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I'm well. Showing no ill effects whatsoever from surgery. It's only a matter of recovering from the surgical wounds. So in that sense, by this point am no different from someone who underwent knee surgery or a c-section. In short, anyone who underwent surgery. So while I'm being cautious, I'm also a bit wary of over-babying myself. The latter can be equally counter-productive.

Philosophically am also at a same place. I'm almost ashamed to say that I had brain surgery. "Procedure to remove some excess tissue inside the ear" seems more apt, more correct. But I am also wary of trivializing the very real blessing that the operation went so well.

I'm blogging from a new Asus laptop with an ATOM processor. I dragged Kathy to SM yesterday to search for one yesterday. ATOM processors are made by Intel as part of an industry mission to make laptops, and therefore computing power, more accessible. I think the end goal is to get laptops out for less than $100. Things are still very far, since the current price point in the Philippines is around $450. At that price the whole thing makes very little sense since "regular" laptops with more established and superior processors start at $500, so I think they have to get things down to $250 or at least around P15,000 before the whole thing of having a "dumber" processor begins to make sense.

I plunked down P21,000 (6 installments of P3,500) for mine and my excuses to myself for the expenditure is that this thing is half the weight of my Lenovo (less of a strain on my surgical wounds. ha!) and therefore more mobile. Battery life will be key, because what's the use of mobility if its dead? This Asus promises 9.5 hours and backs it up with a 1-year warranty including the battery. As to whether or not it actually delivers on the 9.5 hours will be clearer a few months down the road.