Dreams

The kind of dreams that bother you the whole day. They seem so unbelievable and surreal you wonder if you're still dreaming even after you're awake. 

Ever so subconscious yet real they eat at you while you're going about your day. Hard to shake off, even harder to forget. 

Nothing good. Nothing that bad either. It just lives when I thought they had gone away. 

Weird sleeping habit

Roused from my sleep with sweat on my back. And so the coughing fit starts. It has been like this for the past few days. Never a good night's rest. The fever came back again when I was at work on Monday. It wouldn't have felt so bad if the medicine actually work.

Seen 3 doctors over the week and got new or re-prescription but still no progress. Wow. It must be one kind of resilient virus. 

Sick health aside. I'm going to KL for ASOT in March! It's been a long awaited trip. Still with the same group I went with to Melaka for Freedom years ago. Which was a blast. 

Should probably update that I just did Root Canal Treatment over CNY. Worst decision ever. I'd show you pictures but it's not a pretty sight. 

Never again. I can't warn my friends and family enough about this. Not worth the pain and trouble to end up with having a dead tooth in your mouth. Pain is probably the only thing you'll take away from the therapy and nothing else. 

It's expensive ($2000+), super troublesome (3 rounds of RCT plus 2 rounds of crowning), and you still need to care for it like you would your other teeth despite it being a dead tooth (meaning you can't feel pain). And you basically pray that you take such good care of it, it won't decay (yes it can) in the near future so that you don't have to PLUCK IT OUT. Yes, eventually. See how it's not worth the trouble?

Its already 6am. I should try going back to sleep. 

Sickies

Outrageously awake. Drugs coursing through my veins pumping me up at this hour. Having a really bad backflow.

Fever is coming on and off as it pleases. Parents just got home at this hour. Nice to have company for once. 

Shall refuel and feed on my meds.

My Birthday: The Coastal Settlement with besties

The girls surprised me by suggesting to go to TCS for my birthday. It was on my to-go list and when the girls said they're bringing me to a place in Changi but couldn't reveal until we were there, I almost immediately guessed out loud, "Is it Costal Settlement?"

I got pretty accessories for the girls from my Taiwan trip. Scroll to see the last two pictures.

Alright! Shall let the pictures delight and tantalise you :)

My Birthday: Da Paolo Bistro Bar

My birthday was surrounded with good food and love. That makes me a very happy 28 year old. Will let the pictures do the talking.

Poor in health but rich in spirit!

Hello! Haven't been in here for a really long time. I wonder who still reads this blog.

I'm really in the mood to post something today so here goes.

Who still remembers my bad archilles heel? I'm not an injury prone person but for some reason, yoga is really destroying my body. I've endured badly strained wrist, swollen archilles tendon and a painfully strained neck. I wonder if I should take it easy with yoga or just stop completely. Taking it easy is not a problem but it'll feel like I didn't do much at the end of the session and it's really a waste of my effort and time.

In the midst of all these, I'm anticipating my period and I've gotten the viral bug. Currently nursing a sore lymph node and blocked ears cum nose. I actually seund lik tis naw *pinched nose*

The best thing about being sick is to be ridiculously pampered. Not that the pamperer can take away my sickness but just having someone around to check on you feels good.

My boyfriend is like my rock. Solid and immovable. I know I can lean on him for life. Exactly what I'm going to do.

I'm on sick leave today but I'm not at all down in spirits. I feel darn sleepy though and can't wait to reach home and rest.

On a side note, I'm leaving for a church camp to KL in 3 weeks. Can't wait to bask in His presence and hear His words. In September, I'm heading to Bali, Indonesia with Ying. Our second trip together in a while. Gonna be fun! It's going to be an extended holiday as we'll jet set to Jakarta after that to meet with Manda, Sheena and Nick. It's all going to be great!

Hopefully I'll muster up enough energy to blog about my Taiwan trip next.

Where was Nick?

My boyfriend went missing quarter past twelve tonight for half an hour. It was 15 minutes after we said good night and hung up.

His mom had first called me to check if nick was with me. He wasn't and I quipped he must be sleeping soundly already.

After a bit of back and forth, nobody knows where our dear nick went and he wasn't answering calls (it went to voicemail) so everybody started to panic a little. I actually freaked out as this missing person drama is so uncharacteristically unlike him. 

My sweet sister consoled me with a myriad of reasonings, mostly not to make me worry. Super grateful for that. I also texted his friend to check but wasn't given any reply. I almost contemplated calling my best friend to seek advice and consolation but saw from her social media activities that she's offline for more than 2 hours.

I called and called his phone hoping to get through, though it's already off so I only got to the operated voicemail.

By this time I was ready to fly to his house to help search for him.

Then I received a call.

"Michelle this is auntie, he's back already. He went to the car to take something."

!!!

So the story of my life is that he parked his car 15 minutes away from his house and he just had to grab the stuff I entrusted him to bring home ie clothes and rocher egg tarts. JUST before he almost went to bed and AFTER he switched off his phone because it hit him that if the food turned bad and my clothes smell like rotten food, I'd be pretty darn mad at him.

(Okay at this point I know I need to reflect on myself.)

Anyway he's banned from switching off his phone. Period.

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It's like God is saying 'Look who's freaking out now?'

A lazy Saturday afternoon @ Aspire

I've been taking to the pool often at crazy times of the day, like some evenings which explains why I'm not getting any tanner at all.

Such is life to laze away the afternoon with your best friend. Me likey.

Shoots for work and pleasure

For reasons beyond me, I can't fall into a slumber tonight of all nights. I do so need sleep exasperatingly but when sleep escapes you, you try to find other means of falling back into a lullaby.

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This year in particular, I've had a fair bit of yusheng to toss during Chinese New Year. Don't be surprised that I'm not complaining - I'm actually having a great time doing it.

Here comes some random shoots.

An impromptu corporate shoot for Aspire Concept. Glad it turned out well. :)

Cute artwork drawn by colleague's boyfriend for her department presentation.

Record breaking yusheng tossing.




Fringe activities: Ting Ting Candy Man







I miss these candies for real! It's got a doughy texture. Me likey.




Part of the fringe activity is the Turkish Ice Cream.







My favourite has always been the pistachio (middle). It's been so long since I last had it and it tastes exactly like I remembered it. Awesome.




Saw this retro handset in a magazine and it's now on my to-get list :)




Likewise for this twin USB.




Quirky OMGFacts on Twitter excites me.




Inbetween the docudrama shoot that I'm busy with, I visited a restaurant in City Square for lunch.

Mushroom soup in decorative bowl.




Salad with pasta in wasabi marinated sauce.




The decor deserves attention.




To-die-for chilli crab pasta.




Comes with its sidekick - the lemon slice and tool - can you imagine?




Even the forgettable forest cake deserves A for effort in presentation.




A real throne. Not.




Remember the forgettable forest cake? Well it wasn't satisfying so to kill everyone's Monday blues, we headed straight for real cakes.

Passion fruit meringue at Coffee Bean. My favourite.




Tiramisu - tastes better than it looks.




Warmed up mud pie - think moist center coated in velvety rich dark chocolate!




Morocan mint tea latte - what can possibly go wrong with chocolate and mint? Apparently, nothing.




To add honey to tea, we spotted a pair of fluffy doggles at the docudrama shoot.

Aww! He's 12 years we were told. All the way from France this one.




Black doggle is a lot cuter in real life. Her name literally reflects the colour of her fur. Go figure.




Aww-ness.




Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant at Carlton Hotel.







Fortune cookie says.




Tung Lok Restaurant at VivoCity.

I know it prolly bores you but I was totally checking out the fancy method they served up yusheng for tossing. I'm not sure of the base sauce but this absolutely rocked our tastebuds.













And there's the one with the family.




Friends who know me well understands my love affair with bubble tea. When something as new as this caught my eye, I fought tooth and nail to have it. That included friendly bantering with the boyfriend.

Verdict? It's chewier! Om nom nom :D

It's not easily available yet but I trust it soon will be, as are all fads.




Five minutes before my BBQ starts, I couldn't resist a bowl of divinity from 85 Bedok North. A long time favourite. :)




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These days, all I'm doing - if any - are yoga and gym. I truly miss outdoor sports.