High IQ Societies; An Introduction

It was an accidental discovery.

It was linked to my declining health. When I first started to realize that my academic achievement was declining together with my sport performance, I didn't know it will get that far.

I blamed my bad sides, thinking that I was just being too lazy, having too much fun, ignoring the real important things. I blamed my own bad self.

You're lazy, Nisa.

You're playing too much.

You're not paying much attention in class.

You're not giving enough focus like you used to.

You're straying.

You're influenced by those not-so-good students.

Memory Crash: When It Happens to Humans

The girl worker came in to use the toilet. Mom was inside.

“Mom…err…,” I was pausing and struggling to find it in my head. Even though I worked hard to hide it, she still could sensed it easily. She had a sharp eye.

“Umi..” she quickly uttered, ending my strenuous effort.

“Mom…Umi wants to use the toilet,” I raised my voice a bit so that mom can hear me. At the same time, feeling awfully miserable unabled to recall her name.

“Forgive me…” I looked at her.

Psychology: Balancing Brain Dominance

It was a fine evening in June, 2008.

I was drawing with my niece and nephews. We were making bookmarks out of our own sketches on small pieces of colourful notes.

I was concentrating on my own sketching when I suddenly thought, why not try using my left hand to draw?

I've been training my left body parts to do as much as possible since I was 17. I was in my last year at the boarding school when I first started doing so.

Things began to take place a year before that. I could sensed my overall performance was declining. My academic performance, my sport achievement, my basic health condition. Everything was gradually worsening.