Chinese Medicine

I arrived at home after Chinese class to find a good sized bag sitting on my coffee table. In this bag were a bunch of liquid filled pouches. I naturally assumed it was my "high pressure boiled" medicine. I called Tommy to ask how to take this. I have to drink this stinky brown liquid 15-30 minutes after I eat in the morning and at night. I was not looking forward to drinking this since many Chinese people that I know said that they can't even drink it because it makes them sick.

I fixed my dinner consisting of ramen noodles with a poached egg and watched CNN for a while. After procrastinating I decided I'd better just get it over with. I grabbed one of the pouches out of the refrigerator and cut it open. I then poured it into a cup so it would be easier to drink. If the smell of the liquid had been a little stronger that alone would have made me vomit. I pinched my nose shut and lifted the cup to my lips. "Here we go", I thought. After gagging for a while I had to give up. I drank most of it but I have to admit some of it got washed down the drain. I'd say that was pretty good for the first time!

After swallowing as much as I could I spat as much of the flavor out of my mouth as I could. I then headed straight for the water cooler in the living room and drank about 4 glasses of water. But that didn't help much. I could still taste it. I then went to the bathroom to brush my teeth. If I could have brushed out my throat I would have. Even brushing didn't help that much. I could still taste it. Eventually, either the taste just went away or I got used to it.

That didn't last long though. I burped a while later and the taste came right back. Ewww... At least it's only twice a day.