my body is feeling numb now. but wait, how can you actually feel something when you're numb.? then i realised the only feeling you can feel when you're numb is to feel numb. okay, just let the drowsiness take over me.
i warned shahridan on a friday night that he should consult a doctor, what with all the incessant coughing, and being exposed to a H1N1-infested community like RP all the more gives him an extra reason to do so. i saw him the next morning at soccer, my advice out of goodwill blatantly ignored. i reminded him again throughout the time we were together. he coughed into my direction several times accidentally, but coughed once right at my face which was instantaneously followed by his proud and victorious laugh for god knows why (almost a bkb).
a day later, i coughed during dinner.
2 days later, i waited 3 hours and 15 minutes for the clinic's queue number to jump from 6 to 21. 3 minutes into consultation, my doctor explained that obesity is one of the H1N1's risk factor, and commented that i shouldn't worry too much. i opened my eyes, stared at him with a confused look, and asked, "so you're saying i'm not obese.?"
dr yap replied, "i don't think so. when i say obesity, i meant those with a bmi of 30 and above."
i said with so little confidence, "er... *awkward pause* i think i'm at least a bmi of 30." now, dr yap took out this circular apparatus with 2 arrows, 1 pointing to what should be the height, and the other pointing to the weight, which coincides together in the centre point which denotes the index of the bmi.
so he questioned, "what's your height.?" i told him my height, and without waiting for him to question again, told him my weight. he stared at the apparatus nonchalantly, before assembling a weak and shy smile. he looked up and, "yes joey, you happen to fall under that category, my mistake. i will need you to rest at home for 2 days and monitor your health. gives you another reason to lose some weight."
nice. i hate the incapability of modern day doctors. the last time i went for a checkup because i thought i had some serious sort of muscle atrophy, the doctor told me that i must have been engaged in exercises that are too rigorous for me to handle. the doctor suggested i patronise a gym and make use of that cycling machine thing which never did appeal to me because hey... how smart can you look, kicking effortlessly in mid-air and still yet remain at one same spot even after 45 minutes of sweat pelt-down?
and then now this. it' always obesity huh.?