karina.

Friday, September 29, 2006

i've decided to post.

i wanted to find a poem about stress. i think it'd be really cool. oh, i liked today's lit poem, clothesline! (:

stress (strs) KEY

NOUN:

1.Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something. See Synonyms at emphasis.
2.Linguistics
a)The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
b)The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.

3. a)The relative force of sound or emphasis given a syllable or word in accordance with a metrical pattern.
b)A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.

4.Accent or a mark representing such emphasis or force.

5.Physics
a)An applied force or system of forces that tends to strain or deform a body.
b)The internal resistance of a body to such an applied force or system of forces.

6. a)A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.
b)A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition.

7. A state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: "He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger" (Robert J. Samuelson).

TRANSITIVE VERB:
stressed , stress·ing , stress·es

To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety.
To give prominence to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.
To subject to physical or mental pressure, tension, or strain.
To subject to mechanical pressure or force.
To construct so as to withstand a specified stress.

PHRASAL VERB:
stress out Informal
To subject to or undergo extreme stress, as from working too much.

ok, i found ONE poem. sigh.

Stress
By William Goldsmith, MD

A definition, friends, of stress:
Your own reaction to a mess
Stresses may be large or small
Sometimes they're not perceived at all
Examples: Say a lack of cash;
A just-avoided freeway crash;
An allergen that's in the air;
The barber says you're losing hair;
Fifty on a spavined horse;
Attorney's letter re divorce;
Wetness, dryness, heat or cold;
Callow youth or getting old
Stress from pains to pleasures range
The common element is change
Adapt or die, and that's a fact
And so our bodies must react:
The heart speeds up, the gut slows down
Facial muscles snarl or frown
Bronchial tubes expand and then
The blood absorbs more oxygen
Widened pupils search the void
Adrenal glands secrete steroid
Serum glucose starts to climb
More insulin works overtime
Stressed physically or mentally
Muscles tense to fight or flee
The midbrain boils with rage and fear
While cortex plans to save your rear
The point is, stress is not unique
It doesn't mean you're dumb or weak
A part of mankind's constitution
Bequeathed to us by evolution
Common both to man and beast
It proves you're still alive, at least.

4 MORE EXAM DAYS! GO US!

curryNA-nified at 7:08 PM

Sunday, September 24, 2006

I CUT MY HAIR!

ok bye.

heather: there, i updated. xD

oh, p.s. had my ballet exam
p.p.s. it kinda sucked
p.p.p.s haruka was in my exam!
p.p.p.p.s had my oral exam too...
p.p.p.p.p.s. mrs fern was my examiner (:
p.p.p.p.p.p.s i fell sick. -.-
p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s EOYS ARE IN ONE, TWO... FOUR DAYS TIME!
p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s *dies*
p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.p.s SINGAPORE IDOL!! HADY ROCKS MY SOCKS!! GO HADYY!! XD

curryNA-nified at 8:12 PM

Saturday, September 16, 2006

tf: hello weirder weirdo (:

aly: saw you in sch already! xD

erika: yes you did. you said so on your blog or tagboard. which ever. HK ROCKED!!

stephanie: wad? oh, haha. good for you!

cherylwong: yo right back at ya. yes. i will be back before my bday..

s0ng: dieded? erm, to say hi and bye? -.-

heather: haha. waddeva. TOTAL LAMEO!! xp

cherie: yes MAGGOTS. hurr. haha. our fries were marvellous!

cherylL: well, it still shows how bad you guys are at reading me xD

JECOLIA: nope. its adults only.. isnt it?

natalie: HAHA. your hair rocks mann! =D

jo: I MISS HK TOO!! RAWR!!

Joey: HELLO JOEY!!

yo ladies and gents [whoever you are]!

mugging like hell now. i'm sure everyone else is. but i don't think i'm doing it right.. hmm...

anyhow, had orals yesterday. mrs fern was testing me. heh. i was like going to laugh!! aahh! she didnt ask any questions and she was like erm, i dunno. heh. anyway, i said something wrong, and i think that'll bring my marks downn!! grrrr. shouldn't have said that stupid word. pfft.

it's ok. and it always will be.

thenn, after that, had dance and then the hk presentation!! haha. did some picture slides the night before. eryn yue and i didnt even know wad we were going to say!!! so just made up some stuff along the way. oh yes, and not to mention malu myself some more. ai yaaa. but it was funn (:

nothing much. BEEN PLAYING SOCCER FOR PE!! OMG! its so damn funn!! was laughing so much that i felt like i was going to fall while i ran. heh. baldie pulled roxx onto the ground once. haha. then her WHOLE shorts were like wet, at the butt area. haha. damn farnie. xD

going for terry fox run tmrw. hope i bump into roxx. la sylphides audition next week!! whoo! so is THE ballet exam. ugh.

just read jo's blog. i'm so sadd now. :( i hate hate hate him.

curryNA-nified at 6:06 PM

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

kae. i'm back

just wanted to say THANKS A WHOLE BUNCH TO THOSE WHO SENT ME ALL THE BIRTHDAY WISHES AND SMSES AND TESTEES!! hahaha. thanks you guys. you rock. haha.

erm, pictures will be up as soon as JOLYN sends them to me xD

tag replies soon too.

curryNA-nified at 11:21 PM