Ok team. This is actually inspired by our own ASEAN Hive vip lounge, of the idea of inhaler. I would like to first give you an honest apologies for not having one stick in the house. Warning for lengthy story telling session, if this is not your thang, please skip to the pictures, way bottom.
The story of having a stick of plastic rod punch into my nose hole goes all the way back about 40 years ago. Back in the 80s, Vicks is a huge brand and every tom dick and harry knows about the brand. The legendary Vick VapoRub is a solution to anything and everything across the country. From having headache, to clearing block nasel, mosquito bite, relief cold, all we look for is the blue little platic bottle.
As a young child, I have been thoroughly brainwashed to the max, thinking that the magical ointment is an ultimate solution to every illness. I've also seen my dad business partner have a stick of plastic rod punched in his nose. There's one time i picked up one of those stick someone dropped on the floor, before i managed to stuff it up my nose, my older brother saw me & he stopped me from doing that, gave me a stern warning of possible germs from other people's nose might pass to me if i do that. Since then, the idea of me finding my own first pot of gold, so i can put whatever i want into my nose without my family inteference, has been planted in my mind.
That time came rather quick, when i cheated on my Chinese New Year red packet money. I was smart enough to take out a slice of M$1 bill from 3 different packet. That way, when my mom started counting packet, she wont suspect i took money out of it. Since a stick of VapoInhaler cost M$2.50 back then, i put back the balance 50Β’ into one of the packet and because of that "honesty", my mom started questioning me who gave that M$1.50 and me being the young criminal, have less experience answering interrogation, I punched my own face by giving out one of the family friends name, thought i can getaway with it. My mom called the person to verify... The rest of the bloody story I will leave it to your imagination.
This story taught me, if i am going to cheat, I better make sure I clean up the mess. Clearly, returning that balance 50Β’ was what stir up the suspicions. Wait, what happened to the inhaler? Well, i quietly stuffed it up my nose on a regular basis. I have it up my nose when I'm going to school, have a plastic rod dangling at my nose seems like one of the latest trending fashion.
Day in, day out, except the time I'm infront of my family, I have a stick in my nose, its my fashion, its my precious. If Lord of the ring can make someone invisible, then once i have my stick up my nose, I'm invincible. Until one day... I had a train wreck when i woke up in the morning. My nose block so hard until i need to open my mouth and breathe. I remember the Vicks that is required to relief the nose block, as i found the blue bottle and gave myself a rub... Shit it helps nothing at all π± that little magic blue bottle no longer work for me anymore.
Apparently, the doctor said my body already adapted to the strong mint smell, and my nasel no longer response to the same ingredient anymore. Its not the doctors job to advise me, but he gave it to me anyway, to try different brand of oinment, it may help. Wait?! Isn't the inhaler will only work for a week or two? Once the furball inside the inhaler dried up, it no longer function?
I survived the 1 week of train wreck without inhaler, nor my favortie blue bottle. After I have recovered, I can smell again, and the first thing i did was dug up my fashion rod and stuck it up my nose... Wow! Its still working! Probably not as strong as when it was new, but i remember that smell! My nose response to it again, and immediately i realized the danger of it. I put the inhaler away and kept it in my drawer locked away together with my precious penthouse magazines and never dare to use it again... Wait i mean i still do regular visits to those risquΓ© magazines back then, but not that platic rod π€£
That was my first and last inhaler of my life. I wished i applied the same knowledge in cigarettes as smoking did took up a huge portion of my life, but that will be another story. I wish this "short" sharing serve the purpose to warn people NOT to abuse a nasel inhaler ointment.
Below are 3 of my favorite traditional ointment.
Yu Yee oil in Chinese knkwn as ε¦ζοΌit means as you wished. I'm sure its not Vicks advertisement, its how Chinese think about oinment. This also known for reviving many STROKE patients despite its not written in the instruction manual π€£
Usage wise, I will put a small drop to my palm, then rub both of my palms together and heat the palm surface, clap my palms together and leave a small opening between my thumbs, and then i will stuff my nose between the opening and the gap becoem my inhaler π
Balsem Lang. This is an Indonesia brand. I don't really know what ingredients they use, but these ointments are generally made out of peppermint oil. I was introduced to this after a visit to Indonesian Barber near my house, and i like to smell of it, so I bought it.
Last but not least, Tiger Balm. This was banned by one of my ex-girlfriend. So here's a story, #nsfw though. Please read with cautious. I have overheard of a friend sharing regarding how unsafe condom is, out of how many million pieces of rubber glove for men's lil Johnson, there's a probability of punchured condoms. The friend proceed to share when he went for prostitution, he will use 3 layers of protection. First put on a layer, then apply a thin layer of Tiger Balm on top of the protection. Once done, apply anothe layer of protection. Once again, put a layer of tiger balm on top of the protection before putting on a 3rd layer, before starting to have sex. Are you following so far? First, a layer of condom, glazed the condom with Tiger Balm and wear another layer of condom. Do the samez glaze the 2nd layer before put on the 3rd layer of condom. After that, have sex with total number of 3 condom at once π€£
I proceed to listen to the story, he said whilst having sex if the girl start to scream too cold or too hot in her vagina, then men should know the outter 3rd layer of condom ruptured π dont despair, there's still 2 good layer underneath. Just take the outer layer off and carry on with business. If the girl started screaming cold or hot again, well its time to reboot with all 3 layers again, just to be sure practice triple safe sex with "alarm trigger" in the event of rupture π€£π€£π€£
How did i earned my ban? Out of worry bearing a child at the age of 18, I decided to quietly apply the new aquired knowledge to my girlfriend. For all you know, 3 layer of latex isn't really going to help with sensitivity, on the contrary it thoroughly retarded the sensitiveness π I've been putting down so much of hardwork and energy, but still couldnt hold a proper erection during out intimate session. And due to the loosen grip, the outer layer of condom fell off, and guess where the Tiger Balm rubbed into π i was forbidden to enter for the next couple of months, and even after that, subject to pre-inspection before commiting to do it π Tiger balm was banned despite I insist it will be medicational in future usage.
Darn it, i should have make it an entire separate post. Anyway, Tiger Balm is one of my favorite and i carry this to my office. As an when i feel headache due to heavy workload, i will rub this at my nose to keep me refreshing, but I don't use it for "other reason" anymore π€£