Day 3

Third day of my five days break. Still alive.

Day 1: Christmas Eve.
Took leave because of planned medical check up. The medical check up in the morning and going through the report in the afternoon took about five hours. On top of that I had lunch and dinner out, so I am out and about for the majority of the day. Not conducive to my wellbeing. Drained by the end of day.

Day 2: Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Only there was nothing merry about the day. Woke up sick, on top of the ongoing depression. Energy level is non-existent. Envisioned my Christmas to be stuffing myself full of food, playing computer games and watching movies or variety shows. None of that but dead to the world zombie-like majority of the day. Would have continued to stay in bed if not for having to go pick up daddy from the airport. Merry not.

Day 3: Boxing Day.
Initially didn't planned to take leave today, but when manager asked to fill in leave plan for January, and when I realised I need to take two days off by end of January to not have any hard-earned leave burned, I went ahead and took leave today and next Friday. Still sick, still low in mood and energy. At least I got some gaming time in, so finally feel a bit like a break. Overall still feel like shit.

Two more days. Well, the weekend, that is. Don't expect it to be any better. Hope that's just depression talk but I doubt it.

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五天休息日

在想该叫假期还是长周末呢？最终决定就叫休息日吧。

今天拿了假，明天是圣诞节公假，后天也拿了假，然后就是周末了，所以一共有五天的休息天。

今天拿假是因为要做健康检验，一早就到医院，三个小时多才完成，然后就回家加时工作到中午一点多。

是，我承认，我就是那么贱，拿了假还加时工作。

今晚还要继续加时工作，要查看做到中午放去跑的热流模拟是否顺利。如果顺利完成了，就要再设定另一组数据去模拟。如果不顺利又有问题，那就是更长的加时工作来侦错、修改。

中午忙完了工作后就外出去吃午餐，原本是想顺便买好晚餐，傍晚就不需要再出门了。但没有合适和合胃口的食物，所以很可能晚餐还是要外出。

午餐后回到家不到半个小时，又是时候回到医院去拿健康检查的报告。拿了报告，和医生谈了谈，然后依照医生推荐的跟两位专科医生做了预约后才回家，回到家已是四点半了。

唉，今天多数时间都是在外，我这宅男觉得很累、很不舒适自在。

真的，这所谓的休息天一点都没有休息到。

现在只是希望今晚检查热流模拟时可以是一切顺利的…

还有接下来的四天可以是真正的休息天。拜托了！

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Home Alone n+2

My quick search located the most recent past 'Home Alone' entry back in 2018.

Really? I haven't been home alone for so many years? Seems unlikely.

Maybe I miss the blog entry in my quick search. Maybe I used some other title. Maybe I simply did not post an entry when I was home alone within then and now. Or maybe it's indeed true, that I have not been home alone for seven years...

Well, I am now.

Being alone when having a depression bout is not a healthy combo. But just my luck. Just my life.

I shall endure. I hope.

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Hello cave

You know, depression, I don't miss you. Like, at all.

You don't have to come knocking routinely.

Honestly, you are not welcome.

I am stressed enough as it is, I could do without the low energy level and feeling down.

So, no thank you.

Could you at least make it a short one this time?

Another depression bout has landed.

Hello cave.

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Rest in peace, Pearly

Rest in peace, Pearly (3rd November 2023 to 13th December 2025), you were the least friendly of the three hamsters we brought home back in 2023, but you were definitely the biggest in size, and probably appetite.

We named you Fury initially, because, well, you sure had a temper, and you would use your size to get advantage over your two sisters. But the elder son didn't liked that, and he renamed you Pearly, and we sticked to that.

You were very good at finding all those buried treats, gotta hand you that. Your two sisters looked dumb and slow in comparison, often needing me to lead them to the hidden treats. Not you though, you found them all by yourself, and in very short amount of time, then you would hide...

Sorry that despite the mighty effort 'mommi' put in for your skin problem, it persisted to plague you these last few months. No worries, we will always remember your nice white fur.

Wished you were friendlier and interacted more with us, instead of always hiding and shying away.

Hope you have enjoyed your time with us, now go meet your sister Brownie in hamster heaven.

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Diablo IV season 11 and new expansion

Diablo IV season 11: Divine Intervention has started. Besides seasonal perks, defensive stats have changed, potion has changed, Tempering and Masterworking have changed, renown is Eternal realm only, season journey has changed, and monsters have new behaviour.

Blizzard has also announced the new expansion, Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, to be launched on 28th of April 2026, which can be pre-purchased now.

I played the Spiritborn in Season 10: Season of Infernal Chaos, and managed to complete it in time without too much of a grind, so it was on overall an enjoyable season for me.

I was pondering whether to play the Barbarian or the Sorcerer in season 11 a few days ago, a bit of dilemma, though probably leaning slightly towards the Barbarian.

But that is moot now, because the pre-purchase of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred expansion grants player early access to one of the new classes in the expansion: the Paladin.

Yup, Paladin is back, and yes, we can play the class in Diablo IV season 11 now if we pre-purchase the new expansion.

So it's a no brainer for me, buying the expansion is inevitable since I am a diehard Diablo fan, and getting to play the new class now sealed the deal.

And yes, I am playing the Paladin in season 11. Like many others. =P

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累

这几天很累。精神上的疲累。

早上累得不想起床，需要很艰难的逼自己起身工作那种。我平时不是这样的。

下午三点左右就开始累得想要躺下来，是那样的情况。所以这两天一下班我就躺平休息到情人老婆仔叫吃晚餐才起来。

晚上睡眠素质不好都已经是那么久的事了，怎么这几天会这么糟糕的精神状况？

工作上这几天是有一定的压力，但工作压力也不是新鲜的事啊…

况且，虽然还没有找到最新建的热流模型，在网格优化后不能运行的原因，但我已经有了没优化的模拟数据，已经没有了不能交报告的担忧了啊。

优化网格只是为了减少电脑资源的运用，和模拟计算的时间，纯粹是我个人尽善尽美的要求，不是经理或项目管理在乎的事。

现在头隐隐作痛。真是的，健康越来越糟糕了，唉…

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