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)  

 

May I have some coffee please?

The amazing power of human will…. with the help of loads of caffiene, of course.

What am I talking about? I-N-S-O-M-N-I-A.

Phew… 42 hours… That’s the amount of sleep I’ve clocked for the past two weeks. An average of 3 hours everyday. Well, it could have been more, if I include the naps I’ve been taking in between commuting from home to college. I would like to thank McDonalds’ for their amazing nescafe coffee that kept me awake in the morning everyday for the past two weeks. And how could I forget my best friend at night? Lipton Yellow Label Tea. Without you, I would have succumb to the devils of sleep. 

Of course, now that I’m into my second week, I’ve been experiencing some side effects 1) Forgetfulness 2) Lack of concentration 3) Mood swings 4) Further addiction to caffiene.

So, do not try this at home…or anywhere else for this matter. Well, if you are at home 24/7 doing nothing, then it’s okay to get just a 3 hour sleep everyday. But if you’re out and about doing stuffs, you may…i repeat, you may pose a threat to the society, because you are suspectible to emotional outbursts, and recklessness. Gee…. I forgot to add one more side effect : exaggeration. Forgive me for this nonsenseical post.

Well, I better get some sleep now. Tommorow’s a big day for me (see www.rotaract-atc.blogspot.com) *Thud*