A week a the Airport Gateway Motel

A week has flown by. We have been working at the Airport Gateway Motel. Sau Keng with 15 workmates, crowded together around a large table in a meeting room. Me alone in our unit. It was a busy time for both of us with very little time or space between our living and working areas. Here when I get up or leave the bathroom my workspace is right in front of me.

We have eaten well though, the motel has a very good restaurant. I get leftover lunch - usually all I want to eat "otherwise it will go to the chickens" also leftover morning and afternoon treats :-) Dinner I pay for, Sau Keng's dinner is provided, desert too which we sometimes get and share. I'm actually looking forward to eating less.

We had one little drama, a nasty looking rash appeared on Sau Keng - on her neck, under her arms, here and there on her torso, and rough areas of skin suggested more may be coming and her scalp is itchy with flakey skin! A hot shower made the rash dramatically red "We will have a doctor look at this" But that's not so easy these days. GPs are all full and not taking casual patients. The 24hr medical centre is about the only option. We arrived after work at about 6. It took a full hour to see the triage nurse, she did not feel the problem was urgent and told us there would probably be another six hour wait to see the doctor. Sau Keng commented that I get seen much faster when I go to medical centres - it's true, vomiting and fainting certainly gets their attention - but it has drawbacks too. Anyway we decided to return early next morning. Checked at the chemist nearby to see if there was something he could give us. "You need to see a doctor".

Back next morning before 7. Not many people were there. We hoped the wait would not be too long. Triaged again, almost immediately. Waited. The number of people increased. Some who arrived after us and did not appear urgent were seen. No information on what was going on. Doctors appeared occasionally, called for a patient and hoped someone responded. After all these years of running medical centres - is this the best they can do? It seems abysmal, incompetent to us.

Eventually Sau Keng was called, a young doctor examined her, consulted his computer and compared Sau Keng's skin with what was shown. His diagnosis is Seborrheic dermatitis, a relatively common condition. We left with prescriptions for a steroid and two scalp treatments. Sau Keng will be busy for the next few days. The doctor says the steroid should settle the skin and then the body can get things back to normal. So far he seems right, the treatment is working well.

It's Friday night, we have eaten well again, and treated ourselves to a desert. Now we pack. There seems to be a lot of stuff. Most of it will stay in the car but still... I don't remember bringing so much stuff here.

We have sorted and packed what will come with us on the ride and what will stay in the car. I have lubricated the chains on the bikes. Sau Keng has finished the evening medication process. We are ready for the morning. Forecast is warm, cloudy, and a following wind. Sau Keng says it's more proof the weather gods favour us. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.