critical period

it has now come to the point where the next phase of the journey has to be decided...where will the river flows....no doubt towards the sea...but what course will be taken...slow and peaceful meanders....or high waterfalls and fast rapids....

feather

will still be getting the feather after all!

still friends?

white tiger: "promise not to jump into my den...and I promise not to bite...ok?"
man: "ok..promised...sobz...that bite was painful loh..."
white tiger: "hush...hush...still friends?"
man: "ok...."


in memory of the cleaner who decided to end his life by offering himself to the white tigers in Singapore Zoo...

Sumo!

Wonder why Sumo Wrestlers are called Sumo Wrestlers?

Think its to contrast the size of the wrestlers and the sounding of the name...lol

Sumo (ss-mu-ou) = Small (ss-mo-all)

Intrinsically Motivated Vs Extrinsically Motivated

Intrinsic Motivations are motivations that arise naturally from the actions itself, examples would be eating for satisfying hunger, running for the andrenaline rush, bathing for the refreshed feel etc.

On the other hand...

Extrinsic Motivations are motivations that arise because of external forces/interventions, examples would be eating for a medal that says "Who can eat the most hot dogs in 1 minute", running for the first prize of $5000 in cash, bathing because you know you will not be asked to clean the ceiling fans afterwards etc.

Initially...

Every actions/behaviors are intinsically motivated...however, due to external influences, many actions/behaviors have now lost their nature of being intrinsically motivating...

Hence...

The key is not to find ways to increase motivations but to reduce motivations so that the original intrinsic motivations can surface again

For Now

For Now

Princeton: Why does everything have to be so hard?
Gary: Maybe you‘ll never find your purpose.
Christmas: Lots of people don’t.
Princeton: But then - I don't know why I'm even alive!
Kate: Well, who does, really? Everyone's a little bit unsatisfied.
Brian: Everyone goes ‘round a little empty inside.
Gary: Take a breath, look around,
Brian: Swallow your pride,
Kate: For now...
All: For now...
Nicky: Nothing lasts,
Rod: Life goes on,
Nicky: Full of surprises.
Rod: You’ll be faced with problems of all shapes and sizes.
Christmas: You‘re going to have to make a few compromises... for now...
Trekkie: For now...

All: But only for now! (For now)
Only for now! (For now)
Only for now! (For now)
Only for now!
Lucy: For now we’re healthy.
Brian: For now we‘re employed.
Bears: For now we’re happy...
Kate: If not overjoyed.
Princeton: And we'll accept the things we cannot avoid, for now...
Gary: For now...
Trekkie: For now...
Kate: For now...

All: But only for now! (For now)
Only for now! (For now)
Only for now! (For now)
Only for now!

Only for now!
(For now there's life!)
Only for now!
(For now there's love!)
Only for now!
(For now there's work!)
For now there's happiness!
But only for now!
(For now discomfort!)
Only for now!
(For now there's friendship!)
Only for now (For now!)
Only for now!

Only for now! (Sex!)
Is only for now! (Your hair!)
Is only for now! (George Bush!) [No more!]
Is only for now!

Don't stress,
Relax,
Let life roll off your backs
Except for death and paying taxes,
Everything in life is only for now!

Nicky: Each time you smile...
All: Only for now
Kate: It‘ll only last a while.
All: Only for now
Princeton: Life may be scary...
All: Only for now
But it’s only temporary

Ba-dum ba-dum
Ba-dum ba-dum
Ba dum ba-dum
Ba-da da da da
ba-da da-da da da-da
Ba-dum ba-da, ba-dum ba-da
ohhhh,

Princeton: Everything in life is only for now.

病

a drizzle...3 hours of labour...high allostatic load...

病 le...

argh...not now...must get well soon