Why do insects fly toward light?

Its 10:09 pm. I'm in my mom's room browsing the internet, mom told me to turn the lights off because she can's sleep with the lights on. but when i did all the insects came to the screen of my laptop bothering me all the time.

"Insect flying around my laptop screen"

I came up with this question: Why do insects fly toward light?

Based on what i've googled, this response exhibited by insects is due to phototaxis. 

Phototaxis  is a locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves in response to the stimulus of light.

There are 2 kinds of Phototaxis:

• Positive Phototaxis the movement is in the direction of increasing light intensity
• Moths, flies, and other flying insects

• Negative Phototaxis the movement is in the direction of decreasing light intensity
• cockroaches and worms

Aside from that, a lot were saying that insects use the light as navigation aid. For example a moth is heading north, the sun/moon will be its lights source,it will keep its navigation aid on one side of its body.

But if for an instance there is a nearer light source in the area aside from the sun/moon there is a big possibility that it will be confused and go to that nearer light source. Then  it would fly in an endless circle around the misidentified light source while attempting to keep it on their right side.

Beach Photography :)

My family and I were planning about a summer getaway, PLAN A was to go Baguio and enjoy the good weather, but my cousins would love to try the beach, So there comes PLAN B. Go to the beach. where? in Subic. But we ended up going to a beach near subic. THE BALOY BEACH RESORT in Olongapo :) Its a nice place, so nice that i wouldn't let the day end without taking photos! :)

Here are some of the pictures i took using my camera and Yves' camera (cousin) :)

"Summer Heat"

"Abandoned"

"Savior"

"Azul"

"Lubid"

"Beach Volley"

"Beach Walk" 

"Under the Sea"

"Bitwin"

"Light House"

Pathway of Life

Its in your own hands.

 No matter what others tell you follow what you think is right.

 Its your Life. 

Therefore it should always be your decision.

But always make sure you're going the right way.

There's no one to blame but yourself.

Photo Credit: Nowiena Joyce G. Serrano

Location: Bacolor Church

FRIENDSHIP

Ask yourself, "What is life without friends?" 

“Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?” 

Proverbs 20:6, NLT


Once you find them in your journey of life treasure them.
 KEEP THEM.
Love them with all your heart.
Because no one knows if you'll be lucky to find someone as TRUE as they are to you.

Photo Credit: Nowiena Joyce G. Serrano 
Location: Carmenville, Angeles City
*Sam Naluz and Jem Wooden(my lovely friends at the photo)

Clinical Chemistry BLOG?

This afternoon we were instructed by our professor to make our own blog, its a requirement for us.

We will make a blog about our subject "Clinical Chemistry". 

The moment i heard we are required to have a blog i immediately felt the excitement ,Why? because i don't find making a blog as a requirement that would make my head ache but something to be happy about. I like writing and expressing my thoughts over twitter, Facebook and here but i think it will be more exciting to write about things you learn at school. 

Making a blog about the subject will definitely encourage each one of us not only to listen well but also to study and research on our own. Like what my professors always tell us:

 "The time alloted for the subject is limited, We can't talk and discuss about everything, you should read more books and research more at home"

And blogging is one way of making us do the research and reading. Aside from sharing my thoughts/opinions about a certain topic and to share the information to everyone i would like to totally develop my self as a person and definitely writing would help.

I admit there maybe some grammatical errors at first because i'm still learning, but i believe that in time i can be as good as the others. As the famous quotations says: "there's always a room for improvement", making mistakes is okay, you just have to learn from it.

And you always have to trust yourself and trust GOD. he's always on your side.

Who Can Resist Chocolates?

I love chocolates as much as how a kid loves her doll, But the sad thing is i am hyper acidic. Foods rich in fat such as chocolates may cause acidity or acid reflux diseases. It's not something to be ignored, hyper acidity may lead to serious illnesses if left untreated.

But who can resist chocolates? my aunt came last Monday and she's bringing a bag full of chocolates. good thing my dad wasn't able to call her in advance and tell her not to bring chocolates for me due to my health condition. :) it's not that i don't care if hyper acidity would kill me, maybe a small bite of chocolate per day wont hurt that much :))

On the other hand, chocolates also have positive health effects, studies have found that chocolate contains flavonoids, a type of polyphenol antioxidant.According to the Chocolate Manufacturers Association, dark chocolate contains about eight times the polyphenol antioxidants found in strawberries. 

Aside from that, chocolate stimulates the secretion of endorphins,it increases your body's threshold for pain, affects the way you feel emotionally and produces a pleasurable sensation. These sweet thing also contains a neurotransmitter which is serotonin. Serotonin is known as the happy hormone because the level or lack thereof greatly influences our moods and sense of well-being.

It is good to know that chocolate contains ingredients beneficial to health. However, it does not y mean you can go eat as much chocolate as you want. Chocolate bars  are  high in fat, sugar and calories. which is not good for your health if consumed in large amounts.  Taking anything too much is always a problem.

Discipline is always the key. 

Photocredit : Nowiena Joyce Serrano Olympus T-100