Tiny bit annoyed today because things didn't go according to plan, plus i found out i made a minor error in finances.

so my plan was to get TCM done today. problem is, out of the 3 clinics that are within a short walk from my place, 1 was missing (or maybe i didn't look hard enough), 1 only opens for half-day on tuesdays, and the last one takes tuesdays off. really, something something proposes and disposes. but it wasn't all bad, i caught the reception staff as they were closing, and managed to make an appointment for 9am tomorrow.

with that development, tomorrow's schedule should be:

9:00-10:00 latest (hopefully) - TCM

10:00-11:20 latest - travel down to harbourfront

11:20-11:45 - flu vaccination

11:45-12:20 - travel down to holland village

12:30-3:00 latest? - lunch

3:00-4:00 - travel to MBS, get pen refill

4:00-4:30 - travel to hospital

4:30-6:00(?) - visit with judo elder

not sure what i'll do at night, but this should cover all the important events. considering that i'll get most of the important stuff out of the way by the time my leave is over, i'm not too upset at not getting TCM done today.

the next thing, however, really annoys me. so as you know, i'm due to fly a fair bit over the next few months. and that necessitates buying plane tickets. so i happily charged the purchase to my UOB card, with the thought that i would be getting a ton of bonus points. when only the base points were credited, i went to do a bit more digging, and realized that air travel isn't counted as a bonus category for online spend charged to that card! so whatever bonus points i could have got for both my china trips just went 'poof'. i should have used the DBS card! not the end of the world, and it'll teach me to read the fine print more closely. can't help but feel irritated, though.

so, based on what i'm reading, it seems that i need to streamline my spending strategy. for anything ordered online: DBS card. shopping in-person: OCBC card or UOB card if the final sum is a multiple of 5, with a condition that i need to hit $500 on the OCBC card for bonus interest, and an additional $300 ($800 in total) to qualify for cashback. i should also cancel some cards after i redeem the points there. something for me to think about in the near future.

ending the post on a better note, transformation kink guy dropped by for activities. he's teaching me that i value connection over physical attributes. don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy. but we're kind of at different places in life, plus we're not super compatible in the bedroom. i mean, our interests overlap enough so that we both enjoy it, but i've had better. probably not a good idea to compare in that sense, but you know what i mean. well...not being fixated on physical appearance has been a lesson i need to learn many times over. and although i think i'm more or less past it by now, having occasional reminders is good.

well...that's it for now. nothing really new since yesterday, but i just wanted to get those minor annoyances out of my head, which will help me enjoy tomorrow's lunch to the fullest!

-random thought of the day: The char kway teow at the newly-opened shop downstairs is not bad.-