Painful Backache

I have been suffering backache for 1-2 weeks. It got pretty painful and affected my sleep. I thought and hope it will recover by itself but it didn't. Guess I am just getting old. The hubby asked me to go for a massage but I hesitated cos I know I can't go for spa kinda massage (which meant for relaxing).

I want to see a reputable TMC. Only know Ma Guang the popular local TMC and ended at Ma Guang @ Bedok. Luckily the masseur I met today is quite good. A lot people made appointment with him. According to the yi shi and tui na shi, the root cause of backache is due to long term sitting (resulted qi didn't flow smoothly) and also carried heavy stuffs (that is the trigger point).

At the end of a session of acupuncture (with heater) and tui na, my back feels much better. Now only feel aching instead of pain.

Advice to follow next few days:
(1) Dun carry heavy stuffs.
(2) Slow down movement.
(3) Avoid cold drink and coconut.
(4) Avoid tea. Coffee ok.
(5) Take Ma Guang's pre-made "lemon juice" for four days to tong qi.
(6) Stick Ma Guang's medicated patch over affected area for five days.

Hopefully backache goes away and never come back again.

After note: The hubby also went for tui na for his shoulder after seeing me feeling much relief. We see signs of aging. Amusing part is we helped each other on sticking medicated patch.

Lunch : Roasted chicken rice

Delicious and cheap ($2.50). Located at a corner coffeeshop at Blk 211 Bedok North Street 1.

Durians.. durians..

A durian surprise from the hubby who got it after his dinner gathering with his friends. The last time we had it is more than a year ago. Not cheap ($18/kg and the chosen durian is 2kg) but really yummy (thick and sweet) and finger licking.

Merry Christmas!

I love love love this time of the year. Love choosing pressies for the kiddos and close ones. Love seeing everyone busy in preparing to celebrate this festive. Love seeing Christmas decoration everywhere and simply making everyone happy.

This year is our first year having fresh Christmas tree at home. (We have been talking a few years of getting a real X'mas tree so that Faith could have great fun in decorating the tree and most important is to enjoy more family time doing the same thing together during this festive period.) This year we also hold our first X'mas party. Although it is just a small gathering with close family, we had good time together and it means a lot to us. I guess the kids have the fantastic time in running around the house although there is some small hiccups.

Hope we could do it again next year. Maybe two sessions with family and friends.

Faith's pressies.. She can't wait to open her cash register toy and is waiting eagerly behind the curtain.

Will my hair get super shine?

Currently I am at Jean Yip @ VivoCity to give my hair a new look. Hope my whole afternoon time is well-spent.

I have wasted 20-30 mins to wait for another hair stylist as mine is on off today. As usual, the hair stylist tried to "smoke" me to do something else that is not part of my packages (yes.. I have a few - scalp treatment & hair treatments & highlights/perm/rebond)

I got pissed off and told him don't suggest me anything else other than my packages. Seem like it is inevitable to stay firm and sound irritated whenever I visit Jean Yip. If not, they just keep pushing more services to meet their monthly sales target.

No doubt they have good hair stylists and good products but.. They doesn't give me an ease of mind whenever I come here.

If I did not sign packages, I will choose not to visit. Overly commercialize and lack of sincere personal touch.

Misses the old services they provided a decade ago with no sales target and not too pushy on their packages and products.

Feel comfort by hearing my loves' snores

With the hubby and my darling sleeping beside me now and playing a nice orchestra of loud and soft snores, making me feel blessed to have my love ones so closed to me.

Mood : Lonely and feeling dizzy

Currently I'm unpacking last box of master bedroom stuffs. I still have 10 more boxes of Faith's stuffs to clear. And clean up Faith's room.

I have cleared so many boxes (at least 70 large boxes so far) till I lost count.

Mom called this morning and ask me to clear my stuffs in her place. Wonder when I could finish clearing. Not easy especially I am doing alone. Can get very bored after a while.

Hope and really hope to finish up by end of year. I have more important stuffs to work by then.

I got to be chauffeur and do house chores at same time.