george's random thoughts

Soap is made by applying strong alkaline solution (such as sodium hydroxide) to fat. Its molecule has two ends: one is hydrphilic (water soluble) and the other is hydrophobic (water insoluble and therfore oil absorbing). It is this amphiphilic property that make it a detergent which can drag the dirt/oil off your clothes. All detergent are like this!

Interestingly enough, cell membrance also consists of amphiphilic molecule (outer surface is water soluble and the middle is water insoluble). By the same property, detergent can de-stablize cell membrance. That's why all detergents are anti-bacterial.

That's why before antibiotics penicillin was born, soap is the only weapon we got to fight against bacteria. If you got open wound, clean it up with soap and water, you will be in good shape. Bandage doesn't hurt either for its protection.

Anti-bacterial soap is a complete marketing hype since soap itself is anti-bacterial.

Hemorroid is a very prevalent medical condition caused by swelling of veins. It gets worse when you eat spicy food or have irregular defecation habit. Most of the times, it does not need medical attention. It can be self-treated by applying soap with your finger during the shower after each defecation (shitting). By having this habit, most hemorroids can be self-cured.

A friend of mine who is a graphic designer told me that good photoes carry deep meaning. I kind of know that subconsciously, but it was never crystallized to a statement. From now on, I will try to take more meaningful pictures.

Is this related to funiture which has style, or art which has life?

  

A friend of mine bought the book The Eighth Habit by Stephen Covey. She said she had to read it since she already bought it. I said dump it. Read the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People instead. It is a waste of time otherwise. Good books are the ones once you start reading, you cannot stop. You want to finish it without leaving your hands. Any other books are either bad ones, bad timing (best time is when you immediately need it), or not suitable for you.

For technical subjects, I feel I generally need 3 books to know/understand a subject relatively well. (Is 3 a magic number?)

Books are other people's experience. Read good books and life is so much better.

A friend of mine comes up with this formula from his own experience what women want from men in a relationship:
L2T2:
-Love
-Leadership
-Time (Quality time together)
-Trustworthiness (They want their men trustable)