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Monday, October 24, 2005
7:20 PM

Finally paid the dreaded visit to the eye doctor a few days ago. A new doctor actually (one of my dad's friends). Anyway, I discovered I have very high astigmatism (which means my eyeball is rather elongated instead of round), long-sightedness (NOT myopia, I'm suffering from an old man's disease) and very sensitive eyes (apparently the insides of my eyelids are "swollen" and there are lots of blood vessels on my eye).

Well the prognosis was not all bad actually. The good news was my lens power dropped 100 degrees, to 100 degrees for each eye, explaining why my vision is blurry now (using my current specs).

So today I went hunting for a new pair of spectacles, with my mum and my aunt. I ended up buying a really cool alain mikli glasses, with transition lenses (the kind which fades to dark outdoors in the sun, becomes clear indoors).

Basically it costs $1100 (yes, a thousand and a hundred dollars), and I simply couldn't bear to get myself any other pair cause this one is really ideal for me.

So don't call me a spendthrift, its an investment!! Hey, I used my old glasses for 3 years ok!!