The return of both a loved one... and an enemy!!! *AAARRRRGH!!!!*

Hubby's back from reservist... and so is Xiao3 Bao1. *SCREAM*

Yup, Hubby's finally back... returned last Friday evening and went through some mobilisation exercise on Saturday and finally back home for good. We went out only in the evening on Saturday cos I was on duty at work the whole day, plus Hubby had that mobilisation thingy to attend. It was a fruitful evening though... went to our usual haunts at Funan and bought comics and games (yeah! I've got a new DS game now... It's this tennis game called 'Sega Superstars Tennis.. pretty fun and hassle-free... easy to play, which is good for people with brains like mine :p Hubby chose this Mortal Kombat DS game that was on sale for only $20... eee... very violent one lor...) Anyway, we also got DVDs and this cool Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack that contains orchestra-played tunes from the famous game... got Hubby to help me load some of the tracks onto my phone cos I want them as ringtones.. so cute mah... ;) Oh ya, Hubby also got a new backpack from Nike... army print (sigh, looks like he's starting to enjoy his time as a soldier) but ok la, quite nice.

Now about that dreaded Xiao3 Bao1, the cyst. It's like a pimple, only it's more hideous than a normal pimple, cos it can grow to be oh-so-large and noticeable... Beebee gave it the name Xiao Bao last year when I kena it for the first time. It was horrible! Thought it's just an extra large pimple and was anxiously just waiting for it to dry out or pop or do whatever it had to in order to vanish completely from my face -- and life!-- but it didn't...it just got bigger and bigger until I was totally self-conscious. Luckily it was the school hols then, so didn't have to work. Attended a farewell gathering for Kai Yi and everyone saw lor... Kai Yi also couldn't resist asking about it. Sigh. She asked me to go see a dermatologist, so I made an appointment with this doc at Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre. Not bad la. Eventually after a couple of jabs, Xiao Bao went away after ruining most of my June 2007 hols....

Until LAST WEEK. Yes, this terrible terrible enemy sneakily appeared again when I was least expecting it, and it came with a partner this time! It showed up near the previous place but there's one more on my chin. This time, I decided not to wait any longer. Made an appointment this morning for the same doc again, and thank goodness he had a slot available this afternoon. After work, I just zoomed straight down to his clinic in a cab. He gave me two jabs again, one for Xiao Bao, and one for its partner. Dunno why but this time, the jabs hurt much more than the other time, but I didn't scream out loud lah... so paiseh so must pretend to be brave, but in my heart, I was definitely crying in pain!!! Paid about $100 in all for the jabs and consultation. Sigh. Doc says that Xiao Bao appears cos I'm stressed, so asked me to take things easy and exercise more, not just on weekends, cos it's such a great stress reliever. Well.... guess will have to try lor...

Now just hoping that the two unwelcomed guests that came and just parked themselves on my face will leave soon. Then I'll get a chance to growl "Good riddance!". *Grrr...*