Hope

I’m carrying a glimmer of hope regarding my career. Currently, dog-paddling to keep afloat…

*woof-woof*

The sight of lights

within your home sends a jolt of warmth to my crusty old heart as I huff and puff around the housing estate.

good doc / not-so-good doc

I must have coughed out a rice-bowlful of phlegm throughout thurs night. Woke up repeatedly to spit out the phlegm. Even breathing was an effort.

I called in sick and managed to sleep though the morning. Saw a new doc in my neighbourhood and was flabbergasted when I was charged $48 dollars for a consultation that lasted less than 3 mins.

He asked less than 10 qns and did only 4 examinations. What a rip-off! I tried to reject the antibotics to reduce the cost but he refused.

When I went home, I got back online and raged abt the consultation fees to my faction mates. Zac sweetly suggested that we should go lvling at the doc’s clinic. Definitely~ Growl*

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Last night, I had dinner with A & A. When we were done with dinner, I felt a pain in the center of my chest. Hmmm… indigestion? Coincidentally, A was having indigestion that afternoon and we had medication on hand, so I took a dose.

3 hours later, the pain was still present. I went to bed, hoping to sleep the pain off but still the discomfort refused to bugger off.

When I woke this morning, my chest was still hurting. So I dragged myself down to my usual doctor.

There was no clear diagnosis for the pain at the moment, but he listed some possibilities:

1. the muscle was cramping due to stress.
2. possibility of heart-burn & gastric
3. fracture or hairline crack in my ribs due to the coughing and sneezing
4. heart-attack

On hearing the 4th, I bleated, “but my heart is on my left, Dr Sim.”

“Yes, but the pain could start from the centre. Anyway, since you are young, the probability of a heart-attack is low. We’ll have to monitor you and send you for an x-ray if the pain persists.”

The good soul examined me thoroughly and prescribed medication for the pain and charged only $24.

Thank you, Dr Sim.

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When I left the clinic, I whimpered on the phone to Cat.

Cat: It’s prolly not a heart attack lah, dear…

Eva: Yeah, but just in case anything happens, can u do me a favour if I conked off?

Cat: Okay. What?

Eva: Make sure you get to my room before my family does and remove the sex toys.

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Updates:

Revisited the doctor this morning as there was still some pain. The pain has been rediagnosed as gastric reflux. Okiz dokz! And I’ll only be back at work on wed… Great!

A pretty interesting booklist

I’ve only read a small fraction of the following books… There’s quite a couple more that I ought to pick up soon/someday…
Let me know if you are willing to lend any of the following books.
books I have read/browsed through

2008

2008 came and quietly sat itself next to me while i cajoled IXL to hurry over to the waypoint and scanned the faction list for other online members.

I’m perched on the edge of Hlin’s bed, tapping away on Clive with fingers reeking of coriander and garlic.

My beloved friends are taking turns with e Nintendo Wii’s tennis competition.

I watched as IXL spammed some of his 70 virtual firecrackers; the pixels of my screen gleefully marshaling themselves to form ‘Happy New Year’.

And we neglected the new year’s countdown.

My 2008 simply arrived.

To everyone, have a blessed 2008. May all good things come sprinting towards you. *mwah*