Due to a terrible tragedy, I have received another harsh news this evening. We have lost two very young and adorable kids of my hubby’s cousins in a fire early this evening. We are grieving for the demise of this two siblings at this very moment.
I’m devastated. Words can’t express my despair and sadness.
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Will be out of town for the week.
Have you ever wandered around at home, at school or at work, with a heavy hammering and non-stop pounding or nerve pulling headache? Although I seldom have it unless it’s ‘that’ time of the month, I can understand how torturing it must be, to endure an entire day of dull numbness in your head. I guess, any type of pain, be it, headache, back ache or toothache are totally a stay-away-from-me wish. Personally, I am very very afraid of having toothache. It’s the worst for me and I think my threshold for taking in pain is extremely low. The sudden throbbing sensation which zaps in at anytime can really make my whole body shudder. I don’t know how to describe this pain, but it’s almost like an electric shock sometimes.
Well, many people go through the agony of unbearable pain from headaches, toothaches, back aches alike. And all these can make one person lose their appetite and moods for any enjoyment.
Last week, I jumped into a spontaneous role of being ‘nurse’ to my hubby. On Monday, he woke up with a consistent pain behind his back, which we suspected was some muscle pain due to excessive badminton that week. However, his back pain did not go away and things got more complicated when he tried to open the door of our room to go out and he felt a stabbing pain on his back. The pain was so unbearable that it caused him to topple to the floor.
We went to a Sports Backcare Specialist near our place and got his X-Ray and Ultrasound taken. It showed that hubby had slipped disc on his backbone. Apparently, his body was crooked to one side due to this. I was too ignorant to notice this change in him since the badminton two weeks back. *Bangs head on wall*
Lucky for him, this was not really such a serious case. But from the deductions of the chiropractor, this was an old injury and had been quite dormant for the past seven years. As I recalled, hubby had a case like this back before we got married but we did not take proper actions then. What ignorant creatures we are!
Right now, he’s off limits to any types of sports for a whole month and to prevent his ailment from further severity, he’s taking a course for physiotherapy. Today was the fourth session and he’s walking more normal now. Moreover, after a week’s rest at home with ice-pack on his back every day, I guess, he’s feeling much better.
According to the specialist, slipped discs are often overlooked and unnoticeable. Many times, we will tend to dismiss the back pain with the misunderstood knowledge that it was only some muscle strain and most Chinese people would visit a sensei for some back massage.
After reading a bit from the Internet, I found out that if slipped discs are not treated properly and in prolonged period unattended, it could eventually lead to numbness of the legs or worse paralysis of one or both legs. The chiropractor also advised some simple exercises to loosen up the muscles as well but it seemed that hubby only complied the first day and got lazier the second day and the next day and the next day……
So, if any of you developed some pain after some rounds of exercise, please don’t just ignore it if the pain prolongs. Take immediate action so that you can have a peace of mind.
Have a great day people!
I had this tag for more than a week now. SexyLadyMonica tagged me before the Raya holidays but I was too busy playing Bingo at home with the family. Heeeee!
Also, after looking at most of the bloggers’ pictures of their bags, I felt embarrassed with my run-down, trendy tattered ‘handbag’. Monica caught me on a working day. And on working days, I usually grab my trustworthy slingback, a present from the hubby many years back and charge out of the house. Um…you see, I’m a bit apprehensive to pour out the contents from this ‘handbag’ coz there were too many weird stuffs inside.
But, being the good sport that I am, I think to myself, “What the heck!”. So, here goes.
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The rules:
Find a safe quiet place free of significant others, nosey meme makers, priests, nuns, all things religious and men in general. (If you’re a guy just reverse this process to male and tell us about your wallet, tool box, briefcase or metro sexual accessory.)
1. Dump the contents of your handbag in a pile.
2. Take a photo of your handbag and the contents.
3. Be brave and ’splain to your fellow bloggers what lurks inside the handbag.
4. Tag others who might want to embarrass themselves.
5. Answer these questions:
Describe the contents of your handbag.
My tattered purse, Marie Keyholder with whole set of house keys, my trusty half-filled bottle of water, a Nivea Whitening Body Lotion (I want to be fairer…too tanned for my own taste), my pink bluetooth handsfree earphone, hubby’s car keys (hey, where’s my car key?). These are from the main compartment. The side compartments are filled with other non-related, emergency or useless stuffs i.e. an almost empty bottle of blue ink refill for markers (I’m working with kids, after all…I need this to refill my marker pens..hehe), a very blunt pencil, two fancy clothes pegs (I have no idea why they’re in here!), an expired pack of Fisherman’s Friend drops, a few sticks of Starbucks Brown Sugar (my niece gave them to me one day), a stick of Coffee Mate (no idea why it’s there), a hankerchief from a funeral I went a couple of months ago (Chinese funerals give away towels and hankerchief to guests) and a silk pendant I got from visiting a Silk Factory in Chiang Mai (it’s been there since April). All weird stuffs but where’s my handphone??? o_O
What’s the most important thing in your handbag?
My house keys!
What’s the most embarrassing thing in your handbag?
Starbucks Brown Sugar (this looks like I collect them for fun!) I don’t, okay.
What’s the smallest thing in your handbag?
Little specks of brown sugar leaked out from torn Starbuck’s sugar stick
Is there anything illegal in your handbag?
Does a safety pin count? It was attached together with the silk pendant.
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There. This feels good. LOL! And now, by tradition, let me tag a few other fellow bloggers.
1. Superb Jess
3. Atai
Get your camera ready!!!
My sis-in-law also works with kids just like me. Most of the times, we would share funny stories with each other about what the kids said in class which made us crack up.
Below is a story which had me in stitches within seconds. Read it with mirth but do take caution that this story, by no means, does not have any particular snide remarks about any religion. Everything spoken just came out of the mouths of innocent five-year-olds.
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There was once my SIL muttered a loud “Oh My God!” in front of her class consisting of two rambunctious, cherubic five-year-olds.
One of the kid, a smart girl, immediately looked up at her with a face of seriousness. “Teacher M, you cannot say Oh My God wan.”
Puzzled, my SIL asked her why.
The kid answered with a solemn look on her face, “Because only people who go to church can say Oh My God. Like Yuan Yuan. He goes to church to pray.”
My SIL inquire further,”If I cannot say Oh My God, then what can I say?”
The girl grinned earnestly and replied,”You pai xin (pai xin in Hokkien means pray / Buddhist)?” Her hands clasped together, making motions of praying.
My SIL anwered, “Er…I guess so.”
“Then, you can only say Oh My Buddha!” said the girl, smiling brightly.
SIL : o_O”
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LOL! Kids say the darnest things, don’t they? Hahahahahahahaha!
Back in July when I was not in the mood to blog, I actually received an award from Cindy. It took me by surprise because I did not blog or bloghop or even turn on my lappie for a couple of months. And the best about this award was that I actually was flattered that she thought I have a Kreativ Blog. Do I? hmmm….
And so, with this award, comes the conditions :
1. The winner may put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.
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Blusher, the winner of the Kreative Blogger....hehehe
Next, I would like to pass this award to……hmmm….Actually, in my mind, I think only this person deserves this award the most.
Haha! Who says I can’t give it to the same one person and back to the person who gave it to me? And, Cindy, I really think your blog is the most Kreativ. I’d loved it from the start! CONGRATULATIONS!
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Now, for the next award I received, also from Cindy was this :
Am I brillante or what?
I have no idea what brillante means so I went to check it out. I guess, it kinda mean ‘brilliant’?
Anyway, thanks so much again for this and I didn’t think I’d get it as well. Awww! You just made my day brighter Cindy!
The tradition again, so that I don’t break the rules. Here goes :
1. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add links to these blogs on your blog
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog
Ladies and gentlemen, the Brillante Weblog Award goes to:
1. Turn-U-Off
CONGRATS guys and gals!!! Continue the good effort 
