Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself.

Don't get complacent. It might be comfortable and fun being at the top of one level, but you've got to break through, you've got to get uncomfortable to continue to learn and achieve.

Ethanol

Ethanol
Why? – Asian flush
Ethanol is metabolised by the liver by alcohol dehydrogenase to acetaldehyde, then by aldehyde dehydrogenase to acetate.
In 50% of Asian people, an inactive genetic variant of one of the aldehyde dehydrogenase isoforms (ALDH-2) is expressed; these individuals experience a disulfiram-like reaction after alcohol, and the incidence of alcoholism in this group is extremely low.
In the presence of disulfiram, which produces no marked effect when given alone, ethanol consumption is followed by a severe reaction comprising flushing, tachycardia, hyperventilation, and considerable panic and distress, which is due to excessive acetaldehyde accumulation in the bloodstream.

Why – do we want to pee?!
Diuresis is caused by inhibition of antidiurectic hormone secretion, and tolerance develops rapidly, so that dieresis is not sustrained.

out of touch with who I am

Email from Michelle Today

Sandy.

Have I ever told you how much strength I get from you? I was thinking much of today and last night and I realized that you've always been there. Have been there since I could remember. In all honesty, I truly appreciate your friendship and the bond that we somehow managed to have. Even through distance, stress, work, school and any other conflicting issues that we both have, we manage to remain friends, good friends.

I still to this day believe you have this inner strength inside you that seems to attract me to you. I believe you've become one of my best friends: reliable, trustworthy, positive, ambitious is who you are! And I absolutely love you for being you. I know you're having a hard time figuring out who you are but your genuine and friendly personality has got me attached. It's really hard these days to figure out the ones who will leave and the ones who will stay. I can confidently say that you are one to stay. I can definitely see us still friends 10 years from now. I can see us all old and wrinkly and talking about the stupidest things to the most wonderful things such as life!

I don't know if I've said it enough but thank you so much for all the things you've done for me! Including the trip to Cali. That by far has been the nicest thing someone has ever done for me! I truly truly appreciate it. And I am so glad that we've gotten so closer since! I hope one day I can return the favor back to you. =]

Thank you so much Sandy. I love you!

-Elly

Honest T

People are not as honest as they say they are.
I'm very naive.

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