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Sa ikalawang palapag siya ng bahay dinala ni Alexis. Pagkatapos ay pumasok sila sa isang kuwarto. Kuwarto ba ito ni Alexis? Hindi organized ang kuwarto na pinasukan nila, nagkalat ang basilyo ng soft drinks can sa mesa at sa sahig, may mga pinagbalatan pang imported chocolate at junk food. Ang isang halaman na nakatanim sa paso ay nangunguluntoy na, halatang hindi dinidiligan o hindi man lang nasisinagan ng araw.
May maliit na furniture sa loob consisted of a long sofa. Wala itong upholstery at mukhang maalikabok. Sa may malapit sa kama ay may study table patong-patong ang gabundok na papel at ang laptop nito'y nakabukas pa.
"The room is a mess." Napabahing pa siya. Mahirap lang sila pero hindi siya bastos at burara. Auto turn off sa mga lalaking ganito.
"I was always either too busy or too tired to bother with household chores." Anito. E, bakit siya?
Hindi nalang siya nagsalita.
"Maupo ka. Pasensya na sa kalat." Naupo siya sa katabing upuan.
"Anong subject ba at lesson ang hindi mo maintindihan?" Tanong niya.
Ginusto nito ang ilong. "Sa general biology. Iyong bagong lesson natin."
"Alin, iyong lipids?"
Tumango ito bilang sagot.
"Okay, when we say lipids it is usually associated with fats, which most people try to get rid of when attempting to lose weight. But lipids are not purely harmful. Many of our psychological functions highly lipids. First, water-insoluble organic compounds. Second, used as energy stores. Third, nonpolar hydrocarbon chains. And lastly, diverse chemical structures."
"Kapag ba naparami ang pag consume mong lipids, anong possible na mangyayari?"
"Since lipids associated with fats, excessive consumption of lipids foods product it can be lead to obesity and heart disease."
"What do you mean by fats? I mean what are the composition of fat?" Pokus na pokus ito sakanya.
Tumingin siya saglit sa notebook niya bago ito sinagot.
"A typical fat consist of a glycerol molecule with three fatty acids chains that are combined through a dehydration reaction." Sagot ko.
"Formula."
"Glycerol + fatty acids = triglycerides."
"What do you mean by triglycerides?"
"A glyceride occuring naturally in animal and vegetable tissue; an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body."
Sinaway ko siya matapos makita na pinapapak ang kuko nito. God, hindi ba ito aware na madumi iyon?
"Why?" Inosenteng tanong nito.
"Anong why ka diyan? Tigilan mo nga 'yan."
"What's wrong?"
Seriously, hindi niya alam?
"Nail biting is known as onychophagia or onychopathy a disorder of the toenails or finger nails. If you eat your nails, finger skin, or lips dry skin. It's a sign of anxiety disorder or onychopathy."
"How did you know that?" Nakanganga pa ito.
Umikot ang mata niya at tinuro ang mga libro. "Read, Alexis. Read."
Magbasa ka lang. Boring? Magbasa. Nagpapahinga? Magbasa. If you stop reading, you stop learning. Marami kang makakaligtaan na impormasyon kung hindi ka nagbabasa.
Dementia. The usually progressive deterioration of intellectual functions such as memory that can occur while other brain such as controlling movement and the senses are retained.
One of the causes while people suffer dementia ay hindi active ang kanilang brain cells. Karamihan dito mga senior citizens. Since wala na silang active na brain cells. Palagi nalang nakaupo sa rocking choir o wheelchair, ang iba nga nakaratay nalang din sa kama. Atrophy ang tawag diyan.
"So cannibal ako?" Biro nito.
Nginitian niya ang maid matapos maglapag ng merienda sa harapan nila, at walang imik na iniwan sila. Lemon juice iyon at turnovers. Turnovers are individual pies formed by folding the crust in half over a filling. The open edges are pressed together to enclose the filling. Turnovers are usually small enough to be held by hand and maybe baked or fried. Fillings can be sweet or savory. (Example, meat fillings.)
"Sino nagluto nitong turnovers?" Tanong niya.
"Ha?"
"Iyang pie. " Turo ko dun.
"Puta, empanada lang yan e. May nalalaman ka pang turnover."
"Well, empanada is an example of turnover." Sagot ko.
Gumusot ang ilong nito. Ang cute niya. "E, kumain na nga lang tayo."
Pero hindi nito ginalaw ang empanada. Focus ito sa notes niya at pilit na iniitindi bahala ka diyan. Gutom na ako.
"May boyfriend kana?"
Nagulat siya sa tanong ni Alexis. Kailan pa ito nagkaroong pake sa buhay niya. "Ha, wala pa."
Dumaan ang mapaglarong ngisi sa labi nito. "Good."
"Ha?" May saltik ba ito?
"Wala. Ano ang two types of fatty acids?"
"Saturated at unsaturated." Sagot niya.
"Ano 'yan?"
"Saturated, fatty acids have no double bonds, straight chain conformation. While unsaturated, one or more double bonds, these double bonds usually bend in the carbon chain."
"Example?"
"Saturated, animal fats. Unsaturated, plants and fish oils."
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