Deleted a bulk of it

I hope I’m ready for the coming trip. 

Deleted the iMovies from phone, deleted all the photos I don’t need. Coz usually I keep them in the deleted folder until I confirmed the iMovie can playback. 

Actually why still 1/2 storage used. Sigh….

I have voice memos which I need to transfer. I can’t figure out how. If only the xpand Sandisk can do. 

Now I won’t do anymore iMovies. I’ll take time to clear more photos from all the past holidays so that it’ll be ready for collage. 

Need to pack luggage and register MFA. Plus too many things happening, will blog it soon. 

These pics keeps popping up in my feed

20th Feb

So pretty! I want to go. A place to see tulips, sakuras and the alps. A picnic mat is missing tho.

25th feb

I did plan these 2 spots in my solo travel itinerary. But I wasn’t blessed with views like this so …ok good excuse to go back. 

My photo taken last June at the same spot. The bestest visibility of the 5.25 days I was there but still … can make out the shape and the majestic rock emerging from behind

Edited once 

Edited twice 

25th or 26th Feb

28th Feb (Sat) 

Same prompting again. Tulips 正在慢慢的长大

April .. airtickets expensive, hotels expensive coz it’s sakura season. Sigh… I can’t go this year and many Aprils. 

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Not related to Toyama but the Japanese temples and shrines posts do get my attention as well. I’m no holly molly but stepping into temples makes me calm. I love stepping into BTRT, the 4th floor, away from the tourists hustle and bustle area. There’s a platform where one can sit there to meditate. I’ve always wanted to do that but everytime when I drop by BTRT I’m always in a rush to head somewhere else after that. Not that I know what and how to meditate 🤣 , may end up sleeping there.

Wah… looks interesting but I scared gui 👻. Unless someone with super high 光光 is with me, and I bring my amulet to cover top to toe front to back. Maybe should test 我的胆子 in SIN, see if I dare to step into a dark ulu temple. 

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I’d like to hike, think I mentioned years ago in my blog about wanting to hike in Switzerland, to enjoy scenery but it has to be easy for this no stamina ah-so with knee pain. Saw a reel that suggested the 10 places you must go before you die. Literally I think I will die if I ever did crazily went to do it. 

Next pic : Honestly dunno the exact spot this pic this taken as there seems to be a few lakes. After reading a little more, learnt it’s 3000+m. Ehh….no thanks. If I can get an almost similar view like this at a lower altitude I’d probably be able to save my knee. And whether the trails is as scary (to me) as Bright Angels Trail in GC & Canyon Overlook in Zion where the edge in some spots scared me. One wrong step and I’ll drop down the canyon. I didn’t go into YouTube to see how this hiking trail look like coz I wasn’t going to hike. 

Mt Norikura (Nagano, Gifu) 

Next pic : Ahh….this looks safe. Even if I lose a footing I won’t drop down the cliff but just roll on the ground mimicking Julie Andrews doing the entrance song for Sound of Music. Slope looks gradual so I will stop rolling somehow, won’t roll far off the trail. I can apply brake with my weight. 

Kirigamine Highlands

Tairapyoyama 平標山

This pic looks promising but not sure if there’s a climb with stairs to reach this place. I’d definitely need a company if I want to do this, companion must walk equally slow like me or have worse stamina than me 😂 so I wont look so bad holding companion up. 

 

I talk as if I’m going the above mentioned places soon. Truth is, I’m not even sure if I can go. Need to be frugal, me not working and dunno what the world is going to be with the madness of somebody. If only I am rich.

Took me a long time

Sometimes doing some random stuffs/jobs in the house (not housework related) takes days for me to complete. Lots of tidying and tidying, I don’t even know why I have to keep tidying all the time when it’s tidied? Yah, it does get messy sometimes when the family members just throw things in without tidying. Then I have no idea what’s inside the cabinet and have to start putting them in the correct place. Sigh…..am really the only person in the house organizing and keeping things.

For this job - it took me months 🤭. I’m lucky if I do small little jobs with minimal time, for eg. every 6mths or so I’ll check the medicine drawers, teabags drawers n throw out expired stuffs. Every few months I’ll check and declutter my walk-in until I really have nothing to declutter coz those are things that I’ve been using very often.

Project mini-Kiehl’s shop over the years 

Things in my house are organized in boxes including my Kiehl’s products. I started with only 2 boxes then became 4 boxes and now 5 boxes. At one time, my things were all mixed together. Then I segregate them. Over time this face of mine 来不及用 and there were always so many promotions for Kiehl’s members so I buy coz I’m greedy to stock up. Then the boxes got messy again. 🤣. The last time before the 26th Oct 2025 project I did segregate them but didn’t have time to label coz I had to cook dinner. Not that I have good memory, months later I soon forgot which item is in which box. I had to open up the boxes when I needed to get a new facial cleanser. All my projects may not be done on consecutive days coz I only have two hands and many tasks. Have just so many things to do around the house that I can totally forgot I have a project 60% completed. 

26th Oct. 

I had to put Che-che’s new facial wash but I can’t remember which box contained the facial cleansers 😁

a) took all 5 boxes out from two toilets. Ideally is to put in same spot but there’s not enough space where the stupid sink pipe in the way, so need to play ‘fit the space’ puzzle.

b) took everything out again from each box coz decided to list down the items and count them. Then did a temp label ‘BOX A - E’ with a scotch tape  as it’ll take extra time for me / leychey to use my Nimbot label printer. Next time when I’m using the label printer then I will print them out. That is IF I REMEMBER.

Put the boxes back coz I have to cook. 

Intermission : Between 27th Oct to 18th Nov

And then I forgot I had the scribbled list I put in between my iPad coz that’s where I’m going to do a stock / inventory list. Out of sight out of mind 🤣.

19th Nov @ night 

Was reaching for something and then I brought my iPad out. The list dropped on the floor. Oops!🙊 Since I had a little time in the night (I didn’t cook today as I was out in PP so packed dinner home for the family) decided to try to get some work done. 

(a) find apps. Tried some and didn’t like it

(b) opened up my Goodnotes folder to see what templates I have in there 

(c) no inventory templates. Spent time looking in Etsy.

(d) purchased and instant download. Wanted to write but my handwriting is so ugly. Tried typing and it took such a long time and difficult n slow to get the alignment  

Then I stopped coz I was tired and lost interest, spent time clearing photos and draft my blog.

25th Feb 2026 (Wed)

Lo and behold I had totally forgotten about this. Told ya my memory is really bad. 

No way was I going to type in Goodnotes again. It’s so messy and difficult. 有点不甘愿 so looked for apps again. Yippee! I found one which is simple and nice - has Nitori colours.  

Nitori logo

I was able to categorize them so neatly, just typing a few out and it looks so organized. It’s important too that I indicated which box the items are. The only hassle is looking for pictures. No choice if I want things to look neat. Next thing is to figure out if I can put them into folders. I do have my (1) Method cleaning products which I bulk-purchased and the (2) house cleaning products + human cleaning products that I need to do my inventory count. Haha! Like so siao, I don’t have a store but I’m operating like my house is a store. Oh well, it’s actually a store 🤣. 

Till then, I don’t know when I will fully complete this project coz I have 5 boxes items to compile. And I need to clear as much iMovie and photos I can from my phone for my upcoming trip in March. Who knows maybe I will complete this Project mini-Kiehl’s in October? 😉

Tonsillitis II

Her tonsilitis began when she was in Year 1, in 2023. Then it wasn’t a frequent occurrence and if I’m not wrong her MC record for school was perfect. Then it came to Year 2 and Year 3 the frequencies got more and more. She took so many MCs. Worst was when she was doing her intern. Internship leh! How can leave this kind of bad impression on the boss?

In December when internship is all over and done with. It occured again. No more school; no more work.  

22nd Dec (Mon) 

See the Doctor again. She has been having slight pain for the past week and last night she started sniffing. Oh oh! 

Dr Loh saw her 

ENHANCIN 625MG (AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANATE) TAB - 

15.00 tabs

$16.50

FEXOFEN (FEXOFENADINE) 180MG TAB - 

10.00 tabs

$10.00

SERRAPTASE 10 (SERRATIOPEPTIDASE) 10MG TAB - 

10.00 tabs

$5.00

SODEN (NAPROXEN) 275MG TAB - 

20.00 tabs

$10.00

CONSULTATION - $32

TOTAL : $80.12

23rd Dec (Tue)

Started the course of antibiotics.

30th Dec (Tue)

She was better but decided to bring her for the follow up. Inflammation is gone. 

Dr Tan saw her today

ENHANCIN 625MG (AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANATE) TAB - 

15.00 tabs

$16.50

SODEN (NAPROXEN) 275MG TAB - 

20.00 tabs

$10.00

FOLLOW UP CONSULTATION - $24

TOTAL : $55.05

Got some antibiotics from the doctor to standby for the trip. Hopefully there’s no need for it. 

During the holiday, made her drink her 板蓝根 and the tablets I bought from medical hall, hopefully can reduce any heatiness. Then …… I’m so damn frustrated with this whole tonsilitis episodes that she gets so frequent. #%^*! It’s mentally draining for me, I have other things to worry about and she gives me this. 

24th Feb 

Was supposed to see Dr Chong, scheduled for 3.30pm, but we cancelled. Coz she doesn’t want to do the surgery so why keep seeing him. 

Previously two or three appointments we waited so long in the holding area, just to hear the “so will she want to do the surgery?” “No? Ok so we will review again after next few months.” Consultation only less than 10mins. Wasted time, petrol, parking, money. Just coz she’s afraid of pain. No choice right? She suffer for that surgery then after that will be ok.  

26th Feb 

F#%^*!!!!! Had pain past few days. Today she was so tired. Been scolding her since her tonsillitis started in dunno which f year to SLEEP EARLY. Been telling her to drink the 版烂梗 then keep saying need my boiled chrysanthemum drink. Oi! How to keep boiling and boiling for her? We have lots of prepacked chrysanthemum sachets also what?! So what if her mother die? Nobody to boil for her then she forever don’t have to drink?! What kind of stupid excuses? Also been telling her to eat the tablets I bought from medical hall. I don’t bring it to her she won’t eat. Come on lah! How old is she?! Need me to feed her or not?! I’m damn freaking angry with her. 这么大了还要一直要 baby her? Told her so many times that to see whether a TCM medication works she needs to eat it on a daily basis. 吃一天五天不吃 how to see the efficacy? Then whatever tablets she’s eaten so far is deemed useless already. Those tablets are free huh? Waste my money. Link on product, click HERE. Then also told her how is she supposed to convince me that she will adhere to sleeping early if I brought her to the sinseh? You know to see sinseh is not just a once time visit, so many visits to 调身体。Once a week at least, so much time and money wasted to send her there and she sleeps late waste the whole bloody effort. 

It’s her life, she wants to suffer in pain forever (and she’s only 19 going 20 now, she’s gotta live till 70,80 or 90) I fucking don’t dare about her anymore! Don’t she ever dare to come and complain to me it’s painful. And yah! Coz I was so damn pissed with her for spending all her late nights on watching stupid things on Instagram, whatever fuck social media, whatever stupid aunty dramas. I should just confiscate her phone away. And she’s not even a student anymore for now. Can’t even take care of herself. I’m so bloody done with her. 

I was just so angry with her, I told her she can just jolly well walk to the clinic opposite us and see the doctor herself. 

Female doctor, Dr Ang saw her. 

Description

CURAM SANDOZ 625MG (AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANATE) TAB

15 tabs  $18

CURAM SANDOZ 625MG (AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANATE) TAB

15 tabs $18   [for holiday]

SODEN (NAPROXEN) 275MG TAB

20 tabs $20

CONSULTATION $32

TOTAL : $86.11

I think for future consultations I should just make her pay herself. See whether she feels the pinch to spend her own money or not. Maybe she’ll wise up a little? Or maybe not? She’s so stubborn. Coz I’ve spent so many years and months to keep nagging at her until I 气到自己不能睡. Heart palpitating so hard. Who knows maybe know I have high blood pressure because of her. Why other people’s kids 讲一两次都会听话、她不会？

I need to meditate and drink my Rose essential oil. Cannot apply coz small quantity applied on wrist probably won’t help me reduce the anger inside me.

Tuina 2026

Dropped by coz my credits expiring soon and also still get that numbness in my whole left arm once in a while. 

4th Feb (Wed) @ 4.35pm - #1 (Lian 医师 + 姜推拿师)

K-pop physician not there, realised it’s been a year since I went . Last April. Didn’t realise it’s that long!!! Then coz new doctor, so I have to start my long long time ago story to him. 

Today’s bill is expensive as the physician gave me 14 huge packs of medicine.

Invoiced at 5.45pm but I think I left later than that. Tuina told doctor to help watch my timing but I think that old man forgot. I couldn’t see the time (supposed to be 5mins herbal pack) but it felt damn long. When I asked, it was probably more than 15mins or 20mins later. Then he rmbr there’s a patient inside. My goodness! Not a pleasant experience with this physician.

Went home with an abused shoulder, red and purple. I couldn’t even move my arm but still had to move. I couldn’t sleep on my left side, sleeping on my back is also painful. Can I stand and sleep? 

24th Feb (Tue) @ 2pm - #2 (洪医师 + 王推拿师)

Surprised to see k-pop physician, I thought he left the clinic. But good to see him, I don’t have to repeat my story. And of course I received nagging from him “you come once in a while how to get well faster? You dowan to do acupuncture how to get well faster?” Yah lah! You think I print money is it? 

When 王推拿师 saw me he also exclaimed “you didn’t come for a long time.” 

Why today 王推拿师这么多力？His tuina more painful than 姜推拿师. I was screaming in pain 90% of the time. He showed no mercy and continued. He kept laughing when 80% of the time I said bad things about him. Haha! I told him I shall call him 坏人 from now on. He was laughing the whole time but the strength is … I think he’s taking revenge on me. “我不喜欢你。你很残忍。” At one point I told him I come here to 受罪. 我很累. He laughed and said he’s also tired. I told him no I’m more tired than him coz sometimes I had to hold my breath when he’s pressing on the points without caring for me.

Yah lah he needs to use his inner qigong to do the tuina. But today I’m more tired coz I spent my energy screaming in pain and scolding him.

Invoiced at 3.09pm 

In pain on left side. Hot bottle to the rescue 

Now left with this amount. Not going until I’m back from my trip. But it means I’ll need to top up another $500 credit to get the 5% discounts. Should I continue? Fell in 2023 and suffer until now. 

Matcha IV - a day of exploration

Just because I needed to clear the fresh milk in the fridge asap I made matcha lattes. Aiyah! 真麻烦 the girls want to drink matcha but nobody wants to make, everytime I have to do it. 

And because of this mentality ‘since I’m making matcha I’ll make more’ I realised this can (1) is about to finish this I went on to open up (2). Both cans purchased in September. Link HERE for previous post. 

(1) Matcha from Shizuoka. 

(2) Uji matcha  

It became a day of exploration. Putting the two powders side by side in the sift for colour comparison. You can see a little difference in the colour.

Why do I have (3) ? Not much left, can’t make a teaspoon that’s why I opened (1) previously. 

There’s a subtle difference in all three powders

All are ceremonial powders. (1) & (3) were in the fridge. (1) has a plastic cover before the can cover, (3) is ziploc sealed. If that makes any difference? 

(2) is newly opened and was in the kitchen cabinet away from the oven and stove area [but my EY class galley kitchen is small so maybe heat is bounced here and there]

  Hmm….in this angle the colours look a little the same, gotta squint your eyes

Let this fake matcha connoisseur speak 🤣🤣

Jokes aside I’m no connoisseur, I’m as blur or maybe more blur than most people. But based on my cock-eye short-sighted eyesight at first glance when I first opened (1) on 9th Feb the powder didn’t look vibrant green at all which is strange. Can states it’s ceremonial (tho anyone can lie). It’s priced at ¥1620 (if price matters) or did the colour change due to storage? Link to my Matcha III blog, click HERE. 

(3) Naoki matcha powder and the extreme right (2) looks vibrant. 

Truth to be told, I’ve so much to learn about matcha. But do I have the time to compare even more matchas brand in Japan? Do I have the time to read up on matchas? Maybe I should just drink my matcha and shut my mind from thinking and reading too much. Haha! But I have a feeling I’ll have more posts on matchas when I open the other cans. I think this post and the previous ones deserve a label on their own in my blog. 

Questions need to research when I’m free :

(a) is current storage place correct

(b) how long can I keep unopened matcha powder? My powders are 5+ months old since purchase date (2nd Sep 25)

(c) is the way I fold and tape the foil + scotch tape seal can correct? Or is there a better way way to store leftover matchas? 

(d) how long can I keep an opened matcha in the fridge? 

This popped up in my Instagram one day. Is there a need for this at all? If only they have a sakura printed canister. 

I had to pour water, take pic, whisk, take pic, pour into a cup, wash bowl, use another powder, pour water, take pic, whisk, take pic, pour into another cup. 

After I poured the water for the second can, immediately can see the second can’s looks brighter. And if my memory didn’t fail in what I saw earlier coz yours truly only have one bowl so I can’t compare them side by side. 

And after whisking, takes this short-sighted girl to bring the bowl up closer to check coz of the lighting in kitchen. But there’s a sure winner in the second bowl. It’s more vibrant. 

Same after whisking - can tell which is better. Now can you guess which is which? 

Of course my judgment may be biased coz I didn’t like the Shizuoka’s matcha the moment I opened it early this month. I decided to ask Mr AI for help. 

Drumroll….. 

You can see my question and the answer given

When I did the collages one after another for comparison, I decided to switch the photos 

Switch also no use. When it’s more vibrant the answer will be the same wherever I switch the photos to

So yah that black can is better 

 

Strangely when I did the taste test. (2) is more bitter. Or maybe I should have washed my palate? Perhaps you can’t trust me - the person who still can’t tell a floral or fruity taste in wines. 

6 cups of whisking 🍵 and I’m tired. 6 cups of distraction and I felt a little better. The next task is to deal with all the bits of leftovers in can (1) and packet (3). Poured water into the can and packet and mixed it around 😁. My lazy and not the correct proportion plain tea. 

Left it in the fridge coz my stomach is full from drinking too much water 

Final verdict on today’s exploration 

Wouldn’t buy that Shizuoka’s matcha anymore once I finish the two cans at home. When che-che brought it home, I was shocked by how cheapskate the packaging looks. Doesn’t it look like one of the birthday favors packaging design I would do? 🤣. Shizuoka’s matcha also do not have any の昔 so I’m not sure how legit the tea is. Is it a reseller matcha company? Then again I’m not even expert, do all teas need to have the の昔 indicated.

So far I was happy with the Aichi’s matcha I purchased in Nagoya and Masuda Chaho -¥4400 per can 不好才怪. I think once I finish all the 5 + 3 cans, 80x of whisking, I will only stick to buying proper matcha for myself and the cheap ones for che-che’s matcha lattes 😬. Oh! I forgot I still have another 2 packs of Naoki’s matchas gifted by W.