Beauty and Tragedy

A 20-year-old model who was a finalist to represent Brazil in the Miss World contest has had her hands and feet amputated after contracting a severe urinary infection, media reported Wednesday.

Mariana Bridi da Costa was sedated in a hospital in Serra, in Brazil's state of Espirito Santo, and on artificial respiration following the procedures, according to several dailies.

Bridi was diagnosed with a infection by the Pseudomonas aeroginosa bacterium, which can often prove fatal. Septicemia set in in her limbs, cutting off circulation and forcing doctors to amputate.

Her boyfriend, Thiago Simoes, told the G1 news website that Bridi fell ill on December 30, but was initially misdiagnosed with kidney stones.

The infection quickly spread, causing her to go back to hospital for tests that revealed her condition. Surgeons had to act to remove her damaged hands and feet.

Her father, Agnaldo da Costa, told the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper that "the concern is over her life."



Bridi twice made it into the national finals for the Miss World contest, and last year traveled to China to participate in the Miss Bikini International paegant, G1 said.

Some one so young. So beautiful. So vivacious and full of life. Full of ambition and drive.

Struck down by something so tragically unimaginable. Even she herelf would have thought that a car accident was a billion times more likely.

What is life to her now?

Q .... count our blessings and give thanks to everyday when we wake up a live and go to bed in peace.

Anything can happen. Anything. Even to the most beautiful.

Lost in the Fight for Reality

Was watching Contender Asia , and it's sad to know that Naruepol, from Thailand (top), my favourite contestant, was finally kicked (literally) out of the reality-show competition.

It's a sad day because , we're talking about TV here, and here is a fella that not only has the goods (*on all counts) and definitely has quite a fan base.

Such cruel pairing that was not to his favour.

He was paired to fight it out with fellow thai and friend , Yodsaenklai.

(below)

Who's one of the best fighters in the world today.

I mean, this is cruel and unfortunate timing right... ?

Naruepol is easily the second best but for the sake of reality-tv hoopla , the producers just had to make this happen mid way to keep ratings up.

So suffice to say, due to the nature of the competition, it's easy to see that , besides the eventual winner for the entire competition, everybody else may not be kicked out in accordance to ability but pure luck.

BB Naruepol, here is a fan that'll miss your kicks on TV, surely.

Q

>> But seeing Yodsaenklai talking about how he's fighting hard for a better life for his mum and poverty-stricken family, and how he and his mum showed such bonding with each other during a special visit, it was indeed heart-warming.
(Bastardized producers!)

Meritocracy , My A**

T'was not Meant to Be???

F**k Meritocracy.

It's rubbish. A whole roll of Red Tape.

Binded around a system of inflexibility and lacking in benevolence.

Remind me again what's do good about that?

Q

Hope, Honor and Glory. ... yeah right.

>> Where meeting is but futile?

I CARE. Coz' I do.

I say that I DON'T CARE.

BUT I DO CARE.

Especially if there's this Big conspiracy and unjust theory goin on.

I do feel slighted. I do Feel mistreated.

(But is voicing out the only thing I can do? I've worked too long too hard to deserve sh*t)

> Years of slogging it out had better not go to waste. :(:::

Q