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Comics: Insanely expensive Japanese Fruits

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Maybe they grow only one fruit a plant but that insane price makes me wonder if anybody is buying it...

Comics: Yoga Wheel saga

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Continuation from previous strip! I later learned that cats don't like to get their tummy rubbed... Kopi is a very rich dog...

Comics: Yoga Wheel

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Though I have to give up yoga while treating my BPPV... Experimenting comics featuring more of my imaginary pets!

Comics: Weight loss and gain

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Though I don't really swim nor run...

Comics: Fashion Sense

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Actually I almost bought the same design but in different colour during a sale... ever happen to you before?

Comics: The Influencer

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Ever felt so good when people ordered the same food as yours?

My BPPV experience (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo)

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Some of you were shocked to learn that I have stones in my ears but actually everybody has them. In normal circumstances, they stay inside a chamber with a membrane to keep them from going out. However when a person ages or suffer from a head trauma, these small stones may dislodge and float around in the ear fluid tubes that disturbs the body's balance system (aka vestibular system) and the mind perceives the room as spinning although it isn't, aka vertigo giddiness. The term BPPV means the vertigo is aggravated by certain head positions, comes suddenly and although it seems serious, it is actually not life threatening. However during a vertigo attack, it is very uncomfortable as the whole room seems spinning. BPPV is common among elderly and people with head trauma. So the only thing I recalled doing out of the blue was an aerial yoga session 2 days before and an attempt on tripod headstand the day before. I only felt fatigue on that day and suddenly woke up to a spinning r...