Monday, March 31, 2008

Recuperating

I suppose I can no longer put off writing about it. My health, that is. Not to alarm anyone, of course (or maybe alarm is a good thing, if that will ensure that you don't drive yourself too hard and end up in a sickbed like yours truly!) The doctors assure me there's nothing life-threatening (thank God!) but I guess my body has had enough of all the pushing-it-to-the-limits stunts I've pulled on it. Being sick is tiresome. It really is. Your mind outlines a zillion things you want/need to do, but your body just won't cooperate. And then you're faced with the humbling realization that contrary to your arrogant assumptions, you are not master (or mistress, in my case) of your own body, and no amount of will-power or positive thinking will allow you to perform tasks you once undertook without even giving it a second thought.

Actually, my body has been a pretty good sport. Right from last year, it meekly kept saying it needed a break, but kept quiet and submitted to my relentless pushing. This year, it simply has declared exhaustion, and here I am. Hmmm. Quite a lesson. Every doctor I went to over the last few months had advised me to "take it easy", a worthy piece of sensible advice I sadly found difficult to follow, so this is what I finally had to take instead:

(That's just my arm partially covered by a pink cloth from the elbows down, in case you are in danger of freaking out)
What I miss a lot is being able to drive my car, a beat up old Maruti 800 whose exterior belies the power of the engine underneath.
It's a drag having to depend on other people for transportation. I miss my independence. Boo hoo! In a gesture of defiance one day last week, I drove myself to work. Even if three of my physiotherapists hadn't berated me for doing it, I had already silently conceded defeat. I was in pain.

Well, on to more cheerful things. A few weeks ago, met fellow bloggers Illusionaire, DaGGylo, J, Vana and mIRC king Simjazz for lunch, which was really nice. I won't tell you who is who... but you're welcome to guess!

This is what I ate:
So, that's about it for now. In keeping with my resolution to take better care of myself, I will try to sleep early tonight.

Take care, everyone. Seriously. Take care.

20 comments:

  1. ekhai, hotunu chu i inhliam a va ang ve..pawi thin ve aw.. pic chiah ka en rih aw, a dang chu remchang hmasa berah ka lo chhiar ang..:)

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  2. Good to see rebound with a post as engaged and revived. Hey, to talk shop, I came across your translation of the Mizo myth of origins on the the storyteller page and thought i might tease out more details or even the paper of which it was a part from you. Can?

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  3. Hey I didn't realise it was that bad. Thought you were just taking regular physio up at the hospi. You need iv feeds and stuff? And what's that contraption in the first picture? That was a nice little lunch, wasn't it? Get set to do a lawrkhawm meet soon while BW's in town :) And puhleeeze, take better care of yourself. Listen to your docs!

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  4. @puia nia, inhliam hranpa vak poh a ni chuanglo, battery a low a ni ber e. Lo leng lut leh vat roh aw.

    @philo, Thanks. Yes, can and will send you the text if you can give me your email add.

    @calliopia, well, I'm over the worst now. The contraption in the first picture is an IV bag hanging on one of my mom's "artistically" inspired coat hangers. Oh Hey, by "contraption", I hope you didn't mean my car! Looking forward to the lawrkhawm meet.

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  5. Appreciate it. lalruatkima@hotmail.com.

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  6. Ekhai! Phur kual tur che i neih vat a ngai a nih hi. Hetia han chauh viau hi chuan mihring hian mamawh kan nei a ni duh chawk, "Phurrit inchhawk tawnin" tih a nih kha! Tu nge chhawk thei tur sek deuh i sawi ang hian kan han ring kual vel don em ni ang. Dam zel tawh teh. Mangtha!

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  7. Wow! the bloggers party looks delicious. Sorry to learn of your illness. Take care and get well soon.

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  8. Awle, thlalak te ka han thlek vang vang hian hotupa Kima ka hmu luah mai. A hmel atang ringawt pawh hian a thluak a fim dawn tih a hriat reng mai a. A han nui seih phei chu nalh tak a ni..:) midang hi chu ka tan hmelthar an ni hlawm. Damlo ban lang trip khai ni awm tak hi ka va khawngaih ve aw..min lo biak teh aw..:)

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  9. @ philo, will send asap

    @sawmpuia...i sek em? mi phur kual thei chi i ni em??

    @mesjay...thanks, am much better now. Wish you could've been there for the bloggers' meet!!

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  10. Ka sek lemlo, a tul tok chauhin, phurhkual mo? Request dan a zir tepoh a ni mahna.Inbawlna zawnwg zawng hi haha

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  11. @puia, Illusionaire hi chu kan chhuang a sin, bloggers khawvel ah hian a hmel tha deuh ber a kan neih a nia, thlalak ah poh hian a tel hi chuan han pho chhuah deuh lah hi phur awm a nia.

    Drip khai hi chu..ani pohin min lo biak a ti a nih chu.

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  12. Tauh i ei ve angai aniang. Lolz... tauh kha enge a ni tih kan hre si lo a, a tui ltk an ti zel a. Kan ei ve a, hmanni chu. Salad lek a lo nia...ei zawh har duh mai mai, mahse hrisel viau ang.

    Lo dam thra var var tawh la, dam hi paiwmawh a nia. I ban khi ka rap deuh reuh. nizan ka movie en "I know who killed me" tiha, ban bung kha a ang ka ti.. tsk tsk.. :D

    Bloggers ho chu in thlalak te ka lo hmu a. A takah chuan A pi J, Kima, leh JOhnny (DaggyLo) khi ka hmu tawh... johnny chu tunah delhi ah a lo awm a, kan inhmu zeuh zeuh. Momo lover i nih ve chuan kan pawl. :D

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  13. take good care of yourself, girl..nice pics..i see a few familiar faces :)

    I have been so busy with work these days got no time to update or vist blogs :(

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  14. @joseph...nice to hear from you again.Reh ve a! Nia hei Pathian zarah ka dam toh khop mai. DaggLo chu lo duat viau roh aw. Tauh hi ka ei chjak loh lam taka niang, ka la ei miah lo, min la siam ve la thra ang! MOmo chu...nia tui tops. Ka ban kha chu...hlau pol in awm ka ring rengah.

    @almost unreal..thanks forthe good wishes. am much better now, especially when I remember to take it easy. wish you could have been there for the bloggers' lunch.

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  15. daybreambeliever chu lo dam toh em em roh se...damdawi mum lian chi a mamoh a niang e. Momo molh kha tui awm..

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  16. by da way its max

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  17. awi awi t-shirt sen ha chhiat loh ziaaaaaaaaaaa khi!! :PP Lo dam tawh rawh, keipoh nikum khan bottle te ang khi min khai sak hrep a, ka zir ve deuh tawh! Momo khi ka it ltk..

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  18. @max..thanks for dropping by. Lo leng lut fo roh aw

    @jerusha...momo molh mai hi a hit deuh ber a nih awmhi maw tun tum kan post chu...momo leh sandman/illusionaire hi!! Lolz

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  19. sala..... :-) hotupa Puia leh ku Jerusha te hian mi dang bawl lovin i ziah lampang te hi han fak zawk sela, Mizoramah pawh hian corruption a tlem phah ang (te han ti ta daih i la).

    A ngaihawm khawp mai. Had a very great time that day meeting all you guys for lunch. Love the way you took care of your baby, the way you were feeding it, nurturing it, cuddling it, and pampering it.

    ...also love the way you were taking care of Didini.

    :-)

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  20. @illusionaire...i va han sual tak... bol hi chui phu hliah hliah ani, duh aiin an la dim che!!

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