Hi LIFT, i find this vlog pretty interesting so please continue releasing videos.
On another note, stretching back before an exercise is counterproductive. The modern school of though in the fitness industry is that while warmups are benefitial, stretching affects strength and doesn't prevent injury. There are scientific studies backing this school of though I too (http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2013/04/03/reasons-not-to-stretch)
Oh I can only talk about gymnastics when it comes to stretching and during our warm ups, we have two sections: one is mobility the other is stretching. Firstly, we make sure we warm up our bodies through simply physical exercises targeting specific joints - this is to make sure each joint experiences some movement and is ready for more challenging skills. And then there is stretching, which means that when you practice the gymnastics skills, you're not going to pull a muscle that you have not warmed up because of lot of gymnastics skills will require the gymnast to hit some pretty extreme flexibility positions (such as the splits where you open your legs up 180 degrees). I may be flexible and able to do the splits, but I would not be able to do so right now as I am seated at my desk - I do however, feel a lot more physically ready to do such skills after a good warm up and stretch.
I read the link that you gave me and the study was based on lifting weights in the gym - how many times do such people do the splits? How about never?
If you're doing simple exercises like mere mortals, then perhaps there's a whole different school of sports science for that kind of recreational exercise (like the ones my mother does). But for gymnastics, I know that I would definitely hurt myself if I tried to do any of the skills I train without first sitting in the splits for at least 10 minutes before I train.
Then again, like I said, how many people do sports that require the full 180 degree splits? The article you supplied was for ordinary people - not gymnasts.
Hi Peter, I just feel really sad about the whole situation as I hate to see CSJ fail but it seems inevitable. He isn't that much older than me (he's 53, I am 40) but I almost feel like he comes across as a LOT older because of his very old-fashioned ways. His kind of politics harks back to another era and that's my general frustration with politics in Singapore after having seen how smooth politicians are in the West. I do feel that the opposition in Singapore is best served by a younger, charismatic, eloquent person who is a lot more media-savvy and able to connect with younger voters. The fact is any opposition candidate in Singapore is going to be very dependent on support from younger voters and CSJ simply isn't doing well enough on that front. He can go talk to older folks all he wants in heartlands - they're always gonna vote for PAP no matter what.
I'm sorry, I'll love to see PAP get trounced of course, but I was hoping for a more worthy candidate than CSJ to step up to this battle. It is time for the old guard to step down and allow a new generation to take over in opposition politics if they can find anyone worthy enough.
Hi Peter. Let's see, I've nothing against CSJ and I certainly am not a supporter of the PAP. I only wish him the best, I just feel that some of his methods and style are incredibly old fashioned and in today's politics, you need to learn how to appeal to young people. He can't even appeal to this 40 year old uncle here, how is he going to appeal to voters in their 20s?
As for the US, I do support Clinton as the least bad option - let's be realistic here, I don't think Sanders has enough support to win the nomination over Clinton and Trump is just fucking evil. Ideally, I'd like to keep Obama as president forever, but he's served his 2 terms.
And I'm still in finance - I left to work on my start up in high tech and one important lesson I take away from that is to stick to what you know best: so I have returned to finance as I have been offered a contract. (Long story.) It's too simplistic to say that big banks should be broken up - some behaviour of the big banks when it comes to risky lending and unwise investments should be regulated more tightly and carefully, but the problem is not going to be solved simply by breaking up the big banks; the problems could still be haunting you with the same people, in smaller banks, making the same mistakes. You need to tackle the behaviour that causes the problem, not the size of the banks per se.
I stumbled on your blog again a few weeks ago and have been trying to go through your posts bit by bit. Can I just say that I really like your writing style and the topics that you touch on, I don’t think these topics are touched on enough – and in quite so much depth – as you do here. So thank you! I think you’ve inspired many and I always love reading the eloquent insights of your regular commenters too :)
I don’t really know where I’m going with this I guess, except that I’m thinking of leaving Singapore in the very near future and I think you are like my inspiration, in that sense. I’m in my mid-20s and I work as a researcher in a British consulting firm. I really, really love my job and the exposure it has given me. Fingers crossed, I’d be embarking on a part-time Masters program in the UK (it’s a joint offering between my company and a British university), whilst still being employed at the same time. I’m still figuring out what kind of permit that entails…and I might have to ask around more. Some time after that I do hope to look for jobs in Europe – preferably the UK though I note that researchers in my industry aren’t on their wanted skills list… I just want to make the most of my time there – to network, to learn from others and take in whatever I can. I also study other stuff on my own (picked up Korean, French, html/css etc over the years) and intend to just continue skilling up in whatever way I can.
I guess I’ve always been very unhappy in SG, and I know from a very young age, that I don’t really fit in with the SG culture. I very much prefer the European way of life (and the people) and I fit in way more with my British colleagues than my local colleagues. Plus I dislike how crowded and small SG is, being a nature-loving/history-loving person I find this place utterly boring. Whenever I tell someone this, they will say stuff like – oh you have the Bird Park and the Zoo, MBS, so much amazing food to try etcetc. Please – who in SG goes to the bird park or zoo every other weekend when to chill out? And mbs? Come on. And amazing food? HA. Anything that SG offers, I can find cheaper and tastier versions of it in Malaysia, so I’m not impressed. I also dislike the behaviour and mentality of Singaporeans, I can never understand them (and don’t want to), I just want to get as far away from them as possible. Also, this is a bit personal, but I’m not interested in SG men and I’m very indifferent about them. Out of all those I’ve met I’ve not been attracted to them in any way (and I’m not even talking about physical attraction yet), I think there’s something seriously lacking in their personalities. Foreign men seem to have no problems showing interest in me, but I don’t get the same from the local men here; guess the indifference is mutual. The social life is extremely lacking, I find SG people to be kind of anti-social, just mingling (and dating) within their very narrowly defined social circles. I also never want to bring up children here nor pay premium amounts of money just to live in a shoebox with (mostly) inconsiderate neighbours. Also in terms of my career field, it’s extremely frustrating working here, it’s just the same old thing over and over again with no sign of wanting to progress. I’ve been to amazing psychological conferences in the UK and elsewhere, where the thoughts and discussions were of an extremely high quality. Over here? Would probably take a million years for them to reach that level of exchange, and I’m not gonna sit here and wait for that to happen.
Continued... I’ve seen some comments here and elsewhere from people living/working overseas that they miss their friends in SG… I find that kinda weird tbh. I keep in contact with a very small circle of friends and even then, I don’t think I will really miss them when I’m overseas. I mean, everyone has got their own lives to lead, and a lot of them they are busy dealing with their own lot in their lives. And I don’t meet my friends often as well, cause most of them are working overtime all the time anyway (hello SG work culture), and it’s not like we can’t keep in touch via social media. I also know that I’m adaptable and sociable enough to make friends any where I go, so I’m not really bothered by this bit… love knowing new people from new cultures anyway!
I guess the only thing I will miss are my parents – I’m an only child, they are getting quite old (mid-60s) and don’t always get along with each other =/ I don’t always get along with them too (my mum’s character sounds abit like your mum’s and I can’t stand the way she doesn’t use any logic in whatever she says) but am still very grateful to them for bringing me up and being encouraging in their own ways. I just hope that wherever I am in the future, that we get to visit each other pretty often.
Anyways, a super long post, apologies for any typos, but I wrote all these just to say that yeah, you’re (one of my) sources of inspiration for living out the life I always wanted to. Hope you are having a great Friday, Limpeh!
Hi and thanks for your long comment - I read your long story and was waiting for a question or two at the end but there really wasn't one. Was there anything in particular about living/working abroad that you wanted to ask me about?
Hi LIFT, i find this vlog pretty interesting so please continue releasing videos.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, stretching back before an exercise is counterproductive. The modern school of though in the fitness industry is that while warmups are benefitial, stretching affects strength and doesn't prevent injury. There are scientific studies backing this school of though I too (http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/well/2013/04/03/reasons-not-to-stretch)
Oh I can only talk about gymnastics when it comes to stretching and during our warm ups, we have two sections: one is mobility the other is stretching. Firstly, we make sure we warm up our bodies through simply physical exercises targeting specific joints - this is to make sure each joint experiences some movement and is ready for more challenging skills. And then there is stretching, which means that when you practice the gymnastics skills, you're not going to pull a muscle that you have not warmed up because of lot of gymnastics skills will require the gymnast to hit some pretty extreme flexibility positions (such as the splits where you open your legs up 180 degrees). I may be flexible and able to do the splits, but I would not be able to do so right now as I am seated at my desk - I do however, feel a lot more physically ready to do such skills after a good warm up and stretch.
DeleteI read the link that you gave me and the study was based on lifting weights in the gym - how many times do such people do the splits? How about never?
If you're doing simple exercises like mere mortals, then perhaps there's a whole different school of sports science for that kind of recreational exercise (like the ones my mother does). But for gymnastics, I know that I would definitely hurt myself if I tried to do any of the skills I train without first sitting in the splits for at least 10 minutes before I train.
Then again, like I said, how many people do sports that require the full 180 degree splits? The article you supplied was for ordinary people - not gymnasts.
so how about CSJ and/or BB by election?
ReplyDeleteHi Peter, I just feel really sad about the whole situation as I hate to see CSJ fail but it seems inevitable. He isn't that much older than me (he's 53, I am 40) but I almost feel like he comes across as a LOT older because of his very old-fashioned ways. His kind of politics harks back to another era and that's my general frustration with politics in Singapore after having seen how smooth politicians are in the West. I do feel that the opposition in Singapore is best served by a younger, charismatic, eloquent person who is a lot more media-savvy and able to connect with younger voters. The fact is any opposition candidate in Singapore is going to be very dependent on support from younger voters and CSJ simply isn't doing well enough on that front. He can go talk to older folks all he wants in heartlands - they're always gonna vote for PAP no matter what.
DeleteI'm sorry, I'll love to see PAP get trounced of course, but I was hoping for a more worthy candidate than CSJ to step up to this battle. It is time for the old guard to step down and allow a new generation to take over in opposition politics if they can find anyone worthy enough.
i still got hope he can win.
Deletedo you follow politics in SG. who should have replaced CSJ. Paul Tambayah?
also what about US politics? can i guess you support clinton. or if you had to support one person it would be her?
anyway what you think of bernie sanders. all his proposals and ideas.
but specifically since you used to be in finance, is him saying big banks should be broken up correct?
Hi Peter. Let's see, I've nothing against CSJ and I certainly am not a supporter of the PAP. I only wish him the best, I just feel that some of his methods and style are incredibly old fashioned and in today's politics, you need to learn how to appeal to young people. He can't even appeal to this 40 year old uncle here, how is he going to appeal to voters in their 20s?
DeleteAs for the US, I do support Clinton as the least bad option - let's be realistic here, I don't think Sanders has enough support to win the nomination over Clinton and Trump is just fucking evil. Ideally, I'd like to keep Obama as president forever, but he's served his 2 terms.
And I'm still in finance - I left to work on my start up in high tech and one important lesson I take away from that is to stick to what you know best: so I have returned to finance as I have been offered a contract. (Long story.) It's too simplistic to say that big banks should be broken up - some behaviour of the big banks when it comes to risky lending and unwise investments should be regulated more tightly and carefully, but the problem is not going to be solved simply by breaking up the big banks; the problems could still be haunting you with the same people, in smaller banks, making the same mistakes. You need to tackle the behaviour that causes the problem, not the size of the banks per se.
Hi Limpeh!
ReplyDeleteI stumbled on your blog again a few weeks ago and have been trying to go through your posts bit by bit. Can I just say that I really like your writing style and the topics that you touch on, I don’t think these topics are touched on enough – and in quite so much depth – as you do here. So thank you! I think you’ve inspired many and I always love reading the eloquent insights of your regular commenters too :)
I don’t really know where I’m going with this I guess, except that I’m thinking of leaving Singapore in the very near future and I think you are like my inspiration, in that sense. I’m in my mid-20s and I work as a researcher in a British consulting firm. I really, really love my job and the exposure it has given me. Fingers crossed, I’d be embarking on a part-time Masters program in the UK (it’s a joint offering between my company and a British university), whilst still being employed at the same time. I’m still figuring out what kind of permit that entails…and I might have to ask around more. Some time after that I do hope to look for jobs in Europe – preferably the UK though I note that researchers in my industry aren’t on their wanted skills list… I just want to make the most of my time there – to network, to learn from others and take in whatever I can. I also study other stuff on my own (picked up Korean, French, html/css etc over the years) and intend to just continue skilling up in whatever way I can.
I guess I’ve always been very unhappy in SG, and I know from a very young age, that I don’t really fit in with the SG culture. I very much prefer the European way of life (and the people) and I fit in way more with my British colleagues than my local colleagues. Plus I dislike how crowded and small SG is, being a nature-loving/history-loving person I find this place utterly boring. Whenever I tell someone this, they will say stuff like – oh you have the Bird Park and the Zoo, MBS, so much amazing food to try etcetc. Please – who in SG goes to the bird park or zoo every other weekend when to chill out? And mbs? Come on. And amazing food? HA. Anything that SG offers, I can find cheaper and tastier versions of it in Malaysia, so I’m not impressed. I also dislike the behaviour and mentality of Singaporeans, I can never understand them (and don’t want to), I just want to get as far away from them as possible. Also, this is a bit personal, but I’m not interested in SG men and I’m very indifferent about them. Out of all those I’ve met I’ve not been attracted to them in any way (and I’m not even talking about physical attraction yet), I think there’s something seriously lacking in their personalities. Foreign men seem to have no problems showing interest in me, but I don’t get the same from the local men here; guess the indifference is mutual. The social life is extremely lacking, I find SG people to be kind of anti-social, just mingling (and dating) within their very narrowly defined social circles. I also never want to bring up children here nor pay premium amounts of money just to live in a shoebox with (mostly) inconsiderate neighbours. Also in terms of my career field, it’s extremely frustrating working here, it’s just the same old thing over and over again with no sign of wanting to progress. I’ve been to amazing psychological conferences in the UK and elsewhere, where the thoughts and discussions were of an extremely high quality. Over here? Would probably take a million years for them to reach that level of exchange, and I’m not gonna sit here and wait for that to happen.
Continued...
ReplyDeleteI’ve seen some comments here and elsewhere from people living/working overseas that they miss their friends in SG… I find that kinda weird tbh. I keep in contact with a very small circle of friends and even then, I don’t think I will really miss them when I’m overseas. I mean, everyone has got their own lives to lead, and a lot of them they are busy dealing with their own lot in their lives. And I don’t meet my friends often as well, cause most of them are working overtime all the time anyway (hello SG work culture), and it’s not like we can’t keep in touch via social media. I also know that I’m adaptable and sociable enough to make friends any where I go, so I’m not really bothered by this bit… love knowing new people from new cultures anyway!
I guess the only thing I will miss are my parents – I’m an only child, they are getting quite old (mid-60s) and don’t always get along with each other =/ I don’t always get along with them too (my mum’s character sounds abit like your mum’s and I can’t stand the way she doesn’t use any logic in whatever she says) but am still very grateful to them for bringing me up and being encouraging in their own ways. I just hope that wherever I am in the future, that we get to visit each other pretty often.
Anyways, a super long post, apologies for any typos, but I wrote all these just to say that yeah, you’re (one of my) sources of inspiration for living out the life I always wanted to. Hope you are having a great Friday, Limpeh!
Hi and thanks for your long comment - I read your long story and was waiting for a question or two at the end but there really wasn't one. Was there anything in particular about living/working abroad that you wanted to ask me about?
DeleteHi LIFT, thank you for answering my question!
ReplyDeleteWith pleasure Delia. Keep the questions coming.
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