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i went to makati med today for the first time in years. i felt like such a wuss with my tummy pains in comparison to the other people queuing behind me. there was a little boy screaming while clutching his chest, an old man in a wheelchair, a lola who was too weak to go down to the ER and some mommies who all looked like they paid a visit to the clinic regularly. i wanted to back out but my mom bratted up and forced me to wait my turn. i was number 18 out of 35. needless to say it was a loong afternoon. the doctor was an old friend of my mom's during her makati med days. the last time i saw him, he was just a young resident tagging along on my mom's vaccination trips. he sort of doubled as a babysitter na rin because my mom was so busy.
now that i think about it, makati med actually played a big role in my childhood. i practically grew up there. not because i was sick, but because my mom used to work with a pharma company and she used to drag me along with her everywhere. i actually kind of liked it. she was assigned to mmc thus the familiarity with the doctors there. this particular one was my favorite. he had a good sense of humor and he knew how to inject without pain. the last time he injected me, i was 8 and he was just a coupla years older than i am now. now i have a friend who is a doctor (in the same specialization pa) and he has a kid taking bio in ateneo. he couldn't get over how the fat 8yr-old brat that he knew was now consulting him for gastroenteritis, ulcer and anemia. not exactly a nice reason for a reunion...
still, it was comforting to see him. i'm no longer worried about being sick. there's just something about being back at makati med with my mom and her friends. it's like being 8 all over again and knowing i'm well taken care of.
now that i think about it, makati med actually played a big role in my childhood. i practically grew up there. not because i was sick, but because my mom used to work with a pharma company and she used to drag me along with her everywhere. i actually kind of liked it. she was assigned to mmc thus the familiarity with the doctors there. this particular one was my favorite. he had a good sense of humor and he knew how to inject without pain. the last time he injected me, i was 8 and he was just a coupla years older than i am now. now i have a friend who is a doctor (in the same specialization pa) and he has a kid taking bio in ateneo. he couldn't get over how the fat 8yr-old brat that he knew was now consulting him for gastroenteritis, ulcer and anemia. not exactly a nice reason for a reunion...
still, it was comforting to see him. i'm no longer worried about being sick. there's just something about being back at makati med with my mom and her friends. it's like being 8 all over again and knowing i'm well taken care of.