I'm back!

Yes, I'm back after being MIA for a month. Fancy blogging at this hour-0115hrs...
Work had been hectic and stressful for me initially due to shortage of manpower. To add on to my burden, I received 2 sad news - YS dad passed away... Went to the funeral after a long Saturday's work... Met YS and he greeted me as if nothing has happened, looked as cheery as ever...even smiled more than i did... Talked to Wendy for a while and realised that he was putting on a strong front...I was affected but tried to take things normally.

A few days later, found another funeral below my flat....being a nosey parker, I'd usually pop my head in to catch a glimpse of the photo of the deceased. But I decided to change that rude habit of mine and took the lift up without looking at the casket. I began to feel uneasy the moment I caught the sight of red-coloured papers pasted along my neighbours' corridor. Those red papers signifies that someone on that storey had just passed away. I saw the cable connected from the wake at the void deck to my neighbour's flat, rushed home, expecting my dad to break the news to me...I ended up breaking the news to them. But we were still uncertain, hoping that it wasn't the auntie that always bring food for us. My dad confirmed the news the following day.

We were told by her husband that she passed away very peacefully in his arms. Seems like she knows her time...she gathered her children over the weekend for dinner and passed her jewellery to them telling them that she doesn't need them anymore. She has been unwell ever since CNY but as a staunch buddhist, she still visits the temple. Before she left the world, she requested for the husband to clean her up;wipe her body...that was the first time she got her husband to help ever since she fell ill. After washing up, Uncle carried her onto her bed and before he could put her down, she murmured some prayers and told him that she's leaving...

I wish I can die in the arms of my loved one too...

In the meantime, my dear friends had a hard time contacting me because my phone died too...was told that it was an internal problem and they are still repairing it till now! Rose lend me her nokia hp but I've got no charger at home. I only have the chance to charge it at work. HY offered to pass me her spare charger but I turned her down because I expected my phone to be ready within a week.

I had been out of town too for a week, which explains why my phone was off. Carol had been trying ways to get me...sms, voicemail and email...cause she tot I went missing..keke...so sorry. Had a good one-week getaway...couldn't decribe how much this vacation means to me, felt so relaxed over there. Hated coming back but I know my dear gals had been covering my work for me. Thought I'd feel rejuvenate, things seemed to have gone a little haywire due to my absence...not the lab can't do without me, but I had been handling some stuff and I wasn't there to deal with them. Well, things are ok now...

Sometimes I expect alot from myself, and would expect alot from others...A friend of mine was a little stressed out because she feels that she couldn't meet up to ppl's expectations. Although she claimed that it was a general statement, I would not dismiss the idea that I might be the main culprit. Please do remind me to be less assertive if you guys find me acting that way k?

I guess my stomach doesn't like to be back from my vacation. It's been upset ever since I got back to work on Monday. My stomach seldom aches if I need to go to the toilet..but the pain just comes suddenly these days.
To make things worse, I suffered from gastric pain last evening, before attending a wedding dinner. I sat through the dinner with my family, restlessly. took 2 antacid tablets from my aunt before dinner, but it doesn't seemed to help. Good thing was that the pain wasn't as excruciating and acute as my previous attacks ( my last attack was years back), it was gradual. I was determined to recover to join my colleagues in the Big Walk.Took another antacid tablet the moment I got home. The pain stopped at before 1 am....phew...but I didn't have a good sleep though.

This year's Big Walk resumed to 10km instead of 5km due to the collapse of Nicoll highway last year. The stingy organiser did not provide enough water at the water points and we were left with apples! But we had a good breakfast after the event. Don't be surprised to see another layer of tan on me!