Sleepy, tired, a little bored and a little anxious. That’s how i feel right now.
I’ve been at the hospital since morning and have been playing the waiting game since then.
Mom’s having a 3 hour surgery. I’ve just watched her being wheeled off to the ICU before rushing down to the canteen for a very late lunch – chicken rice which wasn’t really bad for hospital food. It’ll be a while before mom comes out and a little longer before she comes off the anesthetics.
I’ve just learned how to play Sudoku. Not bad. I’m a fast learner.
There’s a female patient i think in her early 20′s in the same room. She’s from Australia, alone waiting for treatment for some sort of injury. I think it’s minor i’m not sure but she’s been crying and complaining alot. I don’t blame her, i’ll be extremely terrified given in her shoes – in a hospital without my family around.
Poor girl. She was really stressed and kept asking for a ciggie. She’s kind of like a VIP here because nurses kept coming in to check on her. I’ve heard her telling different nurses her name and where she’s from and what’s she’s doing here and what’s her problem like so many damn times i could recite it with my eyes closed. Mom was really worried about her though, she even asked me to go to her bed and have a chat with her.
Errr… i’m still trying to decide whether to go over to console her. I’m not really a chatty person… Oh yeah! And i’m a little put off when she dissed Malaysian coffee saying “it really sux” to the nurse. Yeap, even though it’s the fact, i’m still a wee bit annoyed by her lack of tact. I’m rather patriotic in this way. Well, other than that she’s kind of nice and smiled to me and very polite. So, i’m still considering. Haha.
By the way, insider tips. There’ll be Secret Recipe franchise in Aussie soon. 
The woman occupying the bed directly opposite my mom is in for a checkup. Apparently her cholesterol level and blood pressure is going up the roof.
I think her insurance policy sort of covers the minor tests because i’m starting to think that Malaysians are getting wealthier by the general. Pantai is not what we call affordable to common people. And oh boy she really snores. Like really loud that type.
The lady on the next bed is pretty noisy as well. She kept receiving calls which she answers loudly in Hokkien dialect. Every half hour or 1 hour there will be a call. It’s always about the same thing – something about Hong Leong Bank.
I think she was admitted yesterday and was supposed to get discharged today. But she’s here since morning with her bags on the table ready to go. It’s 3pm now. If i deduced correctly, she was saying how Hong Leong insurance sux and how difficult it is to finalize the bill. Well, i could be wrong. I don’t speak Hokkien, i understand even less.
Oh, there goes another call again… shhhh.
