WEDNESDAY, 2\/25\/15<\/b><\/p>\n
I seem to have developed an alternating daily activities schedule.\u00a0 <\/span>One day, I seem to be super unproductive (lazy), and the next day, I seem motivated to take care of jobs hanging over me.\u00a0 <\/span>Today was the \u201clazy\u201d day.\u00a0 <\/span>I kept thinking I was going to do something productive, but really never did.<\/p>\n Judy is suffering through the throes of pre-performance anxiety.\u00a0 <\/span>She had a lunch rehearsal session today for several of the solo singers in the upcoming show (next week).\u00a0 <\/span>They, of course, hadn\u2019t practiced over the just completed holiday, and no one seems to be able to remember their lyrics.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s a challenge, since English is the second language for most of them.\u00a0 <\/span>Today was a \u201cwake-up\u201d, or at least she hopes it was.<\/p>\n THURSDAY, 2\/26\/16<\/b><\/p>\n Today was my \u201cactive\u201d day.\u00a0 <\/span>I started off with Facetime calls back to the US.\u00a0 <\/span>Then I called the medical clinic to set up an appointment to look at my right ear.\u00a0 <\/span>I got water stuck in the ear on Friday, January 30.\u00a0 <\/span>I went to the doctor on Sunday, Feb. 1, and he gave me some medicine.\u00a0 <\/span>I understood then that I had a little swelling, and the drops he gave me would take care of the minor infection, and ultimately clear the ear.\u00a0 <\/span>Now, almost a month later, I still have some blockage, after trips to the US, and then Bali.\u00a0 <\/span>I hadn\u2019t been in the water since it happened, except for a few dousings during my failed surfing attempts in Bali.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m beginning to wonder if I have a more serious problem.<\/p>\n I took the train to the clinic and walked in about 10 minutes late.\u00a0 <\/span>I signed the insurance form, and they walked me around to the doctor who was already in the room.\u00a0 <\/span>She looked in my ear, pulled out a little vacuum device, stuck it in my ear, and pulled out what looked like a rock.\u00a0 <\/span>It was huge!\u00a0 <\/span>She said it was wax, but it looked like so much more.\u00a0 <\/span>That was it!\u00a0 <\/span>Problem solved.\u00a0 <\/span>I was out the door 10 minutes after I walked in, no charge.\u00a0 <\/span>I guess now I\u2019ll have to start swimming again.\u00a0 <\/span>Darn!\u00a0 <\/span>It was a really convenient excuse.<\/p>\n After the doctor, I spent a half hour in the bank on the ground floor, exchanging left-over Singapore dollars for Chinese currency.\u00a0 <\/span>Back to the trains, and Taiyanggong Station where I bought some suckers at BHG that Judy needed for her show.\u00a0 <\/span>Next stop was the local wet market for some green beans for tonight\u2019s soup.\u00a0 <\/span>Our phones are running low on currency, so I purchased some recharge cards at a local UHN shop.\u00a0 <\/span>Last \u201coutside\u201d chore of the day was dropping off laundry at the cleaners, and picking up what we left before the holiday.<\/p>\n Back in the apartment, I prepped the green beans, and started the soup.\u00a0 <\/span>When Judy got home, I listened to stories about the pre-show frustrations while we enjoyed dinner.\u00a0 <\/span>No matter how much you plan or work before a show, there are so many loose ends that keep cropping up.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WEDNESDAY, 2\/25\/15 I seem to have developed an alternating daily activities schedule.\u00a0 One day, I seem to be super unproductive (lazy), and the next day, I seem motivated to take care of jobs hanging over me.\u00a0 Today was the \u201clazy\u201d … Continue reading