Ankle = Irritant *Edited*

I am so irritated with my left ankle. I sprained my ankle at least 3-4 weeks back and even though I had visited a sinsei for it but it is still not recovering and probably getting worse. =.=

I have no problem walking and jogging but my ankle is still swelling though it is not very obvious if one does not compare but I can feel the swell and slight pain which started appearing a few times this week. Used the ankle guard but it doesn't seem to work this time round. I am comtemplating between going to the doctor tomorrow or back to the sinsei. Seriously pissed about it. I wish I can just chop it off and end of story.

*Edited*

Decided to go to the sinsei as per advised by Bernard. Went just now and had 3 needles poked into my poor ankle. The sinsei told me it got worse because this is a very old injury and I walk too much so my ankle did not recover and got worse. Therefore, I have to refrain myself from walking too much meaning more bus rides or cab rides. T_T My pocket is starting to bleed.

MIA

I AM BACK!
I had been MIA-ing for approximately 2 months. All were because of school work, stress and LAZINESS. =P

A quick update of what I have done for the past 2 months (about):
Attend lectures, attend tutorials, go home, give tuition, do projects, do tutorials, read mangas, watch dramas, sleep and recently, study and exams. My life is as boring as ever. -.-'



BUT, now that freedom is here to 'visit' for 3 months, I want to do so many things.

1. meet up with friends
2. go shopping and pamper myself
3. play restaurant city (target: level 27)
4. shop for my cousin's 21st present (give me some hints and NO car =D)
5. spring-cleaning (though it is not spring anymore)
6. bundle my notes -.-'
7. (reluctantly) work
8. (VERY VERY reluctantly) check my exam results
9. watch the drama and movies I bought before the exams
10. look for a bf? LOL (got anyone to intro? wahahah)

There are simply so many things to do. I heart 'you' so much, FREEDOM!!!

Oh, by the way, I fainted again last week. Wahahaha. Finally know the reason to my 'annual' fainting drama - Normochromic Normocytic Anaemic (don't ask me what is that cos I have no idea, just take it as anaemic). Hehe.

Fainted again

I fainted in the toilet. I was feeling faint about 3 seconds after I sat down on the toilet bowl and I decided to get out of the toilet but I got more giddy as I stood. After washing my hands and preparing to walk out of the toilet, I started moving backwards and I don't remember anything until I regained conscious and realised I was sitting on a pail and the toilet door was wide open. I saw my brother walking towards me and with his help, I managed to walk out of the toilet and I saw my mum coming towards me. She shouted for my dad and helped me out to the living room but I think I lost conscious again until I was in the living room. I attended to myself at the sofa as I am now an expert at situations like this.

When I was feeling faint, negative thoughts were flashing in my mind. "What is I die just like this?" "What will happen to my family and friends?" I was really scared and desperately wanted to shout for help. Now I know how vulnerable is life.

Lacking of updates

I haven't been able to update because I am sick, busy and slacking. I know the latter two are contradicting but I was really busy the initial few days of the week and after I fell sick, I started slacking.

I have been down with fever for the past three days and it feels horrible. I forced myself to go to school and attend lectures and tutorials even when one minute I was feeling cold and another feeling hot. Slacking during the last three days resulted in lots of work to be done. All my readings and tutorials are not done, I have yet to listen to all the webcast to refresh my memory and the projects are killing me.

So far I am only making progress in the English module presentation and Japanese Studies project. I am falling behind for the rest. I have yet to start on the synthesis assignment due on the 12th of September and Changing Landscapes project. Stress. I need to buck up and work hard.

My NECK

I can't turn my neck normally. I got a stiff neck now. (T_T) In the mid of tuition on Thursday, I realised my neck was very stiff and there was swelling on each side of my shoulder. Asked my mum to help me to massage a little when I reached home and the next day. Didn't get better and I had a very bad headache because of it so I headed to the Chinese physician for a session.

The physician told me it was due to sitting in front of the computer for too long and the swell was very bad because the stress on my shoulder was not from just a few days or weeks but months or perhaps the whole year. Well, I am quite oblivious when it comes to pain. (=P)

So it is to say that I actually experienced pain since weeks or months ago and I only realised it on Thursday. (-.-')

So she did the 'ba guan' [sorry, I don't know what is it known as in English and how to write in Chinese] and I was so shocked to see that one of the spot turned blue black with dark blood clot all over today. It is painful. Sob. Hopefully it will be better soon. *Pray*

Blood Count Results

My blood count results are out. It should be out earlier but my grandmother always pick up the call when the doctor called and just answered 'hello' and nothing else. -.-

Everything is fine except that my Lymphocytes count is slightly higher than the normal range. Higher by 0.22%. Lol. Doctor said that it is nothing to worry about because it is only slightly higher. Lucky me. =P

Faint

I almost fainted on Sunday morning. Decided to go for a jog after realising that I had been lacking in exercise for a long time. But, who knows that 2 rounds of jogging and 1 1/2 round of walking brought me such discomfort and faintness.

I practically dragged myself across the park to the HDB then to the coffee shop. I lied down on the floor for a few minutes after every few metres of walk. That just shows how uncomfortable I am.

When I decided to cross the road to the coffee shop, what I could see in front of me was only a moving road and pathway. I felt like I was rocking back and forth.

Finally I made it to the coffee shop, I sat down by the side of the road hugging my knees. A kind lady came forward and helped me to the table. She is one of the coffee shop helpers and she gave me a glass of hot water and even bought me a bottle of medicated oil. Her boss also lent me his phone to call my mum to pick me up.

My mum came and the moment she touched my hand, she realised that I was really cold as if I have no temperature. I dragged myself with her support back home.

AND

This is not the first time it happens. The first in during JC P.E. then I had similar experience during an exam and now. I really wonder what is wrong with me. Is it because of low blood pressure or what? Really had no idea.

Day 2

A lot of people came to my house today. Starting from 12noon, families after families started pouring into my house. Only until 10pm then did it stop.

I believe at least 50 came today. My house is always packed on the second day of new year. It is a kind of practice already. People will come to my house to visit my grandparents and the living room will be full with no place for us to sit except the floor.

This is what happens when you come from an extended and big family. We are close to my grandfather's brothers and god-brothers therefore every year we are packed.

Staying at home today earned me 6 'ang baos' and yesterday 22. Not the usual standard as we did not meet quite a lot of aunties from my maternal side. Luckily, I received 8 on new year from my immediate uncles, aunties, grandparents and parents. Hehe. Grand total of 36 on the second day. =P

However, today isn't a very good day to entertain the guests as my brother and I are sneezing away the whole day. I have a feeling that the 2 of us may be down with the same flu virus. -.-

I am feeling sleepy now. Off I go. Bye.

38.4 degree celsius

The title reads my body temperature when I was at the clinic. No wonder I have been feeling very tired and mood-less today.

When I woke up this morning, my throat was hurting so much that I couldn't swallow. It still hurts now.

Went to my student's place to give tuition and then to Tampines interchange to deposit some cash. Who knows that the transaction was unsuccessful and my money was retained by the machine. Had to call DBS to get them to help me. -.- So unlucky.

Then I went to Music Junction to redeem 5566 latest album. Listened to it briefly. Not too bad. Very different from their previous albums which are all about 'love'. The type of music is also slightly different now. Overall, it is nice.

Need to go take a rest now. Bye.

Sick again!

My immune system has been weak lately. Been sick for the past few days and for these few weeks, my flu just come and go.


*Ah choo~*

I just sneezed.

I hate to be sick but who loves to be?

Canceled my tuition today as I really don't think I can make it through the session ALIVE.
Since yesterday, I had been sneezing non-stop even after taking the cold medicine.
Finally decided to pay the clinic a visit.


Seen the doctor, enjoyed the usual little chat and left with the medicine.

When I was taking the cough mixture, I realized that the clinic staff wrote 110ml for per dosage. o.0 Lol. I think she thought the '1' doesn't looks obvious as it is almost in-line with the box and therefore wrote another '1'. I was joking with my mum that the bottle is not even enough for one dosage. =P


Will you sleep after taking the medicine? I don't in the past but now I will fall into the drowsy mode and miss my bed so much that I will fall into a long deep sleep regardless of what medicine as long as I am sick. Lol. In fact I had more than 12 hours of sleep just today alone. I am feeling drowsy again. Off to bed.

Yellowish-orange eyeball

I dyed my eyeball yellowish-orange just now! Woohoo!!!


That is the latest fashion now. Really!


Email me for the dye brand. =)

If you really email me, you are mad. Haha. Okay, I did not dye my eyeball yellow nor orange but it is really yellowish-orange an hour ago because something fell into my eyes and I kept tearing so I took a cab to my family doctor for a consultation session. The doctor dripped a transparent solution into my eye and it turned yellowish-orange such that my doctor can assess if there is any scratches on the surface of my eye. Luckily no. =D So don't email me. Haha.

Weak moonlight

I have a strong feeling that the moonlight is weak tonight. Lol. That is because I have been sneezing since 9am this morning. I bet I used at least a 100 pieces of tissue papers.

Changed my darlings' beddings today. They are so stinky yet adorable. =P I put Nesie into a temporary mobile cage, Mini and Taro into the running ball while I cleaned their cages. Mini managed to open the running ball. Her second escape this year.

However, she did not run away. Like Ham Ham (miss her) when she still had the chance to roam around the house, Mini stopped at the step towards the kitchen and started nibbling on something. Don't ask me what cause I have no idea. Haha.

Taro, on the other hand, kept disturbing the rest. Naughty and playful boy. =P Smack his butt. He is getting cuter each day and I am loving him to bits now just like how I love all my pets. =)

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A student called me while I was resting today to ask me what is 'nominal account'. "Blank" was the only word to explain what happened when he asked. What is 'nominal account'? I can only remember that it is some temporary account. Did some research on the term and finally know what is that.

Nominal account: Temporary account which reports expenses, revenues and capital. In other words, it is the profit and loss account also known as the income and expenditure statement. As capital is affected mainly by the profit or loss made by the business during each accounting period, the nominal account is considered to report capital as well but not the Capital a/c.

Wonder where I saw this word the last time. *Thinking*

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Today is my brother's birthday, went to Levi Strauss Signature and bought him a shirt. Haha.

Happy Birthday!

Clucks & Quacks

I "clucks" and my mum "quacks", that's why we don't understand each other on the phone earlier today. Lol. My mum wanted me to buy durian and I thought she wanted me to buy durian ice-cream. So I happily bought the ice-cream back home. Haha.

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Something has been bothering me today:

'My uncle always _____ to the market and buys food for us."

What should be the word in the sentence? 'Go' or 'goes'?

So far, 3 said 'go' and 5 said 'goes'. ?.?

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Remember my shoulder? Well, there is a big blue-black on it now. -.- I am pasting all kinds of medicated plaster on it and praying for it to disappear or I will not be able to wear a lot of clothes. So I have been wearing the same few tops to cover the medicated plaster and the blue-black when I did not use the medicated plaster.

My mum gave up one of the magnetic treatment properties pillow pad which my bro bought for her to me for the time being. Lol. I am actually sleeping on a few hundred bucks pillow pad now. =P

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I have been working very hard lately and something actually made me work even harder. Will update in my next post, something that gave me a shock when I see it.

Me = Old granny

I feel like an old granny now. Boo~

I can't really carry my laptop today, use the phone for too long and carry my bag on my shoulders. Sob. I sprained the muscles on my shoulders and it is still swollen.

I am really a problematic girl who suffers from all kinds of body aches or problems that an old granny should be suffering from. My mum is the one who said so. T.T

I went to the sinseh that I always go to. She said that the sprain is due to many reasons. One of which is it accumulates the strain on my shoulders for the past few years and only got worst recently. She wanted to perform acupuncture but I didn't dare to try as I am always afraid of needles.

Due to the fact that I did not go for acupuncture, the part whereby she treated is still extremely painful when I move my arm or touch it. Sob.

So conclusion is I am a young girl with a body of an old granny.

Backbone & nerve

I think most of you knew about my old injury or should I say problem with my backbone.

Just a quick summary of my backbone (for those who don't know):
I was diagnosed with a straight backbone a couple of years back after I left secondary school. The normal backbone should look like the picture on the left with slight curve at the top, middle and bottom but my backbone is totally straight without any bents or curves.

As a result, the little 'jaws' between the backbone closed on my nerves. It left me with an injured nerve and serve pain.

I underwent physiotherapy for a couple of months before I managed to lift the 'jaws' up and away from my nerve.





Basically, this is what happened to me a couple of years back. For the last few years, I did feel occasional pain but it always go away. Recently, I keep experiencing the pain that I used to experienced when I was diagnosed with the weird 'straightness' of my backbone.

The problem now is I cannot remember the exercises that my physiotherapist taught me that time. I am now relying on my vague memory of one of the exercise to try to ease the pain. Sad to say, it did not work. The pain is now moving from my left to the right.

Best of all, I don't have the time to go back for an x-ray and I have no idea where is my card for physiotherapy. I just hope that the pain will subside and things will get better with the exercise that I vaguely rememeber.