And They Say We Don't Report on International News, Part II...

Back to Malaysia, for an update on everyone's favorite world record attempt, courtesy of the Lord of Truth...

Malaysian woman holed up in a glass container with 6,000 scorpions has been stung twice, but is still determined to reclaim a world record for living with creatures, an aide said.

Nur Malena Hassan, who is attempting to set a new record by spending 36 days with the scorpions, suffered a mild fever after being stung on her face, Ali Khan Shamsuddin said Sunday.

"She's okay now and she's very determined to do it. God willing, she will leave the cage on September 25," Ali Khan told Reuters.

Nur Malena, nicknamed "Scorpion Queen," moved into the glass room measuring 12 feet by 10 feet at a shopping mall in Kuantan, about 160 miles east of Kuala Lumpur, on August 21. She leaves the cage just once a day for a 15-minute bathroom break.

The 27-year-old Malaysian woman, who set a world record by spending 30 days with 2,700 scorpions in 2001, is trying to win back the title from Thailand's Kanchana Ketkaew, who lived in a glass room with more than 3,000 scorpions for 32 days in 2002. Ali Khan said Nur Malena, who watches DVDs to pass the time, lacks sleep because of the scorpions crawling over her body, and that she is aware that she will pass out if stung three times within a short span.

Several questions pop into my mind, but I'll mention just three for now...

1. She has aides for this task. Is it just me, or does every celeb in the world have hangers-on, no matter how ridiculous the cause of their celebrity?

2. She watches DVDs to pass the time. I wonder if some joker has placed the Scorpion King in the pile of DVDs that are available.

3. If she gets a Purple Heart, the Swift Boat Vets are going to go nuts.