Busy

This morning, brought my dad to see Heart Specialist.  Appoint was set at 9.30am.  My dad had to fast since last night.

Reached Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre at Novena on time and we waited for a while to see the doctor.  He doctor explained to us that there is a need to find out what led to my father's fainting and best was to go for a ultra scan, ct scan and 24hr ECG test.

Did the ultra scan at the clinic and had to go to another clinic for the ct scan.  Went for the ct scan fixed at 11.30am.  However, after 15mins that my dad went for the scan, the Heart Centre clinic called me and explained to me that the ct scan had to stopped halfway as there was visible high calcium in my dad's heart.  With that, it was pointless to go thru the test.  Asked us to return to the Heart Centre in the afternoon to see doctor again.

The doctor explained the situation to us and recommended my dad to go thru another procedure whereby a tiny wire will be inserted at his wrist and thru the vein led to the heart to see how bad is the blockage.  There will be 3 possible scenarios.  First is not so bad and medication will be enough.  Second was to ballooned the blocked vein(s) and insert a thin layer of wire to widen the vessel(s).  If it is really bad, a heart bypass need to be done.

I really hope medication will be sufficient.  Talked to my dad and he agrees to go thru the procedure to see what really happen.  Doctor said that his condition may not be that bad but he could not guarantee until the procedure done to view the inner heart.

Pray had he is well.

Back in office only at 4.30pm and rushed to handle my enquiries.  Many today but could not close.  Work piling up and stayed late in office to complete.  Tomorrow not intend to go back office.

See Doctor

Finally we managed to convince my dad to see doctor today.  Took half day to bring my dad to Dr Leow's clinic.  True enough, she said that his fainting was abnormal.  Not caused by high blood pressure or sugar level low.  Done ECG and found some abnormal pattern hence referred my dad to see a heart specialist.  Appointment fixed for Wed am.

Since my 2 sisters can't take leave, I will take morning time off to bring my dad there.  I really hope tests that he is undergoing will be reflecting positive outcome.

Stayed late today as backlogs piling up.  So tired...

Foodie day again

I went for my dental appointment this morning and the doctor said I need to extract my one and only left wisdom tooth in order to prevent gum infection.  The position of my tooth is not really suitable for normal extraction and suggested to try normal first and if really cannot, then do surgery.

I booked extraction date on 21 Nov.  I am taking antibiotics now to let the pain goes off.  Need another sum of money to waste liao.

Had a very heavy lunch today at Sheraton Hotel's Li Bai's restaurant.  The food was real good.  I ate them slowly as I still cannot open my mouth big.  However, it improves a little after the doctor did some cleaning for me.  Believe the medication helps a bit to numb the pain.

Worked late and my colleague asked if we wanted to go out for dinner before heading home.  All 3 of us agreed and so 4 of us went to have fish head steamboat near our office.  There are 2 restaurant and we chose one of them.  Will try the other one next time.

The soup was really good and drank a few bowls.  Refillable soup.  I will bring my parents and sis there in near future.  :)

Dinner at Nan Hwa Chong Fish Head Steamboat Corner restaurant

Can breathe liao

This morning, the haze was still quite bad but it turned better in the afternoon.  At least I can see the Bishan HDB flats.  However, I still did not dare to open my windows as it was so dusty on my window grilles.  The dark dark particles just flew in even I did not open the windows.  It slipped through the holes.  My whole floor also very dirty. 

When can the haze goes away???  With clearer sky and thinner haze, I can breathe normal liao.  I wish that the wind direction will be this way and blow the haze back to Indonesia.  Then they will know we are not "childish" liao.

Went to NEX for dinner.  My parents and sister came to my house this afternoon.  Saw a long queue outside Unity.  People queuing for masks.  After dinner, the queue became shorter and we tried to queue since we would like to keep some for my parents or for ourselves if the situation turns bad again.  However, we finally knew the reason of the shorter queue.  The adults N95 masks were out of stock liao.  No wonder lah.

I thought of buying air purifier but all no stock too.  Next time, I should not wait until last minute to buy such important equipment.  Hahaha...

Some improvement

This morning, the haze was still very bad when I went to office.  From our building, Suntec and Gateway buildings all disappeared.  That implied that the haze was so thick that we could not view the buildings.  Not to say Singapore Flyer.  It has been disappearing for a long time liao.

Had lunch at House of Peranakan restaurant.  It was a very small and traditional set up restaurant.  It was recommended by my colleague who always dine there since young.  Enjoyed the food as most of their signature dishes were handmade (otah & prawn roll were good).  Fat fat again liao.

Back in office and during evening time, finally we could see those buildings lighting.  Singapore flyer lighting were visible too.  There was improvement in the PSI liao.

I am lucky today that my colleague could send me home again.  At least I did not have to breathe in the polluted air.  :)

Will turn on air-con tonight.  For past few nights, I slept without turning the air-con on as I did not want to have the hot hot feeling when out from air-con room.  However, my colleague said it is better to sleep with air-con on in such bad air environment.  I am considering buying air purifier.  Even no haze also can use.  Shall look for one.

Suffocated... Poisoned...

Terrible day again.  The haze getting worse.  By noon time, it hit over 300 again.  Though moving down a bit few hours later, it didn't make me feel better.

Went to HarbourFront for lunch today.  Met up with Tulip.  We chit-chatted and main topic was "The Haze".  Decided to take train back instead of bus as I did not want to stay outdoor to wait for the bus to arrive.  I already cannot breathe properly liao.

The PM2.5 reading is now 4x normal range.  I did not know how long can my body withstand the polluted air.  My eyes continue to be pained.  My throat very dry and I try to drink more water.  My nose stuffy liao...

Hope tomorrow will be better.  Cross my fingers and toes...

Unhealthy to Hazardous

This morning, I felt irritation in my eyes and also stuffy nose.  The air was so bad.  I thought it was better than yesterday morning since I could finally see the sunshine.  However, the haze got worst every hour.

We decided to drive out to Bugis Junction for lunch so that we will not need to walk in the open air and inhale bad air.  Had lunch at MOF and at same time as a farewell lunch for my colleague who will be seconded to Hong Kong office.  He will join Ah Hu there.

Left office at 9.15pm and it was so hazy and smelly outside.  Ah Huang said PSI had reached 177 and I jokingly said it may be already 200.  Read news later that it hit 290 at 9pm.  Read later and it escalated up till 321.  OMG!!  I need fresh air!!

 

Terrible haze

Woke up and felt so uncomfortable.  Head a bit heavy and it is still smelly.  The haze still around and dunno when it will be cleared.  My eyes having irritation and nose a bit stuck.

The haze makes me feel so tired and eyes cannot open wide.  Partially I am really tired but it contributes by the weather too.  So hot and humid.  Let the wind blow the haze back to its origin!!!

PSI was 122 at 10pm and 133 at 11pm!!!

Hazy

The weather today is very very bad.

It was so hazy since morning and PSI reading hit around 150 at 9pm which is in very unhealthy level.

Hope tomorrow, strong wind will blow away the haze (blow it back to its origin!).  I can feel that my nose and throat is very uncomfortable.

Wish there will be a heavy pour to clear the sky.

Another 劫

Ai yah.... another accident popped out.

Received my younger sister's mss that my mum told her that my dad injured his finger while drilling wall.  OMG!!!  The most amazing thing was, he could actually tahan the pain and continued working and did not go to see doctor.  He not worried that the equipment maybe rusty and dirt went into his blood stream.  Never take care of himself and let people worry.

My mum managed to convince him to see doctor.  Happened that my sister just reached home and went with him. However, the clinic doctor dared not give him any injection and asked him to go A&E.  It could also be due to my sister told him my dad had diabetes.  Diabetes could lead to numbness and doctor worried my dad "not pain" could be due to that and did not want to do any treatment in case there is implication.  However, the actual fact is, my dad does not have diabetes uh.  My sister blurred.

My sister and mum accompanied him to A&E and the doctor still assessing him at this time.  He may need to be stitched.  That imply how serious is the wound.  Really headache uh...  Recently, I went A&E due to sudden rise in BP.  My mum fell down while in Korea.  Now my dad's turn.  Hope all these are to avoid bigger issues to fall on us.

Most important is : HEALTH

Its Friday

Finally its Friday.  Tonight I am flying to Korea.

Done all my packing and ready to leave house at 6.15pm.  Meeting my family members at airport for dinner.  Our flight is 10.40pm and need to meet up with the tour agency pic at 8.40pm.  As our group has only 17 members, there will not be any tour leader following us there.  We will meet up with the local tour guide there.

My cough not recovered yet.  Still have phlegm.  Brought a few packets of sweets for anti-coughing.  Hope my throat and nose will give me "face" and will not give me too much problem.  :)

Raining

This morning weather was cloudy and it started to rain near to noon time.  Luckily I yet to wash my clothing.  Schedule it to be done tomorrow.

Weather today was overall cloudy and raining occasionally.  Hopefully tomorrow will have sunshine so that I can dry my clothes.

Still having coughs today due to the phlegm but it looks like its the recovering stage.  Cross my fingers and pray hard that it will be fully recovered by Friday morning.  :P

Continued to do some packing just now.  Its 80% completed.  The rest have to wait till last minute dump into the luggage liao.  Decided to bring the big big luggage.  If its my Hushpuppies luggage, will be full...  My jacket rather thick n bulky.  Not bringing the feather jacket but the one that can wear reverse way (one side smooth and one side furry).  At least can choose the right side to wear for right weather.  Hope it won't be very hot or very cold there.  Just nice is good.

Coughing but its good sign

Supposed to wake up at 9.30am but I went back to sleep and woke up at 10.30am.  Quickly took a shower and prepared to go out for early lunch with my mum and bro.  

We ate at the food court and went to NTUC Fairprice as usual.  I bought bread for the next few days and also bought sweets for soothing throats and some biscuits for my trip to Korea.  I need to take medicine every morning hence plan to eat some biscuits and take medicine before going out with the tour group.  Same for my parents.

I started to cough quite frequently today.  My throat gets itchy.  I think the medicine for clearing phlegm causes it.  It makes me easier to cough it out.  Hope this is good sign of recovering.  To play safe, I bought travel pack 京都念慈庵枇杷膏 for consumption everyday there to soothe my throat.

Back home at 9.30pm.  Started to do some packing.  To continue tomorrow.  So fast... going for my next trip liao.  But hor.... its counting down to my start work date.  Sad...

More medicine

This afternoon, went to see Dr Leow at The Central for blood tests and also to get some more medicine.  I will finished the whole course of medicine prescribed by the Raffles Medical clinic doctor by tonight.  My throat still itch and tends to cough.  A lot of phlegm too.

When Dr Leow heard my voice, she said my nose blocked.  She knew I am going for a trip this Friday and need to let me clear the blocked nose and phlegm.  Otherwise, the air pressure during flights will hurt my ears.  Pray hard that I will recover by this Friday.  I was given anti-botics this time round.  Big big pill.  Very difficult to swallow.

Had lunch with 小珠 and Ah Thin at 山頭火.  Ordered main course each and shared a plate of roasted pork.  We enjoyed 1 for 1 treat as 小珠 has JCB card that has promotion.  After eating, we went to one of the Japanese store that sells titbits.  Walked one round then go back.

Came home and basically did nothing except played Candy Crush Saga and watched J-dramas.  I am still stuck at level 311.  Need to work harder.

Oh... I must sleep earlier today.  Need more rest....

Mother's day celebration

Woke up at around 6.45am for toilet call.  Went back to sleep and when alarm rang at 10am, I could not wake up.  The next round I woke up was already 11.45am.  The cough mixture really powerful uh.  Actually hor... no cough mixture I also can be very powerful to sleep until 12noon.  Hee hee...

My niece did not come to my parents home today.  We met up at River View hotel at 6.30pm to have dinner at Irodori Japanese restaurant.  Its to celebrate Mother's day in advance.  Actual week always very difficult to book a restaurant.  Even can book, we did not like food to be served in a rush type.

We enjoyed the dinner but just felt that their servings were very slow.  Taking orders also quite slow.  I think this is the strategy to prevent people eat too much.  The only thing fast was topping up tea.  When people drank too much, they will be too full to order food liao.  Haha.

Before going home, we went to Liang Court's Meidi-ya to buy ice-cream.  My niece was so happy and excited to buy her favourite ice-creams.  However, the Pino ice-cream stock for vanilla flavour had run out.  So she chose others.

I now having phlegm in my throat.  Very uncomfortable and tends to cough.  I will see Dr Leow tomorrow after meeting 小珠 and Ah Thin for lunch.  Doing blood test for Vit D and Hep B.  Will ask Dr Leow for some medicine to clear the phlegm.  Hope that I will recover fully by Friday.  Flying to Korea with my parents, sis and bro on Friday night.  Looking forward to the break before I start my new job.

Sick sick sick

Today, woke up and feeling very unwell.  Hence laid on the bed for longer time.  Had to cancel lunch with the girls as I better see doctor to get some medicine.

It rained in the morning.  As I will meet Ah Thin and 小珠 for coffee session at around 3.30pm, I decided to see doctor and proceed to meet them directly instead of seeing doctor, come home and then go out again.

However, when I reached the clinic near to my house, it was closed between 12 to 2 pm.  Instead of waiting, I decided to go to HarbourFront Raffles Medical clinic.  When I reached there, the clinic was closed for lunch but luckily, I just need to wait for 5mins as it re-opened at 2pm.  I was the first on queue.

I thought doctor will examine and asked me more questions but I came out from the room within 5 mins.  It was an expensive consultation.  $46.20 uh....  I took the running nose and sore throat tablets immediately.  It helped to stop my running nose.  Good uh.

Met up with Ah Thin and 小珠.  We chit chatted until around 5.15pm and they had to go back to office. I decided to wait at the same area for 小珠 till she knocked off from work.

We had dinner at Ichiban Sushi Japanese restaurant as VivoCity will be very crowded and difficult to find seats in foodcourt or restaurant.  I ordered there value set and it was a very big portion and I was so full until my stomach wanted to burst liao.  小珠 ordered just udon with tempura prawn set and she was already very full.

Our movie tonight was at 8pm and we reached there timely.  "The Call" was a nice movie and it was thrilling.  Just that some parts, we find that the main actress so weird.  Should call police first before confronting the suspect.  Ending was rather unexpected but was a good one lah.  :)

One by one

Had stomach upset for few days and also diarrhea.  2 days ago started to have sore throat.  Yesterday coughing.  Today stuffy nose.  Tomorrow running nose???

Ai yoh!!!  Why like that???  The weather caused it?  I am going for holiday next week.  Better cure these as soon as possible.

Too lazy to see doctor today.  Maybe tomorrow bah if still not well.  Really have to waste money then can recover?

Playing with the weather this afternoon.  Took out clothes for drying and sky turned dark.  Decided to bring them in.  After a while, sun came out so I decided to bring out the clothes for airing.  But... before I took all out, it was drizzling.  Ai yoh!!!

Had instant noodles for dinner tonight.  Tried to make Japanese soft egg but failed.  I took it out too early liao hence the egg yolk still watery.  Shall try again.

Not well yet

My stomach still not well yet.  Had diarrhea 4 times liao.  Do not know why...

Had lunch at McDonald today and followed by usual groceries shopping with my mum and bro. 

Back home and continued to watch J-dramas. 

Ohhh...  pain again...  I need to go for the fifth time liao...

Stomach still not feeling well

This morning woke up and my stomach is still not feeling well.  Yesterday went for many times of toilet calls.  Today still have stomach upset.  Did not know why.

Watched J-dramas in the afternoon and was strange to see my sister came home at around 3.30pm.  She said she could have stomach flu and said it must be me transmitting the virus to her.  Ai yoh... Me meh?

Still having funny feeling in my stomach.  Hope it will be fine tomorrow.

Hot hot hot weather today....  Where is the cool cool wind???

Enjoyable day

Had our usual lunch gathering at Vivocity.  Initially, we wanted to go to for Ajisen Ramen but there was no table available for 7 pax hence we changed to Crystal Jade Jiang nan.  

We ordered a bowl of noodles each and shared a plate of rice cake and a set of xiao long bao.  I was happy with the wantan noodles I ordered but Ah Xue could not swallow her super oily dan dan mian.  I asked her to follow us in future as it was not her first time of wrong ordering.  Hee hee. 

We chit chatted until 3.10pm and left quickly.  I think one week we accumulate too much things to talk liao.  The girls were very late to go back to office.  Hope no one spotted them...

I went to The Central to see Dr Leow.  My med is finishing and needs to replenish.  Also brought my BP machine for "callibration".  I need to continue my walking as a form of exercising.  Dr said it will help to improve my BP readings and also lower down my bad cholesterol.  I really must be discipline. Cannot walk everyday hence at least strives for twice a week.  Jia You!!!

Since it was still early, I decided to take train to Chinatown since only one stop away.  Went to OG and bought 3 Giodano dry tee.  I need T shirts for my walking.  The tees are for men but its ok for me since its plain.  

Met up with 小珠 at around 7pm and had dinner at LJS.  We were lucky to find a table.  School holidays this week and Vivocity was full of people.  

We watched movie "The Croods" at 7.40pm.  Wow... this was a very nice movie.  Very nice and cute.  We kept on laughing non stop.  Children enjoyed the movie too as we could hear many of them laughing out loud.  I must ask my elder sister to bring my niece to watch.  She will sure like it.

An enjoyable day today.  :)