Moo and I went costume shopping today for her slutty Halloween outfit and we saw this sign.
If found anywhere else but a costume shop, this would not be so funny.
Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Random Thoughts. Show all posts
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Laundry Disaster
I'm pretty good at using a clothes washing machine. I mean... it's a machine. I know how to sort dark clothes from light clothes and I know how to twist a knob to select the appropriate cycle and temperature. But today was not a good day......
I have a white scarf which was endearingly nicknamed 'Scarfy Scarf' by Spuey. It was made of 70% viscose and 30% wool and was purchased back in my uni years in Sydney. It has travelled around world with me to Europe and the US. Despite it's wool component, I've thrown it in the machine many times and it has always been returned to me clean and white. But today was not a good day.......
In Rad-City I'm using a somewhat 'foreign' front loading machine which has no words, only pictures on the dials. I threw Scarfy Scarf into the machine, forgot to check the dials and started the cycle. Keep in mind that Scarfy Scarf is pashmina-like in it's length, light fabric and soft feel. When I opened the machine door, I realised.... today was not a good day....
I had turned Scarfy Scarf into a piece of felt!
Oh well, I might take Scarfy Scarf home to remind me never to ruin another scarf again.
I have a white scarf which was endearingly nicknamed 'Scarfy Scarf' by Spuey. It was made of 70% viscose and 30% wool and was purchased back in my uni years in Sydney. It has travelled around world with me to Europe and the US. Despite it's wool component, I've thrown it in the machine many times and it has always been returned to me clean and white. But today was not a good day.......
In Rad-City I'm using a somewhat 'foreign' front loading machine which has no words, only pictures on the dials. I threw Scarfy Scarf into the machine, forgot to check the dials and started the cycle. Keep in mind that Scarfy Scarf is pashmina-like in it's length, light fabric and soft feel. When I opened the machine door, I realised.... today was not a good day....
I had turned Scarfy Scarf into a piece of felt!
I checked the dials and realised they had been left at 40 degrees rather than a cold wash. The two hour wash cycle didn't help either.
Unhappy.
Oh well, I might take Scarfy Scarf home to remind me never to ruin another scarf again.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
An Update
I haven't blogged anything lately because well, there has been nothing worth blogging. My typical day for the past 2 weeks has been pretty much the same:
Wake up,
Run to train station,
Begin 30 minute ride to work,
Observe the change in socio-demographic as the train moves closer to my work destination,
Walk past the methadone clinic,
Do my job for 8 hours,
Take the train back to my accommodation,
Prepare dinner,
Eat dinner in front of TV (currently watching a lot of The Biggest Loser and My Kitchen Rules),
Gym (if I can be bothered),
Shower and finally
Sleep.
That's pretty much it as I'm working a 6 day schedule (by choice) and on my day off I sleep in and then have a wander around the city. Yep, that's pretty much it.
The only other notable things I've done are:
Wake up,
Run to train station,
Begin 30 minute ride to work,
Observe the change in socio-demographic as the train moves closer to my work destination,
Walk past the methadone clinic,
Do my job for 8 hours,
Take the train back to my accommodation,
Prepare dinner,
Eat dinner in front of TV (currently watching a lot of The Biggest Loser and My Kitchen Rules),
Gym (if I can be bothered),
Shower and finally
Sleep.
That's pretty much it as I'm working a 6 day schedule (by choice) and on my day off I sleep in and then have a wander around the city. Yep, that's pretty much it.
The only other notable things I've done are:
- nurse a bottle of red for the past week, finally polishing it off earlier tonight.
- not progressed with my shrug knitting. Too busy snoozing on the train.
- pondered what the big deal is with Pandora jewelery. I still don't know.
- decided that Shannon Noll's song for the Biggest Loser them is kinda inspirational. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that but it made me go out and buy a new pair of runners, gym outfit and sports bra.
Friday, January 01, 2010
Yay for Interwebs
Yay, I have returned from the internet-less abyss that was Cairns. My NYE was orrite - I spent it alone watching TV, packing my stuff and listening to the fireworks from my air-conditioned apartment. I didn't go out to the beach to see them. It's not like I haven't seen fireworks before! NYE comes around every year so I can always watch them the next time. Why do people make a big deal about spending NYE alone? I'd rather do that than be squashed within the drunken hoards and get a shite view of fireworks.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Humidity
People keep asking me how I'm handling the humidity up here and I have to say 'I don't mind it!'. It's good for the eczema prone skin and it's not the same yucky humidity you get in polluted cities like KL, Bangkok and Hong Kong. That being said, I've been told it does get worse. Nevertheless, I'm quite content with the 'cleanliness' of the humidity here. I would compare it to being in a womb. It's all safe and soothing, you're not really breathing proper air and I have the urge to siesta constantly.
Good thing I don't like tanning or else I would turn all leathery from my naps on the beach.
Good thing I don't like tanning or else I would turn all leathery from my naps on the beach.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Mmmm.... chicken
Lenard's Chicken rocks. Seriously the best idea ever. Eating alone has it's gripes. Buying ingredients for one is such a hassle. But with Lenard's I can just get a single schnitzel, a single cordon bleu, a single small chicken roast, a small serving of chicken wings (the list goes on) and I'm all set! No wastage, no having to buy in multiples. Food prepared daily. Minimal preparation. Organic chicken (I think - maybe not. Someone verify please). Yippee!
Monday, September 28, 2009
How to get rid of a wart
Warts are disgusting. No doubt about it. Their root protusions are least likely to fall into the aesthetically pleasing category. A wart on your hand is gross. A wart on your foot is pretty gross too. A wart on your face, well that's just freaking hideous isn't it?
You might be wondering why am I offering advice about removing a wart? It is because like the majority of people, I unfortunately had one. As if that wasn't already disgusting enough, it was on.....my.... FACE!!! Before you start thinking that I'm one Dirty Ho (I demand you take that thought back right now!!), I'll have you know that the HPV is very common and sits dormant in many people. If you did not have a wart as a child, well then you my dear are part of the minority.
Now, all I want to do is share my story.....
To the people who know me in real life: Don't think that I wasn't aware you were looking at my right cheek wondering wtf was up with that flesh-coloured lump which seemed to have magically appeared overnight. I could see your eyes darting to the conspicuous growth. Most of you were too polite to ask what it was, preferring to avoid possibly embarrassing me. However, some of you did not give a shit and were brazen enough to ask "What's that on your face?". The best one was "What are you harvesting there?" Mooey endearingly so, bestowed upon me the moniker "Witchy-Poos".
The offending bump (I dare you to click on the photo for a clearer view) - forever immortalised in Lymbo's wedding photos. No, that's not an photographic artefact on my right cheek, that's a side-profile destroyer! Not to mention a self-esteem destroyer too!
I guess I should be appreciative that it was a flat wart as opposed to the those rooty ones (ew), but still, this does not belong on my face!! I'm an advocate for modern medicine but I'm not an advocate for shitty locum GPs who do two minute consults. I sought the early opinion of a GP when the lump resembled a barely noticeable fleshy skin tag but was assured 'It was nothing'. So I was downright annoyed when three months after that consult,the wart grew to 5mm in diameter within a period of 2-3 days. That might not sound huge, but you don't realise how smooth your facial skin is until you grow an unsightly bump on it! I initially thought the rapid growth signified something more sinister but I saw another GP who confirmed my initial diagnosis. He declined offering me cryotherapy in case it scarred. He suspected that any other sensible doctor would be of the same opinion. So what happens when a GP offers you nothing? You treat it yourself!
I started with the conventional OTC treatments and ignored their 'Do not use on face' warnings. I didn't care, I was ready for a small scar. Topical salicyclic acid - faithfully applied according to the instructions for two months whilst I tolerated the shiny, superglue patch it left on my cheek. It hardened the wart and made it easier to file down with a pumice stone but once left alone, the wart just eventually reconstituted itself like a packet of instant mash potato. Wart stickers - applied nightly and removed in the morning. I really didn't want a sticker on my face during the day. All that did was leave a white residue on the wart which was difficult to remove at times. Sometimes I couldn't be bothered scrubbing so hard and I would just go to work with a sticky, white patch on my face. I didn't notice any significant difference in size. Home cryotherapy kits - 'Surely', I thought, 'This will kill it!!' What a waste of money. A single application, my ass. It turned the wart white (as it said it would) but after 14 days, it sure didn't fall off as it promised! Repeated application within the 14 day period (a big no-no on the instructions) didn't help either. The GP had suggest duct tape occlusion but I couldn't be bothered going to a hardware store for something that might not work.
I had pretty much given up hope and resigned to the fact that it would just disappear by itself... eventually. This could take anything from 6 months to 2 years! But then, I came across this video.
Apple cider vinegar? My initial thought was 'What is that? How does that differ to normal vinegar?' I had my doubts. The pH was similar to that of salicylic acid - how could it be any more effective? After reading people's testimonies, recounting how their wart 'fell off in just 10 days', I figured I had nothing to lose and bought my £1.50 bottle of apple cider vinegar. I suspect that normal white vinegar will do the job just as well, but I'm a stickler for instructions. Maybe it's the apple that works just that much better?
After following the instructions from the video (slightly modified for the fact that I could not keep a band-aid on my face for 24 hours), I noticed a definite change. After 3.5 weeks, I'm happy to report, my wart is gone! Even better yet, there is no scar! :D
Ok, so I am wearing make-up but look! My right cheek is clear of warties!
The general instructions involved dipping a cotton bud/ball and placing it on the wart. The cotton ball was then held in place by a band-aid and kept on overnight. Some people kept theirs on for 24 hours. Upon removing the band-aid in the morning, clear nail polish was applied and then at night, the dried nail polish layer was removed and the vinegar-soaked bud and band-aid goes on the wart again. The cycle continues for about 3 days after which your wart should begin turning black. It should fall or peel off easily after 7-10 days.
Mine didn't go quite as smoothly as that. You have to be prepared that the wart WILL initially increase in size after the first application. It turns white and fluffy after it absorbs the vinegar for the first time. It does sting a little bit, but I have a high pain threshold. I started applying Vaseline on the surrounding healthy skin after my initial application because it burned my healthy skin down to the capillary level and caused a small scab! My wart did not turn entirely black but I did get a few small black spots. After a few days, small pieces of dead, white wart could be peeled off and eventually I could peel off enough layers to be left wart-free :D Let's hope it stays that way!
I thought maybe the vinegar stimulated an autoimmune response and promoted rapid epithelial cell renewal. But really, I don't think the process is anything that complicated. All it basically did was burn my wart down to the normal, healthy skin level. Yay for acid! When all else fails, don't knock alternative therapies!
You might be wondering why am I offering advice about removing a wart? It is because like the majority of people, I unfortunately had one. As if that wasn't already disgusting enough, it was on.....my.... FACE!!! Before you start thinking that I'm one Dirty Ho (I demand you take that thought back right now!!), I'll have you know that the HPV is very common and sits dormant in many people. If you did not have a wart as a child, well then you my dear are part of the minority.
Now, all I want to do is share my story.....
To the people who know me in real life: Don't think that I wasn't aware you were looking at my right cheek wondering wtf was up with that flesh-coloured lump which seemed to have magically appeared overnight. I could see your eyes darting to the conspicuous growth. Most of you were too polite to ask what it was, preferring to avoid possibly embarrassing me. However, some of you did not give a shit and were brazen enough to ask "What's that on your face?". The best one was "What are you harvesting there?" Mooey endearingly so, bestowed upon me the moniker "Witchy-Poos".
The offending bump (I dare you to click on the photo for a clearer view) - forever immortalised in Lymbo's wedding photos. No, that's not an photographic artefact on my right cheek, that's a side-profile destroyer! Not to mention a self-esteem destroyer too!
I guess I should be appreciative that it was a flat wart as opposed to the those rooty ones (ew), but still, this does not belong on my face!! I'm an advocate for modern medicine but I'm not an advocate for shitty locum GPs who do two minute consults. I sought the early opinion of a GP when the lump resembled a barely noticeable fleshy skin tag but was assured 'It was nothing'. So I was downright annoyed when three months after that consult,the wart grew to 5mm in diameter within a period of 2-3 days. That might not sound huge, but you don't realise how smooth your facial skin is until you grow an unsightly bump on it! I initially thought the rapid growth signified something more sinister but I saw another GP who confirmed my initial diagnosis. He declined offering me cryotherapy in case it scarred. He suspected that any other sensible doctor would be of the same opinion. So what happens when a GP offers you nothing? You treat it yourself!
I started with the conventional OTC treatments and ignored their 'Do not use on face' warnings. I didn't care, I was ready for a small scar. Topical salicyclic acid - faithfully applied according to the instructions for two months whilst I tolerated the shiny, superglue patch it left on my cheek. It hardened the wart and made it easier to file down with a pumice stone but once left alone, the wart just eventually reconstituted itself like a packet of instant mash potato. Wart stickers - applied nightly and removed in the morning. I really didn't want a sticker on my face during the day. All that did was leave a white residue on the wart which was difficult to remove at times. Sometimes I couldn't be bothered scrubbing so hard and I would just go to work with a sticky, white patch on my face. I didn't notice any significant difference in size. Home cryotherapy kits - 'Surely', I thought, 'This will kill it!!' What a waste of money. A single application, my ass. It turned the wart white (as it said it would) but after 14 days, it sure didn't fall off as it promised! Repeated application within the 14 day period (a big no-no on the instructions) didn't help either. The GP had suggest duct tape occlusion but I couldn't be bothered going to a hardware store for something that might not work.
I had pretty much given up hope and resigned to the fact that it would just disappear by itself... eventually. This could take anything from 6 months to 2 years! But then, I came across this video.
Apple cider vinegar? My initial thought was 'What is that? How does that differ to normal vinegar?' I had my doubts. The pH was similar to that of salicylic acid - how could it be any more effective? After reading people's testimonies, recounting how their wart 'fell off in just 10 days', I figured I had nothing to lose and bought my £1.50 bottle of apple cider vinegar. I suspect that normal white vinegar will do the job just as well, but I'm a stickler for instructions. Maybe it's the apple that works just that much better?
After following the instructions from the video (slightly modified for the fact that I could not keep a band-aid on my face for 24 hours), I noticed a definite change. After 3.5 weeks, I'm happy to report, my wart is gone! Even better yet, there is no scar! :D
Ok, so I am wearing make-up but look! My right cheek is clear of warties!
The general instructions involved dipping a cotton bud/ball and placing it on the wart. The cotton ball was then held in place by a band-aid and kept on overnight. Some people kept theirs on for 24 hours. Upon removing the band-aid in the morning, clear nail polish was applied and then at night, the dried nail polish layer was removed and the vinegar-soaked bud and band-aid goes on the wart again. The cycle continues for about 3 days after which your wart should begin turning black. It should fall or peel off easily after 7-10 days.
Mine didn't go quite as smoothly as that. You have to be prepared that the wart WILL initially increase in size after the first application. It turns white and fluffy after it absorbs the vinegar for the first time. It does sting a little bit, but I have a high pain threshold. I started applying Vaseline on the surrounding healthy skin after my initial application because it burned my healthy skin down to the capillary level and caused a small scab! My wart did not turn entirely black but I did get a few small black spots. After a few days, small pieces of dead, white wart could be peeled off and eventually I could peel off enough layers to be left wart-free :D Let's hope it stays that way!
I thought maybe the vinegar stimulated an autoimmune response and promoted rapid epithelial cell renewal. But really, I don't think the process is anything that complicated. All it basically did was burn my wart down to the normal, healthy skin level. Yay for acid! When all else fails, don't knock alternative therapies!
Sunday, September 06, 2009
I'm a slob
You know you've reached the height of slobbery when a day out means a braless visit to the local M&S in your grey track pants which drag on the ground, a red hoodie and thongs (the shoe kind). Keep in mind that the M&S is swarming with tourists due to it's proximity to a major London landmark. Disgraceful.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Hmmmm...
Having to upload photos one by one in Blogger is a bit of a drag. I tried to flirt with Flock but the photo 'drag and drop' function didn't work like how I thought it would. On top of that, it seems that I'm dwindling down my allocated photo allowance on Blogger so I'm looking for alternative ways to upload photos.
I always wondered 'how come that blog's photos look so much better than the ones on my blog'? Then I (duh) realised that many people embed their photos using their photosharing websites, hence they're able to retain original picture quality and resolution. I dunno, I'm not a computer nerd, I'm just assuming that's why theirs looks better than mine. My compression of the photos is great for faster uploading, but certainly does nothing for the picture quality.
Hmmm it's something I should look into but just a bit too lazy for the time being. Also, who should I should as my photo-host? Picasa? Flickr? Shutterfly? Snapfish? Photobucket? How does embedding affect the ease of changing the 'float' of the photo? Unlike teaching myself the basics of HTML, I'm not determined (or geeky) enough to research so I won't bother investigating just yet (unless someone else can be bothered enough to do the research for me!)
I always wondered 'how come that blog's photos look so much better than the ones on my blog'? Then I (duh) realised that many people embed their photos using their photosharing websites, hence they're able to retain original picture quality and resolution. I dunno, I'm not a computer nerd, I'm just assuming that's why theirs looks better than mine. My compression of the photos is great for faster uploading, but certainly does nothing for the picture quality.
Hmmm it's something I should look into but just a bit too lazy for the time being. Also, who should I should as my photo-host? Picasa? Flickr? Shutterfly? Snapfish? Photobucket? How does embedding affect the ease of changing the 'float' of the photo? Unlike teaching myself the basics of HTML, I'm not determined (or geeky) enough to research so I won't bother investigating just yet (unless someone else can be bothered enough to do the research for me!)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I ♥ my hair!
So yeah, I did feel somewhat more masculine after going from the glamazon to the chop. But now, after looking at my mop in the mirror while washing my hands post pee-pee, I realised...... I LOVE MY HAIRCUT!
Maybe it's just the way it's sitting right now. Considering that I didn't blow dry it last night, I just woke up with it the way it is and didn't bother to run a comb through it.... it's still sitting 'just right' today. The cut has settled in to it's new home (my head) and is the right amount of 'short' which is manageable yet feminine. My fringe isn't too short and it looks like it has even a bit of volume in it. The longer layers flick out at the bottom (usually one flicks in and one flicks out uuugggh) and the shorter layers are flicking in. Yay!
Wow... what a vacuous blog post. Sometimes a girl just needs to indulge in these kinds of revelations.
Maybe it's just the way it's sitting right now. Considering that I didn't blow dry it last night, I just woke up with it the way it is and didn't bother to run a comb through it.... it's still sitting 'just right' today. The cut has settled in to it's new home (my head) and is the right amount of 'short' which is manageable yet feminine. My fringe isn't too short and it looks like it has even a bit of volume in it. The longer layers flick out at the bottom (usually one flicks in and one flicks out uuugggh) and the shorter layers are flicking in. Yay!
Wow... what a vacuous blog post. Sometimes a girl just needs to indulge in these kinds of revelations.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Chicken Rice
Smee made chicken rice complete with all the side sauces, light broth and chicken rice. Yummy! That is all hehehe....
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Doggie
Smee and I hopped on the tube today and saw that there were a few free seats at the opposite end of the carriage. Making our way down we saw why people had left our seats free - a doggie on the floor! A guide dog in training to be precise and it was a she not a he. Smee nearly stepped on her tail because he didn't notice her sitting there.
She re-adjusted herself so that her feet touched Smee's. Hehehe...
That looks a bit like the beginning of a doggie grin. I like dogs!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Ch-ch-ch-changes...
I've been pretty sick of my Blogger Rounders 4 template for a while. It was probably my best choice of the so-so designs on offer back in 2006. The thing is, Blogger hasn't moved with the times and the basic templates available now are no different to that in 2006. Most people now have widescreen monitors and even on my laptop, I felt that the post section was just too narrow and there was a lot of wasted space.
Rather than sit around waiting for Blogger to upload more templates, I just went for a search and found a few to my liking. This site is a good place to start and I eventually stumbled on to YummyLolly where I found the template I liked most. I do say 'I liked most' because there are still things I'm not quite satisfied with.
After becoming a *cough* mini html expert *cough*, I managed to modify my template so it was a bit more to my liking. Still not quite happy with it (what's the html code for a vertical dotted line!?!?!) but I'm liking it much more than the previous incarnation :D
My new default font is Trebuchet so the old blogs will still have Arial. As if I could be bothered going back over my 300+ posts to make it consistent with the new font. So yeah, I'm liking the new template but not loving it - if I find something else that tickles my fancy, I'll change it again!
Rather than sit around waiting for Blogger to upload more templates, I just went for a search and found a few to my liking. This site is a good place to start and I eventually stumbled on to YummyLolly where I found the template I liked most. I do say 'I liked most' because there are still things I'm not quite satisfied with.
After becoming a *cough* mini html expert *cough*, I managed to modify my template so it was a bit more to my liking. Still not quite happy with it (what's the html code for a vertical dotted line!?!?!) but I'm liking it much more than the previous incarnation :D
My new default font is Trebuchet so the old blogs will still have Arial. As if I could be bothered going back over my 300+ posts to make it consistent with the new font. So yeah, I'm liking the new template but not loving it - if I find something else that tickles my fancy, I'll change it again!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)