When I lost my tote bag in Hong Kong, there was a brand new pack of Very Important Pills within. That was no good. It meant that I now lack a two-month supply and I don't know when the next trip to Bangkok would be. I can't go without these Very Important Pills for even a month. It's not as if I can't buy them in Singapore. But big pharma monopoly and price control and all that—these pills go for thrice the price in Singapore. (Like everything else, basically.) I wasn't going to pay S$24 for a box of pills when I know the retail price in Bangkok is S$8 per box.
Luckily for me, the BFF was still in Bangkok for the week. She could help me out with buying two boxes of pills if she happened to pass by a Boots pharmacy. Regardless, I didn't want her to go out of the way to do it. Bangkok is honestly not far from Singapore. I texted her in a hurry, and she was all like, "No worries I'll get you the pills! There's a huge Boots next to my hotel." Yayyyy!!!! Thank God for friends who just so happened to be in convenient places. When the BFF passed me the Very Important Pills, there were not two but three packets. Very precious. Expiring mid 2021. Perfect. Hurrah. I was very grateful.
Along with the Pills, the woman also gave me a new set of wireless headphones. I lost my travel set too, right. But those were wired and almost 10 years old, but hey, they still work. Obviously BFF doesn't think much of wired headphones. Tsk. She insisted that these wireless Powerbeats3 are tough, and can resist a little sweat and they've got quite a long battery life.
You know what, she's bloody right. On a day when I was cutting it really close to gym class, those Powerbeats 3 stayed on my head and ears while I sprinted for the bus and the train. Woot. I doubt they're that sweat-resistant, but I don't drip buckets. The fit is fine for my ears. The fidelity isn’t great and the bass is too heavy, but I’m okay with it because these are meant to be hard-wearing and I’m not looking for audio clarity in a pair like this. I don't need the battery life to last 12 hours. 10 hours would be decent. Even on a long flight, I'm not awake for that long. Hurhurhur. I don't need to sleep with music. I have ear plugs.
Luckily for me, the BFF was still in Bangkok for the week. She could help me out with buying two boxes of pills if she happened to pass by a Boots pharmacy. Regardless, I didn't want her to go out of the way to do it. Bangkok is honestly not far from Singapore. I texted her in a hurry, and she was all like, "No worries I'll get you the pills! There's a huge Boots next to my hotel." Yayyyy!!!! Thank God for friends who just so happened to be in convenient places. When the BFF passed me the Very Important Pills, there were not two but three packets. Very precious. Expiring mid 2021. Perfect. Hurrah. I was very grateful.
Along with the Pills, the woman also gave me a new set of wireless headphones. I lost my travel set too, right. But those were wired and almost 10 years old, but hey, they still work. Obviously BFF doesn't think much of wired headphones. Tsk. She insisted that these wireless Powerbeats3 are tough, and can resist a little sweat and they've got quite a long battery life.
You know what, she's bloody right. On a day when I was cutting it really close to gym class, those Powerbeats 3 stayed on my head and ears while I sprinted for the bus and the train. Woot. I doubt they're that sweat-resistant, but I don't drip buckets. The fit is fine for my ears. The fidelity isn’t great and the bass is too heavy, but I’m okay with it because these are meant to be hard-wearing and I’m not looking for audio clarity in a pair like this. I don't need the battery life to last 12 hours. 10 hours would be decent. Even on a long flight, I'm not awake for that long. Hurhurhur. I don't need to sleep with music. I have ear plugs.
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