Fact: Higher Blood Pressure=Low IQ..

In his research, Jason Allaire, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Carolina State University suggests that 'If you have high blood pressure, on days when your blood pressure spikes higher than normal, cognitive ability is worse than normal. (M2 Magazine, 2009).

This shows that if you always feel angry, restless, or irritated, you may be less clever than you'd supposed to be. I believe my cognitive abilities have yet to find its peak because of my temper. I get angry over trivial stuffs, on top of crucial ones. I can see most students like me are somewhat depressed about their life. Why is that? Maybe it's because how things have changed since their childhood. No more easy money from their parents, no guaranteed food everyday for them to eat, or thinking about what their life would be in the future.

In my humble opinion, depression could be a sign of humans incapable of achieving their own made standards, which no one in the world could achieve. They always assume they have failed miserably because plans did not go their way. When their depressed, their blood pressure becomes higher thus making them less intelligent.

I admit that when I'm 'less intelligent' i'll go berserk. I'd say bad things, have bad thoughts, and punch a wall or two. People surrounding me will be affected. Further damage will be done if they couldn't understand me or I couldn't understand them. As you can see it's not a good thing to do if your trying to be a role model.

So, how do we prevent this? Chill out. Try to be calm as possible. Don't add the spark if there's fuel on the floor. Go the gym. Play counter strike. Play football. In the end, you'll be fine again. And your ready to attempt of becoming a smart guy again.

p/s: pardon my negative emotions in this blog. feeling a bit tensed right now. haha. might go kick some balls later.

Aiyoyo, Teknologi..

When I was in primary school, I am always fascinated with radio cassettes. It was considered 'cool' during those days. It was very difficult for me to ask my parents to buy one. As far as I can remember, my first cassette was one of the previous Backstreet Boys' albums. I played it over and over in my dad's car. I also bought the 'Power Rangers the Movie' original soundtrack. I bought it because I'm a great fan of the first generation of the Power Rangers franchise. Go White Ranger!!

During boarding school, my main source of entertainment was from my walkman. I think I had 5 walkmans because I lost 4 of them. My first walkman was given by mother. It was made by Avon, a company which deals mainly with cosmetics. The walkman had a built-in speaker in a shape of a heart. I had a problem with my self-esteem then. haha. And then i realised that i'm a gadget freak. Always looking for the big brands, cool functions and great designs (To be honest, I have a bad habit of showing off, huu..). My last walkman was an Aiwa, fully digital, with silver metal finish and a cool graphic display.

Few years later, MP3s were making waves all around the world. And what better way to join the band wagon than buying an MP3 player. My first MP3 player had a capacity of storing approximately 90 songs. That's a lot, i said to myself, comparing it to radio cassettes. How things have changed within a few years. My current MP3 player can hold up to about 2700 songs.

It's quite amazing how people can think of making these gadgets and technology. I wonder what's in-store for us in the future. Maybe a device which can interpret our personality and plays songs which compliment it.

p/s: I'm hoping for a faster and bigger internet bandwitdh in the future.

budaya minum kopi..

hoho.. berjaya juga saya menulis blog baru pada minggu ni.. ketika membazir masa melihat gambar di laptop, saya terjumpa gambar yang menunjukkan beberapa minuman yang dibuat oleh saya.. *lihat gambar di atas*

di dalam gambar ini terdapat minuman seperti double shot (cawan kecil kiri), latte (cawan besar), flat white (cawan kecil kanan), dan coklat panas.

apa yang menarik perhatian saya tentang gambar ini adalah bagaimana budaya minum kopi di malaysia berbeza di new zealand. di new zealand, kopi dibuat melalui roses yang agak lama. biji kopi terlebih dahulu dikisar, susu dipanaskan sehingga berbuih, dan cawan yang digunakan dipanaskan. orang di new zealand agak mengambil kira kualiti kopi yang mereka minum. kuantiti susu pula akan menghasilkan variasi rasa dan tekstur kerana kepekatan kopi yang berbeza. mereka dapat mengesan kualiti kopi yang baik atau yang kurang enak.

di malaysia pula, kopi hanya ibarat minuman biasa yang dibayangi oleh minuman lain. secara amnya, teh tarik mungkin lebih popular di malaysia. Hanya dua jenis kopi yang biasa dikenali di malaysia, kopi 'o' atau kopi susu. mungkin 'neslo' boleh dianggap mocha atau macchiato malaysia. Cara penyediaan kopi agak mudah di malaysia berbanding di new zealand. kopi segera boleh didapati hampir semua kedai runcit atau pasaraya. tambah sahaja gula dan air panas.

walaupun terdapat perbezaan yang agak ketara dari segi penyediaan, rasa, dan juga penilaian, yang penting kopi dapat dijadikan alat komunikasi yang efektif. pergi sahaja ke warung atau restoran. pasti ada sekumpulan warga emas atau warga belia menikmati secawan atau segelas kopi bersama kenalan atau sanak keluarga. apa yang penting di sini adalah kopi akan menjadi lebih sedap jika dinikmati bersama rakan2 atau insan tersayang.

p/s: minum teh 'c' peng ketika sarapan harus dicuba semua orang..

pantai takapuna.. cantik..

Pada hari ini, saya bangun pukul 7 pagi. Saya bangun awal kerana saya akan pergi makan angin di pantai takapuna bersama ain, nisah dan haniff.

kami berkumpul di bawah mount terrace pada pukul 9 pagi dengan barang masing-masing serta bekalan untuk dimakan di destinasi nanti. Saya singgah sebentar di kedai runcit untuk membeli air mineral dan air bikarbonat. Kemudian, kami menaiki bas ke stesen Britomart Auckland.

Setibanya di sana, kami baru dapat tahu bahawa perhentian bas ke takapuna terletak beberapa meter dari britomart. Kami berjalan lebih kurang lima minit untuk sampai ke situ. sementara menunggu bas, kami bergosip tentang isu-isu semasa. Tidak lama kemudian, kami pun menaiki bas yang membawa kami ke pantai tersebut.

Selepas mengucapkan terima kasih kepada pemandu bas, kami turun di sebuah terminal bas. Kami ternampak sebuah pasar tamu yang agak sibuk. ramai pengunjung datang untuk membeli barang-barang seperti pakaian, barangan antik, sayur-sayuran serta buah-buahan. Nisah dan Haniff tidak melepaskan peluang membeli buah strawberi yang segar.

Selepas itu, barulah kami mencari jalan ke pantai takapuna. Selepas berjumpa dengan seorang mak cik yang menunjukkan arah ke pantai, barulah kami sampai. Saya berasa amat teruja melihat keindahan pantai takapuna. Air laut yang baru, angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa itali, dan pokok-pokok redup antara ciri-ciri pantai tersebut.

Kami berempat berehat di bawah pokok-pokok yang redup. Perkara pertama yang kami buat adalah makan. Hidangan istimewa pada hari ini adalah nasi lemak. Kami makan dengan seronok sambil diiringi snek sampingan seperti keropok udang mamee, biskut almond london, dan buah strawberi. Oleh sebab saya makan terlalu cepat, saya mula menimang-nimang bola di tepi.



Selepas menenangkan perut kami yang bergolak dengan bergosip, kami pun berjalan-jalan di persisiran pantai. Kami hairan mengapa air laut agak sejuk sedangkan hari begitu panas terik. Kami berjalan sehingga sampai di sebuah cerun yang cantik. kami mengambil peluang untuk mengambil beberapa foto. Seperti biasa, saya membuat aksi-aksi menarik untuk sesi fotografi.





Apabila kami kembali semula di tempat kami berteduh, kami berborak-borak dan menikmati aiskrim. Kemudian kami berkemas untuk meronda-ronda persekitaran. Semasa berjalan-jalan di bandar yang berhampiran, kami tiba di sebuah kedai farmasi. Farmasi tersebut sedang mengadakan jualan minyak wangi. Saya terjumpa sebotol minyak wangi yang agak sedap baunya. Dengan harga yang sukar ditandingi, saya pun membeli minyak wangi tersebut.



dengan hati yang gembira, kami pun kembali semula ke rumah. Kami amat seronok berjalan-jalan di takapuna sambil menikmati keindahan pantai. Saya berharap agar dapat kembali semula dan mandi-manda di pantai.

As Seen on TV..

halo.. apa khabar? i believe this is my first post in this blog (even though i've signed up last year). So, there will be some cacat cela here and there in this one. Harap dimaafkan ya. And I dunno when will the next post will be published because i have been inconsistent in doing lots of stuffs. I prefer to do it go with the flow. So far 2008 was a great year for me. Mungkin agak cliche, but i have defintely gained lots of experience in everything. At the time of writing this, I just figured out how to upload pictures on blogs. haha..

As u can see from this picture, this is me during the Santa's Auckland Parade last December. It was a very hot day. I got sunburn on my hands and face. Tapi xpe.. yang penting I want to use this picture as a motivator for me to be healthy and fit this year. Hopefully I can gain some more muscles before returning to Malaysia. haha.. I don't wish to look like those contestants in Mr. Olympia, but I hope I can achieved an ideal BMI index, boleh berlari dengan pantas, serta tidak cepat penat. People may laugh and think this blog is so 'budak2' but it's ok. I hope boleh membuat kejutan nanti.. hahaha.. dengan kecekalan hati, consistency, dan makan 5 atau 6 kali sehari, i can do it.

Baiklah, i think i've said heaps for this post. Lain kali saya sambung (jari-jemari disilang).
Tata!