Evolution of Communication

Ardipithecus anamensis, which is one of the earliest human ancestors, 4.5 million years ago, and Australopithecus afarensis, 3.5 million years ago had brains that were much too small to support speech. Homo Habilis (2.5-1.8 million years ago) had a more advanced frontal lobe which is where speech is controlled from but its larynx was not positioned low enough to allow it to produce the range of sounds recognisable as speech.

It was, in fact, only about 300,000 years ago that human ancestors developed the larynx, pharynx, hyoid and skull base that rendered them physically capable of speech.

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Mixed-race are often gorgeous people. Visually they don't only represent the races of their ancestor,but also their parents love to each other. they can represent something unique that a single race don't have. here are some celebrities, who represent the beauty of multiracial marriage.

Message

Being a muslim today, is way more challenging than what my muslim ancestors went through.

Just yesterday i watched this movie called My name is khan. Usually many people has this perception that bollywood movies are just about couples running around the trees and singing songs. My name is khan has not only made that statement false but also sent a remarkable message to all worlds residents about the true meaning of Islam and its purpose. i think everyone should watch it!!

His Legacy

Thirsty Fish

One night a baby fish was sleeping under some coral when God appeared to him in a dream. "I want you to go forth with a message to all the fish in the sea,"

God said. "What should I tell them?" the little fish asked. "Just tell them you’re thirsty," God replied. "And see what they do." Then without another word, He disappeared. The next morning the little fish woke up and remembered his dream. "What a strange thing God wants me to do," he thought to himself. But as soon as he saw a large tuna swimming by, the little fish piped up, "Excuse me, but I’m thirsty." "Then you must be a fool," then tuna said. And with a disdainful flick of his tail, he swam away. The little fish did feel rather foolish, but he had his orders. The next fish he saw was a grinning shark. Keeping a safe distance, the little fish called out, "Excuse me, sir, but I’m thirsty." "Then you must be crazy," the shark replied. Noticing a rather hungry look in the shark’s eye, the little fish swam away quickly.

All day he met cod and mackerels and swordfish and groupers, but every time he made his short speech, they turned their backs and would have nothing to do with him. Feeling hopelessly confused, the little fish sought out the wisest creature in the sea, who happened to be an old blue whale with three harpoon scars on his side. "Excuse me, but I’m thirsty!" the little fish shouted, wondering if the old whale could even see him, he was such a tiny speck. But the wise one stopped in his tracks. "You’ve seen God, haven’t you?" he said. "How did you know?" "Because I was thirsty once, too." The old whale laughed. The little fish looked very surprised. "Please tell me what this message from God means," he implored. "It means that we are looking for Him in the wrong places," the old whale explained. "We look high and low for God, but somehow He’s not there. So we blame Him and tell ourselves that He must have forgotten us. Or else we decide that He left a long time ago, if He was ever around." "How strange," the little fish said, "to miss what is everywhere." "Very strange," the old whale agreed. "Doesn’t it remind you of fish who say they’re thirsty?"

MICHAEL JACKSON

This is one of the many quotes by Michael Jackson. This multi talented star has written many more touching poems. R.I.P MJ!

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The old adage that babies are born with a clean slate, just waiting to be filled in by environmental stimuli, has been proved wrong time and time again. Infant language researchers believe that babies are born with a genetic aptitude for language. Studies have shown that mere hours after birth, a newborn can distinguish his mother's voice from that of another woman. At around four months of age, a baby smiles and recognizes his name. Babies only eight to nine months old can remember words from a story or a simple piece of music they have heard previously. By the time they say their first words around one year of age, children can understand hundreds more words; and once the language spigot is opened, the flow continues.

Yet, communication takes place long before a child speaks his first word. Mothers have learned to distinguish a "hunger" cry from an "I'm lonely, please pick me up" wail. A baby responds to his mother's voice with eye contact, coos, and gurgles, waving arms and legs, subtle body language, then not-so-subtle smiles and cries. A scolding or encouraging tone has come to mean everything, even before the words make sense.

Asking For Trouble: Mourinho gestures during Inter's match against Sampdoria

Inter boss guilty of controversial handcuffs gesture
MILAN: Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho has been given a three-match ban and fined €40,000 (RM185,000) following his handcuffs gesture during a Serie A match against Sampdoria at San Siro last Saturday which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Inter defenders Walter Samuel and Ivan Cordoba both saw red in the match which promoting Mourinho to cross his arms in a gesture that interpreted as his way of suggesting his side were being victimised by officials.

The sanction was imposed by Lega Calcio, who stated it was because Mourinho "repeatedly challenged the officials, especially by mimicking handcuffs with his wrists and arms crossed, and faced the crowds and television cameras... Also, he insulted the referee and his assistants in the tunnel and also repeatedly insulted officials."

The moral of the incident is we should always be careful of any gestures we made in order to avoid trouble.

Retrieved from:http://www.mmail.com.my/content/28300-special-one-fined-and-banned

Thailand trip:)

My recent trip to Thailand was very much enjoyed:) I went to Bangkok and to Phuket. Yes I practically went crazy over shopping and the entertainment there is no doubt, interesting. Besides all these obvious enjoyments, like most of my travels, I took time to observe and understand their culture. In Bangkok, most locals there dont really speak English that much and it was pretty hard communicating with them. Therefore, sign and body languages had to be used frequently. It was harder too as i dont even speak chinese. Sometimes, their pronounciations for certain words sounds totally different and i even took it as something offensive when it was not suppose to be. After a couple of days over there, i adapted better to what they were trying to say. So i was basically adapting to them and their particular way of saying or doing things. However, language barriers got much easier over at Phuket:) Eventhough, Malaysia is just a neighbour to Thailand yet, there are so many culture and language differences.

Home

Went back to hometown for my CNY Celebration ~

There are more than two months i never went back home..

Once i reached home,

the feelings are so complicated..

It seems..i never left the home before..

Everything are so familiar with..

Although I don't see them for more than two months

Ya, Our home..will become our forever home

A place that you never left

A place that will accommodate you always

Home, is a place where we always be

I will never leave you

As, You never neglect me before..

The Fear of Public Speaking Statistics

Some surveys and research results show that most people rather die instead of talking in front of a live audience. This is a global fears top ten:

1. Fear of public speaking (Glossophobia)
2. Fear of death (Necrophobia)
3. Fear of spiders (Arachnophobia)
4. Fear of darkness (Achluophobia, Scotophobia or Myctophobia)
5. Fear of heights (Acrophobia)
6. Fear of people or social situations (Sociophobia)
7. Fear of flying (Aerophobia)
8. Fear of open spaces(Agoraphobia)
9. Fear of thunder and lightning(Brontophobia)
10. Fear of confined spaces(Claustrophobia)

Retrieved from: http://www.speech-topics-help.com/fear-of-public-speaking-statistics.html

How To Conquer Public Speaking Fear?

#1---Speaking in Public is NOT Inherently Stressful

#2---You Don't Have to be Brilliant or Perfect to Succeed

#3---All You Need is Two or Three Main Points

#4---You also Need a Purpose That is Right for the Task

#5---The Best Way to Succeed is NOT to Consider Yourself a Public Speaker!

#6---Humility and Humor Can Go a Long Way

#7---When You Speak in Public, Nothing "Bad" Can Ever Happen!

#8---You Don't Have to Control the Behavior of Your Audience

#9---In General, the More You Prepare, the Worse You Will Do

#10--Your Audience Truly Wants You to Succeed

Retrieved from: http://www.stresscure.com/jobstress/speak.html

Help Haiti!

After a devastating earthquake in Haiti recently, the charitable and generous side of everyone around the world was displayed. Here in Malaysia, different organizations quickly step in to rebuild the lives of these Haiti citizens, with the help of the public too. Most of the time, we tend to judge how stingy people can be by their everyday actions, but i'm sure we Malaysians also sympathize for the thousands of people who've lost their love ones, homes, and all their possessions. Glad to see everyone's doing their part to help whether big or small:) So help in any way possible:)

In Preparation for AniHelp 2010

Since AniHelp 2010 is coming around just in March, things are getting pretty intensed between all the team members. Have to admit though that I really got irritated with some of my team members due to their lack of communication with me or just no feedback whatsoever. But I cant just blame or point fingers at them because some of us may not feel the importance of it and are still learning it along the way. Eventhough Communication is important but Patience & Understanding is also needed.

Communication is Key

One of the keys to a great relationship is to communicate well with one another. I just came out of a one year relationship and about 50% of the fights and arguments that we had are based on misunderstandings or lack of communication. Sometimes we may overlook the importance of this, but just from the lack of communication between two parties, conflicts may arise and things may get ugly from all this. Sometimes just from slipping out a wrong word or sentence, something may trigger the other person to withdraw or even act violently. I definitely learn that i got to think before i say anything from now on:)