Tongue and Brain

Hi y'all, it's been a while. Frankly, I am less productive blogging this month due to the fact that I am in the middle of exam week. In spite of continuing studying for my English exam tomorrow, I decided to blog something really interesting relating about the listening practice I just did a while ago.

Basically, my English exam is divided into 3 parts, just like an IELTS test, writing, reading and listening. We have done the speaking test from the presentations we did months back. I'm obviously worried about my reading and listening test. Because whenever I try the sample papers at school, I always get lots of mistakes. Hence, I decided to open my Blackboard (an online student account where all materials are uploaded there) for more English past papers.

So far, I have practiced 2 listening papers. There were 2 very interesting articles. First was about the 4 strategies bringing the world closer through communication in languages entitled : Gift of Tongues. Secondly was something about neuroscience, how the brain works and how it works when someone's brain is damaged. I prefer the second lecture because it's somehow appealing despite the fact that the first 4 to 5 or maybe 10 minutes were a bit boring and I was trying my best not to drift away from listening to the lecture. Concentration is essential to attain satisfying grades, you know, especially in this case.

The lecturer, I presume, is a doctor, she taught in Oxford University, if I was not mistaken. She gave very distinct examples about some accidents. I'll list out some very complicating biology vocabularies and might even supply some definitions, so bare with me on this one. Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness), Fusiform gyrus, Capgras Syndrome, Phantom Limbs, Synesthesia.

Each hemisphere of the brain was divided into 4 lobes

1. Frontal Lobe- controls behavior
2. Parietal Lobe- creates 3D representation of the external world and even our body
3. Temporal Lobe- controls hearing and emotion
4. Occipital Lobe- controls vision

Prosopagnosis (Face Blindness)-  The case in which a person is not blind but unable to recognize a person's specific face.

Capgras Syndrome- a syndrome in which occurs when a person doesn't recognize his acquaintance.

Synesthesia- A case in which one's senses are mixed up, one would always see a color of a number in his mind although it is printed in black and white. He also might experience the same thing whenever he hears a certain tone. 1 in 200 people has this. It suns in the family.

Phantom Limbs- the case in which the sensory input is hungry to receive signals from the amputated limbs, it the sensor misinterprets the signals from other parts of the body, eg: the face. For instance, when someone touched an amputated person's face, this person would feel that the person touching him was in fact touching his amputated limb rather than his face.

During the listening, I just found that vision is not a simple process. First the object we see is distorted upside down in the retina then to the optic lens then to the brain to be analyzed into 30 images before we can identify what we see.

Btw, so sorry for the not so clear definitions, because I am starting to lose my boost in blogging. So gottago.. and fingers crossed for tomorrow's test! 3 more to go and I'm FREE as a bird. 

Shunken Sentimental

Days ago, I came across this Japanese Girl Band known as Scandal on TV. And honestly, their music video on Shunken Sentimental is awesome! They kinda remind me of K-on for some reason. But, two thumbs up! They are really cool showing off their band skills.

Anyway, I got my English Research Essay assignment today! It is extremely satisfying! Hard work does really pay off. I mean, I have printed 4 times for this essay and I have gone back and forth consulting with my English teacher. Thank God so much for this! 

Next, I am in the middle of watching youtube videos on nail tutorial arts. I'm planning to paint my nails again. As the vintage floral nails are chipping out everyday, I should quickly replace them with something else if I could find myself the time. I mean, it is almost final exam. Moreover, I, sometimes, feel distracted every time I have a new nail coats. I would get paranoid or instead of studying I would observe my nails. Such a waste of time right. Speaking of wasting time, I did the most ridiculous thing ever while preparing myself for Math Mock the other day. I was in a lot of stress, and everything around me seems very interesting at the time, especially the torchlight Denny gave me recently. 

I took the torchlight and started directing it to my eyes to dilate my pupils. I spent 5 solid minutes watching my pupils dilate in front of the mirror with the torchlight.

Okay, back to nail polish topic, I found this cute youtube channel, Cutepolish

I think I'm going to paint my nails with a leopard print.. I have been craving it since yesterday. But this just have to wait until I have finished my semester exam.

 

This brings me to a closing, I have to go now and hit the books. Bye..

It Takes Blood, Sweat, Tears, Innovation

At long last, I have submitted my English Research Essay. It's as if a heavy burden has been lifted off. No more staying up late to do essays! I can breathe now and even focus on my other subjects.

Today, same old same old, went to school up till 4 o'clock. What's different today was that there was a representative straight from the Faculty of Engineering from UNSW, Brady Hall. He gave us a presentation introducing us about engineering. It was overall pretty cool demo. He even brought a dog robot with him. But unfortunately, none of us could touch it. LOL.

After reaching home, I watched Friends. I've finished Season 8 today! 2 more seasons to go! HAHA.

I opened Facebook, and Derrick, sent me this image link of Disney's Maleficent! I am truly excited for this movie to be released on theaters during March 2014! 

What's so special about this movie is that the story of Sleeping Beauty is told from the point of view of Maleficent. This would definitely thrill watchers! Because most of us would have no idea what Maleficent's background is. Moreover, Angelina Jolie played as Maleficent!

Lastly, I have gotten some revision books to prepare myself for the upcoming examinations! I am really hoping that I can excel in my studies. Amen.

Favicon

Just edited this sketchy blog! If you pay close attention, I have changed my favicon to a pudding picture. Really cute. You can make your own favicon by going to this website--> Favicon

I didn't make my own because I would need a long time to complete one favicon.

Anyway, I have submitted my draft to my English lecturer. Apparently, my second paragraph was more of a discussion essay paragraph instead of an argumentative essay paragraph. So I have to edit that specific paragraph once more. And, Thank God, I have written 982 words after editing. Obviously, I have passed my minimum word boundary.  phew.

Give the Love Around

Finally, I have completed my RESEARCH ESSAY and it's ready for submission! Thank you Jesus! And, good news, I've reached the minimum number of words acquired (950) plus I don't exceed the maximum number of words (1200) ! 1015 baby! Just right in the middle. So relieving!

Anyhow, I keep on listening to The Script songs again. Another song that began to attach in my mind is Give the Love Around. Dulcet indeed. Another term that describes how melodious the song is.

To your brother, to your sister, to your misses, to your mister.
To your friends, to your foes, give the love around and back around it goes.

It all comes from the top and it spreads right round
Treat a man wrong he's gonna pass it on down
To the next in line, who's probably his wife bringing up his kids
Now watching mamma cry
And they pick it up, cause they learn everything
Life has a funny way of going in a ring,
End up growing up in trouble with the law
Standing in the cuffs that the father once wore
Now it seems that every brand new generation
Have all been growing up with cracks in the foundation
Their trying to fill the holes of a whole damn nation
That's lost it's trust (that's lost it's trust)
We gotta change before the train leaves the station and realize the
Revolution in a revelation it takes blood, sweat, tears, innovation It
Starts with us, it starts with us.

(Chorus)
Yeah, stuffs like, give the love to your brother,
Give the love to your sister,
Give the love to your misses,
Love to your mister
Give the love to your friends,
Love to your foes,
Give the love around and back around it goes (X2)
Round it goes, round it goes, round it goes goes goes
Give the love around and back around it goes
Oh we're all just folks working in a wheel
Spinning all around life's cruel battlefield
Draw circles in the sand on a rainy day,
Watch it wash away I bet it shows up on a sunny beach a thousand miles away
Flutter from a butterfly forms a storm
Over half a million people die Oh we don't care because we're all
Desensitized

We don't realize we're putting all this shit before our children's eyes
Now every brand new generation
Have all been growing up with cracks in their foundation
We're tryna fill a holes of a whole damn nation
That's lost it's trust (that lost it's trust)
We gotta change before the train leaves the station
And realize the revolution in a revelation
It takes blood, sweat, tears, innovation It starts with us, it starts with
Us.

(Chorus)
Give the love around and back around it goes (around it goes)
Give the love around and back around it goes (around it goes)
Love to your friends (around it goes)
To your folks (around it goes)
Give the love around, back around it goes See the thing about
Karma is she loves a bit of drama, yeah
Loves to hunt you down and pay ya back for the things you did
Before you turn a positive to a negative
Better pray before you know exactly who the fuck you're dealing with
This is not a dance rehearsal, let me tell you kid
Whatever you put out there is coming back again
Years may burn (ohh)
Tables gonna turn
Karma's coming back around
Either way you're gonna learn
To give love to your neighbour, love to yourself
It don't matter bout your status
Man your health is your wealth
We can all point a finger but there's four pointing back at yourself
I'll be the bigger man now Give a little help

(Chorus)
Give the love around back around it goes
Around it goes (x2)
Give the love around back around it goes
Around it goes (x4)
Give the love around back around it goes 

lyricsty 

Fun Time

I'm in the middle of editing my Research Essay. It's going to be submitted either tomorrow or day after tomorrow. As usual, I'm listening to depapepe songs while doing my essay. I love this song called Fun Time by depapepe. Sounds so jazzy. Love the piano accompaniment. Anyway, I'm stuck in finding a back-up reference for my data in my essay. I can't seem to find the source. That's why I ended up blogging about this.

Wanted

After the dreadful hours spent on the research essay I have mentioned earlier in the previous post, I have finished it and have also submitted it too. However, to my bad luck, the printer at school was running out of ink. Thus I only handed the soft copy of the essay through email. And I got a feeling that my teacher won't even read it. --". It's pretty hard for myself to check an essay from a soft copy. So if I were in my teacher's position, most probably, I would not even bother to open the soft copy and would think of a lame excuse to tell my student. Man, I would be a terrible teacher if I became a one. 

Moving on, I love this song by Hunter Hayes called "Wanted". This song is mellifluous! A term which means "pleasing to ears". Just learned it through the wordweb I have downloaded months ago. Sorry for all the cheesy promotion. 

Research Essay

I'm presently doing my Research Essay 1st draft on "Is the Internet Eroding Social Contact". Frankly, it has been hours and I haven't completed it. It's harder than what I had thought it would be. I'm writing an argumentative essay and I'm down to my last point right now! So basically, I have about 2 more paragraphs before I could kiss my 1st draft goodbye. To lighten up the situation, and also keeping myself alive, I put on Depapepe songs that I have downloaded days ago. But I guess, my brain is starting to be lemod right now. That's why I'm blogging this instead of continuing on my essay.

I ADORE THIS SONG!

Regardless, I really envy my WMU friends right now. They have just finished their 3rd semester! This means that they're just enjoying their days off before they set foot to USA. While, I still got like 2 more stressful months at Uniprep. Not to mention, I have less than 30 days before final exam! TIME TO PANIC! It's already the month of October. How time swifts by.

ps: to WMU comrades: Congratulations upon surviving 3rd semester, and best of luck in USA..

To the Beautiful You, WordWeb

While waiting for the pictures uploading process for another post, I better type this post right now, so that I can continue working on my seminar presentation on Domestic Violence. Such a hard topic. Anyway, I have just downloaded the coolest virtual dictionary ever! It's called Wordweb! You can download this online dictionary here : --> click here

Anywho, I am currently in love watching korean stuffs. Man, I would never imagine that I would be head over heels about Korean Entertainment again. I thought I have moved on.. It's hard to kill old obsession aye.

I'm watching the drama called To the Beautiful You played by Sulli from F(x), Minho from Shinee and Lee Hyunwoo. Oh yeah! Not to mention there's Kwanghee from Ze:a.. --" His appearance was totally beyond my expectation. His acting was actually pretty good. He was so much in character for a drama queen.

This drama was recommended by Willdy

 

Oh jolly, how I love Lee Hyunwoo's character there! He kinda resembles G-dragon during his first debut. Sulli is so cool being a guy. She has a great posture. Thumbs up! I'm still in episode 7. Nevertheless, the drama is still ongoing. LOL. 

The OST from this drama is way awesome too! Check and give it a listen.

Besides watching dramas, I'm also attached to watching Korean variety shows. These shows are completely ridiculous and you all are surely guaranteed to laugh yourself out loud. I am re-watching Idol maknae Rebellion just to see Seunghyun from Ft Island and Dongho from Ukiss. LOL. 

Becoming Jane

Three movies in a row today! LOL! Way to spend the day! My heart is contented! Last movie for the day would be Becoming Jane. 

Becoming Jane tells the story of Jane Austen's life before she wrote famous books in the English Literature which includes Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and many others. The incidents of her life influenced her works.

In Becoming Jane, all girls about the age of Jane should be married as soon as possible. And certainly to a wealthy man, of course. Jane's mother told her to marry too. But she refused as she did not want her life to turn out to be like her mother's; living a life without affection with her husband. Subsequently, Jane met Lefroy. They fell in love with each other, but both sides of the family did not accept them being together. In the end, they both parted ways. Lefroy went on with his life. He was married and named his eldest daughter Jane. While Jane on the other hand, she stayed un-married, standing firm as an independent woman. In addition to this, her sister, Cassandra was unmarried too.

This movie lasted about 2 hours. I love it. I would have never guessed that her background made her to be such a great author in writing stories about strong women character. She is amazing!!!

Watch the Trailer :p

Hari Buruh

@ monas, sorry blurry image, but it was a major chaos out there.
I mean, there were trashes everywhere. 

Hey guys, so it's the first day of May! And today there was this riot going on in relation to the Hari Buruh Sedunia (if i was not mistaken, I saw the banners the rioters were carrying and it was written this phrase). I thought this riot was not going to be as dangerous as the BBM riot that has happened recently last month. But it caused pretty much a ruckus and even made the busway stations to close, so this riot was going to be huge, (It's still ongoing now).

My teacher even informed us to leave early after the lesson finished as the riots were going to do their demonstration out on the baseball field just across our school. I was hoping he would let us out earlier but NO, he even prolonged the whole chemistry lesson for 10 minutes. 2 hours of Chemistry was a major boredom. However, I was a little confused why I didn't yawn so much during class. I was not even sleepy.. zzz..

Anyway, tomorrow is going to be the day of my practice presentations. My teammate has not been joining us since yesterday. There is a possibility that he has left for Singapore. But who knows. He never informs any of his classmate. Day after tomorrow, there'll be math quiz ! I'm worried about this one.

By the way, the video below was me recording the whole situation as I was passing Monas.

Distribution of Report Card

I just got my report card today. It was okay I guess despite the quizzes that I badly did. On the bright side, I got no Ds! LOL. I only got 1 A though. Btw, this sucks, I got less because of my attendance due that food allergy a couple of weeks ago.

Oh yeah, sorry for the blurry image, it was purposely taken that way. HUAHAHA.. *Evil laugh*

Another thing is that, today my english class is combined with the Commerce students too. It was really crowded. I befriended someone from Commerce though. This combined class is going to last for three days straight starting from today due to the fact that Mr Vern has to rest to fully recover. I hope he gets well soon. It's uncomfortable for me to study in a very crowded room like just now. You know what we should have had a bigger room for the lot of us. --"