Day 4 is my most dreadful day cos i am very sick. Woke up in the morning and i vommited all my last night dinner and supper. At first thought its hangover, all thanks to the can of Taiwan beer or even the entire night of "Bed shaking" ordeal. Had a splitting headache and looks like the world is going merry go round around me, i had no appetite to eat at all cos apparently i will vommit whenever i tried to put something into my mouth. All energy wasted on vommiting and i dont even have energy to walk. I was literally dragged onto the bus by my parents. Another long tedious bus journey again, travelled from chihpen to kaohsiung via the South Serve National Road. Nice scenery along the way cos the road is along the coastline and we can get to see people rearing lobsters and Thai prawns. Didnt bother to listen to the Tour guide so i slept my way from Chih Pen to Kaoshsiung. But along the way, i was throwing up non stop and the bus journey somehow make it even worse, even my bile juice came out which worries my tour guide. My parents requested the guide to bring us to some clinic but we were in somewhere countryside so there were no clinics at all.
Reached Mei Non Hakka Village for lunch, but i had no appetite to eat and the smell of dishes is making me worse. Anyway rested on the bench while others were happily eating their lunch. Mei Non Hakka Village is a place that sells traditional hakka handicrafts such as hand made umbrella, and traditional Hakka food like Ban Tiao and Le Cha. Here are some pictures of Mei Non Hakka Village.
Next stop is to Fo Guang Shan which houses a huge statue of Buddha on the top of the hill so devotees will need to climb up the hill in order to pray to the Buddha. As usual, i already had no energy to stand still let alone climbing up the hill. Rested in a cafe at the foot of the hill with my aunt. Waited for 1 hr plus and finally the group of them came back. Typical Singaporeans, they were complaining the hill is very steep and the weather is so warm. So it turn out to be a blessing in disguise for me. Haha.
Anyway went to another spot later, Spring and Autumn Pavilion which comprises of a huge lake and gigantic statues Dragon and Tiger Pagodas and a Hsuan Tien Shangti Temple. As usual, i rested on the bench while the others follow the tour guide to explore the place. But i smelt smelly tofu again and there came my second round of non stop vomitting. Was literally lying straight on the bench when the group came back. My aunt was so worried about me and at one point, i thought i am going to die in Taiwan. Haha God bless, i am back in Singapore safe and sound. Anyway was dragged back to the bus again and we proceeded to our next stop.
Next stop is the Sin Jiao Jiang Night Market. Something like our pasar malam but it is a lot more livelier. Upon reaching the night market, the tour guide was very nice to bring me to their local clinic. Initially, i thought that finally i get to see a doctor and perhaps i will be better after a jab but it turns out that the clinic is like our Singapore TCM store with an old uncle inside whom they addressed as doctor. The "doctor" didnt even bother to examine me, he just asked what are my symptoms (he is speaking in Taiwanese Hokkien so my tour guide helped me to translate) and he prescribed medicine according to my symptoms. Was forced a swallow some pills and a powder thingy in front of him. Rested a while at the "clinic" and i was dragged back to the night market again. Was feeling better after a while and mum even bought me a hot chocolate from Macdonalds. However my vomitting session started during dinner time again. Was running to and fro to the toilet. Finally perched myself outside the restaurant along the corridoors. Was in semi consious state again and this time round i was running a high fever. After dinner, we were sent back to the hotel and the guide suggested that we need to go to the hospital as it is already near midnight.
Boarded a cab and was sent to Chi Mei Hospital in Tainan. Upon reaching there, i was asked to sit down and they took my blood pressure and temperature while my parents and the guide went to register. Results turn out that my blood pressure is very low and i am running a high fever. Was immediately pushed into the emergency dept where the doctor assessed me. Well everything is in chinese so i got to explain everything to the doctor in mandarin. Was asked to take a blood test, urine test and x ray. And finally i was given a jab and put on drip. Slept in the ward for a couple of hours while waiting for the blood test results to be out. After a couple of hours, i was woken up by the doctor and he explained to us that the blood test results are out, my white blood cells count is shooting high (100x more than normal people) and my inflammation factor is also very high which suggested that i am most likely to be suffering from acute appendictis so i got to undergo an operation immediately. But the problem is i am a foreigner and the next day we will be moving to taipei. How can i be left in tainan while the rest go to taipei. Anyway the doctor was kinda determined that i should undergo an operation immediately. Its only after a couple minutes of discussion with my parents and the guide, then he decided to let me go provided that i got to fly back to singapore the next morning and my mum even needs to sign an undertaking form which sounds ridiculous. Anyway rested in the hospital for a night and went back to the hotel in the wee hours next morning.
