Being a doctor has its job hazards. You’re the first in line in a pandemic, the ones exposed most to pathogens and bacteria and viruses not to mention diseases that are present and spread in the hospital itself. They tend to be more paranoid about things, because education becomes their own general knowledge and becomes a belief.

For instance, my sisters and I always joke that my aunt, who’s a doctor, only ever has bad news because she’s always surrounded by sick people who needs a cure. And when you tend to be sick, you tend to be depressed and out come all the bad news and information. You know people’s deepest darkest secrets because only in certain conditions can certain cases ever arise. That’s why the doctor confidentiality clause is so important.

It’s depressing talking to my aunt because she’s always telling us to be cautious and she herself is quite strict when it comes to health and cleanliness, because she’s more aware. Like being lectured about the radiation on handphones. About the diseases you can get when food is not washed properly or when you don’t drink enough milk or don’t get enough nutrition. It’s a job hazard.

And I pity my sister, because while sitting down talking to her. I expressed my own concern about the ever growing fact of how you can never really trust people, about the rampant cases of sexual disease especially in Selangor. You can never ever be too sure where that tongue, or hand or whatever body part has been with or into. *oh err gross, sorry* I pity her because now that I’m almost graduating and my other sister is coming back soon with a doctorate degree (fingers crossed), she’ll be around depressing people ALL the time now since we’re both in the field!

But I admit, it was funny to see her all harassed and asking questions that she’ll just get annoyed when I answer because its so vague and just what other people would answer too. After all, it isn’t always I get the upper hand on her.