Went to the airport earlier to send off Spinky, Aki and Aki's mum, who have embarked on a one-week trip to South Korea. Wish I could have gone with them... not cos I've very keen to visit South Korea, more cos it's fun to travel with your close buddies. =) While waiting around, we pondered if the large tour group size (40!) would affect the dynamics of the tour group, and recalled how we were like when we went Japan last year! And such a coincidence that our Japan-based tour guide was at the same check-in counter! Though we didn't get a chance to go up to him.
A visit to the airport would not be complete without taking photos of those present and waving endlessly till the tourists pass the wall that blocks our view of them from outside.
At least it's comforting to know that Vin has confirmed that he would complete his studies in time for a visit to Japan next year to catch sight of sakuras! Looking forward to the trip immensely. =) Vin! You must pad yourself up before we go!
The very first live paid concert that I've attended! It's so cool to be in a stadium watching a live performance. =) Eyes couldn't stop tearing but I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. =)
Spinky and I were given inflatable balloons that said "I Sony Ericsson my hero" on one side and the name of the concert on the other:
My balloons deflated pretty quickly. -____- While Spinky's managed to stay firm throughout. =P
As expected, he concluded with "唯一" *swoon* Was hoping that he'ld do a piano solo as he sang that but it's still wonderful with the band. =) After the concert, Spinky and I attempted to catch sight of him leaving the stadium but only saw a dishy "side dish" - his 20-yr old Aussie guitarist Chris, who's doesn't know anyone in Singapore (according to Lee Hom) and is probably like 1.8m tall. =P
Anyway, Spinky and I resolved to buy tickets on the ground level (instead of at terrace level i.e. low/mid-priced tickets) for future concerts. =) And we concluded that the concerts that we are likely to want to go are Jay's, Mayday's and of course, Lee Hom's next one.
Oh Spinky! Realised why we only counted about 7 albums when "蓋世英雄" is supposed to be album no. 10 - "公轉自轉" was actually his 4th album. =)
I'm sure Spinky's preparing a full report on yesterday's concert so keep a look out for it on her blog!
Took leave today. Took a nap at 5 pm. Woke up at 7+ pm thinking that it was the middle of the night cos the house was dead silent. So weird to be home on a Friday night, and on the eve of a public holiday at that.
But this couldn't be helped. My right eye can't stop tearing. Went for a follow-up check up this morning. To date, FIVE eye specialists have inspected my eyes. At least they seem to have come to a conclusion of what I'm suffering from - Microsporidia infection. Microsporidia is a fungus, which I distinctively recall studying about in Microbiology class in year 4. Though I can't remember what it looks like, or what characteristics it has. Shall google it later.
So anyway, the doctors said that the infection is on the superficial layers of my cornea, so it's not that deep to require operation. In fact, the specks on my left eye are apparently healing; some are just forming scars. However, the specks on my right eye (apparently there are two of them now) were quite large and the doctors were concerned. So the doctor ordered photos of my eye to be taken for the records. Then she put some numbing eyedrops (local anasthetic) in my eye and scraped it with a needle. She promptly transferred the cells to a microscopic slide where she had earlier used red marker to draw a circle around where she would place the cells. Reminds me of the good old days... =P
The doctor gave me a prescription of painkillers (Ponstan), to be ingested after food and with anti-gastric pills. The same pills that I got after my teeth extraction during my orthodontics treatment 3 years ago. The doctor had warned me that it would be painful. Thought it couldn't be more painful than the teeth extraction BUT I WAS WRONG. I guess the painkillers worked better with teeth. =P Eye has a stinging pain and can't stop tearing, which results in a runny nose. Think I've lost lots of water today through tears. Hope my eye won't be too swollen tomorrow morning. And that it'ld be a lot better cos I still want to enjoy the Lee Hom concert with Spinky tomorrow night!
On a lighter note, my primary doctor's quite cute. She keeps asking me if I needed a MC, and kept checking what my allergies are. =P And I'm still quite amused at the number of doctors who have seen me. Should really thank the optician who spotted the specks in the first place. And thank the Cell for praying for me. =) and Prozac from being my consultant. And you-know-who for sticking with me through the process. *hugs*
I don't know. Ever since I've been aware of what a drug allergy is, I've known that I'm allergic to penicillin.
Spent the whole morning with three doctors - one at the polyclinic, one at CGH's A&E, one at CGH's eye clinic. All ladies.
The optician had said they could be abrasion marks.
The polyclinic doctor said I could have corneal ulcers.
The A&E doctor said I should see the eye specialist immediately.
The eye specialist said:
She also asked the question in the subject line, and why I took so long to see a doctor (since I first saw the optician on Sunday). Gave me various instructions (wet eyelids with warm water, don't wear contacts etc) and told me to come back for a follow-up checkup on Monday morning.
Was hit by a bout of tears while at the pharmacy. Don't think it's the I-feel-sorry-for-myself tears. Didn't feel like I could scramble home and get ready to attend a friend's wedding at 2 pm, so had to ask people to send congratulations on my behalf.
Prozac advised that if they really are corneal ulcers, I shouldn't even think of EVER wearing contacts. AND that no lasik for me cos the ulcers would have worn out my corneas a little already. =P
Oh well. Specs for life? =P
I meant to post this two days ago.
People have been asking me for my response to a decision that someone close had made, mainly if I was happy that the decision had gone this way, rather than that way.
I guess my first instinct when told of the decision that was to be made, was confusion. And I never really figured out why I was confused. Hence, when the decision had been made, I was just glad that it happened, rather than really think about its consequences.
Got myself a blog tracker recently, and saw some of the pages that led people to my blog... And I stumbled across some of my favourite old posts; like the ones of my dear cousins and the ones on my favourite movies/songs.
"Why do u think that everybody always think that relationships are suppose to last forever?" - I think that's a quote from "Before Sunrise". Which I had been watching by myself in 2004, when I should have been studying for my Hons yr Sem 1 exams. =P I remember wishing that I was watching it with someone, rather than by myself. Recently, yt commented that it (or Before Sunset) was the ultimate chick flick (i think).
"Are relationships meant to last forever? If they were, people won't have to break up, would they? Or were these people just thinking that they were in a relationship, and did not fully understand the definition of a "relationship"?
Just went to the optician's. First time that I visit this particular shop. The optician put some stain in my eyes, looked at them and asked if my left eye (the astigmatic one) felt more uncomfortable than my right one.
She later explained there there could be a tear in my cornea (or possibly detached retina cells). She'ld have to take a look again in a few days times when my lenses are ready. After she made that comment, it struck me that my left eye HAD felt more uncomfortable than my right; it tends to feel drier.
Hope it's not serious.
Haven't played since secondary school i think. Don't recall having played that in JC. Showed off my total lack of pyschomotor skills yesterday. *laugh* Didn't do any warm-ups before starting so in less than 10 minutes, pulled a muscle in the back of my left thigh. Ouch.
The haze is getting from bad to worse. Down with flu today. =( It's gonna be a lazy day today...
Was chatting with Weiqi at Kembangan mrt when the train pulled up. A surprisingly large group of people got off the train. As i was boarding the train, an old man tottered to the door. He hadn't stepped out yet and the door closed on him. Thankfully, he was able to pull back and avoid getting stuck. At Bedok mrt, a lady said to her companion "we'd better stand closer to the door before we suffer the same fate". They got off at Tanah Merah mrt.
I can't believe the train driver did that. It was terrible! The poor old man was visibly dazed. Lodged a complaint at Tampines mrt... Hopefully it'll have some effect.
That's the mark just above my right elbow. Got it somehow from paintball today I guess. Though I really don't remember getting hit there.
Paintball was... breath-taking. Literally. Suffering from the severe lack of exercise, I was. It was quite fun. =) Quite amazed at how no one really noticed me in the last game in which i shooting left, right, over the target. Despite the fact that I was wearing a bright red top which everyone commented to be "excellent" for camouflage. =P
All roads lead to OCC - it's just a matter of how long it takes. For a while, we thought we might end up in Johor and panicked over the lack of passports. Nonetheless, our driver WJ deserves a big thanks for showing us parts of Singapore which we might have not seen before. =)
WENT TO SEE LEE HOM@JUNCTION 8! Quite glad that I did. Nice poster. =) Too bad he was looking away when I went up to him. He was less than a metre away! I'm pretty sure the Ultimate LSR fan's sister was out there somewhere. Made a pathetic attempt at being a screaming fan. =P Should practise so as not to disappoint Spinky at the concert on the 21st. For more details, check out Spinky's latest blogpost.
