midweek into the first week, and i'm feeling my steam running out. apparently, the body which i have spent the past 8 months pampering is not responding well to sleeping at 2 and waking at 545 everyday, especially not without the afternoon naps it is so familiar with.

and so, healthwise, things are not so good. eating junk food has resulted in a massive nuclear explosion on my face, but pimples are the least of my problems today. i also have a huge ulcer on my lower lip which i keep biting inadvertently whenever i move my mouth, which happens to be a lot by the way. plus my lips are cracking AND i'm having an eye infection which has given me a red and swollen left eye.

besides the obvious inconvenience of having to wear shitty specs which keep slipping down my nose every 0.5 seconds, the other disadvantage of my current state is that i am in great physical pain. if pain tolerance is controlled by hormones, i think it would explain why my present pain threshold is subzero. i am experiencing an abundance of Annoyance Factors, including my 3 week old fringe which is now at the perfect length for flying into my eyes whenever i am already in an irritated mood. if next week i go to school with a chinadoll fringe, you will know why.

also, i have looked up the carcinogenic properties of my favourite foods, and here are the top foods you should avoid if you're interested in staying cancer-free:

containing Acrylamide:

1. butter crackers = MEIJI CRACKERS :( :( :(

2. wheat crackers

3. potato chips

4. french fries = macdonalds' large fries :( :(

5. baby teething biscuits

6. chocolate chip cookies = famous amos and chips ahoy :(

containing Nitrosamines:

1. Deli meats = sausages, ham, bacon, salami.

2. Preserved fish: cuttlefish, ikan bilis and other salted fish

3. Preserved fruits

4. Beer

5. Meat overcooked at high temperature

containing Aflatoxins:

1. peanuts and especially peanut butter

2. food treated by irradiation, including fruits and fruit juices!

others:

1. Alcohol

2. Caffeine

sigh. it seems like the more we progress, the more we're killing ourselves.