Sembreak Half-Time

Catching Up

Usually during a semester, I work so hard, accept jobs left and right without batting an eye that my body seems to have developed a kind of armor that repels all types of lethargy. Now that the semester's over once again, this armor that I sported now becomes a dead weight, becoming a breeding ground of sickness. Since last Sunday, when the semester officially ended, I'm carrying this cold and cough combination virus that luckily, hasn't turned into a flu yet. It was though it was saying, "I kept you healthy all semester, and now, it's time for us to react to the punishment you brought upon your body." Sometimes, hard work has its own share of negatives.

Insanity

Since my body refuses to work efficiently as of today, I've been resting/sleeping almost 15 hours per day. I don't want to start the next semester in a lackluster state especially since I'll be heading the Fine Arts Festival as well as all the work a Senior AVP for IT in the Ateneo Placement Office does. To ward off boredom, I usually place my laptop beside me on my bed and either plan for the next semester by designing stuff, or playing Betrapped! or Insaniquarium, one of the craziest games to be ever invented. I also managed to escape the new rooms (Viridian Room and the Blue Chamber) in this site ( http://www.fasco-csc.com/ ). Try these games. They're a nice diversion from the hectic lifestyle we have. We must also play hard while we work hard.

10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits

I got this via e-mail, and I believe we are all guilty of some of these habits listed here.

1. No Breakfast

People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating

It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.

3. Smoking

It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.

4. High Sugar consumption

Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution

The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation

Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping

Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness

Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely

Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.