took leave yesterdae cos itz my grandfather-in-law's 100th dae after his passing, so went temple to pay respects to him...was veri shocked when Dearie received a call on his mobile from my collig, May! apparently, my colligs did not see me in office and wondered what happened to me! cos was coughing quite badly on mon in office, so Mui Kiang had thot me on MC again... she sms-ed me but me din hear the tone... May oso tried calling me but again, me din hear the tone... so in the end, she resorted to calling Dearie :) touched by their concern & oso felt guilty for making them worry...went to see another doctor again on mon night after work, cos dun c any improvements in my condition despite taking the antibiotics... the 2nd doc told me me had slight asthma, and prescribed me more medicine, each targeting specific illness... hope will fully recover before honeymoon! going for review tonite after work...told mother-in-law about my slight asthma condition & she quickly went to look for suitable tonics/soup to prepare for me... :P so touched... she oso told me to take good care of myself or else, our children may be as weak as me... hmmz... Dearie said if itz hereditary, wil hv no difference on our children whatsoeva... my mum specifically told me nt to take cold drinks, chicken, squids, orange etc... sighz....anyway, there's dis cute white poodle-like dog in the lift lobby as us at in-laws' place yesterdae... itz owner was calling to it from the basement carpark... it appeared to be going to itz owner when suddenly it turned and rushed towards us, yelping excitedly! it was so excited, like ready to pounce on us! me got so scared and quickly grabbed Dearie's arm & used my bag to shield my legs... haha! then itz owner came and carried it away, apologising to us... usually me nt scared of dogs, but this particular one cot me off-guard...today, in the lift, me saw a lizard scurrying around on the lift floor when we were about to go in! me quickly told Dearie to take the next lift cos dunno whether the lizard wil pounce on us in the lift anot! he said cant, cos the other lift wil not come up unless this lift goes down! sighz... no choice lor, hv to take the lift with the lizard... me kept an eye on the lizard, making sure it doesn't come anywhere near us... luckily, it stayed at a corner throughout the 17 floors down!
sighz... i hv fallen sick again... just recovered from flu and irritated throat after a course of antibiotics... but alas, barely a week more & i have fallen sick again... this time, it seems more serious... congested airway and chest & keeps coughing non-stop till nose becomes blocked & tears start to flow... on MC last Friday and stayed home to recuperate...doc refused to give me more medicine, wanted my own immune system to fight the sickness... but when she realised my tonsils are infected, she has no choice but to give me antibiotics... she doesn't believe in having chemicals in the body... she said my frequent sickness stems from my sinus... when she realised i haven't been using the nasal spray frequently, she gave me a disapproving look... seems like i have to constantly use the nasal spray to keep my sinus under control... sighz... so troublesome, wil need to bring along on my honeymoon...i feel like a drug addict, using the nasal spray every morning and every night before sleep... the feeling is weird at first, with the spray going into my body through the nose... but now getting used to it liao... seems my flu, cough & wat not are all connected to my sinus.... sighz...as I was sick, we gave ourselves a break from housework over the weekend... instead, Dearie treated us to movies as he said i needed some fresh air... watched "Happy Feet" on Sat & "Battle of Wits" on Sun... both shows are nice... the former was so cute! the tunes are so catchy and the penguins are so cute! as GV has this promotion - Combo Popcorn Set that comes with a free penguin softtoy, Dearie bot 1 set and chose the main character, Mumble for me... now, Mumble is watching me at work... intend to bring him on our honeymoon trip too! :)
really looking forward to our honeymoon on 9/12/06! had wanted to extend our stay in Paris (last stop after Switzerland) by 3 days, but was told by the tour agency that return flights are all fully booked... :(( we were so disappointed...initially when we booked the tour, the agent who served us said there is no need for us to commit to extending our stay then... we can go back home and think over it... there is still time for us to extend when we make our 2nd payment a few months later...in the end, we tried to extend but the agent (different from the first one) told us all return flights are fully booked... was there a miscommunication somewhere? why cant the same agent serve us throughout?there's supposed to be a pre-tour briefing for us too... we tried to check with the agent on the date, timing etc... but was told he also has no idea and we have to wait for the tour agent from another agency to contact us for arrangements... aiyo.... briefing is supposed to be held 2months before the actual tour date, which is soon.... hope the agent calls us soon.... in the end, instead of extending our stay in Paris, we booked 3D2N stay at Changi Village Hotel, sorta a belated celebration for our 1year ROM Anniversary on 9 sept :)hope our honeymoon will be sweet after all, despite all the hiccups now...
Our dining experience at Fullerton Hotel's Town Restaurant was really a good one :)Had Gourmet Seafood Buffet yesterday evening before "Dim Sum Dollies - Little House of Horrors" wif Dearie, his parents & sis... their oysters, salmon sashimi, crayfish, prawns and among others were so fresh & delicious :) really impressed with their customer service too!Dearie's Dad had a taste of their watermelon & found its taste weird... jus a word to their staff and the next instance, the plate of watermelons at the buffet spread was removed... such a prompt response to customer's feedback! the next moment, the same staff came to our table wif a plate of watermelons & a brief explanation for the watermelons' weird taste as well as a dessert sampler as a gesture of apology! :) the dessert sampler consists of several desserts, ranging from vanilla ice-cream to chocolate mouse, chocolate cakes, strawberry cakes among others... we were so impressed! :) This must be the standard of a five-star hotel! :) Highly recommended place for a great dining experience (note I am not paid any commission for this)
the wedding reception we attended on 11/11/06 is actually a ROM solemnisation ceremony, followed by lunch of french cuisine at Au Jardin...the bride looks so sweet, in her wedding gown, with a flower band / 'tiara' on her head... her hair was let down and her gown was made-to-measure (at flamingo bridal)... there were pink & white rose petals on the footpath where the bride's father would lead the bride to the solemnisation table where the solemniser and groom were waiting... the jiemeis oso held cones of rose petals where they would scatter on the newly weds after they had exchanged their vows and walked down the footpath... the feeling was very much like a church wedding... the bride also threw her bouquet of flowers to the awaiting single ladies... in fact, the newly weds had wanted to hold at Chijmes but 11/11/06 was fully booked...the solemniser was a caucasian man, about 60+ years old... he looks so jolly and looks like the old man from KFC (as what the bride's grandmothers remarked to us upon seeing him) haha!! the newly weds prepared their own wedding vows and thank you speeches which brought tears to the bride's grandmothers... me touched too and tears welled in my eyes too :)our wedding videographer, christopher from hilo productions was introduced by the bride then... had thot will see him on sat, but he was fully booked on 11/11/06... so no chance to thank him again for what he had done for our wedding... the sky was overcast towards the end of the solemnisation, which was outdoors... luckily, it didn't rain until we proceeded to the restaurant for lunch! :)11 nov is also the 28th yr wedding anniversary of dearie's parents! so coincidental! his mum was grumbling that she was not invited to the ROM, and relive this special dae... dearie & his dad see no sense in her logic... haha!! anyway, the guests were all very young, about 20 to 30yrs old, minus the newly weds' parents & grandparents... at least we learned something new... for french cuisine, the bread should be on our left... but the other guests at our table felt it should be on our right... in the end, i "missed" my fork n had to ask to the waiter for an additional fork... he looked confused when he passed me the fork as there was an additional fork in front of the guest opposite me... the white wine served during lunch was very nice, wif a nice after taste... we made a mental note to check wif the bride...
yeah! today is friday oredi! :) so happy and looking forward to the weekends!went to the doctor on mon, still not feeling well today... been having persistent coughs, especially at nights and can't sleep well... also felt phlegm in my chest and a blocked cum running nose, especially in the mornings... been also monitoring my temperature, luckily no fever...a visit to the doctor during lunch time found me running a fever at 37.5 degrees celsius, thou a measurement in the morning indicated no fever.... unable to escape antibiotics this time... sighz... given a new course of medicine... hope wil get well before my honeymoon trip!tomorrow, dearie & myself will be attending a wedding reception at Botanic Gardens, 12.00pm :) at a nice french restaurant called Au Jardin... bride is very young, 21 yrs old and daughter of a very good fren of my mother-in-law... it's the first outdoor wedding lunch reception i have had... heard the newly-weds will be engaging their photographer to take photos of them mingling with the guests and compile into their wedding album... quite new & special concept whereby there'll be no studio shoots nor posed pictures in their wedding album... the bride oso hand-made most of the wedding stuff, from invitation cards to flower petals used...have decided on my dress tomorrow, a pink tube dress which me bought from raffles city robinsons before CNY this year... meant to wear during CNY but no chance to... finalli wil hv chance tomorrow! :) oso painted nail pink to match the dress... haha!hope tomorrow will be a sunny day! :)
woke up with a terrible blocked nose, irritated throat & body aches yesterday morning... cant drag myself up for work and reported sick for work...went to see doctor after finally waking up at 10.30am... waited for a long long long time for my turn thou me 1st in the queue... wonder wat the patient inside was doing wif the doctor... when it was finalli my turn, doctor took my temperature (luckily no fever), took a look at my throat (tonsils were irritated & red which probably explained the irritated throat), checked my blood pressure (normal) & checked my airways (clear)... then she prescribed medicine for my blocked nose & lozenges for the throat... asked her how about my body aches... she asked me to monitor my body temperature, should there b persistent fever for more than 3 days, must go back to her on Friday to take blood samples... as she was worried that it could be dengue fever, given singapore's weather & my symptons... got me so worried! :(back at home, slept a while as medicine made me drowsy... did abit of my "House Rules" cross-stitch before feeling sick again... temperature fluctuated between 36.5 & 36.9, head was so heavy, cant think properly... finalli went to bed at around 9.30pm...dearie quickly turned on the air-con and set timer for 4hrs, instead of the usual 2hrs as well as put the fan speed to medium speed, instead of the usual low speed, hoping me wun feel so hot and uncomfortable... me so worried wil develop a fever and b put under observation in hospital... the thought of being alone and put on the drip sent shivers down my spine...luckily woke up feeling betta today, but stil brought the thermometer to office today, told colleagues me need to monitor my temperature... gennie was worried! may thought me preparing for a little one... haha!!
last week's plan was abruptly disrupted by a hospital visit on my part... this week's plan was disrupted by Dearie's activation! :Pyesterday was our 6.5 years anniversary of being together, so today we wanted to go Bugis Junction to take our monthly neo-cards :) who knows the moment we stepped outta house & waiting for the lift, his phone rang... he was activated!so coincidental! luckily we haven't turned into Bugis Junction yet & knew about this! else history will repeat itself, like last week... :Pnow, he's on his way to pick up his platoon mate to go camp together... hope his stay @ the camp wun take too long... hope will just be a routine call... keeping fingers crossed... while waiting for him to come back, think will start doing housework 1st, else he may b tired to do so tonite... glad he has alwiz been helping out in vacuuming & mopping the house while me only take charge of ironing clothes... :P
sighz... think me just not fated to catch "Rob-B-Hood" on the big screen! on last sunday, after a home-cooked lunch (rice wif prawn omelette, tempura fish & bamboo shoots) and noting the show-times, we set off for Jurong Point GV, hoping to buy tixs on the spot since the movie was into its last runs liao... moreover, encountered problems on GV website when we wanted to book online... jus exited from PIE when we received news of a bus incident wif 3 passengers and service leader sent to TTSH... so had to turn back to where we came from.... missed the show again (2nd time liao)to think that TTSH is so near our home! if we were to receive the news earlier or before we left house, will not nid to go the extra unnecessary distance...spent 3 hours at TTSH, ensuring that the injured received treatment & we had exchanged contacts... luckily they sustained minor injuries and received outpatient treatment... during these 3 hours, Dearie had to go wandering aimlessly at the nearby Novena Square and United Square :)thanks Dearie! :)
oh... both Dearie and myself just missed NUS Arts Canteen food so much! decided to go there yesterday and have a late lunch :) treated ourselves to laksa yong tau foo and chicken cutlet. the food still tastes just as yummy as 6 years ago for me... OMG... time sure flies! prices remain the same with new additions of stalls to the Arts Canteen... :) brings back memories for both of us... thou we only spent free periods of my last year and his first year together in NUS, but still... when we saw the lecture theatres & tutorial rooms, undergrads rushing for lectures, catching bites in between classes... just brought back memories of those days... sighz... fact that it has been 6 years since my graduation just makes me realise me hv aged... Dearie oso din realise it has been 6 years until me brought it up!met his sis at the canteen too... she said her frens find us look like law students!! hmm... wat does that imply? *scratch head*
