Yesterday, Ivan and I met up with Dharmain, Devan, Ben and Lorraine at TGIF's in Sunway Pyramid. THe initial plan was to have dinner there and then go to Rainforest for dinner. In the end, we ended up hanging out in TGIF until they closed.
It was fun. We havent hung out in a long time and I haven't seen Devan since my wedding in 2007!!! So it was good to meet up and hangout again like the good old days. Too bad dear Jason couldn't make it.
Loraine and I started out with huge frozen margaritas - Melonberry flavor which was pretty good. Then we moved on to a couple of tequila shots and then mojitos. Ivan had 4 beers and got a bit high.. he made the night quite fun with his funny stories and nonsense talks :-)
Biggest mistake I made, I sat for almost 4 hours - only getting up once to go to the ladies. Even with the pain, I just pushed it aside. So what happens? Well, today is Valentines Day and I have absolutely spoilt my darling's surprise for me... Why? My back pain today was even worse! I almost passed out this morning dragging myself to the bathroom. The pain was so intense and it spread down my right leg. When I tried to walk, of course I have to use my right leg, I saw stars... It was pretty pretty bad.. ! I called hubby (who was on his way back from Slim River) crying! I just kept praying and asking GOD for his Strength and Healing. I managed to drag myself downstairs and just stuffed a slice of the daging salai so that i could down my meds. The painkillers helped a bit - thank God!
So anyway, Mama and Rayna came over. Rayna had to take pictures for an audition for some ad so Ivan took the pictures for her. It was quite funny seeing her carrying Mama! After a couple of hours, we went out for lunch. We went to this new Japanese restaurant, Rakuzen in SS15. There are 4 Jap restaurants in a row - I have no idea how they make business with such stiff competition! Anyway, it was a good choice. The food was good and even the desserts were good. I had to stand a few times because of the pain but I made it through.
After that, Ivan dropped Mama and I off at the chiropractors while he and Rayna went to Carrefour. Gosh.. after the first 30 minutes of the treatment, getting off the bed was torture. Mama had to help me up and the pain was so bad again. I had to hold on to the wall as I slowly inched my way to the doctors room... and there the torture continued. Doctor Andre had to adjust my back and press on my sore areas... I literally screamed a few times!
Doc says I have to stay off my feet and lie down and rest my back so he has told me that I have to stay home the next few days - so I wont be going to work on Monday and Tuesday... sigh.. I have so much to do!!! :-( He said the fact that I have been going to work, sitting in chairs for long hours and going out has of course delayed the healing...yeah I know I am an idiot!
So anyway, I have to stay put the next few days - well tomorrow Im going to mamas house to spend the night - it will be a bit easier for me because its a condo so everything is nearby... easier than me having to come down the stairs and then I cant go up after that again to lie down.
Will do my work at home - thank God for laptops!!! Gosh... I hate this! I really really have to lose a lot of weight so that I can stop going through all this. Poor Ivan wanted to take me out tonight but instead we just ordered Dominos... sigh... He is really upset with me.. not because plans are spoilt but because I am not taking care of myself.. Well he is right... And I really need to do something about it!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Half way through
Today is Day 4 in Manila.. I am enjoying myself here but I do miss my darling dearly and of course my home.. Surprisingly I also miss the office .... the people, the familiarity....
Lorraine sent me an email with a picture of the producers, Anisa and Nonie with a message about missing me. I was so touched by that email. I think that this is the first time in my stint at Comfori that people in the office have actually done something like that. I mean yes some of them before have celebrated my birthday and also bought me a welcome back cake after my wedding, but this... this is different.
So Monday I went back at 12am... came to work on Tuesday at 9am... busy day as usual and a lot of things to take care off. But i liked it. Jean started telling me about the spirits that haunt our office and this building. It really freaked me out. Eric(the building supervisor)treated Jean and I to Starbucks and as we sat there and chatted he also added on about the stories in his last 8 years working here.
It seems there are a few spirits here and a few of the staff have seen them and also other tenants of the building :
a. A small boy running around the office
b. An American in a blue suit walking thru walls
c. the freakiest one - an old lady appears in front of you and just stands there with her head bowed
Gosh I was really freaked out... When I went back to the hotel that night - i couldnt sleep the whole night. I ended up putting on all the lights in the room...
So half dead I went to work yesterday at 8am. And I told Jean that there was no way I was going back to my hotel that night.. so what I did was work until 4pm then I went back to the hotel and slept for 2 and a half hours and then came back to the office and worked through the night with the US team. I made Jean follow me to the toilet everytime I needed to go.. ahahaha!
That was an experience!!! I felt like i was having a hangover. my head was so heavy and my eyes were burning. At about 12.45am Jean and I went to Starbucks to buy coffee... i desperately needed it.. didnt help much though.
At about 2am i lay down on the couch and tried to sleep but lo and behold earlier during the day I pulled my back muscle so i was in pain and i finally gave up and came back on to the computer.
At least I had the people here to keep me awake by discussing work and stuff... Mmarc went to 7-E to buy food so I got him to buy a bottle of Orange Vodka which we will drink tomorrow night...!
So anyways, I went back to the hotel about 6.45am this morning, slept until 10am and then after having my shower, I realised I missed breakfast. Oh well. I went to the hair saloon across the street to get my hair washed and blown and decided to do a pedicure and a foot spa. Can you believe it for the pedicure, footspa and hair wash and blow, all i paid was RM38!!! And I have to say the girl did a great job with the pedicure and footspa.
I went to office from there at about 1somethingpm. Grabbed a meal on the go and a caramel machiato from 7-E and started working. Went to Maybank at 3pm to finalise the banking stuff then Jean and I went to Landmark. I bought some stuff for my sis and myself and then we went to buy fans for the office and then back to office. We grabbed dinner from 7-E again and are carrying on with work.
The US team are slowly trickling in. They start work at 9pm so all should be here soon. It's going to be another all nighter with them... Hope I dont pass out!! hahahaha
Till the next time....
Lorraine sent me an email with a picture of the producers, Anisa and Nonie with a message about missing me. I was so touched by that email. I think that this is the first time in my stint at Comfori that people in the office have actually done something like that. I mean yes some of them before have celebrated my birthday and also bought me a welcome back cake after my wedding, but this... this is different.
So Monday I went back at 12am... came to work on Tuesday at 9am... busy day as usual and a lot of things to take care off. But i liked it. Jean started telling me about the spirits that haunt our office and this building. It really freaked me out. Eric(the building supervisor)treated Jean and I to Starbucks and as we sat there and chatted he also added on about the stories in his last 8 years working here.
It seems there are a few spirits here and a few of the staff have seen them and also other tenants of the building :
a. A small boy running around the office
b. An American in a blue suit walking thru walls
c. the freakiest one - an old lady appears in front of you and just stands there with her head bowed
Gosh I was really freaked out... When I went back to the hotel that night - i couldnt sleep the whole night. I ended up putting on all the lights in the room...
So half dead I went to work yesterday at 8am. And I told Jean that there was no way I was going back to my hotel that night.. so what I did was work until 4pm then I went back to the hotel and slept for 2 and a half hours and then came back to the office and worked through the night with the US team. I made Jean follow me to the toilet everytime I needed to go.. ahahaha!
That was an experience!!! I felt like i was having a hangover. my head was so heavy and my eyes were burning. At about 12.45am Jean and I went to Starbucks to buy coffee... i desperately needed it.. didnt help much though.
At about 2am i lay down on the couch and tried to sleep but lo and behold earlier during the day I pulled my back muscle so i was in pain and i finally gave up and came back on to the computer.
At least I had the people here to keep me awake by discussing work and stuff... Mmarc went to 7-E to buy food so I got him to buy a bottle of Orange Vodka which we will drink tomorrow night...!
So anyways, I went back to the hotel about 6.45am this morning, slept until 10am and then after having my shower, I realised I missed breakfast. Oh well. I went to the hair saloon across the street to get my hair washed and blown and decided to do a pedicure and a foot spa. Can you believe it for the pedicure, footspa and hair wash and blow, all i paid was RM38!!! And I have to say the girl did a great job with the pedicure and footspa.
I went to office from there at about 1somethingpm. Grabbed a meal on the go and a caramel machiato from 7-E and started working. Went to Maybank at 3pm to finalise the banking stuff then Jean and I went to Landmark. I bought some stuff for my sis and myself and then we went to buy fans for the office and then back to office. We grabbed dinner from 7-E again and are carrying on with work.
The US team are slowly trickling in. They start work at 9pm so all should be here soon. It's going to be another all nighter with them... Hope I dont pass out!! hahahaha
Till the next time....
Monday, February 2, 2009
In Philippines
It is 10.33pm.. I'm in Manila and I'm in the office..
I got here yesterday at about 4pm...luckily at about 6 something in the morning I remembered that I could do the web check in and change my seat. So i got up at about 7am and went to do it. Thank God that i managed to get a seat at the front near the exit. I found out later that the flight was only half full (By God's Grace I am sure since every trip I have made to Philippines on a Sunday flight is always full!)
So the flight itself was ok. A bit bumpy due to turbulence but other than that ok. They showed High School Musical 3... Since I got out of the plane fast I avoided the long long looonng queue that the Manila airport is famous for, got my baggage even quicker (it was among the first 10 bags out the ramp), grabbed a cab and got to the hotel. Truly truly Gods grace!
So got rested up and then met Jean to do a bit of shopping. She took me to Market Market another mall that I havent been too before. But besides being a mall, they have an open air area with fountains for people to hang around and some interesting stalls. I bought this Yema bun which is basically buns with condensed milk in it.. sugar overload man! Then we went to have Philipino food for dinner which of course consisted mainly of pork!
After that we just walked around for awhile then I came back to the hotel. Watched Beautiful Girl - the movei starring Fran Drescher and that girl from Hairspray (i forgot her name). It was a nice show. Tried to sleep but had trouble - because my baby not with me la :-( I got up at about 6am+. After having my shower and getting dressed, I went down for breakfast and then caught a cab at about 7.40am. Reached office in 10 minutes and was amazed to realise that one of my staff was here at 6.15am! Wow!
So the rest of the day was a busy day of meetings, emails, checking up on work, dealing with issues. I couldnt resist so at about 10am I went down to Starbucks (which is at the ground floor or our building) and grabbed a Strawberries and Cream Frap! I tasted it last time I came. Its delish!!! I dont know why they dont have it in Msia!... Oh well...At 1pm, Jean and I went to PLDT (the local Telecoms) to get the phone lines sorted out. We got back to the office at 2.30pm and went to Paseo Centre to have lunch at Inangsal, one of their franchise chicken places.
Then back to office where Jet the accountant was supposed to come see us at 3pm but she only showed up at almost 6pm!!! Anyway, I was too busy to notice or care.
So after my meeting with her, I carried on with work. The APAC team finished their sales brief with Wayne and then went home. At about 7pm+ Jean and I went to Landmark. I bought a pair of jeans and a top. Checked out a couple of bookstores and then we came back. I grabbed some McD's and came back up to the office to continue with work. The US team were here already.
Had a discussion with Marc, ate my dinner, had a meeting with the US Sales team, another discussion with Marc and Jen and now blogging.
I'll probably go back about 12am I think. I dont think I can last longer. I am pretty stonned at the moment. I am dying for a caramel macchiato but I have got to keep my Starbucks to a limit of one a day :)
I got here yesterday at about 4pm...luckily at about 6 something in the morning I remembered that I could do the web check in and change my seat. So i got up at about 7am and went to do it. Thank God that i managed to get a seat at the front near the exit. I found out later that the flight was only half full (By God's Grace I am sure since every trip I have made to Philippines on a Sunday flight is always full!)
So the flight itself was ok. A bit bumpy due to turbulence but other than that ok. They showed High School Musical 3... Since I got out of the plane fast I avoided the long long looonng queue that the Manila airport is famous for, got my baggage even quicker (it was among the first 10 bags out the ramp), grabbed a cab and got to the hotel. Truly truly Gods grace!
So got rested up and then met Jean to do a bit of shopping. She took me to Market Market another mall that I havent been too before. But besides being a mall, they have an open air area with fountains for people to hang around and some interesting stalls. I bought this Yema bun which is basically buns with condensed milk in it.. sugar overload man! Then we went to have Philipino food for dinner which of course consisted mainly of pork!
After that we just walked around for awhile then I came back to the hotel. Watched Beautiful Girl - the movei starring Fran Drescher and that girl from Hairspray (i forgot her name). It was a nice show. Tried to sleep but had trouble - because my baby not with me la :-( I got up at about 6am+. After having my shower and getting dressed, I went down for breakfast and then caught a cab at about 7.40am. Reached office in 10 minutes and was amazed to realise that one of my staff was here at 6.15am! Wow!
So the rest of the day was a busy day of meetings, emails, checking up on work, dealing with issues. I couldnt resist so at about 10am I went down to Starbucks (which is at the ground floor or our building) and grabbed a Strawberries and Cream Frap! I tasted it last time I came. Its delish!!! I dont know why they dont have it in Msia!... Oh well...At 1pm, Jean and I went to PLDT (the local Telecoms) to get the phone lines sorted out. We got back to the office at 2.30pm and went to Paseo Centre to have lunch at Inangsal, one of their franchise chicken places.
Then back to office where Jet the accountant was supposed to come see us at 3pm but she only showed up at almost 6pm!!! Anyway, I was too busy to notice or care.
So after my meeting with her, I carried on with work. The APAC team finished their sales brief with Wayne and then went home. At about 7pm+ Jean and I went to Landmark. I bought a pair of jeans and a top. Checked out a couple of bookstores and then we came back. I grabbed some McD's and came back up to the office to continue with work. The US team were here already.
Had a discussion with Marc, ate my dinner, had a meeting with the US Sales team, another discussion with Marc and Jen and now blogging.
I'll probably go back about 12am I think. I dont think I can last longer. I am pretty stonned at the moment. I am dying for a caramel macchiato but I have got to keep my Starbucks to a limit of one a day :)
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