In an attempt at looking chic and gorgeous at work on Thursday (ye ada kata aku nak ngorat auditor matsalleh pulak), I wore the high-waisted skirt and a RED Oxford shoes lookalike to work. Yes, they are heels and since I have heavy body(read:fat), the pressure are left on both my feet. Not helping either that I hurt my Mother Finger Leg (direct translation of Ibu Jari Kaki) while cross-training in the last two days. 

 Oh why oh why do women have to go through pain to look good? Oklah, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, I don't do pain and heels much. I prefer pumps anytime baby! Anyway, how do one cure the excruciating pain on the balls of your feet? Massage? Acupuncture? Or let time heals? See, I don't know anyone who could massage my feet, and I don't know what other availabe remedies are out there.

 What do I ask at the pharmacy? Saya nak minyak sengal-sengal sendi,terseliuh, ada tak? (Ok, fine, I would have asked for medication for muscle pull? but it's not muscle pull! Deep heated rub? Dey, susah lah living in negara Omputih. Because you were not taught in primary school what sendi tulang or terseliuh(twisted?) kaki is. Sing a long, anak itik tok wi mandi dalam kolam,sakit apa tok wi? sakit sendi tulang?. See, even the nursery rhymes are in Bahasa.

 The first thing that I look for when I am in pain is the magic elixir, BAM GAMAT. My late grandmother used to smother and massage gamat everywhere imaginable. Anyway,Let me share with you an event that happened to my sister and her fellow accomplice.(me).

 It was a wild and lazy evening, my sister and I, we decided to swing the golf club at our back garden. I was 10 and she was 11 then. It wasn't a huge garden, but big enough to get 20 yards? So my sister went first, and swoosh, goes the golf ball flying . We were ecstatic. And, when it was my turn to hit the golf ball, I remembered swinging it really hard, and hit something rather soft instead."Aduh.Kena kepala Ila". I was in a state of shock and bluntly asked her if it was painful.  "Tak sakit, tapi Ila takut darah". "Tapi, Mimi nampak tak darah pun". While inspecting her forehead, which was actually covered by her palms. So i told her to remove her palms so that we can inspect her forehead. That was when the blood gushed out. My pupils dilated, and I swear I could have peed right then and there. We went back in the house screaming and probably gav emy grandmother a shock of her life. Ila's face was bloodied, and was screaming "I don't wanna die..I don't wanna die".  

 My maid, Kak Im stood there, all stunned, while my grandmother told her to fetch GAMAT and some cotton wool. My sister ran up and down the stairs while screaming "I don't wanna die..tak mau mati". She took some tissues and tried to stop the bleeding, but within seconds the tissue was soaked. So that was the end of the Harrods London t-shirt, all soaked in blood.

 Oh chop, if you were wondering, my parents were at work at the time of the event, and yes, there was no handphone at that time. Anyway, my ever so calm grandmother took her trusted Gamat and poured (simbah) on my sister's forehead. Yes I know that it hurst, but that magic potion, somehow did the trick. "Tekap dahi tu dengan gamat ni".I think she used a handkerchief and put some pressure on my sister's head. After a few minutes, the blood had stopped running, so my sister was no longer crying.

 It was then about 6.30pm, and my parents should have been on their way home. I coudn't remember what happened much after that, I remembered so I think we waited on for them to come home and went to the clinic at night. My sister got 11 stictches on her forehead, and sometimes blames it on me for her cuckooness. I think my sister should always wear a belt that says "Saved by Gamat". Haha.

 And so I tell people the magic to heal your wounds and sengal-sengal tulang is Gamat. I actually have all types of Gamat stored in my medicine box here in Dublin. You could also see among the modern perfumes and magic facial cream, I have these 2 beautiful remedies hand in hand which works everytime. (kalau sakit hati pun boleh pakai gamat, komfem gamat dah laris kat satu dunia)

Tiger Balm and Gamat Balm. Oh, actually there is another favourite, minyak kon long. (Kwan Loong). 

 Ps-Bagi mereka yang ada kucing yang kena luka-luka kat telinga or badan also can use Gamat, because it was tested on Pedro, our comelishest pet cat, and it healed his wounds. Cayalah, Pedro pun pakai gamat ok! Oh and this not an advertorial