I've counted my calendar and it's been almost 58 days from the 'start date' and for the first time I truly feel like things are brightening up. *PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR* haha I mean each time I saw my doctor he would tell me that things are going well and really boost my morale but yesterday he looked at my wound and was really really happy with the speed in which the wound has healed. Since the last time he saw me he said it has healed up exponentially (almost half as big) and gave an estimation that in approx two weeks time, it should be fully recovered! whoaomgosh.. I wasn't expecting everything to be healed that fast so it kind of comes as a surprise when you learn that the end is in sight. yea, I think it's all the tlc that I've been receiving. hehee It feels like it's been so long since I've done anything strenuous so can't wait to be back outside doing something fun!
Mmm.. so I have been taking things pretty easy lately, reading, hanging/eating with friends, meeting the parents, watching movies like Salt & Inception over the weekend which was pretty amazing! Loved the movies..both were very entertaining. However at the same time it kind of bothers me because I feel like I don't deserve some of these things when I'm not working at the moment. Maybe I am being too hard to myself and but I think I'll only be able to fully enjoy socializing/shopping/eating once I have a stable job under my belt. I've started job searching and have an interview tomorrow with this group that I would love to be associated with. Might be tough work and measly pay but we'll see how it goes :P
Since things have settled down pretty good now except for some weekly check-ups.. here's some of my goals for the next month:
1. Find a job that pays decently and won't have to work till v. late.
2. Go running 3 times a week, average 5-10km per run.
3. Go hiking and biking on the weekends.
4. Try and cook more often.
5. Have quality hangouts with Jboy and girl friends :)
I'm pretty excited yet anxious for the month of August. Bu zhi dao wei shenme dan shi wo hui yong gan mian dui.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Round II
This time everything went really smooth. Thank goodness for full body anesthesia, go to sleep..dream for awhile which I did but forgot about what and wake up laughing in disbelief! I remember feeling a little high when I woke up and asking the nurses if they did the operation yet before passing out again and waking up in my room. Perhaps mine was more on the weak side but I didn't feel groggy, cold or have poor appetite afterward. I know it's not fair to compare local vs. private hospitals but...I can't help it. Makes life so much easier when you don't have to bring your own metal containers when you want to eat, basic soap and tissue paper when you want to use the washroom, no biatchy nurses that stab you with IV drips every few hours and lastly no foul smell wherever you go. It's crazy how my accommodation ward in HK was the most basic and yet I already felt like a Queen, happily ordering away from the extensive menu and feeling like I was staying at a hotel. heehe I feel so stupid for putting myself through this crap but I guess I wasn't thinking straight with the pain and discomfort that I was experiencing and I really had no clue that the hospital conditions were going to be 'that' bad over in China. Sigh..never again.
Well, just want to give a big hug to my frds who were able to stop by, I really appreciate your company =) Fruits were yum and the lil gifts super helpful. And thank *YOU for stopping by everyday. Wasn't expecting you a few times so was very happy (as always) when you're around..because to me those are the most priceless moments.
Snapped some shots from my iphone. Yes..I've finally converted when I vowed that I'd never get one. teehee I've caved and am a follower of apple. Love it! :D
Happy Valley view from the 20/F.
PINK.
LOL
Time for pc to start the recovery process all over again. *Kazaaa
Well, just want to give a big hug to my frds who were able to stop by, I really appreciate your company =) Fruits were yum and the lil gifts super helpful. And thank *YOU for stopping by everyday. Wasn't expecting you a few times so was very happy (as always) when you're around..because to me those are the most priceless moments.
Snapped some shots from my iphone. Yes..I've finally converted when I vowed that I'd never get one. teehee I've caved and am a follower of apple. Love it! :D
Happy Valley view from the 20/F.
PINK.
LOLTime for pc to start the recovery process all over again. *Kazaaa
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
ET has returned home
..but still feeling slightly alien around here. =P Even though I'm SO glad to be back, I'll really miss the simple ways of life in BJ like: riding our bikes out to wudaokou, grabbing the 731 bus to zhongguancun, wearing flip flops everywhere, grabbing milk tea boba from Happy Lemon, a slice of cake from Cafe Bros, hanging out at 10 years cafe & cramming for the next exam over a big basket of popcorn. Eating subway sandwiches when I was feeling sick, eating cheap dumplings & congee in the canteen, watching man versus food and movies on the laptop, student discounts at the cinema, the polite cleaning lady who comes by every other day, the dry weather and of course all the peanut butter + jelly days.
heh If I had to highlight certain things I'll definitely say it's been most memorable living on my own for the very first time. I'm pretty independent so apart from the homesickness during the first week, everything else was smooth sailing. This has been longest time I've ever been away from my family and I've grown closer to my mom for sure..just from her worrying how I'm doing and what I eat on a daily basis. lol Then there was traveling with some great friends. Going to Inner Mongolia has taught me the meaning of 'roughing it out' in extremely cold weather. =) I'd love to explore more places in China someday..places which are far away from civilization with amazing landscapes.
The first sun-rise I saw in the grasslands at around 6am.
The sun-rise on the 2nd day in the dessert.
:)
And then there's that trip to Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, the place that looks like the Avatar mountains but less touristy compared to Huangshan. Although it was a pretty long train ride down and the scenery looks really familiar by the 3rd day, it was still very breathtaking.
The blistering hot 186 step up to the Tai Shan XP
It's kind of sad to leave despite everything that's happened. Seasons pass, people come and go, things happen and the only thing you can do is treasure all good times & accept all the things that have happened, learn from past experiences and just start from here. My language partner taught me this proverb during our last meeting and I feel like its pretty applicable to me right now: [温故知新] a saying by Confucius and the rough translation of it would be 'Warm up the old in order to know the new.'
Aside from practicing Mandarin, which I'll need to resume and continue learning in HK, I guess I've gone in treating Beijing as my very long vacation. In the past 2.5 years that I've been working, I don't think I've taken any longer than 7 days off. Even though the past month has been pretty crazy emotional for me and the whole ordeal is still far from over (MRI and possibly surgery on Sat), I would hands down label this as the most memorable experience in my lifetime. You might go 'yeahh right' but I'm not kidding! Such a wide spectrum of ups and downs... I guess one can say that I've also caught a glimpse of the University life which I felt like I missed back in the day but looking back again have I really missed that much? Yes and no, I think. There might be things which we wish we can go back in time to change and other things that you are perfectly content with..which I am very much so at present. =)
It's time for me to say good-bye Beijing. No wait..see you later Beijing! hehe It'll sound incredibly cheesy but this is only the beginning, not the end.
You & Me - Olivia Ong
heh If I had to highlight certain things I'll definitely say it's been most memorable living on my own for the very first time. I'm pretty independent so apart from the homesickness during the first week, everything else was smooth sailing. This has been longest time I've ever been away from my family and I've grown closer to my mom for sure..just from her worrying how I'm doing and what I eat on a daily basis. lol Then there was traveling with some great friends. Going to Inner Mongolia has taught me the meaning of 'roughing it out' in extremely cold weather. =) I'd love to explore more places in China someday..places which are far away from civilization with amazing landscapes.
The first sun-rise I saw in the grasslands at around 6am.
The sun-rise on the 2nd day in the dessert.
:)And then there's that trip to Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, the place that looks like the Avatar mountains but less touristy compared to Huangshan. Although it was a pretty long train ride down and the scenery looks really familiar by the 3rd day, it was still very breathtaking.
The blistering hot 186 step up to the Tai Shan XPIt's kind of sad to leave despite everything that's happened. Seasons pass, people come and go, things happen and the only thing you can do is treasure all good times & accept all the things that have happened, learn from past experiences and just start from here. My language partner taught me this proverb during our last meeting and I feel like its pretty applicable to me right now: [温故知新] a saying by Confucius and the rough translation of it would be 'Warm up the old in order to know the new.'
Aside from practicing Mandarin, which I'll need to resume and continue learning in HK, I guess I've gone in treating Beijing as my very long vacation. In the past 2.5 years that I've been working, I don't think I've taken any longer than 7 days off. Even though the past month has been pretty crazy emotional for me and the whole ordeal is still far from over (MRI and possibly surgery on Sat), I would hands down label this as the most memorable experience in my lifetime. You might go 'yeahh right' but I'm not kidding! Such a wide spectrum of ups and downs... I guess one can say that I've also caught a glimpse of the University life which I felt like I missed back in the day but looking back again have I really missed that much? Yes and no, I think. There might be things which we wish we can go back in time to change and other things that you are perfectly content with..which I am very much so at present. =)
It's time for me to say good-bye Beijing. No wait..see you later Beijing! hehe It'll sound incredibly cheesy but this is only the beginning, not the end.
Taking a trip down memory lane
Things have changed One thing remains
That they will always have each other
And even though those days have gone
They know here is where they belong
Theres some kinda magic in the air
Feel the warmth
That only summer breezes can bring
Sweet little notes of spring begin
Nothing to fear
Taking one step at a time
Walking hand in hand
1 2 3 4
Cheek to cheek
And they're learning how to do that dance
Let this love be forever more they say
I wish for this, to be true for you and me
Holding her close he leading the way
Out at the park enjoying the Day
And you can tell they'll be ok
Feel the warmth
That only summer breezes can bring
Sweet little notes of spring begin
Nothing to fear
Taking one step at a time
Walking hand in hand
1 2 3 4
Cheek to cheek
And they're learning How to do that dance
Let this love be forever more they say
I wish for this, to be true for you and me
You & Me - Olivia Ong
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