Quarter 4 (Aug 22, Sept 22, Oct 22):                                                                 

Quarter 4 has on a whole been good. My skin is generally calmer. There were still ups and downs, but they average 1 week in duration. I do get prickly before and during these downtime, but overall, the intensity was so much more subdued than before. I even went twice to JB (day trips). Unfortunately, November hasn't started well. I am currently in a flare as I type this. Worst areas would be back of scrotum, fingers and arm flexure. Face and back of knee has also been a little worst than normal recently. Really hope that this dip will not last long, and will come to pass soon. At the one year mark, I feel like I am no where near where I want to be, or envisage myself to be. This is definitely not the normalize state of health and skin. I am at most in the 60% ++ recovery (adjusting for this current flare). I really hope to reach at least 70% by Jan 2023. Frankly speaking, the me one year ago, would probably have expected more healing by this stage of my TSW journey. It seems once again that I have underestimated the duration and severity of the issue. Healing takes time. One more year maybe? Dejavu much ><. 

 

2022 has really been a challenging year. I would and could have never expected this curveball of a year. Seeing peers progress in life, only to feel left behind on the sideline once again. I would very much like to travel around the world in peace. 2022 has been a tough year, punctuated with frustration, despair, hopelessness and sadness. I really hope that 2023 will be better. If 2022 parallels 2013, then I am okay with 2023 paralleling 2014 (with a bit of a discount). I wrote in an earlier post (probably early this year) that 2022 will be a transitory year, and 2023 shall be THE year. It feels more like a case of over optimism, similar to my flawed projection back in 2013, projecting 2014 to be THE year. I rather be late, than wrong. 2014 - while not yet THE year - was much better than 2013, at least in the latter part of the year. 2015 did turn out to be THE year.

 

If history were to rhyme, then I am more than happy to be late but not wrong. I am now prognosticating that the first half of 2023 will be better than even the second half of 2022, and that the second half of 2023 will be so much better than the first half of 2023. 2024 will be THE year - both for wealth and health and relationships.

 

It's has been 12 months into this journey 2.0. May I be much much better in 12 months time. Keep the faith. Just turned 30. I truly believe that life's best moments lie ahead. May I look back at my 30s with fond memories, and being able to confidently say that I have lived life to the fullest.

 

Stay patient Eugene, keep doing the right things day in day out. It will pay. Trust in the Lord.

It's tough though. As of right now, I am not happy.

May this be a passing phase and it too shall pass.