Tuesday, June 17, 2025

BANANA SUNRISE CHAIR

As you would expect, I showed up far too early for my doctors appointment. One of the first things after filling out the same questionaire as last time was the temperature check. Which is not only to see if I'm fevered and possibly infectious, but also to see if I'm still alive and not a walking corpse. You will be glad to know that I am still alive and it's not infectious.

Then the usual questions and conversation. New thing this time. Three words. Repeat them. And again. Then about fifteen minutes later "what were those words?"
Banana sunrise chair.

Another pneumonia vaccine (肺炎疫苗 'fai yim yik miu'). Plus discussion about vaccines (疫苗 'yik miu'), research funding (研究經費 'ying gau ging fai'), idiots at the very top (高層白癡 'gou chang baak chi'), horse dewormer (馬匹驅蟲劑 'maa pat keui chung jai'), nutrition (營養 'ying yeung'), next year (明年 'ming nin'). And smoking (仲有吸煙 'kap yin').

The three words are some sort of quickie sentience or short term memory check.
Banana. Sunrise. Chair.
香蕉。日出。凳。
Okay. I think I got that.

It's reality in an alternate universe where crazy people design furniture.
Deranged seating equipment, which I now know I need.
I'll accept that as health advice.

There will be blood tests, including checking for antibodies to measles (麻疹病毒抽血 'maa chan peng dok chau huet'), because even though I had it twice (!) as a child, I'd rather know for certain that I'm still protected just in case I encounter stupid Texans, and also scans including CT (電腦斷層掃描 'din nou duen chang sou miu').

Went and had breakfast afterwards; fresh shrimp rice sheet noodle with condiments (鮮蝦腸粉, 配花生醬同辣椒醬 'sin haa cheung fan, pui faa sang jeung tong laat chiu jeung').

Then lit up a well-deserved pipe and enjoyed my smoke.
I'm a good little patient; I deserve it.

Sunlight. Fresh air. Tobacco.


Banana, sunrise, chair.


A happy-hued chaise for comfort while watching dawn.
Fruity Lay-Z Boy. Bring it on.
A smoking chair.



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