24.4.26 - 118 - Not two months?

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Although several life times appear to have passed in the last two months, time also appears to have stood still. Between Pa's leaving and my moving here and the hand being utterly out of commission for a month now, it has been life altering to say the least.

I have now managed to reach out to a few people and I will be meeting up with various folks. So here's the run down:-

1. Working on creating a module for UNDHR for schools with Braema.

2. Working on a story called Miriam and the Myna and learning to illustrate.

3. Working on my short story collection.

4. Drawing birds of Singapore, although I only stopped at 2 after my hand was bandjaxxed.

5. Steiner came back and wants to meet up.

6. Forest School meeting in Hill Drive.

7. Signing up for Alternative Education conference.

8. Working on HSS' Student Records admin system.

9. Walkabout

10. Admin for Singapore

11. Admin for Belfast

12. Admin for Elements

13. Work on workshop for 6 and 7 year olds to help with cross brain activity and retained reflexes.

I think I also told Jac I would help her with Mendaki although I don't agree that the DSA fixes anyone's problems. 

Well, I think that's enough. More than enough.

I think I'll be alright now.

I also think that my charger needs to be replaced.

It is now quite old and the connection is probably fucked. I should not use the phone while I am charging it.

Anyway, the dressing came off the hand. It is mostly alright now but I need to give it another two weeks for the skin to completely heal. Meanwhile I'm still covering it with the hydrocolloid plaster which I mostly swear by now. Might put some on my toes to help the skin heal. I'm currently using aloevera gel which keeps it moist.

I'm now having the same identity crisis which I had when I left Singapore, which is I was SOMEONE in the community and now I am no one again. It's really hard to start all over again all over again. Really soul destroying if i'm honest. BUT the important thing is that being with Ma is the important thing and that is paramount. That is everything. That is what matters. Plus Oisin will be here soon. And the planet is going to shite. Who knows who can do what? I think these idiotic Gulf countries with their crass, disgusting ideas of what wealth looks like really had it coming. Did they think being in league with the most disgusting regime on the planet, ie Israel, was going to help? You cannot argue with Physics.

OK. I'm off for my walk now. I have everything I need. I should be back between 10 and 11 am. Then I'll get stuck into work. I do miss running so much, but this is pretty good too. Whatever I'm doing. Getting out and seeing Singapore. It's cool.

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