Yo Yo Heave Ho!

This picture pretty much summarises it. Worse thing is, I've got 10 consecutive working days.... 4 down, 6 to go. DOn't get me wrong, I love my work. It's my body who's not playing nice at the moment. Head feels a little fuzzy at times. I think I'm becoming a wuss. I hardly fall sick, so every little symptom is getting on my nerves now. Still not happy.

Meet Mantee The Mantis

Suffice it to say, Bryan was jumping with glee and hopping with excitement when he spotted Legs Eleven x 2 right outside our door. Guess who caught it? ME! Bryan had a blast talking to it, feeding it and as the sun set into the west, with a heavy heart, he let it go free....... Until we meet again, Mantee!

Koff! Koff! Sung to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"

The lights are off,

But I'm at home,

My mind is not my own.

 

My pores sweat,

My body aches,

Another pill, is what it takes.

I can't sleep (no)

I can't eat

There's no doubt,

I'm in deep.

My throat is tight,

I can't breathe,

Another chill,

THat I don't need!

 

 

 

 

I'd like to go on but the damn glare from the PC is hurting my eyes.... Yup.... My first cough and cold in 5 years.... I think. Not happy, not happy at all...

Post Confirmation Mass Celebration

Part of Caitlyn's lunch.... she had all of these... and more!

The general consensus were "We wanna go to Carousel!" after Mass. So off to Carousel we did indeed. I don't mind going there on Sundays because it's never crowded. Then again, with Christmas looming, I'm guessing it will get a little bit more hectic coming Sundays leading to the pocket-emptying festive day.

Caitlyn got to choose where we went to eat, of course and she chose "where else". She loves Japanese cuisine. Bryan's picked up on it too.... he's widen his Japanese food repertoire... it now includes.... wait for it.... prawn tempura. Another cholesterol load. Note to self: Time to get him a stationary
bike. Seriously.....

Guess who enjoyed her lunch too?

After a full lunch, Caitlyn bugged me to go to a 5D little make-shift theatre near the Atrium. While she was jumping up and down with excitement, I'm thinking "hurlsville!" but she PROMISED she wouldn't so she rounded up Bryan and there went $16 worth of 10 minutes of "walking" through the jungle sans the walking bit. They came out of that dark room with glasses in hand, going "it was AWESOME! There were bubbles in our faces!"...... Was smell the other dimenstion I wonder?



I get to spy on what they were doing from the outside

A day of celebration is not complete without ice cream! Grandma's enjoying hers too.

Here she is picking her Xmas present. Takes away the guess work for me.

2 Pieces of History

My aunt in Brisbane sewed these 2 Cheong sams for my mom half a century ago. I found them lurking in my closet yesterday and I put them on.... A bit tight at the hips (where else) but I managed to put stuff my flab in. Excuse the blurriness..... Bryan took them. He's not exactly a very patient photographer. So you can deduce that I AM like my mom....... only thing I have longer hair and more flab....

Goodies No 4

Very Japanese. These come packed in tiny foil packs as well.  You just can't stop at one..... I wish the peas were wasabi ones though... Love the zing!

11 November 2012 Caitlyn

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Caitlyn's Confirmation 11th November 2012 at Church of St. Emilie de Vialar, Canning Vale, WA.

Caitlyn's stole with her Patron Saint's name on it.

We had a pew reserved just for our family

 

Ange is Caitlyn's sponsor.

Beautiful weather, beautiful sermon, beautifully dressed candidates for Confirmation. I can't believe how time has flown. I still remember Caitlyn's first Reconciliation and now, Confirmation. The foundation is now laid......
 

Goody Item 3

Another Malaysian snack. Apparently there's fish in there.....not babies....Comes in only half a palmful of crisp in there, so I usually go through a few packets at one sitting.... that's on top of chowing down other goodies too, I might add.

Goody Item 2: Heong Peang

All the way from Perak, this one. I love it. Love the flaky pastry with the sweet, gooey insides.. gets into your teeth and all.... washes down well with nice sweet cup of Lipton tea with 3 sugars though!

Don't Knock It Till You Try It!

I miss this so much! I've been eating it everyday. I think I have topped up enough Iodine to last me till my kids have their kids....Seriously, it may not look very appetising, folks but I assure you, it's really, really delicious. Thanks, Singapore!

All Smiles!

Pleased as Punch! All thanks to his Aunty Alice.....

I am just as pleased as Punch! All thanks to Alice.....

Goodies Galore... From Singapore!

Look at all those goodies!!!!!!!

Pineapple tarts, freshly made by my mother in law's friend.... just for us.. awwwwwww! They're absolutely mouth watering.

Alice, Daisy and my mother in law lugged all these goodies + more... all the way from Singapore. We are so spoilt! 

Trippy....................... but not in a good way.....

Feels more like a monolith in my middle ear....

 

It was past midnight when I dreamt I had a dizzy spell. Heck that dream woke me up too! Felt really warm as well, muggy in the room, so I decided to open the room door for some ventilation and turn the fan on. That's when it hit me. Vertigo! I've never had that before and I'll never forget it. Honestly, I thought it was my heart cos it was racing after all (probably from the anxiety). 

I couldn't look down, I couldn't look left nor right, I couldn't stoop, I couldn't look up, I couldn't strain, ....  I decided to call for the ambulance. As luck would have it, I had a cute ambulance officer turn up... John .... from St. John's Ambulance Service..... After deciding that Freo  hospital was the best bet, off we went.
The journey to the hospital wasn't as bad once the driver asked me what radio station I liked.... Which I promptly replied "Anything from the 80s". I was entertained by Soft Cell, Brian Adams, U2 etc....John and I played music trivia..... I won. He was impressed by this Asian woman. 

I think luck was on my side cos Freo ED was really quiet that time, about 1am. I was in and outta there with full Neuro obs done, jabs, bodily excreta tests done, all within 2 hours. And my diagnosis? Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Plan: Discharge, with GP follow up.
What's worse, in my mind, I was dreading the whole course of therapy that may be used Semont, Epley, Brandt-Derroff if all else fails.... I wasn't looking forward to it cos the vertigo itself made me so sick and the idea of rocking and rolling to exacerbate it TO GET better, no thanks, mate!
The day after the attack I still had the vertigo. I couldn't even look at the TV nor look at mobile FB scrolls without setting off another vertigo or nauseating attack.

So off to the GP I went and the GP I saw. He saw goo and gunk at the back of my throat and decided that yes, I do have allergies that have flared up but I was in denial (I still am in denial..... Adelene DOES NOT get sick nor have allergies.... that's conduct unbecoming an Adelene!) and everything is backed up into my sinuses and ears and throat.... ( I still deny that I snore!)

Anyway, that was yesterday. I've been prescribed an antibiotic, a nasal spray, an antihistamine and an anti-emetic... which I have taken religiously (God must be so proud) and last night, was my first night I could sleep without vertigo. Who knows? Maybe my GP was right. I'm HOPING that my GP is right. Well, he's given me 7 days off work to 'observe'.... So I'm now "observing".... and FB ing, and blogging....

Wish me love a wishing well to kiss and tell

Quick! Who sang that song?
Sista Barbs and I were mucking around some poor sod's wishing well while the restaurant staff was busy getting the place ready for a wedding dinner for the next evening. The photog was very accomodating and very friendly.... too bad I didn't catch his name. Food was nice. Will defo go there again before the year ends.

Post Halloween!

Bet you boys wouldn't mind having this witch fly into your room last night!