Happy Saturday Ladies!
Here in Malaysia, we are going through a massive heatwave. I checked the temperature in the middle of the day midweek and was horrified to see it hit 36° C! The heat is burning and oppressive, we’d be best advised to stay indoors, out of the sun. Fortunately, towards the end of the week, we had some rain so hopefully things start cooling down.
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
I shared 8 tips for combating the heatwave about 2 years ago, when we went through a similar situation. I still do the same things predominantly, drinking more water and staying out of the sun. Care to share a tip?
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Not unsurprisingly, with the heatwave and one thing and another, I fell sick. Its been a tricky throat and for some reason, I feel that the humidity here has been unusually low so the air feels terribly dry, which dries out my nasal passages something awful! I took 2 days off from work, and refused to see a doctor. Things seem to be getting back on track. I don’t see doctors voluntarily unless I can’t help it… and towards the end of the week, I couldn’t help it so it was off the docs for meds 😛
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
Staying at home all day during a work day is rather novel for me – been a while. I wasn’t ill enough to be bedridden, so I spent the days reading Pole to Pole by Michael Palin, one of my new books from Book Depository 🙂 and the evenings vegetating before the television. It almost felt like a mini holiday… except that I felt awful.
Eat in or take away?
I much prefer to eat in. I’m trying to re-hone my cooking skills. Besides, it helps you save money and its healthier too! 🙂
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
I haven’t but I hope to soon 🙂
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
I have 2 days of meeting up with friends – promises to be loads of fun!
Take the poll if you will
- What do you do to combat the heatwave?
- Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
- Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
- Eat in or take away?
- Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
- One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Stay out of the sun, drink lots of water and enjoy the weekend everyone!
Paris B
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Try to stay indoors as much as possible.
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Only if I’m really, really sick… like cannot-function sick. I hate taking meds and generally try to get better on my own. I think I go to the doc’s like once a year, if at all.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
My weekends are generally spent at home and I love it. Gives me time to relax and catch up with stuff (tv, internet, news, etc.). I work long hours and don’t get much time during weekdays. So I treasure the times when I do absolutely nothing at home.
Eat in or take away?
Sadly, it’s take away most of the time. My hubs and I have a rather short period in between commuting home from work and having to dial back into another conference. So, we “tapau” food and gobble them down before the next call.
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Not yet! I cannot believe this! The past few weekends have been filled with “family stuff” and I don’t live or work close to KL.
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend.
Meeting new people, taking photos, blogging, maybe a masking and pampering session 🙂
Yes! I don’t like seeing doctors at all. I try to stay well and if I fall I’ll stay out of the doctors office till I really can’t help it. Bit masochistic I guess 😛
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Im trying to be outdoor as minimum as i can, result: Skipping class :p
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Depend on how bad it is. But if I feel going to faint, I will
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
YES… Im curious later when I’ll be a housewife what will happen with me. Make me stay straight 7 days at home (and campus) is a HUGE torture.
Eat in or take away?
If have someone to eat with, I’ll dine in. But if dont have, I will take away coz I hate eating alone in public
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Yup, once and bought nothing (yet)
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Finishing my assignment, and cinema marathon with my BF. 😀
Lol! If you are a housewife, you’ll have lots to do! Especially if you have kids 😉
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Drink LOTSA water! And cut down on times I spend outdoors (esp with the haze going on recently)
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Nope. Unless I’m terribly ill. Company doesn’t pay for my medical expenses so sometimes I rather just come to work and sleep on the desk if the fever gets too awful.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
On a day off work? Heck no way! Haha!
Eat in or take away?
I eat in most of the time anyway. There was a time when I was down with a really bad fever (bad enought to make me not wanna cook), got my bf to buy me something soupy which really made me feel much better.
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
I live in Penang…so sadly, not yet.
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
I’m making egg tarts! Yum! Been awhile 😀
Yummy! Egg tarts! Hope they turned out well 😀 Its so sweet of your bf to cook you soup. Makes you feel a whole lot better instantly eh?
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Stay indoors.
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Yes. Primarily just to get a med cert for sick leave.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
No. I wish I can stay home more. lol.
Eat in or take away?
Nowadays both. Take away food, bring home to eat. But I being my mum’s homecooked food to office for lunch. Healthier, nicer and save money.
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Nope. No chance with me being in Sg.
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Enjoying my weekly cup of cappucino (now!) abd My Body Balance class at 3pm. 🙂
You lucky girl to have mum’s homecooked lunch! Wish I could 😛 I remember going for Body Balance classes too! Really good fun!
1. What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Stay indoors, close all doors and curtains. Go out at night, wear slutty clothes cos it’s cooling lol
2. Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Used to. But now I try to avoid them cos taking too many antibiotics and whatever med isn’t good. Besides, I have a med box at home O_O
3. Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
Yes! Which has brought me to start playing Sims 3 again =_=
4. Eat in or take away?
Eat in if mum’s cooking.
5. Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Yup.. Wasn’t too impressed.
6. One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
My Bf coming back to meee (he’s only been gone for one night though.. =_=)
Aww why weren’t you impressed with Sephora? I try to stay away from taking antibiotics too. I dont think it good on a long term basis so I keep a medical box at home too 😉
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Stay in my airconditioned room ^.^
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Not if I can’t sleep it off and my medicine stash runs out.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
Nope. If I have the opportunity to be bored, I’ll read, write or watch TV. ^.^
Eat in or take away?
I’ll have both if I can!
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Yes! (Psst: a friend’s friend from the Maldives said that it was a club!)
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Finishing my assignment, no matter how much I can ^.^
Did you mean that Sephora looked like a club? I guess it does look quite different from the norm 🙂 and I’d hide in air conditioned rooms too if that didn’t drive up my electricity bills >.<
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Take cold showers or swim.
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Every time, if I don’t see a doctor and get that mc I won’t be able to stay home and rest.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
I can surf the net the whole day or update my blog.
Eat in or take away?
Take away. I love to go out and eat!
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Unfortunately, I have not visited KL yet.
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
My exotic dance class.
Exotic dance class!! How very err… Exotic! 😀 I love staying home actually. I guess I’m just a homebody at heart 🙂
1. What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Drink lots of water, apply sunblock (I do, heatwave or not, going out or not, anyway), stay out of the sun whenever possible, wear lighter and more cooling clothes whenever permitting.
2. Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Rarely, unless it’s serious like food poisoning or a throat infection (Which I caught a few weeks ago). My family stocks up on medicine for cough, flu, fever, phlegm, so a visit to the doctor isn’t that necessary.
3. Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
If it’s more than 2 days in a row, I get extremely bored (Blame my ADD), but otherwise I use the time to catch up on stuff and reading so it’s fine 🙂
4. Eat in or take away?
Depends on the time and what’s available… also, cravings 😛
5. Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Not yet! The boyfriend plans to take me there sometime next week hopefully. I don’t have high hopes but I’m intrigued about the brands they’ll be carrying that’s all.
6. One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Time with my family 🙂
Lol! There are so many of us here who don’t go to the doctor unless we can’t help it 😛 hope you enjoy your visit to Sephora. I haven’t even decided when I’d make that visit 😛
For one, the queue to my usual doctor is horrendous, which is why it’s such a pain (Literally and non-literally) to visit him 😛
I hope I will enjoy the visit, too! XD I don’t think there’s a rush to go see it, so no worries 😀
Interestingly, I stopped by today with some friends LOL There’s a lot to take in 😛
Oh, I feel sorry for you! Every time when it’s more than +30 I feel horrible. Luckily the weather here is under 25 so I am happy so far!
That would be lovely temperature to have! The temperature has dropped back to bearable levels now though so I hope it lasts!
What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Indoor, aircon, showers, cotton loose clothes, fruits, water, vitamins. I’m down with a bad throat too.
Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Only if i fell really ill and need to rest will i see a doc to get “mc”.
Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
Not at all…there’s much to do. Have a good read, watch many good movies, follow up on dramas, trying out recipes, catching up on my sleep, cleaning up my house…the list is long….
Eat in or take away?
Eat in. I like home cooked food.
Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Not yet. Seriously Sephora is over rated. I’m disappointed by Singapore’s. Many popular items are often sold out. Customer service wise…You never can predict what you might get. It range from excellent to terrible.
One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Vesak Day celebrations with family and friends.
I hope you get better soon! Take lots of vitamin c and honey. It helps soothe the throat 🙂 I’m looking forward to Wesak too! Might head to the temple on Monday evening. It’ll be cooler then and less crowded 🙂 As for Sephora, I’ve been to a few now and have still yet to make a Sephora purchase! For some reason I have never found anything in there I “need” but it’s nice to have 😉
Hiya Paris! Happy Sunday! 😀
My MWS Weekend Poll No.7 here.. 😛
1. What do you do to combat the heatwave?
Try to stay indoor as much as possible too! Drink lots of cooling herbal beverages and lots of water. Old cucumber soup helps too! 😀
2. Do you see doctors when you feel ill?
Not really though unless if it’s too critical that I need the antibiotics to speed up my recovery especially when I needed to attend some important dates 😛 LOL Nah, will try to avoid antibiotics too but last month I had no choice because I had throat inflammation which triggered my nerves causing shoulder and neck pain and down with fever too! 🙁 Only visited the doctor once a year actually (touching the woods* :D)
3. Do you get bored when you stay home all day?
Home all day still alright but not more than one day 😛
4. Eat in or take away?
I prefer to eat in especially mommy’s cooking. Yummy~ 😀
5. Have you gone to visit Sephora KL?
Nope. Will visit soon
6. One thing you are looking forward to this weekend
Sleep deprived. Need to take a few good naps 😀
Throat problems are the worst. You just never know where they’ll spread so I’m more careful with them. Hope you’re feeling better now! And that you got your much needed rest 🙂
LOL Hope you are feeling better now too 😛
I am indeed much better now though! 😀 Thanks so much dearie 😀
Allergic to Mondays it seems. Took a turn for a worse on Monday despite feeling better all weekend 😛