The things that touch, the things that scare, the things that make you understand
Just a summary of my thoughts recently:
1) Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 - I watched Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on BBC Lifestyle & the episode was on a LDS family in Logan, Utah! The Pauni family went through a lot of hardships, & it was such a touching episode that I cried a lot. Best part was, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang 'Love at Home' for the Pauni family. The show also filmed the Salt Lake temple. ^~^ It was such a wonderful episode to watch.
2) I know more fully understand why females need different facial products to cure different "problem". I used to think that if you choose the right product e.g. moisturiser, it would target many problems at once e.g. blemishes, open pores, sensitivity and redness, oil control, and etc.
But I now more understand that one product can only do so much. So e.g. a moisturiser that controls oil and prevents blemishes will only do all that it is supposed to do, but it won't have additional functions like soothing redness or reducing visible pore.
So that's why additional products are needed to target other problems.
And therefore I'm now more willing to spend more time taking care of my skin and not think that my basic skincare can solve everything.
3) This is long overdue, but I just have to write it down somewhere: If a botfly maggot got into and under your skin (it "eats" your muscles), one possible solution is to apply a really thick layer of Vaseline petroleum jelly to the wound, then wrap the wound really tightly. Doing these will prevent the maggot from receiving air and thus suffocate it.
Then, you can't leave the maggot in your skin, so you use a plier (crimping type or any slimmer types) or any tools that allows for a tight grip on the object, and pull the maggot out from the wound.
Remember to grip tightly and pull hard because the maggot will struggle to move deeper into the muscles.
Also, DO NOT delay treatment if your wound doesn't heal naturally even after a day or 2; that only means that the body is sending a warning signal of a severe problem.
I learnt this from one of shows, and as scary as it was for me, it felt, you know, practical.
1) Sunday, 13 Feb 2011 - I watched Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on BBC Lifestyle & the episode was on a LDS family in Logan, Utah! The Pauni family went through a lot of hardships, & it was such a touching episode that I cried a lot. Best part was, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang 'Love at Home' for the Pauni family. The show also filmed the Salt Lake temple. ^~^ It was such a wonderful episode to watch.
2) I know more fully understand why females need different facial products to cure different "problem". I used to think that if you choose the right product e.g. moisturiser, it would target many problems at once e.g. blemishes, open pores, sensitivity and redness, oil control, and etc.
But I now more understand that one product can only do so much. So e.g. a moisturiser that controls oil and prevents blemishes will only do all that it is supposed to do, but it won't have additional functions like soothing redness or reducing visible pore.
So that's why additional products are needed to target other problems.
And therefore I'm now more willing to spend more time taking care of my skin and not think that my basic skincare can solve everything.
3) This is long overdue, but I just have to write it down somewhere: If a botfly maggot got into and under your skin (it "eats" your muscles), one possible solution is to apply a really thick layer of Vaseline petroleum jelly to the wound, then wrap the wound really tightly. Doing these will prevent the maggot from receiving air and thus suffocate it.
Then, you can't leave the maggot in your skin, so you use a plier (crimping type or any slimmer types) or any tools that allows for a tight grip on the object, and pull the maggot out from the wound.
Remember to grip tightly and pull hard because the maggot will struggle to move deeper into the muscles.
Also, DO NOT delay treatment if your wound doesn't heal naturally even after a day or 2; that only means that the body is sending a warning signal of a severe problem.
I learnt this from one of shows, and as scary as it was for me, it felt, you know, practical.