This means Trump and Biden cannot be investigated for any wrongdoings. I’ve read other opinions and arguments regarding this decision and this leads to a president having absolute power. Well then, good luck in dealing with future despots. We’ve had our own; now the despot’s son is our president.

Meanwhile, I had another skirmish with my manager yesterday because she doesn’t understand Southeast Asia and how we do our coverage here. You cannot group us according to sectors because, for example, every energy sector in 11 countries that comprise ASEAN has its own energy mix and rules and regulations. Reporters on the ground know their own market and the politics involved so it’s better that they cover things that are on the ground and not just parachute elsewhere. Our sources value us more that way as well.

Just because it works in Korea it will work here. It’s a very homegenous society so they way you subdivide the coverage is by sector. But it clearly wouldn’t work for SEAsia. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The hegemony at play here… Just because one thinks their nation is more superior than others—similar how Singaporeans view other Southeast Asians. They keep putting a square peg in a round hole. My former boss, who is Japanese, was more understanding because she has a wider view of the world, growing up in Canada and now working in the most prohibitive societues in the world for working women and mothers.

It was a tough battle for me yesterday but I won in the end. Too long and identifiable to write down but I’m glad I made the point across. It just left me with no energy today. I just want to take a break today from heavy lifting.

Going to Makati first. Have to get ready.

I love my surgeon. His stitches were *chef’s kiss* and when he took them out yesterday, my scar is almost unnoticable. You would only think that there is still something there because my wound is still somewhat swollen (of course it is still fresh). He assured me it will subside by the time I return to him for a check up on the 15th. He gave me Rx for a cream that would “erase” my scar. Wrapping my head tightly with that elastic bandage helped in lessening the incidence of hematoma going down my face. My forehead up to my scalp is still numb but itchy. He told me it’s because my nerves are fusing/repairing themselves so the itchiness will continue for weeks until my facial nerves are healed.

The result of my biopsy will also be out on the 15th. He assured me that he is confident that it is just lipoma and very, very little chance it is liposarcoma.

Meanwhile, I brought my girls with me today to Makati to pick up our Manila reporter and buy a hairdryer then jump to Grand Hyatt area for a meeting. I dropped off my girls at Mitsukoshi to window shop and amuse themselves.

They wasted money on gachapon ガチャポン .

Twin A is obsessed with Japanese grocery stores and she knows about Don Don Donki/Don Quijote (I don’t know how) and wants to shop there for foodstuff and skincare products. She would have gone nuts in Hong Kong because there’s one branch very near our office building in Central. The Singapore branch was mehhh because it was super expensive compared to HK due to 9% GST and import tax. Hong Kong doesn’t have any of those.

So anyway, those are the only things they can afford in Mitsukoshi. Kinokuniya and the grocery store at the basement are still unaffordable to them. Unfortunately for them, mommy was busy and couldn’t be dragged to buy them anything 🤣.