Twenty-four

Happy BaRfday Da JiE!

Us @ Starbucks, night before i left more than a year ago.

Mou Liu

clockwise from top 2:
teenage mutant ninja turtle bear
mario's favourite
turtle under doraemon's "lampu suluh mengecil" ray

mouliu-ness (-.-")

lesson: don't leave your toys with me.

Nut Job

Sandy has gone completely nuts.


because SPM results are released tomorrow.

GooD LuCk to Sandy & Co.


My Little Green Pod

i've got you, podpod.
finally.

its emo time peeps.

Epinephrine

or adrenaline.

petikan dari wikipedia:

Epinephrine or adrenaline, sometimes spelled "epinephrin" or "adrenalin" respectively, is a hormone. It is a catecholamine, a sympathomimetic monoamine derived from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. The Latin roots ad-+renes and the Greek roots epi-+nephros both literally mean "on/to the kidney" (referring to the adrenal gland, which sits atop the kidneys and secretes epinephrine). Epinephrine is sometimes shortened to epi in medical jargon.



Actions on the body:

Epinephrine is a "fight or flight" hormone which is released from the adrenal glands whenever danger threatens. When secreted it floods out the endocrine gland into the bloodstream to instantly prepare the body for action in emergency situations. The hormone boosts the supply of oxygen and energy-giving glucose to the muscles making the individual more mentally alert and physically stronger; only vital bodily processes occur.

Epinephrine plays a central role in the short-term stress reaction—the physiological response to threatening, exciting, or environmental stressor conditions such as high noise levels or bright light. It is secreted by the adrenal medulla. When released into the bloodstream, epinephrine binds to multiple receptors and has numerous effects throughout the body. It increases heart rate and stroke volume, dilates the pupils, and constricts arterioles in the skin and gut while dilating arterioles in leg muscles. It elevates the blood sugar level by increasing catalysis of glycogen to glucose in the liver, and at the same time begins the breakdown of lipids in fat cells. Like some other stress hormones, epinephrine has a suppressive effect on the immune system.

Epinephrine is used as a drug to increase peripheral resistance via alpha-stimulated vasoconstriction in cardiac arrest and other cardiac dysrhythmias resulting in diminished or absent cardiac output, such that blood is shunted to the body's core. This beneficial action comes with a significant negative consequence—increased cardiac irritability—which may lead to additional complications immediately following an otherwise successful resuscitation. Alternatives to this treatment include vasopressin, a powerful antidiuretic which also increases peripheral vascular resistance leading to blood shunting via vasoconstriction, but without the attendant increase to myocardial irritability.

because i was 35 min late.
in 10 min, i have to finished 1/2 hour opening work.

i dont want to be late again.