Clinic

A clinic, regardless of whether western one or TCM kind, is a small community.
One will see many different types of people.
So I make a loose classification of it.
haha....

Aunties --
Keywords: kiasus, always staring and listening to others talk
They are the main lot who go into the clinic. They find friends everywhere it seems.
Their topics range from child rearing, how good the doctor is, what they cannot eat, gossip about the other women in the clinic to cheapest things in town.
Sometimes, u dress differently, they will stare at you.
Even worse, when you are joking with mum and playing with her, they will stare and have jaw dropped like we are aliens from outerspace.
Hey, if u dun have such kind of relationship, it is understandable so dun make a fool out of urself by staring. So unsightly.
The worst case -- while u and mum are discussing something serious like massaging where and where, the aunties will pretend that they never hear u but u know the tell-tale signs when they start to massage where we talk just now. haha....geez...if you want to listen, do it directly. Do it in so seemingly discreet way is infuriating me.
You know how giraffe looked like?

Uncles --
keywords: lechers, big mouth, strange ones
Another big group found in the clinic. They can be men in shirts, looking so pompous and self-important; men in tee-shirts and pants with track shoes who looked like they are in the middle of delivering goods, came here to "eat snake" (in case those who duno, it is using office hour for own leisure.); men in tee-shirts, shorts, japanese ah-pek slippers and those worker's bermudas, no bags or wallets but they can get a waterbottle out of nowhere and drink.

They are typically loud, as if people next to them with a distance of 20cm cannot hear them.
They bragged to boost their male egos in all manners of things ranging from cars, jobs, children, spouses, maids, etc.

Within them, there are a small subgroup of lechers. They checks on ur body stats as u passed them.
AS if they got x-ray or thermal scans in their eyes.
While u are seated opposite of them, they check our ur t*ts. They seem to be able to weigh them with their eyes virtually instead of their hands.
No matter how old or young the ladies are.
Sometimes, the sight is too tempting like a silky smooth leg, big T*ts or butts, their adam's apple just bobbing up and down the throat.
Have u seen how starved wild dog drool when they saw food?
Holy cow, sometimes their wives are seated next to them lor.
well, there is a chinese saying which translated literally is that wild flowers are better than home-grown ones.
Heavens' sake, they cant keep their D**k to themselves.

There is another weird case of the father and son combo. The father brought the son to see doctor. They just registered at the counter. I found something was wrong with the boy. He definitely looked whiney to me. Then upon closer inspection, geez, he is grasping his crotch.
Then the father and son combo went to their car and came back with a.........
PAPER CUP.
Geez........
I got curious.......dun tell me........
They headed to the bathroom and minutes later, the father carried the cup to the car again.
I definitely hear sloshing sound as they walked.
I even caught the father saying, he (the son) dun like the toiler there, insisting on using the cup...
If you followed me so far, you will know wat the cup now contained..
I feel so yucky that the father carrying that thing around.
I wonder how's the boy's aiming skills, if not the rim of the cup will be full of that...and the father still carries it......
gross.....
Geez.....
For God's sake, train your son to be adaptable to different toilet bowls and dun over-protect till till they like the toilet bowl with seats and dun use those squating ones even though they are in emergency.
Guys, better watch out for that bladder of yours, and blood pressure.

fresh meat --
Keywords: wah so expensive. wah cant eat so many things
This is another subgroup found. You can spot them especially when they enter and exit the clinic.
How?
When they enter, they are so surprised that the TCM clinic looked like western ones. Then, after registering, realise in order not having to wait behind a long queue, they need to call in advance to book. You will hear them curse and complain at this time.
They are even more surprised when they heard that the receptionist will holler their names when their turn came.
They thought it is always the impersonal way listening to the screen beep ur number.
Very funny enuff, when they heard their names, instead of heading towards the consultation room, they head back to the reception area and ask, Why you call me ah?
The receptionist nearly went into fits when she got this expecially in busy times.
After they came out, they will exclaim to each other especially a couple in those scared-that-others-cant -hear-them voices, Geez..so many things cannot eat, then wat can we eat?
I nearly fainted. If you cant eat that type of food, eat something else lah. we are in food haven leh. Use your brain and think.
Moreover, it is just temporary that u cant eat that type of food wat, not as if permanent. In exchange, your illness will recover faster isnt it?

Finally, you know them as freshies after they collected their medicine. They will exclaim again,
Wah so expensive!
Geez..I faint again. You see western doctor also the same price what. Why must people have the misconception that TCM is going to be cheap just becoz they are not the mainstream medicine?
Mainstream of not, TCM is getting recognised. If you want cheap ones, you can go the those TCM hospitals for the poor. But you realise you need to good there more times. Sama sama.
Western mediccation is expensive because they are patented and hard to produce for some. Same for TCM where some herbs grew in the wild and are more expensive. So wat's the big deal about it?
It is not as if they cant pay when the suit the worn would have cover more than 3x the medicine cost.

Children --
Keywords: wild ones, chasing, destroy the toys from neighbouring shop, read books
They are not a small group there to be considered afterall they are vulnerable to disease and viruses. Geez...
But they are the noisest lot.
Runing around the void deck in circles, chasing each other. Making new friends there is a easy task for them.

OOh, the fight for sitting at the mechanised cars in various forms is certainly a regular scene there.
Wat a ugly fight!
Claws, wails, fists, parents' shouting, clicking of the pennies into the slots.

Then they are at times incorrigible. Their parents cant even control them.
There is this minimart next to the clinic and the owner apparently has too much security that he put his merchandise especially toys facing the clinic.
Naturally with kids you know wat happens.
They poke around at the toys, pretending to own that piece of toy.
Some are cleverer. They just tear away the corners so that the toys came out of the plastic wrapping. Then they can touch the real thing.
One girl did that. OOhh...thot that gals arent supposed to be that bad.
Anyway, she just did. Another boy was squatting beside her, watching, dumb-founded.
Wat about their parents?
Heck care.
The boy's mother sit near them with her back facing them, keep on yelling the boy's name.
Like broken record disc without any use. The boy wun budged.
The little girl, after playing with the real thing, suddenly ran off, leaving the boy there.
The boy's mum got tired of yelling and turn around, in time to see the boy touching the toy.
All hell broke loose by then.
The mum was scolding the boy so loudly saying things like, "Why do u do that? Why dun u listen to me?Why do u need to be so naughty?"
The mum just yell at the boy while the latter stared at her stoically.
Geez...I was thinking, u let loose a dog, of course things like that will happen. Moreover, it is not the boy who did that wat. So why yell at him b4 asking him wat happen?
Geez...
The boy's mum after yelling at him, pull him into the minimart to apologize. Lucky she din have to buy the toy.
So u may wonder wat i am doing? I may have stopped them. The problem is how? If I touch them or go near them, parents may say I bully them. Wat's the point?
Anyway, those devils should get some spanking.
Geez...that's not the way to pamper kids.
They ought to be taught some discipline.

When we have devils, often angels are nearby.
Geez...I like kids who can stay by themselves and take care of themselves. I saw this 5-6yrs old gal, reading a book while patiently waited for her turn.
Geez...so nice..
Another boy stick by his mother and ask her how she feeling now coz she is sick. He din create trouble.
so....nice...

Infants --
Keyword: Cute, hair or hairless, get strangled
Infants are often seen. Sometimes they get sick too or need to get more nourishment.
Geez...They are absolutely cute, unlike those in the advanced stages meaning like 4-10yrs old.
They are pesky.
OOh...just love their hair so smooth, so cubby...hehe.....so good to pinch..hehe....
of course some are hairless lah...but so cute...

But then, those who handle babies are not absolutely professional even though they may be grannies.
Geez...
I remember that once I saw this quite young granny. She was holding this very cute BB. hehe...The BB is very quiet but then sometimes she cries.
Know why she cries?
My guess is that the granny hold her in the wrong position.
You know how she holds the baby?
She put one hand around the bb's stomach and other hand (Actually her thumb and her index finger) around....his neck!
Geez...she thinks she holding chicken, checking if he is healthy?
The poor baby grasping for air. He cries to signal her. Hey dud, you are holding me the wrong way!
Anyway, the grannys went on to think that he is hungry and feed him with milk. Poor bb din even want milk, just suck a mouthful and reject it. The Granny tot he wants water, feed him some more. He rejected it.
She tot may be the bb did not burp so hit his back again.
Geez..She should have gently pat him at the shoulder area lor..not smack right in the middle of the backbone.
Worse still, she did not continue till she hear a burp sound. Geez....
Poor kiddo.

Young mens --
Keywords: very quiet, hip

It is very rare to see this group of people her. I tot most of them would visit the western doctors for fast and effective relief.
But they still came in.
Very fascinating group.
Haha...
Oh...most are very quiet and steady. Sitting there and stoned.
They can be a colourful group too.
I once saw this very cool and hip guy.
He got ear studs. Wear bright pink tee-shirt and 3-quarter pants. He even sport a big side carrier bag. Geez..
The way he speaks very gentle and high-pitched. My skin tingles.
Gu-niang sia!

Koreans--
Keywords: Traditional, well-mannered, rich, rich accent english
There are a few Korean families here. You can see that they are also richly influenced by the chinese culture.
They are mostly very closed group. They are also very traditional. They speak in Korean rather than English.
But you can see that they are very well-mannered.
Their kids are not as wild as we see in some local kids.
Their complexion is so good that I want to pinch their cheeks.
They respect their elders and they are well-breed.
Geez...love to have them as my god-children. How nice.
You can see that from their clothes, they are rich.
Rich yet well-mannered.
Geez...Yeah, you may think that I got under the spell of Korean wave.
Haha....but their english is a bit hard to understand with that accent. If you want to get to know them more, get gear to deal with their english or you learn korean.

Indians--
Keywords: Beautiful sari, small group, amazing.
Another rare group in the clinic. They are the colourful lot. Bright colours look nice on them.
Close-knitted family too.
Amazing that they would prefer TCM than thier ayurvedic medicine or the western one.

Sounds like I am doing human geography. Specifying the territorial boundaries for different groups of people.

Yeah for all u may think, I am the biggest evedropper of the clinic. Well, I dun like that, I'm forced to listen and capture all these.
Needless to say, this does not apply to my family. haha...I am sure we are fine coz we are the vics.
haha.....