Chuck Bao
4/5/2011, 11:08 PM
First the good news - yay, I don’t have syphilis!
I had to go to my hospital yesterday to get a medical certificate from a doctor stating that I don’t have syphilis level 3, whatever that means. The Labor Department requires all foreigners to show that they are syphilis free before getting a work permit. I had stayed at my previous job for 10 years, so this is all new to me.
I was a bit nervous about it because I didn’t know what tests they would have to do. When the lady doctor came in, I got even more nervous. I started stammering on about not having syphilis and you have to have sex before getting syphilis.
She said: “Oh, I know you don’t have syphilis. I can take just one look at you and tell that.”
What? She doesn’t think that I could get lucky? I haven’t in a long time, but that is beside the point. Well, it could happen. So, I got my medical certificate and left the hospital in not so good of a mood.
I had to go to my hospital yesterday to get a medical certificate from a doctor stating that I don’t have syphilis level 3, whatever that means. The Labor Department requires all foreigners to show that they are syphilis free before getting a work permit. I had stayed at my previous job for 10 years, so this is all new to me.
I was a bit nervous about it because I didn’t know what tests they would have to do. When the lady doctor came in, I got even more nervous. I started stammering on about not having syphilis and you have to have sex before getting syphilis.
She said: “Oh, I know you don’t have syphilis. I can take just one look at you and tell that.”
What? She doesn’t think that I could get lucky? I haven’t in a long time, but that is beside the point. Well, it could happen. So, I got my medical certificate and left the hospital in not so good of a mood.