Woke up at 6:30 in the morning. I somehow had trouble falling asleep today. I guess it was probably because I drank coffee until 8 p.m., and also because I was chatting with someone I’m into on Instagram and was all excited. Give me a break. Today I have to go to Ram Hospital. A few days ago I was hospitalized at a hospital in Chiang Mai for rhabdomyolysis, so this is a follow-up. But I actually woke up at 9. This is bad.
Get ready in a lightning-fast 10 minutes
So I jumped up in a hurry, took a shower, applied lotion and sunscreen, and left immediately. If I can get ready this fast, I should have done it from the start.
It usually takes me about an hour at a relaxed pace, but if I can get ready in 10 minutes, it’s obviously more efficient to always do it this way.
Health check at Ram Hospital
Anyway, I arrived at Ram Hospital, handed over my appointment card, and waited. I was supposed to go for a urine test an hour before the 9:45 appointment, but I woke up at 9 and arrived at 9:25. So I sat and read a book. They called me in and measured my blood pressure and weight.
Before I knew it, my weight was 57 kilos. I couldn’t hide my surprise. Back in Japan I was around 60 kilos, but between my diet and walking a lot, I’ve slimmed down this much. Is that a good thing?
After waiting, it was finally time for the urine test. Everything in the urine looked good. But since the test takes an hour, they told me to wait again, so I decided to go back to the hostel for a bit.
The downside of a slow life
After arriving at the hostel I first booked accommodation for tomorrow. I realized today that tomorrow was my checkout day and that I hadn’t booked a place yet. That’s how everything ends up when you live the slow life.
So I went to my usual favorite restaurant. But they were still setting up, so I walked to the nearby 7-Eleven and bought a spinach sandwich. It’s consistently really good.
People-watching in the waiting room
Then I rode my bike back to Ram Hospital. It had been about 45 minutes, so I thought they’d call me any minute and read my book. Then they called me.
While waiting outside the doctor’s room, a foreigner was shouting loudly. “How much longer do we have to wait!! How many minutes at most should we wait!!” they were saying, and I couldn’t help but smirk from afar thinking, “ah, humans.” When I see someone getting emotional like that I inevitably view it from a distance. That’s an interesting realization. But then I wonder why I always see things that way.
While waiting, I used Anki for the first time in a while to review French and English. I really feel that language learning is so much fun.
Urine test results: all good
Finally I was called in. The same doctor from the other day was there. The urine test came back all negative, no blood, everything fine. They said this happened because I was dehydrated during the night, so I was told to drink plenty of water. The examination ended without issues.
I wondered how much the bill would be, and it was 1,013 baht. About 4,000 yen. Well, that’s fine for that price, I thought. Still, I can’t help but wonder what the 200,000 yen from when I was hospitalized was for.
Fourth time having Thai green curry
After that I decided to walk back to the hostel. On the way I had Thai green curry again at my favorite restaurant. This is already the fourth time. It’s insanely delicious and never gets old no matter how many times I eat it. It was awesome.
Daily progress at Starbucks
When I got back I became really sleepy, so I took a nap without pushing myself. Before I knew it it was 3 p.m., so I walked straight to Starbucks. There I worked, wrote in my diary, and studied React. Making daily progress.
Love and learning while traveling
Lately I can’t stop thinking about someone I met while traveling. I think we’d definitely be a good match, but it’s often the case that when you think that, reality isn’t quite the same. That’s interesting. If you actually meet several times, you’ll start to see things you couldn’t see before, and spending time together can make you go “huh?” even more. Rationally I can think that way, but emotionally I still end up liking them. But that’s fun in its own way. Being able to like someone is really enjoyable and I think it’s a happy thing.
I’m gradually starting to understand React. After all, it’s about how much time you commit to it. It’s fun once you get the hang of it, and you want to be able to do more. I think that’s the important part.
