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[Katchafire]

Bundang - and on a fairly quiet side street running parallel to the main 8 lane combat zone, a pigeon lands on the ground, quietly pecking at a small pile of kimchi, beer and corn (there�s always corn), lying on the ground near a wall. The sun starts to set and the building signs begin to flicker on. Somewhere a cough can be heard, horns beep in the distance, a cough again, laughter as a group of children walk past an apartment building - arms linked, a cough, a cough .. the distant music from a club, a man sssssspits before he gets in his car, a cough, a cough, a cough cough cough, a motorcycle races along the sidewalk weaving between people - how dare THEY be on the sidewalk, a cough cough.

�. The view from the window - mine. The cough - mine. One week of eating oranges and sleeping almost every hour not at work � did NOT get rid of this cough. I have, in fact, coughed myself some Abs SO tight, you could bounce a tight roping sunbear off them (if you indeed, wanted). So today - my school supervisor took me to see a Korean Doctor.
As it turns out, two buildings from where I work, and on the eighth floor, is the office of a very well known Korean Dr if you please. Her office looks something similar to how I imagine the foyer of the Hilton or some other super expensive hotel to look. There was a small water feature, carvings, plush velvet armchairs � certainly none of this �6 year old magazines in the waiting room� type affair. Not on your nelly.
I am liking the fact that it is first in first serve here. Rather than having to book a time when the Dr is free. I walked in off the street and STRAIGHT into the Drs office. Impressed? I sure as hell am! Now, having checked my symptoms on one of the many �Diagnose me� websites a day or so prior to this visit � I had one of three possible things wrong with me. A) Bronchitis B) Tuberculosis or C) AIDS. Now, I would have been willing to place a large wager on it NOT being B or C.
The Dr held my arm out straight and asked me to resist when she pushed down on it. Wohoo! Excellent! I�m good at this game!! She touched two fingers to my forehead while pressing down on my arm - I won. She touched two fingers to my throat while pressing down - she won (lucky - I wasn�t ready), two fingers to my chest - I won, two fingers to my stomach - I won (see, told you I was good at this), two fingers to my throat once again - she won (I probably unconsciously let her win because she was losing - I�m good like that). She nodded and announced that I had Bronchitis. Wow. I mean � wow. I have been touched my miraculous hands.

I just love this place.

[sapcote]

What in God's name are you talking about?

[Gwangjuboy]

The OP is piss poor. I am going to print it off and put it in a frame. Absolute nonsense.

[Col.Brandon]

Well, I think it was beautifully written. I believe the OP is wondering how a doctor can diagnose something with such a cursory examination. I could be wrong, though.

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Well, I get it. Pretty funny. I can relate.

[Pak Yu Man]

What...you wanted her to diagnose you with funky machines and look at your throat?

Go home you crazy Waygook. Obviously she was using her jedi doctor skills to sense a bad place in your Chi.

Obviously she sucks. Cause I could have cured you by touching you and giving you some kim-chi.

[Katchafire]

Im glad someone 'got' it! Hopefully causing at least ONE chuckle - the intent of it.

Re - funky machines ... unless it has a tap attatched to it and distributes beer - Im not particularly interested in it.

Re-re Jedi .. I have lost ALL faith in anything Jedi ever since Ewan McGregor acted (and believe me .. that term has NEVER been so loosely used) in that final episode - which wasnt the final but the one before the first second one? ...... Right? Meh ....

[cwaddell]

Haha, I thought the original post was hilarious, good job! I recently laughed at (not literally) a Korean doctor diagnosing me with tonsilitis AND gastro-entiritis, for I firmly believed it was the after effects of too much LemonSoju which had me beat. But one week later, and I am indeed still very sick, and the doc maintains it is tonsilitis! I bow down before his greatness, and rest easy that soju and I have not had a falling out after all. Still feel pish though, why do they give you pills to last a mere 2 days, at home you'd get enough for 3 bloody weeks! They must be magic pills here!