The (funny) effect of anaesthetics

I just HAD to do a post on this:

We all know how different people react after having had anaesthetics. There is a video on YouTube of a guy who sees his wife "for the first time". Go check it out. It is so sweet, but hilarious.

Anyway, so my reaction was as follows - and I will explain it just the way my dad told the story. He had to listen to all of this...

After being wheeled into my ICU private room, I firstly INSISTED that my dad should hold my hand. And every time he let go, I made whimpering noises and waved a weak hand in the air for him to take. This continued for 3 hours. Or so says he.

Then comes the part of our conversation. He said that I insisted on 5 things:

1. I wanted to go somewhere.
2. I wanted to eat 2 specific foods together.
3. I asked for 2 people, continuously.
4. I asked for one of our many pets.
5. I cried, wanting a certain antelope. (yes... an antelope...)

Dad says that, when I woke up I immediately called for him - in English - which is funny, because I am Afrikaans. When my dad answered that he was present, I started calling for my brother who lives on our little piece of farm land. (shame, my poor mother. I did not once ask for her...).  So obviously I expressed my desire to go to the farm as well. I also mentioned that I missed my pet bird. Now this bird is a White Brow Sparrow-Weaver. A very unusual bird. But I did think of him a lot. 
Food was also on my mind as I asked my dad to give me bacon and flapjacks.
And last but not least - the antelope. My brother and I will be buying Tsessebes later this year to breed with and maybe get an extra income. So at some point I randomly started whimpering again and said: "Dad, I want a Tsessebe!"
My dad, taking advantage of this situation to amuse himself, replied: "A big one, or a small one."
Apparently I actually gave it some thought, and then started sobbing: "A BIG one!"

So there we go. Dad can't stop talking about the Tsessebe conversation. He thinks it is very funny.

I also find it hilarious. My mother just rolls her eyes.