tears

sometimes it is ok to cry..., the little beanie baby said.
Tears of pain, of fear is part of the fountain.
Pray for peace and health~

Beauty of waiting

Before you know the result, there's always hope and anticipating, maybe that's why waiting is beautiful, although it is hard.

So what will come out from the box of chocolate? But i know it will be a piece of CHOCOLATE.

eye care

击败黑眼圈偏方盘点：

1. 盐水毛巾敷眼：用盐水浸泡拧干的毛巾敷眼睑10分钟，使眼肌放松。

2. 穴位按摩：轻按印堂穴、眼明穴、鱼尾穴=承泣穴、四白穴，使眼周围皮肤血液循环加快，起到消除黑眼圈的作用。

3. 冷水棉条敷眼：用两块冷水浸透过的卫生棉条，敷在闭合的眼睛上，分别用两手食指、中指、无名指轻按下眼睑。

4．按压双耳：用两手掌按压双耳，用按压旋转的方法按摩耳部，使眼神经松弛，以消除眼睛疲劳。

5．绿茶冷敷：将在冷水中浸泡过的绿茶茶叶包放在眼部冷敷20分钟，可减弱黑眼圈的视觉效果，也可使眼肌平滑润泽。

6．(推荐)鸡蛋银戒指转眼：将蛋煲熟，去壳，用毛巾包住，再放纯银戒指。闭上眼睛，在眼部四周转来转去，每边约10次。点解:热力加按摩，可增加眼部血液循环。加埋鸡蛋及纯银的（神奇）作用，有散瘀功用。

7．马蹄莲藕渣敷眼：洗净马蹄莲藕，马蹄刮皮，然后将莲藕马蹄切碎。将材料放入榨汗机，再加2杯水搅拌。将水隔渣，然后敷眼10分钟。贴士水可以饮用，双管齐下。临睡前敷效果最好，可以减低日出黑眼圈的机会。莲藕及马蹄以胀身、皮呈光泽及实净为之靓。点解:莲藕及马蹄分别粉质、铁质及蛋白质，有散血去瘀作用。

8．(推荐)土豆片敷眼：刮土豆皮，然后清洗，切厚片约2厘米。躺卧，将土豆片敷在眼上，等约5分钟，再用清水洗净。贴士夜晚敷，更有助消除眼睛疲累。土豆以大个的为佳，因为覆盖面较大。有牙的土豆不要用，因为有毒。点解:土豆含粉质，可补充眼部所缺。

9．苹果敷眼：将苹果切片。紧闭眼睛放上眼袋位置。等待15分钟。用湿了水的棉花球轻拭眼睛。贴士切开的苹果，不想被氧化，可用盐水浸住。拿上手后抛一抛，若感觉手，即表不内果多汗，可以用温室苹果。

10．柿子敷眼：切开柿子。用匙羹挖出柿肉，搞匀。敷上眼10分钟。用湿毛巾抹掉。贴士：最好早晚敷一次。柿子以熟透为佳。柿子含丰富维他命C，增强皮肤的更新能力。

11．蜂粉蜂皇浆：蜂粉1茶匙＋蜂皇浆1花匙。混和后在黑眼圈位置薄薄地敷上一层。1小时后以清水洗去。每天敷1次，1星期见效。点解蜂皇浆含氨基酸，有漂白作用，且有促进亲陈代谢之效。

12. 山楂水：简单有效。对脸色和肠胃也有改善的作用。每天10颗干山楂，超市就有的卖，加一碗水，放在锅里熬10分钟左右，在睡前1-2小时服用。坚持一个星期就能看出效果。（脸爱浮胀的MM慎服、少服）

13．(推荐)芦荟胶+橄榄油：先在眼周涂一层橄榄油，然后再挤一大块芦荟胶抹敷上。眼睛的纹路会马上就看不出来。芦荟胶吸收的非常快。黑眼圈很容易淡化。

14．(推荐)蜂蜜+珍珠粉：调匀熬在眼部15分。蜂蜜滋润、珍珠粉美白。所以有淡化黑眼圈的作用。

15．(推荐)每天喝一杯红枣水，有助加速血气运行。减少瘀血积聚，亦可减低因贫血而患黑眼圈的机会。

16．早上喝一杯萝卜汁或番茄汁，其中所含的胡萝卜素具有消除眼睛疲劳的功用。

17．(推荐)多喝清水，有效地将体内废物排出。减低积聚机会，亦可减少黑眼圈，最好每天饮8杯。

18．(强烈推荐)请按时睡觉。

Their way --- should I follow ?

Their Way
(sung to Frank Sinatra's "My Way")

I came, brought all my books, lived in the dorm, followed directions.
I worked, I studied hard, met lots of folk who had connections.
I crammed, they gave me grades, though may I say, not in a fair way.
But more, much more than this, I did it their way.

I memorized all sorts of things, although I know I'll never use them.
The courses that I took were all required; I didn't choose them.
I learned that to survive it's best to act the doctrinaire way.
And so I buckled down, and did it their way.

But there were times, I wondered why I had to walk when I could fy.
I had my doubts, but after all, I clipped my wings, I learned to crawl,
I learned to bend, and in the end, I did it their way.

And so, my fine young friend, now that I am a full professor,
Where once I was oppressed, I've now become the cruel oppressor.
Like me, you'll learn to cope, you'll learn to climb life's golden
stairway.
Like me, you'll see the light, you'll do it their way.

For what can I say, what can I do? Open your book, read chapter two.
And if to you, it seems routine, don't speak to me, go see the dean.
As long as they give me my pay, I'll do it...their way!

(Words by Bob Blue, sung by Michael Cooney on Prairie Home Companion,
April 18, 1987. Transcribed from broadcast by Tom Welbers.)

the little prince

All grown-ups were once children--although few of them remember it.
... But what if you are forever staying as a child? ...

No grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!

Same same but different , sigh !

Question order --- the art of questioning

One of the important hypothesis in my thesis is that in order to answer multiple questions, most people construct the answers in the order of questions. This should be a no-doubt fact just like most people write with their right hand. But to be a "serious researcher" and to write a "scientific thesis" , I need to find the supporting theory behind it.

So I did a google search on "question order" and did find out that this is actually quite a big topic in survey resarch in psychology. Although it has very little relation to my real thesis question, but it is fun to know :D

An interesting example of question-order effect is that:

"we did a study where we asked students, 'How satisfied are you with your life? How often do you have a date?' The two answers were not statistically related-you would conclude that there is no relationship between dating frequency and life satisfaction. But when we reversed the order and asked, 'How often do you have a date? How satisfied are you with your life?' the statistical relationship was a strong one. You would now conclude that there is nothing as important in a student's life as dating frequency."

And they also find out that question-order effects disappears as people age, because as we age, our memory gets worse, and as memory gets worse, we figured that questions asked earlier in the survey wouldn't have as much influence.

Hah, seems next time, when we ask the grandpa something , we'd better ask directly, all those background information we ask first might not help that much as he might forget already when he come to the final question :P Vice versa to my nephew.

Hah, this is "the art of questioning" :P