Scary

East London has been terribly hot these last few days much like the rest of the country.Starting to think that those global warming stories have some real merit.But will leave that for another time.

So here I am sitting at my desk slogging away like a good minion.Figure I would get something to help me cool off.Schweppes Dry Lemon comes to mind so I dispatch one of my minions to grab a cold can.Eventually it pitches up.So here I am sitting drinking my Dry Lemon and as per habit I start reading the can.Contains quinine 30mg/l catches my eye.So I Google quinine thinking lets see what this good for.Boy was I shocked.

Every referance to quinine is attached to the words "can cause a rare but severe form of an unpredictable and potentially fatal condition known as thrombocytopenia."

Turns out that quinine has been banned by the FDA and a host of other bodies.Apparently it can cause havoc with one's body.

By the way thrombocytopenia is as scary as it sounds.Thrombocytopenia is any disorder in which there are not enough platelets. For those of you that don't know platelets are cells in the blood that help blood to clot. So any one with pressure or heart problems is putting themselves at great risk drinking this stuff.

Fair enough the quantity may not be potent enough but I think that at the least the can should carry a warning or something.

Any thoughts or opinions most welcomed...........................

In Memory of Ponky Papa and Aunty Yasmin

In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?

Khalil Gibran

Feel's like just yesterday that we spoke.We were suppose to meet on Saturday.To catch and to chat.When I heard that you had been in an accident the first thought was "oh no, not again", you being the one with the accident thing monopolised.And then came the "we have heard the Ebu and auntie Yasmin have passed away".A chill came over me.You cant be dead I willed myself to believe.And then came the second call.Confirmation of my worst fear.I have not shed a tear yet.Not that i don't want to but if I don't maybe this will all be a bad dream.You were not suppose to have gone so soon.Parents are not suppose to bury their children.

May you be granted Janaat ul Firdous and insha Allah your children gain the strentgh and sabr to overcome this great agony........................................