TCM

I went to the Chinese Physician yesterday for my second batch of Herbs.

The look of it makes me think of those Martial Drama Series where the Gongfu practitioner goes up to the mountains to "cai yao"- collect medicine, for a certain problem or illness, etc.

You know, the Singapore General Hospital has teamed with a group of Chinese Doctors from Beijing or Shanghai or generally, China and they have set up clinics at the hospital to complement Western Medical Practice with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

I wonder how it works out but I believe there are many properties of the Chinese medicine that are wholesome and we know but just a little of it.

Anyway, I like the fragrance of my packet of herb while brewing and although it taste bitter, it is bitter-sweet and not as bad as many modern people make it out to be. Just think Stout. I guess not many people I know likes Stout. Incidentally, I do. "Trained" by mom, I always say.

For the herb, you take 3 bowls of water, bring to a boil and let it simmer for about 30 mins till you get 1 bowl of the concoction left. Not a lot of work if you ask me. I asked YC if I should use a big bowl or a small bowl. she said up to me. she then said that it will be better to use a small bowl. good thing i asked why. she said, so that you dont have to drink a big bowl of the yucky bitter medicine, you can finish a smaller bowl quickly.

i see,,, that is her logic.

i have no qualms about having a bigger bowl and i think if i use a small bowl, it will all dry up too quickly.

So anyway, I am going back to the gynea for a final check later this afternoon and I will return to work tomorrow.

work.

I must appreciate my work cos it gives me the money for everything else.

but I must treat my work as secondary and treat myself primary.

You see, we have 24 hours a day.

let's break it down to blocks of 3.

8 hrs for Sleep (say for me, it will be 11.00pm to 7.00am) though i normally sleep later than 11.

8 hrs for Work ( 8.30 am to 5.30pm) That is 9 hrs in the office and please remember, the 1 hr lunch break is "YOUR TIME"

that leaves you the last block of 8 hrs, which is rightly yours.

1 of the hour is lunchtime, you should eat at your pace and not rush. (my bad habit was to rush and continue with my work, thinking that by doing so, i could finish more work and go home earlier)

1 of the hour is commuting time. i am lucky that i could spend about an hour odd to and from work. (if you need to spend more time on the road, perhaps you could read a book or listen to some music on your MP3, etc, or unwind. you know, just to make your time more quality)

1 hr in total as "Grooming"- you know, the usual, bathe, shampoo, styling and make-up.

5 hrs left.

exercise, TV, communicatng? on-line shopping (takes up more time than you'ld plan). socializing, read, knit? just kidding. meditate? prayer? catch-up with your family & friends? talk on the phone? visit someone? i mean, this is just me, i am free&easy. if you are with kids and more traditional obligations like got to do cooking etc, then, you may use "your time" for all these responsibilities.

the point is, we should always remember that we have "our time" too. and these minutes and hours are for us to allocate. this is something i always forget. i kept using "my time" for work and more work, which was endless and needless. 8 hrs is more than enough. if i have a problem, i ought to better look at how i priortize my work and to tell my boss to reallocate them.

if everyone else in my office is managing well, and i am the only person over-worked, the problem lies with me and i must learn to address it.

okay, so much so about this. if i have more stuff to blog about, you will know that i have more time! *smiles*