Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Smell the Roses

One of the few regrets of my life ( apart from not being born with the looks of Brandon Routh ) is the fact that I didn't actually take the time to stop and smell the roses. It's always been a mindless kiasu rush from place to place - school to tuition, ward to operating theatre, mall to cinema - without having the time to stop and stare.

There were some students who took their own personal time to goof off behind the school walls with cigarettes and cheap porn but like the good kid I was, I never ever played truant in my whole school life. Never actually occurred to me to skip classes unless I was sick like a dog.

Well, it seems like I'm making it up in spades since I missed work today. Felt far too sickly to even stumble down the stairs which is why I slammed the beeping alarm clock, tossed it in the drawer and shut the heavy curtains for another two hours of sweaty, feverish sleep.

Bedside
Sizzling hot in bed!

Feels odd playing truant today. Well, not exactly truant since I have a valid medical reason not to work today - pretty sure I'd keel over in a disgraceful faint during rounds. On the days when I'm on leave, the free days are usually packed full to the brim with a busload of frenetic activities that doesn't actually leave me time for myself. Been labelled the God of Perpetual Motion before so it's rare enough that I find myself doing absolutely nothing but lie motionless on my sickbed staring at the ceiling for hours counting the sheep.

Not supposed to mention our shameless shenanigans anymore since Calvin is the bashful sort who frowns at skanky public exhibitions. Never imagined I'd be getting involved with a shy guy but I shall acquiesce to his demands. Since his latest theory doesn't raise that many alarms for being unduly skanky, I think I shall be forgiven for telling you all this. Charming Calvin has come up with a hypothesis that attributes my rising fever to our recent heated sessions in his Cosy Crib. Hell, if that's only true, then it's pretty worth it :P

28 comments:

Ganymede said...

Get well soon man~~~

Poor doc.

confusticated said...

worthwhile tradeoff, i'd say.

Kihu said...

i skipped classes all the time.. ooops...

oh gosh.. yah the tradeoff really worth it ahaha.. i dun mind getting fever (only) after "uhmnn" activities..

Alex said...

Our Paul is sick? Go see the doc! Wait... you're a doc... can you give yourself MC?
Take care of yourself, don't "overwork"... remember to replenish and recharge too.

Xavier said...

huh.... no more public indecency in writing???? oh my....O.o

Patrick said...

Get well soon doc. Rest more.

Anonymous said...

Sending you my love and care so that you'll be alright very soon.

Annie said...

Whaddya mean NO MORE skanky public exhibitions! I'm crushed! The injustice! Am I supposed to cruise porn on the internet now? I don't even know how. LOL! Pah!
*flicking my hair, stomping*
Secrets.. it's always about secrets. Calvin, if you're out there, I'm staring at you intensely. Better make it worthwhile for Paul to hold back information.
Kidding...KIDDING folks.. geez, don't get your thongs in a wad. I must be coming down with a fever myself.. must go find a HOT doctor to cure me. Excuse me please. :D Free female kisses from Anniie to Paul's forehead, but I'm sure your Mum may come over and do it herself.

A Bear in the Woods said...

I'm afraid the magnificent Calvin doesn't understand the demands of Big Time Show Business. We, your loyal and salacious readers, demand all the g-rated Calvin stories we can get our hands on.

You must have the constitution of a racehorse. How do you do it?

Squido said...

I've always wondered if doctors are sick, can they give themselves MC?

Totally random, i know. ¬_¬

dazzakoh said...
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dazzakoh said...

Daniel - G-rated? That's for wimps! The Great Doc Paul - R-rated! Surely!

Doc - get well in your own time.. nothing wrong with getting oodles of tender loving care...

MrBunnyBan said...

WOW! Making out with Calvin... why didn't I see this earlier? Stupid blogroll!!!

Get well soon, doc. :)

Sue said...

You remind me of this old Peggy Lee song aptly titled Fever:

Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that's so hard to bear

You give me fever, when you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever in the morning
Fever all through the night...

Feel better soon! :)

Maximus Leo said...

If you have to play truant, do it well and don't regret! Enjoy the day as this is luxurious when we are full time slaves of either the corporate world or for the governments.

Jay said...

Poor thing. Still, time off work is time off work.

At the moment London is wilting under one of the most extreme heatwaves in recent memory. I'd LOVE to take some time off so I can go sit in a bathtub of ice cubes.

Anonymous said...

Get well soon, Paul. Then get kicking again. :-)

hrugaar said...

Sorry you're so sickly. Make sure you get yourself properly well and back to strength before returning to work and play, darlin'.

I know they say doctors make the worst patients, but maybe you can try to prove the exception to the rule. :o)

Anonymous said...

Poor Doctor..hope you get better soon....or that you are already up and about and slutting away..oops..no..u dnt slut..hehehe...take care

Anonymous said...

I used to skip classes alot but the teachers were usually amazed by the fact that I always ace the exams even though I miss some of the classes.

I think you are hot Paul. I have this gut feeling that you are.. lol.. Anyhoo, get well soon !

Musang said...

well what do you know? you are living in a hot country, having hot sex with a hot man when you yourself is hot. of course you'll catch a fever dear.

*is also demam*

Matt. K. said...

Aww... get well soon, paul!

jayandkay said...

Speedy recovery!

That Girl said...

have you ever blogged when you have a fever!?! lol. i have and the wierdest stuff happens!!!

GET WELL NOWWWW I SAY!!!!

Mr Chris said...

Is that a photo of you in bed with a cold? If it then you look damn good even when you're sick! Love the blog, keep it up.

C

Anonymous said...

Get well soon :)

East-West said...

A friend of mine who as a young doctor with his own clinic burdened hmself too much from the start until 天黑地暗 ﹕-(

After much hassle over the years from all his friends did he realised that he just have to make time so that he can smell the roses, too :-), join friends for dinners, shopping and fun!

Time for you to do that, too :-)

savante said...

Thanks, defiant :)

Would totally agree, idiot, if that were true :)

Whoa, skipped all the time, famezgay!?

Seeing the doctors for a mild flu when I see them all the time on a daily basis!? Nah, alex, prefer to stay home.

Well, a little less public, xavier.

thanks, patrick.

Thanks, Calvin!

Gotta take that up with Calvin, Anniee :) See above.

Daniel, obviously I do fall sick sometimes :)

R-rated, dazzakoh :) Maybe for the time being until I manage to convert him to evil.

We can't, squido. I wish though.

THought you knew, daniel.

I love that song, sue! One of my favourite songs!

Resting like you said, ian!

Icecubes... ah.. jay!

Thanks, mark.

And ru, I do make the worst patient ever!

Resting as mentioned, qua vadis.

Yeah, I am pretty hot, chas :)

True, musang! Add that to a hot condom toO!

Thanks, matt and kay!

Doing this blog with a fever now actually, grafxgurl!

Wish I looked that good, mr chris :)

Will make sure I get the rest, east-west. Need a break for sure.

Thanks for dropping by, el guero!

paul