Doctor Who?

"Masuk!"

There he was, seated behind his desk with a big smile on his face. He was well-groomed as if he were a male model who jumped out of a magazine advert (OK, that's exaggerating it a bit but let me have my fantasy!) Wah! I didn't know they make local doktois (doctors) like this!

A closer look and alamak! Luckily I remained cool despite not believing what I was seeing.

My doktoi was actually my age and we both competed once in a BASE competition (Yeah , Mystic and I won twice!). And the last time I saw him, he was a NERD!

Not just an ordinary nerd but a hardcore, urkel type with an obsession for fibre-optics instead of girls. And he did wear his pants a tad higher than the others. He was the one my friends and I made fun of so much to a point that I would hike up my kain a little higher macam org kan berpadi and put on my best urkel impression.

"What seems to be the problem?"

He recognised me but didn't say anything. I felt so embarrassed because there he was, this brilliant doctor and me? Well, I'm just a teacher. I gave a quick explanation and was out the door in a few seconds.

That quick visit led me to a soul-searching session and finding solace in a DQ treat.

If I didn't spend my time fooling around at school, could I have done better? Maybe get a more glamourous job and even a higher pay? One that requires me to travel around the world in power suits? But I spend my days on my feet most of the time and sweat a lot with my hair all over the place. Not a pretty picture!

Then it was time for another visit.

"I'm sorry but I think your problem is stress related."

"But I'm not stressed?!"

"What's your job?"

"I'm a teacher" I answered meekly to hide my embarrassment but his reaction was a surprise.

"REALLYYYY?" He was shocked and started talking with the nurse about how easily stressed teachers are.

"Kids or teens?"

I answered and he was even more surprised.

"What do you teach?"

"English!"

And the reaction I got from the doc and nurse was priceless.

"Whaaaaat?!!!! Waaahhhh!!!!"

He prescribed some meds. I thanked him and left. The visit didn't solve my health problem but it did give me an ego boost to think that a surgeon thinks that teaching English is way more difficult than operating on people.

So I walked out the building with my head held up high and also my kain- well, just a tad higher.