Vagabond Jim

Extraction - amazingly quick and easy. Impression - no gaging! X-ray - amazing; no bite wings needed! Overall a very good experience. Details in next posting.

 Not much to report.  Things are generally better. That may be related to starting the day with some excellent Laksa.  So good that I had a second bowl.  Laksa makes everything better. Really good - the sourness was just right. I also have some work being done in the apartment.  3 guys are here serving the 5 A/C units.  3 are normal service, 2 need parts that will be ready tomorrow (hopefully.)  The amazing thing is that I'd been putting this off for 2 weeks as I just didn't want to deal with the scheduling hassle.  I called after breakfast.  They suggested 1700.  Sure.  They were here at 1600.  Same day service?   So far it's RM 280, $65 for the work today.  There might be more tomorrow, but not much. This is not California, Jesse & Rayleigh!  I'll have them serviced every 6 months (a lease requirement.)  But assuming there will not be a need for parts, it's only going to be RM225 (45 per unit.)...

 I'm alive. Just feeling out of sorts.  (Not unusual.) Emotionally, just take a look at the headlines.  Pissed, disappointed, and so much more. Physically just some gut inconsistency.  Comes with the territory.  As does the endless sweat from the heat.  Time will cure all this.  I'm just low energy.   On the good news front, I can get all my scripts, except the "Z" drugs (Ambien (Zolpidem) and Valium (Diazepam)) without seeing a doc.  Lipitor, Inderal, Lexapro, and Prilosec for sure.  I seem to have a lifetime supply of Benazepril so  I'll look into that in a few months.  The Z's are "as needed" and hopefully not to be needed.  I don't take them often.  So, I'm not worried about that.  A month of the stuff I know I can get costs RM140.  I know that as I picked up a month of them I intended to walk it off today, but my legs were heavy.  So, I fell asleep on the couch instead. Wednesday, I have the f...

Feeling much more sorted out now.  My gut biome is finding some stasis.  It has not been a problem, just inconsistent.  Tuesday I lollygagged a bit as it was a rainy day.  But in the evening I went and bought a vacuum cleaner.   And, set it to charge. Yesterday was a long day.  I started with Pan Mee as my source for that is near a few other stops I needed to make.  Excellent as usual.  Then I went to the pharmacy. A pleasant surprise.  My hypertension, cholesterol, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety/hypertension (beta blocker) meds are all available without Rx.  A month's cost RM145 or less then $40.  Bingo!  Only thing I can't get without a script in Ambien.  That's fine.  I've been taking a half dose the last week with expectations to just drop it next week. There was no need to check for Valium.  Haven't taken it much in the last 2 weeks.  I should have taken it today (1/2 dose) and will take a full ...

 Not much to report. I got myself out of sorts foolishly.  Stayed up late, really late (0400) for some reason.  In part simply because it's been super hot and sunny.  That just got me out of the rhythm I'm seeking. Things got better throughout the weekend. Let's see if there were any photos... Got the numbers wrong...86-47 "Custom" soaps, I smell even better. Low sun; lower yide Fried cauliflower - turns out to be a local thing.  Remains a favorite. "Popcorn chicken" pretty good.  Needed something other than brown gravy. Honeydew Melon Juice.  Tastes like you'd expect.  Like honeydew, and this good. The heat broke today.  Rain, all day.  That's OK with me. More as the energy returns in the coming days.

Just back from WAKxMiri.  It is a scorcher of a day.  No clouds.  Apparent Temperature according to my app (Nautide) is 36C or 97F. It feels it. I woke up and walked to Tin Shack Aunties.  Late arrivals come at a cost.  She was out of "Mee" (wheat, round) noodles.  Only "Bee Hun" (rice, flat noodles but narrower than "Kway Teow") were available.  So, I rolled with that.  Next time I'll ask her to use them for Char Kway Teow.  Noodles make a difference to the dish. Kway Teow Wonton Mee. The rice noodles lack the tooth, are too slippery, and just fall flat.  The dish was still good.  Just not nearly as tasty as Kolo Mee.  Not gonna disregard centuries of noodle knowledge so readily. Last night's dinner was much better 'Pork Rice,' like "Chicken Rice."  I selected 2 types of pork: crispy roast and Char Siew (BBQ). The Char Siew was amazing, the crispy as great but just not as flavorful. OK, back to today. When I left for brea...

Yesterday was the night of the sailing crowd's weekly dinner.  It was a very enjoyable night.  Sitting at a larger table was stressful, but I handled it.  A full Valium in the morning (my usual dose is a half; I rarely take it here) left me drowsy almost immediately. So I had breakfast (Pan Mee) and lugged 19L of water after that.  Then napped the day away. I was early, the restaurant in a hotel; I sat in the lobby to wait.  A young lady was putting up signage for the What About Kuching (WAK) festival.  It's a month long celebration in October.  And, in Kuching--800KM away.  But they have expanded.  They recently added weekend in Sibu (between here and Kuching) and Miri.  She was struggling with one of the mounts so I jumped in to lend a hand.  Gina was a delight to meet.  I have plans to attend many of the events this weekend:  https://aboutkuching.com/wakxmiri/   I suggested that What About Borneo was inevitable as ...

I have not been walking enough the last few days.  And, I know I just feel better when I get 10k steps in. I've stopped wearing my Fitbit* during the day as my phone can track my steps too.  One of the tells that the step count is low is my sleep.  When I walk a lot, I sleep well. Yesterday I reached the point where I was inclined to take a full Ambien.  Had been titrating down to 5mg instead of 10.  But it wasn't working so I took a full one.  And, I slept 11 hours.   OK, something needs to be done. Today was supposed to only be 88F and have scattered showers.  My little backpack (will be discussed at some point as it's a touchstone object from my past) was packed as always; Kindle, hat (in case it starts cloudy but does not stay so), a gym towel (i'm gonna sweat of get rained on), a packable jacket, tissue ("tisu" locally - the go to for napkins, spills, sweat, snot, and anything else you can dream of using a Kleenex for).  I decided t...

 Hmmm, where to start. If you don't know what I think about the crisis in L.A., then you do not know me.   For those folks: I'm a autistic liberal who lived there for nearly 15 years.  I love the city and its people.  It is, by far, my favorite urban area in America.   I've been on every street and in every neighborhood named in the lyrics. I have been to most of the places shown. I Love L.A. And remember, NYC and Chicago are just as liberal with Democratic governors.  This can spread.  Don't let it.  Ran into the building manager on the way to get Kolo Mee today.  He mentioned he's seen pics of me on the waterfront with the crocodile online.  I'm not the only white dude here.  But I am the only one with a Tilley Hat.  So, I'm pretty sure he's right.  He was not happy to hear the croc was killed.  Let's unspool the film... Nasi Goreng from a previously reliable mamak.  2/10. Down the list it slides. A c...