What’s That Thing On The Wall There?
Dear Diary,
My eyesight is deteriorating with each new day. I realised this just now when I was trying to look at the wall calendar to find out what day it was. I was in front of the computer, which is about 8 meters away from the calendar. But what I saw was just a blur of unrecognisable string of characters…
Must be because of my using the computer more than 12 hours a day… Either that or the TV…
Maybe in the next few years I won’t even be able to see what I’m typing to you without any viewing aids, Diary…
By the way, is the world coming to an end? Or at least, is Indonesia going to an end?
There were earthquakes at Nabire, Sumatra, and Bali region, and recently somewhere near here. Heavy storms have been hitting places in the northern coast of Java and some other places around the Java Seas. Meanwhile dengue fever has affected more than half of Indonesian provinces.
And to make it worse, this strain of dengue is a new one. There was just a case of a death in my old junior high school here. He looked as healthy as everyone else, and had been attending school as per normal. Then suddenly one day, his nose bled. It didn’t stop, and he was admitted to a hospital. The following day, he went into a coma and died. It happened so fast, and yet there were no signs of illnesses, other than the nose-bleeding…
Diary, what would it be if the same thing happens to my friends or family? I don’t want it to happen, but when it happens, it just… happens… And what if it happens to me? Will anyone miss me? Will I be disappointing anyone? Will I be leaving behind things which I still haven’t finished settling yet? Will I make anyone angry with anyone else?
Oh, well, I think I’d better have to stop now. Otherwise I’ll bore you with my rants again…
Bye!
Yours truly,
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