My Experiences with Cold !!

This is a work of pure fiction.

Well, not 100%. I took a capful of truth and added a bottle of exaggeration.

Tossed in a truck-load of MDH garam masala and MTR’s bissee bele mix.

And for some more zing, I put in,

A heaped spoon of LG powder and Van-Devi hing!

So pl don’t stretch your imagination.

Just read on and ride with the tide?

I tend to cough and sneeze often.

Four days of brisk walk early morning invariably leads me to two days in quarantine- doused all day-long in Vicks, Amrutanjan and Axe Oil.

Every time I sneeze, I seem to create, and instantly, a well-qualified doctor or a medical specialist!

Last few times I recall ..

The retired ever smiling maama on the mel maadi (upper floor) immediately became an MD in general medicine and prescribed a few strong tablets and a dose of antihistamines.

The elegantly dressed once-again grand mom visiting her latest edition of new born grandkid is an expert at home remedies (& she must be).  Crush a few Tulsi leaves with ginger and boil  in 2 cups water with pepper and 2 spoons of honey, and you got your magic potion, she proclaimed!

Even the short smart schoolkid is an ENT Surgeon: Uncle, you sneeze too much!  get a scan and go for surgery – she commands. And she is probably spot on! I may have to go for a sinus surgery.

Inside the medical shop in Marathahalli, a confident voice of the chemist booms: Saar, Go for Ayurveda ! Yimm- meediate curing. Good doctor in the side gali. 6.30 to 9.30!

My driver becomes the yoga expert:  ‘ Sir, you must do pranayama and Ustrasana  every morning – within 7 days you will get cured ‘ . 

I also discovered that my friendly security guard can transform himself into an expert on   Baba Ramdev’s ‘Jadi Booti ‘ Himalayan medicine. – Saab, ek chammach Patanjali ka Chavanprash Awalehya har din leejiye.  Saari Jhukaam ek dum doore ho jayegi !!

And I honestly believe that each one of these remedies actually work – but not while I am having a cold.  They will help prevent my cold and not cure the one that I have today.

So, my advice – sit back, relax, pamper yourself and wallow in your cold. Take a few days off (you can sound pretty awful in a concall - coughing and snorting frequently until your boss begs you to log off).  Indulge yourself with lots of good food and frequent warm lemonade and plenty of fruits. Watch TV, read a book, listen to music, catch up on your movie list & just chill out!

And if your mom or wife fuss over you, soak in and simpli enjoy maadi!

You have earned a well-deserved, week-long vacation in Paradise (otherwise spelt as Sobha Palladian) !!

And.....      Remember the magic potion?? 

I have tried it many times . It works wonderfully.

If you add 2 doses of honeybee brandy and a couple of shots of Smirnoff, you can get that extra Zing and increase its potency by 10x.

The new improved formula can take on a wide spectrum of ailments starting from simple headaches to migraines to arthritis to haemorrhoids!

I would also suggest storing this potion in a recycled bottle of VAT69 or Old Bailey’s.

Caution: Keep it in a cool dry place out of reach  from children !

Krish..