Fragrance. Hygiene.

I think sometimes i have quite a sensitive sense of scents. I used to post a blog about fragrance. Apparently i dont know much about perfume. But i do like it, if it is used nicely and appropriately. The fragrance is something beyond the pure smell from the bottle, it is some sort of evaporation that reveals someone's taste, gesture, character as well as the chemical myth that work out the coordination of finest workmanship, technology and users characters.

Sometimes, i am attracted by someone just because of her fragrance. Lightly. Decently. And sometimes i will be feeling very good while walking on the grass with the breeze of flowers fragrance. All these little details do surprisingly contribute to a 'good day'. Do you know why fragrance is important? Guess you all have always heard this phrase "romance is in the air". SO, we smell the romance!

Fragrant, does not mean clean. Smelly, however means bothering to the slightest; annoying or disgusting to a tougher degree. Since i have been working for months here, i started to notice the importance of oral hygiene. So far, to my experience in communicating in the work field, most bosses dont have problem with oral hygiene. Sometimes i only smelled the coffee scent when they speak. On the other hand, i found it really annoying when a colleague talked to me with bad oral odor. According to some statistical analysis, oral hygiene does help in improving human relationship, in work, and also among couples. I do really feel a bit reluctant to kiss a girl if she has really bad oral hygiene. Imagine how much extents of romance could it kill, while whispering in the ears, kissing, or having sex... When it comes to such seemingly meaningless detail, i am surprised by how deeply it influence or recall memories of mind. I can even remember so far in my life, i have encountered a few special girls. It was as if, i could smell their fragrance while they spoke. It was like.. i could hear the words from their mouth, but also i could smell the words. Come to think of it... smell the words... how weird. I have to say, fragrance, could form a picture, a painting, or a film.

Well, i personally dont know if i have bad odor or not, because i have troublesome wisdom teeth. However i do always try my best to keep my mouth clean. I use brush, mouthwash everyday, and dental frosts sometimes. At times, friends do comment that i am pretty slow while brushing my teeth. Well, it cant be bothered, because i just could not simply rush it even if i am late. Oral hygiene also plays an important role to keep one's health in good hand. Oral bacteria could influence one's heart in long term.

Personally, i think it is also common and important to keep armpit and feet clean. Appropriate use of deodorant is good too. But never too much. And i am quite supportive about armpit hygiene. I think hairless armpit is good. It may not be scientific but many could tell from experience. About feet, i once went to watch a movie with my friends. One of them took off his shoes in the cinema and the whole atmosphere became smelly and unbearable. With this kind of friends, i would definitely not go to any Thai or Korean or Japanese restaurant that requires sitting on the floor cushions and shoes-off at the entrance racks. I would go somewhere else. Of course, friends, are friends still. It is just the matter of getting along together in daily life, especially for close friends, housemates or couples.

I could sound a bit too picky and fussy. I used to have a girlfriend who embraces clean and hygiene quite exaggeratedly and funnily. She has even tried 'enforcing' her hygiene habit on me. Well, i guess many things in the past participated in shaping the ME today.

(Photo: The Kiss- by Chasing Twilight from Flickr)