The Science of Heartbroken

When human beings fall in love they feel certain happiness inside. They feel all the positive energy coming around them. They would establish good relationship with other people. They will do nice things toward their lover and also to their family. But just like everybody knows the heart is involve in these feeling of love but in fact it’s the brain. There are certain chemicals responsible for this kind of emotion. They are called the oxytoxin and vasopressin but what happens to these chemicals when someone got dumped or heartbroken.

What is oxytocin? This chemical is being released by the brain while a person is in a relationship. It deepens the relationship where trust and faithfulness enters. The emotions are deepen towards each other that they’d rather be together everyday and all that they can see are just their selves. This is important towards strengthening the emotions of each other. Before the oxytocin there is an initial chemicals that are released they’re called the dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline which is responsible for the attraction towards other people. They are neurotransmitters responsible to the first emotions that a person feels when falling in love. These chemicals will reverse once the feeling of heartbroken introduces itself.

The autonomic nervous system is the first that’s being affected. There will be a change of heart rate, blood flow, blood pressure and digestion but these are just some the effects. The cortisol is the hormone responsible for the stress rises and frails the immune system causing fatigue and sickness. The person will experience insomnia or just lying on the bed having a hard time to sleep. The main brain chemicals for the person’s emotions on the feeling the love is being withdrawn when heartbroken occurred. The decrease of oxytocin will increase anxiety and fear to a full level. They are having a hard time sleeping, eating and working because all the motivation is gone.

 

This maybe the case but life goes on because the brain will return to normal and you will have your life back after you are done with this stage. This is the stage of recovery where you start over again and meet another person. 

Taken by Cars Taking Me

This is the new line up of the band

This is just the kind of band that I would be dancing all through out the evening. Taken by Cars is an indie band based in Manila. Their music as I will describe is a blend of electronic and rock with a twist of new wave. The first single that I’ve heard from them was Uh-Oh and I loved it. I said I need to hear the other songs on their first album Endings of a New Kind. I can say that their songs can be great if you are traveling far and you are beside the window of the car. Just listen to how fast the beat of the drums as it plays together with the other instruments blending with the androgynous, sweet voice of Sarah Marco. They may sound like other bands hailing from U.K. like Bloc Party which I also love listening to. They may sound like other bands but for me they are the first Filipino band that I’m listening to this kind of genre. The other songs that I fell in love with the first album are Stereolove, Shapeshifter, Colourway and The Afterhours.

This was the first line up of  the band

The second album which is called Dualist has cleaner instrument execution and the voice of Sarah is still as smooth and sweet. I even love this album than the previous. My favorite single from the album is 34 and I played it like 5 times just today. This Is Our City is also a catchy single. As a whole this band is great and thank goodness I will finally see and hear them play here in Baguio. I can’t wait for that day.

They will be performing in Ayuyang on September 17, 2011 with other Manila bands such as Pedicab and Miscellaneous and of course our one and only representative Skydive Academy which by the way our friends. I would be dancing all night by this gig and just savor the music and beer as the night forwards to morning. See you Baguio pips on Sept. 17.

The band:

Sarah Marco: Vocals 

Bryce Zialcita: Lead Guitars

Derek "Siopao" Chua: Rhythm Guitars

Isa Garcia: Bass

Bryan Kong: Drums and Sample

Rules In Surviving Zombieland

When all else fail and an infection was gotten through mad cow disease by eating a hamburger and spread towards humanity turning them into flesh eating undead all you need are survival skills thus you must have rules. 

Rule Number 1: Cardio

Rule Number 2: Double Tap

Rule Number 3: Beware of bathrooms

Rule Number 4: Fasten your seatbelts

This is now the United States of Zombieland.

Zombieland is directed by Ruben Fleisher. This is an action and comedy film about how to outwit those zombies by which the characters make their own rules in surviving the plague. The setting is post apocalyptic led by Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus who travels alone to find his family in Columbus and has a set of rules since he has no friends until he met Tallahase (Woody Harrelson) , also a survivor but he’s journey is to find for Twinkies. The two of them hook up together to find their destination when they’ve met the two sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) who always out smart the boys who have their rule not to trust anyone else but just the two of them. The sisters’ journey is to go to Pacific Playland, an amusement park where they thought that there are no zombies there. While the four of day decided to stay together they need to rest and they’ve found the house of Bill Murray. Yes, he portrayed himself as zombie but it’s just make- up so that he would blend with the others. He was accidentally killed by Columbus. They enjoyed the night playing board games and find their selves talking about what they miss when America was not yet infested. Columbus became emotional about his son who also was dead. The next morning the girls left and went to the amusement park. They’ve opened the rides and enjoyed a bit but instead it attracted the zombies. They were trapped at this Blast Off, a ride where it would go vertically up and down but Little Rock was able to shot the main switch where they were stuck mid high while zombies try and get them. The boys followed them. Tallahase made a diversion and locked himself in the game booth while Columbus saves them. Ending the movie as Little Rock throws at him a Twinkie and savored the spongy cake.

There are 49 rules but my favorite is Rule Number 32 Enjoy little things this is what Tallahase’s point all throughout the film. By the way the names where changed so not to attach themselves to each other. It’s also one of the rules. The film is dark, gory but at the same time funny and smart. This is one among my favorite zombie films because of how it’s done differently with someone narrating and understanding the important points of life when it was still normal. It’s simple and no complicated characters that needs to do something. One thing more the introduction is wicked with Metallica’s For Whom the Bell Toils background the zombies. I suggest that you watch this if you are a zombie fan. I am. 

Loving Life After Death

“How did you off yourself?” a question asked by Zia (Patrick Fugit) in the unique film Wristcutters: A Love Story directed by Goran Dukić. The phrase “off yourself” was often said by different characters of the movie because they all committed suicide. It’s an alternate world or where everyone knows as the limbo when someone killed theirselves it’s where they go. They will roam the earth with nowhere else to go but in the movie it’s still the same world except it looks like a setting from a post-apocalyptic location where everything is destroyed and dirty. They are no smiles, no stars, and no light during the night and no colors to the surroundings. All they can see are empty lots, weeds, sand and dust all over.

 

The story revolves around Zia, a young man who was heartbroken so he cut his wrist and went to this world where others like him would deal with what they did to theirselves. He works at a pizza parlor and one time he met a Russian guy named Eugene (Shea Whigam) at a bar who off himself by pouring beer at his guitar while at a gig and electrocuted himself. They spend their time together often at the bar and got drunk. He got more depressed as he always remembers his ex-girlfriend by which the reason of the suicide transpires. A familiar face at a store talked to him it’s the guy he owes 200 dollars and knows his ex-girlfriend giving him information that she also killed herself. After hearing that she hoped to be finding her and he knows that she’s far away. He called Eugene to a journey that can change at least something for them.

On their way they met Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), a tourist who was mistakenly transported their as she had an accidental overdose and finding who is in charge of the place. As their journey takes place they’ve met other people that will find what they are looking for. They’ve met Kneller (Tom Waits) by the road as he had fallen asleep finding his dog. They went with him to their camp where strange things happen just like floating people and color changes by people who are there.  Zia and Mikal became intimate one night and went to the beach, waking up that it’s where they throw used condoms and syringes.

The dog that he’s looking for was held captive by the King, so they went to sort of a gathering to those who believed him and he saw Desiree (Leslie Bibb), the ex-girlfriend of Zia but it wasn’t her purpose to follow him but because the promise that the Messiah King told him and made her kill herself. While the King was preaching and was about to kill himself when vans and cars arrived taking all the people that was there including Mikal and he told Zia to wait there. Kneller was one of the people in charge. He took Mikal. Kneller gave Zia a chance so he was brought back to life. They were in the same hospital and room when they woke up. Ending the movie smiling to each other. 

This is a love story. It’s a love for life and love for people.  

The Shed People: Nes

Real Name: Nescille Mae Domenden

Birthday: October something 1988

Hobbies: Singing, Cooking, Cars, Business, Road Trip, Photography  

Music: 80’s music (new wave and rock), pop punk, Taking Back Sunday, Dashboard Confessionals, The Used, Sparta and many more..

Pet: Bozzy( a chow chow), Marvin Roxas (just kidding, the boyfriend)

This girl right here is my soul mate. I’m telling you she is. Anyway let’s start from the beginning of time on how we made history. In October or November of 2004 I met her from another friend called Hope. And we thought there was something between them but just friendship. I met her at the ‘hang out” or our beloved shed. It’s near from the university we used to go to. We became close and we would wait outside each classroom until we got dismissed. After that we would go to the shed and talk, eat, sing, bum, and most all get drunk. Marvin and she were not yet together that time. Nonetheless we’re still close.

There were only 4 girls in the group and the rest are bulls. So we partnered ourselves and I’ve got Nes. We got a lot in common. We always wanted to be alone yet we enjoy ones company. She maybe rich but she doesn’t act like one. We even have to keep a secret on what his father’s work was. Don’t tell, his the Director of Bureau of Fishes and Aquatic Resources. I met her family in 2005. They’re one happy family. Everytime I’d go there they’ll prepare seafood. It was them who conquered my allergies to seafood. We would sing songs together and would do voice blending. The songs we used to sing are Buried Myself Alive by The Used, Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday Songs. We have our drunken days’ together everyday but we still attend school. She’s a good cook. She used to be part of the repertory. We joke about her moles. One on the lower right of her chin and one on the right arm near the wrist and thumb. She’s sweet. She used to drive the cute Kia Picanto ahhmm technically it was Marvin who’s driving. But she learned how to drive when she was working at IHG. She was already driving a Ford Lynx but they sold it now. I don’t know what car she has now.

 

I said that she’s my soulmate because we would be wearing the same color of clothes the other day even of we don’t talk about it. If I wear skirt, she will wear one and we don’t know that. There were multiple times that we would be sending text messages both at the same time. Our texts say “I’m just thinking of you.” Now that’s cheesy for two girls’ ayt? We would watch gigs and check out boys that we admire when they’re playing with their bands. We used to have a band as well. She was the vocalist and I am their drummer. It didn’t work out and it was even a cause for us not to talk for months. We missed each other so much. Marvin told me she always say to him that she misses me. I’ll tell you about the others soon. Just like the others I miss her too. She’s my beautiful soulmate.

The Shed People: Jik-Jik

Full Name: Jake Espiritu
Birthday: January something 1988
Hobbies: Singing, Drinking, Busting Balls, Fixing Computer, Embarrassing me, and others..
Music: Foo Fighters, Mudvayne.. grunge and alternative

The first time I met this person was the year of late 2004. I think that was October or November. It's also the first time I went to the "hang-out" place. That's the shed. We love that place. That's all the greatest memories of friendship begun. It's located near the university that we used to study to.

Where were we? Oh yes the first time I met this guy. My first impression was "what the hell"! I don't like him. He talk too much. He even embarrassed me in front of the others. He was mocking me about my height but look at him. He's short as well. I want to smack him in the face that very moment. Anyway, I didn't like him the first day. The days came and I became to know him. That's his personality. Oh boy! We came close. He was like my boyfriend that time even though he has girlfriend. Well his girlfriend doesn't mind anyway. I'm their "ate", but she didn't call me ate. There is that one time that another friend of ours, that's Mike. Since I don't have a boyfriend they are acting like ones. They even have names for me. I think Jake calls me Gulaman. I can't remember it. He loves Foo Fighters so much coz he looks like him. He always play Everlong in his guitar. No one plays it better than him. His facial hair will grow in just three days. He would shave everyday yet it will grow back immediately. I call him werewolf. We call him a lot of names.. Jewish, Dave Growl, and others just because the hair on his face. By the way we call him "jik-jik" because of how his mother call him. He was crying while watching "Hachicko A Dog Story," yes I was there. One more thing we did go to the same school when he was in prep and I was in grade school. We just checked out the yearbook. Now that's destiny of becoming as friends. He would give me fare everytime I don't have money. He's the most gentleman I've ever met. He would hug me long enough when we don't see each other that much. I would hold his arm everytime we cross road or he would put his hands around me while walking and they thought he's my boyfriend but not. He laughs so loud. He's got the initiative to do things. He's got leadership skills. I love he's cooking. He's speaks like a true American together with Aaron, and Paolo. They become racist and we laugh hard.

Yes he's the one with mic

The first time we went to their house was his birthday. January of 2005. That was one hell of a party. We were so crazy and drunk that we were slamming without a band, just the radio playing and the music was the first album of Paramore. Can you imagine that! He's drunk. We all are. His place where everyone could get drunk and be noisy. His place is where we can act as we are. No pretensions, just the real us. That place was memorable too. I remembered one time that we had this talk and I was crying. He said the nastiest things but they're true and comforting. He's straightforward you know. Everytime I talk to him he tells me something comforting. This is one smart guy. There a lot of things I want to tell you about him. I guess these are just some. I miss talking and keeps busting me everytime we would see each other. I hope he will not read this.

Disconnect! Nuff Said!

There is one thing I hate the most with people who are holding their cellphones. They are with someone, yet they keep texting or checking facebook and other social media sites. Isn't not better if the communication is real like you can see the reaction and feelings of people in front of you. Texting too much can disconnect you from what you can really see. I just want to suck the lives out of them or cut their heads off! Better yet get their cellphones and stomp it hard until it crushes. I don't mean to be brutal. I just hate people like them. My friends aren't like that, when we spend time together no ones texting except for occasionals if there is someone missing. We sing, we connect with each other not with the cellphone. We really talk a lot. I'll tell you more about them next time. One by one, you'll like them. Come on there is a real world other than texting and chatting. Sometimes you really need to disconnect to appreciate the beauty of what's around you. They're to much engage in what they are seeing on the internet, that it's better you see them real. You use the cellphone so that you can see each other in person. You use the cellphone so that you could be with that someone.

For instance photos of travel, it's nice if you want to check out the place yourself. Ride a bus, feel the wind towards your face. Take photos or write in in your journal. You don't just want you seeing photos in your friend's account right. Go and travel my friend. It's nice to be away from technology sometimes. Meet real people. Not talking about your favorite band in texting. I tell you it's better if you engage in real communication. It feels good. One more texting can lead you not to improve your vocabulary and spelling. I am not against texting. I am against too much texting you forget you are with someone. There's always something better to say than "How are you?" everytime you send a text message. Nuff said!

I am not mad. I am just stating what I have observed. Love more your cellphone than real human being. You should marry your cellphone. Smile everyone!