A Sick Me is an Angry Me

I’m down with flu. And sore throat. It really sucks, you see. For anyone who’s been down this road (bout 3 or 4 times a year for an average man/woman), it is surely an unforgiving time. You have to deal with “cendol” leaking from your nose, like your brain is flooded with it and there’s no end it the leakage. Then there’s the perpetual itchiness and discomfort in your throat that really, really annoys the fuck out of you. Not to forget the body aches and joint pains.

Whenever I’m in such a condition, I turn into an asshole. A big asshole. I start grumbling and I start getting pissed at every single thing that is around me. Even right now I’m cursing the monitor for being too bright (or maybe it’s my senses which are too sensitive). Since morning, I was grumbling and cussing at everything. Except my mom. I can’t cuss at her. I just grumble a lot. And mumble under my breath.

Why is it that whenever you are down in your health like this, everyone seems to come to you and annoy you? That’s how I’m feeling right now. Having already lost my damn voice due to the sore throat, I’m trying to keep mum. But then my dad comes and asks me stuff. Then my mom is here in front of me asking stuff. Thank god my bro didn’t say a word. I would have vented my anger and irritation at him.

This will continue for another 1 or 2 days. Damn… Flu and sore throat makes me an angry man.