Archive for October, 2007

“Laughter is the best medicine” ….. when the going gets tough.

I am down today because I learned that my good friend has to be evacuated due to the wildfires near her home. At the same time I discovered that another good friend has to make a tough decision on whether to have a hysterectomy to control cancerous growth.

My friend tells me that we have to learn to laugh at ourselves. Yes, we do that, don’t we? Laughter is our coping mechanism. We crack silly jokes and use humour to cope when the going gets tough. I could do with a good dose of humour right now.

I hope that my friend will find her home intact when the fires have settled and I hope that my other friend will have the wisdom and strength to make the right decision at this very difficult time and that she will be in good health.

I have other troubles too but they are little compared to what they have to go through right now.

Its the rainy season. Rain. Rain. Rain. It rains every single day. I can’t decide when to wash my clothes because I never get a chance to hang it out to dry. If I’m going out its even worse, I can’t take the risk of hanging it outside the house so most days I end up hanging my clothes to dry inside the house. A clothes dryer would be very nice now indeed.

But I don’t know anything about clothes dryer because I never owned one before. Fortunately for me, there are clothes dryer comparison sites. It compares dryers by price, brands, capacity, dryer type, volume or power source. I can search for best values, cool down features, front or top loads, one with a quiet mode or moisture sensor or a stackable type.

Best of all, I can read dryer reviews from actual users. I was amused to read this review “Finally, a dryer that doesn’t burn our clothes and melt comforters….” Its certainly worthwhile considering. Lol! or the review that mentioned about the washer in similar matching colors. Yes, they must match and not stand out like a sore thumb. Reading reviews before buying is always a good idea. It makes me think about things or features I would otherwise have missed out. 

And so I finally got my CT Scan done. They did two. One normal and in the second they injected some coloured liquid into me so that can see better. The doctor in attendance poked me 3 times to find the right place to inject the fluid. 3 times! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! So painful! Cost around RM650. Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! This time sakit hati pulak. Sakit tangan, sakit kepala and sakit hati.

“You punya salur semua kecik kecik” she said. Not her fault for poking me 3 times. Happens all the time, each time I go for a blood test or whatever that requires the needle. Always kena poke many many times before they get it right. I must have really small veins. Can’t say the same of myself though.

One month is up and I haven’t lost anything yet in my lose 5 pounds in 5 months project. Haiyah! Such poor self control I have.

The best make-up is a good complexion. I do so envy those that have crystal clear skin with no blemish in sight. I wonder wether they are born with it or it is a result of good skin care. Maybe its both.

My skin is getting older now but I guess its not too late to take care of it. My skin is uneven in color. I have darker spots where my acne used to be. The acne is gone now due to my age but the spots and scars remain the same and they have turned a darker color. I didn’t realise that they are a result of my skin’s pigmentation until I came across ORIKI Cosmeceuticals.

ORIKI Cosmeceuticals is specially developed with Asian, Mediterranean and Olive (AMO ) skin tones in mind. It incorporates the pigmentation factor into its line of products because the pigmentation problem requires specialised skin care. Hmm…now if only I had known this earlier.

Maybe its not too late though. I read on the website that ORIKI products will minimise the appearance of pores, fine wrinkles and dark spots for a luminious, younger and healthier looking skin. Exactly what I need! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go and browse the Anti Aging Cream with Botanical Antioxidants, the Firming Eye Serum or “Eye Lift” in a bottle with Botox effects or the Anti-Wrinkle Wonder or the Green Tea Mask. Gosh! I didn’t know skin care could be so exciting! Lol!

It would seem that the older I get, the less friends I have. Hahaha. Now, shouldn’t it be the other way around? Shouldn’t one accumulate more and more friends as they grow older?

That is not the case with me. I’ve had many good friends in the past. Girly girly friends of whom we used to giggle and do silly stuff together. Where are they now? I mean seriously, where are they? I have no idea. Sadly quite a lot of friends have come in and out of my life. Not many stay.

Theres this girl which I used to be very close to in college. We went everywhere together and were like peas in a pod but where is she now I wonder. After marriage and kids she disappeared! Then there was this group of girls whom I used to go out for drinks with. They’ve disappeared too. All but one but we’re not very close now as well. Hmm…

Then there are the past colleagues and no need to talk about primary school or secondary school days. Those are long gone. During those days, we moved around (as in change schools and state) quite often, perhaps a bit too often to make lasting friendships.

I really feel it on festival dates. My phone won’t beep as it used to. Now whats left are internet friends who really are rather like ships that meet in the night and of course my dear hubby and sweet sisters. They are my everlasting friends.