National Day =)

Happi National Dae!

What a rainy start to a middle-aged nation's bday. 41 bloody long years fraught with challenges & triumps, this small island's one hot chilli padi. Way to go. =) Yeah, of course I'm proud to be S'porean, just that I'm also human and human is greedy-complainy-lazy-sceptical-rude-ungrateful-critical-materialistic-cowardly-pessimistic-egoistic at different times and to varying extents, so there would surely be occasions when laments and critiques flood the soundwaves, but nation-loving souls we are deep down there. U've just got to believe.

Update from the sick bed:

Recap - Mon morning, fever returned with vengance, likely due to poor night's sleep. Made decision to follow Zhang Hui Mei's song lyrics. Saw doc again. Silly him gave me only a day's MC despite my obvious "ban(4) tiao(2) ming(4)" after fighting bug for past 4 days. He prescribed strong, greenish, plastic-ky, bullet-shaped antibiotics for the enlarged, pus-y tonsils.

Tue - Institutions with kiddos were all celebrating National Day. Went back. Celebration was combined with sports day at my side. If I hadn't been sick, I'd have been made to run the 4 X 100 adults relay race on the slippery track. Have I told you before, running is one of the last things I've ever voluntarily do for anything? End of celebration. Talked to second-big boss. His body language suggested he couldn't really be bothered much. (Perhaps, I've criticized his way of doing some things just prior to telling him THE decision). Heck, I was outta there in ~20min. Next, to Big Boss, was in there for ~1hr 15min. And all the time, his rackets were waiting for him as he listened and suggested alternative ways of looking at/doing things. This is how an enlightened boss should be. At least, you got to act like you care (even though you may not really) - that's the minimal. Night - fever returned YET AGAIN with vengance. Angry tonsils flared bright red. Must have been the slightly toasted salmon sandwich earlier. Had to postpone a long awaited dvd-mahjong gathering. Went to bed a very sad soul.

Wed - today! Fever seemed to have subsided, tonsils' coaxed. I feel like eating dim sum. Then get some marking done. Hope the road to recovery can be smooth from here onwards. No more stock-market patterns pls. I want to eat my favorite crabs soon.

Happi National Dae. May the fireworks display be spectacular tonight. It's something truly, uniquely singaporean, isn't it?