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Phenylthiocarbamide, also known as PTC, or phenylthiourea, is an organic compound that either tastes very bitter or is virtually tasteless, depending on the genetic makeup of the taster. The ability to taste PTC is a dominant genetic trait.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylthiocarbamide

why in the world did i start my entry with much geekiness? it's SUMMER, remember? my brain's SUPPOSED to be on leave.. but WHY did i mention this?

i first encountered this word during one of my genetics lec homeworks. Phenylthiocarbamide tasting is being able to taste the bitterness in vegetables. of course, to those recessive to the PTC tasting trait, find it virtually tasteless. that of course leads me to my point..

BITTERNESS.

so there goes phenylthiocarbamide. i'm not questioning professor armea's teachings, by saying that chemical properties are SUBJECTIVE, and OPINIONATED-- because.. they're not. crushed labuyos will always be HELL spicy, fructose will always be sweet, and cereals will always be heavenly (BAWAL KUMONTRA). the thing with bitterness, is that.. it's THERE. the bitterness of ampalaya will ALWAYS be there, no matter whatever your yaya bribes you with. the difference is only whether or not the person would be sensitive to it.

now there's nothing i can do about my genes. i cannot do anything about me being either a homozygous, heterozygous, or recessive PTC-taster.. (i think i'm recessive. i'm actually one of the good children who DO NOT dislike ampalaya-- or maybe i'm just weird).

i think i've already established that a PTC-taster, those carrying the (TT) and (Tt) alleles can no longer do anything about the damn ampalaya. it's always gonna be there, unless you manage to extract the PTC out of it, which i bet would be a more daunting task than just shoving the ampalaya down your esophagus. bitterness is here to stay, so let's just all learn to deal with it.

WAIT. that's bitterness caused by phenylthiocarbide.

..but what about the OTHER "bitter"?

considering everything that's happened with the crush-gone-wrong, it's inevitable to have a LITTLE bit bitterness. of course, who wouldn't be disappointed by an (almost)-love that didn't go as planned? of course, being slammed with so many more fragments of all the shizz makes it difficult to NOT think that it's adding insult to injury. i won't deny it.. i have a limbic system-- i get hurt too. to an extent.

the difference between bitterness caused by phenylthiocarbamide, and bitterness caused by hurt feelings is that, as opposed to the former, the latter is NOT something inescapable, we can always CHOOSE not to feel it. there are no genes for "sensitivity to heartbreak" (at least, none that i know of). this is weird, coming from me, since i'm known as a borderline-emo girl-- but there are times when we just have to stop being a baby, and suck it up like any decent grown-up up would. there's such a thing as moving on.. there's such a thing as CHOOSING to move on. it's always a matter of choice, and it's always gonna be a matter of choice.

you can't choose the alleles you get.

you can't escape phenylcarbamide-tasting.

..but you can choose how to react to things.

you can escape the drama.

you can decide to be happy.

wait, this brings about another thought.. IF I WERE POSITIVE FOR PTC-TASTING, WOULD I STILL EAT THE AMPALAYA?

YES, because what doesn't kill, strengthens.

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ABS-CBN aired “one more chance” this afternoon. HAHA! it was LOVE.<3

when i went on facebook, i realized that it wasn’t just i who felt that way!) i just LOVE that movie. i mean, it’s a rather old movie (i think i was in 4th year high when it came out), but it still drives people to one more chance fever! HAHA!

the thing is, it’s not your typical fairly tale love story. it shows how REAL relationships are— IMPERFECT. the story isn’t a far cry from real life, as it deals with “nakakasakal”, love hangover, miscommunication, jealousy, CRAZY jealousy, unrequited feelings, “panakip-butas”, confusion, breaking up, and so much more.. well, these things happen. they really do.

now let me get to the quotable quotes.. this one’s my favorite:

“hindi mo alam kung gano ko kagustong sabihin sayo na sana tayo nalang, tayo nalang ulit. pero pag sa twing mararamdaman ko kung gano kita kamahal, hindi ko maiwasang maramdaman ulit lahat ng sakit, and i’m sorry.”

[BACKGROUND: basha broke up with popoy. popoy has a new girl (popoy thought basha was with mark, when really, they were just friends), and when they had to work together for nanay edith’s house, some confrontation of some sort happened, and BOOM. this came out.]

and now to relate this with MY personal life (okay, time to cue the creepy ghost music..)

truth is, there really isn’t much to tell. i was in deep like with this guy, but it just didn’t happen. i think i’m doing pretty well as far as moving on goes. still, i cannot deny that there are times when i think about him, there are times when i miss him. i’m not banking on anything, but i mean.. it’s done. that’s all.

love is imperfect.. that’s something we ALL have to realize. maybe the test of a relationship’s strength is learning to love the imperfection, and being able to endure the strain.

it’s always standing right back up after something painful, and deciding that in spite of all the pain, the relationship will ALWAYS be worth giving one more chance.

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i'm suddenly craving for disney darlings.

wait, i'm not going lesbo or anything.. HAHA!!:D

but i've got this craving for selena gomez, demi lovato and (believe it or not) miley cyrus stuff! haha..

the whole miley thing started i think, on the last week of school. suddenly i found myself searching for hannah montana clips on youtube! haha!! haha..

there's just something about those teeny-bopper shows. i mean, sure, i love gossip girl and 90210 and everything.. but somehow, there's part of me that comes back to wanting the whole disney darling wholesome thing. i feel that teen dramas have somehow demoralized me, and served as a catalyst for my dramaticism.

still, i like the drama and bopping.

i wish i could have the best of both worlds

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