Health

Brewing my loose green tea leaves in the “tea-for-one” infuser mug that my dearest Bear got for me for Christmas last year. I’m now a convert when it comes to tea – no more tea sachets for me. Loose tea definitely taste better and fresher. I’ve also bought loose peppermint tea leaves for my daily consumption every night – now waiting for iHerb to deliver it to me.

I’ve also been cutting down on coffee… I think my IBS will worsen whenever I take milk. If I take coffee every afternoon, my tummy will just growl all the way till night. Ugh… is this a sign of my body getting old? =( Now it’s just approximately one cup of coffee per day, and that’s in the morning. I’d take a second cup in the afternoon at times when I really couldn’t fight the drowsiness, but I’d avoid if I can. Sigh. When will this dumb IBS go away… :(

Yesterday I was contemplating whether to cancel my gym membership, and just buy a pair of dumbbells to workout. $150 per month is actually quite a significant amount – S$1,800 per year. And since I only get $600 subsidy from company every year, that amounts to S$1,200 out of my own pocket for every year for Fitness First. Now, that’s a lot of money. I just don’t know if I would have the self discipline to work out at home… :???:

Last day of the year!

Looking back this year, I realised I haven’t really accomplished anything. Then again, every year’s the same. =x

The highlights:

The Taiwan trip in June. Didn’t get to really explore Taipei the way I wanted, but I’m sure there’s always a chance to go again. =)
A roadtrip to Malacca early this year. I’ve never done a road trip before, but unfortunately this is the first and the last one. Big thanks to xdd for being the “driver”. Otherwise, even if I have the money, there won’t be anyone driving me there lol. It was definitely a fun and unique experience.
Managed to survive another year in this company, doing this job.
Managed to survive another year without dying. Like, literally.

The downs:

Hurt the person who loves me the most. I’m sorry…
Being sick almost every month.
Currently suffering from IBS (I guess it’s turning chronic), thanks to one of the antibiotics courses which I’d taken while I was sick.
Had bilateral cysts, which thankfully went away after a course of hormonal pills. Got a feeling they are back though. Need to drop by the gynae soon…
Fell hard on my butt twice. The second time was really bad and I got a feeling I’ve hurt my tailbone. Gonna ask Dr Robin if I should go get my spine x-rayed.
Didn’t get to go anywhere overseas in the second half of 2014. I was all drained and almost dying from all the routine stuff at work…
The spots on my cornea just keep reappearing. I’ve been on Cyclosporin for almost the entire year of 2014… when can I stop putting stuff into my eye…?

Now I’m just hoping that I’ll be less sickly, that I can find some sense of satisfaction in my job, that my cornea would stop fighting the dead virus and live harmoniously with it.

I’m really tired with year 2014. I really do hope year 2015 will be better, but for some reason I’m not that optimistic about it. LOL. We’ll see, eh? We’ll see.

Meanwhile, have a awesome day on this last day of 2014. Spend the time with the one you love, hold their hands when counting down to the new year, for there’s a myth that says couples who countdown together, stay together (for that year anyway). For singles, spend the time with your family, and be glad that everyone made it through this year.

I’m glad I made it through this year too.

Happy new year, my friends. May 2015 be an awesome year for everyone. =)

Coffee, Tea or Me?

31st December 2014