MikeLigalig.com

Hmm, nagsinikhanay pa tingali ang aspirants... 

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on February 07, 2011, 05:52:33 AM
ATM diay oi. uso na kaayo karon.
A-Automated
T-Tubig
M-Machine

Kini, Bay BNC, wa pa ni:

A-Automated
T-Tuba
M-Machine?

Quote from: luckybelle on February 07, 2011, 09:23:18 AM

   

Thanks. I was afraid you'd say      , or worse,      .

Quote from: cujo on February 07, 2011, 09:34:28 AM
I'll admit,yes! 

Of course there are cases where it's the husband who talks more, like this couple who lives a few houses away. Anyway, it happens only when the husband is drunk.

More at: http://verybadfrog.com/21780/art/folded-paper-art-by-simon-schubert

meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a, n.

1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/megalomania

Quote from: luckybelle on October 07, 2010, 07:33:50 PM
Been there. Na miss ko talaga ang mga old churches around Bohol. Sobra. huhuhu

Didto imong kasal?

Quote from: Vistabel on February 07, 2011, 03:33:51 AM
-through scientific researched not by beliefs and also not by means of a flood  control structures

Imoha ning linya, Bay Vist. Maminaw mi sa imong ideya...

Quote from: islander on February 06, 2011, 10:29:59 PM
ang personal experience nako sa mga jeepney sa cebu makabuang gyod ang mga konduktor.  puwera sa maayo (too bad, wa gyod ko kasuway ug maayo), kusog maningka ug pasahero ning mga konduktor, mosiyagit, ug mamukpok sa atup sa jeepney, mabungol ang pasahero sa sulod.  wa pay labot ang pagpamugos nilag 14 nga pasahero sa 10 ra nga lingkuranan.  

Naa puy konduktor nga maayog gawi, oi. Klaro nga wa kay sakay-sakay og jeepney, o kaha once in a blue moon ra, unya perming way swerte sa konduktor... 

Small Boy 


by Babette Teeth

Small boy is always proud
of his looking
so arrogant at everyone's staring
that small boy
I passed him and with my laughing
-Just a small boy

Small boy is just a small boy
he thinks he means everything to you
he thinks his words are crucial to thee
but you just listened, and go away
Leave this small boy out there
Wondering why

Small boy is just a small boy
what do I have any words with him
then I would stand up and go
he makes people mad
to think that small boy is just a small boy

So I'd have my mouth shut tight
even do not say:
this little boy is ever in my sight
I'd really go and find my happiness
This little boy is who I do not want!


http://poemhunter.com/poem/small-boy/


He, he... 

Quote from: cujo on February 06, 2011, 10:05:35 PM
Very true.In a good marriage,one of you has to know when to shut up...

And in most cases, it's the wife? (After all, she does most of the talking...) 

Quote from: ms da binsi on February 07, 2011, 05:07:36 AM
basi na enhanced ni Belo! na ang anak di maliwat ana kay maliwat sa original nga nawong? hahahhahaha!

He he, mao na. Daghan na ra bang nailad ani ron...

Quote from: islander on February 06, 2011, 11:33:45 PM
swerte kun moliwat niya.  kun moliwat sa gapaliwat? 

Aw, mag-ampo na lang nga naay recessive trait nga motumaw... 

Quote from: islander on February 06, 2011, 11:25:24 PM
the motto:  what, me worry?

Hmm, you got any quarrels with that? 

Quote from: cujo on February 06, 2011, 09:38:13 PM
You like mad comics do you Mr.Hubag ? 

Very much. I no longer get to read any, though...

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on February 07, 2011, 05:49:31 AM
ganahan kaayo ko ug babaye nga mag mini skirt kay seksi taw-awon nya sayon ra.....

Double treat kon maohon... 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 22, 2007, 08:06:56 AM
  3. 2551 (58.66%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Valencia are living below the Food Threshold.

  5. 3048 (70.09%) Household(s) in the Municipality of Valencia are living below the Income Threshold.

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 07, 2011, 01:03:01 AM
Not so bad, considering the population of Valencia is over 30,000. Roughly 10% of the town lives below poverty, but about 90% are above poverty levels.

Pastilan. Hain kahay sakto ani...

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 03, 2011, 06:52:45 AM
Ang kape parti sang akon nga aga,
Naga palibog ako sa imo,
samtang naga timpla.
Ang kape wala pulos kon wala ang tubig kag tasa.
Ako ang kape,
ikaw ang tubig kag tasa
Ang kape saboroso kon mainit pa,
Kaangay man na bala ang imo paghigugma?
Daw kape nga manamit kon mapait?
Daw kape nga ginbutang sa lamesa,
uyatan lng kon uhawon ka?
Daw kape nga sa sobrahan sang kalamay,
sapakon lang kon masubayan na?
Daw kape nga nagabiya sa baba mo?
Daw kape nga napabay-an, nagbugnaw
kag nagtahaw?

Otro man diayng plagiarized ning balaka. Abi ko bag original...  

Another plagiarized piece. Tsk, tsk, tsk... 

Quote from: Chongki on February 07, 2011, 08:04:28 AM
to whom it may concern bai hubs

He he, lukso-lukso, tindak-tindak,
Ang maigo maoy mokokak...



Long time no read, Bay Chongks. Gikan bakasyon?

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 07, 2011, 12:40:32 AM
If I may add:

Paradise Lost

Devils, Women and Jews

The Phenomenology of the Mind

Even the most liberal of definitions will not admit Hegel's book as a literary work.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on February 06, 2011, 09:38:09 PM
Kanang way pagkapalong nga pagbuga sa kalayo pareha ni godzilla pang-one-time ba.

Sabagay, refillable man tingali ni nga model... 

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on February 06, 2011, 09:36:31 PM
Basin mao niy model sa washing machine, ug dili katabang.

Samot nang maayong paliwatan kon maohon...

Quote from: islander on February 06, 2011, 11:06:53 PM
bioethanol.  waste utilization and recycling.  bywords, yes, pero makahahadlok kay mahimo unya ning weapon of mass destruction.

Hmm, masapi na diay ang palautot kon maohon? 

Beautiful picture...

Quote from: ms da binsi on February 07, 2011, 05:08:41 AM

not a bit...

Bwahaha! Bantay ka! Bundakan jud kag usa ka bantal nga bersikulo!

Wow! Seksi!...





Bwahaha! Nagpabujag uroy! 

Agaray! 

Quote from: hazel on May 02, 2008, 01:07:02 AM
[Covered in faded brown paper, How to Live 100 Years is a compact manual of herbal remedies and treatments that was compiled by one James Robinson, of Bradford, and sold early in the last century for a shilling.

Niay guide para ni Ms. Luckybelle... 

Di pud ko interesadong masayod sa unsa man ugaling mga tinagoan nga "woven into the very fiber of her being", oi. Daghan pang mga tanghaga sa kinabuhi nga angay apson o hinuklogan, nga lalim tagamtamon sa kaisipan...

Quote from: buwadsanga on September 09, 2008, 05:39:13 PM
basta karne hala kaon! hehehhe!

Ajaw lang pud nang hunit na jamo kay makapangag! 

Quote from: bugsay on January 15, 2011, 01:40:10 PM
di ra tawon ko diri...nagpaka-paka ang makabungog nga inamang...

Dia ra ang talagsaon nga epekto sa Valencia syndrome...

Unsa kahay tawag ani nga hairstyle, naa pa ra bay balbas...  

Hmm, sa inyong tan-aw, opaw ba ni siya?  

Hmm. Interesting data...

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 06:45:41 PM
maghuwat kog kinsay unang matakboyan ug bohol syndrome.  nadungog nako nga ang tagbilaran syndrome makatambok ug mas makatarantar ang valencia syndrome.

Quote from: ms da binsi on February 06, 2011, 02:27:30 AM
ig uli nila sa ila kay mo kanta na ug kokaaaak! hahahahahhaa!

Morag lahi ra ang manifestation sa Valencia syndrome ni Bay Bugsay kay sukad sa iyang kataposang bakasyon didto wa na man hinuon motumaw diri sa TB...

The signature face of happiness...





- the initial...

Kauban sa sugong ug pitlagong...

And be sure you don't put your foot in your mouth, nor shoot yourself in the foot.

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on December 17, 2010, 07:24:32 AM
Comment on this: self-control is love's strength

Maybe. But for sure, self-promotion is love's weakness--unless we're talking about self-love. 

Quote from: BolBuhol on December 17, 2010, 09:25:25 PM
LBC mo

PI mo

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on February 01, 2011, 02:14:57 PM
Five Pive http://www.answers.com/five

Di ba diay "Pibe" ("payb")?

Well, everybody knows what my favorite animal is:

ego trip, n. Informal

something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ego+trip

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on September 07, 2010, 11:44:42 PM
ing ana man jud nang nature sa mga tarsier kay nocturnal animals man gud. mapugos lang tawn ug mata tungod sa mga turista. suwayi ninyo ug gabii ay di ba dili jud mo kadakop anang mga mananapa.

Aw, kon kini ang manakop, di tingali kaayo maglisod...

Impressive...  

Pwedeng dili mabakante si Condom bisan nagtrabaho si Napkin, oi... 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on February 02, 2008, 07:22:30 AM
Ang pangutana: Naluspad na ba ka tungod sa Gugma?

Makaluspad diay ang gugma? Hmm, naluspad kay nasakpan? 

Quote from: slackware on August 19, 2007, 12:09:17 AM
"Sadly, most women are unaware that these conditions are treatable. Effective therapies, which range from over-the-counter lubricants to FDA approved hormone therapy, are readily available. Equally important is the effect of continued sexual activity. While it may seem like reverse logic, having intercourse can help ease the severity of vaginal atrophy."

Sa ato pa, kijud pa gajud... 

Nagmata kunohay...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on February 06, 2011, 11:11:20 AM
Bwahahaha love my own syndrome and laing term ani.

Hahay, naa ra ba puy di jud pul-an og alsa sa kaugalingong bangkito...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on February 06, 2011, 11:15:31 AM
Ako pud proud pud ko nga Febrero ko bisan ultimo akong inahan moingon nga ipasabot ra kono ko ug saputon kay natawo ug kuwang kuwang. Pareha pud tag zodiac sign diay Toy kay 25 man ko. Permi jud to holiday ahong birthday sa atua ug moangay jud ko kay mapungot ko kantahan sa una ug happy birthday.

He he, gadako bitaw ko nga kanunay sugsogon nga kuwang kunog usa ka kiyod... 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on February 06, 2011, 05:04:08 AM
Mao bitaw pud nga wa ko kasabot sa anak ni Gloria Arroyo panahon sa kalamidad sa bagyong Ondoy kay samtang nangamatay ang mga tawo sa Manila, ang anak ni Gloria nagsige pud ug shopping ug red wine para sa iyang konsumo panahon sa bagyo ug ulan.

Kaugalingon man gani ang unahon sa mga kanahan sa normal nga mga sitwasyon, unsa na kaha sa panahon sa kalisod... 

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on February 06, 2011, 10:56:58 AM
Kini pung mga laki didto dapat panghibot an na tanan kay segi ra palami wa maghunahuna.

Mao na, ngano man gud pud nga lami man... 

Kining pagkasinasinahon maoy makapabalhog sa tawo sa impyerno. Ang mahitabo kay mangawat na lang kay nasina sa unsay naa sa uban...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on February 06, 2011, 10:49:59 AM
Wa man masawo sa unggoy nahulog sa yuta, iyang gipunit.Nabulit ug yuta ,na kay iya gyud giisa isa ug panguha ang yuta nga namilit dugay pud niyang panguha oi hehehhe.

Ang nakanindot sa unggoy kay di na kinahanglan tudloan, natural nga hinloan...

Quote from: statesville on February 06, 2011, 10:11:04 AM
morag unggoy, kahikap ug iti lanay sigihag simhot unya siging  bagotbot 

Luoy baya ang unggoy, matod sa akong ig-agaw, kay kon makahikap og iti, ibagnos ang kamot hangtod mawala ang baho, nga dili ra ba jud sayon kon ibagnos lang. Mapaksit ug magdugo na lang gud kuno...

Quote from: statesville on February 06, 2011, 10:07:43 AM
Kon gigamit nila ang pasangil nga kay lagi pobre  para lang mangawat...
   dili gyud na  madawat nga katarungan kay ang mga k******n  adto sa
   impyerno padulong, nabusog ang  ilang tiyan sa kinawat pero daut  ang kalag.

Labi na sa ingon ani nga sitwasyon nga naay tabangonon, doble ang kalapasan nga nahimo...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on February 06, 2011, 05:04:08 AM
      Jocelyn de Leon recalled that when she regained composure she saw that a man who rushed to the accident site was opening her bag.

      “I immediately grabbed my bag. We’re all needing help but some of them wanted to steal our belongings,” she said.

Maayo kay wa siya hilabti. Naa koy nadunggan nga estorya kaniadto nga imbis tabangan, gitiwasan hinuon para di makasumbong. 

Ngano man pud kaha nga nag-inusara man ning bataa? Ug nganong wa na lang punita sa photographer?

Quote from: statesville on February 06, 2011, 09:48:53 AM
<img src="http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif">
..Kinsa kaha dinhi sa TB ang pareha ana ug porma siging dokdok...

Bwahaha! Adto na jud ko padung ani... 

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 06, 2011, 09:46:30 AM
For example, I am playing roulette. The last four spins have landed on black, it has to be red this time right? Wrong!

Daghan tawon kaayong natutyo ani nga sayop nga panghunahuna... 

The Gambler’s fallacy is the tendency to think that future probabilities are altered by past events, when in reality, they are not. Certain probabilities, such as getting a heads when you flip a (fair) coin, are always the same. The probability of getting a heads is 50%, it does not matter if you’ve gotten tails the last 10 flips. Thinking that the probabilities have changed is a common bias, especially when gambling. For example, I am playing roulette. The last four spins have landed on black, it has to be red this time right? Wrong! The probability of landing on red is still 47.37% (18 red spots divided by 38 total spots). This may sound obvious, but this bias has caused many a gambler to lose money thinking the probabilities have changed.


http://listverse.com/2010/01/07/top-10-common-faults-in-human-thought/

Explanation

The gambler’s fallacy is the fallacy of assuming that short-term deviations from probability will be corrected in the short-term. Faced with a series of events that are statistically unlikely, say, a serious of 9 coin tosses that have landed heads-up, it is very tempting to expect the next coin toss to land tails-up. The past series of results, though, has no effect on the probability of the various possible outcomes of the next coin toss.

Example

(1) This coin has landed heads-up nine times in a row.

Therefore:

(2) It will probably land tails-up next time it is tossed.

This inference is an example of the gambler’s fallacy. When a fair coin is tossed, the probability of it landing heads-up is 50%, and the probability of it landing tails-up is 50%. These probabilities are unaffected by the results of previous tosses.

The gambler’s fallacy appears to be a reasonable way of thinking because we know that a coin tossed ten times is very unlikely to land heads-up every time. If we observe a tossed coin landing heads-up nine times in a row we therefore infer that the unlikely sequence will not be continued, that next time the coin will land tails-up.

In fact, though, the probability of the coin landing heads-up on the tenth toss is exactly the same as it was on the first toss. Past results don’t bear on what will happen next.


http://www.logicalfallacies.info/relevance/gamblers/

Yoga na pud...

Quote from: chicogon on February 06, 2011, 03:45:11 AM
State bird of Louisiana!!! 

Secondary state bird: LAMOK   

Bwahaha!

Hmm, ang secondary state bird maoy para sa second-class citizens? 

Quote from: ms da binsi on February 06, 2011, 02:14:43 AM

hahahha! still. 

Hmm. Wa ka makontento sa scholarly lecture? 

Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers?

By John Cloud
Monday, Aug. 30, 2010


One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink tend to die sooner than those who do. The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is that many of those who show up as abstainers in such research are actually former hard-core drunks who had already incurred health problems associated with drinking.

But a new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that â€" for reasons that aren't entirely clear â€" abstaining from alcohol does tend to increase one's risk of dying, even when you exclude former problem drinkers. The most shocking part? Abstainers' mortality rates are higher than those of heavy drinkers.

Moderate drinking, which is defined as one to three drinks per day, is associated with the lowest mortality rates in alcohol studies. Moderate alcohol use (especially when the beverage of choice is red wine) is thought to improve heart health, circulation and sociability, which can be important because people who are isolated don't have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat health problems.

But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life? It's true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes, since drinking can be expensive. And people of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors â€" job and child-care worries that might not only keep them from the bottle but also cause stress-related illnesses over long periods. (They also don't get the stress-reducing benefits of a drink or two after work.)

But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables â€" socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, number of close friends, quality of social support and so on â€" the researchers (a six-member team led by psychologist Charles Holahan of the University of Texas at Austin) found that over a 20-year period, mortality rates were highest for those who were not current drinkers, regardless of whether they used to be alcoholics, second highest for heavy drinkers and lowest for moderate drinkers.

The sample of those who were studied included individuals between ages 55 and 65 who had had any kind of outpatient care in the previous three years. The 1,824 participants were followed for 20 years. One drawback of the sample: a disproportionate number, 63%, were men. Just over 69% of the abstainers died during the 20 years, 60% of the heavy drinkers died and only 41% of moderate drinkers died.

These are remarkable statistics. Even though heavy drinking is associated with higher risk for cirrhosis and several types of cancer (particularly cancers in the mouth and esophagus), heavy drinkers are less likely to die than people who don't drink, even if they never had a problem with alcohol. One important reason is that alcohol lubricates so many social interactions, and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health. As I pointed out last year, nondrinkers show greater signs of depression than those who allow themselves to join the party.

The authors of the new paper are careful to note that even if drinking is associated with longer life, it can be dangerous: it can impair your memory severely and it can lead to nonlethal falls and other mishaps (like, say, cheating on your spouse in a drunken haze) that can screw up your life. There's also the dependency issue: if you become addicted to alcohol, you may spend a long time trying to get off the bottle.

That said, the new study provides the strongest evidence yet that moderate drinking is not only fun but good for you. So make mine a double.


http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2014332,00.html

Quote from: ms da binsi on February 06, 2011, 02:27:30 AM


ig uli nila sa ila kay mo kanta na ug kokaaaak! hahahahahhaa!

Unya magpantasya nga siya kamay-ong og actor? Bwahaha! 

Quote from: insurectus on February 06, 2011, 04:18:05 AM

Ingon tingali sa naa sa ubos, "She ain't heavy, she's my sister."

Lose weight? Have constant loose bowel movement... 

Kini, child labor pud.

Quote from: statesville on February 05, 2011, 07:15:44 AM
Really sad, unya kanang temporary shelters mahimo na lang nga permanent kay 
ang kadaghanan sa mga donasyon nahanaw ug wala hibaw-i  hai nga bulsa
  kapin sa bilyon gud ang nawagtang...

Mao jud ni ang mahitabo. Kon naay kalamidad, magpista ang mga opurtunista... 

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 04, 2007, 08:25:40 AM
5. Drink lots of water.Your body is 70% water and your body needs water to flush out toxins. Water also helps keep hunger at bay for longer. Look online for the recommended intake based on factors unique to you.

Tuo ko ani. Kon gutomon ka, inom lang og tubig... 

Unsaon man tuod ang pution kon naghibat ang dagway...

Quote from: luckybelle on February 05, 2011, 09:52:35 PM

Hayyy.. ayaw ko pag-usapan eta, but then mao jud imo ipaibot...haha... ok ra Mr. Botoy.. am sure naa ko ana caregiver 

He he, matod pa, beware of what you desire, you might just get it. OK lang ko 100 years old nga healthy, unsaon na lang kon giango-ango na, purhisyo lang, basin tungohon pa tas atong caregiver... 

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 06:45:41 PM
nadungog nako nga ang tagbilaran syndrome makatambok ug mas makatarantar ang valencia syndrome.

Bwahaha! Valencia syndrome? Unsa man pud ni, ang matakboyan magpunay na lag pasiatab ug pagdayeg sa kaugalingong pamilya? 

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 06:45:41 PM
maghuwat kog kinsay unang matakboyan ug bohol syndrome. 

Bwahaha! Unsa may manifestation ani, magtuo ang tawo nga tarsier siya? 

Quote from: Vistabel on February 05, 2011, 08:40:21 PM
pweding mag adopt usa 

Mag-adopt aron himoong sulogoon sa balay? 

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on February 05, 2011, 07:25:21 PM
Tinuod Toy feb.28 imong birthday? mao ra diay tag buwan

Parehas diay tag buwan, Raqz. Proud man ko nga February-born ko, bisan naay mga mabiaybiayon...

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 07:00:54 PM
sa maong higayon, tiwasan na lang.  tilawan na lang pod, puslan man.

Hmm, bilib ko sa imong philosophy of life, Ms. Isle... 

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 07:08:32 PM
bag-o tingali na nga offer sa mcdo para sa yuppies ang hot dog necktie.

Pwede ra gamiton ang necktie isip table napkin paghuman nimog kaon og fast food...

Quote from: islander on February 05, 2011, 06:54:30 PM
tihik ra ka.  ma-milyonaryo gyod kag tinigom pareha sa papa ni lorenzo...

Bwahaha! Di oi, gastador supremo numero uno man ko. Pero bisan naa pa koy millions in savings para retirement, I can't afford gihapon...

Quote from: Scarb on September 01, 2009, 06:58:33 PM
mohilab akong atay ana hoh whoa !

Di lang kay mohilab ang atay, seguradong makaihi ka! 

Quote from: Bambi on October 08, 2007, 12:06:01 AM
taking a bath and someone is there not a prob. lisod ug malibang and another one is present.

Lisod jud kon malibang kay manimaho man. Kon lisod para sa malibang, otro pud nga lisod para sa nag-atang... 

Florence Syndrome





Also sometimes referred to as Stendhal Syndrome, Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly beautiful or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e.g. when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.

It is named after the famous 19th century French author Stendhal (pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle), who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence, Italy in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.

Although there are many descriptions of people becoming dizzy and fainting while taking in Florentine art, especially at the Uffizi, dating from the early 19th century on, the syndrome was only named in 1979, when it was described by Italian psychiatrist Graziella Magherini, who observed and described more than 100 similar cases among tourists and visitors in Florence. The syndrome was first diagnosed in 1982.

Paris Syndrome





Paris syndrome is a transient psychological disorder encountered by some people visiting or vacationing in Paris, France. Japanese visitors are observed to be especially susceptible. From the estimated six million yearly visitors the number of reported cases is significant. It is characterized by a number of psychiatric symptoms as acute delusional states, hallucinations, feelings of persecution (delusional belief of being a victim of prejudice, aggression, hostility to others), a derealization, a depersonalization, anxiety, and also psychosomatic manifestations such as dizziness, tachycardia, sweating, etc..

The four main factors to cause the disorder are:

1. Language barrier â€" few Japanese speak French and vice versa. This is believed to be the principal difficulty and is thought to engender the remainder. Apart from the obvious differences between French and Japanese many everyday phrases and idioms are shorn of meaning and substance when translated adding to the confusion of some who haven’t previously encountered such.

2. Cultural difference â€" the authors state that the large difference between not only the languages but the manner in which Latin populations communicate on an interpersonal level in comparison to the rigidly formal Japanese culture proves too great a difficulty for some Japanese visitors. It is thought that it is the rapid and frequent fluctuations in mood, tense and attitude especially in the delivery of humor that cause the most difficulty.

3. Idealized image of Paris â€" it is also speculated as manifesting from an individual’s inability to reconcile a disparity between the Japanese popular image and the reality of Paris.

4. Exhaustion â€" finally, it is thought that the over-booking of one’s time and energy, whether on a business trip or on holiday, in attempting to cram too much into every moment of a stay in Paris along with the effects of jet lag all contribute to the psychological destabilization of some.

Jerusalem Syndrome





The Jerusalem syndrome is a group of mental phenomena involving the presence of either religiously themed obsessive ideas, delusions or other psychosis-like experiences that are triggered by, or lead to, a visit to the city of Jerusalem. It is not endemic to one single religion or denomination but has affected Jews and Christians of many different backgrounds.

The best known, although not the most prevalent, manifestation of the Jerusalem syndrome is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem. The psychosis is characterised by an intense religious theme and typically resolves to full recovery after a few weeks or after being removed from the area.

During a period of 13 years (1980-1993) for which admissions to the Kfar Shaul Mental Health Centre in Jerusalem were analysed, it was reported that 1,200 tourists with severe, Jerusalem-themed mental problems were referred to this clinic. Of these, 470 were admitted to hospital. On average, 100 such tourists have been seen annually, 40 of them requiring admission to hospital.

Voyager Syndrome: Travel Madness
http://cogitz.com/2009/09/05/voyager-syndrome-travel-madness/


Voyager Syndrome is the term given to a group of mental disorders relating to travel. The three most famous (which will be explained in more detail below) are Paris Syndrome, Jerusalem Syndrome, and Florence Syndrome. Voyager syndromes are a kind of culture shock, which refers to the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, uncertainty, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country. It grows out of the difficulties in assimilating the new culture, causing difficulty in knowing what is appropriate and what is not. This is often combined with a dislike for or even disgust (moral or aesthetic) with certain aspects of the new or different culture.

Photographer: Carol Guzy


The photo is part of The Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning entry (2000) showing how a Kosovar refugee Agim Shala, 2, is passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a camp run by United Arab Emirates in Kukes, Albania. The members of the Shala family were reunited here after fleeing the conflict in Kosovo.


http://www.interestingstuffs.com/worlds-most-famous-photos/

Photographer: Elliott Erwitt

Photographer: Kevin Carter

Procedure for preparation: A live monkey is brought to the table and immobilized by having his head thrust through a metal collar. In some versions scalding water is poured over his scalp to kill off the lice. Then a tool of some sort is used to smash the creature's skull, and its brains are scooped out and consumed raw.

A more detailed procedure: The monkey's head is supported by its neck in a bracket, two pieces of wood with a semicircular hole on each side such that when you put them together, they form a complete circle around the animal's neck, allowing the head to be exposed above the plank. The hair around the head is shaven with a shaving razor. A small chisel and a hammer is used to quickly chisel a circle around the crown, and the top part of the skull is removed. A teaspoon is used to scoop up the brain, which is immediately eaten. This has to be done before the monkey dies.

--from http://www.straightdope.com/

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