How could our brain memorize things?

As we know, our brain is full of neurons which have synapsis to connect between one neuron to another. To remind you, we've studied this in Junior High and here's the picture. Synapsis is on the box, and zoomed in.

So, when we learn new things, we store memories. And the most important process in storing memories is that the synapses as what i pictured above is playing a role to cement the memory. Those synapses have to be strengthened so that the memory is in place and stays there.

To strenghten synapses, we needs to make new proteins since these proteins builds the synapses and make it stronger.

It was just like exercise, new proteins are needed to build up muscle mass, and so do synapses.

The production of new proteins can only occur when the RNA that will make the required proteins is turned on. Until then, the RNA is "locked up" by a silencing molecule, which is a micro RNA.

When we are starting to hearing or watching something interesting, or we could say as remembering, synapses got activated, and one of the proteins wrapped around that silencing complex gets degraded. Then the RNA is suddenly free to synthesize a new protein.

So when we forget something, the synapses are gone or the connection between one neuron to another one are lost.

Orkes Symphony Mahawaditra

After i entered my uni last august--if i'm not mistaken--i do pick some kind of extra-curriculer activities that is orchestra namely Mahawaditra. Well, it's not as classy or luxurious as it sounds but yeah, maybe so-so.

And the instrument i'm playing there is Cello. It's on a string section, just like violin but bigger.

Cool, isn't it? Comparing to human size:

Article Review 1: Taking Responsibility

YEEY! Oke, gw sangat senang waktu ngeliat Article Review bahasa inggris gw dapet 100 WOOHOOW!
Oke, untuk kepentingan adik-adik ku nanti angkata 2010, gw taro disini link-nya untuk di download. hehe.

Article Review Universitas Indonesia Semester 1 English For Academic Purposes
"Taking Responsibility"

http://www.4shared.com/file/145547227/82a0b98b/AR_I1Esther_Purba.html

Sahara becoming GREEN!

THIS ONE

IS BECOMING THIS

Paradise's coming to the barren land!

According to scientists, Sahara desert and surrounding regions are greening due to increasing rainfall. These are--well, probably a good impact of global warming.

Want details? click the title or click here.

Such a coincidence, I've just re-watched The Mummy 2. And I've seen a lot of greenies on desert in that movie. Maybe, that could be the view of Sahara after I'd become a grandma--or great grandma, whatever-- in 2080. Who knows? Many predictions to our uncertain future.

taken from nationalgeographic.com

Pengumuman UMB

SO NOW, YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Bentar lagi pengumuman UI! OH NO BISA GILA!
BESOK, tepatnya pukul 18.00 WIB 29 Juni 2009.

I'll post the result........................................................If I pass it.

I'm dead.

(serem juga ya liat gambar ini)

This and That

Hey long time no see my bloggie bubbie. Awright i've banned this blog for about 3 months maybe and here I'm back WOOHOOW!

TODAY I went to Jakarta Fair and bought a Netbook there! YEEEY!---well not so happy maybe. It's weird that I don't even feel happy after buying 'something'. To be honest, I don't really like the model--pretty much.



That's it. The product will be with me just within a week since it's not a ready stock. About the spesification, just like an ordinary Netbook but with Shock Absorber--which I like.

BUT, there's still one thing I'm CRAVING FORRR! A CELLPHONE! SUCH CRUCIAL!

Sony Ericsson T707!

MARIA SHARAPOVA ;)

Slim and Flip, love it. The phone can't use WiFi so that's why I choose a Mini Notebook 10.1". I'd prefer to use it much more in music since it could reach 16Gb.

Oh by the way, haven't told you that I've finished a driving lesson! OW YEA BABY GO ON! And I'm having my lisence as soon as my sister have time (to make the lisence together ya know).

And and I'm starting a SEWING LESSON. Well I don't know what should I called it very much. I'll post my first cloth and all of my making later!

3 on 3

it's been 3 years though
but 3 years felt as 3 minutes looking back
now it's just 3 days left for meeting

i maybe not really close to most of you
but i do feel sad
when we have to go in each way

such an ego to not let go

we'll have a better life, i know it
a bright future await

actually there's one thing i regret
it's when i finally found
that infinity's such a..................................class

just before we graduate

i hope our memoirs will still be infinite

funny-freak-but-unique :) hihi

Ah, such an unimportant

There are too many things to do when the national exam's over--not to mention there's still practical exam or other school exams or even a test to University of Indonesia (haha, it's the most crucial thing actually). But heeeyy! It's over!

So I'll come up with some list of what I'm planning to do;
1. Firstly ofcourse, it's shoooopppiingg time! Cute clothes for campus are waiting! And PROMM! you know, girls..
2. Secondly I'd say hmm, maybe exploring Jakarta with friends! Must be a lot of fun. Since It's just counting the days when we have to go in a different pathway after 3 years together.
3. Then, I'll have a driving lesson or cooking or anything!
4. And I'll try making some delicious cake and other yummys!
5. A Jogging each morning would be perfect to loss my weight and shaping body for PROM!
6. And reading bible is such a must, afterward.
7. Well at last perhaps I should study a little bit for that test to UI aforesaid.

Alright. For prom tips: I was going to Pondok Indah Mall yesterday and I found that 126 is in a discount!! 50% for dress. The dress there, was gorgeous but the discounts only for knee-length dress. Unfortunately, we can't try the dress. Oh, the price of the dress' mostly about Rp 500.ooo.

I felt like I want to buy at least one of them but the size of the dress that I wanted is only small. I know, maybe It would fit me if I put all my clothes off and try it.

I barely forget to mention that the discount dress' are in skywalk. I'll try searching for my dress at Pacific Place.

And Biyan get some 50% discount too at SOGO, for its coctail dress.
Elisa, is also having discount of (oh I forgot, maybe 20% to 50%), for the long dress at SOGO.

I'm not the only one who failed, ha!

Browsing Youtube, and I found this ;

http://failblog.org

maybe it's not much of funny and the jokes are for seventeeths above. well well

So Hawwt

Random Pics

Red and blue (or white)

The bag, similiar to agyness deyn's, is from Asos. I bet my friend named Kirana, would lovee it so much. I wonder if there's a bag with Indonesian Flag (I'll definitely buy it).

Preciousness of time

(just an opinion)

Floral in spring

I want all of these! especially for that jeans jacket, floral scarf, floral necklace, floral dress, grey jeans, and that strawberry sling bag! aaakhhh.. i've just mentioned nearly all of them.

http://www.topshop.com/
http://www.forever21.com/
http://www.kathyvanzeeland.com/
http://www.whowhatwear.com/

Pop and corn

Thisgoes better with

This

extra extra extra butter :)
melted using microwave

and try along
This

for chocolate pleasure

Give me some fringe

Vanessa hudgen, V for Vringe Bag

I know. This is soo last year and last season. But I suddenly love fringe bag and bought it about weeks ago. And my sister thinks it's odd. Oh well. Maybe it because of this shoe. Yeah, I've seen it a lot on celebrities and Camp Rock (yo! demi!). Hahahahha.

I missed Angie

Angelina filming for Salt, as Evelyn A. Salt in New York City, being a CIA spy who's been accused of working for the Russians. Briefly, the film is about her efforts to clear her name.

As usual, she's doing most of her scenes without stunts.

Wait for 2010 to see her full moves :)

Random Signs

Prom

Prom is comiinngg..
Maybe I'll just buy a dress since it's more practical than making one.

Stem Cell Research Allowed by Obama

Stem Cell -- adalah sebuah sel, yang ketika kita masih janin (sebenarnya masih embrio), berfungsi untuk mendiferensiasikan fungsi sel. Stem cell ini-lah yang membuat kita bertumbuh menjadi punya mata, hidung, jantung, dan organ lainnya, dari kita masih embrio (ketika baru di fertilisasikan dan tidak berbentuk sama sekali). Sel ini mempunyai totipotensi (kemampuan sebuah sel untuk membelah diri dan menspesialisasikan diri) yang tinggi.

Dengan sel ini, bisa dikatakan dapat membentuk apa saja. Para peneliti tidak menyia-nyiakan kesempatan tersebut, dan berusaha untuk dapat memanfaatkannya agar dapat mengobati penyakit seperti HIV, Parkinson's disease, dll. Dan hal tersebut sudah terbukti berhasil.

Tetapi, dengan memanfaatkan stem cell tersebut, sama saja kita seperti membunuh embrio yang akan menjadi manusia -- membunuh nyawa bayi. Hal tersebut sangatlah kontroversial.

Di tambah, kita bisa jadi berbuat sewenang-wenang, dan mungkin kita bisa menjadi tuhan dari kita sendiri karena dengan sel tersebut, kita dapat menciptakan manusia dan organ-organ dalam tubuhnya -- yang sesuai keinginan kita. Dan itu sangatlah menggoyangkan kenyataan kita, sebagai orang yang beragama.

Oleh karena itu, former-president-Bush membatasi bioteknologi ini. Ia hanya memperbolehkan tidak lebih dari 60 sel.

Sampai pada tanggal 9 Maret kemaren, Obama membelokkan aturan Bush tersebut dan Stem Cell tersebut untuk kembali di teliti lebih banyak.

maaf cuma bisa kasi sedikit info.

for more information, visit :
cnn.com (berita tentang obama tadi)
wikipedia (for more detailed about stem cell)
stem cell controversy