They are so funny this morning. So funny! If Rod had still been in Class 95, it would have been triple the dosage for me. I've met all 3 before in the Mediacorp canteen when I was an intern there. I sat at a table in front of theirs and I must have stared at them (in shock what) cos Glenn actually stared back at me. *oops!* But they're just like who they are on radio. Funny people.

Anyway, some food for thought. If you wanna lead a happy, healthy life, of course one of the ways is to live happy meaning be optimistic. But being pessimistic does not mean you're doomed to poor health either.

If you are a pessimist, you had better be an active one. Reason?

"Active pessimists do battle with life. Being that engaged is actually good for them and can provide some of the same benefits that optimists enjoy," says Toni Antonucci, PhD, director of the Life Course Development Program of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

Passive pessimists, on the other hand, feel paralyzed by gloom, have given up on themselves and life, and will likely live fewer years because of their bummer attitude.
[Source]

So you CAN be pessimistic, just the right kind of pessimistic ok.

Coincidentally, I came across an article on colleagues who feign illnesses (I have one here who does it very VERY regularly and it's sickening to watch) and I can tell you, my colleague here tops the list. He's the kind of actor with very lousy acting skills. In Psychology, this is a disorder called malingering.

Malingering is a medical and psychological term that refers to an individual fabricating or exaggerating the symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of motives, including getting financial compensation (often tied to fraud), avoiding work, obtaining drugs, getting lighter criminal sentences, or simply to attract attention or sympathy. [Source]

And this is the kind of disorder which, honestly, I would not like to entertain.

When we did this topic in school, the 1st person I thought of was, none other than Mr. MC King himself of course! Who else can beat this fella? But we can't blame people like him. Because there IS something wrong with him. Not physically, but mentally. That's the only GENUINE illness he has.

In society, of course it has effects. For example, they deprive the real patients of proper medical care and can alter their relationship with other people as in it'll lead to mistrust and deception. That has already taken place here in my workplace.

You won't believe the list of illnessess he has "had" in the past 10 months. Let me see if I can remember all of them...

1. Ear operation.
2. Mole drop off.
3. "Hurt" his knee.
4. "Sprained" his ankle. -> 2 weeks MC.
5. "Broke" his toe.
6. "Fractured" his finger. -> To play golf.
7. "Electrocuted". -> 2 weeks later then felt the sensation.
8. Choked on a duck bone. -> As I've mentioned, this was probably a curse.
9. "Toothache", until like want to die. -> After which, ate 3 pratas.
10. The latest today? "Throat infection" -> From the toothache.

Now whenever he went, "Wah... tsk.. I have a fill-in-the-blanks. Wah so sick... blah blah blah.", we will go, "Oh, REEEEEAAAALLLLYYYY? Ok."

And then continue minding our business. AH! Speaking of the devil, he just called. The conversation went like this:

S: *sick voice* Blah blah blah blah...
Me: Ok.
S: Besides this, nothing else right?
Me: No.
S: That so and so never bother you again right?
Me: No.
S: By the way, I'm on 1 day mc.
Me: Ok.
S: Help me inform M.
Me: Ok.
S: So... you enjoy your briefing ah.
Me: Ok.
S: Ok.
Me: Bye.
S: Ah, bye.

C'mon lah, do we look like we care? I. Don't. Think. So~~~



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