Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Cheating husband or wife?
Signs of a cheating partner?
Next time you are talking with a potential mate, listen up and you might just hear their cheating heart. Researchers have discovered that people can tell how likely a person of the opposite sex is to be a cheater, just by listening to their voice.
Oh really? How true is that? Sounds like totally crap to me.
Next time you are talking with a potential mate, listen up and you might just hear their cheating heart. Researchers have discovered that people can tell how likely a person of the opposite sex is to be a cheater, just by listening to their voice.
"This is really important given our evolutionary history," said researcher Jillian O'Connor, of McMaster's University in Canada. "Infidelity is incredibly costly, people risk raising children that aren't their own and losing resources." [Financially Dependent Men More Likely to Cheat]
The researchers quizzed about 120 male and female college students. They recorded either a male or female speaking vowel sounds and then made higher- and lower-pitch versions, which they played for participants.
They had the participants rate the attractiveness of each pair of voices, and then asked them how likely they thought it would be for that person to be a cheater. The ladies associated the lower-pitched male voices with cheating, while the guys associated the higher-pitched female voices with cheating. The males weren't able to tell if another man was likely to stray based on his voice, though.
Voice pitch is related to sex hormone levels, the researchers said. The more testosterone a male has, the lower his voice, and the more estrogen a woman has, the higher her voice. Additional sex hormones have also been linked with an increase likelihood of carrying on cheating relationships and having more sexual partners.
"There are definitely social, cultural and psychological factors as well," O'Connor told LiveScience. "But there is an association between infidelity risk and hormone levels in men and women."
Women are attracted to men with high testosterone levels, possibly because it weakens the immune system. If a man can have high levels of testosterone and still be healthy and fit, he must have a good immune system, the thinking goes. High testosterone levels are also correlated with dominant behavior and high social status within groups, both good qualities in a mate.
It's likely these voice-reading abilities evolved to detect infidelity because it's costly (in terms of relationship investment and the cost of potential offspring) to be dating someone who is likely to cheat.
"It allows us to choose a mate that is likely to stick around and have children, and not do so with other people," O'Connor said.
The team is currently working to determine if there is a relationship between voice pitch and actual behavior in real people, to determine if men who naturally have low voices are more sexually promiscuous and more likely to cheat than those with higher-pitched voices.
Source:
By Jennifer Welsh
, LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com
, LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com
Oh really? How true is that? Sounds like totally crap to me.
The Adjustment Bureau and Emily Blunt
I like this movie. It just sets me thinking about life. Though this movie didn't get as much raves as the much-raved about 'Inception' , but good enough for my enjoyment and most importantly not confusing.
I love the twist of fate between the 2 lovers and most importantly, I just love staring at Emily Blunt int he movies. Her svelte and toned body, her accent and her charisma.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Emily of Emerald Hill
SYNOPSIS
“A moving, funny and accomplished piece of theatre.” – The Age, Australia
“Absolutely brilliant… Undoubtedly one of the best performances I have ever seen. Outstanding!” – HK Magazine, Hong Kong
“Heng is entertaining and a performer who enjoys his audience – and this high energy enjoyment is infectious!” – SPH The Business Times, Singapore
“When Glen Goei and Ivan Heng come together in the name of Art, any play can be expected to deliver wit and sensitivity.” – 8DAYS, Singapore
“Before my breasts were grown, I learned that a woman in nothing in this world that men have made…”
Born in 1940s Singapore, Emily is an abandoned girl child. But by dint of her native wit and cunning, becomes the matriarch of a distinguished household and Singapore society’s “hostess with the mostest”. But at what cost?
As a fitting finale to W!LD RICE’s 10th Anniversary season of smash hits, Ivan Heng and Glen Goei, two of Singapores’s leading creative artists have been inspired to create a brand new production.
With beautiful sets, gorgeous costumes and stunning multimedia projections, this show will inject fresh insights into Singapore’s most well-loved play, and offer a glimpse of the decadent glory days of the Singaporean Peranakan community.
Emily will be at the Esplanade Theatre for 14 performances only. Joyous, funny, moving and powerful, this tour de force promises to be an unforgettable theatrical event. Don’t miss it on any account!
Before the show started, it was dinner, followed by desserts and chit-chatting
With my brother (my elder bro FYI- I know I look older!)
Love the set. There were just simple arches but with clever usage of lighting effects bringing us through different stages of Emily's life. Nothing fanciful but it was enough to bring the message across.
It was a great great performance after all.
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Thursday, 3 March 2011
My boy...
We lost it. Hubby and I was so mad at Favian last night. I usually leave the coaching to Hubby but last night he was busy so I had to take over the task.
I am really disappointed at him sometimes when he doesnt pay attention and makes careless mistakes in his work. It was mathematics. It was torturing for both him and myself.
When Hubby came home, he took over from me and it got worse.
The work was tough alright, and my boy is quite a dreamer sometimes. I really hope he cab buck up in that aspect. Hubby and I are also trying to work out a better way to coach him without us having to lose it at him.
It's tough for my baby too, but it's a fact in Singapore that education has always been the priority. Here's some of his shots when he was at work
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I am really disappointed at him sometimes when he doesnt pay attention and makes careless mistakes in his work. It was mathematics. It was torturing for both him and myself.
When Hubby came home, he took over from me and it got worse.
The work was tough alright, and my boy is quite a dreamer sometimes. I really hope he cab buck up in that aspect. Hubby and I are also trying to work out a better way to coach him without us having to lose it at him.
It's tough for my baby too, but it's a fact in Singapore that education has always been the priority. Here's some of his shots when he was at work
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Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Real life doll!
Read this article from Yahoo! news this morning about this girl from China who is famous in Korea now becos of her real life doll face and body. She looks just like a character who just walked out of some Japanese Anime stories. Pretty no doubt, but its really really hard to believe if she was really born like this or her photos were edited or she indeed when through plastic surgeries.
You know the lead from the famous Final Fantasy game? She looks just like that!
Photo credit:
http://dailylenglui.blogspot.com
more of her here: http://dailylenglui.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-02-27T02%3A58%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=1
You know the lead from the famous Final Fantasy game? She looks just like that!
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| This photo taken together with her friend...frankly speaking, looks abit scary to me. Her friend look so much more natural. |
Photo credit:
http://dailylenglui.blogspot.com
more of her here: http://dailylenglui.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-02-27T02%3A58%3A00%2B08%3A00&max-results=1
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