This, my friends .. is an honest cabbie - charged me 50 bucks getting to the airport. He does however, drives like a mad man ... if you are in a hurry, just climb into the back, bend forward as far as possible and brace for it until you get to your destination ...

Time marker ...

In the begining there was a time for time and that time took a long time - it is finally time to complete one time and move on to the next time. Unfortunately, time and time again it takes a long time - is this the time for time or it is just another time in bid of time ...

Acute Tonsillitis

Went to see the doctor on Monday, he took one look at my throat and said that I should be admitted.
Had to run some chores, the most important being a run to the laundry place to grab some undies and pants -afterwards, I checked in the same day to the hospital.

They ran an IV drip with antibiotics so that my tonsils won't swell up anymore and block my airway - this was the whole reason of me needing to be admitted, if the swelling got worse I be choking and that would be bad.

Interesting place to include the Rule of 3s ... 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food.

I was initially very hesitant about spending any amount of time in a hospital - most people who know me know how I feel for doctors and hospitals. Fortunately, my stay of 3 days and 3 nights wasn't too bad - this is probably due to the fact that I haven't been sleeping properly ever since I got the tonsillitis some 14 days ago. Not being able to breath during sleep can be bad too ... At the very least, I now feel somewhat patched up and hopefully I don't get a relapse.

On a more spiritual note - this whole episode feels like a rebirth ... the second coming!

Tonsillitis = Bad = Hospital Stay

This is just not good ... went to the doctor again this morning. We needed to another check up on baby Ryan as we started medication and he is still not improving. Wifey also wanted to check on the white spot found near her tonsils. I, being the one least wanting to see any doctors, was not supposed to get any check up - since wifey made appointment with the ENT (Ear-Nose-Throat) guy, I thought ... What the heck, let's get a look-see.

After checking my wife, the guy stick one of those really cool fibre-optic scope thingy that also displays on a monitor the inside of my mouth. He took one look at it and said it looked pretty bad and recommends (actually, insisted) that I should check myself into the hospital for treatment ...

IV Tube ... this is where they will put drugs through. I also learned later that it serves a bigger purpose - you see, as you check out, unless you have fully settled your bill, the IV thing will act like a handcuff to prevent you from leaving the hospital.

Everybody is sick ...

My son is sick - down with pharyngitis and is running a fever. I am still nursing the damn tonsillitis I got since last week. Wifey has also been sick ... today, everyone went to see the doctors. For my troubles, I went to three doctors already but it keeps coming back. While the throat is no longer swollen and tender, everytime I eat anything it tasted bitter and felt like sandpaper going down my throat.

Let me repeat my condemnation to the modern medical science .. they know nothing about curing people - at best, they take stabs at guessing what's wrong and had it not been for the invention of penicillin they will have nothing to prescribe.

This brings me to the problem that wifey been having ... she went to two doctors (who know her medical history well) but both of the doctors keep saying that the other doctor got the treatment wrong. In fact, the whole industry is known for the 'second-opinion' practice - here's what I don't get ... if medical is science, then how can two d making the diagono

The park that decided itself ...

Today marks a great leap in faith and fate - If you choose to believe ... Believe!

This is no longer a mark in the sand, it's as concrete as the 40,000 sq ft of concrete that we will be getting.
Soon this place will be echoing the pitter-patters of ... Watch this space!

My future ...

My Son, My General, He who will make me King...

20041129 First day of real work. Met with my boss and while he is not the complete prick, he is working very hard to become one. He has a completely non-sensical phrase that's totally out of place in a business situation but there is no stopping him ...

I wonder if all managers are specially trained to become a pain in the ass. I was a manager before, I don't recall being that big a pain.

Ed: 20050125 The so-called 'boss' just thought that he was .. but he is not.
I am not sure whether I should be laughing as I will end up working together with him ..

Tonsillitis

Went to the doctor after painful swelling on the neck area. Doctor said that it was a pretty bad case of tonsillitis, in fact, in condition like mine they would normally recommend surgery to get rid of it ... (ouch!) While I try to convince him that it was not that back, he decided to give me a jab and treat it with more antibiotics.

Tonsillitis (ton-sil-lie-tiss) is an inflammation of the tonsils caused by an infection. In tonsillitis, the tonsils are enlarged, red, and often coated (either partly or entirely) by a substance that is yellow, gray, or white. Tonsillitis usually occurs as part of a pharyngitis (throat infection). Tonsilitis usually begins with sudden sore throat and painful swallowing.
Sometimes, tonsillitis reoccurs, and may cause difficulty breathing. If this occurs, your doctor may recommend taking them out. This procedure of removing tonsils from the throat is called a tonsillectomy.