Looking Green

hmm, damn flu! I took Wednesday and Thursday off work, and probably should have taken Friday off too .. productivity on Friday was ultra low, and I looked really really bad! Was tempted to go home really early but only ended up leaving work about 15-20 mins earlier than normal .. plus, 2 of my workmates were off sick that day - i had probably made them sick on Monday/Tuesday ..

hmm I was also on helpdesk and answering the fone was difficult - the vendor even asked why I was at work that day when i sounded so sick :p I lunched with Hung and JY, and as soon as they saw me they were like "woah" .. JY made a comment about Rudolph, and then he looked closer and was like "omg, you're green" ... they both agreed i looked really sick :o/ I then went to the park with them - about a 15 min walk one way - and shot some basketballs with them, we didn't actually play a game .. just stood there shooting the ball .. But, the walk alone kinda drained me, wasn't really used to being out in the sun for that long - been cooped up all week :o/

We would have stayed longer, had someone *looks at JY* not insisted on eating lunch DURING their lunch break .. pfft, he could have soo eaten it before/afterwards, cos as soon as we got to the park, we had to walk back pretty much to get back to work on time :p

I asked my manager if I could leave work early on Friday and he said I shouldn't have come in .. I told him how JY said i'd looked green, and he said I do look it - except for my bright red nose .. how sweet :p

Have had problems sleeping at night - damn blocked nose - but last night was a bit beter .. I put our giant cushions on the floor in the lounge, and laid on them all covered in my blankets whilst watching the olympics .. eventually nodded off .. kept waking up (probably because my parents kept coming downstairs or tellin me to watch some swimming race) but i didn't get out of there till 1:15pm, so that was good .. I really needed the rest ... Though i feel physically ugh, my face is all dry and my nose is half blocked .. ugh :o(

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISH! --> That's for Tuesday .. I missed her dinner gathering last night, cos i was advised/ordered not to go as I was sick .. hmm Masuya ... That was the 2nd time I missed a visit to that building y'day --> my team got to see where they'll be sitting when we move to the city, but I decided not to go so I don't make people sick in the cab trip, and also cos i was self conscious about how bad i looked :o/ It was kinda good with my 2 workmates away y'day, as it was only me in my quadrant y'day .. and when ppl were going to O'Connell St to check out the new building, I got some much needed time to myself :o)

hmm if you haven't noticed, been playing around with my template .. ah so frustrating :p but at least it's something to do when i'm at home, rather than just lying in bed (which is what I should probably be doing :p) .. Matt's been helping me test it out, but im having problems with it still .. it works in firefox (which was what Matt was using to test it) but not IE .. *sigh* have to work out a way around it, am missing a column with all my links atm :P

Photos from Ruth's lunch can be found here ...

hmm good thing the olympics is on atm, at least there's something to watch, even if it's replays of replays ... but tis better than infomercials :P Have spent a lot of time watching soaps atm too --> Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Bold and the Beautiful, Young and the Restless, Neighbours .. I think it's making me crazy .. hehe also been watching Dr Phil - he's actually quite interesting to watch :o) They had overweight teenagers on the other day, in their quest to lose weight (basd on Dr Phil's son's book :p) .. Whilst the day before, they focussed on a family - some 15 year old teenager who has already had a baby so the parents are watching over her every 2 secs .. but she wants to start dating again and go on birth control, even though she says she's waiting till marriage to do it again .. hmm yeah right? :p

I can't wait to eat food which isn't soup again .. am living on soup, congee, marie biscuits and mandarins atm .. I can't really stomach much else atm though - oh well, good diet sorta :p Was meant to have a dress fitting today, but the dress maker is sick --> I blame my mum .. she's doing a better job of me of making ppl sick it seems :p

I miss doing physical exercise though :o( Last time was Monday at frisbee .. *sigh* hopefully I'll be right for the semis this Monday!