Perfect Storm

sitting at the doctors yet again...i come here every other freaking day and for perhaps the 20th time i do NOT speak chinese so please don't keep trying to give it a go. and could you please not chomp on your mcdonalds in my ear and then loudly burp? oh and by the way NONE of you seem to have or even understand volume control as you all yak so loudly that i can hear you all the way down the hall.

so I fear that this morning might be the start of what could be a perfect storm. the typhoon is coming through calling for heavy rain and thunderstorms. since i am supposed to watch the footie this weekend this is gravely worrisome especially since i am so looking forward to it.

fingers crossed it takes a turn for the philippines.

You Know What THEY Say????

you know, THEM, the all knowing committee of people out there that determine how the world should work?  ohhh, right, them ;)

anyway, when i first moved to hong kong i was told a few things:

• "i'm MBA" - married but available (editor's note:  charming)
• "hong kong will get under your skin...you will never leave" (editor's note:  scary - sounds more like a threat/disease)
• "you know who your real friends are when you cannot drink and/or you need something"  (editor's note:  could not be MORE true so i have come to find)

i have to say, being mostly home-bound has made me think a LOT.  if i were in new york, would more friends care that i am stuck at home with little quality human contact?  would they be more supportive?  is there a vast difference between the friends you make in hong kong versus new york?  does the notion that ny is more of an "adult" city hold up so the relationships are deeper versus hk where they generally are based on partying, money and what you can do for me?  but do i really even have friends?  now i dont want to insult anyone but this last question is valid.  people who i thought - no, i KNEW - would step up in hong kong, have not.  have i been disappointed?  of course.  hurt even.  but this is life - to be lived, learned and remembered all while moving forward.

so in my time alone, you may wonder if i am sad.  i am not.  i am good, great at times, company even for myself.  ive been discovering all sorts of cool things about hong kong (i found a new second hand store which is great since hk is even more vain, label loving and wasteful than ny).  ive also taken to cooking healthy meals and doing lots of pilates (im determined that my a$$ will never sag).  i also have decided to embrace my new forced glasses wearing status as a fashion choice and i bought two slick pairs today.  one is very cool red titanium frame from japan and another sporty blue pair.  i should get them tomorrow and will put pics up as they are just that rad.  now dont get me wrong, i still work.  i go into the office and do important/client meetings but mostly work from home in my dark flat.  all i have to say is "amen that bars are dark" but i havent been drinking too much as i want to get healthy and most importantly i want my eye to heal.  i guess drinking doesnt really affect my eye unless i get blinding (insert laughter) drunk but it does lower my immune system and that is just something i want to risk.

on the flip side, this weekend should be fairly massive.  the premier league is in hong kong and im going to the boxes to watch the footie.  hip hip hooray!

much love and positive vibes!

xxo

13 Days and Counting...

and my eye is still like this - i can't see, still can't really open it but the swelling is down and it is way less red so that is good news!

to be honest, i am tired.  i barely sleep, barely leave my flat - all i do is my eye drops and sleep these 13 freaking days.  so to that, if you have any movie or television suggestions, please send 'em my way!

and finally heres a pic - you cant really see the extent of the damage but its all i got without sending myself into an epileptic seizure due to the light...

Today's Challenge...

so todays challenge is for me to stay awake. I have been so jet lagged and doing my drops that I am yet to be on a regular sleep schedule. normally I fall asleep around now until two-ish but i am going to do my damnedest to stay awake.

the eye continues to mend and I cannot see out of it still but it's clearing up...slowly.

Mobile Update

here I am back in another hospital waiting room. this time am in HK. the flight was fine considering that I slept the entire time minus the times up to do drops...which would be every freaking half hour. admittedly, I did sleep through a few as I was completely knackered.

so the eye is a bit better. I still cannot see out of it but some of the goo is gone, which is a relief. however, after four nights of doing drops and therefore having intermittent sleep, I kind of feel like I am hanging on by a thread.

hopefully I will be called soon-as I've developed a strong Garcia effect aversion to the smell of healthcare facilities...

ROUND TWO
the Chinese have a great way of making you feel terrible. "WOW, so very bad!" I was greated by the nurse. and then the doctor had more good news for me telling me I could lose vision in my left eye but "not to worry as you have two eyes so it's ok."

sitting back in another hospital crying alone forces me to ask what I've done to deserve this? I mean, sure I am far from perfect, but really am I THAT bad??? guess so...

Trip Home - Priceless

r/t flight to new York....hkd1300
tickets to a broadway show...usd150
a visit to a private doctor...usd250
two visits to beth Israel eye and ear...priceless

what the fok-what a crazy trip. so saturday night my eye infection kicked in and ruined my entire trip back to new York. I missed my boat party for the fourth, I didn't do any shopping but I did get to know a few nice doctors.

the silver lining? played the injured card and got upgraded to business. so here I am in the lounge after two and a half days of eye pain...which I still have but will be far more comfortable in the full sleeper bed than in cattle.

to those of you i missed seeing in NY, I am so sorry, but an extra special thanks to CB who helped me more than was called for-way above & beyond to which I say thank from the depths.

hope to see you all soon on this side of the pond or the other!