Weekend Happenings

Saturday

Slept for as long as possible when a kitten meows constantly from somewhere around eight. John got up and gave him some food and came back to bed. An hour later I heard him meow and walked up and gave him some food without realizing he had already had his breakfast. Clever cat. After that we cuddled in bed with the door open since he starts meowing if it is closed. Instead he jumps up in the bed and puts his wet nose all over our faces until it is impossible to sleep any longer.

We figured it was too late for a breakfast and instead took an hour of entertaining ourselves before John went out to buy some lunch from the food court. He came back with good things and we ate watching a series.

At two o'clock we called for a taxi and put Ymir in his carrier. Went downstairs and let the silent and slightly awkward driver take us half an hour away to Mount Pleasant Animal Clinic. We arrived one minute before our appointed time. No waiting for us. The nice lady who checked up on Ymir had done so a month earlier before he moved in with us and told us he had double his weight. This only confirmed what he had seen; he looks like a normal sized adult cat by now and he is only 18 weeks old.

John explained the situation with the blood around the stool and said he had already been to a vet and had some medicin we gave him. Even so the nice young lady gave us some recommendation if what we already had did not help and then gave him the vaccine we were there for. It was over under ten minutes or so. When she left the room to do some paperwork I said to John that I felt bad and he said I probably had fever after kissing my forehead.

Great, right? So we got another taxi and had to gross a busy street to get to it. This driver was much more talkative and the men sitting in the front talked all the way home. I sat in the back, trying not to feel nauseas and cuddled with Ymir. We came home and let him out in the apartment, realizing he had not made a sound during this whole trip. A very good boy!

John walked to the store to buy us some food and I took a pill and relaxed at home. We ordered Indian food for dinner and watched Inglorious Bastards. Tarantino is quite unique in his way of creating scenes. It was a blast watching it.

Sunday

I suddenly felt much better! I laughed a lot and was very loud. Not that anything in particular happened. I did the dishes, I put away stuff where they should be. John vacuum-cleaned and mopped the floors. The laundry was made and hung. After lunch and after some gaming we went to the pool and played around there for a while. John said we probably looked like teenagers (or like 12 year olds) because of the way we played. I disagreed; I said it probably looked like we were in love and having a good time. Never too old to goof around!

We felt like having all of that done we could spend the rest of the day gaming. It was so much fun! I played Destiny a lot but made John play some of the PVP-matches for me while I sat next to him shouting where I saw the enemy and how good he was shooting them. Ah, good times. Ordered pizza for dinner and watched something short since we both wanted to go back to our games. John played a fighting-game on the computer.

I went to bed early and read until John came to me. We slept and the weekend was over. Time for work!

Overwatch Launch Weekend at Capitol Theatre

Has it been fixed? No, the wardrobe is still broken and difficult to get in to. Yes, we will probably have to pay for it.

Saturday - we met up with some friends at the City Mall MRT. Outside it was hot as normal. We walked to an 7-Eleven and bought something to drink. I chose a large bottle of water, which is rather unusual for me. After that we went back towards the MRT but we did not go inside. Across from the station was Capitol Theatre and today it was hosting an event called Overwatch Launch Weekend. We got in line and tried to understand how long it truly was. We saw two ends of the queue, us standing in the shortest, and they seemed to merge close to the entrance. Happy to see that we would get in soon enough we stood there talking.

Heidi and I walked up to the glass wall of the theatre and saw that the line continued inside. When we turn around to return to our friends I noticed something strange with that longer end of the other line. The people standing there were facing the other way, not the entrance. Some guy guessed they were in line for something else, but it did not fool me. I saw that the line we stood in did not merge by the entrance with that other queue; instead it snaked away and back. I told the others and they realized that this was the truth.

After half an hour in the heat and this enormous queue we gave up. Instead we walked to a tech-mall, Funan, where we walked around without a goal. Browsing a board game-store, a PC/XBOX/etc-store, a store where there was a lot of action figures from animes and others. After an hour in there we decided to go back to the queue and see if there was any change. There was not. It actually looked like it had grown.

There was no chance of us getting back in line. So we talked about it with our friends and told them our plans. We went to Raffles Place, an expensive mall, and walked around there talking about where we could find some things on our shopping list. We googled Pet Lovers Centre and tried to find it. I led us outside since it said so on Maps, but apparently the maps do not show underground and so we had to walk back to Raffles Place after walking across the street and a bit further. At PLC John and I bought some healthy candy that is good for teeth and hairballs (separately), cat-schampo and grass for Ymir.

We then got hungry since some of us had not been eating lunch and some had only had dumplings and some noodles (guess who ate the dumplings). Heidi recommended Din Tai Fung which was a Chinese restaurant where you share the things you order, it's like Greek meze and is called dim sum. We had small dumpling balls that had soup in them (and a piece of meat) that was the best dish according to John and I.

After dinner we separated. John and I bought some last things and then headed home since we knew our kitten was due to be hungry by now. We came home and fed him, drank some wine and gamed some Overwatch.

It feels good to be social even though the plan did not happen. Another time, maybe?

Broken Doors

Without any signs this was about to happen, when we opened the slide door to the left it fell of its wheels. Holding it semi in place with hands and a book to stabilize, but without managing much because it was so heavy, it completely fell off and almost crushed Johns toes.

We contacted our agent and had him call the management office (since everything concerning the unit we are renting goes through the agent). Basically, if they can prove it to be wear and tear, we have to pay for the repairs. If they can not do that then it is badly constructed and they have to fix it. We will hope for the latter, but it can be so that we have to take the blame, even though nothing is broken and it simply fell of.

Unbroken things can not just fall apart.

Apparently they can. This was not something we did, how is it possible for us to somehow do something to make the doors fall of their construction. This is a strange and awfully complicated wardrobe. When we tried to get to our clothes behind the right door it got stuck halfway over. It did not fall off or is not about to. We believe it somehow got stuck in the other doors hinges or something similar. Even standing on a chair we are not able to see how it was constructed up there.

In other words: one door loose, other door stuck.

After the agent called the management two men were sent to the apartment. They came in, looked at the door quickly. The man, whom I think is the condo-owner (or at least high up) tried to make it sound like we had done something to the doors, said something about broken and this door is missing a wheel. The other man, whom I believe to be Main Maintenance-man said no it is not broken, no nothing is missing, no this is the inner door - there should not be a thing where you say it should be a thing. I am not quoting them here, just writing what I could understand from the mumbling Singlish.

I asked some questions, like when is this going to be fixed and will we or you call for a handyman?, but both of them turned their back to me and one called someone on the phone while I was talking. After that they left without even looking me in the eyes or even saying bye or anything. I was a bit hurt after that, feeling like I had done something wrong, like it was my fault their building is falling apart.

Remember when I wrote about that day when there were so many men in the apartment fixing things? They did the cabinets in the kitchen and the door-locking-holes and checking the shower hose... that day the head-man said they would fix the wardrobe doors because other tenants had complained about them. Later he said they would not fix them and so they did not. Now they are broken and they might try to make us pay for it.

Do you think they will make it look like a wear and tear?

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When John was calling me after work I asked if he wanted to take an evening walk in the Botanic Gardens. We met by the MRT and walked half an hour to get to one of the entrances. The air was really humid in there, like a minor rainforest should I suppose. I had brought the camera but the light was vanishing quickly although I think we got some good photos. Perhaps I will share them once they have been edited.

We tried to find a restaurant in there and found one near the University, which is located far north in the Gardens. The restaurant was called Blue Bali and turned out to be three times more expensive than home delivery of the same food choice (that would be enough for two to share). We left through the back door and walked were we probably would not have been allowed had anyone caught us. Emerged somewhere by the University and found another restaurant. It had a dress-code and we turned in the door in our shorts and sweaty shirts.

After that we decided to leave the BG to find some food nearby. We talked and walked until we found an exit. Decided to have dinner at a nearby restaurant that was within our price-range and could finally eat. When we were done we walked home talking about musicals and how much I want to see Sound of Music with John, even though he does not like musicals. When we came home our little kitten sat in the hall waiting.

End of Thursday.

Here is a joke:

What do you feel 

on a Thursday?

....

....

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Thirsty!

Plans and other days

It is Tuesday.

We had plans for the weekend and they are probably more interesting to read about than what actually happened.

After work on Friday John and Heidi came to the apartment. We ordered some Western food with home delivery and played Destiny while we waited. When the food arrived we started the movie that was decided for the night - Resident Evil.

When John was done with dinner he took the PlayStation to the computer and started Destiny. The plan was never for him to join me and Heidi during the movie since he had already seen it so many times. So when he put on headphones it definitely felt like a girls night.

I had seen this movie once a long time ago and Heidi had not (but she had seen the second movie). It was fun watching it and remembering all the scenes. The computerised effects were not the best but what could you had hoped for when the movie was made in 2002. When it ended we decided to get some popcorn and watch the second movie - Apocalypse. Not as good as the first one and the end was just strange and building up to something even stranger. John told me later that the games get weirder too and the movies somewhat follow. The first movie was good, do not ruin that, please! Overall I had a great time with Heidi.

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We took a long and needed lie-in when Saturday came. The cat tried to wake us and get us going. Eventually I opened the door and he ran around in the bed trying to get us to play with him. Instead he tipped the water glass and had me up to get some papers. He managed that at least. Eventually he started biting our feet through the blanket and we decided it was time to go up.

The day was slow. We did not do much but had plans for the evening. A Reddit meet-up was supposed to happen at the Beerhouse (or Bier House). Yes, we had planned to go but did not. We were pretty fine staying home gaming, gamers as we are. Late afternoon we took a walk to the store and bought some food and wine. It was a pleasant day.

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On Sunday morning I woke up feeling not so great. Actually I felt pretty sick. Took the blanket and my pillow to the sofa and basically stayed there the whole day. I had fever. The plans for the day was to meet with some friends and go see the new X-men movie - coincidentally also called Apocalypse. We had to cancel that to my disappointment. I really wanted to go out and be with friends. Another day, I suppose.

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Monday! I was feeling better. John had a free day from work because of some Indian holiday, I have no idea what it was. After a brunch we headed down to the pool. There were not a lot of people there and so it was really cosy to swim around with John and cuddle. We talked a lot about some serious topics, history, memories and such. When I felt hungry we went up. Tried to find something to eat at the food court nearby but most of the places were closed because of the holiday and so we were sad when we walked home with no dumplings and just a single lime juice. At home we ordered some pizza and ate while playing XCOM 2. Not so bad day that either.

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So we had a lot of plans for the weekend but ended up doing none of those but still had a great time. Except for me being sick with fever, but I am happy that it was only for a day and not longer. I feel fine now. Let us hope John will not get sick by that though.

The terrible thoughts of loving someone

Ever since we moved to the sixteenth floor we have both had nightmares/horrible thoughts. John is afraid of heights and even though I am not he rubs it off on me. When Ymir moved in the dreams/thoughts include him as well. They go something like this:

I stand on the balcony with my back against the railing. Suddenly I tip over like my head is heavy and my feet lose connection to gravity. I fall heads-first.

A variety of this is that I am stupid enough to sit or even stand on the railing and fall.

With Ymir it more like this. I hold him in my arms and go close to the railing, showing him the view or wanting to take a photo of him. He starts to twirl and leaps from my arms over to the other side. I watch him fall sixteen floors.

Variety: I leave the balcony door open and when I come back from where I were I see him standing on the railing looking at me. Slowly I go nearer, talking to him and trying to make him jump down and come to me. When he turns to do so his paw slips and I see him fumble and fall.

Please tell me how to get rid of these life-threatening thoughts. They are keeping us from enjoying being on the balcony. I can not lean against the railing without feeling like I am about to fall. I can not lean against it when John is home, he will drag me away from it with a worried look. I can not sit on the balcony reading while Ymir is there since I am too scared that he will magically jump so high up and over if I look away.

But hey, at least the view is great!

Quick trip to the vet

Our little boy have had some troubles the last four days. There has been blod around his stool and we could not figure out why. We tried to give him more wet-food and less dry-food since the stool was really hard, but when it softened the blood was still there.

Last night we took him to the venetianare. Had fun listening to the young Chinese man trying to pronounce his name. He asked a bunch of questions which made us safe that he could find the problem. Ymir and the vet walked into another room where we were told he would get a gloved finger up his butt. There is a first for everything, Ymir. All men need to do it at some point in their life.

When they came back he had the answer. There was a tear at the side of the anus causing the bleed. Every time he tried to poop the tear would go up. If he was human he would scream from the pain, the vet explained. Poor kitten. He informed us to buy pumpkin and mix with his food to soften the spill, but we needed to soften it now since he was in so much pain and so we bought two bottles of medicin.

Pink bottle - Chlorhexidine.
Wipe his butthole with this, twice a day, to help the wound heal properly.

Green bottle - Lactulose
2 ml from a piston syringe down the throat, twice a day, to loosen the spill

He will thank us for this torture when the diarrhoea comes...

BBQ at Heidi´s

Last night we were invited to Heidi's barbecue. It should have started at three PM but the rain was rather extreme, to an effect that it was difficult for the guests to make it outside. She postponed it an hour which gave us enough time to have a relaxed morning/early afternoon playing Destiny.