There's More (2)

(Blogger gave me a warning. I already HAVE a sensitive content warning... so why are they telling me this post has been put behind a content warning page? Anyway, I'm trying a second post to see if this one gets thru.)

First of all I don't understand how I could have a bad jaw when it's so strong. 

I mean, bj's! Amiright? (I would type it out but I'm thinking they'll just slap another warning on me...)

Anyway, that's still here, it's not completely gone away, but it's only acting up from time to time. Like now. I've taken to blending my veggies cos green leafy veggies tend to be a bit too crunchy in the stem. Mama's caregiver is more than a little amused. At least she has a lot of experience with food blendage. 

But before I resorted to that I was eating stuff that my gut wasn't the happiest with. Obviously the diet was tweaked and I wasn't eating the usual veggies / fiber that I was used to. Enter, Lactulose. Yup. I'm on an osmotic. The constipation cramping was irritating. Which is why I'm back to my usual green veggies, just blended, not chewed.

While I was dealing with that, I developed a case of thrush. Popped a fluconazole and I was right as rain after that. Thank goodness the days of a 7-day-course of pessaries are well and truly over. All it took was 2 days and ONE pill. 

BIKSS hasn't been issue-free either. Some time ago I noticed a few more bumps on Roger than I'm used to. We waited for a bit but over the months they seemed to be multiplying. We paused all sexy time activities, and got him to a clinic. Thankfully it's nothing serious. Just some skin-tag-type growths likely caused by abrasion as he shaves. 

Sadly that good news came in just as I was mid-thrush so we had to wait for a bit more before resuming any fun-time frolicking. 

It's all good now, the sex bits are all operational again. The jaw, not so. 

Meanwhile I've been in Borneo over the weekend where I ate way too much crap. It was noodles for breakfast, noodles for lunch, noodles for dinner. Sheesh. The boss had a conference and me and my colleague decided we would tag along and explore the city while he was holed up in the ballroom. We did manage to buy some specialty noodles - yes more noodles. (Kuching is famous for "Kolo Mee" and "Sarawak Laksa". Click the links for more info.)

Sarawak Laksa (Laksa Sarawak) comes from the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Its uniqueness lies in the spices mixes that are not found in laksa dishes in other states. In addition to those spices, the basic ingredients of Sarawak Laksa are rice vermicelli, chicken, fried tofu, omelette, bean sprouts, black mushrooms, shrimp, boiled eggs and musk. The broth is made from a mixture of sambal belacan, coconut milk, tamarind juice, garlic, galangal and lemongrass. Famous celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain named Sarawak Laksa as 'Breakfast of the Gods'.

We cooked up some of the noodles that I brought home with me, and added a heap of different toppings. Given that we don't usually eat a carby main, this was definitely NOT our usual fare. I was hoping the proteins and veggies would help with that. That's my bowl of noodles. BIKSS had his with some dark soy sauce mixed in. 

And that's it for now. I'm happy to announce that since there's a National Holiday at the end of October I've decided to tag along when BIKSS heads to Thailand for work. Making up for all the lost years, I am. And looking forward to it!

ABCDE

A is for AI. I have been enjoying the meta AI function on Whatsapp and have been spamming people with tailor made pics. Such as this one - because sending a pic is more fun that just SAYING "bullshit".

B is for Brunch. I went to brunch last Sunday. It's been many years since I've ventured out on a Sunday. For as long as I can remember Sundays are work days. Then when I quit Sunday classes it was because dad and mum needed me to elder-sit as our caregivers typically get Sundays off. I daresay everyone (myself included) has forgotten that I am now available for outings on Sundays. This has been my first Sunday social engagement since mum passed. 

C is for cakes. Mooncakes that is. I wasn't planning on indulging this year but since the jaw's been such a pain (pun totally intended) I decided to go for it. They're soft, don't require much chewing and there are ones without seeds or nuts which eventually melt into gooey yumminess if I get tired of munching. This one is a frozen during mooncake I shared with the sister when we went mooncake shopping yesterday.

D is for  Drinkmate. I buy sparkly water. Cos I like sparkly water. I don't have it everyday, but I do like having some in the house in case I get the urge for some fizzy liquid. So I decided to get a carbonator. It arrived today. I am happy. :D

and E is for earrings. It turns out you can do a tooth test to figure out if your pearls are real pearl or plastic. Now I had been hunting for a pair of pearl earrings for a bit (drop pearls, fishhook), so I was really glad that I found  a pair of freshwater ones for just $10 from a reputable jeweller - it was the last pair and they were on discount. And I had vouchers and points from the cashback app. Would have been $40 otherwise. I'm happy with them. I also bought a cheaper pair from a local Amazon-like site. For $2. I mean, why wouldn't I? For 2 bucks? It said "pearl" on the listing, whereas some other pairs were listed as "faux pearl". I figured they couldn't be real, but since it was listed as such, I decided to try my luck. I expected them to be plastic. But both my very primitive tooth test and the rub-together test tell me they're real. If, indeed, they are, then yay me! What a score! If not, they're still pretty.

Left, cheapo pair. Right, jeweller pair.

Aight, it's time for dinner... BIKSS Just got here. And I wanna let him have some of that fizzy water! 

One Thing After Another

I was watching a FB reel recently where a slightly more mature woman dispenses "wise words" and one of the things she said was that as you get older it's like one body part after another is saying "you think that's bad? wait till you see THIS!" I think there's a lot of truth in that.

After I sorted out the soy problem I managed two days of regular food before I heard a click in my jaw. It happened on a Friday morning and it has been a week since I've eaten anything that needs real chewing. 

My TMJ (temporomandibular joint) is acting up. I heard the click then the pain came. (click link for more info... )

I've been eating bean vermicelli, soft tofus, hard boiled eggs, pumpkins, and cruciferous veggies that have been boiled to death. As I said to BIKSS, if it can be mashed with a spoon, I can eat it. 

We tried fish - it didn't work. Not because it's not soft per se,  but because it's not MASHABLE! Still needs chewing. Foods with give 🠈 that's what I need. 

I've had a real epiphany with regards to what foods are considered soft and what are not. Which is strange considering I had so much experience with the mama's feeding situation. It shouldn't come as a surprise tho, we had to blend her fish too. 

And so I've had to put a stop to the choir-ing. All that "drop the jaw, create a vertical space" that is required is NOT what I need to be doing right now. 

I'm also grouchy because this means I've not had potato chips in a week. Hrmph. 

(Meanwhile I've discovered House of the Dragon. YES! Click here for the trailer.)