Yesterday - Not So Good

I had been bothered by a speckle of dust (or some other smaller particle) getting stucked in my iris (eye) since Saturday. It was not washed away by tears, water or even eye drops and was making me cry after working in front of the computer for less than 30 minutes. Considering how most (if not all) of my work is done on the Internet, this is something I cannot live with. So, I decided to proceed with the seemingly-inevitable yesterday and did what I do not really like doing. I went to the doctor.

Unlike other people who do not like vising the doctor for fear of bad things, I am a proud part of the stingy group. I hate going to the doctor simply because such an act costs a lot of money here in our country (which is due to what a failure our system is as was again pointed out by my idealistic brother at dinner yesterday). The whole visit was stupid. I waited for almost an hour for a procedure that took less than a minute. The doctor simply took out the speckle (of whatever) using a needle from my eyes, gave me a prescription for an eye drop that I have to use every three hours to avoid getting any infections. At the cashier, I had to pay P500 for the procedure and P350 for the medication. This is the reason why I hate going to the doctor. I was told to go back two days after for checkup, but I definitely doubt I would do that.

Photo taken from solanoeye.blogspot.com

After I decided not to buy the eye drops (since a colleague gave me one already), my sister and I had late lunch at the mall. We saw an advertisement at De Los Reyes Optical about their 2 complete eyeglasses for P999. Since I work almost 24/7 in front of the computer, we decided to avail of this promo. When we asked one of the girls in the shop, she clearly said (which I should have recorded) that the price of P999 is for two complete glasses, which includes frames and lenses for both. If I choose to go for multi-layered glasses for protection from the glare and radiation of computer monitors, she said I would have to pay another P500. It was not a bad deal at all, so we agreed. Unfortunately, the whole amount charged to us after the entire check-up and choosing of frames was P2200. When we asked how come it reached that amount, the girl told us that the P999 was for frames only. I was going to flare up, but my sister asked that I do not create any scene. So, we proceeded to pay but would definitely not go back to that shop again.


Yesterday was not so good. Today was just so-so. So-so is better though than not good. However, there is still tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow. So, I guess, it is not so bad to be alive :))