The Blog entry shares my thoughts and experiences with the stomach flu for the week. The reason I'm sharing is to both remind myself what to do the next time I have the stomach flu (which I hope is not going to happen for a long, long time) and to tell others what I did in case anyone else has the stomach flu. Thank you and enjoy XD
Monday Afternoon
I went home early because I threw up my breakfast muffin twice. The muffin tasted funny. I didn't know why I still ate it. I was late to work and didn't eat breakfast at home. First, I went to Safeway grocery store to purchase four 2 liters of Canada Dry Ginger Ale and four 2 liters of Coke. I thought ahead I'm going to need sodas to help recover. I soiled myself while inside the store :-( I still had my sense of awareness to drive and knowing my surroundings. And it was raining hard during the time. During the drive home, I thought it was the muffin which caused me to throw up.
I arrived home. Rain continued to pour down hard. I secured my personal belongings and sodas inside the house first because I needed to take the garbage out on the driveway because of garbage day Tuesday. Next, I got the mail from the mailbox. Now that I was inside, I needed to change clothes and take a shower.
After taking a shower, I drank some Canada Dry. Bad mistake. The rest of the afternoon I threw up the crackers I ate at work and the Canada Dry I drank earlier. Anything I ate I threw up. I didn’t' eat anything for the rest of the day. I felt weak and tired. I slept for most of the day and the evening.
Although, I woke up around 8:00 P.M. just to walk around the house. I watch part of "Deal or No Deal." And I had major diarrhea attacks. I went back to sleep around 10:00 P.M.
Tuesday 3:30 A.M.
I work up at 3:30 A.M. I felt hungry. Mom suggested I ate some jell-o. I was afraid I throw up again since I threw up everything I ate and drank yesterday. I chose I had to eat something because I felt like shit. Mom gave me a bowl of lemon jell-o and I eat one bite every ten minutes. It took me one hour to eat one bowl of jell-o. It was worth it. I slept much better.
Tuesday Morning to Tuesday Evening
Short entry. Slept. Ate lemon jell-o and rice pudding and watched Simpsons. Slept. Ate lemon jell-o and rice pudding and watched anime. Slept. Ate lemon jell-o and rice pudding and watched Family Guy. I thought about nothing outside the house. I didn't think about my Business Plan night class, work, my web page, gym, bills, just nothing.
There was good news. San Jose police called my parents around 7:30 P.M. The police found my Dad's missing truck. Mom and Dad went to the police station to identify the truck. On Wednesday, they planned to pick up the truck at the impound yard.
Wednesday Morning to Wednesday Afternoon
I made the choice to start eating solid food gradually. For breakfast, I ate a small orange, two pieces of wheat bread, half a pack of peanuts, and a small bowl of Cheerios. During the small and satisfying breakfast, I watched an episode of Family Guy.
After breakfast, I checked email for about 5-7 minutes. I responded to half of the emails I needed to respond. I entered a Blog entry. Then I worked on my webpage for about an hour and paid a credit card bill. Meanwhile, Mom and Dad went to the impound yard to pick up the truck. After picking up the truck, they went to Costco to purchase food and supplies.
For lunch, I ate a bowl of Progressive Chicken Noodle Soup and some peanuts. There were no crackers in the house. In the early afternoon, I watched some anime. I got a call from a classmate on the exam and business plan rough draft due. I told him I could not attend class. He said that's cool. Both he and I didn't finish the rough draft. Thanks for the call, Jay ^^ And I did some laundry. I slept for the rest of the afternoon.
Wednesday Evening
In the early evening, I went to Safeway to purchase white bread and crackers. It was bad luck that I was in a line where one of the customers complained he didn't get his savings. The wait took at least 10 minutes. The customer complained he didn't get a discount on deli chicken and Atkins energy bar. I think the guy needed to eat fresh fruits and vegetables to improve his brain *Hee, hee* He was incorrect on the deli chicken. The deli chicken was not on sale. As for the Atkins energy bar, the workers could not verify the bars were on sale. The cashier gave the sale because there were people waiting. What was worst was there was a frustrated lady who sighed in front of me by blowing her breath in front my face. She did it twice. I was pissed. She could have been sick. What a bitch! I survived that outcome undamaged @__@ After Safeway, I went to the post office to mail the credit card bill and purchase $.39 stamps.
I arrived home and took a shower. For dinner, I ate Monday's work lunch which is chicken, rice, and bok choy. The bok choy was today's fresh vegetable. I didn't want to eat the left over celery. I wanted to eat really slowly. I thought if I watch a movie, then it helped me eat slowly. It did. I watched Spirited Away and it took me two hours to finish eating my dinner. After dinner, unfortunately, I had multiple and major diarrhea attacks. It was horrible. After the experience, I'm going to eat solid food for dinner only tomorrow.
I didn't go to class. Never thought about the exam and the rough draft business plan :-P Heck, I'm not getting a grade nor getting any degree. No loss for me T__T
Thursday Morning to Thursday Afternoon
After last night's diarrhea attacks, I ate the same meal for breakfast and for lunch which was an orange, two pieces of white bread, and a small bowl of Cheerios and watched Simpsons and anime. I also ate some jell-o throughout the day. And I made a new batch of lemon jell-o. Simple breakfast, lunch, and snack meal. The rest of the afternoon I worked on my webpage. I didn't go to sleep.
Thursday Evening
I did an errand for Mom. I went to Walgreens to pick up medication and drop off underpants for my grandfather at the nursing home. When I came home, I took a shower and then cooked a healthy, homemade meal. I cooked broiled chicken, a fresh pot of rice, and bok choy. I ate at the dining room watching anime on my laptop. I watched anime from around 7:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. I drank green tea after watching all the anime :) And no diarrhea. Hooray!! I planned tomorrow I eat more solid food in small portions like I did for dinner.
Friday
I woke up in the morning and ate the same breakfast which was an orange, two pieces of white bread, and a small bowl of Cheerios and watched Simpsons. I ate broiled chicken, rice, bok choy, and pea pots for lunch and dinner. Friday afternoon I worked on my webpage. Friday evening I played Command & Conquer: Generals. I was trying to finish the game. I played the GLA or Global Liberation Army. I completed 5 of the 7 levels. Level 5 was so hard it took me 4 hours to figure out how to beat the level. As a result, I ate dinner at 11:00 P.M. *Heh, heh*
All day Friday I felt much, much better than earlier in the week. I was becoming more of myself. For most of us being sick, sickness doesn't last forever. Keep fighting, keep the spirits up . . . command and conquer . . . and one day the sickness goes away and people get back to being themselves.
Epilogue
When I ate jell-o on early Tuesday morning, I felt like there are still good things in life regardless whether someone feels bad.
What caused my stomach flu? It was not the muffin I ate on Monday. The number one suspicion was I ate poison food at a Chinese buffet in Richmond on Saturday February 25. My Dad, brother, cousin, cousin's wife, and I experienced the stomach flu for the week. Fortunately, my other uncle's family didn't experience the stomach flu. I'm never going to eat at another Chinese buffet ever. The food tastes the same and its Americanized.
I did have one regret. I couldn't go to the gym. I have missed too many workouts in 2006. If I had the physical fitness of a Barry Bonds, Joe Montana, or Michael Jordan, anytime I get sick or have a physical injury, I could recovery quickly like a professional athlete. Unfortunately, I'm not ;__;
I should not have eaten solid food all day Wednesday; rather I should have eaten solid food for dinner only on both Wednesday and Thursday.
My plans later today is to cook lunch, read, and relax. Sunday, I'm going to update my webpage and work on my rough draft business plan. Thank you for reading. For those who are sick, get well soon!
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Resume? I don't need a resume. Here is my resume: Innovator. I'm available to innovate for hire.
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