Hello world!
You enjoyed your weekend, right? Mine was okay and I'm grateful for that.
This is my entry to the writing contest in the weekend experience community organized by 
One of the weekend of last month (August) I had a funny experience that was at same time bitter. I don't know whether it's okay to call it enjoyable because the contest stated it must be enjoyable. But nevertheless, this experience is one of a kind because it's my first time experiencing such.
In the month of August I was sick of malaria coupled with stomach pain. Last two weekends, I took malaria drugs on Friday, by Saturday morning the malaria symptom got reduced and the stomachache got intensified. I decided to go for stomach medicine.
It was Saturday's morning of that weekend when I was through with laundry, I boarded a motorbike to a well known chemist shop. I got there and unfortunately the doctor (I think "chemist" is more preferable) was not there but I met his apprentices. Yeah, I know them to an extent to be able to handle such. I described my symptoms and one of them(the most senior) prescribed drugs for me. She was bringing out the drugs when their boss came in. I did a quick description of my symptoms again and he concurred that his girl was on track.
The lady continued, she brought some pills that were up to 12...I wasn't moved at all. She extended her end to a bottle of syrup medicine. It was a certified herbal mixture. She gave me description on how to take it and she stated I should take it that morning once I get home. I paid and left.
I got home, brought out the medicine especially the syrup because she instructed I shouldn't eat before taking it. I was ready to swallow the black-red mixture even though it was looking scary that it would taste like bitter leaf.
I measured out the quantity for first swallow, it became more dark & scary to my sight and that fused more bitter thought into my mind. "But I must drink it if I want the stomach pain to disappear", I encouraged myself with those thoughts.
The bitterness was 100% from bitter leaf.
When I poured it into my mouth, I felt the most bitter substance in my entire life. It was so bitter to the extent that I don't know the right word to describe it.
Just one cup that I took and all my mouth got circulated by the bitterness, I began to contemplate whether to take another shot or to abandon the medicine and go and sort for means to wash my mouth. I took the courage to swallow another quantity, afterall my mouth has been spoilt already with the bitterness.
After then, I brushed my teeth (mouth wash) to remedy the situation but it never worked. That was how I stayed for 3hours of Saturday with a bittered mouth. It later diminished on its own.
Since that weekend, I haven't taken the Medicine again. Although the stomach pain was reduced that day and afterwards it disappeared completely.
I used to think Bitter leaf is the most bitter substance on eat, but I got it wrong.
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