Day 8

Today's my 8th day in hospital.A stay which I thought would only be max 2 nights has now already turned to be 6 nights.

I was diagnosed with pneumonia sometime last week.Doc put me on one antibiotic which was not working.Then changed me on another type,which is about 10 doses.2 doses a day via IV.The first 2 hurt a lot but now it doesn't anymore,either the nurses have become more gentle or I've just gotten used to it.

Today's a beautiful day.. I woke up feeling good, and prayerfully it will last throughout.. Previous evenings I've been having fever..

I've only got 2 doses left..

Oh Lord, you're my greatest physician.. I surrender all to you.. Please clear my lungs and let your blood flow through my body...

Surprise!

Just when everything seems like it's falling apart and you're losing control.. God just amazes you... I love it when He does that.. =p

Have to continue to cling on to Him for wisdom and favor..

Confirmed!

So yesterday I got confirmed.. They backdated it to 19th May though cos that was my initial confirmation date..

But I must admit, a little doubt did creep on whether I was going to be confirmed, cos my Unit Head was away so I knew we would only sit down and talk about it after he comes back on the 24th May..

24th May came.. silence

25th May came.. silence

So I decided that if they hadnt said anything by 27th May, I would ask..

Then yesterday, my manager makes an appointment with me and says that they've been wanting to see me since 24th, but just have been too busy..

They gave me such a good rating and a lot of positive comments...

Praise God!
I'm confirmed! hahaha..

It's truly by God's grace that I've been blessed with such wonderful bosses.. Those that really look out for my wellbeing here.. Couldn't ask for better bosses.. and colleagues..

Some of my closest colleagues were rejoicing together with me yesterday.. I'm gonna go belanja them sometime in June.. when our work settles a little.. This month is just crazy!

To take or not to take..

I'm seriously considering taking my Advanced Open Water Diver license in July.. Don't wanna be stuck on land no more when the rest go for deep and wreck dives..

Downside, I'll probably need to do one Night Dive, something I'm not so hyped up about.. So dark... eeeerrrriiiieeee....

What's in store this week?

God’s been good! Just extremely amazing..

We now have cellies from different areas such as Subang, Bangsar, Cheras, KL.. It really does ease up the load on the others as now we have these cellies to help fetch those who need transport from these areas..

Last week was just great as well.. I met up with different cellies 3 week nights for dinner.. It was a good catch-up session and also to touch base on what’s been happening in their lives as most of them can’t make cell on Fridays due to work/classes.. Felt that I should do week night dinners with them more often.. This week and next week are a little packed for me, but will try to make one night for them at least..

We went to Chamang waterfalls on Sat.. Left as early as 740am cos it was labor day and my kiasu-ness hit.. Managed to get a wonderful spot and the whole falls to ourselves for a good hour before the crowd started pouring in.. The girls cooked up a hearty meal for the rest.. we splashed, swam, taught others how to swim, cam whored and just had a fun loving time in the falls for more than 3.5 hours.. Then went for lunch and headed back just in time to get a quick shower before service.. Was so glad to see all cellies back for service.. We were also graced by the presence of a few close friends and visitors.. 15 in all!

Am expecting another great week this week, in every area of my life.. ‘His grace and mercies are new every morning’..

Out!.. for now

My project which was initially approved got put on hold. I was pretty bummed about it when I first found out, also not helping that it was the first thing I heard as I walked into work 2 days ago. But as I spoke to another colleague, she shared her experience on how once her project got put on hold for more than a year, but was later rolled out again.

So I guess the top lady is going with the flow and hopefully, when all is ok, my project will be back on its feet again.

Meanwhile, I’ve been tasked to work on another project, equally as interesting as the first one so I’m pretty excited about it. But there’s a lot more work involved in this one.

But by God’s grace and wisdom I know He’ll help me pull through.

Wanna dip?

The cell and a few others are heading to Chamang Waterfalls, Bentong this Sat. We're all so psyched. Since it's a public holiday, the girls decided that we'll spend Friday night after cell and early Saturday morning to cook up a meal for everyone so that we can head straight to the falls to have a picnic hopefully get a good spot before the crowd comes in..

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Pilates

I just came back from my first ever pilates class.. and I loved it!!!

Wonder if I'm gonna be sore tomorrow though.. It's been 1.5 years since I went to the gym, seems like there's more people there..

Met Sunee & Alex by chance there... so decided to head for dinner after class with them at Ming Tien.. Good catching up..

Looking to probably going to 2 classes weekly.. Commitment!!

Results

I've been falling sick quite frequently recently and so decided to visit the doctor for the 3rd time in this one week. My fever's been up and down this whole week and have been feeling so tired and horrible. I'm also just started my 3rd dose of antibiotics.

Doc did a mini blood test (super mini-she just pricked my finger and came up with a whole lot of numbers)

Denggi - Nope! Thank God. Don't wanna be getting it for the 2nd time. It's no fun. My platelet count was 145. If it's below 100, then it could possibly be denggi.

H1N1 - Nope! Praise God. My infection rate or something was way above normal.

Dehydration - YUP! I hadn't been drinking enough water over the weekend so I was terribly dehydrated.

Red Blood Cell Count - LOW! My count was way below normal. Not sure why though.

Doc said that I'm taking longer to recover this time cos I'm not drinking enough water and getting tired easily as my red blood cell count is low. Also the antibiotics that were given earlier did not work as they were not strong enough. I've been taking Augmentin for sometime now, so the milder antibiotics will either not work for me or I'll take a longer time to recover. So now I'm back on Augmentin.

I feel a little better today, but not 100% yet. I still feel a little weak and tired.

I'll probably go do a full medical work-up this weekend, or once I'm completely better. It's been a exactly a year now since I last did it.

Rocked it!

Yesterday I had to present the 2nd progress update for my project at HRMC.. (the meeting where all the big people in HR sit in).. And I was particularly nervous as the outcome of the project thus far was not in the direction that my director wanted to go..

So I prayed and prayed and prayed.. for favor most of all.. and that God would set the scene and 'soften' their hearts hehe..

And guess what.. God never fails to turn up! As I presented, my director said, 'Well if that's the direction that the Group wants to head in, then we'll just follow suit'.. Woohoo!! She was very pleased with the presentation and the content of it.. she then later went to my unit head, and told him that she was really happy that a lot of work has been put into the project so far and she's pleased with the update.. Thank You Lord for Favor!! That was a relieve..

Until.. until.. she goes.. 'Ok, I would like you to present this at the GHRC.. (the meeting in which our CEO and other top directors sit in) to update them on the progress..

Ggrrrrrr.... now I'm nervous again..

But I know without a doubt that God's gonna guide me through and give met the wisdom to answer all any/all questions that will be asked..

Thank you Lord for this amazing opportunity.. Help me to excel and bring this project to it's fullest fullest potential.. May your name be glorified..

*scratch scratch*

It's been so long since I've gotten my allergies.. Played with Buttons yesterday and voila - eyes and throat started to itch so bad, eyes became super tiny and red.. nose blocked!

You'd think I'd get better by morning.. but sigh! I'm at work now trying to breath through my mouth and trying so hard to not scratch my eyes..

Doesn't help that I'm still recovering from my fever as well..

Beloved

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Herbs, Plants, Fruits - all that's good!

I’ve tried so many different products to treat my acne.. figured I’d give Melaleuca a shot..

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They’ve been around in Malaysia for only 2 months now, and not all the products are shipped over yet, but will in the time to come.. I’m going to check it out this Saturday..

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To ask or not to ask?

Someone recently said something to me.. And for the life of me, I couldn't figure out if she meant it in a positive or negative way.. and for a whole day, I was just thinking about it and it was driving me crazy.. Her comment surely didn't jive with everything else that I've been doing with her.. I thought that the next time I see her, I'm just going to ask what she meant.. But then again, I didn't know if that was the right move as well..

Then as I was driving to ATC on Sat morning, my mind was still swirling about it.. PJK was in the car with me and prepping for her sharing.. when suddenly she goes.. "you know, sometimes we just can't figure things out in life.. we just gotto move on and not worry about all the petty little things. Sometimes it's just not important to figure it out"...

Whoa! That's freaky man.. the way she just said that out..

But yea I guess God speaks and acts in mysterious ways sometimes and I love the way He just speaks through people and circumstances..

Sawadika

Last week, I booked flight tickets to Chiang Mai and Bangkok for my parents and I to go in July. It's been more than a year since we went for a holiday so I'm really looking forward to it.

Mum and I plan to go for a 1-Day Thai Cooking Class, in hopes to learn 6-8 authentic Thai dishes.. Yums!

I think we're really looking forward to the shopping, food and the MASSAGES! But most of all, the quality time together.

It's been a year

Last Wednesday marked one year.. How am I doing? I'm hanging in there.. Much better than I thought I would, seeing that lots has happened for others during this one year that I never thought would in such a short period..

Will I let that affect me? No Way! It did for a couple of days initially but I got over it when I realized that it didn't really matter anymore..

I think I've grown more in this one year, I've learnt to look for different qualities in people.. Realized that my 'list' isn't necessarily God's 'list' for me..

I'm so grateful for God's grace.. I'm only able to stand and get through this one year because His grace and mercy for me are new everyday.. And this is the grace that I need to hold on to for the years to come..

African CNY Bash

What do you think of a CNY bash with all Africans? That was exactly the scene yesterday at the cyber cell and I thought it was pretty cool.. The only Chinese you could see was Yeow Cheong, and me if that's counted lol. So like 1.5 Chinese in a pool of about 30 Africans.

I've missed the international cell a lot. I didn't realise just how much till last night. It's been months since I last visited cell due to different commitments and no cell being held end of last year. Missed the people the most. They're such a loving bunch, and not to mention crazy!!

PSP, Zulu & Sarah & the other leaders in cyber did an awesome job planning for yesterday. From the onstart, there was such a CNY feel to the party, from CNY deco and games to Chinese Fried Rice and Ang Pao packet tokens.. I'm so inspired now to prep some CNY tokens for our CNY bash this Friday, and with Friday being a public holiday, I got lotsa time to do so.

Maybe I should head to Old Town to get some lanterns and streamers as well to give it the CNY feel.. Hmm something to go discuss with my leaders.

I wish..

... yesterday never ended.. Sigh! Wednesday's here too fast..

I managed to do quite a bit over the 4-day holiday.. not all that I wanted that I planned for though.. but nevertheless quite a bit..

* Played boardgames with old cellies on Friday nite.. It was fun.. Been about a year since I last played with them..

* Watched 'True Legend' with parents on Sat morning.. Hmm not a good show.. Wouldn't recc it to anyone..

* Made toffee for my girls and packed them up in pretty lil packets with pretty lil pink & red bows

* Reunion dinner at Sarah's home.. She's such a sweetheart to invite me..

* First day of CNY visiting Jaylen in Rawang.. Good food and WII.. 'shake that hips'' lol

* Spend Valentines' Day with Khan.. and 'bolly girls' haha and got 'persuaded' into a sleepover..

* Cooked chicken varuval, rasam & katrika veg for parents on Monday..

* Worked on my art project.. Sigh! Still a long way to go..

* Lunch with Sue & Alvina on Tue... Took us about half an hour though trying to find a restaurant that was open.. We finally landed in Bandar Baru Ampang..

* Spend half a day at Little India in KL with Sue buying stuff, discovering Hanifa and drinking pasumpal tea with Gulab Jamun..

* Visited Nick & Sara's home and saw their tall baby, Nathan.. he's so adorable..

So I would say it was a productive 4 days.. Right right?? hehe

** Did anyone else notice how awesomely empty the roads were this morning?