Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Weekend

Last Saturday was a busy day for me. My big sis ROM day!!!

My mom went salon to wash her hair and returned home only at 10.30am. Freaking late and we need to pick up my auntie. I dropped her at the Bukit Batok Civil Service Club and from there drove up to pick Dar and together we go Dover to pick my uncle and auntie.

I reach Dover at 12pm. The solemnisation starts at 12.30pm. I've never felt so stress to drive a car before and I almost met with an accident. My heart nearly popped out from my mouth. Luckily, we managed to reach and it started off with us! I think my driving is not that bad.

After the ceremony and buffet and pool session, I drove my auntie and uncle back with Dar too. For the first time, my Dar didn't want to drive when I wanted him to drive. After sending my uncle and auntie back, I drove back to take a shower. No one was home when we reached home. We thought that they would reach home first because I still have to make a turn to drop my relatives.

When I'm out of the bathroom, my mom opened the door. 5 minutes later, my 2nd sis and her bf came back. My mom alight first and they went to park the car. Mommy asked me if I want to drive her to work. Since she asked, of coz I got to drive her there la. So she went to bathe and I waited for her. We dropped her down and headed to Dar's place for dinner and we went Jurong Point after that. We wanted to watch a movie 'Just Follow Law' thinking that since its such an 'old' movie, there won't be lot of people. Left home around 8pm and reached JP around 8.25pm. The show is 8.45pm. Surprisingly, only the first row is left!

In the end, we didn't watch any movie because no shows we fancy. We walked around because we don't want to waste the parking fee of $2.10.

We went to Loyang Da Bo Gong Temple and the journey there is so far. Dar sat comfortably and I finally have a feel of how he felt when he drives and I'm sitting comfortably beside him. Especially its a long journey, I can't do anything else but keep talking to him to make sure he don't fall asleep.

After the visit to the temple, we went Changi Village hoping to take a glance on trannies. But, we saw NONE. So we drove to Changi beach area to see aeroplanes. But, I don't enjoy because I'm concentrating on driving. An aeroplane landed at my eye level in front and I'm so excited because I thought I won't get to see any, thanks to Dar not willing to drive. The road is long and straight. Nice place for new drivers. Haha...

We went Mount Faber which used to be our dating area in the past. I drove up and its scary when 2 motor bikes drove past me and its a 1-way road. Obviously, they are racing because no one will drive so recklessly. After 2 past me, 1 whole group came from behind. I freaked out because I'm afraid they will overtake me and scratch the car. I told Dar and he asked me to drive at the speed I'm comfortable with. Luckily, they followed behind carefully.

Another stupid driver was when we were driving down. A guy driving sports car (looks like those got $ kids), I can't see what brand it was, flashes high beam on me when he is tagging behind me. Can't he see that there's a triangular plate behind? Asshole.

He made me so fed up that I purposely drive at 20 or 30 km/h. If he didn't do that, I will drive at 50km/h because the road is not that narrow. When we reached the 2-way road, I thought he will overtake me. But no, I looked at the rear mirror and I realised he was on the phone! Holding phone somemore. He was on the phone for quite some time. PIG.

Dar and I went home to sleep after that because it was already 1am.

Next day, we woke up at 8.30am. In the afternoon, we went for his cousin's wedding lunch. The lunch was at Noble House which was the one I was to work at when I was in secondary school. The place changed a little and it made me remember the time when I work as waitress with Ming Sui and Wee Leong. The time when we were late together, slack at Lau Pa Sat, rushing to the MRT after banquet, bullied by the aunties and the Malaysian guys wanting to know us. Talking about that, I hate it when they actually got my contact number without asking me for permission. So rude!

I changed my first hp number because of this. They just can't stop calling and I think they are despo because there are very few young girls like us at that time. In fact, there are still many aunties now and they don't put a smile on their face. So ugly.

After lunch, home sweet home. I slept till 8pm when I smell the fragrance of the porridge my 2nd sis bf cooked. Well, photos for my sis ROM to be posted in future. I think I'm not posting photos which I promised. Bear with me. I'm tired from doing reports everyday. No audit job for me in future. I hate to do reports and financial analysis.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Some random nagging

Every morning, I will drag my feet out of the bed because I don’t like to work under a pregnant lady. Her temper is so unpredictable and she has mood swing. I wonder if I will be the same if I were to be pregnant in future.

I’m lucky that I came today because she is not here. I’ve been falling sick after CNY and I feel that my immune system is quite weak. Last night, I vomited again. This is something I always contracted, stomach flu.

I didn’t have a good night sleep because of that and I just vomit juices. I shan’t elaborate before everything starts to turn gross. Mummy was so worried that I will get fever again so she was touching my forehead before she went to sleep. When I had fever, Dar also does this before he sleeps and after he wakes up. Suddenly, I feel so blessed.

Dar and I had been together for 3 years plus and I realized that its him that is taking care of me most of the time because I fall sick often. On the other hand, he is always so fit and I hardly see him falling sick. So, he is always the one that takes care of me and not the other way round. Shall I say that I’m the most fortunate or shall I say this is his misfortunate?

I think I’m having a free time, that’s why I can blog. How I wish I can just leave home right now. I want my soft bed, fluffy pillow, big bolster, comfortable comforter. I need more sleep so badly because the dark rings are out to see the sunshine. Tomorrow is my sis ROM day. I will need lots of concealer to cover the dark eye rings and the numerous pimples that are popping out. I just felt 1 on my chin. So yucky and sad to have pimples!

Before CNY, I wanted to slim down to wear nice clothes but failed. So I told my family I wanted to slim down before my sis ROM. It failed again as expected by Dar. I think I will never slim down to 45kg anymore. Where my past 45kg went to? I don’t want to make friends with my current weight. It is my enemy, not friend. I hate it when I can no longer share clothes with my 2nd sis. She calls me piggy now just because I can’t fit into her clothes anymore.

Time pass rather slow for today. If I’m at home, I’ll be watching TV after I wake up. In fact, I will only wake up in the afternoon if I’m at home today.

I got to be a driver for tomorrow. I will drive my mom and we will be picking up my auntie. After that, I will drop them at the club and then go over to pick up Dar. At the end, I will send my auntie back together with Dar. How I wish Dar will pity me and take over the wheels. But, I know that he don’t like to be a driver so maybe after my auntie alights, I might ask him to drive back.

Its so boring. Not that I don’t have things to do. Its just that those stupid people never update the report values and I’m waiting for their emails or I can see that they change the reports, only then will I be able to process the reports and do my report. I hate it when I have to send out reminders and call these people to please update the values.

I’ve been thinking since yesterday. If there’s no lesson on the first 3 days for the 1st week of the semester, I hope to go Taiwan. Stupid attachment spoiling my holiday plan. I wish that the school is not that evil or maybe I hope I got the luck to go. If not, I just have to wait for the 2 weeks break to come and go for my trip in May.

Or maybe hopefully, Dar’s company will allow him to go Shanghai for the business trip during my 2 weeks break. Haha… If I can go Taiwan next month, then Shanghai in May provided Dar’s trip clashes with my break. Oh my… then I’ll be so damn happy. Though I’ll be alone when Dar is off to work. But I don’t mind, seriously.

How I wish things are progressing with what I think. Maybe I will need to stack a few pillows tonight so that I can dream about it. Where is my trip for this year? Where can I go this year with my Dar?

Thailand again? No!

Genting again? NO!

Cruise again? Boring!

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing. Yes Yes Yes!!!!

Dar, I know you read my blog. Can I?

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Sickness...

My last post was on the earthquake and since then, I stop blogging because I was sick.

Thursday was a tough day for me at work. I feel so damn cold when its not that cold actually and I was telling my colleagues that I think I am getting a fever. True enough, around 3pm, I feel feverish and almost fainted in the office. So, I try not to walk around too much.

5 mins before 6pm, I was gone from my desk and off to home. I really cannot tolerate the uneasiness and discomfort the fever had brought to me. As usual, I reached home around 7.30pm which is a 1.5hr ride home. I bathe and went to sleep straight away without dinner. I was thinking that it’s a good way to slim down too.

Anyway, I took my temperature before sleep and it is 38.2ºC

My mum came home and 12am, the light in my room was on and my mom is the clever type because she knew I was sick when I went to sleep so early. She touched my forehead and was nagging and nagging that I’m running a fever and etc. I’m already feeling bad enough and she adds on with all those nagging. I fell back asleep after she gave me some medicine.

Friday morning, I woke up at 4.30am because the fever wakes me up. This time, the temperature raised a little, 38.4ºC. I fell back to sleep again and at 5.30am, I woke up again. I went back to sleep and woke up at 6.30am. Still, my temperature did not go down. The last time I had fever was just after CNY and I didn’t go for work that time. Now, fever struck me again. But this time round, it was a fully combo virus that attack me.

Fever + Sore throat + Running nose + Cough + Headache

I couldn’t talk at all on Friday. I had to write on a piece of paper and ask me sis to inform my AD that I had to be on MC that day. I went back to sleep and woke up in the afternoon. Still, I feel very uncomfortable and giddy. No one was home to take care of me and I was so afraid that I will faint so I stay either on bed or sofa and didn’t move around unnecessary.

I waited for Dar to knock off so that someone can accompany me to the doctor. By then, my temperature was 39ºC.
I don’t want to faint on my way to the doctor. Dar took a cab over after his work and I’m so touched. I didn’t take any food for the whole day because my mouth just don’t want to eat anything.

After doctor, Dar and I went home. My sis bf bought satay and this makes me feel worse! I wanted to eat but I can’t. Dar ate 3 sticks and he told me its not nice. PIG! Not nice then you still finish all of it?

Dar and I went over his place so that he can take care of me and I fell asleep as soon as we reach. 2.30am, Dar wake me up again to take my fever medicine which is Tamiflu. It is a restricted drug! Stupid people abuses the drug and make the cost of it goes up. My medical bill comes up at $83. Thanks to the expensive Tamiflu.

I slept again and wake up at 1pm on Saturday. Went partyworld with my cousins. Dar don’t allow me to go coz I was sick but in the end, he got no choice because I insist. Well, I know I was sick but this singing session was organized by me. My singing sucks that day because of my sore throat and my cousin was asking me is it too long never sing.

My voice was like a guy ever since I regain the voice on Friday afternoon. Its so terrible and my sisters cannot stand it. Even I can’t stand it, for goodness sake.

Dar and I went Suntec for the IT show after singing and we went Hong Kong Café again for our dinner. I think we are eating too much good stuff. That’s why we didn’t slim down.

On Sunday, I went for a dinner with Dar and his family. Loh Hay again, sharks’ fin, roasted chicken, prawns, fish… Luckily, my fever went down.

Yesterday, my usual voice came back to me. But sometimes it will be camouflaged by the guy voice. Today, I think my voice is trying to over-power the guy voice. Hahahaha…

But today, I got a new sickness. I suspect it became stomach flu because my tummy feels so unwell. I still feel giddy and feel that the ground is not leveled. Feel like sleeping. I need to sleep early tonight too.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Tremor in Singapore

When I was lunching with my colleagues, they were talking about Earthquake because they can feel the tremor and 1 of them said that her father's company evacuated the people in the building. I didn't really care a bit even though I felt giddy because I thought I was sick so its natural to feel giddy.

After lunch, I came back to check the email of the office and saw an email like this:

Dear colleagues,
Please see report from NEA below for info:-

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION, NEA
TREMOR IN SINGAPORE
INFORMATION ON SOURCE EARTHQUAKE
______________________________________________________________________________________
Serial No.: 2
An earthquake was detected at 11:49am, 6 Mar 2007 in SOUTHERN SUMATRA, approximately 430km from Singapore. The magnitude of the earthquake is 6.6 on the Richter scale. The epicentre is located at latitude 0.4 South and longitude 100.4 East.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Issued by Meteorological Services Division, NEA (Tel: 6542-5059/6542-2837) on 06 Mar 2007 at 12:07 PM (Singapore Time)


I was like, OMG! How come no one is evacuated at that time?

Another email I just received was:

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to update you that as a result of the Sumatran Earth Quake which occurred at about 11.49 am, our building encountered short tremors. Immediately we activated out Building Management team to carry out a physical check for cracks within our building and there was no crack or any obvious damages reported. We had also informed all our staff and tenant Ministries about this incident at about 12.17pm.
Approximately at about 1.49 pm, it was reported that there were short tremors again at our building but this time round, it was a shorter and weaker one. We had checked BCA that those buildings within Singapore are safe structurally in general unless serious or obvious cracks are detected. We had also requested BCA to send a team to inspect our building.
MOF-S&F unit will continue to monitor the situation with NEA and BCA and keep all staff and our tenants informed if there is a need to activate any evacuation plan.

Thank You.

I was so prepared to evacuate right now because the tremor is not felt once. But twice and there are people checking the structure of the building right now. They must check properly or else tomorrow I come collapse then I will die!

4 people died in this sumatran earth quake in sumatra, of coz. Many buildings collapse. I suddenly feel like crying for these people because of this natural disaster. Its so heart wrenching to know that people are dying because of natural disasters. Sometimes I wonder, why must God or whatever gives us a life and take it away? Its so sad la. Enough of this, I must not get emotionally unstable.

CNY season part 2

Seems like CNY is way long ago because I can't remember much. Maybe its the stress of work right now that makes me feel so upset over everything and I don't wish to remember anything.

Let me think hard...

After the day at Dar's fren's place, went home and had my dinner and sleep. But before I slept, I feel like I'm having a fever, so I took my temperature and it was 38.2.

The very next day, its a Wednesday and its supposedly my 1st day of attachment.

However, I fell sick on the 1st day of work! I had a fever and was feeling so damn tired that I can’t walk straight. I woke up at 4.30am as I was feeling damn unwell and my mom was disturbed my me so she woke up too. She touched my forehead and was shocked to feel that I had a high fever. I went toilet and went back to sleep. 6am, I woke up, brushed my teeth, came out from toilet and the next moment I knew, I was sitting on the bed and fell on my back. It’s like I fainted but just that I was rather conscious. My mom was telling me not to go for work. I can’t believe that I ignore her and continued to pick my clothes and wanted to change. But, my body is feeling so weak.

Therefore, I took out the magic wane, thermometer. My temperature reads, 38.4. It’s not high fever actually but it’s torturing. I don’t like fever because it will make me giddy and I’m afraid I will faint. I have no choice but to take MC on the 1st day of work. That’s not nice but well, I’m prone to sickness anyway.

Thursday was the official date of my 1st day of work. That’s what they told me. I’m posted to internal audit at MTI (M-i-n-i-s-t-r-y of T-r-a-d-e & I-n-d-u-s-t-r-y). I so don’t like the place because people there don’t talk to you. I feel so neglected there and luckily its only a 2-months attachment. I report to the assistant director (AD) of internal audit and basically, only me and her are doing the internal audit because I don’t see anyone else. Its so boring can. She got a strange temper. Maybe because she is pregnant but that doesn’t mean she can show me a black face when I did not do anything.

Imagine you done a summary as she asked you to do, after that she said it is too summarized and ask you to elaborate. That will not be called summary right? I don’t know what on earth her expectations are. When she goes home, she just walk past me and didn’t bother to say bye. What on earth is this? So rude? It’s the 3rd week! She is not in office today. I wish she give birth now and I won’t be seeing her 3 months which means I don’t need to see her anymore! It is so boring working here. NEVER will I want to come here willingly to work again.

Oh ya… my birthday last week was fabulous. I have great friends and great celebration for my 20th birthday! 2 big candles, not 1. How old…

On Tuesday, I met up with Dar and he bought me a cake from swiss-bake. Brownie cheesecake is nice. Though the celebration is a little small, went to his house and had dinner, but its rather sweet of him to get me a cake. Curry at his place is fantastic too. After that, went home and sleep because we have to work the next day. Wednesday is my actual day. After work, I met Joanna at City Hall MRT station and we waited for Joyce and Renand to come. We had dinner together and they got me a cake! Our dinner at New York New York and they got a cake from delifrance and ask the waitress there to light the candle and bring it to me. So nice! Thanks for the gift because it is really handy to me. $20 each from them so that I can save up and get the coach bag I love.

Thursday, I had my dinner with Bibi, Desmond, Ming Sui and Shiyun. Our dinner was at Let’s Eat and we had curry fishhead, Sambal kangkong, lemon chicken and thai fish cake. Yummy dinner and thanks to Desmond for the treat. I treat them desserts at a hong kong restaurant after the dinner. Thank you people for the lovely bracelet and necklace. I’m wearing it today to work!

No matter what gifts I received, I really appreciate it because you all remember my birthday! My sister also gave me $70 Isetan voucher but I would rather have cash. Opps.

Friday after work, I meet Dar for dinner and shopping for my presents. I walked to the MRT station because my office is just next to Funan. I called Dar and asked where is he. He told me he was on his way to Jurong East. After I reach the MRT station, he told me he is on train towards Clementi. The next thing in my mind was, why are you so slow? But I got a strange feeling at that time. He seems to reach and is nearby but I didn't think any further because he is supposedly be working that day. I started to shop a little while waiting and he called me. He asked me to wait for him at the MRT when I told him I'm shopping. At this moment, my feelings of him around is stronger. Normally he won't do that, he would never ask me to wait at a place for him when he is not reaching yet.

I walked back and saw him walking towards my direction. He took leave that day but not for me. Its because he signed up MIO plan and since then, he always encounter problems brought by the service.

We had dinner and he told me that he was waiting for me at my office building but because we have 2 entrance and he can't enter without access card, he had to make a big round to another exit I went. Therefore he can't catch up with me. 1 week, I have so many surprises. We went shopping after dinner and I got a pair of shoes from Charles & Keith and 1 tank top from m'Phosis. All proudly sponsored by Dar. But I'm not done with my shopping yet. 1 more shoes and a few more clothes should be enough. Hahaha...

Saturday went to my cousin's place at Sengkang. We stayed for around 1 to 2 hours and headed back home. Around 9pm, went to another cousin's place at Bukit Batok for mahjong game. I lose $50 and well, nothing to complain because sometimes I won so its time to payback. Dar won $40 and supper was on him.

Sunday went to the eatery for reunion dinner and we had great food! Its nice to have family that opens an eatery shop that is like zi cha. I'm getting hungry...

My AD is not here today. Which means I got a day off too! How I wish there is a bed for me to lie down and rest. My colleagues from other departments sitting around me are going to America. How I envy them. Can they just pack me into the luggage? They going to New York? That's what I heard. Shall I just ask them to get me my coach bag from there? OMG... their discussion is driving me mad! Its near to lunch time, 11.10am. Stomach goes rumbling and growling...