Word Definitions: Self-Awareness

I was looking up the dictionaries online trying to find a definition of what is "self-awareness" or being "self-aware". I guess the closest I got to an objective definition was this from Merriam-Webster online dictionary:

• Main Entry: self–aware·ness
• Function: noun
• Date: 1880
• : an awareness of one's own personality or individuality

hmm... a definition that is defined by even more abstract concepts of personality and individuality.

Anyway this was what prompted me to wonder about this word. How often are we aware of how we behave in others' company? Are we too loud, too soft, too assertive, too timid, showing too much ego for our own good? Are we being intrusive or are we giving others the kind of quiet and private space they need to function?

Maybe some food for thought before the next time we carry out a conversation with another person / a group of people in the workspace.

Getting confused over O3

Recently dad asked me to look into getting an Ozoniser or Ozone vegetable washer for him. Was checking around the web to see what is available on the market .... which is very little if we are just looking at Singapore. Well, there are suppliers, but many of them, in my personal opinion, look a little dubious. Afterall, it just doesn't feel quite right ordering a product from someone who operates out of an HDB flat.

Besides, all this craze about the benefits of Ozone... is it for real or just marketing talk. I can't help noticing the discrepancies between product claims and medical research reports (that ozone is safe at 0.05 ppm or something like that). Most products don't even mention ppm...

So how to find a safe and right product? Is it necessary at all? I wonder.....

Right... when was the last time you did that?

Quote of the day - "please allow us one working day to turn around the results instead of giving us last minute requests..."

Sometimes when i hear this at work, i start wondering... when was the last time anyone ever gave me advance notice to allow for turn around time instead of last minute requests? hardly ever... and yet these are the same people quoting the above to me.

Right... some day if they do give me that turn around time, I might consider giving more advanced notice for my requests too... tit for tat.