Tuesday, October 25, 2005
What Dunnit?
I've been thinking of that since I woke up this morning (25 Oct 2005) about 6.00am. My first thought was, "Oh, no. Something's not right with me."
"What's not right with you?" you ask.
I feel... queasy? (Is there such a word? What does it really mean?) As you may know, I am not someone who is good with feelings, so let me attempt to describe how I felt the whole day.
I felt like vomiting. I felt dehydrated though I was taking in liquids to reduce, even eliminate, the feeling. I felt my body is not perspiring as it should. I felt like I want to escape from my physical body. I felt like I was not my usual self. When I sit down, I felt like standing up. When I stand up, I felt like walking around. When I walk around, I felt like sitting down.
This reminds me of a friend who shared with me recently of having "premonitions". Whenever she felt "queasy" at work or outside her house, she knows that something negative will happen to the family. Arguments. Accidents. Fights?
Anyway, I decided to try being a Sherlock Holmes. And these are the possible suspects which could have "dunnit":
- Super La La Bak Kut Teh.
I had this for dinner and woke up with Penang Bak Kut Teh breath. What was worse was that I felt like expelling it from my system upon waking up. Ah, another good word to describe my "queasiness" is "indigestion." - Hot Chinese Tea.
Language isn't one of my strongest skills. I wanted to order my usual big cup of tea with milk but the middle-aged Hokkien waiter spoke something I couldn't really understand so I just nodded. - Jazz Instant 3-in-1 Coffee.
This was provided on a complimentary basis. Since I didn't have any on the first night (23 Oct), I decided to take two before I slept. - Boiled Tap Water.
I didn't have extra water for the coffee so I decided to boil the water sourced from the bathroom's tap. I drank this boiled water not only with the coffee but as normal drinking water. - Smokey Fragrance.
I suspect one of the staff may be having his regular puff in the hotel's central air-conditioning room. How else can I explain the secondary smoke I'm inhaling to the detriment of my physical health? - Interview in KL.
It's common knowledge and experience that many people may have butterflies in their stomach before a major event they're especially involved in. So, maybe subconsciously I'm reacting to my upcoming interview on 27 Oct? - Medication.
I'm on a regular dose of 3 types of pill to maintain my health: Shaklee's Vitamin C, Gemfibrozil, and Lovastatin. The first has been of great help to reduce and even repel common illnesses like the cold and cough. The second is to inhibit over-production of triglycerides in my bloodstream. Theblast is for cholestrol. I think. Maybe my body just decided that enough is enough and rebelled? - Stress.
No furthermore comment necessary, right? - Radiation.
From the notebook computer screen when preparing for the workshops. From the television which I tried with some success to tune. From the earth, outerspace, yada, yada...
Well, which of the above is the most likely culprit (or culprits)? I think it's the tap water because my two colleague who also had BKT are still ok. It could also be the coffee which tasted like kopiko.
Lesson learnt? Spare no expense when it comes to basic necessities like drinking water. And don't be greedy and drink (and eat) all the complimentaries.
Practicing self-healing and self-discipline helps. Like drinking lots of clean, safe water. Coconut drink helps. So does 100Plus. Avoid spicy and oily food. (This reminds me that a few days ago, my stomach was quite weak. It couldn't properly process curry. Oily food I can understand because my mum and I very little oil and salt in our cooking. But spicy food? My mouth can handle but unfortunately my stomach can't.)
So, what dunnit? I really don't know. I could only speculate. I think the better way to look at it is how to avoid getting into a similar compromising situation. Prevention is better than cure. Enough said. I think...
