So as most of you know, I've been fighting off this bug for a week. Well thanks to Li I finally broke down and went to the doctor, the very Chinese doctor...
Now I'm not really sure what your perceptions of Chinese health care are, but mine were cautious at best. Now my first impression of the doctor's office was ".... .... ...."
We stepped through the plastic sheeting that is in place of the door, and We were in the doctor's office, actually in the doctor's office, he greeted us and everything. There was no waiting room at all, and no waiting time, actually he started his examination as soon as I sat down. 10 minutes later, Dr. "guy" (I never did catch his name) told me that this was "going around" (which I usually hear in America) and he started to dispense my meds, 8 yuan later I was on my way home with two days worth of medication. Two days later, I'm actually feeling almost back to normal. Insane, but true, the Chinese health care system wins this round easily.
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| Here is 1 dose of my meds (3X a day) |
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| Here is one of my new duties, Crazy English, I stand in front of all of the Junior 1 Students and shout new sayings for them to repeat...fast |
So I gave my last class a treat today, lollipops... which apparently had freaking whistles in the stems... Luckily there were only 2 minutes left in class... Awesome...
Zaijian
Hey! Glad you are feeling better! Now, is Li someone I may want to know more about? Just noticed her name coming up a few times, and was just thinking....
ReplyDeleteDJ Walls was looking at your blog min. ago and wanted me to tell you hello and that he hopes you are having a good time.
That's all for now - I'm in full-on doctoral mode now so I should be reading something every free second of my life (and your blog probably isn't on my reading list). Take care - talk to you soon - Nic
Happy to hear that you're feeling better. We have our first in-service Friday and well I feel that I might be coming down with something ;-P
ReplyDeleteNice.... feel free to keep the whistle pops there. I know three kids in Vegas that DON'T need them! Glad you're feeling better bro.
ReplyDeleteOh, do they have testing for performance enhancing drugs for teachers there? I'm just saying, that picture looks like a German bodybuilder's coctail!
Glad you’re feeling better. I like Andy’s German reference, but to me your meds look like 2 orange smarties, a couple of tic-tacs, 3 lemon skittles, two of the old burnt sienna colored M&M’s (I wondered where those went, and now I know. Apparently into the Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry) and two altoids. Are you sure you’re feeling better and not just on a sugar high?
ReplyDeleteYou brothers are goofballs! Hey...whatever works right??? Maybe they are the ones that have it all right and we are screwing it up? After all....it is a money fiend here isn't it??
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling better Ben!! Have some nice days off...however many and whatever days those might be!! Take care!