Goosebumps are known to doctors as a manifestation of the pilometer reflex. The reflex, triggered by cold and the adrenaline rush of strong emotions, involves the arrector pili muscles. There is one muscle for each hair that connects a hair follicle to skin tissue. When touched by cold, the muscle contracts, causing the hair to stand on end, trapping precious body heat. However, there is a difference between these tiny muscles on the body and those on the face. The arrector pili muscles in the body are attached to one side of the hair and they yank the hairs aloft when they contract. In 1993 a Japanese researcher found that the muscles surround facial hair, but when they contract, no net movement is produced. However, there is still some debate as to whether the face actually has any arrector pili muscles.

I can’t deny the fact that I am one of those people who loves photographs. I admire the lenses that brings out the best of the creature it’s taking. My daughter Andrea inherited one of my attitudes, it’s the love for pictures! Like me, she enjoys looking at them repeatedly without being fed up. Whenever I’m stressed from work or just feeling lonely due I’m far from my family, I always grab one of my photo albums and try to reminisce the things happened in the picture. Then smile will go out of my face again. Sometimes, I catch myself uttering words alone, not that I’m crazy but I remembered something while I’m looking at the pics, then more smile will be released

This is a typical student in Vietnam, they normally wear a white ao dai and rides their bikes going to school. Most foreigners call these girls as ” butterflies on wheels “, why? because they look gracefully while they are pedalling their bikes. When the sun is too hot, some of them wears non la, the traditional hat of Vietnam or salakot in the Philippines.

For almost two years in Vietnam, I can tell that men and women have equal rights here! what you can see on the picture is a woman who works as a road builder. In this country, not only males can lift spades and mix cements, females do as well, too! At first, I’m in total shock when I saw women working in construction but as my father’s an engineer, he told me that here in Vietnam, most men are lazy, and because of this reason, women are grabbing the opportunity to do the task and earn some money. It may be a heart-breaking job but as what you can see from the face of the young lady, she loves what she’s doing!

The life of a monk….A few days ago, I was thinking of going to a monastery for a silent retreat and when I saw this picture, my imagination worked so fast. I’ve learnt that monks do a strenuous training. They wake up as early as 3am then pray for 3 hrs and drinks soya milk for breakfast. Take note, drinks only soya, no bread or rice to eat. No wonder why monks are slim. Afterwards they meditate and do yoga till afternoon. Lunch is unappetizing as I listen to story of the tour guide but for them it’s heavenly, they always eat vegetables, no meat! Monks believes that animals have life of their own and that when we die we will be reincarnated into an animal based on the life that we lived while we are still alive.

Singapore has a population of 4million, they may not have enough space but they have plenty of beautiful places to go. This picture was taken at Sentosa Island. Nice, isn’t it? What a romantic scene to share with someone you love!