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So mentally and physically tired now, i think i really want and need a good rest.
Just came back from the hospital where we had a terrifying night. Don't wanna dwell into details, but I was really really so frightened that i broke down. Praying so hard that grandma wakes up and get well soon=S

This few days have been just helluva crazy. One moment in China, the next on a flight to Singapore; shuttling between hospital and home,cleaning up the filthy house which has been uninhabited for months, trying so hard to meet up with frens with no hp to use and no numbers to call, even getting misunderstood by my frens; settling bills applications and flight and buying clothes to wear cos i didn bring any summer clothes/shoes to china...

I mean, looking back this term, many things have definitely not gone well. I was, and am so tired but i just refuse to admit it, cos I am just so stubborn. Indeed, Grandma's hospitalization has set me thinking a lot these couple of days. I am glad dad and mum are strong, siyu is completing her portfolio and is on her way back to singapore so she can use her expertise to help grandma and bro is able to take leave off to come back and see grandma cos she will be elated. I am so glad to have such graet family members who give each other all the support to tide through this critical period.

Sometimes, sometimes i do feel that I have the weakest mind amongst my family. I may look strong but i know i am very vulnerable emotionally. Even the deities know it and i have been told to make a trip down to temple one of these days.

I cant postpone my flight back to michigan cos all flights are fully booked, so i still have to go back on the 3rd. HOpe that by the time i have to leave, grandma is in a satisfactory condition.=SS

BUt still, it was great meeting aloy em amy jac today. Thanks so much for being such wonderful frens=)

Im leaving for singapore in another 2 hours time cos my grandma is in hospital in critical condition. Really really hope that grandma will be fine=SS going for another operation now=S

There is no available flight directly from SIN to detroit in time for my new term, so will be going back to Beijing first, den to DET.

In the meantime, everyone please take care. take care of ur health and treasure ur life.

P.S. guys can email me your hp no. cos i did not bring my singapore phone when i came china. and i have no contacts. tks!

Read below for what a combination of my psychology course and evolutionary anthrbio course has taught me to appreciate=))


ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Can you judge a man’s faithfulness by his face? How about whether he would be a good father, or a good provider?

Many people believe they can, according to a University of Michigan study published in the December issue of Personal Relationships, a peer-reviewed academic journal.

U-M social psychologist Daniel J. Kruger conducted a series of on-line experiments showing 854 male and female undergraduate students versions of composite male faces that had been altered to look more or less masculine by adjusting, for example, the shape of the jaw, the strength of brow ridges and the thickness of lips.

Participants were asked which of the men they preferred as mates, dates, parents of their children, or companions for their girlfriends. They were also asked which men were most likely to behave in certain ways—starting a fight or hitting on someone else’s girlfriend, for example.

"It's remarkable that minor physiological differences lead people to pre-judge a man's personality and behavior," said Kruger, a research scientist at the U-M School of Public Health and the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR). "But even though physiognomy (the attribution of personality to faces) is thought to be a pseudoscience, a lot of people believe there's a link between looks and personality."

In terms of evolutionary psychology, there may be a kernel of truth in that belief, Kruger said. Facial masculinity is related to levels of testosterone during development, and testosterone levels are related to rates of infidelity, violence and divorce. "Facial masculinity may serve as a visual cue in female mate choice, much as the tail of the male peacock signals females about male fitness to reproduce."

In one study, participants linked more masculinized faces with riskier and more competitive behaviors, higher mating effort and lower parenting effort in comparison with less masculine faces.

Men with highly masculine faces were judged more likely to get into physical fights, challenge their bosses, sleep with many women, cheat on their partners and knowingly hit on someone else's girlfriend. Those with more feminine faces were judged to be more likely to be good husbands, be great with children, work hard at their jobs even though they didn't like them, and be emotionally supportive in long-term relationships.

"Men picked the less masculine-looking men to accompany their girlfriends on a weekend trip to another city," Kruger said, "and both men and women would prefer the less masculine versions as dating partners for their daughters."

Together, the studies show that highly masculine faces are associated with riskier and more competitive behavior, higher mating effort and lower parenting effort in comparison with less masculine faces.

"Both men and women generally respond to men with high and low facial masculinity in ways that could be expected to benefit their own reproductive success," Kruger said. "While the more masculine-looking men may be good bets for mating, the more feminine-looking men may be better bets as parenting partners. More feminine features suggest compassion and kindness, indicating that men are able and willing to invest in a long-term relationship and in any potential children."

i JUST got my psych results!=) A+ topped the class woohoo=)

I am so excited about having found WillowTree apartments to move out to next year. Its really nice and serene!!And the rent is really reasonable, facilities are good too!
Check out da photos at
http://www2.collegeparkweb.com/ws/html/willowtreeapartments/photos.htm

Im starting to like north for its amenities+quietude, cos finals are coming so i need to start mugging. Kinda exploring north recently and there are like a million hook and crannies corners for ppl to mug!=P

tagboard comments:
ahhkeowww. ehh ur right man i need some psyche up=) oh u noe wad,shingie (the one u all say very hiao+flirty lafter) emailed me to ask me why i didn reply for so long in a demanding tone.hahahaha.damn funny. hows HS and the caoge=PP

weilin! i just got ur mail=)nice of u to RMB our hot kbox dates. YEA man i miss singing songs with you=)) but im not going back to SG anytime soon i guess. Maybemaybe in may next year? Did i tell u we went KTV in Michigan at this Korean-based KTV, and then all the songs they had were either super ultra old or the MIDI kind (u noe those lousy handphone ringtones kinda sound effect) HAHA but better than nothing lar i guess. hahaha. OH anw, i HATE lizards TOO!!! u noe theres this like lizard trap thing to capture all the lizards in the house, go try it!

sian, i can so imagine 4 of u all hanging out WITHOUT me=(

ONE paper down!
One more tmr and two more next week.

I will be done in just, 9 days.wooohoo=)

Got my apartment lease for next year too. But having some prob with notarizing it since dad and mum arent in Singapore. Hope it will turn out well, like how it has turned out so far=)