When I'm better!

After reflecting on my conversations with people over the past few... err, days? Weeks? I've been a real downer! Oh Gosh, how hard it would be to talk to me in this state! I'd like to apologize for that, first off.
I'm feeling pretty happy today. My health is improving a LOT, and the doctor sent me a letter saying he wanted a 'review' with me today. I'm hoping he says I can go back to school soon.


Friday, as I may have mentioned before, was a really terrible day, because I was told that I couldn't do a lot of things I had been looking forward to. People who know me would probably realise how this makes me feel - because I have to do everything. I LOVE being involved in just... everything. If I'm not a part of something, I start feeling really lost. So, because of that, and the fact that I hadn't seen anyone or been outside for over a week, the entire day I was fairly emotional (understatement of the century). My parents were getting pretty worried, because crying was putting my tender spleen at risk. They had told me earlier, "Your boyfriend can't come over this weekend, because you need to rest." After the state I was in, they decided it would be best for him to come over after all, since I needed something to take my mind off the whole situation.

So I managed to stop myself snivelling long enough to make the phone call as soon as he finished school. The conversation went something like this:
O: H-hello
G: Hey
O: C-Can you s-still come over t-tonight?
G: Huh? *sounding concerned because he can't understand me*
O: Can you still come over tonight? Would you be able to?
G: Yeah



The conversation was slightly more warm and eventful than that, but you get the drift.
When he came over, he walked in and threw a paper bag at me. I opened it, and inside was a STAR WARS TOY! <3 I AM NERD GIRL - I LIKE STAR WARS. I love this toy. I love it so much. I have carried it with me - I am not joking - every moment since I've had it. This is really easy, seeing as I never leave the house. So, for the past four days, I have carried it EVERYWHERE. <3 On Sunday, my parents decided they would put me in the car and drive around for a while, just because I needed to get out of the house. I was REALLY excited, because I hadn't seen the outside world in an insane amount of time. It was really awesome. Anyway, while talking to Potato, I compiled a list of all the things I want to do when I'm better. The whole point of this blog was actually to write this list. Here's a few of them:

• Eat a LARGE Hungry Jacks Bacon Deluxe burger meal
• Eat Pods
• Eat chocolate and those chocolate cookies that have been calling me from the pantry
• Try that new KFC roll thing with Popcorn Chicken in it
• Go to town and walk ALL day
• Drive
• Take Potato somewhere special
• Clean my room
• Go to school
• Play piano
• Catch up on two or three weeks of school work - I've lost track of time
• Bake something for Duc as an apology for not attending formal with him

I think that's all I wanted to say. Oh, also, one day I lost one of my socks in the bottom of my bed, and because I didn't have the energy to find the other sock, I just walked around with one sock the entire day.

[being asked what he'd be doing if he wasn't in comedy] "Shouting at people in the street probably." - Ross Noble

Health Update!

YES. I HAVE GLANDULAR FEVER. Also a throat infection. Three weeks off school. Hurray! Not really. Oh wow, I'm super tired.

I feel terrible. Really depressed - I had to tell my wonderful friend Duc that I can't go to his formal tonight, because the doctor says there's a chance my spleen/liver whatever might pop. I guess it's better to miss one formal than... you know. Die. haha.

So now I have to take it easy. I hate taking it easy. I want to go to school, damnit! I'M SO LONELY. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWRRRRRR.

Thank you, and goodnight, people of the outside world.

The Kissing Disease.

MOVE OVER, SWINE FLU! Ojaye has a new thing to be worried about! Well, not really. I'm not too worried. I just want to say, [though my boyfriend may disagree,] I don't get sick often. I really don't. Sickness was never a huge thing for me. However, on the rare occasions I do get sick, I get very, very sick, so people remember it more.

This time around is no exception. On Monday and Tuesday, I felt very, very off. I drifted through a maths test, possibly failing, I'm not really sure what I was doing in it. (I DID study, I worked very hard, I just couldn't focus, I felt so sick.) People told me to stay home. "BAH!" I spat in their faces. (Well, not really. I just said "I'm fine" and didn't stay home.) On Wednesday, however, I began to feel feverish. "I'll just go home and sleep it off," I thought pathetically. I strugged through my chemistry class, had some sort of study lesson in the middle of the day, which I ended up sleeping in anyway, and then complained throughout the entire lunch break.

After lunch, Thuong (who was also sick) and I dragged ourselves to the music room, where I fell asleep at the piano while practising with some other girls for the school Musical. After one lesson, I went to my music teacher and asked her if I could go home straight after school instead of attending band practise. She said "Why after school? Just go home now"
So I did. In the office, while signing out, I ran into one of the Drama teachers, who told me I "look frail."
Poor Thuong, who ended up going to the hospital later that evening, also attempted to go home, but couldn't contact her mother. I wanted to take her home, but I don't think it's legal, or just, a good idea, for me to take her home when her mum isn't aware of it... ANYWAY.
I got home, moped around feeling sorry for myself, and then the next day, I felt so terrible, my mother took me to the doctor. "Tonsilitis, Throat infection, and -something else ojaye has forgotten-" he said, and also informed me that my tonsils were swollen and my throat was covered in pus. (EW, I KNOW.) Yes indeed, I was a very sick girl.

So our amazing plans for an awesome long weekend were dashed due to my sickness. Potato ended up coming over Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday to try and make me feel better. Unfortunately, it didn't help. (Well, I did feel better when he was around, but, you know, it's not like it's a cure or anything.)

Today I was supposed to go to school, but ended up bawling my eyes out in the shower (AGAIN) and mum said "you can't go to school today like this." We went back to the doctor, and, to my surprise (I could've cried when he told me this - I almost did!) he told me he thinks I may have Glandular Fever, also known as the "Kissing Disease." I thought it was very serious. My dad has told me in the past, "You'd better not get kissing disease! It's year 12! You'll be in bed for months!"
OH, THE AWKWARDNESS! It's ok, really. My dad was sorely misinformed, as are the people who read my Swine Flu blog, and believe it. The doc says that everyone has it in their lives, around their teenage years to early 20's. However, most people don't know they have it - they just think they have the flu. Others (like me), get it pretty bad, and then a small amount of people get it REALLY bad, as my dad had described. Quote the doctor, when talking to my mum, "It's ok, everyone's had it. You've had it, I've had it, everyone." I wanted to wolf-whistle when he said that, but I thought better of it.
He sent me off to get some blood tests, which I will retrieve in about two days. Until then, fingers crossed - let's hope that I just have tonsilitis, but I doubt it. I seem to have all the symptoms of Glandular Fever, and so far, the symptoms have lasted about 7 days. It would also explain why I've been feeling so 'down' lately - that's a symptom of Glandular Fever too.
So yes. That's my small medical adventure for you. Here are a few highlights of my day:

• The doctor looking at my throat, full of pus, and going "WOAH. O_O" The horrible state of my throat freaked him out a bit, I think.
• When getting my blood test, the woman was talking to me, asking me if I've ever had a blood test. "Yeah" I replied, "It's no problem." When she took my blood, she took it from my right arm, and took blood from the smallest vein she could find. Upon sticking the needle into my arm, the blood EXPLODED out of my arm, causing her to shriek a little bit. Apparently, she had never seen anything like it before. I bled a lot. Poor woman, at least I made the day interesting for her.
• Calling Claudina to tell her of my health status, and ask her to put aside work for me, so I don't miss out on anything. While on the phone, I heard her asking someone to open the door for her. The next moment, I hear her shriek, "HIEN! THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE LAZILY OPENING THE DOOR FOR ME. OPEN THE DOOR." I laughed so much, I thought my glands were going to pop out of my throat.

PS - How do you like my new layout? Spiffy, eh? There's something about it that I'm not very fond of - I'll probably end up changing it very, very soon.

"Why do women insist on asking men what they're thinking? We're thinking: Fuck, better think of something to say." Either that or we're imagining that we're spies." - Ed Byrne

The Truth About Swine Flu

Fear of the Swine Flu is sweeping the nations! Two schools in Adelaide have been closed down due to the Swine Flu, and since one is my school's 'brother school,' and another is just up the road from our school, teachers are predicting that we'll be the next to close down.

I am a year 12 student with an abundance of medical experience (5 days work experience at a hospital last year), I believe I should give my view on this pandemic, as I am a trained medical professional.

Swine Flu is a conspiracy. It was brought in by the Mexican Government due to a shortage of pigs among pig farmers. The Swine Flu was developed to evolve hobos into pigs, to solve the pig shortage in Mexico. Unfortunately, some of the hobos escaped into the countryside and spread the virus.


The Swine Flu starts off with Flu-like symptoms, such as diarrhoea, fever aching joints and feelings of lethargy. However, if the flu is left to develop for over a month and a half in a single person, it will develop into what it was designed for - to turn humans into pigs.

First, the individual's skin texture will begin to change. It will become slightly rough, hairy, and will adopt a pinkish tinge. They may even begin craving scraps, and find themselves rummaging through their own (or neighbours') rubbish bins. Then, the person's nose will begin to form into a snout. Though people think that their bones and muscles are aching due to flu-like symptoms, this is actually because their bone structures are changing into that of a swine. Eventually, their feet will shrink into hooves, and their posture will shift until they are walking on all fours.

These changes will continue until the person has completely morphed into a swine. Fortunately, medical professionals have been able to slow the process, and even though the final stages cannot be reversed, they can be prevented. If you have any of these symptoms, consult a medical professional immediately, before it's too late. Also, if you are diagnosed with Swine Flu, do not leave treatment too late, unless you want to be lying next to my eggs and toast on my breakfast plate in the morning.











Note from Ojaye to gullible readers: Yes, I take full credit for making this up and posting it, but for Gosh sake, don't use this in some sort of school report or something. Your teacher will give you an F. (Or an E, depending on what school you go to)
Note from Ojaye to sensitive readers: It was brought to my attention that some may be offended by this post. I'm really sorry if you've lost a loved one to the swine flu. Please don't take this blog too personally! =D

"If you're like me, it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately." - Shaun Micallef

A silent obsession.

I LIKE TSHIRTS! I spend my life surfing da interwebz for funny tshirts. I own some, like "I do all my own stunts" and "iPope"

Today I had an urge to write a blog. A hunger that could not be satisfied simply by using Myspace, Twitter or Facebook. After surfing the internet for a while, I scrolled through my bookmarks and once again came across a site that I visit fairly often.

SNORGTEES!

One day, I'm going to win the lottery, and buy every tshirt on that page, plus any others from the t-shirt bookmark pages I have.
Here are some shirts I'd like to share, because I can.

"Smoking. It has been found that twenty-five thousand people die each day from smoking-related illnesses. But scientists have now proved conclusively that this number would be halved if divided by two."- Shaun Micallef

Fantastic Food Adventures!

MY DAD IS ASIAN. He's from Singapore. This means my family is obsessed with food. Almost every long weekend that pops up, my family and some Singaporean family friends travel about six hours (driving) to Melbourne.


Why?


To eat.



YES. I KNOW. Everyone I speak to thinks I'm insane, but that's the way my family works. We eat SO MUCH when we're there. A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT. I took a photo of all the stuff (or most of it) I ate while I was there. Keep in mind this is about three days worth of food.

Place: ABC CAFE
Dish: Popia, Tea and Orange Juice

This is sort of like the Vietnamese Cold Rolls, except a Singaporean/Malaysian version. I fell in LOVE WITH THIS DISH. It's SO DELICIOUS! It has a peanut-y taste, and even though it looks like it's going to fall apart, it didn't! YES. GOD-LIKE FOOD. Apparently the rest of the food at this cafe wasn't good, but, in my opinion, it's worth going, just to get this popia!

Place: Singapore Chom Chom (In the city, Bourke St, I think.)
Dish: Nasi Lemak, Chwee Kway, Kickapoo Joy Juice and Tea. (Background - Con lo mi aka Dry Wonton Noodles)

I'll just say this: SCC is heaven. "If heaven's all we want it to be, send your prayers to me, care of..." SCC. I LOVE THIS FOOD. Actually, SCC is the reason we keep going back to Melbourne. I would live on Nasi Lemak if I could, it's so delicious. This one in particular has really hot sambal with it, so I always end up giving it to dad.


Behind the nasi lemak is chwee kway. I've never eaten this anywhere other than at this place. Apparently one of our family friends can make it (I should bribe them) but I've never eaten it anywhere else. ANOTHER DELICIOUS MEAL. Kickapoo Joy Juice is good too. Can't get it in Adelaide... yet.





Place: Gelatissimo
Dish: Gelato - Chocolate and Blood Orange


I went here at about 11pm in the evening in the middle of Melbourne City. I know the flavours don't sound good together, but after eating heaps of sweet things during the day, the fruity orange flavour kind of balanced it out. It tasted good.




















Place: Hill's BBQ, Box Hill

Dish: Con Lo Mi, Duck, chicken and a glass of water.

I ALWAYS have Con lo mi from this place. I love it. I love the lettuce they put under the noodles, they taste really good because they're soaked in the sauce.

But, the real STAR of this place is the DUCK. I had a bit of chicken, but not much, because I was OBSESSED with their duck! IT'S THE BEST DUCK I HAVE EVER TASTED. I absolutely LOVE duck, but I never knew it could taste this good.
Oh God, I'm craving it now.


Place: Nasi Lemak House
Dish: Nasi Lemak

Thank you, Captain Obvious. Of course there's nasi lemak at the nasi lemak house. I love nasi lemak!! This place is always full, so we got take away and took it back to the hotel. Since I had to share it with my dad (doom!) I didn't eat much more than that (see left image) but since I was still full from the 50,000 other meals I ate that day, I didn't mind TOO much...





Place: Bread Top, Box Hill
Dish: Various yummy things.

I didn't end up eating it all, because I brought it back to Adelaide... and then just left it to go off. I bought all this stuff when I was really hungry, which explains why there's so much. I bought this just before my Hill's BBQ duck meal <3 href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidYg3FUqLXvRr-4z7Zqdo-VDhjLc4vx4LnsCpM1zBzhNDidwX7xdu-_XCbUXX0J8lhhwNyJ1pulEKy76KpPVwfmqafcNYlwRt1hVDzhhcvOJkFxefjHl3pa4qpSGRzNz6zsMqQwSzRiA/s1600-h/NORSIASkitchen_after.jpg">

Place: Norsiah's Kitchen
Dish: Nasi Lemak, Muturbak

This small, unnoticed piece of paradise is right next to a student campus or student apartment block or something, which makes it CHEAP... AND if you show your student card, you get 10% off, so it becomes CHEAPER. JOY TO ME. The food there is authentic and delicious. Their nasi lemak is GOD-LIKE. Actually, now that I think about it, it might even be BETTER than Singapore Chom Chom. We are regulars at this place, and the people that work there know my dad now, even though they only see him every long weekend. The blurry-beyond-recognition picture was meant to be a picture of the resturaunt. I only realised I didn't have a photo as we were driving past the place, so I quickly grabbed my phone and attempted to snap a photo as we drove past. Unfortunately, the best I could get is the one you see above. The random light on the right hand side is Norsiah's Kitchen. All this food talk is making me hungry.

And finally - I didn't eat these - but in a past blog (also about food,) Donna commented me and mentioned that she used to LOVE these little fruit lollies known as "runts"

She said she wasn't sure whether they sold them anymore, and I can safely say they do. As you can see in the picture on the left, I FOUND THEM! Except, to eat them, you need to go to Box Hill in Melbourne, and find this candy machine.
I got a bit excited when I saw them, ("DONNA LIKES THESE!") and got a lot of weird looks from passers-by as I took a photo of them on my phone.

“I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I’m good at everything.” - Demetri Martin

Making the world a better place.

Oh, pretty sick this week. I caught it off Claudina. I guess it serves me right. We sit next to each other everyday at school, in almost every class, and whenever she has a coughing fit, I jokingly tell her to "SHUT UP!" It's funny, but she would respond by deliberately coughing on me. I was bound to get sick eventually.



From about Thursday to Monday, I was at my worst. While doing my homework, my table looked like this:
I took that photo especially for this blog! (I know, that's really sad.) As you can see, I'm very good for the environment, what with all my used tissues that will probably turn into landfil etc etc...

I'm slowly getting better, though!
It sucks being sick, because I tried to give blood. Unfortunately, you have to wait 7 days after vomiting before you can give blood... and it hadn't been 7 days for me. I was SO close to being able to give blood! Tangy and I have decided to go in our frees one day soon and give blood together! I think it'll be heaps of fun! I'm excited. In the evening, after I went to the Blood Donors place, it was the day before April Fool's day. I decided to get in early, and told Potato:

(7:38 PM) ojaye: XD oh oh oh ! AND i went to the blood donors place today!
(7:39 PM) Potato: AND DONATED YOUR DELICIOUS BLOOD?! XD
(7:39 PM) ojaye: HAHAHAHAHAHA i did, but there were complications
(7:39 PM) Potato: Why?
(7:39 PM) ojaye: oh, you know how i get nosebleeds? and i've been sick? well iiiiiii.. didnt tell them
and ended up fainting and having to go to hospital XD
(7:40 PM) Potato: ......
(7:40 PM) ojaye: im gonna have to take medication for the next 2 months until my blood replenishes XD the ladies werent happy =\haha
(7:40 PM) Potato: You idiot....
(7:40 PM) ojaye: XD im joking gosh! nah i couldnt give blood XD
(7:41 PM) Potato: I SWEAR, DON'T EVER FREAKING SCARE ME LIKE THAT!>=(

I had fun, so I tried it on dear Tangman. He basically said "omg omg omg Oliviaaaaaaaaaa @___@" over and over until I told him it wasn't true. They weren't as much fun as my past "
pranks," where I told Anthony that I had to move to India for an arranged marriage.

The trip to the blood bank wasn't in vain, though. I got a free keyring thingy that goes around my neck for keys/usbs/phones and such. I found out that my iron levels, blood pressure and everything else is normal.
I really think that giving blood is a great thing to do. It really does take a special person to give blood, so to anyone that reads this, DO IT! For more information, go to http://www.donateblood.com.au/ or call 13 14 95. I know I sound like an advertisement at the moment, but I really want to support them! You even get free food and drink afterwards. It's a great atmosphere, it's not like "HERE'S A BIG NEEDLE. IMMA TAKE YO BLOOD. GO HOME BIATCH." It's more like, "Here, have a free keyring. Now, come and have free food and drink! Come back soon!" JUST GO. GOSH.
Today, mum went to work. She didn't know what to make for dinner, so she put on some rice and said "there's meat in the fridge." At 5:15pm, I went to the fridge and looked for the meat, but all I saw was leftover spaghetti mince. I called mum and said "Where's the meat? There's only spaghetti meat."
Mum: "That's it."
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, SPAGHETTI MEAT DOES NOT BELONG WITH RICE.

But, beggars can't be choosers. So I heated up the spaghetti meat stuff (what the hell is it called anyway?) and covered it with rice, and handed it to my brother. As you can see above, the rice is completely covering the meat, which creates the surprise! I know, I know. I'm such a gourmet genius.
Upon handing it to my brother, I said "I call it Rice Surprise! You have to eat it, it's all we have."
My brother looked at the food, and then looked at me as if I had asked him to gnaw off his foot.
I made myself some. It doesn't actually taste that bad. It was nice. I like it. Maybe we'll make it again someday.

I was in a card store and there were these cards that said "Get well soon." Fuck that! Get well *now*!
Demetri Martin