well, it's known that i'm nursing an injury.. a very painful
slipped disc which has me incapacitated for a couple of weeks
already...
in this time, there was time to think about some things...
firstly, i've had enough of being in pain, and having bits of my
body hurting like blazes occasionally... so, after this, it's a
more careful bear because during this time of injury, i've
celebrated my 37th and am now into my 38th year on earth...
i'm not young anymore, so it's about time i started looking after
myself.. because the next time i get hurt, it may not be just a
couple of laughs, a few weeks and i'm whole again.. in fact, my
surgically repaired back is killing me
there comes a time when a person looks at his life and figures some
things must change.. this is one of them...
okay okay.. it's nothing big but baby steps yah? 
there are other things which i've noticed too...
when i first went to a polyclinic for this injury, it was
strange... the doctor knew what exactly was ailing me.. only thing
was that he was unable to treat it.. so he had to refer me to a
specialist.. they then made an appointment for me.. the earliest
date was NEXT YEAR! how the heck does one in extreme pain wait
until the next year?
unfortunately, the nurse was most apologetic as it was all she
could do.. so i took it.. the pain was so bad, a few days later, i
went to the Accident and Emergency where the doc had to fight with
the people to get an appointment 2 weeks later!
it was only after some strings pulled (i'll not mention it here)
that i could get an appointment earlier to see an orthopaedic
specialist.. and here i am now..
what disturbs me is that there are others out there, who have no
such connections, who will be suffering severe pain, waiting and
waiting... to be treated for their ailments.. why alarm bells have
not gone off for the hospital administration is beyond me..
i've seen other things too.. friends have been texting me, and
calling me to check if i'm okay.. i'm very glad i have friends who
care enough.. i feel blessed 
then there's work.. what the boss has said somehow didn't click
with her tone.. she told me to rest and that the work can wait but
i could hear that she was getting pissed off that i'm
incapacitated.. this is something i kinda expected of her but never
thought she'd still wear that mask and still say things she did not
mean.. but then, it should have been expected..
all in all, this injury has taught me some things.. and some things
need to be changed in my life.. the little things first.. like i
said, baby steps
on a lighter note, a little bit of good has come of this injury...
my appetite has been shot to heck because of the pain, so i've not
been eating much.. therefore i've lost some weight..
gotta look for that silver lining, right?
okay.. that's my rant...
the valium is starting to take effect..
have a great week everyone
