The cough is getting into me. And yes, finally I went to see the doc. Going to the listed of insured GP clinics, I am only liable to pay 5 bucks for the consultant and medication.

Monday morning arrived. I went out, at 10am with my parents, intending to finish visiting the doc by 11am so as to rush for my theory test. I reached that damn clinic at 10:ooam and waited. 30mins past. I am still not registered. Looking at the clock ticking away, the nurses busy with attending to those who have been registered, doing regular check ups for work permits, and accepting payments, I stared at the nurses with anger, while the patients next to me stared back at me, wondering why I am staring at the nurses. Suddenly, the whole world was my enemy. The "foreign talent" who sat next to me irkes me. His friend also another "foreign talent" also irkes me. The whole clinic irkes me!

11am. I stood up and walked to the nurse and asked, "How long will that take to register me? I have been here since 10am." The nurse and patients nearby dumbfounded and looked up. The nurse reply, you have got to wait, not your turn yet, I will register you soon. "And how long will that take? I have another appointment to rush to, if I am not seeing the doc in the next 10mins, which I think I most likely wont, then I will come back at 2pm AGAIN. " The nurse just reply "oh ya ya, okok, you come back later"

I took back my card from the basket and walked off coughing. Then went to have a quick brunch before rushing back to my dad's car, and have a last browsing thru that theory book which I have no concentration at.

Upon reaching BBDC, I was confused and really not in the mood to take any test. In fact, I was prepared to go and fail and re-schedule the date.

The room was quiet, until I started coughing nonstop. I was afraid the instructor would chase me out, thankfully, he did not. I answered the questions with some pause for thoughts and never relook the questions again to check.

Then came the final page, to generate my results or to go back? I fearfully click "results" knowing that I will definitely see a "failed".

Then the next min, I was out from BBDC, going back to the clinic and stood outside the door since 1:30pm to make sure I am the 1st one to register. However, there were also some patients who were not able to see the doc during the 1st half in the morning, and thus, I have to wait for them to finish their turns before it will be mine.

2pm.......3:30pm....I was the 5th patient. The doctor joked and acted friendly. He took almost 10mins to see each patient, I think 1min to write the diagnosis, 20 seconds to hear our breathing, 1min to take temperature and the rest of the time to chit chat with the patients. I walked in and told him what was wrong with me. "I have been coughing since last tues. The cough is getting bad to worst till I cannot catch my breath". I said. "Wow! thats been a week! You never been to see other doc?" He smiled. "NO. Busy." I replied. "Haha! ok ok, hmmmm..so got phelgm?" He asked. "Yes, green and then brown". "Haha! Green and brown? thats bad. Oke let me see your throat". Then he showed me my tempt. "36.9. No fever".

Every conversation, he tried to CHAT. I have tell him I cough till my muscles ache, then he will huh! oke.. hmm hmmm.... and asked if I am allergic to any medication? "Yes, paracetamol" HE LAUGHED AGAIN "WOW! THATS BAD ISNT IT?" I was dumbfounded.

By the time everything ended, it was 4 something by the time I reached home. It was as equal as working from morning to evening. So what the fuck a day mc is for? That mc is use to WAIT at clinic and not for resting at home. The only pleasing thing is the cough syrup he prescribed tasted like pomelo which I quite like it, and not the regular brown awful taste one. Anger got into me and I need to do something to smooth myself. So I ordered a mac spicy meal and had a hearty meal upon reaching home.

Again, the cough choked me in the night and early morning like an alarm to wake me up rudely. but all should be over soon, real soon.

By the way, I actually passed my advanced theory in between my coughs. Now the next hurdle will be.......practical....I hope I wont be an official road hazard soon....... :(