Got My Ears Checked

Finally got to see my ENT yesterday. It was a good timing since ear pain woke me up at dawn. I was groping in the dark to find some paracetamol. I ended up taking my migraine meds. I also had a headache anyway. Played the white noise and I soon fell asleep again.

We headed to the hospital after eating breakfast. We had a hard time finding a spot to park (as usual!), so Miggy and I went ahead to the clinic. We didn't have to wait long and the doctor immediately checked my ear after I told him my symptoms.

My ENT in Singapore told me that ear tunnel is narrow. My ear issues recur every 5 years (more or less) and an ENT has to clean it. I'm glad my new ENT is very adept with cleaning. I didn't feel any pain and I felt I could hear clearer.

The ringing and buzzing reduced over the weekend. My hearing wasn't affected, but the doctor advised to monitor for the next two weeks. If tinnitus persists I have to do a hearing test. I hope my ear will heal in the next few days. 🙏

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New Eyeglasses

Miggy and I have been overdue to get new eyeglasses. Five years overdue! My eyeglasses frame broke while I had it on. We immediately visited an opthalmologist last week

It takes a week for my eyeglasses to be made. I've been using progressive lenses for almost a decade now, so I was happy when the shop pinged me this morning that our eyeglasses were available.

Got our new eyeglasses today. I selected a plastic frame since I've been using a steel frame the past five years. It's lighter and with the correct grade the world feels brighter. 

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The Month of May (2025)

Completed another month for my one second everyday project. May will always start heavily for me since Mom passed on the first of May two years ago. After that we celebrate Dad's birthday by the 19th. We spent most of the month at home. It was still too hot to venture out, so most of my daily 1SE was taken at home. 

We focused our time on health maintenance. Got our annual flu shots and did some check-ups too. The cats weren't spared and unfortunately Grogu got a deep wound which had to be stitched. We brought him home yesterday, but he kept licking and biting the wound. He was brought back to the vet and would best stay there until he completely heals. We have no idea how he got his wound. 

I spent a lot of time tending to Mom's plants. I tried propagating her bougainvillea and I re-potted a couple of plants we rescued from our childhood home. It's a lot of work and I'm still sorting her stuff (it's bottomless!). The boxes for donation is now a huge pile. We have to follow-up to have it picked up. 

The most important thing we did for the month of May was to vote! Only two of those who I voted for senator won. It was also very hard to chose who to vote for the local positions. Oh well, I hope the new generation can produce more diligent and effective leaders. 

Here's the one second everyday video for the month of May:

Since we only went out when needed, we squeezed in time to eat well. We were able to try Panco Cafe and the newly opened Brooklyn pizza place near our home. I also did a quest to find the best spinach pizza. Tried Pizza Telefono's and luckily got a free experience pizza from Shakey's. It was both good. Maybe next time we'll try Angel's Pizza. 

I'm so glad the rainy season is around the corner. The weather has improved a lot in the past week. We've also been able to collect rain water and the plants love it!

June will be about the birthdays of my boys and we have to plan for the second half of the year!

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Checked Out an Australian Surplus Shop

Randomly watched a video about an Australian surplus shop at midnight. Found ourselves at the shop the next day, haha. We were curious, plus Sweetie needs a few things for Dad.

It just took us 10 minutes from Bicutan to reach the location at Tunasan, Muntinlupa. A far cry from the 90 minute travel time to BGC! The store was inside a warehouse in an industrial complex. Parking was relatively easy.

The store had a mix of goods. They had appliances, house ware (mostly from Anko), furniture, tools, toys, gadgets and cat stuff! I think it was the tail end of their sale, but they still had a lot of stuff. 

The furniture selection was on the second floor. The stairway was pretty steep and was a workout for my knees and lungs. They had a myriad of stuff, but what caught my eye were the garden furniture. I'll come back for something in the future. 

They had Chromebooks, but it was already sold out by the time we came. They have tablets for under PhP1,000. Useful if you know how to install earlier versions of apps or you can use it as a photo album.  

A lot of the houseware items were useful. They even had a small aquarium. I didn't need anything so just enjoyed looking at stuff. Don't expect much on the toy stuff, most were for younger children. 

I think the JVC branded gadgets are on 50% off until month end. Most were speakers for partying, you can check it on their FB page.

We skipped the tools and equipment section, but I saw they had a lot of lawn lowers and hand tools. Oh, I forgot to check the power washer! Maybe next time!

Here's the addy:

Shop and Save Australian Surplus 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/9wciKE3bA335nG199

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Propagated Mom's Bougainvillea

My Mom has a very bushy bougainvillea tree in front of the house. During summer the tree produces flowers of different colors, fushia, pink and orange. I'm not sure if it's from one tree or several. She also has a white one of the side of the garage.

The frontage has seen several changes. It used to have palm trees and suntan plants. It also once had a fruit bearing tree. If I remember correctly it was a santol tree. Eventually Mom changed it to low maintenance plants and it's thrives through the years.

One of my projects is to propagate her plants, especially the ones I can't bring to my home. I took some cuttings and made a soil mix with some river sand. Its been over a month since I propagated the cuttings and some have grown new leaves. Yay! I'll probably give it another month to grow more roots, then I'll transfer it.

Let's see where this goes :)

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Ouchie Ears

My ears have been ringing and buzzing the past few weeks. It got worse a week ago. 

I was scheduled to see a Neuro since I was having frequent headaches. After discussion symptoms (including the ear issue) she said it was probably due to the hormonal changes I'm experiencing due to perimenopause. Ugh!

The cats have been consoling me whenever I step out. I'll see an EENT next week to have my ears checked. I noticed though the weird sound goes away when I'm doing some sewing! I guess I have to do something happy.

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Turned Mom's Unfinished Project to Something Useful

I hope I have gone through the last box of Mom's craft materials and projects. She left a lot of unfinished projects and I've been trying to figure out what her plans were for it. Some were probably meant to be throw pillow covers. I know she liked making them. Others were probably part of blanket projects. 

Since a lot were mismatched I thought I'd just make something that would be useful. I started with blocks of white fabric she pieced together in squares. I washed it and removed the batting before I started to work on the project. Here's what I did -

It took a while to finish since I stopped sewing for a few months. I needed more time to sort her things and it eats up a lot of time. I got exhausted and needed a break, so I decided to work on her unfinished projects. Mom also left a lot of scrap fabric, so I integrated it into the project. I want to add to my sewing skills and using scrap fabric allows me to be more experimental. 

Here's the result of this first project:

Meow!

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