The title to this post is an obscure reference to a 60's cultural phenomenon.
Actually, I went to get a medical check-up, yesterday afternoon. In order to qualify for an E-2 visa in Korea, a person has to have a medical clearance: drug test, HIV check, etc.
The check-up I got yesterday was quite thorough. For 55 bucks, I had my vision and hearing tested, got blood and urine tests, dental checkup (not cleaning, just looking around), TB x-ray… and it was all quite efficient. I'm not sure how much of this is actually required for the visa.
The one thing that disturbed me: my blood pressure is much higher than I'm used to seeing. Not in the "danger" level, but higher than accustomed, certainly. I haven't had it checked in quite a while, and after losing all that weight 3 years ago, I've been pretty blase about it, but obviously I should be trying to get back into that exercise routine I had when I was living in Ilsan. And maybe cut back on coffee.
In other news, my blog received it's first "spam" comment recently. These things are a plague. I hope it doesn't become a serious problem.