Monday, August 24, 2009

You make me sick

Has anyone ever had one of those weekends where you need a day off just to relax and get over your weekend? I just had one of those, and it didn't even involve hard partying, drugs, alcohol and all the things people do these days during their time off, no; it was because I have the most awful sore throat and cold. I don't know why it seemed like a good idea to go out for a day trip even with my illness yesterday.

The problem with living in tropical climates is that even the most tedious of activities require double the effort because of the sweltering temperatures. I'd totally be able to handle the heat, you know. Its the humidity that just drives me crazy, and I'm not just being biased against humidity because of my permanently damaged hair. There are days when by the time I leave my apartment and reach the front of my building, I'm already sweating and the whole point of having a shower before leaving home is kind of useless.

Also, I have learnt that being out all day long in the heat when you have the most awful cold in the world is a really bad idea, not only for you, but also for other people around you. This morning when I woke up, I was pretty much unable to breathe because of my blocked sinuses and my voice sounded that of a 60 year old man, and I think at this stage there was nothing left to do but call my boss and ask for a day off. So I find myself on a Monday morning at 10.00 am in bed, sipping tea, with music blaring loudly on my itunes and lying next to a pile of dirty tissues. This would actually be my ideal Monday morning (sans the tissues and coughing, of course) if I wasn't so ill. This how I should have spent yesterday instead of going on that stupid day trip, but the little tourist in me couldn't have missed out a day of Chinese palaces.

I should probably get up, have a shower, get out of my pyjamas, clean up the mess in my room, have hot soup in the restaurant downstairs for lunch, and buy medicine for my cold; but all these things involve me getting out of bed and everyone knows what an effort this is for your dear narrator.

3 comments:

ash said...

"So I find myself on a Monday morning at 10.00 am in bed, sipping tea, with music blaring loudly on my itunes and lying next to a pile of dirty tissues. This would actually be my ideal Monday morning"

Mine too!

"(sans the tissues and coughing, of course)"

Oh...er yeah, me too. That's what I meant. What was that about me making you sick?
Seriously though, are you allowed sick days in China? Don't they give you weird looks or possibly think you're a spy?

ash said...

Oh and knowing your love of signs, please tell me you've got some photos like these

Panacea said...

Ash: I think staying in bed will be EVERYONE'S idea of a monday morning. I have a boss who is non Chinese, which is why he will probably allow me to take as many sick days as I want, but the thing is after the first day off, I just start to get restless and need something to do.

I'd make such a crappy spy that people are not even going to bother suspecting me to be a spy!! I just don't know what it means to be unobtrusive and sneaky.

Hahaha, I love the pictures. I have some gems that I have seen over here, especially in Hong Kong actually. I should definitely do another post on signs once I get back to Italy.