We are Creatures of Habit!
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Bear, do you just inhale the food?Originally posted by the Bear:how's this for a habit?
if whatever is to be eaten for a meal is not scaldingly hot, everything will be eaten in about 5 minutes
it's a habit i'm trying to break
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well, trying to break the sound barrier for speed eating
was told off by a few people before when i finished a Ramly burger in about 50 seconds
i eat too fast
but then, you should see one of my friends... we used to go eat lunch together as a group when i was at my head office... everyone orders their stuff and the 2 of us would be last to order...
thing is, no matter what, he'll be the first to finish.. next would be meOriginally posted by elindra:Bear, do you just inhale the food? -
good for you to chew your food slowly.
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i know i know
old habits die hard
still, trying to change it and break the habit...
'sides, i'm gettin' old.. my digestive system would not be able to handle this kinda strain foreverOriginally posted by Deportivo:good for you to chew your food slowly. -
I wish more people would think like that! I feel bad seeing these old folks still working hard because they've probably worked hard all their lives already and ought to be enjoying their retirement years. It's already bad to have to work not to pass time but for subsistence but what makes it worse is total disrespect and inconsideration from the general public.Originally posted by StarPuppy:singapore too snob liao...got maids and got mommy to clean up....some of them don't even help the auntie when she comes cleaning...i always put my bowls all in one corner and put the scarps and bones in the bowl,make it easy for them to clean....
The ppl no consideration,those auntie so old already,must make things easy for them la
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YES!!Originally posted by elindra:Well, I think it is really up to an individual. I grew up with a majie and a maid. My cousins grew up with maids as well, and I don't see us turning into horrible snobs!
I think education by parents play a part as well. Any domestic help was always treated as part of the family and we were always taught to address the maid as 'jie jie' or 'auntie', depending on the age. We were punished if there was any disrespect to the maid as well, so I guess if the parents treat the maid as a slave and not even the basic respect given to a human being, their kids will just follow suit.
It's not wrong to be born into a rich family with domestic help. BUT, it's wrong to treat the domestic help with disrespect.
Just go to any food court these days during peak periods and observe the families with children and their maid. A lot of times, the kids are really spoilt, obnoxious brats who talk down to their maids. I've even seen kids shouting at their maid 'So stupid!' and the parents didn't even do a thing about it. In fact, they probably are guilty of saying the same themselves.
I believe that there's a kind of multiplier effect too when it comes to stuff like that - if the parents were themselves rude, obnoxious spoilt brats, then their kids would most likely be like that too, if not worse. Unless, of course, the kids get exposed to situations that effect a change on them, otherwise, kids learn what they observe from their parents. It's a vicious cycle that tends to worsen with each generation.
Well, just a hypothesis, albeit an extremely disturbing one. -
i remember a newspaper article where an unidentified man slapped a child (who was not his) at Borders because the child was being a total brat and making a lot of noise...
there were calls for him to hang around and slap the brat's mother too -
hmmm.. the moment i wakey.. the 1st ting is to look at my bb..
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Well, one fine day, I walked up to my neighbour's door, holding the glass bottle his grandson had just happily tossed in the corridor in front of my flat. Right in front of him, I rebuked his grandson for littering, sternly told the old chow ah pek that he should stop spitting along the corridor, asked him to stop being a bad example to his grandson, warned them if they persist in these habits I will definitely take further action with the authorities, and then walked off.
Well, I censored off a lot of erm... 'details' re. the incident but suffice to say that it was totally justified because I had tolerated their gruesome behaviour for the past year or so and enough is enough!
Besides, I had nicely warned them about their anti-social and unhygienic behaviour twice prior to this.
All said, it's sad, isn't it, that it takes a stranger to warn the grandson about not littering. And he's in Upper Primary now, it's not like he's ignorant about things like that. It's just that his grandfather condones the behaviour and is even guilty of it himself and therefore, his behaviour goes uncorrected.
And oooh... I love it when I rise up to the occasion when I need to be an absolute bitch! I live up to my favourite quote - Just because I choose to keep my claws sheathed, does not mean I have no claws! 
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Oh! I read about that and at that point of time, I thought the brat's mother deserved to be slapped as wellOriginally posted by the Bear:i remember a newspaper article where an unidentified man slapped a child (who was not his) at Borders because the child was being a total brat and making a lot of noise...
there were calls for him to hang around and slap the brat's mother too
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i had something at the kopitiam a while ago...
some braised duck noodles.. with side of duck liver and tofu..
remembered about my bad habit of eating like a madman.. so tried my damnest to eat slowly.... very slowly...
well, 7 minutes was all i could manage
i wonder how people can eat so slowlyOriginally posted by elindra:Bear, do you just inhale the food? -
I'm a slow eater... because I enjoy my food, every single bite of it. To savour it, you just have to eat it slowly... how else? Gulp it all down?
Think of it this way... our tastebuds are located on the tongue, and not along the throat. So, when you let the food linger in your mouth a little longer, the tastebuds get to work, and you enjoy the taste and smell of the food thoroughly.
Everytime I had to eat fast in the tearoom at work, I end up having a really bad tummyache later or worse, on a few occasions, the bolus got stuck in my oesophagus and I started to choke and cough and tears came out when I tried to swallow.
Yucks. I just cannot eat fast.
There are enzymes in the saliva released in your mouth that aids in the digestion too. You've got to give it a bit of time to work well. And of course, thoroughly masticating (chewing) your food breaks it down and aids digestion too.
All said, it is healthier to not eat too fast!
The Nurse has spoken! hehehehe!! -
I have a habit of startin major projects and asignments last...right now i have 2 major projects due tomorow...or about 12 hours time..i cant seem to kick the habit no matter hw much i wanted to
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when i was in uni, i made it a point to stress myself during assignment time...
there were a few times when i started the assignments really early and the results sucked... i think i'm better under stressOriginally posted by alexkusu:I have a habit of startin major projects and asignments last...right now i have 2 major projects due tomorow...or about 12 hours time..i cant seem to kick the habit no matter hw much i wanted to -
tis is wat i thought to console myself as well...i cant find motivation or seem to get work started when doin it early.I even got scolded by my lecturer (which is quite rare!!!) as well. Oh well, if u can make it..so can iOriginally posted by the Bear:when i was in uni, i made it a point to stress myself during assignment time...
there were a few times when i started the assignments really early and the results sucked... i think i'm better under stress If its not broken, why fix it? -
yeah.. as i grow older.. more ancient... i gotta start chewing.. my digestive system may pack it in one day
3-2-1 let's jam!Originally posted by Rhonda:I'm a slow eater... because I enjoy my food, every single bite of it. To savour it, you just have to eat it slowly... how else? Gulp it all down?
Think of it this way... our tastebuds are located on the tongue, and not along the throat. So, when you let the food linger in your mouth a little longer, the tastebuds get to work, and you enjoy the taste and smell of the food thoroughly.
Everytime I had to eat fast in the tearoom at work, I end up having a really bad tummyache later or worse, on a few occasions, the bolus got stuck in my oesophagus and I started to choke and cough and tears came out when I tried to swallow. Yucks. I just cannot eat fast.
There are enzymes in the saliva released in your mouth that aids in the digestion too. You've got to give it a bit of time to work well. And of course, thoroughly masticating (chewing) your food breaks it down and aids digestion too.
All said, it is healthier to not eat too fast! The Nurse has spoken! hehehehe!! -
that's a bit too much stress
get offline and do your work!Originally posted by alexkusu:tis is wat i thought to console myself as well...i cant find motivation or seem to get work started when doin it early.I even got scolded by my lecturer (which is quite rare!!!) as well. Oh well, if u can make it..so can i If its not broken, why fix it? -
u do have a point...oh well, life is too short to waste. i do it tomorow mornin in campus..Im sure I can finish 2 projects worth 10% n 25% in 6 hours.Originally posted by the Bear:that's a bit too much stress
get offline and do your work! -
okay... you're nuts but if it works...
i hope it worksOriginally posted by alexkusu:u do have a point...oh well, life is too short to waste. i do it tomorow mornin in campus..Im sure I can finish 2 projects worth 10% n 25% in 6 hours. -
WHOA!!!Originally posted by alexkusu:I have a habit of startin major projects and asignments last...right now i have 2 major projects due tomorow...or about 12 hours time..i cant seem to kick the habit no matter hw much i wanted to
Well, get offline and start concentrating on your projects NOW! Shoo! Shoo! -
Hmm... since we're talking about deadlines, I guess each time I'm assigned a project, my habit would be to plan a work schedule, organise a list of things to do, then set out to do the preliminary 'ground work'.
BUT, I'm not textbook perfect because somewhere in the middle, I'll 'lose steam' and slow down a lot and nua!
And then, at the last trimester, I'll speed up and pick up the slack. Tie up loose ends, put the finishing touches... voila!
Last trimester still ends up very stressful sometimes, depending on how much I nua'd in the 2nd trimester! -
i love deadlines when i see them whizzing by me
but then, i've never been one for schedules... don't believe in them...
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amazin..i shud learn ur study habit... i often get stressed frm doin nothin n boredom when in reality, there r heaps of things to do..Originally posted by Rhonda:Hmm... since we're talking about deadlines, I guess each time I'm assigned a project, my habit would be to plan a work schedule, organise a list of things to do, then set out to do the preliminary 'ground work'.
BUT, I'm not textbook perfect because somewhere in the middle, I'll 'lose steam' and slow down a lot and nua!
And then, at the last trimester, I'll speed up and pick up the slack. Tie up loose ends, put the finishing touches... voila!
Last trimester still ends up very stressful sometimes, depending on how much I nua'd in the 2nd trimester! -
muahahaah...... i have this habit too.... i finish my food really fast as compared to other female frens of mine...... ;POriginally posted by the Bear:how's this for a habit?
if whatever is to be eaten for a meal is not scaldingly hot, everything will be eaten in about 5 minutes
it's a habit i'm trying to break
i always say.... i spend say 1/2 an hr queueing up for the food and finishes them in just 5mins....
frens tell me they take their time to savour the food..... but well.... i love the food too much that i can't eat them slowly.... hahahaha ;D
trying to slow it down by having hot soupy stuff more i guess.... -
uh huh...
eating really fast is kinda satisfying, isn't it?Originally posted by Estee:muahahaah...... i have this habit too.... i finish my food really fast as compared to other female frens of mine...... ;P
i always say.... i spend say 1/2 an hr queueing up for the food and finishes them in just 5mins....
frens tell me they take their time to savour the food..... but well.... i love the food to much to eat them slowly.... hahahaha ;D
trying to slow it down by having hot soupy stuff more i guess....