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October 28th, 2007:

Pink For October

Was visiting Brian Gaardner’s site, and found this campaign for Pink October, a campaign to raise awareness and attention to Breast Cancer which seems to be a major cause for death in women regardless of age and race. Albeit late as its almost the end of October but never the less one can always show support regardless of time.

Having had a breast mass extraction myself last year I know what its like, feeling the pain and the constant fear wondering if its benign or malignant. Then the anticipation for the extraction itself was scary and was just thankful that I had the guts to got through the whole thing and was so glad when it was over. Can still remember the surgeon’s surprise when he saw that it was as big as a jackstone ball.

Would probably grow back thats what he said seconded by my OB by I pray to heavens that it wont. The thought of the pain and another extraction is just too much plus the scar …. dont want to go through it again.

Pink for October

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Possibly Bulimic

Saturday shift, I find myself sitting in the coldest station imaginable … even Creepy one complained that its too cold. During his first break I asked him to smuggle sandwich inside, I was terribly hungry last I’ve eaten was Friday morning I think, burger and fries. So when he came back I gobbled the food like there’s no tomorrow heheheh … what followed after was indescribable pain and the strong feeling of throwing up.

Unable to contain it any longer, went on unsched break informed a team lead I’ll be going to the clinic and head straight to the restroom, where I puked everything out. What I just ate and tons and tons of liquid, but that didn’t stop the pain and was so exhausted with all the puking I sat on the restroom floor and wished for the floor to just open up and consume me. Wiped my mouth and mustered the courage to go down to the clinic where the freakin nurse asked me if am pregnant after telling her my predicament. Grrr…told her that’s impossible coz we practice safe sex … hated her ever since she slept while talking to me sometime ago … wished for the Gates of Hades to just consume her.

Anyways she gave me tablets am skeptical to take knowing she’s careless at times. Went back to the floor as if nothing happened. Was over break for 15 minutes but no one seemed to notice which was exactly what I hoped for. This is not the first I’ve been throwing up whatever I ate in the past few months though they occur at random and not every time I eat, only two to three times a week but they were never accompanied by stomach pains.

Never thought of myself as bulimic till now … I don’t indulge in binge-eating, heck I hardly eat at all … and when I do eat I never felt guilty bout it. But the puking is one characteristic of bulimia and not only mom but other people from work, our nosy neighbors noticed my sudden lose of weight. I don’t force myself to throw up, it just comes, a couple of minutes after eating. Not every time I eat but twice or thrice a week, haven’t given it much thought till Saturday … the pain was scary.

We’ll see … would count the instances I’d threw up this week. Wafa is getting bigger while am getting thinner … truly, opposite attracts.

Off To Paris

Paris, where Lestat got spotted by Magnus and made into a vampire in Anne Rice’s Vampire Lestat. An old city, the epitome of romanticism, of fashion and glamour, of elegance and the classical. The city were Christine Daae got entrapped in Eriks’s music and passion.

A relatively small city but is very much attracting visitors from all over the world. Situated on the River Seine, it has long been considered the paragon of style and the most glamorous city in all of Europe. Classical and modern in the strickest sense of the word, with the tiny alleyways and lanes to the pompous vista from Louvre to La Defense.

There’s also the reknowned landmark, Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel, where Tom Cruise proposed marriage to Katie Holmes. Whew!

Eifel Tower

Then there’s the Notre Dame de Paris, known simply as Notre Dame and is the seat of the Archbishop of Paris, considered to be the finest example of French Gothic architecture saved from destruction by Viollet-le-Duc.

Notre Dame Cathedral

 

The Louvre, considered to be most visited art museum in the world as of 2006 is one of the many attractions and a must visit in Paris. It houses some of the world’s most famous works of arts, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, The Virgin and the Child by St. Anne to name a few.

The Louvre

 

The Sacre Coeur Basilica in the summit of Montmartre is another popular landmark in Paris France. A catholic basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, also the home of a large and very fine organ built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll for a private home in Biarritz.

Sacre Couer Basilica

 

Another attraction is the Arch de Triomphe, in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. This serves to honor those soldiers who fought for France especially during the Napoleonic Wars, it also has the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The Arch de Triomphe

 

Then a dinner while cruising the Seine River would be most romantic especially at night. Definitely another attraction in Paris both for couples and singles alike.

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