Shopped for stuff :)

heh.. at least for today, the things i shopped for are necessities.

from the pic, u can see the Carlsson rosin for string bass and the stopper for cello and string bass. bought them from Frank Brothers at Esplanade for a total of $55.80. before this, i tried the Artisto stopper which was supposed to help to resonate the sound of the cello/string bass when u put on this box-like wooden stopper. however, we realised that the sound got amplified for perhaps only 5-10%... not much use if I bring it to italy cos the performances will be most probably open air. so i decided to buy a normal stopper ("plate" one) and a normal rosin which is recommended by the shopkeeper.. [but i just heard from cedric i've to pass them back to the PM after i finish using them... since i'm doing a claim haha.. sigh but rosin is consumable ma haha. but i can foresee myself playing for a long time i tink] and i saw the terracotta coloured BAM case i want!!! haha...

then this yellow box-like thing beside the stopper is Kenalog (R) which is an ulcer cream. haha.. i thought i could heck ulcers from now on since i'm playing strings now, but i still got alumni band prac which i'll play tuba. haha so still need to prevent/treat ulcers. and this VERY SMALL box of Kenalog costs me $10.55 from Guardian. I think it would cost lesser if I go polyclinic haha but abit out of the way for me. heard it's super good (from Hui Ting) and the pharmacist also mentioned that it's the strongest ulcer cream over the counter. i tried it just now, easy to apply on, cos it's a semi-solid gel which keeps itself quite firmly in place over the ulcer, unlike other powder or liquidy gels. It contains triamcinolone which is a topical steroid, thus, it can be only applied for a maximum of 5 days. and u've to be disciplined to apply it 3 times a day so that ur ulcer will shrink and disappear. However, muslims or vegetarians will have to be more wary of such gels because for Kenalog, it contains gelatin of bovine origin, and may not be acceptable to strict Buddhists or vegetarians.