hmm... went over to see my great grandma today. things doesnt seem very favourable. apparently her immune system went down, lungs, liver and kidneys malfunctioned. due to the kidney deficiency, water retention was spotted in the body, and its unable to be removed from the body. so i believe its juz a matter of time she's gone. the doctor broke this news to us. it seemed all hopeless now. i'm sad nevertheless but however resigned to this oncoming tragedy.. from the moment she got into the hospital, i was already mentally prepared for this to come.. as she's so old, operation on her is totally impossbile, taking the high risks into consideration.. therefore doctors forgo the operation and just let her be.. on a regular medicine routine though... but it didn't seem to help.. i guess this has to be it.. the fate is sealed, she'll be gone soon... can't help but feeling sore in my heart... but i noe i cant do anything to reverse it... had a chat wif her, she could barely open her lips and talk to me, but i could roughly make out wad she was talking.. i could hear her asking me how old am i, i replied 18, and she started asking if i had a girlfriend and when getting married and stuff... i could hear it, i dunoe why.. mayb i was putting in alot alot alot of effort in trying to decipher wad she's talking.. i replied her dun worrie i'll find a girlfriend soon... she kept emphasizing on getting a good girl and dun get cheated.. and stuff like this... i didnt wan her to worrie over me, therefore i promised i will... looking at her suffering on the hospital bed, struggling for her life... it simply... isnt wad she's supposed to be going thru at all... being a loyal buddhist, praying more than 5 times per day... i guess it was all enough to sustain her for so long... till the grim reaper takes her away... of course i hope that she'll get better, or even get well.. but... its the aging body of hers thats giving it to her... haiz.. i dunoe wad else to comment about also...

and i wana say sry to ceed by the way... for hurling so many bad words at you today... i wasn't in the right mood... i noe i should not however vent frustrations on u but... i still did it ... even my sister was not spared... i'm sorrie to all of u... but i'm juz too stressed.. yup...

hmm when it comes to such a point of time, i can't help but think very psychologically... well.. psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour, but not all questions about the mind or behaviour can be answered in psychology. psychology, for the most part, has adopted the scientific method which means that it only studies questions that can be tested in a precise, objective, publicly verifable fashion. the first step in doing psychology scientifically is learning hwo to ask testable questions. i'll come out with a few questions, and if u're free, tell me which of the following questions could be tested scientifically, and can you rewrite these questions to make them more precise?

1. Do infants dream?
2. Are some people born evil?
3. Do apes have a self-concept?
4. Does memory get worse in old age?
5. Does caffeine make people anxious?
6. Do students consume more beer than other age groups?
7. Is psychotherapy more beneficial than psychiatric medication?
8. Do students who take more courses develop more efficient study habits?
9. Are our dreams an indication of our unconscious desires and conflicts?
10. Do students remember information longer after preparing for essay exams than for multiple choice questions exams?

well above are 10 questions that are posted, if u can tell me which of the following questions could be tested scientifically, and if they can't can you rewrite the questions in a more precise manner?... think psychology scientifically and u'll noe the answer. its all around us...