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7 Things You Need to Do Now Because the Damn Haze is Back

2016-08-26 , 1:12 pm

Last Updated on 2016-08-29 , 6:47 pm

There is only one way to describe the haze: The haze is like a really unpleasant in-law or grandparent who is here to stay but no plot, scheme, or amount of complaints can drive it away. Instead, here are a few things you can do to avoid the ‘plague’:

Instead, here are a few things you can do to avoid the ‘plague’:

Redeem free N95 mask and Haze kit

Listen up! Guardian is giving away free Panadol Haze kits at all of its outlets! The kit comes with a cough and cold brochure, N95 mask, bottled water, and Haze Health Tips Info Wheel. Simply get your redemption code here and hurry because stocks are limited!

Stock Up Nourishing Herbs

Besides lemons, manuka honey, white fungus, Chinese pear, barley, chrysanthemum, peppermint, loquat, and herbal jellies, there are some herbs you can stock up from the nearby medicinal hall to nourish your lungs.

Ginko nuts can stop wheezing and reduce phlegm production. Lily bulbs can clear the heat from your lungs, stop coughs, and aids in low fevers and insomnia. For those suffering from nasal congestions/sinus inflammation and headaches, Angelica Root is the right herb for you!

While tangerine peels and fritillaria (Chuan Bei) can aid with nausea, vomiting, and coughs with stifling sensations in the chest, Dang Shen (Codonopsis Roots) can improve appetite, strengthens the lungs, and resolves shortness of breath.

Indoor Activities to Do

With the haze deciding to stay in Singapore for quite some time, Pokemon could heave a sigh of relief from being hunted and caught. But for everyone else who simply dislike being cooped up at home, the following air-conditioned haunts might bring you some respite from the haze:

A) Clearing paperwork: make use of the haze to clear more paper work and clock more OT. It could also be a good opportunity to acquaint yourself with office gossips or flirt with your office crush.
B) Cafe Residency: Park yourself at your favorite cafe and spend the day sipping tea, eating cake, and reading a really good book. Ah… Life is great.
C) Board games: Google can recommend you a few excellent board game cafes where you can hang out and have hours of good, clean fun with your friends and/or family.
D) Assembling Gundam model kits: If you are a Gundam fan, go get yourself a model kit and give yourself a good reason to stay indoors. Trust me when I say even the easiest Master Grade kit can take your entire day.
E) Drama/Movie/Netflix marathons: Plonk yourself in front of your screen and plough through hours and hours of visual and audio fun.
F) Gaming: Haze is a good time to invest in a game console and a few choice game titles. If not, you can simply fall back on trusty DOTA and god-knows-what other online games.

Research on Home Exercises

With the haze, gyms are likely to be even more crowded. Men’s Health has plenty of indoor exercises and workout regimes videos that require little to no equipment, yet could challenge your fitness and deliver a world of muscle ache. Otherwise, you can invest in a cheap sports mat, pull-up bar, and/or dumbbells to supplement your training.

Pray for the PSI to Hit Sky High

If you are a student, it would be to your advantage to pray for the PSI to reach dangerous levels so that the Ministries of Education and Health can approve the closure of schools and replace classrooms with e-learning. Don’t we all love e-learning, do we?

Become an Uber Driver for Cheap Transportation

With the haze settling itself nicely to bring inconvenience to our lives, the wait for public transport can be just as hellish as breakdowns. Hence, we suggest those with driving licenses to become Uber drivers so that they can provide cheap transportation for themselves and their families and friends.

Book Your Flights

This is a good time to take some time off from work to recharge and temporarily kiss the haze ‘sayonara‘. Be it Japan, Europe, or the Maldives, almost anywhere would be a good holiday destination for your health. And if you are sadistic enough, you could post your haze-free overseas trip on Facebook and tell everyone how much you are missing the haze.

This article was first published on goodyfeed.com