Thursday, January 10, 2008 

Kendama!




KENDAMA

It's a traditional wooden japanese toy that tests your skills. I wish I was as skilled as the guy in the following video. I just recently bought a simple kendama from the Goody's $1.50 store, and so far I'm only able to catch the ball into the biggest cup :-P I gave it to Justin, hoping that he could develop some hand-eye skills...so far, he doesn't really get how to play with it. I need to show him this video:



Mad skills. I'm jealous.

1/10/2008 12:20:00 PM | |

Wednesday, January 09, 2008 

So sick of being sick

I've been sick since New Year's Day. It sucks man. I've been down with Acute Gastroenteritis (diarrhea, nausea and vomiting). Then when I thought that was clearing up, I went back to work for 1 day, but still felt all queasy and unsettled with my stomach. The day after was a day-off for me, but I discovered I was ill with something new - some viral illness which caused pain and swelling of my left salivary gland. To be safe, the doctor ordered me to stay at home for more than a week, so they can rule out if I have Mumps. Yeah...mumps - the thing I was vaccinated for many many eons ago as a child. They said I was high risk for everything, working at the hospital and all. So I humored them.

I've been out of work since. The lab results regarding Mumps will not be out for another week and a half - they're done in Hawaii. But, I'm still not able to completely graduate to the real solid food yet. I tried - I tried so hard - but it seems like every time I want to go back to my normal diet, but body tells me NO.

I've been having severe epigastric pain since Saturday, but luckily it's only every other day I feel it (so far) - but it really hurts. It's probably the worst pain I've felt, EVER. And the doctor hasn't a clue as to what the hell is causing it, 'cause all of my other labs are perfectly NORMAL.

This morning, again, I woke up with that epigastric pain. Just when I thought I was getting better, that pain has to come back. The doctor was entertaining acid reflux or heart burn, and I've tried pepto-bismol and that shit don't work. But the doctor didn't prescribe me anything else - just told me to slowly increase my food to the solids...stay on mostly liquids and soups for now.

So...It's a good thing I'm out of work until next Monday - my body is seriously fighting back, and I hate it right now. I've been to the doctor three times within a week, and every time I'm weighed, I'm 2 pounds lighter. I can't eat what I want to eat. My stomach feels like shit right now. And I'm scared to get another attack of that damn epigastric pain - 'cause that shit HURTS.

*sigh*

I want to get better already :-(

1/09/2008 12:37:00 PM | |