Here Comes The Brain

Its about time, I wrote something about this wonder organ called the brain. I have always had an interest in medical science but decided not to go down that road for numerous reasons. More on that some other time. Being a regular "House" watcher, I really love the way in which some of the cases develop and pose really strange scenarios. I would request all my medical friends to criticize this post blissfully if they spot any mistakes and inturn educate me on this topic.

First a simple class on the anatomy of the brain. The brain is made up of two halves, namely the left brain and the right brain. These are two are connected to each other by a thick cable of nerves at the base called as corpus collosum (Yeah yeah..I still remember the II PUC Biology class and Skimba). I simple terms, it is like an Ethernet cable connecting the two giant processors. The right side of our body is wired to the left side of the brain and vice versa and I really have no idea why it is so. There are numerous other parts as well, but for the time being lets stick with just these.

Both these halves carry out special functions. Among the numerous other tasks assigned to them, the left brain deals with the analytical and logical side of things. The right brain is more into the artistic and creative side. So if at all you are writing a GMAT or CAT, you have almost put the right brain to snooze, only to wake it up when you need to scratch your privates with your left hand.

I was reading about an interesting case, in which a guy's corpus collosum was totally removed in order to treat him for uncontrollable seizures(short circuits). The end result was that there was no coordination between the left brain and the right. As a result of this, the right hand and right eye could actually name an object such as pen but couldn't explain what is was used for. The left eye and hand were able to explain the use of the object, but unable to name it. Cool ha. 

If at all a similar thing happened to you, can you imagine the situation? Infact imagine a situation in which you are on a highway in your car and your driver just eloped as he couldn't take more of you and your peculiar situation. You identify your iPhone but have no idea what to do with it, a BMW in which you are seated but cant drive, you see your Barclays credit card but don't know how it use it, you are feeling hungry and you even recognize a McD outlet just across the road but cant process that fact that it serves food. Cool or Koole now?

How many kids have you actually heard saying they want to be a musician or a painter or even a writer? The reason for this is that our education is tailored in such a way that a lot of emphasis is based on the skills of the left brain like maths and science rather than art or drawing. Invariably, even though you might be a very creative person inside, you end up flexing more of your left brain until you reach an age where you have the freedom to choose your career path. In my case, when I actually look back, I didn't take up blogging and designing as a hobby until I finished my studies. Infact, I realized this as I was writing this post. Totally in love with my brain at this moment :)

If you are in a state of emotional turmoil and unable to take a decision, don't be hard on yourself and don't blame yourself too much. It just means that the two halves of your master, the brain are just quarreling and disagreeing on the topic which has put you in this situation. Ever wondered why its so hard to propose to a girl? While the logical side is reminding you of a possible slap or a high heeled shoe in your face, the emotional side is pushing you to see the "happily ever after" side of it.

A very interesting brain fact is that the size of your brain is about 1400cc. Metaphorically speaking, its as powerful as a Hayabusa and more importantly as intelligent as the super computer of 2030.

P.S - I ended up making a lot of spelling mistakes in writing this post, before correcting them. Can any of doctors let me know the possible reason?

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Remember Remember the Month of November

November, a month to remember and a month which did a bit of emotional atyachar. The 1st day of the month was when I graduated. The gowns, the hoods and finally a comfortable suit made it a bright day even though it started raining later on. Bar hopping on that night with a special guest from out of town turned out better than expected. I finally needed something to soak up the booze and while I was busy hogging, some people just couldn't keep their Guinness down and the pavements were painted black. I'm a huge fan of beer, even carry a beer belly to support my claim. I had tried Guinness long back and its one of the worst beers I've ever had and it served lover boy right for downing it and actually pretending to like it.

It was time for some 'V for Vendetta' on the 5th. Coincidentally, it was Diwali back home on the same day. The fireworks were truly fabulous and it was nice to see the kids on the street trying to scare people with their rockets. Reminded me of the time when I used to light rockets in my hand and also when I had once managed to T-off a canoodling couple in the corner of a park with a rocket.

After a truly memorable and fun filled week, it had already turned 7th. This meant that I had to say goodbye yet again, only this time I knew that it would be a million times harder than the last time. No surprises at the airport this time, and definitely no filmy scenes. Just the one time I wished it was true and to come home to see a totally unexpected surprise. Naaaah. Life is too cruel and these things just wont happen. I came back home to see a letter on my lappy which proved to be just too much for me to handle. It was lunch time and thank you Big Mac, you beefed up the rest of my day :-)

I've probably met the most interesting and insanely inspiring people this November. While I started blogging for a blogzine, I also had too much time on my hand. Came up with so many new dishes using almost the same recipe and all of them turned out to be del.ic.ous. Might well start a new blog dedicated to my culinary skills.  

It was 'happy birthday' time once again and I wasn't happy about it, not because it wasn't mine but it was the birthday that I missed the most. I personally had felt very bad for not making it a special day last time and did a lot of things this time just to see a smile on that face. Yet again, no filmy scenes and no surprises for me but there were quite a few from my side.

Off late, I've started to attend a lot of interviews. In one of the interviews, I found myself chatting with lookalikes of Charles Darwin and Justin Timberlake. I've actually started enjoying it as there are too many dishes on the table to eat. I still remember the time  when I wasn't considered even for a cleaner's job and few months later I found myself juggling with 3 jobs (actually 4) and had to decline one of them. Ha ha , screw you fellas. Still things aren't as glamorous as they appear to be but I surely hadn't expected anything like this when I was writing Pilot .

As if the weather was not already bad, just to make it even worse, the sky has started emitting dandruff flakes. Snow in November is very rare and the DST actually seems like the clock has been turned ahead by one month. It is expected to go down to -20°C in some parts of the country this week BBC weather report. Just the time when one can literally experience the phrase "freezing your ass off". Facebook was bombarded with "I love snow" statuses a couple of days back and I'm sure all of them would like to take their statuses back after having to walk around in 10 inch snow.

Nevertheless, this month has been a hot cookie to handle inspite of this cold weather. My moustache has also started to become thick as mentioned in November and Movember and guess I'm shooing away all the female species. Not that I enticed any in the first place, but even the dogs seem to run away after seeing me. 

Have a great November. See you in December.

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