i'm not complaining about the canadian healthcare system. it's a welfare system, so there really isn't much to complain about. they cover most, and more often than not, ALL costs that involve any sort of doctor, dentist, and now, even chiropractors. trouble is, the queues to see the docs are insanely long and on the very rare occasion if you're not dying, you could wait up to 4 hours to see a doc. or if you're lucky like me, the walk-in clinic on campus decides to close itself for the day.
so. it started with the sneezing yesterday, which eventually led to a fever-spike in the middle of the night, sore throat, and a headache of sorts. don't forget a terrible 2 hours of non-sleep. i believe this all led to the strangest sensation whereby 10am in the morning felt like 6pm. i was feeling extremely bothered and highly contagious.
i managed to convince my housemate austin to drive me to the campus doctor though his 2 cents included, "but if you're feeling contagious... and i have to sit in my car with you for a total of 3 minutes, don't you think i'll fall deathly ill too. and you know i can't spare the extra lives." of course, he was being sarcasticly-austin.
i get to the clinic on campus, and a yellow A4 sheet of paper is taped to the glass door. "due to unforseen circumstances, the walk-in clinic will be closed on 1st Oct 2008, Wednesday. the closest clinic is ___ in brentwood. sorry for any inconvenience caused."
i stand at the glass door and think, "i definitely won't be able to make it to brentwood (which is a solid 18 minutes brisk walk away).... oh what the hell. i'm sick." i push through the doors, and make my case. when the receptionist finally looks up at me, she realises that i am indeed very ill, she tells me to take a seat.
to conclude, i received no medication from the doc. she does, though, take a swab to the back of my throat and tell me that if i don't feel better in the next 3 days, to come back. "take some tylenol extra strong for the headaches and the fever and drink clear liquids like gatorade and chicken soup. and call this number on saturday morning to find out if you have strep throat."
it's early in the season for strep throat it seems, but it's super duper contagious. it also means that if i am not feeling well tomorrow, i will have to sit out of my exams. so, am i suppose to go 'yay'?
valerie anne
in my 20s and wonderful.
dressed to dress you.
. i would do you, but i can't. it's just the wrong season right now.
I've been in canada for days.
. in need of a recommendation
. tattoo
. rolex
. prada bag
. hermes birkin/kelly
. hermes scarf
. prada penguin coin purse
. suped up VW jetta mk3 '97
. 911 Turbo
. WRX
. smoked e-codes/fogs
. porsche deep dish rims
.
my driver's license
.
a shaven head for my 18th
. be a somebody
. make {gravi.tee}
.
snowboard
.
own my first car
. travel: NYC, all over europe,
japan,
mexico, chile, argentina, spain, greece, laos, vietnam, bali, dubai, amsterdam
. publish a book entitled "you better quote val, or else" -
recommended by derek goh
.
fashion school
. travel: roadtrip canada
. travel: roadtrip USA
.
move out
. own a house
. ride the dragon in tokyo
. go fish/camping for a weekend
. open a cafe/boutique
. horse-riding
. speak korean/japanese/spanish/french
. skydive over mauritius waters
. white-water raft above level 3
. bungee jump from a suspension bridge
. break the world record for the longest time on a loop-the-loop roller coaster ride
. save an endangered species
. AND prove to my mum that i'll be married before 35.
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