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* Saturday, May 19, 2007 *

My big toe is causing me grief. I usually pride myself in having a neat pair of feet, but lately I've been hiding them in covered shoes.

You see, my right big toe has turned half black (diagonally across, an utter mystery) after a waitressing stint in heels. Nala confidently tells me, with experience under her belt, that my toe will take a year to heal, and may fall off first.

Today my mom sent me an email with this link: Subungula Hematoma.

It says... My toe will take a year to heal, and may fall off first. *damn*

Treatment

Evacuation of the hematoma not only provides immediate pain relief but also aids in minimizing additional damage to the nail bed and nail matrix. When the lesion is less than 48 hours old, piercing of the nail plate overlying the hematoma (referred to as trephination) can be performed using any of the following modalities: a hot paper clip cautery (held with a hemostat), a hot No. 18 needle, a hand engine with a dental bur, a scalpel blade used as a drill, or a hand-held cautery unit. The heated trephine is directed perpendicular to the nail plate overlying the hematoma; slow and gentle pressure is applied cautiously until blood exits from the nail plate surface. If the lesion is older than 48 hours, the blood may no longer be free flowing and avulsion of the nail plate may be necessary to evacuate the hematoma.

Location

The affected digit often correlates with the sport the 4th and 5th toes in runners and joggers, the 2nd and 3rd toes in soccer and squash players, and the great toe in tennis players.

Lesson of the Day: Be nice to ladies with black toes, they suffer in slience. haha... just joking.

Thought of the Day: I have a hidden tennis talent. =p

love, think_orange
2:25 AM

* Tuesday, May 15, 2007 *

First off, my condolences to Von. I hope you're feeling better. I wanted to hug you, but didn't know how.

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"DES WAKE UP! LATE FOR WORK THEN HOW?"

You don't get it. I've been awake the whole night, and I'm still awake.

That is how I woke up on my first day of working life. When I arrived at work, only the cleaning lady was there. People drift in from 9.30 - 10 am, and the boss arrives even later. Everyone's friendly, the work place doesn't have crazy cold air blasters, and the people are nice. I already know another girl in the firm. Linda, someone from the ANU days, she's teaching me the ropes.

I like it except for the fact that time is strangely warped over in carrotsconsulting. We had lunch (on the house, a treat from my director for us new workers ^___^) at 2.30pm, and when I left work at 7.10pm EVERYONE, the interns, the MD himself was still there. I only left because Linda assured me I could go.

Oh, and my MD lives in a fish tank office. He can see almost everyone. No pressure though. In fact, I find it fun to peek into his office. It's like a screensaver; a window into a park.

In short, the Job's ok and looking good, but if I can get a decent lunch and dinner at the right time, I'll be happier. If not.. expect to see a famished person knocking at your door next week.

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I came home and found a mail notification from the government. I'm going to get money! (GST offsetting scheme). Not bad hey?

lalala... ^^

love, think_orange
12:16 AM

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* Sunday, October 08, 2006 *

I thought my ipod mini died. I re-did one week's worth of work - a wopping 3,000 words, plus heaps of data analysis, in 2-3 days, only to find that it works again today. The apple person only had to plug it into his charger and turn it on. Now, I DID THAT AT HOME ALONG WITH EVERY OTHER ONLINE APPLE SUGGESTIONS AND IT DID NOT WORK! STUPID STUPID.

have a headache. what a waste of time. oh and money. ('cos I thought, 'oh it must be my charger's fault'... but no... it's working now...)

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younger brother posted this on friendster...

The World's Hardest Riddle

Message:

I turn polar bears white
and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
and make your champane bubble.
If you sqeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you guess the riddle?

97% of Harvard graduates can not figure
this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students
were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less.

He told me the answer was Time on msn.
Time? no way.. polar bears are born looking white already..
'No they're blue'
huh? black skin but they look blue?
*Fred has left the conversation. Fred's offline*

Idiot. He does that to me when he thinks I'm asking a dumb question, but you see, I somehow always think my younger brother is serious when he answers me.. like that time he told me Cassy's feet got crushed by a car, that's why he has a picture of her with her paws in orange socks... ...

Anyway.. after musing with dad, and googling... this is the real answer: Time. ahhahaha.

TIME

The time has come,
winter is here
and those yellow bears disappear.

The time has past
as man looks back with a sigh
and a tear in his eye.

As time is held
boys cross their legs
but of course the toilet begs

As time marches on
Girls loose their blush
and swap a comb for their brush

As time passes
For those held high
their end is nigh

As time catches up
Everyone is equal
when we get to the final sequel

As time turns
Without it we have flour and water
With it we have breakfast for my daughter

As time revolves
How does one turn water and wine
into something so fine

As time runs out
The more in a minute you try and squeeze
the less you can do with ease.

As time ticks
All the time that has past
man cannot comprehend something so vast.

- Neil Gaiman

It was a bad riddle hey? Good poem though. ^^ love Neil Gaiman's works.

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I now posses a love-hate relationship with a weird ipod mini, a headache, sore shoulders, and 2 chargers. Anyone want to buy an extra charger from me?

love, think_orange
1:19 AM