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Monday, September 12, 2005

Beggers ARE Choosers


As doctors, not only do we treat illnesses, very often we have to attend to the social needs of our patients. As with everything in medical science, we gave it a name and called it holistic care.

Doc: Mr Tan, so how are you.

Patient: Ok loh, this new medicine very expensive leh.

Doc: You need this medicine, all the old ones didn't work for you. So how? Found a job?

Patient: The one the social worker recommend no good lah.

Doc: Why?

Patient: Wah lau, ask me to be cleaner. So smelly and dirty.

Doc: How about security guard, I know they got lots of openings.

Patient: Wah lau, lagi jialat, 12 hrs shift wor! How to tahan.

Doc: What do you want to do then?

Patient: Mebbe something got aircon like office work that kind and pay must be more than $2000. But I don't know computer leh.

Doc: Are you getting any financial aid from CDC?

Patient: $400 dollars lah. My brothers also gimme some money loh.

Doc: So enough?

Patient: Wah lau, nowadays where got enough? Go Geylang one time all finish liao! Wah lau why now medicine all so expensive? Can cheaper or not?

Doc: Your medicine is more expensive because it is new. The prices are set by MOH.....

Patient: But you doctor mah, why you never go ask gahmen to make it cheaper??? Its your responsibility!

Dear gahmen, my patient wants me to tell you (apparently my responsibility to do so) that he cannot afford his medications because he spent all his financial aid in Geylang probably for the purpose of hookers, booze and of course smoking.

Thank you!

13 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:20 PM

    haha!!tts a funny one.. =P

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  2. Anonymous9:58 PM

    yo, still talk abt gahmen ah
    later u kana catch like the 2 blogger then u know

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  3. ok man, damn scared liaoz! better delete away!

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  4. Anonymous10:02 PM

    Hahaha....

    Damn crappy!

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  5. Anonymous10:19 PM

    tell the bugger to fuck off insetad of kaobeikaobu-ing and wasting time that could be spent on other patients - the ones who REALLY want to help themsleves

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  6. Anonymous11:07 PM

    like dat consider delete ah!
    win liao!

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  7. Really love your blog... Makes me realise that not all doctors are as nutty as the one i work for... *urrgh*

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  8. And this surprises you? After that story did you hook him up with samples? Gotta give him some points for being honest.

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  9. Anonymous11:48 AM

    agree, many singaporeans actually say poor, can still afford televisions, handphones etc.

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  10. He's got a much more serious problem.

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  11. I also think Singaporeans can be very choosy about matter concerning their bread and butter... but they can afford handphones, etc... So that they can be ready when the job agents call they claim. Lol!

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  12. Anonymous9:54 PM

    Imagine being a medical social worker and having to deal with such patients and their families all the time asking for social worker to source funding for them to help pay their bills or medical equipment...... Woe to the medical social worker too. =)

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  13. yup, they deserve a big hug! (esp the pretty ones!)

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