according to researchers, uttering vulgarities when your in pain actually acts like an anesthetic, it allows you to endure pain a bit longer and your perception of pain is lessened. it takes your mind off the pain because of your emotional response, causing a fight or flight response. since our linguistic skills have hijacked our vocal cords, instead of yelling in pain, cursing and swearing takes over. so the next time your in pain, don't hesitate to let loose the occasional vulgarity. of course there is a catch. men tend to be less receptive to this than women, possibly because women curse less. the frequent use of vulgarities will lessen the effectiveness of this "anesthesia". so now you know why SAF personnel like to report sick for no rhyme no reason, because they curse so much it makes no difference on their psyche. haha. interesting fact.

so national day has come and gone. another public holiday gone. next up, 9 day hari raya holiday. less than 90 days to ORD!!! i can practically smell it!

but i made use of my 2 days leave. caught up on my reading, did the housework, watched TV. the old reruns on TV are really interesting. like growing up (if anybody remembers it) on channel 5. basically just lazed around. it's good to just stay at home and just relax, do nothing. just watch time go by. it's back to work tomorrow though. darn. it was good while it lasted.