Day 12 post surgery
Knee still in pain when I wake up, like it's rust, but feels better after some walking and the first round of exercises.
My plan today was to pick up my computer and then maybe catch Inception before meeting up with Malay and Shuing, but when I called the computer technician he wasn't answering. That meant a change in plans.
My modem had now completely stopped working, so I decided it was time for a new one. Seeing that the cheap store MSY was in my head, it was also a good time to go check it out. I checked out their catalogue online, wrote down what I needed and drove out.
Luckily I got a spot pretty much right outside their store. When I went in, I lined up behind one guy, and there was already a customer at the counter. He took a while but finally finished, and so the guy ahead of me got served. Another worker finished a phone call and served me, and I gave him my piece of paper wit the two items. I ended up buying the modem and webcam with no troubles, and walked out thinking it was a successful soup Nazi adventure, hehe.
As I walked back to my car, checking out the items in the bag, I walked up the stairs and subconsciously took two steps in a row natrually! Progress! But as soon as I realised that, I reverted back to one step at a time. I think it's not until you have a knee injury that you realise everything that goes into being able to walk up the stairs properly. First there's the need to be able to lift your leg up high enough (which is my problem now), and then once your foot is planted, your knee has to be strong enough to support your weight while your other leg gets off the ground. This isn't as much of a problem for me now because I've been (inadvertently) using my bad leg at times to walk up the little step in my room.
I then made a call to the computer guy but still no answer, so I drove to the Wick to return The Unborn. After chucking the DVD into the return chute, I made a call again but there was still no answer.
So I went home and washed the left front passenger door of my car because there were some stains on it that were beginning to irk me. I wasn't up to washing the whole car because of my knee, but I had enough strength to do one door.
I then went upstairs to check out my new modem and webcam, and was glad that they both worked. At about 1pm I called the computer guy again and this time he picked up. I told him I'd be there in 30 minutes to pick up my computer, so about half an hour later I drove there to pick it up.
I went inside and he turned on my computer to show me everything was working ok. He said it was just the power switch that had gone, but he'd installed a new one now. I noticed he had a lot of dandruff on his hair, and I kinda appreciated the fact that he didn't slick up like most sales people would do, because this gave a more trustworthy perception.
I paid and thanked him and took my computer back to my car. By now it was nearing 2pm, so I drove to Malay's place nearby and waited. He was a bit late, not sure if it was because he had just woken up or if I had parked too far away. Anyway, we went to pick up Shuing and then headed off to the SupaCentre.
It was strange that Shuing came out in his work clothes and a laptop bag. I asked him and he said he had to pretend to his parents he was still working. When I asked how that made sense if he left home at 2pm, he didn't say anything. I wonder what he's up to.
We checked out EB, Bing Lee and then Harvey Norman. It was pretty much the same as it had been back in high school, not much had changed. I actually couldn't believe they were still in business. Nothing was on sale, and everything was clearly a rip off. We supposed the only people who bought from there were old people who didn't understand much about computers and electronics.
After that Malay had to use the bathroom, so Shuing and I sat down at a table nearby to wait. I found that it was generally filled with silence. I couldn't really think of much to say to him. Maybe that 6:30am message still has me freaked out? He did ask me what I had been up to in my days off, which was probably an interrogation of me, and I just said I had been busy rehabbing. We also talked a bit about business and making money, and he revealed something about "sports-arbitrage".
When Malay came back we went upstairs to check out JB. Despite having only recently visited the one at the shopping centre near us, we nevertheless managed to entertain ourselves for a while just by browsing and checking things out. I ended up checking out the tvs, and thought about buying one which was going for $500. It seemed like a pretty good deal, but Malay wasn't very impressed. He had his eye on one of the really expensive ones. Of course that was good, but I wasn't exactly in a position to dish out $4000 for a tv. They advertised a 'crazy sale' on tomorrow, so maybe I will go check it out.
After that we went to Chinksford for lunch. We decided to pick a restaurant that we hadn't been to before, and ended up choosing one opposite Tea Inn. The food was alright, but I guess the 'meat' of the day was here in that our conversation turned to an analysis and basically bitching of others in our group. I find that this is what gets everyone going.
There was some movement towards criticising G for not bringing his girlfriend out with us, and also for being a tight ass. I could understand the first, because we were just a bunch of guys. I'm not so sure I'd bring a girl to an all guy event either. Second, although I have noticed G is a bit of a tight ass, he does actually volunteer to be the driver for most nights out, so in that way, he probably does his part.
We talked about people all the way through dinner and through our Easyway drinks we had afterwards. I observed that Malay is actually quite observant when it comes to who puts in money for things and who doesn't. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that he notices, since it may be something everyone notices. Rather, I should be surprised that it irks him and that he's spitting it out now.
I felt conversation was going dry, my knee was playing up, and I wanted a chance to catch Inception, so I was glad when Malay said he needed to get home for dinner with his parents. I dropped Shuing off first, and I was pretty sure this was an issue in his mind - had he been dropped off first so Malay and I could talk about him behind his back?
No, we didn't. We just made small talk after dropping Shuing off. I went home, eager to set up my computer...and voila! I'm typing from it right now. So good to have it back. It's faster, and it has Photoshop, which I really miss.
I also missed Inception, which pisses me off a bit because it was tight ass Tuesday today. Oh well, might catch it tomorrow.
At times during today, I felt my knee aching in a fair amount of pain. I wonder if I'm doing too much with it. Maybe I should rest it more.
My plan today was to pick up my computer and then maybe catch Inception before meeting up with Malay and Shuing, but when I called the computer technician he wasn't answering. That meant a change in plans.
My modem had now completely stopped working, so I decided it was time for a new one. Seeing that the cheap store MSY was in my head, it was also a good time to go check it out. I checked out their catalogue online, wrote down what I needed and drove out.
Luckily I got a spot pretty much right outside their store. When I went in, I lined up behind one guy, and there was already a customer at the counter. He took a while but finally finished, and so the guy ahead of me got served. Another worker finished a phone call and served me, and I gave him my piece of paper wit the two items. I ended up buying the modem and webcam with no troubles, and walked out thinking it was a successful soup Nazi adventure, hehe.
As I walked back to my car, checking out the items in the bag, I walked up the stairs and subconsciously took two steps in a row natrually! Progress! But as soon as I realised that, I reverted back to one step at a time. I think it's not until you have a knee injury that you realise everything that goes into being able to walk up the stairs properly. First there's the need to be able to lift your leg up high enough (which is my problem now), and then once your foot is planted, your knee has to be strong enough to support your weight while your other leg gets off the ground. This isn't as much of a problem for me now because I've been (inadvertently) using my bad leg at times to walk up the little step in my room.
I then made a call to the computer guy but still no answer, so I drove to the Wick to return The Unborn. After chucking the DVD into the return chute, I made a call again but there was still no answer.
So I went home and washed the left front passenger door of my car because there were some stains on it that were beginning to irk me. I wasn't up to washing the whole car because of my knee, but I had enough strength to do one door.
I then went upstairs to check out my new modem and webcam, and was glad that they both worked. At about 1pm I called the computer guy again and this time he picked up. I told him I'd be there in 30 minutes to pick up my computer, so about half an hour later I drove there to pick it up.
I went inside and he turned on my computer to show me everything was working ok. He said it was just the power switch that had gone, but he'd installed a new one now. I noticed he had a lot of dandruff on his hair, and I kinda appreciated the fact that he didn't slick up like most sales people would do, because this gave a more trustworthy perception.
I paid and thanked him and took my computer back to my car. By now it was nearing 2pm, so I drove to Malay's place nearby and waited. He was a bit late, not sure if it was because he had just woken up or if I had parked too far away. Anyway, we went to pick up Shuing and then headed off to the SupaCentre.
It was strange that Shuing came out in his work clothes and a laptop bag. I asked him and he said he had to pretend to his parents he was still working. When I asked how that made sense if he left home at 2pm, he didn't say anything. I wonder what he's up to.
We checked out EB, Bing Lee and then Harvey Norman. It was pretty much the same as it had been back in high school, not much had changed. I actually couldn't believe they were still in business. Nothing was on sale, and everything was clearly a rip off. We supposed the only people who bought from there were old people who didn't understand much about computers and electronics.
After that Malay had to use the bathroom, so Shuing and I sat down at a table nearby to wait. I found that it was generally filled with silence. I couldn't really think of much to say to him. Maybe that 6:30am message still has me freaked out? He did ask me what I had been up to in my days off, which was probably an interrogation of me, and I just said I had been busy rehabbing. We also talked a bit about business and making money, and he revealed something about "sports-arbitrage".
When Malay came back we went upstairs to check out JB. Despite having only recently visited the one at the shopping centre near us, we nevertheless managed to entertain ourselves for a while just by browsing and checking things out. I ended up checking out the tvs, and thought about buying one which was going for $500. It seemed like a pretty good deal, but Malay wasn't very impressed. He had his eye on one of the really expensive ones. Of course that was good, but I wasn't exactly in a position to dish out $4000 for a tv. They advertised a 'crazy sale' on tomorrow, so maybe I will go check it out.
After that we went to Chinksford for lunch. We decided to pick a restaurant that we hadn't been to before, and ended up choosing one opposite Tea Inn. The food was alright, but I guess the 'meat' of the day was here in that our conversation turned to an analysis and basically bitching of others in our group. I find that this is what gets everyone going.
There was some movement towards criticising G for not bringing his girlfriend out with us, and also for being a tight ass. I could understand the first, because we were just a bunch of guys. I'm not so sure I'd bring a girl to an all guy event either. Second, although I have noticed G is a bit of a tight ass, he does actually volunteer to be the driver for most nights out, so in that way, he probably does his part.
We talked about people all the way through dinner and through our Easyway drinks we had afterwards. I observed that Malay is actually quite observant when it comes to who puts in money for things and who doesn't. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that he notices, since it may be something everyone notices. Rather, I should be surprised that it irks him and that he's spitting it out now.
I felt conversation was going dry, my knee was playing up, and I wanted a chance to catch Inception, so I was glad when Malay said he needed to get home for dinner with his parents. I dropped Shuing off first, and I was pretty sure this was an issue in his mind - had he been dropped off first so Malay and I could talk about him behind his back?
No, we didn't. We just made small talk after dropping Shuing off. I went home, eager to set up my computer...and voila! I'm typing from it right now. So good to have it back. It's faster, and it has Photoshop, which I really miss.
I also missed Inception, which pisses me off a bit because it was tight ass Tuesday today. Oh well, might catch it tomorrow.
At times during today, I felt my knee aching in a fair amount of pain. I wonder if I'm doing too much with it. Maybe I should rest it more.
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