Friday, March 23, 2007
By The Power Of STREPSILS!
I used to be a skeptic when it came to taking Strepsils as a remedy for sore throats. Perhaps attributed to the fact that I've never gotten many sore throats and each time I did, I'd see the doctor, it was a take-as-many-MCs-as-you-can-thing. Well, I was still in school then.
But alas the day, now that I have so much free time in my hands, I figured that seeing a doctor would be a bleeding waste of money so I tried to make do with what I had. First it was ice cubes. They helped, but the numbing effect was temporary.
Then it was the PiPaGao thing in the fridge. It was quite a big risk I took, it has been sitting in the fridge since the very first day the fridge was first invented. Some sweet, black and gooey cheena medication if you can even call it medication to begin with. Didn't help the slightest, though the cooling after-effect it left on my throat left me craving for more.
Halls helped a great deal. It didn't exactly stop the pain, but it's so Menthol-ish that it overpowers it. Pop an ice cube in and BOOM! AVALANCHE!
Despite the fact that the pain persisted, Halls kept the pain away for awhile. I would have continued if I hadn't already finished 3 tubes of them Halls. There's just so many packets of Halls one can keep in the house before my mum starts making noise.
The way I saw it, I
was running out of options had run out of options. My last bet was on the Stepsils. By default.
Me: [text message] Can you help me get some Strepsils on the way back if possible?
Mum: [call] I have some on my table.
Me: [call] Okay.
Dad: [to me directly] You having a fever? Mummy said you asked for Strepsils.
Me: [to Dad directly] No. Just a sore throat.
Me: [to myself] Strepsils for fever one
meh?
As it appeared, my mum was overly concerned. Yes Mum, I know a throat infection sometimes leads to a fever but if I'm down with a fever, I would have asked for Panadol instead. But nonetheless. I love my parents.
By the grace of God, my prayers came true, they came in the form of the powerful antiseptic lozenges that is Strepsils! Though at the rate I'm going, all 12 of them will only last me till tomorrow morning.
Blegh.
I BELIEVE! I BELIEVE! STREPSILS WORKS!-Strepsils aficonado. Not me though.
9:47 pm