http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/mya090610cnd_opf_files/mya090610cnd.js&ver=Gen
BY GEOFF TAN
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJObQ4mFNyCraN1MUMA3DXxvynbbtitKhxnNUy4aZdDLSEZG1AeNtWnq26pvRKuzhzdzVR0c5yYjsIraUajdIBjbsCEUCX27DAzoFwPtnutsnwd2Ae-EuVrq5nXmfOilIXKbFnb2yzutf/s400/4183335.jpg)
PHOTO: http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/brozova/brozova0901/brozova090100235/4183335.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSAk1C_3LQS31W08ysRfXdmyJJdbyJG2AlPJY8DtTb6L7Y6l7HhJhbIO57dGSUsujyQoMkeCU0qwnrqSulenIqNkXWjzdJ1jYcc3GQjlh0EeCDq68MDzxOgQdkRS_qr_MRqSCi5kF0InH/s400/GEOFF+TAN.jpg)
PHOTO: GEOFF TAN
MY PAPER, WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2010, PAGE A16, VIEWPOINTS
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdbbYpzbN_Y4KodbUQjQgDYUnBS67FhrrxzQHSB8FRiOzeLvR59eFEL7nlvcZytRmnXjZSRDBtJIpIT0hPv5gbbfiERaig58LILthD66zf2Rh3BCOLRltakvKOxyHAQAqZhXCqZ3oXDMQ/s400/glass-of-water.jpg)
PHOTO: http://acaiberriesdiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/glass-of-water.jpg
A professor held up a glass of water and asked his class: “How much do you think this weighs?”
A handful of students gave different answers.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFshF0vk8h0pIiyzNFlFQgOvtxft0XDTHl6xKhJzDIIoseu3K1BpmVrJ3CCW9nzzAK6r5y7x5An1gobo9o6JztbolpBTUeAjwwhInq_YnCQAQgqnyhvAaIEUVfPQNCXIftEY__0BpFLKE/s400/918693_112458042_2.jpg)
PHOTO: http://pic2.nipic.com/20090415/918693_112458042_2.jpg
He continued: “What would happen if I held it up for a few minutes?”
“Nothing,” the students said.
“Now, what if I held it up for an hour?”
“Your arm would ache.”
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvozHI2IxMrjcnRl8HK8_jFq5WB9289TSrCW3ira9lnJcZ54ZIQiOytU8OdEjpIciPvJuZVUqch4OFZasZu_PQpb5RFnN211E4i00i8FZjt32V6hFvFJV1dJzUa7xQoCWGDPyLqjFgurg/s400/bedtime5.jpg)
PHOTO: http://www.moveed.com/data/media/45/bedtime5.jpg
“What would happen if I held it up for a day?”
“No,” came the answer.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGtMuKdtm0GcbB-akhA7j-9xnnCwgLdZ35zi5vO3wkvscsWOm3fBJ3OeKI4u0_8rVqluXfiIlYGCZ9EYz8S-4EQklGwjUxLaZQ1eIxzk3VT_lSXJnT-aVSK-HdU3WKEIjpErFMGrRgRGn/s400/photo_37730.jpg)
PHOTO: http://www.tongji.net/user/30/photo_37730.jpg
He asked: “What should I do to stop the muscle pain?”
A student replied: “Put down the glass.”
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlA8mfdE6kh_7alB7pej0BIIAi5mC_-6bTdn-Y537JhSSxd12ov8EZoxfhI76FaoQVMZH-mv4tpUyE_XrEKg2_GAM7Lx6LW7_OekUNZaxrjfvIaatN_Nrp4jl44umMVBZExpuOeiOmFov/s400/01.jpg)
PHOTO: http://hummingbirdwebsite.com/gallery/black/01.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplod2v3aye_xWVIOQKGsuES12tu_HEi6ZQ5oJNH1zGlED3FujwMvgN0lOBL-GUx-l_nuksIBoNWCjdHbcXUlaDdiMQL_5bqaMy3ZYOYWfSGiMnFRpDbxVQLgF267g09_vAyoCkGqtgljN/s400/kitten-64-797466.jpg)
PHOTO: http://library.stcc.edu/blogger/uploaded_images/kitten-64-797466.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHQc9m_pDwq8wuQQBZTuowdmc9DdxvN672xKmMdIV4st4Kifu1bFtPPSUJY7Fq8cD21HeoXdtO4j_w0LoGkitUaKt-xUf17rMqksCdk6uTGB7TRis0es9cnvcFB-O5PzfmXL4djVKxdqh/s400/1.jpg)
PHOTO: http://files.myopera.com/albilezze/blog/1.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IL-_A2Z5th6YxCdvaG9tU_O9TO7AZIXbCpPyAtSmsJwE6pMCCv0tXujFAdRvidBtcpQTazcCFKglPMlFbUVKvcyCcda5VbuRvnm-B-uP-s7LIgHSICpkaaMurCh5q1KWYxmU4kdpZN5t/s400/Geoff_Tan.jpg)
PHOTO: http://www.wan-press.org/advertising2009/images/upload/Geoff_Tan.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlA8mfdE6kh_7alB7pej0BIIAi5mC_-6bTdn-Y537JhSSxd12ov8EZoxfhI76FaoQVMZH-mv4tpUyE_XrEKg2_GAM7Lx6LW7_OekUNZaxrjfvIaatN_Nrp4jl44umMVBZExpuOeiOmFov/s400/01.jpg)
PHOTO: http://hummingbirdwebsite.com/gallery/black/01.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvozHI2IxMrjcnRl8HK8_jFq5WB9289TSrCW3ira9lnJcZ54ZIQiOytU8OdEjpIciPvJuZVUqch4OFZasZu_PQpb5RFnN211E4i00i8FZjt32V6hFvFJV1dJzUa7xQoCWGDPyLqjFgurg/s400/bedtime5.jpg)
PHOTO: http://www.moveed.com/data/media/45/bedtime5.jpg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFshF0vk8h0pIiyzNFlFQgOvtxft0XDTHl6xKhJzDIIoseu3K1BpmVrJ3CCW9nzzAK6r5y7x5An1gobo9o6JztbolpBTUeAjwwhInq_YnCQAQgqnyhvAaIEUVfPQNCXIftEY__0BpFLKE/s400/918693_112458042_2.jpg)
PHOTO: http://pic2.nipic.com/20090415/918693_112458042_2.jpg
HELPDESK
我的字典: Wǒ de zì diǎn
Ache: 疼痛 - téng tòng
Paralysis: 麻痹 - má bì
Invaluable: 物价的 - wú jià de
Crockery: 陶器 - táo qì
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplod2v3aye_xWVIOQKGsuES12tu_HEi6ZQ5oJNH1zGlED3FujwMvgN0lOBL-GUx-l_nuksIBoNWCjdHbcXUlaDdiMQL_5bqaMy3ZYOYWfSGiMnFRpDbxVQLgF267g09_vAyoCkGqtgljN/s400/kitten-64-797466.jpg)
PHOTO: http://library.stcc.edu/blogger/uploaded_images/kitten-64-797466.jpg
Reference
- MY PAPER, WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2010, PAGE A16, VIEWPOINTS
- http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/mya090610cnd_opf_files/mya090610cnd.js&ver=Gen
- http://www.wan-press.org/advertising2009/images/upload/Geoff_Tan.jpg
- http://acaiberriesdiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/glass-of-water.jpg
- http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/brozova/brozova0901/brozova090100235/4183335.jpg
- http://library.stcc.edu/blogger/uploaded_images/kitten-64-797466.jpg
- http://www.tongji.net/user/30/photo_37730.jpg
- http://pic2.nipic.com/20090415/918693_112458042_2.jpg
- http://www.moveed.com/data/media/45/bedtime5.jpg
- http://hummingbirdwebsite.com/gallery/black/01.jpg
- http://files.myopera.com/albilezze/blog/1.jpg