On Being Offended

Here I am, blogging live from Tony's place. Angry and offended I was, I could be pretty sarcastic when I wanted to. Just that I guess I always have been super nice to people that I never actually bite them back verbally.

You know I've been coughing quite badly for the past one week. And I was too stubborn to take any medications, hoping and relying on what my body's immune system could do in fighting off the cough. Somehow, the cough has yet to resolve, but instead it's getting worse. I cough very badly at night. And I cough when I feel cold.

So while we were in the air-conditioned club-house the friend brought me to, I coughed and coughed and coughed. And I cursed. "Shit this stupid cough."

A while later, a lady came by.

"Yeah caffein right?"

"Pardon?"

"You're cough-ing right?"

I smiled and raised the eyebrow. Say lah popperly. Ini macam how I know what you're talking about. Asian lady and dying the hair blonde speaking like an American, there's no other reasons why you're a blonde working here.

"You know you shouldn't come? Because you will be spreading the germs to everyone?"

Fuck bitch. What did you just said? I was stunned, yet I thought she was actually just trying to be nice about my cough. But I just smiled.

I felt offended. BIG time. I regretted I didn't reply her comments with sarcasm.

"Why? You're retrovirus-infected and you're scared of being infected with the slightest cough?"

See, I don't see any relevance in her comments as to asking me not to come to the club. It's not like she owns the club. She's just a WORKER there. A blardy worker and she has got the NERVE to talk to a customer like that? Blardy hell. I can so file a complain against her and let's see who's the one who should not go to the club.

"Oh really? If anyone else is infected, that means your club has got pretty bad air ventilation system. Maybe you might want to look into that instead of blamming your customer who is sick? Emphasis, CUSTOMER."

I can tolerate if you're being sarcastic with me when I did something that offended you. But I was not poking your ass or electrocute your vah-jay-jay or even gropping you non-existent boobs. And I wasn't even doing anything TO DO with you. Blardy fool of a took! Mind your own business. And I'm not in the picture.

"Oh well, that means everyone will be coughing already, including my friend here who I've been out with since last week. I wonder if he's got super strong immunity or you guys here are weak enough to be infected by just a few coughs."

For the whole day I was feeling offended with her comment. I was not satisfied. I'm not happy at all. It's suppose to be a care-free day and hence the travel so far to the club house with the friend. And with that comment, it totally ruined the reputation of the entire name of the club house. What rubbish. What stupidity!

"Well, I would've known if my cough is infectious isn't it? After all, I am a doctor-to-be myself."

Alas, I think I won't hate her all that much. It's not like I give a damn if she's sick or anything. But I'm sure my mere coughs couldn't transmit enough saliva even. After all it's not even productive, no sputums whatsoever.

Friend said it's due to chilled-lung, literally translated from the traditional medicine. Mum told me about that before too, that I have quite weak lungs and I coughs like crazy if I'm exposed to cold. And I guess it was pretty true.

This cough. It shall continue to cough until I was able to cough out enough secretions inside the throat and turn it into a productive cough. By then, I would be able to get well after the cough is gone. After all, coryza is kicking in now. It's just time before I stop coughing.

Otherwise, other than the irritating urge to cough, I have no problem being in this condition. My voice gets sexy and sexier everyday.