Things I wanna share

Uhm, the things that I have listed are some of the highlights of the class (Microbiology) ... highlight coz it made me smile. I like smiling coz it reduces the stress. haha. Anyway, the stuff I have listed are not the exact words but the thoughts are there. My professor is sort of mejo comedian so when he gives examples or explains something, he really paints a good picture.

Before I go on, I want to mention a few points:
- Bacteria (plural); Bacterium (singular)
- Bacteria are super sobrang small
- Bacteria exist everywhere
- You have bacteria inside you ... yes, you do. But they are living "in harmony" ... there's balance between the bacterial population and your system that's why it doesn't harm you. That only time it will be harmful is if the numbers are out of proportion.
- The areas that are highly populated are mouth, intestines, and vaginal canal
- Half the dry weight of feces ... BACTERIA!

Okay ... now, these are the things I want to share:
- When you pee, you are actually cleaning out your urethra and vaginal canal (shempre pang girls lang tong second part). You might think na how can peeing clean? Well, first ... urine is acidic. Second, since the bacteria is small ... the flow of your pee is like Niagara falls to bacteria! (wahaha ... natawa ko dito nung sinabi toh ng prof ko)
- You eat clams? I do too. BUT ... this next part kinda made me iffy on clams. Eating a clam is like eating a goldfish. Why? Coz you're eating clams as a whole. And by "whole thing" ... whole thing talaga. That includes the mouth, foot, gills, anus, intestine/gut, heart, siphons, etc. So, uhuh, it is similar to eating a goldfish. PLUS, clams are bottom feeders. They stay in the bottom and filter out whatever is there. Mostly, they digest phytoplankton (plant-like wandering organism) BUT if the clams are in not-so-clean waters, well ... they're filtering that water too. So think about this when you eat clams next time ... where were those clams harvested from? Hopefully not in a near a body of water where sewerage water gets dumped in. (Ever wonder why they do recall on seafood? lol, j/k. But seriously, they recall food that has high levels of bacteria ... SOMETIMES caused by the environment where it grew from.)
- Do you ever leave food on the table, then do something, then come back to finish it? I do that a lot at work. I take a spoonful of food, while chewing, I'm working, then my food is just "out in the open". Yeah ... bad thing to do. Like what I said, bacteria is everywhere ... so by letting food sit, it's basically an open invitation to the wandering bacteria in the air ... then it goes straight in me when I eat the food.
- Salad bar? Who doesn't love those? I love those. You have the greens in a bowl that is surrounded by ice ... the lamp lighting it and making it all attractive ... the tongs and scoop for getting food ... sounds yummy. Well ... that ... according to my prof is ... "the worst place to eat at/from". Why? Well ... the veggies have been out there for an hour or so ... with people going there to get food or walking by it ... some disgusting individuals use their hands, taste the food, put it back ... who knows where they were before the restaurant; the light is shining brightly on the the food ... melting the ice that "keeps the greens fresh" ... but the light could also serve as an incubator for the bacteria. An example is Staphlococcus aureus ... although the bacteria could die sa stomach coz of the hydrochloric acid, the toxins that the bacteria produced would still survived and cause problems.
- Botox ... the stuff that is injected for those who do botox is basically diluted toxins. Yeah, you're injecting toxins in your face. The thing that it does is basically numb the nerves and prevent the muscles from contracting ... which then results in no wrinkles ... AND no smiling din. tsk tsk.
- This last part ... made some crack up. It was such an innocent remark that not everybody caught it (either that, or madumi lang isip ko. haha) Professor said that the vaginal canal is pretty acidic. Then the next thing he said was the bacteria that causes that acidity there would not be good to reside in the mouth coz it might cause the teeth the break, etc. ... and that, that's why the mouth has different bacteria. (If you didn't get that ... ewan ko sa yo, hahahaha!)

Anyway, there's probably lots of typos here. Ala na ko oras magproof read, I'm sleepy. So anyway, til next time. Bye!