Do I care

Medical tourism seems a soon-to-be trend in many countries. For instance, there is a big five-star-hotel-like hospital in Bangkok where many Americans and Europeans would rather travel thousands of miles to have surgeries. Those kinds of hospitals market high-quality facilities, good doctors, and the most important is the cost can be a lot of cheaper should one have to undergo the same operation in the United States or developed European nations.

I thought that was an interesting strategy to promote medical treatments. However, running hospital is no longer just a philanthropic matter, it is also a money-driven thing in our era. Then, one might speculate how many doctors or nurses out there still maintain high work ethic and the original mission as a medical professional-saving life in their hectic job. Of course, medical tourism is definitely a great idea to attract people from all over the world; and I can see in the near future there will be medical tourism in Taiwan as well.

T. gave me “La Sombra Del Viento” the other night. I was very happy to have this book in its original language, Spanish. “The Shadow of the Wind” is definitely one of my favorites; and one that I spent 7 hours straight reading it. I have started reading it in Spanish, which is an interesting thing to do. Too bad, I didn’t have more chance getting together with T. Oh, well, such is life, isn’t it?
Again, I heard one of my colleagues talking about his love affair and other things accidentally after I had tutored R Chinese the other day. Well, do I care? NO! First, I don’t know this colleague that well. Second, people tend to say shitty things when drinking too much. R and I just looked at each other and smiled. Are love and relationship really important in our life? Maybe. But I don’t think one can pester his or her friends with this kind of issue, let alone some acquaintances.