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| Not Impressed by this heat. |
If you follow me on twitter, facebook or instagram you will
have heard my whining. Lip hanging a foot out, I have pouted about how hot
Bangkok is lately and its annoying effects on me.
Sweat, oh the sweat. I would like to paint you a picture of
what a daily occurrence you will find at the moment. So close your eyes and
immerse yourself. Okay closing your eyes isn’t the best way to read, just
imagine. A cascade of liquid pain (some refer to it as fat crying) slithers
down every inch of your body. Searching for shade hop between the shade from a
fence, then a billboard, and scurry into 7-11. Thanking Boreas for that cold
northern breeze we so eloquently refer to as Aircon. You saunter to the back of
7-11 eyes glued on the water. There are
3 sizes, but judging from the puddle at your feet you opt for the 1.5 L bottle
knowing full well it will only last to your next 7-11 and if your lucky maybe
even 2 away. Arriving at your
destination you prepare a change of clothes. First toweling off the salty
glistening beads of your efforts, followed by a 10-minute session directly
below Boreas breath again.
With sunshine comes beautifully sun-kissed skin or that is
at least the plan for anyone heading to a tropical destination. The beautiful
woman I talk to on a regular just came home with a glowing radiance that
surpasses most people’s personality. With my contract coming to a close, I
figured now is as good of time as any to liven up my ghost white skin that
makes a polar bear jealous. Nature had other plans of course, spitting out 5
consecutive 40+ degree-days. Apollo beaming and beating on my skin gave me a
heat rash. With my past history of food challenges I immediately when the
archives deep inside my head of the past 3 days food.
* Tip: If you start demonstrating symptoms of allergic
reaction, look back at the previous day or two of food, it could provide hints.
After years of being fine, people can still develop a food allergy, shellfish
is common for doing this
Well that failed. My previous few days everything checked
out. We all tend to fall into habits, I am precisely that kind of guy. Oh the
humanity of a rash that feels like a million mosquito bites. Immediately I went
to the pharmacy which are almost as abundant as the aforementioned 7-11. Armed
with steroid cream (TRT baby) and tips from a very friendly pharmacist, I began
to hermit myself.
For the next 4 days, I remained in aircon buildings as much
as humanly possible, and dropped the temperature in my room to a comforting 20
degrees from the usual 25. This coupled
with a cold plunge for 10-20 minutes twice a day seemed to help more than
plumber during a toilet emergency.
The past two days it has rained. This isn’t cats and dogs rain,
this is like hippos and giraffes. With that it has cooled off a little bit, but
become even more humid (is that possible?) Rather perfect timing for the
weather to shift though, Song Kran is just around the bend and everyone is
going to be soaked anyway.
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