My Weekend

The Chinese New Year dragon!

Well...I couldn't call this weekend usual. It all started on a trip to Manchester to see the Chinese New Year Festival and what's to come isn't very normal at all.

I've been suffering from excruciating back pains for a few months, they start from the centre of my back and work out towards the bottom and sides. Yesterday (whilst in Manchester) my dad had work so we were seeing him off in his hotel room, it was when I tried to stand up the pain started again. But it wasn't the regular sort of pain I normally get in my back, this pain was unbearable and I couldn't move for one and a half hours! 

Eventually, my mum called the emergency services and next thing I knew a group of paramedics turned up and did a couple of tests (tested my blood pressure and temperature e.t.c) After, they gave me this gas and air, it was a mix of 50% oxygen and 50% nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas) and was supposed to numb the pain in my back and make me feel slightly strange and sensational. The feeling was indescribable, it was if I was dreaming and the whole ambulance experience wasn't real. However, it didn't numb the pain completely and I can still feel it now as I am writing this.

When I got to the hospital the doctors carried out a couple of other tests, and weren't quite sure what had caused it. (I am also lack of vitamin d so it might have had something to do with that) But I am going to see a Paediatrician about it very shortly, and they will look further into it.

I have to say, this has been one of the best experiences of my life. And these things don't usually happen to me, so it was quite different. But the hospital and staff aren't at all what they seem like in Casualty or Doctors. What was your Sunday like?

Sketches

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How do people get fat (part 2)

Are Non-Organic Apples Bad for you?

It always seemed to occur to me why organic products were better for you than non-organic products.

But, since I actually started eating organic apples, the answer became more and more clear. They may not look better but they certainly taste better, and when I researched about it I don't think I could eat a regular apple again.

Apples are one of the many fruits that attract insects more than other fruits. The insects like to dig deep into the juicy flesh of an apple and destroy it, making it unedible for people. Therefore, non-organic apples are sprayed with pesticides and chemicals, which are a sort of insect repellent for the apples. But these toxic chemicals destroy the real goodness of the apple, even after being washed and peeled, an apple can still contain pesticides. 4 out 10 of these pesticides can cause hormone interference, cancer, and nervous-system damage. 

Also, these chemicals make an apple look shiny and more appealing to eat. This makes customers want to buy non-organic apples rather than organic ones.

I hope you understand the real cause of what the pesticides can do. And not just to apples, but any vegetable or fruit.

'Sister, Missing' Review

'Sister, Missing' is the sequel to 'Girl, Missing' by Sophie McKenzie.

So where do I start!? The dramatic storyline and the fact that you could quite easily compare the book to reality makes it almost impossible to put down. 

However, I wasn't as pleased with this sequel as I was with the previous book. I found that it sort of jumped right into the storyline without letting the reader figure out what might happen next, so it was quite predicting at some points. Also, the ending was very rushed and, personally, I think that the ending is one of the most important parts of a story and a rushed ending ruins a book - as does a rushed beginning.

I really thought that this book would be perfect to end the story of Lauren, and her non-stop, unordinary life. So I was quite disappointed when reading this book, as it didn't appeal to me as much as I would have hoped. Furthermore, the use of language in this book was not as strong as it was in 'Girl, Missing,' and to find out right at the beginning of this story that Sam, (Lauren's father) had passed away and her younger sister, Madison had gone missing without warning, was very disturbing.

In conclusion, I think Sophie McKenzie could have developed her sudden events in the story, this would have made the book more appealing to readers and would have had a clear ending to Lauren's life. Overall, I still think the story went off track at some times but I hope you enjoy it and if you have a different opinion or view to this book, let me know in the comment box below!