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i am thankful i am normal
after preparing for today's genetics test regarding mendel genetics.... i realised how lucky i am, to have no birth defects or genetic diseases.

there are so many diseases..... it seems that at some point of time in my life, there is a high chance that i will be struck by some diseases...because one day.. all the good luck will just run out.

my notes say that
chances of having a down syndrome kid is 1/1400 if the mother is <30yrs>
1/100 if the mother is 40 yrs old
1/16 if the mother is 45 yrs old

although my mum falls in the first category, but isnt 1/1400 a bit too high? thank goodness i am in the 1399/1400. then there are diseases such as cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, thalassaemia, duchene muscular distrophy, sickle cell anemia... and many more... all these diseases are rare.. but what if u r the super unlucky one that happens to be the 0.000001% ?

oh and then there is polydactyly (having extra fingers or toes) which is also due to genetics.. and then there is brachyphalangic (fingers with only 2 joints).. and Klinefelter / turner syndrome... prader willi syndrome... angelman syndrome.... and the list justs goes on and on...

even if i am normal at birth... that doesnt mean i will continue to be in perfect health always.. because the chances of getting cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney failure is quite high too, isnt it? with cancer being the top killer in singapore. did u know 20% of the deaths in singapore is due to coronary heart disease? ooh.. and when u start becoming an old folk, there's alzheimer's disease too..... :(

Therefore, i conclude that if one is able to die of old age, with no diseases, he or she is really really x7605237486507346 lucky. :) i wanna be that lucky person too. lol :D

enough of genetics. i need a break :)

p.s.: arent u glad u r normal too?

my little bro is growing up
i just heard from my sis that my bro says the f word to his friend. my goodness.. why is this 12 yr old little boy saying such stuff.. spelling it explicitly.. what happened to my pure innocent cute little brother..:( i am so disappointed.. does he even know the meaning of that word? it is so crude. urgh... (totally disgusted)

it seems that as he gets older, he becomes a lot more irritating....(i think he feels that i am irritating too) the little boy's charm is disappearing.. (images of my bro becoming a coffeeshop uncle/ vulgar ah beng/ dirty guy spooks me out) he better not become any of those.. eew.. i think all of us have high hopes for him... wanting to make him the perfect guy that all girls would want to be with.. haha.. (at least i want to do that :D) *fantasizing abt the future again*

anyway, back to sch stuff... there are only 11 more days to my first paper. i am so dead. i think pris and i must be the most slack people... and we keep scaring each other about the exams so as to motivate each other to work really really hard.... haha...
we studied at the central library today until 10pm. it was a fruitful session. central library is huge. and it is so packed with muggers. it is super scary to see those ppl who usually do not mug to mug their ass off... ahhh.... i dun think there's anyone in uni who doesnt studies... even if they really say or appear like they dun give a damn.....

i'm so tired now.. i cant believe i dont even feel like watching an episode of my fav drama... got to wake up very early tmr to go sch lib to study again... this time it would be at the muggers' paradise: sci lib.. haha... i hope it wld be another fruitful session :)

time to chiong!!!! FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!!!

quick updates
i nearly crashed into the petrol pump. :X i had to get out of the driver seat and let my dad do the shifting of the car.. :(

i had the most fun nuh volunteering session yesterday. so many kids to play with... haha.. the best part was that all of the kids were fighting for my attention.. haha :D *boosts ego* :)

i tried parallel parking today. it is impossible to do parallel parking. :X

dad bought me a pair of new track shoes.. yay!!! i can finally say gd bye to my old shoes which have big holes on the sides... (those who have seen it before wld know)

my white slippers which i wear everyday to sch fell apart when i was on the streets. why does all my shoes have the same ending? always put me in an awkward situation. :( the bigger problem is... what am i gonna wear on mon? there's no time to shop...

i need retail therapy!!!!!

i need to work harder harder harder..... how bout camp in sch lib?

i nid to stop blogging because my comp batt is dying.

i'll be free in less than a month's time. :)

inside claire's brain...
yesterday was the first time i drove in HEAVY rain!!!! its really scary when everything is so blur.. cant tell where the other cars were.. i can only see the lights... changing lanes is just crazy... i'm glad i didnt get into any accident. now i know why there are so many car accidents when there is heavyrain. the visibility is very bad. i witnessed how the lightning caused the traffic light to black out. thank goodness the traffic light did not spoil.

i am thinking that if i am a guy, i make a good boyfriend... haha.. i would want to do a lot of stuff for my girl and make her really happy with everything i do... :)
if it is raining heavily, i will offer her my umbrella(if she doesnt have one)....
if she is craving for chocolate cake, i will get it for her...
i would try my best to make every outing memorable....
if she forgets to have breakfast, i will turn up with nice yummy breakfast for her:)
this sounds more like the job of a personal maid.. haha :D

this is the result of watching too many romance dramas.. but isnt it what girls would want? lol :D

p.s: momo love is far too disappointing. dont u agree?

it seems that there are no physical chemistry in claire's brain. i see some beta-oxidation pathway though... haha..

i see that she is running out of stuff to write.. and that this crap post is her excuse for taking a break from reading chem notes. rational tells claire to stop blogging and start studying. dont listen to the procrastinating devil residing in your brain.