Monday, April 06, 2009
Level Of Difficulty at Work: 1.1 out of 10
NapTime During Lunch: medium
A while back, before the mini-toast, i had a sleep apnea test and was found to have severe obstruction of the airway at night. Lovely isn't it? I was ok with it, i didn't wake up groggy, i thought i slept ok, except for the mad snoring, but fluffielady took the brunt of it all. She'd have dreams of earthquakes and rattling and vibrating, only to realize it was me next to her. Also my blood pressure has been rising slowly, mini-toast could have had a part of it, but still it's going up and thats not good. We've cut alot of junk food and fast food, so that too confused me. Maybe junk food lowered my blood pressure like scotch does, so do i need a diet of junk food to be healthy?
After the test, mini-toast came about and my doctor told me that i was to be contacted by peoples for the machinery. It never happened, i inquired a few times at mini-toast's check ups but nothing, until 3 weeks ago. All of a sudden i was approved for a CPAP machine, and last friday i finally had time to get fitted.
It's been 3 days and i think i've felt the first of it's benefits. The first two days my resting heart rate was about 69, which was pretty good since it used to be alot higher. It confused me that i would wake up with a pulse of 70-80+ bpm. Today, the third day, my resting heart rate was 60 and as i hopped on my bike, my chest felt lighter. It felt airy, it was weird, i could ride better and not be all huffle puffed. My only gripe with the machine is that i can't move as much around in bed or else it'll start hissing, whistling or something annoying. At least Fluffielady can sleep alot better, i'm slowly getting used to the noise, which isn't that much. Technologies have made it way better then what i heard before.
NapTime During Lunch: medium
A while back, before the mini-toast, i had a sleep apnea test and was found to have severe obstruction of the airway at night. Lovely isn't it? I was ok with it, i didn't wake up groggy, i thought i slept ok, except for the mad snoring, but fluffielady took the brunt of it all. She'd have dreams of earthquakes and rattling and vibrating, only to realize it was me next to her. Also my blood pressure has been rising slowly, mini-toast could have had a part of it, but still it's going up and thats not good. We've cut alot of junk food and fast food, so that too confused me. Maybe junk food lowered my blood pressure like scotch does, so do i need a diet of junk food to be healthy?
After the test, mini-toast came about and my doctor told me that i was to be contacted by peoples for the machinery. It never happened, i inquired a few times at mini-toast's check ups but nothing, until 3 weeks ago. All of a sudden i was approved for a CPAP machine, and last friday i finally had time to get fitted.
It's been 3 days and i think i've felt the first of it's benefits. The first two days my resting heart rate was about 69, which was pretty good since it used to be alot higher. It confused me that i would wake up with a pulse of 70-80+ bpm. Today, the third day, my resting heart rate was 60 and as i hopped on my bike, my chest felt lighter. It felt airy, it was weird, i could ride better and not be all huffle puffed. My only gripe with the machine is that i can't move as much around in bed or else it'll start hissing, whistling or something annoying. At least Fluffielady can sleep alot better, i'm slowly getting used to the noise, which isn't that much. Technologies have made it way better then what i heard before.
Labels: familia
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Man time flies when your waking up at noon after tending to the little one, it'll be a month tommorrow! Today we saw a taste of the insurance bill. $25k!
Deep thoughts:
-When i grew up, it was almost stereotypical for an asian family to force their child to play a musical instrument at an early age. Now that i have one of my own, i wonder, did those parents play instruments as well?
-The Auto industry is looking for a bailout.. I don't think it'll work, they spent all this time selling tank SUV's and reaping out of it. Now they're taking a dump and need help? Where did all the mad SUV profit go? Their main reasoning is not for the big three, but for the auxiliary companies that sell automotive items to the big 3.
-Speaking of cars, i'm an avid watcher of Top Gear. The thing that confuses me is style in europe is different over here. It's not size that i'm talking about; the US is all about big and large, and europe is compact and small. But i'm talking about the curves of sheetmetal and the such, Its interesting.. If only the big 3 sends over their compact euro cars. Ford says that their 42mpg Diesel Focus costs more and people wouldn't buy it over here. I dunno, it seems that people are quite focused on MPG now. Even if gas is $2.49, people don't want to be played by the roller coaster price plays at the pump.
Deep thoughts:
-When i grew up, it was almost stereotypical for an asian family to force their child to play a musical instrument at an early age. Now that i have one of my own, i wonder, did those parents play instruments as well?
-The Auto industry is looking for a bailout.. I don't think it'll work, they spent all this time selling tank SUV's and reaping out of it. Now they're taking a dump and need help? Where did all the mad SUV profit go? Their main reasoning is not for the big three, but for the auxiliary companies that sell automotive items to the big 3.
-Speaking of cars, i'm an avid watcher of Top Gear. The thing that confuses me is style in europe is different over here. It's not size that i'm talking about; the US is all about big and large, and europe is compact and small. But i'm talking about the curves of sheetmetal and the such, Its interesting.. If only the big 3 sends over their compact euro cars. Ford says that their 42mpg Diesel Focus costs more and people wouldn't buy it over here. I dunno, it seems that people are quite focused on MPG now. Even if gas is $2.49, people don't want to be played by the roller coaster price plays at the pump.
Labels: childrens, End of the World, familia
Thursday, October 16, 2008
(Blog Post Entered Sunday, Oct 19 2008)
Man today is a mad one. It started the night before around 7:30pm. Fluffielady was having semi-regular contractions (7-20min apart) and her back was starting to hurt. Every time a contraction was occuring, i started to rub her back. It started to get quite frequent around 11pm, about every 5minutes. When this happens its time to head to the hospital, but first you need to call the on-duty doctor if it's time. We called and she asked us some questions and one question was 'are the contractions so hard that you can't speak', fluffielady said sorta. The doctor told us that it was either early or false labor, but if we wanted to come in to be checked at the hospital then we could. So we did.
We took our time and got to the hospital at 11:30pm. We get admitted and the nurses checked fluffielady out. The first nurse had a puzzled look and had to get a second opinion. When the 2nd nurse checked she said that fluffielady was about 5-6cm dialated! The nurse had to get a second opinion because fluffielady wasn't going all crazy screaming in pain.
It comes and goes, fluffielady wanted drugs in increments. She never did like doctors that offer Oxycontin if she could just take aleve. So she gets a fentanyl and we nap for 1.5hrs. Around 3am it wears off and the pain is back. At this time my hand is started to go numb from all the back massaging.
At 4am it gets supremely bad, the nurse checks and fluffielady is 9cm. Fluffielady's body has the urge to push but the nurse tells us that its not ready. Fluffielady tries for a bit but after a while it got too painful. One last check and shes ready to go.
The first 45minutes it was 2 nurses instructing her how and when to push. Inbetween this i become part of the process when one of the nurses tries to contact the on-call doctor. This continues for another 30min. At the last 15 the doc comes and delivers, 2 minutes later another baby across from us was also delivered by the same doc.
All i can say is that it's quite impressive that a human body can change to hold another life. Then go through all that trauma, and expect to tend to it after? Thats mad!
The rest of the day was a blur, i think i got 8hrs of sleep in sessions. Fluffielady got way less plus the pains. Woo! Mini-Toast is here!
Man today is a mad one. It started the night before around 7:30pm. Fluffielady was having semi-regular contractions (7-20min apart) and her back was starting to hurt. Every time a contraction was occuring, i started to rub her back. It started to get quite frequent around 11pm, about every 5minutes. When this happens its time to head to the hospital, but first you need to call the on-duty doctor if it's time. We called and she asked us some questions and one question was 'are the contractions so hard that you can't speak', fluffielady said sorta. The doctor told us that it was either early or false labor, but if we wanted to come in to be checked at the hospital then we could. So we did.
We took our time and got to the hospital at 11:30pm. We get admitted and the nurses checked fluffielady out. The first nurse had a puzzled look and had to get a second opinion. When the 2nd nurse checked she said that fluffielady was about 5-6cm dialated! The nurse had to get a second opinion because fluffielady wasn't going all crazy screaming in pain.
It comes and goes, fluffielady wanted drugs in increments. She never did like doctors that offer Oxycontin if she could just take aleve. So she gets a fentanyl and we nap for 1.5hrs. Around 3am it wears off and the pain is back. At this time my hand is started to go numb from all the back massaging.
At 4am it gets supremely bad, the nurse checks and fluffielady is 9cm. Fluffielady's body has the urge to push but the nurse tells us that its not ready. Fluffielady tries for a bit but after a while it got too painful. One last check and shes ready to go.
The first 45minutes it was 2 nurses instructing her how and when to push. Inbetween this i become part of the process when one of the nurses tries to contact the on-call doctor. This continues for another 30min. At the last 15 the doc comes and delivers, 2 minutes later another baby across from us was also delivered by the same doc.
All i can say is that it's quite impressive that a human body can change to hold another life. Then go through all that trauma, and expect to tend to it after? Thats mad!
The rest of the day was a blur, i think i got 8hrs of sleep in sessions. Fluffielady got way less plus the pains. Woo! Mini-Toast is here!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Fluffielady and familia went to do her usual Alma Heights flea market dealie. Sold some stuff, and some jewelry. Fluffielady got real tired around noon and we drove back home with the in-laws fending for themselves at the booth.
Around 1:20pm Fluffielady started to have mad pains and it came and went till 2pm when it totally went away. After that it was pretty much pain free. Bebies!
Around 1:20pm Fluffielady started to have mad pains and it came and went till 2pm when it totally went away. After that it was pretty much pain free. Bebies!
Labels: familia
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Love was felt in the air.
Thanks to all those who came to gather. Especially those who came from vast distances.
Sorry to all who couldn't make it, it was a pretty cool possee up.
And now i've got a whole lotta pork buns and egg custards for breakfast! And if i could only get a name..
Thanks to all those who came to gather. Especially those who came from vast distances.
Sorry to all who couldn't make it, it was a pretty cool possee up.
And now i've got a whole lotta pork buns and egg custards for breakfast! And if i could only get a name..
Labels: Crew, familia, Fresno Crew, house
Sunday, September 07, 2008
-Saw an old buddy to transfer some toys that i've been holding onto.
-Went to a red egg and ginger party for little Westley at the Hokkaido Buffet. The food didn't taste as good as it used to. It kinda had that central valley substandard flavor (msg?). Even the korean bbq spare ribs weren't korean, it was just grilled spare ribs. It tricks you when you bite into it.
-Fluffielady feels that the kid is in position, uh oh!
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Now playing: Kyle Landry - Sadness Orochimaru
via FoxyTunes
-Went to a red egg and ginger party for little Westley at the Hokkaido Buffet. The food didn't taste as good as it used to. It kinda had that central valley substandard flavor (msg?). Even the korean bbq spare ribs weren't korean, it was just grilled spare ribs. It tricks you when you bite into it.
-Fluffielady feels that the kid is in position, uh oh!
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Now playing: Kyle Landry - Sadness Orochimaru
via FoxyTunes
Labels: familia
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Yes, let the games begin..
Baby Shower #1, Fluffielady had a grand ol time. I on the other hand was giving a mini-tour of SF and i blame it on the weather. It seemed that everybody in SF decided to go out. From PacBell park all the way through golden gate bridge and even near the zoo, traffic and lots of it! Even those little used roads in golden gate park were packed.
Things are coming along, the bebe room is filling up. Good lord!
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Now playing: Sungha Jung - Fields Of Gold
via FoxyTunes
Baby Shower #1, Fluffielady had a grand ol time. I on the other hand was giving a mini-tour of SF and i blame it on the weather. It seemed that everybody in SF decided to go out. From PacBell park all the way through golden gate bridge and even near the zoo, traffic and lots of it! Even those little used roads in golden gate park were packed.
Things are coming along, the bebe room is filling up. Good lord!
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Now playing: Sungha Jung - Fields Of Gold
via FoxyTunes
Labels: familia
Friday, September 05, 2008
Level Of Difficulty at Work: 0.5 out of 10
Time During Lunch: Medium maybe? I didn't check the time, heh.
Chillin at Pacifica City Hall.. woot!
We decided on a burrito run, but Graino De Oro was closed (at 7pm) so we headed to the next taqueria spot, Guerrero's Taqueria. It had a good sized line and people standing around waiting for their items. MMmm yumz!
Yesterday we got the crib from a very gracious coworker. He has a 17 month old and is transitioning to a big boy bed, etc. We got the whole shabang, what an extremely nice dood..
Time During Lunch: Medium maybe? I didn't check the time, heh.
Chillin at Pacifica City Hall.. woot!
We decided on a burrito run, but Graino De Oro was closed (at 7pm) so we headed to the next taqueria spot, Guerrero's Taqueria. It had a good sized line and people standing around waiting for their items. MMmm yumz!
Yesterday we got the crib from a very gracious coworker. He has a 17 month old and is transitioning to a big boy bed, etc. We got the whole shabang, what an extremely nice dood..
Labels: familia
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Theres madness in the house! Shift is happening left n right as usual. The in-laws are here and we're reconfiguring furniture upstairs for the add-on thats coming soon. With that the boys room which has the computer and my toys, now has the twin bed, it's just like my room at my parents house back in the day. A bookshelf is moved out and shifted into: the girls room / office will house the crib. We're taking out a chest of drawers. The master bedroom busts a 90degree rotation with the bed, opening the room for an old school bassinet, one where fluffielady used. Its kinda neat. The good thing with this is now fluffieladys alarm clock is on her side, not that she'll need to use it much. The alarm tone is one of those nuclear alert warning tones, and she asks me if i get an adrenalin rush when the alarm rings.. Nooo, i have a gentle piano playing ringtone to gently guide me out of the dreamstate. Silly fluffielady.
Friday, August 22, 2008
The Funeral was pretty quick and small, which is nice. The procession to Skylawn Memorial Park on highway 92 was kinda sketchy. 40 miles an hour on 280 is bad, but when your the last car its even worse. To see cars swerve to avoid you, man..
Afterwards we had the usual traditional dindins at the far east cafe, with some tasty foods around 2pm.
We get home and fluffielady rested for a cookie lee party this evening. I on the other hand recieved an email about a fuzzy old man that used to teach me. It said "we're at the synagogue until 7:30pm." hmmz, should i go? Ahh why not, i have nothing else to do.. So i go visit:
Irving Rothstein
Sorry about the weird face, i was instructing Mrs. Rothstein on camera operations..
He's doing good, retired in 2002, he's scribbling a book of sorts. He's always been a storyteller and that tradition continued when i visited his house for a little chat. He wanted to know about my life and i tried mentioning some of the crew but he says he's gone through so many kids that the name is familiar but the face isn't.
He's looking for an artist or illustrator for his book, it's an interesting idea.
Glad to see that fuzzy old man is still tai-chi'ing and active.
Afterwards we had the usual traditional dindins at the far east cafe, with some tasty foods around 2pm.
We get home and fluffielady rested for a cookie lee party this evening. I on the other hand recieved an email about a fuzzy old man that used to teach me. It said "we're at the synagogue until 7:30pm." hmmz, should i go? Ahh why not, i have nothing else to do.. So i go visit:
Irving Rothstein
Sorry about the weird face, i was instructing Mrs. Rothstein on camera operations..
He's doing good, retired in 2002, he's scribbling a book of sorts. He's always been a storyteller and that tradition continued when i visited his house for a little chat. He wanted to know about my life and i tried mentioning some of the crew but he says he's gone through so many kids that the name is familiar but the face isn't.
He's looking for an artist or illustrator for his book, it's an interesting idea.
Glad to see that fuzzy old man is still tai-chi'ing and active.
Labels: familia
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Level Of Difficulty at Work: 0.75 out of 10
Time During Lunch: Nada
I guess things can go from bad to worse. My Grandma has moved onto the lifeforce of the planet. Ai, i feel bad for not being able to converse with her much. She was always a smiling lady, i find especially cute that she liked this little pink plastic hair clip with a daisy flower on it. Dangit Grandma, you coulda waited until our son popped out.
The Familia, chillin at the House of Prime Rib.
i find it oddly weird that its been 18 years since my aunt and 2 uncles have possed up in one spot. Being sprayed around the world kinda keeps them from hanging out. My mom and uncle here, my aunt was in Delft, Holland but now is in Alicante, Spain, and an older uncle in Hong Kong. They said the last time was in 1990 for a camping trip in folsom lake. Of all places! At least we're all here for the services.
At the house of prime I had Laphroaig 10 year Cask Strength. It was pretty impressive, deep, full flavored that sweet and smokey. I first had doubt about a 10 year but i looked it up at bevmo and what do i find? 2 versions, one at 40$ and one at 70$. i'm guessing when the scotch selection isn't that big at the house of prime rib that its gonna be the $$ one.
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Now playing: Orba Squara - Perfect Timing (This Morning)
via FoxyTunes
Time During Lunch: Nada
I guess things can go from bad to worse. My Grandma has moved onto the lifeforce of the planet. Ai, i feel bad for not being able to converse with her much. She was always a smiling lady, i find especially cute that she liked this little pink plastic hair clip with a daisy flower on it. Dangit Grandma, you coulda waited until our son popped out.
The Familia, chillin at the House of Prime Rib.
i find it oddly weird that its been 18 years since my aunt and 2 uncles have possed up in one spot. Being sprayed around the world kinda keeps them from hanging out. My mom and uncle here, my aunt was in Delft, Holland but now is in Alicante, Spain, and an older uncle in Hong Kong. They said the last time was in 1990 for a camping trip in folsom lake. Of all places! At least we're all here for the services.
At the house of prime I had Laphroaig 10 year Cask Strength. It was pretty impressive, deep, full flavored that sweet and smokey. I first had doubt about a 10 year but i looked it up at bevmo and what do i find? 2 versions, one at 40$ and one at 70$. i'm guessing when the scotch selection isn't that big at the house of prime rib that its gonna be the $$ one.
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Now playing: Orba Squara - Perfect Timing (This Morning)
via FoxyTunes
