27 December 2011:
My last post was 1 month and 13 days ago.
A very big sorry to all the readers on my blog for deserting it for so long! I know I said before that I would blog at least once a week, but for the past six weeks I was in China, so I couldn't blog.Yes, I have returned (not so) peacefully from the Fudan trip in Shanghai. In the 37 days there, I have learnt a lot, and knew more people, made more friends.
I'll be back-posting my reflections on this blog, so hopefully it fills you in on what I've been experiencing or feeling for the past 37 days. But being the procrastinator I am, I really don't want to give a deadline. So just search in my archives and if you're lucky, I would have started posting my Fudan trip reflections.
How is life after Fudan trip? I am getting miss-Fudan syndrome, a very serious form of it. I really do miss the lifestyle there, and all the small things like crossing the road wildly. Of course if I do that here in Singapore, I'd get lots of middle fingers and curse words at me, that's for sure.
And by the way, I got stomach flu after coming back from this trip. Nope, I didn't get it from eating their food there. I coped perfectly fine with their kind of food, of course with some getting used to at first. But what made me sick (I'm 99% sure) is a cup of orange juice onboard the return SIA flight.
I came back to Singapore on 23 Nov, which means I have been sick for 5 days now. The first two days were like shit. On my first night back in Singapore, I woke up every 1 hour or so to lausai until I felt weak. In the morning I thought I was better but guess what, I vomited. It was some green liquid and I freaked out a little.
2 hours later and after a doctor's visit, I have 3 types of medicine to take: for vomit, lausai, and gastric. Today I have stopped taking the medicine, hopefully the condition doesn't worsen again.
Of course, I still have occassional lausai and still can't really eat solid food. But what made me so anguished is that I can't eat local fare the moment I come back! On Facebook someone was posting about how she ate local fare almost every meal, and I'm like argh I want to eat it too ...!
Never mind, once I get better I can start eating those again ... Oh. But I still have to 補齋 since I skipped it on 25 Dec. I didn't skip it just to eat turkey or something okay ... It was cos I was so sick and it's not that easy to find 齋 stuff suitable for my sick stomach. Maybe I should 補齋 only when school reopens, since it's easier getting 齋 in the canteen.
TTFN.