[ROUTINE]
RUN: 0;
SWIM: 1KM;
LEARN:0;
[WORK]
0;
[OTHERS]
DENTAL VISIT, \$35, 1PM-2PM, 1HR;
FINISH THE BOOK ESSENTIALISM;
[LESSON]
GET UP AT 10AM. SUFFER HANDOVER FROM LAST NIGHT DRINKING. NEVER GET DRUNK AGAIN.
[HAPPY MOMENT]
LIFE MY OWN LIFE. THE CONVICTION IS SO POWERFUL AND LIBERATING.
I learned this bloody lesson from my dental surgery.
The surgery itself went well. My doctor is a gentle Taiwanese guy, dr. Hsu. He got my two lower wisdom teeth removed in 45 minutes. Except a little noise, he did not inflict much discomfort. Even that noise was not his fault, for I asked to keep me conscious instead of asleep.
What followed was an excruciating half day. Besides anti-biotic, Dr. Hsu also prescribed two pain relieve pills. But I did not buy the pain relieve prescriptions immediately, for two reasons. First, odd enough, I have never taken pain relieve pills in my whole life. This time they also seem unnecessary (I was deadly wrong). Second, I don’t completely trust doctors. Under our healthcare system, doctors have strong incentive to over prescribe medicines.
The result of my distrust cannot be more painful. Since noon, I had been in agony. I tried to distract myself by reading books, watching TV, listening to the music, and even sleeping. But nothing stopped me from felling that non-stop pain.
By the dinner time I had enough. I ran into the pharmacy, got the bills, and swallowed immediately. Ten minutes later, the world returned to peace again.
So here is the bloody lesson learned: trust the experts, even if they may not have your best interest in mind. Yes, they may abuse your trust; but the downside of distrust is even more painful.
Choose the less evil next time.
[20min: 2.20pm–2.39pm]
[NEW YORK CITY, SPRING, 2015]
[ROUTINE]
RUN: 1.95MILES, 9MPH, 13MIN;
SWIM: 0 (DUE TO THE DENTAL SURGERY);
LEARN: LAUNDERER;
[DISCIPLINE]
DENTAL SURGERY: REMOVE TWO LOWER WISEDOME TEETH, \$480, 9-10AM, 1HR;
[LESSON]
TRUST EXPERTS, FORGET ABOUT YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE AND MONEY;
[HAPPY MOMENT]
THE GUY IN THE GYM TAUGHT ME THE CORRECT USE OF THE DEVICES FOR THE ARMS.
[ SIZE MATTERS? SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/2009]
[ROUTINE]
jog: 3m;
learn: Luenberger, 5.12;
swim: 20r;
writing: TYM, 3hrs, Pelican;
dentist visit, clean up RHS, drugged for 3hrs, \$295, 1pm-3:40pm;
TQ2: chat with K, 7pm-7:30pm;
watch GOP debate, 7:30pm-9pm;
[DISCIPLINE]
submit the letter for ZP, 10min;
pay Edison electricity bill, \$68;
[HAPPY MOMENT]
Z is no longer upset;
A MAN OF ACTION 