Doctor doctor here I come

Was coughing away since last Thursday but I didn't consult a doctor as the cough seems to get better after I took a cough mixture from my fridge. Don't know how long it has been there. Anyway since getting better so I just keep consuming and wait patiencely for a full recovery. However I tend to cough more in the office, probably due to the air-conditioning.

This morning I coughed as usual and seemed that it was pretty alarming till my boss approached me and commanded me to consult doctor immediately. "Yes mummy" I replied. Guess now no choice, got to go and see my handsome doctor again! Doctor doctor here I come ;)

My Nursing Porridge

Wasn't feeling well for the past three days and probably due to the virus I had poor appetite too. Whenever I am sick, I always miss the porridge my mum used to cook. With that, I could finished a big bowl and sometimes still asking for second helping.

Now that I am a big girl and staying away, I couldn't just ring my mum and ask her to cook me porridge. I decided to give it a try, actually is a simple recipe whereby I just have to dump all these ingredients into the pot and cook:

Ingredients:

1) grain

2) potatoes into large cubes

3) carrot into dices

4) marinated lean meat/ minced meat

5) salt, pepper, sesame oil to taste

Have to cook for quite awhile so that the potatoes and carrots will be soften but it was worth the wait. The taste is the same as what my mum did :) My nursing porridge! Actually felt happier after eating that, strange but it works.

The Embarrassing Virus

I couldn't get to sleep last night, was not tired at all and was changing positions every now and then. Finally I fell aslept after an hour or so but was woke up by my cough. I hate this virus for the uncontrollable situation whereby I couldn't stop coughing away. It even woke up my hubby few times to check and made sure that I was alright. To make it worst, I had a nightmare after watching vampire show last night.

Monday morning, as usual I have to wake up at dawn to get ready to work. I took my cough syrup before I left home hoping that I will feel better for the day. My worst nightmare would be travelling to work with my cough virus. My throat was feeling ok for awhile during the MRT journey but before I could rejoice, the embarrassing virus started to come alive and kicking. I was coughing away, couldn't stop. I turned my face away from the passenger sitting besides me but I could sensed her uneasiness. I quickly popped a lozenge but still the cough was so bad that I continued for another couple of seconds. At that instance, I could sensed that everyone was looking at my direction. Really wish to dig a hole to hide but that was impossible. So the best I could do is to close my eyes and have some rest, guess that's the best a pig could do to salvage any embarrassing moments. Ostrich did a better job I think.

Is it just me who find uncontrollable coughing so embarrassing? Maybe is just me who is so self-conscious...

Indulgence

Have you ever bought something and feel that you are indulging in luxuary after having it? I am feeling it now, after my new furnitures arrived. It totally changed the entire living room setting, its even more cozy now and having a tinge of vintage look. Yes that is what we wanted, modern-vintage theme.

The past few days I have been gluing myself to the new sofa when I reached home, simply too comfortable and I refused to leave it alone. Help, I am struck! The best part about this sofa is the size. This is much bigger than the old one whereby me and hubby could sit or lie down comfortably without the squeezing feel. Shiok ah! And this leather sofa is more cooling than the synthetic sofa. Very happy with it. Hope we won't change it within the next five years *cross fingers*

Besides the sofa, we got a floor-standing lamp too. Is a simple one as budget constraint but nevertheless this a nice piece too. This particular one is chosen because of the activation (on/off) pull string, giving me a very vintage feel or rather like the olden days flushing wc feel....ROFL! You know, those wc whereby you have to squat to do business and stand up to pull the string to flush :P

Overall, I am indulging in my very own luxuary. In a state of Happiness!!! Although very very broke now...

The flute player part II

Pretendious Version

Nice to look at but horrifying if hear she plays.

Imagine she even assembled the flute wrongly while taking this photo *shake head*.

Whenever I see this photo, I am amazed by my courage to bring along the flute for the photo-shoot. hiao-ness 2 d ultimate

The flute player

I don't know why I picked up this hobby? Maybe is the elegant look that attracted me or rather the heavenly sound of it. Imagine me playing the silver flute producing heavenly tune....woo, what a beautiful sight...kakaka...

So one day I causually asked my best friend whether she would be keen to learn and without hesitation, she agreed because she likes flute too. Without further delay, I made a few calls to check on the schools that conduct flute lessons and bought our flute for hundreds. We started last year September if I remember correctly and initially I thought we would be able to play some christmas tunes by last Decemeber. But no.....we were struck at the fundamental stage, we simply could get it right. The positioning, pitching, breathing, fingering, tempo arrgghh... all got problems. Everytime we were asked to play and we will be very stressed. This is really AIYO!!! Definately not an easy instrument to master. Luckily our teacher is very patience and that encourages us to continue despite our laziness.

Now? After one year, still couldn't play a single tune well...hehehe, always make mistake here and there but of course is much better than the initial start :) Trying to make myself feel better...

Colleagues VS friends

I used to think that all colleagues can become friends if we are in good terms. My good terms here meaning lunch frequently, able to chat, joke around and work with each others. But recently I realised this may not always be the case. When you are treating people well and they appear to be friendly doesn't mean they are genuine. They could be up to somethings just that you are kept in the dark. A smile behind an evil thought, so horrifying. Guess I was too navie to think everyone is kind by nature. When you don't harbour evil thought that is your business, it may not works both ways. In working society, everyone is protective and work towards their own welfare only. That is so-called colleagues.

Of course I do have some ex-colleagues which turned out to be very good friends of mine. Come to think of that, I am lucky at times ;)

One more day

We went Ikea to order our dream sofa and to make full use of the delivery, we also purchased two computer chairs, a floor-standing lamp, a bed mozzie net too. A pity that the coffee table that we wanted was out of stock or my furniture will be more complete by then. They will be delivering the stuffs over tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow is the day!!! Finally arriving but I also burnt a big hole on my pocket, spent over two grands in view of AWS coming soon. Maybe for the coming few months I should stay at home admiring my new collection in order not to spend money going out. But for my character, very hard ah! Kekeke...

Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow

When is your turn?

This question is surrounding me for quite sometimes. But seriously I don't have the answer so is impossible for me to answer you. Whenever there is a gathering, friends or relatives will start to question "When is your turn to have baby?", "You are not young anymore", "You see XXX have 2 kids already", etc etc etc... Aiyo, all these are driving me nuts. How would I possibly know when will I have a baby? I do water, provide sunlight but if it doesn't bear fruit there is nothing I could do. Well, I don't dislike those who ask the question, they are being nice and concern about me but the repeatation of the question sometimes can be pretty disturbing. It seems to be pushing me and accusing me of not being able to bear fruit. My goodness!

When we were studying, "When is your turn to have a boyfriend?"

When we have boyfriends, "When is your turn to get married?"

When we were married, "When is your turn to have a baby?"

I wonder what is next? Retirement?

Seriously I don't need all these questionings to rush through my life. And I certainly don't wish the massive questionings to force me into decision-making.

I want!

Chandelier!!! Have been seeing beautiful chandelier while browsing through home magazines. So elegant, classic, grand... I want! Where to get one that is cheap and beautiful??? I want! But my budget is tight :( Not complaining though, this is just another item I am going to put in my wish list. And hope that soon my wish will come true :) Christmas is just round the corner, can Santas grant me this wish? PLEASEEEE!!! I will be good, anyway I am always good ...hahaha...

If I am rich, very rich where everything is within my means... Guess I will no longer have A WISH. So sometimes, is afterall not a bad thing to long for something that is out of reach for the moment. This is how I see it ...

String along ...

String curtains are getting popular lately whereby they are showcased in quite a number of interior shops. I always thought they were pretty cheap and could be purchased at places like Arab Street or Chinatown for couple of dollars but that wasn't the case. I discovered that it actually cost more than one hundred bucks for that :P However I still bought it, I wonder was that an impulse purchase? Anyway my next headache was how to put it up? Normally a rod is needed to suspend the curtain from the ceiling if I want this as a divider in between my door and living room. But I wanted something more unique than just a rod. A smart idea striked me to use florescent lamp as the rod and able to shine on the curtains to make it more lively. Hubby and I went around geylang to look for the suitable lamp and we managed to get one at quite a good price. The next challenging item lies on hubby as he is one and only handyman in the household...hahaha... But guess this is a piece of cake to him, he finished the task in no time and did it nicely. What am I suppose to do without him?

For the next few days I simply next very close to the string curtains to watch it dances whenever there's occassion breeze from the main door, such a graceful sight. I named my piece of deco - The Light Saber Dancing in Long Flowy Dress.