Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Lasik

After postponing it again and again and again, I finally had my eyes Lasik-ed. I did it at Dr. Jerry Tan at Camden Medical Center. Paid a premium for the surgery but he is supposed to be the #1 Lasik in Singapore, so I guess I am paying for the assurance and peace of mind.

Did my left eye on Dec 28th and my right (and master eye) on Jan 4th. So I actually did it over 2 years! Hee..I took time off work for 2 weeks coz I have heard of a real-life story where someone had his eyes short-sighted again after spending long hours in front of the computer after the surgery. I know that I cannot get away from the computer at work so I had to force myself to take time off.

During the 2 weeks, I stayed home on most days and rested. I had the time and the opportunity to clear out some clutter at home as well. It took a lot of restrain and discipline not to log into the Internet. That is also why I have not been diligent in posting on this blog coz I am not supposed to be using the computer.
Whenever I stepped out of the house (whether for a check-up or even just to the mamak stall at the corner to pick up the day's newspapers), I will be wearing my shades and a cap. I am super paranoid to the extent that The Hubby thinks I am crazy to wear the shades to shower! (That's to remind myself NOT to wash my face when I shower). Close fren Been said I looked like a celebrity while The Hubby thinks I look like a terrorist. Ha!

Celebrity or terrorist: You decide!

These are the different types of eye-drops that I need to put into both eyes at different times of the day with intervals between each different eye-drop.

This is the eye-shield that I had to wear right after the surgery on the way home. I also have to wear this when I sleep at night for @ least 1-2 weeks to prevent myself rubbing my eyes in my sleep.

I had to put so many kinds of eye-drops numerous times a day that I did up a schedule to help me keep track My home-made daily breakfast. Looks good and healthy!


My eye sight will take about a month to stabilise. Meanwhile, I can see both near and far, sometimes clearly and sometimes not so clearly. Thankfully, I do not experience any of the side effects of Lasik like very dry eyes, poor night vision, halos and so on.

For those of you who are curious to know, I had more than 500 emails in my Inbox when I got back to work after 2 weeks. Crazy!

Friday, January 25, 2008

More Christmas Pressies

Two more pressies from 2 important persons in my life:

The Penguin bookmark is from The Hubby. An appropriate gift given that I read a lot. The penguin is cute!

These facial masks from AnnQi (a dear fren whom I have known for 13 years) - supposedly to make me prettier! :P

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Christmas 2007

It was a quiet Christmas this year as I decided that there shall be no Christmas party at my parents' place. We had the party for 5 consecutive years and we stopped last year when Mummy and Chia Yew Hai were in Europe over Christmas.

So The Hubby and I went to his home in Kluang for Christmas. Since it was near his birthday, we celebrated his birthday with my Mama-in-law as well.

The Hubby and me

His birthday cake
His birthday pressie - a tie from Hermes

Christmas pressie from good fren Been - Calories overload!

Christmas pressie from god-brother Henry. Engraved behind are the words "42.95km in below 5 hours!".....I can feel the stress already...

Christmas pressie from myself - a new mobile phone
"Christmas pressie" from my boss - Blackberry, which means that I can access my emails 24/7....Definitely not a good thing!
The real Christmas pressie from my boss - 2008 diary with a dog cover. Cute!

Christmas pressie from my big boss - Donald Duck watch from Hong Kong Disneyland

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Backlog of events.....

So much has happened since my post regarding the Hong Kong trip.....that I do not even know where and how to begin.

There was Christmas. Then there was my Lasik operation. Then there was Jacky Cheung concert. Then there is Auckland & Sydney.

So expect some entries on "backlog" events coming up......

Thursday, January 10, 2008

I am still here!!

I know...I know...I have been missing in action for a while....This is because I have banned myself from using the computer (unless exceptional circumstances require it!).

Anyways, I am travelling again for work next week, to Auckland this time and I will definitely be updating this reeeeeal sooon!

Laterz........