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The Missing Link...
It's Wednesday. Yes! Sent Izz to school. Packed him tuna sandwich. Determined to finish Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. Got a call from Ana at 1215pm. She sound quite worried. She said Wendy just called her and said that Faris is sick and need to go home. She asked me if it's OK for me to take her car and drive to school to pick up the kids. I said no problem but need some time to organize my stuff. Oh no, the baby seat is in my car. So Ana had to carry Aish on her lap. (Strike one!). Arrived at the school, Wendy was waiting for us by the school gate. Uh..oh! not good... She said Faris was playing on the Monkey Bar and fell. He had a cut on his top of his eyebrow and will need to have some stitches. Ana turned white. We went into the classroom and saw Robyn holding a bleeding Faris on her lap. She was holding an ice pack on his wound. His shirt and pants were covered with blood so I'm guessing the cut must be quite deep. Ana was looking faint and burst into tears when Faris called her so Robyn had to carry him to the car. Ana had to hold Faris on her lap and Izz sat on the booster seat (Strike Two!). I just strap Aish on the seat and prayed that he doesn't wriggle or move around. I had to drive back to the house to take Izz's booster seat as no one is going to hold Aish. On the way back stop by at Ana's house to get her Medibank card, took Izz's booster seat for Aish (Strike Three!) and were on our way to Philip Medical Centre. On the way out we met Ibu Paryanlo and she offered to go with us. We arrived at the Medical Centre around 110pm and went straight to the Receptionist. She looked at Faris and ushered them to the Emergency Room. I stayed there to settle the registration and stuff. She asked for the Medicare Card. I said I only have Medibank since we're foreigners. "Ooh... then you have to pay first and make your claim afterwards" OK, fine (I know that...!) After filling in all sorts of forms, I went to look for them. Faris was lying on the bed still crying. There was no doctor or nurses in sight. So we just waited there until it was 230pm and a nurse came over and asked what happened. Duh! She then called in a doctor and then the dice starts to roll. The service was so slow! This is an emergency and we're paying... Imagine if we went to the Canberra Hospital. But it was no surprise as when I was here for the first time (Aish has Gastro bug) I had to wait for 2hr plus. Ana said when she was here the last time, she registered in at 10am and was called in to see the doctor at 330pm!! Faris was given local anesthetic and was given 4 stitches. The laceration was 7cm wide and +1cm deep. Ibu Paryanlo and I was with Faris the whole time as Ana could not stand blood and seeing Faris in pain. She waited outside at the waiting room with Aish and Izz. Aish was having fun padding around the waiting room and making friends with a girl named Kathleen. Izz played with Faris while we were waiting for the doctor but he waited outside during the stitching because he said "it's too scary la mak.." After the stitching, since Ana or Ibu Paryanlo couldn't speak much English I had to follow the doctor for some clarification. He explained on how to take care of the wound and so on. I also has to sign a consent form on behalf of Ana saying that she allows the doctor to do the required procedures on her son. He then wrote some gibberish on a piece of paper and told me to take it the the Receptionist. Then the Receptionist gave me the bill. AUD160. 60 for doctor's consultation and 100 for the stitching. Lucky I had some cash with me. Ana did not have any money as she forgot to bring her wallet during the commotion. Send them back home. Fortunately there were no cops doing spot checks. Otherwise I would be fined for numerous offences (3 strikes at once!). Arrived around 330pm. Feel hungry, cooked instant noodle. Izz just want his milk and went straight to bed. Aish sleeps the moment his nose touched the corner of his pillow. Mak called asking how's everything. Told her everything is fine and I feel alive after days of floating aimlessly. The incident today was like a shot of adrenaline that I need to boost my moxie. How to get this kind of jolt everyday...? I kinda need it.... 
It's Wednesday. Yes! Sent Izz to school. Packed him tuna sandwich. Determined to finish Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. Got a call from Ana at 1215pm. She sound quite worried. She said Wendy just called her and said that Faris is sick and need to go home. She asked me if it's OK for me to take her car and drive to school to pick up the kids. I said no problem but need some time to organize my stuff. Oh no, the baby seat is in my car. So Ana had to carry Aish on her lap. (Strike one!). Arrived at the school, Wendy was waiting for us by the school gate. Uh..oh! not good... She said Faris was playing on the Monkey Bar and fell. He had a cut on his top of his eyebrow and will need to have some stitches. Ana turned white. We went into the classroom and saw Robyn holding a bleeding Faris on her lap. She was holding an ice pack on his wound. His shirt and pants were covered with blood so I'm guessing the cut must be quite deep. Ana was looking faint and burst into tears when Faris called her so Robyn had to carry him to the car. Ana had to hold Faris on her lap and Izz sat on the booster seat (Strike Two!). I just strap Aish on the seat and prayed that he doesn't wriggle or move around. I had to drive back to the house to take Izz's booster seat as no one is going to hold Aish. On the way back stop by at Ana's house to get her Medibank card, took Izz's booster seat for Aish (Strike Three!) and were on our way to Philip Medical Centre. On the way out we met Ibu Paryanlo and she offered to go with us. We arrived at the Medical Centre around 110pm and went straight to the Receptionist. She looked at Faris and ushered them to the Emergency Room. I stayed there to settle the registration and stuff. She asked for the Medicare Card. I said I only have Medibank since we're foreigners. "Ooh... then you have to pay first and make your claim afterwards" OK, fine (I know that...!) After filling in all sorts of forms, I went to look for them. Faris was lying on the bed still crying. There was no doctor or nurses in sight. So we just waited there until it was 230pm and a nurse came over and asked what happened. Duh! She then called in a doctor and then the dice starts to roll. The service was so slow! This is an emergency and we're paying... Imagine if we went to the Canberra Hospital. But it was no surprise as when I was here for the first time (Aish has Gastro bug) I had to wait for 2hr plus. Ana said when she was here the last time, she registered in at 10am and was called in to see the doctor at 330pm!! Faris was given local anesthetic and was given 4 stitches. The laceration was 7cm wide and +1cm deep. Ibu Paryanlo and I was with Faris the whole time as Ana could not stand blood and seeing Faris in pain. She waited outside at the waiting room with Aish and Izz. Aish was having fun padding around the waiting room and making friends with a girl named Kathleen. Izz played with Faris while we were waiting for the doctor but he waited outside during the stitching because he said "it's too scary la mak.." After the stitching, since Ana or Ibu Paryanlo couldn't speak much English I had to follow the doctor for some clarification. He explained on how to take care of the wound and so on. I also has to sign a consent form on behalf of Ana saying that she allows the doctor to do the required procedures on her son. He then wrote some gibberish on a piece of paper and told me to take it the the Receptionist. Then the Receptionist gave me the bill. AUD160. 60 for doctor's consultation and 100 for the stitching. Lucky I had some cash with me. Ana did not have any money as she forgot to bring her wallet during the commotion. Send them back home. Fortunately there were no cops doing spot checks. Otherwise I would be fined for numerous offences (3 strikes at once!). Arrived around 330pm. Feel hungry, cooked instant noodle. Izz just want his milk and went straight to bed. Aish sleeps the moment his nose touched the corner of his pillow. Mak called asking how's everything. Told her everything is fine and I feel alive after days of floating aimlessly. The incident today was like a shot of adrenaline that I need to boost my moxie. How to get this kind of jolt everyday...? I kinda need it.... 
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