This is the season of income tax filing in Malaysia. I just completed my tax returns calculation and cannot help but rant about the minuscule RM1,000 tax relief for each child. That amount is probably just enough to cover to diaper expenses. Sigh.
Temperature, 39.5 degrees Celsius or 103.1 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s what my Braun digital thermometer is telling me. I feel cold, almost to the point of shivering. My bones are aching especially at the joints. My throat is sore and I can see white spots on my tonsils.
My first thoughts are; Oh No! Not tonsillitis again! I suffered from acute tonsillitis last year and had to be admitted into a hospital. I hate hospital environments; it smells different, everyone has a frowning face, the nursing scrubs are awfully plain and the doctors are not exactly friendly.
I’m now resorting to taking hot showers, sponging myself every now and then, gargling with salt water and drinking plenty of water. The fever doesn’t seem to go away and my bones are aching more than ever. I really hope this bout of fever is not going to land me in hospital again. 
If you have not realised, magazines are great when it comes to traveling. Whenever I travel, at the airport, I will buy myself a magazine and read it on the flight. It’s a great way to kill time if you ask me. Some airlines provides magazines and the ones that I usually see are those of Golf Digest, Asiaweek, Time Magazine and Her World. With close to 400 passengers on board, rest assure that the magazines provided will be insufficient.
Whether I’m on the bus, the train, the aeroplane or whenever I’m waiting, my magazine helps me kill time. It’s easy to carry along and when I’m done with it, I simply throw it into the trashcan and buy me a new copy.
I know some who prefer to carry along novels or big thick books to read. Frankly, I find novels expensive, too thick, cumbersome to carry, lack of fresh news and worst of all, not disposable. No one throws away a novel after finishing it. So, the next time you need to kill some time, try a magazine.
