Gastric Attack

I have never been struck by gastric problems but last week it happened....with scary effects.One evening after getting home from work the tummy felt uncomfortable .Thinking nothing of it I had my normal dinner but somehow the food could not go in and it felt like something was blocking the stomach. Normally I would not tell anybody about things like that but as the night went on the whole stomach area felt sore so I mentioned this to mum and she insisted I see a doctor immediately.This stupid doctor just listened to what I told him and said " You have gastric problem ".I then said " Dont you even want to press my stomach here and there?". The joker smiled and said " Yaa I think I should " .He did that as though just to satisfy me and then said happily " Yes , its gastric". He prescribed some medicine which I took as soon as we reached home.Within minutes I threw up like I have never done before for years and after that felt better. It was a strange kind of attack, the body was sore and tender to the touch and I did not feel like eating at all.I never realized gastric could be that uncomfortable.With no appetite and energy naturally all that was left was to sleep and sleep.I stayed away from work for a few days and did nothing but sleep.Light meals consisting of oats, porridge,noodles were my diet but each time I could only take a small portion.The amount slowing increased until after the third day I went on to a little bit more of everything. Being sick makes you realize how important it is to be healthy and the next couple of weeks before CNY I will have to work hard to regain my health and energy.

A matter of body language and politeness

Sadly enough today many young people ( sometimes even the older ones ) find it difficult to be able to communicate with others.Sensitive and observant people will be able to tell after the first sentence whether its worthwhile talking to them.Its time people realize that to a certain extent they owe it to others to answer questions civilly and with the right kind of body language.If not we should not waste time talking to such people. There are many ways of saying "yes" or "no".An enthusiastic "yes" or a diplomatic "no" will make a lot of difference.If you have to say " no" for instance ,instead of an abrupt one word "no" would it not be better to say , with an apologetic look " I am sorry but I can possibly do it ".What is so difficult about that? Today young people claim that they have become grouchies because of pressure at work or at home.I dont buy this.To me if you allow work pressure or home pressure to change your whole personality to the extent that you forget common courtesies and civility then you are not much of a person.Whatever problems you have it must never bend you to the extent that you lose your entire personality. People are observant and what you say and what you mean is reflected in your demeanor and experienced people can see through you.No one likes to communicate or say more than is necessary to people who are grumpy or talk to you with an agitated look on their faces.Such people simply dont realize that we do not need to have to deal with them if they behave in this way. Diplomacy, politeness , pleasantry will make others enjoy talking to you .Not otherwise !