Blogging is hard!
Date: Oct 18th, 2007 10:08:16 am - Subscribe
Mood: bleh
Especially when you are not feeling well and not much is going on. Well, not much exciting. We are winding down to mid term at school, which means that since my conversation classes are only ten weeks long, I will be getting new students, and possibly a new schedule. Eh, just business as usual.
I'm also trying to avoid a case of the flu. I stayed home today and drank hot beverages and slept most of the day because I have been achy and dealing with a low grade fever that refuses to blow into a full blown fever, but also refuses to go away. Just barely on the pleasant side of miserable.
Did I ever mention my MSG allergy? MSG is a flavor enhancer that is universally used in China. It really does make food taste wonderful, and it helps you feel full. I can eat it in small doses, once in awhile. But, lately, for some reason, I have been eating in restaurants, or, staying home and eating instant noodles. Either option packs my system with the MSG. The stuff gives me a migraine. One of which I have had for about three days. Fortunately, it was a mild one. Of course if it had been a bad one, it would have been completely debilitating and only lasted about 36 hours. No, the mild ones last forever.
The bad thing about being sick in China is that they treat you in one of two ways, with massive doses of Chinese traditional medicine, (which isn't all herbal, by the way), or with IV antibiotics for several days. Given the fact that I have no faith in, or clue of what's inside traditional medicines, I would really rather not thank you very much. Really, what does snake bile have to do with curing a runny nose? I am also generally opposed to sitting in a hospital with a needle in my arm for six hours surrounded by people with whom I can't speak. Not to mention the fact that I'm not all that keen on antibiotics anyway. Since most colds and flus are viral, and antibiotics don't do much for viruses.
I tend to treat most illnesses with rest and lots of fluids; give the body what it needs to fight it on its own.
Tomorrow, the Korean Headmaster is buying pizza for all the teachers. Promises to be quite an experience. Pizza in China is very different from pizza in the US. Korean Pizza in China is different on a whole new scale. I once had Korean pizza that had potatoes and mayonnaise on it. It was definitely better than the spicy squid pizza. I'm just hoping that there is some pepperoni out there somewhere.
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