Ever since the old Kotekitai girls got reunited last year through one ex-Kotekitai chief's efforts, many old memories surface again every now and then. Just recently, from En's sick and fever bout, I realized an inconspicuous benefit I received after being a Kotekitai girl..
En has every now and then complained about having headache or stomachache.. and more recently, she also said she suffered from giddiness, especially when she has a fever. That brings to mind how I used to hate having fever when I was about En's age.. Not only was I allergic to common fever medications such as panadol and aspirin, my head would also spin non-stop whenever I had fever, no matter how high or low the fever. Hence whenever I had fever, I would lay like a dead cat on the bed and could not even move from the bedroom to the kitchen to get a drink of water or visit the toilet. I can still remember hallucinating about drinking water or releasing my bladder during those times! So when En mentioned about giddiness during fever, I can absolutely empathize with her! For once I no longer take her words as just wanting our attention.
Seriously, those giddy spells became a thing of the past unconsciously.. unknowingly.. I really don't know when they disappeared! Thinking back, i became a physically tougher girl after joining the Kotekitai as I had to go under the hot sun for footdrills every Sunday morning, rain or shine! I seldom fell sick thereafter, and certainly no more giddiness. I told En last week that one of the benefits for me after joining Kotekitai was that I no longer have giddy spells, and asked if she wants to join Kotekitai too, to toughen up herself. She did not reply.
Therefore I was very surprised this morning as I drove her to school, that she suddenly blurted out, "Mummy, I want to join Kotekitai.. When can I join Kotekitai? I don't want to feel giddy anymore." OMG.. I felt so guilty as a mum to disregard her very real bodily suffering.. I felt so sorry for this poor girl in front of me for having to suffer such bodily discomfort at such a young age.. )':
En, I shall seriously chant for you to overcome all these as soon as possible!
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