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Its been awhile and I admit I do miss writing for Be Thumbed. I’ve been through a lot lately, we were barely touched by the typhoon but just seeing all those people who lost more than their belongings and seeing the look of hopelessness in their faces is enough to make one cry. It makes me want to slap myself awake, how could I wallow in my petty problems when there are a lot of people who lost their homes, their loved ones, their way of life? And to think that these people are living close by adds up to the intensity of the situation.

I refused to write about anything because I have been trying to track a person/s who are out to make my life miserable. To hell with them, I refuse to stoop down to their level and suffer the indignity of becoming like them. I know my worth and I am assured of my own capabilities, something that I could never say about these people. Who would in their right minds sabotage someone without any reason? The only sane reason would be because they are ashamed of themselves and are out to make my life miserable so that in the process they can say that they are better than me. I am not saying that I am better than anyone, but I do know what I can do and judging from the acts of these people, they are clueless, they do not know how to proceed with their lives. They are stagnant, they rely on other people to solve their problems for them. Well, grow up and face up to the fact that you are not perfect, you do not know everything. Why don’t you be a man and say what you want to say to me face to face? Or there’s always my contact page or you can always email me, I know you know my email address, you’ve logged-in into it. No need to be shy and hide behind some stupid email address.

Enough about that. I have vented my steam, I do not intend to write about this person ever again. But if he/they try to do that stupid trick of theirs again, I will be forced to hold their ISPs to their words. All they need is a formal letter from me for the NBI to conduct investigation. It would not matter if all evidence in the perpetrator’s computer has been erased, I have the evidence and their ISPs will provide me with additional evidence as well. And yeah, my host and paypal is monitoring any activity coming from both of your IP Addresses. Just so you know…

I have been out of commission for the last few days, thanks but no thanks to a malicious person. I have been a victim of a vindictive person, someone who thinks that he has his tracks well covered. I do not know the reason for his doings, nor the reason why he hates me so much, enough to sabotage me and my work. I know that this person is tracking my every move and is a frequent visitor of my blog, so to you, “Know this, I will eventually know who you are and have already done everything legally possible to make sure that you would not repeat what you did. I have already given all the information that I have about you to the proper authorities.”

Although I do not know this person yet, I do know that this person is from Iloilo City, Philippines and is using a business IP and a residential block IP to gain entry into my accounts. My host, HostMonster.com is tracking the IP addresses that this person is using and Paypal is doing that as well. What this person actually did was get into my hosting account, the technical department of Hostmonster mentioned in passing that I might know the person doing this because he/they know exactly what to look for. When that person gained entry into my account, they added a cron job that automates a script named systemscript.php that flooded my cpanel and I do not know what else. This was done using the business IP: 121.97.202.44, this IP is from Bayantel. Another IP, this one from a PLDT residential block bought $550 worth of bad domain names using the credit card attached in my hosting account. The domain names are 012virus.com etc… Hostmonster was very helpful and told me that these domains will be taken out of my account and I will be refunded the full amount as these domains are invalid and was purchased using another IP address. The residential IP address was: 210.213.138.106.

All those who are working at home in Iloilo City must be wary of these IP addresses. I do not know if this person is just out to get me for some unknown reason or this person/company is actually in the business of doing these. I have already contacted Bayantel and PLDT’s Abuse Department and they are waiting for me to take the necessary actions and file a case against this/these person/s. They have already given me their word that if ever I decide to pursue this further, they will give me all the support that they can. This is a serious offense and the fact that it involved taking money from my account added to the severity of this person’s offense.

I am not going to rant and rave without showing evidence, so for those skeptics - I have attached evidence for your satisfaction. To the person who is doing this to me, know this: “It does not matter if you delete/hide any evidence in your possession, what I already have is enough evidence. The fact that you used a business IP address to access my account is enough to track you. That is where you went wrong.”

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Dry Drowning - I never heard about the term until tonight when a friend forwarded a link to me. Reading the article from MSNBC gave me goosebumps. I have a three year old daughter and a one year old son who absolutely love water, they would play with water during their baths and it is always a fight to get them off the pool even when their skin is wrinkled from being in the water too long. Just thinking about the possibility of them Dry Drowning is enough to send me on edge and keep them off water forever, but I know I couldn’t do that, so just knowing about what Dry Drowning is and its symptoms would do.

So, what exactly is Dry Drowning and why did it make me write this post? For starters, the article I mentioned is about a 10 year old boy who died more than an hour after he had gone swimming because of this little-known phenomenon. The symptoms are very hard to distinguish, but just knowing about them will make a difference. I would never forgive myself if a child of someone I know dies (God forbid!) from Dry Drowning because I never told them what I know, the least I could do is spread the word out and hope that the awareness will be enough to make everyone cautious about this phenomenon.

According to the article: “The three important signs of Dry Drowning are difficulty breathing, extreme tiredness and changes in behavior. All are the result of reduced oxygen flow to the brain.”

Borrowing from Wikipedia:

Dry drowning is when a person’s lungs become unable to extract oxygen from the air, due primarily to:
* Muscular paralysis
* Puncture wound to the torso (affecting ability of diaphragm to create respiratory movement)
* Changes to the oxygen-absorbing tissues
* Persistence of laryngospasm when immersed in fluid
* Breathing for too long any gas other than oxygen that does not kill the patient on its own. (e.g. Helium)

Dry drowning can occur clinically, or due to illness or accident, or be deliberately (and repeatedly) induced in torture (waterboarding). It can be traumatizing, and it can be deadly.

In children, this can happen during a bath. SCARY - A very scary possibility.

How to Determine a Dry Drowning
(an article from eHow)

Medical examiners determine that about 15 percent of drowning victims have experienced dry drowning. Whether it is a wet or dry drowning, death occurs due to lack of oxygen or cardiac arrest from a low body temperature. There are certain things that happen during dry drowning, which may be evident upon examination.

Instructions

Step1
Determine whether the victim entered a body of water forcefully from a high diving board or slid down a long steep slide. These two activities have been associated with dry drowning. The victim involuntarily suffocates by holding his breath or experiencing a muscle spasm of the larynx.
Step2
Decide if it’s possible the victim’s epiglottis was hit forcefully with droplets of water. This causes the flap to spasm and close over the windpipe. Once it is closed, water and air are unable to enter the lungs.
Step3
Notice whether someone is choking or gagging while they are in or around water. It may be an indication that water has hit the epiglottis and caused spasms. This can happen in the water or after leaving the water and usually occurs 6 to 10 minutes after the water hits the epiglottis.
Step4
Examine a dry drowning victim, and it may reveal water in the stomach but not in the lungs. Water in the lungs indicates the victim was alive before submersion, but the absence of water indicates dry drowning or death before drowning.

If you notice any of these signs or anything peculiar after your child came in contact with water (yes, even bath water), don’t dally, bring your child to the emergency room immediately. It never hurt to be too cautious when it comes to your children’s welfare. Better to be told that you’re wrong by a doctor than finding that your child will never wake up again.

I have been quite busy the past few days what with project deadlines and preparing for Khleomi’s 3rd bday party that I did not have the time to spend on BeThumbed. Anyways, Khleomi is so into princesses right now and she wants to have a princess party. I am not sure if I am up to the task, I just have to plow on ahead and see what will happen. Anyway, here is her invitation card:

Here’s another dance video by Reign and Khleomi.