Thursday 29 March 2007
All that talk about sleep...wake up!
Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam has penned an interesting piece on the recent spate of news about sleep.
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Season 1 Theme Song "Client放心"
Let's sing our hearts out. Maybe sing your way home too... pun intended.
《请你放心》 :
《请你放心》 :
Sunday 25 March 2007
Falling sick
Do you know what's good about falling sick and enjoying medical leave at home?
You get to SLEEP the whole day officially.
Hurray!
You get to SLEEP the whole day officially.
Hurray!
Monday 19 March 2007
Sunday 18 March 2007
Sleeping pills of the future
From BBC:
“Sleeping pills of the future could allow people to wake up feeling refreshed after two hours' sleep, according to the New Scientist.
Some pills might even allow people to go for days without sleeping at all. Steve Smith reports.”
You wanna try?
“Sleeping pills of the future could allow people to wake up feeling refreshed after two hours' sleep, according to the New Scientist.
Some pills might even allow people to go for days without sleeping at all. Steve Smith reports.”
You wanna try?
Friday 16 March 2007
The Paradigm of Sleep, Stress and Sex
According to an obscure article traced back to the fav' magazine of male homo sapiens residing in Singapore [read: Men's Health], a human's stress level has been found to be linked to many other external factors. To facilitate the understanding of what MANkind should realise about himself, here is the gist of the feature as had been published on page 16 of the January 2007 issue:
More than 43% of men will experience the physical side effects of stress in their lifetimes, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and back pain. But there are a number of fun solutions and stress arousals that will make his stress level soar or fall.
Listening to your fav music: -16%
Running on the treadmill for 30 mins: -17%
Mediating: -44%
Being happily married: -55%
Drinking coffee: +32%
A tight dateline: +45%
Your commute: +80%
An overbearing boss: +110%
Late nights at the office: +270%
Having sex: -15%
Hence, if you are, say, the head of the communications department in a design firm, who lives on black coffee, works longer than late nights (and through to many many brand new days), is always swamped with countless menacing datelines, you must be one super duper stressed-out man.
And so the equation goes like this:
Stress Level of You Poor Chap (insert name) in one normal day
= 32 (coffee) + 270 (late nights) + 110 (loss of control) - 16 (Jay Chow's songs) - 55 (wife and 2 kids)
= 341%
To even out the stress, you need to loosen up and turn your attention to things you enjoy
= 341 / 15 (playing with birds and bees)
= 22.73 (to 2 decimal places)
= 23 (to the next whole number)
This means you need to have 23 times of S-E-X per day to balance out your accumulated stress.
Estimated Time taken to De-Stress
= 23 x 3 mins each
= 69 mins of hard work
Extra time for Rest In Between De-stressing Exercises (No normal being has the sheer physical strength to continue 'n whack non-stop)
= 22 x 5 mins break in between
= 110 mins
Total time taken to destress for a day's work
= 110 + 69
= 179 mins
= 2.983 hours
= 3 hours (rounded off)
Time to unwind for every three late nights in a week,
= 3 x 3 hours
= 9 hours
Therefore, for the described Singaporean man in the above example, you have to spend up to 9 hours every week just to overcome the total stress you accumulate in a typical 5-work-day week.
Think about this, a 9-hour sex marathon will definitely be tiring - but worth the effort to keep yourself in the pinkest of health. Is this any less beneficial than sleep can do to revitalise the body?
Now that you have been through the mind-whirling blast of Sex in the City phenomenon, and having worked out the mathematical and fun step to destressing, who will want to go to sleep so frequently now that another solution is readily available?
More than 43% of men will experience the physical side effects of stress in their lifetimes, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and back pain. But there are a number of fun solutions and stress arousals that will make his stress level soar or fall.
Listening to your fav music: -16%
Running on the treadmill for 30 mins: -17%
Mediating: -44%
Being happily married: -55%
Drinking coffee: +32%
A tight dateline: +45%
Your commute: +80%
An overbearing boss: +110%
Late nights at the office: +270%
Having sex: -15%
Hence, if you are, say, the head of the communications department in a design firm, who lives on black coffee, works longer than late nights (and through to many many brand new days), is always swamped with countless menacing datelines, you must be one super duper stressed-out man.
And so the equation goes like this:
Stress Level of You Poor Chap (insert name) in one normal day
= 32 (coffee) + 270 (late nights) + 110 (loss of control) - 16 (Jay Chow's songs) - 55 (wife and 2 kids)
= 341%
To even out the stress, you need to loosen up and turn your attention to things you enjoy
= 341 / 15 (playing with birds and bees)
= 22.73 (to 2 decimal places)
= 23 (to the next whole number)
This means you need to have 23 times of S-E-X per day to balance out your accumulated stress.
Estimated Time taken to De-Stress
= 23 x 3 mins each
= 69 mins of hard work
Extra time for Rest In Between De-stressing Exercises (No normal being has the sheer physical strength to continue 'n whack non-stop)
= 22 x 5 mins break in between
= 110 mins
Total time taken to destress for a day's work
= 110 + 69
= 179 mins
= 2.983 hours
= 3 hours (rounded off)
Time to unwind for every three late nights in a week,
= 3 x 3 hours
= 9 hours
Therefore, for the described Singaporean man in the above example, you have to spend up to 9 hours every week just to overcome the total stress you accumulate in a typical 5-work-day week.
Think about this, a 9-hour sex marathon will definitely be tiring - but worth the effort to keep yourself in the pinkest of health. Is this any less beneficial than sleep can do to revitalise the body?
Now that you have been through the mind-whirling blast of Sex in the City phenomenon, and having worked out the mathematical and fun step to destressing, who will want to go to sleep so frequently now that another solution is readily available?
Who do you wanna sleep with?
Really! You know, according to an unknown self-proclaimed psychologist, your choice of sleeping partner reflects an inclination of yours that you may not even be aware of.
Now, seriously - ask yourself this question, and answer sincerely – who do you wanna sleep with? Is it:
1. your teddy bear?
2. your boss?
3. your colleague?
4. your employee/subordinate?
5. your current boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife?
6. your ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend?
7. all of your ex- and current boyfriends/girlfriends/husband/wife together?
8. a man if you claim to a be straight man or a lesbian woman / a woman if you claim to be a straight woman or gay man?
9. just by yourself?
10. any celebrity whom you don’t know personally?
11. any cute fellow you see on the street?
12. none of the above
The ANALysis
1 – You're still quite childish. Grow up!
2 – You're hungry for power.
3 – You just love to make simple things complicated.
4 – You’re quite sick.
5 – You’re boring.
6 – You can’t let go of the past. Go be a history teacher. Suits you.
7 – You’re just a useless, low class, greedy fellow.
8 – You’re oppressed. Free yourself.
9 – You’re narcissistic.
10 – You dream too much. Wake up!
11 – You’re hungry. Go eat.
12 – You’ve got no life. Go sleep with somebody! Anybody!
Now, seriously - ask yourself this question, and answer sincerely – who do you wanna sleep with? Is it:
1. your teddy bear?
2. your boss?
3. your colleague?
4. your employee/subordinate?
5. your current boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife?
6. your ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend?
7. all of your ex- and current boyfriends/girlfriends/husband/wife together?
8. a man if you claim to a be straight man or a lesbian woman / a woman if you claim to be a straight woman or gay man?
9. just by yourself?
10. any celebrity whom you don’t know personally?
11. any cute fellow you see on the street?
12. none of the above
The ANALysis
1 – You're still quite childish. Grow up!
2 – You're hungry for power.
3 – You just love to make simple things complicated.
4 – You’re quite sick.
5 – You’re boring.
6 – You can’t let go of the past. Go be a history teacher. Suits you.
7 – You’re just a useless, low class, greedy fellow.
8 – You’re oppressed. Free yourself.
9 – You’re narcissistic.
10 – You dream too much. Wake up!
11 – You’re hungry. Go eat.
12 – You’ve got no life. Go sleep with somebody! Anybody!
Thursday 15 March 2007
EQ & Sleep
Take the following quiz to find out how much you know about how EQ affects your sleep. Scroll down to find the correct answers.
True or False
1. Older EQtarians require less sleep than younger EQtarians.
2. Poor sleep is a normal part of being an EQtarian.
3. People who aren't EQtarians tend to sleep better.
ANSWERS
1. FALSE is the correct answer. The sleep requirements of older EQtarians are similar to those of younger EQtarians. All EQtarians need the same seven to nine hours of sleep per night.
2. FALSE is the correct answer. Many people believe that poor sleep is a normal part of being an EQtarian, but it is not. In fact, many EQtarians report having no or few sleep problems (except during the traditional sleep disruption season, which affects human beings globally).
3. FALSE is the correct answer. History is filled with persons without affiliations to EQ who were known to have had problems sleeping, including Vincent Van Gogh (who went mad), Napoleon Bonaparte (who was power-mad), Catherine The Great (who was madly in love with many people), Winston Churchill (who easily got mad), Marilyn Monroe (who drove many men mad) and - the inventor of the light bulb - Thomas Edison (who was mad enough to experiment 10,000 times to finally arrive at a working incandescent light bulb).
The miracle stay-awake pill
Tuesday 13 March 2007
Quiz: What Is Your Sleeping Pattern?
Do you know your sleeping pattern? Take this quiz and find out.
1. All animals need sleep. You are a ____?
A. Bat, becasue I need 20 hours a day.
B. Giraffe, because I sleep less than 2 hours a day.
C. Baby, because I need at least 9 hours every night.
2. Some animals sleep by themselves, and some do this in numbers. Which of the below is your style?
A. In groups like penguins - because the more the merrier (and also because you are scared of the cold).
B. In your birthday suit and alone - like the koala bear does.
C. Like a 5-year old kid - with a raggy teddy bear.
3. Different animals sleep in different places. You sleep ___.
A. On the EQUITY sofa with both legs over the right arm rest.
B. At home, but only for two hours.
C. In the dark little corner on the 3rd floor of EQUITY, where there is a small make-shift bed complete with a camping bag for blankie.
4. Going through ordinary and non-conventional routines before sleep are common. For instance, sometimes dogs will circle around and around before they fall down and go to sleep while at other times, they have to paw at the ground before they settle down. What is yours?
A. Drink teh from Hong Kong Street kopitiam, and take one last drag.
B. Slog away at your computer for 18 consecutive hours before you go to sleep.
C. Brush teeth and wash face.
If you get mostly As: You are a weirdo. Period. WAHAHAhahahaaahhhahaa. BOoooO!
If you get mostly Bs: You are a true blue EQUITARIAN. You know how to find joy even in the midst of torturous projects, even if you always experience the downside of life as a poor employee determined to slag half your life away for the company.
If you get mostly Cs: You are a F***ing Baby. Go suck milk lar!
1. All animals need sleep. You are a ____?
A. Bat, becasue I need 20 hours a day.
B. Giraffe, because I sleep less than 2 hours a day.
C. Baby, because I need at least 9 hours every night.
2. Some animals sleep by themselves, and some do this in numbers. Which of the below is your style?
A. In groups like penguins - because the more the merrier (and also because you are scared of the cold).
B. In your birthday suit and alone - like the koala bear does.
C. Like a 5-year old kid - with a raggy teddy bear.
3. Different animals sleep in different places. You sleep ___.
A. On the EQUITY sofa with both legs over the right arm rest.
B. At home, but only for two hours.
C. In the dark little corner on the 3rd floor of EQUITY, where there is a small make-shift bed complete with a camping bag for blankie.
4. Going through ordinary and non-conventional routines before sleep are common. For instance, sometimes dogs will circle around and around before they fall down and go to sleep while at other times, they have to paw at the ground before they settle down. What is yours?
A. Drink teh from Hong Kong Street kopitiam, and take one last drag.
B. Slog away at your computer for 18 consecutive hours before you go to sleep.
C. Brush teeth and wash face.
If you get mostly As: You are a weirdo. Period. WAHAHAhahahaaahhhahaa. BOoooO!
If you get mostly Bs: You are a true blue EQUITARIAN. You know how to find joy even in the midst of torturous projects, even if you always experience the downside of life as a poor employee determined to slag half your life away for the company.
If you get mostly Cs: You are a F***ing Baby. Go suck milk lar!
A SONG TO REMEMBER!!! =)
ORIGINAL VERSION
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad!
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song
_________________________________________
EJ REMIX VERSION (dedicated to the whole team in EQUITY)
Stay, stay back late
Stay till 4(am)
Stay till 6(am)
Stay for costing, (yo!) not bad!
Stay for copy, (hey!) not sad!!
Stay for concept, (hoho!) not mad!!!
Stay, stay back late
Make the project to last
Your whole week long
Don't worry that it's not long enough
For everyone else is here!
Just stay, stay back late
Sing, sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad!
Sing, sing a song
Make it simple to last
Your whole life long
Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song
_________________________________________
EJ REMIX VERSION (dedicated to the whole team in EQUITY)
Stay, stay back late
Stay till 4(am)
Stay till 6(am)
Stay for costing, (yo!) not bad!
Stay for copy, (hey!) not sad!!
Stay for concept, (hoho!) not mad!!!
Stay, stay back late
Make the project to last
Your whole week long
Don't worry that it's not long enough
For everyone else is here!
Just stay, stay back late
Monday 12 March 2007
I want to be a cicada
Sleep for most of your life, spend your waking hours bonking and then die happy. Sounds like heaven? More like "Chirrup".
The cicada, an insect originating from Africa, spend 17 years of its life sleeping. It wakes up only in order to mate, which can be two weeks at most, and then dies.
If I have to choose my route to death, this would be it. Chirrup!
The cicada, an insect originating from Africa, spend 17 years of its life sleeping. It wakes up only in order to mate, which can be two weeks at most, and then dies.
If I have to choose my route to death, this would be it. Chirrup!
Sunday 11 March 2007
deprived
didn't sleep for a few days and you think that's fine? think again.
read:
1) The Dangers of Long Term Sleep Loss
2) Sleep deprivation
3) Sleep Deprivation Blurs Moral Judgment
"Sleep deprivation impairs alertness, cognitive performance, and mood. The ability to do useful mental work declines by 25% for every successive 24 hours awake..."
-- from Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance in Continuous Operations
Generally, when you're deprived of sleep, you work slower and your mental abilities decrease (meaning you're more stupid and less alert).
but the worst of all is that by the time you reach 40, you could look like this...
i guess botox can't help much then.
read:
1) The Dangers of Long Term Sleep Loss
2) Sleep deprivation
3) Sleep Deprivation Blurs Moral Judgment
"Sleep deprivation impairs alertness, cognitive performance, and mood. The ability to do useful mental work declines by 25% for every successive 24 hours awake..."
-- from Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Human Performance in Continuous Operations
Generally, when you're deprived of sleep, you work slower and your mental abilities decrease (meaning you're more stupid and less alert).
but the worst of all is that by the time you reach 40, you could look like this...
i guess botox can't help much then.
Thursday 8 March 2007
Can't get any sleep
i often dream of sleep when i am not asleep
when i do get to sleep i am so happy i weep
Wednesday 7 March 2007
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