I am sick AGAIN. This is getting ridiculous. The travel books warned us that people get sick more often here, though I'm not sure if it's because there are so many people in one small place, or if the hot weather has something to do with it. Whatever the reason, apparently Singapore is just a giant sticky petri dish of germs, and they keep ATTACHING to us.
Me and Mike both have bad head colds, which is seriously the illness I hate the most. I find it cruel and unusual that my body can feel relatively fine, yet my head feels so disgusting and achy. I wish there was a way to cut off my head just below the neck, like cutting off the bruised part of a fruit. That doesn't seem like a normal thought, now that I look at it in writing. I just can't stand being stuffed up, and it's really hard for me to sleep when I can't breathe through my nose. So not only am I congested, I'm cranky from a lack of sleep. Poor Mike.
On top of everything, I had to go to the grocery store because we ran out of bread and milk, etc. I did manage to get a shot of the packaged durian they cut up in the store, which makes the whole place stink. As you can see, it's as unattractive in appearance as it is in smell. Up close, it looks like a naked mole rat, with all that wrinkly skin. Only yellow, and packaged. It looks exactly like a jaundiced naked mole rat wrapped in cellophane.
Anyway, as I was standing at the checkout line (or "queue" as they call it here), the cashier started chatting to me. I could only partially understand what she was saying, since her accent was pretty thick. She asked me if I was in school, and I said no, I was done with school. She kind of gave me a weird look and asked again, and I realized she was asking if MY CHILDREN were in school. So that's great, that makes me feel really good about myself. Not only do I not feel well, I look like I'm old enough to have children in school. Awesome. I guess I'm officially at that point in my life where I can't pass for a college kid anymore.
Tylenol cold and flu for you dear girl and the hope that you feel better soon! Ta ta for now. Another English expression I gave up years ago.
ReplyDeleteew. it does look like a naked mole rat. sorry you and mike have been sick :( and there's no way you look old enough to have children (even though you are)! you still look like a little kid in my eyes!
ReplyDeleteMy poor sweet babies...I wish I could be there to help out in some way. All I can advise is to push a bunch of pineapple juice as that's a body cleanser and do the Nettie Pot. And find out from Carolinn the name of a good doc. And no, little Emma, you do not look old enough to have kiddos in school. The lady was just trying to make conversation, that's all. Feel better, babies. Love you. M.O.M.
ReplyDeletePS... that durian fruit looks like rolls of yellow chicken fat. That's just the death smell wrapped in cellophane....grrrrossss!
ReplyDeleteaww - feel better soon! and how perfect a description of that durian thing! :-)
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