Poisoned!

Doctor

Well, this morning I woke up and Dr. Kwon, in her own sleep-induced stupor, told me to get some pants on because we were going to see the doctor.

We walked the few blocks downtown and went to see a dermatologist about the little red bumps on the underside of my arms, right below my navel, and possible on my legs (although we haven't yet confirmed that those red spots are new). She asked me a lot of questions ("Did you touch any strange plants/Did you come into contact with anyone new?") while her nurse took notes. Perhaps the most (to me) absurd question was, "Did you eat any new foods or develop any new eating habits?"

No, I've always had kim-chee three times a day.

Anyway, the nurse took me to the back room, soaked my hands in bright purple water, and then gave me a shot. In the butt. She looked very embarassed to have to mime to me that she had to give me my injection there, because she couldn't just tell me in Korean...

So now the doctor officially thinks that I've eaten something strange, because if it was an outside allergy (from the yellow dust, for instance), I would be itching. I'm not supposed to eat any new food for a while, and have to continue treatment for the next few days. Including the shots in the butt. Sad day indeed.

Shirts

On the bright side, I was drawing a picture last night and Dr. Kwon came into my room with two new shirts from Bang Bang. I think she felt bad for ruining my white polo shirt with a red t-shirt, despite the fact that it was my fault. Or she thinks my clothing style is gross. Anyway, I have two new shirts now. Score.

Art

I have a few new pictures (including one for you, Heath), but I have no camera! I'll try to track something down here in a little bit...

Peace!

---CJ

(EDIT: I realized that I made a reference to the "yellow dust" in this post. For those of you that don't know, the yellow dust is dust that comes from the gobi desert. It mainly affects children, but foreigners have some trouble with it, too.)