A fit army reserve officer – and still floored by dengue

KUALA LUMPUR: I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock, but that morning I felt weirder than usual as it was surprisingly difficult for me to drag myself off the bed. Everything was in slow motion.

My head felt heavy. I could not roll my eyes and my back was aching terribly. I summoned all my strength to sit upright, but ended up falling on my side again.