Siti Suhana's bizzare condition baffles even doctors

24 Jan 2007
Cynthia Lee

MALACCA, WED: EVEN doctors are baffled over Siti Suhana Saadon's extraordinary toe which produces colourful stones.

The 23-year-old girl from Alor Gajah had become an overnight sensation when TV3 aired the bizarre story of crystal-like stones popping out from beneath her toe nail.

Her rubber-tapper mother Kamariah Komeng, 52, said Siti's toe nail would just open up to release a stone and closes on its own. Some people had offered to purchase the stones from Siti for research purposes.

A medical specialist has expressed interest in checking Siti’s condition, describing that it was unusual.

“The stones looked like gems,” said the doctor who is attached to the UKM Faculty of Medicine.

I've just been watching some online videos featuring 'Vaya Con Dios'; a Belgian group from the 1990s who combinied musical influences from Spanish Flamenco and Gypsey music, French chanson and Latin American dance rhythms.

I'm amazed that I remember quite a few of the songs even though the band wasn't that popular at the time.

Certain Words Makes Man Snap

Thomas Mitchell was found guilty for aggravated assault in the
shooting of his girlfriend. He shot her because he thought she
was going to say the word "New Jersey." His lawyer said certain
words caused Mitchell to snap such as "Wisconsin," "New Jersey,"
"Snickers," and "Mars." Mitchell who is 54, covered his ears in
court when these words were about to be said. The witnesses had
to use flashcards instead. Mitchell was said to be troubled but
not crazy. On March 19, 1999 Mitchell was convicted to shooting
his girlfriend three times because he thought she was going to
say "New Jersey." His girlfriend however survived the attack and
died from other causes before the trial had begun.

A park where passionate young couples can have sex freely is set to open.

It is meant to help those who find it hard to be intimate because high property prices force them to live with their parents for longer.

They will pay £2 to enter the park in the southern port of Bari and £1 for every 30 minutes they stay.

Founder Giuseppe Foggetti said: 'My idea was to create a place for those that want to spend intimate moments together without thinking whether someone would be shocked if they saw it. I will offer security and privacy.'