fixing the 24-hour summer flu

benadryl 12.5 mg
gatorade ice
passionfruit drink: try TnT's market or a vietnamese grocer or convenience store.
ginger beer

the ginger beer is for the stomach
the passionfruit and benadryl is for sedation. the latter also slows down urination and tendency to vomit
the gatorade ice provides water for hydration and sugar for energy

if this does not work, the emergency umeboshi & sweet rice congee (okayu) cure consists of japanese rice cooked, one to 2 bowls depending on severity of flu with one umeboshi, once every two-three hours with chinese green tea.

you can get umeboshi at tnt's too or at the konbini on robson street.

proof that the emergency okayu exists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_congee#Japanese

The Allergy Blues (poem)

Here I am feeling itchy,
Then I freak out mightily.
Now I am feeling bitchy,
and I'm out of sorts,
trying not scratch myself.
I know I suck at sports,
and that half mile run
just wasn't any fun.
You see, I nearly killed myself
trying to keep up
with everybody else.
All I got is the allergy blues

Oh, my hay fever is acting up!
My face feels itchy,
and my eyes are swollen shut.
Once again, I feel bitchy,
and I'm home sitting on my butt.
Just gimme the Benadryl
before I turn quite ill,
coughing and wheezing quite a bit.
I'm having another allergy fit!
All I got is the allergy blues

And then when all seems lost,
the diphenhydramine kicks in
and I feel drowsy, and ready
for sleep, but I aint sneezing.
My eyes don't water, and the itch
has gone away with that rash.
The next morning I feel so happy,
that I forget to take my pill.
So it all happens again.

Here I am feeling itchy,
Then I freak out mightily.
Now I am feeling bitchy,
and I'm out of sorts,
trying not scratch myself.
My face feels itchy,
and my eyes are swollen shut.
Once again, I feel bitchy,
and I'm home sitting on my butt.
All I got is the allergy blues

Just gimme the Benadryl
before I turn quite ill,
coughing and wheezing quite a bit.
I'm having another allergy fit!
And then when all seems lost,
the diphenhydramine kicks in
and I feel drowsy, and ready
for sleep, but I aint sneezing.
So it all happens again.

Here I am feeling itchy,
Then I freak out mightily.
Now I am feeling bitchy,
and I'm out of sorts,
trying not scratch myself.
My face feels itchy,
and my eyes are swollen shut.
Once again, I feel bitchy,
and I'm home sitting on my butt.
All I got is the allergy blues

Just gimme the Benadryl
before I turn quite ill,
coughing and wheezing quite a bit.
I'm having another allergy fit!
And then when all seems lost,
the diphenhydramine kicks in
and I feel drowsy, and ready
for sleep, but I aint sneezing.
All I got is the allergy blues
All I got is the allergy blues
All I got is the allergy blues