My Corner

i almost got killed by my coworker today. those of you who have heard of "Metamucil" may know that it contains mainly psyllium - a high fibre content material, which gels up in water. the function of this product is that it gels up over time and so it would be easy to push things out of your system (when you go to the washroom). anyway, the product is in a powder-form which you'll need to scoop 2 tbs out and mix it in a cup of water. there's also a choking hazard warning on the label that says it's very important to take this product with water (or else the powder will gel up in your airway and will kill you). and so, today was just like every other day - making new products day. since trade shows are near, my boss had decided to make "something new" and we came up with fibre chewables (neat, huh). and for some reason, instead of using "regular fibres", somebody decided to use psyllium and flavored it with apple cinnamon flavor. after she's done flavoring, she passed me the bottle and asked me to evaluate it. of course, with our R&D spirit, we have to taste the flavored powder we made ourselves. since i was working on some other project, had no idea that it contained psyllium, (i thought it was "regular fibre"... pooh) took a spoon and scooped out 1/2 a tsp of the flavored powder and tasted it. then, i realized it got stuck in my throat! (oh.. and now she told me she used psyllium) i immediately drank 2 cups of water but i could still feel a chunk stuck inside my throat!! took me 4 cups of water to totally get rid of the last piece! when i went to confront them (the 2 idiots that almost got me killed),
idiot #1: "who told you to use psyllium?"
idiot #2: "you."
idiot #1: "not me, i never said that."
idiot #2: "no, it was you."
idiot #1: "no, u."
idiot #2: "not me,u." .....

(and they went on for 1 min)

ok. only 3 ppl in my department and i was not involved in the above conversation.

that's it for today~

note to self: do not eat samples from the fibre blend. jovy did not wear gloves and he coughed into the powder. (yuck!)