Of Airports and Boobs

Just seen a new slide-show on BusinessWeek, the results from the latest annual survey by the Airports Council International on the best airport service quality around the world. (Check it out here.) KLIA is ranked 2nd! How awesome is that! I've always thought that KLIA was a great airport, with its high airy ceilings and palm-tree columns, plentiful use of glass, clear signage, clean and abundant toilets, etc. So proud that we Malaysians can actually get some things right, and especially since the airport is really the first contact point for so many people visiting Malaysia for the first time. Often, good or bad first impressions of a place is pretty dependent on what kind of welcome greets you.

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And this is another random bit from earlier this evening when *ahem* mammary glands crept into the dinner conversation, and the girls on the table commented that we were pretty happy with what we had been blessed (or cursed?) with. This reminded me of something on a random blog I stumbled upon some time ago:

According to some research (via the BBC) released to time neatly with all those women exercising to remove the Christmas poundage, apparently 9.5 million British women don't wear the right bra when they run and are damaging themselves irreperably. Some scary facts and figures...

• Boobs move in a figure of 8 shape when you jog. This strains your ligaments and tissues.
• If you run a mile, your bosoms will bounce 135 metres.
• Each funbag moves independently of the body by an average of 9cm for each step.
• An average boob weighs 200 - 300g.
• Wearing an average bra stops bounce by 37%.
• Wearing a sports bra stops bounce by 78%.

Scattered Thoughts: Wow! 200-300 grams! What size cup is that? Hmm.. I really should get hold of a sports bra then, if it really is that helpful... Why figure of 8 and not just "up-down-up-down"? How is it possible for a boob to move 9cm for each step??? Is that when one is or isn't wearing a bra?

For all ye female readers, hope that was an amusing read and a strong enough warning that we should heed our mothers' advice to always give 'em girls enough support. It's never too late to get properly fitted! And to all our dear blokes out there, please appreciate *them* better and with more care! =D