THE NOT FUN
ever since i got my driver's liscence, i've been told that a car is convenient but it inevitably comes with a cost. well yeah it's true that the gas, the insurance and the car itself all together does end up quite an expense. but regardless, i'm still saving up hoping that i'll soon own my own car(probably something second hand somwhere in between 2k and 4k). right now i'm driving my dad's ford focus that's litterally falling apart. anyways, the bullshit is that about 2 weeks ago some toyota matrix hit me on a red light and that case is still unsolved(i don't know what's the insurance final verdict on the events) but it'll most likely make my insurance go up... eff... what's even more stupid is that yesterday as i was backing up i got honked and it maded me hit a friggin parked car lol... now i'm trying to get a hold on the owner of that vehicle but maybe they're on vacation or something, seems like they are never home. this is so fucked... i'm so fucked it's not even funny lol anyways all of this is making me think if i should really be buying my own car already. maybe i should wait a little more just to get used to this new way of transportation because i have to admit i still need practice, i am way too reckless on the road. even though my reckless-ness hasn't been the cause of my accidents but still...
anyways...
THE FUN
on a happier note: my best friend Alain that's on an intern in chicoutimi is back for the weekend! lol we went out to eat yesterday it was quite a blast. i had filet mignon and i bought us some african red whine. usually i hate red whine, it just always gives me sucha bad headache and doesn't even taste good! BUT this one wasn't so bad, i could even say that it was quite refreshing. it was fruity, not too strong but still had that hint of alcohol. it was nice... we then went to toke some shisha(hookah) at this little tea salon called orienthé and we caught up i guess lol i can't wait for him to finish his intern so we can cruise on our longboards again. anyways afterwards we went to meet up with another old friend and... i don't know... it was sorta fun i guess, but a little too much imo. he maded us drink 2 cups of xoxo cognac which was completely disgusting but we couldn't just leave to waste(so damn expensive for something so nasty) some vodka and some beers... me and alain we were so tired when we got back to his place that we fell asleep on his couch and now this is when i got home to blog everything down haha anyways what i mean to say is that when we just grew up i used to think that partying hard was the way to have fun. but as i grew i think that i've realized that minh's way of life isn't right anymore... for example, yesterday, personally, i thought that getting to spend time to catch up with alain was way more fun than getting to down all that alcohol. i just think that minh's missing out on alot he somehow stopped growing and is now in his little world that he think is "the truth" where money and materialistic things rule everything. we've been telling him to be more open minded and that there is more to life than just having alot of big and expensive things. as for me i think that experience, fulfilling-ness and bonds comes over the materialistic but i guess he's just too stubborn lol... and by his own selfishness and pride our group of friends is slowly splitting up and drifting away. which is unfortunate because not many people get to have the bonds and friendship we shared. anyways haha overall on my day? it was fun with some disapointment now and then, but that's how it is everytime we try to get a hold on minh and calvin lol.
good day everybody!
(i'm working today noooooo!!!!!! T____T)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
M*I*A* - missing in action
ALRIGHT! today is june 26th 09. my last post was way back in 2007 and i've been missing in action since then.
Did you miss me?
lol the good thing about all this is that my blogger is no longer a school project and therefore i finally have full freedom of what i say and post. so yeah... if you care to read, from today on, i will use this space to blog, rant or whatever and post up anything and everything that i feel with no restrain! hah! let's just have FUN yah?
p.s. BIG THANKS TO MY ADORABLE GF(link in the sidebar) FOR BRINGING ME BACK TO REVIVE ETCHII.BLOGSPOT.COM
Did you miss me?
lol the good thing about all this is that my blogger is no longer a school project and therefore i finally have full freedom of what i say and post. so yeah... if you care to read, from today on, i will use this space to blog, rant or whatever and post up anything and everything that i feel with no restrain! hah! let's just have FUN yah?
p.s. BIG THANKS TO MY ADORABLE GF(link in the sidebar) FOR BRINGING ME BACK TO REVIVE ETCHII.BLOGSPOT.COM
Monday, March 26, 2007
(_ _ z) - power nap 101.
You all know how I love taking naps during class and breaks, well here is something that might help you understand this habit of mine.
Here's how the power nap works: Sleep comes in five stages that recur cyclically throughout a typical night, and a power nap seeks to include just the first two of them. The initial stage features the sinking into sleep as electrical brain activity, eye and jaw-muscle movement, and respiration slow. The second is a light but restful sleep in which the body gets ready -- lowering temperature, relaxing muscles further -- for the entry into the deep and dreamless "slow-wave sleep," or SWS, that occurs in stages three and four. Stage five, of course, is REM, when the eyes twitch and dreaming becomes intense.
The five stages repeat every 90 to 120 minutes. Stage one can last up to 10 minutes, stage two until the 20th minute. Extenuating circumstances, like manning the controls of a jet, aside, experts believe that the optimal power nap should roughly coincide with the first 20 minutes in order to give you full access to stage two's restorative benefits. In addition to generally improving alertness and stamina, stage two is marked by a certain electrical signals in the nervous system that seem to solidify the connection between neurons involved in muscle memory. "It's like a welding machine," says Mednick. "When you wake up, your neurons perform the same function as before, but now faster and with more accuracy," making the 20-minute nap indispensible to the hard-working athlete looking to straighten out his putter or baseline shot.
Mednick's most recent research also shows that power naps can lift productivity and mood, lower stress, and improve memory and learning. In fact, Mednick has found through MRIs of nappers that brain activity stays high throughout the day with a nap; without one, it declines as the day wears on. Tell that to the boss next time he finds you passed out at your desk.
There is, however, a pitfall in all this sleeping around. You have to carefully time the duration of your nap in order to avoid waking in slow-wave sleep. This can produce what's known as sleep inertia. That's when the limbs feel like concrete, the eyes can't focus, the speech is slurred, the mind is sluggish. Sleep inertia can ruin your day. You must keep the nap to 20 minutes or slightly less, and if you need the extra sleep, wait until the 50-minute mark. This will safely keep you on the power side of your nap.
Getting The Perfect Nap
Everyone, no matter how high-strung, has the capacity to nap. But the conditions need to be right. Dr. Sara Mednick, who will publish a book on napping in the spring (tentatively titled Take Back the Nap!, Workman Publishing) has some helpful hints:
1 The first consideration is psychological: Recognize that you're not being lazy; napping will make you more productive and more alert after you wake up.
2 Try to nap in the morning or just after lunch; human circadian rhythms make late afternoons a more likely time to fall into deep (slow-wave) sleep, which will leave you groggy.
3 Avoid consuming large quantities of caffeine as well as foods that are heavy in fat and sugar, which meddle with a person's ability to fall asleep.
4 Instead, in the hour or two before your nap time, eat foods high in calcium and protein, which promote sleep.
5 Find a clean, quiet place where passersby and phones won't disturb you.
6 Try to darken your nap zone, or wear an eyeshade. Darkness stimulates melatonin, the sleep- inducing hormone.
7 Remember that body temperature drops when you fall asleep. Raise the room temperature or use a blanket.
8 Once you are relaxed and in position to fall asleep, set your alarm for the desired duration (see below).
How Long Is A Good Nap?
THE NANO-NAP: 10 to 20 secondsSleep studies haven't yet concluded whether there are benefits to these brief intervals, like when you nod off on someone's shoulder on the train.
THE MICRO-NAP: two to five minutes Shown to be surprisingly effective at shedding sleepiness.
THE MINI-NAP: five to 20 minutes Increases alertness, stamina, motor learning, and motor performance.
THE ORIGINAL POWER NAP: 20 minutesIncludes the benefits of the micro and the mini, but additionally improves muscle memory and clears the brain of useless built-up information, which helps with long-term memory (remembering facts, events, and names).
THE LAZY MAN'S NAP: 50 to 90 minutesIncludes slow-wave plus REM sleep; good for improving perceptual processing; also when the system is flooded with human growth hormone, great for repairing bones and muscles.
Here's how the power nap works: Sleep comes in five stages that recur cyclically throughout a typical night, and a power nap seeks to include just the first two of them. The initial stage features the sinking into sleep as electrical brain activity, eye and jaw-muscle movement, and respiration slow. The second is a light but restful sleep in which the body gets ready -- lowering temperature, relaxing muscles further -- for the entry into the deep and dreamless "slow-wave sleep," or SWS, that occurs in stages three and four. Stage five, of course, is REM, when the eyes twitch and dreaming becomes intense.
The five stages repeat every 90 to 120 minutes. Stage one can last up to 10 minutes, stage two until the 20th minute. Extenuating circumstances, like manning the controls of a jet, aside, experts believe that the optimal power nap should roughly coincide with the first 20 minutes in order to give you full access to stage two's restorative benefits. In addition to generally improving alertness and stamina, stage two is marked by a certain electrical signals in the nervous system that seem to solidify the connection between neurons involved in muscle memory. "It's like a welding machine," says Mednick. "When you wake up, your neurons perform the same function as before, but now faster and with more accuracy," making the 20-minute nap indispensible to the hard-working athlete looking to straighten out his putter or baseline shot.
Mednick's most recent research also shows that power naps can lift productivity and mood, lower stress, and improve memory and learning. In fact, Mednick has found through MRIs of nappers that brain activity stays high throughout the day with a nap; without one, it declines as the day wears on. Tell that to the boss next time he finds you passed out at your desk.
There is, however, a pitfall in all this sleeping around. You have to carefully time the duration of your nap in order to avoid waking in slow-wave sleep. This can produce what's known as sleep inertia. That's when the limbs feel like concrete, the eyes can't focus, the speech is slurred, the mind is sluggish. Sleep inertia can ruin your day. You must keep the nap to 20 minutes or slightly less, and if you need the extra sleep, wait until the 50-minute mark. This will safely keep you on the power side of your nap.
Getting The Perfect Nap
Everyone, no matter how high-strung, has the capacity to nap. But the conditions need to be right. Dr. Sara Mednick, who will publish a book on napping in the spring (tentatively titled Take Back the Nap!, Workman Publishing) has some helpful hints:
1 The first consideration is psychological: Recognize that you're not being lazy; napping will make you more productive and more alert after you wake up.
2 Try to nap in the morning or just after lunch; human circadian rhythms make late afternoons a more likely time to fall into deep (slow-wave) sleep, which will leave you groggy.
3 Avoid consuming large quantities of caffeine as well as foods that are heavy in fat and sugar, which meddle with a person's ability to fall asleep.
4 Instead, in the hour or two before your nap time, eat foods high in calcium and protein, which promote sleep.
5 Find a clean, quiet place where passersby and phones won't disturb you.
6 Try to darken your nap zone, or wear an eyeshade. Darkness stimulates melatonin, the sleep- inducing hormone.
7 Remember that body temperature drops when you fall asleep. Raise the room temperature or use a blanket.
8 Once you are relaxed and in position to fall asleep, set your alarm for the desired duration (see below).
How Long Is A Good Nap?
THE NANO-NAP: 10 to 20 secondsSleep studies haven't yet concluded whether there are benefits to these brief intervals, like when you nod off on someone's shoulder on the train.
THE MICRO-NAP: two to five minutes Shown to be surprisingly effective at shedding sleepiness.
THE MINI-NAP: five to 20 minutes Increases alertness, stamina, motor learning, and motor performance.
THE ORIGINAL POWER NAP: 20 minutesIncludes the benefits of the micro and the mini, but additionally improves muscle memory and clears the brain of useless built-up information, which helps with long-term memory (remembering facts, events, and names).
THE LAZY MAN'S NAP: 50 to 90 minutesIncludes slow-wave plus REM sleep; good for improving perceptual processing; also when the system is flooded with human growth hormone, great for repairing bones and muscles.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Étape 5 / trouver un produit pertinent pour votre veille technologique
copicmarkers.com/
Comme je suis un amateur de dessin, dans le cadre de ma veille technologique, je vous propose les Copic Markers. Pour commencer, qu'est que ces copic markers? En une phrase, ce sont des crayons feutre haute gamme très populaire dans la communauté mangakas. Ce qui est intéressant avec ces feutres c'est qu'ils sont multi-utilité. Ils peuvent servir du coloriage, au "shading" et même qu'il est possible de les transformer en "airbrush". Heureusement, ils ne sont pas jetable car il est possible de recharger les cartouches d'encres. Voyez les demonstrations. De plus, ils possèdent même leur set complet de pallette de couleurs et différents types bouts de pinceaux interchangeable pour plus de précision dans le dessin.
Voici l'une des merveilles realisables uniquement avec ces simples feutres:
Comme je suis un amateur de dessin, dans le cadre de ma veille technologique, je vous propose les Copic Markers. Pour commencer, qu'est que ces copic markers? En une phrase, ce sont des crayons feutre haute gamme très populaire dans la communauté mangakas. Ce qui est intéressant avec ces feutres c'est qu'ils sont multi-utilité. Ils peuvent servir du coloriage, au "shading" et même qu'il est possible de les transformer en "airbrush". Heureusement, ils ne sont pas jetable car il est possible de recharger les cartouches d'encres. Voyez les demonstrations. De plus, ils possèdent même leur set complet de pallette de couleurs et différents types bouts de pinceaux interchangeable pour plus de précision dans le dessin.
Voici l'une des merveilles realisables uniquement avec ces simples feutres:
Monday, February 26, 2007
étape 4 / critique constructive des liens d'un blogue.
Ludovic Lachance: ludopoker.blogspot.com
Il m'est difficile de critiquer les liens d'un blog lorque ceux-ci respectent aussi bien le thème. Les liens du blog de Ludovic sont tous très pertinent au sujet. Ils ont tous un affiliation avec le poker, dont est le sujet. J'aime particulièrement ce blog pour cette qualité. Il n'y a pas de videos pour mettre des videos ni de liens pour mettre des liens et remplir le contenu de sa page, tout est pertinent, aide à la compréhension ou à la découverte du monde du poker.
Il m'est difficile de critiquer les liens d'un blog lorque ceux-ci respectent aussi bien le thème. Les liens du blog de Ludovic sont tous très pertinent au sujet. Ils ont tous un affiliation avec le poker, dont est le sujet. J'aime particulièrement ce blog pour cette qualité. Il n'y a pas de videos pour mettre des videos ni de liens pour mettre des liens et remplir le contenu de sa page, tout est pertinent, aide à la compréhension ou à la découverte du monde du poker.
Monday, February 19, 2007
étape 3 / critique constructive d'un blogue.
Ludovic Lachance: ludopoker.blogspot.com
Pours: Le choix des couleurs est très sobre il facilite de beaucoup la lecture de l'information. La banière, le texte et la couleur des liens sont cohérents entre eux et sont intéressants graphiquement. On voit tout de suite l'effort inversti: L'ombrage, les banières, le background etc... excellent travail.
Contres: Par contre, je trouve que la page en tant que telle manque un peu de graphique, je trouve qu'il y a trop d'espaces blancs. Ensuite, à mon avis le style et les couleurs choisis ne sont pas approprié au sujet. Je m'attendais plus à du vert, rouge et noir dans une atmosphere "Casino" que du bleu, gris et blanc.
Enfin, c'est un très beau blog avec un contenu intéressant du monde du poker. Je recommande et j'invite tout le monde d'y jeter un coup d'oeil.
Pours: Le choix des couleurs est très sobre il facilite de beaucoup la lecture de l'information. La banière, le texte et la couleur des liens sont cohérents entre eux et sont intéressants graphiquement. On voit tout de suite l'effort inversti: L'ombrage, les banières, le background etc... excellent travail.
Contres: Par contre, je trouve que la page en tant que telle manque un peu de graphique, je trouve qu'il y a trop d'espaces blancs. Ensuite, à mon avis le style et les couleurs choisis ne sont pas approprié au sujet. Je m'attendais plus à du vert, rouge et noir dans une atmosphere "Casino" que du bleu, gris et blanc.
Enfin, c'est un très beau blog avec un contenu intéressant du monde du poker. Je recommande et j'invite tout le monde d'y jeter un coup d'oeil.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
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