Cockroach! One of my most hated insect and I guess almost everyone hates them. Think of them and u think of "unhygienic", "dirty", "germ carriers", "ugly nasty insect", etc.
Well, my bro found some cockroaches in his car last night and it freaked him out a little. He told me that he is not afraid of cockroaches...especially if he sees only 1 crawling ard. He will just kill, throw and forget it. But he said it disturbed him coz he saw a few of them crawling ard in his car...it was those small cockroaches that we often find in offices and sometimes buses.
He sprayed insecticide in the car last night hoping to kill the remaining living cockroaches in the car. And early this morning, he went to clean his car thoroughly and air it a little. But when I took my usual morning ride with him to work today, I was kinda struggling with the smell. Although we opened the car windows occasionally (when other cars are not pumping exhaust fumes at us), I was suffocating from the insecticide smell. Then my bro was like asking me, "So, do u feel like a cockroach today?" He remembered the incident when he put pandan leaves in his car to keep cockroaches away and I told him I cant stand the smell...just like a cockroach. -_-
I DO FEEL LIKE A COCKROACH!!!....erm, when I was in his car this morning lah. Duh, u think wat?!! I am cockroach woman??? *Puke*
I finally got a feel on how cockroach felt when they inhaled insecticide and are on the verge of suffocation/poisoned to death (ok, a bit exaggerating coz I wasnt dying...just felt a bit breathless). So, I was really thankful when I reached office. I only wonder...how is my bro going to survive his journey home tonight? Maybe he feel more cockroach today than me...keke!!!
Friday, January 19, 2007
BIG Business
Been meaning to write this post a few days ago but was kinda busy. Too sleepy in the morning, curing my hunger during lunch and brain dead after work...hahaha!
Anyway, wonder if all of u have such experiences in toilets as below...
We all go to toilet to do BIG and SMALL businesses. The SMALL business normally takes a short time and u will be out of the cubicle in a jiffy, wash & dry ur hands and then exit from the stinking (sometimes not) toilet. BIG business, on the other hand, can be a bit tricky. Its fine when its urgent and the business gets done fast. But....Constipation! Ah...tat can be the worst situation...u may get stuck in the toilet for minutes or even hours. Ohh...I am gg out of topic :P
Well, we all know how BIG business needs concentration and often creates unpleasant smell. In the confines of ur own home, all these seem pretty insignificant. But when u are in a public toilet, toilet in another's home or office toilet...it can be a bit embarrasing if the sounds and smells reach others. Oops...I am digressing again... -_|||
So, we all agree that BIG business need a certain level of silence and calmness of environment to be completed. And then, the most irritating thing happen! U hear someone talk in the toilet. The sudden voice hits u and u know u are no longer alone...caught in the act of doing BIG business! (Ok, the person cant see...but he/she can certainly hear or smell ur existence)...so paiseh -_||| Then u hear another person reply and a conversation started in the toilet...WHILE U ARE DOING BIG BUSINESS, OMG!!! I am sure that we, being humans with high moral values, will refrain from listening on others' conversation. But the fact is that all the talking is distracting u from doing ur BIG business T_T and u probably fear that the smell u create might disgust others and as a result u feel embarrassed.
Frankly, I dun understand pple who choose to talk in the toilets. Greetings and short small talk is fine. But there are those who choose to chat and gossip in toilets! (I happen to know a few...No, I do not chat w these pple in toilets! I heard them...) Wat is wrong w them? Do they love the toilet environment sooo much? Or do they just want to sniff some of tat "natural smell"? Dun they know that they are causing inconvenience to others?
Personally, I have been in such situation and I thoroughly hated it. Was doing BIG business in the cubicle and heard pple chatting away in the toilet for a whole 10 mins ba...wat a torture! I was constantly distracted during my act and after I was done, I was too embarrassed to go out of the cubicle until the pple left the toilet.
Did u have similar experience before while doing BIG business? OR Are u one of the pple who chat and gossip in the toilet?
Anyway, wonder if all of u have such experiences in toilets as below...
We all go to toilet to do BIG and SMALL businesses. The SMALL business normally takes a short time and u will be out of the cubicle in a jiffy, wash & dry ur hands and then exit from the stinking (sometimes not) toilet. BIG business, on the other hand, can be a bit tricky. Its fine when its urgent and the business gets done fast. But....Constipation! Ah...tat can be the worst situation...u may get stuck in the toilet for minutes or even hours. Ohh...I am gg out of topic :P
Well, we all know how BIG business needs concentration and often creates unpleasant smell. In the confines of ur own home, all these seem pretty insignificant. But when u are in a public toilet, toilet in another's home or office toilet...it can be a bit embarrasing if the sounds and smells reach others. Oops...I am digressing again... -_|||
So, we all agree that BIG business need a certain level of silence and calmness of environment to be completed. And then, the most irritating thing happen! U hear someone talk in the toilet. The sudden voice hits u and u know u are no longer alone...caught in the act of doing BIG business! (Ok, the person cant see...but he/she can certainly hear or smell ur existence)...so paiseh -_||| Then u hear another person reply and a conversation started in the toilet...WHILE U ARE DOING BIG BUSINESS, OMG!!! I am sure that we, being humans with high moral values, will refrain from listening on others' conversation. But the fact is that all the talking is distracting u from doing ur BIG business T_T and u probably fear that the smell u create might disgust others and as a result u feel embarrassed.
Frankly, I dun understand pple who choose to talk in the toilets. Greetings and short small talk is fine. But there are those who choose to chat and gossip in toilets! (I happen to know a few...No, I do not chat w these pple in toilets! I heard them...) Wat is wrong w them? Do they love the toilet environment sooo much? Or do they just want to sniff some of tat "natural smell"? Dun they know that they are causing inconvenience to others?
Personally, I have been in such situation and I thoroughly hated it. Was doing BIG business in the cubicle and heard pple chatting away in the toilet for a whole 10 mins ba...wat a torture! I was constantly distracted during my act and after I was done, I was too embarrassed to go out of the cubicle until the pple left the toilet.
Did u have similar experience before while doing BIG business? OR Are u one of the pple who chat and gossip in the toilet?
Friday, January 12, 2007
Recap on Xmas 2006
A little late for this post but better late than never.
Another Xmas went by and we celebrated it at home though we are not Christians nor Catholics. I have decided to make Xmas a date for family gathering when I can care and share with my family. Also a date which I have set for myself to give them a year's worth of Birthday presents. Since its quite a hassle to shop for gifts as and when a family member's birthday arrives, I have decided to shop for them all in 1 shot and give them out during Xmas. Its also to prevent the kids from asking why they dun have presents during another's birthday.
So, same as last year I present gifts for everyone and this year my brothers, sis-in-law and aunt joined in by contributing gifts of theirs into the big pile. See!!! ^^
I was very pleased with the turnout of the presents. Makes the kids go "wah!" when they saw them...hehe..but there is just 1 weird present wrapped by my 2nd bro. It looked like this odd 5-stone thingy that the wrapping is pasted together at 3 sides and looks (shhh...awful). So, we had it re-wrapped before the Xmas celebration started.
Before:
After:
Food was ordered from Prima Deli and some cooked by Mum.
Though it seems odd to have Bee Hoon and Curry on the same table/meal with Black Pepper Chicken, Roast Ham, Shepherd's Pie and Salad, I guess everyone enjoyed Mum's curry bee hoon. Except poor Ray who cannot eat with us yet, he could only have his porridge and baby biscuits...look at him...awwww...
Here's a photo of some members of the family...Charmaine is not smiling -_
Left to Right (Front): Cousin Sheng, Charmaine, Mum
Left to Right (Back): Cousin Yanling, Dad, Eldest Bro
Ahhh...Charmaine finally smiled! She's hiding behind the mask...hmm...maybe she is just shy.
OR NOT!
Another Xmas went by and we celebrated it at home though we are not Christians nor Catholics. I have decided to make Xmas a date for family gathering when I can care and share with my family. Also a date which I have set for myself to give them a year's worth of Birthday presents. Since its quite a hassle to shop for gifts as and when a family member's birthday arrives, I have decided to shop for them all in 1 shot and give them out during Xmas. Its also to prevent the kids from asking why they dun have presents during another's birthday.
So, same as last year I present gifts for everyone and this year my brothers, sis-in-law and aunt joined in by contributing gifts of theirs into the big pile. See!!! ^^
I was very pleased with the turnout of the presents. Makes the kids go "wah!" when they saw them...hehe..but there is just 1 weird present wrapped by my 2nd bro. It looked like this odd 5-stone thingy that the wrapping is pasted together at 3 sides and looks (shhh...awful). So, we had it re-wrapped before the Xmas celebration started.
Before:
After:
Food was ordered from Prima Deli and some cooked by Mum.
Though it seems odd to have Bee Hoon and Curry on the same table/meal with Black Pepper Chicken, Roast Ham, Shepherd's Pie and Salad, I guess everyone enjoyed Mum's curry bee hoon. Except poor Ray who cannot eat with us yet, he could only have his porridge and baby biscuits...look at him...awwww...
Here's a photo of some members of the family...Charmaine is not smiling -_
Left to Right (Front): Cousin Sheng, Charmaine, Mum
Left to Right (Back): Cousin Yanling, Dad, Eldest Bro
Ahhh...Charmaine finally smiled! She's hiding behind the mask...hmm...maybe she is just shy.
OR NOT!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Flashback on a Sick Ending
As promised, an account of my absence as mentioned in my previous post. This will be a long entry, so read only when u are free k.
No, the reason for my absence was not due to the Taiwan earthquake which affected the internet in some areas. Mine was a simple (though not so short) case of being SICK.
18 Dec 06
My posts on 19 Dec 2006 explained that I had this bad cold (go read they are interesting) which started in early Dec, stopped and then came back in mid-Dec (16 Dec to be exact). Well, this virus was more stubborn then I imagined. So, I saw the doc on Mon, 18 Dec.
22 Dec 06
Then the cold did not get better and I had to revisit the doc on Fri, 22 Dec...this time I got my fav doc in tat same fav clinic of mine. Got so near to Xmas and I was still sick...remember I still got lots of phlegm and running nose then.
24 Dec 06
Xmas Eve came on Sun, 24 Dec. We had feasting at home as planned. The food from Prima Deli is as good as previous year's. Except this year, I dun feel too good and gave up on the pretty log cake. By evening, I was playing maple and suddenly quite cold and feverish at the same time. Told my mum the same but she dismissed it, thought it was nothing (T_T). So it was no surprise tat when she came back at 11pm plus, my fever hit 39.1 degrees and I was basically having the "heavy head" syndrome. 2 panadols plus cold towel on head aided me to my slumber.
25 Dec 06
Xmas day came and my fever went down a bit...but it came back in the afternoon and I had to visit the 24 hr clinic in the evening (since my fav clinic is not open on Xmas). It cost a bloody $105.00!!!! Got a whole bagful of medicines back and felt rather unhappy abt spending so much since it was a holiday and consultation is generally more expensive on holidays. But then I got 2 days MC after Xmas day....to rest...supposedly.
28 Dec 06
Then on Thu, 28 Dec morning when I was supposed to go back office, I felt giddy in the morning and had diarrhoea...bad coz I din really eat much since Xmas eve. So, back to the doc again...this time to the 24hr clinic again coz I din wana change doc again and since they have my last record...then alas! I got another doc when I get there. 5 times to 3 different clinics...5 differents docs!!! Like tat how to cure me???!!!!
30 Dec 06
So, I was on MC again on 28 Dec but went back to work on Fri, 29 Dec...thinking that I was better...just the diarrhoea left I think. I as wrong again :( on Sat, 30 Dec morning at 4am...I woke up feel super hot and found tat I have fever again! Haiz...Struggled abt 5am plus when my dad came home...thinking tat miraculously I will recover on my own...fat chance I guess. My parents and bro brought me to A&E (Emergency) at Tan Tock Seng at 6am plus...think I got everyone worried coz of the recurring fever. Well, blood test, urine test and X-ray shows tat I was normal. So the doc deduced that I was having a case of "viral infection" which is caused by prolonged cases of virus in the body...could be from flu virus, cold virus, cough virus...such technical terms...as if we will ever understand them. I had 2 pills for my fever, 2 bags of IV drips (dun ask me wat are they, coz I have no idea wat they do either) and an injection for my horrid headache which developed after my fever. Went home at abt 11am plus...4 whole hours in A&E...record sia. -_|||
Taking another bagful of medicine, I went home feeling a lot better than the morning. After taking the charcoal medicine for the diarrhoea, I woke up with red but non itchy rashes all over my arms and legs. Shocked again. Received a call from a doc from Tan Tock Seng asking me to continue my antibiotics from my GP but I told her I have already finished them, so she asked me to make ANOTHER trip down to A&E. (Pple shld be shot for asking a sick person to travel here and there!). When I got to A&E in the evening, I got yet another doc to re-examine me. This time, the doc told me I shldnt take anymore antibiotics (why the hell they ask me to go down again then!!!). Anyway, since I had the rashes, I shun bian told the doc abt it (very bad decision though) and he injected something to test if its drug allergy. I wasted another 2 hrs there whereby in the end he told me its not drug allergy and probably the rashes is caused by the viral infection. They passed me a letter to go down to the Communicable Disease Centre, CDC (sounded like I got some contagious disease) on 3 Jan 07 for a follow-up.
31 Dec 06
New Year Eve, I was feeling a little better...fever was under control using the fever medicine but the diarrhoea is almost gone...managed to get bits of food into my stomach and stay in there. Only problem is...I was feeling sorry for myself for being sick both during Xmas and New Year...while everyone was celebrating, I was huddled up in bed and watching tv and the countdown showing then. Sad indeed.
3 Jan 06
After another 2 days of rest, I have more energy and felt more rested. I just wanted to get the follow up done and over with so tat I can put a "full stop" to my sickness. But this was yet another infuriating day.
My mum accompanied me to the CDC at 9am plus. When we reach there, the nurse promptly told us tat the doctors are all fully booked on schedule and could not see me till afternoon. Then she commented that I was there to see my drug rash?!! I quickly check with her on the purpose of my visit there coz I was given to think tat I was there coz of my viral infection. But on verification, I was there coz of my drug rash, which by then was already gone...it was already gone on Sun, 31 Dec actually. So feeling it was pointless to see the doc at CDC (and the nurse agrees with me since I have no more rashes), the nurse told me to go back to A&E to "nullify" my record which shows an appt at CDC. My mum walked with me all the way to the A&E at Tan Tock Seng which was nearby the CDC and I went to enquire with the nurses on the procedure to nullify the record.
To which, a doc just asked "Do u need to see a doc?"
I said "No."
She continued "So wat do you want then since u have no more rashes?"
I said "The nurse at CDC asked me to come down to nullify my record."
"No need lah." She ended and the security guard on the side confirmed "Yah, no need."
And at the end of the fiasco at both CDC and A&E, neither side took down my name or IC to record that I have been down that day! Bloody waste of my time if u asked me...and I tot I was suppose to go down to CDC to follow-up on my "viral infection". -_|||
I did a calculation and found out how much I spent on this stupid sickness, 5 clinic visits and 1 A&E visit:
$24 + $34 + $36 + $105 (Xmas)+ $40 + $74.80 (A&E) = $313.80
Out of the above, I can only claim $60.00 from the office....haiz....really lugi!!!!
I HATE BEING SICK!!!!
No, the reason for my absence was not due to the Taiwan earthquake which affected the internet in some areas. Mine was a simple (though not so short) case of being SICK.
18 Dec 06
My posts on 19 Dec 2006 explained that I had this bad cold (go read they are interesting) which started in early Dec, stopped and then came back in mid-Dec (16 Dec to be exact). Well, this virus was more stubborn then I imagined. So, I saw the doc on Mon, 18 Dec.
22 Dec 06
Then the cold did not get better and I had to revisit the doc on Fri, 22 Dec...this time I got my fav doc in tat same fav clinic of mine. Got so near to Xmas and I was still sick...remember I still got lots of phlegm and running nose then.
24 Dec 06
Xmas Eve came on Sun, 24 Dec. We had feasting at home as planned. The food from Prima Deli is as good as previous year's. Except this year, I dun feel too good and gave up on the pretty log cake. By evening, I was playing maple and suddenly quite cold and feverish at the same time. Told my mum the same but she dismissed it, thought it was nothing (T_T). So it was no surprise tat when she came back at 11pm plus, my fever hit 39.1 degrees and I was basically having the "heavy head" syndrome. 2 panadols plus cold towel on head aided me to my slumber.
25 Dec 06
Xmas day came and my fever went down a bit...but it came back in the afternoon and I had to visit the 24 hr clinic in the evening (since my fav clinic is not open on Xmas). It cost a bloody $105.00!!!! Got a whole bagful of medicines back and felt rather unhappy abt spending so much since it was a holiday and consultation is generally more expensive on holidays. But then I got 2 days MC after Xmas day....to rest...supposedly.
28 Dec 06
Then on Thu, 28 Dec morning when I was supposed to go back office, I felt giddy in the morning and had diarrhoea...bad coz I din really eat much since Xmas eve. So, back to the doc again...this time to the 24hr clinic again coz I din wana change doc again and since they have my last record...then alas! I got another doc when I get there. 5 times to 3 different clinics...5 differents docs!!! Like tat how to cure me???!!!!
30 Dec 06
So, I was on MC again on 28 Dec but went back to work on Fri, 29 Dec...thinking that I was better...just the diarrhoea left I think. I as wrong again :( on Sat, 30 Dec morning at 4am...I woke up feel super hot and found tat I have fever again! Haiz...Struggled abt 5am plus when my dad came home...thinking tat miraculously I will recover on my own...fat chance I guess. My parents and bro brought me to A&E (Emergency) at Tan Tock Seng at 6am plus...think I got everyone worried coz of the recurring fever. Well, blood test, urine test and X-ray shows tat I was normal. So the doc deduced that I was having a case of "viral infection" which is caused by prolonged cases of virus in the body...could be from flu virus, cold virus, cough virus...such technical terms...as if we will ever understand them. I had 2 pills for my fever, 2 bags of IV drips (dun ask me wat are they, coz I have no idea wat they do either) and an injection for my horrid headache which developed after my fever. Went home at abt 11am plus...4 whole hours in A&E...record sia. -_|||
Taking another bagful of medicine, I went home feeling a lot better than the morning. After taking the charcoal medicine for the diarrhoea, I woke up with red but non itchy rashes all over my arms and legs. Shocked again. Received a call from a doc from Tan Tock Seng asking me to continue my antibiotics from my GP but I told her I have already finished them, so she asked me to make ANOTHER trip down to A&E. (Pple shld be shot for asking a sick person to travel here and there!). When I got to A&E in the evening, I got yet another doc to re-examine me. This time, the doc told me I shldnt take anymore antibiotics (why the hell they ask me to go down again then!!!). Anyway, since I had the rashes, I shun bian told the doc abt it (very bad decision though) and he injected something to test if its drug allergy. I wasted another 2 hrs there whereby in the end he told me its not drug allergy and probably the rashes is caused by the viral infection. They passed me a letter to go down to the Communicable Disease Centre, CDC (sounded like I got some contagious disease) on 3 Jan 07 for a follow-up.
31 Dec 06
New Year Eve, I was feeling a little better...fever was under control using the fever medicine but the diarrhoea is almost gone...managed to get bits of food into my stomach and stay in there. Only problem is...I was feeling sorry for myself for being sick both during Xmas and New Year...while everyone was celebrating, I was huddled up in bed and watching tv and the countdown showing then. Sad indeed.
3 Jan 06
After another 2 days of rest, I have more energy and felt more rested. I just wanted to get the follow up done and over with so tat I can put a "full stop" to my sickness. But this was yet another infuriating day.
My mum accompanied me to the CDC at 9am plus. When we reach there, the nurse promptly told us tat the doctors are all fully booked on schedule and could not see me till afternoon. Then she commented that I was there to see my drug rash?!! I quickly check with her on the purpose of my visit there coz I was given to think tat I was there coz of my viral infection. But on verification, I was there coz of my drug rash, which by then was already gone...it was already gone on Sun, 31 Dec actually. So feeling it was pointless to see the doc at CDC (and the nurse agrees with me since I have no more rashes), the nurse told me to go back to A&E to "nullify" my record which shows an appt at CDC. My mum walked with me all the way to the A&E at Tan Tock Seng which was nearby the CDC and I went to enquire with the nurses on the procedure to nullify the record.
To which, a doc just asked "Do u need to see a doc?"
I said "No."
She continued "So wat do you want then since u have no more rashes?"
I said "The nurse at CDC asked me to come down to nullify my record."
"No need lah." She ended and the security guard on the side confirmed "Yah, no need."
And at the end of the fiasco at both CDC and A&E, neither side took down my name or IC to record that I have been down that day! Bloody waste of my time if u asked me...and I tot I was suppose to go down to CDC to follow-up on my "viral infection". -_|||
I did a calculation and found out how much I spent on this stupid sickness, 5 clinic visits and 1 A&E visit:
$24 + $34 + $36 + $105 (Xmas)+ $40 + $74.80 (A&E) = $313.80
Out of the above, I can only claim $60.00 from the office....haiz....really lugi!!!!
I HATE BEING SICK!!!!
Friday, January 05, 2007
New Year Resolution
Its Year 2007. Belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL!!!!
I know I am late in posting my new year well wishes to everyone but its a long story which involved me being unable to sit in front of the computer...which I will write in another post "Flashback on a sick ending".
As u might have guessed now, my new year resolution for 2007 is to be healthy and stay healthy. Maybe I shld now give serious thoughts abt joining Amore or taking up some gym package (might be too expensive though), abt gg back to my weekly swimming routine, abt eating healthier food and doing less snacking & feasting, abt taking up yoga (Amore will include this though)....hmm, better action on some of those thoughts or they will remain as thoughts only.
What abt u? Wats ur new year resolution? Have u started on it/them already?
I know I am late in posting my new year well wishes to everyone but its a long story which involved me being unable to sit in front of the computer...which I will write in another post "Flashback on a sick ending".
As u might have guessed now, my new year resolution for 2007 is to be healthy and stay healthy. Maybe I shld now give serious thoughts abt joining Amore or taking up some gym package (might be too expensive though), abt gg back to my weekly swimming routine, abt eating healthier food and doing less snacking & feasting, abt taking up yoga (Amore will include this though)....hmm, better action on some of those thoughts or they will remain as thoughts only.
What abt u? Wats ur new year resolution? Have u started on it/them already?
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Elmo says "Happy Birthday"
This is another backdated entry...as usual I am slow at posting entries, so dun grumble at me T_T
Last week we celebrated 2 of our colleagues/frens' birthdays (both December BABIES). We ordered this lovely Elmo cake from POLAR for them.
Isn't Elmo CUTE??!!! ^^
They actually offer a few themes in POLAR which u can choose characters from: Sesame Street, Looney Tunes, Hello Kitty & Powerpuff Girls. All are very cute!!! Perfect for Children but I guess great for adults too.
Anyway, we went to this Middle Eastern restaurant at Arab Street call Amirah's Grill to have our dinner. Food was sumptuous and pretty good. Worth a try if u are open to other flavours: http://www.amirahsgrill.com/default.asp
Mixed Kebab Set
Mushroom Fish Set
Grilled?? Chicken Set (actually I forgot the name of this dish :P )
Wat I find most interesting is the tea set which they serve their mint tea in...real nice...look!
After dinner, we left the restaurant and ended up at some hawker center to cut and eat the Elmo cake....WITHOUT A KNIFE!!!! Hahaha, so funny...Helen had to go borrow a butter knife from one of the western stall there. Here's a pic on one of the birthday girl with the cake!
The cake was nice except for the top layer which is made of icing...so it tasted a bit weird. And of coz, we hear screams from Elmo while we cut him apart! Hahaha...so evil!!!
Last week we celebrated 2 of our colleagues/frens' birthdays (both December BABIES). We ordered this lovely Elmo cake from POLAR for them.
Isn't Elmo CUTE??!!! ^^
They actually offer a few themes in POLAR which u can choose characters from: Sesame Street, Looney Tunes, Hello Kitty & Powerpuff Girls. All are very cute!!! Perfect for Children but I guess great for adults too.
Anyway, we went to this Middle Eastern restaurant at Arab Street call Amirah's Grill to have our dinner. Food was sumptuous and pretty good. Worth a try if u are open to other flavours: http://www.amirahsgrill.com/default.asp
Mixed Kebab Set
Mushroom Fish Set
Grilled?? Chicken Set (actually I forgot the name of this dish :P )
Wat I find most interesting is the tea set which they serve their mint tea in...real nice...look!
After dinner, we left the restaurant and ended up at some hawker center to cut and eat the Elmo cake....WITHOUT A KNIFE!!!! Hahaha, so funny...Helen had to go borrow a butter knife from one of the western stall there. Here's a pic on one of the birthday girl with the cake!
The cake was nice except for the top layer which is made of icing...so it tasted a bit weird. And of coz, we hear screams from Elmo while we cut him apart! Hahaha...so evil!!!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Flu vs Cold??!!!
Well, as I was saying...I visited the doctor and this is wat happened.
I went to the doctor in central rather than the one near my home. Although it costs more and the waiting time is longer, I think the medicine works better on me.
First, I went in and gave my name. The nurse/assistant mumbled "17" while facing her colleague. While I took a seat I was wondering wat tat number was for (she did not explain to me) when I saw a call number display...so 17 is my queue number! Does the nurse think that I am a regular in their clinic such tat I will know abt the queue system! The number was at 12, so I was thinking...maybe not too long a wait. So, then I was just sitting there bored and observing others. A few other patients came in and they were promptly informed by the nurse that the usual Dr Lim was not ard and a Dr Lee was covering (I was NOT told!)...some minded and went out saying that they will come another day...other said it was ok and took a queue number too.
Then, I heard the nurse said to her colleague that she cannot find my medical card. Saw her looking through the cabinets and even went to another room...afterwhich she finally gave up and put a fresh new card for me. I waited for abt 1 hr before my turn to see the doctor...really long waiting time if u ask me. Dr Lee was a young chap, I havent seen him before and the first question he asked was "So, wats wrong with u?". I answered "flu". Then, he asked "Wats ur symptons?" So, I listed the usual "Running nose, blocked nose, sore throat which developed into cough, greenish phlegm but no fever". He then said "That's not flu, its just cold. Many mistook cold for flu. Flu, such as bird flu and other flus, starts with fever and there will not be running or blocked nose. Cold on the other hand does not start with fever, although it might develop into a fever later on." I do appreciate the explanation coz now at least I know the difference between a flu and a cold. Since I have a fresh new medical card...he had to ask abt my medical history, asthma, allergy and blah blah...the routine lah. Then he asked what I felt was a stupid question "So, are u working?" How old does he think I am? Or does he think I am a delinquent who laze ard? I know he just wanted to know if I needed MC but couldnt he just ask "Do u need MC?". Anyway, after seeing him, I waited another long 15 mins before I got my medicines and went home to my lovely bed.
I wonder...why do some clinics torture their patients like tat with their long waiting time? Dun they know tat we are feeling horrible as it is being sick? Only thing I am glad of is...the medicine seems to be working...although not really speedily.
I went to the doctor in central rather than the one near my home. Although it costs more and the waiting time is longer, I think the medicine works better on me.
First, I went in and gave my name. The nurse/assistant mumbled "17" while facing her colleague. While I took a seat I was wondering wat tat number was for (she did not explain to me) when I saw a call number display...so 17 is my queue number! Does the nurse think that I am a regular in their clinic such tat I will know abt the queue system! The number was at 12, so I was thinking...maybe not too long a wait. So, then I was just sitting there bored and observing others. A few other patients came in and they were promptly informed by the nurse that the usual Dr Lim was not ard and a Dr Lee was covering (I was NOT told!)...some minded and went out saying that they will come another day...other said it was ok and took a queue number too.
Then, I heard the nurse said to her colleague that she cannot find my medical card. Saw her looking through the cabinets and even went to another room...afterwhich she finally gave up and put a fresh new card for me. I waited for abt 1 hr before my turn to see the doctor...really long waiting time if u ask me. Dr Lee was a young chap, I havent seen him before and the first question he asked was "So, wats wrong with u?". I answered "flu". Then, he asked "Wats ur symptons?" So, I listed the usual "Running nose, blocked nose, sore throat which developed into cough, greenish phlegm but no fever". He then said "That's not flu, its just cold. Many mistook cold for flu. Flu, such as bird flu and other flus, starts with fever and there will not be running or blocked nose. Cold on the other hand does not start with fever, although it might develop into a fever later on." I do appreciate the explanation coz now at least I know the difference between a flu and a cold. Since I have a fresh new medical card...he had to ask abt my medical history, asthma, allergy and blah blah...the routine lah. Then he asked what I felt was a stupid question "So, are u working?" How old does he think I am? Or does he think I am a delinquent who laze ard? I know he just wanted to know if I needed MC but couldnt he just ask "Do u need MC?". Anyway, after seeing him, I waited another long 15 mins before I got my medicines and went home to my lovely bed.
I wonder...why do some clinics torture their patients like tat with their long waiting time? Dun they know tat we are feeling horrible as it is being sick? Only thing I am glad of is...the medicine seems to be working...although not really speedily.
Busy Schedule then Sick!
Been quite some time since I last blogged. Was pretty swarmed by the amount of things to do (both work and personal) lately.
Lets rewind to the previous weekend 9 Dec and 10 Dec...busy weekend! It was a Zoo Trip with my eldest bro and family on tat Sat. Pretty fun but of course tiring...4 adults juggling Charmaine and Ray was still a challenge. Lazy Charmaine kept wanting her parents to carry her, think she was too lazy to walk....haha...reminds me of...ME! I remember that till I was in Kindergarden, I still wanted my mum to carry me :P Well, we took lotsa photos...but I am not too sure if I will get those copies...if I do, I will post it up k!
Then Sun, 10 Dec was a visit to my grandma...pre-birthday celebration. It was...as "cold" as ever. I think most of my relatives, including myself, were there only to show "face". Sad but true. Wonder wat will happen when my grandma pass away...hmmm...think maybe then we probably wouldnt have this kind of family gatherings anymore.
Ok, then to last week. I was pretty much busy at work updating my cases status on the older cases. Apparently the Big Boss wanted to review the 90s cases...so all of us were like rushing like mad! Then the day came for reporting and our Big Boss was on MC!...haiz....not sure when it will be postponed to. And then, only heard last week that one of our colleague was leaving...haiz....pple come and go so much in this dept...guess it cant be helped coz a portion of us are contract staff. So again, there was re-shuffling of cases and wa-lah, I think I got more work to do again! Haiz.....sianz....wonder when is my turn to leave?
Last weekend was a sickly weekend. Worst I have felt for some time. The cold which I tot was cured the previous week came back on Sat, 16 Dec. While I was decorating my home for the Xmas season, I had bolts of sneezing and it started. Running nose, sore throat...and a wedding dinner to attend tat night! No wonder I din really enjoy the night...was practically swallowing my food tat night (not meaning eating fast, but I always eat fast...I meant I was trying to literally swallow the food). Sunday was not any better...spent mostly in bed...then yesterday, the coughing came...wat I dreaded most - phlegm! Phlegm was not just disgusting to me coz they are greenish and sticky...but coz they block my breathing passageway. From past experience, I know coughing can easily lead to a relapse of my asthma...so I decided to be good and visited the doctor. I will post an entry abt the visit to the doctor later.
So today, I am back at work and still sick!
Lets rewind to the previous weekend 9 Dec and 10 Dec...busy weekend! It was a Zoo Trip with my eldest bro and family on tat Sat. Pretty fun but of course tiring...4 adults juggling Charmaine and Ray was still a challenge. Lazy Charmaine kept wanting her parents to carry her, think she was too lazy to walk....haha...reminds me of...ME! I remember that till I was in Kindergarden, I still wanted my mum to carry me :P Well, we took lotsa photos...but I am not too sure if I will get those copies...if I do, I will post it up k!
Then Sun, 10 Dec was a visit to my grandma...pre-birthday celebration. It was...as "cold" as ever. I think most of my relatives, including myself, were there only to show "face". Sad but true. Wonder wat will happen when my grandma pass away...hmmm...think maybe then we probably wouldnt have this kind of family gatherings anymore.
Ok, then to last week. I was pretty much busy at work updating my cases status on the older cases. Apparently the Big Boss wanted to review the 90s cases...so all of us were like rushing like mad! Then the day came for reporting and our Big Boss was on MC!...haiz....not sure when it will be postponed to. And then, only heard last week that one of our colleague was leaving...haiz....pple come and go so much in this dept...guess it cant be helped coz a portion of us are contract staff. So again, there was re-shuffling of cases and wa-lah, I think I got more work to do again! Haiz.....sianz....wonder when is my turn to leave?
Last weekend was a sickly weekend. Worst I have felt for some time. The cold which I tot was cured the previous week came back on Sat, 16 Dec. While I was decorating my home for the Xmas season, I had bolts of sneezing and it started. Running nose, sore throat...and a wedding dinner to attend tat night! No wonder I din really enjoy the night...was practically swallowing my food tat night (not meaning eating fast, but I always eat fast...I meant I was trying to literally swallow the food). Sunday was not any better...spent mostly in bed...then yesterday, the coughing came...wat I dreaded most - phlegm! Phlegm was not just disgusting to me coz they are greenish and sticky...but coz they block my breathing passageway. From past experience, I know coughing can easily lead to a relapse of my asthma...so I decided to be good and visited the doctor. I will post an entry abt the visit to the doctor later.
So today, I am back at work and still sick!
Monday, December 04, 2006
Interpretations
I had this thought last week but din really have time to put it up on blog - how issit that different pple have different interpretations of things happening around them? Its amazing how the human brain works. Our interpretations are dependable on our perception and history which are often affected by wat we have experienced, seen, felt or knew in the past. The key word is PAST.
For example, there is this tea lady (vendor from a stall/cafe near our office) who comes by our office daily around 10 plus to 11 plus in the morning, pushing a cart of food and drinks. Selling coffee, tea, breads, cakes and sometimes bee hoon.
Well, the tea lady does this ritual ringing of bell whenever she walks past. And one day while she was doing her rounds, I suddenly looked at my colleagues and asked "Aaaa, wats tat ringing...chey, its the tea lady." Then KW said, "Haha...I tot it was Santa Claus." Sha added "No lah, I think the ringing sounded more like a Taoist Priest doing his rituals." But guess wat was my reply to them??? I said, "Hmm...at first, I tot it was the ice cream man...."
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Santa Claus, Taoist Priest and Ice Cream Man in the Office!!!????
No, we are not crazy! We are just affected by our PAST experiences. Probably KW watched too much children's show or cartoons and so believe that Santa exists, and since it is near Xmas season, its natural she thinks of the kind old man. Sha probably seen some Taoist ritual in progress somewhere, or maybe watch too much chinese zombie shows...hahaha. And ME??? I think I am just craving for ice cream at tat time :P
For example, there is this tea lady (vendor from a stall/cafe near our office) who comes by our office daily around 10 plus to 11 plus in the morning, pushing a cart of food and drinks. Selling coffee, tea, breads, cakes and sometimes bee hoon.
Well, the tea lady does this ritual ringing of bell whenever she walks past. And one day while she was doing her rounds, I suddenly looked at my colleagues and asked "Aaaa, wats tat ringing...chey, its the tea lady." Then KW said, "Haha...I tot it was Santa Claus." Sha added "No lah, I think the ringing sounded more like a Taoist Priest doing his rituals." But guess wat was my reply to them??? I said, "Hmm...at first, I tot it was the ice cream man...."
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Santa Claus, Taoist Priest and Ice Cream Man in the Office!!!????
No, we are not crazy! We are just affected by our PAST experiences. Probably KW watched too much children's show or cartoons and so believe that Santa exists, and since it is near Xmas season, its natural she thinks of the kind old man. Sha probably seen some Taoist ritual in progress somewhere, or maybe watch too much chinese zombie shows...hahaha. And ME??? I think I am just craving for ice cream at tat time :P
Happy Feet - Review
Went to watch the movie Happy Feet with my colleagues last Tuesday. Must say tat its a rather good show. At first I was expecting a typical kidish cartoon...something akin to Magdagascar, Ice Age, Monster Inc...but I was pleasantly surprised that it was nothing boring or childish. Although the story is predictable, there are comical scenes and jokes. Here are some of the nicer pics I got...
Now a little bit abt the story. Its abt penguins as u know...like humans, penguins have different species living in different parts of the Artics. So, this specie of penguin live to mate and reproduce, and to do so, they have to sing to attract the opposite sex. However, our little hero, Mumble, CANNOT sing! Although his parents were the best singers in the tribe in their days, Mumble can at best croak (but he does tap dancing actually)! Thus, he was ostracized in his tribe and other penguins looked down on him. In every love story, there is a female lead, which in this case is Gloria who sings beautifully and although she pitied Mumble (and I think she likes him too), she did not accept Mumble coz he cant sing. One day Mumble got lost and there began his adventure.
The adventure soon became a mission for Mumble to find out the cause for shortage of fishes in the Artic areas. The Elders blamed it on Mumble's abnormality and chased him away. In order to return to his tribe, Mumble vowed to find out the cause for the shortage of fishes.
What is most interesting to note abt this movie is that it conveys a strong message to protect nature and wildlife. It reflects on man's behaviour of extracting food sources from nature at the risk of endangering other species of living things. For a movie which is being targeted at mostly children, I wonder if it is appropriate to incorporate such meaning into the show. On the other hand, this might be a good way to communicate such message across to the next generation....pros and cons I guess.
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