How are you today?

[naughtygab]

these last days really consumed my energy and money.. needed to buy some flight tickets for the upcoming months trips and none of them are bizz trips. just regular visit and holidays
i know i will have fun when the days come, but, in the meantime i have to face my days with limited budget.. not saying that i wont be able to buy food ... but less baby back ribs for sure..

[kjeldoran]

just sharing for today's experience... actually nothing interesting... Today I was just going out to a client to have a food photo shoot in Plaza Indonesia, the restaurant called BAM!! & Senju (spanish tapas and japanese food), the food was marvelous.. (yes.. I get to eat what I shoot) and the price comes with the quality (only for those who is willing to pay for quality). I just feel so lucky to be able to taste and to grab the beauty of their food... Maybe if anyone wants to try it... its a definitely recommended.

[PhilippeD]

Yah, my family in law are indonesian-chinese, the writing of the botol is all in chinese, I can not even told you what it is... But it seem to work good (I will really know after everything will be heal!)

[kjeldoran]

the medicine must be a chinese... not being racist about it... but my mom used to pour a med called "tieh tao yao chin" it hurts like hell... but it dries up the wound nicely... its not a drinkable stuff... if you happens to have internal wound, you could try "pien che huang"

[PhilippeD]

Thanks kjeidoran
I take good care of it. Today my wife bring me a bottle of stong stuff. She told me it would hurt a lot.

After take my shower she pour it... It tickle a little!
Nothing to do with my "teinture d'iode" which I'm habitued to in Canada. This was burning! But everything become dry in a minute. I never had infection with that.

The new stuff from my wife is not so bad, it had allow to dry more. Still have a spot who is not still dry.
I keep it at open air for it can dry fast.

Now it hurt only when I get up after laid for a while and than the hurt disapear.
I should be alright very soon.

[kjeldoran]

I just read what happened to you Phil... give me a bit of chill up my spine.. (I can't really stand imagining an open wound.. unless its mine) but scars would heal, as long as you don't get fever, bad itch around the wound, you should be fine.. get well soon..

[PhilippeD]

There is more disadvantage of hairy body and open wounds .... eg. plasters. To take it off is more painful than the whole wound sometimes.

Yah... But when you reach my point, your hair are strong enough for not being peel with the plaster. Now I use a kind of medical tape which stick very better than a plaster.
The yesterday paster was kind of floating at 3mm upper the skin!

Anyway, my little one give me a kiss, everything will be alright!

[SmallWorld]

I must add that the disadvantage to be hairy is that bandage don't stick well...

There is more disadvantage of hairy body and open wounds .... eg. plasters. To take it off is more painful than the whole wound sometimes.

[PhilippeD]

It will be alright Gab.

Right after fall everything was wash with antiseptic wipe (not the best but better than nothing) arrived at home I clean well everything and cover everything with a kind of antiseptic paste (sticky).

This morning nothing was bleeding anymore. The antiseptic paste keep thhink moist... Good for the beginning, but now I want it dry!
Everything was clean so I just put a dry bandage upper it for protect it. It should be dry by tonight. After that it would be a matter of time for everything to heal.

Don't worry I will keep a close eyes on this, if anything seem slighty wrong I will go see a doctor.

For the pain... It's not that bad. Only the scratch hurt.
I'm even surprise that nothing hurt that much this morning (front leg is not a particularly sensible place)

[naughtygab]

so sorry to hear what happen Phil.. it must be painful .. i would suggest you to go to a doctor. seriously ..
get well soon...

[PhilippeD]

A Hole in a Leg

While turning around in the city we find a nicely spotted closed restaurant with the mention for rent in front of it.
Today we go back there and I get out for have a closer look at the place. Not so bad, but would need a major redecoration!
It's a 2 stare resto with big window, the first floor is very wide!
Can't really see the second floor from the side walk... I got the bright idea to cross the road to have a better view of it.

I crossed the road, put a feet on the sidewalk, turn back for have a look at the resto, turn back front for go more far on the sidewalk...
The first step goes in the empty... and the rest goes way to much fast for I can even realize what is happening in a fraction of second I'm one meter more low. It was a small hole, you need to be "lucky" for going strait to it, well centered!
As soon as my hand touch the sidewalk on both side they push me out. It was a in and out in 2 second... yah a little bit more slow to get out of the hole than falling in it.
Hopefully for me the water level was very low, maybe a 20 centimeter.

I must have said couple of word I better not repeat here.

I cross back the road to the car and take out my sandal which had the most of the dirty. I use the wet tissues we have in the car for wash the hand of the kid for wash my leg and feet, those thing are antiseptic... it should help a little to not get some infection.

While cleaning the right leg (the second to go in the hole) i feel like a hole on it. What I understand is when i fall this leg hit the edge of the hole.
Now that I'm at home and everything is cleaned and disinfected I can clearly see... a chunk of skin is gone. One centimeter wide by an half, like if someone had cut a square to the bone. Upper the hole I have some scratch until the knee.

I left the (old anyway) sandal on the sidewalk

Strangely, NOW, the scratch hurt way more than the hole which don't even hurt. Tomorrow must be another story!

The first time I find the "hole" I immediately got a though about the foreign football player who got an infection (I think it was at a leg too) and was abandoned in his room, alone, not paid since many month... He died.
I'm not abandoned and alone, but their is no way I would get an infection! My wife bring me a kind of paste, it's write Betadine - Povidone Iodine (10%), not sure of how much good it is... but I spread it to all scratch and fill the hole with it... it didn't really hurt... I hope it's not expired!

The kid are curious and afraid in the same time. The older one don't stop asking for see my leg... but don't want fall asleep on this leg side.
I must add that the disadvantage to be hairy is that bandage don't stick well... I have a very little blood running from the "hole", almost nothing, but not very nice to see!

[PhilippeD]

Both girl are already alright, just a bit of runny nose for the younger one, tomorrow she will be like if nothing happen.

But me I still need to take rest!

[Phalange]

2 day ago my older girl have flu
Yesterday the younger one catch it too
This morning I wake up with a huge headache after a too much short night
The older got better
The younger got temperature this afternoon, for suddenly wake up and run everywhere like if she had never been sick
I decide to skip coffee today hoping it will help me to sleep tonight.

I think I got too much of too much short night... I need to rest!


So Phalange, do you got your mister right now?

Sadly not yet

Hope the girls get well soon Phil

[waarmstrong]

Its raining today. But no matter; my shingling job is far enough along to shed water.

[PhilippeD]

2 day ago my older girl have flu
Yesterday the younger one catch it too
This morning I wake up with a huge headache after a too much short night
The older got better
The younger got temperature this afternoon, for suddenly wake up and run everywhere like if she had never been sick
I decide to skip coffee today hoping it will help me to sleep tonight.

I think I got too much of too much short night... I need to rest!


So Phalange, do you got your mister right now?