Coming home for the holidays!
So yah, I'll be home for Xmas! And New Years, too. I can't wait! I miss all my family & friends & need a serious dose of America to last me for a while. Unfortunately my tickets home were so pricey that gifts will be slim, but that's what fun Japanese snacks are for! I have a ton of them (cuz they're cheap), many of them inappropriately named, like 'Melty Kiss', 'Panky' & 'Collon'. *dies laughing*
Now if I could get my voice back before I travel, that would be excellent. I am currently suffering from the worst sore throat EV4R! I mean it's so bad it makes me wanna use 133TSP33K, so you know it's bad. What's worse is, I don't know why I have a sore throat. And yes, I've been to the doctor, but it's a little different here. Let me explain:
No, it'll take too long, let me sum up:
I went to the hospital, filled out forms describing symptoms (with help, as it's all Nihongo), got weighed, told my height, took my own temp & blood pressure, waited, waited, waited some more; finally got called to see the doctor, who looked at my throat WITHOUT TOUCHING ME ONCE & said 'You need to gargle, I'll give you something the pain.' Then sent me on my way to pay & pick up my prescription & medicine.
No throat swab. No tongue depressor. No diagnosis. No bueno.
What makes this even funnier is that I have an English lesson in one of my Jr. High books that's almost exactly like this! Observe:
Doctor: Hi Mike, what's wrong?
Mike: I have a headache.
Doctor: When did it start?
Mike: Last night.
Doctor: Ok, open your mouth.
Mike: Aahh...
Doctor: I think you have a cold. I'll give you some medicine.
Mike: Ok, thanks.
What we don't realize is that Mike has an alien symbiote living in his frontal lobe. It's preparing to hatch, which will take out most of Mike's brain when it does. Poor Mike. If only the doctor had examined him, he might be alive today.
*dies*