TODAY IS.....

Today marks a special beginning for Jarrod & Rennae, its their Big day.

From today on, I will remember their wedding anniversary forever.

Congratulations Guys, cant wait to see the pictures.

Today I'm 28, 1 year older ..hehe but i dun feel that OLD yet!
I never place much emphasis on birthday celebrations,

yet I never like to work on one so today is a "lazing around" day for me and Emma.

Boring it may seems, but enjoyable and relaxing in my style.

Special Thanks to


for rescheduling all your appointment to accompany me.
Start the day with breakfast, served in bed....woolahlah

(too dreamy to grab my cam)

After breakfast and tv shows, BD gal decide that Orchard is too far away so Parkway it shall be.
but bad choice, I couldnt find any suitable stuffs,
Emma on the had a fruitful trip, had a few good buys thou.(jealous! blah)

I give up, tired and hungry we pop by at "The Caffe Bar"

for what seems like lunch/dinner @ 4pm.

Food served taste as good as it look. NO JOKE

Sauce is a little spicy and sour, fillet is great.

Crispy on the outside but inside is tender and fresh.
Stacked on a pile of boiled celery, nice and sweet in its original flavour.

Looks really delicious right?? You bet it does.
Pan seared chix breast smothered in Pomery Mustard cream sauce.
Heavenly combi with the chix, not too rich or over... just nice.

On the top right, its pasta salad. I just got to compliment it!

Its cooked to 'Al dente'. Emma just couldnt keep his fork away from it.
Amazing, he finished his dish so quickly, he ate half of mine as well.

UP next, its the highlight.
I have been having a major craving for months and months ago...

but today, i decided to heck the diet and succumb to temptation

I succumb and I INDULGE
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Dessert for the day


Sinfully deliciously, rich creamy ice-cream on
top of baked granny smith apple pie.

YUM YUM YUM.. YUMMY!!!!!!!!
Tell me who can resist that.. huh

Last but not least, I did something which i not done for a zillion year.

Movie "Marathon"!

We purchased tixs for 2 movies straight in a row..

Hehe...we both totally enjoying movies and

that perfectly marks the end of my Birthday Activtiy for the day!

2009, RESOLUTIONS & GOALS

I decided this time round my resolution for the new year shall be short and sweet..
Thou shall not be greedy.. hehehe

Resolutions:
1. To regain my health... To be strong and healthy for 2009
2. Maintain my fitness goal.. shed those TONS of FATS
3. MORE money... the more the merry

To Do List:
1. Save more money... less shopping = more savings
2. Reno my house by end 2009

FUNNY CRAP

Crap #1
After Marina learned about my visit to CGH, she was trying to convince me how crappy is CGH, that she had to digged out the article published on CGH, its a real-event that happen to her and hubby.
I was like "Omg....... WTF when i read it"

Crap #2
Im lauging my ass off when i read this. Found this on a blogger's site , she post it from a email circulated.

My Aunt died this past January. Citibank billed her for February and
March for their monthly service charge on her credit card, and then
added late fees and interest on the monthly charge... the balance had been
$0.00... Now it was somewhere around $60.00. I placed the following
phone call to CitiBank:

Me: "I am calling to tell you that she died in January."
CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and
charges still apply."
Me: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections"
CitiBank: "Since it is 2 months past due, it already has been."
Me: "So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"
CitiBank: "Either report her account to the frauds division, or
report her to the credit bureau maybe both!"
Me: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"
CitiBank:"...excuse me...?"
Me: "Did you just get what I was telling you... the part about her
being dead?"
CitiBank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor!"
(Supervisor gets on the phone)
Me: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."
CitiBank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply."
Me: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"
CitiBank: ".....(stammer)" ".... Are you her lawyer?"
Me: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given... )
CitiBank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"
Me: "Sure."
(Fax number is given)
(After they get the fax.)
CitiBank: "Our system just isn't setup for death"
Me: "Oh..."
CitiBank: "I don't know what more I can do to help.."
Me: "Well...if you figure it out,great! If not, you could just keep
billing her...I suppose... Don't really think she will care...."
CitiBank: "Well...the late fees and charges do still apply."
Me: "Would you like her new billing address?"
CitiBank: "That might help."
Me: "Nilai Memorial Park Cemetery (North South Highway and plot
number given.)
CitiBank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"
Me: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?"

GOODBYE 2008

Finally Its the end of a tiring and fufilling year (maybe not haha).

But both Emma and I are just glad its a start of a new year,

which gonna be a Fresh New START for both of us in another 15mins!!

HELLO 2009!!

This should be my last Blog entry of 2008.

In fact, Im quite happy today....and excited

we passed by Courts and grab an unexpected deal.

Its the last day of sale, and I decided I shouldnt miss it so we made our last

purchase for the year.

$999 for a 32 Inch Samsung LCD TV with a free Samsung Fridge.

Think its a good deal, for that price I got 2 items which is just great.

My Tv has been spoilt for months, I've been reading shows (subtitles) instead of

watching and my fridge going bonkers soon. Cheapo Char just cannot bear to

splurge on new fridge for my tenants! :P

Figure that the TV will last me even after reno end of 2009, we decided to grab

the deal fast.... hehe so excited, in another 2 days I will be able to watch tv

shows instead of reading.... Yeah yeah yeah.

** counting down **

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas EVERYONE!!!

While Im resting in msia for this christmas, Im also enjoying some quailty family time which is so hard to come by.

I'll be back soon, meantime dear friends I hope you all enjoy this festive season too.

Santa Char will be distributing the christmas gifts only after christmas! Ho..Ho...Ho

SILLY ANGIE

Received a call this morning from Angie herself, informing me that she was diagnosed with Dengue Fever. Which doesn't come as a shock to me, but I'm rather surprised by what she have told me.

She have insisted to the Doctor @ SGH that her red spots are not from Dengue but is the usual red spots she have whenever she got fever. She told me its "Feng Mo"! Gal, you are obviously in self-denial state, dont you remember what Feng Mo look like, the last time i got it??!!

Anyway I'm glad she is at home now and from the sound of it, she doesn't sounds like someone who's just been diagnosed with Dengue Fever! Amazing!! With her usual loud laughter and chirpy tone, she as good as before.

By now, I believe she is preparing for her Genting Trip on Thurs, i think there is no way we can dissuade her from giving it a miss, as she is happily ask me for tips how to cheat on her platelet count, and as much as I'm aware, she is thinking of cheating on her medication too.

Someone please, educate her, if Dengue condition worsens, it might cause death. Even if not to that extend, I believe no one would ever want to risk falling sick while travelling, esp in Msia!

P/S: Angie, please don't ever think of cheating on your platelet count, and that bag of medication to be complete in full as prescripts.
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During our conversation, I realised how sucky is the hospitals here... all the news report about S'pore having world-class medical service must be fake!!

A: Eh, why u go hospital never tell me huh? I would have ask you to go SGH cuz CGH no good de ley. But Tan Tock Seng is the worse lah!

Me: Huh, I dunno mah, never go A&E before and its the nearest so I go. Now then I know the docter there heck care.

A: Then you want to reschedule your specialist appointment to SGH mah, in case by mid Jan its too late!

Me: Dunno lah, I go for TCM now, so maybe dont even need the specialist liao or i already bedridden. So how much is your Medical Bill in A&E last night?

A: Its $90 ley

Me: Wah, not bad ley! Better than me, only pay $15 more and you get to sleep the whole night there and did some tests. I pay $75, only sleep for 2 hours and 1 bag of medication + 1 jab.

A: Huh?? You got bed for 2 hrs of observation ar, how come so good??! I dont even have a bed ley.. so whole night i didnt sleep!

Me: WTF, no bed , then u stay where the whole night??!

A: Ask me to sit at the waiting area to wait for results lor! Damn Xin ku

Me: Oh shit, that sucks lor. Even though the observatory room is noisy and i cant sleep, but at least I got a bed lor. Then u still says SGH better than CGH!
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I think its crazy, how good can the service be, if a patient with high fever have to sit the whole night at the waiting area waiting for test results?! Its just as the same, my docter suspects the nerves around my spine area are affected, yet he didnt schedule for immediate checks.

In short, SGH = CGH= TTS = Lousy! Blah...

NEEDLES VS PAINKILLER

Needles Vs Painkiller, I think I will chose the former even though it hurts.

Went for Acupuncture session yesterday, the pain subsided for a while before it starts coming back again. Imagine I have 16 needles on me, I was advise to do this consecutively for a few times before i can see results, but as the physician said "Dont expect to recover fully by just acupuncture. I'm so sad when I hear that, cuz I was born with a spine defect, so I'm just more prone to back injury than normal people . Emma try to cheer me up, once I'm up and ready to workout, we shall hit the gym again religiously to strengthen my back and muscle.


Been on Painkiller and muscle relaxant for days now, 3 times a day .. I think i can easily puke painkiller by now! Its not doing much for my back, except the pain lessen and comes on on and off within mins. I cant even walk properly, anything distance more than 5-10 mins prove to be too tedious for me.Wonder how am I going to make it to work tomorrow?!


Its so frustrating, all these medication are causing gastric pains even when Im on gastric medication that was double strength. Hope this end before Xmas, I have no wish to spend my xmas eating painkiller for dinner.

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Not sure is it really Bad December or purely bad luck for me and Angie. At this very moment, just 3 days after me, She is in SGH now! Suspected to be infected by virus or Dengue Fever. High fever coupled with red spots, gosh that is such a deadly combi!

Sorry, I wast there for you when u needed help, but I wish u recover soon!
Hope its wasnt virus infection or Dengue fever, just some weird red spots that will go away soon!

God bless us please , that we can spend the rest of our 2008 (1.5wks more to go) peacefully!