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The words, ‘Chief’, ‘My Chief’ mean different things to different people. If you are traditionally minded, it could mean a traditional ruler. If you are medically inclined, it’s used for a senior colleague. There was this senior medical doctor (Chief) who took pride in tormenting a junior colleague. This went on forever. The junior colleague now found a way to make light of the situation. He bought a dog and named it ‘chief.’ So, each morning, he goes to work and receives doses of abuse from his human ‘Chief.’ Then, when he closes from work, he goes home to his animal ‘Chief’: “Chief, come here. What’s wrong with you? Is your brain the size of peanuts? Why did you wee-wee and pooh-pooh on the rug? You are just like your mate at work.” The next morning, he goes to work and pay homage to his human ‘Chief’, “Chief, Chief, (smiling mischievously) you remind me of another Chief I know. Chief! Chief! ” Human Chief replies: “What are you smiling at? Where is the P...

This week at work, I was surprised at the comments made by my patients. I got a new low hair-cut and a clean shave early in the week. ‘Doctor, you look so young.’ ‘You look young; you must be very brilliant to have gone to school early.’ ‘You look younger than my last child.’ Wow… Omo youngie, na wa ooo… After spending decades on earth, I still look ‘young, too young, and so young’. O boy, wahala dey! Even those younger than me feel so challenged. Well, I know what to do. I will take pro-aging pills: drugs that would make me age quicker. Are such drugs even available? The web is full of anti-aging remedies, anything for pro-aging? But, see the irony! Many seek to look younger, while I and my ‘young self’ seek to look older. Wahala dey! In case you are a ‘learner’, ‘wahala dey’ means ‘there is trouble.’ ©Dr Eugene’s Column ©Dr Eugene’s Blogs