Monday, January 10, 2011

The Simple Things.

And so, after surgery on my left knee to repair a torn ACL ligament, I am currently one legged. Well, if you count the 2 crutches I use to swing around, make it 3. And with the special leg brace on, I look like I have bionic left leg that could propel me to insane heights or hit insane running speeds. Unfortunately its just a few pieces of plastic and foam.

Nothing much has changed really, except that I can't really leave the house as much as I want to. Theoretically I could, but seeing a 3 legged guy on the bus/train isn't the most welcome sight in the world ain't it? It usually means "Aw damn, I gotta give up my comfy seat now", followed by a fake smile, and gesturing at the person to have your seat. And horrors, what if all the seats are taken up by old people? To have an old woman give up her seat for you, that would be the ultimate embarrassment.

And taxis are just too crazy expensive.

Daily activities and routines now take twice as long. Actually, almost everything takes twice the amount of time. I take 2 times longer to wake up, 2 times longer to fall asleep, 2 times longer to bathe, 2 times longer to get changed, 2 times longer to walk (oh alright, hobble) to anywhere, 2 times longer to... you get the idea.

But really, nothing much has changed. I can still sit in front of the computer screen for hours on end (actually, that's pretty much the only thing I can do). Or laze on the couch with a bunch of Nat Geo magazines and comics. Or watch documentaries and dramas which I haven't been watching for a long time.

And would you know it, my online time has been cut drastically, mostly because its much more comfortable on the sofa compared to the computer chair which has whacked-out cushioning thanks to endless compression by my butt. Which brings me to the realization that the sofa will probably suffer the same consequences. That, and the fact that I've just completed the Starcraft 2 campaign. I know, time to move on to Battle.net, but I've yet to play a single skirmish match against the A.I yet.

All these has made me really appreciate the simple things in life that we usually take for granted. And thanks to a special someone who will be visiting me in the coming days, being one-legged for the next few weeks doesn't seem so bad at all :P

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On that note, it does give me a valid reason to skip the first week of school so that I can camp at home and fight the infamous NTU Star Wars.

Watch out Death Star, I have my proton torpedo locked onto your exhaust port.