Quizzes Galore!!!

I'm a BUM!!! Except for a few Genes & Society webcast lectures and handouts, I have effectively done NOTHING this entire recess week! This is TERRIBLE!!! OMG!!! I need HELP!!! But I'm so DAMNED LAZY!!! Craps, I tell you. I shall attempt to force my nose back into my readings and work. But not before I post some quiz results... GAH!! I'm A BUM!!!!!


You're a Winter. You very much enjoy your time
alone but do like other people's company
sometimes. You just need your space. You have a
few priviledged friends who saw past your
colder exterior to find the true you. You can
have pretty bad mood swings (though you hate to
admit it) so you could be soft one second then
storming around the next! But over all, you're
a very pleasant person once people take the
time to get to know you. You're a good friend
for in-depth talks. You're very talanted when
it comes to creative things.

What season are you? (pics)
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Cool... I like winter... :D

I am The Lovers The Lovers often refers to a relationship that is based on deep love - the strongest force of all. The relationship may not be sexual, although it often is or could be. More generally, the Lovers can represent the attractive force that draws any two entities together in a relationship - whether people, ideas, events, movements or groups. For a full description of your card and other goodies, please visit LearnTarot.com

What tarot card are you? Enter your birthdate. Month: Day: Year:

Er... *dot dot dot*

Congratulations you are Harry Potter!


Harry the boy who lived. Keeps getting illusions of Voldemort. Known for trouble with Malfoy. A brave Gryffindor!:)

What Harry Potter character are you?

Me? A Harry Potter?? I'm flattered... but I always thought myself as more of a Ron Weasley... Or a Neville Longbottom.

You are Sweet and Innocent
You're style is quiet and cute. Guys notice you more often then you notice them, but your relationships may tend toward platonic friendships. You tend to shy away from serious relationships and spend more time alone or with your friends then you would in the back of a movie theatre snuggled up with your sweetie.

What kind of flirt are you? **with pics**

I dunno abt the sweet and innocent part... But the last sentence is quite true...

Cheap Thrills

Hung out with Jemalelinh today after getting my dressing changed. It was fun. :D Had lunch, gossiped, had our brows plucked... Cheap thrill... Heheh!!! It was just cool hanging out after so long. Was very tempted to buy the 3 books by Banana Yoshimoto that I saw in Borders while I was waiting for Jemalelinh. She was in there for 10 min before she realized that I was already there. Why you so blur? :p Hehehe.... She found some nice shirts in Far East that had prints of Jesus and Mary and the captions "Christ/Mary is my Homeboy/girl" which were pretty cool. The shocker is that they cost $60 a piece!!! And for some unknown brand!!! Eeeks! How can a simple t-shirt like that cost $60???? It doesn't make sense!!

Wound was oozing a bit more today. Dunno why also. Changed dressing this morning and by afternoon the dressing was stained already. Yesterday was relatively dry though. Can't figure out why it started oozing again. So me mum changed the dressing again for me. Apparently Guardian (and I think all other commercial pharmacies) sells disposable basic dressing packs!! So interesting. Each pack comes with sterile plastic tweezers, gauze and adhesive dressings, and of course a sterile plastic tray if you need to use saline or any kind of solution. You could set up a mini-clinic anywhere with that and a basic first aid kit!!

So cheap thrill. Heh.

Scratch Scratch Scratch

Ok. There's very little pain left although the stupid dressing itches like nobody's business. Mainly because it's a water-proof dressing. *resists urge to scratch* I have to go down to Uncle Abu's clinic everyday now just to get the dressing changed. Wound needs to be cleaned and freshly dressed everyday because they can't sew up the wound even though it's like 1,2cm deep. And they can't sew it up because it was an infected wound to begin with. So I've got to wait for it to slowly close by itself. Sigh... *slaps hand away from leg*

Went down to Pyaess to register for the JLPT 4 exam and to sign up for revision classes. Really really hope I remember enough of my Jap to pass. Lalala. Evange signed up for the Level 3 exam even though she's at Level 2 standard. She says she's not confident of passing Level 2 yet. I'm just rolling my eyes. Seems like I'm taking a lot of exams this year. NUS, 5 exams. Dance Circle Studios, Flamenco Prepatario exam; and JLPT 4 exam. Egads!!!

Just occured to me that the one week break is passing by really quickly and I haven't gone out to have fun yet. ARGH!!! I wanna go out!!! Wanna go play!!!!

*grinds teeth to resist scratching*

Pain, Pain... More Pain??

I swear... If this thing gets any more painful I'm going to ask Uncle Abu to amputate it for me... Ok maybe I won't but I sure will ask drugs powerful enough to make it feel like there's no more leg. Gah!! Now I know why some people can get addicted to painkillers.

Haven't called Miche even though I've more or less recovered from that viral fever. Which is just as well I guess. I might just collapse in the middle of her rehearsal from the pain in my leg. But I guess I should. I did say I would help. Lalala... But I feel so lazy now, don't really want to go back to hang around a bunch of ACJC drama kids. There ARE other alumni... but the only one from my batch is Nicole Kwan... And well... It's Nicole Kwan.... bleah. Would rather hang out with other nicer friends like Pukey or Jemalelinh (whom I haven't seen for a while... Coffee?) or the FWOCers. But I guess I do owe Miche a call... Sigh...

Missed the E Block supper on Friday. Mainly coz I was still nursing sore leg and was still coughing a bit. Wonder how that went and who went back. Hmm.. Well... There will be other suppers to invade.

Had steak dinner!! Very happy despite very painful leg. Haven't had steak for yonks. Jack's Place still a very very good steak house. Nyum...

Going to see Uncle Abu tomorrow morning about the leg. Prob going to take out the wick (gauze that he stuffed into the wound.) and patch up the wound. Not sure what purpose the wick serves.... Anyone care to render a guess?

Owwwwww!!

'nuff said.

Ow.

Painkillers.... Kill Me....

I was given Ponstan for the pain that was my abscess. My *ow. hold on. ow.* My dad tells me not to take more than... was it 2 every 6hrs or 4 every 6hrs... Whatever. In other words, take it only if I have to.

Somehow I think I'm going to need more.

Post-Surgery

Well... I'm back at home. Had to change the dressing once already coz the blood soaked through my jeans. Would've created a great hoo-ha if I'd gone to school I can tell you...

Anyhow. Took a cab down to Mt. E Hospital just now since it was raining cats and dogs. Reached early so decided to drop by Mummy's office first in hopes that she'd escort me up to Uncle Abu's clinic later. Unfortunately she was being harrassed by some surgeon over the phone, so I had to go up all by my lonesome self. Luckily the nurse in the clinic was sort of a familiar face, just one I haven't seen in like 7 or 8 years. Could barely recognize Lilian. 5min later, Papa shows up (finally!!!) and Lilian talks him into giving me the first shots of local aneasthesia. The silly man was going to abandon me and go drink coffee in the doctors' lounge!! GAH!! Where's the justice I ask you??

So my own father pricks me in at least two places around the horrid abscess, which now looks like it's the size of an ugly purple eye-ball or something and declares that he's going to go drink coffee anyhow. GAH!! Of course, Uncle Abu steps in just then and he's got to stay coz Uncle Abu tells him to. HA!! Darling daughter and all, you see... Deprived him of coffee! Hurmph! I mean... Of course I'm edgy about it!! How often do you think I go around getting abscesses removed??? It's a minor surgery sure but STILL a surgery!! Egads!!! But Uncle Abu was nice. Kept reassuring me the whole time. Even kept asking me why I looked so worried. "No need lah!! Small thing only!!" Yeah right....

So he pokes me again in at least another two places with some more L.A. and then with a "Ready?", cuts open my abscess. Even he's confounded as to how come I've got such a huge abscess near my groin. But he agrees with Papa that it looks like a lymph node that got infected. But how in the first place??? No one knows. Not even me. So apparently there was a whole lot of pus and blood and he had to scrape a whole lot more out of the wound. Then he washes it out with saline and he and Lilian patch it up with a gauze dressing. Done. Very little pain, except the first few pokes with the needle. And I could feel him scraping. Very weird feeling.

So I got cut, scraped and patched up. Thanked everyone, made an appointment to see Uncle Abu again on Monday and went off into Guardian with Papa to get extra dressings and saline solution. Then the blood oozed through my jeans.

One ugly purple eyeball gone and still so much drama. Tch...

The Epilogue

Gah... I guess the "Sick Siew Mai" isn't really over yet. My dad just called me to tell me that I've been scheduled to go remove the abscess. Basically it's still a surgery of sorts. Although it's fairly simple and should be outpatient. I'll be out of there as soon as they patch me up. Uncle Abu's going to be the one doing it. So gross... Not Uncle Abu, the process... They got to cut open this thing and scrape the stuff out. SCRAPE!!! Ewwwwwwwwwwwww.... Wonder why they call it lancing. Everytime I hear "lance" in the medical sense, I think of quick cuts. *Swish* It's over. Gah.. Now I know better. Slow... PAINFUL process... Sounds like it anyway. Appointments at 3.15pm. GAH!! I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

Good news? I get to miss the Moose again. *does a little dance*

They Pricked Me On Me Arm...

Gah!!

My mother made me go for a blood test today at Mount Elizabeth. Think they took about 60ml worth. They took two tubes. Gah! Was expecting to see some abnormalities what with the abscess and all, but I went home before the test results came. They'd give it my mum first anyhow. Lala...

So tonight she comes home with the test results. And true enough... There were some abnormalities...

Abnormalities that are usually tied in to viral fevers or fevers caused by normal viral infections.

Hahahah!! Scared you guys didn't I? HA!!! Okok... Sorry!! Can stop hitting me now!! Anyway. Yes. I'm fine, save for the abscess which is still there albeit a bit more painful than yesterday. The only reason why I went for the blood test anyhow is because this round of infection was more serious than usual I think. And plus the abscess made things suspicious. So my white blood cells are a little low and my lymphosites (or lymphowatchamacallits) are a little high. But that's due to the virus and shouldn't really mean anything significant.

Hee... Sorry if I scared anyone. But I'm really all ok now. Still coughing a little but fast on the mend. Anyhow I guess that brings an end to the "Sick Siew Mai" chapter. All that's needed now is for that stupid abscess to go away...

One More Thing

OH!!! And the GOOD NEWS is that my appetite is back! :D:D:D

Lalala...

Added Drama!!!

Well now. As if a dengue scare isn't enough. Oh... Don't worry about that. My fever's going down for good it seems, and the constant headaches are gone save for some sharp aches that last a second or two. Even the sore throat seems to be getting better. Still coughing though. Bah. But it seems the whole drama of me being sick isn't just going to end like that.

It seems that I have also developed a rather large abscess on my thigh. Actually it's right smack on the joint area connecting my thigh to my groin. It's looking PURPLE and UGLY and ANGRY. Ergh. My mum took one look and immediately her face took on the doom gloom guise. Threw anti-biotics at me and scolded me for not telling Sylvia when I went to see her. Or for not saying anything earlier for that matter. See... This thing appeared around the same time I fell sick. That would be Friday. I just didn't think it was such a big deal then. Anyhow. She then proceeds to remind me that this was the same thing that gave my grandmother her septicimia which... well... old history.

Anyhow she chided me and chided me and gave me whole lots of anti-biotics and tells me to be careful coz this thing kills. And to tell her immediately if it gets any bigger. I think that means I'd have to get it lanced (or lacered.. whatever it's called). EEK!! Isn't that what they do for cutting of warts??? Yucks. It better not get bigger. I'll whip it into submission...

Anyhow don't worry about me. I'm fine. It's just a tiny glitch in my matrix. Should be up and about no time at all. ;)

What The Doctor Told Me...

GAH!!

Couldn't make it to school again today. Woke up this morning and felt so totally WRETCHED. As I told Mel (Fann.. not Flipflat), I looked at myself in the mirror and thought I looked like a damned pontianac. And the mirror didn't crack... It ran away and jumped off a cliff. I was so UPSET!! I was really feeling better last night. I even went out with my family and ate something for the first time in two days! Stupid fever and headache ambushed me.

So finally I asked my dad to take me to his friend Sylvia's clinic to get an MC to show for it. I know... Both my parents are doctors, why do I still need to go to someone's clinic to get an mc??? Because silly old NUS is very nitpicky. Any educational institution is anyway. Letters from parents who happen to also be specialists may not cut it. It's happened before. Very stupid.

But what Sylvia said to us was quite shocking for me. I was surprised already when the receptionist took my temp and it measured 38.8. Then inside... The whole meeting was like a reunion of friends... My dad and Slyvia catching up and oh incidentally there's a sickie here... sheesh... But it was amusing. ANYHOW. The moment Slyvia heard that I'd been sick since Friday her whole face changed. Then she told us it might be dengue. Of course my dad as usual takes a nonchalent appraoch. Waves it off and says something like, dengue at most just go and monitor blood platelets lor! I didn't do it there but inside I was rolling my eyes at him. Trust my dad to say something like that. But it's true lah. When you're inflicted with any viral infection, even something as bad as dengue, there's not much you can do. Viral infections can't be treated with medicine. So Sylvia tells me to monitor myself for the next few days. And if nothing changes, go for a platelet test. Gah! Needles in my arm. *pui*

The good side is that I got a 3-day MC. So I validly missed the Moose again today!! Yippee!!! *Kaff kaff kaff* GAH!!

ARGH!!

I feel like shit.
Throat hurts.
Dun wanna talk... Coz it hurts...
Dun feel like eating... Coz it hurts to swallow...
I feel like shit.

Hit Hard... By Something

I'm sick.

Of all the #*%@#&^! things to happen... I'm sick. And on my free day too!! Well... It was only free because Terada is out giving a speech somewhere else in the world. But the point is that I was free!! And I had to fall sick.

I don't think it's the flu. Coz my nose is quite quite clear. But I've got a damned headache, a dry throat (includes coughing) and was feeling cold in the day while my maid was complaining that it's a very humid day. And now at night I'm feeling hot!

*groans under weight of head*

Something is wrong with me... Very wrong...

KILLER ANTS!!!

Ants have attacked my hamsters' food!!! HELP HELP!!

I was actually going to write something else in this entry but I forgot what it was....

OH!! I remember now... I've got a phantom virus in my computer. My anti-virus keeps telling me that I have some trojan.swizzor.a dunnowat in my D://systeminformationdunnowatdunnowat and tells me to run AVG for Windows if I want to get rid of it. So I've run it for the third or fourth time within two days and the report still comes out clean! No viruses found!! But the $%*&#(@#% warning still keeps popping out!!! Dunno what the f*** is going on... Irritating... BAh!

Just came back from watching Bourne Supremacy. It's quite good actually. Maybe now I shall go and watch Bourne Identity. Heh. Also bought two sets of anime DVD. Hee hee hee... Both are quite old animes but good ones. Noir and Jin-Roh. Lalala!! Very happy!!! Spoilt by only two things: the phantom virus; and...

Ants are attacking my hamsters' food. -_-zzz

Carbo Ban

My trainer has banned me from eating carbohydrates. Especially after 6pm. *sob* Goodbye my favourite fresh bread! Farewell staple rice!!! Adieu, adieu, adieu! *sob*

Also been banned from curry puffs. *huge wailing*

YUM!!

Lalalalala....!

Ginger crab and oatmeal prawns for dinner!! Yum yum yum!! Lalala!!!

My little cousin is SOOOOOO CUTE!!! Hee!!!

Emotional Sadomasochist

Super sleepy. But I had to write this blog.

Before I go on to the "main" topic, I have to say... I cannot believe that I crashed Pukey's philo film viewing to watch Alien. ALIEN!! I usually avoid all Alien or Predator films. It was scary. *whimper* Bloody too... And gross. Let's not forget gross. Who knew any living thing could drool non-stop like that? Not just buckets, I think. It was drooling WHOLE swimming pools!! Yeurgh...

Anyhow. After Alien was a nice turn around with the Anime Club's screening of Juuni Kokuki (Twelve Kingdoms). So much more relaxing than seeing aliens popping out of people's chests and raping human women and killing them in the process. Watched with Mel and her strange friendster friend.

After dinner with Mel, I went back down to KR for E block's comm elections. It was rather fun, I must say. It almost felt like I was part of that world again. Like I had never left. I stayed and I stayed. I laughed at the jokes, muttered silly comments and gossiped with the people as if nothing had changed. I refused to remove myself. Even took part in the votings. I kept telling myself that I'd call home if it got too late and either take a cab home or stay with Meena or Pearlyn until the morning. Thinking about it now, 30min after I finally reached home, I think I was purposely finding an excuse for myself just so I could stay the night. I knew how late it was getting, and that I should've called home earlier than 12.30am. But I didn't. I didn't want to. When I finally called home, my mother said she'd come pick me up. So that was the end of it. I finally left.

Meena asked me if I miss staying in E Block. I told her I did. And I do! But I'm also getting so used to the idea of not being there. See... When I'm not anywhere near KR or any current KR person, I don't feel the pull. Then sometimes when I'm alone thinking, or when I build up the guts to go back and have a look, I feel it sinking like the titanic in me -- I miss this place.

Sometimes I think I do it to myself deliberately. Maybe I unconsciously feel the need to keep punishing myself, whether or not there's a good reason. Well then... I am one mixed up piece of Chinese dim sum...

Looking For Replacement English Tutor

Sigh... Last night was actually my last session with Jung Woo. And until now there's still no replacement teacher. We had actually agreed that Pukey would take over but last night Mrs. Noh said that she'd rather have the tuition at home rather than have Jung Woo travel to Library@Orchard to meet Pukey for lessons. I see her point. Jung Woo is still quite the stranger in Singapore and it IS a bit worrying. She assured me that I wouldn't have to worry about finding a replacement anymore as I'd done my part. But I still feel somewhat responsible. And I AM having trouble finding someone suitable. Other than Evangelin, I can't think of anyone else who lives near here and who can actually teach English. But Evange has a student already, and her own studies to worry about. The only other people I can think of live on the other end of the island. Dammit... If it weren't for my own failing CAP, I'd continue teaching Jung Woo. He's a really nice boy and quite a good student. I really did enjoy teaching him.

Sigh... Anyone want the job? Or at least got a recommendation?

My Mind Is Going...

Bwahahahahhaha!!!

It's 3.37am and I'm still awake writing in my blog. It's overdue I think.. I've been neglecting it... *pats blog* And also I just finished watching the episode 10 of Samurai 7. *maniacal laughter*

*sings* Katsushiro is love with Kirara... Kyuzo's in the way... ^_^v

I am so in love with Samurai 7. Kambei-sama!! Kyuzo-dono!! KAKKOU II!! AIIIIYYEEEE!!!! *faints in a bout of extreme excitement*

*ahem* Anyway. I insist that watching anime into the late of the night was necessary. I needed my brain cells to recover. From what you ask? Stanley Kubrick's "Space Odyssey:2001". It's part of Pukey's philo module and I decided it'd be fun to watch a classic... Or any film for that matter.

Supposedly the most famous line in that show is when the astronaut David, or Dave, says to the space shuttle's computer, "Open the pod bay doors, HAL." All I could think of after the show was what HAL kept repeating as Dave tried to shut him down:

"Dave, my mind is going."

My mind was well and truly G-O-N-E after that show. Don't get me wrong. It's got some profound ideas in there, and the cinematography is pretty good for its time. It IS a classic. It's just that it's not something that everyone can stomach. I believe one of the review snippets on the back of the DVD cover said something about "mindblowing". Well... That it is.

My mind is going, Dave.