Fun says, "My Comic - I Wonder Why,"

(Abang the Brother and Cinta the Clueless Lover are dating...)

Abang the Brother: Do you mind if I pick my nose?

Cinta the Clueless Lover: No, go ahead and pick.

Abang the Brother: *Pick* *pick*

Abang the Brother: Do you mind if I drink soup with my nose?

Cinta the Clueless Lover: Do whatever you like. I am enjoying every moment with you.

Abang the Brother: *Drink* *drink*

Abang the Brother: Can I suck my toe? I have this weird habit since I was a baby.

Cinta the Clueless Lover: Sure. Go ahead and suck.

(The next day...)

Cinta the Clueless Lover: Suram, why is Abang acting all weird, picking his nose, drinking soup with his nose and sucking his toe in public?

Suram the Goth: I have no idea...

Cinta the Clueless Lover: Jangka, why is Abang acting all weird, picking his nose, drinking soup with his nose and sucking his toe in public?

Jangka the Predictor: I predicted that someone is encouraging his weird behaviour!

Pengutus the Cuckooed Prophet: Gaa!!! It's the end of the world! Run! Run! Run!

Fun says, "My Comic - Give Me Solution."

Gila the Crackpot: Oh gosh! I am stressed! I can't take it anymore!

Suram the Goth: Oh, here, try this, this is a good solution for you.

Gila the Crackpot: Gaa! The pain is excruciating! I'll think about using that, Suram. Thanks. Argh! I am very stressed!

Suram the Goth: ...

(The next day...)

Cinta the Clueless Lover: *Sobz* my boyfriend ditched me. I can't live without him! *Wailing like banshee*

Suram the Goth: Oh, have you talked to him regarding your issue?

Cinta the Clueless Lover: I'll think about whether to talk to him or not. *Wailing like banshee* He doesn't love me anymore!

(The 3rd day...)

Hantu the Ghost: I've been sick for many days. This is killing me. I need cure! Give me CURE!!!

Suram the Goth: Here's the medicine for you.

Hantu the Ghost: Oh, that looks good. But I will need to think about it. Oh SAVE ME! I am in pain! The sickness is excruciating! Gaa!!!

(Finally, Suram the Goth can take no more and strangled everyone to their gruesome death...)

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Fun says, "Think!"

The other day, a person commented on my friend's post. My friend has been posting out her ideas on how people can improve their relationships by following some simple rules. The person commented that when you need rules to make a relationship work, its not a relationship born out of love anymore, its a need rather than a necessity.

I replied that life is filled with rules, even gravity is a rule we need to follow and ignoring it could be deadly. Rules, when used appropriately, can enhance things significantly. And I believe that is my friend's objective - to inspire people to play by the right rules to make things better for everyone.

Isn't the logic clear here? If no one follows traffic rules, a lot of people will die from accidents. Yet the person cleverly argued back, "Ever heard of rules are meant to be broken?"

At this point, anger seized me, for how can a thinking people say such a thing? I angrily replied that the statement "rules are meant to be broken" is precisely the reason the world is so chaotic. And I asked the person to consider the idea of breaking the law of gravity by jumping of the Petronas Twin Towers.

Again, a very clever reply from him. He said that there are parachutes and bungee ropes. At this point, he was making personal attacks on me and I decided to bail the discussion.

His final reply is a very clever one because he AGREED with me that rules must be followed. The law of gravity holds, therefore he must apply other laws to keep his poor life. I wonder what will happen if nature suddenly decides that the rule of air resistance should be broken while he is parachuting...since he believe rules are meant to be broken...

Fun says, "Lo, is that a magical cure?"

Over the years, I've received quite a lot of emails claiming certain food or herb or medicine to be the magical cure that can miraculously cure many different sort of illnesses at one go. They make all sorts of claims and give seemingly convincing stories about how some people were healed and saved by these cures. The whole thing does really seem convincing until you approach the thing from a scientific perspective. Then, you will see that the claims and stories are filled with various loopholes.

Saying that a person ate a certain thing everyday and get cured doesn't establish a fact of the thing is effective for curing that illness. Even if several people got well from that same thing, scientific methods are still required to rule out placebo effects. And at times, you will find that the figures given in the claims aren't correct. This gives you enough reason to suspect the accuracy and authenticity of the claims.

If all these claims aren't backed by science, why are people making such claims like they are scientifically supported? The are two reasons behind this. One reason is profit. Certain parties are making profit by selling those food, herb or medicine. They want to make people buy more believing they are buying something good. So, they twist the truth or tell half-truths to make people buy their products.

The other reason is that these people have fallen into the trap of zealotry. A nutritionist or doctor may have recommended something as a cure for a certain problem to a person. This person took the cure and got well. He introduced this to another person slightly exaggerating the benefits of the cure. This second person introduce to a third, adding his own benefits. The third will then say, "you don't need any other medicine. This will cure all your problems." And so it became a magical cure.

I am not saying that all the claims in those emails are false. Some may be true. However, what worries me is that there is false information being passed around like facts. Next time when you want to forward your emails hoping to spread knowledge, you might want to pause for a few minutes and verify the claims before sending out to your friends. Or else, you may be spreading ignorance.

Fun says, "A question on practicality."

Have you ever met with girls who expect men to pay for everything when they are out together? That's not the worst of them. They justify their actions by saying, "Hey, I'm picking a husband here. I want to be practical and have a man who can give me the life I deserve."

It seemed like a pretty justified statement, isn't it? But it makes me want to ask, "is 100 pairs of heels practical?" or maybe "is indulging in high-end restaurant every date practical?" and "do you really deserve to live like a queen?"

It isn't wrong for a woman to be practical and seek a partner who is capable of giving her a comfortable life. However, it is too much to ask for when a woman wants a man to be an ATM machine so that she can indulge in her own impractical desires.

Empathy level has been in decline among college students¹ and personally, I think empathy level has declined in the society as a whole. This has resulted in the development of this selfish idea among girls that guys should provide for all their desires without the need to do their roles as the female partner.

A relationship requires contributions from both sides. The man can do the providing for if the woman does the caring after. Play your roles properly, both men and women, and happiness will not be too far away.

1. University of Michigan (2010, May 29). Empathy: College students don't have as much as they used to, study finds. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2010/05/100528081434.htm