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Showing posts with label ADD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADD. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
My Art Of Bargaining
Sometimes I really dont know how in the world I get to where I am today. I am clumsy and I am impetuous especially so when I am nervous or in a hurry.
I was in Ao Nang last weekend and to my delight there was quite a number of shops which sell imitation oil paintings. The price was not bad and I can say, cheap. You can get the famous white & black Beatles's cover album, Jimmy Hendrix, Marylyn Monroe and some other beautiful and classy paintings to your liking. At the most the prices are not more than 3000BHT (mostly around 2500BHT) for one good piece of delicate, intricate painting and for a much simpler one you can bargain for less than 1000BHT.
I was looking at some beautiful pieces at one stall and one painting of a Volkswagen beetle bug caught my eyes. There's also another interesting painting I ve been drooling to get but its a bit over my budget so I thought I d just settle for the beetle.
I was in Ao Nang last weekend and to my delight there was quite a number of shops which sell imitation oil paintings. The price was not bad and I can say, cheap. You can get the famous white & black Beatles's cover album, Jimmy Hendrix, Marylyn Monroe and some other beautiful and classy paintings to your liking. At the most the prices are not more than 3000BHT (mostly around 2500BHT) for one good piece of delicate, intricate painting and for a much simpler one you can bargain for less than 1000BHT.
I was looking at some beautiful pieces at one stall and one painting of a Volkswagen beetle bug caught my eyes. There's also another interesting painting I ve been drooling to get but its a bit over my budget so I thought I d just settle for the beetle.
The VWbeetle bug cost 1200BHT and I was asking for 900BHT.
Me: Can you sell to me for 900(BHT) ?
Seller: NO... I give you 1000(BHT)
Me: Oh come on... please if you give me 900(BHT).... I'll take it...
Seller (pleading): Oooo.. 1000(BHT).... 1000(BHT) I give you 1000(BHT)
Me: 900(BHT) !
Seller: Wait.. I ask my husband. Krong krang pad thai pattaya krong plang plong.....
Seller's Husband To Wife: Plang plong krang krong pad thai phuket krabi pat pong pang....
Seller's Huband To Me: Just another 100(BHT).. I sell to you 1000(BHT)
Me: 900 (BHT) arrr....
Seller's Husband (after a few second of thought): OK
Me: Yeayyy...
Seller: You pay deposit first. You can come and take the painting tomorrow, I will do the packing for you.
Seller taking out the receipt book: Ok how much you want to give for the deposit ?
Me : 1000BHT
All was silent for a few seconds before cracking into a loud laugh in the middle of the night in the small street of Ao Nang.
Crazy me ......
*1,000BHT=RM101,43
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Welcome Back, Mr Doodle
This used to be my way of doing things during my student days. The keyboard used to be the book I was supposed to study. I still have almost all the drawing blocks I used during those days.
I think I might need the drawing block again... it used to help me during my study years...I hope it will help me again at the office now.
I m just trying my best.
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Whats Up Doc ?
I finally went to see a psychiatrist in one of the private hospitals here in Alor Setar. Its funny how the hospital works because when I wanted to make an appointment the nurse told me to "just come" at anytime before 1 pm.
Anyways, its not like I m totally new now to ADD. I did my homework, my own research and everything on the subject before I went to see him. Apparently he didnt leave me with a big impression on the subject and I doubt the pills that he gave me. He was trying to confuse me with anxiety, which of course does relate to ADD too but which I dont think he should give me the drugs before diagnosing me in the first place. His idea was to rule out anxiety so that he could see within the next two weeks whether I d have calmed down and thus giving a big entrance to the possibility of ADD/ADHD.
But of course he was right when he told me I should take all sort of tests, like the blood test, ECG test and the psychological test which also includes an IQ test, before he could diagnose me with ADD. And for these, I might have to fork out more than RM1K.
Maybe I should try KL doctors.
cK on the other hand is not so keen with the diagnosis thing. He truly believes I am ADD and I, do not disagree with him. I have been thinking a lot these few days about my past and all my so called eccentric and weird behaviour. I am also trying my best to get as much informations as I could from the internet. I m not sure whether its really that important for me to be diagnosed.
And cK was so kind to get me two books on the subject of which he asked me first before handing me the books
Ya, ya I'm not so good with books. I'm more of a 'magazine junkie'. Because with magazines I dont have to read and focus for long.
Anyways, its not like I m totally new now to ADD. I did my homework, my own research and everything on the subject before I went to see him. Apparently he didnt leave me with a big impression on the subject and I doubt the pills that he gave me. He was trying to confuse me with anxiety, which of course does relate to ADD too but which I dont think he should give me the drugs before diagnosing me in the first place. His idea was to rule out anxiety so that he could see within the next two weeks whether I d have calmed down and thus giving a big entrance to the possibility of ADD/ADHD.
But of course he was right when he told me I should take all sort of tests, like the blood test, ECG test and the psychological test which also includes an IQ test, before he could diagnose me with ADD. And for these, I might have to fork out more than RM1K.
Maybe I should try KL doctors.
cK on the other hand is not so keen with the diagnosis thing. He truly believes I am ADD and I, do not disagree with him. I have been thinking a lot these few days about my past and all my so called eccentric and weird behaviour. I am also trying my best to get as much informations as I could from the internet. I m not sure whether its really that important for me to be diagnosed.
And cK was so kind to get me two books on the subject of which he asked me first before handing me the books
Are you sure you re going to read them?
Ya, ya I'm not so good with books. I'm more of a 'magazine junkie'. Because with magazines I dont have to read and focus for long.
Friday, October 17, 2008
I Should Have Known I Had IT When.......
Excited to be back home for the semester break, right after reaching the house I insisted to fetch my brother from his kindergarten; one of the opportunities for me to drive Abah's car.
After reaching the kindergarten, I waited patiently for the glimpse of my little brother thinking how much I missed him .
I waited and waited and waited until almost all the kids had come out from the building. Still theres no sign of the brother. I came out of the car and stood there fixing my eyes on the gate when one of the teachers came out to me.
Cik tunggu sapa nih...?
Err... saya tunggu adik saya Amaluddin Zhafir.
There was a pause and then she gave me a weird look as if amazed by my answer.
Amaluddin Zhafir ...?
Bukan dia Darjah Satu tahun ni...?
Erkk........ I had forgotten that my brother was already in PRIMARY SCHOOL !!!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Dont Add Anything More To My ADD
I have yet to confirm my suspicion of the ADD by diagnosis. I feel weird writing this as I have never known anything to be different with me because I ve been living ME all these years and I thought, I was well... 'normal'. The term ADD too was never in my vocabulary and if not for my bf, I wouldnt know it a all.
I knew my bf was always complaining about me not listening to him. He said I never listen whenever he was saying anything or talking to me. I didnt know what to explain to him but I do notice that sometimes my mind just sort of drift away during a conversation. Because of my poor concentration and lack of focus, I would always miss some parts of the conversation . I ve checked with Nora about this too and she admits that it hurts her sometimes because whenever she was telling me anything I looked very disinterested and as if my mind was somewhere else.
Inattention by not really listening and focusing is one of the many symptoms of ADD. There a lot of other instances and symptoms like procrastination, zoning out, starting multiple tasks but never completing anyone of them, constant worrying, inability to prioritize task, easily bored, esily distracted, forgetful etc etc. And because of all these symptoms, people with ADD have always been misunderstood. To certain extent it affects relationships with other persons.
Now I understand the reason why I have to read and reread certain page of a book, because my mind just can't focus because it keeps on wandering. I know for a fact about this because I really have to struggle to read the first few pages of a novel. If I manage to pass through the first chapter and if I find the first chapter interesting, only then I can finish the book. You see, the only thing that can make an ADD person to finish anything, it has to be of interest to them.
There are times during a movie when I would suddenly be at a lost that I would have to ask Nora what certain scene was all about, even when you can see that my eyes were fixed on the screen. According to Nora too, and to her annoyance, whenever we are watching a movie, I would suddenly get up and do other things not related to the movie watching (like getting a drink or snacks for the movie). I would for instance go and read a magazine or wash the dishes.
There is an endless list of all my odd actions and behavior which now I find the answers in ADD. It scares me but at the same time I wonder how in the world I got to be where I am today with the ADD.
I knew my bf was always complaining about me not listening to him. He said I never listen whenever he was saying anything or talking to me. I didnt know what to explain to him but I do notice that sometimes my mind just sort of drift away during a conversation. Because of my poor concentration and lack of focus, I would always miss some parts of the conversation . I ve checked with Nora about this too and she admits that it hurts her sometimes because whenever she was telling me anything I looked very disinterested and as if my mind was somewhere else.
Inattention by not really listening and focusing is one of the many symptoms of ADD. There a lot of other instances and symptoms like procrastination, zoning out, starting multiple tasks but never completing anyone of them, constant worrying, inability to prioritize task, easily bored, esily distracted, forgetful etc etc. And because of all these symptoms, people with ADD have always been misunderstood. To certain extent it affects relationships with other persons.
Now I understand the reason why I have to read and reread certain page of a book, because my mind just can't focus because it keeps on wandering. I know for a fact about this because I really have to struggle to read the first few pages of a novel. If I manage to pass through the first chapter and if I find the first chapter interesting, only then I can finish the book. You see, the only thing that can make an ADD person to finish anything, it has to be of interest to them.
There are times during a movie when I would suddenly be at a lost that I would have to ask Nora what certain scene was all about, even when you can see that my eyes were fixed on the screen. According to Nora too, and to her annoyance, whenever we are watching a movie, I would suddenly get up and do other things not related to the movie watching (like getting a drink or snacks for the movie). I would for instance go and read a magazine or wash the dishes.
There is an endless list of all my odd actions and behavior which now I find the answers in ADD. It scares me but at the same time I wonder how in the world I got to be where I am today with the ADD.
I suppose I have always been under HIS wings with HIS Rahmah and Rahim and the duas of my parents.........
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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