Imagine.. (analogies.)

**I lost this long post i made. So I'm re-typing it. =(

* * * (10/9)
Well, went to the SUNTEC National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign exhibit today. Went to ask around the various booths.

Chanced upon some upper body stretches that can be used for choir physical warm-ups (in fact, they should be done regularly, as much as 3 times a day). Neck rotation (clockwise/anticlockwise) was found to be counterproductive - may cause injury, so next time I'm not going to use it. Neck stretching relaxes the scalpular muscles (recommended to hold in position for 5s intervals). Upper Trapezius stretch involves tilting your head 45 degrees downwards to look at the sides.

In fact, these simples exercises actually sort of prevent the discs on the upper spinal cord (vertebra) from being compressed, in such a way that may result in the nerves sandwiched in between from degenerating - thanks to the explanation by the Neuroscience institute staff. Far from trying to impress them as a know-it-all FPATH student, I discovered the things I didn't understand. Lung cancer, followed by colorectal cancer, liver ca, lymphoma ca are more likely to occur in males in our population. Females are more susceptible to breast ca & osteoporosis...

Besides the free 'body fat' checkup, (which uses expensive new equipment) I also gained a lot of knowledge of pathology (but let's not discuss about that here). It turns out that some of the hospitals in Singapore were specialised (Tan Tock Seng travel clinic having the most variety of vaccinations; or so they said).

I visited the booth at Institute of Mental Health, promoting their 'Sayang Wellness Centre'. I inquired with the staff over 'burnout' and stuff, since the booth appears to be the most deserted (no freebies). It turns out that a large proportion of mental patients suffer from Stress and Depression. It was said that NUS lecturers go there for therapy. Mental patients come from you and me. Prevention was going for therapy (but that's their side of the story).

Well, I got away with a yellow Cellulite wristband. I also bought a "Where is the fat" cookbook, written by dieticians and nutritionalists of SGH. I was intrigued by using kikkoman soy sos, saki, teryaki sauce (boiled brown sugar, ginger, and onions) to cook teriyaki chicken. I'm intending on brushing up my cooking skills this holiday. No more wasting away.

* * * (10/11)
I was writing something about, imagining I was an E. Coli cell that divides every 20 mins (like agent smith. would that be cool or what?)