Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Happiness. Show all posts
June 1, 2011
June 21, 2010
March 9, 2010
:: India is A Place...::
...Where their cows are fatter than their children.
...Where the sense of colours lies.
...Where they can embrace thousands of gods.
...Where poverty does not hold back one's smile.
...or a strive for education.
...Where I wanted to go back even before I left.
Male PMS
When most people think of PMS they think of women. However, researchers recently discovered that many men suffer from a condition similar to PMS called irritable male syndrome (IMS). Men with IMS often experience mood swings, stomach cramps and even hot flashes. These symptoms and others are caused by a drop in the male hormone testosterone.
IMS can manifest at any time because, unlike women who experience monthly hormone cycles, men experience a daily hormone cycle. Males' levels of testosterone are highest after waking and fall throughout the day.
Irritable Male Syndrome Symptoms
anger
anxiety
hypersensitivity
irritability.
Changes in the male hormone cycle can also cause males to experience the following:
a lack of arousal
backaches
headaches
hot flashes
sexual dysfunction
stomach cramps.
The male version of PMS can cause men to feel antisocial and depressed and can leave them unable to concentrate...
HA! PMS+IMS = A NIGHTMARE
See the causes and how to avoid...
December 24, 2009
September 13, 2009
September 9, 2009
September 5, 2009
The Happiest Country in the World
If it really is as safe and healthy as stated, I'd like to move there!
February 24, 2009
5 Things You Think Will Make You Happy But Won't
#5 FAME
The girls play with Hannah Montana when they're eight, and by 16 they're on MySpace, pouting at the camera in their underwear and watching the friend requests pour in. In a recent survey of high school kids, 51 percent said their ultimate goal was to become famous.
Obviously part of the reason is the perception that anybody can get famous these days--reality TV and YouTube have proven that you can become a celebrity for doing not a goddamned thing.
Experts say where you find kids who desperately want to be famous, you find a history of neglect at home.
If you're saying that your parents were awesome and that fame still looks pretty freaking cool, well, we're not done. Studies show nothing is more stressful for a human than when their goals are tied to the approval of others.
#4 WEALTH
China is turning into a great object lesson in this, as their economy explodes and incomes skyrocket, but levels of happiness and personal satisfaction are dropping at the same rapid rate.
There's a couple of reasons for it. your brain adjusts feelings of happiness downward after you've reached some goal or other. It regulates the good feelings, presumably so that you have motivation to reach the next goal instead of just lounging by the pool for the rest of your days. The second one is that as social creatures, we compare ourselves to our neighbors. Once you start hanging around the other high earners, you'll want all the stuff they have or more than what they have.
#3 BEAUTY
You know how when the hot girl at the bar tells an unfunny joke, all the guys laugh anyway? Or when the office stud makes a mistake, the female boss laughs it off?
Attractive people live in a world where most feedback they get is bullshit.
That's why studies show they tend to dismiss the genuine compliments they get in other areas (their work, personality, sense of humor, creativity) because it gets lumped in with the same counterfeit flattery they've been getting their whole lives.
#2 GENIUS
We're using the broader definition of the word "genius" here, meaning anyone with an extraordinary talent or skill. So for instance Dennis Rodman was a genius when it came to rebounding basketballs, but was probably not a genius in the way that Einstein was.
Want to know what it's like to live life as a genius? All you have to do is go hang around with the stupidest, most incompetent people you know. Cringe at their stupid jokes, feel the frustration as they fumble even the easiest tasks and fail to grasp the simplest concepts.
If your genius lies in some kind of creative field, then there's a good chance you have actual mental illness to deal with. While only one percent of the population suffers from bipolar disorder, it is claimed that 50 percent of poets, 38 percent of musicians and 20 percent of painters have it. It's just part of the package.
#1. POWER
Power is what everything else on this list is about. Fame is about having power in the relationship with the fans. Beauty is about gaining power through others' sexual desire and jealousy. Genius means society needs your skills more than you need its approval. Money . . . well, money and power are conjoined twins.
So what will make me happy
Experts have figured out that the brain has no ability to actually predict your emotional reaction to life changes that haven't happened yet. In other words, you physically do not know what you want. The act of sitting around pondering it is apparently what fucks you up.
This may be why studies show friendships, altruism and religious practices bring happiness. It may be that taking the focus off your own happiness is what makes happiness possible.
Read the full article...
The girls play with Hannah Montana when they're eight, and by 16 they're on MySpace, pouting at the camera in their underwear and watching the friend requests pour in. In a recent survey of high school kids, 51 percent said their ultimate goal was to become famous.
Obviously part of the reason is the perception that anybody can get famous these days--reality TV and YouTube have proven that you can become a celebrity for doing not a goddamned thing.
Experts say where you find kids who desperately want to be famous, you find a history of neglect at home.
If you're saying that your parents were awesome and that fame still looks pretty freaking cool, well, we're not done. Studies show nothing is more stressful for a human than when their goals are tied to the approval of others.
#4 WEALTH
China is turning into a great object lesson in this, as their economy explodes and incomes skyrocket, but levels of happiness and personal satisfaction are dropping at the same rapid rate.
There's a couple of reasons for it. your brain adjusts feelings of happiness downward after you've reached some goal or other. It regulates the good feelings, presumably so that you have motivation to reach the next goal instead of just lounging by the pool for the rest of your days. The second one is that as social creatures, we compare ourselves to our neighbors. Once you start hanging around the other high earners, you'll want all the stuff they have or more than what they have.
#3 BEAUTY
You know how when the hot girl at the bar tells an unfunny joke, all the guys laugh anyway? Or when the office stud makes a mistake, the female boss laughs it off?
Attractive people live in a world where most feedback they get is bullshit.
That's why studies show they tend to dismiss the genuine compliments they get in other areas (their work, personality, sense of humor, creativity) because it gets lumped in with the same counterfeit flattery they've been getting their whole lives.
#2 GENIUS
We're using the broader definition of the word "genius" here, meaning anyone with an extraordinary talent or skill. So for instance Dennis Rodman was a genius when it came to rebounding basketballs, but was probably not a genius in the way that Einstein was.
Want to know what it's like to live life as a genius? All you have to do is go hang around with the stupidest, most incompetent people you know. Cringe at their stupid jokes, feel the frustration as they fumble even the easiest tasks and fail to grasp the simplest concepts.
If your genius lies in some kind of creative field, then there's a good chance you have actual mental illness to deal with. While only one percent of the population suffers from bipolar disorder, it is claimed that 50 percent of poets, 38 percent of musicians and 20 percent of painters have it. It's just part of the package.
#1. POWER
Power is what everything else on this list is about. Fame is about having power in the relationship with the fans. Beauty is about gaining power through others' sexual desire and jealousy. Genius means society needs your skills more than you need its approval. Money . . . well, money and power are conjoined twins.
So what will make me happy
Experts have figured out that the brain has no ability to actually predict your emotional reaction to life changes that haven't happened yet. In other words, you physically do not know what you want. The act of sitting around pondering it is apparently what fucks you up.
This may be why studies show friendships, altruism and religious practices bring happiness. It may be that taking the focus off your own happiness is what makes happiness possible.
Read the full article...
December 12, 2008
Dirty Dancing
As dirty, quirky, stupid, or awkward as you'd like...just get it out and enjoy it! Dance before your kids (if you don't plan to have, then please ignore it.) or your knees or hips won't allow you to. Doesn't matter in the shower or on the bed. Or attend a salsa or whatever dancing class they have to offer. Or out clubbing with your friends. It's all good.Recommendations
At home:
www.lastfm.com
www.di.fm
Out about town:
Tapas (house) | Silom soi 4
808 (electro, house, drum 'n' bass | RCA
Flix (electro, hip hop) | RCA
Club Soma (indie) | RCA
Bed Supper club (depends) | Sukhumvit soi 11
Q Bar (depends)| Sukhumvit 11
Narcissus (techno)| Sukhumvit 23
December 7, 2008
Sitting in the Silence
It might be a little difficult within today's chaos of the world to easily find a peace of mind and some quiet time to yourself. Besides less oxygen in the air, we have to inevitably face the visual pollution of the billboard ads and buildings as well as the noise pollution from traffic and, well, gossips. It'd rather special for city people like us to find some quality quiet time to think through some thoughts or ponder on some questions and answers. To find that pleasant settings and make it our comfort zone, even if it's for just 5-10 mins is something to cherish.
Here are some ideas for that pleasant settings:
1. on the beach (ones of the closest beaches to Bangkok ie. Koh Samed, Koh Lan, Koh Chang...)
2. on the roof or rooftop
3. in the bathtub (with some bossa nova or jazz music on)
4. at the balcony
5. lying in the grass (a good idea for this time of the year at the parks or up the mountain since the weather is not so hot.)
6. on a train (be it skytrain or a train out of town)
7. over a morning coffee (the smell of coffee is considered an aroma.)
8. in bed (have the air-con on and stuff yourself in the duvet.)
9. in a coffee shop (Starbucks on Thonglor is not a bad idea or a Dutch coffee shop;)
10.over business meetings or lectures
Photo source: Jason Nocito
December 4, 2008
13 Most Underrated Pleasures
One of my friends recommended me a book called The Hedonism Handbook: Mastering the Lost Arts of Leisure and Pleasure by Michael Flocker. It was one of those books that you wanted to finish in one read and you did. Or in this case, I did.
Many parts of this book give the interesting thoughts and tips to ponder on and follow by... like these following 13 suggestions of activities that some may do it occasionally while the others might take them for granted.
1 Floating in the ocean
2 Afternoon cocktails
3 Sleeping in
4 The foot massage
5 Making out in the rain
6 Dirty dancing
7 Reading in a hammock
8 Candlelit baths for two
9 Sitting in silence
10 Uncontrollable laughter
11 Three-martini lunch
12 A nice long nap (15-45 mins)
13 Sunbathing
Right, I'm going to talk about a few of them in my future posts. For now, please excuse me to get on with the pleasure #12. Haha
Many parts of this book give the interesting thoughts and tips to ponder on and follow by... like these following 13 suggestions of activities that some may do it occasionally while the others might take them for granted.
1 Floating in the ocean
2 Afternoon cocktails
3 Sleeping in
4 The foot massage
5 Making out in the rain
6 Dirty dancing
7 Reading in a hammock
8 Candlelit baths for two
9 Sitting in silence
10 Uncontrollable laughter
11 Three-martini lunch
12 A nice long nap (15-45 mins)
13 Sunbathing
Right, I'm going to talk about a few of them in my future posts. For now, please excuse me to get on with the pleasure #12. Haha
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