My stomach hurt a lot one night. Piercing discomfort. I agonised all night, and in the morning I visited my neighbour; a well-known physician with impeccable bedside manners. He gave me a quick glance after my rona-dhona subsided and remarked, "Go have a beer." I was zapped. He explained.
You have kidney stones? And alcohol aids in the stone's dissolution.
But he wanted me to go for a scan just to be sure.
Thus I visited this medical facility.
They began admitting formalities and discussed surgery with me right away. I waited there in misery while they were preoccupied with aforementioned admissions formalities. Not in pain anymore so I wondered why surgery. I came in just for a scan. BTW I had 100% health insurance from the company I worked for.
Those days I had one of those little Nokia phones. I pulled it out and contacted a friend and asked him to grab me a pant shirt from my room (which was happily unlocked) and come to this blessed hospital. And then sent my office cab driver a message asking him to pick my up near the hospital (it was on the way).
He did it my friend, brought me a ripped-out t-shirt and a much-used sweatpants from the to-wash pile . I snuck out, climbed the cab and arrived at work wearing that outfit—complete with chappals, of course, Hawaii.
When I told the doctor this story, he laughed like a ticklish girl. Despite me robbing him of a big cut. He stated. The stone will come out on its own. Bring it to me. Alright.
So, it came out while urinating one day at work. I picked it up with haste using tissue paper, the whole process keenly observed by my boss. Wondering, whats wrong with me. I presented it to the physician. Parts of it were red. Give up tomatoes and brinjals, he urged.
What he is unaware of I don't have control over what I eat coz I eat mostly outside. You can't make Vangibath without Vangi. Na.
As people grown in an organization and attend internal and external interviews for positions, it is my observation that in most non technical questions (eg- give me a time when..) the information is so rehashed , unoriginal and downright gag worthy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Senthil (who , I believe, observed the circumstance) could use this story in a "tell me of the one time you went above and beyond at work" question. Only difference is that he turns into the main character and nurses you through a trying few minutes.
What is does guarantee is that EVERYONE in the room or the teams/zoom call is now in rapt attention listening to the yarn he is spinning. Throw in the word "men's health" for good measure and it is bound to make him a sure hire.
Forgive the habit. I have learnt to make some use of the corporate deviousness work for me.
You r so funny!!!
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