Unlocking locked doors

“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing, that we see too late the one that is open.” - Alexander Graham Bell
*Then what do we do about locked doors?*
Today one of my housemates has locked her room from the inside. So she can't get in since she left the key inside the room as well..so as housemates, we tried to help her unlock her own room. I've unlocked my own room before, so I tried using the sliding card method. It was hard since her door is very different from mine. The lock hole isn't done properly, so I ended up reaching the other side of the wall and peeled off the door frame. It takes time to get the card in but still to no success.

Then one of us tried google-ing around and found a rather brilliant method. So I thought I should share with you this interesting bit of information so that in future, if u locked your room up. Then at least you know what to do =)

Things you need:
- Dental floss
- A piece of paper
- Twisted wire
- A thin,long rope or a long cable
(Ethernet wire works perfectly well)

This is how you do it:
1. Attach the paper to the floss.
2. Attach the twisted wire to the paper.
3. Slide the paper in at the upper slit of the door till it reach the floor.
4. Grab the twisted wire and get the floss to come out from the lower slit of the door.
5. Take the floss and tie the cable/rope.
6. Pull the floss back up so the cable will be hung on the door knob.
7. Jerk the left cable so the door knob will automatically twist to open from the inside.

and...Tadaaa~ the door is open!

But of course there are much simple way that this, like using a hair pin for example. Either way works perfectly fine. I particularly like this method because we can actually open the door from the inside without having the key.

I finally got the door knob to jerk off and the door helplessly gave in. Everybody was overjoyed because a lot of effort and time were spent to unlock it. It was definitely worth the wait. My housemate quickly grabs her room key and hung it outside her room so that the same mistakes don't reoccur again.

It was a fun day!

Dictionary of Happiness

A--Accept

Accept others for who they are and for the choices they've made even if you have difficulty understanding their beliefs, motives, or actions.

B--Break Away

Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.

C--Create

Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows, and happiness with.

D--Decide

Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.

E--Explore

Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you'll learn more about yourself.

F--Forgive

Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.

G--Grow

Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.

H--Hope

Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.

I--Ignore

Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.

J--Journey

Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open- minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you'll grow.

K--Know

Know that no matter how bad things seem, they'll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.

L--Love

Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there's room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there's room for endless happiness.

M--Manage

Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Then you'll be able to focus on the important things in life.

N--Notice

Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.

O--Open

Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there's still much to be thankful for.

P--Play

Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.

Q--Question

Ask many questions, because you're here to learn.

R--Relax

Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.

S--Share

Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.

T--Try

Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You'll be amazed by what you can accomplish.

U--Use

Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that's wasted has no value. Talent that's used will bring unexpected rewards.

V--Value

Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.

W--Work

Work hard every day to be the best person you can be, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.

X--X-Ray

Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you'll see the goodness and beauty within.

Y--Yield

Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you'll find success at the end of the road.

Z--Zoom

Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rears its ugly head. Let nothing interfere with your goals. Instead, focus on your abilities, your dreams, and a brighter tomorrow.

credits: http://mkmm79.blogspot.com

Stress 101

Stress is one of the most common things in life.
It's either a +ve stress or -ve stress.

Good stress brings motivations whilst bad stress could lead to depression.
Is "stress" to be blamed on?

No..oh no,no..
Stress isn't a the major problem here,
the problem comes from how individuals cope with it.

Let's talk about it's origin:
STRESS = Comes from Pyhsics! (suprising isn't it?)
It means to excerpt a force on an object.

In physiological terms it means:
Human's reaction on demands in both pleasant and unpleasant situations. =)

So what appropriate ways to deal with stress?
Here are some guidelines:

1. Know ur own stress signals.
Early signs include irritation, gaining or lossing weight, smoking, drinking and insomnia

2. Listen to ur body's demands
In need of a nutritious food and good exercise.
Exercising maintains a stress free environment and it keeps ur mind off from the stressful life.

3. Make plans and act when appropriate
Direct the stress energy to plan a step ahead.
This reduces the sense of worrying too much other than weakens the original cause of stress.

4. Cope with situations that are out of control.
Need to just accept things inevitably.
For example, in a heavy traffic you need to be patient and wait till ur turn to move.

5. Pace activity.
Try breaking a big task into smaller portions.
24 hours isn't feasible enough to complete it.
Small steps makes it less stressful other than having a nice progress on the task given.
It also helps u to keep track on ur task.

Hope it helps =)

Fun facts.

I stumble upon last years two years AuSM Dairy.
They had some fun facts on top of each even pages of the dairy.

1. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
2. The fortune cookie was inventor in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodle-maker.
3. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
4. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
5. Men can breastfeed babies.
6. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
7. Japan is the largert exporter of frog's legs.
8. The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
9. After eating to much your hearing is less sharp.
10. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
11. The average person will spend 2 weeks of their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
12. It is estimated that at any one time,0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
13. In the 40s,the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it Bitch.
14. There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
15. 35% of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
16. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
17. Coca-cola was originally green.
18. "Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish.
19. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
20. Fires on land generally move faster uphill than downhill.

An amazing discovery.

As I was reading my materials for Maths 310, I discovered that the Romans were super intelligent on the conquest of dividing and conquering the world but were extremely idiotic when it comes to counting livestock and sack of grains. The Romans did ABSOLUTEY nothing in Mathematics!

When a Roman could not avoid calculations then he would resolve to an abacus and write the results in Roman numerals which were cumbersome and clumsy looking. This was illustrate in one of the ancient inscription of -260 whereby the number 2, 300, 000 was represented by 23 copies of the same symbol that represents 100, 000.

I had the laugh of my life.