Exoticpoppy

In case you guys are wondering why the lack of updates, It's because I am sick and not because I was too busy enjoying myself to update :( Have been sick for more than a week now, first the sorethroat, fevers, chills, aches, and now itchy throat, phlegm stuck in chest, chest tightness and what not...Since my twice visit to the docs didn't help, I am concorting my own medication to combat my symptoms. I've been taking a mix of mucosolvan and the Chinese Chuan Bei pi Pa gao plus some lozenges that BF passed me..I dunno if it's coz of that that I developed a bad diarrhea last night or what. Sheesh..Anw, Christmas eve had the expensive dinner with BF and his friends and the food was really quite good despite my poor appetite. Christmas day I went to church and in the evening went out with BF and his cousins for a meal but I was feeling very sick by the end of it and I think it spoilt everyone's mood :( On Sunday, Eunice came over in the evening and I cooked her a meal of Salmon

We played some card games and watched TV but by the end of the day I was feeling very sick again...
I think this is my worst ever festive period because even though there are so many places to go and good food to eat, I just feel even more sick at the end of the day and don't feel like going out...I really hope this sickness faster gets over!

Short arrangement of Noel done this morning to fans(if any) and friends of Niki! Have a joyous Christmas!

The harp is the dream instrument I've always wanted to learn since young just that it is not so commonly taught here in the past..
It's a string instrument that sounds pianoish..I love the melodies that come out from it..

I can play Clocks on the piano but I've no idea it sounds this good on harps..argh...fantastic!

This the season to be jolly...falalalalalalalala...But I am sick! Boo hoo! Have been sick since Monday after coming back from the hospital, I developed a sorethroat and was burning internally yet shivering on the outside, I went to get medicines and have been popping the pills regularly(which makes me drowsy) in an attempt to recover in time for Christmas. I have been feeling very down lately because this is suppose to be an exciting time of the year but my days are spent in bed and feeling lousy..Yesterday was my first attempt to go out for dinner with Mum, our christmas dinner date which we planned weeks ago, but I was so afraid I couldn't make it and mum even offered to cancel it, but no. It was my christmas date with mum so I had to drag my lousy body out in public to experience some festive cheer.. Mum spent the afternoon wrapping christmas presents as she is attending a party with friends tonight and will be flying off to Manila on Christmas day.. In the evening, we went to Cafe swiss at Swissotel the stamford for our buffet dinner which I didn't even try the desserts because I didn't have much appetite. I was feeling quite light-headed and even missed a step or two while getting the food. I keep telling myself it is the dim lighting that's causing it. Yeah, the food, was ok, not that fantastic but for the 1-for-1 deal, what more can we ask for. Since it's a swiss restaurant, their fondue and cheese is really authentic, just like the one I had in Luzern, but other than that, the other foods are mediocre. But it was the time spent with mum that was important anw :D
I hope tonight I will be in a better appetite for my dinner with BF and his friends at intercontinental..And by the way it costs $100++ per person, so I'd better be hungry!

Long overdued pics from our outing after the exams. We went to bugis and instead of catching a movie, had lots of great food and even went to the tapas bar opened by one of our spanish class friend..Here is me squeezing into the boot of my twinny's car...hahaha...Now if there is not enough space I know where I can sit in!

Argh...Im sick again, Im having a sorethroat and I think it was passed on by BF. Anw, saturday we went to catch AVATAR! It is a really cool movie, the visual effects and all, though the plot is abit predictable, but it is definitely a good watch!
Yesterday BF's colleauges came over for a christmas BBQ at his place so the whole day was spent preparing and buying the foods and cooking the foods..
Today, I just came back from my hospital appointment and they changed the Medical Officer for me again, this time it is a guy who is such a noob and I felt I was asking and answering most of my questions instead. He said I could fly and said usually one can fly 6 weeks after the pneumothorax has resolved which I find really weird because all the previous doctors told me at least 4-6 months cannot fly...Hahaha..so I don't know whether to believe him or not. And he said that the patch on my Xray seemed whiter, the one taken when I went to the A&E the other time because I was not feeling to well and the doctors there said nothing was wrong with me. Yeah, but this time, this doc said that maybe I had small belbs on my lungs that caused small pneumothoraces and I asked him "so the body will resolved these small pneumothoraxes itself right? that explained my breathlessness?" and he replied yes. Haha, I read stuff up from the internet so I am more in-tuned with my body than any of those docs. And he asked me to do another CT scan(my last one was done 3 years ago) and I really dread it..So I questioned him "What's the purpose of the CT scan this time?", "is it necessary?", "I've done so many xrays, what are the risks?"...I think he was taken aback by my many doubtful questions..I even told him about the bullae in my lung and he said there was no bullae and I told him that the specialist and senior doctors said there was and he said, according to the radiologists who are the ones who analyse and write the xray reports, I have no bullae and he said that he cannot be in a better position than the radiologist! What a noob! I really wonder what do doctors learn these days and how they get their MDs. Then I might as well consult a radiologist right? So stupid!

I didn't know the origins of the Little Drummer boy song...oooo...now I know..so cute!

Yesterday a bunch of us soci students went to Marina barrage for our tutor Chee han's farewell as he is gonna do his post-doc at Oxford..the weather was very hot and the sun rays were like really penetrating! Everyone brought or bought some food and we were given cards to write a question each for Chee Han to answer..Yeah, so he gave some really interesting and funny answers..Here are some pics we took yesterday :)
So many camera action yesterday!

The group

A really friendly year 1 girl who requested to take a pic with me