When Life Gives You Lemon..

Salam..

Well, well, well.. Again and again, this blog has become uninterestingly quiet over the last week.. Despite the backlog of issues and essays I have promised to put on this blog, I still have not done any of the load.. Namely, the finale of the Trust Me I'm A Doctor series, the happenings on our vacation in Malaysia recently and few others too.. Not to worry, all in due time..

L For Life, L For Lemon

Not many people even like the taste of lemon.. surely, people like oranges and mandarins or clementines -they are sweet and tasty, but when people say lemon, the connotation is somewhat 'sour'.. Well, that is life and needless to say, 'life' also starts with L.. Realise this, life can be as sour as the random lemon you pick at the supermarket..

It is not unusual for life to take a stumble and take a nasty turn.. However, it is how we react and keep our calm is the point separating us from others.. How we deal with the fact that life just turned sour in a blink of an eye..

When Life Hands You Lemon,
Make A Lemonade!

Indeed, the secret is to be strong, swallow the bitterness of life and move on.. As hard as it may sound, THIS IS LIFE.. What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger (so I was told)..

Lemon Tea And Honey For Sore Throat

Recently enough, lemons have engulfed my home here.. Ina had a nasty cough (and still some at present) so we decided to go au naturale with remedies.. The usual warm water with lemon and honey.. It has proven effective, yet the fringes of the cough still linger as Ina is one hard one on 'jeruk' (fermented-fruit-based junk food).. So, it is slower for her cough to recover..

The good thing about natural remedies is that it lacks dosing specificity.. What it means is that you can have as much lemon as you want as long as you tolerate the taste with very minimal side effects.. Of course, such fruit with stockload of Vitamin C means that the extra anti-oxidant helps with 'fighting germs' and natural honey soothes the throat.. The specific pharmacokinetic is, however, unknown..

Love Also Starts With An L

Despite the sourness of the not-so-famous-fruit lemon, the remedial benefit is not negligible.. With loads of patience, storms can be faced calmly, and cough can fade with some honey.. And out sparks the love..

So, be patient, be strong and be calm.. Be positive and be grateful.. Insya-Allah, a small bump along the way will only make us more cautious the next time..

Salam..