7 June 07
Ouch Ouch!
Went back to NTU to pay the medical centre a visit. Boy I was surprised by the number of patients they had in the holidays! It took me slightly more than half an hour to land myself in the doctor's consultation room. This is twice the amount of time taken for me to queue in Canteen B during peak hours for Chinese mixed rice wor hehe.
At the registration counter, the lady asked me what year I would be in the coming academic year. I said graduated and she stunned keke. It took her like one minute to understand my status right now and she reminded me that after July I would no longer be entitled to student rate in the clinic... okie okie yes mdm!
I was stuck in the doctor's consultation room for soooo long that I lose track of time. Conversations were briefly summarised as follow:
Scene 1
LQ: Hello, I need to get a medical checkup as I'm going overseas soon.
Doc: Okie. You have the form for me to fill in right?
LQ: Yup. Here it is. You need to read the introduction as it tells you the kind of activities we will be doing.
Doc reading and flipping.
Doc: Eh... you didnt sign here.
LQ: Oh, I dont have to sign here as I'm above 21. That's for parents to sign if the participants are below 21.
Doc: Oh okie. Do you have any heart problem etc.....
LQ: No... no.. no.... no........
Scene 2
Doc: Height and weight must be filled in over here.
LQ: Yup. I know my own height and weight so I just fill it in later.
Doc: Nope, I'll get the nurse to measure your height and weight.
LQ: Huh???!!! So even if I know my own height and weight the nurse still has to measure it and fill in for me ah?
Doc: Yes that's right.
LQ: Then what about blood group? If I know it the nurse must also take a blood test for me?
Doc: That one no need. You can just look at your IC and fill in yourself.
LQ: Ah... okie -_-"""
Scene 3
LQ: So what kind of vaccinations do you recommend to take for going to Cambodia?
Doc: I'm not sure of it but you can look at the recommended ones... we have a phamplet that you can take from outside.
LQ: My friend took malaria pills. I understand that there are many different kind of malaria pills so which one do you recommend to take?
Doc: It depends on which kind of mosquitoes are present in Cambodia. Because some mosquitoes are more resistant to certain malaria pills, so it really depends on which kind they are over there.
LQ: Then which kind of mosquitoes are present in Cambodia?
Doc: I wouldnt know. You need to ask the locals in Cambodia.
LQ: Eh... My friend took the once a week pill so I just take that can?
Doc: Can. But besides taking pill you also need to do other preparation.
LQ: So the pill is not 100% effective? What other preparation?
Doc: Of coz its not 100% effective. You must get those insect repellants from pharmacy. And when sleeping you need to sleep in sleeping bag. The sleeping bag will cover your legs so mosquitoes wont bite. As for arms, you need to wear long sleeve. Then your head how? You know the cover food that cover? Must use that cover to cover your face so that when you sleep the mosquitoes wont be able to attack your face.
LQ: Wah... really must use that cover ah? So funny leh haha.
Doc: Not funny ah.. last time got one gal like you... she go... then ah.... so preventions very important! If possible also must buy those patches to put on your hands, legs and face so that it will be have a smell then mosquitoes wont come near you.
Doc: Also, that time my whole family we went to eat in a restaurant at... The food is cooked so we are okie. But one thing i'm not okie is the water. The source of the water we dont know! It can be from the tap, or from the river. So after dining we all got diarrhoea. Why? Must be the water problem!
Doc: Unless you can tell me that you dont eat outside food in Cambodia. Not possible... even brush teeth must use bottled water! So Hep A, Typhoid and Cholera are very important too. They help to prevent diarrhoea all these... especially if the preparation of food is unhygienic.
LQ: Eh.. diarrhoea only mah. Not very serious right?
Doc: Aiyo, diarrhoea is enough to make you suffer liao leh.
LQ: Then since Hep A, Typhoid and Cholera about the same, can just take one?
Doc:........
Scene 4:
Doc: So you need malaria pills and compulsory to take tetanus. Any other things that you want?
LQ: Nope. That's enough for now.
LQ: By the way, I have another form for Malaysia. Can shun bian help me fill in the medical stuff as well? Hee.
Doc: Wah, Malaysia also monsoon season. Also have malaria. You need more malaria pills then. Your personal particulars havent fill in yet for the Malaysia form. You need to fill in.
LQ: Yup. I'm going to fill in later so that one no worries.
Doc: Cannot lah. You must fill in now then I can do the medical checkup. You go outside and fill in while I attend to the next patient. Later then you come in.
LQ: Orh.
Scene 5:
LQ: Okie I'm done.
Doc: What's all these dashes under your medical history?
LQ: Dash means dont have lor.
Doc: Dash can means have, dont have or dont know. Cant put dash lah. Must put nil. Nil is confirm dont have.
LQ: Orh.
Doc: Okie you go out and the nurse will help you take height and weight.
LQ: Okie thanks bye!
Scene 6:
Taking height and weight.
Scene 7:
At the counter, discussing about vaccinations with one of the lady in a suit over there.
LQ: Do you recommend people who go to Cambodia to take flu vaccinations?
Lady in suit: Yup. We recommend all travellers irregardless of where's their destination to take flu vaccinations.
LQ: Okie I will take it too.
Lady in suit: Actually typhoid also very important for going Cambodia. You can consider to come back and take next time.
LQ: Ah.. dont want lah very troublesome. 2 jabs enough liao heehee.
Scene 8:
At the dispensary.
LQ: Auntie how much is the malaria pills?
Auntie: 1 is $3.50. Altogether plus other things is $78.
LQ: Wah so ex ah. Can cheaper anot?
Auntie: Cant lah haha. Already student rate liao. We absorbed GST leh. When GST increase to 7% then we absorbed more ah.
Another Auntie: Ya lor... cut into our bonus leh haha.
Scene 9:
Looking for room 6 to get the jabs done.
Nurse behind me: Yes how can I help you?
LQ: Oh, I need to take 2 jabs. This tetanus thingie and flu.
Nurse: You paid already?
LQ: Yup.
Nurse: Wait ah I go prepare. You sit outside first later we go another room coz this room is occupied.
Scene 10:
Nurse: You sit here. I give you a certification first before jab okie?
LQ: Wah still got certification ah?
Nurse: Yup.
LQ: Very scary leh... pain anot?
Nurse: The flu one not so pain. The tetanus abit more painful than the flu.
LQ: Ah.. that time i took the anti chickenpox and the NMR or MNR... wah that one very pain leh.
Nurse: Ya lah. That one of course more pain. But this one not as pain as the previous ones that you had. Pain also depends on whether I jab your fats or your muscle.
LQ: Then you jab my fats better lah.
Nurse: No. Fats more pain ah. I jab your right arm first with flu. This one not pain one ah... Relaz. Breathe in.. out.. slowly.
LQ: Okie a little pain only.
Nurse: Then now is the tetanus on the left arm. This one more pain than flu. But still okie one lah.
LQ: Ya this is more pain than flu. But not as pain as last time that one... that one really scary leh.
Nurse: Ya lah told you already. After jab no drinking ah.
LQ: Ah? I havent drink leh. Chum thirsty liao.
Nurse: No... its no alcoholic drink.
LQ: Oh okie... thanks ah. Byee!
Manage to get out of the clinic at 4.20pm. Oh man I was stuck inside for 1.5 hours!!!
Ended up late for meeting... late for 1h 45min! Aiyo.... Terrible me!
The above dialogue is based on the author's personal experience. No offence to anybody in the clinic hee.
Ouch Ouch!
Went back to NTU to pay the medical centre a visit. Boy I was surprised by the number of patients they had in the holidays! It took me slightly more than half an hour to land myself in the doctor's consultation room. This is twice the amount of time taken for me to queue in Canteen B during peak hours for Chinese mixed rice wor hehe.
At the registration counter, the lady asked me what year I would be in the coming academic year. I said graduated and she stunned keke. It took her like one minute to understand my status right now and she reminded me that after July I would no longer be entitled to student rate in the clinic... okie okie yes mdm!
I was stuck in the doctor's consultation room for soooo long that I lose track of time. Conversations were briefly summarised as follow:
Scene 1
LQ: Hello, I need to get a medical checkup as I'm going overseas soon.
Doc: Okie. You have the form for me to fill in right?
LQ: Yup. Here it is. You need to read the introduction as it tells you the kind of activities we will be doing.
Doc reading and flipping.
Doc: Eh... you didnt sign here.
LQ: Oh, I dont have to sign here as I'm above 21. That's for parents to sign if the participants are below 21.
Doc: Oh okie. Do you have any heart problem etc.....
LQ: No... no.. no.... no........
Scene 2
Doc: Height and weight must be filled in over here.
LQ: Yup. I know my own height and weight so I just fill it in later.
Doc: Nope, I'll get the nurse to measure your height and weight.
LQ: Huh???!!! So even if I know my own height and weight the nurse still has to measure it and fill in for me ah?
Doc: Yes that's right.
LQ: Then what about blood group? If I know it the nurse must also take a blood test for me?
Doc: That one no need. You can just look at your IC and fill in yourself.
LQ: Ah... okie -_-"""
Scene 3
LQ: So what kind of vaccinations do you recommend to take for going to Cambodia?
Doc: I'm not sure of it but you can look at the recommended ones... we have a phamplet that you can take from outside.
LQ: My friend took malaria pills. I understand that there are many different kind of malaria pills so which one do you recommend to take?
Doc: It depends on which kind of mosquitoes are present in Cambodia. Because some mosquitoes are more resistant to certain malaria pills, so it really depends on which kind they are over there.
LQ: Then which kind of mosquitoes are present in Cambodia?
Doc: I wouldnt know. You need to ask the locals in Cambodia.
LQ: Eh... My friend took the once a week pill so I just take that can?
Doc: Can. But besides taking pill you also need to do other preparation.
LQ: So the pill is not 100% effective? What other preparation?
Doc: Of coz its not 100% effective. You must get those insect repellants from pharmacy. And when sleeping you need to sleep in sleeping bag. The sleeping bag will cover your legs so mosquitoes wont bite. As for arms, you need to wear long sleeve. Then your head how? You know the cover food that cover? Must use that cover to cover your face so that when you sleep the mosquitoes wont be able to attack your face.
LQ: Wah... really must use that cover ah? So funny leh haha.
Doc: Not funny ah.. last time got one gal like you... she go... then ah.... so preventions very important! If possible also must buy those patches to put on your hands, legs and face so that it will be have a smell then mosquitoes wont come near you.
Doc: Also, that time my whole family we went to eat in a restaurant at... The food is cooked so we are okie. But one thing i'm not okie is the water. The source of the water we dont know! It can be from the tap, or from the river. So after dining we all got diarrhoea. Why? Must be the water problem!
Doc: Unless you can tell me that you dont eat outside food in Cambodia. Not possible... even brush teeth must use bottled water! So Hep A, Typhoid and Cholera are very important too. They help to prevent diarrhoea all these... especially if the preparation of food is unhygienic.
LQ: Eh.. diarrhoea only mah. Not very serious right?
Doc: Aiyo, diarrhoea is enough to make you suffer liao leh.
LQ: Then since Hep A, Typhoid and Cholera about the same, can just take one?
Doc:........
Scene 4:
Doc: So you need malaria pills and compulsory to take tetanus. Any other things that you want?
LQ: Nope. That's enough for now.
LQ: By the way, I have another form for Malaysia. Can shun bian help me fill in the medical stuff as well? Hee.
Doc: Wah, Malaysia also monsoon season. Also have malaria. You need more malaria pills then. Your personal particulars havent fill in yet for the Malaysia form. You need to fill in.
LQ: Yup. I'm going to fill in later so that one no worries.
Doc: Cannot lah. You must fill in now then I can do the medical checkup. You go outside and fill in while I attend to the next patient. Later then you come in.
LQ: Orh.
Scene 5:
LQ: Okie I'm done.
Doc: What's all these dashes under your medical history?
LQ: Dash means dont have lor.
Doc: Dash can means have, dont have or dont know. Cant put dash lah. Must put nil. Nil is confirm dont have.
LQ: Orh.
Doc: Okie you go out and the nurse will help you take height and weight.
LQ: Okie thanks bye!
Scene 6:
Taking height and weight.
Scene 7:
At the counter, discussing about vaccinations with one of the lady in a suit over there.
LQ: Do you recommend people who go to Cambodia to take flu vaccinations?
Lady in suit: Yup. We recommend all travellers irregardless of where's their destination to take flu vaccinations.
LQ: Okie I will take it too.
Lady in suit: Actually typhoid also very important for going Cambodia. You can consider to come back and take next time.
LQ: Ah.. dont want lah very troublesome. 2 jabs enough liao heehee.
Scene 8:
At the dispensary.
LQ: Auntie how much is the malaria pills?
Auntie: 1 is $3.50. Altogether plus other things is $78.
LQ: Wah so ex ah. Can cheaper anot?
Auntie: Cant lah haha. Already student rate liao. We absorbed GST leh. When GST increase to 7% then we absorbed more ah.
Another Auntie: Ya lor... cut into our bonus leh haha.
Scene 9:
Looking for room 6 to get the jabs done.
Nurse behind me: Yes how can I help you?
LQ: Oh, I need to take 2 jabs. This tetanus thingie and flu.
Nurse: You paid already?
LQ: Yup.
Nurse: Wait ah I go prepare. You sit outside first later we go another room coz this room is occupied.
Scene 10:
Nurse: You sit here. I give you a certification first before jab okie?
LQ: Wah still got certification ah?
Nurse: Yup.
LQ: Very scary leh... pain anot?
Nurse: The flu one not so pain. The tetanus abit more painful than the flu.
LQ: Ah.. that time i took the anti chickenpox and the NMR or MNR... wah that one very pain leh.
Nurse: Ya lah. That one of course more pain. But this one not as pain as the previous ones that you had. Pain also depends on whether I jab your fats or your muscle.
LQ: Then you jab my fats better lah.
Nurse: No. Fats more pain ah. I jab your right arm first with flu. This one not pain one ah... Relaz. Breathe in.. out.. slowly.
LQ: Okie a little pain only.
Nurse: Then now is the tetanus on the left arm. This one more pain than flu. But still okie one lah.
LQ: Ya this is more pain than flu. But not as pain as last time that one... that one really scary leh.
Nurse: Ya lah told you already. After jab no drinking ah.
LQ: Ah? I havent drink leh. Chum thirsty liao.
Nurse: No... its no alcoholic drink.
LQ: Oh okie... thanks ah. Byee!
Manage to get out of the clinic at 4.20pm. Oh man I was stuck inside for 1.5 hours!!!
Ended up late for meeting... late for 1h 45min! Aiyo.... Terrible me!
The above dialogue is based on the author's personal experience. No offence to anybody in the clinic hee.
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