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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 There are some people who have the gift of the gab: they can turn lies into truth, make absurd things reasonable. Then there are the ones with a talent that is exactly opposite: they can turn truth into lies, and make reasonable statements and requests sound absurd and ridiculous. I have had the privilege of observing people who belong to the latter category, display their talents for the past twenty-odd years. It is amazing to see maestros at work, how they cunningly craft their words to make even the most reasonable requests become unpalatable and even offensive. How, with a deft twist of logic and pauses inserted just nice, they alienate and disgust mature, thinking and logical people. It would be amazing to observe, if I wasn't the target of said manipulation. Their latest display of talent was with regards to proper sleeping habits. My stand on this is that, yes, proper sleeping habits are good. And I agree that my brother's sleeping habits need some adjustment, he's been sleeping at 4am and waking up past noon for the past 2 weeks. As for my own, they are naturally "good". I've been having trouble sleeping since I moved back home, so I frequently get up early, like 7am. Because of that, I can't help but go to bed pretty early as well, around midnight. So in summary, I actually agree that our sleeping habits need some fine-tuning. However, the maestros managed to make me change my stand. First, they chose to broach this topic in the middle of dinner, which is not a very good time for heavy topics to be discussed. Therefore, my brother and I chose to concentrate on eating our food. Whether encouraged by lack of opposition or challenged by the lack of agreement, the maestros then proceeded to expand on their argument. "People say you're both very thin, that's because you don't sleep enough." My brother, riled up, retorted, "It's because we haven't been eating a lot." There's been a snack drought in the house, and it's hard to grow fat when we're eating so "healthily". Without giving us the chance to elaborate our first sentence, the maestros replied, "It's precisely because you sleep late and wake up late, and miss breakfast, that's why." That's bullshit on 2 counts. For my brother, he frequently cooks noodles if he stays up late, so he's still getting 3 meals a day. For me, I just don't have breakfast sometimes, even if I wake up early. Even if I do, it's only a few pieces of bread which barely sustains me till lunch. Their argument logic can be expressed thus: To prove A is wrong, just blame everything on A. In the face of such logic, even a potential ally such as I have no choice but to stand up against it. Having talented people in the house can be such a trial sometimes.
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