Going Multifocal

For the last year and a half, I have been strugling to read with my glasses on. I had to take them off to read small prints, look at microscope and lately even to find veins to cannulate. It was getting ridiculous!

Enough was enough. I went to get a pair of new glasses - the last prescription was from 2009!

After some proper eye testing, it was decided that it would best for me to go bifocal. But having a big magnifying glass smack at the bottom of my glasses would look silly. So, we went multifocal.

I picked up the new glasses today and I must say, it had been a dizzying experience. I had to get used to reading while gazing down and looking up to look far. Rather unnatural. I also had to read straight onto the paper rather than peering at the corner of my eyes. It felt dyslexic if I do so since the letters suddenly became magnified at certain angle or appeared out of focus.

And the worse thing was, I couldn't slide down on the sofa anymore since if I do so, I had to strain my neck to focus at the TV.

The glass itself though was fantastic. I went for high index since my refraction error was quite high. It was also supposed to dim itself in bright sunlight. Well, I better get used to it. It would be something new tomorrow having to drive wearing them. Best to keep the old pair with me in the car along the ride.

Mama Got a Brand New Glasses

Anita finally got her brand new glasses after a few sleepless nights.

Her old glasses were broken last year and I had been pestering her to get it replaced. She finally did it earlier in the week, but had to wait until today for it to be ready.

Time to pick them up - she actually ordered a couple of pairs. Happy days indeed!

The Glasses Were In

Irfan was so excited am Friday afternoon that I had to leave early from work - I didn't have that many inpatient anyhow. The call came in during lunch that his glasses were ready for pick from the optician and he had been pestering Anita all afternoon.

So, got off with and I straight away took them out, still in school uniform.

He couldn't stop beaming all day after that....

Irfan Needs a Pair

Irfan had always been known to use his iPad too much. And I think it was taking its toll.

Last week, his spot in his class was moved to a row behind. Since then, he had been complaining that he couldn't see the whiteboard as clearly as he used to. He said that everything went blurry. I suspect that he needed to wear glasses.

So, we ventured to the optician tonight and sure enough, his sight was improved a lot after trying some lenses. Eye test done, and he chose a slick frame. The pair of glasses would be ready in a week.

Evening stroll

Welcome to the evening stroll at The CurveI will be off from today. Will not be back to work for a week. Taking time off for the coming Raya and all. It was the school holidays. Right after work, we went out for dinner outside. Nothing fancy, steamboat at IKANO. Since we got there early, we went to browse at IKEA. Anita needed a new whiteboard to teach the boys maths and stuff. We couldn't believe that it was sold out! Yes, it's school holidays. But I don't think all parents are teaching their kids during the break ... Or at least I don't think.

Yes! I made Idlan carry some stuff in IKEA!

We quickly shuffled for steamboat right after that. Done with dinner, we just strolled along. There is an offer going on at England Optical upstairs. You can get more discount using UOB Card, so I started thinking ..... That Oakley looks nice. The glasses I'm wearing now is almost 10 years-old anyhow. Tried a few. Anita insisted that I get one. Yes it was an Oakley. It will be ready in the next couple of days. Just in time for our trip to Fraser's Hill. The only problem I think I will have with it will be the shape of the lens. It will be a curved one due to the frame and since I have astigmatism, I reckon that the glass will be thick at the edge. Hopefully it will still be OK!

The decor being set upNext, we brought the boys to the playground. They need to burn off some energy, plus leaving Anita to do some shopping of her own. The Xmas lights and trees are being installed at the Curve at the moment. I am sure by the time they are ready they will look nice. I can still remember the decor from a couple of years back. That was really stunning. They will have to do something special to beat that, and also the current one that is up at Pavilion. Before we leave, we also stopped by at Marche. During the school holidays, they have activities for kids. There is a pizza-making lesson 3 times a week and we signed Idlan up for this Thursday. I will write about it after Idlan is done with that. It cost RM20 for the lesson but they provide all the material and gears. That should be fun!

As for tomorrow, I have a lot of errands to do. Need to pay the bills. Maybe heading to Sungai Wang to browse as well.

Disclaimer - This blog was written while listening to Brett Dennen - cool stuff!