All clear! Yeah!

Saw the doc yesterday, who delivered the results slip with a big smile. Yes, the results are stable. So, that means i have another 6 months worth of restful worry-free living, at least till the next scan comes round the corner in June.

Thank God

Kampate!

You know how sometimes I get so caught up with the hustle and bustle of daily life that I do forget that I have health issues. I have been well, thank you very much, and am enjoying my life, mundane as it may be. Well, tomorrow, i will be reminded yet again why i have so much to be thankful for.

I am due for my half-yearly scans tomorrow. Yes, I will arrive at the hospital early in the morning to have my blood drawn, radioactive isotope injected into me, and bladder filled up with some strange tasting liquid disguised as orange juice which will light up any lurking cancer cells in my abdomen.

Plug all set, Ready for the long day

LooK, i am Radioactive! Neon bracelet to warn people to stay away!

Outdated magazine that kept me entertained

The yucky drink that they made me drink. Bad aftertaste!

Despite having done these scans countless times, it just doesn't get any easier each time. I still get apprehensive when nurses couldn't find my veins to draw copious amount of blood for testing. I still close my eyes each time they pierced the needles through my skin. And lying there on the cold steel bed with the scanner machine just inches away from my face, i feel clastraphobic, and my heart beats a little faster each time, and i just want to scream, "get me out of here!". When more angles are required for certain region of my body, i get worried, despite the nurses reassuring me that they just want a better look. A better look at what? Did you see something that is not suppose to be there? At the end of the scans, i avoid looking at the nurses' eyes. While thay are cold and mechanical most of the time, I fear looking into their eyes and seeing the look of pity at having found something that will cripple my chances of surviving another month, another year.

Tomorrow will be a day that will serve as a reminder on the fragility of my life, and the many aspects of my life i should be thankful for.

ok, going to bed now. Its going to be a long long day tomorrow, and I am doing it alone ... should be ok. Been there, done that! Kampate!

OCBC Ad - A Nightmare for Bank Tellers

Remember the OCBC advertisement with the lil girl wanting to surprise her mum on her bday but OCBC surprises her with a cake instead?
This person actually took it for real & demanded a cake from them on her bday.

Its a funny read:
ttp://kitchentigress.blogspot.com/2010/01/ocbcs-birthday-cake.html

Little Gems is Giving 10% all Fans

If you haven't already heard, we are giving all our fans a 10% discount throughout the month of January 2010. We figured we needed to say Thank You to everyone for being so supportive and generous. And what better way to start stocking up for the Chinese New Year hols!

So, here it is

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Little-Gems/83632417163


Piss...Get your Discount Code here

Happy Shopping!

New Year, New Hope, New Dreams

This is taking me a little longer to write. Its the second day of the New Year, and here I am still reflecting on the year past, and thinking in anticipation about what the New Year beckons. 2009 had started out a really rocky and bumpy ride. As we cruised along the winding road, what started out as a really tough journey, has worked its way around, and I have come off the journey a more mature individual, blessed in many ways.

The past year had been a year of some really low Lows...my Papa's passing, and a friend's passing not long after. Angie's passing affected me as we were on the same treatment regime. While the drugs helped in my healing process, it didn't for her. I shuddered to think of the fragility of life and at the back of my mind, there will always be a lingering thought of "What if it didn't work". The tears has somewhat dried, as i think of Papa and Angie more often during happier moments, rather than those sad days when they were ill.

There were of course many high points in the year where the moments of joy and simple happiness I relished, like watching Nic grow. Sharing her pride and joy, when she scored a Band 1 for Mathematics, after much hard work. She deserved it! Watching her marvel with amazement at the sight of snow for the very first time, going on her first roller coaster ride, and making new friends while we were on tour. Nic amazes me all the time, with the amount of energy and zest she has...it just makes me want to keep up with her...all the time!

Looking back at 2009, the year hasn't been all that bad....really

I do not really like the idea of planning too far ahead just in case i jinx my good fortunes. I have learned to live my life, making plans for the year ahead, never on a 5 year plan basis.

So in the year 2010, i am going to live my life like i did in 2009...to the fullest.

Busy Busy Busy

Its been a week since we returned from our vacation, and i haven't been busier.


There's Christmas lunch, Boxing Day, and also getting Nic ready for school. I am not sure which is tougher, getting her body clock back in sync or getting her ready for the new school term. Its been a week since our return, and Nic is still sleeping really early at night and waking up in the wee hours of the morning. Well, we just need to tune it a little, before she could wake at 5.30 am during the weekdays without any whining.

See this pic? Thats Nic in her new school uniform just before she entered Primary One. Right now, she could barely fit into it. The skirt falls right above her knee, and she can't buckle her belt. Well, i thought we could adjust the hemline with a little sewing, but unfortunately its a no-go cos' the pinaform is also a little tight round her chest. Sigh...so time for a change

So in the midst of our busy schedule, we brought her to the factory to purchase a new set of pinaforms. We were not the only parents there. the reception area was packed with like-minded parents on our last minute mission.

Nic's pinaform is now 2 sizes larger. Its a little long, but in true IJ tradition, I have taught her how to pull out the pinaform on the front so that it puffs up a little, thus shortening the pinaform...just the way mummy used to wear it, but mummy's skirt was a little shorter :P

All Packed...

So excited...we are finally all packed...except for the toothbrush, and other daily essentials. We are all ready for our trip to the USA!!

The Teenage Textbook Movie (1998) [Full]

Oh my! oh my! I found this on Youtube!!

Do you remember the Teenage Textbook? Well, if you are as young as i am, you will probably remember it. I remembered reading the book and loving it. Its essentially about Singapore JC kids in love, very singaporean, and it sure brings back the nostalgia and loads of memories of my own JC days.

And they even made it into a movie staring Melody Chen and Randall Tan... who is married to each other!

And oh..oh...it was filmed in St Nicks!! If you are familiar with the school premises, you will notice that "Paya Lebar JC" is actually our school grounds!

Well, go ahead and enjoy the movie...cringe worthy but sure brings back the nostalgia.