jus before i ended work today, i suddenly felt a terrible itch in my throat and went into an uncontrollable, hard cough. i got worried since i dun wan my immune system to be on a low when i’ll be travellin to melbourne in jus a few days’ time.
i haven’t been in much contact wif ppl who cough, except for this very inconsiderate person, who appears to be coughin 360 days a year. of course she doesnt cough her lungs out everyday, but she jus seems to have an incurable itchy throat. so coughin is as normal as breathin is to her, so much so that she doesn’t even bother coverin her mouth when she clears her throat. so u can be talkin to her n suddenly she goes “kof, kof.. kof, kof” in ur face.
wat an idiot. n when she was sufferin frm a serious flu + sore throat + cough + everythin bad few days ago, she din even bother wearin a mask! wtf.. in the light of the swine flu threat, why did she not wear a mask n still go ard spreadin germs? damn. eat shit la 猪脸!
anyway, to stop my coughin fit, i used this self-invented remedy for the cough. i sipped warm water, a little at a time so tt i can constantly keep my throat moist, cos sometimes dry throats become itchy. the water is not hot-hot, but it’s a little warmer than is comfortable, so tt it can “numb” n soothe e throat.
i did this for two glasses of water, until my cough stopped. it was horrible cos before tt i was almost coughin my lungs n tears out! n then i went back to my work, n suddenly there was one final cough, n out came the sneaky phlegm. all appeared fine after that. kewl...
i duno if this is a real remedy *haha*, but i suppose it prolly only works for a very slight, minor cough (or perhaps it’s not even serious enough to be called a cough yet), but no harm tryin e next time u sense a slight itch in ur throat!
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