Nung first year HS kami, mayroong video na pinakita sa amin 'yung substitute teacher sa Math. Hindi related 'yung video sa Math, actually. Reward namin 'yun dahil halos lahat naka-perfect sa seatwork.
The video was a documentary called "SUPER SIZE ME" at tungkol ito sa isang lalakeng macho at vegetarian na kumain ng pagkain mula sa McDonald's (at wala nang iba) for 1 month. He gained 24 pounds. The guy's name is Morgan Spurlock. Maglalagay ako dito ng excerpt mula sa Wikipedia:
Spurlock has specific rules governing his eating habits:
- He must fully eat three McDonald's meals per day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- He must consume every item on the McDonald's menu at least once over the course of the 30 days (he managed this in nine days).
- He must only ingest items that are offered on the McDonald's menu, including bottled water. All outside consumption of food is prohibited.
- He must Super Size the meal when offered, but only when offered (i.e., he is not able to Super Size by his own accord).
- He will attempt to walk about as much as a typical U.S citizen, based on a suggested figure of 5,000 standardized distance steps per day, but he did not closely adhere to this, as he walked more while in New York than Houston.
So, ayun, ang kinalabasan ng experiment ay ito:
After five days Spurlock has gained 9.5 pounds (4.5 kg) (from 185.5 to about 195 pounds). It is not long before he finds himself experiencing depression, and he claims that his bouts of depression, lethargy, and headaches could be relieved by eating a McDonald's meal. His general practitioner describes him as being "addicted". At his second weigh-in, he had gained another 8 pounds (3.5 kg), putting his weight at 203.5 lb (92 kg). By the end of the month he weighs about 210 pounds (95.5 kg), an increase of about 24.5 pounds (about 11 kg). Because he could only eat McDonald's food for a month, Spurlock refused to take any medication at all. At one weigh-in Morgan lost 1 lb. from the previous weigh-in, and a nutritionist hypothesized that he had lost muscle mass, which weighs more than an identical volume of fat. At another weigh-in, a nutritionist said that he gained 17 pounds (8.5 kg) in 12 days. On Day 21, Spurlock has heart palpitations. His internist, Dr. Daryl Isaacs, advises him to stop what he is doing immediately to avoid any serious health problems. He compares Spurlock with the protagonist played by Nicolas Cage in the movie Leaving Las Vegas, who intentionally drinks himself to death in a matter of weeks. Despite this warning, Spurlock decides to continue the experiment.
Awts!
Dahil dito, nagkaroon ako ng phobia sa fast food at hindi ako kumain ng pagkain from McDonald's for 10 months or whatever. True story, yo. Pero nagpatayo sila ng McDo malapit sa school namin. May ice cream. Uh, ice cream lang ang binebenta nila, tsaka coke float. Nakakamatay ba 'yun?
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Nagbalak na rin akong maging vegetarian noon, at huli na ang lahat nang maalala ko na hindi nga pala ako kumakain ng gulay. Unless you count ketchup and french fries as vegetables. Pero minsan kumakain rin naman ako ng mais. Tsaka petchay, basta nasa Sinigang.
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EDIT
At kung naniwala kayo dun sa documentary na Super Size Me... congratulations, pare-pareho tayong mga uto-uto, dahil ayon sa isang contributor sa isa sa mga paborito kong website (cracked.com), may pagka-bogus daw ang documentary na iyon.
http://www.cracked.com/article_20585_6-famous-documentaries-that-were-shockingly-full-crap.html
Hmm.
Pero hep hep, hindi ibig sabihin na porket bogus ang ilang bahagi ng documentary e pwede na tayong kumain ng fast food every day at every meal. Syempre, may mga additives ang fast food na nakakasama sa katawan ng tao kapag naparami ang intake.
Moderation lang ang katapat niyan. At exercise. At gulay, at prutas. At discipline. Happy eating.
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Anak ng baka, ang hirap maligo kapag malamig ang tubig. Ano ba ang pwede kong gawin?
Magpakulo ng tubig? Wala kaming oras para d'yan. (na-mention ko na sa isang chapter dito na nakakatulog ako habang naliligo)
Bumili ng heater? Wala kaming pera para d'yan.
Bakit hindi na lang sila gumawa ng isang malaking payong para takpan 'yung punyemas na tangke na tubig na pag lumamig e malamig na rin 'yung tubig (duh)? Ehh, cold water damages my hair.
Baka napag-trip-an lang nung mga umaasikaso sa water supply ng subdivision namin na magbato ng singkwentang timbang puno ng ice cubes sa loob ng tangke ng tubig.
Basta, malamig dito. Ewan ko na lang kung malamig din d'yan sa inyo.
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10/29/12
Kanina, nagpamigay 'yung adviser namin ng candy habang nag-e-exam kami. (thank you sir!) Hindi ko alam kung bakit nya naisipang gawin iyon, pero wagas ang pagkatuwa ng mga kaklase ko, parang mga bata sa birthday party na nag-aagawan sa mga candy pagkatapos mabasag 'yung palayok. 'Yung iba kong classmates, dala-dalawa pa ang pagkuha.
Hanga rin ako kay sir kasi hindi sya nauubusan ng candy. Mayroon siyang parang malaking plastic envelope na puno ng candy, at dalawang beses pa niya ni-refill 'yun. Ansabe.
'Yun nga lang, ang ingay ng mga kaklase ko kanina, kaya sabi sa kanila ni sir habang medyo natatawa, "pag kayo 'di tumahimik, bukas scotch tape na dadalhin ko para matakpan 'yang mga bibig nyo"... isa lang ibig sabihin nun. We can now... ehem... "test in peace"... tumawa kayo please.
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Alam naman siguro ng "mga readers" ko (kung meron man) na mahilig ako sa radio commercials. Pero minsan naiirita rin ako sa mga paulit-ulit na commercial sa radyo dahil nagbukas ako ng radyo para makinig ng music o balita at malamang hindi para makinig sa mga punyemas na commercial.
Dahil wala akong magawa kanina at medyo late dumating 'yung service namin, naabutan ko pa 'yung second round ng commercials. Bleh. Edi nag-research ako. Ganito kasi 'yun...
6:12 AM - END OF MUSIC (ROUND 1), START OF ADS (ROUND 1)
6:40 AM - END OF ADS (ROUND 1), START OF MUSIC (ROUND 2)
Total: 28 mins. of COMMERCIALS a.k.a. ADS
6:40 AM - END OF ADS (ROUND 1), START OF MUSIC (ROUND 2)
6:56 AM - END OF MUSIC (ROUND 2), START NANAMAN NG ISANG MAIKLING INTERMISSION NUMBER AT COMMERCIAL NANAMAN 'YATA ITO (ROUND 3)
Total: 16 mins. of MUSIC
Kung tutuusin, lugi tayo... pero mali-mali na 'yang oras dyan kasi kinalimutan ko na 'yung analysis ko kanina... may exam pa kasi kami e. Kaya ayun, sorry.
Pero according to my research (eto lang ata 'yung part na naalala ko)... kung mayroong 28 minutes of commercials for every 16 minutes of music, ang mangyayari dyan e may 7:4 ratio. So, bale, for every 7 minutes worth of commercials, mayroong 4 minutes of a song.
Oo, ganun yata 'yun. Pero baka bulok na 'yung orasan dun sa service namin. Baka lang. Pero, you get my point? Baka hindi, kasi hindi ko alam kung anong oras nag-umpisa 'yung ROUND 1 ng MUSIC. Baka 6:00. Kung 6:00 nagsimula 'yung tugtog, edi madadagdagan ng approximately 12 minutes of music 'yung data, so mayroon na tayo ngayong 28 MINUTES of MUSIC na pantay lang dun sa 28 MINUTES of COMMERCIALS. Pero 'di pa tapos 'yan. Hindi pa natin alam kung anong oras matatapos ang ROUND 3 ng MUSIC. Sabihin na nating mga 7:00 matatapos 'yung ROUND 3 ng MUSIC. Edi mayroon nang 32 MINUTES of MUSIC at 28 MINUTES of COMMERCIALS. Kaya 'yung ratio natin, magiging... 8:7?!
CONCLUSION: Mali ako. Punyemas. Ayun, kids. Dahil sa math, napatunayan ko na mali nga pala ako. Edi, awts. Mas matagal 'yung oras para sa kanta kesa dun sa oras para sa commercials. Wrong timing lang talaga ang service namin.
Math is dangerous to your health (and your self-confidence). Speaking of math...
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Bwisit na bwisit ako dun sa test namin sa math, kasi wala akong maintindihan. Pag andun ako sa klase, gets na gets ko. Quiz, recitation, seatwork, whatever... nakakapasa naman ako. Pasang-awa nga lang minsan. Pero pagdating ng exam, parang nawala sa isip ko lahat nung punyemas na formula, masyado kasi akong busy sa pag-a-analyze dun sa mga commercial sa radyo.
Tapos eto masaklap.
TLE, may math. COMPUTER, may math. Sa AP, napag-aralan namin 'yung system of counting ng mga caveman noon, kaya, sumakatuwid, may MATH rin. Blah blah blah. At ang pinakamasaklap... CHEMISTRY, may math na rin.
Problema ko talaga 'yung chemistry namin kasi walang given na formula at constants at boiling point at freezing point of liquids at whatever na nakasulat sa board. Pati atomic masses ng elements sa periodic table, i-me-memorize. Kaya, awts ulit, ayoko na talaga.
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