almost two weeks now

being sick sure is no fun.  been under the weather battling the flu for close to two weeks now and while i've gotten a bit better enough to go to some committed affairs, i haven't fully recovered.  i finally decided, through the urging of a friend, to go see a doctor today.  she told me its likely i just have the common flu but ordered me a CBC.  results come out tomorrow but the doctor is flying off to switzerland the same day and won't be back until the 11th.  i'll probably just leave her secretary my mobile number since i am going to be traveling myself.  for now, i'd have to continue taking my meds and hopefully be well enough by saturday to attend a wedding, a street photoshoot and fly out sunday morning.  if i don't get well, i can't imagine what the next two weeks will be like.

the thing that's funny is that i rarely really get sick but when i catch the flu, i pretty much get it bad.  i realized now i should probably should have made the time to get my flu shot at the office but i missed it.  hopefully, my medical card covers it since the doctor said i should get one when i feel better.  i'm no stranger to the hospital, having been there many times that needles don't really mean much to me anymore.  but you know, hospital just screams depression, loneliness and even death.

i wonder why when we're young, we refuse to take care of ourselves properly.  we take our health for granted and do things we regret as we grow older.  i think its part of growing up, of our insatiable hunger to experience new things.  peer pressure sometimes.  i used to smoke socially before, not so much though, just enough for stress relief or when we were out having drinks.  it was easy to kick it off and i've been smoke-free for more than three years.  hurrah for that.  i don't drink that much either - only when i know i'm not driving and its mighty fine to get drunk and pass out.  the last time i got seriously drunk was during an out of town trip to zambales and i was doing double twist jumps on the bonfire figuring i was an ice skater.  hopefully, there's no video of that somewhere.

seriously, i need to get well.  too much stuff i need to do and finding the energy to do what i have to do is exhausting.  i am seriously going to get that flu shot and pump myself with my vitamins.  and yeah, the flu sucks.