Sofa's

Wow, it only took them 1 week to complete the new sofa's coverings. I am really impressed! I really like it a lot, obviously it looks new la but we never choose these kind of covering before, so it's a new change for us.

I guess this year is an "Adventurous Year" for us, with the colouring of the living room as well. Just hope the covering can last long la, even though i know for a fact that the cats would demolish the coverings in no time at all!

Oh yeah, we even did a covering for the small rocking stool. My sis was like "Oh! So nice, so nice!" when she saw the covering, haha. I was also saying the same thing when i first saw it la, hee.

It's All Done!

I took some pictures of the second colour that we did, but the light pink is not so obvious so i decided to put up a video instead.

So Yati what do you think of the new colour? Not so bad right? Hehe.

I was telling my sis while we were painting the second colour that our house looks like a cake now, haha.

Lookie!

Look who i saw on my messy bed, it's Adik! She looks so oblivious of the mess and the house smelling of the new paint. SO CUTE!!




adik and a butterfly

House Painting Part I

We had not painted our house for the last 5 years, so this year, my sis decided that we really need to paint the house. Took some time to decide on the colours but the first part of the house has been painted, started this late afternoon. The colour is something "Pepper". I really love the colour, it is something new and different for our house. Tomorrow we gonna paint the rest of the house!

My back is already aching so badly now xD


it was kinda hard to paint around the shelves


the view from the front door


ipah the "steady hand", she would be the one to paint the edges

Poof!

now you see it....



now you don't...

Yesterday our sofa's was taken away so that new covering can be made for them. The guy was saying if he were to take them to the factory, the covering would be better fitted, at first we didn't want to but then we change our mind and let them take away the sofa's. We decided to make 2 sets of covering for the body and 1 set for the pillows. What to do when we have cats.

They will be sending the sofa's back hopefully by the end of June. In the meantime whoever that wanted to come to our house, have to sit on the floor la ok :p, hehe.

The area looks more spacious right, just to show how BIG our sofa's is.

Oh yeah we are going to paint the house as well, in a way it's good that the sofa's are not around, less things to move!

Sink

our old sink, the picture was taken last night, we decided to change it and as you can see one of the door is missing and it's made of wood.


our new sink! not the conventional way of getting a new one, but it works for us and it's pre-made in the factory and they just need to installed it for us. quite convenient, clean and easier to maintain, hehe.

Apa Nak Jadi...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - - A Christian Singaporean couple were found guilty of sedition on Thursday for distributing evangelical publications that cast Islam in a negative light, court officials said.

Ong Kian Cheong and his wife Dorothy Chan had been charged with distributing a seditious publication to two Muslims in October and March 2007 and sending a second such booklet to another Muslim in December that same year, a district court official told AFP.

The publications were found to have promoted feelings of ill-will and hostility between Christians and Muslims, the Straits Times said on its website.

A hearing was set for June 4 for mitigation pleas and sentencing.

The sedition charge carries a jail term of up to three years or a fine of up to 5,000 Singapore dollars (3,437 US) or both.

Singapore, a multi-racial island nation, clamps down hard on anyone seen to be inciting communal tensions.

In 2005, two ethnic Chinese men were jailed for anti-Muslim blogs.

The following year, a Singaporean blogger received a stern warning after posting cartoons mocking Jesus Christ on his online journal.

Ethnic Chinese make up a majority of the city-state's resident population but there are significant numbers of Malay Muslims, ethnic Indians and other groups.

-taken from Channel NewsAsia.

Why are they some ppl who like to stirs up trouble when it's not necessary for them to do so. It's already bad enough as to how Islam/Muslim has been projected or looked upon lately. Sigh....

More on H1N1

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Thursday confirmed three more cases of Influenza A (H1N1), bringing the number of infected persons in the country to four.

A day earlier, Singapore confirmed its first case of A(H1N1) flu, in a 22—year—old female Singapore Management University (SMU) student who recently returned to the city—state from New York.

The second confirmed case is a 43—year—old Singapore Permanent Resident who returned to Singapore from San Francisco via Manila on Tuesday (May 26) at 1750 hours.

She was on Singapore Airlines flight SQ 917 and was seated at 33H. She became unwell while on board.

The third confirmed case is a 28—year—old American woman working in Singapore. She returned to Singapore from Honolulu via Tokyo on Tuesday (May 26) at 2353 hours, on United Airlines flight UA 803. She was seated at 33C and became unwell on May 26.

The fourth confirmed case is a 28—year—old Singaporean man who returned to Singapore from Chicago via Hong Kong on May 25 at 0036 hours. He was on United Airlines flight UA 895 and was seated at 55H. He became unwell on May 25.

The patients are currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).

In a statement, the Health Ministry said their symptoms are relatively mild and all the patients are in stable condition.

-taken from Channel NewsAsia.


Looks like more to come like that...i am sad just thinking about it.

If you are sick and having a flu, please don't go out to the public and to just stay at home and recovery. Even though the government had said that there's nothing to be worried about, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Appt again..

Went for my Gynae appt, i had to go 1 hour earlier from the appt time just to do blood test before seeing the dr.

And i was having a nagging sort of feeling that the day won't turn out so good and i was kinda right and luckily i was not made to wear the face mask again. Got there around 805am and register at the counter. I think the counter staff assumed that i know what to do for the blood taking but i don't,[i was called to have a blood test when i got home from my last appt with the dr, the staff just told me to come and everything will be ready for me and of course i don't have the blood forms right] and told me to go to room 2 for the dr appt. And when i had to pointed out to her about the blood test, only then she told me to go to room 22. So the patients have to be more vigilant about these kind of matters?

The nurse asked me as well where was my forms and i had to explained again, alamak, tired you know. Why was there, like no communications between this section and that section. I made the effort to come early and this is what i was getting. She even thought that i need to do another ultrasound and i said no, it's blood test, why don't she just checked the dr's notes or something. And true enough after 10mins of wasting my time they believe me. Took my blood and had to wait for 30-45mins for the results to come back. In the meantime i just wait and watch the tv.

When it's time to see the dr, i got the blood results from the nurse and she shows me my HB count is 12.2, which is good. Alhamdulilah. I don't know what i do or maybe it was pure coincidence, due to the facts that i have been eating a lot of brown rice at home? Haha. The dr was happy with the blood results and asking me routine questions and i would be seeing her in another 6 months time. Yay.

Next i have to go to the pharmacy to collect my medications. When my number was called, the pharmacist asked me what is my IC no. So i was saying S7...i haven't even finished saying it when she interrupted me and started to explained the medicaions and what not. Like....what the fish la, why you even bother to asked me what is my IC, if you can't be bothered to hear it. So funny the pharmacist, makes me kinda lose my mood a bit, like want to shake her abit also, haha. She just give me the medications for 3 months first, if i need more i have to go there AGAIN to get the other 3 months of the medications. Alamak! And i realised also she didn't asked me if i have taken the medications before or not, tsk tsk, such in a hurry that she forget some of the important things which she should be asking the patients instead.

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

Let's hope she won't be serving me the next time.

Look

I saw this when i was going for my dr's appt in Sgh, quite interesting, but kinda sad cause it just shows how bad some of us behaved that the government need to resort to this kind of things to make the public more aware of what they are doing.

I feel kinda embarrassed at times to be a Singaporean ;x


kinda cute right they choose PCK and Rosie to advertised for this.


this person is oblivious of the advert, sigh...kids nowadays.

I even saw the video in the train, whereby PCK was singing about manners and what not, while you are taking the trains. I just wish it would make more ppl aware of their surroundings and not just thinking of themselves all the time!

H1N1

Sigh...hope and pray that it won't happen but looks like it's not meant to be...

The patient, a 22—year—old Singapore Management University student, is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition.

The Singaporean woman was in New York from May 14—24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 6.30am. She was seated at Row 55.

She began to develop a cough while onboard. She passed the thermal scanner uneventfully as she did not have fever then.

Later in the morning, she consulted a GP who decided to send her to TTSH via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history.

She was immediately admitted for testing. Laboratory confirmation of her infection was made by midnight of 26 May.

The patient has been vigilant in monitoring her own condition and had sought immediate medical attention once she realized that she was unwell.

Her attending GP, through his quick response in activating the 993 ambulance for the patient, had also helped to minimize the spread of infection from this case.

-taken from Channel NewsAsia.

Argh!

The weather has been so weird that i don't know what to expect anymore.

I just wish it would make up it's mind if it want to rain or just give us hot/humid days that at those time i feel like i am slowly wilting away....haha.

It has been kinda cloudy where i am staying but it didn't rain, WHY WHY WHY!

Really wishing that the rainy seasons would come soon, sigh. PLEASE!!

Special

Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers out there and especially to my mum!

Thank you mum for all of your hard work to bring us up. I can never thank you enough for everything :)

Seri, my brother's future fiancee came to the house today to celebrate Mother's Day with us, isn't that nice of her :) Hope mum enjoyed her day today even though it was not a long celebration as Mimi & Seri had to go to other places.


mimi and mum getting ready to cut the cake


the yummy Durian cake, not so rich, just nice

Appt

In the end i decided to go ahead for my cardio dr appt.

As i had expected when i reached NHC, the first thing they asked everyone to do was to wear the mask and to give them our I.C to register the ppl who was visiting the place. I don't mind so much wearing the mask. I came around 9am and my appt was to be at 930am. I went to wait for my turn and i didnt expect it at all when my number was called next! Wow so lucky.

Saw the dr and she asked me how was my progress and so forth. She was happy to see my Haemoglobin (HB), one of the blood test that i had taken was normal and asked about the Ultrasound from GS. I told her the i had not gone for that appt yet as it would only be on the 18th. And to my surprised she said, i don't need to go for my GS appt as my blood level seems normal enough for now. Yippe! One appt less for me.

So the next appt will be in 6 months time to see her and i have to do an ECG on arrival as well.

I've talked to my sis, Ipah and she said even though that's what the dr told me, i still can't be "lazy" and not look after myself. I need to go out more and "TRY" to exercise as well as what i've always been saying to myself and until now i haven't done anything about it xD.

Oh yeah about the operation, the dr was saying, it won't be happening anytime soon but she just wanted me to be aware that i would need to go for one if things turn out for the worse. As for now i will just be monitored.

Something..

Alhamduliliah, yesterday event for my brother has gone smoothly. It was nice to see old faces from our kampung days. They seems surprised to see me, either because i have grown taller, fatter or just different looking! One of them even commented that i look like my mum! How strange, i don't have my mum eyes, so how can i look like her... But i felt bad that i could only recognised 1 of them as he was close to one of my uncle.

It will be a chaotic month in July for him, hehe. I think Mimi is abit stress just thinking about it.

I wonder if i should go for my dr appt this coming wednesday. With the H1N1 flu going around i am not keen to go to any hospital. Maybe i should call them up to have my appt date change.

I have also been feeling restless and not really my usual self the past few days. Hard to explain. Sigh.

I Love It!

Omg i really love the book which Ana was kind enough to recommend me. It's from Sophie Kinsella and the book is called "The Undomestic Goddess". I laugh so much when i was reading the book and i have to say this book is way better than the other one which i had read earlier.

And guess what? I really like how the movie for "The Confession of the Shopholic" turn out to be. It was really clever and funny as to how the director changes the storyline from the book. I was actually dreading to watch the movie but i was pleasantly surprised by it. And the actress who played the lead, she really fits the character so well. I really loved the part where she was dancing with the guy, i can't stop laughing when i saw that. A really good show :)

I hope they would make a movie out of "The Undomestic Goddess". Now that would be interesting to watch.

It's Happening!

Congrats Mimi! I really wish you the best of luck with this thing that you are doing. A next BIG step for you, something which you never think could be happening to you but i am really very HAPPY and SUPER EXCITED for you :)

I can't say much at the moment as it has not happen yet and i don't want to jinx anything, hehe. It will be quite an interesting and exciting day for May and July for him! Hoooray!

I will try to take lots of pictures for the events, hehehehe...

Facebook

I f you had not seen any pictures being posted on my blog it is because i would be putting them up on my Facebook instead. Like Yati said, it's more convenient that way and i agree with her. Leave some comments if you can if you are looking through them :)

Aching!

Sorry that i have been neglecting my blog for such a long long time.

As you know i had just got back from my "holiday", de-stressing before i have to go again for my dr's appts in may, i am not looking forward for them at all...sigh. Just thinking about them makes me so depressed.

I am having so much aches and pains all over my body right now, when i just got back, i was actually limping cause my legs was really aching quite badly, especially my left knee, which was fractured some time back. But i still feels the pain. That's what happen as you get older i guess...
And plus i did walked a lot, which is good. Kinda like a mini exercises right, hehe.

But the most important thing is that i had enjoyed myself from the "holiday" =)
And also, i get to introduce someone special to the family. Alhamdulillah.

Thanks ti for "pushing" me to do it!

Dentist

Went for my dental appt today after i had not gone for about 15 months! That's a LONG TIME for me.

Before the appt i had to take 8 antibiotic, 1 hour before the appt. Omg the agony, i almost want to puked after taking all of that. I can't take the whole thing la, so i was swallowing them 1 at a time...Urgh!

Dr Sharon was nice as usual, though she looked kinda skinnier now. She saw my short hair and she said it suits me, i look younger, Whooopy! She was asking as well on how Siti and Suriati was, she meant Surifah after i told her the right name, hehe. I told her everyone was ok, Yati have another baby girl and she was "Wow", send my regards to both of them. Asked about mum and i told her mum can't walk now as her legs are weaker, we have a new helper (i realised calling them maid is bad, so i hope by saying helper it helps a a bit) and mum is using a wheelchair as well.

Did the procedure and my teeth was extra sensitive this time around and she said i got a lot of tartar build up, Yikes!. Luckily i don't have to do any extra things for my teeth, just the normal cleaning and polishing. Phew, i can sort of save my money more!

Oh!

I got a mini Esprit 2009 Spring/Summer catalogue today

and guess what i saw...2 cute dress and 1 shirt. I don't have any dresses so you can imagine lah how excited i am to see these 2 dresses. I hope they have a size for me.

(the blue/sort of and the white/flowery dresses)

The shirt looks nice as well. I like the print on it.

Soo Tiring

Omg my appt today really makes me super duper tired that when i got home at 1pm, i went straight to sleep and i had just woke up now to do the blog, hehe.

Went out from my house at 755am and arrived at the Gynae clinic around 845am to register. First i have to the the Ultrasound and then the dr's appt, so that he can see the result of the scan. The waiting time for the Ultrasound was ridiculous. Almost an hour i have to wait and i was almost falling asleep and dying of boredom when my name was called, at long last! The test took like 5 mins only and the lady who did it was kind enough to explain to me not to worry and just relax. And like the pap smear test, all i can say is that it's a weird sensation!

Had to wait like another 20mins to see the dr and the funny thing was, the number that was flashing was going from the later time to the earlier time, for example: 945, 925 and 920....and my number happens to be 920 :(.

Went i went in to the dr's room i was surprised cause there was a lady talking to the dr and i thought he still have a patient with him but he explains that the lady was from germany. Maybe a dr or something who was being posted here and learning the rope. The result of the ultrasound is normal but he said there is like a (blood cyst) from the picture of the scan but he is not going to think of it as anything serious as i haven't gotten my period yet and he will compare it when i already had my period. He commented that i looked better than the last 2 week's he saw me. So i was kidding with him and i asked, " So you mean to tell me that i looked worse back then?", and he said Yes and laughs. Haha, funny dr. I was not offended or anything by it. But i really did wonder what does he means when he said that i looked bad before...hmmm....
I will have to see him in 3 months time. Yay! Yay! Yay! That means i have the Heart, Gs and Gynae appt in May. Bliss!!! I don't have to worry about any more appt or test for a while. I am so happy!!!!

Oh yeah before i went for today appt i was worried the Ultrasound would have been expensive but it turn out i just had to pay $60+ for both the dr and the ultrasound appt. Cheap right :)

I also went to the Heart centre to get the rest of my medicine which is for the next 2 months. I took for the 1st month to test first if i have any problem with it. But so far ok la, i can take it.

Hate It!

I hate going for all of my doctor's appointment!


Hate! Hate! Hate them All!


Feeling so depressed at the moment :(

Ahhh...

Nothing much to say for the past week or so, since i haven't been doing anything much. I hardly go out, haha no LIFE.

Will be updating again, with my appt this coming Thursday. Gonna be seeing my Gynae dr and an Ultrasound done on the same day. I will just take it easy and not to think to much about them.

P.S. I was surfing the net and this is what i found out with my Ultrasound for this coming Thursday, quite interesting, Gynae Scan

Light Headed

Don't know why but i have been feeling light headed today that for a few sec, my view was getting hazy/blackish like that. In the morning i was doing fine but it will started after i had my dinner. Had to lie down and i almost dozed off, hehe. Lukily the light headed feeling passes by but now i am having it again.

I have started or trying to eat some healthier food. Bought some wholemeal bread to munch on in the morning. I even bought cereals :)

The weather has been a bit more nicer lately, due to the fact that it has been raining. It's not always that we would be getting the rain, but it's better than the constant hot weather we been having. I just love rainy days!

Hopefully with me sleeping tonight, my giddiness would subside in the morning.

Goodbye

Onyen has passed away today :(
I thought i couldn't cry because i was not close to him but when Ati told me he has passed away, tears just starts falling down from my eyes. Sigh

At least he won't be suffering anymore now.

You will be missed Onyen. Memories of you will be with us for a long, long time.


Onyen, when he was still looking healthy

After....Yesterday "Storm"

Went out from the house at 745am, the night before i decided to go for my blood test first. Why waste another day right when i can do the 2 appt on the same day. Arrived at the Heart Centre by 845am, so far so good. Asked the counter clerk if i need to passed them the stool test at the same place as well and she said yes. I was SOOO thankful that i was quick about this next incident. The clerk was asking me stuffs and saying ok, the payment for the tests would be $203!

WAIT A MINUTE, DID I HEARD THAT RIGHT?? $203!!!

I double confirmed with her saying that if the payment was being made under "B2" and she proceed to checked again and asked if i have the white appt card or the blue appt card (the blue card is for private patient, white card is for B2 and below). I explained to her that i had been downgraded from last week and she said, ok, thank you for pointing it out to her and she made the right amendment and the payment came out as $98 instead.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE RIGHT! FOR ONCE I WAS QUICK THINKING, HAHA, I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF! ^_^

Took the blood test and this time around they can only get 1 full yellow tube from me. It was supposed to be 3 tubes of blood. I told the technician {that's what they are called), that i am anemic and the other lady said that it's ok, they can make do with whatever that they had gotten from me. For once my arm was feeling kind of numb, it has never happened to me before whenever i took the blood test.

Next stop is the Gynae appt, which is at Block 5. I have like 30mins to spare. Nice, nice. The appt is at 940am. I don't have to rush or anything. Got to the place by 930am, thanks to clear directions which SGH have put up and to my glasses as well, or i will be blind instead.

Did the registration and now to wait. And boy was it a long wait. I got to see the dr by 1020am. Ok lah that's not REALLY a long wait, i get to seat while i was waiting and i was watching the tv as well. SGH is really generous with the tv, it's everywhere! I was pleasantly surprised by the dr, yes he is a male dr but he came across as someone who is friendly and approachable. Starts asking me questions, i have to tell everything, no secrets to keep cause they need to know almost about everything. When was my last period and "others".

I even did a PAP SMEAR TEST. How about that, my FIRST EVER!

I have to say....the experience was quite interesting, in a weird kind of way. Next he checked my womb and said that it's ok. Hmm how do you defined 'OK'. I was so nervous when i was doing the Pap Smear test that my legs was shaking xD. They would post to me the results in 2 weeks time.

I asked the dr again with the chances of me having a kid in the future and he said, since my heart is not strong and i'm having a leaked valve in the heart and IF i were to go to labour, i might have a HEART FAILURE, when they do the anaethestic on me. He advised me that if i ever plan to get pregnant, i need to see them again so that they can monitor my progress closely. That's the only thing that i need to worry about, other than that, he don't see as to why i can't have any children.

Right now, the dr want to find out as to why i am anemic, he give me a medication. When i am having my period i am supposed to take that, it's to make my blood flow lesser. I doubt that would help much. They keep asking me if i eat meat, and i said yes. So i don't know also la...so complex. The medicine doesn't look cute, so i won't be posting the picture, LOL.

That's quite a relieve when i heard it, i just have to be careful with my decisions. The other options is always getting an Op. But yeah it doesn't look as bleak as before. Alhamdulillah!

When i think about my visits to the doctors and the tests that i have to do i can consider myself lucky, i have come across ppl that have been really nice and patience with me. As it is going alone for these kind of things can be so stressful for someone such as myself, so when the day passes by with no drama at all, i call it a really good day for me :)

Sorry if my explanation was long winded, hehe.

O & G

I feel so lost and alone at the moment.

Tomorrow is my Gynae appt. I really do not know what to expect from the appt, more tests for me? I am really really worried now. Only Allah knows how scared i am feeling. Hopefully things won't be as bad as how i am imagining them to be.

I will be going alone. I guess i am used to it by now but at times i wish i did have some kind of moral support, someone accompanying me for these kind of things. To make it worse i have been crying even before i starts doing this blog, how silly i am.

As for my blood test i might be doing it on friday instead. I just want to get the Gynae appt out of the way first.

Onyen

My cat Onyen has not been feeling well lately, he has grown so skinny now, hardly eating anything, just drinking a bit and making weird noises, which i have never heard him do it before.

Mimi and me brought him to the vet nearby at Serangoon on Monday. The doctor said, probably it has to do with his kidneys. Onyen is about 14 years old now. The doctor made Onyen pee to checked on his urine. It's a bit grainy but he is not at a dangerous state yet. I wish i had remembered to asked the doctor if he could have given Onyen some kind of injections. Ipah tried to give him the medications but it's so hard. All we can do now is hope that he will recover soon or just wait for it to happen.

On A Happier Note

aya playing masak-masak (play acting)



aya and her coconut drink




shirin looking more cuter and cuter everyday with mum looking on

Books & Other Things

Patricia Briggs [Bone Crossed] & Sophie Kinsella [Confessions of a Shopaholic]

I went to Sunny Bookstore on Thursday, after i had fixed my 3 other appt, more blood test and stool test and 2 other dr appt. I got these two books, one is from Patricia Briggs that i have ordered from them and the other is the one that is being made into a movie. The book says that it is hilarious to read, but i was so irritated with the character instead on the first half of the book. Maybe it's just me, haha.

Alhamdulliah the medicine is working out for me, so far i would only be feeling giddy and headache in the evening time. It's not so bad and i can still tolerate the pain.

Thank you so much Ani, i am really grateful that i am in your prayers. Thank you again :)

Sigh..

Today was my follow up appt with the doctor and the results of my 3 tests. For my blood test they found that i am anemic, which means i have low blood level in my body. My other 2 tests, they found that the left side of the heart valve is loose, that's one of the reason as to why i am having irregular heartbeat. It doesn't look good at all, as the left side of the valve is suppose to release blood to my body but instead i am getting fluid in my heart as well. It seems that my heart is bigger than normal because of that as well.

The next options they are telling me is to have an operation to have the valve replace or to fix it. I might not even have any kids in the future, that is what is killing me most at the moment. I have talked to Ipah and my other half about it. I feel like i am less of a woman if i can't give birth to a baby :(

I need to go for more tests, 1 is to the O&G and the other is for the SGH dr, i guess he or she can tell us more in details as to what i would need to expect if i would choose to go for an operation. It is a very scary thought and they might be some complications even after the operation is done. But what choice do i have....

They even downgrading me for my future medical bills. I would be seeing the Medical Social Worker tomorrow about it, by the looks of it i am sure i can be downgraded.

As of now i would need to take 1 medicine, for 3 months. If i were to feel giddy/rashes or just feel so sick after taking the medicine, i am advice to stop taking them.


doesn't the medicine looks cute, it even shape into a heart, hehe

Last One

So today was the last test that was done for me. I went to have my Holter removed, the itchiness was unbearable. Did the Stress Echo Exercise, first they checked on my heartbeats and and an ultrasound as well, from the way they were talking to each other, it doesn't sound good, but it was in chinese, so i have no way to know what was being said.

I guess one of the technician or a doctor told me that it doesn't look too good, cause my doctor had a check on my Holter results and she had my appt moved to the 11/2, 1 week earlier. This lady told me cause they were worried of the sound of my heartbeats. So they asked me to walked on the treadmill with wiring on me and on my arm. It was nerve wrecking! As i expected after doing that for 3 min i got so exhausted and i was breathing so hard, they told me if i were to feel really breathless, i was to inform them and they would stop the test. They told me to lie down again and they start checking my heart. I was supposed to walk and then run, but with how i was, they didn't make me run.

I almost cried at that moment cause i was feeling so stupid and it hit me how unfit i was! Yes i know i was gaining weight and all but i should have taken better care of myself. I am so worried as well, trying not to think of a negative outcome. Stay strong Sulas!

2 Down 1 To Go!

Okay so i asked about the Medisave thing, and the staff told me that i can't use it since i was not admitted :(. I am really, really surprised, so far my experience with NHC has been pretty good, the staffs/doctors and even the security man is nice and helpful.I would give them 4/5 stars! Hehe.

I went for my blood taking first, the interesting part about the place is that half of the area is for the pharmacy and the other end half if for the blood testing. I don't know why but i was really talking and being friendly to almost everyone i met. I just feel happy to be there. Weird right. I had to pay like $113 for the blood test, like whoa it's so expensive and only today i have just realise that i am not under a subsidy rate but as a "A" class rate, as my referral was from a GP and not from the Polylinic, i am so so sad :( but it can't be helped now. My brain has been functioning really slow lately, haha.

Next i went for my Holter appt, i get to change my Stress Echo appt, that way i don't have to wait till next month. Guess when is the appt? Tomorrow! I have been going to the same place like everyday, in that sense. Make me feel like i am working there! I am using the Holter now, feels weird, and itchy. I can't shower for tomorrow appt, alamak looks like i have to "kopet" for 1 day. I will be removing the Holter as well earlier for tomorrow, before my next appt.

Medisave?

After having such an overwhelming day, i totally forgot to asked NHC if i could use Medisave instead to pay for the 2 test that i would be doing. I was thinking of it when i was there, me and my bad memory at times. Okay definately i need to ask them if i can use my Medisave, that would helps me A LOT!

Sorry lah i just have to add this entry, i am like thinking so much right now. I am so tired and sleepy but for some odd reason i couldn't make myself relax and to have a nap when i got back today...

I am also seriously thinking if i should just go early and try my luck in doing the blood testing first. What to do, what to do..

I hope everything goes well for tomorrow. Insya allah.

Test and more Test

The appointment to NHC was not as bad as i expected. I even found a shuttle bus service to bring the staffs and visitor's/patient's, around from one building to the other, what a lifesaver la. And plus it's FREE!!

The staffs are friendly and it's doesn't look as crazy as TTSH, the waiting time was not long either, i am really impressed. The lady doctor told me that i have nothing to worry about but she wants me to do some test's, just to be on the safe side. For tomorrow i have to go to NHC again to do a 24 Hour Holter Monitoring, it will be weird to have the leads sticking on me, hopefully when i get home, the leads won't fall off! It's not cheap the test, for that alone it cost $203! No joke right. I need to do some blood test as well, the staff was nice enough to explained to me that i can't do the blood test in the morning as there would be a lot of people, and anyway i need to do the Holter first before doing the blood test. Sigh..

The 2nd test is called Stess Echo Exercise, whereby i have to walk on a treadmill and they will be monitoring my heart rate. I hope it's not too tiring la. This one is more shocking, the test cost $513!. When i saw the test slips and the costs for them, i almost had a heart attack! I told my sis, Ipah and she was even shocked about it. Ipah is kind enough to helped me with the expenses. Dunno why i feel like crying a lot these past few days. Thank you Ipah!

I need to change the follow up appointment with the cardio doctor, when i saw what was written on the card, she clearly says, she want me to see her, 2 weeks after i am done with the test's and now the counter staff give me the date which is on the 18/2, but i have to do my 2nd test on the 10/3. If i were to ignore it, i would need to pay more to see the doctor and plus i would be wasting not just my time but the doctor as well. Tomorrow i would ask the counter staff to make the amendment for me.

Nervous!

I am really nervous about my appointment to the National Heart Centre tomorrow. I just hope that they don't make me do too many test, i wonder if i need to do an x-ray or not, sigh. At first i thought i would asked my uncle who drives a cab to send me to the place cause this would be the first to be going there, but then again i decided not to, i don't want to trouble him, instead i would be taking the train from Hougang and all the way to Outram and figure out my way from there. Outram Mrt is kinda confusing but i have printed out the map for NHC and i sort of knows where i need to walk about, once i am out from the train station. Oh i love my printer so much! Hehe.

I am also worried if i were to go there, the doctor could not find anything wrong with me. I did went for a cardio appt, long, long time ago, and from the looked of the doctor face, it's like he was telling me, "Why are you wasting my time seeing you". Even though i had worked in a hospital for almost 10 years, just thinking of that experienced, it puts me off from seeing other doctors, except for me own GP. Lucky thing my GP is a nice guy and i can talk easily with him if i were to have any problems.

Can't avoid that the appointment would be at 10am, eww, the train would be so jammed packed in the morning, i will try not to think to much of that for now....

On a lighter note, my bro, seeing how Ati, our helper, i don't know what kind of mood he is having, he went out, pass me some cash for my appointment (cause i asked from him, yeah, he is pretty nice at times, but can be so sakit hati with him on other days), and he got for Ati a Digital Dictonary.I think that is what it is called la. He said he has always noticed that Ati reading the cooking books in malay, what better way for her to learn english, with it and it can help her to translate things at the same time.

As i am doing my blog now, Ati is at the kitchen fiddling with the dictonary :)

She was ironing the clothes, my bro came home and was showing her the thing, he didn't realised how fragile the ironing board was, and as he was putting his hand on the ironing board and was basically putting half of his weight on it, the ironing board, broke into 2! Right at the centre of the ironing board. He was like, "Wah i didn't know i was THAT heavy". Well duh :P. No comment in that la. So he had to go out again to get a new ironing board for Ati to finished up with the rest of the clothing.

Somehow i always feels like how i phrase my words are weird or just plain funny.

Hello again!

Yes i have decided to do my blog again, after i had gotten so lazy to update anything new, as you can see i have deleted all of my old posts and since it's the new year i am starting new as well, i hope its for the better.

Hopefully this time around i will be more motivated to do updates on my blog! We will see how long it last right :)