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elusivekSometimes, I think life is just out to get me.
I was feeling miserable over the weekend. I was taking proper cold and flu medicine as well. We have this brand called Panadol, it's a paracetamol based medication (didn't bother to remember the other stuff). It's got a few different versions of medication - there's the normal Panadol, there's the Extra version. So, say painkiller, they have the regular version, and the Extra version, supposedly a better formula than the normal. Same for the cold & flu remedy, there's the normal and extra. The list goes on (menstrual pain, joint pain, stomach pains, etc). So I had been taking the Extra version of the cold and flu remedy for 2 days. I practically finished 2 boxes of the medicine, and I did not get better. Nose/Sinus still miserable, runny nose, sleepy tired and all that.
I went to the pharmacy to get an extra box when the lady said they're out of the Extra version and so I bought the normal version. After I paid, the lady asked why I wasn't buying something with a better formula. Thanks lady, for telling me after I've paid. But I'm also stingy, so I didn't take her advise.
I don't know if it's because I've been sick for 3 days, taking medication for 2 days, so got better, or what. But I was still feeling miserable today. But an hour after I took a dose of the normal version of the cold and flu medication, I was suddenly totally cured. And I mean totally cured. And it happened suddenly. Sinus not in pain, no more runny nose. Practically one minute to the next. So I go out of my way to get the supposedly better "Extra" version of the medication and it does shit, whereas the regular old normal version actually works better?
On a happier note..... LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL SAKURA BONSAI MOSS BALL TREE THING!... Progression photos!
Starting out bald...
Then it started to slowly bloom!
My Sis got hers the same time as mine (I actually picked both up on the same day). The only difference is, I put mine out under the sun for around 2 hours every morning, and my Sis kept her indoors everyday.
The flowers are just popping!
And here it is as today. I think this is the nicest it's gonna get, as the flowers will probably start wilting or dropping off soon (though I see a few buds still in progress of blooming)
Seeing the Sakura tree blooming just makes me think of this song (let's see if I can find it). Field Of View (band) was pretty big before, especially their POCARI SWEAT CM clip 突然. People who don't even speak Japanese or like Japanese songs probably can sing that song... this is how big they were before. This clip below is called さくら咲くこの場所で
I was feeling miserable over the weekend. I was taking proper cold and flu medicine as well. We have this brand called Panadol, it's a paracetamol based medication (didn't bother to remember the other stuff). It's got a few different versions of medication - there's the normal Panadol, there's the Extra version. So, say painkiller, they have the regular version, and the Extra version, supposedly a better formula than the normal. Same for the cold & flu remedy, there's the normal and extra. The list goes on (menstrual pain, joint pain, stomach pains, etc). So I had been taking the Extra version of the cold and flu remedy for 2 days. I practically finished 2 boxes of the medicine, and I did not get better. Nose/Sinus still miserable, runny nose, sleepy tired and all that.
I went to the pharmacy to get an extra box when the lady said they're out of the Extra version and so I bought the normal version. After I paid, the lady asked why I wasn't buying something with a better formula. Thanks lady, for telling me after I've paid. But I'm also stingy, so I didn't take her advise.
I don't know if it's because I've been sick for 3 days, taking medication for 2 days, so got better, or what. But I was still feeling miserable today. But an hour after I took a dose of the normal version of the cold and flu medication, I was suddenly totally cured. And I mean totally cured. And it happened suddenly. Sinus not in pain, no more runny nose. Practically one minute to the next. So I go out of my way to get the supposedly better "Extra" version of the medication and it does shit, whereas the regular old normal version actually works better?
On a happier note..... LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL SAKURA BONSAI MOSS BALL TREE THING!... Progression photos!
Starting out bald...
Then it started to slowly bloom!
My Sis got hers the same time as mine (I actually picked both up on the same day). The only difference is, I put mine out under the sun for around 2 hours every morning, and my Sis kept her indoors everyday.
The flowers are just popping!
And here it is as today. I think this is the nicest it's gonna get, as the flowers will probably start wilting or dropping off soon (though I see a few buds still in progress of blooming)
Seeing the Sakura tree blooming just makes me think of this song (let's see if I can find it). Field Of View (band) was pretty big before, especially their POCARI SWEAT CM clip 突然. People who don't even speak Japanese or like Japanese songs probably can sing that song... this is how big they were before. This clip below is called さくら咲くこの場所で
