byUnknown /
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 /
Posted inHealth,
Life
When I used to be a student, I loved applying lip gloss and tinted lip balms to school. Those pink supple lips used to make me a boys-killer as the rest of the girls had raw, pale, unevenly tanned faces and lips due to puberty and sun exposure during extra-curricular activities.
I believe everybody still remembers the then famous like fwhat Mentholatum Lip Ice Sheer Color. Its advertisement was so alluring and loud on TV that I, as a lip color fanatic, went to purchase it soon after I saw that ad. Its color on my lips suited perfectly to my skin tone and made me felt like Mentholatum should have asked me to be its ambassador then.
I stuck to it and it stuck to me like we would give up on ourselves without each other.
After a year, during the Open House of my polytechnic when I was leading a group of secondary school students around, my lips started to swell. It was burning and therefore began to itch. I thought it was just a temporary syndrome due to the hot weather and might be some threatening signal sent by my brain to the lips telling them not to bother telling how nice my poly was to those students.
I was wrong.
The swelling and itchiness got worse day after day. My lips started to crack and tear yellow liquid (white blood cells), then dried up and peeled, then cracked and teared, then dried up and peeled again and again that I lost all my other senses already.
Why, I thought, must it be my lips??? I stared at others' with envy. Looking at their healthy pink lips touching the spicy dishes without worry made me felt like I could hear my poor lips crying. As the peeling continued, I continued using the Lip Ice balm thinking that it would condition my dry lips.
I was wrong again.
Whenever I applied it, the menthol did help a bit to soothe pain and itchiness but it didn't condition. The sheer color turned the peeling dried skins into ugly pink residues on my lips. The disaster did not just stop there. The swelling started again after a while. Worse still, the area under my lower lip and above my chin started to sore, itch and tear too! Endless shit.
I was either too stupid or too forgiving that I refused to think that the whole problem started with Lip Ice balm. Finally when I changed to Vaseline lip balm, the lips recovered a little. This whole episode lasted for 1 year and when I thought it has ended, I applied lip gloss one day.
Episode 2 started, the whole disaster revived again. CAN I NEVER APPLY COLOR ON MY LIPS AGAIN?!
On and off this problem stayed. I consulted doctor in 2006 and he prescribed me some really magical medications. The lips and skin around them recovered in just 3 days. He asked me to continue putting lip balm for about 3 times a day when the need arise. My lips smiled brilliantly ever since. Even though the color was pale, I was really afraid of putting anymore fake colors onto them. Furthermore, pale but watery lips was the trend till now. No problem, I was fine with them as long as they're healthy, really.
And fuck it happened again a week ago.
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The speechless disappointment after all the hard work of stopping myself from putting lip color is just like being dumped by your boyfriends or girlfriends, totally helpless without knowing why.
I researched about this on Google and found a blog post with comment threads from people with exactly the same problem. They all said what I was feeling in the comments, feel better knowing there are many other individuals out there worrying about this together. That post's author commented in a thread too, providing the possible stem of cause and its cure.
Following that, along with my doctor's prescription, I am going to post the full medication details here and hope it'll help all the poor souls out there like me.
Nah, am not so kind. Just wanna post here so that I can record down the medications' names.
Here goes,
Symptoms:
Note: My lips have recovered and this picture is taken AFTER I have applied the medications.
Cold Sore/ Herpes (tiny blisters with yellow liquid which pain a lot when burst) around the lips.
Possible Causes:
Color chemicals in lip glosses, balms
Yeast built up in intestines lowers immune system towards viruses.
Medications & Supplements:
Medijel Gel (Edible medication for sore swelling lips) - Apply on the lips 3 times a day.
Hydrocortisone Cream (Medication for Eczema) - Apply thinly on red, itchy and flaky area around the lips, usually under, 2 times a day. Not to be taken.
Hoho I just collected my cream today.
Acyclovir Cream (Medication for Cold Sore/Herpes) - Apply thinly on the tiny blistered area, if any, 4 hourly. Not to be taken.
Oil of Oregano (Supplement for killing yeast & much more!) - Drip 1 - 2 drips under tongue, hold for 5 - 10 seconds and swallow together with saliva, 3 times a day.
Wahahaha this is a total ridicule to our beloved Police Force and SAF.
You are Mas Selamat. You escape through the toilet bowl and sewage pipes into the Nature Reserves. The uniformed policeman is going to be very persistent to find you at his own speed and direction that you can escape even when you are right beside that policeman.
Been around this world for 24+ years and yet to realise this!!! Do you?!!
Ok. What's the link with the following brands?
• SoftSheen-Carson • Biotherm • The Body Shop • Cacharel • Diesel Perfumes • Garnier • Giorgio Armani Parfums and Cosmetics • Guy Laroche • Helena Rubinstein • Kérastase • Kiehl's • Lancôme • L'Oréal Paris • L'Oréal Professionnel • Matrix • Maybelline New York • Paloma Picasso • Ralph Lauren • Redken • Shu Uemura • Victor et Rolf parfums • Vichy • Mizani
You don't? YOU DO?!
GOSHHHH. My favorite brand when I was still a student, be it shampoo or cosmetics, was L'Oreal.
Now that I have 'upgraded' my bathing barang barangs to mostly those of The BodyShop, facial products to Biotherm's, I end up paying to the same COMPANY!
YES!
The list of brands above, BELONGS TO L'OREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I knew Maybelline had something to do with L'Oreal but I really didn't know L'Oreal IS THAT BIG A FLAG!
Redken? Biotherm??? Shu Uemura?? Giorgio Armani Perfumes? Ralph Lauren? WTF?!!!
I'm not angry at all you know. This only proves my choice and taste of products didn't change at all. Really shocked at the level of my loyalty man.
byUnknown /
Friday, April 11, 2008 /
Posted inSongs I Heart
I think I should rename myself Marianne or Marienne. Even Mario Brothers are popular till date.
Introducing:
1. 3 outstanding songs from Mariah Carey's latest album, E=MC2, and,
2. A YouTube-emerged new singer, Marié Digby, who has just cut her first album with Hollywood Records due to her rising fame after posting self-recorded videos of her singings on YouTube, especially after singing Rihanna's Umbrella. Not only taunted with her half Irish and Japanese beautiful looks, she is equipped with a beautiful voice, the talent of composing music on her guitar and piano skills. The world is just so unfair.
Check out her videos if you're interested to hear more.
P.S. Bombed this post to share with those who have the spare time for beautiful songs & singings.
Mariah Carey - I Stay In Love 4.8/5 Sandeestars
I Stay In Love Baby, I stay in love with you
Dying inside cause I can't stand it Make or break up Can't take this madness We don't even really know why All I know is baby I Try and try so hard To keep our love alive If you dont' know me at this point Then I highly doubt you ever will I really need you to give me That unconditional love I used to feel It's no mistaking We're just erasing From our hearts and minds
And I know we said let go But I kept on hanging on Inside I know it's over You're really gone It's killing me Cause there ain't nothing That I can do Baby, I stay in love with you
And I keep on telling myself That you'll come back around And I try to front like 'Oh well' Each time you let me down See I can't get over you Now no matter what I do Baby, baby I stay in love with you
Na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na Baby, I stay in love with you
It cuts so deep It hurts down to my soul My friends tell me I ain't the same no more We still need each other When we stumble and fall How we gon' act Like what we had Ain't nothin' at all
What I wanna do is Ride shot-gun next to you With the top down like we used to Hit the block .................... We both know our heart is breaking Can we learn from our mistakes I can't last one moment alone
We said let go But I kept on hanging on Inside I know it's over You're really gone It's killing me Cause there ain't nothing That I can do Baby, I stay in love with you
And I keep on telling myself That you'll come back around And I try to front like 'Oh well' Each time you let me down See I can't get over you Now no matter what I do Baby, baby I stay in love with you
Mariah Carey - For The Record 4.5/5 Sandeestars
For the record You oughta know You wasn't thinking When you let me go
But whatever That's how it goes Win some you lose some And others you hold in your heart
Why it gets so hard Tears you all apart Even though you try to let go No, no, no
Suddenly you're here And it's so surreal And I don't know What the deal
Cause when I'm looking in your eyes Feels like the first time Give me one good reason why We can't just press rewind I don't wanna spend my life Thinking what it could've been like If we had another try (one time) Like back in the day That look on your face Feels like, the first time
Them other irregularities They can't compete with MC The whole entire world can tell That you love yourself some me
People see ya know Asking all about Me and how they always thought we Were so perfect together
Let's re-write the end Start over again And it's gon go better now
Cause when I'm looking in your eyes Feels like the first time Give me one good reason why We can't just press rewind I don't wanna spend my life Thinking what it could've been like If we had another try (one time) Like back in the day That look on your face Feels like, the first time
For the record You'll always be a part of me No matter what you do And for the record Can't nobody say I didn't give my all to you
And for the record I told you underneath the stars That you belong to me For the record It's obvious that We just can't let go of us, honey
Cause when I'm looking in your eyes Feels like the first time Give me one good reason why We can't just press rewind I don't wanna spend my life Thinking what it could've been like If we had another try (one time) Like back in the day That look on your face Feels like, the first time
Cause when I'm looking in your eyes Feels like the first time Give me one good reason why We can't just press rewind I don't wanna spend my life Thinking what it could've been like If we had another try (one time) Like back in the day That look on your face Feels like, the first time
For the record, baby Now you know, baby
Mariah Carey - Bye Bye 4/5 Sandeestars
This is for my peoples Who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby Your man or your lady Put your hand way up high We will never say bye No, no, no
Mamas, daddys, sisters, brothers Friends and cousins This is for my peoples Who lost their grandmothers Lift your head to the sky Cause we will never say bye
As a child there were them times I didn't get it But you kept me in line I didn't know why You didn't show up sometimes On Sunday mornings and I missed you But I'm glad we talked through
All them grown folk things Separation brings You never let me know it You never let it show Because you loved me and obviously There's so much more left to say If you were with me today Face to face
I never knew I could hurt like this And everyday life goes on I wish I could talk to you for a while Miss you but I try not to cry As time goes by
And it's true that you've Reached a better place Still I'd give the world to see your face And be right here next to you But it's like you're gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say
You never got a chance to see How good I've done And you never got to See me back at number one I wish that you were here To celebrate together I wish that we could Spend the holidays together
I remember when you used to Tuck me in at night With the teddy bear you gave me That I held so tight I thought you were so strong You'd make it through whatever It's so hard to accept the fact You're gone forever
I never knew I could hurt like this And everyday life goes on I wish I could talk to you for a while Miss you but I try not to cry As time goes by
And it's true that you've Reached a better place Still I'd give the world to see your face And be right here next to you But it's like you're gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say
This is for my peoples Who just lost somebody Your best friend, your baby Your man or your lady Put your hand way up high We will never say bye
Mamas, daddys, sisters, brothers Friends and cousins This is for my peoples Who lost their grandmothers Lift your head to the sky Cause we will never say bye, bye.
I never knew I could hurt like this And everyday life goes on I wish I could talk to you for a while Miss you but I try not to cry As time goes by
And it's true that you've Reached a better place Still I'd give the world to see your face And be right here next to you But it's like you're gone too soon Now the hardest thing to do is say
Marie Digby's version - Umbrella 4.5/5 Sandeestars
You had my heart, and we'll never be world apart Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star Baby cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars And that's when you need me there With you I'll always share Because
[Chorus] When the sun shine We'll shine together Told you I'll be here forever Said I'll always be your friend Took an oath imma stick it out 'till the end Now that it's raining more than ever Know that we still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
[Verse 2] These fancy things, will never come in between You're part of my entity, here for infinity When the war has took it's part When the world has dealt it's cards If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart Because
[Chorus] When the sun shine We'll shine together Told you I'll be here forever Said I'll always be your friend Took an oath imma stick it out 'till the end Now that it's raining more than ever Know that we still have each other You can stand under my umbrella You can stand under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh) Under my umbrella (Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
Marie Digby - Say It Again 4/5 Sandeestars
the thing about love is i never saw it coming it kind of crept up and took me by surprise and now there's a voice inside my heart its got me wondering is it true..? I wanna hear it one more time move in a little closer take it to a whisper just a little louder... Say it Again for me cause i love the way it feels when you are telling me that i'm the only one who blows your mind say it again for me it's like the whole world stops to listen when you tell me you're in love... say it again
the thing about you is you know just how to get me you talk about us like there's not end in sight the thing about me is that i really wanna let you open that door and walk into my life move in a little closer take it to a whisper just a little louder.. Say it Again for me cause i love the way it feels when you are telling me that i'm the only one who blows your mind say it again for me it's like the whole world stops to listen when you tell me you're in love.. and it feels like it's the first time that anybody's ever brought the sun without the rain never in my whole life have i heard words as beautiful as when you say my name..
I read this somewhere on their official blog! Didn't realise our blogs had a secret message by Blogger! FUN CAN!! I tried on mine and it worked keke.
You can find another friend to challenge with you and see who's vision is better!
Follow the instructions to see that message:
1. Open Firefox cos it only works there.
2. Highlight my whole blog with Ctrl A. You should see a number of overlapped light grey boxes.
3. Tilt your head to the left.
4. Count the number of overlapped VERTICAL boxes. Yeah. Only vertical ones, while your head is tilted.
5. Mind you, there are hidden vertical boxes due to illusionary placements. Try looking away at the monitor and see if you can spot them using your side vision, either that or, use my favorite 'cock-eye' tactic. I always used it for seeing 3D pictures hehe.
6. After calculation, keep the number in your heart and scroll my blog all the way down and see if you got the correct answer and you'll get the message!!!