I guess this says it all (:

I managed to finish my homework. Off to study E math/A math and Geog(gah) after lunch




Can't wait for CNY where I can gourge myself till I blow up, receive ang paos and wear my pretty clothes :D

 

MEME!

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag five people.



Oops, the book that I picked up was my E math text book which apparantly have less than 5 sentences on that page..... ><

I never felt so accomplished in my life. Even though I wasted a lot of time doing flag day, which was really retarded, I actually managed to finish my homework, studied for SS, History, Chemistry.


Should I do practice more english comprehension questions?


Oh, I actually managed to practise the songs for choir. I feel more secure now, knowing that I kind of know how to sing the song.


My sleeping routine is totally messed up. I slept until 11pm on friday, went to sleep at 4+ am, woke up at 10+am, went to sleep at 2+ am last night... woke up at 4+ am to do homework... went back to sleep around 6am, woke up this morning at around 11+...... see how messed up my lifestyle is? No wonder I am having and increasing number of pimples on my face.. Must be due to the unhealthy sleeping habits and unhealthy lifestyle I am leading. Oops.

Quick post before I go to sleep because this is the only way, other than PRAYING to calm myself down. Firstly I would like to say how I hate it that some people just__________________________________________ making you feel irritated and like you are invisible and the worse thing is I cannot find a way to express disdain for _______________________ without sounding rude. So my friend's solution? EMO lor.

Secondly, I AM IN A MURDEROUS mood. Which probably explains why I cannot sleep, because of the adrenaline rush I am feeling. It IS true, what we learn in bio, because I see my hands going red, (arterioles constricting? No idea, cannot rmb) I feel the 'butterflies in my stomach' sensation(digestive system not working properly due to it not recieving enough blood) and of course....... full of energy.


On a brighter note, I ate DOUGHNUT today(notice the singular noun) Went to Bugis with ET, checked out the prices of bags(exorbiant like mad) rewarded ourselves with a doughnut at J co each,(she dropped hers, I laughed.I know, I am evil) and it was delicious! I wished I had enough money to buy one of those wonderful drinks, but sadly, not only will I give myself a bad tummy discomfort, due to my being lactose intolerant(OH, now I know why I felt uncomfortable after eating the doughnut because it had cream inside) I will also cause myself to not be able to sleep. (I once drank a caramel Frappe from Starbucks and I could only sleep at 5+am the next day....................)

Seriously. I spent 3 hours in the afternoon just compeleting the homework. In addition to that, I foolishly left my textbook in class and with no D book, I had to beg the help of some kind soul who very willingly helped me take pictures of the questions so that i can complete my homework(THANK YOUUUUU). Actually, it is not that difficult. It is just that i am so COCK EYED that I cannot see the answers which were staring right at me, in the face. Whoops.


I probably failed all my recent tests/graded assignments. I have a strange and omnious feeling that i went off topic for english, did not complete History(what is the point of having a new format when you are not going to ask questions that requires the new format???) in time, geog because I screwed up my map reading, forgot to bring my map reading materials and gave away my marks..... going to fail biology too, because I have forgotten everything I just studied........

On a brighter note, lessons were somehow quite manageble. Maybe its because I am finally getting used to the hectic school life, but I no longer feel like breaking down. Anyway, it is ONLY the 3rd week of school, no point stressing myself out. Although, I have to remind myself that common tests are in like, 3 weeks time?



Oh, anyone knows of any food that can increase the memory power? I am VERY forgetful lately...(look above for the things I have forgotten already)


Half day tomorrow and guess who has CCA?

What Makes a 'Type B' an Individual?

What makes Me Me and You You?

This is the question that is at the heart of the genetic puzzle. It is also central to our exploration of blood types. The key is genetic heritage - the story line of your life. Even though you are living in the 21st century, you share a common bond with your ancestors. The genetic information that resulted in their particular characteristics has been passed on to you.

People who are B blood type have a different set of characteristics than people who are Type O or Type A - they are susceptible to different diseases, they should eat different foods and exercise in a completely different manner. Some believe that personality is influenced by blood type! Dr. D'Adamo, author of the best selling books Eat Right for Your Type and Live Right for Your Type, among others, gives us a blueprint for living in his books. Read on to learn more about the Type B individual.

The Blood Type B Individualized Lifestyle

The mechanics of blood type's influence have to do with the way the genes influence each other, seemingly unrelated, genes located immediately adjacent or nearby. This mechanism explains why your blood type can have an impact on such a diverse number of bodily systems - from digestive enzymes to neurochemicals. Many nutrition experts are baffled when they first hear about the link between blood type and digestion. That's because they are only considering the physical significance of blood type as a surface antigen. Actually, it's not your blood type antigen that is influencing the level of acid in your stomach, but rather the gene for your blood type influencing other seemingly unrelated genes located immediately adjacent (or very close) to the ABO blood type gene that can exert an effect on your stomach acid levels. This phenomenon, called gene linkage, isn't well understood yet, but it is well known: Many genes influence the actions of other seemingly unrelated genes. As we explore Blood Type B, we will learn more about this intriguing relationship.

B Is for Balance - B Blood Type History

Blood Type B developed in the area of the Himalayan highlands, now part of present day Pakistan and India. Pushed from the hot, lush savannahs of eastern Africa to the cold highlands of the Himalayan Mountains, Blood type B may have initially mutated in response to climactic changes. It first appeared in India or the Ural region of Asia among a mix of Caucasian and Mongolian tribes. This new blood type was soon characteristic of the great tribes of steppe dwellers, who by this time dominated the Eurasian Plains. As the Mongolians swept through Asia, the gene for Type B blood was firmly entrenched. The Mongolians swept northward, pursuing a culture dependent upon herding and domesticating animals - as their diet of meat and cultured dairy products reflected.

Of all the ABO types, Type B shows the most clearly defined geographic distribution. Stretching as a great belt across the Eurasian plains and down to the Indian subcontinent, Type B is found in increased numbers from Japan, Mongolia, China and India up to the Ural Mountains. From there westward, the percentages fall until a low is reached at the western tip of Europe. The small numbers of Type B in Western Europeans represents western migration by Asian nomadic peoples. This is best seen in the easternmost western Europeans, the Germans and Austrians, who have an unexpectedly high incidence of Type B blood compared to their western neighbors. Modern sub continental Indians a Caucasian people, have some of the highest frequencies of Type B blood in the world. The northern Chinese and Koreans have very high rates of Type B blood and very low rates of Type A.

What Makes Type B Unique

As a Type B, you carry the genetic potential for great malleability and the ability to thrive in changeable conditions. Unlike blood types A and O, which are at opposite ends of every spectrum, your position is fluid, rather than stationary, with the ability to move in either direction along the continuum. It's easy to see how this flexibility served the interests of early Type B's who needed to balance the twin forces of the animal and vegetable kingdoms. At the same time, it can be extremely challenging to balance two poles and Type B's tend to be highly sensitive to the effects of slipping out of balance.

The primary challenges that can get in the way of optimum health for Type B include a tendency to produce higher than normal cortisol levels in situations to stress; sensitivity to the B specific lectins in select foods, resulting in inflammation and greater risk for developing Syndrome X; susceptibility to slow growing, lingering viruses - such as those for MS, CFS, and lupus; and a vulnerability to autoimmune diseases. "If I were to generalize," says Dr. D'Adamo, "I would say that a healthy Type B, living right for his or her own type, tends to have fewer risk factors for disease and tends to be more physically fit and mentally balanced than any of the other blood types." Type B's tended to have a greater ability to adapt to altitude and interestingly, are statistically the tallest of the blood types.

Type B Diet

For Type Bs the biggest factors in weight gain are corn, wheat, buckwheat, lentils, tomatoes, peanuts and sesame seeds. Each of these foods affect the efficiency of your metabolic process, resulting in fatigue, fluid retention, and hypoglycemia - a severe drop in blood sugar after eating a meal. When you eliminate these foods and begin eating a diet that is right for your type, you blood sugar levels should remain normal after meals. Another very common food that Type Bs should avoid is chicken. Chicken contains a Blood Type B agglutinating lectin in its muscle tissue. Although chicken is a lean meat, the issue is the power of an agglutinating lectin attacking your bloodstream and the potential for it to lead to strokes and immune disorders. Dr. D'Adamo suggests that you wean yourself away from chicken and replace them with highly beneficial foods such as goat, lamb, mutton, rabbit and venison. Other foods that encourage weight loss are green vegetables, eggs, beneficial meats, and low fat dairy. When the toxic foods are avoided and replaced with beneficial foods, Blood Type Bs are very successful in controlling their weight.

Handling Stress

When it comes to hormones, type B is closer to type A, producing somewhat higher levels of cortisol. When a Type B is out of balance, this manifests in overreaction to stress, difficulty in recovering from stress, disrupted sleep patterns, daytime brain fog, disruptive to GI friendly bacteria and suppresses immune function. This leads to increased risks for depression, insulin resistance, hypothyroidism and high stress can further exacerbate virtually all health challenges.

The Nitric Oxide (NO) molecule also has implications for Blood Type B's stress response and ability to recover quickly from stress. NO has emerged as an important substance capable of modifying many biological processes - including the nervous system and the immune system. Nitric Oxide functions as a kind of mediator of certain types of neurons in the central nervous system. Unlike the other neuro-transmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, NO does not bind to specific sites on the cell, but rather is infused into the cell and works directly at the biochemical level, making it a "rapid response" neurotransmitter. NO also seems to be involved in the regulation of the endorphins produced in the brain. The ability to rapidly clear NO can be highly beneficial to the cardiovascular system, but it also has implications for the activity of neurotransmitters, enabling faster recovery of stress. Scientists found that patients who possessed the Type B antigen appeared to clear NO more rapidly than do people of other blood types - the scientists had no clue as to why this might be, however, one of the possible answers lies right next to the ABO gene as the gene that influences the ability to modulate Arginine conversion to NO is right next to the gene that codes for blood type. Remember the gene linkage that was discussed earlier? Does this sound familiar? Dr. D'Adamo has observed that type B's have a wonderful gift to be able to gain physiological relief from stress and maintain emotional balance through the utilization of mental processes such as visualization and meditation.

Exercise

To maintain the mind/body balance that is unique to Type B's, Dr. D'Adamo recommends that you choose physical exercise that challenges your mind as well as your body. Type Bs need to balance meditative activities with more intense physical exercise. "You tend to do best with activities that are not too aerobically intense, have an element of mental challenge and involve other people." Says Dr. D'Adamo. Excellent forms of exercise for Type B's include tennis, martial arts, cycling, hiking and golf.

The Personality Connection

The connection between blood type and personality has long been studied. In an independent study, Dr. D'Adamo found that most Blood Type B's often described themselves in ways related to the following characteristics: subjective, easygoing, creative, original and flexible. In another study, Type B's scored significantly higher on "intuiting," indicating a preference or sixth sense information; and they scored high on the "intuiting/feeling" combination, indicating that they tend to be insightful, mystical, idealistic, creative, globally-oriented, people-oriented and good at imagining. They also reported that they learned best through listening, then reflecting on and interpreting what they had observed. Perhaps the nomadic life of the steppes contributed to long hours given over to talk as well as ample time for meditation and reflection.

Live Right! Here are Dr. D'Adamo's key lifestyle strategies for Type Bs:

• Visualization is a powerful technique for Type Bs. If you can visualize it, you can achieve it
• Find healthy ways to express your nonconformist side
• Spend at least twenty minutes a day involved in some creative task that requires your complete attention
• Go to bed no later than 11:00PM and sleep for eight hours or more. It is essential for B's to maintain their circadian rhythm
• Use mediation to relax during breaks
• Engage in a community, neighborhood or other group activity that gives you a meaningful connection to a group. Type Bs are natural born networkers
• Be spontaneous
• As they age, Type Bs have a tendency to suffer memory loss and have decreased mental acuity. Stay sharp by doing tasks that require concentration, such as crossword puzzles or learn a new skill or language

http://www.dadamo.com/bloodtype_B.htm

darn true. Especially the last part.........................................

E math and A math tests and I STILL haven't study for them. Neither have I completed chemistry, even though I tried to...

I probably will only pop by once in a while to rant about my life. It is the first week of school and yet I am already stressed out. We had CCA open house today. Didn't stay for campfire, it was a good thing we didn't have to perform because I was so tired. I think CCA Open House went well, considering that all the souvenirs were given out and people actually came back to ask for more! (yay, means that they were really pretty and people liked them a lot) Quite a number of people were asking about choir when they came to our booth so I guess that it is a good sign? Haha, I realised that more people actually come when you don't ask them to. Oh well.

From next week onwards, I am going to have chinese mock exam every monday.  Chinese compo writing every tuesday. Which means I have to miss cca, which................ I don't know whether it's good or bad.  Oh, adding on to that, I have like, two class tests... on my cca days. I really hate having tests on cca days. You know why? It is because I will be so troubled by the test, and because I am such a worry wart, I will be unable to concentrate during cca and worry about my test..... which I cannot change. Of course I will be so blooody tired and cranky and it is just one of those days.

Gosh, only thing I can take heart in is that it will all be over. Soon. Since everyone says sec 4 will zoom past us anyway.

Post coming up. I need to eat and sleep first. Seriously sleep deprived and it is only the first week of school

Just got back from shopping with my mum. :DD I am really tired, but at least I managed to get a lot of stuff :DDDD

I would upload pictures but they are all hanging out to dry already D: Anyway, I bought like, 3 dresses, one high-waist pants/shorts/overalls? I have no idea what they are called. Got a new handbag too :D I almost got a new pair of cute flats but then, THEY DON'T HAVE MY SIZE! I should have just grabbed it, and use like, shoe pads or wear socks. ):

Haha, at first, my mum said budget was only $30 BUT THEN, when we got to the shops, there was lots of discounts so we just keep buying and buying. Heh. In fact, my mum was like asking me to get this get that. And I was like thinking "YAY!"





Now that I got new clothes, there is absolutely no reason for me to procrastinae any further. I didn't even do any homework at all yesterday. .......  Once I complete my 21 newspaper articles, I AM FREE!

Whee... Had the most fabulous day today :D First time spending Xmas with the cell group. Food was awesome, games were awesome too.(Forfeits were the best!)  Met new people, hopefully they will see more of them! 


Haha had Xmas dinner with the family later in the evening.. Ate so much till my stomach was about to burst. Er, I think I shouldn't have opened my presents so early.. Haha, should wait till tomorrow or something.. All the presents are under the christmas tree now.







Thank You GOD, for blessing us with JESUS! I really appreciate it and I LOVE YOU, LORD. ♥

Homework update:


21 newspaper articles
One chinese compo
Olympics thing
E math TB
Chem speed of reaction worksheets




I think that is all. Oh, of course I have tt homework but the teacher says I can skip if I want to considering I have a lot of homework already (:DDD) But then again, I have one week break due to the christmas holidays.. so better do it anyway.



Edit: I just remembered that the topic for the chinese comp will be, ironically on holiday homework and how kids are complaining that we have too much holiday homework. Talk about irony.. I guess maybe they think that it is a good way to release vent our pent-up fustration at teachers giving us too much holiday homework and we can finally justify ourselves. Which actually IS ironic considering that they ARE already doing that.

This is ridiculous. I just finished my entire school test pad just by doing my holiday homework. Which consist of E math, Bio, A math and English and I haven't even complete any of the above subjects yet. Gosh, it means that it is either the fullscape by the school is pathetically limited with only a few sheets or it means that the school just gives TOO MUCH HOMEWORK. I am guessing the latter. Anyone with me on that?






Edit: Yay, I have excuse to myself and that it is not that I am procrastinating, but it is that I have no way to continue with my work, seeing as I have no fullscape now. Doing(Was) A math btw.

Ever heard your favorite song so many times, but there was much more to it than you ever heard? I was listening to Mighty to save by Hillsong today, and then I realised, even though I heard the song so many times(and still love it) I heard it somehow differently today. Like the fact that there was a second singer in the song and how I always only listened to the lead singer's voice. See, maybe if we all listened with our hearts and not just our ears, we may hear things with a different perspective. So I guess what God may be telling me is to see things in different perspectives. Open your eyes, ears, mind and soul to your surroundings, you may discover what you never discovered before. Its like, maybe there are hidden messages in things that we just tune out in our daily lives because we don't bother to listen or to see with our hearts. Just some random examples. Like maybe, say, someone says he/she is alright, but he/she actually really meant they want your company, your sympathy, your shoulder to cry on and your listening heart. (not just your ears) Or maybe some people says they are stupid,(plenty of experiences) with that maybe what they want is really just reassurance that they are not. So listen with your hearts, see the world with your mind. You may be shocked at how different it is.

Another thing I would like to share with all of you. Happiness. So your parents decide to get you the latest iPhone you have been DYING to get(although you wouldn't really DIE for a simple gadget, will you?) and finally on Christmas morning....... guess what, SURPRISE, you got it.. You feel.... happy. Even though, is that really happiness? More like desire fulfilled, right? (I know, I know, I am totally ripping it off from the magnum commercial) But would you not agree that pleasure is desire fulfilled? Most of the time in life, we get our desires fulfilled.. (good grades, friendships, money..)isn't that pleasure we feel? Then, just when I thought I was 'happy' with whatever I had, a wise man(or rather, omnipresent being, aka God) told me that true happiness is being able to accept whatever comes your way. Whether is it good or bad. I mean, seriously, look at all the sad, emo people nowadays who end up cutting themselves and being so depressed in their lives,(ok, really no offense meant even thought I hope no one actually does that. The cutting thing. Or knows anyone who does, for that matter.) don't they all do that because they are unable to accept whatever that happens is happening or had happened to them in life? Lets be honest, how many of us girls freak out just because you got a big zit on your face? Or cry because you got a bad haircut? (ok, I am guilty of all of the above) So what!? So what if you don't look good?(though I believe everyone looks good, one way or another) and anyway, why live up to Man's expectations and not God's? Anyway, my point is won't we all just be happier if we just accept whatever comes our way, who we are, how we look, etc?  Instead of moaning and groaning about somebody else's life is so much better than yours and why can you not have his/her life? Only make yourself feel much more worse.

I guess I am saying this, coming from one with great experience. Ok, I admit it. I was ashamed of how I looked in the past, and got teased for it. Often.  Thus, I become very insecure. Which was probably a reason why people found it even easier to take advantage of me and step all over me. I was so unhappy. (no, I did not try to cut myself. But I did. you know, you get the point) I was so unhappy that I always wondered to myself, wth was I living for? All this misery? Yet I knew that if I did... committed suicide, well, I sure did not want to go to hell and suffer for an eternity. Yet life was such a struggle for me. All because I was unable to accept  God's greatest gift to me. My life. Being saved my Jesus. I couldn't accept it(the my life part) I just couldn't understand why God wanted to create me and yet let me suffer. Hence I fell.... gosh, am I so sorry about that. But then, I don't know somehow I got connected with God again. I think it was because this really really sweet teacher(P1) somehow she still remembers me... and one fine day, she went looking for me in the hall(I thought I was in trouble, so did all my classmates who shot me accusing glares, ok, fine not accusing, but more of curious and questioning. Because everyone knows that if you were being called out by the teacher in the hall, you are in deep deep trouble.) Anyway, it turns out that she knew this christian healer... who came from some other country and had been traveling the world, healing people. She thought of me immediately after she knew of the healer. (so sweet!) Of course my mother said no, being the anti-God/christian whatever, positive it was some sort of scam. How I felt that God hasn't forsaken me. How guilty I felt.. for accusing Him.. and yeah, I got connected with Him again. Anyway, somehow, after that, I felt more... loving and accepting of myself I guess? I won't deny that I been through a lot in my life. Though not as much as some people. It just makes me more accepting of the challenges God present me in life. And God will never let you do something beyond your capabilities(I forgot how to spell it for a moment. Sheesh.) so  instead of whinning about it like some bratty kid, just ACCEPT IT. You will feel so much happier this way.