I recently came across a doctor...
He was married twice and divorced twice, somehow reminded me of another gentleman who used to introduce himself by making the statement he was married twice and divorced twice! The good news is my other gentleman is married for the 3rd time and has 4 adorable kids....yes, I am happy for him.
Today's entry is about my brief acquaintance with this MBBS doctor. We usually have a very brief "hi" and "bye" kind of chats. He is not from Penang, stays in KL. For sometime now he has been telling me he wants to visit Penang, I told him, please do come, my lovely island awaits you. I even went out of my way to suggest to him where to stay and what to eat etc. He was all excited about the prospect of coming over, it doesn't help to have me as an ambassador who promotes my island to every one. I take special pride of my little island and its wonderful people.
Anyway, the doc was to get his tickets on Saturday, I waited for him to tell me his schedule and I called him. I was a bit of a kay-po (busybody) also la. When I called, he said he was with his mom, can't talk...I was thinking apahal ni (what's the matter)? He called back, said his mom not happy he is going to Penang for the weekend. He said he had a heart attack in 2014, had a stent placed, hence his mom fears for his health!
I was totally totally trying my best not to laugh...... let me tell you why it was funny!
Well, this doctor acquaintance of mine, finishes work every night at 11pm, goes and joins his beer buddies till 4am. This can be at least for 3 to 4 week nights. He starts work at 3pm, guess he gets himself sobered up by the time he reports to work la. He is also travelling, to India at the end of the year...oh ya, did I mention he smokes like a chimney too???
Me being me, still couldn't take his answer about his mom being worried for him, so I asked, you going to India your mom okay ka? He said he is going with 9 other guys, well fair enough answer la, anything happens, all his 9 other doctor friends can resuscitate him la.
It was then I realized, my island is in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, the nearest hospital in my island is thousands of miles away, we are not civilised yet, we still live in caves and some still swing from tree to tree....
All said and done, I told this 48 year old guy to figure out his life. May be it is mummy issue or it might be wifey issue...I did from the beginning told him, come with your family to Penang, mom, wife & kids (he kept insisting he is not attached, not that it matters to me). I am not even bothered to understand why there are such people out there. It is just beyond my primitive brain to rationalize, remember, Penang is yet to be civilized, we in Penang, are not exposed to the rest of the world yet, typical orang utan la.
There's only one thing left to be said....please please don't insult my intelligence...period!
