I was bathing my son when I noticed he has been picking at a wound on his leg and that wound, which was just healing has been made bigger now. He has this particular bad habit of picking his skin and I was reminded of how I also like to pick on my skin and wound. In fact, just recently, I removed a small lump on my neck by picking it with a needle. (¬_¬)

At the end of July, I received an email from a rather reputable ‘Asian-born’ PR agency with a harmless subject line “Looking for Ghostwriter for XX Product” but when I read the content, it angered me greatly. Those who follow me on Tweeter would have sensed my indignation back then. Let me show you the extract of the content and you will immediately understand why I was fuming.

We’re trying to look for a ghostwriter to help us do some blogging of a XX product.

Let’s get really personal today by going to the pits…I mean armpits. It’s good that the Internet does not transmit smell and so we’re safe to discuss this topic freely. (＾▽＾) To get started, let me share a little bit of history on how I got started using deodorants.

These days, my colleagues and I are forever discussing about our weight. You see, I have a colleague who is rather slim, and like me, she wanted to put on weight. Let’s just say we were both frustrated by the comments we were getting regarding our “smaller frame”.