ROS reactive oxygen species; stress and aging

Hallo!

I wasn't planning to tell much on ROS, aging and stress here...but just to share a story on our most recent moment conversation in the lab..

Situation:
Student A has been sleeping very late lately due to paper submission, answering reviewers, writing thesis, preparing presentation and most importantly, to present well in front of panel of potential examiners/future boss..
Student A is having indigestion, sleepless nights, high stress level, and partial failure in anger management

Me: You looked really pale. Go and eat some multivitamins. Do you want my multivitamin? I have it on my table. Your ROS level is definitely very high now...need antioxidants ah....

Student A: Oh no!! *Eyes widening and face near to mine* Do you see any additional wrinkles????

Me: =.=""""""



Okay, to those who don't really get this nerdy joke, my =.=""""" face is due to: ROS level can lead to aging, but not as soon as 2 weeks' sleeps...I think it's more than that. Probably fine lines in 2 weeks, maybe?

Second point, Student A was @@" with me too...talk about ROS linkage to sleepless nights....--->sigh

How can we end up being so 'nerdily' scientific ah??
=.=""


Talk about being labrats huh?

Raffles marina sunset

Confession: I'm supposed to be in the lab but conditions don't allow me to be there so I'm loittering here..

Though I can't fail to admit that since the Pink event (I named it in conjunction to an unforgettable event in years to come that took place on Nov 18), the jokes are still ongoing..really reminded me of those good ol' days teasing events..

Last Friday, our bosses treated us for year-end dinner at this-very-near-to-Johor classy restaurant..
It's Chinese-cooked style dishes as usual :)

Before we proceeded to fill our stomachs, we did some-sight seeing and claim ownerships to various sailing boats there..

Technically speaking, each of us wanted to sell off the smaller ones and are currently owning the bigger ones :P

The beautiful sunset

The jetty

The sun and the sea!

This was what some people did to others while sight-seeing..

So long~

The Man Rules- err?

Just for laughs!! :D
Got from a friend who's frustrated with women I think;)

We always hear " the rules"
From the female side.

Now here are the rules from the male side

These are our rules!
Please note.. these are all numbered "1 " ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. When we're working on the car or on the computer or watching sports, it doesn't mean we're mad at you or something is wrong.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
   

• Subtle hints do not work!
• Strong hints do not work!
• Obvious hints do not work!
• Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
   

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.
   

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.
   

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

1. You can either ask us to do something. Or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
   

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you hav e to say during commercials..

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
   

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
   

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We w ill act like nothing's wrong.We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
   

1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... Really .

1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball or golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
For men- for a laugh.
To women- for a bigger laugh..

Italian pregnancy

Saw this while clearing up my heaped emails.. still got lots to go!

An 18 year old Italian girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period for 2 months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that
the girl is pregnant.

Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!"

The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later, a Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished man with grey hair and impeccably dressed in an Armani
suit steps out of the Ferrari and enters the house.

He sits in the living room with the father, mother, and the girl and tells them: "Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem.

I can't marry her because of my personal family situation but I'll take charge. I will pay all costs and provide for your daughter for the rest of her life.

Additionally, if a girl is born, I will bequeath a Ferrari, 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beachfront villa, and a $2,000,000 bank account.

If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $4,000,000 bank account. If twins, they will receive a factory and $2,000,000 each.

However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?"

At this point, the father, who had remained silent all this while, places a hand firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, "You try again."

Canon and tripod

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife good-bye and said, "Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon."

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. "Good morning, Ma'am", he said, "I've come to..."

"Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, "I've been expecting you."

"Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good. Did you know babies are my specialty?"

"Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat".

After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?"

"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there."

"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!"

"Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."

"My, that's a lot!", gasped Mrs. Smith.

"Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be In and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that."

"Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus," he said.

"Oh, my word!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat.

"And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with."

"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.

"Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look"

"Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement.

"Yes", the photographer replied. "And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in."

Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh...equipment?"

"It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away."

"Tripod?"

"Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long."

Mrs. Smith fainted

Ghost chit-chat

Two ghosts met and both chat about how they died.

1st ghost : How did you died?
2nd ghost : I died of cold.

1st ghost : How does it feel when you're dying in cold?

2nd ghost : Actually, I was imprisoned in the refrigerator. Initially, I was shivering, then my whole body started to freeze, later I felt the whole world was dark and I died. Fortunately, I died with not much suffering.

1st ghost : You're so pitiful....
2nd ghost : How about you? How did you die?

1st ghost : I died from heart attack.
2nd ghost : I see, why did you have a heart attack?

1st ghost : Actually, I found out that my wife is having an affair with another man. One day, when I came back from work, I saw a pair of man shoes outside my house. Then, I realized that the guy was in my house with my wife. When I rushed into the bedroom, my wife was alone. I must find where that b*stard is hiding. So I searched the toilet, I ran downstairs, looked in the storeroom, but the b*stard was not there. So, I ran upstairs and searched the wardrobe, but I found nothing. Because I was too tired of all that running, I got a heart attack and died.
2nd ghost : Why didn't you look for the b*stard in the fridge? If you did, both of us were alive now!!

Cheater...

We went to PGP (Prince George's Park Residence) for 3 consecutive days!
From 11th-13th February and we enjoyed every single moment we were there.
Good and nice food.
Plus, nice scenery and it's convenient;)
Well, the first day's one on 11th Feb was a tiring one.
Climbed up hills and stairs..felt like climbing the Batu Caves stairs somehow.

I really felt that!! :P

And the long distances that we used to go there..could really burned up lots of calories.

Anyway, while we were there on the third day, we saw the following poster at a 'forever-closed' desserts stall which sells yummy food. This is what we saw:

Cheating stall!!


And the next thing that my friend did was:


Creative, aren't we? ;P

P/s: The pen is always there somehow. Yet to be vandalised..

So long~~

Good husband- 'Suami baik'

I got this recently from one of my mails.
Just thought want to share it out..;)
And, it's in Malay language..

Sekumpulan lelaki berada di bilik persalinan di salah sebuah kelab exclusif lagi mewah di pusat bandar, setelah keluar dari gym, tiba-tiba kedengaran deringan Handphone di penjuru bilik tersebut. Seorang lelaki menjawap panggilan itu dan terjadilah perbualan sepert berikut…
“Hello?”
“Abang, nie sayang nie,”
“emmm… “
“Abang masih ada di kelab lagi ye?”
“Iya.”
“sayang sekarang nie berada di shopping complex dua block dari kelab abang tu. Sayang ada nampak kain sutera terbaru… cantik bang, boleh ke sayang beli?”
“Berapa harga nya?”
“Cuma $1500.00 aje”
“O.K, belilah kalau memang awak dah suka sangat”
“Ahhh thanks bang dan tadi sebelum datang sini sayang ada singgah di Cycle & Carriage dan tengok Mercedes model terbaru 2001. Sayang suka kat satu model tu. Dan sayang dah bincang dengan jurujualnya dan dia setuju nak bagi good price… lagipun elok juga kita tukarkan dengan BMW yang kita beli tahun lepas tu..”
“Berapa harga yang dia bagi?”
“Cuma $280,000… “
“O.k tapi pastikan harga tu dah on the road.”
“Great!, before we hang up, ada satu perkara lagi… “
“Apa?”
“Abang jangan terkejut pulak, sayang dah semak akaun bank abang dan… pagi tadi sayang singgah di pejabat ejen hartanah dan sayang dapat tau rumah yang kita tengok tahun lepas tu, sekarang nie untuk dijual!! Abang ingat tak? Rumah yang ada swimming pool bentuk love tu, ada taman orkid kat belakang, berhadapan dengan pantai tu.. cantik kan bang.”
“Berapa harga yang mereka minta?”
“Cuma $740,000… o.k kan bang, dan sayang tengok dalam akaun kita boleh cover harga tu.”
“Eloklah kalau macam tu, confirm cepat sebelum orang lain beli, tapi cuba dapatkan harga $700,000. OK?”
“OK, abang sayang, terima kasih bang, kita jumpa malam nanti ye!! I Love You !!!”
“Bye… I Love you too… “
Lelaki itu berhenti bercakap, menutup flap handphone… .sambil mengangkat tangan yang memegang handphone tu dan bertanya pada yang ada dalam bilik tersebut:
“ADA SESIAPA TAHU KE HANDPHONE NIE SIAPA PUNYA?”