Fearless project

My dear Ayne, Embah wll help one of them, Ali or Barbara, and will arrange with papa how to have the money sent to you. Take care sayang, Embahmak.

changing times

Long time no post. Been feeling rather passive even before the fasting month. Time passes by so fast, its already November 2009. The year is ending soon. Feelings have not been very stable with friends especially. Am trying very hard to detach myself from old emotions. Things are no longer the same, that I have to fully acknowledge. Things cannot remain the same at all times, things are bound to change, sad as much as they are but I have to accept changes...... 

Down with dengue(6thJune-19thJune)

I never suspected that I was having dengue that Saturday night before we had our family dinner and I had cooked a special dish of Mee Jawa for the boys and their families. I suddenly felt so sick, with hi fever and body aching. I was getting more sick for the next 5days never suspected anything more than just an ordinary viral infection. My maid was down too. I refrained from going to the hospital because I knew it would be difficult for my husband to visit me in the hospital. By  Wednesday things were not improving so I telephoned Asrul, my eldest son, to take me to the emergency unit at the Damansara Specialist Hospital because I could no longer eat or get up or sit up other than the necessary chores of having to go to the toilets.

After the blood test which confirmed that my blood platelets were at 56,(normal range was 150-450), I was given drips and  warded at the hospital for five days. My blood platelet went down further to 39 and it was then confirmed I had dengue.

I would wish it on no one, this dengue thing. It was an awefull experience of hi fever, body pains, stomach pains and terrible headaches and worse of the lethargy and extreme fatigues , which I found to be so unbearable.

With several bags of drips, I slowly became well again. Now my blood platelets is at 317. I thank ALLAH for being well again. 

Surviving the hot weather

The weather is still hot. Its been more than three weeks now. It helps when I stay indoors most of the time, except when it is exceptional necessary to go out like going to classes. I try to draw in the curtains most of the time so that it indoors remain cool and at night  to have the lights on only in rooms where there are people. I also make sure the doors of the rooms not occupied to be open so that there is better air circulation. I am thinking of rolling up the carpets, maybe it will further help to cool the room. The marble floors are very cooling and maybe without the carpets the cooling floors can help further cool the room.

need to have a good sleep

I have always been what they say an owl, where sleep pattern is concerned. From 8 pm onwards I will be very alert and find it so difficult to sleep by midnight. I need to wake up early as I have classes to attend by 9 am on most days. I find that I am tired and still so sleepy by that time. So I am trying very hard to sleep earlier than 11 pm so that I will be alert by the time I am in class. For the last 4 nights I have tried following the advice of  friends. I had hot cocoa by 8.30 pm, and read a few relaxing exercises and read a boring recipe book! Surprisingly it worked! unbelievable!

Its a good feeling I have now at the beginning of the day.

Need to have good sleep

Surviving the hot weather

For more than a week now the weather has been very warm. I can feel my skin burning when I am out in the open. Even in the car the air is warm even when the airconditioning is on. 

I feel there is a kind of restlessness when the air is like this. I cannot really rest in the afternoons. Trying to concentrate is very difficult.

I find that it helps when I have the curtains drawn and the windows closed, so the hot air is kept outside. Just have the fans on and just do easy chores. Wearing light clothings also help. And of course drink a lot of water and just stay indoors as much as possible.

I also just do light exercises such as stretching  and walking on the spot. If I do walking on the treadmill I find that I feel very tired after that. If I just do stretchings, I find that I feel more refreshed.

I also find that when I drink warm water rather than cold water, I find that I feel better after the drink. If I drink ice cold water  if I want to pacify my thirst, I find that  I feel a bit of discomfort after the drink and the discomfort remains for a long time. Warm lemon tea is the best of all drinks.