Men with deep voices father more babies

Now this one's interesting...

According to a recent study, men with deep toned voices tend to father more children than their high-pitched counterparts.

Coren Apicella, a Harvard University anthropology student, spent six months studying the Hadza, a nomadic hunter-gatherer population from Tanzania. For her, they were ideal because they "provide a window to our past."

Hadza still sleep under the stars. Women gather berries and tubers while men hunt using the bow and the arrow. The Hadza are monogamous (but divorce rate is high) and they choose their own partners. They don't use birth control methods either, so they are what we can call a natural fertility population.

The study was pretty simple. It involved collecting voice recordings of 49 men and 52 women between ages 18 to 55 from nine different camps. They were made to say "Hujambo", meaning "hello" into a microphone.

Some analysis here, analysis there, and the conclusion (or maybe speculation?) was this. The reason why men with deep voices fathered more children is probably because they attract more women with their voice than their tenor counterpart.

Hmmm...

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Here's the full article by BBC News.

Enough of the NBN Deal

As Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago put it, "it's a squabble over kickbacks, a waste of time."

Hay salamat. Somebody in the Senate finally said it. (Here's Inquirer's story.)

The NBN Deal brouhaha is taking up precious time from the Senate. They could have actually done something more useful with their time. I mean, the first hearing lasted until 9pm!

Personally, I don't think we need this anyway. $329 million for a broadband network, exclusive for the government is way too much, don't you think?

My Mutual Fund - First Metro Save and Learn Equity Fund - 2

Today, I added some more shares for my FAMI SALEF but it will not be credited until maybe tomorrow. I usually just scan my investment form and deposit slip and send it thru email but their DSL connection is not running yet so they won't be able to receive it. I guess I'll have to send it thru courier.

Recently, the FAMI office moved from 20F GT Tower to 18F PSBank Center.

For those who are interested to visit their office, here's the new address:

First Metro Asset Management Inc.,
18th Floor PSBank Center,
777 Paseo de Roxas Ave., cor. Sedeno St.,
Legaspi Village, Makati City.

Their phone number changed too: (632)891-2860 to 65, but they retained their old fax number: (632)816-0467.

The market is down...

... and I think it's time for me to buy some more of my equity fund shares.

Our company's special bonus arrived two weeks ago and another one will be credited next week.

Scarred with my recent losses, I have decided it's time for me to add to my FAMI SALEF shares. Although I don't really follow a pattern with my investing, like monthly or quarterly, this way, I am sort of doing cost averaging.

So there.

Monday, next week, I will make a trip to the bank. :-)