Pet grass

I'm growing them for Angel and Bob who love them and will allow me to coax either of them into the room. The grass plays an important role in our Angel-in Bob-out and Bob-in Angel-out routine. Without the grass, I will have to carry them into the room against their will, so Mom and I are very relieved to see the seeds sprouting in the pots.

I'm one of the unique 10% :)

After all the hesitation about whether to go for lasik, the pre-lasik eye test on Thurs made the decision for me. I went through the various eye test - eye pressure, curvature, eye power, etc. The senior consultant @ SNEC told me my eyes are healthy but my cornea is too thin (480mm instead of the required minimum of 500mm) and I belong to the 10% population with thin cornea. I asked her if the current technology allows people with thin cornea to undergo lasik. She said yes but she won't recommend that as lasik will make my cornea even thinner and I will experience some problem down the road. After explaining, the doc put eye drops to dilate my pupils. A while later, a nurse dripped eye drops again before doc checked my retina and said it's healthy. The time spent @ SNEC from 1.30pm to before 3pm was surprisingly short as my friend who went there recently were there till 5+pm.

With blurry vision (I could see far but not near objects like price tags and menu), sis and I went to check out Trove @ Esplanade. I had to ask Sis how much was this and that. I can admire the clothes but I can't make out the words/numbers on the price tags. Hee. After trying a few clothes and leaving with them, we went to Max Brenner and I had to put the menu further away to look the ingredients for the various types of the hot chocolate. We spent our time there from 4+pm to 5+pm before slowly making our way home for home-cooked dinner. My vision was back to normal before 5pm. Oh well, I'll continue investing in spectacles and contact lens :)

Yay my CPU is revived

The computer repair man came before 8pm today. He opened up the CPU and cleaned up the gold finger of the RAM (which had oxidised). The CPU could be boot up after that. However, after some testing, he discovered the floppy disk drive was faulty. We have upgraded the PC last Dec but didn't think of removing that drive, so since it was faulty, I told him to go ahead and unplug it. It cost me $80 and I'm very happy that the CPU is working again and I can blog :) I told him the next time the CPU dies, I'm thinking of getting a laptop. He said the motherboard he upgraded for us last Dec is a good one and will last us for another 3 years. Wow. I can have more time to save my money for a MacBook Pro :)

Playing with MacBook Pro

Our CPU @ home is not working, so I have been using my Nokia handphone to check my emails. Small screen and keyboard aren't exactly conducive but the phone has served me well in allowing me to connect online. I'm getting the computer man to come down tomorrow to take a look @ our CPU.

I didn't bring home my office laptop but Sis has her office MacBook Pro, so I'm playing with it now. It looks cool and seems quite easy to navigate. If it's going to cost quite a bit to repair the CPU, I may consider just getting the computer man to retrieve our hard disk and I'll get a MacBook Pro. Hee.

Cat & Bird in the park

"Cat & Bird in the park" by Coboypb

I was inspired to do some doodling as I'm happy that my home PC is working. The CPU seemed to have died for the whole of last week. I have actually called the repairman to take a look tomorrow evening and I just pressed the button on the CPU to make sure it was dead. Surprisingly, it started to make the usual noise and the start screen appeared on the monitor. But it restarted 3 times before it allowed me to update the antivirus software and go online. I think I better let the guy take a look as it's not the first time the PC just restarted by itself. Sis and I were discussing last week whether to get an iMac or Macbook if we have to upgrade our PC again. If it's just a problem that can be easily resolved, I'm more than happy to stick to this PC and save money :)

Shoes investment

I like the 2 pairs of shoes I bought recently.

The first pair from this brand "Terra Plana" was bought at Barefoot shop at Orchard Ion. It cost me $159 but I'm happy with the purchase for being environmentally friendly (eg. recycled leather). The right shoe pinched my foot a little when I wore it the first time but subsequently, they feel comfortable.

The 2nd pair is Vibram Fivefingers. I read about it on a friend's blog, checked out online reviews and asked another friend how she feels wearing the shoes. I tried them @ Outdoor Life @ Velocity @ Novena Square and they felt comfortable. There was a 10% discount for cash payments and I got the shoes at $179. I walked in them for a few nights, when feeding the cats. When I jogged in them for the first time @ Botanic Gardens, I got blisters on the inner side of my feet. I rectified that when I wore them a week later by wearing my toe socks. My back leg muscles ached quite a bit and I felt good after the jog and best of all, my knees didn't ache :)

I need a new camera

My Casio Exlim of about 2 years produces overexposured or stripey photos. I borrow Sis' Canon Ixus in the meantime until I can decide or find the time to browse for a compact camera. I want one that can take good photos of community cats, food and scenery, like my formerly trusty Casio. Initially, I was not used to Sis' camera and didn't quite like it. Now I find it alright but since it's not mine, I better find my own one soon.

my dear camera is back :)

I didn't aim and just took a shot of the couch in the Casio office's reception area when I tested my camera to check that it is really working.

While waiting for the train, I took a photo of my lunch bag.

My favorite photo of the day (and I only took these 3 photos) is mum's yummy fried rice!

Full of crabstick, minced pork, egg and cabbage. Mum also boiled the rice with garlic and stirfried everything with some sambal chilli.

Life without my camera

I can't make some of you drool over the food I have eaten.

I can't make my blog look more interesting.

I can't make my friends/family wait while I take photos of the food.

I can't capture the beautiful or cute moments of the community cats resting, eating...

I can't wait for my camera to be back in my life.