Confinement in Changloon

Last week I went to Alor Setar with hubby. My offline entry below.

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Wednesday

Yesterday we reached Changloon around 7 pm, after 5 hours drive from our place. Hubby has a meeting today. I don't have a heart to let him drive alone since he has not fully recovered from cough & flu. I can't help him drive but at least I can accompany him along the way. My head was throbbing yesterday coz I've been sneezing since morning. Despite that, and feeling so uncomfortable wearing bengkung for the long journey, I survived. And hubby didn't feel overly sleepy like he normally did whenever he got behind a wheel.

Hubby's meeting is in the afternoon today. Initially he's not rushing to return to KL, suggesting that we could stay another night here. But then, he has to do something in KL tomorrow so I decided to follow him and wait in the car. For 2:30 pm meeting, latest they could finish is 4:30. I guess I can survive 2 hours waiting in the car. My initial plan to find some magazine didn't materialize as I didn't see any shop where it is convenient to stop and search. I brought my laptop to do my school work but I didn't even touch it. Confinement rituals do take quite some time to perform.

My thoughts on confinement on the road or while traveling...

- There is a hot shower in the hotel so there is no problem to shower.
- Kettle is provided so I can boil water and tungku using hot water bottle.
- Param and pilis, ganti dengan losyen sirih.
- Pakai bengkung, no problem. Eventhough it won't feel very comfortable on long journey.
- I even bought new socks in plain color so it will not look very weird.
- Sweater memang bawa cuma tak dipakai all the time. Time lunch tadi, tersangat panas. Kurang waras rasanya kalau bersweater. Duduk dalam kereta bawah pokok, pasang aircon ni, pakai ler.
- Pil2 dah dibawa dalam Pil Box.
- Herbal tea ada dalam thermos.
- Makan pun tak susah sangat. After 2 weeks, dah mula ambil makanan bergoreng atau tumis. Sikit2 lah. So lunch, nasi + ikan kerisi goreng + sawi + kuah asam pedas sikit.

Kalau orang dulu2 berpantang, keluar rumah pun tidak. Cuma boleh bawa baby checkup jer. I know but people have to make exceptions now due to some necessity. I do feel tired since my body has not fully recovered. So is hubby. He gets headache from coughing too much. Plus flu, his head must feel heavy. Dapat tolong sapukan minyak and urut2 sikit while he's driving, at least I can offer some comfort. As for me, I do get frequent headaches now too. Dah cuba untuk tak biarkan perut kosong tapi masih tangkap di urat tengkuk.

Right now I'm feeling very sleepy, in the car parked under nice shady branches. And it is getting cloudy now too. Sangat sesuai untuk melelapkan mata. Sebelum terlena diulik intan, cepat2 write about my experience offline. Not that I can't go online now but using smartphone sometimes you have to conserve battery on a long journey like this. Blogging is not really urgent so offline it is. Terlupa pulak nak bawa battery charger. Nak lelapkan mata sekejap. Harap sakit kepala tak melarat.

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After hubby's meeting, he asked whether I wanted to go to Bukit Kayu Hitam. It's only 7km. I figured why not! Only for a short while. There is nothing much there. We have never been to Bukit Kayu Hitam. This is definitely not a necessity trip hehehe... If it is any consolation, we didn't buy much. Just some souvenirs for family members (one each) and a pair of house slipper for me. Very suitable for lady in confinement. Then we headed home. We stopped at Petronas to buy some bread and then have dinner at G.Semanggol rest area for dinner. After G.Semanggol I started to feel achy all over and felt very miserable. Kalau dapat lurus pinggang memang nikmat. Memang rasa tersangat tak tahan macam nak menangis. Badan sendiri sakit, tapi masih picit2 kan orang sebelah sebab tak dapat nak picit badan sendiri. At least driver OK.

Hubby stopped at Tapah for prayer. By this time, dah rasa nak pitam. Take off my bengkung and waited for hubby to return, minta tolong sapukan minyak on my back. Wrap myself up and shut my eyes sebab rasa dunia berpusing bila buka mata. I probably dozed off for a while. Before that, sempat terfikir pengsan pun OK sebab tersangat tak larat. At least sedar2 dah sampai rumah. Terasa hubby drive macam terbang jer but he reached home around the ETA so it must be within the speed limit. It was raining too that day. After this experience, sememangnya tobat tak nak buat dah confinement on the road. Journey to MIL's place OK lah as it took around 2 hours only.

NOte to self:- Tobat jangan buat lagi OK.