Hi everybody! I haven't posted in a while, so I'll type this incident up before it slipped through my mind.
The med school has this annual 'sports day', where basically we meet and have some fun sports. This year there will be the usual tug-of-war, 'iron man' and 'iron woman' challenge, dunking ppl into tanks, 'Extreme Tunnel Ball', 'Extreme Sack Races', 'Extreme Seven a Side Soccer' (that's what it says) and even a jumping castle, and a live band! However, the highlight is the run to the venue somewhere in UQ. 1st years start at the Regatta, a pub in Toowong, the 2nd years will start at the trans (another pub), and then join the 1st years on their run. Forgot where the third years start running, and the 4th years start at Herston, a good 10 km away. What's different than other runs is that we are gonna run in scrubs, that's what the surgeons wear. It's gonna be quite a sight.
So every year when sports day comes around, those of us without scrubs get all desperate, and try to get their hands on some. Some get their friends to do the dirty work, some get their scrubs during their elective the last december (quite insightful of them), and some sneak around waiting for the perfect opportunity to get into the changing room, and some use social engineering. I tried the 3rd option but to no avail. The 4th option, however, got results. This is my story.
I and Hot agreed to steal some scrubs together. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be, cos she managed to take an opportunity on MOnday , and managed to sneak in and get hers. Grrr! That leaves just me. So today, I got dressed, wearing a long sleeved T-shirt, a tie, basically formal attire. Just so to look the part. The opportunity came after pathology. I was wondering why Hot came in not wearing her clinical coaching attire. Turned out she got hers yesterday. As she was walking passed the changing room, the door opened and she quickly made her way in and obtained her scrubs. She got 2 actually. I walked with her until the shopping centre, she went home, I got some lunch. Then went back up to the hospital. Sneak time!
Went past the changing room which is located on the 2nd floor. No luck. Several times, saw people come out, but I was too far to reach it in time. the door closed in my face several times. Where else can I get scrubs? The surgery unit on the 3rd floor! There was a 3-trolley train full of clean linen up there, by the staff lifts. No opportunity to look what's inside them. Too many people walking past. Ho hum. I visited the 3rd floor several times too, but unfortunately I didn't get any scrubs up there. Tried the fifth floor. Huzzah! Outside was a clean linen trolley outside some isolation ward. I managed to pull one out. It was a gown! Oh dear. May come in useful later I suppose. I stuffed it into my bag. Went several times again past the changing room on the 2nd floor as well as scouting out the 3rd floor with no success. What crap!
I went to the common room depressed. What to do! PBL almost start. It was 12.30 by now. Then met Nice Guy. I mean it, a really nice guy!. He recounted to me about his brother's friend who waited outside until someone came out, then going inside and getting away with 6 pairs of scrubs. Hmmm, could it work? I was doubtful, hesitant, and nervous! Will I be caught and expelled? No fear, Nice Guy said. 12.40. What have I got to lose? I put my tie on. Went down to the 2nd floor. Waited outside the changing room. Barely standing there for 5 seconds when the door opened, a doctor came out, I went in! I'm in! Adrenaline surge. Must look calm. Crap. It's so noisy! There's quite a crowd in here. Doctors getting their gear off and changing into scrubs. Crap. Had to look the part. I took my shirt off and started to get into the nearest pair of scrubs I could lay my hands on. Also I could check to see if they fit. Nope. too big. Tried another one. Too small. Damn. How could I sneak them out?? I managed to find a quiet corner eventually and put them into my bag. There were still ppl in there but I made sure there wasn't any line of sight. Then I went to the door and went out. Time 1.10. I msg Hot 'Bingo'.
Went to the PBL room, everyone was already there. Looked at Hot. Didn't seem to know I got them yet. 5 minutes after I arrived, she looked at her phone, then lifted it to check. Awwgeez, she only saw the msg now! She whispered to Gamergirl sitting next to her that someone messaged her 'bingo' dunno who it was. Crap! I msged her once before, she has my number. Will correct that later. The other highlight of the session to note was that Quiet was showing off his O2XDA2 PDA phone alot. Hot looked at it for quite some time. Sweet admired it too, when she noticed what it was. Stupid Bruneians with their excessive allowance! PBL finished, went over to tell Hot about it, and the message i sent. It was me! She apologized and pressed buttons on her phone, putting me into memory, I hope. Her phone was a Nokia3210. I'd admire it too, if I was in her shoes. And think Quiet a rich showoff from Brunei. Anyway, told the others how to get it, but Hot was talking at the same time, so dunno if we got through. Told her how I got in, she mentioned I looked to innocent to pull it off! Sigh. Innocent?? Sweet, Yak and Smart decided to give it a shot. Smart put on his tie. Me, Hot and Gamergirl went to see our clinical coach, to tell him that we would not make it on Friday. After that I mentioned whether he knew what we were up to cos he's from UQ, Hot asked how I knew, I mentioned he was a 1st class honors student and a University Medal winner. No reply from Hot to that. Saw Hot off as I got off the 2nd floor. Gotta stash the scrubs in the car. Too hot to drive yet, so I went back.
Hullo, approaching me were Yak, Smart and Sweet. Sweet managed to obtain a pair for herself and Smart. Saw sweet off. We went to the 4th floor. I put my Lappy into my bag. Me and Smart then went back down to the 2nd floor. I'm gonna do it again! I put on my tie. We approach the door. Crap! 2 ppl came out, but the door closed as I neared it. I decided to hang around outside. There was a person in scrubs approaching! It's now or never again. He put his prox card to the door. It beeped, he opened it. I said,"I need to get in". He looked down at my pants, I showed him my student card and PAH pass. He opened the door wide for me, as I entered, he said, "You're not gonna be stealing those rags, are you?" I didn't reply. What do you think? There weren't many people this time. I took another pair, then walked out. Walked down the hall, rounded the corner to find Smart, reading a book! He doesn't have the nerve!!
Can't belive it was that easy... Hope u find my story exciting!