Upon my return to Manila, Philiipines, not only was I scared of so many stories of unresolved crimes everywhere, the danger we all know about - theft, kidnapping, carnapping, being mugged even at broad daylight, taking cabs especially at night, and more. And what I feared too was the weather being too hot; too humid, especially during summer as it becomes really unbearable-at least for me. Moreover, I was away for years, did not keep in touch with old mates, my family relocated to the US, and, found myself all alone.Then on my first day, I got ill with this unimaginable painful headache. I checked into the ER.
I thought it was the extreme heat and pollution. Or the stress of it all. Little did I know that the culprit was...the food I ate!
Apparently, a former helper added something to her cooking. Something that is commonly used still in this country despite the danger it poses especially to people who are allergic to it, or hypersensitive to it. I nevr had this for years in the UK because I do not think this food additive is even allowed to be used over there for cooking. Nor ever had it again after my trip in Singapore sometime in early 2000 when I got so dizzy that I fainted right then and there after meal! And I discovered, I am allergic to MSG.
MSG, or also known as Monosodium Glutamate .
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