a love of business

It's about time I continue to update this site.

I've been busy lately. Really BUSY! It was work, tv show, sleep, and the cycle repeats. Let me explain.

24hours a day - A portion of it was contributed to work. That was how it is, everyday, over the period from 22April to 8May. I was supposed to have a rest day in between but got held up with a 2-days "How to troubleshoot" workshop down at Oriental. No complaint. It was a fruitful lecture. And the lunch buffet at Meltz was good although I didn't have much appetite.

Then the arrival of my weekend off.

Weekend off. One of the most tiring weekend ever yet one of the most exciting and enjoyable weekend lately. 48hours of no-sleep after my night shift. No joke boy. And what did i do? Two words explain it all - Buddy's Wedding (9May)

The funny part about these whole "busy" thing is the Mac slogan - "i'm lovin' it". It may seem like i'm whining or complaining about the little free time I have, which is indeed over-rated. But, the matter of fact is that i love every part of it. I love being busy. Just craving for more like an addict for work and activities. I'm thinking. I'm a step and a half into being a workaholic. The fortunate issue here is - Nobody's complaining for now for a single man like myself. So i guess i'm still safe.

Today wasn't exactly a good day. Today was bad. Real bad.

It was around 9pm. I was shutting some really big valve. 3 fellas including myself were on it. We exhausted most of our strength before more help arrived. Then came another 3 fellas. The area was pretty enclosed and small. And the lube oil we used on the valve stem was actually evaporating into fumes. I can sense something was amiss. When I finally took a step back, I began to realise my vision of the surrounding was turning darker.

For a moment I thought I was lacking of O2 and henceforth the decision to make my way down the ladder to the open space for some "fresh air" (how fresh can it be in my kind of environment). The matter did not subside. My vision became worse and I know I'm blacking out. I was helped towards the caravan.

The remedy plan began.

Took off my top with the fan directed at me. Drank some water. Take deep breaths. And slowly, I regained my composure. I thought about it. Many bad things could have happened if I didn't take the first signal of heat exhaustion seriously. And the symptoms of it are: dilated eyes, nauseous, difficulty breathing, excessive perspiring etc. if i can still remember. End of the day, remember to hydrate yourself sufficiently.