DRY ICE

Good information. Please take note and it can happen to you.
Remember this especially when you buy lots of ice cream. They normally put dry ice in your ice cream pack if you buy a lot.
A friend bought four packs of ice cream and to prevent it from melting, the seller put the dry ice amongst the ice cream.
My friend put it at the back seat (not the back of the car boot) and he started to drive with the windows closed and the aircon on (as what we all do).
Soon after that, he had difficulty breathing and it was getting worse by minutes. Luckily, he was in a traffic jam and when he almost fainted, beside him was an ambulance.
He dragged himself to the ambulance and got the oxygen treatment. He was getting better on the way to the hospital.
The ambulance officer drove his car to the hospital and he had the same experience. However, before his condition worsen, he opened up the window and he could breathe easily.
Only later, when my friend returned to office and told his colleagues about his story, they pointed out to him that the dry ice was the problem. WHY?

Dry ice is made of CO2 and when it "melts", it becomes CO2 gas straight away without leaving any wet mark (that is why it is called dry ice).
CO2 is easier to be tied up in our blood and thus, when the dry ice sublimes into CO2 gas, it fills the car room with it along with the air con circulation and caused CO2 poisoning.

So, dont put the dry ice inside your car if you are using aircon with fully closed windows. You must leave the windows open for such situation.

Hope this will help to prevent any fatality just from a small negligence like this. Imagine if you have your children inside, they might be the first victim.

Ants - can be harmful

What the ‘semut selangor’ looks like.
Ants known locally as semut selangor (tetraponera rufonigra), could be found on dry tree trunks and branches in tropical countries, especially South-East Asia.

He said a few ant species were capable of painful stings but not all were known to pose a serious danger to human health.

Parents/Teachers - Disciplinary problems

I am sadden by the news today regarding the disciplinary problems. What has become to our children??? Is it because their lack of parental guidance??? Or is it the thrill they wanted??? Below is an extract of the news to confirm my statement.

Thursday April 2, 2009

Disciplinary problems become a serious concern

Disciplinary problems among students are becoming a serious concern as 3,725 students were arrested for various offences involving 2,218 crime cases throughout the country, Harian Metro reported.

The figure was up from 1,836 cases in 2007 involving 3,383 students aged between 13 and 18 years.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said that the situation was dire and had to be tackled immediately.

He said studies conducted by the Malay-sian Institute of Research for Youth Development found that students in this age group were involved in various crimes such as murder, rape, robbery and theft.

“Studies conducted by Malaysian Studies on Psychology and Development centre showed that 87% of the ‘mat rempit’ in the country were mostly students aged between 14 and 25 years,” he said in Kuala Lumpur.