sun-allergy nose & dog attack

In a span of 2 weeks, I have suffered immensely.

One week, on a Wed, I headed out to buy lunch around 9.15am, with cloudy skies,  no sign of the sun and it even drizzled slightly. Thinking it was safe enough,  I didnt use an umbrella. So I came back by 9.30am plus in the same drizzly weather. By noon, my nose felt a bit burning. I had to supervise cleaning dutt and when I touched my nose, felt sore n got pus. OMG, not that pus-ey nose episode nightmare from last year. It wad to be exactly that. There wad no ointment from the nurseroom, I got a cold pack against my red nose that was starting to burn and all the pores were turning inflamed.  Emergency permission to go out again, with umbrella to go to the pharmacy to buy acne cream. It closed down... luckily bought an Oxy from the supermarket.  Put generously and went for classes. The burning abated until I reached hone and it resumed. Overnight burning sensation n I woke up to a pus-filled pimpley nose. It was as bad as the episode from last year. So put on tinted pimple cream and again had to endure stares. I mean stares. But u know me, I pre-empt their questions by mentioning what happened and told them if they wanna stare,  go ahead, at least u know why answer so don't ask me. Again being a confident and bochap person, if ya stare at me, I'll look back at the person and they are culutrally inclined to look away first...

So I endured 2 days of tinted nose. I did pop in to see the docs after there was a mis-com in KM, which saw me skipping the basic class cos work popped up and when I reached for the adv class,  it was cancelled cos lack of numbers. Didnt sms me. I reached there only to travel back. Since it was before nine. I went to the clinic. It is confirmed to be sun-allergy. Given steroid cream.

Just recovered from it and the next week following that, I got atk by a muzzled doberman dog. Basically I went out to buy lunch. I saw this chinese woman with a muzzled doberman.  She was struggling to pull it. A man in front of me walked passed safely. I decided to give it a wider berth along the footpath. Next thing I know, it lunged at my left forearm and obviously tried to bite cos I was left with lots of dog saliva, reddness and soreness. The woman dragged the dog but never tied its chain and check on me. While on my end,  I was frantic, only concerned to wash it and check for any break in the skin. My mind was wondering about rabies shot and so on. With no help forthcoming, I hurried to the hawker center to wadh my forearm. Obviously dog n owner gone by then. I wondered if it would have even helped by arguing with that woman cos what if the dog lunge me a second time. The muzzle wasnt well-fitting on the dog and it looked bith loose and worn.

Went back to the workplace. Told a few colleagues what happened but I still had two lessons. Went for one. Dropped by the nurseroom  again and got ice-pack. After lunch told the mgt and asked for permission to go off once my lessons were over. Had to wait all the way until near 4pm. I rushed off to see the doc who saw me just last week. He was surprised when I told him a doberman tried to bite me. By the n my forearm was hurting not just the bruises but the entire area. He said it's soft tissue damage but since no skin was broken,  need not have a jab. Given antibiotics cream n painkillers. I was home alone. Posted up on FB. My youngest sister who was outside saw it and called my mom who was in Malaysia with Dad. Mom called me and asked how I was. Even with the painkillers it was hurting quite bad cos I felt it got worse.  Opted foran earlier night. Knocked out. Thankfully by the next day, the pain and swelling subsided. Took one more dose of painkillers and continued the rest of the week. Concerned colleagues asjed me how I was. I was glad to survive intact, no stitches or torn, broken arm. And thw bill was free cos no other treatment necessary. Well that was a slight relief. .

Can this bloody year end already. Luck damb bsd

Exploded

I kinda exploded last week, abt this time cos of Female Wall and her bunch of lessons. She didn't feel the wrath but Male Wall got it cos he is the head and had to talk to me.

Background is that poorly planned and executed and left hanging there that in that one week leading up to the exams, I was still running around. And just before exams, I have to finish stuff with my classes, frantically checking their books, and there was an Open Day of sort and she asked for an activity for 10mins which to me, lacking inspiration and damn hetic schedule this year meant none. I managed something for her in the end, and I even led that part. Neglecting my own lessons cos used up my inspiration and time to make that.

Immediately after the exams, I was still frantically checking books and returning cos lessons would resume almost immediately after the exams. I used all my free periods to do so, still can't finish this year due to having more periods.

At this time, FE started these two lessons which were based on her culture, which to me, meant that you should know it better. I don't think I should have to conduct the lesson, so I stood and checked my books while the two of them conducted, helping to keep an eye here and there. But that wasn't good enough for her. After I had 'seen' them conduct the same thing twice, she asked me to conduct it, I told her it's her culture. She offered to continue it, which I replied ok.

But I wanted to trash things out with her after but I had a number of lessons and couldn't fun her in my sole free period. I wanted to let her know that I have been enduring the irritation at the video project which I still have to do, and this whole leading the lesson role. I was kinda worked up and during lunch at the long table, I remarked that I am damn unhappy.

Next thing I know during my free period, while I couldn't find the FW, MW who is like the Dept head wants to speak with me. My voice got louder and louder as I told him about what is happening at FW's lessons. The frustration and extra work for the video project that is still on-going, which I haven't mentioned a single word to FW cos I am enduring and trying to finish it. 

This hoo-ha about me not wanting to lead. I told him two reasons, it's just after the exams, I can't finish the books despite me using all my extra free time, and secondly, it's her culture, she can explain it better than I can. I see no point in reading aloud and she translating. There is no sense. I told him honestly, I am not the lead, my role is supportive yet I have helped her a lot and almost led in every single class cos I have showed a lot of consideration towards her but she hasn't shown me one bit of consideration. She knows the whole exam deal with the books. I could clear it last year cos my teaching load was lighter. This year with the heavier load, just this short period of time, just before and after exams, no consideration. WTF lor! He did get one point down was that she didn't know how hard I and the other was working for that video project and still doing. I told him to talk to her cos in my current state then, I would shout at her instead. He was worried I would show my anger towards students which I told him I am professional, I won't.

I left on time, went for a double session of KM and felt so much more at peace after. There was no time at all to even think of anything else except what was happening right in front of me. I reached home spent. Slept soundly and the the next day I went to work and that day I didn't have lessons with her. One more day to calm down though I was already calmed then. 

And so for those two sets of lessons, I didn't have to lead. I just cleared some work and kept an eye.