My laundry area retiled

So this is my airwell or laundry area where I hang my wet clothes. Had them tiled recently too.

My wet kitchen makeover

Had my old wet kitchen repaired recently.

Meaningless encounter

Hi Julie!, Long time no see. One fella called me across the narrow lane in the market. The same face that I used to admire from a far more than 20 years. He hasn't grown any older. Or maybe because of distance I can't see clearly the wrinkles on the face. Anyway it doesn't matter much.

I don't bother to stop for a conversation. Just smile only. There is nothing else to talk about. I knew he is happily married. Not too sure how many kids he has by now. Maybe 2 or 3 kids. Whereas I don't have a family to boast about. He doesn't choose me to be his girl friend twenty years ago. Let alone marry me.

As for me, presence makes the friendship warmer. Anything lapse through passage of time may be stale and sour. Similarly school friends that I have not met for more than say 10 years and above, there is no longer any similarities or any anything common to talk about. To me the past is really a history. Different people may react different though.

An all rounder on one typical Sunday

Sunday is seldom a free day for me. I get up early in the morning to attend my spiritual class. Today I was late. Never mind, late is better than not attend at all. They have shown their courtesy by visiting me in the hospital and also perform some meditation for me when I was having breakbone fever alias dengue. I shouldn't turn away from them then.

Looking back, since joining this organisation I have become more knowledge-full. Seems like I have been awaken Just like any religous or spiritual preaching, the follower seldom practises what good deeds or virtues that they have been taught. Cannot be helped, the world is degrading day by day. The other day, I told the sister in-charged, "Theory is always different from practical". Very few people are embodiment of good virtues, especially now where everyone is just for themselves.

I went to supermarket to purchase avocado since today i was introduced the nutritious value of avocados. One person had her diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol cured by eating one avocado per day. Avocados reduce bad cholesterol level and keep the heart healthy. Avocados rust quickly after being cut open due to oxidation. Therefore several drops of lemon juice would delay the oxidation and keep it green.

Normally Sunday I shall cook lunch and dinner for health and financial reasons. I prefer more vegetables and fruits nowadays. Have cut many high-fat carnivorous items from my menu. Just can't afford to fall sick.

I also mend the porch floor area with cement and sands. This is the 3rd time i am mending it. It keeps coming out. The careless contractor knock it with its wheel barrow that day while they repaired my place.

I also pull out a few plants to make my garden more spacious and hopefully less mosquitoes around.

Have a nap in the afternoon as I do not have enough sleep for the night and also I was a bit tired.
After dinner I catch up with my ironing of clothes which I have neglected 2 weeks.

Still the most interesting hobby or past time for me is surfing websites.

How dengue change my perspective in life

Dengue has changed a few my feelings towards a few aspects of life. When I was out of breath while driving to the hospital, i was only asking for help from the divine or cosmos because no human beings are able or willing to help me. Upon reaching the hospital I was half fainted yet i manage to register and wait in the emergency ward. One patient asked me why I was crying, I told him, of course I was crying because I was very sick and sad.

I also aware that money and property is not as much important anymore if one is really sick. All friends and relatives are useless and of name only. They can't help to revive back your life. Your life is only managed by you alone. They are not bothered to give you assistance too in case of emergency. Maybe I am destined not to have any physical helper in my life. Naturally I am more cold towards people now - very detached.

When one is sick you are able to make a few people happy as can be seen from their faces. That was why my ex boss had to hide his cancer from many people when he was infected with cancer.
He also did not want people to laugh at him at his lowest weakest time.

Today I bought CO Q 10 to hopefully regain back my stamina and health to its normal level. One need to really take care of one's health. This is the top most important aspect in one's life. With sickness one can never enjoy his/her wealth at all.

Thanks God I do not contracted other diseases which are more worst and more threatening than dengue. I have fully gain back my health 99%. as at today.

Dengue fever survivor

It started all like this

13 Sep 2010 - feeling very tightness in the stomach. Loss of energy and stamina

14 Sep 2010 - High fever, went to see one clinic doctor and also take Carinox pills suppose for flu

15 Sep 2010 - Extreme high fever - around 39 C , whole body ache, Migraine too. Loss of energy - felt very weak and pain all joints and almost at every parts of the body, including the eyes.

16 Sep 2010 - extreme fever still 38 - 39 C, went to see another doctor. Unfortunately unable to have blood test due to lab closed as it was a public holiday being hari Malaysia

17 Sep 2010 - unable to tolerate the pain anymore. Luckily there was no electricity at Path Lab, so I decided to check in private hospital, the one nearest to my house. I felt and aware that it was so much different from normal fever. Felt like lost of breath and stamina as i gather all my energy to drive to to the hospital.

Unable to tolerate the pain anymore, I opt for emergency ward. The nurses took my blood test and temperature. I remembered asking the nurse how high was my temperature. It was 39.7 C.

18 Sep 2010 - I felt slightly better after the drip.

19 Sep, 2010, the doctor gave me 2 packet of platelet.

20 Sep, 2010, i was told i may discharge if my blood platelet improve. I have been fortunate my condition improves and was allowed to discharge on 20 Sep in the afternoon.

During my stay in the hospital 3 nites for 4 days , it has been very sad for me. I cried a few times as It was very painful each time the nurse poke the needle on my arms or hands for blood test. I woke up very early in the morning as I couldn't really sleep very well on the narrow hard mattress in the hospital. I woke to meditate almost all the morning I was there. True enough my fast recovery surprised many friends and acquaintances.

I remember asking the doctor the first question when I checked in there. "What is the percentage of I can stay alive?" of which the doctor told me , "As you have arrived here, things should be okay."

All I know was that the pain from dengue fever was thousand times more severe than the normal fever. The germs from the dengue really suck one's blood till I bleed when I spit. Even the colour of the urine turns dark brown.

The post discharge days, I felt very dizzy . These dizziness will normally last one week after discharge. This was told to me by a patient's daughter in-law who was next to my bed in the hospital. It is already 10 days after I discharge, I have gained back my normal health. Wish that it has never occurred to me. However I also acknowledge, there are still many diseases which are much was than mine. Thanks God I have survived. Please give me good health till the end of my life.

Disgusting matter - No. 1

Different people has different matter that trigger their irritation. As for me I have one particular matter that really damn annoyed and disgusted. Again and again I have the freak "accident" to meet such kind of insensitive people as if their are so ignorant.

They simply do not k now that not everybody take up mandarin in school. We may be Chinese in body but that doesn't mean all Chinese understand Mandarin. They are so many sales people approach in mandarin thinking that I shall be able to understand what they are trying to say. Recently only I met one sales personnel asked me in mandarin which I guess must be asking me to try his products or what not, I told him plainly, "Eh, do you guys assume all chinese understand mandarin. You thought here is the country of China er?.. Or have forgotten this is Malaysia. How come you do not want to ask in either English or Bahasa Malaysia language.. " So irritating. Like that how can you create a positive vibes for me to listen further to you whatever you want to promote. At least have the courtesy to speak in the local dialect. They react as if Mandarin language is so great that everybody should understand. Not all Chinese take up Mandarin in school.

I think their superior has not trained them enough the tactics to begin conversation with people. Simply begins a foreign language to potential customers. So oblivious to the fact that not all Chinese understand mandarin. Get out of my way.