Even being sick is an experience afterall.

For months, I have ensured that I have my daily dose of fruits & water, throwing in the occasional salad once in a while, gone to the gym regularly, ALL so that I do not have to experience this today. But it failed, my immunity couldn't withstand the last few weeks of school. 

Then again, I'm beginning to suspect if its the one drink that I had yesterday.. 

So, we headed to Dutch's, which is awesome for their burgers, especially their half-priced burgers on Tuesdays. My first time there, I had a Bacon Bleu Cheese ($3.40 on half-priced Tuesdays), it was crazy yummy! The patty was grilled and slightly charred to perfection, it was juicy and the bacon complemented the beef perfectly, with generous servings of bleu cheese. The buns were slightly toasted, with a sleek layer of butter on its underside. Only improvement that could have made it the perfect burger was sauteed portobello.

Yesterday, we headed to Dutch's for another reason other than their burgers, their frozen margaritas. For a pitcher that would serve 4, it costs $8.50, which amounts to $2 per person. But the margaritas were drawn from a machine, so perhaps it was the lower quality types.

Apple cider tab at Dutch's, so creative!

 We got our drinks and headed up to the rooftop patio to enjoy the evening breeze. The margaritas were purple; TCU-themed, given that Dutch's was within TCU compounds literally. At first sip, the drink wasn't strong at all, and we've begun to accept the fact that we pay for what we get. $2 probably doesn't give us much reason to expect a decent frozen margarita.

TCU Frozen Margarita. ($8.50 for a pitcher, Not worth it!)

An hour later, we were all feeling it in our heads! S had mixed her margarita with the apple cider, and was taking the hit a lot worse than us! For myself, I only managed 2/3 of it, and my head was buzzing from it! It was soooo weird. We had a movie night planned, so we left for E's soon after. 

Watched Night Wolf, which is some independent horror flick by Lionsgate, followed by Johnny English! I remember the first time I watched Johnny English, I laughed so hard at so many bits! But it wasn't that funny yesterday, plus I fell asleep halfway from a headache (FROM THAT QUESTIONABLE MARGARITA!)

We left after the movie, and I headed back to S' for the night. My head was still throbbing before I went to bed, and its amazing I managed to fall asleep without having to take any medicine.
Woke up bright and early the next day, because we both had assignments due. Left for the library at 11am to begin our day's muggin'

I am going to miss having weekend sleepovers at S! Its nice to be in a place where you wake up to people you know, like at home. Although I live in a quad with 2 other girls, we hardly see each other when we wake up. Its pretty much like having my own room here. 

S's Air Matress! Best Invention! Just one flick of the switch and the whole thing blows up! Super comfy as well.

Contemplated many places for breakfast, and finally decided on Einstein Bros Bagels. My favorite bagels thus far! Probably because I haven't had any other places that have such yummy shmears! Usually, I just pick up an Everything Bagel Thin ($1.15) which is a thinner, crunchier form of the traditional bagel, plus my Jalapeno Salsa Schmear.

Was feeling ravenous this morning, so I picked up two specialty bagels: Asiago Cheese with Smoked Salmon Schmear and Poppy Seeds with Jalapeno Salas ($2.85 each). 

Poppy seed bagel was really interesting, had a salty aftertaste to it, felt like eating crushed peppercorn without the peppery aftertaste. I love poppy seeds! The Poppy seed Kolaches at Little Czech Bakery on the way to Austin were to die for!

Both bagels and my huge cup of dark roast was so filling that I didn't need lunch after! It was bagels for brunch. Surprised though, because I never expected them to be so filling! 

Bagel Indulgence.

So the day goes on, spent my afternoon finishing up my paper which took me till 3pm. But halfway through, this feverish feeling began to creep in. It was so bad, because I recognize the precursors before I fall sick. By 2pm, I was running a fever but kept working on my paper. Finally finished and turned it in around 4, and headed back to my dorm, dosed myself and headed straight to bed. 

Missed dinner with S as a result, and I'm so bummed on missing what is possibly my 2nd last party here in TCU. :( It was a beach-themed party, and I was really looking forward to it. S & K were very sweet about it, and I appreciate their concern for my falling sick. :) Its nice to have concern from people around you when you're sick, you feel all loved and it actually helps with the recovery process, I believe. 

So here I am, stuck in bed, all bundled up because I think my fever's working up again. All I had was soup and an overdose of fruits and yoghurt to flush the toxins out of my body. My stomach's feeling all empty again, so glad I restocked at Krogers for the exam period. I now have instant cream of chicken soup! SCORE! 

Grilled Chicken and Tomato Soup, perfect for the sick.

TCU Market Square has such limited variety of fruits. Been eating this for the past 4 months, glad I'm not sick of it yet.

Tomorrow's going to be a long long day, because I have a huge submission due on Wednesday. Heading to the library with S again, I hope this whole sickish feeling would be gone by the time I wake up tomorrow!

Received such a shocking email yesterday from booking.com, informing me that my New York hostel booking for Jazz on Amsterdam has been canceled as the hostel is closing down their 4 & 6-room dorms. I had booked this months ago JUST SO I do not have to deal with the last-minute mark up of prices on hostels and the limited availability. 

So when I received the email saying my hostel booking has been canceled, and they are sorry about the inconvenience, I was soooo mad! I ran an immediate search on the available hostels, and they costs about $55 per bed in a 10-bed dorm. WHY IS LODGING IN NEW YORK SO EXPENSIVE?! The most maddening part was that I had sent an email to booking.com requesting that they assist me in searching for an alternative hostel that isn't so bloody expensive, but zero response from them. 

So glad that I decided to email Jazz on Amsterdam to inform them of this situation, and they are WONDERFUL! Not only did they agree to assist me in finding lodging at their alternate branch, Jazz in the Park, they also responded to my email within hours! So pleased with their customer service and the way they handled the whole situation. If my stay is pleasant, I'm definitely going to be writing a good review for them.