Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Macau/Zhuhai
Thur (17.04.08), woke up @ 5.45am, left hse @ 6.20am, reach budget terminal @ abt 7am and meet Flora & her hubby for b/f..
B/F was lousy but enough to fill my stomach. We check in at the airport at abt 7.30am and flew off ard 9.25am and reach Macau 1pm.
Story starts................
Story starts................
Below is e pic of my cracked luggage.. Brand new, I really wonder how they can crack that area where e handle actually rest on it, e pics are a little blur but if u look clearly, is not only there.. 1 of my colic also had his luggage crack into pieces.. we went into the counter & fill up e form, etc to claim for ins.. That took us abt 45min.. and we are rushing to Zhuhai customs, the staffs there are not very friendly..There are people who are worst where their lock/wheels are missing, luggages are open up... faints.. -.-"
We had to rush 3 customs before reaching Zhuhai and the worst thing was, there are indian colics with us and we had clear the customs, we can't see them.. They were MISSING.. we waited almost an hour before we knew that they are being kept because they did not bring enough US$ or RMB together with their VISA.. In order for them to get out, they need RMB 20.000.. so what we do was we gather all e pool of RMB20K to the custom and finally they are out.. and the time was already 4+pm.. By e time we reach hotel, we are nearly flat.. The hotel we stayed in was 2000 Years Hotel.. Exterior looks ok, Interior also ok but has got a mouldy smell.. TV are white elephant, no programmes at all.. we head straight to restaurant for our dinner.. The dinner was lousy, oily & bland.. ANyhow, it was a failure..
After dinner, we share cab down to Gongbei (near custom), that is the largest shopping mall in Zhuhai, there were really many things & immitations.. Shopping was fun, a taxi fare down from restaurant to Gongbei and back to our hotel cost only RMB41 which is only abt S$8 for to & fro trip.. CHEAP! 3pax sharing only abt RMB14 whereas, the tour guide suggest we take his coach which a person is RMB30 and not open for negotiation, therefore we gave up.
At Macau, Sat morning 5am, I start to have diarrohea/nausea, I woke Flora up to pass me "stop diarrohea" medicine. Yes, it stopped, but my gastric/nausea was serious, I was thinking I might not be able to join e tour but after a bath, it was slightly ok, but it recurr again.. I did not take any photos, i just seat on e bus while the rest went down. When we reach Ah Ma temple, there was a pharmacy there, I quickly rush down to buy nausea medicine and tat cost me HK$38 which is abt S$7.50.. faint.. Thereafter we went for lunch. I was unable to eat at all, so I look at them and we sort of finish at about 12.45pm when we heard the news that there would be Typhoon 8 at 1.30pm.. OMG.. It was already Typhoon5 when we were at temple and I wasn't aware which i thought it was just raining heavily..
True enough, Typhoon 8 came, but we still rushing down to factory outlet and walked quite a distance.. Those with umbrella/ponchos are wet, there is no diff at all, the wind/rain is so heavy.. "Cross" tape are stick outside the window of the shops, they are closed. I see people rush to the coming bus towards them so that they can get home in time..
Finally, our coach is here after a long walk from the factory outlet, we went back to the Hotel and had to stay in till the typhoon is over. Some of our colics who did not join the Day tour went HK and were stuck at the Ferry Terminal .. At HK, it was Typhoon 3..
In the Hotel, I start to feel hungry and ordered a room service.. Ham/Cheese sandwich.. Mmmm... taste so good.. but after that, stomach cramp again, the nausea feeling is back again..
At almost 8pm, Flora & I went downstair hoping to get some dinner, but it was just too expensive, so we decided to walk out but heard that the typhoon will be No. 9 or 10, we hesitate a while but in e end, we still walk to SANDS Casino "Food Court" to have our dinner.. Not too bad, I ate the Wontan Soup, didn't know it doesn't come wif noodles.. cost HK$26 which is abt S$5.. reasonable..
After dinner, we went to walk around and played 3 rounds of jackpot, I lose.. so I stopped, thereafter went back to hotel, bathe and sleep..
Sunday (20.04.08) wake up early morning, had our tiny b/f at the hotel, and continue to walk down to SANDS to have a shuttle bus to VENETIAN but we were too early as the bus starts from 10am while it was almost 9am when we reach. Therefore, we share a cab down and we were fascinated by the exterior of the casino, Interiors were even "woW".. we had our little tea break dim sum at the Imperial Restaurant.. The food was good, we ordered 1 chrysanthemum tea with 4 items cost HKD114.. Quite reasonable as the portion was big and we were not that hungry after our b/f in hotel.. We took a cab back at about 12.30pm, had my last bath there and check out the hotel at 1.30pm.. The coach came only abt 2pm and we head straight to Macau Airport to check in.. Our flight was 3.50pm and we reach Spore 7.25pm..
Overall, this trip was below average..waiting/typhoon/diarrohea.. OMG.. =.="
See below for VENETIAN/Dimsum and my "trophies".. hee..
see that crack?
2 Nike/Addidas Tshirt & Bermudas
1 baby girl Tshirt for Cheryl, 1 LeSport pouch, 1 big handbag & 1 sunglass
pirated DVDs.. hee.. 3 movies/2 latest HK dramas
5 wrist pouch/4 kipling coin pouch/7 almond cookies..
This is Gongbei custom/Shopping Mall
This is the sea goddess of Zhuhai (I did not take much photos of Zhuhai, just 3 only)
Casa Real Hotel, this is our hotel rms in Macau
The most famous/newest casino hotel, VENETIAN
Casa Real Hotel, this is our hotel rms in Macau
The most famous/newest casino hotel, VENETIAN
This is the ceiling in Venetian, is so...... beautiful!!!
The sculpture at the entrance
& e walkway to the.... CASINO........... ^^
Guess what, this is 1 of my winning tix, I've won a HK$560+HK$125..
After the winning, my colic & I went to have a little dim sum, carrot cake with XO sauce
"Chee cheong fun with char siew", e taste is so fantastics
These foods are e best of what we have eaten over the last 3 days despite its small portions.
Chicken feet... Flora's favourite dish.. ALL BY HERSELF...
Siew Mai, the fillings with prawns/scallops.. woW.. YumMy!!!
Chicken feet... Flora's favourite dish.. ALL BY HERSELF...
Siew Mai, the fillings with prawns/scallops.. woW.. YumMy!!!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Movie Friday
Friday, (11.04.08) -sCg- members gathering... Movie @ Tiong Bahru Plaza.. "Untraceable".. I would give 5/10.. The story is not enough to make you excited but a little gruesome cos e psycho was revealed half way thru e show.. If only he appear at the end.Tiong Bahru Plaza is out, not a good place to watch movie, cinema is small & cramp.. No sound during the commercials, sound effects is lousy, OMG, the sound comes from the front, the side speakers are for displays.. zzz..
This gathering was not too bad.. we had our dinner at erm.. The Pasta Grill? something like tat.. we were like sitting there from 7.30pm to almost 9pm.. haha .. the waitress must be ginning at us, we are occupying their seats .. hee.. below find my darling's, flora's & my food.. Yummy... Chicken Steak/Signature Fried Rice/Mee Goreng.. Hee..
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Rainy Tue
Hmm.. is raining cats & dogs again... Seen my gynae on the Sat, as usual, nothing much to expect.. Gynae say she can't do much as so long as I am under high dosage, infections/bacteria is inevitable.. anyhow, given a cream/medicine .. Hope at least it helps a little.. Tats all she can do already.These stupid med causing my gastric again.. always feel like burping/nausea/pain in e abdomen.. ZZZ.. really like "cha bao".. so many prob.. see also scared.. sigh...
Well, after all these days, I sorted out my thoughts.. I am not going to think too much of it again. Pick myself up and fight against all odds.. But hopefully, there isn't anymore bad news to me, I will collapse..
YES!!! Jia You!!!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Rainy Thursday
Today, I went TTSH for my follow up checkup.. After my checkup, outside was raining cats & dogs.. Heaven pity me too? ha.. too exaggerating.. Well, as expected, the test result was not good, infact a little worse especially my urine test.. Everything maintained, blood count as usual is low.. but protein leakage in my urine was 2+ compare to last few mths was 1+.. Took a big bottle home to collect a 24hr urine so that the Doc would wanna test to see what is it about..Doc suggest a kidney biopsy which I am not infavourable of, it has to be hospitalised and MC for a few days without much bending and carrying heavy stuffs.. but that is up to my decision whether I would like to do it or not..
Doc gave me another 2 options, to change the medicine which is really expensive. The most minimum dose would cost at least $8/day and if I see him once a mth which is x 30days.. haha.. that is excluding other medicines, lab test & consultation fees which can cost up to S$400/mth.. Such exp medicine would expect to be of lesser side effects but is NOT.. It can cause liver problem/low white cell count and more potassium in my body.. A person with too much potassium in the body w/o the help of kidney to expel will cause heart failure.. Scary??? Like I say, is the most minimum dose, e dosage depend on how serious one is to decide. The 2nd option is to get injection, once a mth but the side effect is .... it will affect my fertility! Which this dosage needs about 6mths but I can't imagine I would not be able to give birth?
Sad to hear this kind of advice.. Even with the biopsy is only to allow the doc to have more specific reason to select which option. As my urine result is not clear, it has red/white cells/bacteria, etc.. therefore, Doc is uncertain what is the urine about.. Really don't know what to say about all these.. and moreover the $$ spend on medical fees are really "chi bu xiao" since last July till now, I guess i spend at least a $2k on all these including gynae.. I wanna go see gynae about the infections/bacterias, but that will cost another S$200++ . I really hard up for money, really wonder if I am too stress out with my work/money, thats why the relapse came back.. I knew it as I see my hair drop like nobody's business, my ear shut on/off, lethargic..
Arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
My grandma oso has been in and out of the hospital, but I really have no extra energy to bother another prob.. no more capacity........ she has always been dote on me but I can't do anything more to help as I need strength too, maybe I sound drama but is true....
All those out there reading my blog will never be able to feel/taste/experience it.. Cos you are not sick, even with the comfort words that you say you understand but you will never feel it.. NEVER, unless you are a victim yourself..
Sometime I really ask myself why am I e one, WHY? why others can wear nicely shopping, go out with nice figure, no suffering but why am I the one.. WHY??????
I felt like crying but don't know why the tears just stop at my eyes and I swallow back again..
When will I recover? WheN??? T_T
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tired Wed
2more days, my colic will be leaving the office forever.. haha.. after working for 10yrs, she is leaving for better prospect. And that will be the beginning of my nitemare.. I don know wat to expect that is coming up.. STRESS!!!.. Recently I really felt so lethargic.. headache comin back again.. more like migrane.. part of relapse symptoms?? DOn know!! My chest start to feel stuffy.. Breathless even when sleep.. Tomorrow is my follow up wif doc.. Guess result won't be tat good after all cos last mth's result already blood count low, guess this time won't be improving, it might be worse.. Worry!!! Stress over WORK/HEALTH/MONEY... when will it stop.. Life Sucks!!! 2007 is a hell, 2008 is a torture, WHAT ELSE!!! Don know what is coming more... T_T