Sleepless

Notice the date on the watermark, It says 2008.
What do you know, I've been a sleepyhead for years!
*photo courtesy of Patrick Reyles

You know how important sleep is to every person? (Okay, I will try not to be so technical with regards to medical terms here, or at least try to explain what those terms mean) 

• Source of energy. Okay, so aside from the nutrients we get from the food we take in, we also get energy from rest and sleep. It’s how we retrieve the energy that we lost from our day’s activities. 
• Learning and Memory. Oxygen is abundantly supplied to the brain while we’re sleeping. A brain well nourished with nutrients, and oxygen, functions well in terms of retention, and memory consolidation.
• Mood. Remember those moments in school when you come in class, sleepless (or lacking in sleep)? Isn’t it that you feel cranky and not wanting to talk to anybody? You appear to be impatient, and you tend to lose your concentration on what you’re doing? You feel moody. From hyper to depressed, from depressed to getting violent. 
• Decreased immunity to Viruses and Diseases. When you are deprived of sleep, you get deprived of immunity as well, and become more susceptible to health problems, such as cancer, hypertension, stroke, plus psychological and mental problems. Cardiovascular and problems on the immune system, most commonly.
• Obesity. People who have no background on medicine and human health would probably question why sleep deprivation could cause obesity or weight gain, to say the least. Other studies have also shown that insulin sensitivity and levels of two appetite-related hormones - LEPTIN and GHRELIN - can be affected by sleep deprivation, which could impact weight. Leptin is associated with appetite control and Ghrelin has been identified as an appetite stimulant. During sleep deprivation, leptin levels fall and ghrelin levels rise. 

I didn’t blog about this just to make me feel better about my oversleeping. It actually doesn’t. I know scrimping on sleep isn’t good for my health, OUR HEALTH, but neither does oversleeping. As the saying goes, too much of something ain’t good.

You see, with the course I decided to keep up with, stress is a common factor, and most of us deal with it through Somnolent Detachment. Sleeping gives us this temporary high, addicting indeed but it isn't something we could freely succumb to, or else, our grades would be yawning zero (0) as well. 

Going back, aside from the hiatus from my blog that I’ve been on for days (and the need to post something here), I actually just wanted to share this piece of info to everybody. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been told to share information that appear to be helpful to everybody, and, no, that doesn’t include rumors whether it might be helpful to haters. :) 

I shall make more posts like this when I get hyped up, or get in the perfect mood to write! Ciao! 

XOXO.

RANTING 101

My rants give me a reason to blog, and I apologize that my entries (most of the time) include whines. I really don't mean to be a whiny person, but sometimes, I just have nowhere or nobody to vent it out to, that's why I resort to writing to take the sentiments off my chest.

I have been meaning to write about different stuff since the past days, but I was lazy to, or didn't have enough knowledge on the topic I wanted to write about. You see, I really wanted to post sensical blog entries, but I always end up with my favorite hobby, RANTING. Actually it frustrates me that I never run out of things to whine about, I have everything that I NEED but it triggers my tantrums that things don't go as I WANT them to. I am no spoiled brat, and my parents taught me well that for me to get what I WANT, I have to work hard to get it. That I have to keep on trying until I succeed on something I failed at. That nothing can't be achieved if you give your best and strive to achieve something. I always kept those in mind, but I always fail on the APPLICATION part.

Recently, so many things came up and I really wouldn't deny that my life was and still is on the rocks. If there is something so consistent with my life as of the moment, that would be PAIN and INCONSISTENCY. But I believe as well that PAIN is self-inflicted - We choose whether we want to suffer or not, that there are other things we can divert our attention to, to alleviate our suffering, and GRADUALLY intervene with the problems.

Solution isn't attainable in a snap of a finger. Just because your perceived resolutions seem fit to fix glitches, it doesn't mean that it would work out as we thought it would. Remember that, we learn by trial and error, through our experiences, from the mistakes we've carelessly committed and from the people around us.

Long-term change takes time and consistency. Do not be upset and be disheartened if things don't go as planned, instead, change the way you deal, be optimistic and keep trying until you get what it is that you desire.

Will try to keep myself reminded of this to avoid disappointments and more rants, and hopefully I get to post something interesting here aside from my never ending rants. It's already 5 in the morning and it looks like I shouldn't sleep anymore. I just hope I get to stay up the whole day!

XOXO, Pao <3

Someone just turned 21

It's been almost a month since I last posted an entry here in my blog, and I honestly have no idea what to write about. Not that my life has been boring the past 4 weeks, it's just that, there are so many things going on recently that I can't organize them and put them into words. They're all boggled up in my mind. I really couldn't say that I am happy, neither am I sad.

And hey, I just turned 21 last 27th of October. Nothing too significant happened, unlike the past years, and I'm close to believing that only kids less that 21 years of age are the ones deserving to celebrate their birthdays. I wasn't being cynical, I just came across that realization. Signs of aging, probably? BUT I HOPE NOT.

I want to do something really different for the next months. Hopefully before I turn 22, I've already accomplished a lot of stuff. However, that really wouldn't happen if I'd keep slacking off and bumming around. This sedentary life had me gain tons of pounds since graduation, and it has been giving me the feeling of being useless.

It's 5am and I'm still up and about, not even close to dozing off, but I'm signing out after having this post published, turn off my laptop, and will try to sleep afterwards. PFFFBT. GOOD NIGHT... err. or should I say GOOD MORNING, blogger friends? The latter sounds better.

Til my next blog entry, everyone. 

xoxo <3