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Don’t Kill Your Brain!
Dec 2nd
Taking a break now while I’m in the middle of overclocking myself.
Wanted to write a post about overworking the brain and went to Google for a term for it. The answer came even more shocking than I wanted to know.
Come on! I just wanted a term to name “overworking the brain”. I’m sure there is like a “scientific” name for it. But anyways… look what Google shows me when I search for “a term for overworking your brain”
One of the search result is a link to “Top 10 Biggest Brain Damaging Habits“.
It is scary I tell you… I don’t know how true but people who is as workaholic as me, grab on tight.
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.
Oh No! I better start taking breakfast from now onwards. Must not forget my healthy start of the day! MUST!
2. Overreacting
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
I’m okay with this. I’m mostly calm and don’t panic as much as I used to.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
Not a problem as I’ve quit smoking! Yay! Another point! Moving on…
4. High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
Teh “O” Ais Kurang Kurang Kurang Manis. Another point!
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.
Hmmmm… we all live in Kuala Lumpur all sure exposed to pollutant air. What can we expect? Nice cool wonderful and cleaner air to breath just like in Perth, Australia? Yeah! 10 years down the road maybe.
6. Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
OK! I need to work to improve on this more. What’s the time now? 3:13AM! Shiats and I got a lot to work on. Err… Help?
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.
Oh Oh!… I have the habit of doing this. Shiats. Moving on…
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.
SEE! I TOLD YOU! Don’t work when you are sick. Not good! Next!
9. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.
Nope. I don’t think I have this habit. I listen a lot but that doesn’t mean I don’t talk a lot. Come on, I’m dealing with tough customers daily and only intellectually persuasive words can win them over. 
10. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
No way I’m lacking stimulating thoughts. How to be lacking when your boss throws you a sales target comprising 8 digits and tells you “Go figure how you can achieve that in 2010!”. You tell me lah!
Wow! Let’s see. My score is 5 out of 10! Not bad what! In between! Haha.
I have to improve on all these lah if it is true. Come on… it is all over the internet! It must be true. I’ve recently went for a blood test and there is even signs of stress. I must start on my supplements already! This is not good!
Health is Wealth!
If you see that I’m awake and still online during the wee hours, scold me and remind me that I need to sleep early, okay?
Nothing…
Nov 19th
“Nothing is coming! Nothing… Nothing.”
(You gotta say the above statement like an Indian. Do the twist the palm thingy and shake the head and fake the accent.)
Seriously! I’m super dead tired to today. I’m very tired now, but my brain is so active that I don’t think I can sleep later.
Trying to sort so many things to the right track today but well, not the outcome that I desire. Could it be better the next day? I need a better plan…
Oh wells… I think I need a nice hot shower better now and plan up later.
Boo Hoo… :(
Nov 13th
I came back from Dimensions (I’ll talk about it later on) launch yesterday and I saw this.
Where did it came from… 
Boo Hoo..
I can’t remember if I hit or knock anything that is sharp.
Anyways, side track a little bit. Came into work mid-afternoon and saw an email demanding a quotation submission by 5pm.
I’m proud to say that I’ve done that quotation within 30minutes!
It’s Friday peeps. Go out and party yo! So many parties tonight.
Woke up with a smile…
Nov 12th
Now… cue the “I feel good.. tenenenenene…”
Today, I woke up feeling all extra jolly-bolly-good…
Alarm rang. Snooze. Turned around in bed. Alarm rang, again. Snooze, again. Turned around in bed, again. Alarm rang, yet again. Got up. Got into washroom. Pee. Brushed teeth. Bath. Dry up. Ironed shirt. Changed to office wear. Put on tie. Drank milk. Took out trash. Got into car. Drove to work. Used NPE. Cut all traffic. Reached office. Log into PC. Read emails. Read lots of messages while I was away. Worked and now Lunch break.
I woke up a happy person today because of what I did last night.
I totally dump all my work in the office and went to meet my boss who is visiting KL and then chilled at a mall. Two different malls, so to say. Watched MJ This Is It and ditched the movie towards the end for dinner.
Seriously, I don’t think you should spend your money on MJ This Is It in the cinema. It is more like a home movie with chips and coffee. So, don’t waste your money, period!
This morning is like one of the rare occasion that I actually got up looking forward to head to work. Am I like crazy or what you tell me. At the same time, I don’t feel like working at all. Shit, this is like my heart and emotions playing tricks with my brain, again!
Anyways… Jolly-Good-O-Meter now is at its peak at 93%.
Maybe a nice hearty lovely lunch will push it to beyond 100%…
Random Post Number 965
Nov 10th
This blog is gonna be officially dead if I don’t update.
So here is the update!
So the many happenings that I want to update. It is either, I don’t have the pictures with me or I am just too lazy to edit them. I guess the weight is more towards the later.
I’m now on 965th post. What a long way eh.
I think I will throw a party to celebrate my 1000th post. Maybe! Maybe!
So what I’m busy with?
Life in general, that’s it. Cherishing every moment of it.
Balancing between work and play. Getting Project GCPPP on the run (which has been put on hold for some time now). Reviewing personal financial plans and policies. Looking for new home. Going crazy at work. Company financial year 2009 review. Business planning for year 2010. Vacation planning for year 2010. Catching up with friends. Retracing long lost contacts. Looking further out. Having more “me” time. Cleaning The Apartment (because my housemate can’t do so). Meetings over meetings. Driving from point A to B. Late night yum cha sessions. “Tai Chow” dinners. Random movie outings. Random shopping outings and many more that I’m too lazy to add on.
I’ve got a long To Do List on my Desktop. Excuse me while I work on it.
Squeezing the brain juice dry…
Nov 5th
I don’t know where to start. Moreover, I can’t even remember where did I last stop. But I know that I’m back from a long hiatus.
Hello people. This is me YapThomas and I’m back alive. T_T
Okay, on a serious note. I took a blue chill pill and feeling all blue I went on a stand by mode for few days. It feels like my soul left my body and now it’s back. I’m now out of the blue and feeling all dandy.
Put it that… it’s just life. What else can I say?
When life travels faster than our body, mind and soul does, all we need is just a break. It is when I will squeeze my brain juice dry with all the internal adjustments I need to make and clearing out all the black spots which dirtied my nice white sheet of cloth. Once that’s done, the vision is now clearer and it’s time to leave my brain alone and let it re-charge.
Hmmm… I can’t remember when was the last time I squeezed by brain juice.
I’m now re-adjusting my life. Putting certain priorities right in front of my eyes so that it doesn’t slide away from my vision. Taking out all the black spots whenever it appears, immediately. Not letting the white sheet of cloth to be kept dirty.
I told myself, “This could not be the worst.” The worst is yet to come, but I need to prepare for it. To challenge myself to move forward and not letting the past stopping me from moving forward.
Comments and views of others doesn’t matter. It is just me and my own personal believes matters most. Not to say what others say may not be true or to be believed. But it is just that, in our own life, we are the one who takes control of it and most of all, it is Him the Almighty who oversees our life.
Today, I received an SMS from a number which seems to be familiar but I lost the contact. It says, “The more you honour me, the more will I bless you” a famous quote from Infant Jesus of Prague.
In my life thus far, I’m blessed. I sure do but I’m sure there are certain times I’m being punished for my own mistakes which all the times involves money. I guess, there’s always a price to pay for not obeying commands.
These past few days, I’ve practically shut most entertainment out and focus on few objectives. Finding the right tune to jump start everything back again. Spending time alone and leaving the online world alone by itself. It was a great moment and time well spent with my inner soul. Most importantly, listening to Him speak.
I’m writing this post in an aimless manner. There is no objective of this post but rather squeezing the last bit of my brain juice. Oh yeah! I know, the objective of this post is to tell you that, I’m back. Fresher than ever!
Time to rock, yo!
Tired and Fed Up
Oct 27th
Sometimes I don’t even know what the hell I am doing…
I’m tired and fed up of myself!
Not that I don’t love myself. It is just that, I don’t know…
I don’t know if I’m doing the right thing.
I don’t know if I’m fighting the right battle.
I don’t know how long I can stay on like this.
I don’t know why I have to learn through the hard way.
I don’t know why shit always happen.
I don’t know why the past keeps haunting me.
But I know that God knows!
I need a change of an environment, but I’m afraid. It is not the comfort that I had but merely, afraid of not knowing what holds for me in the new environment.
Plans were made, but I’m afraid to move forward.
Afraid that I will be making the wrong move.
But, what else can I say. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger eh?
So here I am, bucking myself up yet again and prepare for the next agenda ahead of me. So much that I am trying to do and I think I’m just suffocating myself. I need a breather. I need more space and I need some excitement.
Feels Like Yesterday…
Oct 26th
Merely one year ago…
I took a journey which never made me turn back…
Clearly I remember the days of this journey…
So clear that it feels like yesterday…
If I would put it in kilometers, I bet I would have travel more than 36,000 kilometers…
Even though thus far I’ve traveled, it still feels like yesterday…
Time for a Break…
Oct 23rd
Yes. A break. Now that you’ve chatted me up on “that” subject, I guess all we need is a break.
But, you ain’t leaving me to a break in peace…
Thanks for hitting some sense in me and like I said and I say it again.
You know better…
I shall bring this thoughts and digest it while I’m away…
Thank you again…
Crucial Moment
Oct 21st
I could have known better. Call me ignorant, but I thought I knew.
Actually, I knew but I just had to brush aside that fact and thought I would have known better. Complicated is it? I know right!
So it is said that I’m entering into the “crucial moment”. It’s a do or die. Wait. Not that bad lah. It’s either win or lose. I beg to differ. It’s either win, lose or draw.
A Man gotta do what a Man gotta do.
Yes indeed and I’m ready for this. More ready than ever. Come on… it was one of my new year resolutions too and I’m not gonna let history repeats itself.
