98-Dollar Eye Drops

With a painful, red teary eye while I was bathing,

I made the decision to see the doctor at midnight in kiasu-ism that something ain't right.

A Google search of a 24-hour clinic,

A phone call to check if it was really open,

A voice telling me that consultation at this time was $82-86 without medication,

And off I went.

Shine here shine there,

Look here look there.

Question whether I wear contact lens,

Wash hands...

Put paper into my eye to get a sample of my tears...

Wash hands...

"This is so sudden, I also don't know why it is like that.

I will give you some eye drops, if there's anything tomorrow, you come back."

NINETY-EIGHT DOLLARS for a "I don't know what happen" consultation that lasted less then 5 minutes.

A bottle of eye drops that relieves itch and redness...

TSK TSK TSK.

And so I say, GPs aren't specialist.

Can't count on them every time.

But if they gave the wrong diagnosis, there goes their practicing license.

What irony.