Of the few things I have blind faith in is my mum's cure for hiccups. She doesn't believe in drinking water, taking deep breaths or being surprised to get rid of hiccups. Instead, she'll ask me calmly to recite every single thing I've eaten that day. My hiccups always stop miraculously after I've answered that question. I don't know if it's a placebo effect cos I trust my mum's unswerving belief, or cos this unscientific method does have some rationale. The point is it works.

If only I have such faith in other matters.