My worst ordeal in my life happened on Monday 24th October. Was having my day off that day, having my mixed vegetable rice and then went to do my assignment. Feeling sleepy, I lie down and rest. After a while I was woken up by an acute pain in my stomach. The pain did not go away as I struggle to stand up. I thought by resting I will recover but it didn't. I called for help and Vincent send me to see doctor.
Doctor Chia gave me an injection on my buttock and some medication, telling me that I was having an acute food poisoning, by eating the medicine, it should be better and gave me two days medical certificate. Went back home feeling a little better. At night I vomited out the food that I ate in the afternoon. Thought after vomiting, I will be better.
Tuesday morning still feeling pain in the stomach and vomited again, Jerlyn's dad brought me to see doctor chuang aka doctor weird because of his character. Doctor chuang gave me another injection my my left arm and some medication too. Told me not to eat anything as I will surely vomit out and drink sugar water to replenish energy. The whole day I did not eat anything at all but I still vomited and having diarrhoea again at night.
Wednesday morning with Jerlyn beside me I feel more better. Diarrhoea become lesser but I did vomit again for the fourth time and the pain started to get unbearable and vomit for the fifth time. So Vincent and Jerlyn brought me to Singapore General Hospital Accident and Emergency department and seek help. Jerlyn and I was there for more than 5 hours, got my buttock hole poked by the female doctor, drew out my blood for test, did an X ray on my chest and stomach, gave me three injection in one go, making me dizzy, put me on drip of saline, and gave me biscuits and water to drink to see if I would vomit again. After that she let me discharge and gave me tons of medicine. I did not eat anything the whole day again beside the biscuits.
Thursday Jerlyn took a day off to take care of me, still feeling the pain in the stomach. But after all the pills taking, I can see I am getting better, the stools are getting less watery and I can move more freely. But the question was what causes me to have food poisoning? I think I know the answer now.
Today I still trying to recover from the food poisoning. my stomach is getting less painful and I hope I can recover by tomorrow. I had diarrhoea before but this is the worst I had ever encounter.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Interaction
When it rain, it pours. That was when we were driving a tractor along the road when it really pours. I was with my superior from department C, I have known him since year 2007 when I was working in this department CA. We had to stop at one of the building and avoid the downpour. When we were waiting for the rain to stop, it rained for 1 hour, he told me about interaction. What he said make me think hard about working in the company.
He told me that interaction is very important, because when you chat with someone, you need to catch the other party interest if not the other party will not listen to you. That is the kind of job I will be dealing if I finish my career here and join the safety line. The people there will not listen to your preaching about safety, they want to get more things done so they can earn more. In the outside world, the company all talks about productivity because money counts. That where I have to learn about interaction. He told me stay at the mess and have a drink and chat with people that where how I can learn the art of interaction. He knew that I am not good at talking and he knew that my ranking is poor thou I work like a dog day in day out because I am the same kind of person as him. That why he told me if this place doesn't deserve you to stay, go out quickly because I am still young. For him at the age at 41 now, he couldn't leave because he has family responsibility and commitment to bear, he need to provide for his children. He told me the company don't owe you anything and you don't owe the company anything too. If the company pay you three thousands a month but your expenses is four thousands a month, you have to go find that one thousand to top up and don't blame the company. Unless you change your spending, cut down on your expenses or you find another job that can match your expenses. He told me this place is really for the flyboys, their increment is a big jump for about 2 thousands per month while ours is only just 60 to 80 dollars per month. That why rather be an flyboy than a specialist.
After the talk, I knew that changing the way I am now is important and it really make me realise I need to change. Change myself and change the environment. I still have 30 odd years of working life to go and life is too short to waste it on one place. Do the things that I like and be happy.
He told me that interaction is very important, because when you chat with someone, you need to catch the other party interest if not the other party will not listen to you. That is the kind of job I will be dealing if I finish my career here and join the safety line. The people there will not listen to your preaching about safety, they want to get more things done so they can earn more. In the outside world, the company all talks about productivity because money counts. That where I have to learn about interaction. He told me stay at the mess and have a drink and chat with people that where how I can learn the art of interaction. He knew that I am not good at talking and he knew that my ranking is poor thou I work like a dog day in day out because I am the same kind of person as him. That why he told me if this place doesn't deserve you to stay, go out quickly because I am still young. For him at the age at 41 now, he couldn't leave because he has family responsibility and commitment to bear, he need to provide for his children. He told me the company don't owe you anything and you don't owe the company anything too. If the company pay you three thousands a month but your expenses is four thousands a month, you have to go find that one thousand to top up and don't blame the company. Unless you change your spending, cut down on your expenses or you find another job that can match your expenses. He told me this place is really for the flyboys, their increment is a big jump for about 2 thousands per month while ours is only just 60 to 80 dollars per month. That why rather be an flyboy than a specialist.
After the talk, I knew that changing the way I am now is important and it really make me realise I need to change. Change myself and change the environment. I still have 30 odd years of working life to go and life is too short to waste it on one place. Do the things that I like and be happy.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Assignment and Dragon Baby
I'm always rushing for my assignment, so I tried to do it earlier, but because of work and laziness, I always end up doing late again. This time I did bits by bits, Jerlyn was giving me target to fulfill when I'm not working and she will go out so I will concentrate on doing it. With Jerlyn around I tend to focus more on her than my assignment.
With four of my colleagues' wives and a secondary school friend pregnant really got us thinking, maybe its peer pressure that make us feel we should be trying for a baby. 5 of them are giving birth in the dragon year, they are Lili, Aor, Serene, Hema and Jenny. So should Jerlyn join them? Is Jerlyn ready to be mum? Am I ready to be dad? Should we have baby because everyone is giving birth? Should we had our baby in the dragon year? Do we have the capability to take care of the baby after birth? Do we have help and support to take care of the baby? Are we financially capability of having baby? This are the questions inside me that need to be answered. But thinking of our age, we are at the age of parenthood.
With four of my colleagues' wives and a secondary school friend pregnant really got us thinking, maybe its peer pressure that make us feel we should be trying for a baby. 5 of them are giving birth in the dragon year, they are Lili, Aor, Serene, Hema and Jenny. So should Jerlyn join them? Is Jerlyn ready to be mum? Am I ready to be dad? Should we have baby because everyone is giving birth? Should we had our baby in the dragon year? Do we have the capability to take care of the baby after birth? Do we have help and support to take care of the baby? Are we financially capability of having baby? This are the questions inside me that need to be answered. But thinking of our age, we are at the age of parenthood.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Housing Issue
Heard from Jerlyn's Mum that their new flat will be ready by next January to March, as our new flat won't be ready until year 2014, so now we got to think of where to move. One choice is to move to one of Jerlyn's two aunt flat as in rent a room from here as both of them are staying alone or we went to HDB and ask for rental flat. As Saturday will be Lili and Fabian leaving Singapore for Arizona, we will go HDB and ask after that. So that we got more options.
Thinking of having dragon baby? Still don't know we are ready a not. Yes, we are saving up for house but we somehow we don't know why we didn't think of saving up for baby. I think this question is more difficult than my exams.
From one department to another department to another department. Seems confusing? Here the story, I was from department A, posted to department B. Then department A wanted me to go department C to clock my currency for the job but some how department B didn't know about it. Department B wanted me to do the appointment that they have just throw to me. But as I go to department C, I will not be able to do my appointment in department B. So I highlighted and department B was not very happy about this, wanted me to ask department C to let me come back to department B to do my appointment. But department C was not happy either, they needed people, that why they requested to get me from department A. so now I will wait and see department B and C shooting email, while department A laughing at one corner and who will win me. Getting more shitty here.
Thinking of having dragon baby? Still don't know we are ready a not. Yes, we are saving up for house but we somehow we don't know why we didn't think of saving up for baby. I think this question is more difficult than my exams.
From one department to another department to another department. Seems confusing? Here the story, I was from department A, posted to department B. Then department A wanted me to go department C to clock my currency for the job but some how department B didn't know about it. Department B wanted me to do the appointment that they have just throw to me. But as I go to department C, I will not be able to do my appointment in department B. So I highlighted and department B was not very happy about this, wanted me to ask department C to let me come back to department B to do my appointment. But department C was not happy either, they needed people, that why they requested to get me from department A. so now I will wait and see department B and C shooting email, while department A laughing at one corner and who will win me. Getting more shitty here.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Quiznos Sub
Tried Quiznos Sub for the first time with Jerlyn at West Coast Plaza on Sun 2nd Oct. It was quite good actually. I always ate Subway since it opened in Singapore and in Arizona thou both cities have Quiznos but I never tried it till now. It was a lazy afternoon where Jerlyn accompany me to West Coast Plaza to have my late lunch. I didn't know what I wanted to eat and Jerlyn say "why don't you try Quiznos since I got staff discount", and I tried. I ordered Tuna Melt Sub as I always ate Tuna for Subway so I wanted to compare. And it turn out Quiznos won. The bread was much softer than Subway, the tuna was about the same, the side salad was good too. And it cost about the same but with discount. But this is just my humble opinion, so if you think Subway is still the best, by all means continue eating. I will still continue eating Subway but now I got another choice to make. Jerlyn had Tully's Coffee Caramel Macchiato only as she had ate earlier. That the good part about Quiznos, bread plus coffee.
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