01 July 2009

Solitari

Di dalam bilik doktor, 33 minit selepas aku terbatuk-batuk hingga keluar darah.

“Any of your family members suffer from heart failure?”

“Yes,” aku jawab. “My dad.”

“How about cancer, anyone?”

“No. Not among the immediate family members that I know of.”

“Okay. Do you smoke?”

“Yes.”

“You drink?”

“Yes.”

Aku tahu ‘drink’ yang dimaksudkan bukan drink air mineral atau teh ‘o’ ais.

Si doktor menyemak nama aku kembali. “You drink?!”

“Yes, sometimes.”

Si doktor menjeling nama aku lagi dan tenung aku dengan mendalam. “You mean as in drinking beer or whisky?”

Aku getus dalam hati. Aku tahulah apa yang dimaksudkan dengan ‘drink’. Ya semua orang minum air tapi tidak semua minum air yang satu lagi.

“Yes I drink, doctor. And I get drunk occasionally.”

“Alright,” kata si doktor sambil tangannya dengan pantas mencatit sesuatu di atas kertas.

“I am going to refer you to the hospital. You are going to do X-ray, blood test and others. It may just be some flaming due to your continual cough. But it can also be the symptom for pneumonia, TB, lung cancer or even heart failure. You need to go through thorough check up for this.”

Aku terdiam.

Sejam kemudian di dalam bilik ujian sinar-X saat peparu aku mahu dipancarkan sinar-X, aku teringat akan Michael Jackson yang maut akibat kegagalan kardio.

Seorang diri di Sabah tanpa keluarga di sisi.

Patutlah minggu lepas Emak ada bertanya, bila mahu kahwin?

29 komen:

valerie said...

huhu..mmg sudah spttnya mencari calon yg sesuai!!jgn tunggu lama2..hehe

encikmasen said...

semoga cepat sembuh dan sehat kembali seperti selalu..

best wishes from me..

Gayah Gebu said...

take care babe

Blogger Ini Tidak Mahu Dikenali said...

aku tengah cari patient with active TB

buruh said...

take care beb.
gua suka blog lu.

IRA said...

oh, sikit je tu... jgn mati cepat. nanti takde blog menarik yg boleh dibaca :P

easeart jalil said...

Hey don't spread yourself out too thin, man. Take care and lay off them cigs for a bit.

benazirjb said...

ya, bila maw kawin?

Achan Sinclair said...

rileks r Max..gua pun dalam last month kena suspek TB..batuk non stop for 3 months..pas check rupanya jangkitan bakteria. kini gua boleh merokok dengan aman semula.

Kalau TB lu menderita selama 6 bulan aja, kalau lung cancer..itu pedih banyak!!

nurul khairunie said...

ehem.

get well soon.

IkanStim said...

la..minum ka?
i tot u r a muslim

afterc said...

i stop smoke since 2005. i think u should.. bad 4 ur health and org yg tsayang

Lucius Maximus said...

terima kasih semua atas kata perangsang, ucap selamat, nasihat dan soalan cepu mas bila mahu kahwin.

on a lighter note, ikanstim, for many times ive been accused of being murtad, menyesatkan n such just for my views n ways of thinking. yes u may thought im a muslim but there are many out there who think i am not.

but if my religion should be the concern of any of u, then its best for u not to give a damn bout me at all ;)

Jairo said...

cigarettes n whiskey... Wild.. wild women.... hahahahah S.D.A rules!!!!

p/s: S.D.A = Sex, Drug, Alcohol....

Lucius Maximus said...

afterc kadangkala orang tersayang pun hisap rokok juga, so id rather be smoker too than a second hand smoker :)

Tenz said...

En.Max.

pi la SMC. sambil2 rest diatas
katil buli main2 mata sama itu misi.
manatau menyangkut. nah inda juga
kempunan hasrat family ko.. wahaha..

p.s. suda sihat dtg labuan sa bwa pi ramaiti ok ;)

IkanStim said...

try2 la berenti ;)

G said...

hi max,
love your view on things. living in sabah and be around the people really change and educate us a lot doesn't it?
i bet you rm100 that you'll end up marrying a sabahan girl :) (for real! berani or not)

Weed and Bandages said...

haha

apa lagi, mula la 'langkah'.

(hopefully semua result dari badan anda ok ok saja)

Lucius Maximus said...

tenz - nda cover bah itu smc, mahal oh

ikanstim - akan saya usahakan ;)

g - thanks g. rm100 ja? can u include dinner also?

weed - langkah saya sumbang la kak

j or ji said...

gua rasa, lu dah dekat..masa lu dah semakin hampir..

bukan mati...kawen daa!

Lucius Maximus said...

jorji - haha, hampeh lu!

Anonymous said...

kalau dah nak mati, tak payah la kawen!

G said...

you bet. it includes dinner, a KitchenAid mixer for wedding gift, AND a stroller for the first baby.

Lucius Maximus said...

anon@10:09 - kenapa? takut aku rembat all the hot chicks around u?

G - bet taken. i'll look for u when i marry a sabahan nanti, to get my free dinner, kitchenaid n baby stroller :)

G said...

deal :)

spread my love if you happen to pass by keningau.

Lucius Maximus said...

G - any reason why keningau?

G said...

That's where I found love. And lost love. :)

That typical love story where a Malay girl fell greatly in love with a Kadazan man, and how it was later forbidden from going anywhere further so they ended up just being sleeping partners. Everyday wishing for some "miracle" to happen so that they would eventually be able to marry on the ground of love, instead of beliefs. But anyway, we can't always get what we want right..

That was just a story. And it will stay being the only love story of my life for many years to come.

Lucius Maximus said...

Okay so here is another Semenanjung-Sabah love story, though yours is different. First time I came across a Malay girl and a Kadazan man. Usually it is the different way around.

Love found and lost. We all been through that. And yes it hurts to know that the reason why it failed was because of some religious beliefs or cultural differences.

Anyway, trust you have found your love again. It doesn't matter if it's in a 'weird' kind of way as some will say it. I don't mind. My only complain is that 'ia menghadkan jumlah wanita hebat seperti kamu untuk lelaki hetero seperti saya'. LOL!

Gosh why are we corresponding on my comment section now?