Yesterday was definitely not a good day for me. I’m not sure whether it was the chicken rice I had for dinner the night before, or the fried rice I had for breakfast the next morning. The result was diarrhea the whole day and 3 rounds of  puking my guts out. Man, that was painful!

After twice depositing my breakfast into the toilet bowl, I went to the clinic with the hope that I would get medical leave from the doctor. Alas, the doctor did not believe I was sick. He checked my blood pressure, my body temperature and my stomach.. and everything was normal. The fact that I looked completely okay did not help one bit, of course.

But then, what was I supposed to do? Puke right on his lap just to prove that I was sick?

Then with this sceptical look on his face, probably irritation as well, he gave me 5 packets of oral rehydration salts, some pills for diarrhea and vomiting, and no medical leave. Damn! He probably thought I was faking the whole thing.

Maybe I should’ve puked right then and there.

Anyway, I got back to the office, had lunch (or tried to) and got sick all over again. My friend gave me a packet of the local cure for diarrhea and vomiting – the Chi Kit Teck Aun pills. They definitely worked wonders because right after that, I puked my guts out again. Arrggghhhhh!!!

But hey, wonder of wonders.. I immediately felt better.

Not having the energy to wait until 6 pm, I applied for a half-day emergency leave (even though it was already 3 something pm), took the lrt home and promptly collapsed on my bed.

So, if something like this happens to you, my advice.. unload your breakfast/lunch/dinner right on the doctor’s lap. He’ll send you home in a blink of an eye.