Sexual Correlationship

Is this reality? “Women with bigger breasts found to be smarter.” – this report published by The Star can be found quoted all over the Internet. But it seems that the study that the paper referred to never existed. If the study did exist, it must have been conducted by a woman with big breasts. How is that none of the world’s 50 most influential women in technology today are not busty?

The real reality could be that for a woman to afford RM16,000 to augment her real bust, she could be a smart woman; successful in her business or career. At the recent two-day inaugural Asian Breast Aesthetic Symposium (ABAS), it was noted that smart Malaysians could one day prove that they are one of the most aesthetically blessed people in the world, joining the ranks of their Brazilian and Swedish counterparts, if the number of patients seeking consultation for cosmetic surgery is anything to go by. A consultant plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon at Penang’s Loh Guan Lye Specialist Centre, Dr Lee Kim Siea, receives up to 20 new appointments for consultation per week.

Augmenting and shaping up the breast may cost between RM10,000 and RM16,000, and most of the patients being Chinese. Dr Charles Randquist, a world-renowned plastic surgeon from Sweden and the man behind ABAS, said that breast augmentation done with implants is a good way in improving the quality of life.

Here’s a correlation to augmented reality – sex life and quality of life. Two out of three Malaysian men and three out of four women are not satisfied with their sex lives. This was found by the Asia-Pacific Sexual Health and Overall Wellness survey conducted by Pfizer. Malaysians are ranked sixth among 13 countries but, if it’s any consolation, Singaporeans fared worse. They are in eighth spot.

According to Dr Rosie King, who led the Pfizer study in the Asia Pacific region, greater sexual satisfaction is strongly associated with greater satisfaction with life overall. Generally, men and women who are highly satisfied with their sex life have a more positive outlook on their relationships and life.

Breast augmentation and sexual satisfaction, seemingly disparate elements, apparently both improves quality of life.

Here’s an alternative method of augmenting reality: Leading lingerie firm Ultimo has unveiled the Mega Boost ‘Day to Night Bra’ that promises women a double lift to their cleavage in seconds. Office workers preparing for a night on the town can boost their bra size two cup sizes - from a 34B to a 34D - in an instant with the removable silicon pouches. The UK lingerie giant made its mark 10 years ago with the patented silicon technology behind the Ultimo Fixed Gel Bra.

Watch the reality here:

Ten Orgasms Per Hour Zone

Would putting up signs that look like speed limits, but tell pedestrians that they are in, for example, a "10 Smiles Per Hour Zone" be frivolous nonsense and a waste of taxpayers' money?

I feel compelled to write about this today after my mother complained to me about how strange it was that the shopkeepers at Cabang Tiga market in Kuala Terengganu did not wear any smile and were unfriendly. Certainly, for a state that has many long stretches of beautiful beaches and rich cultural heritage, it's strange. The supposedly world class equistrian resort is staffed by people who find it so difficult to smile and greet visitors.

In the 1970's, American psychologists Alice Isen and Paula Levin conducted an experiment in which some randomly selected people making a phone call found a ten-cent coin left behind by a previous caller, and others did not. All subjects were then given an opportunity to help a woman pick up a folder of papers she dropped in front of them.

Isen and Levin claimed that of the 16 who found a coin, 14 helped the woman, while of the 25 who did not find a coin, only one helped her. A further study found a similar difference in willingness to mail an addressed letter that had been left behind in the phone booth: those who found the coin were more likely to mail the letter.

While the differences shown by Isen and Levin seem orgasmic, very small positive experiences can make people not only feel better about themselves, but also be more helpful to others. There is little doubt that being in a good mood makes people feel better about themselves and more likely to help others. Psychologists refer to it as the "glow of goodwill."

Can it be concluded that Terengganu people lack positive experiences? I'm looking for an explanation as to why drivers in Kuala Terengganu have very little sense of consideration for others - slow drivers hog the fast lane, motorcyclists hog one whole lane, cars are parked in parking lots that aren't theirs.

Why shouldn't taking small steps that may produce such a glow be part of the role of government?

Don't we all want our children and those who live in our communities after the present generation has gone to have the same or even better opportunities for a good quality of life as today's residents have. To protect that quality of life, we have to be able to measure all the varied aspects that contribute to it - and friendliness is one of them.

For both state gov't and local municipalities, preventing crime is a far higher priority than encouraging friendship and cooperation. In his recent book Happiness: Lessons from a New Science, Professor Richard Layard of the London School of Economics has argued that promoting friendship is often easy, cheap, and can have big payoffs in making people happier.

So why shouldn't that be a focus of public policy?

In Australia's Port Phillip, the Mayor says that putting up the signs is an attempt to encourage people to smile or say "G'day"—the standard Australian greeting—to both neighbors and strangers as they stroll down the street. Mayor Janet Bolitho adds that smiling, encourages people to feel more connected with each other and safer, so it reduces fear of crime—an important element in the quality of life of many neighborhoods.

In a related effort to get its residents to know each other, the city government also facilitates street parties. It leaves the details to the locals, but offers organizational advice, loans out barbecues and sun umbrellas, and covers the public liability insurance. Many people who have lived in the same street for many years meet each other for the first time at a street party.

All of this is part of a larger program that attempts to measure changes in the city's quality of life, so that the city council can know whether it is taking the community in a desirable direction. The council wants Port Phillip to be a sustainable community, not merely in an environmental sense, but also in terms of social equity, economic viability, and cultural vitality.

Port Phillip does not consider private car ownership as a sign of prosperity, instead, it hails a declining number of cars—and rising use of public transport—as a sign of progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging a healthier lifestyle in which people are more inclined to walk or ride a bike.

Can Kuching use this measure of quality of city life: the proportion of people who smile at you in the city?

Source: Project Syndicate http://www.project-syndicate.org/