Haha so I copy pasted this from: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=231

So this is about someone we read from class this morning. His story really caught my attention. But then it was morning so there goes my breakfast. haha anyways... here's his story... and if you wanna see what his skull looks like just google it. haha (1Psy3 alam niyo to diba?! XD there goes our breakfast! wahahahaha!!!!)

Phineas Gage's Brain Injury

Written by Alan Bellows on September 28th, 2006 at 12:19 am

In 1848, a twenty-five-year-old construction foreman named Phineas Gage won nationwide fame by way of a hole in his head. While working on a railroad project in Vermont, he experienced a severe brain injury when a three-foot-long, fourteen pound tamping iron was violently propelled through his skull. Astonishingly, he lived to tell about it.

At the time of the accident, one of Gage's duties was to set explosive charges to remove unwanted sections of large rocks. Typically, a long, narrow hole was drilled into the rock which was then filled with gunpowder and ignited. Before lighting the fuse, the hole was topped off with sand, and a three-foot-long, 1.25" diameter iron tamping rod was used to pack down the gunpowder. However on 13 September 1848, Gage was distracted momentarily while in the process of preparing a blast, and he neglected to add the protective barrier of sand. When he thrust the iron tamper into the hole in the rock, it created a spark, and the gunpowder was ignited.

The resulting explosion propelled the fourteen pound iron rod straight into the air with the force of a cannon, causing it to pass through Gage's skull in the process. It entered through the bottom of his left cheekbone and exited through the top of his head, then continued to fly in an arc across the sky, landing almost 100 feet behind him.

The unscheduled explosion got the attention of his fellow railroad workers, who rushed over to see if there was a problem. What they found was Phineas Gage slumped on the ground with a hole through his skull. Amazingly, the man was still alive and breathing. Even more amazingly, within moments his eyes were open and he was speaking to his fellow workers. The injured Gage was quickly loaded into a cart, and transported back to his boarding house, some 45 minutes away.

When Dr. John Martyn Harlow arrived, Phineas was conscious and had a regular heartbeat, and both of his pupils reacted to light normally. He was reported to be "in full possession of his reason, and free from pain." He was under the care of Dr. Harlow for ten weeks, at which point he was sent home to Lebanon, New Hampshire. But while he was recovering, the doctor noted some changes in the man's demeanor and personality. People who had known him before the accident described him as hard-working, responsible, and popular with his workers, but after the traumatic injury, Phineas Gage was not the same man.

In regards to his patient, Dr. Harlow wrote:
Gage was fitful, irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity (which was not previously his custom), manifesting but little deference for his fellows, impatient of restraint or advice when it conflicts with his desires, at times pertinaciously obstinate, yet capricious and vacillating, devising many plans of future operations, which are no sooner arranged than they are abandoned in turn for others appearing more feasible. A child in his intellectual capacity and manifestations, he has the animal passions of a strong man. Previous to his injury, although untrained in the schools, he possessed a well-balanced mind, and was looked upon by those who knew him as a shrewd, smart businessman, very energetic and persistent in executing all his plans of operation. In this regard his mind was radically changed, so decidedly that his friends and acquaintances said he was 'no longer Gage'.

Several months after the accident Gage felt strong enough to return to work, yet due to his personality changes, his previous employers would not entrust him with the foreman position he had previously held. In the following years, he took various jobs caring for horses, driving stagecoaches, and doing some farm work. He also briefly appeared at a museum in New York which was curated by the infamous P. T. Barnum, alongside the tamping iron which had impaled his brain.

Not much is known about his years after the injury, but eleven years after the accident, when he was aged thirty-seven years, Gage began to experience epileptic seizures. He died several months later, on 21 May 1860. His brain was not subjected to any medical examination at that time, but seven years later his body was exhumed so that his skull might be studied. It has since been subjected to much scrutiny.

It was determined that damage occurred to Gage's skull in three places: There is a relatively small area under the cheek bone where the tamping iron first impacted, the orbital bone behind the eye socket, and very large hole where the iron rod emerged. The bone fragments over the exit wound were very skillfully put back in place by Dr. Harlow– so much so that it was hardly visible from outside the skull– but the original hole was about three and a half inches long by two inches wide.

There is still some controversy over the extent of damage to Phineas' brain. It is certain that it passed through the anterior frontal cortex and white matter, but it has not been determined with certainty whether the lesion involved both frontal lobes or was limited only to the left side. In any case, the damage caused by the accident was roughly equivalent to a frontal lobotomy.

Today, Gage's skull and the tamping rod which damaged it are on permanent display at Harvard’s Countway Library of Medicine. The incident did much to advance the field of neurology, as it was among the first evidence suggesting that damage to the frontal lobes could alter aspects of personality and affect social skills. Before Gage's brain injury, the frontal lobes were largely thought to have little role in behavior.

Further reading:
Description of damage, School of Psychology Deakin University
High-res image of Phineas Gage's skull
Alan Bellows is the founder, designer, and managing editor of DamnInteresting.com, and he is perpetually behind schedule.

Don't we just love to blame others? For example *in the cases of many girls haha* I blame HIM for my pain. *or in the cases of guys* I blame HER for being so unpredictable. *and for the nerds* I blame the TV for distracting me!

Haha so whatever we try to blame its useless coz its already in the past. So why blame something that will never happen in the present nor in the future. Best we could do is to be the best we can be so that we will not commit the same mistakes in the future.

My point: stop playing the blame game especially if you know that you are at fault. :)





My other point: I'm bored! XD




Didn't expect that didn't you? :)




Oh well school tomorrow again. Org enlistment tomorrow. What org will I join?




SECRET!!!! haha you'll find out soon enough :P





But seriously, dont blame anyone for the mistakes you had in the past. Nothing can change that. ^_^ I feel honored to have wasted your time XD haha just kidding! XD

As of today, I'm missing my high school friends. I really do. Well I really have to thank Janelle for organizing the event. It's gonna be her birthday on Monday and she's turning 17! *insert background music: I am 16 going on 17* Whoo! Time flies so quickly that I have to take a sit to absorb everything all in! And soon enough I will be the one turning 17! But then I am really happy that me and my high school classmates get to bond especially when the school load gets bigger, we wont have much time to spend with each other. Its so sad. Well its also a good thing that we still manage to stick with each other and have communication through YM and texting. And sometimes seeing each other in our respective schools helps the separation less painful since some of us are seeing each other. And yes, I am still continuing to pray for my batch mates' salvation. Its really hard and they could easily get swayed especially with the influences around them. So that's it for now!

DAY 1
Arrived at singapore by 2:30- 3pm
meet up with achi teph, ahya timmy, and her aunt
went with achi teph and ahya timmy to Heart of God church
had a blast at church (love the praise and worship there! just like a concert!)
met new friends
ate dinner with achi teph, achi danica, achi sarah, ahya glenn(tama ba? haha sorry!), and with my siblings (thanks guys! I really feel at home at your church thanks for the treat also)
went back to the hotel(had taiwanese buko before going back to the hotel haha yummy and so small)

DAY 2
met up with my cousin but then she didn't stay with us for a long time
went around the city
supposed to go to the Merlion but then it was way too hot and too many people there
went to Esplanade Mall
rode the MRT going to Boon Lay
went to Singapore Discovery Center
watched Sharks 3d and Everest at the science center
had fun with the exhibits (hands on)
saw 3 dancing robots (cute!!!)
went to SAFTI through the bus tour
went back to Bugis (via MRT)
had dinner near the hotel
had ice cream wafers there(yummy!)
back to the hotel

DAY 3
met up with my cousin at the MRT station
went to Harbourfront station and bought tickets going to Sentosa
(Ahya glenn is right about Sentosa- one big hole for a casino haha!)
Went to Imbiah Lookout
Me, ahya, and papa -> Luge and sky ride
Shobe, mama, and my cousin -> butterfly kingdom
Watched Sentosa 4d Magix
Went to Palawan beach (also in Sentosa)
Had lunch there
Walked around, picture picture
Watched the bird show by 2:30
walked some more
took more pictures esp at the big merlion
went to a mall to have dinner (forgot the name)
went back to the hotel

DAY 4
met up with my cousin again
went to Singapore zoo
met another Filipino family going there
met a family from Holland
took many of pictures with the animals there
had lunch there
uber cute animals! XD
watched splash safari (although it rained)
took a bus back to the mall
went around the mall
took a bus back to Bugis
browsed some souvenirs
had dinner with my cousin and her fiance
went back to the hotel
Joyce tsi, achi teph and her aunt dropped by to say goodbye.
packed our stuff

DAY 5
woke up at 3 am
had breakfast by 3:45am
went to the airport by 4am
explored around the airport
left singapore by 6:30 am
arrived back at Manila at before 10am

so there you have it my "brief" summary about the trip in Singapore.

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This is a part of Sara Ann Zinn's Graduation Speech at Crook Country Christian School.

As Graduating Seniors we are faced with choices. Now is the time that we who were once children begin making decisions as adults. The solid Foundation of our Christian education and the forming of our beliefs and our character by this school and our families have prepared us for the journey ahead.

The road is long, and the journey is rough
At times it seems hard to find strength enough.
But through it all, the ups and downs
We learn to smile despite the frowns.
We learn to share our joy and pain,
To share without expecting gain.
We learn to give a helping hand
And know how to lean when we can't stand.
We learn the difference between right and wrong
To stand for right, and always stand strong.
Though this road is hard and seems so long
Its how we find where we belong;
Because it's only through life's bends and turns
That we can truly grow and truly learn.

High school is nearing its end so I decided to take a high school survey to have an overview of my highschool years before I graduate. Aw. This will be sad! T_T

1. Anong section(s) mo nung High School ka?
♥ 7-justice, 8-Equality, 9-Nobility, 10-Service

2. Advisers?
♥ Ms. Ordinario, Mr. Ramos, Mrs. Salabe, Ms. Duhaylungsod, Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Shen

3. Anong club/org mo?
♥ JCA Praise and worship (7,8,9,10), JCA Minstrels (10)

4. Pinakamahirap mong Subject?
♥ math- GEOM!!!! XD

5. Pinakagusto mong teacher?
♥ probbably ms. O, ironic since she is a math teacher wahaha

6. Student Number mo?
♥ somewhere in the ID

7. Class Number mo?
♥ 18(gr7), 19(gr8), 18(gr9), 17(gr10)

8. Pinakahuli mong ginawang katarantaduhan:
♥ ahem! nung pinagusapan namen tungkol dun sa fil class. Like ms debbie said: kung may nagmura sau, tanungin mo kung ano ibig sabihin ng mura

9. Eh magbisyo sa CR?
♥ is taking pictures there included?

10. Naghihilamos ka ba sa CR?
♥ yah

11. Anong paborito mong tambayan?
♥ library (ang saya magbasa tska minsan pwd na gumawa ng assignments- NERD? hnde naman eh)

12. Maganda ba Grad Song ninyo?
♥ they are still working on it

13. May nakaaway / nakapagsapakan ka na ba?
♥ there are some but i guess not to the point where someone gets hurt

14. Sino?
♥ i prefer not to mention any names

15. Nag-vandal ka na ba? Anong ginawa mo?
♥ nope... never did

16. Ilang taon ka nag-aral sa HS?
♥ 4 years...

17. Sa canteen ka ba naglulunch o sa classroom?
♥ canteen

18. Anong kulay ng uniform ng teachers mo kapag Friday?
♥ blue one

19. How was the Prom?
♥ no comment as of now

20. Sino last dance mo nung prom?
♥ uhm.... errrrr

21. What do you do after school?
♥ quiet time, study, sleep

22. Ever cried in front of class?
♥ yup

23. Did you bring your cellphone to school?
♥ yup

24. Did you login sa Friendster kapag nasa Comp Lab?
♥ friendster, multiply, xanga, blogger, youtube... hahaha yes

25. May mga experiment papers ba kayo dun?
♥ san?

26. Sino palaging nagdadala ng food sa inyo?
♥ Vin-Elle

27.Anu-ano naman mga dinadala mo?
♥ candy

28. Kanino ka humihiram ng notes?
♥ ahem! classmates ko humihiram ng notes ko

29. Eh Calcu?
♥wala noh
30. Sino ultimate crush mo?
♥wala studying is more essential