Skincare challenge 20-February-2021

To preface, my skincare routine usually is a lot more complicated, however, I've been trying to use up everything I have, even all the samples (and I mean completely use up everything) so that I can cleanup my storage space. Also, I kind of think that with this shortened routine, my skin actually looks and feels better than before, so maybe I'll stick to it :-)

Day time routine

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Second Friday Five 19-February-2021

1. Do you think you are more or less courteous than your parents?
I think I'm more courteous than my Mom. She's reached the age (+70) where she thinks because she's a senior she can get away with anything. She's cut queues, thrown tantrums, and all that. Typical Karen behavior. My Dad is a nice guy, but he's also getting on with age, and mostly if he's being not-courteous, I feel like it's just because he's forgotten about it and not doing it on purpose.

2. Has the pandemic effected your manners and in what way?
Macau hasn't really been hit that hard, and the civilians have been rather "respectful" of government instructions. 1 year on, and we still have a total confirmed cases of just 47, and all have been treated, recovered, and released. We are asked to wear masks and "declare our health and travel history", and people have been compliant and just followed what was requested, and life is pretty much the same as always. (Only an obvious lack of foreign tourists)

3. Do you think manners should be taught in school or at home?
Manners are taught at home. School can reinforce it, but manners are always from home.

4. If you are a woman, do you like having a guy hold open a door for you or would you rather hold open a door for a guy?
I think this "western concept" is just overrated. If you are nice, you hold the door open for the next person, if they are just behind you. Surely, if they are like, some 50 meters away then just let it go. But if that someone were just a few steps behind you, I don't care if you're male, female, trans, alien, whatever, and I don't care if that other someone is whatever, just keep the door open for the next 3 seconds is basic courtesy.

5 Guys, what about you? Do you like having a woman hold a door for you or does it make you feel weird. Why?
Not a guy, but I'd repeat the above answer as well.

Under the weather

Literally, I'm sick.

I've been having this sore-ish throat since a month ago and went to the doctor to "cure it before it strikes me down". The doctor said I wasn't quite that sick yet, but he'd given me some medicine to help. Seeing as I was being prone to getting sick, and I hadn't been running as much, I started to take vitamins daily as well.

The last few days I've been having this headache on the left side of my head, until today, I can actually feel my sinus being a bit swollen, on the left side of my face... and I can feel that the swell is pulling on my headache, heck, even the left side of my jaw/teeth feel a bit numb.

Took some painkillers, didn't abate the headache. Now I've started to sneeze a bit and the left nostril has started to feel sometimes blocked, and sometimes runny. AND I'm also feeling really hungry, despite having just eaten. So. Yeah. It's official. I've got a cold.

Took some flu and cold medicine, and I'm just gonna lie here in bed and hope it all goes away. Still going for badminton tonight. My theory is I need to exercise my upper respiratory track, so, I will still go badminton tonight! Maybe I'll feel better by then!

Why do I only get sick on the weekends? I don't mind getting sick on the workweek so I can use up my 6 days sick leave.