It all started when we attended a lecture on Research Methods for our dissertation, from 2pm to 4pm (timetable is important, because... well, worst time ever in my opinion). So Lara was feeling very bad and needing to go to the toilet with frequency. So she was checking on her phone where to go, where the closest doctor was, how to get to the hospital... and she was told off in class. But ANYWAY, we headed to the Forth Valley hospital in Stirling.
We were aiming on going there, and then getting a coffee and a muffin in order to redeem ourselves for being sick. I wasn't ill but one never says 'no' to a coffee and a muffin, that's a fact. But that NEVER happened, and you know why? Because we spent longer than 2h waiting for a doctor to diagnose Lara, even though we already knew what was going on. JUST GIVE HER ANTIBIOTICS.
But we arrived to the "Minor Injuries Unit", at around 5pm. At the same time, a convict arrived with a twisted ankle, accompanied by two prison staff members. HANDCUFFED. Not uncomfortable at all.
The health centre was very old, according to Lara, although I'd just say it looked like a village's health centre, but she's from Catalonia, so everything is very posh and high quality there, because they have the money, because they are just greedy :p So she was called in after 20 minutes or so...just to be told that what she had was not an injury (obviously) and she needed to get an Emergency Appointment, and we had TO CALL, because they wouldn't give us an appointment in reception. Even if the appointment would be in the same hospital, same unit where we were. ????????????????
So I called, because Lara was too tired and desperate to talk on the phone, and all I got was "Oh, well, emergency doctor arrives at 6... so you need to call at 6 to get an appointment". HOW RIDICULOUS IS THAT? So if it's an emergency, I need to wait until 6 to get an emergency appointment? And when would that appointment be? Oh, that they didn't know.
So just waiting there, seeing people coming in and out, bored as hell, with no battery left in our phones... Feeling like in Medieval Ages.
And at 6:01pm I called and got an appointment. AT 6:45. Shouldn't have waited that extra minute...
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| As you can see, alcohol is a MUST in our grocery shopping |
Well, a dolphin is not a weird thing, or an octopus. But it's a bit disturbing since we were writing our shopping list. Was she considering eating a dolphin? She had just learnt that a Chinese person was expelled from campus for hunting a swan in the lake, cooking it and eating it. And high temperature was hitting... Who knows what was going on in that head of hers.
But then she drew a very weird half-naked superhero wearing a crown. I really wanted the doctor to call for her, I was getting worried.
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| I blame the ugliness on the delirium of the fever. |
I worried a lot when she began to draw her "future husband". To me, he just looks like an ex-convict (maybe inspired by the one in the room?) and a yihadist. Well, if you ever have talked to Lara, you'll know that she really likes buff, black/mulato, dark haired guys. And the more tattoos he has, the better. But to me, this prototype just looks like a surfing yihadist (no offense to anyone). So basically, a yihadist out of place. According to her, it's just a "nigga", like she likes them. Like Usher, like Trey Songz, like Chris Brown. (YES, "THE GUY WHO 'BOXERCISED' RIHANNA" by Alan), Nigerian dancers. Obama. And I think you get the idea.
Still, I think this drawing looks more like a tattooed Bin Laden or something like that. But once again, no offence to anyone!
Then finally at 6:50pm she got called to see the doctor, and I went in with her, because I didn't really trust her condition so she could survive the interview...with that gown-less doctor. Soooo unprofessional. She was pretty hyper too, which did not help our condition at the moment.
As we expected, she got a prescription for antibiotics, which she has been taken wrongly, and had to go to the doctor again today and got some more medicines... But like the title says, HEY! FREE MEDICINES! At least we got that going for us, which is nice. (Public health care FTW!)
Then of course, we had to walk back to the city centre (buses running every half an hour or so... too bored to wait) and go to Tesco to buy the antibiotics.
Because this story is not funny enough, THE COMPUTER AT THE PHARMACY WAS NOT WORKING so she couldn't get the medicines yet... we had to wait until it worked again, but at least we could do the alcohol shopping. I MEAN, the grocery shopping.
So we went home, AT LAST. We got here at 8:30pm or so... So yeah, very busy evening! And no muffins :(
But WAIT, there's more!
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY TO ALL MY AUSSIE FRIENDS! And to every Aussie, even if you are not my friend. BECAUSE ONE DAY, YOU'LL BE. (#nocreepy) I'll move there and you all will love me :D
This can also be related to something Lara drew while waiting for the doctor...
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| If you find this in real life, please send it over. |
Now off to kick Edinburgh's asses in the waterpolo game we have tonight. Because if you remember, they stole our victory last time! REVENGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #staysexyStirling #bleedgreen
*If you are wondering what was happening to Lara... it's pretty obvious. Maybe it's not a very good idea to keep the doors WIDE OPEN in Insanity when we are sweating like pigs... just saying*
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