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Dead after 8 hours on laptop
“I’ve got myself sick these few days. Had diarrhoea last Thursday (19 Apr), hurt my knee and was limping badly since last Sunday (15 Apr), had breathlessness since Wednesday (18 Apr) and fainted after work on that day at my office lift lobby, knocked my head against the wall when I fainted, collapsed again last night at home.”
Her family members said that when she tried to stand up, the blood clot actually shot to her heart causing her to collapse.

Deep vein thrombosis refers to the formation of a blood clot within a deep vein, commonly in the thigh or calf.
Some risk factors include being over 60 years old, overweight and being inactive for a long period of time.
-AsiaOne Digital

It really struck a cord within me. My friend sent me this article moments ago when i was still rushing deadline while building a mountain of Kleenex trying to stop my nose waterfalls and throatcanic eruptions. I couldn’t believe it. It sounds almost exactly like me. Only child, working hard to earn vitamin M to go on vacation. It could have been me. It could have been any of us.

I still remember the week leading up to Christmas last year, i was rushing deadlines and attending x’mas dinners, i didn’t slept a wink for 38 hours. I shudder to even recall.

8 hours straight on the computer is pretty much a day to day thing for most of us. And many times we try to push that boundary, just because we think we can. Expecially for those working from home. It’s easy to stretch the work time coz we don’t have an “official” office hour. Wanna kill that last few bugs, wanna tweak that design a few more times just to make it perfect, wanna finish a few more lines of code to feel more acomplished, wanna pick up that client phone call in the middle of the night, wanna take in a few more to the already countless projects just coz you think you can handle it even if it means die trying. Don’t we all do that sometimes? if not, all the time?

To my dear designer and programmer friends, and to all workaholics (including myself), please give youself a break NOW! Stand up, go have a cuppa tea or play with your poor little puppy whose sulking in one corner of your room, or go to the bathroom if you have been holding your bladder (lol!). Please listen to your body, and try not to pull an all nighter if possible. Rest well if you are sick and try not to think about work. Take a break if you are feeling tired. You can work hard but take ample amount of breaks in between work. It’s really simple and logical advice that your body are giving you. All you have to do is to take the advice and do something about it. Listen to your body or you may regret it.

Revealing the new Dreamscaper in conjunction with the May1st Reboot 2007!

After what seems like forever, decided to bid farewell to MovableType and hello to Wordpress!

Initially, when i first brainstormed the idea for this blog, i decided that i want it to reflect my whole life story just by looking at the header graphic. This design is created through my heart and soul. Silhouette of a girl working on her laptop as the sun sets behind her in an African landscape and high up above is the starry night sky with the Northern Lights on a magical display.

As you should have guessed by now, that girl is me. Well, i know we would never in a million years see Northern Lights on display in Africa but that’s just a fragment of my imagination!

To be able to travel to Africa and see the Northern Lights at the North of poles are both on my “Life List” of things to do in this lifetime. So far i have acomplished 7 out of 82. Let’s hope i can accomplish many more this year!

Hope you guys like the new look!

I’ve been eating way too much for the past few days leading up to my bday.

Friday - Dinner with Evie, budak at Ken’s ramen. Thankfully, me and Evie shared the huge bowl of ramen else i would have wasted food again. Then it’s Island Creamery ice cream, had the burnt caramel flavor. Really nice but i’m also really full at this point of time.

Saturday - Lunch at Ichiban Boshi with poly mates. Ate 8 pieces of suhi and my fave chawanmushi! After the chawanmushi, i was pretty much drugged

Sunday - Dinner with ex-colleagues at Hog’s Breathe at CHIJMES. Then it’s night safari and Ben&Jerry’s ice cream.

Today - Birthday! and running a fever too!

Thanx everyone for the nice birthday wishes through smses and all!

Now i think i need get-well-soon wishes too! Don’t think i’m seeing a doc tonite, Never seems to be able to finish the prescriptions of antibiotics in the past. Don’t think i shall stuff myself with more.