i went to the doctor the previous night; actually it was never my intention to visit a doctor despite what i've mentioned in my previous post. i kept on thinking that the sore throat would go away soon and bring all its friends along. normally, it always goes away very fast even without any visit to the doctor or taking any medication; just a couple tablets of vitamin C + panadol would ease the discomfort away. this time i thought no exception.
but after work, cl told me that he wanted to see the doctor. he's down with cough and since he could make use of my medical benefit meant for dependant, why not take advantage of it?
so there we went hand in hand to the same doctor. i went into the consultation room first. told the doctor that i've been having sore throat & blocked nose and it irritates me a lot when i couldn't breathe properly especially at nite. he checked my tongue and told me it was just a mild sore throat, nothing to be worried about. then he checked my nose with a torch light. he exclaimed 'wow! so congested!' i was taken aback by what he said, congested? did he mean that i didn't clean my nose properly and it's full of nose shit that he couldn't see what's inside??? oh my god! so embarassing! he added, 'your nose is swollen inside'. ahhh...swollen, that's why it's congested. phew! i have a swollen nose, how weird! luckily it's only swollen inside, not visible outside.
the doctor then took my body temperature. i had slight fever. hmm...i didn't feel that i was having fever. i mean you could feel it right if you have fever. but nothing of that sort. he asked me if i needed a medical leave the next day. surely i grabbed at the opportunity. i didn't ask for it, he's the one who asked me if i wanted it. *grinning from ear to ear*
so there i was, having a good day rest at home yesterday. i slept till 12 noon, it was the most soundly sleep i had since ages. after waking up and did some house chores & had lunch, i went back to sleep for another 2 hours till 6pm, waking up just in time for dinner.
life is a bliss if only i could just sit at home resting until i deliver...*day-dreaming again*
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
the sick me
it started with a mild sore throat, and then the sore throat got worse. that was just the beginning, i just knew it. after that, other friends came along...blocked nose, cough, flu. arrgghh!!!
i'm having difficulty to sleep at night due to blocked nose. i think i'm going to the doctor tomorrow and get a mc. looking forward to sleep late tomorrow morning. it soothes my mind thinking of not having to work tomorrow :) ...yea, i know, the lazy girl thought, as always.
i'm having difficulty to sleep at night due to blocked nose. i think i'm going to the doctor tomorrow and get a mc. looking forward to sleep late tomorrow morning. it soothes my mind thinking of not having to work tomorrow :) ...yea, i know, the lazy girl thought, as always.
Friday, October 24, 2008
the lazy girl workout
i was flipping through jaya jusco's bi-monthly PEARL magazine (may 2008, issue 42) and came across a very interesting article titled "lazy girl workout".
the below extract caught my attention:
"vacuuming, tidying up and getting through a pile of dishes will burn up around 100 calories in just 20 minutes!"
with such a busy schedule, who could blame you for not wanting to slog a few hours at the gym?
learn how to get a great body without spending hours on the treadmill!
exercising and getting fit doesn't have to involve hours at the gym but do realise you have to do some form of exercise! writer Deborah English puts in aptly when she says, "don't believe in the old saying: there's no gain without pain. lazy girls can get fit too." our body can thrive on a little of the right type of exercise, a healthy dollop of recreation and plenty of rest. apply the following suggestions to your life and before you know it, you'll be fit, healthy and raring to go!
do housework if the last thing you want to do is go to the gym on the weekend, get stuck into the housework before you have breakfast. vacuuming, tidying up and getting through a pile of dishes will burn up around 100 calories in just 20 minutes! don't underestimate the workout you get while cleaning and tidying up the house. your arms get worked as you clean the windows and mopping the floor works your waist as you move your mop from side to side to get all corners after a hot shower and looking around clean, guilt-free house. so, you will be killing two birds with one stone - getting a workout while getting a spotless home!
when i was about to get married, i had an extremely vigorious workout at the gym almost everyday! i could burn up to 800 calorie per workout! that's a freaking half of the total calorie needed by a girl in a day. i had a very fit body then, all parts & curve were nicely shapped & toned. i was getting so slim that my colleagues commented that i looked too skinny already and that i should stop working out and eat more instead. wow! that was the best compliment that i had and what more, a very strong reason to indulge myself. life was a paradise then.
of course i didn't indulge myself crazy as my wedding was just around the corner. i really didn't want to end up looking like a coprse bride either so i worked-out & had normal portion of meals everyday. i had to have rice during lunch; well, i tried staying away from rice and just had some noodles for lunch for sometime and guess what, i couldn't even bring myself to burn 300 calories. i just didn't have the energy to brisk walk on the tread mill. finally i learnt the tricks - consume carbohydrate during the day and eat a smaller portion for dinner. and most importantly, no food intake after 8pm.
after i got married, the mission to maintain my body figure did not sound so compelling anymore, thus i stopped doing workout altogether. people were saying that for those regular gym goer, once they stop doing workout, they will bloat like nobody's business. thank godness it didn't happen to me. i did not officially go to gym for workout anymore but i did what the article above indicated. i did lots of housework to keep my home spotlessly clean. whilst doing that, i was burning calorie unknowingly. the only difference is that i couldn't keep track of the amount of calorie i burn and i don't sweat as much anymore. nevertheless, i still feel great & satisfied especially when my house is squeeky clean after all the cleaning.
the below extract caught my attention:
"vacuuming, tidying up and getting through a pile of dishes will burn up around 100 calories in just 20 minutes!"
with such a busy schedule, who could blame you for not wanting to slog a few hours at the gym?
learn how to get a great body without spending hours on the treadmill!
exercising and getting fit doesn't have to involve hours at the gym but do realise you have to do some form of exercise! writer Deborah English puts in aptly when she says, "don't believe in the old saying: there's no gain without pain. lazy girls can get fit too." our body can thrive on a little of the right type of exercise, a healthy dollop of recreation and plenty of rest. apply the following suggestions to your life and before you know it, you'll be fit, healthy and raring to go!
do housework if the last thing you want to do is go to the gym on the weekend, get stuck into the housework before you have breakfast. vacuuming, tidying up and getting through a pile of dishes will burn up around 100 calories in just 20 minutes! don't underestimate the workout you get while cleaning and tidying up the house. your arms get worked as you clean the windows and mopping the floor works your waist as you move your mop from side to side to get all corners after a hot shower and looking around clean, guilt-free house. so, you will be killing two birds with one stone - getting a workout while getting a spotless home!
when i was about to get married, i had an extremely vigorious workout at the gym almost everyday! i could burn up to 800 calorie per workout! that's a freaking half of the total calorie needed by a girl in a day. i had a very fit body then, all parts & curve were nicely shapped & toned. i was getting so slim that my colleagues commented that i looked too skinny already and that i should stop working out and eat more instead. wow! that was the best compliment that i had and what more, a very strong reason to indulge myself. life was a paradise then.
of course i didn't indulge myself crazy as my wedding was just around the corner. i really didn't want to end up looking like a coprse bride either so i worked-out & had normal portion of meals everyday. i had to have rice during lunch; well, i tried staying away from rice and just had some noodles for lunch for sometime and guess what, i couldn't even bring myself to burn 300 calories. i just didn't have the energy to brisk walk on the tread mill. finally i learnt the tricks - consume carbohydrate during the day and eat a smaller portion for dinner. and most importantly, no food intake after 8pm.
after i got married, the mission to maintain my body figure did not sound so compelling anymore, thus i stopped doing workout altogether. people were saying that for those regular gym goer, once they stop doing workout, they will bloat like nobody's business. thank godness it didn't happen to me. i did not officially go to gym for workout anymore but i did what the article above indicated. i did lots of housework to keep my home spotlessly clean. whilst doing that, i was burning calorie unknowingly. the only difference is that i couldn't keep track of the amount of calorie i burn and i don't sweat as much anymore. nevertheless, i still feel great & satisfied especially when my house is squeeky clean after all the cleaning.
Monday, October 20, 2008
home alone 3
i'll be alone at home for 2 days from 21-22oct08. why, cl is attending a very prestigious forex course organized by the forex academy where we attended the previous fundamental forex course.
we had been thinking hard whether or not to take up this course as it's not cheap at all; a 2-day course costs a whooping rm11,888 per person! i know, it's a sum of an apartment downpayment for some. of course, what we had in mind was to send only one of us there, we really can't afford to go together! finally after a long long thought, we decided to just go for it. it might be tough to finance such a costly course at this time, with the babies coming and all but if it would give us a good investment return, why not? a little sacrifice made for the long run. alas, we made the hardest decision of the year and prayed for the best.
it seems that the minimum investment profit that we could reap after attending the course would be 30%! wow!! isn't that great? i shall wait for cl to come back tomorrow and tell me how great the course goes.
i'm very very excited to reap our very first 30% ROI - the minimum :) well, i've managed to reap >20% ROI last month after opening my first live account... but didn't do quite well this month due to sheer greediness. oh i really regret my action and hope that i could turn back the clock. however, what's done can't be undone anymore; perhaps a story for another time.
would cl help me to gain back my losses? *fingers crossed*
we had been thinking hard whether or not to take up this course as it's not cheap at all; a 2-day course costs a whooping rm11,888 per person! i know, it's a sum of an apartment downpayment for some. of course, what we had in mind was to send only one of us there, we really can't afford to go together! finally after a long long thought, we decided to just go for it. it might be tough to finance such a costly course at this time, with the babies coming and all but if it would give us a good investment return, why not? a little sacrifice made for the long run. alas, we made the hardest decision of the year and prayed for the best.
it seems that the minimum investment profit that we could reap after attending the course would be 30%! wow!! isn't that great? i shall wait for cl to come back tomorrow and tell me how great the course goes.
i'm very very excited to reap our very first 30% ROI - the minimum :) well, i've managed to reap >20% ROI last month after opening my first live account... but didn't do quite well this month due to sheer greediness. oh i really regret my action and hope that i could turn back the clock. however, what's done can't be undone anymore; perhaps a story for another time.
would cl help me to gain back my losses? *fingers crossed*
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
my company annual dinner
i’ve been working in this company for 5 years now and tonight, the company is going to reward me for being such a loyal chap for 5 unbroken years of service. HR has just sent out an e-mail a couple of days ago informing that we could go home at 4pm to prepare ourselves for the function; namely Axxxx’s (company’s name) Nite … Axxxx’s Million Smiles. i like the name given. sounds creative, isn’t it?
just about a couple of weeks ago when i first saw the e-mail invitation, i didn’t have any mood to attend at all. in fact, i wasn’t in the mood to attend all the wedding invitations as well; i received invitation from a long distance cousin’s & another 2 colleagues’ oncoming weddings (though i haven’t received their invitations, i had already thought of a few excuses to give them when the time comes :P)
now, a couple of weeks later, i found myself looking forward to attend these functions again. weird… i know i’m a fickle-minded gal, i could change my mind within seconds the fastest! probably at that time, i was always having stomach discomfort & loss of appetite due to pregnancy. i was at week 10 then.
i’ll be heading to the hotel (where the banquet is held) right after work. nay, no time to wash up but i did brought my facial traveling pack & makeup set along. let’s see if i have the mood to touch up myself later today.
more posts & hopefully pictures of the annual dinner to come soon.
just about a couple of weeks ago when i first saw the e-mail invitation, i didn’t have any mood to attend at all. in fact, i wasn’t in the mood to attend all the wedding invitations as well; i received invitation from a long distance cousin’s & another 2 colleagues’ oncoming weddings (though i haven’t received their invitations, i had already thought of a few excuses to give them when the time comes :P)
now, a couple of weeks later, i found myself looking forward to attend these functions again. weird… i know i’m a fickle-minded gal, i could change my mind within seconds the fastest! probably at that time, i was always having stomach discomfort & loss of appetite due to pregnancy. i was at week 10 then.
i’ll be heading to the hotel (where the banquet is held) right after work. nay, no time to wash up but i did brought my facial traveling pack & makeup set along. let’s see if i have the mood to touch up myself later today.
more posts & hopefully pictures of the annual dinner to come soon.
Monday, October 13, 2008
lunch
i'm beginning to get sick of my workplace canteen food. for few months in a row, i've been eating in.
the reasons?
1) blame it on the weather - it's so freaking hot in the noon these days that i rather eat in to avoid myself from mr. sunshine. i don't like the feeling of feeling sticky & sweaty after coming back from outside lunch; it's hot one minute and cool another minute; i get headache & the idea of going home for a snooze would grow stronger then. no thanks
2) unless there's a special occasion to be celebrated, we would end up in the food court. it's always the same food court from a limited choice. eventually, i would end up eating the same food as i normally have for weekends (weekends are when i don't get proper home-cooked food; it's my mum's rest days). sigh...
3) if it's me who suggest to go out for lunch, most probably i'll be the one driving. the idea of not getting a good parking spot when i come back doesn't sound so appealing. more often than not, i gotta park far far away from the office entrance and walk all the way under the freaking hot sun to reach the entrance. by then, i would be drenched in sweat and my face, oh, don't mention it. the amount of oil coming out is enough to fry an egg. yucks!
4) eating out is so expensive nowadays, that a simple meal from the hawker centre easily costs rm5 the least, drinks included. whereas all i need to fork out eating in is just a mere rm1 the least as my company is so kind to give us a daily food subsidy of rm1.50 per head. isn't that nice? (fyi, the food subsidy has not increased since how many donkey years ago. only the food price increases over time...duhhh). how pathetic is that?
there are so many disadvantages of eating out. but still, why do i still want to eat out???
the reasons?
1) blame it on the weather - it's so freaking hot in the noon these days that i rather eat in to avoid myself from mr. sunshine. i don't like the feeling of feeling sticky & sweaty after coming back from outside lunch; it's hot one minute and cool another minute; i get headache & the idea of going home for a snooze would grow stronger then. no thanks
2) unless there's a special occasion to be celebrated, we would end up in the food court. it's always the same food court from a limited choice. eventually, i would end up eating the same food as i normally have for weekends (weekends are when i don't get proper home-cooked food; it's my mum's rest days). sigh...
3) if it's me who suggest to go out for lunch, most probably i'll be the one driving. the idea of not getting a good parking spot when i come back doesn't sound so appealing. more often than not, i gotta park far far away from the office entrance and walk all the way under the freaking hot sun to reach the entrance. by then, i would be drenched in sweat and my face, oh, don't mention it. the amount of oil coming out is enough to fry an egg. yucks!
4) eating out is so expensive nowadays, that a simple meal from the hawker centre easily costs rm5 the least, drinks included. whereas all i need to fork out eating in is just a mere rm1 the least as my company is so kind to give us a daily food subsidy of rm1.50 per head. isn't that nice? (fyi, the food subsidy has not increased since how many donkey years ago. only the food price increases over time...duhhh). how pathetic is that?
there are so many disadvantages of eating out. but still, why do i still want to eat out???
some 'cute' people i met
have you come across someone whom after explaining something to her uncountable times, she still comes back to you asking the same old silly questions? i ain't no teacher and i ain't no trainer in this case. i was just trying to explain something to this friend of mine since July (now it's mid Oct) and i could hear myself repeating the same words for a few months now, everytime she asks me the same thing. either she's dumb or she just couldn't comprehend what i was telling about. or did i mumble something alien to her?
how pathetic and she's getting on my nerves! the worst thing is i couldn't just tell her to get out of my sight as i'm a civilised person; i handle things with high EQ. oh my god...everytime i hear her voice, it makes me wanna box her right on the face.
*chanting endlessly in my mind -- i have high EQ ... i have high EQ ... i have high EQ ...(scratches head profusely)
how pathetic and she's getting on my nerves! the worst thing is i couldn't just tell her to get out of my sight as i'm a civilised person; i handle things with high EQ. oh my god...everytime i hear her voice, it makes me wanna box her right on the face.
*chanting endlessly in my mind -- i have high EQ ... i have high EQ ... i have high EQ ...(scratches head profusely)
Sunday, October 5, 2008
we hit the jackpot!! it's TWINS!!!
a day after i was discharged from the hospital, i had an appointment with my gynae (this was supposed to be the next appointment that i had with him before my sudden admission into the hospital). guess what! my gynae said he's seeing another featus inside my womb! i wasn't very surprised indeed as i had suspected that my bleeding wasn't the normal bleeding, it was similar to that of implantation bleeding. however, i wasn't too confident when my stomach had a severe period cramp and the bleeding came later. did the second featus just implanted himself (use of noun does not indicate any gender bias here)? was that the cause of all the huh hah that got me admitted into the hospital? i was certainly very very glad that it turned out to be a happy ending afterall. well, at least at that point of time.
my gynae, being a very straight forward person, told me that the second featus might be the main cause of the bleeding that i had. he wasn't too positive that it will last, looking at my condition, but all we could do was just to pray for the best. it hadn't shown any heartbeat yet, so i was still keeping my fingers crossed. hopefully in my next visit, both will be doing good. they just have to be progressing well. because mama said so :)
my gynae, being a very straight forward person, told me that the second featus might be the main cause of the bleeding that i had. he wasn't too positive that it will last, looking at my condition, but all we could do was just to pray for the best. it hadn't shown any heartbeat yet, so i was still keeping my fingers crossed. hopefully in my next visit, both will be doing good. they just have to be progressing well. because mama said so :)
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