MC and tooth extraction

I was just telling someone about not taking MC this year and I got to be on MC today. And I'm not even sick, just sleepy.

It happened yesterday when I went for a dental appointment. Besides the usual cleaning, I wanted to extract this tooth that's useless and out of the way (and in the way). Dr (tall,long-haired and loud) said that he had to take an x-ray first to see if it was safe to take it out. After the x-ray, he said that the roots were long and a bit awkwardly positioned so there were some risks (such as having to go for minor surgery should the tooth break off halfway). We went ahead with it and he gave me two injections of local anasthetic. The pulling out part was a bit scary because he really yanked it rather hard and when I thought it was finally out, he asked the nurse for another pair of forceps. Not sure what I did but he kept telling me to relax. Funniest part was at the end when he said he would be giving me two days MC and I gave a huge "HMMM?" in surprise while biting on to the piece of cotton gauze with one side of my mouth numb.

Anyway the MC came in useful because I felt sleepy the whole of yesterday evening and today. Not sure why. Maybe because of the medicine given.
I have a useless MC for tomorrow and have to go back again next Thursday for a follow-up session. Hope the wound heals by then.

Currently listening to: Nothing but the radio on ~ Dave Koz

Ref entry of 15 Mar 04. I saw that Ice had that song on his "What I'm listening to" thing on msn. Heh, now I have it! This super old song! Sure it sounds a bit sleazy and old/retro but it just brings back fond memories of those days in my nanny's old home. You know how some songs just evoke some memories of some people or some phase in your life? I could name a few but I don't feel like recalling some things, not now when I'm having sunday/monday blues.

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I ate a lot today. 7 dishes for lunch is no joke. After lunch, we walked around a bit. Didn't manage to catch a movie again this week. At this rate, I'm going to miss watching movie after movie after movie. Anyway, I got a rude shock when I was at the interchange waiting for my bus. Mom called to say that I might have to take my sister's place at my cousin's wedding tonight. No way! I was so full and I could not imagine going to the dinner having to eat an eight-course meal and trying to keep awake from waiting. You know what wedding dinners are like. In the end, I nearly had to go but sis came back in time.

So I spent a quiet evening at home watching tv and rummaging for rubbish to eat(while they had the eight-course meal; no I'm not jealous). Then Teacher rang us and I went down to get this Indian avocado costing $2 and some Indian crackers from her. Haha. I have no idea how to eat the avocado. She mentioned blending it and mixing it with ice-cream? Anyway what I wanted to talk about is not about the avocado but the crackers. Teacher burnt her finger while frying the crackers. She showed me this huge blister on her second finger (maybe about 6 cm x 2 cm) Wah, I told her to see the doc but she didn't want to.

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It's Ah Meng's 46th birthday. It's just one interesting crap of the day so I put "Ah Meng is 46 years old!" in my msn nick. I didn't expect this conversation:

Pencil: Who is Ah Meng?
Me: Ah Meng is that Ah Meng in the zoo.
Pencil: You went zoo?
Me: Nopes, it's in the papers. LOL.
Pencil: I very long didn't go zoo.

I think Pencil thought someone I care about is 46 years old, like some friend/relative of mine? Hahaha. =)

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I think I should start booking a badminton court soon so that we can go for a badminton session which we've been talking about since I can't remember when.

When I saw that KL had some new pics on friendster, I had this feeling that he is already in Hong Kong. There is this new picture of the skyscrapers in Hong Kong. Night view from his service apartment. I think he's living on the 50th floor or something! Heh.

I never got to meet up with the rest (the farewell thing for him) and I didn't get to see him before he went to Hong Kong. Hope that we (the mentors) can travel to Hong Kong together some time and meet up with him.

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Ling's wedding lunch tomorrow. Have to rush there from piano tomorrow to man the reception so I have to bring a paper bag to contain the teaching material. Doesn't go with the dress and shoes but well, have to rush so I can't go home. Bleah.

Anyway, I hope I don't catch the bouquet. Am supposed to be part of the gang of girls standing there to catch the bouquet when she throws it. Ahahaha. So paiseh!

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I want June to be over asap!

Inconsolable

The tears just came.

Au sent me an sms - Rest well and it'll be a better day tomorrow.

Even though I've been sleeping super early these two days, I don't think I have been having better days.

Maybe I should attend that anger management lunch-time talk.

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Another secret to keep till the time is ripe.

My heart feels heavy. I wish I could take away her worries but I can't. I have never seen her eyes wet but that day, as she stood next to me, she talked about trying not to weep and on waking in the night.

She joked about her going to heaven soon. I could only say what little I could and hope that by her sharing, she felt a little less burdened.

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I once told WW that when I feel really inconsolable, what someone can do for me is to just hold me. There needn't be words.

Like how st held me today.

Thanks..

*Pukes*

I've been nauseous since about 6 plus in the evening. The food (whatever is lunch now) has been somewhere in my throat and not going down since 6 plus and I've just been trying to let out the air and hoping the food sinks down and I don't have to vomit. Think it's the mushroom noodles I had for lunch. The mushroom was a bit sour?

I wish I had just gone to the office toilet to throw up when I first had that sour/salty taste in the mouth. Then I would be feeling normal now.

I wish I didn't drink Yakult just now.

I wish I'll wake up feeling okay and that I don't vomit in the middle of the night.

Wish me luck 'cos I think most probably I'll just wake up puking and having tears run down my face while I do it.

Remember

There's a feeling of dread as I think about the new work week. About four hours left before I have to sleep and wake up to work. I haven't had dinner so I thought I would just blog. I haven't been blogging as frequently, partly because I haven't got as much to talk about as in the past. At least, I haven't been thinking much outside work.

Some things worth noting:

1) I worked on polling day. I stood the entire day and despite having griped about it, it was an interesting experience. I reached home at 9 p.m. feeling my legs were going to give way.

2) I played badminton with WW a few weeks ago (did I blog that?) and had two mugs of sugarcane juice. Later my mom told me it's not good to drink so much sugarcane juice after exercising.

3) I went for tim sum at Harbourfront with Nut last Sunday. We wanted to go to Redstar but we didn't know how to go and by the time Mark replied, we were already on the way to Harbourfront.

4) I dropped my camera. It's now a bit wonky. I was very sad and still am a bit sad. Hopefully it'll be okay after repair.

5) I didn't stop when I ran the usual distance last Tuesday.

6) WW got two job offers. yay for him!

7) I met couz for a while yesterday. On the way home, I bought a brat. Wohoo. I love to eat them with mustard! After Marche closed down its icecream and sausage bun counter at Heeren (and then closed the branch down temporarily), I haven't been able to find another place to buy them. Yum Yum. I was surprised to see the sauerkraut on the sausage and I think it tasted like sichuan vegetables. Heh.

8) I went swimming with Dy this morning. The cap couldn't cover my head properly. Heng, I have no google/cap lines. =P After that, we had KFC for lunch (hahaha, so much for swimming.) I think I need lessons because I can't swim properly now. Almost six years since I last swam. When I came home, I slept the entire afternoon. My back and arms are now aching.

9) JY's last day of work last Friday. Cr and ZP this coming Tuesday. It's been fun having them around. New phase of life for them. When will a new phase come for me?

10) I haven't watched X-men: The last stand and Da Vinci Code. I know Da Vinci Code isn't worth watching but X-men is. =P

11) I went for an ex-colleague's wedding a couple of weeks back and she looked really happy. There's another wedding this coming Sunday and I'll be manning the reception booth. Wohoo! Fun!

12) There's been a shit case at work the past week. It's good that I got to see some people for what they really are. Couz was asking me when I wanted to leave my job and I said, once I know what I want to do.

13) I'm going for SCS's family day with PL in early July. Will be getting a long service award for the volunteer work I've done (but really paiseh, 'cos I have been so slack the last couple of years). CJWD will be manning a booth. It'll be fun I think. =)

14) I'm going for my workplace's family day in mid July. The girls are having a chalet (I think I'll take the opportunity to take a day or two off following the weekend) and I'll be going! Not sure if the beach is nice. I think I'll take the opportunity to go cycling. Yay.

15) Glad to know that Mini is getting on well now. Haven't heard from MS in some time.