Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Hmm...so fast we are going into the month of April, a few months later we'll be back to Spore...time moves so fast and we are so preoccupied with school work that we cannot even properly enjoy the last few months in Merryland...haiz..think I'm going to miss this place...just like how I was saddened to leave Singapore two years ago...a bit fan4 jian4...heh... Although social life here is sorely lacking for me, I like the stay in Merryland because it is so carefree, without having to worry about other people's expectations and obligation of us. Pressure for these obligations is tremendous and totally uncalled for in this new age, that's y the choice to come to Merryland was prob the most correct choice we have made...Just hope that we can lead a happy and carefree life as we do now when we go back to Spore, I miss my family, friends, and of cuz the local delicacy, and I certainly prefer my home in Spore, but I just don't want any unnecessary stress and obligations that we have to worry for... Because we are already adults liao! We should have the freedom to choose what we want to do and are certainly learning to be fully independent and are preparing to set up our own family unit in the near future..
Cha has been suffering from persistent chest pain since last week, which culminated on Sun, where every little movement he made hurts like hell.. We cannot really discern whether the pain was due to muscle problems, or worse still heart problems. Cha has such on and off chest pain even bfore coming to Merryland, so the pain was actually quite worrying. And the health center did not help much at all lor! Last week, Cha was already complaining of intermittent chest pain and yet the urgent care he received was just a consultation with a nurse practitioner...gosh..DOES IT HELP??? SHOULDN'T THEY FIND A DOCTOR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM???? So this nurse prescribed muscle relaxation pills for Cha, on the ground that he was PROBABLY suffering from muscle problems, and the funny thing is, anyone with heart problem have significantly increased risk of heart attack upon consuming these pills...WHAT THE???!! Shocked beyond words... What if Cha's condition really stem from the heart itself? Judging from Cha's intense pain on Sun, it don't really seem like muscle problem as muscle problem usually goes away in a few days, so Cha decided not to take the tablets and asked the health center to schedule another appointment with a REAL DOCTOR today, who specialises in sports injury by the way, but better than nothing. At least a real doctor can refer him to a real specialist if there is a need to...
I think Merryland Uni's health center is LOUSY...First, they refused to let him see a real doctor even when it's chest pain, secondly, they anyhow prescribed dangerous medicine for him, and the most angry part is when Cha requested to see a doc on Mon because of the intense pain the day before, the heath care center refused to let him see the doctor earlier, must wait for the appointment on Wed Afternoon... So if it's heart attack, also must wait for the scheduled appointment lar??!! Who says Spore is too rigid and always goes by the books? In this respect, Singapore pales in comparison with this O'mighty country. Fumed by their lack of urgency in areas that they should...And I still can remember how the women's health doctor referred me to sonogram check up on the WRONG breast...PENGZ!
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Monday, March 22, 2010
SPRING HAS ARRIVED!! Yaayy..Think it has been almost 6 months since I last wore my singlet out without putting on tons of jacket, gloves, cap, etc...So we decided to go sightseeing at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. It is a huge tourist attraction which we had somehow always missed out in our previous DC trips, largely becuz it was so way off the downtown. But apparently, any visitor who tour DC must visit this cemetery! It was very famous as it is a huge burial ground for the American soldiers, the oldest can be dated to even those who died in world war 1! And this cemetery is still in use for any soldier who desires to be buried there, and their wives as well. Most famous gravesite belongs to John F Kennedy and his family where there's a special memorial that was dedicated to them...
The cemetery is really huge..think we walked for three hours to cover all major attractions. The amphitheater is grand and nice, used to be a stage for motivational speaker fighting for freedom and honour their soldiers etc etc...
We spent the afternoon in Georgetown. It was ssooooo crowded, and we can hardly find a parking lot. In the end, Cha paid 16 bucks for 1 hour and less than 5 minutes at a private parking garage...damn..we overshot by 5 min so must pay the hourly rate. Anyway this town was like Spore's Orchard Road, but was mainly unsheltered. Got herds of people, cuz weather really good on Sat.. many shops lined the street but quite hard to walk on the pavement without knocking into anyone else...
Dinner was at Penang Restaurant in downtown. Ambience was very westernized and fusion style. Food quite good, although the food they served were mainly asian fusion food with Spore, Thai and Malaysia flavors mixed together. A bit overpriced for their satays and roti prata. 2 chicken and 2 beef sticks cost 6USD!!! SIAO! Roti Prata also...one very thin slice cost 5 bucks...wah lao..think I can open a store here and make lots of $$$...
Hehe...lucky we got food coupon lor! we paid $10 bucks only for $35 worth of coupon...we topped up a bit cuz the bill exceeded liao..so all in all quite worth lo...but dun think we will ever go and eat at its original price leh...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Had TGIF for dinner on last Sat again. Their set dinners were extremely good value for money which cost USD 12.99 for a huge appetizer, main course with a good selection of choices, plus a dessert, which can be a cheesecake or a chocolate brownie. There is no where else which can rival this value set, not even the food court! hehe...hope this promo will last until we return to Spore so that we can always head out here when we are on a tight budget...
Today had an early dinner at PF Chang again, this time to grab its early bird happy hour rate. Many starters were slashed to almost half price if we dine in before six! hehe...another good value...We ordered three starters and two mains, fried rice and lo mein, and ended up taking away the huge amount of left over food, which can be our lunch for tomorrow lor...I particularly like the American culture where they advocate takeaway of any leftover so that food are not wasted, I think that Singapore's western style cafes should learn with respect to this regard!
After dinner, we went strolling in Columbia Mall to exercise our overstretched tummies and shun bian visit our most beloved pet shop. This time we played with a tiny chi hua hua who was only about 10.5 weeks old. She's very very adorable...so tiny and blur blur...maybe becuz she just came into this world, so still dunno how to react to people and her surroundings yet...
These few weeks had been crazy for me le...so many assignments, projects, mid terms and papers that are due back-to-back...Have to wake up early in the morning and piah all the way till after midnight...so hardworking and tiring...had wanted to slack thru my last semester, but it seems not possible liao..
Dinner @ TGIF on 6 Mar 10
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