Health blues
Being the product of doctors is usually a good thing. Prescription samples are lovely, easy access to sick notes (most of which i’d write myself and get ammi or thathhti to sign it, I’ve written some very colourful ones in my time, including one about being bitten by a Boa Constrictor, which didn’t quite fly), old stethescopes to listen through doors and other things, the doctors’ badge on the car and the general license to be a pundit on all aspects medical amongst one’s peers. It does however have its drawbacks. Every once in a while thaththi brings home some outrageous disease which he happily coughs on to the rest of us. As a result I have been a sickly fellow for the better part of my life. My latest disease consists of a wicked, bronchiole wrenching cough, a dull and annoying headache and much sniffling. Bed rest was the order of the day but being the pundit that I am I went for a sea bath on the poya day and ate lots and lots of seafood. There’s a place called coconut primitive in Negombo that serves a mean seafood platter and a meaner devilled pork. It also comes with an excellent poster on its wall.
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Happily enough the poster is dated 1987 or something, and a lot of things were strange in the ’80s. Ah and “Rohitha’s” stage name is con-dom. I love his little personalized note to the locals at the bottom. I came home that night and coughed and sneezed myself to sleep and managed to scrape myself out of bed for work. Four hours in an A/C room put paid to that and i took half day and slept some more. As a result I missed Venice, and I was then told that I should be thankful to my germs for keeping me away a large quantity of bollocks squeezed into 3 hours of pretention. These are not my words. But I think that, plus a few other negative comments about it, is enough to keep me away from this time’s Stage Light production. Shame though, I thought R&J wasn’t all bad.
Health has improved marginally today, helped by some super chinese from a hole in the wall joint on Deanstone place in Kollupitiya called Min Han, nothing like some spice to clear out the system. If you do go there have a chat with the waiter Wijepala, he’s quite easy to spot bc he’s the only waiter. Unfortunately I will in all probability deteriorate significantly after the Bradby this evening where I will probably shout more than I should. I pity the ppl in front of me. Further health problems are forecast if I go ahead with the plan to go white water rafting in Seethawaka tomorrow. But one day at a time i always say, one day at a time.
rafting in seethawaka? sounds fascinating.. got any details? con-doms poster was hilarious..hehe. and i hope u feel better soon, i’ve been down with some similar symptoms, i’m always loathe to take abx but after 5 days i gave in and self prescribed @ the pharmacy in Sainsburys.. and voila i’m feeling better already
respect to ALexander Fleming.. what a hero!
Comment by savi3 — September 10, 2006 @ 9:19 am
My family has too many doctors and lately I only see the downside of it. That first para of yours has inspired me to write something about the up’s and down’s of coming from a doctor family
Cheers
Comment by sach — September 10, 2006 @ 12:01 pm
savi3 - unfortunately i ruined my throat at the bradby, all in vain too, so no rafting today. But I will go one of these days. The rapids are stronger than those at kitulgala which are level 2-3,whereas Seethawaka is 3-4. This is apparently the best time of year to go. Still coughing despite being on antibios and steroids for 3 days, poor form.
Sach - excellent, look forward to reading that.
Comment by ddm — September 10, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
-Shame though, I thought R&J wasn’t all bad.- are you SERIOUS? ddm! you’re crazy! it was terrible. with all due respect to everyone involved, it was just wrong. it’s shamefully obvious that the director doesn’t really care anymore about proudcing theatre of quality. they just need a full house. and what better way to do it than put beautiful, popular people onstage in grand costumes on a massive, hugely expensive set and get them to sing pop songs? shakespeare was crucified. it’s all about mass appeal. not about thinking of interesting, perhaps even novel ways, of staging shakespeare. what excuse have they got? they had so much money, the best actors and actresses in colombo, the education and the knowledge…it’s like having the best ingredients and making a really shit meal, which is ultimately so much worse than not having any good ingredients and making a shit meal.
Comment by Electra — September 13, 2006 @ 10:26 am
electra - hehe yeah i know, everyone tells me that! but then i’m quite easily amused
But seriously, i despite it being a bit of a mauling of Will S, I quite liked the music and singing, i was probably in one of my cheesy moods that day.
Comment by ddm — September 14, 2006 @ 4:02 am
Interesting poster that…Sithawaka sounds interesting…everytime I try and go apparently the water levels are too low..
Comment by childof25 — September 15, 2006 @ 10:10 pm