They are people who studied for a certain period of time in a university to be able to cure a sick person, and Itrust them as people who know what they’re doing. I told this before, both of my parents are doctors.

And I know nowadays alternative medicine & therapy are also so popular, as some people believe chemical medicine the doctors give you such as antibiotics could damage your internal organ, ie. kidney for a long term and continuous consumption. I guess for traditional & alternative medicine as long as you know what you’re taking is save for your body, than it is acceptable.

But I just don’t get it ! when I read the newspaper and saw on TV, thousands of people are willing to queue and evenspend the nights in front of a 10 year-old kid’s house,named PONARI in Jombang,East Java,Indonesia whom theybelieve has an almighty power to cure sickness by only dipping his hand holding a stone he admitted was given by the‘sky above’ through lightning to a glass of water.

His neighbor was his first patient coincidently, then the news spreaded around the area very fast.

Seeing that much of people with a hope that their sickness will go away only by drinking a water from Ponari’s stone made me sad. Not only it’s ridiculous, but it shows people out there how bad our medical service is in the country.

If only the Government is able to provide free health facilities specially to the poor people, none of these would happen. I’m talking about 5 people died while they were waiting for Ponari, the elders who could not even get an air to breath with so many crowd around. This is insane.

photo courtesy of www.Liputan6.com

I went to Prima Medika Hospital in Denpasar to check my condition this morning. I have this sore throat that feels unusual, something just feels wrong. And I also have this swollen glands since several months under my left jaw I’m always afraid to check it out. Dr Arista is a young female general practitioner, she’s very nice & friendly and was so attentive to my complaints & worries, and gave me all the suggestions for a better health. She said I should avoid these following, for the next couple of weeks :

1. Fried food (including my favorite Nasi Goreng-fried rice from the street vendor that re-uses oil for maybe more than 20 times!)
2. Cold drinks

I could definitely skip the first one, but how could I not drink my mango juice, Coca Cola Zero with lots of ice cubes, and last but least : ice cream-my comforter!

Anyway when I told Dr Arista the kind of medicine I’m alergic with as per instruction from my parents that are both doctors, also I mentionned that Dr Arya-the senior medical doctor/Director of Marketing of Prima Medika is my friend as well as his wife, then suddenly she removed the doctor fee from my bills! How amazing is that! I only had to pay the medicine.

Another magic word to reduce your medical cost : doctor’s daughter; doctor’s friend; doctor’s wife friend…huahaha…:p  Which one is yours?