Sick days, dull days. Yet pretty cool.

Unfortunately, over the 3 weeks of Project WHEE, I had to pay 2 visits to the clinic.

This would be the only clinic in the whole of Bario, so I was totally ‘spoilt for choice’. :p

But it was quite an interesting trip nonetheless.

The first occasion was in the first week of the trip, I got the usual combo, fever, saw throat, flu and a bad cough. That had me in bed most of the first week, not fun at all!

The few days I did go out though, all the tepuqs somehow knew I was sick, it was a little creepy. But they were all so nice and really wanted me to rest instead of helping out in the paddy field. The love of the tepuqs is amazing! 

Regardless of how sick you are, a little bit of ego does kick in when an 80 year old lady tells you to rest because you can’t handle the hard work. You put on a fake smile and be like, “harvesting paddy under the hot sun is relaxing!”

Gotta say, that was a pretty bad idea, it because the next day I was totally out.

And that’s when Daniel decided it’s time to drag me to the clinic. The experience was very different from the clinic experiences here in KL.

For one thing, the receptionist was the doctor and also the pharmacist, and he was in track bottoms and a dry fit tee the entire time. I got a very relaxed feel at the clinic as well comparative to the up-tightness that we're used to here in the city.. ain't no need for lab coats man!

The second occasion was towards the last few days in Bario, I had gotten bitten by some unidentified insect (as the doctor put it). The bite caused my right had to swell up pretty bad. It was a first time for me, so I was more interested in scratching and playing with my new hulk sized hand than actually getting it treated.

If it had swelled a little more, I may have qualified as a big knuckled hunk that Rui Ci likes so much, sadly nope. :P

And there are no secrets from the Tepuqs, when I was out in the paddy field and they found out my hand was swollen, I got the coolest medical advice ever!

You balik (go back)

You mandi (shower)

You agi (aginomoto)

You tidur (sleep)

I still find it really odd, but the tepuqs resort to aginomoto (mixed with water to become a paste) as a medical remedy for many things. I find it pretty odd, but it works!(with the help of Calamine Lotion)

Monosodium Glutamate for the win! 
Or well, C₅H₈NO₄Na For The Win!! 


Here, enjoy this random vid I took on one of my sick days. 
Very chill! Much relax! Such breeze! 
Fields in the wind
Don't mind Thriya's attempt to rap at the end! :p

- Dev Lian