Out of action - Mar 2024

I had been out of action for a few months. Not bed-ridden out of action but constantly tired out due to lack of sleep.

I had a persistent cough that gets really aggressive at night (11pm-4am) and disrupts sleep. There were a couple of times that I didn’t manage to sleep at all and the following day was basically gone. 

I noticed the cough sometime in early Dec 2023, maybe around Dec 6 or Dec 7. Since then, I'd been to see several General Practitioners and finally to the ENT Specialist after none of the meds work (incl. 2 rounds of anti-biotics). 

So back to my ENT, Dr Koay Cheng Boon (https://jmerb.blogspot.com/2017/12/my-journey-5-years-after-being.html). 

After a CT Scan, he concluded that I had severe bacteria & mucus infection across my entire face (sinuses). My situation was made worse by my deviated septum and perpetually swollen nasal turbinates. Making it hard to even breathe when cough aggressively at night.

So I had to undergo a procedure to correct these 3 situations.

1) Septoplasty - Straighten my deviated septum (S-Shaped)

2) Turbinectomy - Reduce my swollen nasal turbinates

3) Endscopic Sinus Surgery - Clear the infected sinuses

I was admitted to the Sunway Medical Centre on 10 Mar 2024 and had my operation done on 11 Mar. The procedure took maybe approx. 1 hour. I was looking at the clock when the Anaesthetist put me under at 3.50pm. I was completely out. When I woke up, I was out of the Operating Theatre and it was 5.25pm.

Then was discharged the next day on 12 Mar 2024. 

 I thank & praise God that the operation went smoothly and need not stay another night at the hospital for observation. 

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2023 is finally back

 After waiting for almost a year since the last one, the Bid Bad Wolf Book Sale is finally back. But this time, they had moved to the Tropicana Gardens Mall (near IKEA) instead of the MINES Convention Centre.

Personally, I really like the new location as is it a lot cleaner, better organised and we get clean toilets inside the mall. We can also take a break anytime and go for some food & drinks inside the mall.

The Graphic Novels Section is especially good as is is much better organised. All the books are individually shrink-wrapped and easy to find as they are placed vertically instead of stacked up horizontally. 

I went on Day 1 and entered their Book Haul Competition. I won a RM50 voucher and so went back for round 2 during the 2nd week.

What I'd watched recently

These are the movies/films/content that I'd consumed in the last couple of months.

Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files (2011)

A very interesting series with 6 experts who go thru videos and photographs they received and then do in-depth investigations & extensive methods to recreate the videos/photos to see if they are real or hoaxes. Recommended.

Greenland (2020) Gerard Butler

This is a story about a planet-killer-sized comet that is about to hit Earth. The various governments of the world had prepared for such an event but they can only save a handful of people to ensure the survival of the human species.

The movie focuses on John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his wife and young son's journey to the sanctuary in Greenland. 

Despite being very predictable, I really enjoyed watching it and would watch it again.

The Why Files on YouTube

This is my favorite discovery this year as it has consistently high-quality content. Looks like the Why Files Team does extensive research for every video they produce. Moreover, the Host - AJ, is a great orator who manages to hold the viewers' attention. The ONLY element that I don't like about it is their talking fish mascot - Heckle Fish.

Highly Recommended!