My Tackey, My Sadame...

Sunday, December 2, 2007,

**Acute bronchitis and 'pink-eye' (conjunctivitis)**

Well, after that sickening bout of dehydration I had, a couple days later…like, right after, I ended up with a whole new thing again. -_- This time, my voice was almost to nil (nothing) and I developed what’s called Acute bronchitis and conjunctivitis (pink-eye). Yuck. If it ain’t one thing, it’s another…I know. Dame dame yo!

Geeez, I was thinking, what in da HELL did I do to deserve this shyt anyway. I was feeling shytless and sooo miserable by then. And the weather wasn’t getting any better either, as we’re expected to receive rain this weekend. Today (Wed., Nov.28), it’s been cloudy all day too and for the past several days, it’s been very cold. Joy.

By the second day of having this, I went to see my regular doctor and he checked my throat, ears, eyes, etc. Turns out he said I developed Acute bronchitis and conjunctivitis, which is ‘pink eye’.

As for the acute bronchitis, it’s fairly common and doesn’t do much harm. It’s not like chronic bronchitis or full-blown bronchitis. 1) I don’t smoke (never did, ever tried, never will either) and 2) I don’t have asthma. The only thing I read in my American Family Journal Medical Guide book (at home) about it is if I lived in an area where there’s air pollution. And now, I can see why I may (or may not) have developed it. Think about it. Remember the California Wildfires that happened in my area not too long ago? I think that might be the cause as to why the acute bronchitis surfaced again. Well, it also didn’t help that I developed it when I was a kid too. It also stated in the book that if a person developed it from a young age (elem.), and kept having recurring bouts every few years, chances are likely it’ll resurface again later in life. Great. So, if the air quality during the Wildfires was what triggered it to come back, I guess I have no choice then. I just have to learn to deal or live with it. I can end up relocating to live somewhere else, but that would mean we’d have to leave everything behind and start our lives all over from scratch. And for my daughter who’s only 4, that’s no good in raising a sound familiy; having to uproot often. I want her to have a stable life like we did growing up back home in Hawaii. I know the Wildfires happened only twice during the time I’ve lived in San Diego, but that doesn’t mean the Wildfires will happen every year either. I guess the book was just saying that if you live in an area where there’s constant air pollution, then dealing with acute bronchitis will resurface every few years, that’s all.

With me, my coughing was a hacking cough that did sound bronchi-tish. I also ended up almost losing my entire voice. Whenever I wanted something (or just to talk), I had to end up whispering to my hubby & daughter. (wondered whether I had laryngitis too on top of all this…eeww) My membranes were totally clogged and I couldn’t breathe nor sleep at all at night. I kept getting up, seemed almost every hour in the middle of the night and I had a lump in my throat. It was so painful to even swallow, much less eat or drink anything. But, I had to keep on drinking water, juice, Gatorade, whatever to keep hydrating myself…even in the middle of the night. And since we ran the heater every night because of the winter cold (and I kept my windows closed), my room became stuffy, slightly hot, and dry. But, I couldn’t help it. That’s how it had to be in my room. (minus the dryness) My throat at nights would sometimes become dry, so I’d wake up to drink water and go back to sleep. I used the bathroom a couple of times while everyone was asleep, but it was alright. The book also said I need to keep warm and to have a humidifier in the room. My daughter has one in her room but that’s about the only one in the house. And I surely didn’t want to take it away, since she needed it too. (she comes first before me) But, I’ve been managing without a humidifier, for now, until my hubby can buy me one soon.

Other than that, I’ve just been taking things as they come day by day. I’ve never even really been able to go out anywhere either. Not even for some Xmas shopping…until today (Nov. 29/Thurs.). FINALLY…I was able to see civilization again. lolol Even though I was coughing every so often, it wasn’t like I was sick anymore, flat on my back. Of course, I had to bring my daughter along, but she was really good considering she was slightly coughing too.

**Nov. 29 outing**

Today, I wanted to eat lunch at the food court in the local mall, so I had my food ‘to go’ at Genghis Khan Chinese Rest. They cook your food right in front of you on a very large Wok-type stove while you wait. You pay first, then choose whatever condiments you want, along with varying meats. You just help yourself to the condiments/veggies/tofu as you go along. At the end, they pour over your bowl whatever type of sauce you want, and then chose either rice or noodles. It’s really quick and fairly healthy (I guess) for a fast-food joint. It’s a great place to choose when you’ve also got children in mind. lol (fast & easy) Can’t be fussing over a sit-down-type of rest. or place that’s not 'kid-friendly’. I’m always going here when I want to eat something Asian, fast, is with my daughter, and it's cheap. lol :P

Afterwards, I headed on over to Wretzels Pretzels since she wanted to eat that for lunch for herself. So, I grabbed a bag of mini-pretzels with Cinnamon. Mmmmm! The pretzels are so fresh and soft…just like they were baked right out of the oven. I just LOVE this place to death. lol :P (esp. children love this place)

After we all ate our lunches, I wanted to head over to the Victoria’s Secret Store. This was the place on my list I wanted to hit before we went home. In the mail, I received a promotional card-thing that stated to bring in the card for a $10.00 off purchase between now and Dec.18. I wanted to check out what they had for the holidays and any gift boxes…just for ‘ideas’ for Xmas gifts. I always come here every year during the holiday season for Xmas gifts for friends, family, etc. ^_^ It’s just a ‘perfect’ place (I think) for any woman or girl. I mean, how can you not like something in there? lolol :P I always like VS. ^_~ *wink*

Well, I ended up buying myself two simple, cotton long-sleeve sleepshirts. On the front, it says "Love Victoria’s Secret" written in silver. I bought both light pink and red sleepshirts. Figured I can use ‘red’ for Xmas, you know? (and possibly for Valentines…who knows…lol) But, I’m gonna be back tomorrow again for more stuff for myself. lol :P See my sin? ^_~ (besides loving Takki, that is)

Whoops, you know what? Now it's too big for me...a size S!! O_O Yikes! And I think even if I were to buy myself the XS size, it will still be too big. The S is like an L for me; dang. Now I have to go back and exchange it for something else. So humbug now. *urusai* Hmm...I did see a couple of nice sweat pants and matching sweat jacket hoodies though...hehehe~ What to buy...what to buy...

**Victoria's Secret Supermodel & Takki comparison**

You know, speaking of models though, one of my newer, favorite VS Supermodels is Alessandra Ambrosio.

She’s been one of their long-time models now and I first noticed her long ago from one of my VS catalogs back then. I always thought she was so pretty and SEXY. *oooohh la la* You should see her in these catalogs…hehe~ *Psst…Takki. Check out Alessandra from VS! j/k j/k She’s sexy in a camisole & miniskirt…*pffffffft* Well, doesn’t T&T want the fans to come dressed as such for this year's Xmas Kuricon? :P

But to tell you the truth, even as sexy, beautiful, alluring, and pretty as Alessandra is, she doesn’t match with Takki. Nope. lol In whatever picture she was posed in for the catalog, and when I put it up against Takki’s pics (whatever pics too), she was too sophisticated/glamorous-looking against him. Takki looks too much like her younger kid-brother. lolol :P I think she looks much older than him anyway, even though they may be slightly the same age…not sure

And, (in only my own humble opinion) Takki looks much better suited for a girl who’s Asian-looking, petite, and naturally pretty (not glamour/pretty). Not that Alessandra isn’t. It’s just…well…you’ll see what I mean when I post her pic here as a ‘sample’ against Takki’s. Even when I compared him dressed in a suit, he didn’t match against her pic. Maybe Takki has a ‘baby-face look’ to him against her. Hahaha…I’ll just have to wait a few more years for him to ‘mature’ (look ‘older’), I guess? lol In any case, tell me what you think between the two. XDDD

(Note: googled Alessandra photos on the Web)

(credit Takki photo on lj: '06 Xmas Kuricon pamphlet)

(photo credit: Michelle @ http://takki.us/)

My favorites of the ‘old-timer VS Supermodels' is Heidi Klum. I know she’s got her own reality-fashion show on cable as well as being one of the models for the VS Fashion Show aired on national TV every year too. Even though she’s older, she’s also pretty in her own way. Isn’t she a mother too now? (forgot…) I think she got pregnant to Flavio Briattore, F1 Renault Team’s manager but he dumped her and didn’t wanna have anything to do with her or her baby after that. *BAKA* So, now she ended up marrying Seal…the professional singer, Male Artist. I think Seal probably would treat her 100% better than Flavio ever would anyway…I don’t know. I don’t really pay attention to what happens to professional models and the like.

All my online-life consists now are of T&T and Takki (and mah fangals of coz) and whatever happens to the people of Japan and its culture. lol :P (not in my own country…well, sort-of)

Anyway, just wanted to update more on my 'sick' condition and what's been happening with me and my family lately.

Oh! And if my condition wasn't enough, I had to also put up with my daughter's bout of vomitting too (Sat. & Sun.). (thinks she caught it from me...poor thing) She was close to near dehydration but caught it in time by giving her Gatorade. Her temp. didn't go up at all, it was just, I was giving her too little Gatorade with not enough lotted time. (i.e. 1 tsp every 1/2 hr. instead of every 10 min.; wrong dosage) Whoops... We could feel her bones and ribs...the poor thing. It was like I was practically starving her. All she wanted to do for two days was sleep all day and night. She also went without eating for one day. -_- In the end, we caught it in time and she's back to being herself again playing video games, watching tv with us, and finally ate her first meal of macaroni & cheese. ^_^ She's doing much, much better today so I might think of sending her back to school tomorrow (Mon.). We'll see... (she's been out of school 2 wks prior)

So, take care of yourselves, keep warm out there this winter, and bundle up. (except for the ones who live in hot climates; lucky you! :P) Don't wanna hear my fangals catching colds or getting sick like me, ok? Believe me...you DON'T want what I had.
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*REIKO*

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