, and sat there. I felt so cold and disappointed. So hurt. All my time and effort. All the sacrifices I made in terms of my freedom and privacy. All the fun I am entitled to after work. All the sleepless nights I had thinking of methods to help him. All.... all wiped out for 2 sentences of criticism on a friend.
After that my aunt and I went out for tea. He said he was tired and wanted to go home to sleep. I had a feeling he was lying. I knew he was planning to go out and play. I just kept quiet. I just hoped my judgement was wrong this time. He proved me right again in the end. I knew he went out to play. I may look stupid, but I am not. This is another thing he never learnt. I hate people lying to me. He still thought I didn't know. I was just so discouraged that I didn't want to talk about it anymore. Yesterday he went out to play again. Till 12am plus. I didn't quite interfere. Although I was quite angry. He claimed that his handphone was down. I called and it was through. I sent him a couple of harshly put sms nevertheless. Although I didn't feel good, but I thought I had to, to vent some frustration, to account to myself.
The 'O' levels is ending soon. My limit is almost reached too. This is perhaps as far as I can push him. I wish I can help him a bit more, but I guess this is as far as my ability can reach. I just hope he can meet somebody wiser further down the path. |
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[Nov. 8th, 2009|12:45 am] |
- 2010 is gonna be an exciting year! it marks 10 years after the new millenmium was here. new things n new ideas~ needa plan for maldives n japan!!! say if one takes 5 days of leave, he can go overseas for 9 days.
- preparing xmas gifts for friends? spruce your creative juices.
- r u playing mcd's sg monopoly? hmmmmmm, who has sentosa cove sticker?
- i bought happy! shld i get the body spray too?
- anyone of u uses amway products? do u agree with me that their vitamins supplements r kinda expensive?
- it's weekend, cheer up! |
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| Lately I have been obsessing over Japanese Songs ... |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|11:19 pm] |
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| | 小さなちい恋の歌 | ] |
I know this song is pretty old but i really like it love it love it. Wish I can sing it in Karaoke! ~~
Hiroi uchuu no kazu aru hitotsu
Aoi chikyuu no hiroi sekai de
Chiisana koi no omoi wa todoku
Chiisana shima no anata no moto e
Anata to deai toki ha nagareru
Omoi wo kometa tegami mo fueru
Itsushika futari tagai ni hibiku
Toki ni hageshiku toki ni setsunaku
Hibiku ha tooku haruka kanata e
Yasashii uta ha sekai wo kaeru
Hora anata ni totte daiji na hito hodo
Sugu soba ni iru no
Tada anata ni dake todoite hoshii
Hibike koi no uta
Hora hora hora hibike koi no uta
Anata ha kidzuku futari ha aruku
Kurai michi demo hibi terasu tsuki
Nigirishimeta te hanasu koto naku
Omoi ha tsuyoku eien chikau
Eien no hanawa kitto boku ha iu
Omoi kawarazu onaji kotoba wo
Soredemo tarizu namida ni kawari yorokobi ni nari
Kotoba ni dekizu tada dakishimeru tada dakishimeru
Hora anata ni totte daiji na hito hodo
Sugu soba ni iru no
Tada anata ni dake todoite hoshii
Hibike koi no uta
Hora hora hora hibike koi no uta
Yume naraba semenai de yume naraba semenai de
Anata to sugoshita toki eien no hoshi to naru
Hora anata ni totte daiji na hito hodo
Sugu soba ni iru no
Tada anata ni dake todoite hoshii
Hibike koi no uta
Hora anata ni totte daiji na hito hodo
Sugu soba ni iru no
Tada anata ni dake todoite hoshii
Hibike koi no uta
Hora hora hora hibike koi no uta
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| i wonder ... |
[Nov. 5th, 2009|11:16 pm] |
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Why persistence to the point of being annoying pest gets people their way. What happens to the nice people who actually treats fellow human with respect??
They seem to just get a brushoff.... The line 'good things comes to those who wait' doesn't seem to amount to much in the materialistic, aggressive society that we live in now.
Just disappointed, disillusioned and burnout.....
Wishing there are more appreciative, reasonable, respectful people around |
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| sex needs love...? |
[Nov. 6th, 2009|10:43 pm] |
they say that you can have sex without love, but you can't have love without sex. i like this little play on words. i know that we are all sexual being, but sex and love sometimes don't make a good cocktail.
sex without love is an animal relationship that doesn't last. at a certain point both feel that it is empty and it gives them nothing more than an ephemeral pleasure. there is no respect for the human body when there is no feeling between the couple. it is also craziness, because it leads to unfaithfulness and absurdity. though said it is absurd, i have witnessed many of such sex going in the my social circle.
on the other hand, love without sex cannot be considered a balanced relationship. it is not natural and this means that the love is not real. if they don't have such desire, it is because they don't really love their companion, which is quite dangerous, because some day they may feel very attracted to someone else, and then they will be tempted to commit the act of unfaithfulness, cheating on their companions.so what is a good cocktail of sex and love? would you rather have love without sex than sex without love? this is a intriguing subject for many of us to muse upon on. would we rather be love-less because we can't take love without sex and be sex-less because we are unable to accept to sex without love? can you? i know that i can't.
well, i guess it's time for a glass of champagne now...
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| i want! |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|09:28 pm] |
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| | H.A.T.E.U. Remix by Mariah Carey | ] |
okay. this is pretty. and useful.
Starck teamed up with LaCie and designed external hard drives. i want! the big one has 1 Terra capacity. exag. the mobile one has 500gb capacity. i'm okay with the 500gb one. i wonder how much these things are?
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| the selk bag |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|09:18 pm] |
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| | Alone by the Glee Cast | ] |
i've always wondered why nobody has started selling sleeping bag jackets. i remember james paul in the fashion show designing a couture sleeping bag jacket and it was so fabulous!
anyway, so i've been answered. the selk bag is here.
it's not the most fashionable thing, but i like it. i think it's cute. but it looks hot, so it's really not for tropical countries. it's a camp out during winter kind of thing.
it comes in different colors!
and there's a design for kids. cuteness!
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| pacquiao in jimmy kimmel |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|04:27 pm] |
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| | qc sports | ] |
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have you seen this jimmy kimmel episode? pacquiao guests in jimmy kimmel a couple of days ago. omg. it seemed like an interrogation! awardance. wapakman and queen elizabeth! and the singing!!!!! oh my.
watch it!!!
i hope manny understood at least half of what jimmy said and his jokes!
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