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Thursday, March 02, 2006

i feel like a carrot this week

i was running a temperature of 38.2 degrees celcius on monday morning and because I felt terribly faint, i decided to go to the clinic at my office. unfortunately, the doctor that i normally see at this clinic was busy so i was directed to another doctor. i had the usual symptoms - i felt feverish yet cold, the pain in my body and throat was unbearable and it seemed like i was going to faint anytime. i'd would normally see my cousin (who's a GP) for medication in such instances but since i was at office, i didn't want to spend time travelling to another clinic. i am allergic to certain antibotics so to make sure that nothing would go wrong, i rang my cousin and ask him which antibotics i should get from the doctor and he told me. but no, this doctor still prescribe me another antibotics - worse still, i was charged an exhorbitant $74!! the clinic assistant told me that the antibotics costs $45 (for 7 tablets) - strong dosage, she told me "only need to take once a day". am i feeling better after four days? yes, the fever has subsided (i was given paracetamol as well - so naturally the fever would subside) but my throat still irritates the hell out of me! and now that i think back, she didn't give me anything for my sorethroat!! @#$%^

in a separate incident, i took a bus to a client's place yesterday morning. thinking that it was only four bus-stops away, i hopped on to the first bus that took that route. when i got off the bus, the display showed that $1.56 was deducted from my farecard even though the journey should have cost $0.64. i looked through the bus guide and realised that it was because i took the 'fast forward' service. mind you, this bus stops at all the same bus stops as the other buses that would have taken me there. there was absolutely nothing 'fast' about it. the reason this type of buses charge more than regular buses is that it take the highway at certain point so it supposedly cuts your travelling time but since i didn't 'enjoy' the ride on the highway, why should i pay so much more??