Fallen ill.....

I finally believe what my father said is true. Someone who falls sick often will recover from his sickness in a short time; Someone who seldom falls sick will take ages to recover, or even his life may be endangered.

Yes, I think it makes sense for the second category. After all, if someone whose immune system is ultra strong can get sick, it means the virus is so strong that it can destroy the antibodies completely. Therefore the body needs a long time to build up antibodies again to fight against the virus and hence the recovery time is long.

I fall into this second category. I have not caught the flu virus or had fever for the past 2 years. In fact, I even received a medical incentive of $100 from my company for taking only 1 day MC in 2007, and that was due to mild stomach discomfort. While there was a period which my whole unit took turns to take MC, my body was strong enough to fight against their germs and viruses. I was the only one who didnt fall sick. While I was still proud of this "victory" till last week, my immune system was put to a test after being in contact with a virus carrier (my husband) for 2 days.

Alas! My poor body had been fighting hard for the first few days. Just that stupid me neglected the warning signs of a strangely tired body and didnt have enough rest. Even on the 3rd day when I started to have running nose and had slight fever, I still thought I had recovered when the running nose stopped and even went out with my sis on the 4th day. I think my body could no longer take it. When I came home, the fever started building up again. At one time, my temperature hit 38.1 degrees Celsius. The panadol tablets did manage to suppress it quickly and that night before I slept, my temperature had dropped to 36.9 degrees Celsius. But the next morning on the 5th day, I woke up having my whole body aching. I knew the fever must be back again. True enough, the temperature was 37.8 degrees Celsius. I finally decided to see a doctor.

When I came home from the doctor's visit, my temperature had already risen to 38.6 degrees Celsius and I had a bad running nose and cough. All symptoms of flu started showing up. I even thought I was about to lose my life (after all, I had not had such high fever for almost 10 years!). Even after taking the medicines from the doctor, I still had slight fever till the 6th day, but at least I was recovering...

I guess my body has to build up its immune system all over again. It is really depressing that the strong foundation built up over 2 years had collapsed eventually. Maybe I need to go for flu vaccination before my Japan trip, in case I fall ill again while I am there...

Farewell, One Raffles Quay!

Muahahahahaha! I can't believe I have really bade farewell to my workplace on 30 April 2008!

Goodbye to the crowds at Raffles Place! Hope I wont have to squeeze in the crowded trains with you for a long time to come. Hope I wont have to vie for seats with you again during lunch hour in the near future.

Goodbye to my office building One Raffles Quay! I must say you are beautiful, and your receptionists and umbrellas (to lend) are beautiful too! Even your washrooms are beautiful! I have nothing against you, really. :) If not because of you, I might have chosen to bid farewell earlier!

Lastly, goodbye to my office seat (and colleagues)! Hmm... I realise I dont really have much to say to you. Hope all of you get along fine with my replacement! All the best!

P/S: Hopefully, my next job will be far far away from Raffles Place and very very near to my new home! I do not wish to spend so much time to travel to work again!

I fell down!

Sob sob! Such big bruises! Result of a trip and fall last Sat! And guess where the accident happened?! At my new home! Am I not a fool??! Who would get hurt so badly at home? Well, I could only blame myself for not keeping my eyes to the front but to the right instead, and I tripped onto some large barangs on the floor and fell with a loud thud (followed by a yell in pain, of course).

What I can only do now is to continue to rub medical ointment on the bruises day after day until they finally fade off. Kneeling really hurts now and I am not able to attend the stretch-fit/yoga/pilates lessons where sometimes I am required to balance on the knees. Haiz! :(

乐器如人生

乐器是很神奇的，没人去碰它时，它就静静坐在那里，一声也不吭，谁也不知道它的厉害。或许我应该说，它厉害不厉害得看弹奏它的人有多厉害。同样的乐器，出自不同人的手里，可以像杀鸡杀猪，也可以令人陶醉。即使是同一首曲子，由不同人演奏，感觉又不同。可别忘了，它原本是安静不吭声的，可是却有能力带来优美动听的旋律！

人生不也像乐器一样吗？每个人每天都有24小时，有些人可以活得精彩，有些人却过着毫无目的的日子。我相信“熟能生巧”，如果一个原本不吭声的乐器可以奏出动人的音乐，那原本空白无色彩的人生也可以丰富起来！

希望婚礼过后，我可以好好规划我的人生，让它更多姿多彩！

弦歌有你 张信哲 x 交响乐

刚去看了张信哲“弦歌有你”演唱会，真是令我听出了耳油！他真的好棒哦！听他唱现场，真是一种享受！他的声音永远都是那么的清晰优美！你知道吗，演唱会门票完全售完，满座！和交响乐的合作也很新鲜，音乐和歌声都是live的，感觉更能接近观众！

虽然大荧幕上并没有播放歌词，可是当他唱着那些经典歌曲如《过火》，《爱如潮水》，《难以抗拒你容颜》等，大家还是可以跟着唱，可见他真的有好多好多经典歌曲，令人百听不厌！这些歌曲带给我很多很多的回忆，我突然觉得他就像一位很久没见的老朋友，感觉还是那么的熟悉，毕竟我中学年代开始听他的歌，那也是十几年前的事了!

我好像已经好久没买他的CD了，我所拥有的都只是卡带，可见真的是好久好久了。那些卡带都发霉了，不能听了，而我现在才感到遗憾。我怎么不再买他的CD了呢？他的声音还是和以前一样令人陶醉啊！他还是跟以前一样亲切有礼啊！他不就像一位老朋友吗？

演唱会到尾声时，大家都high了起来，很多人甚至跑到台前去想更接近他，他还笑说“怎么演唱会要完的时候，你们才high啊？”不管怎样，我想大家都和我一样，真的很enjoy!!

他说他的新专辑《逃生》将在4月发行，他也有在演唱会上唱了一首很有京剧味道的《牡丹忧》，好好听哦！这张专辑我一定会好好支持！

Dream on wedding

Last night I had a vivid dream of my wedding day.

The dream started off from the banquet venue and I was having the march-in rehearsal with my husband, wearing the white gown with the long tail. I was not wearing any shoes and had to tip-toe as I walked in order to match my husband’s height. He started off walking faster than the tempo of the music (not on beat) and I pulled him back so that he would slow down. I had been worried that I might step on my gown at the front and or even trip but my march-in seemed to be a breeze, even at the point where we walked up the stage.

I saw my jie-meis hopping in, one after another, after the rehearsal. All of them were wearing pretty white dresses with similar designs and materials. Their make-up looked professional even though they had done it themselves. All of them looked very sweet and happy. They were chattering among themselves, didn’t really speak to me.

Not sure why, but the next scene was outdoors. I was trying to look for my wedding shoes (remember I didn’t wear any during the march-in rehearsal?) I was opening up boxes and boxes of shoes but couldn’t find the pair that I was looking for. And goodness knows where all the other shoes come from in the first place! I heard my jie-meis shouting the countdown to the start of something (not sure what) “10! 9! 8! 7!.....” but I still couldn’t find my shoes! I hurriedly went over to them but they had already locked themselves in a little room to discuss how much ang pow they were going to demand from my husband. I banged on the door and shouted that I couldn’t find my shoes and asked them to help me but they ignored me totally. At the same time I also realized that I had forgotten to have a discussion with them beforehand on the details of the gatecrash and the amount they would accept.

It was already past 8pm and the banquet was supposed to start. All guests were already seated. And I was running about bare-footed in their presence trying to look for my shoes! I began to try on some of the shoes in the boxes and they didn’t seem to fit. I was still trying to recall where I had placed my wedding shoes. In the end, I remembered. They were at home.

The lessons learnt from this dream:

-I must remember to bring all the necessities to the banquet venue, eg. my gowns, matching accessories, SHOES, ang pow box, toiletries for bathing, etc. If I forget any one of them, that’s it.

-I must not forget to have a discussion with my jie-meis on the details of the gatecrash.

Gosh! Hope everything turns out well on that day!

王子

你可曾遇过你心目中的王子？

你心目中的王子是怎样的？

我想，应该是你第一眼看到他，就很奇妙地被他吸引，有他在你身边，你感觉从未感觉到的幸福，就好像自己是个公主一样，而当他离开你的时候，你感觉从未感觉到的心碎。即使好久不见，若在街上遇到他，你还是会心跳加速，你还是觉得他依然有“王子”的魅力。

昨晚我做了一个很长很长的梦，在梦里我就遇到了这样一个“王子”。