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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

i just spent the entire afternoon since 2 o'clock alone stretched out on the sofa, tv switched on to Mtv, reading A Girl with Glass Feet. it's so intriguing, so fantastical yet real in descriptions of human character, of socially awkward people in an estranged dysfunctional family masked by past scars, yet none of whom can be blamed. the vibrancy of the female protagonist whom, herself, is slowly diminishing, bringing life into the monochrome land and its inhabitants.. i could finish this book in a day, but i'm secretly trying to prolong my read, as is the ambivalence every time i encounter a good read. i don't want it to end :(

Hashir's advice to Haneef gives some hope to people like me who never spend adequate time revising! he said something like "listen during lectures and you'll retain 60% of it's contents (make sure you do), then go home and read up on the left over 40%.."
during bio lecture today i decided to listen although i didnt bring my notes, and i myself was shocked to realise how all this time i havent actually been listening during lectures and actively absorbing!
like right now, i can regurgitate whatever was taught during lecture today on Cystic Fibrosis:
Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive condition due to an in-frame deletion of 3 base pairs(TTT) coding for amino acid phenylalanine at position 508 on chromosome 7. this mutation results in the alteration of the 3-D configuration of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, causing it to be unable to transport chloride ions out of the cell. this causes sodium ions to enter to cell to balance its charges. water then enters the cell via osmosis due to the osmotic pressure, resulting in thickened mucus that causes the immobility of the cilia and its inability to remove bacteria dust and dirt etc.. symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis include susceptibility to pneumonia, inability to digest/ absorb nutrients from food due to blocked pancreatic and bile ducts, pancreatic cysts, liver disease, sterility..

LOL. i have to leave for floorball training now hope the guys win MI today!!

she's not here @

4:25 PM