Suspend-It

I don’t really understand why people love to be under spotlights so much. I know most of us want privacy, and famous people don’t get to have that.

What’s worse is the fact that if you are famous, every little mistake you make will be seen by the public and frowned upon. I’m surprised at how many of the people in the big screen handle these. I myself am weak at heart so I know I cannot succumb to the life of someone rich and famous.

Sure, being rich and famous has its perks. I love pretty shoes and clothes, and most famous people get to have sponsors that let them wear whatever they want, I just don’t really find it emotionally healthy.

I guess most of them just live by the fact that they can’t please everyone. The question is how do they live with that? Who wouldn’t want to please everyone, anyway?

I have been quite a big fan of the fashion industry since I was a prepubescent, so I know all of this quite well. Being famous isn’t always about the pretty clothes, face, and shoes.

Another issue I’ve been wanting to tackle is how society pictures the “ideal woman”.

Most of the women we see on television are pretty, flawless, and skinny female with great figures. The sad part is, only a few women have this kind of figure.

Thanks to breakthroughs in modern science, however, products like nuphedragen came to existence to help women with low self esteem to start doing something about it.

The REAL sad part is, what is pleasing to the eyes isn’t always as pleasing to the touch.

My cousin Mary who works in an insurance advertising firm was discussing yoga with me while taking a good stroll around the park. It was a good saturday afternoon. The sun was up and about and we were getting our doze of vitamin D. Apparently, Mary has been taking these wheat grass shots and said that i should try it when we get back to her place which was a few blocks away from the park. She swears that she feels really rejuvinated ever since she started taking the wheat grass shots. I promised a healthier lifestyle this year. Might as well give it a go and see the benefits for myself.

In our country, there are many men who struggle with their height for a lot of girls their age are taller than them. We have a patriarchal society, so it’s natural for males to feel superior. The sad part is, height problems won’t help them attain that feeling.

Many people have developed hgh supplements, the question is, do they really work?

Yes, they do. If you know what to choose.. I used to be the smallest in my class, and now I stay at the back of the line when we’re arranged by height!

Just heard from a Jerry, a good friend of mine, that his father passed away yesterday because of complications from lung cancer. It was a sad to hear because his father was one of the coolest dad I have ever met. Jerry and I used to live in the block so I often go to there house to hang out. His father is always at home because he already retired from his work from the navy. He always prepare us snacks and even rents cool videos for us. I kinda miss those days.

While discussing about the cause of his father’s death, Jerry told me that doctors suspected that the lung cancer could have been caused by his work in the navy. Since his dad worked as a mechanic in a submarine, he could have been exposed to asbestos that led to malignant Mesothelioma - a type of lung cancer that is caused by asbestos poisoning. Jerry also said that it is very unlikely for his dad to have lung cancer because he lives a healthy lifestyle and they do not know any relatives who had cancer. The problem with asbestos poisoning is that, the symptoms appear after 20 to 50 years of exposure. So it is hard to blame anyone about it. Anyhow, he is waiting for the autopsy results to find out.

For most people, when they hear the word herpes simplex what comes into their minds is that it is a Sexually Transmitted Disease. However this is not entirely true. True that herpes simplex can be transmitted through sexual intercourse but it can also infect anyone using utensils of another infected person.

herpes simplex is a virus, which causes blisters in the affected area which is usually the genital area or the mouth. Hence Genital Herpes and Oral Herpes. Unfortunately, some who are infected with the Herpes virus may not even have these symptoms. This means that they can spread the virus without them knowing. Up to now, doctors still haven’t found the cure for this disease.

My mom has been hinting on their bedroom being way too warm this summer. Normally, this would have been a good thing since a warm room means you’ll sweat enough to burn those unwanted fats. It’s definitely way better and cheaper than buying slimming pills or going to a sauna regularly.

Then again, my parents are already in their 60’s. Now’s the time for them to relax and enjoy – forget about getting slim, they’ve been there, done that. With our mom’s birthday coming up this April, my siblings and I decided to surprise our parents by chipping in and buying our parents a Samsung air conditioning unit. I would like to thank God for credit cards and installments which made this timely purchase possible. ^_^

Do you know what’s worse than getting hormonal acne before or during “that time of the month”? The fact that your normal everyday stress is escalated preposterously!

I mean really, this week is already crazy-stressful enough as it is. But to have my period at the same time, it’s horrendous. Good thing my friend Mark sent me a link on stress management to help me deal with it. The article states that, “Stress affects our bodies and thoughts and can eventually kill us.” I agree. I also discovered that there’s actually a term for the method we use when we displace negative stresses into positive and useful actions – Sublimation. Amazing isn’t it?

Anyway, given my escalated crazy-stressful condition, I think I deserve a satisfying massage tonight and a day off tomorrow.

Perhaps you have also noticed that today’s fashion is really centered on the thin women. Yep, thin women, not the curvy sexy women and certainly not the chubby ones. I think it has something to do with the eastern fashion influencing the industry. So since thin is in, it follows that people also want to be thin. Whether or not they are fat, they still want to be thinner. So this is where the problem arises.

Being in a strict diet is good for those who are fat, not just for the great figure but also for health reasons. Reasons like increased energy due to lesser weight, lower cholesterol levels and better sugar levels are just some I could think of. Usually, a combination of exercise and diet supplements is needed for the weight loss program to be effective. Diet for the thin people, however, may not be a good idea as this may lead to Anorexia - a condition wherein the body rejects the intake of food.

Anorexia is sometimes more difficult to treat because of the psychological aspect of the condition. Usually, anorexics undergo counselling and rehabilitation in order to be treated. It is alarming that more and more people, especially teenagers suffer from this condition, all because of the influence of fashion in their lives.

Did you know that in Singapore, they implemented a law that required cigarette manufacturers to add government warnings to cigarette packaging. But they are not just the typical “smoking is dangerous to your health” signs, they also include gory cancer pictures and the likes. I’m no smoker, yet I do not honestly believe that smoking cigars is that dangerous to our health, that is, not as dangerous as pollution from cars anyway.I remember some research talking about the advantages of smoking cigars, weird huh, but I have never found any study talking about good effects of inhaling smoke from cars. In Japan, almost every office employee, both male or female, smoke. Yet, Japanese people often reach their 80’s and some even reach a hundred years old. I’m just speculating here but I guess this is because of the unpolluted environment they live in. I am not in favor of smoking but I am really against air pollution.