Err… what exactly are the symptoms of dengue fever aside from having a persistent fever?

How about persistent headaches and body aches? I’ve been having headaches for the past week till now and since early this week, my neck and shoulders have started to ache. But I dun think I have a fever though… but haven’t checked. And feeling generally lethargic.

I’ve read that headaches and joint pain are some of the symptoms. But then must have the fever also rite? Been hearing so many dengue cases has gotten me rather paranoid coz I’m very prone to mossie bites.

Dang… I hope nothing’s wrong with me. Persistent headaches are not fun. Especially coupled with neck and shoulder aches.

Sigh…

Is that the saying?? Why church mouse ar? Why even mouse? Mice dun need money!

Aiyoh… got sooo many dinners this week and next! Just had one tonight, Friday got one, next Tuesday got one, next Wednesday got one, next Sat got one…

I am so bloody broke! *wail!* Someone take pity on me and donate some $$$ to me! How to survive with RM250 left in my bank account?????

I quite like this one. Courtesy of Jean via email…

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Girls leave their schedule wide-open and wait for a guy to call and make plans.
Grown women make their own plans and nicely tell the guy to get in where he fits.

Girls want to control the man in their life.
Grown women know that if he’s truly hers, he doesn’t need controlling.

Girls check you for not calling them.
Grown women are too busy to realize you hadn’t.

Girls are afraid to be alone.
Grown women revel in it – using it as a time for personal growth.

Girls ignore the good guys.
Grown women ignore the bad guys.

Girls make you come home.
Grown women make you want to come home.

Girls worry about not being pretty and/or good enough for their man.
Grown women know that they are pretty and/or good enough for any man.

Girls try to monopolize all their man’s time (i.e. don’t want him hanging with his friends).
Grown women realize that a lil’ bit of space makes the ‘together time’ even more special – and goes to kick it with her own friends!

Girls think a guy crying is weak.
Grown women offer their shoulder and a tissue.

Girls want to be spoiled and ‘tell’ their man so.
Grown women ‘show’ him and make him comfortable enough to reciprocate without fear of losing his ‘manhood’.

Girls get hurt by one man and make all men pay for it.
Grown women know that that was just one man.

Girls fall in love and chase aimlessly after the object of their affection, ignoring all ‘signs’.
Grown women know that sometimes the one you love, don’t always love you back – and move on, without bitterness.

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It’s interesting how a conversation on one topic can lead to another totally different topic.

Today, we were discussing about pervasive computing. The Boss was reading this journal on the evolution of technology in the insurance industry. Me, being the non-techie geek (hehe), asked The Boss what is pervasive computing. She replied, the basic idea is all these different devices accessing a single processing device (or something to this effect). Read more here.

Then, I dunno how, we started talking about microchips. Identification chips, such as those implanted into animals/pets to track them. And how it has started to be tested on human beings. Then, this lead to a discussion on the Antichrist. The Boss, who’s a devout Crhistian, said that it is believed that there will come a day where the Anticrhist will rule the world and those who believe in the devil will bear the mark of the devil. And there will come a time where money will no longer be the method of transactions. Humans will be implanted with these chips and transactions will be performed by scanning these chips. I dunno how microchips are related to the Antichrist but anyway, I just listen.

How does this have anything to do with my subject title? Well, The Boss made a reference to The Omen when she was talking about the mark of the devil i.e. 666 which was portrayed in the movie.

Which brought back memories of all the scary/horror movies that I had seen when I was a kid. Of which I can say that I have been truly traumatized forever. That’s why I hate horror movies now. Haha. I swear, if I had kids, I wouldn’t let them watch any horror movies until say, they were in their teens! But I remember watching The Omen, Poltergeist, The Exorcist and loads of other horror movies when I was below 12! And I remember that I would be so scared to go to the toilet after the movie, coz I had to walk thru the dark dining room before I could reach the toilet. I remember running from the living room to the toilet, fumbling as fast as I can to switch on the light, do whatever I needed to do really fast, and rushing back out to the living room, into the safety of light and people. Haha. So funny, now that I think about it.

But back then, it was damn scary ok.

I still remember bits and pieces of some of those movies, titles which I can’t remember now but scenes, yes.

• There was one which had some alien-creature living in the TV and it would start eating/killing people who watched it.
• There was another where an alien-creature would impregnate women, who would then give birth to alien/monster babies. That scene where the woman was going to give birth, they showed her stomach sort of exploding! Ewww!
• Little Shop of Horrors was scary for me coz it had a giant plant with many many heads that ate people up!
• And was it The Omen where the evil boy had glowing green eyes? That was traumatizing, man!
• And the little girl who floated and started spinning like crazy and shooting stuff out of her body? Or something like that. I remember there was one scary little girl in the movie who did really bad things and talked in strange voices.
• The Twilight Zone theme. Till now, I get goosebumps when I hear that forever familiar tune *shudders*

One of the things I hate about horror movies is when they use normal, everyday things. Like in What Lies Beneath, where the ghost appears in the mirror in the bathroom and the water in the bath. Man, I use mirrors everyday and water also! Creeps the hell outta me, hehe…

So yah… dun ask me to go watch scary movies

It’s Friday! Yay!

But I’m feeling so darn lazy today. Sleepy too. I just discovered that I can never ever take cold/cough meds during the daytime, even though the doc says they’re the non-drowsy kind, coz it totally zombifies me. Even the non-drowsy ones, I have no idea why. Serious. I feel like I’m in a dream. My boss asked me “Eh, you’re very drowsy ar?” It was embarrassing coz I think I was dozing off when we were in a discussion. Shites!

So anyway, the topic on “He Says, She Says…” today was, “If you really love your man, you would never allow him to do any work around the house. Agree or disagree?”

Ika gave an example of her friend, who’s a working professional and all that, who goes by that sentence above to keep her marriage happy i.e. she makes sure she’s home before the hubby to get the food ready and is ever ready at his beck and call. And apparently, if the hubby is at home and his glass of drink is empty, all he needs to do is shake his glass and she’s by his side to refill his drink. And in return, she gets around-the-world trips and expensive gifts.

WHAT THE…???!!!

Gawd, the fella got no arms and legs to fix his own drink is it? The wife is his maid, is it? But then again, she willingly submits to that sort of behavior and even promotes it. So her pasal la.

But seriously, if my guy were to expect me to wait on him hand and foot, sorry la. I’m not about to be subjected to be a maid to anyone. And presents and trips can’t buy me over to that way of thinking. We’re both working professionals and we’ve all got our everyday stresses so the least we could do is share the housechores. I will get you a drink or fix you a meal but that’s coz I want to, and don’t expect it ALL the time coz I’d like the same treatment in return as well.

Spoil the men, suffer the rest of your lives (at least, that was one of the callers’ experience).

What say you?

Have you had dreams where you feel like you’re doing so much in your dream that when you wake up, you feel so tired?

I’ve been having so many of these types of dreams… and then when I wake up, I feel like I haven’t slept a wink

… do you decide that the sense of familiarity is getting too comfortable?

… do you decide to avoid being taken for granted?

… do you make known your terms?

… do you decide to make the change?

Haven’t thought about it before. Maybe I should start.

Muahahahaha!! That’s what everyone had to say to me tonight in order not to lose their turn in Citadels. Such an awesome card!

Man, after I got killed twice in a row… and that’s not enough! I was killed AND robbed!!! Aiyoh, so kesian!

Then Sis took pity on me and gave me the crown… and everyone suffered after that! Haha!

Me : Assassin…
Sis (reluctantly) : Thanks, Your Excellency
Me : *grinning smugly* Magician
CL : Yes, Your Excellency
Me : AHAH!!!! Wrong!! You lose your turn!!!! *grinning ever more smugly* Warlord…
AM : Yes, Your… arrrggghhh!!!
Me : Hahahahahaha!!
Sis : Sheesh, I created a monster.

I managed to be the first to build 8 districts and tied for the most points with SS. After getting killed dunno-how-many-times, after being killed AND robbed, and being the last to build a district.

Yes, revenge is sweet.

Today’s “He Says, She Says…” topic was :

“Would you go out with a person, who is really hot-looking, but has really bad BO?”

The DJs gave examples of celebrities like Brad Pitt, Jessica Elba. Apprently, Brad Pitt has bad BO. But naturally, I think anyone would be more than happy to go out with a celebrity, bad BO or not, if it’s a one-time thing.

But would you wanna spend the rest of your life with a person with bad BO?

I wouldn’t. I’m particular that way. Of course, if I know the person well enough, I would try to tell him to do something about it (hopefully he’d be receptive enough) and if he does try to do something about it, then it wouldn’t be an issue. Surely one of the many hygiene products in the market would work? But if they don’t work, then that’s another issue altogether. Seek medical treatment?

But seriously, I can’t imagine going out with someone, who makes me feel like retching from the pungent-ness of his BO. Imagine trying to kiss the guy!

Yecckk!

sniff… sniffffff…. am feeling depressed over Meg Meg’s predicament

So here’s some pictures to cheer me up a little…

This was during our b’day dinner at Ninja Jones (Japanese Restaurant @ North Point, Mid Valley), organized by the ex-MNC gang — Erica and Jean. It was to celebrate Winn, CL, and my b’days. Very sweet of them *hugs*

Bernard was there too… and thank gawd he didn’t make me drink the 2 Flaming Lamborghinis as I’d promised I’d do this year since I put up such a dismal performance last year (ok ok, I made him drink half of it and the fella never let me forget it!). Thank gawd now I have one up on him… I wasn’t the one who didn’t show up at MY OWN birthday dinner! Nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeeeeehhhh!

But he made me drink whisky and man, that stuff is NASTY! Bleckkk! Tastes like cockroach!! Who in the right mind would wanna drink whisky, beats me, man!! Bleck!!! But in order to not humiliate myself like last year, I managed to finish my nasty glass of whisky. Never again, man! Whisky is N-A-S-T-Y!!!!!!!

Thank you, guys, for the great night!

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