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Never-ending bad luck
Friday, 26 January 2024 22:42Whoops! Life has been so busy, but nothing particularly exciting has really happened.
I did make that trip to Shanghai. No I didn't need to find my Boss. The concert was small but interesting. I also went to the Shanghai Team Lab, which was amazing and way better than the one in Macau, because while there were people, it wasn't PACKED, so I was able to find a lot of angles to take photos.
But, the bad luck just didn't stop. Before coming back, my left eye (again) got hit with a case of blepharitis. Itched like hell. I've since been to the doctor and got the medication so it's now under control. And then today, my left wrist grew a something the size of a small quail egg! I had the fright of my life and immediately went to the doctor, because at first I thought the bones in my wrist got dislocated (though it didn't hurt at all).
Apparently, it's something called carpal tunnel cyst. Sounds ominous but essentially it's harmless and a simple case of... maybe or maybe not inflamed joint, and so there's an accumulation of the joint water/jelly thing, and so it's protruded. After reading up about it I'm wondering if I should continue with the treatment by the Chinese doctor because it's something that doesn't hurt and won't affect me, but the treatment the doctor is giving me sucks, it hurts like hell, ugh. I don't know. I give him one more consultation then I'll decide.
Still many busy days ahead. Tomorrow my friend R wanted to "go for karaoke before the year ends" (Chinese/Lunar New Year coming on 10-February) so she's taking J and me to some place in Gongbei China. They say the song selection in these China karaoke parlors are far superior than those in Macau. I'll just treat it like a trip :-)
Work wise I had been crazy busy but I like it that way. Makes me feel useful and less guilty when I step out for a walk or adjust my work hours. Oh, and we got a surprise discretionary bonus payment, and also a surprise pay rise. I'll continue with my motto of "expect nothing, so when you get something, be grateful". It sounds great because 2023 inflation was at around 1.5% and this pay rise is for 2.5% but if you think about it, inflation is constant, but we just get pay rises once in a blue moon.
It's possible I might be going on a work-related business trip but by the looks of it it's gonna be a party (by "party" I mean a lot of people are going) so probably in order to cut costs I'll be out of it. I'm not sure if I want to go on this trip or not though. Granted, it is going to be interesting (the thing that we are going to do) but then again, I'm not a project manager so I don't know why I'm even involved in that. Does the Boss have a plan to transition me to another position? Who knows.
I did make that trip to Shanghai. No I didn't need to find my Boss. The concert was small but interesting. I also went to the Shanghai Team Lab, which was amazing and way better than the one in Macau, because while there were people, it wasn't PACKED, so I was able to find a lot of angles to take photos.
But, the bad luck just didn't stop. Before coming back, my left eye (again) got hit with a case of blepharitis. Itched like hell. I've since been to the doctor and got the medication so it's now under control. And then today, my left wrist grew a something the size of a small quail egg! I had the fright of my life and immediately went to the doctor, because at first I thought the bones in my wrist got dislocated (though it didn't hurt at all).
Apparently, it's something called carpal tunnel cyst. Sounds ominous but essentially it's harmless and a simple case of... maybe or maybe not inflamed joint, and so there's an accumulation of the joint water/jelly thing, and so it's protruded. After reading up about it I'm wondering if I should continue with the treatment by the Chinese doctor because it's something that doesn't hurt and won't affect me, but the treatment the doctor is giving me sucks, it hurts like hell, ugh. I don't know. I give him one more consultation then I'll decide.
Still many busy days ahead. Tomorrow my friend R wanted to "go for karaoke before the year ends" (Chinese/Lunar New Year coming on 10-February) so she's taking J and me to some place in Gongbei China. They say the song selection in these China karaoke parlors are far superior than those in Macau. I'll just treat it like a trip :-)
Work wise I had been crazy busy but I like it that way. Makes me feel useful and less guilty when I step out for a walk or adjust my work hours. Oh, and we got a surprise discretionary bonus payment, and also a surprise pay rise. I'll continue with my motto of "expect nothing, so when you get something, be grateful". It sounds great because 2023 inflation was at around 1.5% and this pay rise is for 2.5% but if you think about it, inflation is constant, but we just get pay rises once in a blue moon.
It's possible I might be going on a work-related business trip but by the looks of it it's gonna be a party (by "party" I mean a lot of people are going) so probably in order to cut costs I'll be out of it. I'm not sure if I want to go on this trip or not though. Granted, it is going to be interesting (the thing that we are going to do) but then again, I'm not a project manager so I don't know why I'm even involved in that. Does the Boss have a plan to transition me to another position? Who knows.
