tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post2858946081698536858..comments2024-01-08T19:49:13.932+00:00Comments on Froogville: An especially topical 'Sunday Poem'Frooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-51288807830110515742011-12-21T04:10:30.043+00:002011-12-21T04:10:30.043+00:00Based in San Diego, California.
Thanks for the in...Based in San Diego, California.<br /><br />Thanks for the info. I'm going to remember your list for the future. This September I had my a virus plus laryngitis that wore me down. Generally, I'm in very good health (no colds for years).<br /><br />Thanks again.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-87077654111695844262011-12-20T07:23:54.175+00:002011-12-20T07:23:54.175+00:00Actually, though I'm a sceptic of traditional ...Actually, though I'm a sceptic of traditional Chinese medicine in general, some of their cold rememdies are pretty good.<br /><br />There's a brand of foul-tasting but very effective cough lozenges I use quite a bit. (Can't recall the name now - sorry.)<br /><br />There's also a thing called, I think, pang da hai - which means something like 'fat seed'. It looks a bit like a dark almond, but when you put it in tea or hot water, it cracks open to release these jellyfish-like sheets of gelatin. It looks disgusting, but it's actually very easy to drink, and nicely soothing for a sore throat. It's supposed to have <i>preventive</i> qualities as well, but that I'm more doubtful about.<br /><br />One of my favourite things for this time of year is ginger - in any form you can get. A more modern Chinese remedy is a Cola 'soup': you just simmer it for a little while to make it a bit more syrupy, and drink it as hot as you can. It's pretty good on its own, but greatly improved by adding some raw ginger.<br /><br />There are also some Malaysian ginger candies you can usually get at foreign supermarkets here (there's a peanut butter and ginger version as well), which I really like.<br /><br />And my new favourite barman, Jeff, has created a drink he calls 'Penicillin': which is a Scotch with lemon and honey and lots of muddled fresh ginger, and a spray of peaty Laphroaig single malt over the top.<br /><br />I'm not sure how many of these options might be available to you. Where are you based, Carolyn?Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-37828080401144419652011-12-20T04:06:05.460+00:002011-12-20T04:06:05.460+00:00What recommendations do you have for a virus suffe...What recommendations do you have for a virus sufferer?Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-89887285725274768312011-12-20T03:11:21.844+00:002011-12-20T03:11:21.844+00:00'Sound' for 'sand'?! That must be ...'Sound' for 'sand'?! That must be the subconscious influence of the Hughes poem!Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-38309287257653705302011-12-19T06:22:11.094+00:002011-12-19T06:22:11.094+00:00Ah well, that can be the upside. They do usually c...Ah well, that can be the upside. They do usually clear the air for a few days, if we've had a spell of damp air.<br /><br />However, during the winter months, the air is usually very dry. So, sometimes, you notice the wind seemingly bringing in additional pollution from wherever it's come from, or at any rate whipping up a lot of grit and sound and construction debris dust, and scouring skin and lungs with that.<br /><br />The air quality seems to have been pretty poor this last week, and bouts of 'Beijing throat' seem to have been commonplace among my friends. However, I think there's a virus going round as well. I've been sick as a dog the last few days.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-11299786861885409682011-12-19T04:15:03.705+00:002011-12-19T04:15:03.705+00:00How do the winds affect the smog?How do the winds affect the smog?Carolynnoreply@blogger.com