Iron pill

i'm now on 2 weeks of iron pill due to the blood donation...
but my gosh...it is giving me a hard time in the loo

already i have this problem before the donation
that's why i don't even taking iron supplement when i was diagnosed as being anemia last year...

that's the outcome of sacrifing, little suffering is worth everything as long as it can save live/s

something that is worth noting down

i did something that i have been wanting to do and took great courage to take the first step...
on the third day of CNY, i went to donate blood...

the thot first occurred in 2006 when i read in the newspaper that the bloodbank is in shortage of blood...
however, a check on my blood showed that i was below the requirement of haemoglobin level of at least 12.5 g/dl and mine was below it... so the idea was shelved and I was disappointed.

so this 2007, i'm determined to do it since i appeared well to most pple. ..thou i still feel faint sometimes

the bloodbank was quiet...there is less than 10 people around (excluding the staff).
I was nervous but went ahead to fill in the form and do the checklist.
There wasn't much waiting, a brief medical interview was done and I was to check my veins by the nurse as they appeared to 'thin' or 'light'.
The doc is worried they may not be able to draw blood easily...
but that was settled easily (i guess they are really in need of blood and no harm trying)

A quick check of blood at the centre showed that i'm eligible for the donation, at least no fever and haemoglobin level has reached the requirement.

I quickly moved into the donation area, it is a very comfortable area and the nurses are all very friendly.
I expected much pain but surprise surprise, they administered anesthetic to the area and hence i don't feel much pain at all...
initially, the machine made some noise bcos my blood flow was a bit too slow for its liking...haha...
so i was told to squeeze a heart-shape stress ball to help in the pumping....for every 3 secs...hence the drawing of blood became quite steady and was completed in about 10 mins....450ml in all...in one bag

so far, the experience was very satisfying...I felt a great sense of accomplishment and also surprising....peace...

this is the proof

but what happened in the next hour was very very scary...i was over confident and hence over stretch myself...suddenly i felt blackness in front of me...luckily i was in a car and have to quick lie down to get the blood flow back to my brain... i was near the edge of blackout...and it took me an hour to recover...at one stage i was have difficulty breathing...

this encounter was really really very scary...luckily my family was with me...

but it will not stop me from donating in future...
just that i need to note that i must take extra care and not have the same thing happening...
rest immediately is necessary...

what can be more evil

i was watching this movie banquet on board a flight recently...
1st, bcos there is no other better show...
2nd, rem i read the review somewhere...seem controversy...i thot maybe worth seeing

in fact, not much storyline...but the filming was pretty good...i especially like the part where the imperial guard was sent to kill the prince...once at his place...the way they slide down the white cloth...was very very well done....2nd is at the snow covered border...

but the part that left the most impression is when it was asked "what other thing can be more poisionous than a lethal poison" - the ans : "the human heart"

well...u hv to understand mandarin to appreciate this sentence. bcoz in mandarin poison and evil can interchange in usage...

well said...

左撇子

今天, 很多上海人跟我说
左撇子很聪明
是这样吗?

i need space

recently during an overseas trip
i realised how much we needed space
looking at the skyscrapers and the multi lanes roads....
i think i can nvr live long in a cramp space
especially me...
then surprise surprise
i read on the next day on the paper that S'pore is gearing for 6.5m population
omg....i can't believe it...
given the hot climate...it is going to be worse
some may argue that seoul is bad...11m in a space similar size to s'pore
but...think about it....it is not too bad given that the weather is cool most times
hence pple prefer to be cozy compared to s'pore...juz some theories on my part...

coincidental

today i heard from someone...at any point in time...how many beds can you sleep in....
doesn't this sound the same as my earlier entry....

juz find it so coincidental...this person is from nepal...work in hongkong and now based in australia.....

at that moment in time

how many houses can you live in?
how many cars can you drive?
how many watches can you wear?
how many pairs of shoe can you be on your feet?
think hard....if the answer is only one....stop and smell the flowers...
then put more shoes on the feet of children....

distraught

today when i opened up The New Paper at dinner table after work...
it is page after page of bad news...
young father-to-be sudden death
cabby who got a heart-attack
dad lost his life while attempting to save his family
i didn't have the heart to finish reading the last article...
i'm distraught by all these bad news...
my heart felt heavy....like there are tons of stone tied to it...pulling it into deep valley...
very depressing....
it is near festive season...but i'm feeling more weary than ever...

Hairy crabs

well known hairy crabs are in season...
now...can you tell which is male and which is female?



trust me...this is yummy

compliment

i'm proud of my language skill :)

recently over dinner in shanghai with my agent and both our colleagues
my agent mentioned to me that among so many s'porean reps she has,
i am the only one who can keep up with her speed of speaking mandarin
able to understand and converse with her without her having to slow down and use simpler terms
and she told me the most impressive part is that I can converse with her without a single usage of english words in my conversation...

i thank my grandpa for it and also my natural talent ;-)

Happy Birthday!

i know it is stupid...
i know this is not fairytale...
i know this is impossible
but wish is still wish
may i wish for health & happiness in the years that follow....

happy birthday!

Hello kitty nissan march

tonite i saw a pink hello kitty nissan march behind me while i was going into a car park.
It's driven by a MAN! can you believed it...
the car is so cute...with the front logo a hello kitty face that can lit up...
the side of the car is also printed with hello kitty princess or something like that...
what a mis-match....
I noticed where it is parked and wanted to take a picture of it...
but by the time i find a parking space and come back...he is ready to leave :(
so sad...I didn't manage to capture it...

Fairytale

someone asked me...why do I always like to do cantoons to represent my image?
i thought for a while abt this qn...and i think it is bcos
i wanted very much to believe in fairytalein fairytale...the characters are all so clearly depicted.
i am able to tell a good guy from a bad...there is a happily ever after story
it is so different in reality...
maybe i just want to escape from the cruelty of life...

think about this...in reality...does anyone has this word "i'm bad" written on the forehead...no way...there are pple who look so sweet on the outside but are so evil inside...pple who can pretend so well...that u don't even know it when u r conned...

there is a saying that the eyes are the windows to a person's heart...it is possible to see a person's true self through the eyes...although i don't dispute that but i think it will be too late by then...bcos a lot of close contacts are required to be able to see thru the eyes...

No more chocolate for me

i am banning chocolate from my life
why?
i used to be able to eat a whole box of chocolate without any side effect
but recently....things are different
I just need to eat a small little bar...and sob sob...i will get sore throat and pimples will be popping out by mad...
can you believed it! at this age...i can still be getting pimples...

now i wonder how long can i last ^_^

Appreciation

in life...we have to learn to appreciate the little things that happened all the time in our daily routine...
never to compare with the jones...bcos as human beings...once again we will only pick the better things others have to compare...and we will always appear so worse off...rem...the grass is always greener on the other side...and also bcos pple will always present the best for others to see...you will not get to see the 'dirty linen'...of course unless there is a strategy to showcase it purposely...

so to me...appreciation comes in (for example)

1) have a smooth ride in the morning to work (read: beating all the traffic lights...haha)
2) hearing a nice song with a lyric that so reflect my current mood
3) when i catch a nice sunset on the way home from work
4) when i chanced upon a nice blooming flower
5) when that special someone initiated a morning *muack* for me... (read: still searching/hoping/waiting)
etc etc etc

Attitude

Be it toward work or personal life...i always believe that one shd not working solely for financial purposes

I believe:

1) If you wake up in the morning loathing to go to work...i personally think it is time to relook into your choice of work. It could be the pple at work, not work per se...
2) work as hobby and hobby as work
3) look for that something that u luv to do so much that u'll do it even for free
4) if you work solely for financial purpose, you will not last long...you'll end up like a walking zombie...not knowing how to appreciate the happiness of your life...

see...even writing a short blog entry can be so beautiful ^_^
remember...the word is passion

what trigger this topic about attitude?

I'm suppose to receive 2 couriers from China containing important original document. One arrived and the other did not. However, my counterpart in China checked and the courier company in S'pore insisted that it was delivered to someone somewhere in the office. The gist is that we finally discovered that the parcel is missing-in-action and the courier company has no idea where is it...however...still pushing the blame to the receiving party...to me...this is attitude problem...even when i clearly stated that only one of the parcel was received, they can turn around and tell the china side that i did receive...i'm ashamed of such pple...

Why is Coke Zero still so sweet?

Coca-Cola Zero is a new male-oriented diet drink...

I am seeking...

what genuinely moves me...
what do I love to do so much that i'll do it for free...

i hv set my sights in this direction...i think if i ever found it...it will really be a blessing...

Official guide to yummy food

I have become the unofficial supplier of or guide to yummy food.I am not sure when this started...but when there are visitors from overseas, I'll asked to bring them to seek out the local yummy dishes.Even my colleagues will ask me to bring them.And when i travel, I become the supplier of yummy snacks that can't be found in s'pore.Well...i like to eat...although i'm not adventurous in trying new food, I can kind of figure out what is nice pretty easier...and for a start I'll buy a bit for my coll to try...abd in the end...i get request in buy more and more

Lay's Cool Cucumber flavor...this is an example of the chip that get pple back home crazy...:)
let me know if u can find in S'pore...else i always got to search the supermarkets and airflown one lugguage home ^_^

Another realisation

i hardly use my office hour to write blog...this must be considered one of the first...bcos i think it is impt enuf to get my attention...but hey i'm using lunch hour to do this...^_^...so no penalty...

ystd a frnd makes me realise that i can be quite bossy at times...
now i have decided that i will be mindful of it...
(read: doesn't mean it will not happen again or stop immediately...just that i will be careful...and hopefully in the near future...no more!)

here i'm blogging...keeping a record...so that when i ever forget along my life...
when i occassionally read my own blog...it will remind me...that i made a decision to change!

that i need to control this 'big sis' kind of character...aiyo...this really makes me sound so old...

here...i'm not trying to find excuses for my 'bossi-ness'...but nobody knows my past...
but being the elder child...from the background i came from...
the need to be independent from very young...the need to care for the family from a young age
and not the other way round...add to my current character...

but i didnt really realise that until ystd
or rather it fully dawns on me...the world i'm living in...not many pple can accept such a character...especially from a woman...i think i must have offended many pple along the way w/o realising it...

so from now on...i must be constantly minful...and it is not only applies to my frnds...it includes my colleagues

thanks to my frnd...if you are reading this...u know who u r...