What Macau Is Not…
…A Medical Holiday Destination
For anyone fancying a little nip and tuck or wholesale surgery, Macau is not yet the place to patron. Not that the medical services are bad, just that Macau hasn’t ramped up the infrastructure, staff, and “holiday packages” (buy one boob job, get the 2nd free). That being said, last September I was falsely diagnosed with one of those unwanted maladies in the corporeal hinterlands. Neither the type of “positive” report card one wishes to see nor lending confidence to successfully remedying more “serious” medical concerns. Thereafter, I’ve exclusively relied on the good services of bilingual Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. Tomorrow eve at 7:30 sharp, I’m having my left arm reattached to my torso and thus dear reader, I will be away from this monitor and plucky keyboard for a few nights. Chicken noodle soup will be warmly appreciated for anyone in the area. Anyway, the bated-breath wait should be short-lived as I hope to be back next week (idyllically with both arms).
The blog contest is freshly underway and already I’ve been introduced to some good blogs: Witty, profound, and lewd. You can check them out on the sidebar to the right and also in the contest landing page. We draw first winners tomorrow. Good luck. Talk soon.






April 30th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
good luck with getting the, err, appendages seen to. i’ve not yet been to a doctor in hk but i do recommend thailand for its hospitals. in bangkok’s bumrungrad one can even order up starbucks and mcdonalds from the restaurants downstairs. nice! oh and the doctors are pretty good too.
May 1st, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Get well soon my friend : )
May 1st, 2007 at 1:14 pm
p.s. make sure they get your name and body part correct before they operate.
May 2nd, 2007 at 9:51 am
Cheers for the well wishes. The left arm is now firmly re-strapped to my body.
Adrian, they got the correct arm. Right before putting me under anasthesia, the surgeon asked if it was my left arm. After I confirmed he got a jiffy marker and drew an arrow on my left hand pointing towards the shoulder. haha. Hopefully the surgical techniques were equally advanced.
Jeremy, no Big Macs at Adventist. They believe in a vegetarian diet. Go figure.