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I needed reading glasses even before I hit 40 😭, which is typically the earliest age for the onset of age-related long-sightedness (presbyopia). At first, I just settled on getting a separate pair of reading glasses, on top of the existing glasses for near-sightedness (myopia), but I was irritated by the constant switching I needed to do and, more importantly, going out with it when I forgot to switch @@. So couple years ago, I got myself ZEISS digital lenses. I also asked for adaptive feature to protect my eyes from strong light, chiefly the sun. It cost RM 1350, including frame @@. Took me ages to get used to read using these lenses and even till now, I felt that reading glasses works better at reading my laptop's screen. After just two years, my reading power has gone up 😱 Since the power now has exceeded the limit of the digital lenses, I had to get progressive lenses. These too I asked the optician to add adaptive feature to it. After choosing a particular pair of HOYA l

I still enjoy playing this firepower. Ever since I got back from a hiatus, I had been trying a new mod and thus the build is different from the previous one . The build is as follows: (1) Icebreaker - Rangefinder (2 loadout points) Increased range -> greater chance of hitting -> more consistent. (2) Cold Snap - Rimescale (2 loadout points) This is the new mod. The 8 shield helps with survivability of the target, although I think that Lingering Chill is still a competitive mod. (3) Artic Blast - Storm Surge (1 loadout point) It's what leftover after taking mods for other abilities. The extra energy, however, turns out to be useful. (4) Ice Aegis - Permafrost (3 loadout points) 3 turns of shield is still great. (5) Polar Vortex - Winter Winds (2 loadout points) Extra range -> more consistent. I may experiment with Climate Engineer (3 loadout points) since having this rather huge area to slow enemies for 3 turns is attractive but that will mean unequipping

Despite being the 4th player to level up Khita to 20, I have never blogged about the build that I used. I suspect this is because quite soon after her release, she was nerfed: she heals less and her dash CD is increased. Since then, I just couldn't play her as well as I used to. I came back from a hiatus to discover some new mods. I'm not particularly convinced that they are great (although one of them, in theory, should be). Here's my current build: (1) Warped Arrow - Leaf In The Wind (2 loadout points) The extra angle provides more consistent damage. (2) Resonance Burst - Focused Burst (2 loadout points) Great for a support to have. (3) Take Aim! - Recharging Mark (1 loadout point) This new mod is the key feature of this build. If ally hits the marked target to get heals, then the job's done. If nobody want to hit the target or that the target evades, then this ability reset and ready to be used again. It's a win-win situation, right? Hmmm. (4) Va

There have been a few changes to Aurora since I last blogged about her . I now mostly play with this build: (1) Shock Therapy - Vain (2 loadout points) Consistent self-heal. (2) Ion cloud - Invigorating Cloud (2 loadout points) Now Ion cloud also heals allies by 4. This mod increases it to 6. Note that this is more than Vain (4 health) (3) Healing Flare - Seeking Flare (2 loadout points) Healing safely behind wall, or healing ally who's behind wall. (4) Paralazer - Pulse Beam (2 loadout points) Free action but no longer apply shields to allies. This is the latest mod I tried. (5) Heart Of The Storm - Focused Radian (2 loadout points) Potential higher damage / healing. Below is a recent gameplay: If there are multiple enemies who can knockback or if there's Helio (due to Blackhole), then I'll use this set: (1) Vain (2) Invigorating Cloud (3) Seeking Flare (4) Tenacious (3 loadout points): also give self and allies unstoppable (5) Temporal Sh

I learned something new from Dictionary.com that's applicable to me: " JOMO noun [joh-moh] Slang. a feeling of contentment with one’s own pursuits and activities, without worrying over the possibility of missing out on what others may be doing. "

I didn't know that I have never blogged about Zuki. There were changes to both her abilities and her mods. This post will be about the latest mod I tried: (1) Bombard - Extra Shrapnel (3 loadout points) Oftentimes enemies are behind cover or just out of the ability's central (higher) damage. So this helps with the ability's circular damage. (2) Sticky Bomb - Stickiest Bombs (2 loadout points) Being slowed is annoying and can be dangerous too (out of cover etc) if enemies forget about this effect since it detonates a turn later. (3) The Big One - Regenerating Ammo (2 loadout points) Big One often misses targets and so getting guaranteed energy upon casting is great. (4) Rocket Jump - Long Range Love (1 loadout point) This is the new mod I tried. Extra range gives me more options on where to escape to and corollary harder for enemies to guess the landing spot. (5) Missile Storm - Concentrated Fire (2 loadout points) This gives me option to either trying to

During my hiatus from Atlas Reactor, they introduced a slew of new mods. As a result, I now have another mod set for Garrison that will be my default set for now (previous build here ). The key feature of this build is the double dash mod: (1) Piston Punch - unequipped Unfortunately, there are no more loadout points left. It was a tough decision for me. At most, I can get 2 loadout points by unequipping Missile Barrage but I rather have the shield than more damage. Shield is the only survival tool Garrison has. Also, there's only one mod I'm interested in i.e. Force Capacitor. The lack of haste is addressed by the mod choices of Hand Cannon and Heavy Metal. (2) Hand Cannon - Big Shot (3 loadout points) "Increase range by 1 and increase the arc of the explosion".  This gives greater consistency in hitting and slowing the primary target and hiting secondary targets. Great synergy with the ability's 1 turn cd, (3) Missile Barrage - First On In (2 loadout po

Dad and I were so focused on highlighting his back pain to the PCU doctors that we forgot to tell them that his feet were still swollen. Since then, the swelling had slowly crept up to his knees @@ Meanwhile, thankfully the combination of Norgesic/Anarex (1 tab 3 times a day) + 2-4 tabs of paracetamol could manage his back pain. After taking diazepam for 5 consecutive nights, dad took it only when he couldn't sleep. He was given only 10 tablets whereas there were 14 days to the next appointment. Since then, he took twice and had 3 tabs leftover. During the next appointment with the PCU specialist (yes, the same one who didn't care we wanted to protect the remaining kidney), we highlighted the following symptoms: Swelling on feet, calves and knees Back pain but manageable Stomach pain Worsening constipation: no bowel movement for just over 3 days Shortness of breath (twice a week) We also highlighted the frequency of adhoc painkillers: Norgesic/Anarex 3 times da

Results as compared to 4 months ago :                                  Dec 2018          Ref. range          Apr 2019          Ref. range                                   (Gribbles)                                     (Pathlab) Total cholesterol            5.4                  < 5.2                     5.0                  < 5.2 HDL ("good")              2.01               > 1.03                   1.86                 > 1.04 LDL ("bad")                  3.09                < 2.58                    2.7                   < 2.6 Triglycerides                0.65               < 1.68                   1.0                  < 1.7 Total/HDL ratio            3.3                 < 5.0                     2.7                  < 5.0 Frankly, this is better than expected. So happy :) I think the key difference is more consistent daily exercise (probably about 5 times a week) and choosing food more carefully. Tough but has to be done. H