brain power

i'm good with names. i'm good with numbers and dates.

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

my friend finds it pelik when i can remember my colleagues' birthdates, i can also remember birthdates of my family members and my old friends. she finds it even pelik when i can remember the medical students' names, when she never bothered to do so. she even said that i'm just memenatkan my grey matter utk ingat benda2 yang tak significant tu.

entahlah... i rasa i didn't really made an effort to memorise all that, anugerah, alhamdulillah. dulu2 my memory lagi bagus. now i think it is not as good as before coz banyak benda i nak fikir. i happened to remember my colleagues birthdates when i have to type their IC numbers for this CPD thing. when i got to type - i kena tengok, i said it out loud while typing, then i check once again to make sure it is correct, and then i simply ingat. that's all. tak de kerjalah i nak gi hafal birthday org tak pasal2 when they don't even bother to remember mine. it happened subconsciously...

the same thing happenned with the medical students. they introduce themselves, and i have a habit of calling names instead of just panggil orang 'you'. i like people to call me by my name. it tells how significant you are to them. kalau nama pun tak boleh ingat... maksudnya kita ni tak significant langsung pada orang tu. i memang particular bab nama ni, because we are identified by names...

i can even remember my bank account number, the 16 digits, tapi tak semua account no., cuma yang i selalu guna. dulu2 no. phone yang banyak2 tu pun i boleh ingat. tapi since pakai handphone, i dah tak pay much attention to phone numbers.

photographic memory

i don't know... may be i have some form of photographic memory. and i selalu relate something to certain activity or day. mungkin dah jadi habit, so mudah nak ingat. tapi... masalahnya, benda2 yang dulu2 masuk periksa tak semudah tu i boleh ingat, so selalunya i fikir logic. i akan relate it to day-to-day activity, atau me'logic'kan benda tu so that i can remember. what is more important is to understand the concept, things will be easier bila dah faham concept.

tapi, adakah dengan lebih menggunakan otak kita untuk mengingati sesuatu perkara, kita membebankan otak kita? ye ke? i don't think so... instead, i personally think we need to make full use of our brains to make sure it functions superbly. subhanallah... all these are God's gift, semoga sentiasa terpelihara.

since retirement, my father has a habit of doing crossword puzzles. he even has a special book and dictionary for that purpose. to me that is a good exercise for the brain. cuma sekarang dia agak sibuk dengan aktiviti kemasyarakatan, so dah tak de masa nak continue hobby tu.

so how are we suppose to 'relax'kan brain kita. to me ... relaxing is by doing sudoku, playing computer games, watching movies, reading and kemas rumah. some people find cooking and gardening relaxing. tapi sometimes cooking boleh jadi stressful especially bila masakan tak menjadi n orang komen macam2. lagi stressful kalau ada orang nak datang makan kat rumah. tapi kalau masakan menjadi.... ummph it is really rewarding and gives you a cool feeling!

satu lagi yang best utk rehatkan fikiran adalah... tidur! tapi jangan sampai overslept... sakit kepala. and jangan bangun lambat... tak fresh! dan yang paling best i rasa adalah dengan memanjakan diri pergi spa... mmm I LIKE...

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