Bliss.

Bliss.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Happiness

Happiness is:

Playing Badminton with people who can actually play. (Nothing can beat thd pure joy of playing against a real good opponent. Physical activities have become nearly non existent in my life and that should change. Seriously.)

When you get all tired and exhausted after a good game.

Singing after what seems like ages. Even if I sounded out of 'shruthi', it made me immensely glad.

Taking a walk around the tiny campus with roomies in pleasant weather.

Playing UNO (the childhood game!)

Watching TV with friends.

Chatting until the crack of dawn with roommates (we lead such disjointed lives despite being roommates considering that we spend a major portion of our waking hours in the college and library)

Having undisturbed sleep for 7 hours.

The feeling of having finished exams.

On a lighter note, strange and paradoxical as it might seem, my roommates and I spend a lot more time together only during exam times. The morning of the exam is pathetically funny in my opinion. We panic over the questions, claim to have forgotten every single word and practically go insane as 10AM approaches. Its also very useful considering the fact that we teach each other whatever we know and try (with some success) to predict the possible questions.

I love the fact that despite everything, I am able to somehow stay in touch with friends far far away. Like how I spoke to my cutest friend from California a fortnight ago. And how I spoke to the orator par excellence based in Madhya Pradesh a few nights ago. Then there's my favourite friend from Hassan, the friends from NITK and sheepie who never fails to amuse me.

And I'll be participating in a Physio quiz in KIMS in about a month with Abhi and a few others. Excited to say the least.

Went shopping today and got my Nutella dabbi after a seemingly long time. Sometimes all you need is Nutella Therapy. It makes life seem idyllic and pleasant.

Histology awaits.
Hope to see ya soon. <3

Friday, February 14, 2014

SomatostatinSeratoninSuprarenalSynthase.

My blog doesn't entirely define who I am. And I'm certainly not defined by my blog. It's a space where I contemplate, document memories and share some of my thoughts.
So we (MaPaDiMe) had gone to a few places as a weekend getaway and it was a good break! We saw Yana, Sahasralinga, Sirsi, Sonda and finally the sunset in Gokarna Beach. Di frolicked in all places where she could splash about and it was great fun watching her antics (not to mention tiring too!)

I've been speaking to friends and each conversation makes me happier by a large extent. Yesterday it was Sanjana and Pingi. Today I bugged Sheepie dearest on her B'day.
Our Physio Dept regularly gives people the opportunity to present a seminar on a designated topic. Many of my friends have given seminars on topics from CVS, RS, CNS.. Each seminar is better than the preceeding one these days and every presenter puts in a lot of effort to give a seminar that captivates the sleep deprived, restless and fidgety bunch of students that we are.

College was fun today. I probably seemed weird and slightly crazy but it sure was fun. And Accented. :-D ( So basically I put on an accent. American-Australian ish. Certainly not British. And watching the stunned expression on people's faces was priceless!)
I had the attack of Guiltitis yesterday. I try sleeping around 2.30AM and sadly did not drift off into Dreamland. Instead I was swarmed by thoughts of how I have SO FRIKKIN' MUCH to do. Therefore I sat up and read some Physio and slept by early morning. XD
*KahoNaPyaarHai* *KoiMilGaya* Why have I started to like all old songs?!

Oh and btw, we've got a TV in our hostel. Not that I'm smitten in the least. There's no Star World, Zee Cafe or AXN. So MeNoCare.

Feb 14 2009. I celebrated VD declaring that chocolates were my Valentine on FB. They are the one true love of my life. Its a blessing that Nestle isn't so popular here. Else, I would have definitely splurged. Every other day, halt at Shoprite post school, buy a Nestle and head towards DGPB. And in Deeksha, Canteen Aunty associated Bhopie with Dairy Milk and I; Nestle! XD

Going to the beach meant a lot to me. Maybe a tiny part of me wanted to go to another beach down south but maybe not. It's just a feeling a comfort and security that we want at the end of the day. And it is possible to be self reliant at the end of the day.

“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”
― Olivia Wilde

“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose the simple things and find joy in nature’s simple treasures, life and living need not be so hard.” ― Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

I shall hopefully not blog until a respectable number of days have elapsed.


Wednesday, February 5, 2014

College

Enough has been said about the unending vagaries of my life, the flimsy fibres of affection that entangle us in friendships, relartionships and family.

So here's a sneak peek into how our college is.

Basically we finished the dissection of the upper and lower limbs and the thorax. While we were in thorax, we removed the lungs, the fist sized heart, appreciated its inner chambers, the papillary muscles, chordae tendinae, atrioventricular orifices and the coronary arteries on the surface of the heart.

As a part of the subject, we also study the embryological aspect of the organ concerned. Like today we studied about the development of the heart. Its actually quite interesting.

So basically there are these Intraembryonic and Extraembryonic blood vessels that communicate through angioblast cells. There are 2 dorsal aortae that appear and later these invade the cardiogenic area which is towards the superior or cranial end. This cardiogenic area is just a small enclosure between the foregut and pericardial sac dorsoventrally and stomadeum septum transversum superoinferiorly.

All this still hasn't given rise to any definite structure. The development of def. Heart starts from a sheath of myoepicardial mantle that envelopes the endothelial tubes. This mantle later gives rise to myocardium and epicardium of the heart. There are cephalic foldings and fusion occurs in craniocaudal direction to give rise to a single primitive heart tube which lies vertically.

This tube has 6 aortic arches followed by dilated regions for:
1. Bulbous Cordis
2. Primitive ventricles
3. Primitive atria
4. Sinus venosus which has 2 horns (Rt and Lt)

The Bulbous cordis has further divisions which give rise to inflow part, outflow part of ventricles and also the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk. Each horn of Septum transversum receives Umbilical veins from placenta, Cardinal veins from body wall and Vitelline veins from the yolk sac.

After this, there occurs the formation of Cardiac Loop which is contributed mainly by Bulbous Cordis and Primitive Ventricle. This occurs around 4th week of IUL. (Intra Uterine Life) In the following 4 weeks, there are several septations that are formed in the heart. (S. Primum, Secondum, Intermedium)

The foramen ovale is an interatrial opening formed from Foramen Secondum by the overlapping by Septum Secondum and in the adult stage, this foramen is closed when the pressure in both atria are equalized.

And of course, there is the formation of the different parts of Right Atrium, i.e the smooth posterior part, rough anterior part and the most ventral smooth part. (But by then I was filled to the brim and couldn't digest anymore info.

Speaking of saturation, I hate it when this happens. I'd like to call it the Breaking Point of a lecture. Considering normal emotional conditions, intermediate hunger levels and a mildly interesting lecture, I find it ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to sit in the class beyond a point. This point depends on:
The difficulty level of the class
The amount of info the teacher is trying to deliver to our brains
The Interesting Quotient of the class
The interactions in the class.

Basically I get extremely fidgety, uncomfortable and annoyed in such circumstances. And all attempts to curb this awkward psychological state would backfire and escalate matters.

Biochem these days is like swimming in an ocean of reactions, inhibitor, enzymes and their corresponding deficiency diseases. We crossed the high tides of Carb, Purine-Pyrimidine and Amino acid metabolism and now we're up against Lipid metabolism. In these chapters we just look at the fate of the substances that we ingest.

Like I had chappati today. Implying starch. Implying maltose. Implying glucose. Implying glycolysis. Colloquially considered the opposite of Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis is the synthesis of glucose molecules from non carbohydrate substances. (Say glycogenic amino acids)

Today was Shilpa ma'am's last day in college. Although I didn't know her too well, I liked her from the very beginning. There'something about ma'am, I can't pinpoint what exactly it is, but I feel really inspired by her. She radiates these 'good human, good doctor' vibes, she seems so focused, balanced and composed. She is like the perfect example for the adage 'There is a time and place for everything'. Her stories were few but powerful, examples were simple but effective and her explanation was lucid thanks to her clarity in the concepts.

I always wonder how is it that teachers know so much. I even asked Chetan Sir (Physio sir, the best) how he can answer any doubt on any topic at any point in time. My knowledge seems so ephemeral and here are these people spewing complex laws, processes, functions at the drop of a hat!

I am suprised I am awake. I shouldn't be.
Byee :-)