Cross-Cultural Conversations

Observations by a Malaysian studying in Australia

Under The Weather

For the past couple of weeks the flu has been going around in Melbourne and Geelong. More than half of the boarders have been sick. I've been able to escape the flu so far, and have without fail highlighted that great achievement to just about everyone, especially the sick people. Now I'm starting to cough and have a sore throat, which almost always will evolve into a fever. I've been going swimming for the past 2 days in the hope of exercising my way out of sickness. Yesterday however, I read that that was not only ineffective, it might actually bring the opposite outcome. You are most vulnerable to bacterial/ virus attacks right after an exercise, though i forget why. It probably has something to do with free radicals released during strenuous workouts. Right now the only thing I can do is eat lots of bananas. That, I'm pretty sure, can help ward off fever.

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