10 - How to cure insomnia?

Insomnia, also known as trouble sleeping, is a sleep disorderin which there is trouble to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired.[While the term is sometimes used to describe a disorder as diagnosed by polysomnographic or actigraphic evidence, this is often practically defined as a positive response to  either of two questions: "do you experience difficulty sleeping?" or "do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep?"

 Here are some tips that I've searched  to cure insomnia:

Make sleep a priority.

If you want a better night’s sleep, you have to get serious about it. Need convincing? A study found that when you’re short on zzzs, you’re also more likely to overreact to minor incidents, feel stressed out, and blow your top. Even worse, your physical health takes a hit, too. “Lack of sleep increases the risk for high blood pressure, depression and weight gain, the latter as a result of adverse effects on hormones that regulate appetite,” says Andrew Weil, MD.

Say no to coffee after noon.

Your morning mug gets a pass, but guzzling it all day is a big no-no. Here’s why: It’s often said that caffeine has a half-life of about five hours—which means if you eat an early enough dinner, that after-supper cappuccino should be out of your system by bedtime, right? Unfortunately, that’s not quite right. After seven hours, much of the stimulant will be gone from your system, depending on your sensitivity to it—but 25% of it could still be there. “It can also increase nighttime urination and otherwise adversely impact your sleep,” says Dr. Weil.

Get your sweat on.

Sleep experts often say you should avoid working out in the evenings because it can take hours for adrenaline—that exciting hormone that surges during exercise—to return to normal levels. Unfortunately, the proof that nighttime workouts inhibit sleep just isn’t there. There is plenty of research, however, that supports the idea that exercise improves sleep. One study found that insomniacs who picked up a regular exercise routine slept better, felt less depressed, and had more energy all day. The bottom line? If working out at night interrupts your sleep, squeeze in a morning run instead. If not, get exercise in whenever you can. (Need a new exercise routine? Try Our High-Metabolism Workout.)

Unwind when you get home.

If walking in the door means confronting a pile of bills—or a gaggle of hungry children—it’s understandable that relaxation can seem all but impossible. But it’s smart to start unwinding early in the evening, so you’re marking a transition from your stressful day life, to your evening. Pencil in a 5-minute window of you-time where you brew a cup of calming chamomile tea, take a bath if you have time, or just sit quietly alone (bathrooms are great since no one will bother you in there). (Make your house a relaxing home with these Decorating Tips For A Stress-Free Home.)

Step away from your phone.

That thing that’s been glued to your hand all day? It’s got to go if you want a sound sleep—and the same goes for your laptop and iPad, too. Why? The blue wavelengths produced by your smartphone and other gadgets (and energy-efficient LED light bulbs) significantly suppress the production of melatonin, the hormone that makes you sleepy, according to University of Basel research. Another problem: Light-emitting devices engage and stimulate the mind, resulting in poorer sleep, according to an Osaka University study.

Like other people, I also have insomnia. Sometimes I can sleep properly but mostly I can’t. I've tried drinking sleeping pills. One time, I drank two sleeping pills but it has no effect. But, now I've searched about the cure I think I can now sleep peacefully.

9 - The Great Carlos Bulosan

Carlos Sampayan Bulosan, born on November 24 1913, was an English-Filipino language novelist and poet who spent most of his life in the United States. His best-known work today is the semi-autobiographical America is in the Heart, but he first gained fame for his 1943 essay on The Freedom from Want.  Bulosan was born to Ilocano parents in the Philippines in Binalonan, Pangasinan. There is considerable debate around his actual birth date, as he himself used several dates, but 1911 is generally considered the most reliable answer, based on his baptismal records, but according to the late Lorenzo Duyanen Sampayan, his childhood playmate and nephew, Carlos was born on November 2, 1913. Most of his youth was spent in the countryside as a farmer. It is during his youth that he and his family were economically impoverished by the rich and political elite, which would become one of the main themes of his writing.   

Although little is known about his childhood, Bulosan recalled:

I lived in Mangusmana with my father until I was seven years old. We lived in a small grass hut; but it was sufficient because we were peasants. My father could not read or write, but he knew how to work his one hectare of land, which was the sole support of our big family.

Here’s an excerpt from one of his poems which is entitled “If you want to know what we are”

If you want to know what we are who inhabit

forest mountain river shore, who harness

beast, living steel, martial music (that classless

language of the heart), who celebrate labor,

wisdom of the mind, peace of the blood;

If you want to know what we are who become

animate at the rain's metallic ring, the stone's

accumulated strength, who tremble in the wind's

blossoming (that enervates earth's potentialities),

who stir just as flowers unfold to the sun;

If you want to know what we are who grow

powerful and deathless in countless counterparts,

each part pregnant with hope, each hope supreme,

each supremacy classless, each classlessness

nourished by unlimited splendor of comradeship;

We are multitudes the world over, millions everywhere;

in violent factories, sordid tenements, crowded cities;

in skies and seas and rivers, in lands everywhere;

our number increase as the wide world revolves

and increases arrogance, hunger disease and death.

This is such a nice yet epic poem. It’s obvious that Carlos Bulosan is revolting. Revolting against injustices. What is natural is now gone. Our society is now corrupted.  Those people who revolts are the people who is trying to redeem the lost history.  They are the living dream of the dead heroes who tried to save the corrupted society. They revolt because they want to renew what was already broken. They never lose hope. I am glad to search and know more about Carlos Bulosan. I don’t actually have knowledge of who he really is. But knowing all of these things makes me proud to all Filipinos that are just like him.

(Information credits to Wikipedia)

8 - SoMazinggggg!

School of management week. I was actually excited when I knew about the upcoming SoM week. I was like, “Okay! It's SoM weeeek next week! Will gonna have some fun!” But... Unfortunately, It was only a little but fun for me. I was there at the opening of the SoM week but I wasn’t able to join the parade because me and my classmate wasn’t informed that it already started. The opening was quite fun, like the APC dance company had an intermission and people are like cheering and screaming their lungs out. Then, the contestants for the SoM pageant were introduced. We were cheering the representatives of the Accountancy, especially of course Steven and Latrell which are our block mates. Then... Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday had passed by. I didn’t actually join the activities like TMysteries and the horror movie marathon, also the SoM night. I really wanted to join but there are a lot of projects to do and of course priorities first. But, I wouldn’t really miss the SoM pageant. I and my block mates were there to support Steven and Latrell. I really enjoyed the program. Even though only one of our mates got in the top 3 we are still proud for our other mate. It wasn't about winning. It was about enjoying the moment. SoM Pageant ended my SoM week experience fun. I hope AC's would orgnize the next SoM week. I surely am looking forward for the next SoM weeeeeeek! 

7 - Say No to Cigarette Smoking

Like most people, you already know that smoking is bad for your health. But do you really understand just how dangerous smoking really is? Tobacco contains nicotine, a highly addictive drug that makes it difficult for smokers to kick the habit. Tobacco products also contain many poisonous and harmful substances that cause disease and premature death.

Cigarette Smoking is one of the problems that our society encounters. Some people tell that smoking cigarette make them relax. Yet, it is indeed a dangerous for our health. Not only adults smoke cigarettes, nowadays, teenagers also do it. In addition to, it saddens me to the reality that some children also smoke cigarettes. Yes, children. But, it is more dangerous for the second and third hand smokers. The government should take an action about this problem. Not only the government, but also us. We should be more disciplined of smoking cigarette. I know, people do know that it's bad for their health but they still continue to smoke. There are a lot of solutions for this problem, like using of electric cigarette and etc. Little did they know, cigarettes slowly destroy their lungs and throat? They might die or have complications with their health if they still continue to smoke cigarette. 

To grow up is not only about making our own choices, but to take responsibility for the choices that we make. What we do affects who we become and if we make bad choices, we will get bad results. We are at an age where the choices that we make now will affect us the rest of our lives. If we screw up it's us who are screwing up. We are face with many great things. So we should... SAY NO TO CIGARETTE SMOKING!

6 - The Parasyte Movie

Parasyte is a great movie. I had a CD of it but didn't tried to watch it. I thought it's kind of a boring movie. Yet, of course I was pretty wrong. When it was shown to the class I've realized that it was really great. It was mixed of comedy, horror, action and drama. There was a scene that it was serious then suddenly a character cracks a joke. Also, sometimes it shocked me whenever a character changed into an alien. I also get nervous whenever an alien try to kill Shinichi. I also didn't expected that he will be alive when he was killed by an alien inside her mother's body. Lastly, I was really touched when his mother still chose to save his life even the exchange of it is her own life. It's a great movie indeed.

The relationship between Shinichi and the parasitic creature - Migi - elevated the manga to a different level, and is one of the movie's major attractions. This is also an important aspect of the story and why it can really get to you. Migi was supposed to invade Shinichi's body (via his ears or nose and then unto his brain) but failed to do so because of his earphone as he listens to rock music. He would have suffered the same fate as many other humans, but due to the synergy between Shinichi's body and the parasite's very survival, they have to agree to both exist. You could probably imagine horrific it would be for someone or something to live inside you - talks to you and ask you about mundane things, shares the nutrients of the food you eat and utilizes different parts of your body to live, battle it out with other parasites.

It's certainly not a perfect film. I wanted the relationship between Shinichi and Satomi be better explored. But all in all, it's worth watching!

5 - Romcom movie, "Turn Left, Turn Right"

Hi readers! today I'll be blogging about the movie turn left turn right. I wasn't there when the film was shown to the class but I watched it at home. I am not familiar with the original novel though, but I love this movie. It is like a great love story and fairy tale for grownups. This movie talks about the destiny of two people who are meant to be for each other but always missed out meeting each other. You'll just simply smile when you remember the movie.

It's a story of two people, who met in school & then lost contact, then met some few years after, only to lost contact again. They only know each other by their school identification number, they don't know other infos. Even the phone number they exchanged got lost. Little did they know that they were destined to be together! They don't even know that they were very close to each other wherever they went. They did the same thing, the way they talk, the way they think; even their interests are the same too! The ending is too unbelievable but an original, nonetheless, I don't think audiences can figure out the ending.

Sometimes, two people are really meant to meet each other yet not meant to be together. But if it's God's plan then they will be. Maybe it wasn't still the right time and place for them to be together. If they are really destined for each other someday they will meet again. Nothing!  Nothing can hindrance them for proving that there is a forever.

 

A great story, a story of two people, that can never met, a story of two umbrellas that we can see from above, but that never cross each other.

3 - Heneral Artikulo Uno

Once in a rare while, there comes a Filipino Historical film that got my interest even though I find historical films really boring. This film tells us more detailed life of one of the Filipino revolutionary heroes that we learned in school yet nearly didn’t know anything about – Gen. Antonio Luna. All I know about him at first is that he had a very bad temper which made him gained lotta enemies that eventually lead to his assassination. But as I continued watching the movie, I get to know him more… as a leader, a soldier, as a son and as a man. The movie was clear, interesting and exciting. As I watched the trailer, humor was really unexpected. Probably the sarcastic side comments of Lt. Rusca and other funny things happened made me more interested and enjoyed more the film. Gen. Antonio Luna remains one of the most unappreciated of all Philippine heroes. Yet, the movie Heneral Luna seeks to change that. A hero with an unflattering personality? Isn’t that an oxymoron? The only reason I think is seems so is because lots of historians in the past (maybe it still have nowadays) seems to point out that heroes are flawless individuals making their work more like a hagiography instead of a fact-based account. The movie showed me Heneral Luna’s most valued character trait which is his passion and uncompromising commitment, also his intelligence in military tactics. I suddenly remembered what Emilio Aguinaldo, the country’s 1^st president, said “Siya ang pinakamahusay kong heneral.”

                                  

Here are some of my favorite lines of the film:

·       “Hindi panlalait ang pagsasabi ng totoo.” – Heneral Luna to Felipe Buencamino, one of his tormentors.

·         “Mas mahalaga ang papel natin sa digmaan kaysa sa anumang nararamdaman natin sa isa’tisa.” – A certain woman told Luna, pointing out that petty conflicts over women are distracting the revolutionaries’ cause.

·         “Mas magandang mamatay sa digmaan kaysa magpasakop sa dayuhan.”

Hands down to Artikulo Uno Productions and the film director Jerrold Tarog for doing this movie. I would probably hope for the said trilogy. Also, I’d probably support those too. This film was the best (so far) historical film that was made in the Philippines. I hope this would be an eye opener to those people who always choose their selves or interests first before the country. Heneral Luna was probably right when he said, “Kalaban ng kalaban, kalaban ng kakampi.” I hope that you’ll watch it before the cinema pulls it out! I swear you won’t regret watching it! 

 J