My world: The Cherryblossom Garden

           I decided not to write another post about my korean adventure. The rest can just be seen in the pictures i’ve uploaded. A picture worth a thousand words right? Hehe..class will starts next week so i wouldnt have much time to blog by then,uisshh..how im gonna miss holidays

Okay,back to my entry. I watched a movie on hallmark sometime ago about an anorexic, cant remember the title. I dont know about you,but it really did catch my attention to find out what anorexia really is. Her story was so sad that i cried at the end. Its a true story so it gives more meaning,i think. From what i understand, anorexic is a shortened name for anorexia nervosa; a personality or mental disorder in which the victim sometimes dies from self-imposed starvation. I was surfing the net one day,and found a website entitled ‘Ana’s grotto. I found this website to be ironic, they are embracing anorexia nervosa as a lifestyle, claiming that they are not victims of a disorder or disease. Rather, they see themselves as free thinkers who have made an unconventional but self-satisfying choice to eat and behave differently than their “normal” peers. Surfing deeper i’ve found out that the term ‘pro-ana’ means they are for people who adopted ana’s groto as their lifestyle. There are few other sites like "Anorexic Nation",“Nothing tastes better than thin feels,“What Nourishes Me Also Destroys Me.” and "Fat like me" which gives some kind of advise and tips to be anorexic. However, the movie i’ve seen has proven quite contrary to their claims. The girl in the movie began adopting unhealthy eating habits at the age of 10, when her well-meaning mother put her on a diet. She was diagnosed at age 12 with severe anorexia, and since then she have been hospitalized more than nine times. To the untrained eye, she may look beautiful, wearing designer clothing in size 2, or even 0 but her heart condition didnt agree. All other condition that i dare not touch (because lets face it,for some of you biology is so boring..hehe) can lead to seizures, irregular or slowed heartbeat, murmurs, arrhythmias, angina, and eventually cardiac arrest. Aside from the physical and psychological consequences of anorexia, there are still more negative results of self-starvation. She Alienate herself from family and friends,she have to checked in into psychiatric hospitals quite often. Thats where she spent birthdays, Christmases, and Easters, in locked wards, watching liquid run through the tube shoved down her nose.

Well, this entry doesnt mean much,just something i wanna share. The funny thing is, some of my close friends who are apparently hoping to be anorexic,cant be one since they love food so much. hahah..okey,lets be thin and healthy not just thin,ok?? work out la,baru best!! heheh..so,to ruru n basyirah…will i be seeing u guys at gym,squash court or pool everyday starting next week?? Macam tak je..haha..takpela,kalau nak diet pun. Jangan extreme diet,ok? and please dont say you guys wanna be anorexic,i know you guys didnt mean it but dengar je pun dah risau..Hehe..love u guys to da bits,take care ok

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