Been procrastinating getting a full medical check up for some time now,
and dragged my sorry ass to a great family doctor (Dr. Teh) @ Uptown.
Got the works:
Blood test, urine test, pap smear,
medicine for some skin condition,
oral contraceptive consultation,
and hmm that’s it.
Even went so far as to drop by the optician right after,
to find out what my current power *really* is.
It’s increased by 50 (to a blind 500)
as has my astigmatism
On a more positive note, i grew taller by 1cm!
I’m still growing!
Haha!
Back to more serious stuff.
I don’t understand the whole taboo about getting a blood test…
I remember when i first joined Freeform, i told Adrian i’d be coming in to work an hour late,
cos i was gonna get my blood test.
He asked why,
and i said, why, doesn’t everyone get it every year?
And he said, no i don’t know where you’ve been.
-_-
Then another friend told me how his colleague overhead him telling the doctor on the phone that he wants to get a blood test, HIV and all the works,
and they freaked out.
-_-
I remember reading somewhere that you should get a full blood test
at least once a year (okay, so i didn’t get mine for two years but i went today!)
so you’d know how your organs are doing (i’m afraid for my liver)
as well as any abnormalities in certain cell count that suggest something’s wrong.
I got the most colourful pills i’ve ever been asked to take in my whole life…
for this fungal skin thing that’s been spreading on my back (panau?)
It’s not obvious nor serious,
but i’ve just been pretending it’s not there cos it doesn’t bother me.
And recently it has, cos i’m vain (there, i’m saying it)
and it’s getting more obvious and i just wanna get rid of it.
Then i asked the doctor bout oral contraceptive pills cos i’ve decided i will try it out again,
after not taking them since 6 years ago.
I’m thinking how ironic it is, cos just last year i was asked to write an advertorial about oral contraceptives,
and bluntly turned it down as i couldn’t relate to it (nor did i want to bluff)
and why can’t people just use a freaking condom?!
Then now that urm we’re using condoms like they’re free,
i started discussing with other girlfriends the best pill to use.
So far, all seem to be around the same,
with minimal side effects. (I got Regulon.)
Girls on Twitter were asking about whether they cause weight gain.
From my memories of the pill in college, yes, they did cause me to put on a lot of weight (5kg!)
but it may have also been attributed from late night snacking on a daily basis.
I just wanna know… what pills are you on?
Do you get any side effects?
I just wanna know, so if it sounds better,
i may switch brand!
Was walking through a lane in Telawi with QueenKanch yesterday,
when i saw the graffiti below and thought Hrmm this has to be done by a girl… takkan some dude decided to put flowers on the wall!
As i snapped a picture, i heard QueenKanch chuckling at another piece on the same stretch of wall:
“If you can’t do the dishes, then this is not my revolution.”
A quick pix post of the new White Box @ Solaris Dutamas,
a Malaysian art space that’s meant to make art more accessible to public.
Read more about MAP in the NST *here*
Lower right corner: The Best Art Show in the Universe
Hahaha, i burst out laughing reading that at the end
after carefully reading all the steps -_-
There were also things like art, books and clothes on sale,
including colourful cupcakes and vintage cameras!
+ + +
Managed to burn my back in Krabi
cos SarChan and i fell asleep in the sun -_-
We made friends,
got awfully drunk,
played in the rain,
etc.
Gotta run out for lunch with AshleyTheMonkey & QueenKanch,
stop by Baci cos they tweeted new stock came in,
and run back to settle heaps of emails i’ve been ignoring while away.
Random day where i spent morning till evening with ClaudiaOnCrack and her loverman Kevin.
Nasi lemak at Chawan
Gin & tonic at Kevin’s apartment at Sentul
Met his cat Mr. Charlie
He has different-coloured eyes
ClaudiaOnCrack working on her post for TIC before we went to play
She said it felt like deja vu when we used to sit next to each other in the office
So she did her work quickly haha
“I must have seen 8 pairs of tits on the way here,” i told SarChan when i found her on Raleigh beach in Krabi
Just the night before, we were both talking about our separate skinny-dipping experiences
and not like i really wanna skinny-dip here,
but i do wanna even out my tan on areas i can’t do by the pool in KL.
After one big bottle of Chang,
i mustered up enough courage (comes free with beer)
to simply remove my bikini top.
I felt so free after that!
Simply blahing around the sand and sea
drinking beer
only putting it back on when running to buy more beer!
I think we were the only Asian couple basking in the sun
save for another Jap couple.
Drank heaps of beer today
(yesterday was spent having vodka + pineapple and talking rubbish outside our rooms)
Went for a 1-hour coconut oil massage + 1-hour foot massage + pedicure
for 800 baht yesterday
Wasn’t too chuffed when lady broke my blister on my foot (thanks to pole-dancing class day before)
Today we tried a much nicer-looking place
Classy and urban design
But still ridiculously cheap…
2-hour aromatherapy massage + 0.5-hour foot & back massage
for 1000 baht
Costs only slightly more,
but SO much better.
To the point i passed out
and tipped the massage lady extra after.
SO going back there tomorrow after island-hopping!
* Reggae bars here are like… not authentic reggae bars la. If you know what i mean.
(to a blind 500)
