It's 9:00 PM now. I'm in a hospital waiting in line for more than one hour to pay the medical bill. Not mine, it's Zach's.

There was not many patients actually. So why waiting so long? Their central computer system is crashed, so everything is done manually. They can't handle a crisis like this. The computer is crashed, and still there are only three people at the counter. Why not adding more men to speed up the process? It's not time to save money.

After paying the bill, Zach needs to do a couple test - urine and X-ray.

I hope everything is fine. We won't know the result 'til next Monday, and he needs to see the doctor again. Going thru a surgery must be a pain. I really don't wanna see it.

Uncle-in-law

I got a call from my mom on Sunday the 11th. She said that my uncle-in-law died from cancer that night. I was in shock.

He asked me about a month ago to make an appointment to see a doctor in Taipei. I thought it was weird because he could've asked his sons or daughter. It's not like we were close at all. That night, the four of us discussed about his family situation - a rather peculiar family.

I'm not sad. I'm just very sorry for him and his family. If he went to see a doctor earlier, when he felt pain, maybe he could be saved. He died one month after the discovery. It's too soon, and it meant that the cancer was at a late stage.

I bet his family is feeling mad at themselves for ignoring the problem, for not caring enough.

This is the second person I know of died from late discovery of sickness. We ought to pay attention to our health. Don't save this kind of money from seeing a doctor.