fevered ramblings

a dry hacking cough, fever at 38 degrees celcius and bed-ridden for most of this afternoon was how yours truly came to be. i gallantly went to work till shortly after 11.20am today when the dry hacking coughs made their presence volubly heard in my office. Not wanting to waste more manpower by transmitting my flu/cough viruses to my esteemed co-workers, i took MC for the rest of the day. The Minah at the company clinic was wearing a surgical mask when i explained to her how i probably caught the flu/cough from my mum. The stetoscope, tongue depresssor and head thermometer examination was over fairly quickly and she prescribed some antibiotics, cough syrup and fever pills. On my way home i dropped by at the local wet market to pick up some papayas and pineapples, fruits that i like to think will have a beneficial effect on my sickly condition. Reached home and quickly showered, had my lunch and took the minah's medicines and went straight to bed. Woke up around 3pm, had a tea of sliced peeled apples (2 apples) took the minah's medicines again and read today's papers and a book. Time runs really slowly when you're not working. Then when you're working it doesn't run fast enough for you to clock off work and run back into the safety of home and hearth. But anyway, the flu virus seems to be everywhere now so a word of caution to my friends and the wise : stay away from crowds. unless your own brings home the virus, which means you're fated to be sick.

I'm almost tempted to go for the free H1N1 flu jabs at the government clinic nearby but most of people i spoke to have shyed away due to fears about getting sicker or possible side-effects after receiving the H1N1 jabs. But the thought continues to play out in my head and i will probably make up my mind about whether to get the free H1N1 jab over the next few days.

Headlines news today: Malaysia to get 1st nuclear power plant up and running by 2021. I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but as i recall in the not-too-distant past calls have been made loud and clear to preserve south east asia as a nuke-free zone much in the same spirit as New Zealand? But having said that, i do recognise the need to source for power other than our oil and coal power stations. Hmmm, i hope our nuclear power plant won't be like the power plants in SimCity that explode after 20 years. And i think of how they're going to get rid of the nuclear waste. Cruises to nowhere? load them onto ships and keep paying the sailors, hahaha. But what about solar power? We're practically drenched in sun in Malaysia, no fear of lingering overcast days here. Anyway, whatever the outcome, let's pray and hope that we live to see our kids/grandkids live in a safe and secure environment free of the mushroom cloud.