shopping

want to thank God today, because i went shopping for a tambourine.

at first all my internet research and friends tell me seem to say that it would cost $43.

but i went to bras basah and found one that was $20.

then i went to peninsula plaza and bought my tambourine for $14!! its not as pretty as the branded one but its just what i was looking for. :)

Thank God, He answered my prayer this morning.

shopping!!!!

i had a rather fruitful day of shopping today! so happy. prayed in the morning before setting off. bargaining makes me feel frustrated as i'm not v good at it and i always wonder if i paid too much. today i didnt need to bargain at all cos either its not that kind of shop or the prices quoted were already v low (mayb cos i look like student today, as 1 shopkeeper says)

here's wat i bought!!! conversion rate: S$1 abt 5 rmb (now a bit lower i hear mayb 4.4)

at walmart
jeans 50 rmb (some shops sell 80 to 100 rmb)
2 pairs of rabbit wool socks 19 .9 rmb

on the way to bus stop
track pants 29 rmb (some places sell 70 rmb)
wooden comb 4 rmb

we bought a water boiling flask thing at Guomei for 108 rmb! its 1.2 l and uses the heat fr the bottom device which is better and usually costs 130 and above!

met Jean on the way home and finally went to the 2nd hand clothing stores!
so many cheap winter clothes! it seems they bring bags fr guangzhou to sell there. the clothes all still v good and mostly new looking! i wld only buy a winter coat tho cos other clothing seem to intimate to me.. :)

my favourite buy today!
winter coat for 30 rmb!!! (costs usually over 200 rmb in shops) been looking for one these few days :)

then later..
thermal pants 30 rmb (v good ones!)

then q happy cos the gloves i bought recently for 18 rmb was selling for 30 rmb at some other shops and their quality look worse then mine.. mayb i didnt buy them too high after all.. oh well at most it's only abt S$4.. but i sort of still think i cld have bought them for 15 rmb? 12? i'll never know so shld stop thinking abt it. bad habit..

Thank God :)

happy blog w fabulous pics

http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.com/2007/01/strawberry-jellyhearts-cheesecake.html

i feel so inspired to try the recipes. its like baking demistified.

Thanksgiving Day 2008

our 2.6 kg turkey :) hard to find in Kunming.. 60 RMB (~ S$12)

mashed sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top.. need to put in oven..

all our thanksgiving day food! (Clockwise) Bread rolls, mashed potato, corn, cranberry sauce, turkey and sweet potatoes w marshmallows. :) it was fun. Isaac cooked most of the stuff. I helped boil the potatoes n corn :P..

Thank You God. :)

my 200th post!!

according to the sidenote on my blog, its my 200th post.. interesting

today was an international day.. walked to work with a swedish nurse.. was at the clinic for a while w 2 local staff n hk dentist.. left to help out a chinese american friend w something.. chatted w a singaporean at the next table.. bought a turkey w my american husband.. had dinner w New Zealanders, australian and local friends..

busy day today..

prepping for trip.. stuff to do.. house to clean..

thanksgiving dinner we're gng to try to make for thurs.. haha

turkey

corn

mashed potato

cranberry sauce

marshmallow n sweet potatoes

that's mostly it.. Isaac watching old bond movie now..

we attended a wedding last sat

It was pretty cool, the wedding dinner had 3 minority/contemporary dances, 1 street dance and an MC who doubled as a pseudo getai singer, belting out a few songs

Isaac accidentally ate frog that night for the first time. hehe.

He doesn't think its funny tho. I'd have stopped him but I didn't figure out it was frog till 10 mins later. Not our regular wedding dinner dish. whaha.

6 degrees

Its the coldest day today since i got to Kunming.. I thot it was cold before but compared to today it was nothing. Decidedly nippy today..

some things running through my head..
need to get equipment from Xuemei and order expendables next week for our Dec Banna trip
need to call Tang and maybe go central on Sunday.. and tambourine at 2?
Figure out guitar chords for that nice chinese song..
attend wedding on sat..
Isaac's bday on friday :)

some nice things this week..
finally called the tea shop friend
had lunch w another nice friend :)
the 2 staffs' english showed improvement on our 3rd lesson
met 2 sg friends who i been looking for since coming bk

mayb i shld really bring both the girls to Banna w me.. but i dont know if the group will be too big then.. lodging, food.. mayb a grp of 15.. wait for reply email ba..

dental field equipment

preping stuff to bring for dental field trip..

in case anyone is also doing here's a list of stuff one may need (excluding pressure pot to sterilise )

Logistics

E&D forms for recording, Stationery (pens)

Blood pressure measuring equipment, Alcohol

Sharps container .

Matches/lighter (to start fire)

Detergent, Basins, Soft washing sponge/toothbrush (to clean instruments)

Tissue paper/ toilet paper (to wipe)

Dustbins, Plastic bags for rubbish

Face mirror, Torchlight, extra batteries

Dental equipment

Local anesthetic, syringes, needles (long and short)

Gauze, Gloves, Masks, Gowns

ART equipment

GIC, Spatula, Floss, Vaseline

mixing pad, articulating paper, transparent strips, wooden wedges

cotton roll, cotton pellet

Spoon excavator, Amalgam carver, plastic 6

Extraction

Upper root forceps, premolar, left molar, right molar

Lower root forceps, premolar, molar

Coupland 1, 2, 3

Warwick james, Cryers

Intra-oral mirror, Straight probe, Cotton tweezers

Resorbable sutures (est 1 in 20 cases) (for closure of large sockets or persistant bleeding)

Needle holder, Suture scissors, Toothed tissue tweezers

teeth

this is a bit not pretty so i make the pic small..:P

bamboo worms

they are q nice when deep fried. then its jus crispy and salty. that is the ONLY way to eat worms for me..

cute kitty at honghe

thot

i jus had a thot

'if possible, try to be there for the small stuff..'

it seems hard for pple to do tt nowadays. We are always so busy. Sometimes i find it a challenge to stay in touch w reality n feel human. My mind is like a machine gng off on its own in ano dimension. that's when it helps to chat w an old fren whose connection has been forged over the years.. or a like minded fren..

next 10 day weather forecast.. cold..brr

today we screened the blind students massage class.. abt 20 plus students.. a lot of v bad teeth.. also cos they tend to be a bit older then the deaf or physically disabled students (usually 18 to 20)(most of whom had surprisingly q ok teeth). once again felt kinda sad abt it.. v challenging lives.

i learnt that a common reason for those who lost both arms is from touching wires and getting electrocuted. cos in the village areas they hook up the electricity anyhow and the wires can be left ard dangerously. :(

the student i treated who had no arms had q ok teeth tho, jus 2 small cavities.. he say he brush using his feet to hold the toothbrush. he is a rather bright smiley young man.

carpet

my new carpet came! no more cold tiles! glad.. :)

pic of study room

me and kiki in the study room! remember its usually a lot neater than this.. use imagination. heehee

this is my new kitchen table fr carrefour (rmb 265)(S$53). v glad to have.. :) cos this kitchen has no counters..


my living room.. we are gng to get our carpet delivered tomo.. found today after much search.. phew.. thankfully there was no bargaining required..

going away pic

just before i flew to kunming..

kitchen table

yaay quite happy cos i got a new kitchen table. now i finally have a place to chop veggies and stuff in the kitchen! and it even came w extra racks! abt RMB 265 fr carrefour! i took picture! will put up later.. took pics of house too! (at Lawrence's suggestion) Isaac grumble abt me taking photos of messy house.. but nvm la.. :p just remember usually its much neater then this. hehe

tomo hope to get a carpet for the house.. there is suppose to be this wholesale place.. hope i wont need to bargain.. not v good at it.. :p need carpet cos the tiles get v cold and chilly esp in winter..

carrefour

still buying stuff for kitchen.. went carrefour just now for 3rd time since i came.. bought soup ladle, wok ladle, seasoning organiser etc.. haha.. looked at a table for the kitchen.. i think meat is cheaper there then in market..

our mineral water container brand went out of business and we hv to look for a new one.. :P

cleaned part of the kitchen today.. :P

now i taken to wearing those rubber gloves cos when i clean i use so much soap repetitively.. part of being a dentist.. keep washing hands..

tonite i will try cooking fried spare ribs.. hehe

hopefuly i will get faster and better at this housework thing cos when work starts dont know how will have time to do all this well..

cleaning

i cleaned the bathroom today.. armed w a all purpose spray cleaner and scrub pad.

Tub, sink, floor, walls, etc. ok enough said. Everytime i clean something i feel like i claim it back for my own.

Next i want to clean the kitchen..

unpacking

arrived tues evening.. phew.. interestingly, Kunming Airport kept all the public outside the airport, so it was surprisingly not crowded.. haha.. actually it is due to the unrest in the past few mths, protests/bombs.. :(

thankfully, last few days have finished unpacking.. and we cooked our first meal today. :)

want to buy carpet next.. hope to do it soon.. also been cleaning as i go along.. house q dusty after a mth.. also some dirt left behind by the last tenant.. mayb start work at clinic next week or next next.. geting used to having cat at home.. a lot to get used to..

worship practice

We had worship practice just now for the wedding. I had a lot of fun. Being with my talented good friends singing worship songs to the Lord. :)
Lynette leading worship, Kenneth on the guitar, Roger on the drums, Kunliang on the keyboard.

Kat and I were backup singers today.

:)

hmm

hmm..
hmm..
hmm..
:p

:)

i am thankful that my tax refund came in today.
took a while and i called a few times and that took a while too.
thankful.

it's depressing

It's depressing. Why is it like that.
What do You think. I wish I knew. Think that would help.
I don't want to belong to a ....
Then again, it may not be that bad yet.
Sigh. Not sure.

overseas

Lawrence is in Switzerland
Joel is in USA
Wanping is in Sichuan
Lianshin is in Yunnan
Kunliang is in Japan

sigh..

curry!

i sniffing at yummy curry aroma now at home! wow.. wonder how many more times i will to smell this delicious mouthwatering aroma.. mmmm

mum jus said they may go to Hokkaido w my sis and bro-in-law during my last week in singapore and return jus in time to see me off!!!!!!

see!!!!! jus kidding.. my parents have been truly fantastic and supportive the past months. i'm so impressed and touched as well. Thank You, Lord, for them.

still sniffing curry.. mmmm

gng SGH tomo

i been reading through Jeremiah. Its interesting. Its also interesting that its interesting. heehee

what i did today

I did many things today, thank God. :) thanks to my patient and kind mother who ferry me fr place to place so the things got done quickly too..

1) went to China embassy, confirm i need a medical report from SGH
2) bought Redang bus tickets at golden mile :)
3) called SGH arrange for appt
4) signed contract w caterer for church
5) called SDC, decide to try to finish my points b4 i leave
6) signed up for dental lecture/s
7) went to work at night
8) tried to confirm equipment for sg dental team
phew

check

must write a list of done things to make me feel more encouraged :)

done
1) photoshoot
2) booked church
3) filed ROM
4) booked accommodation for Isaac's family
5) paid deposit for honeymoon
6) collected printed cards
7) booked AD PG and VG
8) picked out music
9) written up church and dinner emcee script (80%)
10) written Isaac's family itinerary (80%)
11) caterer (80%)
12) AD schedule (80%)
13) wrist corsage
14) discussed flowers
15)

not yet done
- send out invites
- write prayer letter
- buy bus ticket to Redang
- get medical report for visa (sigh)
- buy ticket to Kunming

here are my prewedding shots!

http://isaacandszeshan.multiply.com/

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Wanping is in Redang...

i like this pic

Thank God for Wanping who went to see pic layout with me :)

sunny skies!

i want to thank God for many things!

thank God for good weather yesterday, it was raining hard almost nonstop since we touched down on tuesday morning. Photoshoot was yest so really thankful for sunny skies on fri and sat. cos sunny skies on fri was encouraging and made me less worried. And He also reassured me it would be alright. Thank God for the really nice make-up artist lady and the really nice photographer who bought us lunch! :)

thank God for my trip to Idaho! for the fantastic house i got to stay in which was on a mountain and had some forest ard it and deer! all within driving distance to the town area :)


thank God that it snowed significantly for 1 night though it was supposed to stop snowing liao (they had a lot of snow this winter). this meant i got to build a snowman! and see snow falling! also cos there was so much snow this season it covered everything everywhere and was jus fascinating to me. :) i love to walk in it and feel the crunch under my boots. Made my first snow angel! and snowball fights (which Isaac won cos he makes them 3 times as fast :p)(and throws them twice as hard :p) It was fun seeing his family and friends too.

We went to Oregon and saw the coast! Also loved the shopping at the super marked down prices, bought reebok shoes for US$20!!


thank God for Lawrence for hosting Isaac during this trip. :)

thank God for the photographer and videographer i met recently cos i like their work and it is at a good price. was so hard to find one like that..

black eyed peas

WITL.. lalala

shall try to complain less this year.. LL out of hospital :).. went to GHA today. hard to decide... aiyo.... try to book FCBC...

WITL.. lalala

stone cold heart.. sigh. wearied by the wind and the rain. does it mean i go to the place where it is not weary and try to find warmth in it again? scratch head indeed. wats the problem... wats the problem indeed... the Master knows..

lalala..

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i feel very sad that my fren is in pain. it doesnt help him. but i cant help it. i worry, i try not to worry. and then i worry again. until i also dunno why i worry. but i know i still am. worried. and i pray. need some time. to go to the next phase. need some time alone with Him.

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i need some distraction? or i need some time for things to settle down.. ? or.. sigh. many new things happened, or are gng to happen this year. some are happy things, some not so. but i know Who will get me through one thing at a time, one day at a time, one matter at a time. i pray my eyes are fixed on Him.
heartpain. :'(

milo

ive been drinking milo a lot recently, dev a sudden taste for it. maybe its comfort food. i dunno..

my brother has gone for his op today. a few hours post op, he still has a lot of pain. Lord please help him. May You bring good things out of this. May Your kingdom come, Your will be done. Please keep him in Your peace.

i went to a shop today w my mum! it was pleasant and even fun. Thank You. :) we will visit 1 more shop and then hopefully can decide..

met Joel for dinner today :) it rained hard. thankfully we had umbrellas. :)

im also thankful that Wanping is my friend. we went to do hair yesterday! it took half the expected time. and we were safe. :) Thank You.

pray that Isaac will be well in Kunming. Please bless him to learn his chinese in Your power. Amen.

Auntie B and Uncle S went back to USA. much touched by their love and support. Aunt B, 5th unc, aunt and Derrick and Shiyue attended service together with me! We had a good time.