14 Nov 2026 – Still Alive And Breathing
Tue: don’t need groceries or food – but do need to rest, catch my breath, and do the laundry.
Wed: tkx to FB-Memories for reminding that it was ~20yrs when I first discovered that the LAM-Ancestral-Hall near ruins in the village of SunWui 新會 in Jiangmen江門GuangdongProvince/China. Exactly one year ago today, this location was fully restored&reopened for the benefit of the village – appreciations with tkx to all involved in this project. https://amylamsg.com/2009/07/14/lam-heritage/
Belated Bday-lunch with HongSze@BabaChews again – highly recommend their set-lunch, good food&value in pleasant ambience where a conversation is possible and the convenience on Bus16+a few steps to&fro with 3stops for me.
If possible do avoid driving here today, road works at jct of EC/JooChiatRd with back to back traffic. Grateful to be able to walk slowly despite abit of a struggle for each step towards MP-Rd for Bus134/196 avoiding to take the Bus16/JooChiatRd – lacking breath&energy to walk all the way back to my 4walls. Hopefully this too shall pass soon and walking will no longer be a problem.
Thu: coughing so badly and could hardly breath or speak a full sentence – off to MarineParadePolyclinic where inhalers were administered through a spacer, but they provided little improvement. In addition to heart palpitations that felt as though my heart were leaping out of my rib cage, was transported to A&E@RafflesHospital by the ambulance. Got there ~17:00hrs with supplemental oxygen+negulizer, all kinds of test, including Xray were done before being admitted to the ward by ~20:00hrs, the bowl of congee tasted good on an empty stomach. Dr in jeans to check later, and steroids were administered thru’ the IV-needle – lousy night sleep.
Fri: room with a view towards OphirRd&ArabSt on the one side with a beautiful sunrise and if you look carefully between the DUO&Parkview, light traffic on ECP at this early hours. Off oxygen and staying engaged&entertained by identifying some of the buildings&roads.
N-BridgeRd on the other to discover that Parkview has this lovely garden with a fountain on the next level.
Now with antibiotics added thru’ the IV-needle to treat any infection&inflammation. When in hospital, mealtimes are the highlights – hahaha.
Bfast/CarrotCake&coffee
Lunch/Soup,fish,veg,rice&dessert
Dinner/Soup,chicken,veg,rice&fruits
Tasty,healthy&wholesome meals
Another bad night sleep, still coughing but breathing better. Let’s hope that this final Friday the 13th of 2026 does not cause more disruption than it already has with the Microsoft chaos including my asthma attack! Fear of Friday the 13th one of the most popular myths in science is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.
Sat: did I speak too soon when I said there would be no more Friday the 13th disruptions? With the US more than 13hrs behind and it still is Friday the 13th there. Unable to sleep, CNN was on the TV-screen to learn that US grounded all flights for 4+hrs. Texted Linn and thankfully, none of my US-flock are at any airport or aboard a plane. Still, can imagine how difficult&stressful it must be for anyone to be in this situation.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/13/us/live-news/flights-ground-stop-faa
Discharged and need to learn how to manage my asthma more effectively in future. The main entrance on OphirRd remains behind the barracks. It is nice to see the sign we designed at H&H ~2decades ago and still looking good.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love – Marcus Aurelius