night of debauchery

de·bauch·er·y [di-baw-chuh-ree] [dɪˈbɔtʃəri]


1.excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.
2.seduction from duty, allegiance, or virtue.


I was thinking of random words that people would describe their night out and I thought of the word debauchery. I've never really read the exact definition of the word before, and it seems to slightly amuse me. As I was reading it, I realized that this word could accurately describe what our world has become in this day and age. Makes it kind of sad doesn't it?


For many people at the club last night, it was a night of debauchery, but for me, it was quite an awesome night :) Of course, some experiences should be forgotten, some should be remembered for awhile at least and some should be remembered forever. Ah. I love you Amy :D hehe. We NEED to do this again :)



The four of us:

me and my loverlie :)

:D cheers to a night never to be forgotten... unless the lack of of sleep killed those specific memory cells. But I'm sure they didn't :) If I had a things I love list, this would definitely be on it:


Late night/early morning talks with a cherished friend about life and love.


P.S. In person is so much better than on msn and facebook FOR SURE.


Love ya!

RING

Scientists are really smart. They've figured out how cells reproduce. They've found out what specific proteins transcribe DNA. They've sequenced the human genome. They've sequenced an individual's genome. They've figured out that Ras, when activated by GTP will activate a mitogen-activated protein (MAP) 3 kinase or Raf by phosphorylating it. The active Ras in turn will phosphorylate a MAP 2 kinase (MEK) which will phosphorylate a MAPK (ERK) on both serine and tyrosin residues. ERK will then translocate to the nucleus and phosphorylate the transcription factor ELK after dimerizing. Really, scientists are really smart.

But they're not very creative.

For example, RING. It sounds like it could be some crazy complicated gene like retinal inotrophic neurotransmitting globule gene. I don't know. But no. What it really stands for is:

Really Interesting New Gene.

Seriously. Here's an article taken from the Chemistry and Industry Journal, November 2001:

One of the most interesting genes to raise its hairy head out of the genomial soup is called the Ring gene. It appears to help in helping cells prepare themselves for cold weather. Enquiries about its full name -- after all it's useful to know its proper name and possibly its telephone number with winter fast approaching -- reveals that Ring is only an acronym; it stands for Really Interesting New Gene. Bit of a comedown really. Not many of its characteristics shine through that description, and as for interesting, it really depends on your standards. Compared with President Bush, yes. Meryl Streep? And anyway what about boring old genes? Should they be called BOGs?

Scientists, to the world actually look really cool, in their white lab coats and their jargon that nobody by themselves will understand. Think about how much knowledge is in their heads. But maybe that knowledge has used up all their neurons in their brain and has left none for creativity. What would happen if they found another gene that was even more interesting than this one? What would they call it then? EMITTLGG? Even More Interesting Than The Last Gene Gene? Who knows?

I guess as long as everyone outside the scientific world do not understand what all the acronyms really stand for, they're still cool, if only just a little.

worrywart

Have you ever felt like you worry too much about the future? Maybe about school? or even about what you're going to to eat the next day? I know you do, some more than others :P haha.

So today, I was studying anatomy in a cubicle on LG in Taylor and worrying away about how I was going to memorize the muscles, joints, arteries and veins of the body. Fun times I tell you. But anyway, many people procrastinate studying by writing on the wooden panels of the cubicle, so being the awesome procrastinator that I am, I started reading them. Some were weird, like "How many people have you killed at western? (Be honest!)" or in chinese "Ho moon ar!" or telling you to stop reading "Stop reading this wooden panel and start studying!" (definitely should've listened to that haha). But there was one I liked:

"Worrying is like sitting on a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but you don't get anywhere."

And so, people, you shouldn't worry so much! It wastes time and you get extra stressed (which leads to an increase in cortisol and catecholamines and food intake which can lead to obesity! haha. Yay for physiology labs) But yea, trust that God will take you where He wants you to go. But that doesn't mean you can just sit there, or do other things and expect Him to just take you there and give you the marks. STUDY, people. God's got a plan, but you've got to work for it too. I should get studying haha. 30 minutes till dinner time and then ACF!

re: ~magibon~!

I think I've got it down. I know it's not as long as hers, but hey, I'm a beginner! It actually takes a lot of effort to look "cute" and silent for so long haha. and yes, I'm procrastinating. haha. and I need a new webcam. Anyone with a super kind heart? :P

whee! I'm magibon! hahahahahahahahaha

Happy Single Awareness Day! <3

For all the ladies who are single, some eye candy for you (and yes, I know they may look girly, but who do you think I am? hahaha)

ikuta toma


nagase tomoya


mmm. yummy.

happy v-day everyone.

~Magibon~

ummm. According to the youtube view counter, this video has been watched by 1,268,852 people so far since the day it was added on January 24, 2008. The question is... why? I have to admit she's really cute, but really, why so many silent videos? We don't need to see how long you can look cute, we know you already are. You don't need so many videos to show it either. haha. If she talked, maybe it'd be a different story.

umm. maybe. haha. I love how much time she has. She looks so young and cute, but her boobs are so big! haha. Premature development? But yea, anyway, she's from the States somewhere and some Japanese interent company saw her and loved her and gave her a free ticket to Japan. haha. It blows my mind. 42 videos. Oh, Magibon.

* snow *

It has been snowing so much tonight. It kind of makes me want to go out and play since the weather's warmer now. When the snow's new and untouched, it's so beautiful, especially on the trees and when you look up UC hill. When the snowflakes are so big that when they hand on you, they don't melt and make you look like a walking snowman. God's pretty amazing, eh? Every single snowflake a different shape, just like our fingerprints. Do you think He counts them all too? I mean if He knows the number of hairs on my head, why wouldn't He know how many snowflakes fall in a single snow fall?

"Well, let's see, today, I'm going to send down... 8 943 854 309 248 390 243 289 032 snowflakes but tomorrow, I'm only going to send down 5 489 023 482 390 428 304 923."

If only I didn't have tests, lab presentations, solo performances and midterms to prepare for. If only I had all my snow gear, or all of Phil's snow gear :)





Let's do this again soontime :)

Mukodono 2003

I just finished another Japanese drama called Mukodono 2003. If you haven't watched it, I very much recommend this drama.

It's about an idol, Yuichiro Sakuraba, who is voted the sexiest man alive. He's got the looks, the voice, the money and all the popularity he could ever want. But, in reality, he's a completely different person, geeky glasses and pastel coloured sweatsuits and heart that's just so big. He's so innocent and naive and believes that as long as he smiles, everything will be ok.

Don't forget to smile whatever happens, as long as you keep smiling, you
can make friends with everyone. Everyone will like you too. That
way, you'll share the same feelings. Everyone will acknowledge and support
you. As long as you keep smiling, many people will be willing to support
you.

Those were the last words his mom gave him before she left him when he was a kid and he continued to live by it hoping that she would come back for him one day.

It's got the comedy, the drama, the romance, the laughs and the tears.

I LUF <3

Here's the intro of the show:


and here's a link to a clip of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfgPOzxerR4

The little girl has leukemia and has caught pneumonia too. She's convinced that there's no reason to continue living in this world. Oh Yuichiro <3

long-awaited update

and once again, I quickly abandon my blog becuase I'm just that lazy. I'll get back to my retreat post soon. I've also been reading Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell and I must say that it's really making me think some more. But once again, I'll talk about that later HAHA. so much substance in my posts eh?

But you know why you come to my blog? Not for me, but for my awesome dreams :) Or maybe, that's just what I use my blog for so that I can remember them. I've had quite a bit recently and I don't know why. Some have been very frustrating, freaky, aggravating, annoying, extremely sad, angry, and some just plain weird.

Here's a summary of my past couple dreams:

Dream 1

Core decides to throw me a birthday party and everyone's invited including ACI, ACF and The Way people. It's a pretty nice place quite chic and there's a huge area to mingle. Decor has an orangey tiny and tables and chairs with intricate metal backings. There's also stairs that lead up to the second floor. So the night goes on and everyone's having a blast.

But all good things must come to an end right? Being my birthday and all, it's time for good bye hugs and thank yous. I'm hugging everyone one by one but when I get to this guy (K in this case :P), he won't let me hug him from below, because you know, it's a "more-than-friends" hug.... but see the thing is K is TALL. Well, tall enough that it's way to high for me to go above. So he's dodging my hugs and refusing to let me hug him like that since his girlfriend was there too. But of course, I refuse to let him be, so I dive in for the hug :P. K gets very angry, which makes me very angry, because seriously, it's just a hug. I think to myself, whatever, next person, L. SAME THING. Seriously, what's with these guys?!

Now I'm really angry and I just storm out of the place and get into my car (Yes, I had my own car :)). I drive off in a fit and I'm going as fast as I can. But since it was winter, it was slippery and I started to skid right into the middle of the intersection. The thing was, the police was right across the street breaking up a house party. I was soo freaked and just kept turning left. Thank God, they didn't catch me. I drove carefully all the way home.

When I reached "home", I opened the door, and realized that I was on the second floor of the restaurant. I lived on top of the restaurant! haha. Of course, you never question, so I started getting ready for bed still angry. But just then the door bell rings and I go down to answer it. Standing right there is... Phil's grandma... with her lugguage.

"Uhhh.. hello por por"
"[translated from chinese] I heard K made you really angry and that you're living alone, so I wanted to make sure you were okay. If you don't mind, I'll live with you downstairs for awhile and I'll take care of you"
"O...kay"

And so, she moved in. And lived with me.

I had this dream on Monday, February 4, 2008... weird...

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and well I guess this wasn't a summary and this was actually my full dream. But that's just because I was on a typing roll. The next will be just summaries because I need to sleep haha.

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Dream 2

This one was sad. I don't want to explain in detail. But basically I was dating L and we broke up. And then a "couple months" later, we had a second more final break up since he was moving away. There was a lot of hugging and "I still care for you"s which made it even worse. As we said our final good byes, I woke up... so depressed

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Dream 3

This dream included steam engines, ACF, The Way, rich men inviting us all to stay at his mansion, yummy italian food. In the dream, during dinner, I fall asleep and someone takes my plate away. I wake up starving for food, but realize my plate is gone and I go on a screaming anger frenzy. I yell at people at my table, then I go to the kitchen and find Tim :P and start yelling at him for the longest time, even swearing at him. The host pulls me aside and I start yelling at him about the whole situation. He then calms me down and writes in my agenda an appointment with him the next day at 12 pm to talk about my problems. haha. I'm fine after that, but I see people like L and B across the table mocking me, and then the anger just rises again and I yell and yell some more. So very very angry.

I woke up angry of course, but I went back to bed for a continuation.

Dream 3b

Co-ed showers. HAHA. Let your imagination run. :)

Just joking, everyone was dressed, but the guys would stay in front of the showers to wait for girls and hope that they were only wearing a bikini or something because there were also no stalls. D, Sam and Jer were 3 of them haha. Pervs. But as I was going in with tank top and shorts and this little grade 8 boy was hootin' and hollerin' at me and, that definitely did not make me very happy. I chase him around the shower and end up pinning him up against a stall door. I hold him up in a choke hold (yes, I was angry) and start yelling at him.

"Do you parents teach you anything? Have they ever hit you? Don't you know how to respect others? Respect your elders....RAWR RAWR RAWR"

That's when other people started to rush towards us and tried to calm me down. I reluctantly put him down and let him run away.

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I don't know why I've been so angry in my dreams. I don't think I'm angry/annoyed at anything right now in real life. But just that when I wake up in the morning, I feel to aggravated and I don't feel like waking up or going to school. Why so angry dreams?

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Dream 4

My favourite dream yet. I need to sleep, but key words of this dream are: hot weather, silver cavalier (with a honda key), "gokon" (group blind date, speed dating ish), Welch's fruit gummies and ...GHB. :) Make up your own story... until next time. kaka.