Sick!

On Monday, my sister came home with one big red eye. I asked her what happened and she said she wasn't so sure. She had Chicken Rice for lunch and right after that, her eyes swelled and became red. It was also a little itchy and she had to rub it, making it even redder.

She said she was going to take a rest and the next day, she should be fine. That night, she slept early at about 9pm.

However, on Tuesday, the redness did not go away. She went to work anyway but the discomfort got the better of her and she took half-a-day leave to come home to rest. She sent me an SMS saying she wants to go see a doctor when I get home.

I was a little concerned as I wasn't sure if it was serious. Sometimes, it's a tough feeling to be worried and yet having to continue to work, knowing that there is no way I can help until the day is over.

When I got home, she was already waiting for me. I had a look at her eye and indeed it was getting worse. We proceeded to a doctor in Bedok Central, the same doctor I visited the last time when I was down with flu. I always prefer to visit doctors I am more familiar with. This clinic seems clean and the doctor was very professional, kind and friendly the last time I visited her.

There was about couple of people before us, so we had to wait about 20minutes for our turn.

Our turn came soon enough and we were ushered in to see the doctor. The doctor had a look at her and said it's a common infection. It could last a few days if not treated and there was nothing to worry about, she added. She should be fine with some medication.

With this, she prescribed some artificial tears for her and gave her a day's MC to rest at home.

We both felt a lot better after the visit knowing it was nothing serious!

Sick and so close to Christmas!

For the last two days, I had been feeling lethargic and had a slight sore throat. However, today, it got worse and I could barely wake up. Unfortunately, I was the only one holding they keys to my work place so by hook or by crook, I have to make it to work!

I dragged myself out of bed but I was already late. The clock showed 5.30am when I normally got up at 5am. I rushed through washing up, changed my clothes and headed out the house to make it to the work place just in time. I was dead tired and felt like fainting! Nevertheless, I continued to make coffee and sandwiches just like I did everyday until about 8.00am when I could not take it anymore and called my boss to tell him that I had to go see a doctor.

I came home and went to the nearby clinic at Bedok. I was surprised as there were already quite a few people at this early hour. The doctor detected a fever in me and gave me a day MC and some medicine. He advised me to take more rest and drink more water. I figured that I must not have had enough rest.

Since my sister came, I had been cooking for her every day. She works late and comes home about 11pm every night. I normally wait for her and have a chat with her till midnight before we both go to bed. The problem is that I have to get up at 5am while she gets up at 9am. So since she came, I have been having about 5 hours of sleep every day, which is barely sufficient!

Well, anyway, I did tell her that once she is used to the food outside and working life, I will have to stop cooking and worrying about whether she will find her way home at night. It's just not the worrying alone I guess, I also want to see her because her off day is on Monday while mine is on Saturday and Sunday. Our working hours just don't match quite well which means we will hardly ever talk if I sleep early and she wakes up late...

We'll see how things work out!