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Sunday, June 12, 2005

the flu


mood :: sick
sounds :: no doubt - don't speak
random thought :: *i can't think of any*

i woke up yesterday feeling stressed. it felt like i was coming down with something (my throat hurt and i was a little dizzy), but nothing was going to postpone what i was about to do. i was supposed to meet up with my one of my best friends, mai, who i haven't seen for a while because she studies in ateneo (and she has a condo up north). we were supposed to meet at town at around 2pm.

it was 8am. i took my temperature. 36.8. all clear.

then, my mom reminded me that i had a doctor's appointment scheduled (i'm 3 weeks late actually). i hesitated because i knew a lot of people went to see my doctor on a saturday and i could possibly miss my date with my best friend. believe me, i tried to talk myself out of going, but as usual, i was on my way to the hospital in a matter of minutes. it was okay, i thought. i could still catch up and my bes would surely wait for me.

when i arrived, there were a lot of people alright. it was taking so long that i decided i would call mai up and tell her i'd probably be a little late... besides that, we had an interesting conversation, which unfortunately i cannot disclose here.

so i saw my doctor and our conversation about the Philippine economy was a pretty good distraction. but the minute i stepped out of the doctor's office, i was having cold feet again (let's just say i was about to do something i'm not supposed to... that feeling + feeling sick = major stress).

i looked at my watch. it was 1230. mai and i agreed that we were going to meet up at around 230. so i went home first.

bad move.

my mom wanted me to check my temperature again. 37.6. that meant i couldn't go meet up with mai that afternoon. i'd miss another one of our long talks --- and that's exactly what i needed.

as much as i didn't want to, i called off the date. at least she still enjoyed her weekend because she ended up going to town with anna.

now, i'm typing this entry with the flu. last time i checked, my temperature was 38.5. before, i was miserable. now, i'm sick and miserable. could this get any worse? this had to be one of the worst weekends i've had in a while.

ct scan :: 7:54 AM

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