I was sitting for my History Three examinations… I was feeling extremely feverish. Mr Bala was the invigilator. I raised my hand, “Please, Sir… I’m very sick… may I be excused…”

“NO! Continue with the test!”

I was struggling. I couldn’t write. I just didn’t have the energy to do so. I couldn’t even think – how do I plan my essay?

And… before the test, I went to this food court. It looked like the one in the basement of Katong Shopping Centre, except… how is it on the fourth floor of the same mall? Someone wanted to order Yong Tau Foo… coaxed me to eat… “No, I am very full…”

Suddenly, I wake up. I’m in my bed, not in the exam hall.

But I’m feeling extremely feverish, and my stomach has that bloated feeling – that sensation of over-eating and feeling extremely full.

Later, when I see the doctor, I’m diagnosed with stomach flu.

I just have a thought: could it have been the over-stuffing of meat on Tuesday?  ¶ 12/06/2003 10:35:00 pm