Overview for the past 1 month (Part 2)

Visit to Cambridge

Wow!! Cambridge was amazing.. Cool place.. though there was not many night clubs and pubs, it is the place to enjoy a laidback lifestyle.. It was the aura of intelligence in cambridge which makes me a 'smarter' person.. hehehe... and you know what, bicycles are everywhere.. no worries for the bicycle owners.. unlike manchester, they keep their bicycle locked by the road side which is not the way it is in manchester.. The moment u park outside your faculty even though it's locked, it will be gone the end of the day!! hmmm.. amazed... :D

These are random pictures taken:

Map of Cambridge (3D) cool!!

punters punt!!

Some old Taylors College Mates: Kah Fai, Gavin, Anura and Ryan

Mathematic(a) Bridge (was built by Newton?)

World Sun Dial

Horse?? or Jackass?? hehe

Vee Vian and Yi Lun on the punt ride

Yea!!w with Gavin and Anura on the punt

me punting (turning pro soon)

Fuh... that was my weekend in Cambridge. It was actually for the Malaysian Nite. The nite was good.. My first Msian Nite in the UK.. hmmm.. hoping to attend more Msian nite in other university..


So, that's where I am for the past one month.. Forgive me for not updating myself... till i blog again... ciow!!

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Overview for the past 1 month (Part 1)

Happy Lunar New Year

Welcome to the year of boar!! or oink oink.. :) oh yes.. my sister is already 12 then.. hmm.. time really flies.. she's grown now..

ok ok.. back to my new year in Manchester.. Not as pathetic as i had thought earlier.. I had reunion dinner on the 1st day with my friends.. It was great!! Steamboat as it was that nite!! Yummy yummy!! My steamboat tradition as my food for reunion dinners for the past years continues.. The gals, Michelle, Joanne, Li Lian helped out.. ehehe we guys just lagging around the kitchen and ALSO help out.. ;)

this are some random pictures taken on that nite:

nice card Vincent; watcha laughing, daryl??

I know you're thirsty but it's empty, tc... :P

hey gals, look over here..

hmmmmm....

with the Tan sisters.. :)

having great food.. :)

Do you think Adrian-O only kick football?? he cleans the dishes too.. ;)

cleaning up... but what the heck is Avier doing?? ;)

After that nite, casino here i come.. haha.. not at the best of luck that nite.. won a few pounds.. ;)



Ivan's Birthday!!

Great Wall Restaurant was the place.. Random pictures taken:



blow it.. before it blows up..



group photo: avier, joanne, isabelle, priscilla, angela, ivan, kee hong, ming, yoko


Chinese New Year Party at Ning Restaurant

Malaysian Student Society of Manchester had organised a chinese new year gathering. was kinda busy on that day with the registration and ticketing at the entrance. All the committee members are working hard on that day, and also gave up some of the food to our members.. haha..

with ming wei

with Hazwan, Li Ying and Linda

hmmm... president vince and kee hong.... ;)

kee hong, vickki and mirz..

yvonne, cheezz

;D

...to be continued

Feeding your brain: new benefits found in chocolate

SAN FRANCISCO - As if people needed another excuse to like chocolate, new studies suggest a specially formulated type of cocoa may boost brain function and delay decline as people age, researchers said.

Scientists, speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, presented results from early studies testing the effects on the brain of flavanols, an ingredient found in cocoa.

Funded by candy maker Mars Inc., which provided a specially formulated liquid cocoa concoction for the research, the studies suggest that flavanols increase blood flow to the brain and may hold promise for treating some vascular impairments.

Mars, a private company, has made a study of the health benefits of cocoa. Its CocoaVia line of chocolates, made with a process that retains flavanols, have been shown in clinical trials to have benefits for the heart.

The latest research also suggests benefits for the brain.

Ian Macdonald of Britain's University of Nottingham Medical School, conducted a small brain imaging study on young, healthy women to see whether flavanol-rich cocoa helped boost cognitive function during challenging mental tasks.

Although the beverage did not improve their performance on the tests, it did increase blood flow to their brains for a two to three-hour period, Macdonald said.

He believes more research might show that increased blood flow could benefit older adults and those who have cognitive impairments, such as fatigue or even mini-strokes.

A US study of healthy adults over 50 also found a marked rise in blood flow. It was conducted by Harvard Medical School researcher Dr. Norman Hollenberg, who has studied the effects of cocoa and flavanols on Panama's Kuna Indian population.

Hollenberg believes that, while promising, the brain benefit needs to be verified.

"The only way we can prove something is working is a large clinical trial," he said.

Meanwhile, the researchers cautioned against rushing out to binge on the special Mars line of chocolates.

"It is a modest calorie load but it is a calorie load," Macdonald said. "As long as you are doing something to earn that 100 calories, then that's fine."

- REUTERS

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My gosh...

freaking day is about to end.. so tired.. woke up at 8am to jog in the cold (temp: -1.8 degree) my god..nv in my life.. but it was the experience that counts.. learnt a lesson: must not breathe too hard.. cold air breathed in, will make ur lung painful.. 1st try.. haha.. more to go (hopefully)

One more thing that upsets me the most was that trustworthy is breached and '2-faced' character.. **not to be reviewed more about it** :(

that's all about it.. gonna sleep soon... ciow..

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