Are women bad drivers?

There is a common opinion: women are bad drivers. If you see the pictures above, you might think the same, even my hubby agrees with it! Before making any conclusion, let’s see the facts here:

• According to insurance statistics, men are the bad drivers. There are the skeptics who mention that a man and a woman have different hormones, therefore making the man a better driver. A male driver is thought to have better reaction time because his brain works differently. But what these skeptics forget is that men drive faster, are more likely to break driving laws, and are more aggressive on the highway.


• Even tough statistics pointing to men as the culprits behind fatal car crashes, most people always seem to point the finger at women as being the more unstable drivers. With 77% of male drivers more likely to die behind the wheel then women, I wonder if the sex difference has anything to do with driving ability.


• MSN Auto offers a study prepared by Quality Planning, an insurance policy holder statistical gathering firm. Not surprisingly women came out on top as better and safer drivers than their male counterparts.


• The Quality Planning study revealed that men scored fifty percent higher than women in driving violations. ABC News, in a report by John Stossel said seventy-one percent of all accidents are caused by men. That same report also pointed out that men drove more miles than women, sixty-two percent compared to thirty-eight percent. However, even with the miles driven factored in, men still caused more accidents.


• Talking on cell phones while driving is not a gender-based habit. Teenage drivers often break driving laws whether they’re male or female.

So, whether you’re a woman or a man, you can be a good driver or a bad one; gender has nothing to do with it.
Source : cars.lovetoknow.com
Picture source: www.crashstuff.com

Motivate Yourself!

I’m a moody person. If I’m in my bad mood one day and then I’m following it, I can end up with doing nothing whole day. I realize that it’s not good for me. I should motivate myself to be more focus and enthusiastic.

The question is, how to motivate your self? Thank God, I found this article; and I want to share it here. We can learn from this! The following self-motivation tips will help you remain on track as you strive to make self-improvement changes or meet goals.
Motivation theory states that motivation is comprised of several converging factors: emotional investment, expectation, fear, anticipation, regret and hope. The key to remaining motivated is to stimulate these various motivating emotions and to remain focused on the desired goal. Here they are:

Seek AccountabilityOne of the best ways to stay on the wagon through tick and thin is to invest financially and time-wise in an accountability program. If you’re trying to lose weight, join a weight-loss program. If you’re trying to quit smoking, join a support group. If you’re trying to get up earlier, ask your spouse or roommate to do it with you. Find a partner or a group that will hold you accountable and ride the tide along with you.

Be ReasonableSet attainable goals at easy-to-achieve increments. If you’re determined to become a runner, start out alternating walking and running, walking for a minute and a half and running for 30 seconds. Does that sound way too easy? Good! After you’ve done that for a week, challenge yourself to walk for one minute and run for one minute. A week or two later, move it up to walking for 30 seconds and running for 90 seconds. Move slowly, celebrate every victory and inch your way to success.

Reward YourselfSet rewards for small goals and big goals, and celebrate it every time you meet a goal.

Remain FocusedDrop any other self improvement plans and focus on the one goal that matters most. Don’t let anything else compete with your focus and determination. You’ll have to work hard to make this change, so give it your all for at least 30, if not 60 days.

Educate YourselfRead up on your goal, listen to books on audio about it, go to group seminars or meetings discussing the topic and watch shows on television about it. Talk to your friends, asking them if they have had success in this area of life. Absorb yourself in the subject.

Go VisualPost pictures or reminder words that help you stay on track as you pursue your goal.

Whatever goals you want to achieve now, I hope these tips can inspire you…
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Picture source: wirituta.com

Red Ixora

I took this Ixora picture at my neighbor’s front yard. Ixora is a genus from the family Rubiaceae, consisting of tropical evergreens and shrubs. Though native to tropical areas in Asia, especially India, ixora now grows commonly in tropical climates in the USA, such as Florida. Ixora is also commonly known as West Indian Jasmine. In Indonesia, we call it Soka.

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