okay rewind time a little...

8 feb...

on 854e with michael, then was talking abt the various family guy plots..... then from behind, someone said "ZHONGHUA PRIMARY" very loudly..... [ any retard would know u are wanting someone to turn around.... ]

turns out that dude was daniel ho
- same class iN PRI 1 AND 2. he was the trouble maker type...
- smart, but no guidance... end up being a pai kia....
- he said: " i purposely said zhps loud loud to get ur attention....
[pps, i was trying to ignore u if u haven't realised.]
- he said: "wah u JC LEH!" x2..... everyone can do it, just need self-control....so dun woah me... thank you....

if only his parents dun dote on him so much, he wun be a pai kia now.... so its the spoilt by parents.... then nvr control him....

new friend, BRYAN, from an all guys sch for 10 years... semi-elite-ist attitude....
learnt from him that
1. guys from all guy sch are very deprived of girls... so they go JC a bit horny....
2. semi-elitism, can't stand DSA ppl....

my views....
1. if u bought ur way into sch, meaning ur parents donate cash, so let u come to a good sch, then u are an asshole....
2. thru DSA... means u are not that good, but can't be too worst off, and u need ur pwn personal hardwork and talent to DSA into a sch... not by parents efforts, but thru personal efforts, hence i wun "discriminate" DSA ppl.

common point between both of us, we can't stand pai kia..... the act big but actually nothing type of ppl....

random stuff...
my register no. is 23.... in a class of 25....
the 5.40am and 6.10am 854 very little ppl take.
CG 1-18 go LT1 for lecture, unless other specific instruction given....

lalala hp notes too many le lah.....

9 feb. [ god damn it = GDI ]

today must wear tie, the conmencement ceremony..... and i hate wearing tie..... so GDI! then a senior was ticked off by a random teacher, cuz he wear polo and tie.... then the teacher said " you look stupid in tie! Remove it! *mumbles something* "

then poor dude, JC2, his name is earl. i first tot is erm.... knn sent to mr tong, the dm....

so first lesson of GP. the only lecture, cuz GP suppose to be tutorial... then got mock debate on - zero size models....
apparently got certain disturbing issues...

opposition states that anorexia or bulimia are caused by hormonal imbalance.... and something abt ur gene that makes u size 0....

anorexia causes:

[edit] Genetics
Twin studies have estimated a high heritability of anorexia nervosa, ranging from 56% to as high as 84%. [5][6][7] Subsequent association studies have shown polymorphisms in genes involved in regulation of eating behavior, motivation and reward mechanics, personality and emotion to be associated with the development of Anorexia Nervosa. Due to the low prevalence of anorexia nervosa, association studies published commonly have problems with low power due to small sample sizes. However, confirmed and consistent results have been published showing associations to polymorphisms associated with the genes encoding agouti related peptide, brain derived neurotrophic factor, catechol-o-methyl transferase, SK3 and opioid receptor delta-1.[8] In one study, variations in the norepinephrine transporter gene promoter were associated with restrictive anorexia nervosa, but not binge-purge anorexia (though the latter may have been due to small sample size).[9]

[edit] Neurobiological
Anorexia may be linked to a disturbed serotonin system,[10] particularly to high levels at areas in the brain with the 5HT1A receptor - a system particularly linked to anxiety, mood and impulse control. Starvation has been hypothesised to be a response to these effects, as it is known to lower tryptophan and steroid hormone metabolism, which might reduce serotonin levels at these critical sites and ward off anxiety. Other studies of the 5HT2A serotonin receptor (linked to regulation of feeding, mood, and anxiety), suggest that serotonin activity is decreased at these sites. There is evidence that both personality characteristics and disturbances to the serotonin system are still apparent after patients have recovered from anorexia.[11]

Changes in brain structure and function are early signs often to be associated with starvation, and is partially reversed when normal weight is regained.[12] Anorexia is also linked to reduced blood flow in the temporal lobes. It is possible that it is a risk trait rather than an effect of starvation.[13]

Anorexia may be linked to an autoimmune response to melanocortin peptides which influence appetite and stress responses.[14]

[edit] Nutrition
Zinc deficiency may play a role in Anorexia. It is not thought responsible for causation of the initial illness but there is evidence that it may be an accelerating factor that deepens the pathology of the anorexia. A 1994 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed that zinc (14 mg per day) doubled the rate of body mass increase compared to patients receiving the placebo.[15]

[edit] Psychological
Anorexic eating behavior is thought to originate from an obsessive fear of gaining weight due to a distorted self image[16] and is maintained by various cognitive biases that alter how the affected individual evaluates and thinks about their body, food and eating. This is not a perceptual problem, but one of how the perceptual information is evaluated by the affected person.[17] People with anorexia nervosa seem to more accurately judge their own body image while lacking a self-esteem boosting bias.[18]

People with anorexia nervosa also have other psychological difficulties and mental illness. Clinical depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse and one or more personality disorders may be the most likely conditions to be comorbid with anorexia. High-levels of anxiety and depression are likely to be present regardless of whether they fulfill diagnostic criteria for a specific syndrome.[19]

Research into the neuropsychology of anorexia has indicated that many of the findings are inconsistent across studies and that it is hard to differentiate the effects of starvation on the brain from any long-standing characteristics. One finding is that those with anorexia have poor cognitive flexibility.[20]

Other studies have suggested that there are some attention and memory biases that may maintain anorexia.[21]

[edit] Social and environmental
Sociocultural studies have highlighted the role of cultural factors, such as the promotion of thinness as the ideal female form in Western industrialised nations, particularly through the media.[citation needed] A recent epidemiological study of 989,871 Swedish residents indicated that gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status were large influences on the chance of developing anorexia, with those with non-European parents among the least likely to be diagnosed with the condition, and those in wealthy, white families being most at risk.[22] People in professions where there is a particular social pressure to be thin (such as models and dancers) were much more likely to develop anorexia during the course of their career,[23] and further research has suggested that those with anorexia have much higher contact with cultural sources that promote weight-loss.[24]

There is a high rate of reported child sexual abuse experiences in clinical groups of who have been diagnosed with anorexia. Although prior sexual abuse is not thought to be a specific risk factor for anorexia, those who have experienced such abuse are more likely to have more serious and chronic symptoms.[25]

Following an initial suggestion of relationship between anorexia nervosa and autism,[26][27][28] a longitudinal study of 102 participants into teenage onset anorexia nervosa conducted in Sweden found that 23% of people with a long-standing eating disorder are on the autism spectrum.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Those on autism spectrum tend to have a worse outcome,[36] but may benefit from the combined use of behavioural and pharmacological therapies tailored to ameliorate autism rather than anorexia nervosa per se.[37][38] Other studies may suggest that autistic traits are common in people with anorexia nervosa.[39][40][41][42][43] However, in one report it was concluded that these findings need to be replicated using larger samples with more sensitive measures.[44]

Relationship to Autism
It is also proposed that conditions on the autism spectrum make up the cognitive endophenotype underlying anorexia nervosa and appealed for increased interdisciplinary collaboration (see figure to right).[4] A pilot study into the effectiveness Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, which based its treatment protocol on the hypothesised relationship between anorexia nervosa and an underlying autistic like condition, reduced perfectionism and rigidity in 17 out of 19 participants[45] although further evaluation is needed.

so dun blur blur say is external influence!!! BLAME UR GENES!!!!
society reached the stage where everything blame gene.

*signed up for KITE RUNNER 6 march - fly kite with mentally handicapped ppl i think*

then we are late for lecture.... so the chem teacher very mad... shouted/gave us a shelling.... then erm.... i can't tell his/her gender.... but he is a guy......mr chin or somehing....

today morning was hilarious.... michael was at the wooden table, watching a you tube video on how to tie a neck tie..... MUAHAHAHAHA.... epic fail..... then he tied it till the inner one that u can pull, is longer then the outer one.... epic fail 2.....

everyday is blur-blur-copy/scribble, then go home rewrite+understand then do-hmk...
wah! like o lvl like that..... sianz..... but dun feel burn out...

PPL HOW DO YOU FEEL !!!!
-WE FEEL GOOD!
-YEAH! OH WE FEEL SO GOOD! x2
-YEAH! OH WE FEEL SO, OH WE FEEL SO, OH WE FEEL SO GOOD!
-YEAH! x3

the moral boosting cheer that's still stuck in my head.... the Orientation X actually was somewat useful

*returns to hmk*