Thursday, June 12, 2008

Jun 12 - The Doctor Makes a House Call

So, even though I'm feeling better, I'm still having "issues." I do believe a Delhi "bug" decided I would make a great host, but my body keeps trying to evict it, without any luck. Since it's been 4 days now I felt it was time to call in the Doctor--who made a house call for the grand sum of $25. My medicine was only $1.25. Such a deal! And no billing of the insurance, etc. You just pay in cash (1,050 rupees) at the time. Insurance here doesn't cover "regular" doctor office visits, only hospitalization. I have high hopes I will have said goodbye to this bug soon. Meanwhile, some more random thoughts:


-Apparently I'm the only one who really wants/needs TP as we are down to one roll shared between the men's and women's rooms on my floor at work. I'm bringing in my own roll!


-The cleaning crew sweeps the carpet with twig brooms. I don't feel it's very effective. There's 5 or 6 people who work in the office who are simply there to do things for everyone - turn on the lights, bring them coffee or tea from the machine that's 50 feet away, etc. The theory is there are so many people here that they try to find enough work for everyone by hiring people to do minutiae. It's a very weird concept for someone like me who's been a VP and Director and didn't even have my own secretary.