8/31/2022 ‒
Never satisfied

For the past month I could never seem to be satisfied.

I mean, I could never seem to be full. I could cook the most amazing dinner - of course, this is contentious, because I am not even trying to be the "best" cook, but rather, just make minor miracles when cooking the stuff of daily meals - and then I'd realize that I still want to eat. And it's not just a case of me being peckish: this happens the moment I decide I'm done with dinner.

Is my blood sugar low? I never thought I'd have that problem. I'm constantly reminded that diabetes runs in the family - my late grandfather on my mom's side apparently had it, and there's this thing about it skipping a generation, or something, so, yes, you're constantly reminded. Don't eat too much sweets, or sweet things for that matter. Also, since I'm now a hypertensive I get regular blood tests and I get to see my sugar levels. They're almost always normal.

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8/29/2022 ‒
Iced coffee is for pleasure

I'm not sure if this counts as a meme or just a somewhat viral thought, but there's this thing making the rounds of my social media feeds lately about how "iced coffee is for pleasure" and "brewed coffee is for business".

I get it. I don't really always buy hot coffee when I'm out and about on a weekend. Not always. Sometimes I'd find myself in a Toby's Estate and go for a flat white, because it feels right. But then, if I'm in there, it's almost always because I have to wait for a meeting that's an hour or so away, and I'm trying, perhaps, to get some work done. (Unlike today. Yes, it's a holiday, technically. I know.) In every other instance, it would be an iced coffee.

Or perhaps it's because temperatures here have been quite hot. I know it's the wet season, but then, is that even relevant these days? It'll rain when it isn't supposed to and be quite hot when it isn't supposed to. It doesn't help that the flat is a naturally warm place, twenty-four floors high and bereft of wind in most circumstances. Between that and the fact that we still work from home, the boundaries have been blurred incredibly. It's iced coffee all the way. Perhaps the only time I get to have brewed coffee is during face-to-face events and meetings, and depending on where you are, that can be very hit and miss.

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8/17/2022 ‒
Everything is a love song

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8/16/2022 ‒
Bend time

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