When I got up at 4am to fix up, packed coffee for me during the trip (takot antukin), mom asked me to bring the water refill (the big five gallon ones) upstairs to the dispenser.
A consistent, though not really painful sting on my neck has been bothering me for three days. This morning, when I lifted the water container, my neck gave off an excruciating sting on the left side of my neck, and almost dropped the container. It was so painful, I couldn't turn my neck sideways.
Just imagine the torture of driving when you couldn't move your head. And I had to keep myself awake, but couldn't sip coffee properly from my Starbucks tumbler. I wasn't able to focus on my driving, but rather, on the neck pain I have.
When we got to Lucena, I asked my dad to immediately look for aid. He came back for me after a few minutes and brought me to Cotta, to see a "manghihilot". Lola Aida was really popular in the area. We easily found her place since everyone knows about her.
She was this big lady who sat comfortably in a papag (a wooden bed made of bamboo). I assumed she could hardly walk because of her size.
"Halika, upo ka dito."
Then I sat in front of her. She asked me to take off my shirt. By the shoulder, she pulled me close to her and asked me to lean back. Then using her special oil, she started rubbing my neck. After ten minutes or so, my dad went next.
Then I started noticing her place, which was sorta creepy. There was this great province feel to it, and huge figurines of saints were present. Before she began her hilot on me, she kinda recited this short prayer in Latin, and it kinda freaked me out a bit.
Until now, while I am writing this blog, my neck still hurts. Tonight, I just wanna grab a cup of hot choco and sleep the pain away. My auntie gave me this huge menthol patch for the pain. My sister who is a nurse advised me to do hot compress and that's it.
Ohhh, I hope tomorrow, before I hear mass, this is ovah!
**Some pics I took when it was my dad's turn for the hilot!
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