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Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:00:53 GMT

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Emotions

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:38:11 GMT

Emotions, which we refer to as feelings we get and resulting in facial expression and actions. Humans have feelings, that's why we cry or smile in our lives.
I've been feeling a bit cranky lately...it's just something that I'm going through or everyone of us are going through in certain extent of our lives. People calls it a "phase shift" or might be something else.

We feel, we think, we function as a human being.
We certainly age and thus losing people whom we love most...life is a cycle indeed whether you realize it or not it most certain is a merry go round.

I really like the article which my blog-mate posted recently today :)

Deja Vu

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:56:29 GMT

Hi peeps,
Have you guys been through something lately that's been bugging you all day and night?
I mean it's like this feeling you have, following me? I mean this feeling which you had been gone through somewhere, someplace in some other time...well obviously it's what you people might call it as 'deja vu' ... How do you put it in words...

It's something you might felt it but didn't quite notice it was there.
It's like ok, for instance ... you still remember eating ice cream when you were eight years old? Ok, how remembering the feeling and the lust while you were eating that bloody ice-cream? (Excuse me)

Ok, now imagine having that same moment now but in another time zone, another place, and sure a bit more older . Are you guys getting me here?

I'm sure some of you might say "that's a bloody deja vu, damn it" haha... okok...
For me it's like wondering what the hell is it I'm suppose to be doing, or was there something I missed out just now?

It happens every few years and I still can figure out what it is I missed ...
was it a "feeling", "something", "a touch", "a taste" or whatever it is I really hope it comes back to me...

TIME

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:13:24 GMT

Hmmm ... was almost at home the whole day, looking for a clinic which we hope might still be open during this festive season... it's the monsoon season, it really rains bad in KL, traffic is another issue...what else can be worst? haha... when to meet up with my x girl friend and an old chap of mine, careen and bendy. Miss seeing them both soo much they both changed alot, not to say change but seems like mature in everyway... well careen seems to gain some weight haha... that's good :D she looks more cheerful I hope, bendy just can't stop talking hahaha. Glad to see careen's parents as well, cause I think they're one of the coolest parents around I've met!!! Her mom really can talk and joke with us too. =) Guess time does change people from time to time. Miss the good old days, with my friends, family and good friends. I really hate getting old as time really flies by.Feels like crying, haha...that's why I like to cuddle people wahahaha... really need to appreciate and love everyone beside us.

If you could change anything about the world, what would it be and why?

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:19:01 GMT

hmm ... cool question mate!
If i could change anything about the world, what could possibly the thing I wanna change huhh? Alot... like changing where I'm staying right now...or even prevent the 2nd world war! lol... but seriously, I'd change the minds of humans where we shouldn't have money as something we need to use as a system to exchange things. That would mean, wayyyyyyy over the past! damn...

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It Tickles~

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:48:03 GMT

Do you know what I love about donating blood?
It's the after effects you'll feel.
It tickles to generate back my own blood.lol.
It does sound weird but I love the feeling of it...
Feels like floating~ Floating~

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What did you want to be when you were a child?

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:01:31 GMT

   Hmm... you guys really wanna know?
   Lol...I wanted to be a Super Hero.
   Yeah, seriously! I know it sounds lame but who cares what you think! haha...
   Remember all those heroic cartoons we used to watched? haha...
   Ninja Turtles, Superman, Spiderman and etc...
   I even drew my own costume those days, it may not be gay enough for a costume but
   I like what I drew haha... I even used LEGO to make a robot and play around with it.
   Wow, dammit I missed those childhood days, don't you guys?

   Being a superhero isn't bad I think? LOL...
   Flying, swinging around the city.
   Can't imagine how it feels like.

Zebrafish study may point way to blindness cure

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:19:44 GMT

By Ben Hirschler

LONDON (Reuters) - The ability of zebrafish to regenerate damaged retinas has given scientists a clue about restoring human vision and could lead to an experimental treatment for blindness within five years.

British researchers said on Wednesday they had successfully grown in the laboratory a type of adult stem cell found in the eyes of both fish and mammals that develops into neurons in the retina.

In future, these cells could be injected into the eye as a treatment for diseases such as macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetes-related blindness, according to Astrid Limb of University College London's (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology.

Damage to the retina -- the part of the eye that sends messages to the brain -- is responsible for most cases of sight loss.

"Our findings have enormous potential," Limb said. "It could help in all diseases where the neurons are damaged, which is basically nearly every disease of the eye."

Limb and her colleagues studied so-called Mueller glial cells in the eyes of people aged from 18 months to 91 years and found they were able to develop them into all types of neurons found in the retina.

They were also able to grow them easily in the lab, they reported in the journal Stem Cells.

The cells have already been tested in rats with diseased retinas, where they successfully migrated into the retina and took on the characteristics of the surrounding neurons. Now the team is working on the same approach in humans.

"We very much hope that we could do autologous transplants within five years," Limb told Reuters.

Autologous transplants, initially on a trial basis, will involve manipulating cells and injecting them back into an individual's own eye. Eventually, Limb hopes it will also be possible to transfer the cells between different people.

"Because they are so easy to grow, we could make stem cell banks and have cell lines available to the general population, subject to typing as with blood transfusions," she said.

Just why zebrafish have an abundant supply of adult stem cells to regenerate their retinas, while they are rare in mammals, remains a mystery but Limb suspects it is because mammals have a limiting system to stop proliferation.

The new work on Mueller glial cells is the latest example of researchers exploring the potential of different kinds of stem cells in treating eye disease. Another team from UCL and Moorfield's Eye Hospital said in June they aimed to repair damaged retinas with cells derived from embryonic stem cells.

Japan study finds coffee may prevent colon cancer

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:14:49 GMT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day may cut the risk of colon cancer in women by half, according to a study by Japanese scientists.

Researchers from Tokyo's National Cancer Center studied data from more than 96,000 men and women aged between 40-69 over a period of up to 12 years from 1990, a member of the team said on Wednesday. They found no significant benefit in men.

Even after adjusting for other factors including diet and exercise, they found that women who drank three or more cups of coffee a day had half the risk of developing colon cancer, compared with those who drank no coffee at all.

The researchers, whose findings have been published in the International Journal of Cancer, did not find any link between consumption of green tea and colon cancer.

"In Japan, almost all the male population drinks alcohol and there are a large number of smokers," said Manami Inoue of the research team. "There may be some benefit from coffee for men, but it may be that we were unable to adjust for these factors."

The mechanism by which coffee may prevent cancer is unknown, Inoue said. The caffeine it contains could stimulate the working of the colon, or the effect could be due to coffee's antioxidant properties, she said.

"Some people cannot tolerate caffeine, so they should not force themselves to drink coffee. But for people who like it, there is no reason to give it up," Inoue said.