29 Dec 2011... went to nainai's house and finally able to eat my fav chee cheong fun at redhill market... they have upgraded the place a little and you can choose how much chee cheong fun you want now rather than a standard portion... the downside though is that it is really oily, the chee cheong fun is literally dripping with oil... and we are seriously getting too big for nainai's house now... the government now wants to tear it down and build taller flats in the next 2 years... I will definitely miss redhill, the place where I spent most of my childhood days... must remember to take some pics when I return again... uncle peter came and met us and we made our way to the temple at river valley 'Ju Si Lin'... and then another temple at bugis, 'Guan Yin Miao'... it was soo packed as usual at guan yin miao, no matter what time and day you go... after that, uncle wanted to treat us to dim sum, so we made our way to orchard, probably not the best time to go to orchard, but hey, I am not turning down a treat... got there and it was quite late already, decided to check out if there is a crystal jade close by, but found a 'Din Tai Feng' instead at Wisma, but it was packed and people were queuing... so in the end, decided to eat at food junction instead, which was fine with me, cos I got to eat my fish with rice... uncle did treat us to haagen daz dessert though... it was good... nainai was exhausted by the time we arrived home, I was too...
30 Dec 2011... my one day observation... started off meeting wanru at SGH for the inservice which silvana was presenting... their OT dept was much bigger than us... and the literature article which silvana was presenting on was too "chim" for me, did not understand what she was talking abt, and I did mention that to her later that day... and silvana's response was that it was one of the easiest article already... was taken around the outpatients hands dept for a quick walk around... they have much more machines and resources than us... it made me feel so dumb standing next to them... cos the only splints I made so far and with help, were 2 resting splints to date... sigh... caught the shuttle bus to AH... apparently it underwent some renovations but the hospital was mostly non air conditioned still... it was hot and disgusting... followed some therapists to see patients... the main concerns are not being able to speak dialects (ie when one of the patients was speaking to one of the OTs in Hokkien, I was standing there catching no ball at all), the difference in systems (ie no equipment loans, pts had to buy their own equipment, pts have to pay for our services, very skill and component focused ie using stacking of cones, scooping of marbles to remediate lost function), fast paced environment (not having the time to write notes after seeing each patient and having to memorise and document at the end of the day)... the approach is very much throwing you in the deep end and you can learn to swim on your own... which I don't know how I will be able to manage... it was interesting to see what it's like working here, but obviously I was only there for a day and apparently the rehab service at AH is fairly new... so probably not being able to see the whole picture... it was so hot in the wards and I seriously was dozing and yawning every 5 mins...
went to meet silvana for dinner after work, zhenzhen did not come as she was ill apparently... wanted to eat marche but there was a long queue when we got there... so we ended up eating at this fast food place similar to nando's... the burger was not bad... but expensive... whilst we were sitting there eating dinner, I realised that the 2 people sitting diagonally across from me were xu zhengrong and ponsak... not that we did anything about it... but xu zhenrong was talking pretty loudly and I could hear what he was saying... it got really packed when we were leaving though... went up to the deck and took some pictures... then went for dessert at ben and jerry's... wanted the brownie but they ran out of it, hence settled for the waffle one... the waffle was so stale and soggy that we actually had to tear it off rather than breaking it off... so I took it back to the counter and requested that we get another one made... the lady at the counter kept insisting that they just made it fresh and it was meant to be like that... I eventually decided to stop arguing with her and turned around wanting to walk back to our seat when this guy walked up and indicated that he would make another new one for us... silvana is going away to houston for 2 months as an attachment learning more abt spasticity... and apparently that meant that another year would be added to her bond...
31 Dec 2011... new year's eve... went out for lunch at tung lok, mum's treat... it's apparently a dim sum and seafood buffet... the food was not too bad, but obviously expensive... did not do anything much after that... finished watching the latest ep of running man... and started watching the various countdowns on tv... caught the fireworks live at home... not as pretty as sydney's though... and we could only see the higher ones... did not bother with resolutions cos I don't keep them anyway...
1 Jan 2012... Happy new Year... year of the dragon... hmmm... went to ah ma's house for a visit in the am and stayed till early pm... ah ma is looking better than last I saw her, she's walking better now... went to city square mall for some stuff and headed home... baked pandan cake this time, and it was very successful this time... the cake was yummy, and pretty much gone by the next day... the recipe is not too difficult, the only difficulties are the type of mixer you need and pandan leaves... otherwise I would bake that instead of my really boring but still nice flourless choc cake... uncle jeffrey and auntie came for a visit and it was really nice of them to 'dabao' my fav 'you jian yu'... it was really nice, nicer than the one at tung lok but again, literally dripping with oil...
2 Jan 2012... fran invited us over to her house for lunch... got to clementi and walked around with huimin to look for a gift for fran's mum, got her some new year goodies in the end... got to fran's house and it was soo hot (as usual)... she only had fan at her place and they were small fans... one look at the food and I was like yup, luckily I ate something before I came... did not eat much... her mum can really talk... about anything... similar to auntie peggy actually... went downstairs to chat a little... her condo has alot of facilities, more than us actually... and it's really nice... there's air conditioned function rooms where you can hang out, gym, pool... came back home after, and went out for dinner at chomp chomp at upper serangoon... it was packed with people, mostly teenagers... everyone was willing to stand and wait around for empty tables even though it's so crowded, smoky and hot... definitely not a place I would willingly return again, and the food is not exceptional... lao ba sha has similar food and more varieties... and not crowded and smoky like that...
3 Jan 2012... went to watch 'we bought a zoo' with pong at iluma... deja vu bcos we were again the only two people in the theatre... it was cool but a little creepy... i like the place though... the seats are comfy and not crowded... iluma was undergoing construction hence not many shops are open, and it was really quiet... good place to go if you just want a quiet place to hang out... i liked the movie... touching... finally got to watch this after the failed attempt last week... found this really cool jap ramen restaurant with a really cool concept... so there are 6 different ramen shops all in the same place, what we have to do is choose one and after that, vote for your fav ramen shop and apparently, they have until june 30 before the votes are collated and the best ramen shops can stay whilst the rest have to go... and the whole layout of the place is cool... the ramen was really spicy but good... met up with angie at bugis after, walked around a little, the top floor where there were many cute shops have gone... nothing very exciting now... angie still is the same... she has finally completed her medical degree and is starting her internship at a Perth hospital soon... really happy for her... she's always been smart and hardworking... caught a train to Plaza Singapura, walked around a little, and there is a bodyshop sale going on, could not resist checking it out and ended up spending money on body butter and facial wash... but it was alot cheaper than usual... it was needless to say, packed with people looking for a bargain... angie left for her dinner and I met up with piyo and inthu for dinner at swensen's... went back to bodyshop again after cos they wanted to buy stuff... I was standing around waiting for them when I saw someone who looked alot like wanru walking around, but something was different abt her, so I did not call out to her... she walked around a booth and came back to where I was again, I was considering whether to try and call out to her when she looked up, saw me and waved... I was like, it is wanru... both of us started laughing... she permed her hair, so that was the difference, and hongrui rocked up as well... what a coincidence... cos everyone knew each other, so everyone said hi and went back to doing their bodyshop bargain hunting... on the way home, piyo kept asking if I am able to at least attend her morning ceremony, and I felt bad cos I missed her registration and now not able to make it to her reception, so I said ok, will sacrifice and wake up early in the am to get to her place at sengkang at 0800.. the problem is I don't have the right clothes to wear... now I have to go look for something more presentable to wear as opposed to top and jeans... it's difficult to buy clothes here now cos they are all so small... had a look at topshop and dorothy perkins already and they did not have anything nice... even OG is selling all the chinese new year clothes... otoke??!!
brought nainai out to chinatown today... it was so hot, and the problem with chinatown is there are no proper toilets... urggh... went to OG, CK, and the markets, and it was full of people even though it was a weekday and people should be at school or at work... decided to try this korean restaurant on mosque st, it was expensive, but i thought the food was not too bad... just the price was too high... the main reason I chose the place was becos they had kimchi fried rice... I still prefer the ceci's way of cooking... the breadshop is still there... so of course, bought some bread... the only thing that did not go well today was nainai wanted a haircut, so we chanced upon this hair salon offering haircuts for $8, was standing outside waiting when pong came out saying that nainai cut her ear... went it and nainai was bleeding from the ear, the hairdresser has accidentally cut her ear when cutting her hair... the hairdresser indicated that she would not charge us becos of this... and it appeared to be superficial when I had a look but it is still bleeding when we arrived home... hopefully the bleeding will stop soon otherwise, we may have to go to the doctors'... did not seem serious enough a matter to sue the hair salon but I thought the bleeding should have ceased by now...
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