Onward bound

It's 10 a.m. on the last day of 2018. The new computer is more or less set up. I have copied the image files that I want; installed LR and PS; and copied the Quran plus music files.

I should register for the Translator sites, but right now, my Jasmin photos are missing. I need to select photos for printing and display on the board. I promised Zairi I'd do it last week, but things got delayed. I'm glad I got this computer. It gives me the freedom to take care of things without worrying about Abah's files or K Ayu's crap. But with 3 machines recently used, it will take some work to sort out all my files.

It's a bit of a bummer to find that my monitor is much more damaged than it was a month ago. All that cat urine and moving around must have damaged the LCD cells. I could buy another second hand monitor, but I need to keep my spending in check until I earn more money. I have so much to catch up with in the freelancing department...

Well, we'll be one step ahead in the new year, right? Here's to a better 2019. Aameen!!

Commitment

I'm a bit worried, but it's a done deal... I got myself a new CPU to work on. Cost me RM1122 with 1TB hard drive and keyboard + mouse. Not exactly cheap, but I couldn't get a similar powered laptop any cheaper. This is like half the price...

It looks a bit funny, with fancy casing and all, but as long as it works fast, it will serve its purpose.

Why now? Because both Abah's laptop and my little tab are damnably slow. I do have the option of selling the tab, but it will probably be handy to carry around. Kak Ayu is always so anxious when I borrow the laptop. Takkan la I nak buang. As it is, I've spent so much money updating it!

I don't know why I'm going nuts like this... maybe because I've gotten nowhere with my writing and translation, or photo projects. AND I'm starting to not enjoy Grab driving. It felt so easy and natural in the beginning but now it feels more and more like a chore. Especially when I think about the damage done to the car...

It would probably be better to drive Grab on the side, 2-3 days a week instead of relying on it as the major income source. Being at the mercy of unknown passengers does get old after a while. I can't even plan for prayers, I don't know where I would be at any time. Even though it's a cash business, I can only put aside rm150 per day. Plus i spend too much on food when i drive around...

Oh well, let's see how it goes. Fingers crossed. Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim...

Here again..

Masa yang paling tak best adalah menunggu giliran di KKM KD.

Alhamdulillah hari ni dapat MO yang pandai sikit amik darah, tak sakit. Lepas drop rekod, makan kat kedai sebelah dapat decent price.  Tapi naik tunggu giliran, agak lambat dan ada anak siapa ntah terpekik terlolong macam aku zaman budak2 dulu.  Bingit sehhh..

Agak bosan pasal visual test tu sempoi gila. Apa pekdah pon tak tau la. Blood reading have been quite bad. Hrmph. Tak best.

Grab also giving me problems on top of my increasingly damaged car... so tak best.

Now considering to buy a used PC for photo processing purposes. Abah's laptop is too slow and the tab pun has limited disc space. I need something that can work fast and hook up to the big monitor. Used PCs are cheaper than new laptops. I really need to get ahead with freelance work by January. Saw a few potentials on Carousell... maybe I can korek some tabungs to buy one.

I'm happy enough with the tab for meeting minutes and simple excel files, but it lacks connectivity for photo processing. Actually boleh, I je yang tak produktif kat rumah... kan??

Everything feels uncoordinated and disorganised :( I need to get on top of things.

1.15 p.m. Discovered that everyone disappears for lunch at 1.00 pm, except for tge poor doctors and one lone pharmacist. Couldn't get meds first because I need to set appt so that they can calculate the amount of meds to dole out.

They'll only be back at 2 pm. It will take at least 30 minutes to set appt and get meds before I can go home. I need to pray and save meds before I can go cari makan, IF I decide to go drive... Hadoi... life can be so difficult sometimes.

I really should use the laptop to work on, but seriously tak best pakai that slow relic. Some more, not enough space to work on. Tak best bawak masuk bilik pasal shared resource tapi kat luar panas. Sigh. A decision needs to be made soon...

Cravings

Have not had a good Moroccan tagine for a long long time. Wonder where I can get some at a reasonable price these days...

Control measures

Diabetes is an expensive disease.

I used to be ok with buying my own medicine because it costed under RM100 per month. But now that I'm on insulin, the cost is much, much higher and I've resorted to going to the government clinic for my medication.

Following the spate of viral posts about people taking insulin which is not used and improperly stored, I was glad to see this instruction on my box label. At least people who do not make use of their free medicine won't get more until they learn to be more responsible.

And before anyone starts making a fuss about me using up taxpayers' money, please note that I paid taxes for many years too.

I'm glad that KKM is taking steps to manage wastage, and I'm glad that our public health system is there to help us with limited resources. Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying more than RM1 for the care that I get. RM1 is seriously too little to cover any costs.

Let's see what KKM's fee structure review says when it's revealed.