read a scary study in a psy magazine today, and recalled first learning about it when i was still an undergrad. quite scary indeed!

"people photograph each other with casual ease and remarkable frequency, usually unaware that each snapshot may capture as much about the future as it does the passing emotions of the moment"

1. women who displayed true, Duchenne-worthy expressions of positive emotion in their 21-year-old photo had greater levels of general well-being and marital satisfaction at age 52.

2. smile intensity at a younger age is correlated with age of death. it could explain 35% of the variability in survival. in any given year, players with Duchenne smiles in their yearbook photo were only half as likely to die as those who had not.

a duchenne smile, btw, signifies a "true" smile where the smile reaches the eyes. we smile in alot of occasions, but those aren't the kinds where we actually feel really happy. example, we smile to cover up at funerals, smile when we're shy, even smile when we're sad. those aren't duchenne smiles.

credits: Observer, 23(10), Dec 2010

with this, i think i won't live long & won't experience marital satisfaction HAHA.

South Korea's Incheon Airport named world's best for 6th year

ANN - Thursday, February 17

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Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - South Korea's Incheon International Airport was selected the Best Airport Worldwide in Airport Service Quality in 2010 for the sixth consecutive year, beating rivals Changyi Airport of Singapore and Hong Kong International Airport, the country's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said.

It is the first time that an airport has won the award six years in a row. Dubai Airport won the award for three consecutive years from 2001 to 2003.

The ASQ is a comprehensive set of awards granted by Airports Council International, an association of around 1700 airports worldwide.

South Korea's major gateway also won first places in Best Airport in Asia Pacific and Best Airport with annual passenger traffic between 25 and 40 million, the ministry said.

Ministry officials attributed the airport's notable success as a Northeast Asian hub to its constant efforts to seek innovation.

The list includes expanding its international routes, improving the airport's accessibility by establishing a railway and Incheon Bridge, which connects it with nearby cities, and offering prompt and efficient services to users, according to the ministry.

TOLD YA we koreans are taking over the world :)

in other news.

i was called satan yesterday. but today my colleague told me something which actually made me feel relieved. i was recognized as being a christian even though he didn't know it. and if i'm on his enemies' side, means i'm on the right side.

interesting case. but i hope he doesn't have it. i hope he's just pretending.

oh the number of pleasant surprises since i started this job!

keep them coming!

People With Similar Language Styles Are More Romantically Compatible

A study led by James Pennebaker, University of Texas at Austin, examined whether the speaking and writing styles couples adopt during conversation with each other predict future dating behavior and the long-term strength of relationships.

In the first study, pairs of college students had four-minute speed dates while their conversations were recorded. The pairs whose language style matching scores were above average were more than three times as likely to both want future contact than pairs whose speaking styles were out of sync.

A second study revealed the same pattern in everyday online chats between dating couples over the course of 10 days. Almost 80 percent of the couples whose writing style matched were still dating three months later, compared with approximately 54 percent of the couples who didn’t match as well.

What people are saying to each other is often important, but how they are saying it may be even more telling. People aren’t consciously synchronizing their speech, Pennebaker says. “What’s wonderful about this is we don’t really make that decision; it just comes out of our mouths.”

obtained from: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2011/february-11/people-with-similar-language-styles-are-more-romantically-compatible.html

work has been good to say the least, tiring at times, definitely, but its a great feeling when you know you're doing stuff that comes naturally to you :)

so, 1 month has passed and i haven't gotten the pay yet BUT all's good :) i just pray i excel at what i do.

songwriting has kinda reached a standstill with me having little time to think/relax, but shall post on fb fan club a lyric-less one i wrote for bp!

am grateful for this 2-day-workweek! thank God that i can go back to sleep when i open my eyes at 7+ :) one thing good about working life, generally when working hours are over you don't hafta worry about this and that, or having to study for the next test. sundays are sundays, and so far there hasn't been any time where i was stressed about work on a weekend. which is good :)

but i miss the free time to myself and miss doing fun stuff. that's why nat & i have a bucket list of fun stuff that we gotta do together! but the list seems to be getting longer and longer, with us getting nothing done! MAN.

currently reading: the art of racing in the rain, by garth stein. love the picture of the golden retriever on the front page :)

blessed CNY friends :) think i'll be heading over to cousin's after dinner. yaay :)