where do we go

on the topic of human migrations, last night i was watching a badminton match between china and malaysia when i noticed just how different they looked despite both of them being chinese. and the malaysian player is actually from malaysia, much unlike the sportsmen of singapore.

but even amongst singaporean chinese, we can usually tell the difference between us and those from china. we've only been separated for a couple of generations and already we seem to be diverging genetically.

it also made me wonder how much damage we could be placing upon our bodies by living in an environment that is different from what it is made for. probably not very drastic, but there's bound to be something. and of course, these days changes are happening so rapidly that it's almost impossible for the body to keep up naturally.

so many thoughts from a badminton match...