Arruugghh. I've yet to start on my report! Was wanting to start, but haven't got the motivation to do it yet. Kinda sucky if u ask me. :S I was doing EVERYTHING but my report. Surfing the web, trying to find which movies I wanna watch and all. So I was on itunes store the whole day yesterday, and a lil' today. I should reallie do some work. Come on von!

Anyway! So I went running again yesterday. My thighs are aching like mad! Kah mun and I ran almost 5km. (I have no idea how she counted that. But that's what she said. And when it comes to estimation, lets say I'm not the best at it. So there! 5km! Wohoo! :D:D So proud of meself.) I hope I don't get ugly legs after running so much. I just wanna be lean... not muscular or something? O_O

So I woke up at 11am today when the guys came to change the chairs! Yay! New study chairs! :D And so while they were doing their stuff, I went to the bathroom to wash up. When I came out of it, they were all gone... AND I WAS LOCKED OUT OF MY OWN ROOM?!?! AHHHHHHHHH!! I was like "CRAAAPPPPPPPPPP..." And my housemate suggested I go run after them, since they're somewhere near. SO that's what I did. I walk out the front door and they were upstairs.. Great, so he helped unlock my room door.. Oh yeah, just in case u were wondering... Yeah, they have access to the rooms. One special key to unlock all the doors! Neatness :D

And then I made some breakfast... And watched tv! Found out something reallie cool... Hmm... Have u ever wondered why some chillies are hotter than the others?Well, University of Washington Biologist Josh Tewksbury said that chilli plants get hotter and hotter in reponse to invaders. So what happens is the plant produces more and more capsaicin when under attacked by seed-eating bugs which pokes a hole into the chilli and everytime that happens, fungus gets into that hole and it starts eating the seeds. Capsaicin actually defend against the seed-eating fungus. And chillies are reproduced by birds eating the seeds and passing them out elsewhere. So when Capsaicin is produced, it bascially slows down the growth of the fungus and the chillies remains appetizing to look at and it increases the chances of being eaten by birds and voila! It's got heirs!

Oh, and if you're wondering what capsaicin is, it's a chemical mostly found in seeds and ribs of peppers. It stimulates the nerves that give u a sensation of heat and release a neurotransmitter into your blood which sends signals to your brain and tells u u're eating something HOT. And apparently when the neurotransmitter is released into the bloodstream, the body produces chemicals called endorphins and so they make you feel good. But since they don't bind for long, they're not addictive. :)

Which kinda make me wonder why some can eat hot and why some can't?
Well....If you enjoy large amounts of chilli, it's possible that the nerve receptors decrease in number, rendering you less sensitive to the effects over time. But the damage isn't permanent and a period of abstinence should restore you to full sensitivity. Ah-ha! So that's why after you haven't eaten hot stuff in a while, you can't seem to take the same large amount of chilli after that? Hmm... Also another reason is the physical damage to the nerve fibre itself. In newborn and foetal animals, exposure to capsaicin kills sensitive nerve fibres. And maybe in adults, it doesn't kill the cells but instead causes nerve "pruning" which reduces the density of fibres available to respond to the chilli and hence presenting a smaller signal to the brain so spicy food aren't THAT spicy!

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Okaaayy... Gr8t. One of my housemates moved out and the housing officer just came to check the place and now I need to do some spring cleaning, if not I have to pay for cleaning. Toodles!

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