Cute card - Made by me :)

ONEº15 Marina Club Singapore

@ Sentosa Cove's ONEº15 yesterday as it was the club's opening & there'll be 2 days "celebration". Darling niece's employers booked a stall at the bazaar so she's there with her assistant to promote their products.

She called me on an "emergency" basis so I took a cab there & the cab fare costs me $22! (fare $20 + toll $2) WALAO!! Dead broke liao.. Really can't get anything done properly without a vehicle. Brought them an electric fan, lunch & ice kopi :)

Spent the entire afternoon there. Quite a nice place but we were all bored to death. Only managed to leave the place about 8+ in the evening & by the time we got home, we were dead tired, & I was also very hungry. Sigh!

She still needs to be there today - At my end, I'm jz wondering if I should still go over to give her support. Journey's so far & some more there's nothing for me to do there :( Like when I was in Malaysia.. Jz that the weather is very much better & the views are also much much nicer - sun, sea, skyline, boats, yachts, food.. This is upmarket yacht club leh :) But really very tired this morning..

Having a bad headache already..

I'm Apple-Shaped :(

Suddenly I have this urgent need to be responsible for my health. Yes, suddenly. I see what I want to see & hear what I want to hear.. Yes, wilful as usual..

What I found online -

"Weight gain in the area of and above the waist (apple type) is more dangerous than weight gained around the hips and flank area (pear type). Fat cells in the upper body have different qualities than those found in hips and thighs."

"The apple body shape (body fat is stored around the middle - i.e. abdomen, chest and surround internal organs, such as the heart) is linked with health problems such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and gall bladder disease.

The shape is predominantly a male phenomenon; although women are more prone to develop an apple shape in mid-life, particularly after menopause. This is because the female hormones are present in much smaller amounts and so the shape tends to become more 'male'.

There is also evidence that abdominal fat develops when you are under long-term stress. The hormone cortisol is released during stress, and it seems that high levels of cortisol in the body tend to encourage central fat to accumulate. Researchers at Yale University studied 60 women and found that the more stress they were under, the more fat they stored around their stomach.

In other words, the people most likely to develop an apple body shape are stressed men of any age, and older stressed women.

The apple shaped body effect can be minimized with a sensible diet, regular exercise and stress-reduction techniques."

"Apple-shape people with fat concentrated around the abdomen, are more likely than pear-shaped people to develop health problems related to obesity. Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) is closely associated with Type 2 Diabetes as well as insulin resistance. This kind of abdominal or central fat is also associated with increased risk of hormonal cancers (e.g. breast cancer), ovulatory dysfunction and sleep apnea. Thus apple-shaped individuals have a greater risk of weight-related disorders and need to pay close attention to normalizing their weight."

She's one of my favourites

She seems to be a very intelligent woman.. with brains & beauty. So sad that she has become a widow at such a young age. Well, at least she still has a few true friends who care about her & she has her late husband's love & "words" to keep forever..

不在乎天长地久，只在乎曾经拥有！

Stairway to Rumah Tinggi

Remember the flight of stairs that I climbed @Rumah Tinggi abt 3 wks back? 103 + 12 steps!! Well, I found a pix that slightly resembles it so I'm posting it for remembrance's sake. Looking from another perspective, here it is..

Blood test results

~ High triglycerides. Too much oil in blood.

High triglycerides often accompany other conditions known to increase the risk of heart disease and stroke as well, including obesity and metabolic syndrome - a cluster of conditions that includes too much fat around the waist, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, high blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol levels.

~ Cholesterol level is "desirable". But still need to take note of proper food intake.

~ Liver has too much OIL. This is BAD :(

A Beautiful Short Story

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods door-to-door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk.

He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept payment for a kindness." He said.. "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation! When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life.

From that day, he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally, she looked, and something caught her attention on the side as she read these words.. "Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."

Kindness pays!

~ from a forwarded email ~

Bowie Lam 林保怡

Have been seeing a lot of him on cable of late.. Dance of Passion (火舞黄沙) on Ch 55, Healing Hands 3 (妙手仁心III) on Ch 48, Love of Fate (青城之恋) on Ch 55, & Vigilante Force (智勇新警界) on Ch 112.

He jz turned 42 on Sept 4. His real name is 林展平.

It's supposed to be raining.. Do you see it? If not, jz click on the picture & you'll see the rain :)

Miracles really exist

1. About 10 days ago, on a Saturday evening, I lost my handphone. I felt so miserable because I know that it's really close to impossible for me to get it back. Afterall, when I lost my wallet in a taxi on Dec 16, 2005, I never saw it or its contents again!

I left it in the Allson Hotel's toilet. It's a public place. How to get it back?? I didn't even realise that it was gone until about an hr later. The toilet is just next to a lounge where they have many singers from China. I personally asked those who were there rehearsing their performance for that night but all claimed that they did not go to the toilet at all, which of course we don't believe lah.. But I continued to tell them how much the phone meant to me & that it's of great importance to me. Pleaded with them that should anyone find it "later", they can still return it to me at the shop. I even had tears in my eyes.. The phone was switched off then. I've called the phone operator to temporary terminate the line even though it's a prepaid card. It was around 7pm then.

At midnight, still feeling moody & miserable, I decide to try calling my phone one more time. Lo & behold, it rang! Good grief! I was shocked as I've distinctively told SingTel to terminate the line. But praise God, someone answered the phone!! :) She said she's one of those whom I've spoken to from the lounge & she said one of the service staffs thought the phone belonged to one of them. The phone was switched off earlier but eventually when she got hold of it, she turned it on, waiting for me or someone to call. Hmm.. I wonder.. But she actually called Stella to ask for my contact. Don't care lah.. I'm happy that they were kind enough & have the conscience to decide to return the phone to me. Praise God! Sis was so worried for me so when she heard that the phone's been found, she decides to go to the hotel immediately with me to retrieve the phone instead of waiting till the next day, even though it was around 1am then.

The next day when I called SingTel, I realised that there was a technical problem so they couldn't terminate my line on that same day. Well, if they did, I probably wouldn't have been able to get back my phone that very night :)

So that's how I was blessed with getting back my lost phone. Glory to God.

2. The next day, we were supposed to meet sister's children for dinner as it was her son's birthday on Sept 14 & his sister wanted to buy him dinner. But around noon, sis received a phone call from her daughter saying that her husband has lost his wallet, likely in the taxi they took. Impt documents were inside, including his PR-ID. He also had some cash, both S$ & ringgits as his father just came to visit in Singapore & left some money for him. They filed a police report. Sis got very worried & upset. She started wondering what's happening.. why so many unpleasant things happening around her?? But, nonetheless, we still went for dinner that night but instead of Riverview, venue was changed to Royal @Queens :) Again we felt that there's no way for him to get back his wallet, & even if he were to get it returned to him, all the cash should be gone!

Surprise.. Surprise.. Few days later, the police called them & the wallet was returned to them, everything intact. Praise the Lord!

What else can we say? Miracles still happen.. God is alive.. Let's continue to praise Him unceasingly.. Hallelujah!

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My recent trip to Malaysia

~ Reason: Sister's only daughter's wedding dinner
(Actually she's already registered & married in Singapore. This is jz the Chinese ceremony that the groom's parents want them to go through.)
~ Whom she's invited: My sis (her mother), Shirley (her mum's good friend), my mum (her grandmother), Princess (her cousin, my darling niece), King (cousin's buddy), Lance (her good friend), Teresa & family (her good friend + husband + daughter + son).

Sept 21:
We left Singapore via Grassland Coach (20-seater) at 9.45pm. OK for everyone except me. I hated the journey. The seat was extremely uncomfortable. The stupid TV was also so in-the-way. Would hardly stretch myself. I sat in such a position that I felt like I was "delivering a baby". SIGH!!!

Sept 22:
Arrived around 8am. Waited for Jasmine (niece) & Henry (her husband) to come pick us. Were brought to her in-laws' place as we can't check-in to hotel till 2pm. They brought us for "breakfast" around 10+, then went back to their home again :( We requested that they try to check us in earlier so we went to the hotel around 12+ where we managed to get our rooms. Travelling from their home to the hotel takes half an hr at least, depending on traffic conditions!
The weather in that town is very very hot & dry. Good thing it rained that morning but it's still very unbearable for us. They booked us in to Hotel Summit at Bt Mertajam. There's s shopping centre jz behind the hotel. Had quite a bad initial encounter with the hotel as we found hair on the tables, tissue shreds on the carpet, spoilt lamps in my room (share with mum), & sis's room's lock was spoilt! The swimming pool & coffee house was pathetic. Very deserted! Went to the shopping mall. Nothing to rave about. Like a smaller version of People's Park.
Princess arrived around noon with King on Penang Island airport but decided to not check-in as the travelling back & forth will be a sheer waste of time. They went to "explore" Geroge Town instead but she found it to be "really boring". They spent RM180 jz on taxi fares alone! I think it's daylight robbery lor! It took them another 45 mins to get to the hotel in the evening.
We had dinner at the in-laws' place again! Really exhausted by all the travelling.. even though we were chauffered in air-conditioned cars :( Sigh!! To top it all, we were told of the wedding day plans vaguely so none really know what to expect the next day!??

Sept 23:
The day. We were told to gather at the Bride's room at 10.30am. But Murphy's Law is always true so everything was a mess in the morning. Jasmine had to do her hair & make-up early morning & she was already very 紧张. But the car that was supposed to pick her after that was half an hr late! So the Groom got a big fat scolding from her early in the morning. Then her hotel room's lock was spoilt so instead of "marrying" from that room, she decide to "marry" from MY room. (sulk! - means I have to tidy up for them!!) At 9+, she "plonked" her 大衿姐&小舅子 in her cousin's room even though her cousin was still fast asleep! I simply do not understand how these people plan things.
The Groom & his entourage of "brothers" arrived at around 11.30am.. After all the hullabaloo & the tea ceremony, we left the hotel in 8 cars, then to the temple, then back to in-laws' place for another round of tea ceremony.
Since we had the afternoon free, we thought of visiting Penang Hill - which met with much "disapproval". They were afraid that we might not make it back on time for the wedding dinner. So we finally decide to jz go for a short makan session nearby. The taxi that came to pick us brought us to Taman Mutiara for some char kway teow & wanton noodles & then back to the hotel.. all in less than 2 hrs & we had to pay him RM50! If that's not daylight robbery, I don't know what is. Haiz.. Fares are so exhorbitant & you actually can't spot a taxi on the road at all. If you need one, you must call to book! Sheer frustration!
Well, at least the dinner compensated for all the inconvenience. It was a rather "refreshing" experience, a wonderful feast, except for the noise pollution. The stage that they've put up has the speakers blasting like nobody's business. Really deafening. I had to put ear plugs to soften the effects. But the food was GOOD.. really.. & different. At least I must say I did enjoy myself for that 2 hrs :) My sis had to flaunt her vocals by singing 2 songs on stage. Oh boy!! Can faint!

Sept 24:
Decide to shorten our stay so trying to get Henry to get tickets for us to GO HOME!! Unfortunately, couldn't get the budget airlines tix so had to settle for coach again :( Woe is me!! or rather woe is us..
Told Henry to let us keep one hotel room so that we can at least rest there in the afternoon but he claimed that they've already made plans for the day so told us to all check-up by noon! I made some calls from the hotel to Singapore & was told on the 1st day I arrived that the calls cost RM3 per minute. Imagine my utter shock when my phone bill came up to RM112!! Outrageous man! Pay lor.. What to do??!
Then "inefficient" Henry couldn't make proper plans for us so after sending off Princess & King, we were "stuck" at the in-laws' place the ENTIRE AFTERNOON, after lunch. Simply sickening lor.. Supposed to bring us shopping but again due to travelling time, they're afraid that there's "no time" again!! Sickening.. Sickening.. The heat at that place is really killing me! The house was like an oven so I was literally baked. Plus in my haste, I forgot to bring my BP pills so I've been out of medication for days - going to blow-up any time. Was so so angry - ended up crying.. Sigh! Hopeless me.. Soooo useless.. Must be stronger lah.. Aiyoyo.. Mum had to coop up at their place too.. with hot air & squat toilet. Poor old lady. I feel so sorry to put her through all these nonsense. ANGRY!
And can you imagine what they make us eat for dinner? Steamboat! Madness, right? In such hot weather. Xiao liao lor.. They told us that our coach leaves at 8pm but from 7.35pm the coach company had been calling them to rush us over! It took off the minute we boarded & rushed as if there's no tomorrow. It's true.. I'm simply beyond words liao.. Having "absorbed" all the heat in the afternoon, I was boiling mad.. So I said I need the coach's aircon to be cold so I can become an icicle - & my wish came true.. Good grief! The coach's aircon was so cold, I literally frozed. So now I'm all numb but still can feel the heat slowly emitting from within! Sigh to the nth degree!

Sept 25:
Reached Singapore around 5.30am, & home around 7am. Home Sweet Home.. But sis is confirmed ill! So is mum. Both coughing very bad. Sis even had fever & when I brought her to the doc later in the day, doc even thinks she's contracted lungs infection! So will have to go for x-ray the following day. Sigh! What a horrible trip it was. Hmmm.. Plus upon return, she heard that her son's also ill & even "coughed out blood" with no money to see doc. Tragic case! Like those 粤语残片！

Go Penang like never go at all. Never get to see Penang Bridge, Penang Hill, Penang Beaches, etc, etc, etc.. Jz heat, heat, & more heat! It's all Jasmine's & Henry's fault!

Thus endeth our uneventful & torturous trip to Malaysia :(

Chest X-Ray

Went for the x-ray this morning & jz got back my results. Seems I have CARDIOMEGALY. What's that, I asked. Sigh.. Here's what I found online:

Enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) is not a disease but a sign of an underlying problem. It can have many causes, including:

• High blood pressure
• Heart valve disorders
• Weakness of the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy)
• Severe anemia
• Thyroid disorders
• Excessive iron in the body (hemochromatosis)
• Abnormal protein buildup in an organ (amyloidosis)

In some people, an enlarged heart causes no signs or symptoms. Others may experience:

• Breathing difficulties
• Shortness of breath
• Dizziness
• Abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
• Swelling (edema)

Treatment is directed at the underlying cause of enlarged heart.

Well, will wait & see what my doctors have to say about this lor.. Sigh!!!!!!

Back in Singapore

Reached home yesterday morning around 7am. Too tired to continue with my blogging. For that matter, I'm simply too tired to do anything..

We cut short our trip cz there was really nothing much to do there. Don't even have the mood to go to KL. Weather was extremely unfavourable for all of us. Both sis & mum fell ill & I'm getting a relapse of my cough. Feeling feverish - think it's really the heat at that place. All coughing BAD.

Had to bring sis to doctor yesterday. Doc says she's likely down with lungs infection so today still have to bring her for x-ray. Sigh! Really very tired.

I'm in Penang!

Yes, in Penang now! But on the mainland, not on the island :(

Really felt cheated boy!! We actually ended up at this place called Juru.. absolutely no idea where it is!!?! & everything is soooo
i-n-c-o-n-v-e-n-i-e-n-t! We couldn't get around without having to inconvenience someone to come pick us! & all the travelling takes at least half to one hr at least :( Xiao liao lor!!!

Sooooo tired from the 1st night as we took the coach - journey lasted over 10 hrs!!! We left Singapore at 9.45pm, Friday, & reached Juru around 8 the next morning. Very tired cz couldn't rest proper on the bus even thought they told us that it's really "comfortable". Yesterday was another tiring day.. & today, the actual wedding day.. more so..

~ to be continued ~

Poor Doris..

Out of the blue she called me this afternoon - to complain of the "injustice" that's befallen on her.. brought about, she suspects, by someone really "nasty & mean"..

Poor thing! I can empathize with her. Jz do not understand why some people can be so unkind. It was really a 损人不利己 deed. Sigh lor.. She was really furious over the whole treatment she received & she was actually cursing that person, bad. Really poor thing - that's all I can say.. Some people can be so wicked & disgusting lor.. Incorrigible!

ICA

Finally collected our passports yesterday - mum & I. Such a hassle. And it's only for 5 yrs! And the passport number is so difficult to remember. And according to sis, I look like a ball in my photo. Boohoohoo >:( Sigh! Que sera sera..

A pleasant surprise :)

Was just chatting with cousin on Saturday & happened to tell him my favourite brand of perfume. To my utter surprise he actually bought me a bottle! It was extremely sweet of him :)

He asked sis to pass to me last night. Sis was not feeling well, so she was very grouchy about it. In fact, she looked really disgusted when she passed the bag to me. Said she didn't understand why he did this out of the blue. Jz bcz I told him I like that perfume he went to buy it! So she asked me to ask him to buy me more things next time. Hahaha.. I was "over the moon".. Have not received any presents for a long time (pathetic, right?).. & I luv IM.. Hooray!

Brothers?? Marco & Bosco

Always thought that there's a resemblance between them :) You notice that even their names are kind of similar. Both ending with "co".. Hahaha..

Amazingly, my phone was returned to me!

Praise God! Only He can perform such a miraculous deed :) Yeah! Hallelujah!

I feel miserable..

yes.. and it's because I've just lost my mobile phone again :(

Hate to say it but I think I've been jinxed. One thing happen after another.. Left it in the hotel toilet & plain forgot about it. But it was quite fast. Think I left it there around 6+ & by the time I was looking for my handphone, it was 7+. Could not get through anymore. It's not so much the phone but more like the contents within.

All my Vietnam photos gone. All my mao mao photos gone. Many many other photos gone :( All video recordings gone. All sound recordings gone. All contact numbers gone. Many impt messages gone. Calendar info like birthdates, appointments, anniversary dates.. all gone! All the specially downloaded ringtones gone. I think bulk of my life is gone liao.. Sigh! Had a lot a lot of info stored in my phone. Confidential ones too :(

And the worst thing is - because it's a prepaid card, I can't get it replaced :(

I think I'm now a dead-duck.

Green with envy

Was on messenger with Woman recently & found out that she lost 15kg in 3.5 months! Wow!! So fantastic! Wish I could do that as well.. Hmm.. Should I turn my envy to motivation? If she can do it, I can do it? Well, it's worth a thought :)

回头草，能吃吗？

Some years back, I remembered a conversation with an ex-colleague whereby we were talking about 好马不吃回头草. She retorted & asked 好草为何不可吃？

I would've agreed with her in the past had I not gone through the past one year. To me now, the fact that we have left that patch of grass, it simply means that it's no longer consummable. If it's 好草, it would have all been eaten up in the first place. Nothing good would be left even if we return. What's left behind is definitely not palatable or fit for consumption. It may even bring us much harm. Jz like what's happened to my health & well-being now cz.. "I ate some" :(

One short conversation almost "killed" me yesterday. Was coughing like crazy after that & almost went out of breath. Sigh! Darn worried that I would get a relapse or jz drop dead! Thank God I'm okay today. Jz remembered someone telling me that I should stay away & steer clear from that environment if I still want to "keep my sanity". How true..

So pls allow me to "flee".. A good horse almost NEVER looks back :)

Wheee!

Gee.. How does one not realise that one's life has fallen apart over time?? How oblivious can one be? Indifference?! Apathy??! Hmmm..

Virtual Memory low???!!

My computer is VERY VERY slow AGAIN! This time it tells me that "they" are trying to increase my virtual memory as it's very low.. which I do not understand what it is all about!!? Just know that it takes forever for everything to work :( Sick lor.. Good thing I'm such a patient person. But I don't think I have much time left liao leh - i.e. time to wait forever.. Sigh! Need to quick quick do things liao..

On horses again..

People think that I'm an old & useless horse liao.. Of zero market value. Had to listen to all the insinuations, insults & humiliation.

I tahan.. Let me show them that I definitely can be a good horse..

Lord, bless me with POWER! Hehe..

His classic pose

Always sticking out his tongue..

Happy Sunday's 卓義峰

Thought he sang《心動》pretty well.. but his PK《我願意》was not that fantastic lah. Too bad he lost to "Frankinstein" & didn't manage to "squeeze" his way into the finals :( But I like his voice/singing throughout the competition :)

Tremors again?

Sis just called to say that she heard over the news that there were tremors experienced in several areas in Singapore, one of which is ours. But I didn't feel anything leh. The last time it happened, I did, but not this round. Perhaps I was too engrossed with what I was trying to get online.. Hmmm..

Piang! Piang!

Suddenly heard 2 gunshots! Gave me a fright. Thought it was my imagination! Dashed out to the corridor & saw 2 uniformed guys downstairs, one carrying a rifle with him. Gathered they were shooting birds. Walao.. Gave everyone a fright..

Walao.. Me soooo unfit!

After that fall on Monday, I got a bruised knee + body ache :(

Whole body pain pain leh.. Can die, right? Every morning when I tried to get out of bed, I just can't! Got to "slip off" the bed instead. Haha.. That's how unfit I am. Sigh! Started doing some stretching exercises but can't stretch much lor.. Too much fats now.. Must find some ways to burn off those useless fats!! Help!!

Ultrasound appt postponed again!!

Supposed to go for the appt at noon but when I called them, they felt that I'm still not well enough as they heard me coughing.. They do not want to take the risk of me coughing while the needle's poked in :(
Sigh! (yippee!) So appt will be postponed again. However, I was advised to see the ENT doc one more time to see if there's anything else we can do should my cough persists..

Fell into the drain :(

Followed Stella for a "handover" from a soured deal. Stupid house.. Think it's really jinxed. I actually fell into the drain!! The metal platform gave way & I fell & bruised my left knee.. @%$#^%#@

What a joke!

I have been listening to this song for the past few days & kept thinking that the singers were singing 感激基督Darling.. (although I was thinking it's highly unlikely lah..) So finally yesterday, I decided to find out once & for all the actual lyrics & found it to be 感激基督“帶領”.. So funny, right? Hoho..

My latest favourite :)

<頌讚您 Hallelujah>

感激基督帶領　恩典賜予我未停
日日服事主　我心歡喜
讓讚美聲跨千里　要唱唱唱莫停　Hallelujah
頌讚您 Hallelujah　稱讚您 Hallelujah
Hallelujah
頌讚您 Hallelujah　稱讚您 Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Extremely tiring day..

Walao.. I'm so so tired.

Have not had a good "exercise" for oh-sooo long.. Yesterday was "the" day.. Good grief!

Was at UE Sq Apt in the morning with Stella. She brought me to the gym & I was on trying out the trackmill for a while. Later we "rushed" to Rumah Tinggi where she had an appt. Sigh! That lady is really can.. She planned to walk from Redhill MRT to Blk 37.. You know what Rumah Tinggi means? It's Malay for "tall house". So the block is high up on the hill". We walked from Tiong Bahru Road to Leng Kee Road to Hoy Fatt Road to Kung Chong Road to Chang Charn Road. From there, we had to climb up a flight of 103 steps of stairs! (Should've taken a snapshot of that flight of stairs!) Can die, right?! Stella was more fit, plus her clients were already waiting for her so I told her to move ahead first while I "take my time". After that 103 steps, I still had to search for the block & there's another 12 steps to go before I could actually get to the block! And to add salt to injury, I took the wrong lift, so had to climb another 2 floors before I could reach the top floor!!!!! I was totally exhausted upon arrival. In less than 15 mins upon arrival, we had to "rush" to Beach Road! She doesn't believe in taking the taxi so we waited for the bus. Good thing the bus terminus was just downstairs of the block. So convenient :)

This time she made us stop at Victoria St & we walked across to North Bridge Rd, then Beach Rd. And because she said to drop off at the Bugis bus-stop, we had to walk from before Gateway to Plaza Hotel where her client had been waiting since 12:30pm. We only arrived around 2:00pm. Surprisingly, the client was very nice & patient. Fantastic! Had lunch with her around 2:45pm. My first meal of the day. Sigh! Can you imagine how tired & hungry I am?? My feet were aching although I tried to be in the most comfortable footwear. Sigh.. Time to go shop for more comfortable shoes :)

I'm so tired I went to bed before midnight - a rare practice. Could get out of bed this morning. Whole body aching.. Chest pain.. Sore throat.. Coughing again.. Sigh, Sigh, Sigh!!! Walao.. Hope I won't be ill again lor.. Otherwise, Tues cannot go for ultrasound again :( Will try to rest today.. Sigh! Me & my whinnings.. Hehehe..

Now I remember.. Another reason that I'm so tired is also because I only slept like 3-4 hrs the night before. Xiao liao lor.. How how how??? Cannot "catch-up" on sleep these days one leh.. Sigh! Woe is me! Headache liao..

Still awake at such early hours..

Sigh! Can't go to bed yet as I've just washed my hair & now waiting for it to dry :( How man?? Supposed to meet Stella at 10.30am! Wonder if I can get up on time.

Watching 快乐星期天 for the umpteenth time since there's a repeat at 3am. Aiya.. Don't care liao lah.. Quite quite sleepy leh.. Think I'll just go sleep with this stupid head of wet hair.. Very tired leh.. Sigh!

My poor darling niece came home tonight & got a parking ticket for overparking after 10.30pm without displaying a valid overnight parking coupon. Poor thing.. 破财for nothing :( Good grief!

Old & Young..

Oprah!

It's really a pleasure to watch her program. Extremely inspiring..
I always feel very touched by it & often wish we have a program like this in Singapore. Unfortunately I think that's really close to impossible, ya? No Oprah here. In her shows, so many people's lives have been touched & renewed. There's so much joy in doing what she's doing.. No wonder she says it's a joy for her to go to work EVERYDAY. Bless her!

Alamak!

Sis jz informed me that she's not feeling too well.. Ha! Guess I have to continue to part-time for her till she's better.. Woe is me! It's so boring in the shop - I keep dozing.. esp in the evenings.. Sigh!

Funnies..

Saw this & found it rather funny.. Enjoy! ~ Source - The New Paper ~

Part-time help..

Sister went for a 2-and-a-half-day course at SRS so I was covering her duties her since Tues. Then she kind of fell ill yesterday. Now I'm not well myself. Good grief lor! Coughing again.. I think I was affect by those uncalled-for comments.. those风言风语 :( Mz not allow myself to fall into the enemies' traps.. Be strong.. 加油！

Couldn't wake up this morning. Whole body aching.. Good thing sister's class ended at 10+ and she said she'll go back to work.. Hooray!! Then I'll try to brace myself for other things.. Hopefully my health will not sabo me.

Missing data/info

Realised that since the last time my lap-top "crashed", I've lost quite a lot of data. Many of my access passwords are gone & I can't even remember which were the websites which I've signed in to :( How leh? Sigh! Misery..

After 2 decades..

Bumped into Bernard yesterday!! Good grief! Didn't recognise him. He called me. Surprise he can still recognise me after 20 yrs! Ha! Means I haven't change much lah :) Managed to maintain my "youth" lah.. Woahahahaha..

Was at SIR Building. Need to get my passport renewed. No photo so was trying to take one of those instant-photo type. The queue was so long so had to go from 2nd floor to 3rd to 4th to 5th. He was on the 5th floor waiting to do some photocopying & called me. For a minute there I couldn't match that face to a name. Sigh! He still look like one of those "sarm-sing-professional-killer" type. Eeks! Still have that "up-to-no-good" look. Haha.. Can't remember what he did to the company then but can still remember it's nothing pleasant/good lah.. Well, let bygones be bygones liao lor..

Wonder if I should continue to keep in touch with him. Hmmm..

Rumours.. Rumours..

IT-Chin told me that something "bad" is brewing.. Sigh! Why must people be so bad? Why can't they just live & let live?? How do I gear myself up with the Armour of God? Can I be intelligent & strong enough to "fight back"? Or will I just break down & cry like before? Hmmm.. I wonder..

Verse of the Day

“What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.”- 2 Timothy 1:13-14

Time to get busy

Think I'll be very busy from today onwards.. Even though I'm still coughing, I decide to get started on my activities.. No choice liao.. It's do or die! Need to up my energy level.. dunno how but just have to do it :)

Those so-called "good" offers

Yesterday, a wise lady told me to stay away from them in order to keep my sanity. Haha.. Well-said.

I MUST MAKE IT!

视死如归！

一定要成功！

不成功便成仁！

Stout-drinking

Neighbour recommended to sis that I should try to take a can of "stout" to stop my cough.. Stout leh! Black colour one leh.. Not beer leh!!! Sigh!

So out of desperation, went to buy a can. Didn't know which to buy so took this Royal Stout (Ginseng).. Hoho.. Hope it helps.. Now head is spinning & feeling very "high" already :)

Mum also made white fungus.. Really prepared to try anything now.. Have been taking Manuka honey, Vietnam raw honey, etc.. Must recover.. Must recover liao.. Otherwise sis will "pengsan" very soon.. Hahaha..

I wanna be a "good" horse :)

Still coughing but managed to get another appt for my guided ultrasound in 2 weeks' time.. Hopefully will fully recover by then.

It's Sept now so high time to start another new beginning.. another new chapter.. hopefully.. hehehe..

Poor Yati. Went to see her at CGH on Fri. Seems that even after discharge, she'll need to use a brace to support her spine as they've now put in a metal through it to give her support. The poor boyfriend looked to sad. He was only discharged on Thursday himself. According to Yati, there were 5 cars involved in the accident & theirs was the only motorbike. Goodness gracious..

Heard from Shirley that she's expecting but due to "threatened abortion", she was hospitalized for a week & now staying at home to rest. Wish her well.

Will try to do more activities next week.

Some "kind soul" gave me a "kind offer".. hohoho.. neigh...