I got a B for my AS3213 mid-term!! This despite not finishing writing and not really studying except for the night before. *Big smile*
It's looking goooood... :D
Monday, October 11, 2004
Return of The Sleepless Nights
Tasks for Monday 11 Oct:
1) Finish AS3213 proposal [DONE]
2) Prepare for AS3213 presentation [Semi-done]
3) Prepare for JS2227 presentation
4) Prepare for JS2225 tutorial
5) Prep for JLPT 4 revision class
Well now... One down... Four to go. ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........
[Edit note: It just occured to me that in the previous entry "Party Deja Vu"... That's the first time I've actually mentioned Guowei's name in my blog... Ever. Oh well. Now everybody knows. :p]
1) Finish AS3213 proposal [DONE]
2) Prepare for AS3213 presentation [Semi-done]
3) Prepare for JS2227 presentation
4) Prepare for JS2225 tutorial
5) Prep for JLPT 4 revision class
Well now... One down... Four to go. ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........
[Edit note: It just occured to me that in the previous entry "Party Deja Vu"... That's the first time I've actually mentioned Guowei's name in my blog... Ever. Oh well. Now everybody knows. :p]
Sunday, October 10, 2004
Saint Siew Mai
I am feeling absolutely justified.
I went to the gym today and I ran on the threadmill!! Only for about 10minutes lah but WAH!! It's been so long since I ran. Think the last time I ran was before I went Japan. After that well... One thing after another. But TODAY!! Ok so my ankle staged a rather big protest after that but I felt WONDERFUL! So I finally went back to my usual 30min cardio before weights training. Woo hoo!!!
Bring on the killer cakes! I'm not afraid of you!! Wahahahahahahaha!!!!
I feel so saintly now. *look of smug content*
I went to the gym today and I ran on the threadmill!! Only for about 10minutes lah but WAH!! It's been so long since I ran. Think the last time I ran was before I went Japan. After that well... One thing after another. But TODAY!! Ok so my ankle staged a rather big protest after that but I felt WONDERFUL! So I finally went back to my usual 30min cardio before weights training. Woo hoo!!!
Bring on the killer cakes! I'm not afraid of you!! Wahahahahahahaha!!!!
I feel so saintly now. *look of smug content*
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Party Deja Vu...
Went to Mel Fann's 21st B'day party last night. Said a lot of crazy things and did a lot of crazy things and er... *ahem* did a couple of kinky things... Ok perverts not THAT kinky!! Jeez... Hahaha.. Anyhow it was fun. And the cake was GOOOOD!! Regent Hotel cake wor... Dun play play... Heh.
'Twas a good break from school stuff. Though there were a couple of unexpected (but by no means unpleasant) surprises...
1) Saw Jasmine again after too long!! I'd kinda forgotten that she and Mel were friends. The last time we met up was the Marche outing that we had when Debz was back for the hols. I suppose being in different faculties which are like miles away from each other plays a big big factor but MY GOODNESS!!! Is it really so hard for a bunch of old pals to meet up for lunch or something? Come to think of it I haven't exactly seen Pukey since before the mid-term break and I haven't seen Sharon for a while either. EEK.. Must start planning regular lunch/dinner/study dates again. Else I don't think I'll ever get to see these people until Sharon's engagement party. Gah.
2) Second thing wasn't exactly a surprise I guess. It was more of "woah... deja vu..". Met a fellow there who reminded me so much of two people. The first person... Won't mention his name for various reasons. :p But this person, call him X, kinda set the standard in some way. He's not someone I ever had feelings for. We were just always good friends but he's just become one of the more important guys in my life. And I think if I ever fell for someone he'd be something like X. Which brings me to the second person that I was reminded of.
Guowei.
***Warning: Stop reading now if you wanna be spared a lot of whining and nonsense and mush. Yes. Mush.
I know I know. Aren't I supposed to be over him by now? Yes, I am. But hey! I'm entitled to some nostalgia! Anyhow. Party Boy reminded me of Guowei as well. Not a bad thing but not necessarily a good thing as well. Guowei was the first guy I actually thought I could have a serious relationship with, which is saying a lot. I mean yeah I've had serious crushes before but he was different. You know how with the normal crush guy you just kinda get excited or flustered when he's around, and your heart's beating like crazy? Well. I didn't get excited with Guowei around me. I felt calmer. I felt glad. I felt... The world's ok. Coz how could it not be? And my heart didn't beat like crazy. It beat just fine. Ok well, there was crazy beating when people asked me about it but never with him. He wasn't exactly like X but they had some very similar traits.
And now imagine: Party Boy's like BOTH of them. My mind (and stomach) was just reeling. I wouldn't say I was like fatally attracted or anything but I did want find out what this guy was all about. Yet at the same time I wanted him to just disappear. I wanted nothing to do with him. It was kinda confusing. Still is actually. I still can't help thinking about what kind of person he actually is. Haven't stopped thinking actually. I hope I never have to see him again.
'Twas a good break from school stuff. Though there were a couple of unexpected (but by no means unpleasant) surprises...
1) Saw Jasmine again after too long!! I'd kinda forgotten that she and Mel were friends. The last time we met up was the Marche outing that we had when Debz was back for the hols. I suppose being in different faculties which are like miles away from each other plays a big big factor but MY GOODNESS!!! Is it really so hard for a bunch of old pals to meet up for lunch or something? Come to think of it I haven't exactly seen Pukey since before the mid-term break and I haven't seen Sharon for a while either. EEK.. Must start planning regular lunch/dinner/study dates again. Else I don't think I'll ever get to see these people until Sharon's engagement party. Gah.
2) Second thing wasn't exactly a surprise I guess. It was more of "woah... deja vu..". Met a fellow there who reminded me so much of two people. The first person... Won't mention his name for various reasons. :p But this person, call him X, kinda set the standard in some way. He's not someone I ever had feelings for. We were just always good friends but he's just become one of the more important guys in my life. And I think if I ever fell for someone he'd be something like X. Which brings me to the second person that I was reminded of.
Guowei.
***Warning: Stop reading now if you wanna be spared a lot of whining and nonsense and mush. Yes. Mush.
I know I know. Aren't I supposed to be over him by now? Yes, I am. But hey! I'm entitled to some nostalgia! Anyhow. Party Boy reminded me of Guowei as well. Not a bad thing but not necessarily a good thing as well. Guowei was the first guy I actually thought I could have a serious relationship with, which is saying a lot. I mean yeah I've had serious crushes before but he was different. You know how with the normal crush guy you just kinda get excited or flustered when he's around, and your heart's beating like crazy? Well. I didn't get excited with Guowei around me. I felt calmer. I felt glad. I felt... The world's ok. Coz how could it not be? And my heart didn't beat like crazy. It beat just fine. Ok well, there was crazy beating when people asked me about it but never with him. He wasn't exactly like X but they had some very similar traits.
And now imagine: Party Boy's like BOTH of them. My mind (and stomach) was just reeling. I wouldn't say I was like fatally attracted or anything but I did want find out what this guy was all about. Yet at the same time I wanted him to just disappear. I wanted nothing to do with him. It was kinda confusing. Still is actually. I still can't help thinking about what kind of person he actually is. Haven't stopped thinking actually. I hope I never have to see him again.
Thursday, October 07, 2004
*Yawn*
-JS2227 Japan and China Lecture with Terada Takashi.
-Big improvement from Moose, but still incredibly yawn-able.
-Lt 14. Damn cold. Sensitivity to extreme temperatures kicking in. Can't breathe. *gack*
-Improvement in the ankle area though still cannot sit cross-legged, rotate ankle or do funny gymnastics. Going down the stairs requires some amount of skill
-Am super stoned and lazy and that's why am writing in point form today instead of usual paragraphs. zzz
-Have a rather mentally-confused person sitting next to me. Mel Fann is alternately wanting to snore (at the lecture) and laugh (at my antics).
-Have totally lost Terada and no longer know what he is talking about. Mebbe I shld be attempting to pay some attention.
-There goes my Flamenco lesson tonight. Dammit.
-Surely one hour is more than enough attention for Terada. Or any other lecturer for that matter.
-30 min more to freedom and to the end of another $10 as I take a cab home. *sob sob*
-Conclude that sprained ankles are a conspiracy of taxi drivers to earn a lot of money.
-Big improvement from Moose, but still incredibly yawn-able.
-Lt 14. Damn cold. Sensitivity to extreme temperatures kicking in. Can't breathe. *gack*
-Improvement in the ankle area though still cannot sit cross-legged, rotate ankle or do funny gymnastics. Going down the stairs requires some amount of skill
-Am super stoned and lazy and that's why am writing in point form today instead of usual paragraphs. zzz
-Have a rather mentally-confused person sitting next to me. Mel Fann is alternately wanting to snore (at the lecture) and laugh (at my antics).
-Have totally lost Terada and no longer know what he is talking about. Mebbe I shld be attempting to pay some attention.
-There goes my Flamenco lesson tonight. Dammit.
-Surely one hour is more than enough attention for Terada. Or any other lecturer for that matter.
-30 min more to freedom and to the end of another $10 as I take a cab home. *sob sob*
-Conclude that sprained ankles are a conspiracy of taxi drivers to earn a lot of money.
Monday, October 04, 2004
Viral Fever... Abscess... Now...
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Today is just not my day.
First of all there was the American Law mid-term, for which I only studied a couple of readings, so I was just crapping my way through the whole thing. But I can live with lousy mid-terms.
Nooo... The wonderful part is this - I was up until about 3am studying for this thing before I went to bed. But I COULDN'T SLEEP!!! No matter what I did! ARGH. So I got up again at 6am disgruntled and slightly harrassed. Did the entire mid-term with my brain half-covered in wool. Bah.
And the Even More Wonderful Part!! On my way to my paper, I walked across one of the carparks and tripped on one of those holed tiles they usually put in outdoor carparks. So I fell into the stupid hole and sprained my ankle. Well... At first I thought it was just a slight sprain coz it didn't hurt that much after the initial sharp pain. So I carried on my usual business. But as the day dragged on, my ankle continued to swell and swell and soon I was limping to my Japan & China tutorial. Turns out it's a sprain-sprain. Hurumph..
Now comes the absolute icing on the cake. After tut, I go down to the canteen with Mel Fann to her TS meeting.
And then I slip down the stairs.
Today is just not my day.
First of all there was the American Law mid-term, for which I only studied a couple of readings, so I was just crapping my way through the whole thing. But I can live with lousy mid-terms.
Nooo... The wonderful part is this - I was up until about 3am studying for this thing before I went to bed. But I COULDN'T SLEEP!!! No matter what I did! ARGH. So I got up again at 6am disgruntled and slightly harrassed. Did the entire mid-term with my brain half-covered in wool. Bah.
And the Even More Wonderful Part!! On my way to my paper, I walked across one of the carparks and tripped on one of those holed tiles they usually put in outdoor carparks. So I fell into the stupid hole and sprained my ankle. Well... At first I thought it was just a slight sprain coz it didn't hurt that much after the initial sharp pain. So I carried on my usual business. But as the day dragged on, my ankle continued to swell and swell and soon I was limping to my Japan & China tutorial. Turns out it's a sprain-sprain. Hurumph..
Now comes the absolute icing on the cake. After tut, I go down to the canteen with Mel Fann to her TS meeting.
And then I slip down the stairs.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
MID-TERMS!!! AAAAAHHHH!!!!
Yuck. It's that time of the semester. Essays due, project updates due, presentations due, mid-terms.... ARGH!!! I hate it. Bah! Just had one mid-term today for Genes & Society. I mean... Ok... So it was MCQ... By right it should've been a breeze.
NOT!
The questions were damn cheem. And I don't remember any of the handouts having any of those cheem terminology inside. Bah. But it was quite farnee lah... Coz in the end, Belle, Evange and me just ended up faking all the answers.. Hehehehe... And I tell you.... It would've been SOOOOOOOO easy to cheat (not that I did... REALLY!! I didn't!!) coz there were so many pple in the LT that we were told not to leave spaces!! We could've just shared answers and they wouldn't have known!! I dunno WHY they didn't think about that or why they didn't think to split the lecture group into different test venues. I thought that's what's usually done when the group is too big. Tsk. Funny Science people.
One more mid-term on Monday. Argh. American Law. Argh!! Essay format. ARRGH!!!!
AC stint will be over tomorrow!!! YAY!!! *throws confetti* No more impulse favours!! Begone!!!
NOT!
The questions were damn cheem. And I don't remember any of the handouts having any of those cheem terminology inside. Bah. But it was quite farnee lah... Coz in the end, Belle, Evange and me just ended up faking all the answers.. Hehehehe... And I tell you.... It would've been SOOOOOOOO easy to cheat (not that I did... REALLY!! I didn't!!) coz there were so many pple in the LT that we were told not to leave spaces!! We could've just shared answers and they wouldn't have known!! I dunno WHY they didn't think about that or why they didn't think to split the lecture group into different test venues. I thought that's what's usually done when the group is too big. Tsk. Funny Science people.
One more mid-term on Monday. Argh. American Law. Argh!! Essay format. ARRGH!!!!
AC stint will be over tomorrow!!! YAY!!! *throws confetti* No more impulse favours!! Begone!!!
Sunday, September 26, 2004
New Skin!!
Got a new skin!!! Had to do a lot of customising though... Took me super super long.. Bleah... There's got to be a faster way to do this...
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Test test
Just registered with ImageShack(TM) which is a free image hosting site. Apparently I can upload an unlimited number of images as long as each image is no larger than 1024kb.. Hmmm... Well... I just uploaded a picture I drew some time ago. So let's test out the link they provided for a thumbnail pic... It should appear small and when you click on it, a larger version should pop up. Let me know if it works...
Now... I just need to find a new skin....
Now... I just need to find a new skin....
Friday, September 24, 2004
More Quizzes!!! Queen Bummer Strikes Again!!!
You are Form 9, Vampire: The Undying.
"And The Vampire was all that remained on
the blood drowned creation. She attempted to
regrow life from the dead. But as she was
about to give the breath of life, she was
consumed in the flame of The Phoenix and the
cycle began again."
Some examples of the Vampire Form are Hades (Greek)
and Isis (Egyptian).
The Vampire is associated with the concept of
death, the number 9, and the element of fire.
Her sign is the eclipsed moon.
As a member of Form 9, you are a very realistic
individual. You may be a little idealistic,
but you are very grounded and down to earth.
You realize that not everything lasts, but you
savor every minute of the good times. While
you may sometimes find yourself lonely, you
have strong ties with people that will never be
broken. Vampires are the best friends to have
because they are sensible.
Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Woah... I knew I was morbid but this takes the cake!! How true do you guys think these quizzes are?
What Is Your Animal Personality?
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Bwahahahhahah!!!! I like... :D:D:D
You have a Lost Soul. No one is really sure what
that can always mean, because it can be defined
in many ways. As Legend goes, lost souls were
the spirits of passed away people who are
neither in heaven nor hell. They walk the
earth, brooding mysteriously, always appearing
when you expect it least. So hence, if you have
a Lost Soul, then you are probably very
insecure and shy. Stuck in your own little box,
you watch the world fly by as a loner. You dont
know your place. You seemingly dont have a
place in society or an interest. You are a very
capricious person, and are confused and
frustrated about where you belong. You crave
for the sense and feeling of home-but have not
obtained it yet.
What Kind of SOUL do you posses? (For Girls only) Incredible Anime Pictures!
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Ok... I have to say that this one is one of the most true... To me at least.... I'm freaked.
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
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!:)
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
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.
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I am The LoversEr... *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...
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
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.
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.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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*
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*
Sunday, September 19, 2004
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?
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?
Friday, September 17, 2004
Thursday, September 16, 2004
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.
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...
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*
Good news? I get to miss the Moose again. *does a little dance*
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
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...
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...
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