just about 2 weeks ago, i went in for an executive checkup at one of the high-end clinics in Robinson’s Galleria, and there, i was raped… thrice… that was an experience that i would like to, as much as possible, avoid in the very near future… possibly never…
but yesterday saw me going into another high-end clinic in Makati, this time, for another executive check up and you can just imagine my apprehensive mutterings when i checked in and handed over my filled up form to the nurse-in-charge… was i going to be raped once again? will i go through that harrowing experience one more time? is this what executives are going through year in and year out??
as you may well suspect, i had no answer to those questions myself… so, blindly, i went through all the procedures once again…
all i can say was that the experience was totally different from my last… a dedicated nurse saw me through all that i need… she was with me the whole time that i never lacked for a companion wherever i went: she took my BP (120/70), took my height (5′9″ or 175 cms), weight (65 kilos), took my blood, checked up my eyes [20/20 still], took me to the x-ray guy, was outside the door while a male (!) doctor was doing my physical exam [side note: this time, i was only made to bend over and looked at my arse hole... never did he look at my balls to examine them... ], took me up to the 2nd floor to have my drug test [side note again: never was i made to pee in front of the guy, with the guy looking at my pee to make sure it was mine... yes, he was there while i peed, but my back was to him giving me a little privacy], and finally, she was there for my dental check up… she even escorted me until the office’s door when i was leaving a little under 2 hours later…
now, that is how a check up should be… everything should be explained before doing anything to you, as one of my commenters said… it is your body and you have the right to refuse something done to you when you don’t want it… all in all, the air in that clinic was short of festive, with free juice or coffee, with lounge chairs in abundance and one can seat anywhere, magazines everywhere [though i still preferred reading my e-book], and all sorts of ammenities short of being a hotel lounge!!
i even saw a female badminton friend [hi Annie!!] undergoing the same procedures as i was, and she and I went to lunch together at a nearby restaurant…
basically, the whole affair was very engaging, and i can imagine myself eagerly going back there everytime i would need a check up… you guys are number 1!! 
Ciao, sweetie… 
