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Although the trial pair could be ready in 2-3 weeks, we would get them in nearly a month time to coincide with my next visit to Butterworth.  Getting my mum to use the trial pair went well. Ashley was patient, methodical and informative. She got my mum to practise about 5 times putting on the hearing aids. Key words: hook and push in. When not in use, it's important open battery cover, which has a holder within to contain the battery, and place the device in a container of silica gel (provided as part of the package) to dry out possible moisture. In case of the battery dislodges from the cover or when trying to inset new battery, it should be placed from directly above the holder i.e. not from the side, not from the bottom. Volume can be adjusted manually by clicking the top of the device. It can also be adjusted via an app but that will be introduced only later as the main aim was for mum to get used to using hearing aids, including the significant change in quality and nature of...

  I order noodle dishes in PJ only if they are special. Otherwise, I think it's not worth paying close to RM 10 for a dish that's consist almost entirely only of noodle i.e. little of other ingredients, including meat and vegetable. Sometimes I order one due to circumstances e.g. no other choices, due to convenience of location after running an errand nearby. The above noodle dish came from a stall at Double One Kopitiam. Can't remember the name of the stall. It's located around the middle of the shop, next to the chicken rice stall. I quite like this dish, after adding more sauce (likely dark soy sauce). I asked for a little more vegetable and was impressed with the amount they gave.   This dessert was served by Reban, a new-ish restaurant at Aman Suria.  It fell short of my expectation and not worth the price. Not only that, as I told a staff there, there was a contradiction between the name of the dessert and its description i.e. longan vs lychee.     As stat...

(Emphasis is mine, to show the mistakes) 1. Free Malaysia Today article: " Trump set to ‘apply pressure’ on Xi over Iran ". Sentence: " he United States and China are also set to discuss extending a year-long trade truce, which the two leaders agreed last October in South Korea. But tensions remain high over Trump’s sweeping tariffs. 2. Financial Standard article: " ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears ". Sentence: " ATO deputy commissioner Emmer Rosenzweig said more than half of employees are still playing superannuation quarterly rather than alongside wages, despite the incoming reforms requiring contributions to be paid on payday. " Should be "paying" lol. 3. Free Malaysia Today article: " Gauff’s French Open title defence ends, Sabalenka, Osaka set up last-16 clash ". Sentence: " The Belarusian world number set up a meeting with her fellow quadruple major winner, Osaka. "  World number what?  

  I wasn't aware there is such service and on a commercial scale too.

Ban was looking at the bank reward catalogue to use his points to redeem a pair of earbuds. Me: Which one did you pick? Nevermind, I better don't kaypoh and disturb.    *30s later, I took a look at the screen* Me: Wait, why are you getting earphones? Did you pick the wrong one? Ban: Huh? I put in the right code wor *Took a look at the catalogue and pointed out the one he chose* Me: Wrong code lah: it ends in "6", not "4". Can...cancel ar? Ban: ...I'll redeem the correct one. Me: I should have kaypoh-ed 😅

Recently, I fell ill: lethargic and mild fever. Took paracetamol but still the mild fever came back repeatedly. Then I had a thought: I noticed that there was burning sensation in my perineum when I peed and I seems to want to urinate more frequently. Could it be UTI and could fever be a symptom? Apparently yes. Consulted doctor the next morning. She wanted to order a urine test but given that the only symptom left was the gradually-improving burning sensation, she prescribed 3 sachets of urinal alkalinizer. Unfortunately, fever returned later in the afternoon :( Hence I consulted the doctor again the next day. Since it was quite obvious I had UTI, doctor prescribed antibiotic and more alkalinizer despite ordering a urine test. I myself would have asked for antibiotic if she hadn't suggested it first. I continued to have fever for two days while the burning sensation continued to fade but I had to purchase two more sachets of alkalinizer from a pharmacy. Once the urine test was out...