Back dated happenings in March

Just came back from a short holiday, will be blogging about my hanoi trip when I sort out my photos. 

There has been a few happenings in March I haven't blog about.

As 清明节 is coming, Sis in law texted us to make a date to pray mother-in-law. 1st time we need to prepare for 扫墓 , didn't know what we need to get. Sis in law send us a photo of food to purchase. In stead of buying ready cooked food from different food store I decided to make it myself. Hummmm it's only one whole chicken, one fish, one pork and some fish cake. Not so difficult to do actually. The only challenge is the chicken cause I didn't know how to cook the chicken I know is just use water boil lah. hahaha Asked my mother how to do and how long need to cook the chicken and I think I'm good. 

Wake up early to get the food ready, and meet sis in law at temple. I had a little argument with a Aunty there who took the whole 2 tables for praying, she refuse to move some of her stuff to let us pray too. Super selfish Aunty, I was super angry but I didn't throw my temper there. In the end we use the other side, but I am still angry with the Aunty. > <

The praying stuff we prepared.... and I forgotten a bowl of rice is needed so hubby & sis in law went to buy. 

After the praying we bring home some of the food and we had it for lunch. The chicken is nice hahaha in future I'll have no problem to cook that chicken. :P 

Then past few weeks I was coughing badly, sis in law ask us to see TCM. She introduce one that is very good at Jurong, yes Jurong! So damn far! Hubby has been nagging about my health, keep complaining about my cough. Somemore my asthma came back to visit quite often recently. So no choice loh I went to the TCM on a weekday. Knowing me, I didn't like to visit TCM had bad experience in my childhood. So I only believe in western doctors, but I do believe some of the herbs are good for woman lah. Somemore now need to travel all the way to Jurong! It's like asking me to do 2 things I hate at a same time. Travel far and see TCM. 

In the end I called car from grab to travel there, the grab car uncle was quite nice to talk to. I told him I'm going to a TCM there and he said he did bring his daughter to a TCM in Jurong before and the doctor was very good. He dropped me at the location and he came to the clinic also he said its the same clinic and he took a name card from the staff so that he can recommend people there. Hahaha well thanks for giving me more confident to see this doctor. 

The clinic is a small old style shop, wasn't crowded on a weekday. Or I should said I'm the only one there? I waited one patient come out and it's my turn. The doctor is a woman doctor, talk super fast sometimes I can't really catch what she was saying. But she seems quite good, and explained very clear and make sure I understand. Keep telling me to cut down on my carb intake, not to drink fruit juice, not to drink soya milk, need to exercise. She say my body get fat easily, so need to reduce carb. Whole process was very fast, even staff who gave me the medicine talk super fast. 

I saw some online review about this TCM, not very good review saying she will recommend people to one doctor for medical check up before she will see them. But for my case since I already have done all my checks she didn't ask me to go any doctor. Maybe will see her again one more time and see what she will say. The medicine wasn't very expensive for the one week she has given me.  

This year I really did a lot of adjustment to my eating habit, I even changed my rice to mixed brown rice. This week I also reduce to eat lesser rice too, and I went exercise 3 times within one week. hahaha couldn't believe myself too. Anyway just hope that my body will be healthy from now on.