Last Tuesday saw my overstayed trip to Cape Town ending on the heels of a rising chronic asthma attack that would probably have seen me in the hospital at some point if I had stayed in Cape Town. One thing can be said for Joburg, it certainly is easier to breath the dirtier (is it really?) air than the porridge that is Cape Town air if you’re asthmatic. I still ended up going to the doctor this week coming away with a measly R700 worth of asthma meds. This stuff has certainly worked, my asthma has had a remarkable improvement. However, what worries me is that when I stop using the medication I’m currently on is that my asthma is going to kick it up a notch and return in full force. Which means that spending that amount of money on medication is going to become a regular thing.

My original stay in Cape Town was going to be till 24 March; I chopped the original 15 days down to 5 as I rebooked my ticket to 13 March and then again proceeded to extend it again to 18 March. A pointless and costly affair; I’ll avoid repeating my mistakes now. On returning to Joburg, I was looking forward to firing up my Xbox and playing some of the new games I acquired while away. So much for that idea, as 1 minute into my game my console froze and then I was presented with a most delightful sight… 3 red lights. Yep, red ring of death as so many 360 owners affectionately call it. So my 360 lasted a year and 4 months; not too bad a lifespan all things considered.

So now I wait for my replacement; been waiting a week so far. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish my games before the replacement fails too.