Monday, September 12, 2005

A Tragic Week

Last week was horrible! I had tonsilitis with fever. Swallowing really hurt. I can't enjoy eating. My face frowned at every gulp. The warm salt solution meagrely relieved the soreness. I can't drink cold liquid, which I miss right now. I had a fever (that I exaggeratedly thought was dengue), which surprisingly lasted for two days. I even had a singaw where my wisdom tooth is struggling to grow.

I decided to consult the doctor in the school clinic last Saturday. He wasn't there. How could I think that that grumpy old doctor would be patient enough to serve the students on a Saturday? I instead headed to a pharmacy to buy 10 capsules of Amoxicillin, as my father told me. He strongly advised to consult a doctor. He wasn't sure if I really had tonsilitis because he couldn't see deeper into my throat and look for swellings. What if a fish bone was just stuck in my throat? I assured him it was really tonsilitis. If it was the latter, a fish bone would give a sharper pain. So today, the soreness is subsiding. But I still can't drink (or even eat, I think) something cold. Shit!

We were also required to attend this CSIT Awarding Ceremony last Saturday from four to eight. I went in the gym 'round 4:30. The first contest was the vocal solo singing. The representative for our subdepartment sang the ever-popular 'Especially for You'. And guess what? The only lyrics she was sure of were: "Especially for you", "I wanna let you know", "Together, together, I wanna show you my heart is SO SO true. And all the love I have is especially for you." I don't want to offend her here. I believed she was forced to sing. She had a nice voice but she should've refused, especially when she hasn't memorized the lyrics well.

Now that surprises me. I mean, right now everyone is singing this mushy song. Even the corrupt witchy fat lady in the advanced com lab keeps on playing it in the computer unit, which she thinks is hers. Imagine the Windows Media Player with only 'Especially for You' in the playlist and the play setting on 'Repeat'! We've got a room that haunts the computer users with the same song that will keep on playing in their minds even when they are out of the com lab. It's like a curse! I shall accuse her of witchery and burn her at stake like a pig!

My God, I hope she won't see this...