31 December 2007

It was 6pm, 30th December 2007. Mom called and told me there was an emergency. My favourite aunt was at an unconscious state at her place (the grand-daughter was there and called for help) and they're on their way to the emergency unit at UHKL now! As soon as I put down the phone, I told Bliss I gotta go (still very calm, ... but not for long) I drove like a maniac. Never in my life, I got so terrified, I prayed so hard while driving to the hospital, hoping she'd be fine.

The doc said she was suffering from Hypotension. A shot of glucose is all it takes to get my aunt conscious again. Thank god!

Poor thing, she has no idea what happened, more so why is she lying on a hospital bed. Doc suspected it might be due to the recent diabetic medicine given to her by the GP in General Hospital - that it could be too strong for her condition. The advice is to stop the medicine for now and they'll prescribe a new one for her on the next follow up. She got discharged 4 hours later. We sent her home. Its good to see her walking, talking and laughing again. =)

MANA TAU....

8 hours later - 6am, 31st December 2007. The grand-daughter called up again! Its happening again! We rushed to her house. We couldn't wake her (my aunt) up. She was obviously snoring out loud, looks as though she's sleeping but we just couldn't wake her up. I drove to the hospital like mad again.. *ahem.. MAD but SAFE (yes, it IS possible)

Same thing, doc said its Hypotension.. its because of the strong dose of that bloody diabetic medicine and its probably happening again because the effect of the bloody diabetic medicine is still there and we just gotta wait for it to subside. Another shot of glucose, and my aunt regain conscious again. Talk about magic potion! And just to be safe, doc suggested my aunt to be admitted to the hospital ward. Fair enough!!

Memang drama... no shitz.

So there she is.. at the hospital now.. And here I am, about to go back to sleep again!! Lets hope everythings gonna be fine. Namo amiddabha..
Thank god there wasn't any jam..
Monday, December 31, 2007

Thank god there wasn't any jam..

28 December 2007

Omigoawd, I've been blogging for 2 years now haha. What was initially thought and taken to be a 'just-for-the-fun-of-it-since-everyone-has-one' is now a constant part of my life. I dunno about you, but I'd definitely take it as an achievement. Hahaha. 2008 is near and I'll be 27 in half a year's time. WHoaa.. time flies (like damn fast!)

Every year this time, I would reflect upon things that happened, that I've done over the past 12 months. I am forgetful (obviously...not enough ginkgo), so this helps me remember what's good and what's bad and what's the really valuable thing I've learnt this year...

2007 is a year about sharing and learning from each another
  • From a Sr. Strategist to an Art Director. You guessed it. I'm STILL with the same company - the one I found and considered lucky to be chosen and taken on board on November 2005. Different job responsibilities altogether (well, not a 100% change ler.. its more or less the same functionality, but of different viewpoints). I learnt to learn, I learnt to guide, I learnt to teach, I learnt to see, to listen, to voice out. I also learnt that I've repeatedly dealing with old shits. No new stunts.. enuff' said. *headache*
  • Joining Fitness First. The bet with Oli is a good one (oli: I don't care you still owed me garlic prawns!). Exercising IS a challenging task. And surprisingly, it gets you addicted too. (Now I'm not really sure if its REALLY the exercise or the guys at the gym haha, go on and guess). No washboard abs whatsoever (yet), but rest assured, I managed to build a muscle or two.. hahahaha.. nothing to impress I KNOW!
  • Size M to Size S.. Yah.. apparently I can fit in an 'S' now.. ... .. .. wait.. that sounds really wrong, but heck, you get the idea =p. As usual mom complained about how I got soOoo thin yada yada.. However, Doc said my BMI is just perfect - weight and height goes along pretty well (and I learnt that we Asians have different set of BMI calculations) - so I think I'm okAy. I am NOT thin, I am just nice =D *don't jealous*
  • I wasn't sure if you'd called it 'in love' because me and mr-approach-me didn't exactly started anything (but I wouldn't say its NOTHING at all either), but I sure felt 'out of love' because it ended effortless.. (literally).
  • Saying bye to colleagues, saying hi to new colleagues. People come, people go. After M-chan and Qiqi left, I guess I am sorta immuned to it already. No more feeling upset because I don't get to be 38 with them in the office. Nope.. No more.. I grew out of it. New colleagues are an amazing bunch. I love them just as much. We clicked =)
  • 2007 is also about FOOD. I love good food. I like to try out new places. And thanks to the weirdly bunch of good colleagues I have, haha.. it just gets better.
... I will miss 2007.
Fu*k 2008's resolution (its too early to set one anyway). Hahaha.
Looking back a few months then..
Friday, December 28, 2007

Looking back a few months then..

25 December 2007

Went to Hajime for dinner with family just now. Bro decided to give everyone a treat since its his birthday today. Weee~ . Quite a nice place.. secluded but nice!

We decided to leave everything to the chef-cum-director of the restaurant.
He made the call for us - all we do is sit back, relax and enjoy the meal.

It was great! Everything is so new to us. We had:
  • Giant Butteryaki mushroom
  • Angler Fish's Liver (the Japanese equivalent of 'foie gras')
  • Sashimi moriawase
  • Fish cake wrapped around with dunno-what-leaf (something like gyoza)
  • I-can't-remember-what-maki (with a sesame sauce that you have to prepare on your own. Hahah.. quite fun actually.. )
  • Wagyu Beef (this is heaven~~)
  • Shake Bomb (foie gras wrapped around with Salmon)
  • I-dunno-what-sort-of-flat-soupy-noodle (NICE!!)
  • .. and a dunno-what-Cheese-maki (handroll with cheese and unagi)
  • Green tea mousse, Wasabi, Chocolate, Black Sesame Ice Cream for dessert
And I think the price there is just fair (we thought its probably gonna cost us more haha)
I'll definitely go back again sometime!

MAMA JILL: if you're reading this, the chef/director of Hajime happens to be owner of Umai-Ya at Uptown 37 too, haha..
Hajime & Umai-Ya .. sisters?!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Hajime & Umai-Ya .. sisters?!

The best christmas present I gave away this year:

iPod Touch (no, its NOT an iPhone)
Cost a bomb but I reckon my bro will lurrve it :) - as Birthday present
It WAS a tough choice between
i) iPod Nano (8GB) + iPod Shuffle (for myself)
ii) iPod Classic (80GB) (with a free speaker)
iii) iPod Touch (8GB)
Obviously, the UI of iPod Touch is much more captivating... so.. haha, touch it is~
NOW, NOW, Don't get jealous~



The best christmas present I received this year:

GAP wallpaper (no, NOT a GAP product)
Yeah I know, its ONLY a wallpaper. Its not much, but I love it ALOT!
I saw LS using it as a display pic on MSN,
I shouted and yelled and asked if she has a bigger version..
...and 'Yes', she said..
She sent it to me via MSN.. SO nice of her. haha
Thanks LS!!
(I'm so gonna make this my wallpaper when I get back to office)
Christmas Pressies
Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Christmas Pressies

從某個部落各發現以下挺有意思的句子:

" 真正的好朋友,並不是在一起就有聊不完的話題;
而是在一起,就算不說話,也不會感到尷尬 "

感想蠻多的。。怎麼說呢?
因某些緣故﹐ 突然發現自以為很要好的朋友也只不過如此而已

面對著她﹐我覺得很無奈。。

她﹐

假裝開心
假裝很親切
假裝沒事似的
面對著這位"朋友"﹐我感到很辛苦。。

為什麼得裝傻呢?
為什麼會有如此尷尬的場面呢?
難道問題。。是我嗎?
我想不是的。。

妳就是那麼的任性
妳就是那麼的自以為是

原本很開心的平安夜。。最終得要說聲﹐"SORRY"。。

需要如此嗎?

難忘的平安夜。。爛透的二人PARTY

朋友呀。。(我)也該長大了吧。。
距離太遠的緣故嗎?
Tuesday, December 25, 2007

距離太遠的緣故嗎?

10 December 2007

Print.. Cut.. Mount.. Arrange..

Can you guess what I've been up to?
Haha.. yeppers, its time of the year again! Updating my personal portfolio!!
Hoo-boy.. there sure is alot to do!! In case you're wondering, no, I'm not the kind of web designer who'd just burn everything into a CD and called it a portfolio. I am the fussy kind who prefer to have a hardcopy of all the work, mounted and placed nicely in a portfolio bag for presentation.

I like the idea of how,.. when I'm older, I'll have heaps of printed portfolio to look at.. and not just click my way through the jpegs on my PC (I guess you can relate it with HOW our parents would still prefer printed copy of photographs than its digitial counterpart). Hehe - yeah, I am rather 'uncle-minded' ady.. I KNOW! WE ALL KNOW!

So why am I updating my portfolio? Gee... why are you asking the obvious?
Two(2) years duration is OVER~
Monday, December 10, 2007

Two(2) years duration is OVER~