Who Can Live Without It?

As much as I love going back to Singapore to visit my mom and friends, one thing that was always nagging at the back of my mind was the lack of internet access for me while being there. Sometimes I think of it as a mini vacation away from my internet life, away from being LadyJava and just being me but I deep down I know that LadyJava is me and that part of my life can never be separated. So every other day, I would go downstairs to the internet cafe and stay there for about an hour to check on emails, update my blogs and to visit my buddies and leave comments whenever possible.

That being said, I hate the internet cafe downstairs. It is so uncomfortable. The chairs are creaky and worst is that the computers are all so slow. Sometimes because they don’t do regular maintenance, the cache would all be full and I can’t even load my gmail properly without it kept asking me to clear my cache. They also don’t have my favorite browser Firefox. I think the company should hire someone like new york it consulting company to give them proper advice so that customers like me leave the place feeling satisfied and would return always.

However, since I bought Miss Fly, my laptop, I’ve been very lucky. I was able to get access to internet via my wireless network connection at my Singapore home. I shall not dwell on this.. so if you know what I’m talking about, good for you.. if you don’t.. hmm.. email me and I’ll explain

So now.. hurray.. I’ve no need of that internet cafe downstairs anymore.

Cheerio…

Stress Attack

I desperately need to get some acne treatment all lined up. We are into the last week of October and I am nowhere in the top 3 of GP’s Top Commenter List. I know, I know, it may sound petty but I’ve always been her number one fan and not to be her TOP commenter in BOTH her blogs is really heartbreaking. But… I have a strategy..heheh…. shhh..

Cheerio…

Mommy Clinic Update

We left early on 22 October for an appointment at the National Eye Center in Singapore. Mommy’s appointment was for 9.50am but I figured because we had to walk slowly because of mom’s blurred vision and the usual “can’t find one when we need them” taxi syndrome, it was safer to leave at 8.30am.

We were lucky as we were able to catch a taxi real fast and was able to reach the place a little after 9.15am. After registration, mom had to go through the initial eye and the pressure test (same as what was done in Malaysia). After about half an hour later, we met up with the doctor. He was very patient as I explained the events from last week – the visit to the eye specialist in KL, the new pair of specs, and the intermittent double vision.

He looked at my mom’s eye through an eye machine and his first diagnosis was cataract. He’s able to see some but he said it’s not serious but some people might find it annoying enough. Because we were there for a second opinion, he wanted to do the dilation test yet again. So they put some drops in both mom’s eyes and we have to wait for the eyes to react to it.

We waited quite a bit here even after her pupils were fully dilated and when we re-entered the doc’s room again, he apologized for the delay as they had to attend to a Cambodian minister first. Anyway, the results were all good. Mom’s retina is clear and nothing to worry about.

So, final diagnosis is : Mom’s eye duct is a tad over-active, causing the gland to excrete too much oil causing the vision to go blur and for her to experience the double vision.

He prescribed Novartis Lid-Care for daily eyelid hygiene and two types of antibiotics to be applied in the eye, Fucithalmic and Optodexine. He told us that should solve the double vision but if the blurriness persist, it is most likely cause by the cataract. We have another appointment to see him on 3 December which is 6 weeks from now.

Thank you to all who’s been interested in my mother’s development. You guys are my BFF for sure

Cheerio…