Comments on: Sick as a Dog After Walking 55 kilometers in 3 days… :)

By: Dragon

Dragon — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 21:38:27 +0000

MM, age HAS caught up. I was also a tireless walker/traveller/lakwatsera. But since about 5 years ago, I don’t have as much strength and stamina. Spinal osteoarthritis, add heat and humidity (=serious manas!)…hay naku!

But…

My health armory (especially for travel) has always been

(1) fresh OJ (not concentrated or reconstituted) EVERY morning, preferably w pulp. 200ml = 6 whole oranges. Vit C needs to be replenished everyday & is crucial for your resistance.
(2) Lemsip/Theraflu – which is panadol in “tea form”. Depending on variant, it’s 500 to 1000 mg. Especially good to take before going to bed which should allow you for a good night’s rest and let the body recover.
(3) White flower – good old WF. Not Tiger Balm, not Katinko. Has to be WF. Cure all, what can I say? Blocked nose? Nausea? Belly ache, toothache, headache? Yes to all.
(4) Vicks – old reliable. Sore throat? Slather (yup) on your neck at night, wrap w hankie & notice the difference in the morning. Settle coughing by rubbing on chest & back. Best done at night.

You’re welcome.

By: ami

ami — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 03:48:31 +0000

Inspired by your macaron series, I did my own mini macaron crawl in Tokyo last year (best place to get patisserie outside of France) and Pierre Herme won hands down. So now I ask for macaron as pasalubong from my sister whenever she’s in Tokyo or HK.

It still amazes me how I got on a plane home with a bad stomach after eating at KFC HK. Avoid it at all cost.

By: Leticia

Leticia — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:07:42 +0000

MM, your commenters have got it right. The markers of middle aged men are self-deception, expanding waistlines and ridiculous footwear. :) That doesn’t change the across the world. I would take the ridiculous footwear over the pain any day of the week. Feel better.

By: millet

millet — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:08:20 +0000

MM, all your shoes and even house slippers should have some elevation at the heels. Flat shoes always make my feet painful, soe ven my beach shoes have wedge heels ;-)

By: EbbaBlue

EbbaBlue — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:09:54 +0000

This article is so good .

By: Natie

Natie — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:03:04 +0000

I’m glad you recovered quickly, MM. Those dishes look wonderful! We visited Tim Ho Wan in Makati last December.

By: Rona Y

Rona Y — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 22:05:11 +0000

I always get sick after extended visits to HKG! I think it’s because of the pollution because I usually end up with nasty cases of bacterial bronchitis!

I love your obsession with dishes and kitchen-related goods. I cover a set of Stephanie Hering Puls dishes, but I’m not sure I could ever justify paying US$200+ for a single dinner plate!

By: Footloose

Footloose — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:04:50 +0000

I feel your pain (WJC) Some secondary traits of middle aged men are overestimating their strength or capacity for physical exertion and blurting out their waists measurement at twenty well into their sixties. It’s like hope that springs eternal, our ability for self-deception knows no bound. Notwithstanding, get well soon.