Pharmaceuticals

I've got a bit of a head cold, so I decided to pop into a pharmacy today and get some cold medicine. I was in Plaza Indonesia, a glitzy emporium where Indonesian and foreign yuppies alike like to spend their weekends shopping and strolling.

I knew something wasn't quite right when four salesgirls pounced on me the minute I walked in, waving all kinds of various products in my face. I realized that everything they were showing me was herbal. The whole store was a herbal remedy shop, disguised as a real pharmacy! "Don't you have anything that's not natural?" I asked them, a strange question, but let's be honest, when it comes to accomplishing something serious like beating a cold, there really is better living through chemistry. They giggled at the question; the answer was no. So I bought the herbal stuff anyway. Maybe if I can convince myself that it works, there will at least be a placebo effect.

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