Fatigue, tension, stress.. all modern sickness

I am on holiday! YAY!

But i fall ill yesterday. Had breakfast with a local friend and then as we were shopping around i feel nausea. So decided to get back to hotel to sleep a bit. BUT.. when i woke up i threw up and have mild diarrhea! OH NO! Went to see a local doctor but since this is Miri and a small town, all clinics are off during weekend, so we had to go to a specialist centre. Waited for 20mins for the doctor, and the doctor diagnosed that it must be the air in miri that is not agreeing with my stomach. HA HA.. very funny. But it can be true since my friend had the same breakfast that i had anyway and my hubby had some of my dinner last night.

Well.. i have a different theory. I think it is stress and fatigue. Been really hectic at work and a lot of side job which some i don't want to accept the offer but it was too good a friend to turn down. Hence have semi accepted it. Well.. will see how. So my theory is.. when i get a chance to wind down and relax.. my body system decided to go for a ultimate overhaul.. it decided for me that i need more sleep and more rest. Hence a mild indigestion that cause symptoms like mild food poisoning. Actually just a week ago i had a really bad gastric. So bad that i need to see my GP to demand for the strongest medicine.

The question is.. i really don't know what is the best way to destress during normal days. And it is the modern world that give us all the sickness caused by fatigue, tension and stress. I really should try to go to my yoga class more often.

Colleagues.. friends.. acquaintances..

What is the difference between colleagues, friends and acquaintances?
One of my previous colleague once told me that there is no friends in workplace, they are all his colleagues. I find this statement rather cruel... not to mention a bit grey view of the world and somehow a sad statement.

Then i was thinking.. how would you define all these three terms afterall? How to draw the line between them?

From online.com (yes.. i am lazy to dig out my big and heavy paper version of the oxford dictionary.. hence google the terms online. Haaaa...)

Colleagues = Partners in office/one chosen to work with another.

Friends =
1. A person attach to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. A person who gives assistant.
3. A person who is in good terms with another/not hostile.
4. A member of the same nation/party.
5. A member of the religious society of Friends.

Acquaintances = A person known to one but not a close friends.

It is all easy and good to define these as above. But i do believe that in workplace we have friends too.. and our colleagues can be our friends. It is really a bit harsh to say that in work place there should be no friends. It is also a sad thing don't you think? It will be really lonely to be so... but there are people who choose to be such and i guess it is a form of protection for themselves. Nevertheless... i choose to not be in this group. I have a lot of friends who are and were my colleagues.

Life changes

There are a lot of changes in life. Some we choose it to be and some are "forced" upon us.. and some.. we didn't even realise but it just happens. The changes recently for me? Well.. a lot. But one of the most major one are the changes the little baby has brought upon. We knew there will be a lot of adjustment to make but sometimes we just didn't realise how much.

Changes...
1) We don't go out late anymore, latest will be back home by 10pm but even this is rare. Norm times are between 8.30 to 9.30pm. Yes.. the 30mins between 9.30 to 10pm makes a difference on how much transformation my little daughter has made to reach a full "monster". =p .. last time.. well.. no fix time can be even 1,2 or 3am!

2) The place we choose to hang out must have good baby diaper changing facilities. Previously we tend to think more of good clean toilets but this can be tolerated if there is good sales at a certain place.

3) Restaurant we choose to go must be spacious for the stroller and also not noisy.. and non-smoking preferably. Last time.. it doesn't matter that much as long as there is good food.

4) We have a big bag with us not as compared to before baby time, just a small handbag. These days we have to bring spare clothes, spare diapers, milk formula, milk bottles, drinking bottles, hot water...etc etc..

5) Monday blues... previously this is more of laziness to get back to work on Monday.. these days.. it is laziness+missing baby like crazy.

6) Topic of discussion these days will always involve babies to a certain extend.

7) Schedule... well.. similar to point (1) these days we have to schedule everything around the baby. Just like the trip we recently took to Malacca.. we have to schedule our rest time, meal time around baby's feeding time.

8) Spending.. we have to even more careful on our spending to make sure we have money to spare for milk, diapers... and other things. Actually need to start saving money for her future.. tough one!

... and there are many many more!

Just need to get use to it.. is it?

Whenever there is a change, we tend to feel uncomfortable with it regardless of what it is. Sometimes even if the change is to the better we still need time to adjust ourselves. Hence, the question is that:"for whatever it is, we just need to get use to it, is it?"

I used to hate traffic jam and get really cranky with it. I am not saying that i do not hate it anymore, i still do, but i have accepted it (after 3 years!!!) it is something that it is beyond my control, hence might as well just 'get use to it'. I no longer feel angry when there is a traffic jam leading to work.. i just .. well.. try to enjoy the radio or chat to hubby on hands-free.

However, is this applicable to everything in life?

There is going to be another major change in my life.. house moving.. there will be a lot of chain reactions. Hopefully, won't take too much time to get use to it. I am sure my little daughter would take on the change much much easier ^_^

Change strategy

Yes.. need to change strategy for loosing the pregnancy tummy.. BUT WHAT?!?!