recovering?
I wrote optimistically a day ago that I was recovering from insecticide poisoning, largely because the dry, painful coughing had subsided. And I suppose that my headache had abated because I had taken an aspirin tablet. I was still groggy/dizzy. I went walking -unsteadily- on the esplanade here. I felt like a staggering drunk. I likely wasn’t as visibly unsteady as I felt, but it was not a pleasurable stroll. I was just to eager to escape the apartment. We’ve had such beautiful weather, and I had been inert indoors, coughing and feeling miserable for days rather than enjoying recreation or photography in tropical sunshine. Last night, without any recent coughing, I had anticipated getting ‘a good night’s rest.’ I had a dull headache; my head has felt as if it were in a vise for days, with some respite when I take aspirin. Well, when I laid down to sleep, the coughing resumed, thereby forestalling the desired slumber. Oh, joy. I woke myself by coughing throughout the night. And because I’d drunk so much water and tea, I had to go to the bathroom a few times.
Upon awakening, the first impulse was to arise and emerge from the bedroom and do something enjoyable and to do errands (post office, insurance office, grocery store). But I felt dizzy and thus resumed sleep. Another day has been wasted at home because I feel poisoned. All day I have been coughing (dry, unproductive) and drinking water, tea and watermelon juice.
A good aspect of SE Asia is the ability to get fresh fruit juices, like coconut, mango, papaya, orange and watermelon, cheaply. A deleterious aspect is being poisoned by city employees shooting insecticide. †