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Snow in Dublin?

sorry bad quality of pic. iphone je

hm... this is quite unbelievable even for me to say about it now..

based from what other people told me as they`ve been told from other old folks in dublin.. it has been around what... 18 years?...19? since snow ever fall in dublin.

THIS MUST BE A MIRACLE!

don`t mention about frost. it happens every year. avoid driving during winter.

yeay2! managed to build or somehow took part in building snowman!
*damn la anak dol kacau snowman aku...*


amik pic ngn snowman org len pn ok la...

with amin at UCD field

p/s : next year ade lg ke snow eh, hehehe... at least before I go back to malaysia..

Living life as a LEFTY


Recently I just had a thought about it. living life as a lefty. maybe it`s not a big deal for someone, but for sure some of you would react/respond when you saw somebody who is lefty, no matter what kind of gesture or speech.

if it`s me, I would say "eh, lefty gak ke?" with a grin ;)

I found something interesting on the net as I`ve been wondering around for a while now.

Disadvantages of lefties in society:

  • Pens and pencils: When a lefty writes with a pen or a pencil, his hand trails over the words he has previously written. Depending on the pen or pencil in question, this can lead to smudges all over the paper and the left hand. Erasable ink is notorious among lefties for this reason.
  • Scissors: Many lefties, when learning to use scissors for the first time, pick up a pair of right-handed scissors, place them in their left hand, and start cutting. Using the wrong scissors can cause RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome. If you are a lefty, you would probably be best using left-handed scissors in your left hand.
  • Playing cards: In a card game, when a lefty fans out his cards left-handed style, the numbers and suits cannot be seen. Lefties have to either read the cards upside-down, fan them out the opposite way, or buy left-handed cards with the number and suit in all corners.
  • School desks: Many schools use desks with a chair attached. The desktop is shaped so that you get in on the left side and you can rest your right arm while writing. A lefty's left arm has to stick out off the edge of the desk. Left-handed desks, built the oppposite way, can be very hard to find. The Handedness Research Institute recommends that schools buy unbiased desks instead. For more information about the troubles lefties face when using right-handed desks, see What's Wrong with This Desk? by HRI.
  • Power tools: Many power tools, when held with the left hand, can be very harmful. For example, a circular saw blows sawdust to the right, which is very convenent for a right-hander, but when held in the left hand, makes a mess.

Advantages of lefties in society:

  • Reading and writing backwards and upside-down: Okay, it's not very useful, but it is cool. :) Generally, lefties can more easily write (or at least read) backwards or upside-down. Right-to-left is the natural direction for left-handers.
  • Creativity: Lefties are dominated by the right hemisphere of the brain, which deals with music, art, perception, emotions, and other forms of abstract thinking.
  • Driving: In countries where traffic keeps to the right side of the road (USA, Canada, etc.), lefties are more easily able to hand (or throw) change out to pay a toll, since they use their left hand. In left-side-of-the-road countries (UK, Australia, etc.), righties have this advantage, but lefties are better equipped to use a stick shift.
  • Adaptability: Because their world is dominated by right-handed products, lefties are much more easily adaptable to right-handed tools and utensils than righties are to left-handed products. This can be helpful if a lefty breaks his dominant arm and is temporarily unable to use it.
  • It's cool to be different!
quoted from http://www.theworldofstuff.com/lefty/

well honestly I would agree with almost all of them!!
especially the part about pens/pencils when writing, truly lots of smudges (back then).
and yeah about the chair with attached desk, that`s truly bias! even though now sometimes I still find it hard to find them for lefties.

I want to add some from my own point of view:

Disadvantages
1. Have to give up some space while in lecture hall to the next right handed people when taking notes

2. Can`t properly use fork and knife while formal dinner, since I feel much better handling knife with my left hand (I would do it my way)

3. And maybe few other stuffs as well.

Advantages
1. I could eat my breakfast and do my homework at the same time back when I was in primary school and secondary school

2. It`s fun to find someone else who is left handed rather than normal right handed

3. It does makes you feel somewhat special ;)


Add some points if you have it in your mind!!

Jonas Brothers - Love Bug



kinda hooked to this song :)

Keep diggin` :)

I went through my file library... found a lot of interesting stuff!

1) videos when I was in INTEC feat my friends and I!

2) pics in INTEC

3) moments when I first met my other half :)

4) moments of happiness with my best friends/family!

4) lots of other things that made me smile today!

so, watch out! i`ll post them anytime sooner!