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Last decade or so, I've been having this recurring dream, in addition to the usual ones , where I was about to go France to study. I would be anxious because, well, I've never been to France and I don't speak French. Later, in the dream, I would realise that I didn't need to to further my study because I already have my bachelor degree and that's already good to get a job. I can't remember whether in the dream I realised that I already had jobs :D I'm curious as to why I have this recurring dream. I've never been to France. I have no desire to visit France. I don't speak French. I have never thought of doing post-graduate study anywhere, much less in France. Strange, right?

For the longest time, while asleep, I sometimes subconsciously stretched with my hands above my head and my feet pointing down. However, for the past year or so, three or four times when this happened, I had severe cramp in my right calf. So severe that I woke up screaming. It was scary. The first time it happened, Ban got a fright but quickly massaged the calf when he saw me gripping it. Subsequently, he was much quicker in doing so.  I consulted a doctor. If it's not frequent and/or affecting my daily routine e.g. can't walk properly, she isn't concerned.  I recently have a theory: for a couple of years or so, I switched the way I sit when I meditate before doing light stretches (in the morning and just before bed at night): from sitting cross-legged to sitting on my heels with the feet stretched flat on the ground. I have now reverted to cross-legged. Hopefully this helps. I'll continue stretching my calves before I sleep. On a slightly related topic, we were passing...

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A while back in Butterworth, Ban, my mum and I went out for dinner with Ban driving my mum's car. We wanted to test the new RFID tag (the condo uses it for residence's car's exit/entry). It didn't work the night before and so I moved it to another part of the windscreen. It worked when we went out. Me: Do you know what this means? Mum: It means mum has to be in the car. Me: *laughed* Ban: Noooo. Me: That's a very good guess. Here's another: that means Daniel has to drive the car. Mum: *laughed* Ban: Nooo, it doesn't mean that either. 😂

Couple months ago, I bought Seremban beef noodle from KBN @Damansara Uptown for my mum and sister. I received detailed instruction from the bosses on how to transport them to Butterworth, which include the use of ice blocks. I was worried that I didn't have enough ice blocks and so I wanted to buy one on Lazada. I saw that buying two would be cheaper per block because of voucher. Well, an extra would be good and I bought them. Later, it arrived:   It's a pack of 50 of them and I ordered two packs @@ 

Pad See Ew at Thai Tai @Starling Mall. The flavour was good and I loved that there was plenty of vegetable. However, as even evidenced in the photo, it was quite oily, which is the reason why I haven't been back there. I might give it another try.     As previously blogged , I cut the blocks of compressed sushi rice into half and they were just right. I had it with my usual coral lettuce and tomato. I usually place strips of nori on to the rice but this time it was on the salad.     Promotional set at KBN King's Seremban Beef Noodle @Damansara Uptown, when they were promoting their then newly introduced dessert and drinks. It was quite nice but it was too much for me.   Aglio Olio with Seafood add-on (Hokkaido scallops, prawns, clams) at Red Kettle @Starling Mall. It was delicious and pleasing to the eyes. Its price, like everything else in that restaurant, was also 'delicious' :D That's why we rarely dine there.  Also, I just checked Google reviews: overal...

SpellRogue is a tactical turn-based roguelike deckbuilder game. It's like Slay the Spire ("StS") and Monster Train but with at most only 7 cards and use dice as energy. Cards are played by either using specific value of a die e.g. 2, or reduce its CD by the total value of a number of dice. It incorporates two key features of Montster Train i.e. enemies' intention (which StS has) and whether your character will die or not (which StS doesn't have). Yet, using dice makes the game distinctively different from the other two. I was at first apprehensive about how random this will cause but it turned out to be ok because there are cards to let you change the dice value. There is one such card in each starter deck that I played so far. I've eyed this game for quite a while, putting it on wishlist when it was still in beta (I think?) and later in early access. I didn't buy earlier because there were some problems as flagged out by bad reviews. It turned mostly (ver...

 At Taman Megah.

In a reent ttrpg session, our party was fighting a group of mummies. A teammate decided to use her whip to attack a mummy. I then suggested to her to say, "Who's your Mummy?" Some laughter ensued but immediately followed by... Me: Wait, I made a joke?! *lol* Another teammate: I thought you did it on purpose. Yes, I intended it to be a joke (the whipping bit) but the second joke (vs a mummy) was unintentional.  

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Received email from CIMB, telling me about implementation of e-invoicing. It was much later on, after I spoke with a customer service officer, that I learned that the only thing they wanted customers to do was to update their NRIC to the new format if they had the old one in the database. That's it. However, instead of just saying that, they gave a whole nine paragraphs or so about e-invocing, including this part: "In the meantime, please refer to our FAQs via CIMB webpage for more information on e-Invoicing.", where "FAQ" is a clickable link. I clicked on that link and yes, it provided a lot of information, including this: "How can I provide my e-Invoicing information? For individual customers: You can submit the e-Invoicing Information Update Form via CIMB Clicks (web) and CIMB OCTO (app). For customers without digital channel access: You can download, fill up and print the e-Invoicing Information Update Form from CIMB website." So I went through hoo...

So, previously, when the toilet roll is in within the toilet cubicle itself, you can use exactly as needed but now, surely you would be on the safe side by taking more than needed? That's for people who do not want to waste. Imagine those who use it wantonly. They certainly would not take less. This will result in more wastage, not less. What are they thinking?

About 2 weeks after last session , I made appointment to consult Lee again because there was no improvement, there was slight pain when I woke up in the morning, and mixing salad using plastic utensils (at Stuff'd) triggered the pain. As uusual, he investigated by pressing and massaging certain parts of the hand and arm and asking for feedback. He concluded that I now have De Quervain's tenosynovitis for real 😮He went on to magically make the pain disappear. Added the following stretching and strengthening exercises, and massage: (1) Palm facing left, with fingers side-by-side. Move thumb to palm and back x30 (2)  Palm facing left, with fingers side-by-side. Move thumb up and down x30 (3) Same as (2) but with rubber band providing resistance. Thumb moves up to the point just before pain sets in. (4) Hold 1 kg dumbbell facing down. Move it slowly down and back to neutral x15. (5) Use tennis ball to massage the forearm's muscle that's aligned with the thumb i.e. the brac...

Don't let the future steal your joy today. - (I don't know who said this) Morbid future, perhaps? If so, I agree with this quote.

Clearly, this is about the D&D 5e adventure book Curse of Strahd.  

Wolfberry in coconut juice at KBN King's Seremban Beef Noodle @Damansara Uptown. They served it only hot i.e. no cold version and rightly so: the infusion from the wolfberry works better when the drink is hot. Refreshing and I imagine it will be so soothing if you have sorethroat and the likes. Costs RM 8.90 though.   Lately Ban had been exploring new recipes for our homecooked dinner. This is one that we both like: stir-fry chicken with brocolli and carrot. It's similar to that served in Chinese restaurants :) There are two stages of stir-frying: first one is to partially cook the chicken; second one is to cook the vegetables before adding back the chicken thereafter.   My attempt of making salmon nigiri sushi by using a sushi rice maker. Had to try a few times: the trick is to compact as much rice as possible, otherwise the block falls apart. Subsequently, I cut the blocks in half (before placing sliced salmon on them) because it's a little large for me.   Customised me...

Sometime last year, Ban fnished designing a ttrpg (tabletop role-playing game) system, including play tested it three times.  We then managed to gather 5 players to play at a friend's house every fortnight. It wasn't easy because we wanted players that we are familiar with, We started with 4 and then few sessions later added the last one. So, on the day of the session, I would drive us to have dinner, pick up a player and then to the venue. One day, upon reaching the dinner venue, I was dismayed to discover that I forgot to bring my wallet. I borrowed money from Ban but I was concerned about not having my driving license with me. We could go home after dinner to retrieve it but traffic on the way home would be heavy by then and we would be late for subsequent rendevous. It was during dinner that I suddenly remembered that it is no longer mandatory to carry the physical driving license card. There is digital copy of it in MyJPJ app. Digital copy of road tax is also there. I took...

Nearly 4 weeks after the surprise consult with the therapist, I decided to make an appointment to formally consult him. I told him that: there didn't seem any more discernible improvement. sometimes the pain was absent and other times it flared up, throughout the day. there didn't seem to be any more pain right at the wrist but solely around the base of the thumb. I no longer wake up with pain. He surmised that the remaining pain was due to (a) me using the phone more. I told him that because he advised me to take regular breaks from using the keyboard and mouse, I shifted to the phone to read news and webnovels. Seems that he was more concerned about typing on keyboard and so I now can resume reading those on the laptop, and/or (b) the increased in the second exercise .  Once again, he massaged the hand, arm and especially the base of the thumb and regularly asked me to test the pain. He stopped once I felt more no pain. I am amazed each time that happened :) I'm to incre...

Generally you'll want to invest in a portfolio that generates a rate of return greater than inflation rate. Let's called this the desired rate. Investing wholly in bonds generally would not be sufficient to do that. Those who can invest a lot in riskier assets are those who are wealthy and yet ironically it's sufficient for them to jus invest solely in safer assets. For example, someone with RM 10 million placed in, say, fixed deposite with interest rate of 3% p.a. would earn interest of RM 300k a year, which translates into RM 25k each month and that is more than enough to live very comfortably. Those who are not rich would understandably be worried about losing their capital and shy away from riskier assets but putting their savings into fixed deposit is not ideal either it doesn't give the desired rate. Here's another irony: I came accross bond issued by the Victorian government (an Australian state) with coupon rate exceeding 5% p.a., which easily beat Malaysia ...

I redid both the lipid profile test and liver function test, as advised by the GP, due to the findings of the previous tests 3 months ago . The SGPT (ALT) level is back to normal at 47 (within range of 10-49), instead of significantly elevated. As for the cholesterol level,                                   Jan 25                 Apr 25                  Ref Total cholesterol           6.6                      6.3                   <...

Saw this at Megah Rise Mall some time ago:  

Just over 3 weeks after the last session , I was surprised to receive a WhatsApp message from the physiotherapist (Lee) at the Relive Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation centre.  He enquired about my wrist. I told him that it seems to be improving but very slowly. Also, on some mornings, I woke up with pain but it always went away after a few minutes later. He attributed that to stiffness and so recommended an increase of the second exercise from 15 to 30 rep. He wanted to increase the weight used for the first exercise but he held off when I told him I had increase the reps from 10 x 3 to 15, 13 and 12 and that was already challenging. Such a pleasant surprise: checking up on me and gave me free advice. It's now been more than 4 weeks. Sometimes I feel that it's fully cured but other times not. I'll formally consult the therapist again if there's no further improvement.

Someone once told me that they are on a 25-hour cycle. I didn't know what that was until they explained: they couldn't sleep until they are awake for 25 hours. They then sleep for 12 hours. Wow.

Few months ago, we passed by Menya Appare after having an unsatisfactory dinner at Foodies' Nest Food Court (never again!). It had good reviews on Google and so we dined there the next time we went to the mall. They have ramen that you can find in other ramen restaurants but one is unique, at least to me: Intrigued, both Ban and I ordered it. Before:   After: First time ever I finished drinking any soup noodle. It was that delicious and it wasn't 'jelak'. Highly recommended!

This was at Masih Kopitiam, Butterworth. So huge!  

  Ban: Wahhh must have Japanese chef wor.

Each time the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, I miss having these glutinous rice balls. I didn't know where to get some. Last year, however, I made the effort to google and so based on good reviews, I had it at Dao (outlet at Damansara Jaya). Delicious with quite strong ginger syrup. Yum.   Years ago, we used to dine at Go Noodle regularly until they severely reduced the wine in its soup such that its difference with noodle soup at other shops didn't justify the price and our visit. Think this happened during the pandemic. Recently, we found out that they gave the option of adding RM 3 to add more wine and voila! It was the same as the original. Given the inflation the past few years, we think the additional RM 3 is fair. This time, I tried their  Nyonya curry noodle. It was quite delicious but there was so little vegetable, especially compared to that of their usual noodle.     One of my favourite types of cake. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to share with here :( Ba...

News article: " Customs tribunal officer found dead, with neck, legs bound by cable ties " "A Customs tribunal officer was found dead this morning, with his neck and legs bound with cable ties. However, Kuala Lumpur police chief Rusdi Isa has ruled out foul play." 😮 "Rusdi advised the public not to speculate about the case." How could we not?!

    I might spend $100.

For years, I've been ordering Norwegian fjord trout (and the occassional Atlantic salmon when it was cheaper), fresh enough to be eaten raw, from Top Catch Fisheries at Taman Megah. I would place the order in advance and they would bill me in the morning of my requested pick-up date. I would order 300g of the fish but understandably they couldn't cut exactly that much from the bigger slab. Often, I would get slightly above it. If I recall correctly, the most I got was 330g. Couple of months ago, right after I put in my advance order, I was surprised to be billed right away for 300 gm. I reminded them that it as for pick-up in a few days time and not for the day itself, which they acknowledged. They want to speed-up the process, rather than billing me on that day. If payment wasn't made on that day, they requested that I remind them of my order that day. Incidentally, ever since they had a change of staff in charge of taking care of advance order, half of the time they forgo...

(Emphasis is mine, to show the mistakes) 1. Nine News article: "Canada's Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power". Sentence: "He planned to stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party ." Hanging sentence.   2. Aljazeera article: "Trump announces US crypto reserve: What it is, and why it matters". Sentence: "And if the US government, through a reserve, holds a substantial chunk of the global volume of crypto tokens, it would be in a position to reduce the price volatilty curtentyluy associated with these digital currencies." 3. Free Malaysia Today article: "Macron wants ‘clear pressure’ on Moscow to accept ceasefire". Sentence: "In a statement released later Saturday, his office said Macron would Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss the war in Ukraine and “other international crises”." 

Here are the average dividend yields on cost for shares that have paid out dividends: Share counters (2 of them) with no dividend yields just means that I have yet to receive at least a year's worth of dividends from these companies. The overall dividend yield on cost weighted by invested amount is 5.0% (vs 5.1% in previous review), excluding the 2 share counters mentioned above. There are 15 share counters with dividend yield (on cost) less than 5% (number of consecutive years of this low yield in bracket): Capland Ascott (1) CapitaLandInvest (1) ComfortDelGro (5) Delfi (1) Frasers L&C Tr (3) IFAST (6) Keppel DC REIT (3) Mapletree Log Tr (3) Micro-Mechanics (1) Parkway Life Reit (5) Raffles Medical (3) SGX (5) Sheng Siong (3) Singtel (3) UOB (6) (at 4.9%, it's very close to 5%) UOB's dividend yield of 4.9% is good since it's a bank. iFAST's low dividend yield is more than compensated by its huge unrealised capital gain but I might pare it down further. Parkway ...

These are the shares that I initiated position in and sold since the last update about year ago : Initiated in: (1) Credit Bureau Asia Ltd (as recommended by The Smart Investor) " Credit Bureau Asia (CBA) is a leading credit and risk information solutions provider in Southeast Asia. The group provides credit and risk information services to a wide variety of clients such as financial institutions (FI), multinational corporations, government bodies, public agencies, local enterprises, and individuals. " Reasons to buy: A dominant market leader in the credit information services sector Network effect competitive moat Solid financials with growth in revenue, net profit and dividends Catalysts for continued growth Potential growth in China and other countries Risks: Economic downturn Non-renewal of contract with Dun & Bradstree Uneven track record in expansion (2) The Hour Glass Ltd (as recommended by The Smart Investor) I bought some once The Smart Investor moved it from sp...

Recap regarding pain: Pulling pain at the wrist just below the base of the thumb when I moved my clenched fist upward. Sharp pain at around the same spot as above when I push the back of my palm towards me. Overall, there was slight decrease in pain level when testing the pain (as above), when massaging my upper left back, and when rubbing stubborn stain with a rag. Sometimes, though, there was sudden throbbing pain (for a few seconds) even at rest. The good news was that neither exercise caused any pain. In fact, pain level reduced a little after exercising.  As usual, physical manipulation and ultrasound treatment was applied. Therapist got me to do the first exercise 20 rep followed by 10 rep x 2. Tiring! He then prescribed the same two exercises for two weeks with no appointment set i.e. see him if I need to. I guess this is good news. Although it wasn't specified, I'll continue with the 10 mins of break after 30 mins of using the right hand until it's fully healed.

    Name of the shop, in Butterworth, is Bo Plan 😄

I tried Magick Archer before Mystic Spearhand but the mechanic of using the bow was too clunky for me (or so I thought) when following the instructions in-game. I thought maybe this was the case because I was using kbm (keyboard with mouse) instead of a controller. Later, a video guide on building an Magick Archer incidentally helped me to realise that its bow mechanic is easier than described in-game. I tried, it worked and so I changed to that vocation :) Here's my final build: Weapon skills Frosthunter Bolt: It was my usual opener on single target. The aim was to freeze them. Sagittate Avalanche: After freezing them with the skill above, I would use this a couple of time, at least, before deciding whether to resume freezing them. If I had opened with this skill instead, I would draw aggro earlier iirc. Lifetaking Arrow: I used this it hit mass of small enemies to momentarily stun them. Super useful on flying creatures. Martyr's Bolt: This was used only if I desperately want...

Hands down the best steamed chicken in PJ. This was served by Yat Yat Seng @ Megah Rise Mall. Its sauce is unique and its rice was certainly more flavourful than many other so-called chicken rice in town. The only downside is its steep price. Korean corn dog at CU convenience store. So-so only. The noodle was not bad but not to my liking. I can't remember what else was there but I'm guessing that since I didn't place Ke Ren Lai in my list of food places to go, that means that I wasn't keen to try again. I vaguely remember that Ban liked the lei cha though. Dry mee hoon kuay at WR food court, Butterworth. It's rare to come across this dish and even rarer that it's good. This was definitely good in terms of taste, portion and variety of ingredients that were generous in portion compared to your typical noodle dish.

Recap regarding pain: Pulling pain at the wrist just below the base of the thumb when I moved my clenched fist upward. Sharp pain at around the same spot as above when I push the back of my palm towards me.  First exercise caused no pain to either postures but there was pain when doing the second exercise. After a week, there didn't seem to be any improvement in the pain from first posture but there was decrease in pain level for the second one. Therapist viewed this improvement as good news. As usual, he tried various physical manipulation to determine which one relieved the pain and applied suitable massage techniques. Ultrasound was also used to treat the pain. Then he got me to do the first exercise but with 3 kg weight, 15 reps x2. He prescribed this exercise but at 10 reps x3, once daily, and canceled the second exercise. Instead, he introduced a new one: Hand hold bottom of 1kg dumbbell, making sure it's not leaning heavily on thumb. Lower arm flat on table, elbow 90 de...

 

Me: Since we have stuff to do later this week, we should clean house today. If not, no chance to clean before we go to hotel this Sunday. Daniel: Yes, otherwise the gremlins in our house would be unhappy when we're away in Australia. Me: 😂

(Still not allowed to use mouse and keyboard. Hence the short sentences.) Recap regarding pain: Pulling pain at the wrist just below the base of the thumb when I moved my clenched fist upward. Sharp pain at around the same spot as above when I push the back of my palm towards me. The stretching exercise worsened the second pain above but the strengthening exercise lessened the pain. Nether exercise eased the first pain. In fact, the pain level increased. Noticeable muscle loss around the pain area. the therapist remarked. He applied massage and ultrasound treatment and got me to do some strengthening exercises. For the next one week, I'll be doing these exercises: (1) Hold 2x1kg dumbbells, facing up. Don't grip hard. Move down all the way, then back to neutral. 4 x 10 rep, once a day. (2) Hold 1kg dumbbell, facing down. Don't grip hard. Move up all the way, then back to neutral. 4 x 10 reponce a day. Still don't use mouse and keyboard. Can resume swimming.

About 6 months after purchase , the condo unit was renovated, partially furnished (the idea, as presented by my sister, was that some tenants may already have their own furniture) and ready to be rented out. So, I contacted the agent to commence looking for tenant. Less than 2 weeks later, I happened to be in Butterworth to meet the agent who brought a family of three to view the unit. It was quite clear that it was the wife who wanted to move out from their then current rented place: Husband told me that his wife wanted to move to a condo. He asked both his wife and daughter whether they liked the unit or not. The viewing went well. The mother/wife was impressed with both the photos of the unit and the unit itself. In fact, among the preliminary questions that the agent asked (I suspect it was part of a standard form of enquiry), "What are your requirements for the unit?" Their response was "LIKE THE PICTURE". Both mother and daughter liked the place. There was no...

After the previous session , the pain stayed away for a day and then it started coming back gradually over the week. So it was back to square one. After doing further test to a certain, once again, where the pain was exactly, the therapist concluded that I did not have De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (what??). The pain seems to be around the carpal tunnel but it is not carpal tunnel syndrome. Tendonitis, probably. One quirk that the therapist commented was that when he fixed the alignment on one side of my hand another side of my hand went out of alignment and when he fixed the second one the first one occurred again. 😵 The treatment he applied consist of massage, shortwave, ultrasound, icing and taping. Next appointment is in a week's time. In the meantime, I cannot use mouse and keyboard with the right hand for a week 😱. Can try swimming but stop if pain comes the next day. Do the following exercises: (1) Hand's pointing down, inner palm faces out. Use other hand to lightly pul...

Playing this vocation is like being a character in anime such as Naruto: zipping around in a blink of an eye, with a spear. Horizontal. Vertical. Flurry of attack, with after-images. Truly one of its kind in such ARPG. So after pretty much completing my Sorcerer build , I switched to Mystic Spearhand. Here's my final build: Weapon skills Dragon's Foin: Very useful in closing the gap or to run away. Also, it's used to go across a chasm but make sure it's not a wide one :D Skiedragoun's Feste: Use it to evade enemies' attack and if the evasion is successul, deal more damage to them. Quite amazing, actually. Mirour Shelde: Cheap and almost-broken invulnerability. Wild Furie: The above-mentioned flurry of attack. To be honest, I didn't observe how much damage it it but it was so cool to watch anyway :D Augments Mettle: Increase physical defense. Never a bad choice, in my opinion, especially for melee characters. Endurance: More stamina, much needed. Apotropaism:...

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Two days after the previous session , I sent a WhatsApp message to the physio centre with this question: is it normal for the pain to temporarily flare up (it settled down less than a minute later) after doing the stretching exercises? Apparently not and so I was asked to stop doing those exercises too @@ Unfortunately, stopping these and exercises that significantly involve the arm didn't result in any difference. So, it's back to square one 😔 The good news that came out of this latest session is that there's further confirmation that the diagnosis, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, is correct. The next theory is that the previously injured tissue healed incorrectly, resulting in inflexible tendon. This explains why directly pressing the area firmly doesn't cause pain but pushing the back of my palm towards me does. So, in between the usual massages (which still helped a lot), the therapist used shockwave therapy to break down the scar tissue. The idea is to help it heal ...

Saw this at Burns Club, Canberra:  How does this work?  

Once again, the good times didn't last: the pain gradually came back to usual a few days after the last session :( During this session, he discovered that the forearm muscle, especially the part closer to the elbow, was even tighter than it was in previous session. It was also more painful when he massaged to loosen it. After some massages, he asked me to test the pain level again. It decreased. Then he pressed that muscle down and asked me to test again. No pain! Omg. All the while he asked me whether I did anything different during the previous two weeks to tighten that muscle that much. The only relevant one is that about half my push-ups were done normally. Previously, all 3 sets were down with knees down. So, for investigation purpose, he asked me to stop doing any exercise that uses my hands e.g. push-ups, swimming and that thumb exercise with rubber band. Meanwhile, he placed kinesiology tape on the forearm, around the base of thumb and half of my wrist, covering the pained...

Lately I've been playing lots of Dragon's Dogma 2. The copy of the game belonged to Ban and he shared his Steam library so that I could play it. He had finished playing it like 8-9 months ago. Graphic is good, world building is not bad, combat is great but boy, their quest system is...questionable. Some of them gave very little clue on how to progress. Some needed others to complete so as to have "good" ending but with no hints of the prerequisite. NPC quest givers randomly died off-screen 🙄 At the start, I could start off as one of 3 classes: Fighter, Thief and Mage. As usual, I chose Mage but soon I switched to Sorcerer shortly after I unlocked it. I built my my pawn as a Fighter and I usually hired a Thief and a Mage. My Sorcer build is as follows: Weapon skills High Levin: I don't like Sorcerer's basic attack i.e. Magic Bolt. Yes, it's great that it's semi-auto aim but it merely tickles the enemies. As much as I love High Frigor for it's crowd...

As usual, I did health screening in January, shortly after I returned from my trip to Australia. In future, I plan to do this before the trip because I realised that the results do not represent my usual health condition. I considered postponing the tests by about 3 months but then I remembered that although I ate more sinful food (specifically dessert and slightly sweet  drinks) in Australia, I also exercised a little more than usual. So, I went ahead to get them done. WBC dropped slightly from 3.5 to 3.4, which is comfortably above 3. This time, they also provided the absolute count of the various types of WBC. Neutrophil count is at 2.1 i.e. comfortably above 1.5. Lymphocyte and monocyte are, however, below the the acceptable range i.e. 1.0 (ref 1.5-4.5) and 0.2 (ref 0.4-1.1) respectively. Based on previous year's results, my GP calculated the counts of these two and the results were similar as well. Given that clearly I'm generally fine, she wasn't too concerned about ...