Another week on the vlog… now seven days full. Because nothing ever really happens during the weekends that merits a separate video haha.
As for my knee…
- Day 15 (Jan 27 | Mon) – Jeckie can’t stay in midshift for so long so I decided to just commute by taxi for the whole week. Ang gastos but yeah. I realized that GrabTaxi rates on the app are overestimated when it’s really just the metered fare + 35p (or whatever’s the booking fee that time). That made me feel better. My knee is starting to heal better. I can now walk properly, but slowly. If I speed up even a tiny bit I’d start to limp lol. Still being cautious. I noticed that I also stopped feeling discomfort when sleeping so I don’t lift my knee anymore on the pillows. Set up an appointment with an ortho at TMC.
- Day 16 (Jan 28 | Tue) – I’m not sure how I got it but suddenly my ankle is hurting. And it’s more painful than my knee lol. I can probably walk better now but because of my ankle I’m not pushing it hehe. I can now (cautiously) cross my legs, and it’s feels less tired now. Halfway through Educated.
- Day 17 (Jan 29 | Wed) – Booked Grab Taxi to work this afternoon. Still can’t find the courage to commute by bus. I can probably conquer the foot bridge because I can walk at my own pace, but the thought of boarding the bus scares me. What if it jolts before I could take a seat? What if I get pushed while alighting? I could die you know. On another note, 2019-nCov (Corona virus) is becoming a bigger threat. I’ve started wearing a facial mask to protect myself.
- Day 18 (Jan 30 | Thu) – First confirmed case of nCov in the Philippines. 38-year-old Chinese woman who traveled from Wuhan via Hong Kong (link). I’m watching the numbers here. My knee is getting better, my ankle doesn’t hurt so much anymore so I could now feel how my knee has improved. Yey!
- Day 19 (Jan 31 | Fri) – I can walk properly now with minimal knee pain but I could feel a stiffness in my knee cap. Can’t walk and stand for too long. Can cross my legs but not fully. Still can’t indian sit.
- Day 20 (Feb 1 | Sat) – Went to the hospital to consult with an orthopedist. He checked my knee and advised me to get more rest, see how one month of recovery fares before he could suggest more diagnostic measures (like MRI or therapy). I was relieved when he said my major knee parts look intact. So yeah, just gonna rest and let me knee recover fully. After all, it’s getting better each day.
- Day 21 (Feb 2 | Sun) – Drove to Fairview to see my family whom I sorely miss. My mom is sick with cough and sore throat and needs to recover, and with the nCov scare an all, she’s kind of panicked. She can’t even hug and kiss me because she’s afraid I’ll catch her symptoms huhu. In (an)other (sad) news, I accidentally wet the corner of Educated, the book that I borrowed from my officemate, and it felt devastating. I put it on a desk and didn’t notice someone put a cold glass of water beside it, next thing I know the moist from the glass crept its way on the upper corner of the book, creating a wave the size of a coin. :'(
Ever since I started vlogging I kindof lost interest in posting on Instagram and ranting on Twitter. I can summarize my week in 5-minute videos, upload it on Youtube and not care about it. Then I can just put supplemental anecdotes here, just to overshare a bit further, then let it be haha. Just like the old days.
I think it has something to do with the fact that no one’s really watching or even reading. I stopped promoting my Youtube channel too because I realized I didn’t really want an audience. I just want an outlet.