Have you ever tried to dry a soaking wet cloth? You must be twisting the cloth so hard that if the fabrics are not strong enough it will be torn into pieces. Yet there are still water dripping out of the poor cloth.
Imagine that happening to your stomach. On your birthday. In a deserted train coach. Now that is what I call an unforgetable birthday experience.
As you have read from my previous blog, I am 'celebrating' my birthday in Singapore. After the 11am appointment, I have decided to take a train to return to KL. That was almost a grave mistake.
After boarding the 3:30pm train, we left the station a little after 4pm. I looked around the cabin and was astonished to find that only two other passengers were in the same coach. Later, one lady got off at Kluang and not sure when the other passenger alighted the train.
I bought a can of soft drink and a tube of Pringles when the train stopped at the Segamat station for 10 minutes. I was very hungry as it was around 7pm that the train has arrived at Segamat, which is just a little more than halfway to the ultimate destination. I was also given a bottle of mineral water as a 'complimentary drink' from the railway company.
Then the 'fun' came almost half an hour later. First I felt the stomach ache, and I thought it was just a normal one. Headed to the washroom, did the business, but the ache would not leave. Things took a turn for the worst. I began to feel nauseous and soon I was throwing up. When I expect it to be over, the pain attacked again. This time it was more rhythmic and the pain gets progressively stronger. I was having cold sweat all over. I thought I was going to lose concious in the washroom. With all my remaining energy, I pulled myself together and managed to get back to the cabin, where no one was in sight. I just sat at the first available seat and tried to sleep off the pain. I am not really sure what happened between then and finally arriving at KL Sentral Station. I was drifting in and out of conciousness.
An hour before the end of my birthday, I finally got home and crashed on my bed instantly. I could not remember when the pain subdued but I could never forget the pain I have been through. On my birthday.
Happy Birthday to me.
2 comments:
Andrew,
leaving my mark here as evidence that i have been to your blog, hehe.
I left a message for you in Friendster on your birthday. Not sure whether you received it or not.
Sorry to hear that you were attacked by stomach pains on your birthday. Well, what can I say? You probably know how your mom felt when she was pregnant with you then. (joking only lar)
How are you now? Hope you are well, and best of luck to you in whatever you do.
Take care.
Boon Kim
Thanks for coming. Hope to see you blogging in the near future. Cheers. =)
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