Thinking Out Loud

Have you all ever wondered, is it absolutely alright to think out aloud? Yes the lady at work has very bad BO, yes the guy who sits behind your cube can't stop farting, but is it proper to voice it out aloud what has been running through your head? (Stop farting you freaking *******). :-(

How much of honesty is considered as too much of honesty? There are certain things that cannot be said out loud due to circumstances and also so that no embaressment will be caused for the affected party. But there are things that can be said out aloud, provided there's subtlelity in it.

How subtle you may ask? Well, that depends on the sensitive meter of course.

Some people generally have very thick skin (kulit kerbau), so for these kind of people, its easy to voice out our discomfort or dislike. Then there are people whom are open to critics, but up to one extent only, and for these people average level of subtleness is required. Finally there's the third range of people who are SO SENSITIVE that if you actually give them a compliment, they will take it as an insult, :P. For these kind of people, maximum subtleness has to be turned on in order for us not to declare war with immediate effect. hehe.

How about confronting your loved ones? Some of their quirky behaviour might be driving you crazy, but how do you tell them without hurting them? You hate the way your husband hums out of tune, but how do you tell him that it drives you crazy? He will get offended cause you do not appreciate his "talent" (so he thinks) !!! :-)

And why did I choose to talk about this? Well, I realized that I am always stuck in this kind of situations and I do not how to overcome it most of the time. However, I'm sure there are many people out there who share my concern. For those who are blessed with a laser tongue, whipping out words is as simple as ABC simply beacuse they don't give a damn about people's feelings and thoughts. I on the other hand, care too much not to hurt anyone with my words intentionally. (unintentionally is another matter all together...hehe).

So, how do I plan to handle the guy who can't stop farting? Well, i'm planning to get a sign like this below to post at a place where its visible for him to see!! :-)

Cheers and have a nice day folks!