I’m currently towards the tail end of my leave after a medical procedure. I cannot believe time has flown so quickly. When I first got the leave chit, I thought to myself: So many weeks! What in the world am I going do during this time?

But now at week four of my leave, I’m feeling a mild tang of panic as my leave draws to a close. Recovering from this medical procedure had been more challenging than I had anticipated – mostly due to the anxiety of reading too many alarming Reddit threads about said procedure, and also because living in an apartment with zero lounging furniture (I have no sofa because I sit on the floor most of the time) and a too-hard mattress (I’ve been meaning to buy a topper but kept delaying it) was less than ideal for recovery.

Also, not gonna lie, I suck at resting most of the time. My mind is often whirring with ideas and new projects. And having to, I don’t know, sleep feels like a waste of time.

So, I often end up working at my laptop on personal projects even when on medical leave. But this time my body wasn’t giving me any leeway. I have to rest (preferably horizontally) whether I like it or not, and it makes its opinion loud and clear.

So, I’ve been catching up with the many, many Chinese dramas and Hollywood shows that I’ve been dying to watch but simply had no time. Massively enjoying The Vampire Lestat, and highly enjoying Sam Reid’s depiction of the golden-locked Lestat. The team really selected the right actor to play the bratty prince.

Chinese dramas that I’ve caught up with: The First Jasmine (fantastic), A Splendid Match (so-so to terrible). I may attempt The Mirage next, only to see what the fuss is all about.

Despite my body’s insistence that I not use my brain cells, I still managed to tidy up a few reviews for my Dramatea blog, so I’ve scheduled a number of drama reviews for the next few weeks.

Learning OpenCode and coding agents

On the learning front, I stumbled on OpenCode School and I’m in heaven. It’s just so fun. I’ve discovered the magic of coding agents as a writer’s tool and I’m in heaven! Once you’ve touched a coding agent like OpenCode, you will find it difficult to go back to chat, which makes me grieve a little for the money I spent on my premium Typing Mind purchase. 😉

Speaking of coding agents, I did dabble on a number of them. I have a soft spot for Antigravity 2.0 (so hated by the community right now) and to be extremely honest, it’s slicker and less janky (if at all) than OpenCode, which still has some ways to go to improve its UI. I only use Antigravity for work, however.

Why OpenCode, then? Well, blame it on my stubborn nature which refuses to be boxed in by a walled software garden, no matter how slick and pretty. (A big reason why I found Apple products suffocating and left it).

I can only rave and rant about AI with software engineers, but I so wish I could find a fellow writer who uses AI like I do so that we can exchange notes. Each time I write a writing + AI post, all I get are insults from the writing community, which saddens my soul. If only they know how much it has made me happier as a writer.