In caz de nevoie
Se intampla ca fix in noaptea de Revelion sa fim pe plaja Otres din Cambodgia (un fel de Vama Veche a lor), iar Radu sa inceapa sa dardaie intr-un hamac, cu febra 39,8. Cand ne-a aratat termometrul s-a facut brusc gol in jurul nostru, caci toti ceilalti turisti au fugit, gandindu-se la cine stie ce boala exotica contagioasa. Am oprit un tuc-tuc si i-am cerut sa ne duca urgent la cel mai apropiat spital, cel din Sihanoukville. Un drum de 15 minute a durat aproximativ o ora, caci tuc-tucul isi facea cu greu loc prin multimea de oameni venita sa vada artificiile. Ne-am dat seama ca trecerea dintre ani s-a produs in timp ce noi eram in drum spre spital, asa ca ne-am urat un “hai la multi ani” fara prea mare entuziasm. Eram foarte ingrijorati.
EN: On New Year’s Eve we were at Otres beach in Cambodia (some kind of Vama Veche of their own), when Radu started shaking in a hammock, with a fever of 39,8. When he showed us the thermometer, all of the sudden it was empty all around us, because all the other tourists ran away, afraid of some mysterious exotic disease. We stopped a tuk-tuk and asked him to take us the nearest hospital, which was the one in Sihanoukville. A 15 minutes drive took approximately one hour, because the tuk-tuk could hardly pass through the crowd gathered to see the fireworks. We realized that we went from one year to the next while on our way to the hospital, so we wished each other, without any enthusiasm, a “Happy New Year”. We were very worried.