today feels like a breeze, although a little too quiet. I guess somehow i feel like i'm not connected to the world somehow. my friends are all kinda doing their own thing, which is kinda what i'm doing as well, and i guess everybody becomes their own silos, despite some sort of need to connect. it's almost a welcomed oxymoron.
i had a weird bug bite on monday nite. what seemed like two innocuous mosquito bites turned out to be something more serious. i had a fast on monday night as well, since i was supposed to do my health check-up the next day.
i woke up on tuesday morning, frantically trying to locate the voucher in vain. so i called up the clinic to see what can be done, and they told me that no voucher no check-up. ah well, so i went to work. called up to get them to re-send me the voucher, not too bad, just that I would have to fast again and well, take time off work, which isn't such a big deal, at times.
so come tuesday, i didn't quite notice but the itch was getting slightly annoying. it was kinda a relaxing day, as i spent some time listening to lorraine and also watch some gartner videos. pretty nice and intellectual day, sort of refreshing, and I wish there is a day every week for such things.
the bug bite became a really big patch of soreness and the itch keeps me awake. so i woke up at 4am on wednesday, and know that i definitely need to doc. looked thru the "approved doctors" list and decided to go to TB for one that opens on a public holiday. picked up a box of multivits at guardian while at it. i know that multivits ain't supposed to do shit, and in fact, there are studies that they can harm your health. but at $20 per 60 tabs, i kinda take it that i'm getting a quick dose of Vit C (immunity), Vit B (energy), and calcium (they say you lose it pretty quickly as you age).
i bet i didn't spend more than 1 minute or 2 talking to the doc. but he understood my condition, and according to M, prescribed me some pretty potent steroids cream. (you go doc!). there were mothers with kids in line at the clinic. there was one kid with an iphone playing a game, except that the speakers were cranked way loud. and i looked at the mum, the mum thinks it's a-ok. this is, i think, the problem with SG, that parents do not teach their kids well. or in fact, they might do the same themselves anyways, and so bad habits perpetuate. but well, hopefully the kids can grow up to know what's right and wrong.
so i was prescribed some antihistamines, some anti-inflammatory and the anti-itch cream. paid $10.70, not too bad for a public holiday trip to the docs.
got home and was too lazy to walk too far for food. got the bak chor mee at $3.20. it's kinda pricey, but i'm just too lazy. got home, ate some, then took the medicines. the cream feels really good.
so the plan for the day is to finish more jappy studying, which i sort of did. i kinda slept and studied in spurts, and i sort of feel tired, but not too bad. when i woke up at 8:30 tonight, the itch really subsided, and i think i will get some sleep tonight, hopefully.
haven't got my photo taken nor my passport done (bad!) but i think i would really want to do that tomorrow as i take a trip down orchard road. i need to get my mark sheets marked.
just plenty of things going on, including a product launch due early dec. but just like everything goes, i've prolly done all that is required and beyond, and that's how i think it is, that although i could have done more (since i need to spend time studying), but i really think they've got their monies' worth to a certain extent.
all in all, things are sorta trudging along, and well, i hope that the finish is a bang and not a thud.
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