The Devil that Consumes You: 1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione

That my friend, is me having my daily shots…….of coffee. (could have fooled you that I was taking some drugs, right?).

I have been trying to stay off coffee to no avail. One cup used to do wonders for me. One cup will keep me awake for hours as I burn my midnight oil. Thanks to the constant dose of caffeine by McDonalds, the college cafetaria and Nescafe 3-in-1, my life will never be the same again. Even two cups of coffee, plus a glass of Lipton Tea and one can of Coca-Cola in a day could not take me through the night.

In view of that, I have decided to go cold turkey on caffeine. Withdrawal symptoms include easily irritable, crankateous mood, mild headache and constant exaggeration of situations (hence, the blog) and sleepiness at 12 am. But.. I think we all see that coming.. I stayed off caffeine for two full days. TWO.

There you have it people…my one and only vice: Caffeine.

Picture courtesy of my fellow Coffee fan club member, Dev (in Vitya Curry House, Taman Desa)

p/s: FYI, 1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione refers to the IUPAC name for caffeine (taken from www.wikipedia.org)