PMS

"Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle."

Its something every girl goes through monthly.

Its the time of the month whereby you'll just do silly shit for no reason.
Shout for no reason.
Cry for no reason.
Laugh for no reason.
Eat for no reason.
Starve for no reason.
Tired for no reason.
Hyper for no reason.
Grouch for no reason.
Irritated for the slightest or even no reason.
Mood swings like mad with no reason!
Just want to cuddle your little teddy, hide under those nice comforter and have some sweet chocolate ice cream (to hell with all the diet plans).

But when you are working, in order to present your professional image, you hide 'em. Trying ur best to mask everything.

So after suppressing your deepest emotions, you just wish that those close to you actually understands what you're going through instead of getting mad when you do irrational and silly things.

Being a woman is not easy. Do men actually understand? Or do they think that we're just trying to be silly/difficult/irritating/______(fill in the blanks) and using PMS as an excuse?

What do you men know?!

Okay fine. I hate to be a woman. Maybe I should be a man.

AHH. I'm PMS-ing. Can't you tell?! Damn it!

Okay I'm really, going irrational already. Stop it Cinthia, stop it!

Uncertain..

Had a long random chat with Sau until a point whereby we started talking about religion.

Yes dearies, I'm no longer attending church since about 3 months back. U didn't know? Now you do. I guess I'm taxed out by all the juggling with work + church, plus, to be frank, I don't really know who from church can I share the most deepest of my struggles and feelings with, without them feeling that I'm backsliding and start getting all preachy on me.

Yes, been taught to have friends and that iron sharpens iron, I've been sharpening other people's iron so much that I don't know which iron I can find to sharpen my own anymore..

Well, I tried to psycho myself that I shall look for a church to settle down or go back to my own church again soon after I sort out my thoughts when I left.

But interestingly, nobody came to ask about me, except my cg boys who came and asked me out for dinner and reminisce. And in fact when I told another churchmate that I left, he went, "oops, sorry." and i never heard from him again. Ha.

So 3 months after leaving, talking to someone about church from another church is awkward, but thank God Sau was friendly and approachable enough not to make me feel awkward...

The only issue here is that after 3 months from leaving, I really don't feel like going back anymore. Aye, give me some time to think through things ba..

Let me enjoy my leave and then think about this when I'm back :).

Bye people!

"Cinthia likes to..."

This is more fun!

A. Go to Google
B. Type your name and the words "likes to" all in quotation marks. (e.g. "Stephen likes to")
C. Report back on the first ten things that come up for your name.

1. Cinthia likes to participate in the Good Shepherd Catechesis program. -_-
2. Cinthia likes to play outside.
3. Cinthia likes to get away and drown her pain in lemonade. (HAHA)
4. Cinthia likes to help little kids, she thinks its fun.
5. Cinthia likes to hang out during off hours and is trying to improve skill in order to get ahead professionally.
6. CiNTHIA LIKES TO SHAKE HER BOMM BOOMMM UP N DOWN. (wth?!)
7. Cinthia likes to play outdoors during off hours and is trying to learn from master/mistress in order to get ahead professionally.
8. Cinthia likes to run into trees. ($*&(#*&*%%?!?!?!?!)

There's only 8 results for my name! How sad! But its super funny can! Omg :D

And no, I don't like to run into trees -_-

urban dictionary

Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answer to each question in the search box, and write the FIRST definition it gives you. Read this! Its SUPER funny but silly at the same time. I had a good laugh :D


[1] Your First Name: Cinthia
a common name for an es salvadorian girl who likes to call everyone dorks. Is called a "fat lard" by mighty midget. Also dates a guy named kenneth.
Omg, throw that mayonnaise at cinthia!

Now what's with me and mayonnaise?! And who is Kenneth?!

[2] Your Last Name: Lim
1. Lesbian Identified Man. A man so identified with lesbians that he loses perception about his role as a man. Acts and behaves extremely woman like, up to the extent that he refuses to engage in classic intercourse with a woman (eg. no penetration). The fictional character "Lisa" from the showtime drama The L Word is an example of a Lesbian Identified Man. He appears for a few episodes in the first season of this series.
I will not put up the example sentence.. Too vulgar!

2. Lips In Motion. A person who verbally expresses extrodinarily long versions of a story, usually true accounts.
There he goes again with that long story, he is such a LIM.

3. Laugh Inside Myself
Let's be honest. How many times do you type LOL when you really aren't laughing out loud? LIM let's the person know that they made you laugh inside yourself.

4. Laughing Inside Me
Better than lol in office enviroments
A: I saw this guy trip in a bucket
B: Lim

5. The worst huntard in all of World of Warcraft.
You got ganked by LIM?! Wow, you're trash, go /wrists kthx.

6. n. used to describe a bad joke or pun. popular among international students.
-what did he say?
-he screamed, 'i said i want I SCREAAAM!'
-oh he pulled a lim again.

7. n. An elaborate bad joke, usually a pun
"We ought to have a friend named Ruth. That way, when she left the table, we could say 'We're Ruth-less.'" "
Wow, man. That was a huge lim."

8. The stage between liking someone and loving them.
'I'm just so... in lim with him'

9. When staring at a hot guy makes you hungry for chinese takeaway
"Oh, he's so Lim right now!" "Just the sight of him makes me lim"

I have totally nothing to say about all the definitions of LIM but to LOL. -_-.

[3] Your Birth Month: December
1. The month in which the hottest women are born.
That girl is FINE! She must have been born in December.

Oooh! I'm HOT! HAHAHAH :D:D:D.

2. The best month out of the entire year. That's why they left it last.
Her birthday is in December.

3. An excellent time of year where the snow is beautiful, the weather is cold, and the closer you get to the end of the month the more your birthday sucks. If your birthday is very close to Christmas, it is okay to hate your birthday.
I and four other people in my family have birthdays in December, all around Christmas. I hate my birthday.

That's cute :D

[4] Your Age: 20
There're a couple of definitions, will put up a few..
1. location or current status/activity
what's your 20, fool

2. the number before 21 and after 19. generally used when counting.
"i can count to twenty!" "twenty is my favorite number."
What kind of definition is this man?!

3. the number of balls 10 guys has
lets see.. how many balls are here? 19? HAH!
wth?!

4. Refering to a $20.00 bag of marijuana. Also known as a "twin"
Let me pick up that 20 fool.

[5] Your Birthplace: Singapore

5 types of climate: hot, very hot, damn its freakin' hot, wow look roast human char siew all over the streets!, otherwise.
4 common interest among all typical Singaporeans: Food, glorious food! Shopping, Welcome to the Great Singapore Sale! Toto/4D, come Saturday Sunday.. will I win? (bai liu li bai hui bu hui kai), Education - "Boy AH! u finish tuition homework liao or not! Later got piano lesson! AIYO! Your spelling learn already anot?!"
3 MRT lines: North South line, East West line, North East line
2 hours(approx): is needed to travel from one end to another end of Singapore.
1 common language: Singlish "See liao lah... What you want?" "SCUSE"
Singapore is rojak.

[6] Your Current Location: Bedroom
1. The romp room. ;-)
Hey Janet, let's go to the bedroom!
-_-........ *speechless*

2. The room in your house where you sleep and keep your clothes. Bedrooms usually have a closet in them.
I need to go check my bedroom to make sure everything is still there.


[7] Your Favorite Number: 7
1. The fiercest digit known to man.
7 is the fiercest digit because 7 8 9. Ha.
7 ate 9, u get it?

2. A verbal middle finger.
person 1:"man, you really suck at bowling!"
person 2:"7"
Oh wow.. Anw there's 3 pages of definitions, go check it out urself!

[8] Your Favorite Color: Green
yes... it is most definitely referring to the marijuana... and also, upon occassion, any substance with similar uses. too, properly, of course, it is a golfing term, but that;s really not very much fun, now is it?
''yo, where da green at?''
Cute! :D Yo where da green at! :D. Anw there's 14 pages of definitions....


[9] Your Favorite Movie: can't think of any at this moment. May fill in at later date.


[10] Your Closest Friends: AMY!
to take, hold, or steal your heart. a person who is a soulmate. a good lover.
she pulled an amy on my heart. (she stole or holds my heart)
my heart was amyied. (my heart was stolen)
watch out she will amy you. (she will steal your heart)
you have yourself an amy. (you have yourself a soulmate)
AMY! :D U're a good lover! HAHAHA!

[11] The Last Person You Talked To (Who Isn't Already Mentioned): Muan
muan is another word to describe the female genitals (minge). first discovered by phil and sam in a moment of intoxication.
Man that bitch has a nice muan!!!
AHHHHH!!!!! I'm going crazy!!! $#%*(#&%(&^%()!

[12] Your nickname: cin
A small asian loving person/child. Its habitat is heavily wooded areas such as Spinneys and Forests. They have the inability to move, instead they travel by hanging on to people walking past. They are very vicious, but generally cannot cause any damage. Also there scent is to be noted as it is a musky scent with a tint of what seems to smell like smoke. Nobody knows the source of their scent but is globally accepted as repulsive.
Kaotik: Did you see that Cin back there?
Skitik: No, where was it?
Alex: I saw it aswell it tried to grab Dauccia
What is this?!

JOOOO KOOOOON

This is really a post-dated entry.

Few days back on the 18th, I went to Bugis to do some shopping alone since it was a hard-earned day off. I was at City Hall MRT changing train, so was looking at the East-West line's signages to acertain where to go. Then I saw this:

For one moment I thought I was at the wrong place. Where the hell is Joo Koon?! What happened to Boon Lay?

Then I went to the directory board, and it was like a light bulb just lit up in my head.

Chey. New lines extending from Boon Lay to Pioneer and Joo Koon. Half of circle line is out too, for Marymount, Bartley, Serangoon, etc. Not too sure is it I never read newspaper or what. But seems like I was not the only one who was wondering about the Joo Koon thing cuz when I was waiting for the train back from Bugis, there were alot of people who were like, "what Jooo Kooon?!" and it was damn funny :D.

Oh wells, just an update for those who don't take trains THAT often. Like me. Haha.

Joo Koon!

Bilingual Children Have an Increased Risk of Stuttering

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 22 - The risk of stuttering is increased among young bilingual children, according to findings published in the January issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. These children also have less chance of recovery from stuttering than monolingual speakers who stutter.

Bilingualism is considered a risk factor for stuttering, Dr. Peter Howell, of University College London, and colleagues point out, but "there is little information about how a second language affects the chances of stuttering onset and of recovery."

A total of 317 children between the ages of 8 and 12 years who stuttered participated in the study. The 69 children who were bilingual were matched to a group of fluent bilingual controls.

The main outcome measures included subjects' stuttering history, Standard Attainment Test educational scores, and measures of recovery or persistence of stuttering.

Of the 38 bilingual children who used a language other than English at home, 36 stuttered in both languages. Two of the 38 children stuttered in their native language but did not stutter in English.

Fewer children who used their alternative language exclusively at home and learned English in school stuttered, compared with those who used both languages at home - 39.5% versus 60.5%, respectively.

By contrast, fluent bilingual controls were more likely to speak their alternative language exclusively at home -- 73.7% versus 26.3%, respectively. The difference between bilingual stutterers and bilingual fluent speakers who spoke only their original language during their preschool years was statistically significant (p = 0.003).

The recovery rate for children who spoke both languages at home prior to school age was 25%, compared with 55% in both the alternative language exclusively and monolingual speakers.

However, Dr. Howell's group also found that early school performance was not affected by stuttering.

"Together, these findings suggest that if a child uses a language other than English in the home, deferring the time when they learn English reduces the chance of starting to stutter and aids the chances of recovery later in childhood."

Taken from: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587209?src=mp&spon=24&uac=113552SK

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Now I think I understand how come I catch pronounciations easily! Cuz when I was young, I only speak mandarin and nothing else. During English class, I stutter trying to make myself understood. So now I know why I can speak in English and Mandarin fluently! :D. Heh heh. *brags*

Now we know how to teach our children to be bilingual scholars next time! Make them speak only ONE language first! Haha.

Bruxism

Something to share :D. Its a lengthy post as I directly copied and paste from Wikipedia, so u can skip the details if you want :). Mainly read the headings and the 1st line :D. Hahah.

Bruxism (from the Greek βρυγμός (brugmós), gnashing of teeth) is the grinding of the teeth, and is typically accompanied by the clenching of the jaw. It is an oral parafunctional activity that occurs in most humans at some time in their lives. In most people, bruxism is mild enough not to be a health problem. While bruxism may be a diurnal or nocturnal activity, it is bruxism during sleep which causes the majority of health issues, and can even occur during short naps. Bruxism is one of the most common sleep disorders.

Associated factors
The following factors are associated with bruxism.

• Disturbed sleep patterns and other sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea, hypopnea, snoring, moderate daytime sleepiness)
• Malocclusion, in which the upper and lower teeth occlude in a disharmonic way, e.g., through premature contact of back tooth
• Relatively high levels of consumption of caffeinated drinks and foods, such as coffee, colas, and chocolate
• High levels of blood alcohol
• Smoking
• High levels of anxiety, stress, work-related stress, irregular work shifts, stressful profession and ineffective coping strategies
• Medication, such as SSRIs and stimulants
• Hypersensitivity of the dopamine receptors in the brain
• Stimulant drugs, particularly those of the amphetamine-based family (MDMA)
• GHB and similar GABA-inducing analogues such as Phenibut, when taken with high frequency
• Disorders such as Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases
  

Treatment
There is no single accepted cure for bruxism. However, treatments are available.

Bruxism may be reduced or even eliminated when the associated factors, e.g. sleep disorders, are treated successfully

Mouthguards and splints (you can skip the details if you want :D)
Ongoing management of bruxism is based on minimizing the abrasion of tooth surfaces by the wearing of an acrylic dental guard or splint, designed to the shape of an individual's upper or lower teeth from a bite mould. Mouthguards are obtained through visits to a dentist for measuring, fitting, and ongoing supervision. There are four possible goals of this treatment: constraint of the bruxing pattern such that serious damage to the temperomandibular joints is prevented, stabilization of the occlusion by minimizing the gradual changes to the positions of the teeth that typically occur with bruxism, prevention of tooth damage, and the enabling of a bruxism practitioner to judge — in broad terms — the extent and patterns of bruxism, through examination of the physical indentations on the surface of the splint. A dental guard is typically worn on a long-term basis during every night's sleep.

Professional treatment is medically recommended to ensure proper fit, make ongoing adjustments as needed, and check that the occlusion (bite) has remained stable. Monitoring of the mouthguard is suggested at each dental visit.

Another type of device sometimes given to a bruxer is a repositioning splint. A repositioning splint may look similar to a traditional night guard, but is designed to change the occlusion, or "bite," of the patient. Randomly controlled trials with these type devices generally show no benefit over more conservative therapies and they should be avoided under most if not all circumstances.

The NTI-tss device is another option that can be considered. The NTI covers only the front teeth and prevents the rear molars from coming into contact, thus limiting the contraction of the temporalis muscle. The NTI must be fitted by your dentist.

The efficacy of such devices is debated. Some writers propose that irreversible complications can result from the long-term use of mouthguards and repositioning splints.

Botox (HAHAHAH!!)
Botulinum toxin (Botox) has recently been seen to be very successful in treating the grinding and clenching of bruxism. Botox is an injectable medication that weakens muscles and is used commonly in cosmetic procedures to relax the muscles of the face and decrease the appearance of wrinkles. Botox was not originally developed for cosmetic use, however. It was, and continues to be, used to treat diseases of muscle spasticity such as blepharospasm (eyelid spasm), strabismus (crossed eyes) and torticollis (wry neck). Bruxism can also be regarded as a disorder of repetitive, unconscious contraction of the masseter muscle (the large muscle that moves the jaw). Botox works very well to weaken the muscle enough to stop the grinding and clenching, but not so much as to interfere with chewing or facial expressions. The strength of Botox is that the medication goes into the muscle, weakens it and does not get absorbed into the body. The procedure involves about five or six simple, relatively painless injections into the masseter muscle. It takes a few minutes per side and the patient starts feeling the effects the next day. Occasionally, some bruising can occur, but this is quite rare. The symptoms that are helped by this procedure include:

• Grinding and clenching
• Morning jaw soreness
• TMJ pain
• Muscle tension throughout the day
• Migraines triggered by clenching
• Neck pain and stiffness triggered by clenching

The optimal dose of Botox must be determined for each person as some people have stronger muscles that need more Botox. This is done over a few touch up visits with the physician injector. This treatment is expensive, but sometimes Botox treatment of Bruxism can be billed to medical insurance (plans vary - its good to call your plan beforehand to find out what is covered and what documentation is necessary). The effects last for 3 months or so. The muscles do atrophy; however, so after a few rounds of treatment it is usually possible to either decrease the dose or increase the interval between treatments.

Other authorities caution that Botox should only be used for temporary relief for severe cases and should be followed by diagnosis and treatment to prevent future bruxism or jaw clenching, suggesting that prolonged use of Botox can lead to permanent damage to the jaw muscle.

Dietary supplements
There is limited evidence that suggests taking certain combinations of dietary supplements may alleviate bruxism; pantothenic acid[citation needed], magnesium, and calcium have been examined.

(information taken from wikipedia.org)

Reason why I put this is because I grind my teeth during sleep and seems like my sister has been telling me since I was quite young. And apparently, the problem seem to be getting worse lately, but I'm not sure if its true! Cuz I dunno :D. I'm asleep what. I get from feedbacks :D.

And I see the associating factors, I kinda understand why. I drink so much coffee and am under so much stress, I think I will grind my teeth till it turns into powder soon :S.

ANW. After reading the article, I'm proud to say, I have all the reason to go for botox! Don't stop me! :D Heh heh.

But before I go for botox, maybe a cheaper alternative will be a proper mouth guard. But I seriously feel like some mad dog if I really wear a mouth guard to sleep. And I'm very sure I will wake up with wet pillow from all the drool! EEeeeeks!

Looks like I will be wearing dentures before everyone of you :D