Earshot Cafe

29 Mar 2009

Eunice is a special friend of ours with a great singing voice and who is very artistic.

I have known her for about 6 years but as she is often in Canada, we don't get to meet very often. I admire her perseverance towards her music, how she would not conform to the industry packaging and mould and how she works hard to fulfill her dreams. It is not easy.

So I was very happy to receive her invitation to her gig at Earshot Cafe. She practiced 2 weeks for the 1 hr acoustic session. She writes her own song and can sing from soft rock to the Blues.

I can't wait for her CD to be released, but as her songs are considered indie more than mainstream pop, it would need alot of support to bring it onto our Sg shores!

Eunice Official Website

Eunice Facebook

Check out the 2 songs on her FB :

1. Room with No sound

2. Ghost of Babylon

I wished I had a better recording of the night event, but here's what I've got, it's not complete but I hope to share this with you. Unfortunately, I seem to be having problem uploading the video. Will try it again later.

A $1 deal

21 Mar 2009

During one of his lobang steal, hubby manages to get a room in Ibis Hotel for $1. Yes, you read it right, $1 !!!!

It's small and compact, not luxurious but basic. I wouldn't mind staying here if I'm a tourist, it has all the basic amenities, no swimming pool, no frills but comfortable enough for a night's rest before shopping and sight seeing beckons.

But as I was still recovering from my nasty infection that weekend, we did not stay overnight but gave the room to D & L who had a nice stay with their baby girl.

But I still kay poh kay poh came in the afternoon and stayed till evening before we hand the key over.

Bed is huge. Much bigger than other hotel bed I have slept in.

Left: Small and compact toilet

Right: Basic stuffs such as a safe, kettle, cups and that is the wardrobe. No doors.

Left: LCD TV on the wall, many channels including AXN and ESPN

Right: View from the room

Here I am posing for picture in the mirror while hubby is checking out the showering facilities. (^=^)

I think I will be better - Hopefully

I had a bit of a scare because of my fainting attack. I didn't get better and was very weak and giddy and we decided to go to A&E.

Overall to cut the long story short, I was diagnosed to have a one time attack and not on any medication for now. Apparently the Dr (a Prof some more) thinks it's very common to have such attack and I quote "even people dancing in pub can have one" (erm).

My CT scan was ok and am now waiting for my EEG report, out maybe next week.

So after spending a day admitted in the ward, I was very happy and excited to be discharged yesterday. I came home and showered and I slept from 4 to 7!

I truly feel blessed to be alive and hopefully well as long as I can be. I was quite a baby at the ward and to much embarrassment, the nurses and Drs were very kind to me. The night nurse found me crying and it's one of those times when you are so scared and worried that you just cannot stop. She comforted me, let me sit at the nurses' station and made me Milo. That night I had a fainting episode again, the ground was moving and my head was light headed and my hands and feet were numb. I was confined to bed and feeling more scared, cried some more. In the end, my hubby came and held my hand. 

Dearie, I want to thank you for going through this with me, for staying and waiting while I was stuck in the A&E recovery room and you sitting alone in the visitor's waiting area for close to 4 hours. The recovery room was a chaotic mess, trolleys in and out (it's my first time there and hopefully the last). I'm sorry for waking you at 1 am and causing you not to sleep the entire night. But you comfort me and I feel safe with you.

The CT scan and EEG was an eye opener, the technician showed me the probes and my reading on the computer screen but the DR will have to analyse it and write the report. While capturing the awake mode, she flashes bright lights in my eyes (my eyes were closed) and made me breathe in and out very quickly for 3 mins  to collect some readings. These made my headache worse and my limbs numb and tingly. In the sleep mode, she played some music and I tried to relax and sleep. I think I did sleep for a short while and she was satisfied with the readings. The whole procedure took 30 min or longer.

so the good news is that I'm home and recovering. Though my right side is still slightly weaker, it seems this is the residual effect and will go away. My TCU is on 1 June and I will pray that the test report is ok.

To my dearest friends, I'm ok so don't worry ok? Thank you for your concern and love and well wishes across the ocean. Muaks.

Fainting

I'm trying to write this in a positive way but I'm feeling rather pessimistic now.

Anyway, I fainted this morning while getting ready for work at the kitchen sink. According to my hubby, I fainted 3 times in total from the kitchen to the room and I had no idea. I only remembered hearing my mum calling for my hubby frantically when I first fainted and finally after struggling to wake up, my mum was wiping my cold sweat.

I was scared.

Anyhow, I am referred to see a neurologist to exclude some stuffs. Earliest appointment is at the end of April. I'm afraid to faint again. It's not a pleasant experience and it's embarrassing.

Received this in an email

HANDBOOK 2009  Health:  1.    Drink plenty of water.  2.    Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.  3.    Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.  4.    Live with the 3 E's -- Energy,  Enthusiasm, and Empathy.  5.    Make time for prayer.  6.    Play more games.  7.    Read more books than you did in 2008.  8.    Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.  9.    Sleep for 7 hours.  10.  Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk,   smile.  Personality:  11.  Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.  12.  Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy the positive present moment.  13.  Don't over do. Keep your limits.  14.  Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.  15.  Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.  16.  Dream more while you are awake.  17.  Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.  18.  Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with   his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.  19.  Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.  20..  Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.  21.  No one is in charge of your happiness except you.  22.  Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.   Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.  23.  Smile and laugh more.  24.  You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.  Society:  25.  Call your family often.  26.  Each day give something good to others.  27..  Forgive everyone for everything.  28.  Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the   age of 6.  29.  Try to make at least three people smile each day.  30.  What other people think of you is none of your business.  31.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your          family and friends will. Stay in touch.  Life:  32.  Do the right thing!  33.  Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.  34.  GOD heals everything.  35.  However good or bad a situation is, it will change.  36.  No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.  37.  The best is yet to come.  38.  When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.  39.  Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.  Last but not the least:  40.  Please Forward this to everyone you care about .

I want to be happy, to live my life with my dearie and not worry about what I cannot control. The most important thing is to do the right thing so that I won't look back in regrets. To be true to myself for only the one that truly cares will stay with me in times of health and sickness, to laugh with me and to dry up my tears. Flitting clouds are meaningless, paper airplanes will cease to fly.

Mummy & Me

That's frog leg claypot. Tender but salty, they cooked it with too much "chai po".

so sick and tired

I'm miserable, My head hurts from coughing, my nose and throat are in pain, I'm so tired.

On new course of antibiotics, starting another 4-5 days. I'm miserable and tired. Feel so sick and miserable. 

I hope I can recover soon.

Update: 15 Mar 09

It has been a week since I last fell sick. I'm not very much better. The nose has stopped dripping but the fatigue and feverish feeling is still here. I keep feeling cold then breaking out into sweats at night and often get cold and feverish. My body aches and I'm so tired, just tired.

Finishing my course of antibiotics but I till have the "stuffy" sound. =(

Celebrated mummy's birthday last Fri at GWC- Imperial Restaurant. The food was so good even though I had to order only steamed and non deep fried stuffs. Can't wait to eat there again.

haven't been well

was feeling sick on and off and finally it came crashing. Now home, huddled under a blanket and using tissue papers like there's no tomorrow.

My body aches, I hurt everywhere and I'm generally quite miserable.

Been a little upset lately because I spoke up against something I thought didn't sound right and did not do. The person's attitude towards me changed and wasn't as friendly towards me as when I first joined. I try not to be sensitive and get affected but I think it's pretty obvious. Anyway, I wasn't convinced by her explanation over the issues but I didn't want to talk anymore. Just act stupid and let the days pass me by. 

I just don't feel connected to anyone or to the tasks there.

I need a purpose.

Tigger & Duckie

As usual, I must start off with a nice cup of coffee. Promoting for Nescafe, the 30 cents drink is very nice, just small. I never knew vending machine coffee can taste good too. It's just along the corridor next to the office.

Here's me 2 cute friend, Tigger & Duckie to bring some cheer to my desk.

I get free food very often, because of meeting or some event or other. Good for lazy or busy days where the staff canteen seems so far away!

Oncology is very new to me. There are alot of terminology to learn and alot alot of things to read! Good to keep learning but brain do get confused when there are alot of things to read and understand. Reading new protocols do sometimes make me feel stupid and frustrated and I get upset when  I can't remember the procedures, processes and the many things that I keep trying to remember... oh gosh. Just don't like to feel stupid. Haha. Stressed!

And yes.. case notes are now thick with squiggly handwriting so eyes do get tired at the end of the day.

But I'm enjoying it so far. =)