8 Days Cooking Workshop w/Chef Daniel & Bryan Wong 30/4/2011

Woke up at 8a.m., preparing ourselves to attend the 8 Days cooking workshop with Chef Daniel hosted by Bryan Wong at Seven (Illuma). Finger crossing as there's heavy downpour with thunder but it stopped before we set off.

Felt hungry upon reaching bugis junction, mother laughed at me for feeling famish & cited that there will be high tea buffet at the cooking workshop. I pointed out that it stated it will start at 2p.m & who knows, maybe it could be delayed.

Bought one nacho cheese bread for myself & one fruity cheese bread for mother. Took the linkway from bugis junction to illuma. We need to take the lift to level 7 - Sky where "Seven" is located. After attendance confirmation, we're given lucky draw which is also a survey form.

WOW! Lotsa participants had seated & I was at the 2nd row side & mother on the front row. Everyone has the recipie with them & watching Chef Daniel demostrating while Bryan did the talking most. Oh, we enjoyed Bryan's Ahem...."Jokes" which brightened our day.

The program overrun it's scheduled time & Bryan had to rush off to another location, hence, we didn't have the chance to take photo with him, instead, with just Chef Daniel.

Lotsa people were hoarding at the high tea buffet in front, queue ain't moving at all!! We're EXTREMELY FAMISHED as experiencing coldness & shakiness. Those who had their 1st round of full set of food, went for 2nd & third rounds without Q-ing. As for us, those still waiting for turns to have food were so disappointed as there's not enough to go round.

Some senior participants told Chef Daniel on the spot & later staff brought in the pork lion which Chef Daniel personally cooked it during the demo. It was worlds apart, Heaven & Earth manz!! Cooked by Chef Daniel was YUMMY but the one tasted at the high tea earlier on was so "ROUGH".

We were given goodie bags when we're exiting & returned the red sticker. Very tired as goodie bag heavy with 3 beverages, dairy...etc.

Waiting for the next upcoming cooking workshop, hopefully organised at Hotel.

True life facts about Depression sufferers

Attached urls to news about depression sufferers coping with life & work. Hope this reduces stigma. What was being mentioned by both, is also how I feel.

http://health.asiaone.com/Health/Health%2BMatters/Story/A1Story20110321-269288.html

http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20110415-273857.html

New hope for MDD

http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20110418-274217.html

Sometimes, it's scary to take new medications but upon hearing there's good news, it just made me feel better. New medications - having lesser side effects (eg: sexual dysfunction, drownsiness...etc) & no tapering off dosage required if discontinued.

It works on melatonin rather than serotonin. I wonder one would know whether they have serotonin syndrome or not when taking SSRIs/ SNRIs for a long period of time, especially for years?

Agomelatine sounds better choice for me. It works on sleep cycle & hormones (females hormones changes during PMS).

Prizes received

My mother shouted out for me to head to the other bedroom, pointing to the window top, there's a big white parcel thing there.

Wondering how come it's there. We took it off from the top window & it's for me from SGH! Containing 2 thermal flasks & 2 NETS flashcard in which I participated in 2 quizzes.

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Yesterday scalded my finger after I tried taking out the hot boiling water from the stove to pour to my cup to make coffee. Didnt notice initially but later to find the cloth is wet hot, hence, my finger got scaled...now purple. :'(

My voice sounded better after taking antibiotics. :)

Still sick

Argh...am still sick even after seeing another doctor on sat. Cough is extremely bad till one could feel the heart is being coughed out! Flu still have, just that got stuck inside due to heatiness which I could feel. I had a nap just now as I felt so tired with fever.

Tomorrow going to see another doctor, hopefully can have antibiotics. I wanna recover soon. Cough till headache throbbling.

In need of part-time job

Am in need of part-time job, for survival, for something to look forward to & one that I fits in & nearby. Staying at home all day long, doing artworks, watching tv shows, going out once a while. I need to keep myself occupied but not stressing myself out again.

Am not alright

Last night, well, I should say it's midnight, my feet top are experiencing extreme pain even without touching especially the one on the right. I gently feel & there's a bump & the pain radiated to my leg. It's so unbearable & unable to walk properly.

I felt like purging too after having 2 slices of bread with cheese when felt hungry b bedtime. It's making me sick & intolerable. I took magnesium trisillicate, at least felt better. Had to lie flat on my back for more than 2 hrs.

Caught flu after shower. Tomorrow gotto see doctor & podiatrist. :'(

Body image

Am so obese & I gotto do something about it besides exercising. I've done research on using natural remedies which will enhance my metabolism, suppress my binge. I've taken for past 2 days & felt there's some progress.

Something gross is about to be mention but it's the fact! If makes me feel fuller after meal but one thing is if I continue to eat a bit more, I'll feel very nausea. One's output is EXTREMELY STINKO as compared to usual stinko. Long time, didnt had such ULTIMATELY STINKO output!! Wah!! Even I myself wanna faint.

Suppose it works, to detoxify internally & I felt much lighter. But that doesn't mean I can binge, alright. Wanna be slim, got to have discipline & motivation.

Move on!!

Mental comic strips

Here's mental comic strips to brighten ur day http://www.nurstoon.com/comic183.html

Being ticked off

Tdy went to Connection One to collect my prize book "More than Mash" from Singhealth Academy. I didn't know till I got home at 6p.m. that I've missed DNE sis call. I returned her call & she wanted to check on me whether did I see doctor tdy for my injured left big toe in which I didn't.

Wanted me to called rehabilation podiatry to see if can slot emergencxy tmr or not. Citing wait toe dun hv leh, I replied saying then dun hv me as a whole pax lor.

Last nite, I drew another very "FANTASTIC" dwg as I felt so shity.

What has happened to me

Of late, been trying to refrain myself from entertaining unwanted thoughts. There's a strong force wanting me to take lotsa slpg pills, hurt myself in one way or another. It's horrible!! I don't know how long I can hang in there.

I tried doing artworks which was like able to distract me for a moment but not for long. I'm so down in dumps that I felt am extremely USELESS, WORTHLESS, RUBBISH!!

Ben & Jerry Free Cone Day 12 April 2011

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160375504021100

Ben & Jerry Free Cone Day is once again here in Sg on 12th April 2011. Share your heart to less fortunate. Thank you very much.