Saturday, September 16, 2006

Anything different about me?

Hehe.. Me got 2 new glasses! Fine, i know it's nothing interesting but i just wanna share with you a story abt me getting this new glasses... Hehe!!

Well, how do we get a new pair of specs back in Singapore?

Firstly, we go to the optical shop den get our degree checked den we choose our frame den we get the new glasses in less than a week. It will cost bout less than 150. Right?

(Or sometimes we go to NP Optical shop n flirt with the uncle so that he'll give us a discount. N we just pay $50 for a new glass.. hehe!! Kan Annisha? But the downside to it, we had to put on that ugly measuring glasses just like someone i know did!! Hahahaha)

Well here is sooooo Different...

Firstly we Make an eye doc appointment. (An eye clinic not the normal optical shop) There is a law that optical shops cannot make glasses for a customer without a prescription from a certified eye doc. Stupid kan? Well the eye doc did alot of test on my eyes. They use soo many machines n they keep making me read the chart like a dozen of times. N its so frustrating cause i can't even read the 2nd line.. Den they even did a check on the back of ur eyeball.. Really!! they have this special light pointed in ur eyes n the doc will be holding a piece of glass in front of it. So mabuk ok...

Den the terrible news came. The doc left me alone in the room n called Aunty G in. I knew den that something must be wrong.. Well the doc said that my optic nerve at the back of my eyes is bigger than normal. She asked me if any of my family menbers have any eye disease n of course there's none. Both mum n dad have perfect eyesight!! Den she asked if i experience any blur vision n of course that's a yes even with my glasses on, i can't see clearly. But that's just because my degree could have got higher. That was wen she announced that i could be a Glacoma suspect.

It is an eye disease that causes loss of sight. Often called "the sneak thief of sight" because ppl usually do not notice any signs of the disease untill they have lost their sight. Scary Kan? It actually starts from ur loss of side vision, tat's like wen u are looking thru a kitchen roll. Den u'll lose ur centre vision den poof you become BLIND!! The doc recommend us to visit a specialist. I dun dare to go.. an eye check have already cost us US$65 n my glasses US$160. That's like 300 bucks.. N furthermore healthcare services here is pretty expensive.

I LOVE my singapore government.. hehe! So i told aunty G i rather wait a year n get it check back home. At the meantime i'll eat alot alot of carrots ok.. Haha! Wa lao, pay so much just to be inform tat u are turning blind.. Thanks alot!! =) But dun worry, I'll be fine kan Ibu?

Oh ya, there are more nicer frames in Singapore too.. Boo Hoo!!

On a brighter note, i've been a great help in the Kitchen. I've been observing how aunty G prepares the american dishes n i've been helping to chop n cut the veges n i cried for the first time while cutting the onions. Now i knoe how it feels like. Ibu u shld be proud of me.. I made Shrimp pasta for the family all by myself. I got great reviews frm uncle john n the rest. I even make my own banana bread n muffin seen here on the right.. =) Hah! I'm gonna be good wife leh... Lucky Husband of mine!! Anyway dun worry bout me guys, i've been eating alot. I indulge in choc almost everyday. Hershey choc, Starbucks hot choc, choc ice-cream, hersheys choc milk n most recently 6 choc mousse cupcake from Randall.. Hmmm Yummy!! But sadly, only i enjoy chocs in this family.. =(

How's the preparation for bulan puasa? Well for us here, we've received the dates on days we can buka puasa at the mosque. It'll be a new experience for me. I tot we'll fast shorter here but actually we will fast longer. From 7 to 7.45 like tat.. But it's a good thing that Ramadan starts on the first day of fall. It would be a little cold by den.. =)

I'm SUPER excited too because Ibu will be mailing a 10Kg box full of stuffs for me... Yipee!! I'm super happy lor! After 1 month of not being pampered by anyone with gifts n food, now i get a box ful of it.. N i would like to thank BIG BIG to Kakak Naz for helping my family n me.. Muacks* I love u Kakak... U the bez!! =) I'll be getting mee maggi, my quran for sunday skool, milo 3in1, chilli sauce, kurma n some other food stuffs and a gift frm somebody.. I really wish i wld get many many tings frm him.. Hahahaha! I'M NOT PAMPERED ENUFF HERE...

hope to hear from you guys soon! Drop me an email ok...

Love you alll soo much!!

Signing off with pics of some of my love ones!!