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Of Nutrition, Weird Mothers & An Accident

My stomach is getting a lot of attention from me. Haha. Easily bloated, hunger pangs, hungry very often, but when presented with food, sometimes I can be so full I can't eat so much, or I'm so hungry I can eat like a bear. And I still want my Korean strawberries! Found some at Cold Storage Bugis yesterday, and they look big and unsweet. I want the ones I had from NTUC Toa Payoh! Haha :p

Am quite conscious of the food I'm eating these days, to make sure I get enough nutrients. Yesterday I was worrying if I have enough protein and iron cos I don't think I'm eating enough meat. While I was busy calculating how much iron I'm consuming, I realised I am eating multi-vitamins! Turns out, those yucky pills have already met my daily iron requirement! Haha! So what's left is calcium and Omega-3, but then again I've read that too much fish isn't good too because of the high mercury content in most fish. Bummer. And I've found a food that covers BOTH calcium and Omega-3! Tuna with bones! Haha! That should be easy. I should make breakfast of canned sardines: drain off the tomato puree, mash it and dry-fry it with scrambled eggs and chilli! Yummy! I could eat loads of those! Yupyup :) Shall do that soon!

Oh and I'm hunting for iron-free long dresses! Cheap ones too. It's quite hard to find :( Really regretted not buying like 15 dresses instead of three when I was in London. It's cheaper and better there! Sigh. If we do go London this July, I am soooo gonna shop!

On another note. The show Toddlers and Tiaras should be banned. No no. The mothers featured in this show should be jailed. What kind of mother would force a child as young as two to be dolled up and enter beauty pageants. Worse! Eyebrows waxed against the poor girl's will. Ouch! These mothers should be banned from having any more daughters.

The recent death of a motorcyclist affected quite a few acquaintances because they sort of knew him. The deceased just got married five months ago. Got me and FFL thinking what we'd do if our other halves were to pass on so suddenly.

Very very sad to think about it actually. I can't imagine going on without The Husband. He has become such a part of me, it's hard to part.

Okay I shall not think about it! Too depressing.
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